Bogeyman
//ˈboʊ.ɡiˌmæn//
Translations of "bogeyman" (40 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albanian | gogol(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) | — | |
| Ancient Greek | μορμολυκεῖον(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) | mormolukeîon | |
| Arabic | بو خنشة(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), بوعو(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), بُعْبُع(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) | bū ḵanša, būʕʕu, buʕbuʕ | |
| Basque | hamalau-zaku(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) | — | |
| Catalan | home del sac(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), papu(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 怪物(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), 魔鬼(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) | guàiwù, móguǐ | |
| Czech | bubák(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), strašidlo(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), strašák(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) | — | |
| Danish | bussemand(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), bussemand(any make-believe threat), bøhmand(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), bøhmand(any make-believe threat) | — | |
| Dutch | bietebauw(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), boeman(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) | — | |
| Esperanto | infantimigulo(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) | — | |
| Estonian | koll(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) | — | |
| Finnish | mörkö(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), mörkö(any make-believe threat) | — | |
| French | croque-mitaine(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) | — | |
| Galician | coco(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), papón(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), sacamanteigas(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), sacaúntos(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) | — | |
| German | Butzemann(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), Schreckgespenst(any make-believe threat) | — | |
| Greek | μπαμπούλας(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) | bampoúlas | |
| Hungarian | krampusz(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), mumus(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) | — | |
| Italian | babau(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), spauracchio(any make-believe threat), uomo nero(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) | — | |
| Japanese | ブギーマン(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), 小鬼(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) | bugīman, ko-oni | |
| Korean | 꼬마 도깨비(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), 부기맨(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) | kkoma dokkaebi, bugimaen | |
| Ladino | bambaruto(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) | — | |
| Latgalian | buba(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) | — | |
| Latin | larva(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) | — | |
| Latvian | bubulis(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) | — | |
| Lithuanian | baubas(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), bubulis(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) | — | |
| Macedonian | Баба Рога(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), Баба Рога(any make-believe threat) | Baba Roga, Baba Roga | |
| Norman | barbou(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), croque-mitaine(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) | — | |
| Norwegian | busemann(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) | — | |
| Persian | لولو(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) | lūlū | |
| Polish | czarny lud(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), czarny lud(any make-believe threat), straszydło(any make-believe threat) | — | |
| Portuguese | bicho-papão(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), homem do saco(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), papa-figos(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) | — | |
| Romanian | baubau(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), gogoriță(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), omul negru(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) | — | |
| Russian | баба́й(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), бу́гимен(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), бу́ка(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), домово́й(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), жу́пел(any make-believe threat), пу́гало(any make-believe threat), страши́лище(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) | babáj, búgimɛn, búka, domovój, žúpel, púgalo, strašílišče | |
| Serbo-Croatian | babaroga(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), бабарога(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) | — | |
| Spanish | coco(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), cuco(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), cucuy(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), hombre del saco(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), sacamantecas(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) | — | |
| Tagalog | mumu(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), mumò(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) | — | |
| Tajik | буҷӣ(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) | buji | |
| Tamil | பூச்சாண்டி(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) | pūccāṇṭi | |
| Turkish | canavar(any make-believe threat), gulyabani(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), hortlak(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), karakoncolos(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), korkutku(any make-believe threat), umacı(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), öcü(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), öcü(any make-believe threat) | — | |
| Vietnamese | ngoáo ộp(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories), ông ba bị(menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) | — |
gogol
hamalau-zaku
home del sac, papu
bubák, strašidlo, strašák
bussemand, bussemand, bøhmand, bøhmand
bietebauw, boeman
infantimigulo
koll
mörkö, mörkö
croque-mitaine
coco, papón, sacamanteigas, sacaúntos
Butzemann, Schreckgespenst
krampusz, mumus
babau, spauracchio, uomo nero
bambaruto
buba
larva
bubulis
baubas, bubulis
barbou, croque-mitaine
busemann
czarny lud, czarny lud, straszydło
bicho-papão, homem do saco, papa-figos
baubau, gogoriță, omul negru
баба́й, бу́гимен, бу́ка, домово́й, жу́пел, пу́гало, страши́лище
babáj, búgimɛn, búka, domovój, žúpel, púgalo, strašílišče
babaroga, бабарога
coco, cuco, cucuy, hombre del saco, sacamantecas
mumu, mumò
canavar, gulyabani, hortlak, karakoncolos, korkutku, umacı, öcü, öcü
ngoáo ộp, ông ba bị
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