Crossbow
Translations of "crossbow" (74 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahom | 𑜀𑜂𑜫(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | kaṅ | |
| Ancient Greek | γαστραφέτης(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | gastraphétēs | |
| Arabic | قَوْس إفْرَنْجِيَّة(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | qaws ʔifranjiyya | |
| Armenian | արբալետ(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | arbalet | |
| Asturian | ballesta(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Basque | balezta(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Belarusian | арбале́т(mechanised weapon based on the bow), самастрэ́л(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | arbaljét, samastrél | |
| Bulgarian | арбале́т(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | arbalét | |
| Burmese | ဒူးလေး(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | du:le: | |
| Buryat | һаали(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | haali | |
| Catalan | ballesta(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 十字弓(mechanised weapon based on the bow), 弩(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | shízìgōng, nǔ | |
| Czech | kuše(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Danish | armbrøst(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Dutch | kruisboog(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Esperanto | arbalesto(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Estonian | amb(mechanised weapon based on the bow), arbalett(mechanised weapon based on the bow), pandpüss(mechanised weapon based on the bow), vibupüss(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Finnish | jalkajousi(mechanised weapon based on the bow), varsijousi(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| French | arbalète(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Galician | bésta(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| German | Armbruscht(mechanised weapon based on the bow), Armbrust(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Greek | βαλλίστρα(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | vallístra | |
| Hebrew | קשת מוצלבת(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | késhet mutslévet | |
| Hungarian | számszeríj(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Icelandic | lásbogi(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Irish | crosbhogha(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Italian | balestra(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Japanese | クロスボウ(mechanised weapon based on the bow), ボウガン(mechanised weapon based on the bow), 弩(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | kurosubō, bōgan, ishiyumi | |
| Jarai | hraŏ(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Kazakh | арбалет(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | arbalet | |
| Khmer | ស្នា(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | snaa | |
| Korean | 석궁(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | seokgung | |
| Lao | ໜ້າໄມ້(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | nā mai | |
| Latin | Mediaeval arballista(mechanised weapon based on the bow), disputed(mechanised weapon based on the bow), possibly arcuballista f or manuballista(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Latvian | arbalets(mechanised weapon based on the bow), stops(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Lithuanian | arbaletas(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Lower Sorbian | prokawa(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Lü | ᦂᦱᧂᧈ(mechanised weapon based on the bow), ᦒᦓᦴ(mechanised weapon based on the bow), ᦡᧄᦺᦙᧉ(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | k̇aang¹, thnuu, ḋammay² | |
| Luxembourgish | Aarmbroscht(mechanised weapon based on the bow), Fitschebou(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Macedonian | са́мострел(mechanised weapon based on the bow), та́тарник(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | sámostrel, tátarnik | |
| Malagasy | arbaleta(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Maltese | qaws mimdud(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Marathi | क्रॉसबो(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | krŏsbo | |
| Northern Altai | айа(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | aya | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | armbrøst(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | armbrøst(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Occitan | arcbalesta(mechanised weapon based on the bow), balèsta(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Old Galician-Portuguese | baesta(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Ottoman Turkish | زنبرك(mechanised weapon based on the bow), چرخ(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | zenberek, çarh | |
| Pacoh | tumiêng(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Persian | کمان تفنگی(mechanised weapon based on the bow), کمان زنبورکی(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | kamân-e tofangi, kamân-e zanburaki | |
| Polish | kusza(mechanised weapon based on the bow), samostrzał(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Portuguese | besta(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Romanian | arbaletă(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Romansch | balaister(mechanised weapon based on the bow), balester(mechanised weapon based on the bow), ballester(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Russian | арбале́т(mechanised weapon based on the bow), самостре́л(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | arbalét, samostrél | |
| Scottish Gaelic | crois-bhogha(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Serbo-Croatian | kuša(mechanised weapon based on the bow), samostrel(mechanised weapon based on the bow), strelomet(mechanised weapon based on the bow), куша(mechanised weapon based on the bow), самострел(mechanised weapon based on the bow), стреломет(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Shan | ၵၢင်ႇ(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | kàang | |
| Slovak | kuša(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Slovene | samostrel(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Southern Altai | арбалет(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | arbalet | |
| Spanish | ballesta(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Swedish | armborst(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Tagalog | balyesta(mechanised weapon based on the bow), pasulo(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Thai | หน้าไม้(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | nâa-máai | |
| Turkish | arbalet(mechanised weapon based on the bow), tatar yayı(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Ukrainian | арбале́т(mechanised weapon based on the bow), самострі́л(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | arbalét, samostríl | |
| Upper Sorbian | prokawa(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Vietnamese | ná(mechanised weapon based on the bow), nỏ(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Walloon | årbalesse(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Welsh | bwa croes(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| White Hmong | hneev(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | — | |
| Yakut | айа(mechanised weapon based on the bow) | aya |
ballesta
balezta
ballesta
kuše
armbrøst
kruisboog
arbalesto
amb, arbalett, pandpüss, vibupüss
jalkajousi, varsijousi
arbalète
bésta
Armbruscht, Armbrust
számszeríj
lásbogi
crosbhogha
balestra
hraŏ
Mediaeval arballista, disputed, possibly arcuballista f or manuballista
arbalets, stops
arbaletas
prokawa
Aarmbroscht, Fitschebou
arbaleta
qaws mimdud
armbrøst
armbrøst
arcbalesta, balèsta
baesta
tumiêng
kusza, samostrzał
besta
arbaletă
balaister, balester, ballester
crois-bhogha
kuša, samostrel, strelomet, куша, самострел, стреломет
kuša
samostrel
ballesta
armborst
balyesta, pasulo
arbalet, tatar yayı
prokawa
ná, nỏ
årbalesse
bwa croes
hneev
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