Housewife
//ˈhaʊs.waɪf//
Translations of "housewife" (79 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albanian | amvisë(female head of household) | — | |
| Arabic | رَبَّة أُسْرَة(female head of household), رَبَّة بَيْت(female head of household), رَبَّة مَنْزِل(female head of household) | rabbat ʔusra, rabbat bayt, rabbat manzil | |
| Armenian | տանտիկին(female head of household), տնային տնտեսուհի(female head of household) | tantikin, tnayin tntesuhi | |
| Azerbaijani | evdar qadın(female head of household) | — | |
| Bashkir | хужабикә(female head of household) | xujabikə | |
| Basque | etxekoandre(female head of household) | — | |
| Belarusian | ха́тняя гаспады́ня(female head of household) | xátnjaja haspadýnja | |
| Bengali | গৃহবধূ(female head of household), গৃহিণী(female head of household), ঘরণী(female head of household) | grihobodhu, grihini, ghoroni | |
| Bulgarian | домаки́ня(female head of household), къ́щница(female head of household) | domakínja, kǎ́štnica | |
| Burmese | အိမ်ရှင်မ(female head of household) | imhrangma. | |
| Catalan | mestressa de casa(female head of household) | — | |
| Central Kurdish | کابان(female head of household) | kaban | |
| Chinese | 主婦 /主妇(female head of household), 家庭主婦 /家庭主妇(female head of household) | chú-hū, ka-têng chú-hū | |
| Chinese Cantonese | 主婦 /主妇(female head of household), 住家婆(female head of household), 家庭主婦 /家庭主妇(female head of household) | zyu² fu⁵, zyu⁶ gaa¹ po⁴, gaa¹ ting⁴ zyu² fu⁵ | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 主婦 /主妇(female head of household), 家庭主婦 /家庭主妇(female head of household), 家庭婦女 /家庭妇女(female head of household), 縫紉袋 /缝纫袋(case for materials used in sewing), 針線包 /针线包(case for materials used in sewing) | zhǔfù, jiātíng zhǔfù, jiātíng fùnǚ, zhēnxiànbāo | |
| Chukchi | гыпиԓьын(female head of household) | gypiḷʹyn | |
| Crimean Tatar | ev bikesi(female head of household) | — | |
| Czech | hospodyňka(female head of household), žena v domácnosti(female head of household) | — | |
| Danish | husmor(female head of household) | — | |
| Dutch | huisvrouw(female head of household) | — | |
| Esperanto | domestrino(female head of household), dommastrino(female head of household) | — | |
| Estonian | koduperenaine(female head of household) | — | |
| Faroese | húsfrú(female head of household), húsfrúgv(female head of household), matmóðir(female head of household) | — | |
| Finnish | emäntä(female head of household), kotirouva(female head of household), kotiäiti(female head of household), käsityölaukku(case for materials used in sewing), perheenemäntä(female head of household) | — | |
| French | boîte à ouvrage(case for materials used in sewing), femme au foyer(female head of household), garce(female head of household), maîtresse de maison(female head of household), mère au foyer(female head of household), trousse de couture(case for materials used in sewing) | — | |
| Georgian | დიასახლისი(female head of household) | diasaxlisi | |
| German | Hausfrau(female head of household), Huusfrau(female head of household) | — | |
| Greek | νοικοκυρά(female head of household), οικοδέσποινα(female head of household) | noikokyrá, oikodéspoina | |
| Hebrew | עֲקֶרֶת בַּיִת(female head of household) | akéret báyit | |
| Hindi | गृहिणी(female head of household), घरनी(female head of household), घरवाली(female head of household) | gŕhiṇī, gharnī, gharvālī | |
| Hungarian | háziasszony(female head of household), varródoboz(case for materials used in sewing), varrókészlet(case for materials used in sewing) | — | |
| Icelandic | húsfrú(female head of household), húsmóðir(female head of household), húsmóðir(case for materials used in sewing) | — | |
| Indonesian | ibu rumah tangga(female head of household), kotak jahit(case for materials used in sewing), suri rumah(female head of household) | — | |
| Iranian Persian | خانُمِ خانِه(female head of household), خانِهدار(female head of household), زَنِ خانِهدار(female head of household), کَدْبانو(female head of household) | xânom-e xâne, xâne-dâr, zan-e xâne-dâr, kadbânu | |
| Irish | bean tí(female head of household) | — | |
| Italian | casalinga(female head of household), donna di casa(female head of household), massaia(female head of household), padrona di casa(female head of household) | — | |
| Japanese | 主婦(female head of household) | shufu | |
| Kazakh | үй шаруасындағы әйел(female head of household) | üi şaruasyndağy äiel | |
| Khmer | គេហសាមិនី(female head of household), ស្រីមេផ្ទះ(female head of household) | keihaʼsaaminii, srəy mei phtĕəh | |
| Korean | 주부(female head of household) | jubu | |
| Kyrgyz | үй кожойкеси(female head of household), үй ээси(female head of household) | üy kojoykesi, üy eesi | |
| Lao | ແມ່ເຮືອນ(female head of household) | mǣ hư̄an | |
| Latin | domiseda(female head of household) | — | |
| Latvian | mājsaimniece(female head of household) | — | |
| Lithuanian | šeimininkė(female head of household) | — | |
| Macedonian | дома́ќинка(female head of household) | domáḱinka | |
| Malay | suri rumah(female head of household) | — | |
| Maltese | mara tad-dar(female head of household) | — | |
| Mongolian | гэрийн эзэгтэй(female head of household) | geriin ezegtej | |
| Norman | femme dé mênage(female head of household) | — | |
| Northern Kurdish | bermalî(female head of household) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | husmor(female head of household) | — | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | husmor(female head of household) | — | |
| Pashto | ماتو(female head of household) | mātu | |
| Plautdietsch | Husfru(female head of household) | — | |
| Polish | gospodyni domowa(female head of household), pani domu(female head of household) | — | |
| Portuguese | caixa de costura(case for materials used in sewing), dona de casa(female head of household) | — | |
| Romanian | casnică(female head of household), gospodină(female head of household) | — | |
| Russian | домохозя́йка(female head of household) | domoxozjájka | |
| Scottish Gaelic | bean-taighe(female head of household) | — | |
| Serbo-Croatian | domàćica(female head of household), kȕćanica(female head of household), дома̀ћица(female head of household), ку̏ћаница(female head of household) | — | |
| Slovak | gazdiná(female head of household) | — | |
| Slovene | gospodinja(female head of household) | — | |
| Spanish | ama de casa(female head of household), mujer de gobierno (disused)(female head of household), mujer de su casa(female head of household) | — | |
| Swedish | hemmafru(female head of household), husfru(female head of household), husmor(female head of household) | — | |
| Tagalog | maybahay(female head of household) | — | |
| Tajik | зани хонадор(female head of household), соҳибаи хона(female head of household), соҳибхоназан(female head of household) | zan-i xonador, sohiba-yi xona, sohibxonazan | |
| Tatar | хуҗабикә(female head of household) | xucabikä | |
| Thai | แม่บ้าน(female head of household) | mɛ̂ɛ-bâan | |
| Turkish | ev hanımı(female head of household), ev kadını(female head of household), karı(female head of household) | — | |
| Turkmen | öy bikesi(female head of household), öý hojalykçy(female head of household), öý hojalykçy aýal(female head of household) | — | |
| Ukrainian | домогоспода́рка(female head of household) | domohospodárka | |
| Urdu | گَھر والی(female head of household) | ghar vālī | |
| Uyghur | ئائىلە ئايالى(female head of household), ئايال خوجايىن(female head of household), خوجايىن ئايال(female head of household) | a'ile ayali, ayal xojayin, xojayin ayal | |
| Uzbek | uy bekasi(female head of household) | — | |
| Vietnamese | bà nội trợ(female head of household) | — | |
| Volapük | domaläd(female head of household) | — | |
| Welsh | gwraig tŷ(female head of household), gwraig y tŷ(female head of household) | — | |
| Yiddish | באַלעבאָסטע(female head of household) | baleboste |
amvisë
evdar qadın
etxekoandre
mestressa de casa
主婦 /主妇, 家庭主婦 /家庭主妇, 家庭婦女 /家庭妇女, 縫紉袋 /缝纫袋, 針線包 /针线包
zhǔfù, jiātíng zhǔfù, jiātíng fùnǚ, zhēnxiànbāo
ev bikesi
hospodyňka, žena v domácnosti
husmor
huisvrouw
domestrino, dommastrino
koduperenaine
húsfrú, húsfrúgv, matmóðir
emäntä, kotirouva, kotiäiti, käsityölaukku, perheenemäntä
boîte à ouvrage, femme au foyer, garce, maîtresse de maison, mère au foyer, trousse de couture
Hausfrau, Huusfrau
háziasszony, varródoboz, varrókészlet
húsfrú, húsmóðir, húsmóðir
ibu rumah tangga, kotak jahit, suri rumah
خانُمِ خانِه, خانِهدار, زَنِ خانِهدار, کَدْبانو
xânom-e xâne, xâne-dâr, zan-e xâne-dâr, kadbânu
bean tí
casalinga, donna di casa, massaia, padrona di casa
domiseda
mājsaimniece
šeimininkė
suri rumah
mara tad-dar
femme dé mênage
bermalî
husmor
husmor
Husfru
gospodyni domowa, pani domu
caixa de costura, dona de casa
casnică, gospodină
bean-taighe
domàćica, kȕćanica, дома̀ћица, ку̏ћаница
gazdiná
gospodinja
ama de casa, mujer de gobierno (disused), mujer de su casa
hemmafru, husfru, husmor
maybahay
ev hanımı, ev kadını, karı
öy bikesi, öý hojalykçy, öý hojalykçy aýal
uy bekasi
bà nội trợ
domaläd
gwraig tŷ, gwraig y tŷ
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