Pygmy
//ˈpɪɡmi//
Translations of "pygmy" (28 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Greek | πυγμαῖος(a member of various African peoples), πυγμαῖος(a member of a mythological race of dwarfs) | pugmaîos, pugmaîos | |
| Azerbaijani | cırtdan(any dwarfish person) | — | |
| Bulgarian | джудже(a member of a mythological race of dwarfs), джудже(any dwarfish person), пигме́й(a member of various African peoples) | džudže, džudže, pigméj | |
| Catalan | pigmeu(a member of various African peoples) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 侏儒(a member of various African peoples), 侏儒(any dwarfish person), 俾格米(a member of various African peoples), 矮人(a member of various African peoples), 矮人(any dwarfish person) | zhūrú, zhūrú, bǐgémǐ, ǎirén, ǎirén | |
| Czech | Pygmej(a member of various African peoples) | — | |
| Danish | pygmæ(a member of various African peoples) | — | |
| Dutch | dwerg(any dwarfish person), dwerg(an insignificant person), pygmee(a member of various African peoples), pygmee(a member of a mythological race of dwarfs), pygmee(any dwarfish person), pygmee(an insignificant person) | — | |
| Faroese | pygmeur(a member of various African peoples) | — | |
| Finnish | kääpiö(a member of a mythological race of dwarfs), pygmi(a member of various African peoples) | — | |
| French | pygmée(a member of various African peoples) | — | |
| German | Pygmäe(a member of various African peoples) | — | |
| Greek | πυγμαίος(a member of various African peoples) | pygmaíos | |
| Hindi | बालिश्त(any dwarfish person), वामन(any dwarfish person) | bāliśt, vāman | |
| Hungarian | pigmeus(a member of various African peoples) | — | |
| Irish | pigmí(a member of various African peoples) | — | |
| Japanese | ピグミー(a member of various African peoples), 小人(any dwarfish person), 小人族(a member of a mythological race of dwarfs), 無能(an insignificant person) | pigumī, kobito, kobitozoku, munō | |
| Korean | 난쟁이(a member of various African peoples) | nanjaeng'i | |
| Norwegian | pygme(a member of various African peoples), pygmé(a member of various African peoples) | — | |
| Polish | Pigmej(a member of various African peoples) | — | |
| Portuguese | pigmeu(a member of various African peoples), pigmeu(a member of a mythological race of dwarfs), pigmeu(any dwarfish person), pigmeu(an insignificant person) | — | |
| Romanian | pigmeu(a member of various African peoples), pigmeu(a member of a mythological race of dwarfs), pitic(a member of a mythological race of dwarfs), pitic(any dwarfish person) | — | |
| Russian | ка́рлик(any dwarfish person), пигме́й(a member of various African peoples), пигме́й(a member of a mythological race of dwarfs) | kárlik, pigméj, pigméj | |
| Spanish | pigmeo(a member of various African peoples) | — | |
| Swedish | pygmé(a member of various African peoples), pygmé(a member of a mythological race of dwarfs) | — | |
| Tagalog | himandak(a member of various African peoples), himandak(a member of a mythological race of dwarfs), himandak(any dwarfish person) | — | |
| Ukrainian | пігме́й(a member of various African peoples), пігме́йка(a member of various African peoples) | pihméj, pihméjka | |
| Volapük | hipügmen(a member of various African peoples), jipügmen(a member of various African peoples), pügmen(a member of various African peoples) | — |
cırtdan
pigmeu
Pygmej
pygmæ
dwerg, dwerg, pygmee, pygmee, pygmee, pygmee
pygmeur
kääpiö, pygmi
pygmée
Pygmäe
pigmeus
pigmí
pygme, pygmé
Pigmej
pigmeu, pigmeu, pigmeu, pigmeu
pigmeu, pigmeu, pitic, pitic
pigmeo
pygmé, pygmé
himandak, himandak, himandak
hipügmen, jipügmen, pügmen
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