Scold
Translations of "scold" (60 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Greek | ὄνομαι(rebuke) | ónomai | |
| Arabic | اِمْرَأَة سَلِيطَة(person who scolds, particularly a woman), وَبَّخَ(rebuke) | wabbaḵa | |
| Azerbaijani | danlamaq(rebuke), söymək(rebuke) | — | |
| Belarusian | га́ніць(rebuke), ла́яць(rebuke) | hánicʹ, lájacʹ | |
| Bulgarian | гълча́(rebuke), карам се(rebuke), хокам(rebuke) | gǎlčá, karam se, hokam | |
| Burmese | ကြိမ်း(rebuke), ဆို(rebuke), ဆူ(rebuke), မာန်(rebuke), မြည်(rebuke), အော်(rebuke) | krim:, hcui, hcu, man, mrany, au | |
| Catalan | renyar(rebuke), renyir(rebuke) | — | |
| Cherokee | ᎠᎬᏍᎪᎸᏍᎦ(rebuke) | agvsgolvsga | |
| Chinese | ма(rebuke) | ma | |
| Chinese Cantonese | 叱罵 /叱骂(rebuke) | cik¹ maa⁶ | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 叱(rebuke), 罵 /骂(rebuke), 訓斥 /训斥(rebuke), 責罵 /责骂(rebuke) | chì, mà, xùnchì, zémà | |
| Church Slavic | лаꙗти(rebuke) | lajati | |
| Cornish | keredhi(rebuke) | — | |
| Czech | fúrie(person who scolds, particularly a woman), megera(person who scolds, particularly a woman), semetrika(person who scolds, particularly a woman), kárat(rebuke), nadávat(rebuke), spílat(rebuke), vynadat(rebuke) | — | |
| Danish | skælde ud(rebuke) | — | |
| Dutch | helleveeg(person who scolds, particularly a woman), kreng(person who scolds, particularly a woman), viswijf(person who scolds, particularly a woman), bekijven(rebuke), berispen(rebuke), schelden(rebuke) | — | |
| Esperanto | skoldi(rebuke) | — | |
| Finnish | kääkkä(person who scolds, particularly a woman), moittia(rebuke), nuhdella(rebuke), parjata(rebuke), torua(rebuke) | — | |
| French | chipie(person who scolds, particularly a woman), furie(person who scolds, particularly a woman), mégère(person who scolds, particularly a woman), gronder(rebuke), réprimander(rebuke), tancer(rebuke) | — | |
| Galician | rifar(rebuke) | — | |
| German | Beißzange(person who scolds, particularly a woman), Xanthippe(person who scolds, particularly a woman), ausschimpfen(rebuke), beschimpfen(rebuke), schelten(rebuke), tadeln(rebuke) | — | |
| Gothic | 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌽(rebuke) | andstaurran | |
| Greek | μέγαιρα(person who scolds, particularly a woman), στρίγγλα(person who scolds, particularly a woman) | mégaira, stríngla | |
| Hindi | डाँटना(rebuke), फटकारना(rebuke) | ḍā̃ṭnā, phaṭkārnā | |
| Hungarian | megorrol(rebuke) | — | |
| Icelandic | fá skömm í hattinn(rebuke), hundskamma(rebuke), láta skömmunum rigna yfir(rebuke), skamma(rebuke), sneypa(rebuke), ávíta(rebuke) | — | |
| Ingrian | kankaroittaa(rebuke), laittaa(rebuke), moittia(rebuke), narria(rebuke), torrua(rebuke) | — | |
| Irish | agóid(person who scolds, particularly a woman), sceamh ar(rebuke) | — | |
| Italian | bisbetica(person who scolds, particularly a woman), brontolona(person who scolds, particularly a woman), linguaccia(person who scolds, particularly a woman), linguacciuta(person who scolds, particularly a woman), megera(person who scolds, particularly a woman), rimproverare(rebuke), riprendere(rebuke), sgridare(rebuke) | — | |
| Japanese | 叱る(rebuke), 罵る(rebuke) | shikaru, nonoshiru | |
| Khiamniungan Naga | thūoh(rebuke) | — | |
| Khmer | កិន(rebuke), ចិញ្ច្រាំ(rebuke), ជេរ(rebuke), ដាប់(rebuke), ដុក(rebuke), ទរ(rebuke), បន្ទោស(rebuke) | kən, ceñcram, cei, dap, dok, tɔɔ, bɑɑbɑntooh | |
| Korean | 꾸짖다(rebuke), 욕하다(rebuke), 책하다(rebuke), 혼내다(rebuke) | kkujitda, yokhada, chaekhada, honnaeda | |
| Lao | ດ່າ(rebuke), ປ້ອຍ(rebuke), ຮ້າຍດ່າ(rebuke), ຮ້າຽ(rebuke) | dā, pǭi, hāi dā, hāi | |
| Latin | castīgō(rebuke), obiurgō(rebuke) | — | |
| Macedonian | кара(rebuke) | kara | |
| Māori | ko(w)hete(rebuke), koeka(rebuke), kō(w)hete(w)hete(rebuke), pātotoi(rebuke) | — | |
| Nahuatl | ahhua(rebuke) | — | |
| Norwegian | skjelle(rebuke), skjenne(rebuke) | — | |
| Old East Slavic | лаꙗти(rebuke) | lajati | |
| Polish | besztać(rebuke), ganić(rebuke), karcić(rebuke), rugać(rebuke), strofować(rebuke), łajać(rebuke) | — | |
| Portuguese | megera(person who scolds, particularly a woman), brigar(rebuke), ralhar(rebuke), repreender(rebuke) | — | |
| Romanian | certa(rebuke) | — | |
| Russian | меге́ра(person who scolds, particularly a woman), сварли́вая же́нщина(person who scolds, particularly a woman), брани́ть(rebuke), вы́бранить(rebuke), жури́ть(rebuke), кори́ть(rebuke), отруга́ть(rebuke), песо́чить(rebuke), распека́ть(rebuke), руга́ть(rebuke) | megéra, svarlívaja žénščina, branítʹ, výbranitʹ, žurítʹ, korítʹ, otrugátʹ, pesóčitʹ, raspekátʹ, rugátʹ | |
| Scottish Gaelic | cronaich(rebuke), càin(rebuke), troid(rebuke) | — | |
| Serbo-Croatian | izgrditi(rebuke), ukoriti(rebuke), изгрдити(rebuke), укорити(rebuke) | — | |
| Slovak | karhať(rebuke), nadávať(rebuke) | — | |
| Slovene | karati(rebuke), okarati(rebuke), ošteti(rebuke), oštevati(rebuke) | — | |
| Spanish | amonestar(rebuke), desalabar(rebuke), execrar(rebuke), flagelar(rebuke), reconvenir(rebuke), recriminar(rebuke), regañar(rebuke), reprehender(rebuke), reprochar(rebuke), retar(rebuke), reñir(rebuke), vituperar(rebuke) | — | |
| Swedish | argbigga(person who scolds, particularly a woman), skälla ut(rebuke) | — | |
| Tagalog | pagalitan(rebuke), pagsabihan(rebuke) | — | |
| Tamil | திட்டு(rebuke) | tiṭṭu | |
| Thai | ดุ(rebuke), ด่า(rebuke) | dù, dàa | |
| Tocharian B | nāk(rebuke) | — | |
| Ukrainian | га́нити(rebuke), карта́ти(rebuke), ла́яти(rebuke), свари́ти(rebuke), шпе́тити(rebuke) | hányty, kartáty, lájaty, svarýty, špétyty | |
| Urdu | ڈانٹنا(rebuke) | ḍā̃ṭnā | |
| Vietnamese | chửi(rebuke), mắng(rebuke) | — | |
| Welsh | ceryddu(rebuke), dwrdio(rebuke) | — | |
| White Hmong | cem(rebuke) | — | |
| Zazaki | nengi çinen(rebuke), nengi çinen(rebuke) | — |
danlamaq, söymək
renyar, renyir
keredhi
fúrie, megera, semetrika, kárat, nadávat, spílat, vynadat
skælde ud
helleveeg, kreng, viswijf, bekijven, berispen, schelden
skoldi
kääkkä, moittia, nuhdella, parjata, torua
chipie, furie, mégère, gronder, réprimander, tancer
rifar
Beißzange, Xanthippe, ausschimpfen, beschimpfen, schelten, tadeln
megorrol
fá skömm í hattinn, hundskamma, láta skömmunum rigna yfir, skamma, sneypa, ávíta
kankaroittaa, laittaa, moittia, narria, torrua
agóid, sceamh ar
bisbetica, brontolona, linguaccia, linguacciuta, megera, rimproverare, riprendere, sgridare
thūoh
castīgō, obiurgō
ko(w)hete, koeka, kō(w)hete(w)hete, pātotoi
ahhua
skjelle, skjenne
besztać, ganić, karcić, rugać, strofować, łajać
megera, brigar, ralhar, repreender
certa
меге́ра, сварли́вая же́нщина, брани́ть, вы́бранить, жури́ть, кори́ть, отруга́ть, песо́чить, распека́ть, руга́ть
megéra, svarlívaja žénščina, branítʹ, výbranitʹ, žurítʹ, korítʹ, otrugátʹ, pesóčitʹ, raspekátʹ, rugátʹ
cronaich, càin, troid
izgrditi, ukoriti, изгрдити, укорити
karhať, nadávať
karati, okarati, ošteti, oštevati
amonestar, desalabar, execrar, flagelar, reconvenir, recriminar, regañar, reprehender, reprochar, retar, reñir, vituperar
argbigga, skälla ut
pagalitan, pagsabihan
nāk
chửi, mắng
ceryddu, dwrdio
cem
nengi çinen, nengi çinen
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.