Thorn
//θoɹn//
Translations of "thorn" (129 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abaza | мгъы(sharp protective structure of a plant) | mɣə | |
| Afar | keena(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Afrikaans | doring(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Albanian | ferrë(sharp protective structure of a plant), thumb(sharp protective structure of a plant), shpoj(to pierce with, or as if with, a thorn) | — | |
| Ancient Greek | σκόλοψ(figuratively: that which pricks), ἄκανθα(sharp protective structure of a plant) | skólops, ákantha | |
| Arabic | أَسَلَة(sharp protective structure of a plant), شوك(sharp protective structure of a plant), شوكة(sharp protective structure of a plant), شَوْكَة(sharp protective structure of a plant) | ʔasala, šōk, šōka, šawka | |
| Archi | цац(sharp protective structure of a plant) | cac | |
| Armenian | փուշ(sharp protective structure of a plant) | pʻuš | |
| Aromanian | schin(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Assamese | কঁটা(sharp protective structure of a plant), কাঁইট(sharp protective structure of a plant) | kõta, kãit | |
| Avar | заз(sharp protective structure of a plant) | zaz | |
| Aymara | ch'aphi(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Azerbaijani | tikan(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Bangi | losende(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Basque | arantza(sharp protective structure of a plant), elorri(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Belarusian | торн(letter of the Latin alphabet (Þ, þ)) | torn | |
| Bikol Central | tunok(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Bulgarian | бодил(sharp protective structure of a plant), торн(letter of the Latin alphabet (Þ, þ)), трън(sharp protective structure of a plant), трън(any shrub or small tree that bears thorns), трън(figuratively: that which pricks), бода(to pierce with, or as if with, a thorn) | bodil, torn, trǎn, trǎn, trǎn, boda | |
| Burmese | ဆူး(sharp protective structure of a plant) | hcu: | |
| Catalan | aculi(sharp protective structure of a plant), agulló(sharp protective structure of a plant), eculi(sharp protective structure of a plant), espina(sharp protective structure of a plant), fibló(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Cebuano | tunok(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Central Kurdish | دِڕوو(sharp protective structure of a plant) | dirrû | |
| Central Melanau | duwei(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Chamicuro | kajpayi(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | Þ(letter of the Latin alphabet (Þ, þ)), 刺(sharp protective structure of a plant), 枝刺(sharp protective structure of a plant), 荊棘 /荆棘(any shrub or small tree that bears thorns), 莖刺 /茎刺(sharp protective structure of a plant) | cì, zhīcì, jīngjí, jīngcì | |
| Cornish | dren(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Czech | osten(sharp protective structure of a plant), trn(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Dalmatian | spaina(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Danish | torn(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Dutch | doorn(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Egyptian | s-r:*t-M44(sharp protective structure of a plant) | srt | |
| Esperanto | dorno(sharp protective structure of a plant), dorno(letter of the Latin alphabet (Þ, þ)) | — | |
| Estonian | astel(sharp protective structure of a plant), oga(sharp protective structure of a plant), okas(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Faroese | torn(sharp protective structure of a plant), torn(letter of the Latin alphabet (Þ, þ)), tornur(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Finnish | oas(sharp protective structure of a plant), oka(sharp protective structure of a plant), ora(sharp protective structure of a plant), ota(sharp protective structure of a plant), piikki(sharp protective structure of a plant), piikki(figuratively: that which pricks), piikkipensas(any shrub or small tree that bears thorns), thorn(letter of the Latin alphabet (Þ, þ)) | — | |
| French | thorn(letter of the Latin alphabet (Þ, þ)), épine(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Friulian | spin(sharp protective structure of a plant), spine(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Galician | espiña(sharp protective structure of a plant), espunlla(sharp protective structure of a plant), puga(sharp protective structure of a plant), sevia(sharp protective structure of a plant), áscura(sharp protective structure of a plant), espiñar(to pierce with, or as if with, a thorn) | — | |
| Georgian | ეკალი(sharp protective structure of a plant) | eḳali | |
| German | Dorn(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Greek | αγκάθι(sharp protective structure of a plant) | agkáthi | |
| Hawaiian | kākala(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Hebrew | קֹוץ(sharp protective structure of a plant), שַׁיִת(sharp protective structure of a plant) | kotz, shayit | |
| Higaonon | dugi(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Hiligaynon | tunok(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Hindi | काँटा(sharp protective structure of a plant) | kā̃ṭā | |
| Hungarian | tövis(sharp protective structure of a plant), tüske(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Icelandic | þorn(letter of the Latin alphabet (Þ, þ)) | — | |
| Indonesian | duri(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Irish | dealg(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Italian | aculeo(sharp protective structure of a plant), spina(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Japanese | 刺(sharp protective structure of a plant), 棘(sharp protective structure of a plant), 茨(sharp protective structure of a plant), 荊(sharp protective structure of a plant) | toge, toge, toge | |
| Jarai | drơi(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Javanese | ꦲꦼꦫꦶ(sharp protective structure of a plant) | eri | |
| Kamkata-vari | taňí(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Kapampangan | duwi(sharp protective structure of a plant), duyi(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Khmer | បន្លា(sharp protective structure of a plant) | bɑnlaa | |
| Kikuyu | mũigua(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Korean | 가시(sharp protective structure of a plant), 손(letter of the Latin alphabet (Þ, þ)) | gasi, son | |
| Laki | دِڕک(sharp protective structure of a plant) | dirrk | |
| Lao | ໜາມ(sharp protective structure of a plant) | nām | |
| Latgalian | ierškiezs(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Latin | spīna(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Latvian | dzelonis(sharp protective structure of a plant), ērkšķis(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Lezgi | цаз(sharp protective structure of a plant) | caz | |
| Lingala | losende(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Lithuanian | rakis(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Low German | Doorn(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Luhya | kumwiva(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Macedonian | торн(letter of the Latin alphabet (Þ, þ)), трн(sharp protective structure of a plant) | torn, trn | |
| Malay | duri(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Manchu | ᠪᡠᠯᠠ(sharp protective structure of a plant), ᠰᠠᡳᡥᡡᠸᠠ(sharp protective structure of a plant) | bula, saihūwa | |
| Māori | ngita(sharp protective structure of a plant), tara(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Maranao | tenek(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Marathi | कंटक(sharp protective structure of a plant), काटा(sharp protective structure of a plant) | kaṇṭak, kāṭā | |
| Mon | ဓလ(sharp protective structure of a plant) | həlɛ̀ˀ | |
| Ngazidja Comorian | shiɓa(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| North Frisian | Tuurn(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Northern Kurdish | dirrî(sharp protective structure of a plant), strî(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Northern Thai | ᩉ᩠ᨶᩣ᩠ᨾ(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Norwegian | thorn(letter of the Latin alphabet (Þ, þ)) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | torn(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | torn(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Occitan | espina(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Old English | þorn(sharp protective structure of a plant), þorn(letter of the Latin alphabet (Þ, þ)) | — | |
| Old Javanese | duri(sharp protective structure of a plant), rwi(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Ottoman Turkish | دیكن(sharp protective structure of a plant) | diken | |
| Paiwan | djui(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Pashto | اغزی(sharp protective structure of a plant) | aγzai | |
| Persian | خار(sharp protective structure of a plant), غاژ(sharp protective structure of a plant) | xâr, ġaž | |
| Polabian | dren(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Polish | cierń(sharp protective structure of a plant), kolec(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Portuguese | acúleo(sharp protective structure of a plant), espinho(sharp protective structure of a plant), espinhar(to pierce with, or as if with, a thorn) | — | |
| Quechua | kaşa(sharp protective structure of a plant), kichka(sharp protective structure of a plant), t'uksi(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Romanian | ghimpe(sharp protective structure of a plant), spin(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Romansch | spegna(sharp protective structure of a plant), spina(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Russian | колю́чка(sharp protective structure of a plant), торн(letter of the Latin alphabet (Þ, þ)), шип(sharp protective structure of a plant) | koljúčka, torn, šip | |
| Saho | keena(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Samoan | tala(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Sanskrit | कण्टक(sharp protective structure of a plant) | kaṇṭaka | |
| Sardinian | ispina(sharp protective structure of a plant), spina(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Scottish Gaelic | dealg(sharp protective structure of a plant), droigheann(sharp protective structure of a plant), stob(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Serbo-Croatian | trn(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Slovak | osteň(sharp protective structure of a plant), pichliač(sharp protective structure of a plant), tŕň(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Somali | qodax(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Southern Kurdish | دِڕِگ(sharp protective structure of a plant) | dirrig | |
| Spanish | aguate / ahuate / afate / guate(sharp protective structure of a plant), ajuate / uguate / huate(sharp protective structure of a plant), espina(sharp protective structure of a plant), pincha(sharp protective structure of a plant), puncha(sharp protective structure of a plant), thorn(letter of the Latin alphabet (Þ, þ)) | — | |
| Sundanese | rucuk(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Swahili | ba(letter of the Latin alphabet (Þ, þ)), mwiba(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Swedish | torn(sharp protective structure of a plant), törne(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Tagalog | tinik(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Tahitian | tara(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Tausug | tunuk(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Telugu | కంటకము(sharp protective structure of a plant), ముల్లు(sharp protective structure of a plant) | kaṇṭakamu, mullu | |
| Thai | หนาม(sharp protective structure of a plant) | nǎam | |
| Tongan | tala(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Turkish | diken(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Ukrainian | колю́чка(sharp protective structure of a plant), торн(letter of the Latin alphabet (Þ, þ)) | koljúčka, torn | |
| Urdu | کانٹا(sharp protective structure of a plant) | kā̃ṭā | |
| Uzbek | tikon(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Vietnamese | gai(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Welsh | draenen(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| West-Frisian | toarne(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Western Bukidnon Manobo | duɣi(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Yiddish | דאָרן(sharp protective structure of a plant) | dorn | |
| Zande | kiwe(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Zhuang | oen(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| Zyphe | hling(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — | |
| ǃXóõ | gǃhàã(letter of the Latin alphabet (Þ, þ)), gǃqhàẽ(sharp protective structure of a plant) | — |
keena
doring
ferrë, thumb, shpoj
schin
ch'aphi
tikan
losende
arantza, elorri
tunok
aculi, agulló, eculi, espina, fibló
tunok
duwei
kajpayi
dren
osten, trn
spaina
torn
doorn
dorno, dorno
astel, oga, okas
torn, torn, tornur
oas, oka, ora, ota, piikki, piikki, piikkipensas, thorn
thorn, épine
spin, spine
espiña, espunlla, puga, sevia, áscura, espiñar
Dorn
kākala
dugi
tunok
tövis, tüske
þorn
duri
dealg
aculeo, spina
drơi
taňí
duwi, duyi
mũigua
ierškiezs
spīna
dzelonis, ērkšķis
losende
rakis
Doorn
kumwiva
duri
ngita, tara
tenek
shiɓa
Tuurn
dirrî, strî
ᩉ᩠ᨶᩣ᩠ᨾ
thorn
torn
espina
þorn, þorn
duri, rwi
djui
dren
cierń, kolec
acúleo, espinho, espinhar
kaşa, kichka, t'uksi
ghimpe, spin
spegna, spina
keena
tala
ispina, spina
dealg, droigheann, stob
osteň, pichliač, tŕň
qodax
aguate / ahuate / afate / guate, ajuate / uguate / huate, espina, pincha, puncha, thorn
rucuk
ba, mwiba
torn, törne
tinik
tara
tunuk
tala
diken
tikon
gai
draenen
toarne
kiwe
oen
hling
gǃhàã, gǃqhàẽ
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