Widow
//ˈwɪd.əʊ//
Translations of "widow" (162 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abkhaz | аԥҳәысеиба(woman whose spouse has died) | apḥʷəsejba | |
| Afar | gubuna(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Afrikaans | weduwee(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Aklanon | baeo(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Albanian | ve(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Amharic | መበለት(woman whose spouse has died) | mäbälät | |
| Ancient Greek | χήρα(woman whose spouse has died) | khḗra | |
| Arabic | أرملة(woman whose spouse has died), أَرْمَلة(woman whose spouse has died), أَرْمَلَة(woman whose spouse has died) | ʔarmila, ʔarmala, ʔarmala | |
| Armenian | այրի(woman whose spouse has died), այրի(person whose spouse has died) | ayri, ayri | |
| Aromanian | veduvã(woman whose spouse has died), veduã(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Asturian | viuda(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Azerbaijani | dul(woman whose spouse has died), dul(person whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Balinese | balu(woman whose spouse has died), rangda(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Bashkir | тол(woman whose spouse has died), тол(person whose spouse has died), тол ҡатын(woman whose spouse has died) | tol, tol, tol qatın | |
| Basque | alargun(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Belarusian | удава́(woman whose spouse has died), ўдава́(woman whose spouse has died) | udavá, wdavá | |
| Bengali | বিধবা(woman whose spouse has died) | bidhoba | |
| Breton | intañvez(woman whose spouse has died), intañvez(single line of type carried over to the next page), linenn intañvez(single line of type carried over to the next page) | — | |
| Bulgarian | вдови́ца(woman whose spouse has died), сла́мена вдови́ца(woman whose husband is often away), че́рна вдови́ца(spider of the genus Latrodectus) | vdovíca, slámena vdovíca, čérna vdovíca | |
| Burmese | မုဆိုးမ(woman whose spouse has died) | mu.hcui:ma. | |
| Carpathian Rusyn | вдова́(woman whose spouse has died) | vdová | |
| Catalan | vídua(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Central Melanau | jabul(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Chechen | жеро(woman whose spouse has died) | žero | |
| Cherokee | ᎤᏬᏑᎶᏨ(woman whose spouse has died) | uwosulotsv | |
| Chinese | гуафу(woman whose spouse has died), гуафужын(woman whose spouse has died) | guafu, guafuřɨn | |
| Chinese Cantonese | 寡母婆(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 寡婦 /寡妇(woman whose spouse has died) | guǎfù | |
| Chukchi | ӄликвъильын(woman whose spouse has died) | qlikvʺilʹyn | |
| Church Slavic | въдова(woman whose spouse has died), ⰲⱏⰴⱁⰲⰰ(woman whose spouse has died) | vŭdova, vŭdova | |
| Czech | slaměná vdova(woman whose husband is often away), vdova(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Danish | enke(woman whose spouse has died), horeunge(single line of type carried over to the next page) | — | |
| Dari | بیوَه(woman whose spouse has died) | bēwa | |
| Dutch | weduw(person whose spouse has died), weduwe(woman whose spouse has died), weduwe(single line of type carried over to the next page) | — | |
| Egyptian | XA-A-r:*t-B1(woman whose spouse has died) | ẖꜣrt | |
| Erzya | дова(woman whose spouse has died) | dova | |
| Esperanto | gevidvo(person whose spouse has died), vidvino(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Estonian | lesk(woman whose spouse has died), lesk(person whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Ewe | ahosi(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Faroese | einkja(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Finnish | Latrodectus(spider of the genus Latrodectus), leski(woman whose spouse has died), leski(person whose spouse has died), leski(woman whose husband is often away), leskirivi(single line of type carried over to the next page), mustaleski(spider of the genus Latrodectus), pöytäkortit(card games: additional hand dealt face down) | — | |
| French | chien(card games: additional hand dealt face down), veuve(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Friulian | vedue(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Galician | viúva(woman whose spouse has died), viúva negra(spider of the genus Latrodectus), viúvo(person whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Georgian | ქვრივი(woman whose spouse has died), ქვრივი(person whose spouse has died) | kvrivi, kvrivi | |
| German | Hurenkind(single line of type carried over to the next page), Witwe(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Gothic | 𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍅𐍉(woman whose spouse has died) | widuwō | |
| Greek | χήρα(woman whose spouse has died) | chíra | |
| Gujarati | બેવા(woman whose spouse has died), રાંડીરાંડ(woman whose spouse has died), વિધવા(woman whose spouse has died) | bevā, rā̃ḍīrā̃ḍ, vidhvā | |
| Haitian Creole | vèv(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Hebrew | אַלְמָנָה(woman whose spouse has died), אִלְמֵן(to make a widow or widower) | almaná, ilmén | |
| Higaonon | balo(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Hindi | बेवा(woman whose spouse has died), विधवा(woman whose spouse has died) | bevā, vidhvā | |
| Hungarian | özvegy(woman whose spouse has died), özvegy(person whose spouse has died), özvegyasszony(woman whose spouse has died), özvegysor(single line of type carried over to the next page) | — | |
| Iban | balu(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Icelandic | ekkja(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Ido | vidvino(woman whose spouse has died), vidvo(person whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Indonesian | janda(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Ingrian | leski(woman whose spouse has died), leski(person whose spouse has died), leskinain(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Ingush | жеро(woman whose spouse has died) | žero | |
| Iranian Persian | بیوِه(woman whose spouse has died) | bive | |
| Iranun | balu(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Irish | baintreach(woman whose spouse has died), ciste(card games: additional hand dealt face down) | — | |
| Istriot | viduva(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Italian | vedova(woman whose spouse has died), vedovare(to make a widow or widower) | — | |
| Japanese | ウィドー(single line of type carried over to the next page), 孤立行(single line of type carried over to the next page), 寡婦(woman whose spouse has died), 後家(woman whose spouse has died), 未亡人(woman whose spouse has died), 空き家(woman whose spouse has died) | widō, koritsugyō, yamome, goke, mibōjin, akiya | |
| Javanese | randha(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Judeo-Italian | וֵידוּוַה(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Kashubian | gdowa(woman whose spouse has died), wdowa(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Kazakh | жесір әйел(woman whose spouse has died), тұл жесір(woman whose spouse has died), тұл әйел(woman whose spouse has died) | jesır äiel, tūl jesır, tūl äiel | |
| Khmer | មេម៉ាយ(woman whose spouse has died), ម៉ាយ(woman whose spouse has died), វិធវា(woman whose spouse has died) | mei maay, maay, vithĕəʼviə | |
| Korean | 과부(woman whose spouse has died), 홀어미(woman whose spouse has died) | gwabu, horeomi | |
| Kyrgyz | жесир аял(woman whose spouse has died) | jesir ayal | |
| Ladino | enbivdar(to make a widow or widower) | — | |
| Lao | ແມ່ໝ້າຍ(woman whose spouse has died), ໝ້າຍ(woman whose spouse has died) | mǣ māi, māi | |
| Latin | vidua(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Latvian | atraitne(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Laz | შირა(woman whose spouse has died) | şira | |
| Lithuanian | našlė(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Livonian | atrāitanai(woman whose spouse has died), lešknai(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Lower Sorbian | hudowa(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Macedonian | вдовица(woman whose spouse has died) | vdovica | |
| Malagasy | maty vady(person whose spouse has died), mpananotena(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Malay | balu(woman whose spouse has died), janda(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Malayalam | വിധവ(woman whose spouse has died) | vidhava | |
| Maltese | armla(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Māori | pouaru(woman whose spouse has died), takahore(woman whose spouse has died), whakapouaru(to make a widow or widower) | — | |
| Maranao | balo(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Marathi | विद्वा(woman whose spouse has died) | vidvā | |
| Middle Irish | baintrebthach(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Mongolian | бэлэвсэн эхнэр(woman whose spouse has died) | belevsen exner | |
| Navajo | asdzání bahastiin daaztsánígíí(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Norman | veuve(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Northern Kurdish | bîjin(woman whose spouse has died), jinebî(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Northern Min Chinese | 守寡嫲(woman whose spouse has died) | siǔ-guǎ-mǎ | |
| Northern Sami | leaska(woman whose spouse has died), leaska(person whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | enke(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | enkje(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Occitan | veusa(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Odia | ନିସଙ୍ଗ ଧାଡ଼ି(woman whose spouse has died) | nisaṅga dhāṛi | |
| Old East Slavic | въдова(woman whose spouse has died) | vŭdova | |
| Old English | widuwe(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Old Irish | fedb(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Old Javanese | raṇḍa(woman whose spouse has died), walu(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Old Norse | ekkia(woman whose spouse has died), ænkia(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Old Turkic | 𐱄𐰆𐰟(woman whose spouse has died) | tul | |
| Ossetian | идӕдз ус(woman whose spouse has died) | idæʒ us | |
| Pali | vidhavā(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Pannonian Rusyn | ґдова(woman whose spouse has died), ґдовица(woman whose spouse has died) | gdova, gdovica | |
| Pashto | باربلېزه(woman whose spouse has died), کونډه(woman whose spouse has died) | bārbelíza, kwǝ́nḍa | |
| Phoenician | 𐤀𐤋𐤌𐤕(woman whose spouse has died) | ʾlmt | |
| Piedmontese | vidoa(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Plautdietsch | Wätfru(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Polish | bękart(single line of type carried over to the next page), musik(card games: additional hand dealt face down), wdowa(woman whose spouse has died), wdowa(single line of type carried over to the next page) | — | |
| Pontic Greek | χ̌έρα(woman whose spouse has died) | šéra | |
| Portuguese | viúva(woman whose spouse has died), viúva(single line of type carried over to the next page), viúva negra(spider of the genus Latrodectus), viúvo(person whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Punjabi | ਵਿਧਵਾ(woman whose spouse has died) | vidhvā | |
| Quechua | ikma(woman whose spouse has died), ikma(person whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Romanian | văduvă(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Russian | вдова́(woman whose spouse has died), вдови́ца(woman whose spouse has died), вися́чая строка́(single line of type carried over to the next page), соло́менная вдова́(woman whose husband is often away), чёрная вдова́(spider of the genus Latrodectus) | vdová, vdovíca, visjáčaja stroká, solómennaja vdová, čórnaja vdová | |
| Saho | gubnä(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Sanskrit | विधवा(woman whose spouse has died) | vidhavā | |
| Sardinian | fiuda(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Scots | weedae(woman whose spouse has died), weedae-wife(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Scottish Gaelic | banntrach(woman whose spouse has died), banntrach(person whose spouse has died), bantrach(person whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Serbo-Croatian | udòvica(woman whose spouse has died), ùdova(woman whose spouse has died), у̀дова(woman whose spouse has died), удо̀вица(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Sicilian | vìdua(woman whose spouse has died), vìduva(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Silesian | gdowa(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Sindhi | وڌوا(woman whose spouse has died) | odhvā | |
| Slovak | slamená vdova(woman whose husband is often away), vdova(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Slovene | vdova(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Southern Altai | тул(woman whose spouse has died) | tul | |
| Spanish | viuda(woman whose spouse has died), enviudar(to make a widow or widower) | — | |
| Swahili | mjane(woman whose spouse has died), mjane(person whose spouse has died), mjane(woman whose husband is often away), mjane(single line of type carried over to the next page) | — | |
| Swedish | gräsänka(woman whose husband is often away), änka(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Tajik | бева(woman whose spouse has died) | beva | |
| Talysh | vev(woman whose spouse has died), ویوهژن(woman whose spouse has died) | viva-žen | |
| Tamil | விதவை(woman whose spouse has died) | vitavai | |
| Tarifit | tajjatš(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Tat | biyə(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Tausug | balu(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Thai | ม่าย(woman whose spouse has died), หม้าย(woman whose spouse has died), แม่ม่าย(woman whose spouse has died), แม่หม้าย(woman whose spouse has died) | mâai, mâai, mɛ̂ɛ-mâai, mɛ̂ɛ-mâai | |
| Tigrinya | መበለት(woman whose spouse has died) | mäbälät | |
| Turkish | dul(woman whose spouse has died), dul(person whose spouse has died), dul bırakmak(to make a widow or widower) | — | |
| Turkmen | dul aýal(woman whose spouse has died), dul zenan(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Ugaritic | 𐎀𐎍𐎎𐎐𐎚(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Ukrainian | вдова́(woman whose spouse has died), вдови́ця(woman whose spouse has died), удова́(woman whose spouse has died), удови́ця(woman whose spouse has died) | vdová, vdovýcja, udová, udovýcja | |
| Upper Sorbian | wudowa(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Urdu | بیوَہ(woman whose spouse has died), وِدْھوا(woman whose spouse has died), وِیڈو(woman whose spouse has died) | beva, vidhvā, vīḍo | |
| Uyghur | تۇل(woman whose spouse has died), تۇل خوتۇن(woman whose spouse has died) | tul, tul xotun | |
| Uzbek | beva(woman whose spouse has died), tul(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Venetan | védoa(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Vietnamese | goá(woman whose spouse has died), quả phụ(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Volapük | jiviudan(woman whose spouse has died), viudan(person whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Votic | lehtši(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Welsh | gweddw(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| West Coast Bajau | baau(woman whose spouse has died), pituanun(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| West-Frisian | widdo(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Wu Chinese | 孤孀(woman whose spouse has died) | ¹ku-saon | |
| Yámana | šupun-kipa(woman whose spouse has died) | — | |
| Yiddish | אַלמאָנע(woman whose spouse has died), אַלמנה(woman whose spouse has died) | almone, almone | |
| Yup'ik | aipaineq(woman whose spouse has died) | — |
gubuna
weduwee
baeo
ve
veduvã, veduã
viuda
dul, dul
balu, rangda
alargun
intañvez, intañvez, linenn intañvez
vídua
jabul
slaměná vdova, vdova
enke, horeunge
weduw, weduwe, weduwe
gevidvo, vidvino
lesk, lesk
ahosi
einkja
Latrodectus, leski, leski, leski, leskirivi, mustaleski, pöytäkortit
chien, veuve
vedue
viúva, viúva negra, viúvo
Hurenkind, Witwe
balo
özvegy, özvegy, özvegyasszony, özvegysor
balu
ekkja
vidvino, vidvo
janda
leski, leski, leskinain
balu
baintreach, ciste
viduva
vedova, vedovare
randha
וֵידוּוַה
gdowa, wdowa
enbivdar
vidua
atraitne
našlė
atrāitanai, lešknai
hudowa
maty vady, mpananotena
balu, janda
armla
pouaru, takahore, whakapouaru
balo
baintrebthach
asdzání bahastiin daaztsánígíí
veuve
bîjin, jinebî
leaska, leaska
enke
enkje
veusa
widuwe
fedb
raṇḍa, walu
ekkia, ænkia
vidhavā
vidoa
Wätfru
bękart, musik, wdowa, wdowa
viúva, viúva, viúva negra, viúvo
ikma, ikma
văduvă
вдова́, вдови́ца, вися́чая строка́, соло́менная вдова́, чёрная вдова́
vdová, vdovíca, visjáčaja stroká, solómennaja vdová, čórnaja vdová
gubnä
fiuda
weedae, weedae-wife
banntrach, banntrach, bantrach
udòvica, ùdova, у̀дова, удо̀вица
vìdua, vìduva
gdowa
slamená vdova, vdova
vdova
viuda, enviudar
mjane, mjane, mjane, mjane
gräsänka, änka
tajjatš
biyə
balu
dul, dul, dul bırakmak
dul aýal, dul zenan
𐎀𐎍𐎎𐎐𐎚
wudowa
beva, tul
védoa
goá, quả phụ
jiviudan, viudan
lehtši
gweddw
baau, pituanun
widdo
šupun-kipa
aipaineq
More for "widow"
Next best steps
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.