Hammock Multinlingual

[Hana Hanger]

Since this is the ultimate Hammock Forum...thought maybe we could include the meaning as well as what other people around the world call the Hammock.


Hammock [ˈhӕmək] noun
a long piece of netting, canvas etc hung up by the corners and used as a bed, eg in a ship

ham·mock 1 (hām'ək) Pronunciation Key
n. A hanging, easily swung length of canvas or heavy netting suspended between two trees or other supports and used as a seat or bed.


Just thought it would be fun to post the word Hammock in other languages.

Arabic: سَرير مُعَلَّق
Chinese (Simplified): 吊床
Chinese (Traditional): 吊床
Czech: visuté lůžko
Danish: køje; hængekøje
Dutch: hangmat
Estonian: võrkkiik

Finnish: riippumatto
French: hamac
German: die Hängematte
Greek: αιώρα
Hungarian: függőágy
Icelandic: hengirúm
Indonesian: buaian, tempat tidur gantung
Italian: amaca

Japanese: ハンモック
Korean: 해먹
Latvian: guļamtīkls; šūpuļtīkls
Lithuanian: hamakas
Norwegian: hengekøye
Polish: hamak
Portuguese (Brazil): rede
Portuguese (Portugal): rede de dormir

Romanian: hamac
Russian: гамак
Slovak: hojdacia sieť
Slovenian: viseča mreža
Spanish: hamaca
Swedish: hängmatta, hängkoj
Turkish: hamak

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