belch

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Variant of Balch.

From Middle English belchen, from Old English bielċan, from Proto-Germanic *balkijaną, *belkaną, probably ultimately of imitative origin. Related to Dutch balken (“to bray”), Middle Low German belken (“to shout”), Low German bölken (“to shout, bark”), Old English bealċettan (“to utter, send forth”). See also English bolk, boak.

152 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: تَجَشُّؤ (tajaššuʔ) — sound one makes when belching
• Assamese: উগাৰ (ugar) — sound one makes when belching
• Belarusian: адры́жка (adrýžka) — sound one makes when belching
• Belarusian: адбі́ця (adbícja) — sound one makes when belching
• Bulgarian: оригване (origvane) — sound one makes when belching
• Catalan: rot — sound one makes when belching
• Chinese Mandarin: 打嗝 (dǎgé) — sound one makes when belching
• Chinese Mandarin: 打嗝聲 /打嗝声 (dǎgéshēng) — sound one makes when belching
• Chinese Mandarin: 飽嗝 /饱嗝 (bǎogé) — sound one makes when belching
• Chinese Mandarin: 飽嗝聲 /饱嗝声 (bǎogéshēng) — sound one makes when belching
• Czech: říhnutí — sound one makes when belching
• Dutch: boer — sound one makes when belching
• Finnish: röyhtäys — sound one makes when belching
• Finnish: röyhtäisy — sound one makes when belching
• French: rot — sound one makes when belching
• Galician: arroto — sound one makes when belching
• Galician: alroto — sound one makes when belching
• Galician: regoldo — sound one makes when belching
• Galician: arrebocho — sound one makes when belching
• Georgian: ბოყინი (boq̇ini) — sound one makes when belching
• German: Rülpser — sound one makes when belching
• Greek: ρέψιμο (répsimo) — sound one makes when belching
• Greek: ερευγμός (erevgmós) — sound one makes when belching
• Ancient Greek: ἐρυγή (erugḗ) — sound one makes when belching
• Hindi: डकार (ḍakār) — sound one makes when belching
• Italian: rutto — sound one makes when belching
• Japanese: げっぷ — sound one makes when belching
• Japanese: 噯気 — sound one makes when belching
• Korean: 트림 (teurim) — sound one makes when belching
• Latin: ructus — sound one makes when belching
• Lithuanian: atsiraugmas — sound one makes when belching
• Lithuanian: raugėjimas — sound one makes when belching
• Malay: sendawa — sound one makes when belching
• Norwegian: rap — sound one makes when belching
• Persian: آروغ (âruġ) — sound one makes when belching
• Plautdietsch: Relps — sound one makes when belching
• Polish: beknięcie — sound one makes when belching
• Portuguese: arroto — sound one makes when belching
• Russian: отры́жка (otrýžka) — sound one makes when belching
• Russian: рыга́ние (rygánije) — sound one makes when belching
• Spanish: eructo / regüeldo fuerte — sound one makes when belching
• Spanish: fuerte eructo / regüeldo — sound one makes when belching
• Sranan Tongo: ge — sound one makes when belching
• Tamil: ஏப்பம் (ēppam) — sound one makes when belching
• Telugu: త్రేన్పు (trēnpu) — sound one makes when belching
• Turkish: geğirti — sound one makes when belching
• Ukrainian: відри́жка (vidrýžka) — sound one makes when belching
• Ukrainian: ві́дриг (vídryh) — sound one makes when belching
• Urdu: ڈکار (ḍakār) — sound one makes when belching
• Arabic: تَجَشَّأَ (tajaššaʔa) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Armenian: բխկալ (bxkal) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Armenian: ործկալ (orckal) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Assamese: উগাৰ মাৰ (ugar mar) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Azerbaijani: gəyirmək — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Bashkir: кикереү (kikerew) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Belarusian: рыга́ць (ryhácʹ) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Belarusian: адрыга́ць (adryhácʹ) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Belarusian: адрыгну́ць (adryhnúcʹ) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Breton: tarlonkañ — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Bulgarian: оригвам се (origvam se) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Burmese: လေချဉ်တက် (lehkyanytak) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Burmese: စားချဉ့်ပြန် (ca:hkyany.pran) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Burmese: ကြို့ (krui.) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Catalan: rotar — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Cherokee: ᎤᏩᎫᎴᎦ (uwagulega) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Chickasaw: akiilawa — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Chinese Mandarin: 打嗝 (dǎgé) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Chinese Mandarin: 噯氣 /嗳气 (ǎiqì) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Chinese Mandarin: 飽嗝 /饱嗝 (bǎogé) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Chinese Mandarin: 嗝 (gé) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Czech: říhat — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Czech: říhnout — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Czech: krknout — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Czech: krkat — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Danish: ræbe — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Dutch: boeren — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Dutch: een boer laten — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Esperanto: rukti — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Estonian: röhitsema — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Faroese: ropa — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Finnish: röyhtäistä — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• French: roter — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• French: éructer — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Galician: arrotar — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Galician: alrotar — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Galician: sotelar — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Galician: arrebochar — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Galician: hempiar — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Galician: regoldar — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Galician: eructar — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Gallo: beurgasser — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Georgian: დაბოყინება (daboq̇ineba) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• German: rülpsen — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Greek: ρεύομαι (révomai) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Ancient Greek: ἐρεύγομαι (ereúgomai) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Hindi: डकारना (ḍakārnā) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Hungarian: böfög — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Icelandic: ropa — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Italian: ruttare — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Japanese: げっぷする (geppu suru) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Japanese: うっぷする (uppu suru) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Japanese: おくびする (okubi suru) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Japanese: 噫気する (aiki suru) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Khmer: ភើ (phəə) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Khmer: ខ្យល់ផាយ (khyɑl phaay) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Korean: 트림하다 (teurimhada) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Lao: ເອຶ້ອມ (ē ʼư ʼam) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Latin: rūctō — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Lithuanian: raugėti — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Macedonian: ждрига (ždriga) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Macedonian: подригнува (podrignuva) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Malay: bersendawa — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Malayalam: ഏമ്പക്കം (ēmpakkaṁ) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Manchu: ᡴᡝᡴᡝᡵᡝᠮᠪᡳ (kekerembi) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Mon: ဒအာပ် — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Musi: bede'e' — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Norwegian: rape — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Old English: rocettan — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Persian: آروغ زدن (âruġ zadan) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Polish: bekać — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Polish: beknąć — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Portuguese: arrotar — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Quechua: hapay — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Romanian: râgâi — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Russian: рыга́ть (rygátʹ) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Russian: рыгну́ть (rygnútʹ) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Russian: отры́гивать (otrýgivatʹ) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Russian: отрыгну́ть (otrygnútʹ) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Russian: отры́гиваться (otrýgivatʹsja) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Russian: отрыгну́ться (otrygnútʹsja) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Serbo-Croatian: подригивати — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Serbo-Croatian: подригнути — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Serbo-Croatian: podrigivati — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Serbo-Croatian: podrignuti — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Slovak: rihať — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Slovene: rigati — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Southern Altai: кегирер (kegirer) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Swedish: rapa — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Tagalog: dighay — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Telugu: త్రేన్చు (trēncu) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Thai: เรอ (rəə) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Turkish: geğirmek — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Ottoman Turkish: ككرمك (geğirmek) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Ukrainian: рига́ти (ryháty) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Ukrainian: відри́гувати (vidrýhuvaty) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Ukrainian: відрига́ти (vidryháty) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Ukrainian: відригну́ти (vidryhnúty) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Urdu: ڈکارنا (ḍakārnā) — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Uzbek: o‘qchimoq — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• Vietnamese: ợ — expel gas from the stomach through the mouth
• German: emittieren — eject or emit
• German: in die Luft blasen — eject or emit