Phrase guide

floating market

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A market where goods are sold from boats, chiefly found in Southeast and South Asia.

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: ရေပေါ်ဈေး (repaujhe:) — market
  • Chinese Mandarin: 水上市場 /水上市场 (shuǐshàng shìchǎng) — market
  • Dutch: drijvende markt — market
  • French: marché flottant — market
  • German: schwimmender Markt — market
  • Hebrew: שוק צף — market
  • Indonesian: pasar terapung — market
  • Japanese: 水上市場 (suijō ichiba) — market
  • Japanese: 水上マーケット (suijō māketto) — market
  • Javanese: pasar kumambang — market
  • Khmer: ផ្សារអណ្តែតទឹក (phsarʼântêttœ̆k) — market
  • Korean: 수상시장 (susangsijang) — market
  • Lao: ຕະຫຼາດນ້ໍາ (ta lāt nam) — market
  • Lao: ກາດນ້ໍາ (kāt nam) — market
  • Malay: pasar terapung — market
  • Portuguese: mercado flutuante — market
  • Russian: плавучий рынок (plavučij rynok) — market
  • Spanish: mercado flotante — market
  • Swedish: flytande marknad — market
  • Tagalog: lumulutang na merkado — market
  • Thai: ตลาดน้ํา (dtà-làat-náam) — market
  • Vietnamese: chợ nổi — market