labour

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈleɪ.bə/
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• General-American: /ˈleɪ.bɚ/
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From Middle English labor, labour, labur, from Old French labor (modern labeur) and its etymon, Latin labor.

From Middle English labouren, from Old French laborer, from Latin laborare (“(intransitive) to labor, strive, exert oneself, suffer, be in distress, (transitive) to work out, elaborate”), from labor (“labor, toil, work, exertion”); perhaps remotely akin to robur (“strength”). Displaced native English swink (“toil, labor”).

278 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Irish: Lucht Oibre — Labour Party
• Māori: Reipa — Labour Party
• Marathi: लेबर (lebar) — Labour Party
• Polish: Partia Pracy — Labour Party
• Scottish Gaelic: Làbarach — Labour Party
• Welsh: Llafur — Labour Party
• Afrikaans: arbeid — work
• Albanian: punë — work
• Arabic: عَمَل (ʕamal) — work
• Arabic: شُغْل (šuḡl) — work
• Armenian: աշխատանք (ašxatankʻ) — work
• Azerbaijani: əmək — work
• Azerbaijani: zəhmət — work
• Azerbaijani: iş — work
• Azerbaijani: əziyyət — work
• Bashkir: эш (eş) — work
• Belarusian: пра́ца (práca) — work
• Bengali: কাজ (kaj) — work
• Bengali: শ্রম (srom) — work
• Bengali: মেহনত (mehonot) — work
• Bulgarian: труд (trud) — work
• Burmese: အလုပ် (a.lup) — work
• Burmese: လုပ်အား (lup-a:) — work
• Chinese Cantonese: 勞動 /劳动 — work
• Chinese: 勞動 /劳动 (lô-tōng) — work
• Chinese Mandarin: 勞動 /劳动 (láodòng) — work
• Czech: práce — work
• Czech: námaha — work
• Danish: arbejde — work
• Dutch: arbeid — work
• Finnish: aherrus — work
• French: effort — work
• French: travail — work
• Friulian: lavôr — work
• Georgian: შრომა (šroma) — work
• German: Arbeit — work
• Gothic: 𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 (arbaiþs) — work
• Greek: εργασία (ergasía) — work
• Greek: δουλειά (douleiá) — work
• Ancient Greek: ἔργον (érgon) — work
• Hebrew: עָמָל (amál) — work
• Hebrew: עֲבוֹדָה (avodá) — work
• Hindi: श्रम (śram) — work
• Hindi: काम (kām) — work
• Hungarian: munka — work
• Icelandic: vinna — work
• Ido: laboro — work
• Indonesian: tenaga kerja — work
• Indonesian: kerja — work
• Irish: obair — work
• Irish: saothar — work
• Istriot: lavur — work
• Italian: lavoro — work
• Japanese: 労働 (rōdō) — work
• Kazakh: жұмыс (jūmys) — work
• Kazakh: еңбек (eñbek) — work
• Kazakh: іс (ıs) — work
• Kazakh: қызмет (qyzmet) — work
• Khmer: ការងារ (kaa ngiə) — work
• Korean: 노동 (nodong) — work
• Korean: 로동 (rodong) — work
• Kyrgyz: жумуш (jumuş) — work
• Kyrgyz: иш (iş) — work
• Kyrgyz: эмгек (emgek) — work
• Kyrgyz: кызмат (kızmat) — work
• Ladin: lëur — work
• Lao: ການທໍາ (kān tham) — work
• Lao: ນັກງານ (nak ngān) — work
• Lao: ງານ (ngān) — work
• Lao: ແຮງງານ (hǣng ngān) — work
• Macedonian: труд (trud) — work
• Malay: kerja — work
• Malayalam: അധ്വാനം (adhvānaṁ) — work
• Māori: mahi — work
• Mongolian: хөдөлмөр (xödölmör) — work
• Mongolian: ажил (ažil) — work
• Nahuatl: tequiua — work
• Norwegian Bokmål: arbeid — work
• Church Slavic: троудъ (trudŭ) — work
• Church Slavic: работа (rabota) — work
• Church Slavic: ⱅⱃⱆⰴⱏ (trudŭ) — work
• Church Slavic: ⱃⰰⰱⱁⱅⰰ (rabota) — work
• Old East Slavic: трудъ (trudŭ) — work
• Old East Slavic: робота (robota) — work
• Old English: weorc — work
• Old English: earfoþe — work
• Old Saxon: arƀed — work
• Pannonian Rusyn: трудба (trudba) — work
• Iranian Persian: کار (kâr) — work
• Iranian Persian: شُغْل (šoġl) — work
• Iranian Persian: مِحْنَت (mehnat) — work
• Plautdietsch: Oabeit — work
• Plautdietsch: Woakj — work
• Polish: praca — work
• Portuguese: trabalho — work
• Portuguese: labuta — work
• Romanian: muncă — work
• Romansh: lavur — work
• Russian: труд (trud) — work
• Russian: рабо́та (rabóta) — work
• Scottish Gaelic: saothair — work
• Scottish Gaelic: obair — work
• Serbo-Croatian: ра̑д — work
• Serbo-Croatian: rȃd — work
• Sicilian: travagghiu — work
• Sicilian: lavuri — work
• Slovak: práca — work
• Slovene: delo — work
• Spanish: trabajo — work
• Swedish: arbete — work
• Tajik: кор (kor) — work
• Tajik: шуғл (šuġl) — work
• Tajik: меҳнат (mehnat) — work
• Tatar: эш (eş) — work
• Tatar: хезмәт (xezmät) — work
• Telugu: శ్రమ (śrama) — work
• Thai: แรงงาน (rɛɛng-ngaan) — work
• Thai: การงาน (gaan-ngaan) — work
• Thai: งาน (ngaan) — work
• Tocharian B: lāṃs — work
• Turkish: emek — work
• Turkish: iş — work
• Turkmen: iş — work
• Turkmen: zähmet — work
• Ukrainian: пра́ця (prácja) — work
• Ukrainian: труд (trud) — work
• Urdu: کام (kām) — work
• Urdu: شُغْل (śuġl) — work
• Urdu: مِحْنَت (mihnat) — work
• Uyghur: ئەمگەك (emgek) — work
• Uzbek: mehnat — work
• Uzbek: ish — work
• Venetan: laóro — work
• Vietnamese: lao động — work
• Welsh: llafur — work
• Welsh: gwaith — work
• Yiddish: אַרבעט (arbet) — work
• Bulgarian: те́жка ра́бота (téžka rábota) — hard work
• French: labeur — hard work
• French: besogne — hard work
• Gothic: 𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 (arbaiþs) — hard work
• Greek: μόχθος (móchthos) — hard work
• Greek: κόπος (kópos) — hard work
• Ancient Greek: μόχθος (mókhthos) — hard work
• Ancient Greek: πόνος (pónos) — hard work
• Māori: whakarīrā — hard work
• Old English: ġeswinc — hard work
• Polish: robota — hard work
• Russian: тяжёлая рабо́та (tjažólaja rabóta) — hard work
• Sicilian: travagghiu pisanti — hard work
• Bulgarian: рабо́тници (rabótnici) — workers
• Czech: dělnictvo — workers
• Czech: pracovní síly — workers
• Finnish: työläiset — workers
• Finnish: työvoima — workers
• French: travailleurs — workers
• French: ouvriers — workers
• German: Arbeiter — workers
• Greek: εργατικό δυναμικό (ergatikó dynamikó) — workers
• Hungarian: munkásság — workers
• Italian: lavoratori — workers
• Italian: lavoranti — workers
• Māori: taimahi — workers
• Old English: wyrhtan — workers
• Portuguese: mão de obra — workers
• Romanian: muncitori — workers
• Romanian: lucrători — workers
• Russian: рабо́чий класс (rabóčij klass) — workers
• Russian: рабо́чие (rabóčije) — workers
• Scottish Gaelic: luchd-obrach — workers
• Sicilian: travagghiaturi — workers
• Sicilian: travagghiatura — workers
• Spanish: campesinos — workers
• Spanish: trabajadores — workers
• Swedish: arbetskraft — workers
• Telugu: కార్మికులు (kārmikulu) — workers
• Turkish: işçiler — workers
• French: travaillistes — political party
• French: parti travailliste — political party
• Greek: εργατικοί (ergatikoí) — political party
• Greek: εργατικό κόμμα (ergatikó kómma) — political party
• Māori: reipa — political party
• Arabic: مَخَاض (maḵāḍ) — giving birth
• Arabic: طَلْق (ṭalg) — giving birth
• Armenian: ծննդաբերություն (cnndaberutʻyun) — giving birth
• Armenian: երկունք (erkunkʻ) — giving birth
• Belarusian: ро́ды (ródy) — giving birth
• Bulgarian: роди́лни мъ́ки (rodílni mǎ́ki) — giving birth
• Chinese Mandarin: 生產 /生产 (shēngchǎn) — giving birth
• Czech: porod — giving birth
• Czech: porodní bolesti — giving birth
• Danish: fødselsveer — giving birth
• Dutch: bevalling — giving birth
• Esperanto: akuŝpeno — giving birth
• Finnish: synnytys — giving birth
• French: accouchement — giving birth
• French: travail — giving birth
• German: Wehen — giving birth
• Greek: τοκετός (toketós) — giving birth
• Greek: γέννα (génna) — giving birth
• Greek: ωδίνες τοκετού (odínes toketoú) — giving birth
• Ancient Greek: τοκετός (toketós) — giving birth
• Hebrew: לֵדָה (leidá) — giving birth
• Hungarian: szülés — giving birth
• Icelandic: léttasótt — giving birth
• Ido: parturo — giving birth
• Irish: tinneas clainne — giving birth
• Italian: parto — giving birth
• Italian: travaglio — giving birth
• Italian: doglie — giving birth
• Japanese: 出産 (shussan) — giving birth
• Korean: 출산 (chulsan) — giving birth
• Malayalam: പ്രസവം (prasavaṁ) — giving birth
• Māori: taunahua — giving birth
• Māori: whānautanga — giving birth
• Māori: whānau — giving birth
• Māori: whakatina — giving birth
• Māori: whakamamae — giving birth
• Norwegian Bokmål: fødselsveer — giving birth
• Norwegian Nynorsk: fødselsvear — giving birth
• Old English: earfoþe — giving birth
• Iranian Persian: زایْمان (zâymân) — giving birth
• Polish: poród — giving birth
• Portuguese: parto — giving birth
• Russian: ро́ды (ródy) — giving birth
• Scottish Gaelic: saothair — giving birth
• Scottish Gaelic: spàirn — giving birth
• Sicilian: travagghiu — giving birth
• Sicilian: partu — giving birth
• Sicilian: sgravamentu — giving birth
• Spanish: parto — giving birth
• Spanish: paritorio — giving birth
• Spanish: parición — giving birth
• Tajik: зоймон (zoymon) — giving birth
• Telugu: ప్రసవం (prasavaṁ) — giving birth
• Ukrainian: ро́ди (ródy) — giving birth
• Ukrainian: роди́ны (rodýny) — giving birth
• Ukrainian: ро́диво (ródyvo) — giving birth
• Ukrainian: поло́ги (polóhy) — giving birth
• Welsh: gweithwyr — giving birth
• Yiddish: קימפּעט (kimpet) — giving birth
• Arabic: عَمَلَ (ʕamala) — to work
• Armenian: աշխատել (ašxatel) — to work
• Bulgarian: работя (rabotja) — to work
• Bulgarian: трудя се (trudja se) — to work
• Cherokee: ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎭ (dulvwisdaneha) — to work
• Chinese Mandarin: 工作 (gōngzuò) — to work
• Finnish: raataa — to work
• Finnish: ahertaa — to work
• French: travailler — to work
• German: arbeiten — to work
• Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (waurkjan) — to work
• Gothic: 𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (arbaidjan) — to work
• Greek: εργάζομαι (ergázomai) — to work
• Greek: δουλεύω (doulévo) — to work
• Greek: κοπιάζω (kopiázo) — to work
• Greek: μοχθώ (mochthó) — to work
• Ancient Greek: ἐργάζομαι (ergázomai) — to work
• Ancient Greek: πονέω (ponéō) — to work
• Hindi: काम करना (kām karnā) — to work
• Ido: laborar — to work
• Italian: lavorare — to work
• Japanese: 働く (hataraku) — to work
• Korean: 일하다 (ilhada) — to work
• Malayalam: അധ്വാനിക്കുക (adhvānikkuka) — to work
• Māori: whakarīrā — to work
• Old English: swincan — to work
• Polish: pracować — to work
• Portuguese: trabalhar — to work
• Russian: труди́ться (trudítʹsja) — to work
• Russian: рабо́тать (rabótatʹ) — to work
• Spanish: trabajar — to work
• Swedish: arbeta — to work
• Tocharian B: lāṃs- — to work
• Ukrainian: труди́тися (trudýtysja) — to work
• Urdu: کام کرنا (kām karnā) — to work
• Hungarian: vajúdik — to suffer the pangs of childbirth
• Māori: whakatoutou — to suffer the pangs of childbirth