paddle

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• /ˈpædl̩/
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• US: [ˈphæ.ɾɫ̩]
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• rhymes with -ædəl
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Partly from the verb paddle ("to splash, dabble"; see below) and partly from Middle English padell (“small spade”). Middle English padell is from Medieval Latin padela, itself of uncertain origin: perhaps an alteration of Middle English *spaddle (see also spaddle), a diminutive of spade; or from Latin patella (“pan, plate”), the diminutive of patina, or a merger of the two. Compare Ancient Greek πηδάλιον (pēdálion, “rudder, steering oar”), derived from πηδόν (pēdón, “the blade of an oar; an oar”).

Recorded since 1530, probably cognate with Low German paddeln (“to tramp about”), frequentative form of padjen (“to tramp, run in short steps”), from pad (also in Dutch dialects). Compare also Saterland Frisian paddelje (“to paddle”).

269 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: مِجْدَاف (mijdāf) — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Armenian: թիակ (tʻiak) — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Bangi: nkai — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Bashkir: ишкәк (işkək) — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Belarusian: вясло́ (vjasló) — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Bulgarian: гребло́ (grebló) — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Bulgarian: лопа́та (lopáta) — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Catalan: rem — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Cebuano: bugsay — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Chinese Mandarin: 槳 /桨 (jiǎng) — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Chinook Jargon: isick — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Czech: pádlo — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Danish: paddel — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Danish: padle — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Danish: padleåre — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Dutch: paddel — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Dutch: peddel — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Dutch: pagaai — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Esperanto: pagajo — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Estonian: mõla — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Finnish: mela — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• French: pagaie — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• French: rame — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• French: aviron — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• German: Paddel — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Greek: κουπί (koupí) — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Hausa: filafili — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Hawaiian: hoe — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Higaonon: bugsay — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Hindi: चप्पू (cappū) — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Hindi: पतवार (patvār) — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Hungarian: evező — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Irish: céasla — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Italian: pagaia — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Ivatan: kawod — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Japanese: かい (kai) — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Japanese: 櫂 (kai) — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Khmer: ចែវ (caew) — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Khmer: ច្រវា (crɑɑvaa) — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Kituba: nkafi — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Kongo: nkayi — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Korean: 노 (no) — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Korean: 로 (ro) — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Lingala: nkai — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Macedonian: весло (veslo) — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Malayalam: പങ്കായം (paṅkāyaṁ) — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Malayalam: തുഴ (tuḻa) — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Mansaka: bugsay — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Māori: hoe — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Mongo: nkai — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Norwegian Bokmål: padleåre — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Norwegian Nynorsk: padleåre — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Plautdietsch: Roodel — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Portuguese: remo — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Russian: весло́ (vesló) — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Samoan: foe — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Slovak: pádlo — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Spanish: remo — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Swedish: paddel — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Tausug: bugsay — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Thai: ไม้พาย (mái-paai) — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Thai: พาย (paai) — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Tongan: fohe — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Turkish: kürek — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Ukrainian: весло́ (vesló) — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Vietnamese: chèo — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Zazaki: per (diq) — two-handed, single-bladed oar
• Bashkir: ишкәк (işkək) — double-bladed oar used for kayaking
• Bulgarian: гребло (greblo) — double-bladed oar used for kayaking
• Catalan: pala — double-bladed oar used for kayaking
• Czech: pádlo — double-bladed oar used for kayaking
• Danish: pagaj — double-bladed oar used for kayaking
• Dutch: peddel — double-bladed oar used for kayaking
• Dutch: pagaai — double-bladed oar used for kayaking
• Esperanto: pagajo — double-bladed oar used for kayaking
• Estonian: mõla — double-bladed oar used for kayaking
• Finnish: mela — double-bladed oar used for kayaking
• French: pagaie — double-bladed oar used for kayaking
• German: Doppelpaddel — double-bladed oar used for kayaking
• Hawaiian: hoe — double-bladed oar used for kayaking
• Hindi: पतवार (patvār) — double-bladed oar used for kayaking
• Hindi: चप्पू (cappū) — double-bladed oar used for kayaking
• Hungarian: evező — double-bladed oar used for kayaking
• Icelandic: kajakár — double-bladed oar used for kayaking
• Italian: pagaia — double-bladed oar used for kayaking
• Japanese: パドル (padoru) — double-bladed oar used for kayaking
• Khmer: ច្រវា (crɑɑvaa) — double-bladed oar used for kayaking
• Māori: hoe — double-bladed oar used for kayaking
• Norwegian Bokmål: padleåre — double-bladed oar used for kayaking
• Norwegian Nynorsk: padleåre — double-bladed oar used for kayaking
• Portuguese: remo — double-bladed oar used for kayaking
• Russian: весло́ (vesló) — double-bladed oar used for kayaking
• Samoan: foe — double-bladed oar used for kayaking
• Spanish: pala — double-bladed oar used for kayaking
• Swedish: paddel — double-bladed oar used for kayaking
• Tongan: fohe — double-bladed oar used for kayaking
• Turkish: kürek — double-bladed oar used for kayaking
• Vietnamese: chèo — double-bladed oar used for kayaking
• Zazaki: per (diq) — double-bladed oar used for kayaking
• Bulgarian: гребане (grebane) — use of a paddle; session of paddling
• Dutch: gepeddel — use of a paddle; session of paddling
• Finnish: melonta — use of a paddle; session of paddling
• Finnish: melontaretki — use of a paddle; session of paddling
• French: pagayage — use of a paddle; session of paddling
• German: Paddelei — use of a paddle; session of paddling
• German: Paddeltour — use of a paddle; session of paddling
• Portuguese: remada — use of a paddle; session of paddling
• Russian: гре́бля (gréblja) — use of a paddle; session of paddling
• Bulgarian: лопатка (lopatka) — slat of a paddleboat's wheel
• Dutch: schoep — slat of a paddleboat's wheel
• Finnish: siipi — slat of a paddleboat's wheel
• French: pale — slat of a paddleboat's wheel
• German: Schaufelblatt — slat of a paddleboat's wheel
• Japanese: 羽根板 (hane-ita) — slat of a paddleboat's wheel
• Russian: ло́пасть (lópastʹ) — slat of a paddleboat's wheel
• Russian: пли́ца (plíca) — slat of a paddleboat's wheel
• Armenian: թիանիվ (tʻianiv) — paddlewheel
• Bulgarian: гребно колело (grebno kolelo) — paddlewheel
• Dutch: scheprad — paddlewheel
• Dutch: waterrad — paddlewheel
• Finnish: siipiratas — paddlewheel
• French: hélice — paddlewheel
• German: Schaufelrad — paddlewheel
• Icelandic: skófluhjól — paddlewheel
• Italian: ruota a pale — paddlewheel
• Japanese: 外輪 (gairin) — paddlewheel
• Russian: гребное колесо́ (grebnoje kolesó) — paddlewheel
• Bulgarian: лопатка (lopatka) — blade of a waterwheel
• Czech: lopatka — blade of a waterwheel
• Dutch: schoep — blade of a waterwheel
• Finnish: siipi — blade of a waterwheel
• French: pale — blade of a waterwheel
• French: aube — blade of a waterwheel
• German: Schaufel — blade of a waterwheel
• German: Schaufelbrett — blade of a waterwheel
• Italian: pala — blade of a waterwheel
• Italian: pala dell'elica — blade of a waterwheel
• Japanese: 受け板 (ukeita) — blade of a waterwheel
• Japanese: 羽根板 (haneita) — blade of a waterwheel
• Russian: ло́пасть (lópastʹ) — blade of a waterwheel
• Dutch: pootjebaden — meandering walk or dabble through shallow water
• Finnish: kahlailu — meandering walk or dabble through shallow water
• Bulgarian: лопатка (lopatka) — kitchen utensil
• Finnish: lasta — kitchen utensil
• French: spatule — kitchen utensil
• German: Blattrührer — kitchen utensil
• Italian: spatola — kitchen utensil
• Japanese: しゃもじ (shamoji) — kitchen utensil
• Japanese: 杓文字 (out of Jōyō Kanji) — kitchen utensil
• Portuguese: espátula — kitchen utensil
• Russian: лопа́тка (lopátka) — kitchen utensil
• Zazaki: estami (diq) — kitchen utensil
• Bulgarian: бухалка (buhalka) — bat-shaped spanking implement
• Catalan: palmeta — bat-shaped spanking implement
• Catalan: palmatòria — bat-shaped spanking implement
• Finnish: lätkä — bat-shaped spanking implement
• French: palette — bat-shaped spanking implement
• French: palette à fessée — bat-shaped spanking implement
• Portuguese: palmatória — bat-shaped spanking implement
• Arabic: مِضْرَب (miḍrab) — equivalent of a racquet in ping-pong
• Bulgarian: хилка (hilka) — equivalent of a racquet in ping-pong
• Catalan: pala — equivalent of a racquet in ping-pong
• Finnish: maila — equivalent of a racquet in ping-pong
• French: raquette — equivalent of a racquet in ping-pong
• French: palette — equivalent of a racquet in ping-pong
• German: Tischtennisschläger — equivalent of a racquet in ping-pong
• Hungarian: pingpongütő — equivalent of a racquet in ping-pong
• Italian: racchetta — equivalent of a racquet in ping-pong
• Japanese: ラケット (raketto) — equivalent of a racquet in ping-pong
• Portuguese: raquete — equivalent of a racquet in ping-pong
• Russian: раке́тка (rakétka) — equivalent of a racquet in ping-pong
• Swedish: bordtennisracket — equivalent of a racquet in ping-pong
• Swedish: pingisracket — equivalent of a racquet in ping-pong
• Swedish: pingpongracket — equivalent of a racquet in ping-pong
• Swedish: racket — equivalent of a racquet in ping-pong
• Zazaki: raket — equivalent of a racquet in ping-pong
• Bulgarian: плавник (plavnik) — flat limb of aquatic animal
• Finnish: evä — flat limb of aquatic animal
• French: palme — flat limb of aquatic animal
• French: nageoire — flat limb of aquatic animal
• French: palette — flat limb of aquatic animal
• German: Paddel — flat limb of aquatic animal
• Japanese: 水掻き (mizukaki) — flat limb of aquatic animal
• Portuguese: palma — flat limb of aquatic animal
• Russian: плавни́к (plavník) — flat limb of aquatic animal
• Bulgarian: затвор (zatvor) — in a sluice, a panel that controls the flow of water
• Finnish: luukku — in a sluice, a panel that controls the flow of water
• French: volet — in a sluice, a panel that controls the flow of water
• German: Schieber — in a sluice, a panel that controls the flow of water
• Japanese: 扉 (tobira) — in a sluice, a panel that controls the flow of water
• Portuguese: válvula — in a sluice, a panel that controls the flow of water
• Russian: затво́р (zatvór) — in a sluice, a panel that controls the flow of water
• Zazaki: perzand — in a sluice, a panel that controls the flow of water
• Bulgarian: лапа (lapa) — (slang) hand
• Arabic: جَدَّفَ (jaddafa) — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Bangi: luka — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Basque: arraun egin — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Belarusian: грэ́бці (hrébci) — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Belarusian: веслава́ць (vjeslavácʹ) — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Bulgarian: греба́ (grebá) — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Cherokee: ᎦᎦᏪᏍᎦ (gagawesga) — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Chinese Mandarin: 划 (huá) — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Chinese Mandarin: 划船 (huáchuán) — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Chinese Mandarin: 划槳 (huájiǎng) — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Chinook Jargon: mamook isick — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Czech: veslovat — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Dutch: peddelen — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Esperanto: pagaji — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Finnish: meloa — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• French: pagayer — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• German: paddeln — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• German: rudern — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Hungarian: evez — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Icelandic: paðla — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Icelandic: róa — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Ido: pagayagar — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Indonesian: kayuh — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Indonesian: dayung — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Irish: céaslaigh — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Japanese: 漕ぐ (kogu) — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Kabuverdianu: rema — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Khmer: អុំទូក (ʼom tuuk) — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Korean: 젓다 (jeotda) — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Lingala: luka — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Lushootseed: ʔišɬ — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Macedonian: весла (vesla) — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Māori: hoe — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Norwegian Bokmål: padle — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Polish: wiosłować — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Portuguese: remar — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Russian: грести́ (grestí) — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Serbo-Croatian: вѐслати — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Serbo-Croatian: vèslati — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Shan: ၽၢႆး (pháai) — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Slovak: veslovať — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Slovene: veslati — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Spanish: remar — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Spanish: bogar — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Spanish: ciar — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Spanish: paletear — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Spanish: cinglar — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Swedish: paddla — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Swedish: ro — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Ternate: horu — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Thai: พาย (paai) — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Tidore: horu — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Ukrainian: гребти́ (hrebtý) — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Ukrainian: веслува́ти (vesluváty) — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Urak Lawoi': กาโยะฮ (kayoh) — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• Vietnamese: chèo — to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
• German: pätscheln — to row a boat with less than one's full capacity
• Bulgarian: шляпам (šljapam) — to spank with a paddle
• Cherokee: ᎠᏆᎸᏂᎭ (aqualvniha) — to spank with a paddle
• Finnish: piestä — to spank with a paddle
• French: paletter — to spank with a paddle
• Japanese: 叩く (tataku) — to spank with a paddle
• Bulgarian: милвам (milvam) — to pat gently
• Bulgarian: галя (galja) — to pat gently
• German: tätscheln — to pat gently
• Bulgarian: тъпча (tǎpča) — to trample
• German: latschen — to trample
• Bulgarian: газя (gazja) — to walk or dabble playfully in shallow water
• Bulgarian: шляпам (šljapam) — to walk or dabble playfully in shallow water
• Dutch: pootjebaden — to walk or dabble playfully in shallow water
• Finnish: kahlailla — to walk or dabble playfully in shallow water
• French: patauger — to walk or dabble playfully in shallow water
• German: planschen — to walk or dabble playfully in shallow water
• Portuguese: chafurdar — to walk or dabble playfully in shallow water
• Scottish Gaelic: grunnaich — to walk or dabble playfully in shallow water