name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈsiːmən/
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rhymes with -iːmən
homophone: seaman
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1
name
Meaning 1
A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Семе́н (Semén).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A sticky, milky fluid produced in male reproductive organs that contains the reproductive cells.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: seed, seminal fluid, ejaculate, cum, come
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: liquid body substance, bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour
Narrower terms: milt
History
Etymology
From Middle English semen, from Latin sēmen (“seed”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh1- (“to sow; plant”).
Across languages
Translations
175 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Abkhaz:
аӷьаӡ
(ağjadz)
— male reproductive fluid
Akkadian:
riḫūtu
— male reproductive fluid
Albanian:
spermë
— male reproductive fluid
Albanian:
lëng seminal
— male reproductive fluid
Arabic:
مَنِيّ
(maniyy)
— male reproductive fluid
Arabic:
مني
(mani)
— male reproductive fluid
Arabic:
لبن
(laban)
— male reproductive fluid
Armenian:
սերմ
(serm)
— male reproductive fluid
Armenian:
սերմնահեղուկ
(sermnaheġuk)
— male reproductive fluid
Asturian:
semen
— male reproductive fluid
Azerbaijani:
toxum
— male reproductive fluid
Bashkir:
мәней
(məney)
— male reproductive fluid
Bashkir:
аталыҡ орлоғо
(atalıq orloğo)
— male reproductive fluid
Basque:
hazi
— male reproductive fluid
Belarusian:
спе́рма
(spjérma)
— male reproductive fluid
Belarusian:
се́мя
(sjémja)
— male reproductive fluid
Belarusian:
кнура́
(knurá)
— male reproductive fluid
Belarusian:
насе́нне
(nasjénnje)
— male reproductive fluid
Bengali:
বীর্য
(birjo)
— male reproductive fluid
Central Bikol:
kasit
— male reproductive fluid
Bulgarian:
спе́рма
(spérma)
— male reproductive fluid
Bulgarian:
семенна течност
(semenna tečnost)
— male reproductive fluid
Burmese:
သုက်
(suk)
— male reproductive fluid
Burmese:
သုက်ရည်
(suk-rany)
— male reproductive fluid
Catalan:
esperma
— male reproductive fluid
Chinese Cantonese:
精液
— male reproductive fluid
Chinese Cantonese:
精
(zing1)
— male reproductive fluid
Chinese:
精水
(cheng-chúi)
— male reproductive fluid
Chinese:
潲
(zh-min-nan)
— male reproductive fluid
Chinese Mandarin:
精液
(jīngyè)
— male reproductive fluid
Chinese Mandarin:
㞞 /𪨊
(sóng)
— male reproductive fluid
Czech:
semeno
— male reproductive fluid
Czech:
ejakulát
— male reproductive fluid
Czech:
sperma
— male reproductive fluid
Old Czech:
chám
— male reproductive fluid
Danish:
sæd
— male reproductive fluid
Dutch:
sperma
— male reproductive fluid
Dzongkha:
ཐིག་ལེ
(thig le)
— male reproductive fluid
Egyptian:
mt:t-w-t:D53
(mtwt)
— male reproductive fluid
Esperanto:
ejakulaĵo
— male reproductive fluid
Esperanto:
spermo
— male reproductive fluid
Estonian:
seemnevedelik
— male reproductive fluid
Estonian:
sperma
— male reproductive fluid
Faroese:
sáð
— male reproductive fluid
Faroese:
spin
— male reproductive fluid
Finnish:
siemenneste
— male reproductive fluid
Finnish:
sperma
— male reproductive fluid
French:
semence
— male reproductive fluid
French:
sperme
— male reproductive fluid
Galician:
seme
— male reproductive fluid
Gamilaraay:
barabin
— male reproductive fluid
Georgian:
სპერმა
(sṗerma)
— male reproductive fluid
Georgian:
თესლი
(tesli)
— male reproductive fluid
German:
Samen
— male reproductive fluid
German:
Sperma
— male reproductive fluid
Greek:
σπέρμα
(spérma)
— male reproductive fluid
Ancient Greek:
θορός
(thorós)
— male reproductive fluid
Greenlandic:
anisooq
— male reproductive fluid
Greenlandic:
peersaq
— male reproductive fluid
Gujarati:
વીર્ય
(vīrya)
— male reproductive fluid
Hebrew:
זֶרַע
(zera')
— male reproductive fluid
Hebrew:
זִרְמָה
(zirma)
— male reproductive fluid
Hindi:
वीर्य
(vīrya)
— male reproductive fluid
Hindi:
शुक्र
(śukra)
— male reproductive fluid
Hindi:
बीज
(bīj)
— male reproductive fluid
Hindi:
धात
(dhāt)
— male reproductive fluid
Hindi:
धातु
(dhātu)
— male reproductive fluid
Hindi:
मनी
(manī)
— male reproductive fluid
Hindi:
रेतस्
(retas)
— male reproductive fluid
Hungarian:
ondó
— male reproductive fluid
Icelandic:
sæði
— male reproductive fluid
Icelandic:
sáð
— male reproductive fluid
Icelandic:
sáðvökvi
— male reproductive fluid
Icelandic:
brundur
— male reproductive fluid
Indonesian:
air mani
— male reproductive fluid
Indonesian:
semen
— male reproductive fluid
Indonesian:
sperma
— male reproductive fluid
Irish:
seamhan
— male reproductive fluid
Irish:
síol
— male reproductive fluid
Italian:
sperma
— male reproductive fluid
Italian:
seme
— male reproductive fluid
Japanese:
精液
(seieki)
— male reproductive fluid
Japanese:
ザーメン
(zāmen)
— male reproductive fluid
Karok:
síshaf
— male reproductive fluid
Kazakh:
ұрық
(ūryq)
— male reproductive fluid
Kazakh:
шәует
(şäuet)
— male reproductive fluid
Khmer:
ទឹកកាម
(tɨk kaam)
— male reproductive fluid
Korean:
정액
(jeong'aek)
— male reproductive fluid
Korean:
좆물
(jonmul)
— male reproductive fluid
Central Kurdish:
تۆواو
(towaw)
— male reproductive fluid
Northern Kurdish:
tovav
— male reproductive fluid
Kyrgyz:
сперма
(sperma)
— male reproductive fluid
Lao:
ອະສຸຈິ
(ʼa su chi)
— male reproductive fluid
Lao:
ນ້ໍາກາມ
(nam kām)
— male reproductive fluid
Latin:
sēmen
— male reproductive fluid
Latvian:
sēkla
— male reproductive fluid
Latvian:
sperma
— male reproductive fluid
Lithuanian:
sperma
— male reproductive fluid
Lithuanian:
sėkla
— male reproductive fluid
Macedonian:
сперма
(sperma)
— male reproductive fluid
Malay:
mani
— male reproductive fluid
Malayalam:
ശുക്ലം
(śuklaṁ)
— male reproductive fluid
Maltese:
liba
— male reproductive fluid
Manchu:
ᠣᠣᡵᡳ
(oori)
— male reproductive fluid
Māori:
waitātea
— male reproductive fluid
Marathi:
रेत
(ret)
— male reproductive fluid
Middle English:
seed
— male reproductive fluid
Navajo:
íígąsh
— male reproductive fluid
Norwegian:
sæd
— male reproductive fluid
Persian:
منی
(mani)
— male reproductive fluid
Persian:
اسپرم
(esperm)
— male reproductive fluid
Middle Persian:
šuhr
— male reproductive fluid
Polish:
sperma
— male reproductive fluid
Polish:
nasienie
— male reproductive fluid
Portuguese:
sêmen
— male reproductive fluid
Portuguese:
sémen
— male reproductive fluid
Romanian:
spermă
— male reproductive fluid
Russian:
се́мя
(sémja)
— male reproductive fluid
Russian:
спе́рма
(spérma)
— male reproductive fluid
Russian:
эякуля́т
(ejakulját)
— male reproductive fluid
Russian:
молофья́
(molofʹjá)
— male reproductive fluid
Inari-Sami:
siemâkolgos
— male reproductive fluid
Northern Sami:
siemagolggus
— male reproductive fluid
Skolt-Sami:
siõmkoolǥâs
— male reproductive fluid
Sanskrit:
रेतस्
(retas)
— male reproductive fluid
Serbo-Croatian:
sjeme
— male reproductive fluid
Serbo-Croatian:
ejakulat
— male reproductive fluid
Serbo-Croatian:
svršotina
— male reproductive fluid
Serbo-Croatian:
сперма
— male reproductive fluid
Serbo-Croatian:
sperma
— male reproductive fluid
Shan:
ၼမ်ႉၸိူဝ်ႉ
(nâ̰m tsô̰e)
— male reproductive fluid
Slovak:
sperma
— male reproductive fluid
Slovak:
semeno
— male reproductive fluid
Slovene:
séme
— male reproductive fluid
Slovene:
spêrma
— male reproductive fluid
Spanish:
semen
— male reproductive fluid
Spanish:
simiente
— male reproductive fluid
Sumerian:
𒀀
(a)
— male reproductive fluid
Swahili:
shahawa
— male reproductive fluid
Swahili:
manii
— male reproductive fluid
Swedish:
säd
— male reproductive fluid
Swedish:
sädesvätska
— male reproductive fluid
Swedish:
sperma
— male reproductive fluid
Swedish:
sagge
— male reproductive fluid
Tagalog:
punlay
— male reproductive fluid
Tagalog:
tabod
— male reproductive fluid
Tagalog:
tamod
— male reproductive fluid
Tagalog:
semilya
— male reproductive fluid
Tagalog:
danupunlay
— male reproductive fluid
Tajik:
тухмӣ
(tuxmi)
— male reproductive fluid
Tajik:
манӣ
(mani)
— male reproductive fluid
Tamil:
விந்து
(vintu)
— male reproductive fluid
Telugu:
వీర్యము
(vīryamu)
— male reproductive fluid
Telugu:
రేతస్సు
(rētassu)
— male reproductive fluid
Thai:
อสุจิ
(à-sù-jì)
— male reproductive fluid
Thai:
น้ํากาม
(náam-gaam)
— male reproductive fluid
Tibetan:
ཐིག་ལེ
(thig le)
— male reproductive fluid
Tocharian B:
śukkär
— male reproductive fluid
Tsou:
nan'i
— male reproductive fluid
Turkish:
meni
— male reproductive fluid
Turkish:
sperm
— male reproductive fluid
Turkish:
döl
— male reproductive fluid
Turkish:
atmık
— male reproductive fluid
Ukrainian:
спе́рма
(spérma)
— male reproductive fluid
Ukrainian:
сі́м'я
(símʺja)
— male reproductive fluid
Ukrainian:
еякуля́т
(ejakulját)
— male reproductive fluid
Ukrainian:
насі́ння
(nasínnja)
— male reproductive fluid
Urdu:
ویریہ
(vīrya)
— male reproductive fluid
Urdu:
منی
— male reproductive fluid
Uzbek:
sperma
— male reproductive fluid
Vietnamese:
tinh dịch
— male reproductive fluid
Welsh:
semen
— male reproductive fluid
Welsh:
had
— male reproductive fluid
Yiddish:
זוימען
(zoymen)
— male reproductive fluid