noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈstæt͡ʃ.uː/yod-coalescence
/ˈstæt.juː/non-yod-coalescence
General-American:/ˈstæt͡ʃu/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A portrait.
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Usage: dated
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Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To form a statue of; to make into a statue.
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Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a sculpture representing a human or animal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sculpture
Narrower terms: herm, nude, nude sculpture, nude statue, Olympian Zeus, sphinx, terminus, terminal figure, term, Colossus of Rhodes, Statue of Liberty
History
Etymology
From Old French statue, from Latin statua, derived from statuō (“set up or erect”). Doublet of statua.
Across languages
Translations
199 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
standbeeld
— three-dimensional work of art
Albanian:
statujë
— three-dimensional work of art
Albanian:
shtatore
— three-dimensional work of art
Arabic:
تِمْثال
(timṯāl)
— three-dimensional work of art
Arabic:
دُمْيَة
(dumya)
— three-dimensional work of art
Arabic:
تمثال
(temsāl)
— three-dimensional work of art
Armenian:
արձան
(arjan)
— three-dimensional work of art
Armenian:
անդրի
(andri)
— three-dimensional work of art
Asturian:
estatua
— three-dimensional work of art
Azerbaijani:
heykəl
— three-dimensional work of art
Balinese:
arca
— three-dimensional work of art
Balinese:
togog
— three-dimensional work of art
Bashkir:
һәйкәл
(həykəl)
— three-dimensional work of art
Basque:
estatua
— three-dimensional work of art
Belarusian:
ста́туя
(státuja)
— three-dimensional work of art
Bengali:
মূর্তি
(murti)
— three-dimensional work of art
Bhojpuri:
मुर्ती
(murtī)
— three-dimensional work of art
Central Bikol:
pararangpan
— three-dimensional work of art
Braj:
मूरत
(mūrat)
— three-dimensional work of art
Breton:
delwenn
— three-dimensional work of art
Bulgarian:
ста́туя
(státuja)
— three-dimensional work of art
Burmese:
ရုပ်ထု
(ruphtu.)
— three-dimensional work of art
Burmese:
ရုပ်တု
(ruptu.)
— three-dimensional work of art
Catalan:
estàtua
— three-dimensional work of art
Cebuano:
estatuwa
— three-dimensional work of art
Central Atlas Tamazight:
ⴰⵙⴻⴱⴷⴰⴷ
(asebdad)
— three-dimensional work of art
Chinese Cantonese:
雕像
(diu1 zoeng6)
— three-dimensional work of art
Chinese Cantonese:
塑像
(sou3 zoeng6)
— three-dimensional work of art
Hakka Chinese:
雕像
(tiâu-siong)
— three-dimensional work of art
Hakka Chinese:
塑像
(chok-siong)
— three-dimensional work of art
Chinese:
雕像
(zh-min-nan)
— three-dimensional work of art
Chinese:
塑像
(sok-siǒng)
— three-dimensional work of art
Chinese Mandarin:
雕像
(diāoxiàng)
— three-dimensional work of art
Chinese Mandarin:
塑像
(sùxiàng)
— three-dimensional work of art
Chuukese:
nios
— three-dimensional work of art
East Circassian:
сын
(sən)
— three-dimensional work of art
Coptic:
ⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ
(mēini)
— three-dimensional work of art
Corsican:
statua
— three-dimensional work of art
Cree:
ᐊᔨᓯᓂᐦᑳᐣ
(ayisinihkaan)
— three-dimensional work of art
Montagnais:
innitsheuan
— three-dimensional work of art
Czech:
socha
— three-dimensional work of art
Danish:
statue
— three-dimensional work of art
Dutch:
standbeeld
— three-dimensional work of art
Egyptian:
t-w&t-A53
(twt)
— three-dimensional work of art
Egyptian:
D33-n:t*y-A22
(ẖntj)
— three-dimensional work of art
Elfdalian:
staty
— three-dimensional work of art
Esperanto:
statuo
— three-dimensional work of art
Estonian:
kuju
— three-dimensional work of art
Faroese:
standmynd
— three-dimensional work of art
Fijian:
vakatākarakara
— three-dimensional work of art
Finnish:
kuvapatsas
— three-dimensional work of art
Finnish:
patsas
— three-dimensional work of art
French:
statue
— three-dimensional work of art
West-Frisian:
stânbyld
— three-dimensional work of art
Galician:
estatua
— three-dimensional work of art
Georgian:
ქანდაკება
(kandaḳeba)
— three-dimensional work of art
Georgian:
სტატუა
(sṭaṭua)
— three-dimensional work of art
German:
Statue
— three-dimensional work of art
German:
Standbild
— three-dimensional work of art
Greek:
άγαλμα
(ágalma)
— three-dimensional work of art
Ancient Greek:
ἄγαλμα
(ágalma)
— three-dimensional work of art
Ancient Greek:
ἀνδριάς
(andriás)
— three-dimensional work of art
Greenlandic:
inuusaliaq
— three-dimensional work of art
Gujarati:
પ્રતિમા
(pratimā)
— three-dimensional work of art
Haitian Creole:
estati
— three-dimensional work of art
Hawaiian:
kiʻi
— three-dimensional work of art
Hawaiian:
kiʻi kālai ʻia
— three-dimensional work of art
Hebrew:
פֶּסֶל
(pésel)
— three-dimensional work of art
Hindi:
प्रतिमा
(pratimā)
— three-dimensional work of art
Hindi:
मुर्ती
(murtī)
— three-dimensional work of art
Hindi:
मूरत
(mūrat)
— three-dimensional work of art
Hindi:
मुजस्समा
(mujassamā)
— three-dimensional work of art
Hungarian:
szobor
— three-dimensional work of art
Icelandic:
stytta
— three-dimensional work of art
Ido:
statuo
— three-dimensional work of art
Ilocano:
estátua
— three-dimensional work of art
Indonesian:
patung
— three-dimensional work of art
Irish:
dealbh
— three-dimensional work of art
Irish:
íomhá
— three-dimensional work of art
Italian:
statua
— three-dimensional work of art
Japanese:
像
(zō)
— three-dimensional work of art
Japanese:
彫像
(chōzō)
— three-dimensional work of art
Japanese:
塑像
(sozō)
— three-dimensional work of art
Javanese:
ꦉꦕ
(reca)
— three-dimensional work of art
Javanese:
reca
— three-dimensional work of art
Kannada:
ಪ್ರತಿಮೆ
(pratime)
— three-dimensional work of art
Kazakh:
мүсін
(müsın)
— three-dimensional work of art
Khmer:
រូបចំលាក់
(ruup cɑm lĕək)
— three-dimensional work of art
Khmer:
រូប
(ruup)
— three-dimensional work of art
Khmer:
រូបឆ្លាក់
(ruup chlak)
— three-dimensional work of art
K'iche':
atz
— three-dimensional work of art
Korean:
조상
(josang)
— three-dimensional work of art
Korean:
조각상
(jogaksang)
— three-dimensional work of art
Korean:
상
(sang)
— three-dimensional work of art
Northern Kurdish:
peykel
— three-dimensional work of art
Northern Kurdish:
heykel
— three-dimensional work of art
Northern Kurdish:
senem
— three-dimensional work of art
Northern Kurdish:
pût
— three-dimensional work of art
Northern Kurdish:
kelwaş
— three-dimensional work of art
Kyrgyz:
статуя
(statuya)
— three-dimensional work of art
Kyrgyz:
айкел
(aykel)
— three-dimensional work of art
Lao:
ຮູບປັ້ນ
(hūp pan)
— three-dimensional work of art
Latin:
statua
— three-dimensional work of art
Latvian:
statuja
— three-dimensional work of art
Limburgish:
standjsbeildj
— three-dimensional work of art
Lingala:
ekeko
— three-dimensional work of art
Lithuanian:
statula
— three-dimensional work of art
Luxembourgish:
Statu
— three-dimensional work of art
Macedonian:
ста́туа
(státua)
— three-dimensional work of art
Macedonian:
кип
(kip)
— three-dimensional work of art
Malagasy:
sary vongana
— three-dimensional work of art
Malay:
patung
— three-dimensional work of art
Malayalam:
പ്രതിമ
(pratima)
— three-dimensional work of art
Maltese:
statwa
— three-dimensional work of art
Maltese:
vara
— three-dimensional work of art
Māori:
pakoko
— three-dimensional work of art
Marathi:
पुतळा
(putḷā)
— three-dimensional work of art
Mirandese:
státua
— three-dimensional work of art
Mongolian:
хөшөө
(xöšöö)
— three-dimensional work of art
Mongolian:
баримал
(barimal)
— three-dimensional work of art
Neapolitan:
statola
— three-dimensional work of art
Norwegian Bokmål:
statue
— three-dimensional work of art
Norwegian Nynorsk:
statue
— three-dimensional work of art
Occitan:
estatua
— three-dimensional work of art
Odia:
ମୂର୍ତି
(murti)
— three-dimensional work of art
Ojibwe:
mazinichigan
— three-dimensional work of art
Old English:
anlīcnes
— three-dimensional work of art
Old South Arabian:
𐩮𐩡𐩣𐩬
(ṣlmn)
— three-dimensional work of art
Papiamentu:
estatua
— three-dimensional work of art
Parthian:
𐭐𐭕𐭊𐭓
(ptkr)
— three-dimensional work of art
Pashto:
مجسمه
(mojasema)
— three-dimensional work of art
Pashto:
هيکل
(haykal)
— three-dimensional work of art
Iranian Persian:
تَنْدیس
(tandis)
— three-dimensional work of art
Iranian Persian:
مُجَسَّمِه
(mojassame)
— three-dimensional work of art
Iranian Persian:
پِیْکَرِه
(peykare)
— three-dimensional work of art
Iranian Persian:
هِیْکَل
(heykal)
— three-dimensional work of art
Polish:
posąg
— three-dimensional work of art
Polish:
statua
— three-dimensional work of art
Portuguese:
estátua
— three-dimensional work of art
Rapa Nui:
mo'ai
— three-dimensional work of art
Romagnol:
stêtuva
— three-dimensional work of art
Romanian:
statuie
— three-dimensional work of art
Romanian:
statuă
— three-dimensional work of art
Romansh:
statua
— three-dimensional work of art
Russian:
ста́туя
(státuja)
— three-dimensional work of art
Russian:
извая́ние
(izvajánije)
— three-dimensional work of art
Northern Sami:
bázzi
— three-dimensional work of art
Samogitian:
statola
— three-dimensional work of art
Sanskrit:
प्रतिमा
(pratimā)
— three-dimensional work of art
Scottish Gaelic:
buinne
— three-dimensional work of art
Scottish Gaelic:
ìomhaigh
— three-dimensional work of art
Serbo-Croatian:
ста̑туа
— three-dimensional work of art
Serbo-Croatian:
ки̑п
— three-dimensional work of art
Serbo-Croatian:
stȃtua
— three-dimensional work of art
Serbo-Croatian:
kȋp
— three-dimensional work of art
Shan:
ႁုၼ်ႇႁၢင်ႈ
(hùn hāang)
— three-dimensional work of art
Sicilian:
stàtua
— three-dimensional work of art
Sikkimese:
སྐུ
(sku)
— three-dimensional work of art
Sinhalese:
පිළිමය
(piḷimaya)
— three-dimensional work of art
Slovak:
socha
— three-dimensional work of art
Slovene:
kip
— three-dimensional work of art
Lower Sorbian:
póstawa
— three-dimensional work of art
Lower Sorbian:
statuwa
— three-dimensional work of art
Upper Sorbian:
statua
— three-dimensional work of art
Upper Sorbian:
postawa
— three-dimensional work of art
Spanish:
estatua
— three-dimensional work of art
Sundanese:
patung
— three-dimensional work of art
Swahili:
sanamu
— three-dimensional work of art
Swedish:
staty
— three-dimensional work of art
Swedish:
stod
— three-dimensional work of art
Tagoi:
istatuwa
— three-dimensional work of art
Tajik:
ҳайкал
(haykal)
— three-dimensional work of art
Tajik:
муҷассама
(mujassama)
— three-dimensional work of art
Tamil:
சிலை
(cilai)
— three-dimensional work of art
Tamil:
உருவம்
(uruvam)
— three-dimensional work of art
Tatar:
һәйкәл
(häykäl)
— three-dimensional work of art
Telugu:
ప్రతిమ
(pratima)
— three-dimensional work of art
Telugu:
విగ్రహం
(vigrahaṁ)
— three-dimensional work of art
Thai:
รูปปั้น
(rûup-bpân)
— three-dimensional work of art
Tibetan:
སྐུ་འདྲ
(sku 'dra)
— three-dimensional work of art
Tibetan:
འདྲ་སྐུ
('dra sku)
— three-dimensional work of art
Tibetan:
སྐུ་བརྙན
(sku brnyan)
— three-dimensional work of art
Tigrinya:
ሓወልቲ
(ḥawälti)
— three-dimensional work of art
Turkish:
heykel
— three-dimensional work of art
Turkish:
yontu
— three-dimensional work of art
Ottoman Turkish:
هیكل
(heykel)
— three-dimensional work of art
Turkmen:
heýkel
— three-dimensional work of art
Ugaritic:
𐎕𐎍𐎎
(ṣlm)
— three-dimensional work of art
Ukrainian:
ста́туя
(státuja)
— three-dimensional work of art
Urdu:
مُجَسَّمَہ
(mujassama)
— three-dimensional work of art
Urdu:
بُت
(but)
— three-dimensional work of art
Uyghur:
ھەيكەل
(heykel)
— three-dimensional work of art
Uzbek:
haykal
— three-dimensional work of art
Vietnamese:
tượng
— three-dimensional work of art
Volapük:
magot
— three-dimensional work of art
Welsh:
statud
— three-dimensional work of art
Welsh:
cerflun
— three-dimensional work of art
Yiddish:
סטאַטוע
(statue)
— three-dimensional work of art