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stomachache

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈstʌməkˌeɪk/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A pain in the abdomen, often caused by indigestion, in which the pain is usually lower than the stomach and related to the intestines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gut rot

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stomach ache, bellyache, gastralgia

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ache, aching

History

Etymology

From stomach + ache.

Across languages

Translations

80 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: buikpyn — pain in the abdomen
  • Amharic: የሆድ ህመም (yähod həmäm) — pain in the abdomen
  • Arabic: مَغْص (maḡṣ) — pain in the abdomen
  • Arabic: مَغَص (maḡaṣ) — pain in the abdomen
  • Assamese: পেটৰ বিষ (petor bix) — pain in the abdomen
  • Assamese: জঠৰজালা (zothorzala) — pain in the abdomen
  • Azerbaijani: qarın ağrısı — pain in the abdomen
  • Bashkir: ашҡаҙан ауырыуы (aşqaźan awırıwı) — pain in the abdomen
  • Catalan: mal de panxa — pain in the abdomen
  • Chinese Mandarin: 胃痛 (wèitòng) — pain in the abdomen
  • Czech: bolest žaludku — pain in the abdomen
  • Danish: mavepine — pain in the abdomen
  • Dutch: buikpijn — pain in the abdomen
  • Esperanto: stomakdoloro — pain in the abdomen
  • Estonian: kõhuvalu — pain in the abdomen
  • Finnish: vatsakipu — pain in the abdomen
  • Finnish: mahanpuru — pain in the abdomen
  • French: maux de ventre — pain in the abdomen
  • French: mal au ventre — pain in the abdomen
  • Georgian: კუჭის ტკივილი (ḳuč̣is ṭḳivili) — pain in the abdomen
  • German: Bauchschmerzen — pain in the abdomen
  • German: Magenschmerzen — pain in the abdomen
  • German: Magendrücken — pain in the abdomen
  • German: Magenweh — pain in the abdomen
  • German: Leibschmerzen — pain in the abdomen
  • Greek: στομαχόπονος (stomachóponos) — pain in the abdomen
  • Hungarian: gyomorfájás — pain in the abdomen
  • Hungarian: hasfájás — pain in the abdomen
  • Icelandic: magapína — pain in the abdomen
  • Indonesian: sakit perut — pain in the abdomen
  • Irish: tinneas goile — pain in the abdomen
  • Italian: mal di pancia — pain in the abdomen
  • Japanese: 腹痛 — pain in the abdomen
  • Kazakh: асқазан ауруы (asqazan auruy) — pain in the abdomen
  • Korean: 복통 (boktong) — pain in the abdomen
  • Korean: 배탈 (baetal) — pain in the abdomen
  • Northern Kurdish: zikêşî — pain in the abdomen
  • Kyrgyz: ашказан оорусу (aşkazan oorusu) — pain in the abdomen
  • Macedonian: сто́мачна бо́лка (stómačna bólka) — pain in the abdomen
  • Māori: kōpito — pain in the abdomen
  • Māori: ngaupuku — pain in the abdomen
  • Māori: ngau te puku — pain in the abdomen
  • Khiamniungan Naga: thāikìoh — pain in the abdomen
  • Nogai: асказан авырувы (askazan avıruvı) — pain in the abdomen
  • Norman: colique — pain in the abdomen
  • Norwegian Bokmål: magesmerte — pain in the abdomen
  • Norwegian Bokmål: mageknip — pain in the abdomen
  • Norwegian Bokmål: maveknip — pain in the abdomen
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vondt i magen — pain in the abdomen
  • Old English: mageċe — pain in the abdomen
  • Persian: معده درد (me'de dard) — pain in the abdomen
  • Persian: دلدرد (deldard) — pain in the abdomen
  • Polish: ból brzucha — pain in the abdomen
  • Portuguese: dor de barriga — pain in the abdomen
  • Romanian: dureri de burtă — pain in the abdomen
  • Russian: боль в животе́ (bolʹ v životé) — pain in the abdomen
  • Russian: боль в желу́дке (bolʹ v želúdke) — pain in the abdomen
  • Serbo-Croatian: trbobolja — pain in the abdomen
  • Serbo-Croatian: trbuhobolja — pain in the abdomen
  • Spanish: dolor de estómago — pain in the abdomen
  • Swedish: magont — pain in the abdomen
  • Swedish: magknip — pain in the abdomen
  • Swedish: magsmärta — pain in the abdomen
  • Tagalog: suag — pain in the abdomen
  • Tamil: வயிற்றுவலி (vayiṟṟuvali) — pain in the abdomen
  • Tatar: ашказан авыруы (aşqazan awıruwı) — pain in the abdomen
  • Tewa: sihay — pain in the abdomen
  • Thai: ปวดท้อง — pain in the abdomen
  • Thai: ปวตท้อง (pwd thxng) — pain in the abdomen
  • Turkish: karın ağrısı — pain in the abdomen
  • Turkish: mide ağrısı — pain in the abdomen
  • Turkmen: aşgazan agyrysy — pain in the abdomen
  • Ulwa (Nicaragua): yumah — pain in the abdomen
  • Uyghur: ئاشقازان ئاغرىقى (ashqazan aghriqi) — pain in the abdomen
  • Uzbek: oshqozon og'rig'i — pain in the abdomen
  • Vietnamese: đau dạ dày — pain in the abdomen
  • Volapük: stomägadol — pain in the abdomen
  • Volapük: bälidadol — pain in the abdomen
  • Welsh: poen yn y bol — pain in the abdomen
  • Welsh: poen yn y cylla — pain in the abdomen