Definition
A young or inexperienced person in aviation; possibly a junior pilot or aircraft crew member.
Etymology
From 'air' + '-ling' (diminutive suffix meaning little or young). The suffix '-ling' comes from Old English and typically creates words for young or small versions of something (like 'duckling' or 'yearling').
Kelly Says
Though rarely used today, 'airling' follows an ancient English pattern of adding '-ling' to create junior versions—'underling,' 'hireling,' 'stripling.' Aviation has mostly replaced it with 'copilot' or 'flight cadet.'
Translations
BNবাংলা
বিমানচালক
bimānchālak
ELΕλληνικά
πιλότος
pilɔtɔs
ESEspañol
aviador
aβjaˈðoɾ
FRFrançais
aviateur
avjatœʁ
HAHA
jami'in jirgin sama
dʒɑmiːn dʒɪrɡɪn sɑmɑ
HIहिन्दी
विमानचालक
vimānchālak
IDBahasa Indonesia
penerbang
pənɛrbɑŋ
IGIG
ọkwọ ụgbọelu
ɔkwɔ̀ ụɣbɔelu
ITItaliano
aviatore
avjatɔːre
KMKM
អ្នកបើកយន្តហោះ
ʔnɑk baːk yŏntĕaʔ
MSBahasa Melayu
penerbang
pənɛrbɑŋ
MYမြန်မာ
လေယာဉ်မှူး
lè jɑ̀ m̥ú
NLNederlands
vlieger
vliːɣər
PTPortuguês
aviador
aviˈaðoɾ
RUРусский
авиатор
avʲiˈtor
SVSvenska
flygare
flyɡaɾɛ
SWKiswahili
rubani
ɾuˈbɑni
TEతెలుగు
విమానకుడు
vimāṇakuḍu
VITiếng Việt
người lái máy bay
ŋɨɜ˧˧ la˧˧i məj˧˦ ba j˧˧
YOYO
olọpa ọkọ ofurufu
ɔlɔpɑ ɔkɔ̀ ɔfʊrʊfʊ
ZUZU
ubani obephulaphi
uːˈbɑːni ɔˈbɛpʰʊlɑːpʰi