Aud

/ɔd/ noun

Definition

Informal abbreviation for auditorium. A large room or hall used for public gatherings, performances, or lectures.

Etymology

Shortened form of 'auditorium,' which comes from Latin 'auditorium' meaning 'a place for hearing,' from 'audire' (to hear). The abbreviation reflects casual, institutional usage.

Kelly Says

This casual abbreviation 'aud' perfectly captures how institutions create their own linguistic shortcuts - students and staff naturally compress 'auditorium' to something quicker, showing how language efficiency develops within communities.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ተኧንተኛ
te-ayn-te-nya
ARالعربية
جمهور
jumhūr
BNবাংলা
শ্রোতামণ্ডলী
śrōtāmaṇḍalī
CACatalà
públic
pu-blic
CSČeština
publikum
pu-bli-kum
DADansk
publikum
pu-bli-kum
DEDeutsch
Zuhörer
tsoo-hoh-rer
ELΕλληνικά
κοινό
kee-no
ESEspañol
auditorio
ow-dee-to-rio
FAفارسی
شنونده
shenavande
FISuomi
yleisö
y-lei-so
FRFrançais
audience
/o.djɑ̃s/
GUGU
શ્રોતાઓ
śrotāo
HAHA
masu sauraro
ma-su sau-ra-ro
HEעברית
קהל
kahal
HIहिन्दी
श्रोतागण
śrotāgaṇ
HUMagyar
közönség
koe-zoen-seg
IDBahasa Indonesia
penonton
pe-non-ton
IGIG
ndị na-ege ntị
n-dee na-e-ge n-tee
ITItaliano
uditorio
oo-dee-to-rio
JA日本語
聴衆
chōshū
KKKK
тыңдаушылар
tyn-da-u-shy-lar
KMKM
អ្នកស្តាប់
nek staab
KO한국어
청중
cheong-jung
MRMR
प्रेक्षक
prēkṣak
MSBahasa Melayu
penonton
pe-non-ton
MYမြန်မာ
နားထောင်သူများ
naa-thau-ng-su-myarr
NLNederlands
publiek
pu-bliek
NONorsk
publikum
pu-bli-kum
PAPA
ਸਰੋਤਿਆਂ
sarotiyā̃
PLPolski
słuchacze
swu-chah-che
PTPortuguês
auditório
ow-dee-to-rio
RORomână
public
pu-blic
RUРусский
аудитория
aw-dee-to-ree-ya
SVSvenska
publik
pu-blik
SWKiswahili
wasikilizaji
wa-si-ki-li-zi
TAதமிழ்
பொது
po-thu
TEతెలుగు
ప్రేక్షకులు
prēkṣakulu
THไทย
ผู้ฟัง
phū fang
TLTL
mga tagapakinig
ma-ga tag-a-pa-ki-nig
TRTürkçe
dinleyici
din-le-yi-ji
UKУкраїнська
аудиторія
aw-dee-to-ree-ya
URاردو
سامع
sāmiʿ
VITiếng Việt
khán giả
khan-gia
YOYO
àwon tí ń gbọ́
a-won ti ng-bo
ZH中文
听众
tīng zhòng
ZUZU
abafundi
a-ba-fun-di

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