Barbarians

/bɑrˈbɛriənz/ noun

Definition

People from outside a civilized society, or those considered uncivilized or crude by others.

Etymology

From Latin 'barbarus,' which came from Greek 'barbaros,' originally meaning 'foreign' or 'non-Greek.' The Greeks used it to mock people who didn't speak Greek, claiming their language sounded like 'bar-bar-bar' (unintelligible). Over time it shifted to mean 'uncivilized' or 'savage.'

Kelly Says

The ancient Greeks basically invented this insult as the ultimate put-down for anyone who wasn't like them—it's the original 'othering' word that justified conquest. What's wild is that many 'barbarians' like the Romans and Vikings turned out to be just as sophisticated; the label said more about the speaker's prejudice than the people being described.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ባርባራ (barbara)
ba-rbar-a
ARالعربية
بربر (barbar)
bar-bar
BNবাংলা
বর্বার (barbar)
bar-bar
CACatalà
bàrbars
bar-bars
CSČeština
barbarové
bar-ba-ro-ve
DADansk
barbarer
bar-ba-rer
DEDeutsch
Barbaren
bar-ba-ren
ELΕλληνικά
βάρβαροι (varvaroi)
var-var-oi
ESEspañol
bárbaros
bar-ba-rohs
FAفارسی
بَربر (barbar)
bar-bar
FISuomi
barbaarit
bar-ba-a-rit
FRFrançais
barbares
bar-ba-räs
GUGU
બારબર (barbar)
bar-bar
HAHA
barbar
bar-bar
HEעברית
בָּרְבָּרִים (b'arbarim)
bar-bar-im
HIहिन्दी
बर्बर (barbar)
bar-bar
HUMagyar
barbárok
bar-ba-rok
IDBahasa Indonesia
barbar
bar-bar
IGIG
ọmọ-ọlọ́pọ́
o-mo-o-lo-po
ITItaliano
barbari
bar-ba-ree
JA日本語
蛮人 (ばんじん)
ban-jin
KKKK
баrbар (barbar)
bar-bar
KMKM
ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ (prea chea pol rodt)
prea-chea-pol-rodt
KO한국어
bárbaros
ba-rba-rohs
MRMR
बर्बर (barbar)
bar-bar
MSBahasa Melayu
Barbar
bar-bar
MYမြန်မာ
ဘာဘာ (bara ba)
ba-ra-ba
NLNederlands
barbaren
bar-ba-ren
NONorsk
barbarer
bar-ba-rer
PAPA
ਬਾਰਬਰ (barbar)
bar-bar
PLPolski
barbarzyńcy
bar-bar-zyn-tsy
PTPortuguês
bárbaros
bar-ba-rohs
RORomână
barbari
bar-ba-ree
RUРусский
варвары (varvary)
var-va-ry
SVSvenska
barbarer
bar-ba-rer
SWKiswahili
wababa
wa-ba-ba
TAதமிழ்
பைரவாக்கள் (pairavaakkal)
pai-ra-vaak-kal
TEతెలుగు
బాబర్లు (babarlu)
ba-bar-lu
THไทย
พวกโจร
pwaak jor
TLTL
barbaro
bar-ba-ro
TRTürkçe
barbarlar
bar-bar-lar
UKУкраїнська
варвари (varvari)
var-va-ry
URاردو
بَربر (barbar)
bar-bar
VITiếng Việt
người man rợ
ngoo-ee man ro
YOYO
awon ọmọ-ọlọ́pọ́
awon o-mo-o-lo-po
ZH中文
蛮人 (mànrén)
man-ren
ZUZU
amabharbara
a-ma-bar-ba-ra

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