Definition
A board or molding that covers the joint where the wall meets the floor, running along the bottom of interior walls.
Etymology
A straightforward American compound from 'base' + 'board,' first recorded in the 1840s as American house construction standardized. However, the concept traces back to ancient Greek and Roman architecture, where they used marble or stone 'bases' to protect wall bottoms from damage. The British call this 'skirting board' (it 'skirts' around the room), while Americans chose the more literal 'base board' — it's the board at the base.
Kelly Says
This is another case of Americans and Brits looking at the same thing and naming it completely differently! While the British saw trim that 'skirts' around a room's perimeter, Americans focused on its function as the 'base' of the wall. Both cultures were solving the same problem — protecting walls from mops and furniture — but their names reveal different ways of thinking about the same object.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መሠረት ውስጥ ነገር
me-se-ret wus-t ne-ger
ARالعربية
سُبلة الأرضية
su-ba-lat al-ar-di-ya
BNবাংলা
ভিত্তি বর্গ
bhit-ti bor-g
CACatalà
bordat del sòl
bord-at del so-l
CSČeština
podlahová lišta
po-dla-ho-va li-šta
DEDeutsch
Sockelleiste
sok-el-ly-st
ELΕλληνικά
περιμετρική
pe-ri-me-tri-ki
ESEspañol
moldura base
moh-l-dur-ah bah-se
FAفارسی
پایه دیوار
pa-ye di-va-ar
FISuomi
pohjalist
poh-ja-list
FRFrançais
plinthe
plin-th
GUGU
આધાર પ્લેટ
a-dhaar pla-t
HAHA
gaban gida
ga-ban gi-da
HEעברית
קרן רצפה
kar-en ra-tza-fa
HIहिन्दी
मूल आधार
mool adha-ar
HUMagyar
padlóléc
pa-dlo-le-c
IDBahasa Indonesia
pundak dinding
pun-dak di-ding
IGIG
akpa ụkpụrụ
ak-pa uk-pu-ru
ITItaliano
battiscopa
ba-tis-sko-pa
KKKK
жұмыс орны
jyu-mys or-ny
KMKM
បាត់ រាប់
ba-at ra-ab
KO한국어
기본 밑판
gi-bon mit-pan
MRMR
मूल पट्टा
mool pat-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
papan lantai
pa-pan lan-tai
PAPA
ਮੁਢਲੀ ਪਲਾਂਟ
mu-dhal-ee pla-nt
PLPolski
listwa przypodłogowa
list-wa pri-pod-lo-go-wa
PTPortuguês
rodapé
ro-da-pe
RUРусский
плинтус
plin-tus
SWKiswahili
mzunguko wa sakafu
m-zun-gu-ko wa sa-ka-fu
TAதமிழ்
கீழ்ப்பகுதி
ki-zh-pa-ku-thi
TEతెలుగు
ముఖ్య ప్లాట్
mu-kha-ya pla-t
THไทย
ฐานฝาผนัง
than fa-phan-ang
TLTL
baseboard
base-board
TRTürkçe
taban panosu
ta-ban pa-no-su
UKУкраїнська
плінтус
plin-tus
URاردو
چھت کا پینٹ
cha-t ka pa-int
VITiếng Việt
viền chân tường
vye-n chan tuong
ZUZU
isiphuthu
ee-si-pu-thu