Definition
A large container for holding water in which a person can sit and bathe.
Etymology
From 'bath' plus 'tub' — but 'tub' comes from Middle Dutch 'tubbe' meaning a wooden container for brewing beer! Early bathtubs were literally repurposed beer vats. Medieval brewers made large wooden vessels for fermenting ale, and people discovered these made perfect bathing containers when not in use.
Kelly Says
Your relaxing bubble bath happens in something originally designed for making beer. Medieval people literally bathed in retired brewery equipment — so every time you soak in the tub, you're continuing a tradition that started with recycled beer barrels!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ብሁርን ግርን
fagot lewot
ARالعربية
مقلع الحمام
maqalh alhamam
BNবাংলা
ইক কাস্তুল কাস্তুল
ek kastul kastul
CACatalà
banyera
bah-nyeh-rah
DADansk
badekar
bah-deh-kahr
DEDeutsch
Badewanne
bah-deh-vah-neh
ELΕλληνικά
Βανιό
vah-nee-oh
ESEspañol
bañera
bah-nyeh-rah
FISuomi
kylpyamme
kool-pyah-meh
FRFrançais
baignoire
beh-nywahr
HIहिन्दी
स्नरिल तोयले
snanril toyale
IDBahasa Indonesia
bak mandi
bahk mahn-dee
ITItaliano
vasca da bagno
vah-skah dah bah-nyoh
KKKK
бастардар
bah-stahr-dahr
KMKM
តាពំស តាពំស
khwai khwai
KO한국어
방놀에신 소년
yangnom gamsi
MSBahasa Melayu
tab mandi
tahb mahn-dee
MYမြန်မာ
ပိးငးဝ် ပိးငးဝ်
baasoon baasoon
NLNederlands
badkuip
bahd-koyp
NONorsk
badekar
bah-deh-kahr
PTPortuguês
banheira
bahn-hey-rah
RORomână
cadă de baie
kah-deh deh bah-ee-eh
SVSvenska
badkar
bahd-kahr
SWKiswahili
bafu ya kuoga
bah-foo yah koo-gah
TAதமிழ்
த்த்கலு ப்த்தி
paduthal vaadai
TEతెలుగు
బాబా క్ర్క్
snanam snanam
TLTL
paliguan
pah-lee-gwahn
TRTürkçe
banyo kabı
bah-nyoh kah-bee
UKУкраїнська
ванна
vah-nah
URاردو
منجم منجم
manjam manjam
VITiếng Việt
bệnh tẩm
behn tam
YOYO
ómó àèàè
oh-moh ah-eh-eh
ZUZU
abantu abahlezi
ah-bahntoo ah-bah-leh-zee