Definition
Complained persistently about something in an annoying or whiny way; made repeated complaints.
Etymology
From 'belly' (Old English 'bælg,' meaning stomach) and 'ache' (Old English 'acan,' meaning to hurt or suffer). The term emerged in American slang in the 1920s, likely comparing stomach pain to the discomfort of listening to complaints.
Kelly Says
The phrase 'bellyache' originated as genuine stomach complaints, but Americans brilliantly repurposed it to describe chronic complaining—it's like saying someone's complaints are nauseating!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንድ ነገር አይደለም
and ne-ger ay-de-lem
ARالعربية
آلم البطن
a-laam al-bat-an
BNবাংলা
পেটের ব্যথা
pet-er-b-yath-a
CACatalà
ombligo
om-bee-yoh
CSČeština
bolesti břicha
bo-les-tee b-ree-cha
DADansk
mavesmerter
ma-ves-mer-ter
DEDeutsch
sich über den Bauch beschweren
sich u-ber den bauch be-schwer-en
ELΕλληνικά
πόνος στο στομάχι
po-nos sto sto-ma-chi
ESEspañol
quejarse del estómago
kay-ha-r-seh del esto-ma-goh
FAفارسی
درد شکم
dard shek-am
FRFrançais
avoir mal au ventre
a-voir mal oh ven-tr
HEעברית
כאב בטן
k-av bet-an
HIहिन्दी
पेट में दर्द
pet mein dar-d
HUMagyar
hasmenés
has-me-nes
IDBahasa Indonesia
sakit perut
sa-kit pe-rut
ITItaliano
aver male allo stomaco
a-ver ma-le al-lo sto-ma-co
KMKM
ចង្កៀង
chong-kee-ang
KO한국어
배가 아프다
bae-ga a-peu-da
MSBahasa Melayu
sakit perut
sa-kit pe-rut
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်တုံး
kya-o-k-tu-ngee
NLNederlands
buikpijn
buik-pyne
NONorsk
mageplager
mah-ge-pla-ger
PLPolski
ból brzucha
bol broo-kha
PTPortuguês
queixar-se do estômago
kay-sheer-seh do es-toh-ma-goh
RORomână
durere de stomac
doo-reh-reh de sto-mak
RUРусский
жаловаться на живот
zhal-o-va-tsya na zhi-vot
SVSvenska
magevärk
mah-geh-ver-k
SWKiswahili
maumivu tumbo
maw-moo-vee tum-bo
TAதமிழ்
வயிற்றுப்போக்கு
vayittrup-po-koo
TEతెలుగు
పొట్టు నొప్పి
pottu no-ppi
TLTL
sakit tiyan
sa-kit tee-yan
TRTürkçe
karın ağrısı
kar-in ag-ree-see
UKУкраїнська
боль у живота
bol u zhi-vota
URاردو
پیٹ کا درد
peet ka dard
VITiếng Việt
đau bụng
dau bung