Boatward

/ˈboʊtˌwərd/ adverb

Definition

In the direction of a boat; toward a boat or toward the water where boats travel.

Etymology

Compound of 'boat' and '-ward' (Old English 'weard', meaning 'turned toward' or 'direction'). This follows the pattern of directional adverbs like 'homeward', 'forward', and 'skyward'.

Kelly Says

Words ending in '-ward' are less common in modern English, but 'boatward' shows how medieval speakers could create directional adverbs for almost any noun—showing a linguistic flexibility we've mostly lost!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እን läng ሰፍ እንደሚ
en lang sef en-de-mi
ARالعربية
نحو مؤخرة السفينة
na-hu mu-kha-ra al-safina
BNবাংলা
নৌকা দিকে
nau-ka di-ke
CACatalà
cap a la popa del vaixell
cap a la po-pa del va-i-xel
CSČeština
v směru k zadní části lodi
v smě-ru k zad-ní části lo-di
DADansk
mod skibets bag
mod skib-ets bag
DEDeutsch
richtungslos
rich-tungs-los
ELΕλληνικά
προς την πρύμνη
pros tin pru-mni
ESEspañol
hacia atrás del barco
a-cha a-tras del ba-r-co
FAفارسی
به سمت دم کشتی
beh sa-mat dam kashti
FISuomi
alustan perään
al-u-stan pe-ään
FRFrançais
vers l'arrière du bateau
ver l'a-r-ri-er du ba-teau
GUGU
શિપ સુધી
ship su-dhi
HAHA
zuwa kwanin ruwa
zu-wa kwan-in ru-wa
HEעברית
כיוון לזנב הסירה
ki-v-yon le-zenav hasira
HIहिन्दी
नाव की ओर
naav ki or
HUMagyar
a hajó farok felé
a ha-jó fa-rok é-ly
IDBahasa Indonesia
menuju buritan kapal
me-nu-ju bu-ri-tan ka-pal
IGIG
na-nke a gburugburu
na-n-ke a g-bu-ru-gu-ru
ITItaliano
verso poppa
ver-so pop-pa
JA日本語
船の方へ
sen no hou e
KKKK
кемел аяга
ke-mel a-ya-ga
KMKM
ទៅខាង រថ
tou kha-ong rath
KO한국어
배 뒤로
bae dwi-ro
MRMR
नावच्या शेवटी
na-va-cha she-vat-i
MSBahasa Melayu
menuju buritan kapal
me-nu-ju bu-ri-tan ka-pal
MYမြန်မာ
ရေကယာ နောက်သို့
ye-ka-ya nauk tho
NLNederlands
in de richting van de stuurboord
in de ri-ching van de stui-boord
NONorsk
mot skips bak
mot skip-s bak
PAPA
ਜਹਾਜ ਦੇ ਪਿੱਛੇ
ja-haaj de pich-che
PLPolski
w kierunku rufy
v ko-n-i-ku ru-fy
PTPortuguês
em direção à popa
em di-rei-ção a-po-pa
RORomână
cât coada navei
cat co-ada na-vei
RUРусский
на корму
na kor-mu
SVSvenska
mot skrovets bak
mot skro-vets bak
SWKiswahili
katika mwelekeo wa mkia wa meli
ka-ti-ka mwe-le-keo wa m-kia wa me-li
TAதமிழ்
படகு பின்புறம் நோக்கி
pa-da-ku pin-pu-ram no-kki
TEతెలుగు
నౌక చివరకు
nau-ka chi-var-ku
THไทย
ไปทางท้ายเรือ
pai tang tai reu
TLTL
tungo sa likod ng bangka
tun-go sa li-kod ng ban-ka
TRTürkçe
tekneye doğru
tek-ne-ye do-ru
UKУкраїнська
до корми
do kor-mi
URاردو
جہاز کی طرف
ja-haz ki taraf
VITiếng Việt
hướng về phía đuôi thuyền
huong ve phi-a duoi thuyen
YOYO
lẹ̀wọ̀ ẹ̀kọ́
le-wo yo e-ko
ZH中文
朝船尾
chao chuán wěi
ZUZU
kuya kwesho
ku-ya kwes-ho

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