Definition
Past tense of boomerang; came back to affect the person or group that caused it, like an Australian boomerang that returns to the thrower.
Etymology
From 'boomerang' + '-ed'. Boomerang comes from Dharug (Aboriginal Australian language) 'bumarang,' adopted into English in the 1800s. The metaphorical use emerged as the returning weapon became a symbol for actions with unintended consequences.
Kelly Says
Boomerang is one of the few words English borrowed from Aboriginal Australian languages—it's fascinating because we adopted not just the word but its cultural meaning, and then created a whole new metaphor about consequences!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ቡሜራንግ
boo-meh-rang
ARالعربية
بوميرانج
boo-meh-rang
BNবাংলা
বুমেরাং
boo-meh-rang
CACatalà
bumerang
boo-meh-rang
CSČeština
bumerangovat
boo-meh-rang-oh-vat
DADansk
bumerange
boo-meh-rang-eh
DEDeutsch
bumerangiert
boo-meh-rang-eert
ELΕλληνικά
μπούμερανγκ
boo-meh-rang
ESEspañol
bumeranear
boo-meh-rah-neh-ahr
FAفارسی
بومرنگ
boo-meh-rang
FISuomi
bumerangia
boo-meh-rang-ee-ah
FRFrançais
boomerangé
boo-meh-rang-eh
GUGU
બૂમેરાંગ
boo-meh-rang
HAHA
bumerang
boo-meh-rang
HEעברית
בומרנג
boo-meh-rang
HIहिन्दी
बुमरांग करना
boo-meh-rang kahr-nah
HUMagyar
bumerángol
boo-meh-rang-ol
IDBahasa Indonesia
bumerang
boo-meh-rang
IGIG
bumerang
boo-meh-rang
ITItaliano
boomerangare
boo-meh-rang-ah-reh
JA日本語
ブーメランする
boo-meh-ran su-ru
KKKK
бумеранг
boo-meh-rang
KMKM
ប៊ូមេរ៉ាង
boo-meh-rang
KO한국어
부메랑하다
boo-meh-rang-hah-dah
MRMR
बुमेरांग
boo-meh-rang
MSBahasa Melayu
bumerang
boo-meh-rang
MYမြန်မာ
ဘူမာရင်း
boo-meh-rang
NLNederlands
bumerangen
boo-meh-rang-ehn
NONorsk
bumerange
boo-meh-rang-eh
PAPA
ਬੂਮਰਾਂਗ
boo-meh-rang
PLPolski
bumerangować
boo-meh-rang-oh-vahch
PTPortuguês
bumeranguear
boo-meh-rang-geh-ahr
RORomână
a bumeranga
ah boo-meh-rang-ah
RUРусский
бумеранжировать
boo-meh-rang-ee-roh-vat
SVSvenska
bumeranga
boo-meh-rang-ah
SWKiswahili
bumerangi
boo-meh-rang-ee
TAதமிழ்
பூமராங்கு
boo-meh-rang-gu
TEతెలుగు
బూమరాంగ్
boo-meh-rang
THไทย
บูมเมอแรง
boo-meh-rang
TLTL
bumerang
boo-meh-rang
TRTürkçe
bumerang yapmak
boo-meh-rang yah-pahk
UKУкраїнська
бумеранжувати
boo-meh-rang-oo-vah-ty
URاردو
بومرنگ
boo-meh-rang
VITiếng Việt
bumerang
boo-meh-rang
YOYO
bùméràng
boo-meh-rang
ZUZU
ibumerangi
ee-boo-meh-rang-ee