Definition
Plural of boomerang; multiple curved Aboriginal Australian throwing weapons that return to the thrower, or situations where an action rebounds negatively.
Etymology
From the Dharug language word 'bumarang,' first recorded in English in the late 1700s when European colonists encountered this Aboriginal Australian tool. The metaphorical meaning developed in the 1800s-1900s.
Kelly Says
Boomerang's journey from Aboriginal weapon to English metaphor to modern expression of consequences is a beautiful example of cultural knowledge spreading through language—we literally adopted Indigenous technology vocabulary!
Translations
ARالعربية
بومرانغ
boo-mer-angh
BNবাংলা
বুমেরান্গ
boo-me-ran-g
CACatalà
boomerangs
boo-mer-angs
CSČeština
boomerangy
boo-mer-ang-y
DADansk
boomerangs
boo-mer-angs
DEDeutsch
Boomerangs
boo-mer-angs
ELΕλληνικά
μπουμεράνγκ
mpou-me-ran-g
ESEspañol
boomerangs
bo-o-mer-angs
FAفارسی
بومران
boo-me-ran
FISuomi
boomerangit
boo-mer-ang-it
FRFrançais
boomerangs
bo-o-mer-angs
HAHA
boomerang
boo-mer-ang
HEעברית
בומברנג
bo-mer-ang
HIहिन्दी
बूमरंग
boo-mer-ang
HUMagyar
boomerangok
boo-mer-ang-ok
IDBahasa Indonesia
boomerang
boo-mer-ang
IGIG
boomerang
boo-mer-ang
ITItaliano
boomerang
boo-mer-ang
KKKK
бумеранг
boo-me-rang
KMKM
ប៊ូម៉េរ៉ង់
boo-me-rang
MSBahasa Melayu
boomerang
boo-mer-ang
MYမြန်မာ
ဘူမာရန်
boo-ma-ran
NLNederlands
boomerangs
boo-mer-angs
NONorsk
boomerangs
boo-mer-angs
PLPolski
boomerang
boo-mer-ang
PTPortuguês
boomerangs
boo-mer-angs
RORomână
boomerang
boo-mer-ang
RUРусский
бумеранги
boo-me-ran-gi
SVSvenska
boomerangs
boo-mer-angs
SWKiswahili
boomerang
boo-mer-ang
TAதமிழ்
புமெரேங்
pu-me-re-an-g
TEతెలుగు
బుమరేంగ్
boo-me-re-ng
THไทย
บูเมรัง
boo-me-rang
TLTL
boomerang
boo-mer-ang
TRTürkçe
boomerang
boo-mer-ang
UKУкраїнська
бумеранги
boo-me-ran-gi
URاردو
بومرانگ
boo-mer-ang
VITiếng Việt
boomerang
boo-mer-ang
YOYO
boomerang
boo-mer-ang
ZUZU
boomerang
boo-mer-ang