Definition
A remote, rural, or sparsely populated area, often considered backward or undeveloped; usually used in plural form.
Etymology
From Tagalog 'bundok' (mountain), brought to English by American soldiers in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War and Philippine-American War (1898-1902).
Kelly Says
The word traveled from Tagalog to American military slang to standard English, making it a perfect example of how colonial encounters create linguistic borrowing—and how 'boondocks' became slang for anywhere rural Americans lived.
Translations
DEDeutsch
abgelegene Gegend
ah-be-le-ge-ne ge-gend
ESEspañol
campo lejano
kam-po le-ja-no
FAفارسی
منطقه دورا
man-ta-qeh doo-ra
FISuomi
maaseutu
maa-se-u-tu
FRFrançais
campagne
kam-pagn
HIहिन्दी
दूर दराज
door door-aj
IDBahasa Indonesia
pedesaan
pe-de-sa-an
ITItaliano
campagna
kam-pagna
KKKK
жергілікті
jer-gi-li-k-ti
MSBahasa Melayu
pedalaman
pe-da-la-man
NLNederlands
platteland
plat-te-land
NONorsk
landdistriktet
land-dis-trik-tet
PTPortuguês
campo remoto
kam-po re-mo-to
RORomână
zona rurală
zo-na roo-ral-a
SVSvenska
landsbygden
lands-by-g-den
SWKiswahili
maeneo ya mbali
ma-e-no ya m-ba-li
TLTL
probinsya
pro-bin-sya
TRTürkçe
uçsuz bucaksız
ooch-sooz boo-cak-siz
UKУкраїнська
середняк
se-re-dnyak
URاردو
شہری علاقہ
sha-hri a-la-qa
VITiếng Việt
nông thôn
nung thon