Definition
A fictional land of giants described in Jonathan Swift's 'Gulliver's Travels,' where everything is enormous and the people are giants.
Etymology
Created as a proper noun by Jonathan Swift for his 1726 satirical novel 'Gulliver's Travels.' The name is likely Swift's invention, possibly containing sound patterns that evoke something large and imposing. It has no historical linguistic origin outside the book.
Kelly Says
Swift was a genius at creating fake names that sound believable—'Brobdingnag' sounds like it could be a real Scandinavian place, which was exactly his intent! The book was so famous that this fictional place became a real word in English used to describe any place or situation with gigantic proportions.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ብሮብዲንግናግ
brob-ding-na-g
ARالعربية
بروبديناج
brob-di-na-j
BNবাংলা
ব্রোবডিংন্যাগ
brob-ding-nya-g
CACatalà
Brobdingnag
brob-ding-nag
CSČeština
Brobdingnag
brob-ding-nag
DADansk
Brobdingnag
brob-ding-nag
DEDeutsch
Brobdingnag
brob-ding-nag
ELΕλληνικά
Brobdingnag
brob-ding-nag
ESEspañol
Brobdingnag
brob-ding-nag
FAفارسی
بروبدینگناگ
brob-ding-na-g
FISuomi
Brobdingnag
brob-ding-nag
FRFrançais
Brobdingnag
brob-ding-nag
GUGU
બ્રોબડીંગનૅગ
brob-ding-na-eg
HAHA
Brobdingnag
brob-ding-nag
HEעברית
ברובדיןאג
bro-b-din-ag
HIहिन्दी
ब्रॉबडिंगनैग
brob-ding-na-ig
HUMagyar
Brobdingnag
brob-ding-nag
IDBahasa Indonesia
Brobdingnag
brob-ding-nag
IGIG
Brobdingnag
brob-ding-nag
ITItaliano
Brobdingnag
brob-ding-nag
JA日本語
ブロブディナグ
buro-bu-di-na-gu
KKKK
Бробдингнaг
brob-ding-nag
KMKM
ប្រព្រឹត្តិ Brobdingnag
pra-p-ret-ti brob-ding-nag
KO한국어
브로브딩나그
beuro-beoding-na-geu
MRMR
ब्रॉबडिंगनॅग
brob-ding-na-g
MSBahasa Melayu
Brobdingnag
brob-ding-nag
MYမြန်မာ
ဘိုဘဒင်နပ်
bo-ba-din-na-p
NLNederlands
Brobdingnag
brob-ding-nag
NONorsk
Brobdingnag
brob-ding-nag
PAPA
ਬ੍ਰੋਬਡਿੰਗਨਾਗ
brob-ding-na-g
PLPolski
Brobdingnag
brob-ding-nag
PTPortuguês
Brobdingnag
brob-ding-nag
RORomână
Brobdingnag
brob-ding-nag
RUРусский
Бробдинград
brob-din-grad
SVSvenska
Brobdingnag
brob-ding-nag
SWKiswahili
Brobdingnag
brob-ding-nag
TAதமிழ்
ப்ரோப்டிங்நாக்
pra-ob-ting-na-g
TEతెలుగు
బ్రోబ్డింగ్నగ
brob-ding-na-g
THไทย
บร็อบดินนาค
brob-din-na-k
TLTL
Brobdingnag
brob-ding-nag
TRTürkçe
Brobdingnag
brob-ding-nag
UKУкраїнська
Бробдінгнаг
brob-ding-nag
VITiếng Việt
Brobdingnag
brob-ding-nag
YOYO
Brobdingnag
brob-ding-nag
ZH中文
布罗丁纳格
bù luó dīng nà gé
ZUZU
Brobdingnag
brob-ding-nag