Definition
A person from the country or a small town who is not sophisticated or experienced with city life.
Etymology
From Dutch 'boomkin' meaning 'little tree' or 'small boom,' used derisively to describe rural people. The term evolved in English by the 1500s to mean an unsophisticated country dweller, possibly combining 'bump' with diminutive '-kin' suffix.
Kelly Says
The word 'bumpkin' tells us something funny about how city people have always looked down on rural folks—the Dutch connection suggests this snobbery traveled across entire continents and hundreds of years! It's a reminder that prejudice against 'country folk' is ancient and widespread.
Translations
BNবাংলা
গ্রামীণ
gro-mee-n
CACatalà
campesà
cam-pe-sa
CSČeština
venkovský
ven-kov-sky
DEDeutsch
Bauern
bau-er-n
ELΕλληνικά
χωρικός
xor-i-kos
ESEspañol
campesino
cam-pe-si-no
FISuomi
maalaismies
ma-a-lai-s-mies
FRFrançais
paysan
pay-san
HIहिन्दी
गाँव वाला
ga-an-v-va-la
HUMagyar
paraszt
pa-ra-szt
IDBahasa Indonesia
pedesaan
pe-de-sa-an
ITItaliano
contadino
con-ta-di-no
MSBahasa Melayu
nelayan
ne-la-yan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-ta-w
NLNederlands
boeren
bo-er-en
PLPolski
chłopak ze wsi
ch-lo-pak ze v-si
PTPortuguês
campones
cam-po-nes
RUРусский
деревенщина
dere-ven-shchi-na
SWKiswahili
mkulima
m-ku-li-ma
TAதமிழ்
குடிமக்கள்
ku-di-ma-kkal
TEతెలుగు
గ్రామీణ
gra-mee-n
TLTL
probinsyano
pro-bin-sy-a-no
UKУкраїнська
хлібороб
h-li-bo-rob
URاردو
گاؤں والا
ga-o-n-wa-la
VITiếng Việt
nông dân
nong-dan
ZUZU
umshayeli
um-sha-ye-li