Definition
A deep, narrow valley with steep sides, often carved by a river over a very long time.
Etymology
English took this word from Spanish 'cañón', which means 'tube' or 'gorge'. The Spanish word comes from 'caña', meaning 'reed' or 'pipe', which fits the idea of a long, narrow space.
Kelly Says
The word 'canyon' is basically calling the landscape a giant stone tube. When you look at the Grand Canyon, you’re seeing millions of years of slow river carving packed into a word that once just meant 'pipe'.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንቅስቃሴ
ehn-kh-koo-seh
ARالعربية
وادي عميق
wah-dee ah-meeq
BNবাংলা
ক্যানিয়ন
kyah-nee-yohn
CSČeština
kaňon
kah-nyohn
DEDeutsch
Canyon
kah-nyohn
ELΕλληνικά
καňόν
kah-nyohn
ESEspañol
cañón
kah-nyohn
FISuomi
kanyoni
kah-nyoh-nee
FRFrançais
canyon
kah-nyohn
HEעברית
קניון
kah-nee-yohn
HIहिन्दी
गहरी घाटी
gah-ree gha-tee
HUMagyar
kanyon
kah-nyohn
IDBahasa Indonesia
tebing
teh-bing
IGIG
ọdọ mmiri
oh-doh mm-ee-ree
ITItaliano
canyon
kah-nyohn
MSBahasa Melayu
ngarai
n-gah-rah-ee
NLNederlands
canyon
kah-nyohn
PLPolski
kanion
kah-nee-ohn
PTPortuguês
canyon
kah-nyohn
RORomână
canion
kah-nee-ohn
RUРусский
каньон
kah-nyohn
SVSvenska
kanjon
kah-nyoon
SWKiswahili
bonde
bohn-deh
TAதமிழ்
பள்ளத்தாக்கு
pah-lah-thah-kuh
TEతెలుగు
కన్యాన్
kah-nyahn
TRTürkçe
kanyon
kah-nyohn
UKУкраїнська
каньйон
kah-nyohn
VITiếng Việt
thung lũng
thoong loong