Farewelling

/ˌfɛrˈwɛlɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Present participle of farewell; saying goodbye to someone in an ongoing or repeated manner.

Etymology

From 'farewell' used as a verb, with the progressive suffix '-ing' added. Follows standard English verb conjugation patterns for creating continuous or ongoing actions.

Kelly Says

The '-ing' form feels awkward because 'farewell' is essentially frozen in time as a goodbye phrase—you don't usually *keep* saying farewell, you say it once, which is why 'saying goodbye' sounds more natural.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰላም (selam)
se-lam
ARالعربية
يودعون (yuda'ūn)
yoo-dah-oon
BNবাংলা
আদিও করছেন (adio korchen)
a-dee-oh kor-chen
CACatalà
adeu
a-deu
CSČeština
sbohem
s-bo-hem
DADansk
farvel
far-vel
DEDeutsch
sich verabschiedend
zich fer-ab-shī-en-d
ELΕλληνικά
αντίο (antion)
an-tee-oh
ESEspañol
despidiéndose
des-pee-dee-en-doh
FAفارسی
خداحافظ (khodahafez)
kho-da-ha-feez
FISuomi
hyvästelöitä
hvee-väs-te-lo-ee-tah
FRFrançais
se disant adieu
se dee-zan a-djø
GUGU
લુટી (luti)
loo-tee
HAHA
sallama
sal-la-ma
HEעברית
שלום (shalom)
shal-om
HIहिन्दी
अलविदा कह रहे हैं (alvida kah rahe hain)
al-vee-da kah rah-eh hain
HUMagyar
viszlát
vis-zlaat
IDBahasa Indonesia
berpisah
ber-pee-sah
IGIG
nọọọ
noh-oh
ITItaliano
salutandosi
sa-loo-tan-doh-see
JA日本語
さよならしている (sayonara shite iru)
sa-yo-na-ra shee-teh ee-roo
KKKK
қайтың (qaytyng)
qay-tyng
KMKM
បានចេញ (baan ch'eanh)
baan ch'eanh
KO한국어
안녕하고 있다 (annyeonghago itda)
an-nyeong-ha-go it-da
MRMR
अलविदा (alvida)
al-vee-da
MSBahasa Melayu
berpisah
ber-pee-sah
MYမြန်မာ
ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ် (kye-zu-ta-ngin ba-ta-e)
kye-zu-ta-ngin ba-ta-e
NLNederlands
adieu
ah-djø
NONorsk
farvel
far-vel
PAPA
ਹਰਿ ਓਹ (hari oh)
har-ee oh
PLPolski
pożegnania
po-zheh-na-nee-ah
PTPortuguês
despedindo-se
des-peh-dee-ndo-seh
RORomână
la revedere
la reh-veh-deh-reh
RUРусский
прощаясь (proshchay-sya)
proh-sh-chai-sya
SVSvenska
farväl
far-väl
SWKiswahili
kwaheri
kwa-he-ri
TAதமிழ்
வணக்கம் (vanakkam)
va-na-kkam
TEతెలుగు
గుడ్ బై (gud bai)
gud bai
THไทย
ลา (la)
la
TLTL
paalam
pa-a-lam
TRTürkçe
veda ederek
ve-da eh-deh-rek
UKУкраїнська
прощаючись (proshchay-yuchisya)
proh-sh-chai-yuch-is-ya
URاردو
خداحافظ (khodā-hāfiz)
kho-dah-ha-feez
VITiếng Việt
tạm biệt
tam-bee-et
YOYO
Ẹ kú
Eh koo
ZH中文
告别 (gào bié)
gaw-bee-eh
ZUZU
Hamba kahle
Ham-ba ka-hle

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