Definition
The rapid or repeated shooting of guns, especially during combat or warfare.
Etymology
A compound of 'gun' (Middle English, possibly from Old Norse 'gunnr') and 'fire' (Old English 'fyr'). The term became common in the 17th century with the rise of musket warfare, where continuous shooting replaced single cannon blasts.
Kelly Says
Gunfire is much newer than either 'gun' or 'fire' individually—the compound word didn't become common until armies switched from cannons to muskets, when soldiers could fire many shots in rapid succession, creating a new phenomenon that needed its own name.
Translations
ARالعربية
إطلاق النار
i-ta-lak al-na-ar
BNবাংলা
গানের আওয়াজ
gaan-er a-wa-aj
CSČeština
výstřel
vee-st-reel
ESEspañol
disparos
dis-pa-ros
FAفارسی
صدای شلیک
sa-da-ye sh-leek
FRFrançais
fusillade
fy-see-la-d
GUGU
શસ્ત્રનો અવાજ
sha-s-tra-no a-va-aj
HAHA
kwallon bindiga
kwall-on bi-n-diga
HIहिन्दी
बंदूक की आवाज
ban-doo-kee kee a-wa-az
IDBahasa Indonesia
dentuman senjata
den-tu-man sen-ja-a
KMKM
សំឡេងប្រយុទ្ធ
sam-leng pra-yot-th
MRMR
शस्त्रास्वर
sha-stra-as-war
MSBahasa Melayu
bunyi senjata
bun-yi sen-ja-a
MYမြန်မာ
လက်နက် ကြိုး
let-na-ket kyi
NLNederlands
vuurwapengek
voo-rwa-pen-gek
PTPortuguês
tiroteio
tee-roh-tee-oh
RUРусский
стрельба
strel-ba
SWKiswahili
sauti ya silaha
sau-ti ya si-la-ha
TAதமிழ்
பீரங்கி ஒலி
peer-ang-ki o-li
TEతెలుగు
పిస్టల్ శబ్దం
pis-tal shab-dam
THไทย
เสียงปืน
si-ang peen
TLTL
tunog ng baril
tu-nog ng ba-ril
UKУкраїнська
стрілянина
stril-ya-ni-na
URاردو
گولیاں کی آواز
go-li-yan kee a-wa-az
VITiếng Việt
tiếng súng
teen-sung
ZUZU
amabhizinana
a-ma-bhi-zi-na-na