Hikes

/haɪks/ noun

Definition

long walks for exercise or recreation, usually through nature, or increases in the amount or price of something.

Etymology

Origin of the verb uncertain, possibly from 'hick' or dialectal English, first appearing in the early 19th century. As a noun for walks, it developed from the verb; as economic term, it means 'to increase sharply.'

Kelly Says

The verb 'hike' meaning 'walk' is relatively young in English—earlier people would say 'ramble' or 'tramp'—which shows how outdoor recreation as a leisure activity is a modern invention.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መንደር
men-der
ARالعربية
مشي
mashi
BNবাংলা
পাহাড়ে যাওয়া
pa-ha-re ja-o-wa
CACatalà
senderisme
sen-der-is-me
CSČeština
turistika
too-ree-sti-ka
DADansk
vandring
van-dring
DEDeutsch
Wandern
van-dern
ELΕλληνικά
πεζοπορία
pez-o-po-ri-a
ESEspañol
senderismo
sen-der-ee-smo
FAفارسی
پیاده‌روی
pee-a-deh-ro-ee
FISuomi
vaellus
va-e-lus
FRFrançais
randonnée
ran-don-nay
GUGU
હાલ
ha-al
HAHA
tafi
ta-fi
HEעברית
הליכה
he-li-cha
HIहिन्दी
पर्वतारोहण
par-va-ta-roh-an
HUMagyar
túrázás
too-ra-za-s
IDBahasa Indonesia
mendaki gunung
men-da-kee gun-ung
IGIG
egbe
e-gbe
ITItaliano
escursioni
es-kur-see-o-nee
JA日本語
ハイキング
haikingu
KKKK
тау-көтеріу
tau-ko-te-riu
KMKM
បើក
beo-k
KO한국어
등산
deung-san
MRMR
ट्रेकिंग
tre-king
MSBahasa Melayu
jalan kaki
ja-lan ka-kee
MYမြန်မာ
လမ်းကြောင်း
lam-kyang
NLNederlands
wandelen
wan-de-len
NONorsk
vandring
van-dring
PAPA
ਗੜ੍ਹ
gar
PLPolski
wycieczki
v-ch-e-ch-ki
PTPortuguês
caminhadas
kam-in-ha-das
RORomână
drumeții
dru-me-tee
RUРусский
походы
po-kho-dee
SVSvenska
vandring
van-dring
SWKiswahili
kutembea
ku-tem-bea
TAதமிழ்
மலை ஏறுதல்
ma-lai a-er-uthal
TEతెలుగు
పర్వత ప్రయాణం
par-va-ta pra-ya-nam
THไทย
เดินป่า
der-n-pa
TLTL
lakad
la-kad
TRTürkçe
yürüyüşler
yur-oo-yüş-ler
UKУкраїнська
походи
po-ho-dee
URاردو
چڑھائی
cha-r-hai
VITiếng Việt
đi bộ đường dài
dee-boh-duong-dai
YOYO
ṣeṣe
she-she
ZH中文
徒步旅行
tú bù lǚ xíng
ZUZU
ukukhutha
u-ku-khu-tha

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