Definition
A metal container with a lid, spout, and handle, used for boiling water.
Etymology
From Old Norse 'ketill' meaning cauldron, which came from Latin 'catillus' meaning a small bowl or dish. Vikings brought this word to English, but the Romans used it for tiny serving bowls at fancy dinner parties. Over centuries, it grew from describing delicate tableware to hefty boiling vessels!
Kelly Says
Your tea kettle started life as a dainty Roman serving dish for olives and nuts at cocktail parties. Thanks to Viking raids, the word jumped from elegant Latin dinner parties to Norse longships, and somehow ended up describing the thing that makes your morning coffee possible!
Translations
ARالعربية
غلاية
gha-lay-yah
CACatalà
bullidor
boo-lee-dor
CSČeština
konvice
kon-vee-tse
DADansk
vandkedel
vand-ke-del
DEDeutsch
Wasserkessel
vas-er-kes-el
ELΕλληνικά
βραστήρας
vras-tee-ras
ESEspañol
tetera
te-te-ra
FRFrançais
bouilloire
boo-y-wahr
HUMagyar
vízforraló
veez-for-rah-lo
IDBahasa Indonesia
ketel
ke-tel
ITItaliano
bollitore
bol-lee-tor
KKKK
су ыдысы
soo-ee-dy-sy
KMKM
ឆ្នាំងទឹក
chhnang-tuk
MSBahasa Melayu
ketel
ke-tel
MYမြန်မာ
ရေချိန်
yay-chein
NLNederlands
waterkoker
va-ter-koh-ker
NONorsk
vannkoker
vann-koh-ker
PLPolski
czajnik
chay-nik
PTPortuguês
chaleira
shah-lay-rah
RORomână
ceainic
chay-nik
RUРусский
чайник
chay-nik
SVSvenska
vattenkokare
va-ten-koh-kah-re
SWKiswahili
chombo cha maji
chom-bo-cha-ma-ji
TAதமிழ்
தேநீர் வாயில்
the-neer-vayil
TEతెలుగు
నీటి కుండ
nee-ti-kunda
THไทย
หม้อต้มน้ำ
maw-tom-nam
TRTürkçe
çaydanlık
chay-dan-luk
UKУкраїнська
чайник
chay-nik
VITiếng Việt
nồi hơi
noy-hoi