Definition
The two spongy organs in the chest that breathe in air and exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide with the blood.
Etymology
From Old English 'lunge,' from Proto-Germanic 'lungiz,' possibly related to 'light' in weight. The word may reference how lungs are the light, air-filled organs compared to heavy organs like the liver.
Kelly Says
Your lungs have a surface area of about 70 square meters—that's the size of a tennis court packed inside your chest—and this enormous folded surface is why the word might originally mean 'light' since all those air sacs make them weigh surprisingly little.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
płuc (plūc)
ploo-ch
ARالعربية
رئتان (ra'tan)
rah-tan
BNবাংলা
ফুসফুস (phusphus)
foo-shoo-foo-shoos
CACatalà
pulmons
poo-l-mons
CSČeština
plíce
p-lee-che
DEDeutsch
Lungen
loon-gen
ELΕλληνικά
φάρυγγα (pharyngá)
far-in-gah
ESEspañol
pulmones
poo-l-mo-nes
FAفارسی
ریه (riye)
ree-yeh
FRFrançais
poumons
poo-mohn
GUGU
ફેફડા (phefda)
phe-f-da
HEעברית
ריאות (ri'ot)
ree-oh-t
HIहिन्दी
फेफड़े (phephde)
peh-phed-eh
IDBahasa Indonesia
paru-paru
pa-ru-pa-ru
ITItaliano
polmoni
pol-mo-ni
KKKK
жүрек (zhurek)
zho-rek
KMKM
ព្យាបាល (pyea-baal)
p-yuh-ba-al
MRMR
फुफ्फुस (phuffus)
phu-f-fus
MSBahasa Melayu
paru
pa-ru
MYမြန်မာ
လူကြီး (lu-kree)
loo-kree
NLNederlands
longen
lon-ghen
PAPA
ਫੇਫੜੇ (phephda)
peh-peh-d-reh
PTPortuguês
pulmões
pool-mo-es
RORomână
plămâni
plah-ma-nee
RUРусский
лёгкие (lyogkie)
yoh-g-kee
SVSvenska
lungor
loon-gor
SWKiswahili
mapafu
ma-pa-foo
TAதமிழ்
கிச்சி (kichi)
kee-chi
TEతెలుగు
ఊపిరి (oopiri)
oo-pee-ree
TLTL
baga ng pa
ba-ga ng pa
TRTürkçe
akciğerler
ak-chi-yer-ler
UKУкраїнська
легкі (legki)
leg-kee
URاردو
फुصفوسی (phusfusi)
foo-shoo-foo-soo-see
ZUZU
amagqirha
a-ma-g-qir-ha