Definition
Lower in position or situated underneath; often refers to the lower regions or the underworld.
Etymology
From Old English 'neoðera,' meaning 'lower,' related to 'down' and 'under.' It's an old Germanic word that's been in English since the earliest written records.
Kelly Says
People say 'nether regions' for the lower parts of your body, and 'the nether world' for hell or the underworld in mythology. It's a word that's faded from everyday speech but still lurks in fantasy literature and euphemisms.
Translations
CACatalà
inframón
in-fra-mon
DADansk
underverden
un-der-ver-den
DEDeutsch
Unterwelt
oon-ter-velt
ESEspañol
infierno
in-fer-no
FRFrançais
en-dessous
an-deh-soh
IDBahasa Indonesia
neraka
ne-ra-ka
IGIG
ụwa dị n'okpuru
u-wa di n'ok-pu-ru
ITItaliano
inferno
in-fer-no
KMKM
ព្រះអាទិត្យ
preah a-dit-dei
MSBahasa Melayu
neraka
ne-ra-ka
MYမြန်မာ
အောက်လောက
a-ouk-la-wo
NLNederlands
onderwereld
on-der-wer-eld
NONorsk
underverden
un-der-ver-den
PTPortuguês
inferno
in-fer-no
RUРусский
нижний мир
nizhniy mir
SVSvenska
undervärlden
on-der-var-lden
SWKiswahili
mlimani
m-li-ma-ni
TAதமிழ்
பாதாளம்
pa-dha-la-m
TEతెలుగు
నాశనం
na-sha-nam
TRTürkçe
alt dünya
alt dun-ya
UKУкраїнська
пекло
pek-lo
VITiếng Việt
Địa ngục
dia nguk