Definition
Pneumonia is a serious infection in the lungs that makes it hard to breathe and often causes fever, cough, and chest pain. It can be dangerous, especially for very young children, older adults, or people with weak immune systems.
Etymology
From New Latin, from Greek *pneumōn* “lung,” related to *pneuma* “breath.” The silent *p* in English shows its Greek origin but is not pronounced.
Kelly Says
The *p* in *pneumonia* is like a ghost of ancient Greek science still haunting modern English. The same root appears in words like *pneumatic* (air-powered), reminding us that for the Greeks, lungs, breath, and spirit were deeply connected ideas.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ነፍስ ጉዳይ (ነፍስ ጉዳይ)
nef-is guda-y
ARالعربية
الالتهاب الرئوي (الالتهاب الرئوي)
al-it-haab ar-ri-wayi
BNবাংলা
শ্বাসযন্ত্র সংক্রমণ (শ্বাসযন্ত্র সংক্রমণ)
shwas-ay-ntro sankraman
CACatalà
pneumònia
nü-moh-nee-ah
CSČeština
pneumonie
nü-moh-nee
DADansk
lungebetændelse
lung-eh-betænd-else
DEDeutsch
Pneumonie
nü-moh-nee
ELΕλληνικά
πνευμονία
pny-moh-nee-ah
ESEspañol
neumonía
nway-moh-nee-ah
FAفارسی
ذات الرئة
za-at ar-rah
FISuomi
keuhkokuume
koy-ku-kome
FRFrançais
pneumonie
nü-moh-nee
GUGU
પેમ્નેયમોનિયા
pem-nay-moh-nee-yah
HAHA
pneumonia
nü-moh-nee-ah
HEעברית
הדלקת ריאות
ha-de-lak-tet ree-ot
HIहिन्दी
फुफ्फुसीय संक्रमण (फुफ्फुसीय संक्रमण)
phup-phusi-ya sankraman
HUMagyar
tüdőgyulladás
tu-doh-gyul-lah-das
IDBahasa Indonesia
pneumonia
nü-moh-nee-ah
IGIG
pneumonia
nü-moh-nee-ah
ITItaliano
polmonite
pol-moh-nee-teh
KKKK
Pneumonia
nü-moh-nee-ah
KMKM
រូបរាង (រូបរាង)
ro-up ra-ang
MRMR
फुफ्फुसांचा संसर्गा (फुफ्फुसांचा संसर्गा)
phup-phus-an-cha san-sar-ga
MSBahasa Melayu
pneumonia
nü-moh-nee-ah
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေးမြန်မာ သဘာဝ ပညာ (ရှေးမြန်မာ သဘာဝ ပညာ)
she-ma-yan-ma tha-ba-na pya
NLNederlands
longontsteking
long-on-stek-ing
NONorsk
lungebetennelse
lung-eh-be-ten-else
PAPA
Pneumonia
nü-moh-nee-ah
PLPolski
pneumonia
nü-moh-nee-ah
PTPortuguês
pneumonia
nü-moh-nee-ah
RORomână
pneumonie
nü-moh-nee
RUРусский
пневмония
pnev-moh-nee-yah
SVSvenska
lunginflammation
lung-in-flam-mah-tion
SWKiswahili
pneumonia
nü-moh-nee-ah
TAதமிழ்
புற்று நோய் (புற்று நோய்)
put-tru no-y
TEతెలుగు
폐렴 (폐렴)
peh-ryem
THไทย
ปอดอักเสบ (ปอดอักเสบ)
pad-ok-sep
TLTL
pneumonia
nü-moh-nee-ah
TRTürkçe
pnömoni
nü-moh-nee
UKУкраїнська
пневмонія
pnev-moh-nee-yah
URاردو
Pneumonia
nü-moh-nee-ah
VITiếng Việt
viêm phổi
vyehm phoy
YOYO
pneumonia
nü-moh-nee-ah
ZUZU
pneumonia
nü-moh-nee-ah