Definition
Either long, deep breaths of air released usually to show tiredness, sadness, or relief, or the verb meaning to make such a sound.
Etymology
From Old English 'sican,' related to 'seek,' originally meant breathing; the meaning shifted to express emotional release through breath around the medieval period.
Kelly Says
A sigh is one of the few universal human sounds—linguists find it in every language and culture, yet it can mean totally different things depending on context: relief, frustration, love, or exhaustion.
Translations
ARالعربية
تنهيدة
tanahidah
BNবাংলা
দীর্ঘশ্বাস
dirghoshwas
CACatalà
sospirs
soh-SPEER-s
CSČeština
vzdychy
vzdee-khee
DEDeutsch
Seufzer
ZAYF-tser
ELΕλληνικά
αναπνοές
anapnoes
ESEspañol
suspiros
soo-SPEE-rohs
FAفارسی
نفسهای عمیق
nafas-hā-ye amīq
FISuomi
huokaukset
hoo-kah-oo-kseht
FRFrançais
soupirs
soo-PEER
GUGU
દીર્ઘશ્વાસ
deergshwas
HAHA
hatsari
hah-TSAH-ree
HUMagyar
felsóhajtások
fehl-SOH-hah-yahtah-shok
IDBahasa Indonesia
tenggorokan
tehng-goh-roh-kahn
ITItaliano
sospiri
soh-SPEE-ree
KMKM
ដកដង្ហើម
dak dahnghaem
MRMR
दीर्घश्वास
deergshwas
MSBahasa Melayu
nafas dalam
NAH-fas DAH-lahm
NLNederlands
zuchten
ZOO-chen
PAPA
ਲੰਬੀਆਂ ਸਾਹ
lambiyaan saah
PLPolski
westchnienia
vay-stsheh-NEE-ah
PTPortuguês
sussurros
soo-SOO-rohs
RORomână
suspine
soo-PEE-neh
RUРусский
вздохи
vzdo-khee
SWKiswahili
mapumziko
mah-poom-ZEE-koh
TAதமிழ்
மூச்சுவிடுதல்
mūccuviṭutal
TEతెలుగు
ఊపిరితిత్తులు
ūpiritiṭṭulu
THไทย
ถอนหายใจ
thohn hai jai
TRTürkçe
iç çekmeler
eech CHEK-meh-lehr
UKУкраїнська
вздохи
vzdo-khee
VITiếng Việt
thở dài
thoh dah-ee
ZUZU
ukhamba
oo-KHAH-mbah