Definition
Having brown skin from sun exposure, or (of leather) treated with chemicals to preserve it.
Etymology
From Old French 'taner' meaning to tan leather, possibly from Celtic origin. The leather-working sense came first, with the sun-exposure meaning developing later by analogy to the browning process.
Kelly Says
The connection between sun-tanned skin and leather processing reveals how language links seemingly different concepts. Both involve a browning transformation - our skin 'tanning' mirrors the ancient craft of turning animal hides into durable leather.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُستَجم
mustajam
CACatalà
bronzat
brohn-ZAHT
CSČeština
opálený
oh-PAH-leh-nee
DADansk
solbrændt
sohl-BREND
DEDeutsch
gebräunt
GAY-brownt
ELΕλληνικά
μελαノμένος
me-lah-NOH-meh-nos
ESEspañol
bronceado
brohn-THAY-thoh
FAفارسی
آفتاب سوخته
aftab sukhteh
FISuomi
ruskettunut
roo-skeht-too-noot
FRFrançais
bronzé
brohn-ZAY
HIहिन्दी
तना हुआ
tana hua
HUMagyar
barnulat
BAR-nul-at
IDBahasa Indonesia
berkulit coklat
bair-ku-lit chok-lah-t
IGIG
ọcha ọbara
oh-CHAH oh-bah-rah
ITItaliano
abbronzato
ah-brohn-ZAH-toh
MSBahasa Melayu
berkulit coklat
bair-ku-lit chok-lah-t
MYမြန်မာ
အမဲနေပြီ
a-me-nay-pyi
NLNederlands
gebruind
GAY-brohnt
NONorsk
solbrun
sohl-BROON
PLPolski
opaleziony
oh-pah-LEH-zhyoh-nee
PTPortuguês
bronzeado
brohn-ZAY-thoo
RORomână
bronzat
brohn-ZAHT
RUРусский
загорелый
zagorieliy
SVSvenska
solbränd
sohl-BREND
SWKiswahili
mwekundu
mweh-KOON-doo
TAதமிழ்
வெந்நிற
ven-ni-rah
TLTL
nangongot
nah-ngoh-ngot
TRTürkçe
bronzlaşmış
brohnzh-LASH-mish
UKУкраїнська
загорiлий
zagorilyy
URاردو
سورج کی کرن سے
sooraj ki karn say