Tramping

/ˈtræmpɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Walking with heavy, loud footsteps, or traveling on foot for long distances, often as a vagabond or wanderer.

Etymology

From Middle English 'trampen,' possibly from Old Norse 'tramp.' The word originally meant to step heavily, and evolved to describe both the sound of footsteps and the lifestyle of traveling workers.

Kelly Says

In the Great Depression, thousands of 'tramps' (hobos) traveled America by train and on foot, and they developed their own slang and secret symbols to mark safe houses—'tramping' became a whole subculture of survival.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
걷기
ged-kee
ARالعربية
مشي
ma-shee
BNবাংলা
পদযাত্রা
pod-yatra
CACatalà
senderisme
sen-der-i-sme
CSČeština
turistika
tu-ri-sti-ka
DADansk
vandring
VAHN-dring
DEDeutsch
Wandern
VAHN-dern
ELΕλληνικά
πεζοπορία
pez-o-po-ree-ah
ESEspañol
caminata
ka-mee-NAH-tah
FAفارسی
پیاده روی
pee-a-deh ro-yee
FISuomi
retkeily
ret-ke-i-ly
FRFrançais
randonnée
rahn-doh-neh
GUGU
પાળી
pa-lee
HAHA
tashi
ta-shee
HEעברית
טיפוס
tee-foos
HIहिन्दी
पैदल यात्रा
pa-id-al ya-tra
HUMagyar
túrázás
too-ra-za-sh
IDBahasa Indonesia
berjalan kaki
ber-ja-lan ka-ki
IGIG
egbe
eh-gbeh
ITItaliano
trekking
trek-king
JA日本語
ハイキング
hai-kingu
KKKK
жүру
ju-ru
KMKM
រោង
ro-ong
KO한국어
등산
deung-san
MRMR
फुटपाथ
foot-path
MSBahasa Melayu
berjalan kaki
ber-ja-lan ka-ki
MYမြန်မာ
လမ်းလျှောက်
lam-nyaw-shway
NLNederlands
wandelen
VAHN-delen
NONorsk
vandring
VAHN-dring
PAPA
ਪੈਦਲ
pa-id-al
PLPolski
turystyka piesza
tu-ri-sti-ka pyesh-ah
PTPortuguês
caminhada
ka-mee-NHAH-dah
RORomână
trasee
tra-see
RUРусский
trekken
trek-cher
SVSvenska
vandring
VAHN-dring
SWKiswahili
kutembea
koo-tem-bea
TAதமிழ்
பாதயாத்திரை
pa-dha-ya-a-thrai
TEతెలుగు
చేయి
che-yi
THไทย
เดินป่า
derhn pah
TLTL
paglalakad
pa-gla-la-kad
TRTürkçe
trekking
trek-king
UKУкраїнська
трекінг
tre-king
URاردو
چلنا
chal-na
VITiếng Việt
đi bộ đường dài
dee bo duong dai
YOYO
ṣeṣẹ
she-she
ZH中文
徒步旅行
tú bù lǚ xíng
ZUZU
ukushayela
oo-koo-sha-ye-la

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