Definition
Going on a long, difficult journey on foot through wilderness or rough terrain.
Etymology
From Afrikaans 'trek' meaning to pull or travel, borrowed into English in the 1800s when British colonists encountered South African Dutch speakers. Now means any strenuous hiking journey.
Kelly Says
The word 'trek' comes from Afrikaans speakers who used ox-wagons to cross South Africa—literally 'trek' meant pulling heavy wagons, but now it describes hiking mountains in Nepal or anywhere adventurers go.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Trekking
Trek-king
ARالعربية
المشي لمسافات طويلة
al-mashi li-masaafat tawil
CACatalà
Trekking
Trek-king
CSČeština
trekking
trek-king
DADansk
vandring
van-dring
DEDeutsch
Wandern
van-dern
ELΕλληνικά
trekking
trek-king
ESEspañol
senderismo
sen-de-ri-smo
FAفارسی
लंबی پیاده روی
lam-bi pi-a-deh ro-yee
FRFrançais
randonnée
ran-don-nee
HIहिन्दी
ट्रेकिंग
trek-ing
HUMagyar
túrázás
too-ra-zas
IDBahasa Indonesia
trekking
trek-king
ITItaliano
trekking
trek-king
MSBahasa Melayu
trekking
trek-king
MYမြန်မာ
Trekking
Trek-king
NLNederlands
wandelen
wan-de-len
NONorsk
vandring
van-dring
PLPolski
trekking
trek-king
PTPortuguês
caminhada
ka-min-ha-da
RORomână
trekking
trek-king
RUРусский
trekken
tre-ker
SVSvenska
vandring
van-dring
SWKiswahili
kutembea kwa umbali mrefu
ku-tem-bea kwa um-ba-li m-refu
TEతెలుగు
ట్రెక్కింగ్
trek-king
THไทย
การเดินป่า
gaan-der-n pa
TLTL
paglalak
pa-g-la-lak
TRTürkçe
trekking
trek-king
UKУкраїнська
трекінг
tre-king
VITiếng Việt
đi bộ đường dài
di bo duong dai