Definition
A course of action showing hostility or anger; originally referring to the route taken by Native American warriors going to battle. Now used figuratively to describe someone who is very angry and ready for confrontation.
Etymology
From Native American concept, first recorded in English in the 1770s, literally describing the path warriors would take when going to war. The figurative use meaning 'in an angry, combative mood' developed by the mid-19th century.
Kelly Says
The phrase 'on the warpath' reflects a time when European colonists were genuinely concerned about Native American raids, but it's now mostly used humorously to describe someone's bad mood. Interestingly, many tribes actually had specific ceremonial paths designated for warriors departing for battle.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የጦርነት መስመር
yeto-rnet mes-mer
ARالعربية
طريق الحرب
tareeq al-harb
BNবাংলা
যুদ্ধের পথ
yuddher path
CACatalà
camí de guerra
kah-mee deh gueh-rah
CSČeština
válečná cesta
vah-leh-chneh cheh-stah
DADansk
krigssti
kreeg-stee
DEDeutsch
Kriegspfad
kreeg-spfahd
ELΕλληνικά
πόλεμος δρόμος
pólemos drómos
ESEspañol
sendero de guerra
sehn-deh-roh deh gueh-rah
FISuomi
sotapolku
soh-tah-poh-loo-koo
FRFrançais
chemin de guerre
shuh-meen deh gueh-reh
GUGU
યુદ્ધનો માર્ગ
yuddhno maarg
HAHA
hanya yaki
hah-nyah yah-kee
HEעברית
דרך מלחמה
derekh milkhama
HIहिन्दी
युद्ध का मार्ग
yuddh ka maarg
HUMagyar
háború ösvény
hah-boh-roo ohs-veh-ny
IDBahasa Indonesia
jalan perang
jah-lahn peh-rang
IGIG
njikọ agha
n-jee-koh ah-gah
ITItaliano
sentiero di guerra
sehn-tee-eh-roh dee gueh-rah
JA日本語
戦争の道
sensou no michi
KKKK
соғыс жолы
soh-gys zholy
KMKM
ផ្លូវសង្គ្រាម
phlov sangkream
KO한국어
전쟁의 길
jeon-jaeng-eui gil
MRMR
युद्धाचा मार्ग
yuddhaacha maarg
MSBahasa Melayu
jalan perang
jah-lahn peh-rang
MYမြန်မာ
စစ်ရေးလမ်း
saiyay lan
NLNederlands
oorlogspad
oh-rlog-spad
NONorsk
krigsvei
kreeg-vay
PAPA
ਜੰਗ ਦਾ ਰਸਤਾ
jang da rasta
PLPolski
ścieżka wojny
shchey-zhkah voh-jnee
PTPortuguês
caminho de guerra
kah-mee-nyoo deh gueh-rah
RORomână
drumul războiului
drohmool rahz-boh-yoo-lee
RUРусский
военный путь
voh-yen-nee poot
SVSvenska
krigsväg
kreeg-svayg
SWKiswahili
njia ya vita
n-jee-ah yah vee-tah
TAதமிழ்
போர் பாதை
por paadhai
TEతెలుగు
యుద్ధ మార్గం
yuddha maargam
THไทย
เส้นทางสงคราม
sehn-thaang songkraam
TLTL
daanan ng digmaan
dah-nahn ng dee-gmah-an
TRTürkçe
savaş yolu
sah-vash yoh-loo
UKУкраїнська
військовий шлях
viyskovyi shlyakh
URاردو
جنگ کا راستہ
jang ka raasta
VITiếng Việt
con đường chiến tranh
kohn doong chee-en trang
YOYO
ori ogun
oh-ree oh-goon
ZH中文
战争之路
zhàn zhēng zhī lù
ZUZU
indlela yomdlalo
in-deh-lah yohm-dlah-loh