burp

English

Etymology

Originally from American English, of imitative origin.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)p

Noun

burp (plural burps)

1. A belch.

Synonyms

• belch

Usage notes

• A belch is generally considered to be louder than a burp

Translations

a louder belch

• Arabic: تَّجَشُّؤُ (ar) (tajašuʔ) m

  Egyptian Arabic: تكريعة (takriiʕa) f

• Bulgarian: оригване (bg) (origvane)
• Catalan: rot (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Traditional: 飽嗝 (bǎogé)

  Simplified: 饱嗝 (bǎogé)

• Czech: říhnutí (cs) n, krknutí (cs) n
• Danish: bøvs (da) n and c
• Dutch: boer (nl), oprisping (nl)
• Finnish: röyhtäys (fi), röyhtäisy (fi)
• French: rot (fr) m, renvoi (fr) m, éructation (fr) f
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: Rülpser m, Bäuerchen n
• Greek: ρέψιμο [ˈre̞p͡siˌmo̞] (frequent use) n, ερευγμός [ˌe̞re̞vɣˈmo̞s] (rare use) m, ερυγή [ˌe̞riˈʝi] (medical term) f

• Hindi: डकार (ḍakār) f
• Italian: rutto (it) m
• Korean: 트림 (teurim)
• Macedonian: ждригање (mk) (ždríganje) n
• Malay: sendawa (ms)
• Norwegian: rap (no) n
• Portuguese: arroto (pt) m
• Romanian: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: отрыжка (ru) (otrýžka) f , рыгание (ru) (rygánije) n 
• Spanish: eructo (es) m
• Thai: เรอ (rŭr)
• Urdu: ڈکار (ḍakār) f

Verb

burp (third-person singular simple present burps, present participle burping, simple past and past participle burped)

1. (intransitive) To emit a burp.
2. (transitive) To cause someone (such as a baby) to burp.

Translations

to emit a burp

• Arabic: تجشؤ (ar) (tajashshu'a)

  Egyptian Arabic: يتكرع (yetkaraʕ or yekaraʕ)

• Bulgarian: оригвам се (bg) (origvam se) 
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 打嗝 (cmn) (dǎ gé), 噯氣 (cmn), 嗳气 (cmn) (ǎiqì), 飽嗝 (cmn), 饱嗝 (cmn) (bǎogé), 嗝 (cmn) (gé)

• Czech: říhnout (cs), krknout (cs)
• Danish: bøvse (da)
• Dutch: boeren (nl)
• Finnish: röyhtäistä (fi)
• French: roter (fr), faire un rot (fr), éructer (fr)
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: rülpsen (de)
• Greek: ρεύομαι (el) (revomai) , ερεύγομαι [e̞ˈre̞vɣo̞ˌme̞] (rare)

  Ancient Greek: ἐρεύγομαι (ereugomai)

• Hindi: डकारना (hi) (ḍakārnā)

• Hungarian: böfög (hu)
• Italian: ruttare (it)
• Japanese: げっぷする (ja) (geppu-suru), うっぷする (ja) (uppu-suru), おくびする (ja) (okubi-suru), 噫気する (ja) (あいきする , aiki-suru)
• Korean: 트림하다 (ko) (teurim-hada)
• Macedonian: ждрига (mk) (ždríga), подригнува (mk) (podrígnuva)
• Norwegian: rape (no)
• Polish: bekać (pl)
• Portuguese: arrotar (Brazil)
• Romanian: râgâi (ro)
• Russian: рыгать (rygát') (imperfective)
• Scots: rift
• Spanish: eructar (es)
• Swedish: rapa (sv)
• Urdu: ڈکارنا (ur) (ḍakārnā)

to burp someone

• Finnish: röyhtäyttää (fi)
• French: faire (fr) faire son rot (fr) (à un bébé)

• Hungarian: büfiztet (hu)

Related terms

• botty burp
• burp gun

See also

• fart
• yawn