English [ edit ] Etymology [ edit ] From play ground Middle English playstede ( “ playground ” ) from Old English pleġstede
Pronunciation [ edit ] playground (plural playgrounds
( outdoors ) A large open space for children to play on, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides ). [1780[1]
The kids have to go to the playground during recess, no matter the weather.
( figuratively ) Any physical or metaphysical space in which a person or organization has free rein to do as they please.
The exclusive tropical island was a millionaire's playground .
Related terms [ edit ] Translations [ edit ] large open space to play on, usually for children
Arabic: مَلْعَب أَطْفَال m ( malʕab ʔaṭfāl )
Armenian: խաղի հրապարակ ( xałi hraparak )
Azerbaijani: uşaq meydançası
Basque: jolas parkea sg jolastoki sg
Belarusian: дзіця́чая пляцо́ўка f ( dzicjáčaja pljacóŭka ) , дзетпляцо́ўка f ( dzjetpljacóŭka )
Bulgarian: де́тска площа́дка f ( détska ploštádka ) , игри́ще (bg) n ( igríšte )
Burmese: ကစားကွင်း (my) ( ka.ca:kwang: )
Chinese:
Mandarin: 操場 ／ 操场 (zh) ( cāochǎng ) , 遊樂園 ／ 游乐园 (zh) ( yóulèyuán ) , 遊樂場 ／ 游乐场 (zh) ( yóulèchǎng )
Czech: hřiště (cs) n dětské hřiště n
Danish: legeplads (da) c åbent område n
Dutch: speelplein (nl) n speelterrein (nl) n speeltuin (nl) m
Esperanto: ludejo
Estonian: mänguväljak
Finnish: leikkikenttä (fi) , leikkipuisto (fi)
French: terrain de jeu (fr) m aire de jeux (fr) f
German: Spielwiese (de) f Spielplatz (de) m Kinderspielplatz (de) m
Greek: παιχνιδότοπος m ( paichnidótopos ) , παιδική χαρά (el) f ( paidikí chará ) , παιδότοπος (el) m ( paidótopos )
Hebrew: גן שעשועים m ( gan sha'ashuím ) , מגרש משחקים m ( migrásh misẖaqím )
Hindi: खेल का मैदान ( khel kā maidān ) , क्रीड़ास्थल m ( krīṛāsthal ) , बाज़ीचा ( bāzīcā )
Hungarian: játszótér (hu)
Icelandic: leikvöllur (is) m
Italian: parco giochi m parco gioco m parco (it) m
Japanese: 遊び場 ( あそびば, asobiba )
Khmer: វិហារដ្ឋាន ( vihaaratthaan )
Korean: 놀이터 (ko) ( noriteo )
Lao: ສະໜາມເດັກຫຼິ້ນ ( sa nām dek lin )
Macedonian: игралиште n ( igralište )
Maori: papa tākaro
Norwegian:
Bokmål: lekeplass (no) m leikeplass m
Nynorsk: leikeplass m
Persian: زمین بازی ( zamin-e bâzi )
Plautdietsch: Spälplauz m
Polish: plac zabaw (pl) m
Portuguese: parque infantil (pt) m parquinho m ( Brazil )
Romanian: teren de joc n loc de joacă n
Russian: де́тская площа́дка (ru) f ( détskaja ploščádka ) , детплоща́дка (ru) f ( detploščádka )
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: ѝгралӣште n
Roman: ìgralīšte (sh) n
Slovak: ihrisko n detské ihrisko n
Slovene: igrišče (sl) n
Spanish: parque infantil m espacio de recreación m zona de juegos f
Swahili: kiwanja (sw)
Swedish: lekplats (sv) c
Tagalog: palaruan
Thai: สนามเด็กเล่น ( sà-nǎam-dèk-lên )
Turkish: oyun alanı (tr) , oyun sahası (tr)
Ukrainian: дитячий майда́нчик m ( dytjačyj majdánčyk ) , дитмайда́нчик m ( dytmajdánčyk )
Vietnamese: sân chơi (vi)
open-air space on a school campus where the children can play
Basque: jolastoki sg
Bulgarian: двор (bg) m ( dvor )
Catalan: pati d'escola m pati escolar m pati d'esbarjo m pati (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 操場 ／ 操场 (zh) ( cāochǎng ) , 游樂園 ／ 游乐园 ( yóulèyuán ) , 遊樂場 ／ 游乐场 (zh) ( yóulèchǎng )
Dutch: speelplein (nl) n speelplaats (nl)
Finnish: leikkipaikka leikkikenttä (fi) , leikkipuisto (fi)
French: cour de récréation (fr) f cour de récré (fr) f
German: Schulhof (de) m
Greek: αυλή (el) f ( avlí )
Icelandic: leikvöllur (is) m
Maori: papa tākaro
Norwegian: skolegård m
Plautdietsch: Spälplauz m
Portuguese: playground (pt) m ( Brazil ) , recreio (pt) m ( Portugal )
Russian: шко́льный двор (ru) m ( škólʹnyj dvor )
Spanish: patio de recreo m patio de colegio m patio escolar m patio (es) m
Swedish: skolgård (sv) c
Tagalog: palaruan
Thai: สนามเด็กเล่น ( sà-nǎam-dèk-lên )
Turkish: okul bahçesi
small area for children
Basque: haur parkea sg
Catalan: parc infantil m àrea de joc infantil f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 操場 ／ 操场 (zh) ( cāochǎng ) , 游樂園 ／ 游乐园 ( yóulèyuán ) , 遊樂場 ／ 游乐场 (zh) ( yóulèchǎng )
Czech: hřiště (cs) n
Danish: legeplads (da) c sandkasse (da) c
Dutch: speeltuin (nl) f speelterrein (nl) n
Finnish: leikkipaikka
German: Spielplatz (de) m
Greek: παιδότοπος (el) m ( paidótopos ) , παιδική χαρά (el) f ( paidikí chará )
Macedonian: игралиште n ( igralište )
Norwegian: lekeplass (no) m
Portuguese: parque infantil (pt) m playground (pt) m ( Brazil ) , parquinho ( Brazil )
Russian: де́тская площа́дка (ru) f ( détskaja ploščádka )
Serbo-Croatian: ìgralīšte (sh) n
Spanish: juegos infantiles m parque infantil m área de juego infantil m or f pl
Swedish: lekplats (sv) c lekpark (sv) c
Thai: สนามเด็กเล่น ( sà-nǎam-dèk-lên )
Turkish: oyun alanı (tr) , oyun sahası (tr)
space to do what one pleases
Translations to be checked
References [ edit ] Portuguese [ edit ] Etymology [ edit ] Unadapted borrowing from English playground
Pronunciation [ edit ] playground m plural playgrounds
( Brazil ) playground ( open-air space where the children can play ) ( Brazil , by extension) playground ( space to do what one pleases ) 