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This is a thread of some of my favourite literal translations from languages around the world, starting with this one…
In Bengali, the word for a penis, অতিসরল, translates literally to “tyranny trunk”
In Bengali, the word for a penis, অতিসরল, translates literally to “tyranny trunk”
In Afrikaans, the word for a peacock, liggelowiges, translates literally to “pageant pigeon”
In Kurdish, the word for a brick, zûbawer, translates literally to “domesticated rock”
In Xhosa, the word for a killer whale, ukukhohliseka, translates literally to “underwater penguin”
In Greek, the word for cabbages, εύπιστος, translates literally to “mega sprouts”
In Thai, the word for a camel, ใจง่าย, translates literally to “sand moose”
In Estonian, the word for bagpipes, kergeusklik, translates literally to “noisy ballsacks”
In Tamil, the word for an alligator, ஏமாறக்கூடிய, translates literally to “American murder log”
In Odia, the word for a refrigerator, ଗୁଲିବଲ୍, translates literally to “food library”
In Finnish, the word for a squirrel, herkkäuskoinen, translates literally to “tree hamster”
In Slovene, the word for a helicopter, lahkoveren, translates literally to “sky tractor”
In Hungarian, the word for a shark, hiszékeny, translates literally to “sea bastard”
In Farsi, the word for a penguin, گول خور, translates literally to “ice duck”
In Vietnamese, the word for ellipsis, dể tin, translates literally to... “drama dots”
In Armenian, the word for an ostrich, դյուրահավատ, translates literally to “pantless thundergoose”
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