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Cubing terminology in different languages
2011-11-22T04:22:35Z
<p>Anders: /* Indo-European Languages */</p>
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<div>Pronunciation is given in square brackets, in pinyin in for Mandarin and in IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) for other languages (for technical reason, nasal vowels are denoted by a proceeding tilde (~)). Literal translations are given in parentheses.<br />
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== Indo-European Languages ==<br />
{| class="TablePager" style="padding:1px; border-spacing:0"<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="5" | Germanic<br />
| colspan="4" | Romance<br />
| colspan="3" | Slavic<br />
|-<br />
! English<br />
! Dutch<br />
! German<br />
! Swedish<br />
! Icelandic (1)<br />
! French<br />
! Spanish<br />
! Italian<br />
! Romanian<br />
! Russian<br />
! Polish<br />
! Croatian<br />
|-<br />
| Rubik's Cube<br />
| Rubiks kubus<br />
| Zauberwürfel<br />
['tsaʊbɐ̯vʏɐ̯fɛl]<br />
| Rubiks kub<br />
| Rubik's teningur/kubbur<br />
| Rubik's Cube<br />
[ʁubiks kyb]<br />
| Cubo Rubik<br />
| Cubo di Rubik<br />
| Cubul Rubik<br />
| Кубик Рубика<br />
| Kostka Rubika<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Corner<br />
|<br />
| die Ecke<br />
[ɛkə]<br />
| hörn<br />
| Horn<br />
| le coin<br />
[kw~ɛ]<br />
|<br />
| angolo<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
| vrh<br />
|-<br />
| Edge<br />
|<br />
| die Kante<br />
| kant<br />
| Hliðarkubbur<br />
| l'arête (f)<br />
[aʁɛt]<br />
|<br />
| spigolo<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
| rub<br />
|-<br />
| center<br />
|<br />
|<br />
| mitt<br />
| Miðja<br />
| le centre<br />
[s~atʁ]<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| algorithm<br />
|<br />
|<br />
| dragserie<br />
| Algrím<br />
| l'algorithme/algo (m)<br />
[algoʁitm/algo]<br />
|<br />
| algoritmo<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| F2L<br />
[ɛf tuː ɛL]<br />
|<br />
|<br />
| <br />
| Fyrstu tvö lögin <br />
| le F2L<br />
[ɛf døz‿ɛl]<br />
|<br />
| Primi Due Strati<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| to scramble<br />
|<br />
|<br />
| blanda<br />
|<br />
| mélanger<br />
[mel~aʒe]<br />
| <br />
| mischiare<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
(1) Although these translations are correct, the English words are often used.<br />
<br />
== Other Languages ==<br />
{| class="TablePager" style="padding:1px; border-spacing:0"<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="1" | English<br />
| colspan="1" | Uralic<br />
| colspan="1" | Semitic<br />
| colspan="3" | Sino-Tibetan<br />
| colspan="3" | Other Asian<br />
|-<br />
! English<br />
! Hungarian<br />
! Hebrew<br />
(Israel)<br />
! Mandarin<br />
(Simplified)<br />
! Chinese<br />
(Taiwan, Traditional)<br />
! Chinese<br />
(Hongkong, Traditional)<br />
! Japanese (2)<br />
! Korean<br />
! Vietnamese<br />
|-<br />
| Rubik's Cube<br />
| Rubik Kocka (Rubik's Cube) / Varázs Kocka (Magic Cube)<br />
| קובייה הונגרית<br />
(kubia hungarit)<br />
| 魔方<br />
[mófāng]<br />
| 魔術方塊<br />
[móshùfāngkuài]<br />
| 扭計骰<br />
[niǔjìtóu]<br />
| ルービックキューブ<br />
[ɽu͍ːbiQku͍kju͍ːꜜbu͍]<br />
|<br />
| Khối lập phương Rubik<br />
|-<br />
| corner<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
| コーナー<br />
(corner)<br />
[koːꜜnaː]<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| edge<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
| エッジ<br />
(edge)<br />
[eQꜜdʑi]<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| center<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
| <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| algorithm<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
| <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| to scramble<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
| <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| F2L<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
| F2L<br />
[efu͍tsu͍ːeꜜɽu͍]<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
(2) Many Japanese cubing terms are simplify transliterations of the English words, written in katakana.<br />
<br />
== External Links ==<br />
* Speedsolving.com: [http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?25755-Rubik-s-Cube-in-different-languages Rubik's Cube in different languages]<br />
* Speedsolving.com: [http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?33416-Foreign-Cubing-Terms Foreign Cubing Terms?]</div>
Anders