bikini

English Online Dictionary. What means bikini‎? What does bikini mean?

English

Etymology

From French bikini, named after the place name Bikini, from English Bikini, the name of the atoll where the United States tested nuclear weapons in July 1946; it was reckoned that the bathing suit would cause as much excitement as a nuclear bomb. This name was originally from German Bikini, the colonial name of the atoll as part of German New Guinea, and this was derived from Marshallese Pikinni.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /bɪˈkiːni/
• Rhymes: -iːni

Noun

bikini (plural bikinis)

1. A brief two-piece bathing suit worn by women, especially one that exposes the midriff and navel.
2. A brief bathing suit worn by men.
3. Brief underpants or trousers that reach to the hips rather than the waist.

Synonyms

• two-piece

Coordinate terms

• microkini
• minikini
• monokini
• trikini
• burqini

Derived terms

Descendants

• → Norwegian Bokmål: bikini

Translations

See also

• swim briefs

Cebuano

Etymology

From English bikini.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bi‧ki‧ni

Noun

bikini

1. a monokini; the lower part of a bikini
2. a bikini; a two-piece

Dutch

Etymology

From French bikini, named after the place name Bikini, from English Bikini, the name of the atoll where the United States tested nuclear weapons in July 1946; it was reckoned that the bathing suit would cause as much excitement as a nuclear bomb. This name was originally from German Bikini, the colonial name of the atoll as part of German New Guinea, and this was derived from Marshallese Pikinni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈki.ni/
• Hyphenation: bi‧ki‧ni
• Rhymes: -ini

Noun

bikini m (plural bikini's, diminutive bikinietje n)

1. bikini

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbikini/, [ˈbik̟ini]
• Rhymes: -ikini
• Hyphenation^(key): bi‧ki‧ni

Noun

bikini

1. (only in compounds) nominative singular of bikinit

French

Etymology

Named after the place name Bikini, from Bikini, the name of the atoll where the United States tested nuclear weapons in July 1946; it was reckoned that the bathing suit would cause as much excitement as an atom bomb. This name was originally from German Bikini, the colonial name of the atoll as part of German New Guinea, and this was derived from Marshallese Pikinni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.ki.ni/

Noun

bikini m (plural bikinis)

1. bikini

Descendants

• → Dutch: bikini
• → English: bikini
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: bikini
• → German: Bikini
• → Portuguese: biquíni
• → Spanish: biquini

Further reading

• “bikini”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Indonesian

Etymology

From French bikini (literally “name of the atoll where the United States tested nuclear weapons”), from German Bikini, the colonial name of the atoll as part of German New Guinea, and this was derived from Marshallese Pikinni (literally “surface of coconuts”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈkini/
• Hyphenation: bi‧ki‧ni

Noun

bikini (uncountable)

1. bikini

   Synonym: amplek

Further reading

• “bikini” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Alternative forms

• bichini

Etymology

Borrowed from French bikini.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈki.ni/
• Rhymes: -ini
• Hyphenation: bi‧kì‧ni

Noun

bikini m (invariable)

1. bikini

   Synonym: due pezzi

See also

• costume da bagno

Japanese

Romanization

bikini

1. Rōmaji transcription of ビキニ

Norman

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

bikini m (plural bikinis)

1. (Jersey) bikini

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

bikini m (definite singular bikinien, indefinite plural bikinier, definite plural bikiniene)

1. a bikini

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

bikini m (definite singular bikinien, indefinite plural bikiniar, definite plural bikiniane)

1. a bikini

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English bikini, from French bikini. First attested in 1959.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈki.ɲi/
• Rhymes: -iɲi
• Syllabification: bi‧ki‧ni

Noun

bikini n (indeclinable)

1. bikini

   Coordinate term: monokini

Derived terms

Further reading

• bikini in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• bikini in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French bikini.

Noun

bikini n (uncountable)

1. bikini

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from English bikini.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bǐkiːni/
• Hyphenation: bi‧ki‧ni

Noun

bìkīni m (Cyrillic spelling бѝкӣни)

1. bikini

Declension

References

• “bikini”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Spanish

Alternative forms

• biquini

Etymology

Borrowed from English bikini. For the sandwich, see Catalan biquini.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈkini/ [biˈki.ni]
• Rhymes: -ini
• Syllabification: bi‧ki‧ni

Noun

bikini m (plural bikinis)

1. bikini
2. (Catalonia) ham and cheese sandwich

   Synonyms: cubano, mixto

Further reading

• “bikini”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English bikini.

Pronunciation

Noun

bikini class IX (plural bikini class X)

1. bikini

Swedish

Etymology

From French bikini, after the placename Bikini, originally from Marshallese Pikinni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪˈkiːnɪ/
• Rhymes: -iːnɪ

Noun

bikini c

1. bikini

Declension

Derived terms

• bikinibrud
• bikinilinje
• bikinitrosa
• bikiniöverdel

References

• bikini in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bikini in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English bikini, from bikini, from Bikini, from German Bikini, the colonial name of the atoll as part of German New Guinea, from Marshallese Pikinni.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /biˈkini/ [bɪˈxiː.n̪ɪ]
• Rhymes: -ini
• Syllabification: bi‧ki‧ni

Noun

bikini (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜃᜒᜈᜒ)

1. bikini

Further reading

• “bikini”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French bikini.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [biˈcini]

Noun

bikini (definite accusative bikiniyi, plural bikiniler)

1. bikini

Declension

See also

• mayokini
• mayo

References