bikini

== 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 === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɪˈkiː.ni/ (General American) IPA(key): /bɪˈki.ni/ Rhymes: -iːni Homophone: Bikini === Noun === bikini (plural bikinis) A brief two-piece bathing suit worn by women, especially one that exposes the midriff and navel. Synonym: two-piece (Can we verify(+) this sense?) A brief bathing suit covering only the pelvis (equivalent to the bottom portion of a two-piece bikini), worn by any gender. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:bikini. Brief underpants or trousers that reach to the hips rather than the waist. ==== 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 a monokini; the lower part of a bikini a bikini; a two-piece == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French bikini. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /biˈki.ni/ Hyphenation: bi‧ki‧ni Rhymes: -ini === Noun === bikini m (plural bikini's, diminutive bikinietje n) bikini ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “bikini” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language] == Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbikini/, [ˈbik̟ini] Rhymes: -ikini Syllabification(key): bi‧ki‧ni Hyphenation(key): bi‧ki‧ni === Noun === bikini (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) 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 === Borrowed from French bikini. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /biˈkini/ Hyphenation: bi‧ki‧ni === Noun === bikini (plural bikini-bikini) bikini Synonym: amplek === Further reading === “bikini”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), 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) bikini Synonym: due pezzi ==== See also ==== costume da bagno == Japanese == === Romanization === bikini 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) (Jersey) bikini == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === bikini m (definite singular bikinien, indefinite plural bikinier, definite plural bikiniene) bikini == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === bikini m (plural bikinien) 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) bikini Coordinate term: monokini ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === bikini in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN bikini in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English bikini. === Noun === bikini m (plural bikinis) unadapted form of biquíni == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French bikini. === Noun === bikini n (uncountable) bikini ==== Declension ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English bikini. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bǐkiːni/ Hyphenation: bi‧ki‧ni === Noun === bìkīni m inan (Cyrillic spelling бѝкӣни) bikini ==== Declension ==== === References === “bikini”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Spanish == === Alternative forms === biquini === Etymology === Borrowed from English bikini. For the sandwich, see more at Catalan biquini. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /biˈkini/ [biˈki.ni] Rhymes: -ini Syllabification: bi‧ki‧ni === Noun === bikini m (plural bikinis) bikini (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 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swahili == === Etymology === Borrowed from English bikini. === Pronunciation === === Noun === bikini class IX (plural bikini class X) bikini == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French bikini. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɪˈkiːnɪ/ Rhymes: -iːnɪ === Noun === bikini c bikini ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === bikini in Svensk ordbok (SO) bikini in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from English bikini, borrowed from French bikini, from Bikini, borrowed from English Bikini, borrowed from German Bikini, borrowed from Marshallese Pikinni, from pik + ni. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /biˈkini/ [bɪˈxiː.n̪ɪ] Rhymes: -ini Syllabification: bi‧ki‧ni === Noun === bikini (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜃᜒᜈᜒ) bikini === Further reading === “bikini”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 == Turkish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English bikini. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [biˈcini] === Noun === bikini (definite accusative bikiniyi, plural bikiniler) bikini ==== Declension ==== === See also === mayokini mayo