The term “outlying” refers to something that is situated far from a center or main area, often remote or distant. This concept exists in many cultures, and each has its own word for “outlying.” In this article, we’ll explore how the word for “outlying” is expressed in different languages around the world, from the most commonly spoken languages to some of the lesser-known ones.
Here is a list of how to say “outlying” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – I largët | Pronunciation: Ee lar-get
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – ناءٍ (Naei) | Pronunciation: Nah-ee
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Հեռավոր (Herravor) | Pronunciation: Heh-rah-vor
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Uzaqda yerləşən | Pronunciation: Oo-zahg-da yer-le-shen
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Kanpokoa | Pronunciation: Kan-poh-ko-ah
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Аддалены (Addaleny) | Pronunciation: Ah-dah-leh-nee
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – দূরবর্তী (Durbarati) | Pronunciation: Door-bah-rah-tee
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Udaljeni | Pronunciation: Oo-dahl-yeh-nee
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Отдалечен (Otdalechen) | Pronunciation: Oht-dah-leh-chen
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Aïllat | Pronunciation: Ah-ee-yaht
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Vzdálený | Pronunciation: Vz-dah-leh-nee
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Afsides | Pronunciation: Af-see-des
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Afgelegen | Pronunciation: Ahf-ge-lay-gen
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Outlying | Pronunciation: Out-ly-ing
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Kaugel asuv | Pronunciation: Kaug-el ah-soov
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – دورافتاده (Door-ofta-deh) | Pronunciation: Door-of-tah-deh
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Syrjäinen | Pronunciation: Seer-yai-nen
- French (🇫🇷) – Éloigné | Pronunciation: Eh-loin-yeh
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – შორეული (Shoreuli) | Pronunciation: Shoh-reh-oo-lee
- German (🇩🇪) – Abgelegen | Pronunciation: Ahb-ge-lay-gen
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Απομακρυσμένος (Apomakrysménos) | Pronunciation: Ah-poh-mah-krees-meh-nos
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – מבודד (Mevudad) | Pronunciation: Meh-voo-dahd
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – दूरस्थ (Doorasth) | Pronunciation: Door-ahst
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Távoli | Pronunciation: Tah-vo-lee
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Afsíðis | Pronunciation: Af-see-dis
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Terdalam | Pronunciation: Ter-dah-lam
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Iargúlta | Pronunciation: Ear-gool-tah
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Periferico | Pronunciation: Peh-ree-feh-ree-coh
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 遠隔 (Enkaku) | Pronunciation: En-kah-koo
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Шалғай (Shalǵai) | Pronunciation: Shahl-gai
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ឆ្ងាយ (Chhngay) | Pronunciation: Ch-ngai
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 외딴 (Oettan) | Pronunciation: Weh-tahn
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Dûr | Pronunciation: Door
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Алыскы (Alıskı) | Pronunciation: Ah-lyss-ky
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ຫ່ວງໄກ (Houng kai) | Pronunciation: Hoong kai
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Attālināts | Pronunciation: Aht-tah-lee-nahts
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Nutolęs | Pronunciation: Noo-toh-les
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Aleeën | Pronunciation: Ah-leh-en
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Оддалечен (Oddalechen) | Pronunciation: Ohd-dah-leh-chen
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Terpencil | Pronunciation: Ter-pen-cheel
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Imbiegħed | Pronunciation: Im-bee-yed
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 偏远 (Piānyuǎn) | Pronunciation: Pee-ahn-yoo-en
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – दूर (Doora) | Pronunciation: Doo-rah
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Алслагдсан (Alslagdsan) | Pronunciation: Ahl-slahg-tsan
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – टाढाको (Tadhako) | Pronunciation: Tah-dhah-ko
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Avsides | Pronunciation: Ahv-see-dehs
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – لرې پروت (Lare Proot) | Pronunciation: Lah-ray Proot
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Oddalony | Pronunciation: Ohd-dah-loh-nee
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Afastado | Pronunciation: Ah-fahs-tah-doo
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Îndepărtat | Pronunciation: Uhn-deh-pur-taht
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Удаленный (Udalennyy) | Pronunciation: Oo-dah-lyoh-nee
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Удаљен (Udaljen) | Pronunciation: Oo-dahl-yen
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – ඈත (Aeta) | Pronunciation: Ae-ta
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Odľahlý | Pronunciation: Ohd-lya-hlee
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Oddaljen | Pronunciation: Ohd-dahl-yen
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Fog | Pronunciation: Fohg
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Remoto | Pronunciation: Reh-moh-toh
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Mbali | Pronunciation: Mbah-lee
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Avlägsen | Pronunciation: Ahv-lehg-sen
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Дурдаст (Durdast) | Pronunciation: Door-dahst
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – தொலைந்த (Tholainda) | Pronunciation: Thoh-lai-n-dah
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – దూరంగా (Dooraṁga) | Pronunciation: Doo-rahm-gah
- Thai (🇹🇭) – ไกลออกไป (Klai okpai) | Pronunciation: Kly ohk-pai
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Uzak | Pronunciation: Oo-zahk
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Віддалений (Viddalenyy) | Pronunciation: Veed-dah-leh-nee
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – دور دراز (Door Daraz) | Pronunciation: Door Dah-rahz
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Uzoqdagi | Pronunciation: Oo-zohk-dah-gee
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Xa xôi | Pronunciation: Sah-soy
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Pellennig | Pronunciation: Peh-len-neeg
- Zulu (🇿🇦) – Ekude | Pronunciation: Eh-koo-deh