Definition
Present participle of 'heil'; greeting someone with 'heil' (a German greeting meaning 'health' or 'luck'), or making a salute associated with this greeting.
Etymology
From German *heil* (health/luck), from Proto-Germanic *hail* (whole/unharmed). The term became historically loaded due to its use in Nazi salutes, though the original word is an innocent greeting.
Kelly Says
The word 'heil' originally just meant 'health' in German, like saying 'cheers,' but it became forever tainted by history—a sobering reminder of how the same word can shift meaning based on how it's used by those in power.
Translations
ARالعربية
أَحْسَنَ
a-ḥas-na
BNবাংলা
নমস্কার করছিল
nom-skar kor-chil
CACatalà
va salut
va sa-loo
CSČeština
pozdravoval
poz-dra-vo-val
DEDeutsch
begrüßte
be-gruess-teh
ELΕλληνικά
χαιρετούσε
kha-ee-reh-too-seh
ESEspañol
estaba saludando
es-ta-ba sa-LOO-doh-n-doh
FAفارسی
سلام کرد
sa-lam kar-d
FISuomi
tervehti
ter-veh-tee
HIहिन्दी
नमस्ते कर रहा था
na-mas-tay ka-ra ha-ra tha
HUMagyar
köszöntötte
ko-szon-tot-teh
IDBahasa Indonesia
menyambut
men-sam-but
ITItaliano
stava salutando
sta-va sa-LOO-toh-n-doh
JA日本語
挨拶していました
aisatsu shite imashita
KO한국어
인사하고 있었습니다
in-sa-ha-go is-seot-sseum-ni-da
MSBahasa Melayu
menyambut
men-sam-but
NLNederlands
begroette
be-gro-et-teh
PLPolski
pozdrowiał
poz-dro-vee-al
PTPortuguês
estava a saudar
es-ta-va a sa-DOO
RORomână
a saluta
a sa-loo-ta
RUРусский
приветствовал
pri-vyet-st-vo-val
SVSvenska
hälsade
häl-sah-deh
SWKiswahili
alika
a-li-ka
TAதமிழ்
வணக்கம் செய்து வந்த
va-n-ak-kam sey-th-u van-tha
TEతెలుగు
నమస్కారం చేస్తున్నాడు
na-mas-ka-ra-m che-sh-tu-n-na-du
THไทย
ทักทายอยู่
tuk-ta-yai yoo
TRTürkçe
selâm veriyordu
se-lam ve-ri-yor-du
UKУкраїнська
вітав
vy-tav
URاردو
السلام علیکم
as-salamu alaykum
VITiếng Việt
đang chào
dang chow
ZH中文
正在问候
zhèngzài wèn hòu
ZUZU
salibona
sa-li-bo-na