Definition
Sexual intercourse or intimate physical activity between romantic partners.
Etymology
Compound word from 'love' (Old English 'lufu') and 'making' (from Old English 'macian'). It emerged as a euphemistic term in the early 20th century as a polite way to discuss sexual relations.
Kelly Says
The word 'lovemaking' is interesting because it tries to combine romance ('love') with action ('making')—showing how humans want to frame sex as both deeply emotional and actively creative. Different languages have totally different words for this, reflecting different cultural attitudes.
Translations
ARالعربية
الممارسة الجنسية
al-mumara-sa al-jin-si-ya
BNবাংলা
যৌন সম্পর্ক
joun som-pork
CACatalà
sexualitat
seks-yu-a-lit-at
DEDeutsch
Liebesakt
lee-bes-akt
ESEspañol
hacer el amor
a-ser el a-mor
FAفارسی
رابطه جنسی
ra-be-teh jin-si
FRFrançais
faire l'amour
fer l'a-moor
HIहिन्दी
प्रेम संबंध
prem sa-bandh
IDBahasa Indonesia
hubungan seksual
hu-ban-an se-k-su-al
IGIG
akụkụ ụmụ nwanyị
a-ku-ku umu n-wa-nyị
ITItaliano
fare l'amore
fa-re l'a-mo-re
KMKM
ការទំនាក់ទំនង性的
ka-ar tohm-naak tohm-naong sex-ting
MRMR
लैंगिक संबंध
la-ngik sa-bandh
MSBahasa Melayu
hubungan seks
hu-ban-an seks
PLPolski
stosunki seksualne
stau-nki se-k-su-al-ne
PTPortuguês
fazer amor
fa-zer a-mor
RUРусский
половой акт
pa-lo-voy akt
TAதமிழ்
பாலுறவு
pa-alu-ru-avu
THไทย
เพศสัมพันธ์
pet-sa-sam-phan
TRTürkçe
aşk ilişkisi
aşk il-ish-i-si
UKУкраїнська
статевий акт
stat-ey-vyy akt
VITiếng Việt
quan hệ tình dục
quan he tinh duc
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-la