Definition
Plural of 'pow,' an onomatopoeia representing the sound of a sudden impact, collision, or explosion.
Etymology
From imitative origin, first documented in comic books in the 1960s. Batman's fight scenes popularized 'POW' as a visual sound effect.
Kelly Says
Comic books elevated onomatopoeia to high art—'POW' became so associated with Batman that it's impossible to hear or read it without seeing Adam West in costume, showing how popular culture can literalize sounds in our minds.
Translations
ARالعربية
سلطات (sultaat)
sul-taa-t
BNবাংলা
শক্তি (shkti)
shk-ti
ELΕλληνικά
δύναμεις (dynameis)
di-na-me-is
ESEspañol
poderes
poh-deh-res
FAفارسی
قدرت (qadr)
qad-r
FRFrançais
pouvoirs
poo-vwar
GUGU
શક્તિ (shakti)
shak-ti
HEעברית
כוחות (k'vohot)
kvo-hot
HIहिन्दी
शक्तियाँ (shaktyaan)
shak-tee-aan
IDBahasa Indonesia
kekuatan
keh-koo-a-tan
ITItaliano
poteri
po-te-ri
KMKM
ប្រាក់ (braak)
braak
MRMR
शक्ती (shakti)
shak-ti
MSBahasa Melayu
kekuatan
keh-koo-a-tan
MYမြန်မာ
အာဏာ (a-na)
a-na
NLNederlands
machten
mat-chen
PAPA
ਸ਼ਕਤੀ (shaktee)
shak-tee
PTPortuguês
poderes
po-deh-res
RORomână
puteri
poo-te-ri
RUРусский
силы (sily)
see-lee
SWKiswahili
nguvu
ngoo-voo
TAதமிழ்
சக்தி (sakthi)
shak-thi
TEతెలుగు
శక్తి (śakti)
shak-ti
THไทย
พลัง (phalang)
pha-lang
TLTL
kapangyarihan
ka-pan-ga-ri-han
TRTürkçe
güçler
gwee-chler
UKУкраїнська
сили (sily)
see-lee
URاردو
قوت (qawāt)
qaw-at
VITiếng Việt
quyền lực
kwee-en luck
ZH中文
力量 ( lì liàng )
li liang