book bag

English

Alternative forms

• book-bag

Etymology

From book +‎ bag.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʊkˌbæɡ/

Noun

book bag (plural book bags)

1. A bag for holding books for school.

Alternative forms

• bookbag

Synonyms

• backpack
• satchel
• schoolbag

Translations

bag for holding books for school

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 書包 / 书包 (zh) (shūbāo)

• Finnish: koulureppu (fi)
• Galician: mochila f
• German: Schultasche (de) f
• Gujarati: દફતર (gu) n (daphtar)
• Irish: mála scoile m
• Kazakh: кітапқап (kıtapqap)
• Romanian: ghiozdan (ro) n
• Russian: портфе́ль (ru) m (portfélʹ), шко́льный портфе́ль m (škólʹnyj portfélʹ), (шко́льный) ра́нец (ru) m (ránec) (with shoulder straps), шко́льный рюкза́к (ru) m (škólʹnyj rjukzák), (шко́льная) су́мка (ru) f (súmka)
• Spanish: mochila (es)
• Vietnamese: ba lô (vi)
• Welsh: bag ysgol m, bag llyfrau m