backache

English

Alternative forms

• backake (obsolete)

Etymology

From back +‎ ache.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbækeɪk/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

backache (countable and uncountable, plural backaches)

1. Any pain or ache in the back.

Synonyms

• back pain

Derived terms

• backachy

Translations

any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago

• Bulgarian: бо́лки в гъ́рба f pl (bólki v gắrba)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 背疼 (bèiténg), 腰痛 (zh) (yāotòng)

• Czech: bolest zad f
• Dutch: rugpijn (nl)
• Finnish: selkäkipu (fi), selkäkivut pl
• French: mal au dos m
• Galician: dor de costas f
• German: Rückenschmerzen (de) m pl
• Greek: πόνος στη μέση m (pónos sti mési), οσφυαλγία (el) f (osfyalgía) (formally)
• Icelandic: bakverkur (is) m
• Italian: mal di schiena m
• Japanese: 背中の痛み (せなかのいたみ, senaka no itami), 腰痛 (ja) (ようつう, yōtsū)
• Kurdish:

  Central Kurdish: پشتێشە (piştêşe)

• Malayalam: നടുവേദന (naṭuvēdana)
• Portuguese: dor nas costas f
• Russian: боль в спине́ f (bolʹ v spiné), боль в поясни́це f (bolʹ v pojasníce)
• Spanish: dolor de espalda m
• Telugu: వెన్నునొప్పి (vennunoppi)
• Unami: ùpxkònineokàn
• Vietnamese: đau lưng

See also

• lumbago