The german word for aeroplane is similar, “Flugzeug” directly translates to “flying thing”.
Helicopter is also fun, “Hubschrauber” translates to “lifting screwer”.
Now I am curious as to what the Chinese characters in their word for helicopter mean, since panda is “bear cat,” owl is “cat headed eagle,” and peacock is “thunder chicken,” IIRC.
In Czech we call it “vrtulník” (propeller thing), which I find kinda hilarious now that I think about it.
The german word for aeroplane is similar, “Flugzeug” directly translates to “flying thing”. Helicopter is also fun, “Hubschrauber” translates to “lifting screwer”.
Not to be confused with Hubschraubär.
Now I am curious as to what the Chinese characters in their word for helicopter mean, since panda is “bear cat,” owl is “cat headed eagle,” and peacock is “thunder chicken,” IIRC.