"Lingerie" In Other Languages

Here is a list of translations for the word lingerie in other languages. Some, are pretty obviously the same word.

Danish n. - lingeri

French n. - lingerie

Dutch lingerie, damesonder-/ nachtgoed

German n. – Damenunterwäsche

Swedish n. – damunderkläder

Practical German translates directly to my mind as “ladies’ underwear” and the Swedish “ladies’ underclothes.”

Portuguese n. - lingerie (f), roupas (f pl) íntimas de mulher

No guesses on the 2nd definition for Portuguese, but the 3rd one looks like “intimates of the Mrs.”

Italian biancheria

Spanish n. - lencería

Russian дамское белье

Greek n. - (ενδυμ.) γυναικεία εσώρουχα και νυχτικά

Chinese 简体 (Chinese (Simplified)) 女用贴身内衣裤, 女睡衣 中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional)) n. - 女用貼身內衣褲, 女睡衣

Korean n. - 란제리(여성용 속옷의 총칭)