Canadian in Different Languages
Discover 'Canadian' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Canadian
Afrikaans kanadese | ||
Albanian kanadez | ||
Amharic ካናዳዊ | ||
Arabic كندي | ||
Armenian կանադացի | ||
Assamese কানাডিয়ান | ||
Aymara canadá markankir jaqi | ||
Azerbaijani kanadalı | ||
Bambara kanadakaw ka | ||
Basque kanadarra | ||
Belarusian канадскі | ||
Bengali কানাডিয়ান | ||
Bhojpuri कनाडा के ह | ||
Bosnian kanadski | ||
Bulgarian канадски | ||
Catalan canadenc | ||
Cebuano canada | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 加拿大人 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 加拿大人 | ||
Corsican canadese | ||
Croatian kanadski | ||
Czech kanadský | ||
Danish canadisk | ||
Dhivehi ކެނެޑާގެ... | ||
Dogri कनाडा दा | ||
Dutch canadees | ||
English canadian | ||
Esperanto kanadano | ||
Estonian kanada | ||
Ewe canadatɔ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) canadian | ||
Finnish kanadalainen | ||
French canadien | ||
Frisian kanadeesk | ||
Galician canadense | ||
Georgian კანადელი | ||
German kanadisch | ||
Greek καναδικός | ||
Guarani canadá-ygua | ||
Gujarati કેનેડિયન | ||
Haitian Creole kanadyen | ||
Hausa 'yar kanada | ||
Hawaiian kanaka | ||
Hebrew קנדי | ||
Hindi कैनेडियन | ||
Hmong tebchaws canada | ||
Hungarian kanadai | ||
Icelandic kanadískur | ||
Igbo onye canada | ||
Ilocano taga-canada | ||
Indonesian kanada | ||
Irish ceanada | ||
Italian canadese | ||
Japanese カナダ人 | ||
Javanese kanada | ||
Kannada ಕೆನಡಿಯನ್ | ||
Kazakh канадалық | ||
Khmer កាណាដា | ||
Kinyarwanda umunyakanada | ||
Konkani कॅनडियन | ||
Korean 캐나다 사람 | ||
Krio na kanada pɔsin | ||
Kurdish kanadî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) کەنەدی | ||
Kyrgyz канадалык | ||
Lao ການາດາ | ||
Latin canadian | ||
Latvian kanādietis | ||
Lingala moto ya canada | ||
Lithuanian kanadietis | ||
Luganda omucanada | ||
Luxembourgish kanadesch | ||
Macedonian канадски | ||
Maithili कनाडा के | ||
Malagasy canadian | ||
Malay orang kanada | ||
Malayalam കനേഡിയൻ | ||
Maltese kanadiżi | ||
Maori kanata | ||
Marathi कॅनेडियन | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯀꯅꯥꯗꯥꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo canada mi a ni | ||
Mongolian канад | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ကနေဒါ | ||
Nepali क्यानाडीयन | ||
Norwegian kanadisk | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) canada | ||
Odia (Oriya) କାନାଡିୟ | | ||
Oromo lammii kanaadaa | ||
Pashto کاناډایی | ||
Persian کانادایی | ||
Polish kanadyjski | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) canadense | ||
Punjabi ਕੈਨੇਡੀਅਨ | ||
Quechua kanadamanta | ||
Romanian canadian | ||
Russian канадский | ||
Samoan kanata | ||
Sanskrit कनाडादेशीयः | ||
Scots Gaelic canada | ||
Sepedi mo-canada | ||
Serbian канадски | ||
Sesotho canada | ||
Shona canada | ||
Sindhi ڪينيڊين | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) කැනේඩියානු | ||
Slovak kanaďan | ||
Slovenian kanadski | ||
Somali kanadiyaan | ||
Spanish canadiense | ||
Sundanese kanada | ||
Swahili canada | ||
Swedish kanadensisk | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) canada | ||
Tajik канада | ||
Tamil கனடியன் | ||
Tatar канада | ||
Telugu కెనడియన్ | ||
Thai แคนาดา | ||
Tigrinya ካናዳዊ | ||
Tsonga mu-canada | ||
Turkish kanadalı | ||
Turkmen kanadaly | ||
Twi (Akan) canadafo | ||
Ukrainian канадський | ||
Urdu کینیڈا | ||
Uyghur كانادالىق | ||
Uzbek kanadalik | ||
Vietnamese người canada | ||
Welsh canada | ||
Xhosa wasekhanada | ||
Yiddish קאַנאַדיאַן | ||
Yoruba ara ilu kanada | ||
Zulu ecanada |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Albanian | Kanadez in Albanian may also refer to a mythical creature that has characteristics of both human and animal. |
| Amharic | "ካናዳዊ" is Amharic for someone from Canada, and is also used to refer to the Canadian language. |
| Arabic | كندي in Arabic also means silent, gentle, calm, quiet, steady. |
| Armenian | The word "Կանադացի" (Canadian) literally translates to "land of the cold" in Armenian, likely referring to the country's northern location and associated cold climate. |
| Azerbaijani | The word “Kanadalı” is derived from the Turkish word “Kanada”, meaning “land of the maple” in Azerbaijani. |
| Basque | "Kanadarra" is the Basque word for "Canadian", but also refers to the "Canadian goose". |
| Bengali | আজকের দিনে 'কানাডিয়ান' শব্দটির একগুচ্ছ একাধিক অর্থ হয়েছে। শব্দটি এখন কানাডাসহ সারা বিশ্বের ভৌগলিকভাবে বিভিন্ন জায়গা বর্ণনা করতে ব্যবহৃত হয়। |
| Bosnian | Kanadski means not only "Canadian" but also "a young horse who looks like a horse from Canada" |
| Bulgarian | The word "Канадски" can also mean "of or relating to Canada" |
| Chinese (Simplified) | “加拿大人”一词也指代在海外出生的华人。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 加拿大在中文中也可寫作「加拿大」，源自對加拿大原住民的稱呼「Canadien」 |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "Canadese" also means "rustic," "simple-minded," or "naive." |
| Croatian | In slang, "kanadski" can also mean "homosexual". |
| Czech | The word "kanadský" in Czech can also mean "maple" because Canada is famous for its maple syrup. |
| Danish | Canadisk' also means 'of the type or style of a Canadian canoe' in Danish. |
| Dutch | In Dutch the word "Canadees" can also refer to one who drinks a lot of alcohol. |
| Estonian | In Estonian, Kanada means both "Canada" and "chicken coop." |
| Finnish | The Finnish word "kanadalainen" can also refer to a type of Finnish pancake. |
| French | In French, "canadien" can also refer to a type of maple syrup taffy or a French-Canadian. |
| Frisian | The word 'Kanadeesk' derives from the Dutch name for Canada, 'Canada', which in turn comes from the Iroquois word 'kanata', meaning 'village' or 'settlement'. |
| German | "Kanadisch" ist nicht nur ein Adjektiv, sondern auch ein Begriff aus dem Kartenspiel Skat. |
| Greek | In Greek, "καναδικός" also refers to a type of fabric known as "moleskin" |
| Gujarati | "Canadian" is borrowed from English, the demonym for Canada - a country in North America. |
| Haitian Creole | In Haiti, 'kanadyen' also refers to a type of bread that is typically braided and baked in a round shape with an oval hole in the middle. |
| Hausa | In Hausa, the word "Yar Kanada" (Canadian) also means "a person who is very kind and generous." |
| Hawaiian | In Hawaiian, "Kanaka" originally meant "human" or "native," but now primarily refers to ethnic Hawaiians. |
| Hebrew | "קנדי" גם פירושו "קנאי" בעברית, מילה שמקורה במילה היוונית "ζηλωτής" (זילוט), שפירושה "להיות מלא קנאה". |
| Hindi | कैनेडियन शब्द कैनेडा के मूल निवासियों के लिए Iroquois शब्द 'कनाता' से आया है, जिसका अर्थ है 'गांव' या 'बस्ती'। |
| Hmong | Tebchaws Canada comes from "Tebchaws," meaning "across" and "Canada" meaning "the land to the north." |
| Hungarian | In Hungarian, „kanadai" can also mean: "from Canada", "a person from Canada", "relating to Canada", or "the language of Canada." |
| Icelandic | In Icelandic, "Kanadískur" refers to something or someone of Canadian origin or nationality, or to the Canadian language Inuktitut. |
| Igbo | The Igbo word for “Canadian”, “onye Canada”, literally translates as “person of Canada”. |
| Indonesian | Dalam bahasa Sansekerta, 'Kanada' berarti 'pemakan manusia'. |
| Irish | Ceanada, pronounced Kay-nah-da, is the Irish word for Canadian and refers to both the country and its people |
| Italian | Il termine "canadese" in italiano deriva dall'inglese "Canadian" ed è stato usato anche per indicare il dialetto francese parlato in Canada. |
| Japanese | カナダ人 can also mean a beaver, but this usage is rare. |
| Javanese | In Javanese, the word "Kanada" also refers to a type of bird known as the "Indian myna" or "common myna" |
| Kazakh | The word "Канадалық" can also refer to a type of fur hat worn by men in Kazakhstan. |
| Khmer | "កាណាដា" is a Khmer word borrowed from French, with the original word coming from the Huron-Iroquois language. |
| Korean | 캐나다 사람은 '독수리'와 '거북이'를 뜻하는 '가나타'에서 파생된 말로, 이로쿼이족이 프랑스 탐험가 자크 카르티에를 보며 부른 이름이다. |
| Kurdish | The word "Kanadî" in Kurdish can also refer to a type of fabric made from goat wool and used in traditional clothing. |
| Kyrgyz | Канадалык is also an adjective to describe "people from Canada or their customs." |
| Lao | The word "ການາດາ" is also used to refer to someone from Canada, or something related to Canada. |
| Latin | "Canadiensis" is the Latin term for "Canadian," but it also refers to "from Canada" and "relating to Canada." |
| Latvian | The word "Kanādietis" is derived from the Algonquian word "kanata", meaning "village" or "settlement". |
| Lithuanian | In Lithuanian, the word "Kanadietis" is the masculine form of "Canadian" and also means "native of Canada" |
| Macedonian | Канадски (Kanadski) is also the name of a Serbian pop-rock band founded in 1991. |
| Malagasy | The word "Canadian" in Malagasy, "Kanadianina", ultimately derives from the same root as the English word "Canada", which is of Iroquoian origin and means "village" or "settlement". |
| Malay | The word 'Orang Kanada' literally means 'Canada people' in Malay. |
| Malayalam | The term “Kanadiyan” was originally coined from the Sanskrit word “Kanada” meaning “jungle” or “forest”. |
| Maltese | The word "Kanadiżi" originally meant "person from Canada" but also refers to the "Canadian beaver" (Castor canadensis) in Maltese. |
| Maori | Kanata is also the Maori word for 'to disappear' or 'to vanish'. |
| Mongolian | The word "Канад" in Mongolian can also refer to a type of fur coat or a kind of fabric. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The term "ကနေဒါ" is also used to refer to descendants of French-Canadians in Myanmar. |
| Nepali | क्यानाडीयन शब्द मूल रूप से फ्रांसीसी शब्द 'कनाडियन' से आया है, जो मूल रूप से 'स्टॉकैड' या लकड़ी के बाड़ से घिरे एक गांव को संदर्भित करता था। |
| Norwegian | "Kanada" is also a colloquial term for the Canadian dollar |
| Polish | W gwarze poznańskiej słowo to ma dodatkowe znaczenie: "kiepskiej jakości, tandetny" |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | Em português, a palavra "canadense" também pode se referir à árvore "tsuga-do-canadá" (Tsuga canadensis). |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "canadian" can also refer to a type of large, fluffy breed of rabbit. |
| Russian | The word "Канадский" can also mean "related to the country's indigenous peoples" or "of or related to the French-speaking population of Canada." |
| Samoan | The word "Kanata" in Samoan is used to refer to Indigenous peoples of the West or to people of mixed race whose ancestors came from the West. |
| Scots Gaelic | Canadia is cognate with Irish Cúige Uladh or Co. Cavan, and comes from the Proto-Celtic *kwen-di- "dog, wolf" from which "hound" is derived. |
| Serbian | The word "Канадски" can also refer to a type of tobacco grown in Serbia. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word |
| Slovak | Okrem označenia príslušnosti ku Kanade sa slovom „Kanaďan“ v slovenčine označuje aj príslušník rodu koní Kanaďan a zástupca rodu vodných vtákov Kanaďan. |
| Slovenian | The word "Kanadski" can also mean "something big or heavy" in Slovenian, likely due to the large size of Canada. |
| Somali | Kanadiyaan is also the Somali term for a large, flat type of bread |
| Spanish | "Canadiense" puede referirse a alguna variedad de plantas ornamentales, por ejemplo, la "Tradescantia spathacea". |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word 'Kanada' can also refer to a type of coconut with a sweet taste. |
| Swahili | Katika Kiswahili, neno "Kanada" linaweza pia kumaanisha "nchi yenye baridi kali" au "mahali penye theluji" |
| Swedish | The word "Kanadensisk" can also mean Canadian-born people of Finnish descent who emigrated to Canada during the 1910s and 1920s. |
| Tamil | The word "Canadian" when written in Tamil can also refer to a type of flower called the marigold. |
| Thai | The word แคนาดา also refers to one of the indigenous peoples of South America known as the Kallawaya. |
| Turkish | Kanada'da yetişen bir bitkinin adı "kanadalı" olarak geçmekte |
| Ukrainian | The word "Канадський" also means "a horse that was born and raised in Canada". |
| Uzbek | The word "Kanadalik" in Uzbek can also refer to someone from the Canadian province of Quebec. |
| Vietnamese | "Người Canada" là cách phiên âm tên quốc tịch Canada sang tiếng Việt, có nghĩa là người Canada, người dân sinh sống tại quốc gia Canada. |
| Welsh | The Welsh word 'Canada' can also refer to a type of cloth. |
| Xhosa | The word 'WaseKhanada' is derived from the Xhosa word 'umKhanada,' which means 'a person from Canada,' and the suffix '-wase,' which indicates a state or condition. |
| Yiddish | In Yiddish, the word "קאַנאַדיאַן" can also refer to a type of fur hat worn by Hasidic Jews, particularly in the winter. |
| Yoruba | Ara Ilu Kanada (Canadian) is a Yoruba phrase that literally means "people of the cold land." |
| Zulu | Zulu uses 'eCanada' to indicate an individual of Canadian ancestry. |
| English | "Canadian" can refer to a citizen or resident of Canada, or to something related to Canada, but it also has other meanings, such as "frank" or "sincere". |