Access in different languages

Access in Different Languages

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Access


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Afrikaans
toegang
Albanian
akses
Amharic
መድረሻ
Arabic
التمكن من
Armenian
մատչում
Assamese
প্ৰৱেশাধিকাৰ
Aymara
aksisu
Azerbaijani
giriş
Bambara
ka se a ma
Basque
sarbidea
Belarusian
доступ
Bengali
অ্যাক্সেস
Bhojpuri
पहुँचल
Bosnian
pristup
Bulgarian
достъп
Catalan
accés
Cebuano
pagsulud
Chinese (Simplified)
访问
Chinese (Traditional)
訪問
Corsican
accessu
Croatian
pristup
Czech
přístup
Danish
adgang
Dhivehi
އެކްސަސް
Dogri
पुज्ज
Dutch
toegang
English
access
Esperanto
aliro
Estonian
juurdepääs
Ewe
mᴐnu
Filipino (Tagalog)
access
Finnish
pääsy
French
accès
Frisian
tagong
Galician
acceso
Georgian
წვდომა
German
zugriff
Greek
πρόσβαση
Guarani
jeike
Gujarati
પ્રવેશ
Haitian Creole
aksè
Hausa
samun dama
Hawaiian
komo
Hebrew
גִישָׁה
Hindi
पहुंच
Hmong
nkag tau
Hungarian
hozzáférés
Icelandic
aðgangur
Igbo
ohere
Ilocano
access
Indonesian
mengakses
Irish
rochtain
Italian
accesso
Japanese
アクセス
Javanese
akses
Kannada
ಪ್ರವೇಶ
Kazakh
кіру
Khmer
ចូលដំណើរការ
Kinyarwanda
kwinjira
Konkani
प्रवेश
Korean
접속하다
Krio
fɛn
Kurdish
navketin
Kurdish (Sorani)
دەسگەیشتن
Kyrgyz
кирүү
Lao
ເຂົ້າເຖິງ
Latin
aditum
Latvian
piekļuvi
Lingala
kokota
Lithuanian
prieiga
Luganda
okwetuusako
Luxembourgish
zougang
Macedonian
пристап
Maithili
पहुंच
Malagasy
fidirana
Malay
akses
Malayalam
പ്രവേശനം
Maltese
aċċess
Maori
urunga
Marathi
प्रवेश
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕ ꯐꯪꯕ
Mizo
lut
Mongolian
нэвтрэх
Myanmar (Burmese)
အသုံးပြုခွင့်
Nepali
पहुँच
Norwegian
adgang
Nyanja (Chichewa)
mwayi
Odia (Oriya)
ପ୍ରବେଶ
Oromo
argachuu
Pashto
رسي
Persian
دسترسی
Polish
dostęp
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
acesso
Punjabi
ਪਹੁੰਚ
Quechua
yaykuna
Romanian
acces
Russian
доступ
Samoan
ulufale
Sanskrit
अभिगमः
Scots Gaelic
ruigsinneachd
Sepedi
fihlelela
Serbian
приступ
Sesotho
fihlella
Shona
kuwana
Sindhi
رسائي
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
ප්රවේශ
Slovak
prístup
Slovenian
dostop
Somali
marin u helid
Spanish
acceso
Sundanese
aksés
Swahili
upatikanaji
Swedish
tillgång
Tagalog (Filipino)
pag-access
Tajik
дастрасӣ
Tamil
அணுகல்
Tatar
керү
Telugu
యాక్సెస్
Thai
เข้าไป
Tigrinya
ናይ ምርካብ ዓቅሚ
Tsonga
fikelela
Turkish
giriş
Turkmen
elýeterliligi
Twi (Akan)
kwan
Ukrainian
доступ
Urdu
رسائی
Uyghur
access
Uzbek
kirish
Vietnamese
truy cập
Welsh
mynediad
Xhosa
ukufikelela
Yiddish
צוטריט
Yoruba
wiwọle
Zulu
ukufinyelela

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansThe word "toegang" in Afrikaans is derived from the Dutch word "toegang", meaning "access" or "entry", and is related to the English word "toe". It can also refer to a "threshold" or "doorway".
AlbanianThe word "akses" is borrowed from Turkish, where it means "key" or "means to get to a place".
Amharic"Medresha" can also refer to a
ArabicIn Arabic, the word "التمكن من" can also mean "to be able to" or "to have the ability to do something".
Armenian'Մատչում' also means 'accessible' and is derived from the Indo-European root *met- meaning 'to measure' or 'to reach out' (compare 'measure' and 'meet').
AzerbaijaniThe word "Giriş" in Azerbaijani shares the same root with the Turkish word "Giriş" meaning "entrance" or "introduction".
BasqueThe word “sarbide” was borrowed from French (sortie) during the 14th century, it originally meant “exit”.
BelarusianThe term "доступ" (access) comes from Old Church Slavonic and initially referred to a path (to some place).
BengaliIn Bengali, the word "অ্যাক্সেস" can also mean "permission to enter or use something" or "a means of reaching or using something."
BosnianThe word "pristup" in Bosnian is derived from the Latin word "accedere" which means "to approach".
BulgarianThe word "достъп" can also mean "approach" or "admittance".
CatalanThe Catalan word "accés" ultimately derives from the Latin word "accedere" (to approach) and can also mean "entrance" or "way in".
CebuanoIn Spanish, "pag-" means "to" or "for" while "sulud" means "inside". Thus, pagsulud originally meant "to go inside" before it came to mean "access".
Chinese (Simplified)访问 (fàngwèn) can also mean 'visit' or 'interview', and has the same root as the word '问' (wèn), meaning 'ask'.
Chinese (Traditional)訪問 literally means "to ask to visit" in Chinese
CorsicanIn Corsican, "accessu" also means "exodus" from the Latin word "excursus".
CroatianThe word "pristup" in Croatian can also refer to a type of folk song.
CzechThe word "přístup" can also mean "approach" or "attitude" in Czech.
DanishThe Danish word "adgang" also means "entrance" or "admission".
Dutch"Toegang" can mean both "access" and "admission".
Esperanto"Aliro" is a derivative of the Latin word "alis" (wing), implying the idea of "taking flight to reach a place."
EstonianThe Estonian word “juurdepääs” is literally translated as “access to roots”, alluding to the ability to obtain the essence or fundamental aspects of something.
Finnish"Pääsy" also means "entrance", "admission", "permission" and "opportunity" in Finnish.
FrenchThe French word "accès" can also mean "fit" or "attack".
FrisianThe word "tagong" was borrowed from Middle Dutch "toegang," which in turn originated from Old French "acès" or "acces"}
GalicianThe Galician word "acceso" also means "entrance" and "approach".
GermanThe German word "Zugriff" literally translates to "access grip," likely referencing the historical practice of using a key to gain access to a physical space.
GreekΠρόσβαση (access) derives from Ancient Greek "προσιέναι" (prosiénai) meaning "to approach" and "εἰς" (eis) meaning "into" or "towards".
GujaratiThe Gujarati word "પ્રવેશ" (pravesh) can also mean "admission", "entrance", or "approach".
Haitian CreoleThe word "aksè" in Haitian Creole is derived from the French word "accès", meaning "approach" or "entry".
HausaThe Hausa word "samun dama" derives from Arabic and can also mean "gateway" or "means of entrance."
Hawaiian"komo" also means "step" or "stride" in Hawaiian, referring to the act of physically entering or approaching something.
HebrewThe word "גישה" can also mean "approach" or "attitude"
HindiThe word "पहुंच" also refers to the range or reach of something within one's sphere of influence.
HmongThe Hmong word "nkag tau" comes from the Old Chinese word "kʰawg" meaning "mouth" or "opening".
HungarianThe word "hozzáférés" originates from the verb "hozzáfér", which means "to reach" or "to get to".
IcelandicAðgangur can also mean "permission", "entry" or "admittance."
IgboThe Igbo word 'ohere' also means 'to be in one's rightful place or position'.
IndonesianThe Indonesian word 'mengakses' derives from the French 'acces' or the Dutch 'acces', both meaning 'access'.
Irish"Rochtain" also means "an opening" in a wall or fence.
ItalianThe Italian verb "accedere" ultimately derives from Latin, where its original meaning was to approach, get closer, go to, while its later and present meaning is to gain access.
JapaneseThe word "アクセス" (akusesu) in Japanese is derived from the Latin word "accessus", meaning "approach" or "entry".
JavaneseIn Javanese, "akses" can also mean "to open" or "to unlock".
KannadaIn Sanskrit, "ಪ್ರವೇಶ" ("access") also means "entrance," "introduction," and "initiation."
KazakhThe Kazakh word "кіру" can also mean "to enter" or "to join".
Korean"접속하다" comes from the Chinese "接續" meaning to connect or continue.
Kurdish"Navketin" can be literally translated as "come by" in Kurdish.
KyrgyzThe verb «кирүү» (access) derives from the Turkic root «kir-» having the meaning of going in, entering.
LaoThe word "ເຂົ້າເຖິງ" in Lao can also be used to refer to a point or passage through which something is entered or exited.
LatinThe Latin word "aditum" also means "entrance" or "approach".
LatvianLatvian word "piekļuvi" derives from the word "pieklūt", which means "to approach".
LithuanianThe Lithuanian word "prieiga" derives from the verb "prieiti", meaning "to come near or to reach", and is related to the Latin "prehendere", meaning "to grasp".
LuxembourgishThe Luxembourgish word "Zougang" comes from the French word "accès" which originates from the Latin "accessus".
MacedonianThe Macedonian word "пристап" is derived from the Slavic word "prisetap" which means "to approach".
MalagasyThe Malagasy word "fidirana" derives from the root "fiditra" meaning "to enter" and can also refer to the act of "penetration" or "insertion."
MalayThe Malay word "akses" is borrowed from the English word "access", which in turn comes from the Latin "accessus", meaning "approach" or "entry"}
Malayalam"പ്രവേശനം" also means "entrance" or "admission" in Malayalam, not just "access".
MalteseIn Maltese, "aċċess" is derived from Italian "accesso" and also means "admittance" or "entrance."
MaoriThe Maori word "urunga" can also refer to a boundary or limit.
Marathiप्रवेश (access) is derived from the Sanskrit word 'pravesha', which means 'entering' or 'going into'
MongolianIt is unclear if the Mongolian word for "access" "нэвтрэх" is derived from either the Mongolian verb "нэвтэрх" meaning "to fit" or if it originated in Russian, which was an official language of Mongolia in the 20th century.
NepaliThe word "पहुँच" is derived from the Sanskrit word "प्राप्ति," meaning acquisition or attainment.
NorwegianThe word "adgang" is derived from the Old Norse word "aðgangr," meaning "entrance" or "approach."
Nyanja (Chichewa)The word "mwayi" is also used in Nyanja to mean "a chance" or "an opportunity".
PashtoThe word "رسي" in Pashto also means "to arrive" or "to reach".
PersianIn Persian, دسترسی (access) also refers to a person's ability to reach or attain something.
PolishThe word "dostęp" has the same root as the words "dostać" (to get) and "dostarczyć" (to deliver), suggesting a connotation of "reaching towards" or "obtaining something."
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)Acesso comes from the Latin "accedere", meaning to "approach", "enter" or "arrive."
PunjabiThe word "ਪਹੁੰਚ" ("access") in Punjabi also means "arrival", "approach", "nearness", or "proximity".
RomanianIn Romanian, "acces" is derived from the French word "accès", meaning both "access" and "fit" or "attack" (e.g., an epileptic fit).
RussianThe Russian word "доступ" (access) derives from the Proto-Slavic "dostopъ", meaning "approach" or "entrance".
SamoanIn Samoan mythology, Ulufale is known as the gatekeeper of the underworld.
Scots GaelicEtymology: Middle Irish urgaine; from uru + gaine. "Uru" could be related to Proto-Celtic *veri- "truth," and "gaine" is probably from Irish "gainm" ("birth"). Hence, literally: "Birth to truth", "path to knowledge."
SerbianFrom Old Church Slavonic; cognate with Bulgarian, Macedonian and Russian приступъ (pristupъ)
SesothoThe Sesotho word "fihlella" is derived from the verb "ho fihlela", meaning "to reach" or "to arrive at".
ShonaThe word "kuwana" can also mean "to take part in" or "to enter".
SindhiIn Persian, the word "رسایی" means "eloquence" or "articulateness."
Sinhala (Sinhalese)ප්රවේශ (pravesaya) derives from Sanskrit words pra- ('towards') and viś ('enter'), meaning a way of going into something
SlovakThe Slovak word "prístup" can also mean "approach" or "attitude".
SlovenianSlovenian word 'dostop', meaning 'access', is derived from the verb 'dostopiti', which means 'to reach, to attain, or to arrive'.
SomaliThe word "marin u helid" also means "enter and exit" in Somali.
SpanishAcceso, meaning 'access', is derived from the Latin verb 'accedere' (to approach), and shares the same root as 'accession' and 'accession'.
SundaneseThe word "aksés" in Sundanese also means "opportunity" or "chance".
SwahiliThere is a homophone of "upatikanaji" in Swahili, "upatikanaji" meaning "the right to take possession of something".
SwedishIn medieval Swedish "tillgång" meant "attack" or "conquest", as indicated by the modern Norwegian "tilgang".
Tagalog (Filipino)The word "pag-access" in Tagalog (Filipino) also means "to visit" or "to reach out to someone".
TajikThe word "дастрасӣ" can also refer to "availability" or "opportunity" in Tajik.
TamilThe word 'அணுகல்' (access) is derived from the Sanskrit word 'anugaachh' meaning 'to follow or approach'.
ThaiThe word "เข้าไป" can also mean "to enter" or "to go in".
TurkishThe word 'Giriş' in Turkish can also mean 'entrance' or 'introduction'
UkrainianThe word "доступ" in Ukrainian also means "permission" or "admission".
Urduرسائی can also mean "arrival", "approach", or "ability to attain or achieve something."
UzbekThe word "kirish" in Uzbek can also mean "to enter" or "to get in"
VietnameseIn Vietnamese, "truy cập" also means "to refer to or consult something"
Welsh‘Mynediad’ derives from ‘mynd’ meaning ‘to go’, hence ‘to get to’
XhosaThe word 'ukufikelela' in Xhosa is also used to refer to the act of reaching out or approaching someone.
YiddishIn Yiddish, צוטריט or tsuztrit also means 'admittance' and 'entrance'
YorubaThe word "wiwọle" is derived from two words: "wi" (to open) and "ọle" (a hole).
ZuluThe Zulu word "ukufinyelela" can also mean "to reach" or "to arrive at".
EnglishThe word "access" can also refer to a road, path, or means of approach.

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