Acid in Different Languages
Discover 'Acid' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Acid
Afrikaans suur | ||
Albanian acid | ||
Amharic አሲድ | ||
Arabic حامض | ||
Armenian թթու | ||
Assamese এচিড | ||
Aymara ácido ukaxa | ||
Azerbaijani turşu | ||
Bambara asidi (asidi) ye | ||
Basque azidoa | ||
Belarusian кіслата | ||
Bengali অ্যাসিড | ||
Bhojpuri एसिड के नाम से जानल जाला | ||
Bosnian kiselina | ||
Bulgarian киселина | ||
Catalan àcid | ||
Cebuano asido | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 酸 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 酸 | ||
Corsican acidu | ||
Croatian kiselina | ||
Czech kyselina | ||
Danish syre | ||
Dhivehi އެސިޑް | ||
Dogri एसिड | ||
Dutch zuur | ||
English acid | ||
Esperanto acida | ||
Estonian hape | ||
Ewe acid | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) acid | ||
Finnish happo | ||
French acide | ||
Frisian soere | ||
Galician ácido | ||
Georgian მჟავა | ||
German acid | ||
Greek οξύ | ||
Guarani ácido rehegua | ||
Gujarati તેજાબ | ||
Haitian Creole asid | ||
Hausa acid | ||
Hawaiian ʻākika | ||
Hebrew חוּמצָה | ||
Hindi अम्ल | ||
Hmong kua qaub | ||
Hungarian sav | ||
Icelandic sýru | ||
Igbo acid | ||
Ilocano asido | ||
Indonesian asam | ||
Irish aigéad | ||
Italian acido | ||
Japanese 酸 | ||
Javanese asam | ||
Kannada ಆಮ್ಲ | ||
Kazakh қышқыл | ||
Khmer អាសុីត | ||
Kinyarwanda aside | ||
Konkani आम्ल | ||
Korean 산 | ||
Krio asid we dɛn kɔl | ||
Kurdish tirş | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ترش | ||
Kyrgyz кислота | ||
Lao ກົດ | ||
Latin acidum | ||
Latvian skābe | ||
Lingala acide | ||
Lithuanian rūgštis | ||
Luganda asidi | ||
Luxembourgish seier | ||
Macedonian киселина | ||
Maithili एसिड | ||
Malagasy asidra | ||
Malay asid | ||
Malayalam ആസിഡ് | ||
Maltese aċidu | ||
Maori waikawa | ||
Marathi आम्ल | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯗ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ | ||
Mizo acid a ni | ||
Mongolian хүчил | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အက်ဆစ် | ||
Nepali एसिड | ||
Norwegian syre | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) asidi | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଏସିଡ୍ | | ||
Oromo asiidii | ||
Pashto تیزاب | ||
Persian اسید | ||
Polish kwas | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) ácido | ||
Punjabi ਐਸਿਡ | ||
Quechua ácido nisqa | ||
Romanian acid | ||
Russian кислота | ||
Samoan acid | ||
Sanskrit अम्लम् | ||
Scots Gaelic searbhag | ||
Sepedi esiti ya | ||
Serbian киселина | ||
Sesotho asiti | ||
Shona acid | ||
Sindhi امل | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) අම්ලය | ||
Slovak kyselina | ||
Slovenian kislina | ||
Somali aashito | ||
Spanish ácido | ||
Sundanese asam | ||
Swahili asidi | ||
Swedish syra | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) acid | ||
Tajik кислота | ||
Tamil அமிலம் | ||
Tatar кислотасы | ||
Telugu ఆమ్లము | ||
Thai กรด | ||
Tigrinya ኣሲድ | ||
Tsonga acid | ||
Turkish asit | ||
Turkmen kislotasy | ||
Twi (Akan) acid a wɔde yɛ nneɛma | ||
Ukrainian кислота | ||
Urdu تیزاب | ||
Uyghur كىسلاتا | ||
Uzbek kislota | ||
Vietnamese axit | ||
Welsh asid | ||
Xhosa asidi | ||
Yiddish זויער | ||
Yoruba acid | ||
Zulu i-asidi |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Also used to refer to a type of sour plum or a type of fermented milk. |
| Albanian | In Albanian, the word "acid" can also refer to a sour liquid or a strong taste |
| Amharic | The word "አሲድ" (acid) in Amharic also means "sour, fermented" or "bitter". |
| Arabic | In addition to denoting "acid," "حامض" also refers to a "sour taste" or a "fermented drink." |
| Armenian | The Armenian word "թթու" also means "sour" or "tart", and it may be related to the Georgian word "წითელი" (ts'iteli), meaning "red". |
| Azerbaijani | In Azerbaijani, "turşu" also refers to a traditional pickled vegetable dish similar to sauerkraut. |
| Basque | The word "azidoa" (acid) in Basque comes from the same root as the word "azi" (bitter). |
| Belarusian | The word "кіслата" also means "sourness" or "acidity" in Belarusian. |
| Bengali | "অ্যাসিড" শব্দটির আরও একটি অর্থ হলো ক্ষার |
| Bosnian | Bosnian word "kiselina" also means "vinegar" or "sour". |
| Bulgarian | The word "киселина" comes from the Proto-Slavic word *kysъlъ, meaning "sour". It is related to the Russian word "кислота" (kislota), the Polish word "kwas", and the Serbo-Croatian word "киселина" (kiselina). |
| Catalan | In Catalan, "àcid" also means "sour" or "tart", and can be used to describe flavors or smells. |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano word "asido" can also refer to a type of pickle or fermented food. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | In Chinese, “酸” can also mean sour, or figuratively as something that irritates or disgusts. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The word 酸 (acid) can also mean "sour" or "fermented" in Chinese. |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "acidu" can also refer to a "bitter" taste, and was borrowed into other dialects such as Sardinian. |
| Croatian | The Croatian word "kiselina" is derived from the Slavic word "kysly", meaning "sour". |
| Czech | The word “kyselina” also means “sour” in Czech, reflecting the acidic taste of many acids. |
| Danish | "Syre" also means "oxygen" in Danish. |
| Dutch | The word "zuur" can also mean "fermented vegetables", "sour", and "difficult" in Dutch. |
| Esperanto | The original meaning of "acida" in Esperanto was "sour" specifically related to fruits, later its specific and more technical chemical use was taken from Russian |
| Estonian | Hape, which comes from the German |
| Finnish | Happo is also the Finnish word for 'sour' and was originally used to refer to the acidity of vinegar. |
| French | The word "acide" derives from the Greek word "oxys" which means sharp or sour |
| Frisian | The word "soere" ultimately derives from Proto-Germanic "*sur-az", meaning "sour". |
| Galician | Galician's "ácido" can also refer to the acidity found in foods or liquids. |
| Georgian | The term "მჟავა" (mjave) is a loan from Middle Persian "māzag" which may be ultimately descended from an Indo-European base that denotes "to wash". |
| German | "Sauer" is also used in German to describe something as sour or acidic. |
| Greek | The Greek word "οξύ" (oxy) also means "sharp" or "pointed", referring to the sour taste of acids on the tongue. |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "તેજાબ" (acid) ultimately derives from the Persian word "تيزاب" (tezab), meaning "sour liquid". |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole, "asid" also translates to "sour" and is used to describe the taste of certain foods and beverages. |
| Hausa | In Hausa, the word "acid" also has the alternate meanings of "sour" and "bitter". |
| Hawaiian | 'Ākika may also refer to an acid taste or to the acid of a plant |
| Hebrew | "חוּמצָה" also means "sorrel" in Hebrew, a type of plant with a sour taste. |
| Hindi | The Hindi word 'अम्ल' also refers to a kind of metal which was used to extract precious metals from their ores in early metallurgy. |
| Hmong | The term derives from the Thai words ก๋ายาบ 'to corrode' and กรด 'acid'. |
| Hungarian | The word "sav" in Hungarian is derived from the Proto-Finno-Ugric root *sīwa, which also means "bile". |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "sýru" is a rare example of a noun whose original meaning was "sour" rather than "acid". |
| Igbo | In Igbo, the word 'acid' also refers to a type of traditional medicine used for healing and purification rituals. |
| Indonesian | In Indonesian, asam is not only used to refer to acidic substances, but also to describe a sensation of sourness or astringency in food. |
| Irish | "Aigéad" is also the Irish word for vinegar, which is diluted acetic acid. |
| Italian | The Italian word "acido" derives from the Latin word "acidus", meaning "sour" or "tart", and also refers to strong substances that can corrode or dissolve other materials. |
| Japanese | The original meaning of 「酸」 is "sour taste", and it came to be used to refer to "acid" later. |
| Javanese | In Javanese, "asam" (acid) is also used to refer to sour or acidic fruits or plants. |
| Kannada | It is also used to refer to the fermented dough used in making idlis and dosas. |
| Kazakh | The word "қышқыл" in Kazakh is derived from the Turkic root "ḳıš-" meaning "to become sour". |
| Khmer | The word អាសុីត can also refer to a sour taste or a corrosive substance. |
| Korean | The Korean word "산" can also refer to a mountain, a hill, or a pass. |
| Kurdish | The word "tirş" in Kurdish can also refer to something that is sour or bitter. |
| Kyrgyz | В кыргызском языке слово "кислота" является заимствованием из русского языка. |
| Lao | The Lao word "ກົດ" ("acid") is cognate with the Thai word "กรด" ("acid") and traces its origins to the Sanskrit word "कृष्ण" ("dark"), due to the dark color of some acids. |
| Latin | The word "acidum" is thought to derive from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "sharp" or "sour". In addition to its literal meaning, it can also refer to a person's temperament or attitude. |
| Latvian | Despite "skābe" meaning "acid" in Latvian, it also refers to sorrel plants and sourness of fruits and vegetables. |
| Lithuanian | Rūgštis is derived from the verb rūgti, which means |
| Luxembourgish | The Luxembourgish word "Seier" is also used figuratively to describe a person who is sharp-tongued or sarcastic. |
| Macedonian | Киселина (кисјелина) is derived from the Proto-Slavic form *kysъlъ, which also meant 'sour' and 'vinegar'. |
| Malagasy | The word "asidra" is derived from the Arabic word "az-zad" which means "sour" or "acid". |
| Malay | Asid, meaning "acid" in Malay, may also refer to sour or sharp-tasting substances. |
| Malayalam | ആസിഡ് is a loan word from English, and its original meaning was 'sour taste' or 'acidity. |
| Maltese | Maltese "aċidu" has the alternate meaning of "sour" and derives from the Italian "acido" meaning "acid". |
| Maori | The Maori word "waikawa" can also refer to a bubbling acidic spring or geothermal pool. |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "आम्ल" can also refer to a sour substance, such as a fruit or vegetable. |
| Mongolian | Хүчил has other meanings, such as 'vinegar' and 'sour'. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | "အက်ဆစ်" is derived from the French word "acide" and the Latin word "acidus", both meaning "sour". |
| Nepali | The word "एसिड" in Nepali can also mean "sour" or "tart". |
| Norwegian | The word 'syre' in Norwegian also means 'sour' and is related to the English word 'sore'. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | Etymology: Possibly from Proto-Bantu *-cid-i "to be sharp tasting, sour, biting". |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "تیزاب" ("acid") may originate from the Persian "تیز" ("sharp") and "آب" ("water"). |
| Persian | The Persian word "اسید" (acid) is derived from the Arabic word "حامض" (sour), and also refers to a type of fruit preserve or jam. |
| Polish | The Polish word "kwas" also refers to sour foods and drinks. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | Originally from Latin, "ácido" derives from "acēre" (to be pungent), and also means "sharp" or "sour" in Portuguese. |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word "ਐਸਿਡ" may also refer to the acid form of a spice or other food ingredient used in cooking. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "acid" is a homonym, meaning both "acid" and "sour". |
| Russian | The word "кислота" (acid) in Russian also has the alternate meaning of "sourness". |
| Samoan | In Samoan, "acid" may also refer to a type of traditional pudding made with fermented breadfruit, called "fa'ausi". |
| Scots Gaelic | The Scots Gaelic word "searbhag" is derived from the Old Irish word "serb", meaning "bitter". |
| Serbian | The word "киселина" can also refer to a sour taste or a substance that causes a burning sensation. |
| Sesotho | The word "asiti" is also used in Sesotho to refer to "sourness" or "bitterness". |
| Shona | The word 'acid' is derived from the Latin word 'acidus,' meaning 'sour' or 'sharp,' and can also refer to a substance that tastes sour or produces a burning sensation when it comes into contact with skin or mucous membranes. |
| Sindhi | The word "امل" in Sindhi is a variant of the Persian word "امول" and can also refer to a "liquid substance" or "water". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | අම්ලය (amlaya) has alternate meanings of "tamarind" and "sour". The fruit of the tamarind tree also produces a sticky pulp that is used in Southeast Asian cuisine as a souring agent in foods and drinks. |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "kyselina" is derived from Proto-Slavic "kyslyj" or "kysel" and related to "sour" or "bitter" (cf. "kvas" meaning "yeast"). |
| Slovenian | In chemistry, the word "kislina" is often used for inorganic acids, while "kiselina" is used for organic acids; in everyday language, this distinction is rarely made. |
| Somali | "Aashito", meaning "acid" in Somali, is cognate with the Arabic word "hashish", meaning "dry herb". |
| Spanish | "Ácido", a Spanish word for "acid", derives from the Latin term "acidus", meaning "sour or sharp". |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word "asam" derives from Proto-Austronesian "*kasam" and can be cognate to terms for "vinegar" in other Austronesian languages like Javanese and Malay. |
| Swahili | The word "asidi" in Swahili can also refer to a type of fermented porridge made from cassava flour. |
| Swedish | Swedish "syra" (acid) originates from the Greek word "oxy" (sharp) via Latin "acere" (to be sour). |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word 'asim' can also mean 'sour' or 'tart', while in Cebuano, 'asim' means both 'acid' and 'unripe banana'. |
| Tajik | "Кислота" (acid) derives from the Persian word "كيسله" (sour) and the Russian suffix "-ota" |
| Tamil | The word "அமிலம்" is derived from the Sanskrit word "अम्ल" (amla), meaning "sour" or "tart". |
| Telugu | "ఆమ్లము" is derived from the Sanskrit word "āmla" meaning "sour." |
| Thai | กรด (gord): comes from the Sanskrit "krd" which also means "to eat or devour" |
| Turkish | 'Asit' in Turkish, comes from Arabic and originally meant 'sharp or stinging in taste'. |
| Ukrainian | Кислота, a Ukrainian-language term for acid, is cognate with similar words across Slavic languages; it stems from Proto-Indo-European roots *ḱiséh₃- and *ḱis-/*ḱei-s, referring to fermentation and sourness respectively. |
| Urdu | "تیزاب" also translates to "sharpness" or "bitterness." |
| Uzbek | The Uzbek word "kislota" can also mean "vinegar" or "sour taste." |
| Vietnamese | "Axit" (acid) is derived from the Latin word "acere," meaning "to be sour". It can also refer to a sharp, corrosive substance. |
| Welsh | The Welsh word 'asid' can also mean 'sharp' or 'sour' |
| Xhosa | The Xhosa word "asidi" can also mean "sour" or "bitter". |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "זויער" (acid) also means "sour" in German and "sour" or "pickled" in Slavic languages. |
| Yoruba | The word "acid" in Yoruba is derived from the word "àgbàrò", which means "bitter". |
| Zulu | The word i-asidi (acid) in Zulu is derived from the French word acide, which itself originated from the Latin acidus meaning "sour, sharp". |
| English | The word "acid" derives from the Latin word "acere", meaning "to be sharp". |