Air in Different Languages
Discover 'Air' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Air
Afrikaans lug | ||
Albanian ajri | ||
Amharic አየር | ||
Arabic الهواء | ||
Armenian օդ | ||
Assamese বতাহ | ||
Aymara ayri | ||
Azerbaijani hava | ||
Bambara fiɲɛ | ||
Basque airea | ||
Belarusian паветра | ||
Bengali বায়ু | ||
Bhojpuri हवा | ||
Bosnian zrak | ||
Bulgarian въздух | ||
Catalan aire | ||
Cebuano hangin | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 空气 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 空氣 | ||
Corsican aria | ||
Croatian zrak | ||
Czech vzduch | ||
Danish luft | ||
Dhivehi ވައި | ||
Dogri ब्हा | ||
Dutch lucht | ||
English air | ||
Esperanto aero | ||
Estonian õhk | ||
Ewe ya | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) hangin | ||
Finnish ilmaa | ||
French air | ||
Frisian loft | ||
Galician aire | ||
Georgian საჰაერო | ||
German luft | ||
Greek αέρας | ||
Guarani yvytu | ||
Gujarati હવા | ||
Haitian Creole lè | ||
Hausa iska | ||
Hawaiian ea | ||
Hebrew אוויר | ||
Hindi वायु | ||
Hmong huab cua | ||
Hungarian levegő | ||
Icelandic loft | ||
Igbo ikuku | ||
Ilocano angin | ||
Indonesian udara | ||
Irish aer | ||
Italian aria | ||
Japanese 空気 | ||
Javanese hawa | ||
Kannada ಗಾಳಿ | ||
Kazakh ауа | ||
Khmer ខ្យល់ | ||
Kinyarwanda umwuka | ||
Konkani हवा | ||
Korean 공기 | ||
Krio briz | ||
Kurdish hewa | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) هەوا | ||
Kyrgyz аба | ||
Lao ອາກາດ | ||
Latin caeli | ||
Latvian gaiss | ||
Lingala mopepe | ||
Lithuanian oro | ||
Luganda empewo | ||
Luxembourgish loft | ||
Macedonian воздухот | ||
Maithili हवा | ||
Malagasy rivotra | ||
Malay udara | ||
Malayalam വായു | ||
Maltese arja | ||
Maori hau | ||
Marathi हवा | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯠ | ||
Mizo boruak | ||
Mongolian агаар | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) လေ | ||
Nepali हावा | ||
Norwegian luft | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) mpweya | ||
Odia (Oriya) ବାୟୁ | ||
Oromo qilleensa | ||
Pashto هوا | ||
Persian هوا | ||
Polish powietrze | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) ar | ||
Punjabi ਹਵਾ | ||
Quechua wayra | ||
Romanian aer | ||
Russian воздух | ||
Samoan ea | ||
Sanskrit वायु | ||
Scots Gaelic adhair | ||
Sepedi moya | ||
Serbian ваздух | ||
Sesotho moea | ||
Shona mhepo | ||
Sindhi هوا | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) වායු | ||
Slovak vzduch | ||
Slovenian zrak | ||
Somali hawada | ||
Spanish aire | ||
Sundanese hawa | ||
Swahili hewa | ||
Swedish luft | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) hangin | ||
Tajik ҳаво | ||
Tamil காற்று | ||
Tatar һава | ||
Telugu గాలి | ||
Thai อากาศ | ||
Tigrinya ኣየር | ||
Tsonga moya | ||
Turkish hava | ||
Turkmen howa | ||
Twi (Akan) mframa | ||
Ukrainian повітря | ||
Urdu ہوا | ||
Uyghur ھاۋا | ||
Uzbek havo | ||
Vietnamese không khí | ||
Welsh aer | ||
Xhosa umoya | ||
Yiddish לופט | ||
Yoruba afẹfẹ | ||
Zulu umoya |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "lug" in Afrikaans, meaning "air," also has the alternate meaning of "mood" or "atmosphere." |
| Albanian | Derived from the Proto-Albanian form *ajr, related to the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂ér- "to lift, raise". |
| Amharic | The word 'አየር' in Amharic can also refer to 'weather' or 'climate'. |
| Arabic | The word "الهواء" in Arabic also refers to the space between heaven and earth, or the atmosphere. |
| Armenian | The word "օդ" can also refer to "weather" or "breeze" in Armenian. |
| Azerbaijani | The term "hava" is often associated with the word "hawa" in Arabic, and the term "hauwa," meaning "space, atmosphere, sky," is used in the Azerbaijani language. |
| Basque | The Basque word airea is a loanword from Spanish, and originally meant 'threshing floor'. |
| Belarusian | The word "паветра" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *povĕtrъ, which also means "weather" or "climate". |
| Bengali | The Bengali word "বায়ু" derives from Sanskrit and also refers to one of the five elements (air), a deity, or the vital energy of life. |
| Bosnian | The word "zrak" is shared with other Slavic languages and derives from the Proto-Indo-European root *"h₂ér-/*"h₂er-", which also gave rise to the word "aer" in Greek and "air" in English. |
| Bulgarian | The word "въздух" can also figuratively refer to "empty space", "void", or "emptiness". |
| Catalan | In meteorology, «aire» refers exclusively to wind in Catalan, while air in general is «aer» with a closed «e». |
| Cebuano | The word "hangin" can also refer to a type of tree in the Philippines. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The character “气” in “空气” can also mean “breath”, “energy”, “gas”, “odor”, “weather” and “spirit”. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The word "空氣" also means "atmosphere" or "environment". |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "aria" can also mean "melody" or "song". |
| Croatian | The Croatian word 'zrak' is derived from the Proto-Slavic word 'zьrakъ', meaning both 'air' and 'sky'. |
| Czech | The word "vzduch" derives from the Proto-Slavic "vъzduхъ", meaning "breath" or "spirit". |
| Danish | In Danish, "luft" can also refer to a gentle breeze or a pleasant atmosphere. |
| Dutch | The word "lucht" is derived from Middle Dutch "lucht", which is related to Old High German "luft" and Proto-Germanic "*lufti" meaning "height" or "space". |
| Esperanto | "Aero" is also used in Esperanto to refer to aeroplanes or other flying machines. |
| Estonian | "Õhk" can mean both "air" and "atmosphere" in Estonian, and it is related to the Finnish word "ilma" meaning "weather". |
| Finnish | The word "ilmaa" also means "free of charge" or "gratis" in Finnish. |
| French | "Air" in French means "melody" as well and comes from Latin "aer," meaning "air" or "atmosphere." |
| Frisian | Frisian 'loft' is a doublet of the English word 'lift' and German 'Luft', and means both 'air' and 'above' or 'up'. |
| Galician | Galician's 'aire' can also mean 'wind', 'weather', 'manner' or 'melody'. |
| Georgian | The Georgian word "საჰაერო" can also refer to the atmosphere or the sky. |
| German | In some contexts, 'Luft' can refer to a particular atmosphere or mood, such as 'gute Luft' (a positive atmosphere) or 'schlechte Luft' (a negative atmosphere). |
| Greek | The word 'αέρας' also means 'breeze' or 'wind' in Greek. |
| Gujarati | In Gujarati, "હવા" (pronounced "huv-aa") literally means "that which moves" or "wind," but it also figuratively refers to "atmosphere" or "ambiance." |
| Haitian Creole | The word 'lè' is derived from the French word 'air' and also refers to the atmosphere or the sky. |
| Hausa | The word iska "air" in Hausa can also refer to life and the soul. |
| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word "ea" can also refer to the breath of life, the spirit, or the soul. |
| Hebrew | The word "אוויר" can also refer to the sky, or to a specific atmosphere or climate. |
| Hindi | "वायु" can also refer to the Hindu deity known as the "God of Wind". |
| Hmong | The Hmong word for "air", "huab cua", also refers to space; the area outside and all around something. |
| Hungarian | "Levegő" originally meant "breathing" or "what makes something alive" in the Proto-Uralic language. |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "loft" has the alternate meaning of "ceiling" which is a more direct translation for the word "loft" than "air". |
| Igbo | In some Igbo dialects, 'ikuku' refers to 'the breath of life', rather than simply 'air' |
| Indonesian | The word "udara" in Indonesian also refers to the atmosphere, or the layer of gases that surrounds the Earth. |
| Irish | In Irish, "aer" can also mean "height" or "sky" and is related to the Welsh word "awyr" with the same meanings. |
| Italian | The word "aria" in Italian can also refer to a melody or a musical piece sung by a single voice. |
| Japanese | In addition to its literal interpretation, “空気” also holds cultural significance in Japanese, often denoting an ambiance, an unspoken understanding, or a social norm. |
| Javanese | The word “hawa” in Javanese not only means “air” but also refers to the “mood” or “atmosphere” of a place or situation. |
| Kannada | The word 'ಗಾಳಿ' also means 'wind' or 'breeze' in Kannada. |
| Kazakh | In addition to its primary meaning of "air," "ауа" can also refer to "weather" or "atmosphere." |
| Khmer | "ខ្យល់" is a homonym that can also mean "to speak". It's derived from the Sanskrit word "khila", meaning "open" or "expanded". |
| Korean | The word 공기 is derived from the Chinese word 空气, meaning 'empty space' or 'atmosphere'. |
| Kurdish | "Hewayê" is the word for "hope" or "soul" and it is derived from the word "hewa" (air) |
| Kyrgyz | In some dialects of Kyrgyz "аба" can also mean "breath" or "spirit", and may have originated from the Persian word "abaad" meaning "prosperity" or "well-being". |
| Lao | The Lao word ອາກາດ derives from a Sanskrit word for "atmosphere, sky, space" and is related to Greek "aither" as in "ether" and Old Norse "goð" as in "good". |
| Latin | "Caelum" can also mean "the heavens" or "the celestial sphere". |
| Latvian | In Latvian, the word “gaiss” can also refer to a spirit or a ghost. |
| Lithuanian | In some Lithuanian dialects, "oro" can also refer to the outside air or space between objects. |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, the word "Loft" can also mean "attic" or "hayloft". |
| Macedonian | "Воздухот" in Macedonian also means "spirit" and is cognate with the Old Slavonic "vъzduchъ" which means both "air" and "breath". |
| Malagasy | The word "rivotra" is cognate to Malay "angin" and Javanese "angin" (wind), all of which may derive from Proto-Austronesian *ŋaŋiŋ. |
| Malay | The Malay word "udara" also means "atmosphere" or "sky". |
| Malayalam | The word "വായു" (air) in Malayalam is derived from Sanskrit and also refers to "wind" and the "vital breath" in the body. |
| Maltese | Maltese "arja" derives from the Sicilian and Italian word for air, possibly cognate with Latin *aer- and ultimately Greek ἀήρ (aer) |
| Maori | The word hau can also refer to the breath of life, the space between things, or a hole |
| Marathi | In Marathi, "हवा" (hawa) also means "desire" or "wish". |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "агаар" (air) is cognate with the Sanskrit word "ākāśa" (sky) and the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂éḱs-. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word လေ also means "wind" in the Myanmar language, similar to how the word "air" in English can also refer to "wind" or currents of air. |
| Nepali | This word also means "wind" which is the movement of air. |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "luft" can also refer to a light breeze, a draft of air, or even a strong wind. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "mpweya" likely originated from the Proto-Bantu word \*mphepho\*, and can also mean "spirit". |
| Pashto | The Pashto word for "air," "هوا," is often used to refer to both the physical substance and the weather. |
| Persian | In Persian, the word "هوا" (hawâ) also means "desire" or "inclination", derived from the Arabic root "هوى" (hawā). |
| Polish | The word 'powietrze' not only refers to 'air', but also to a plague or other contagious disease. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | "Ar" is of Latin origin (aer), with cognates in most Indo-European languages. |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word "ਹਵਾ" (hawa) also means "hope" or "desire". |
| Romanian | The suffix "-aer" (ex: ""pompier"" = fireman) derives from the French ending "-ier", which comes from the Latin "-arius", an agent suffix, denoting a person who does or produces something. |
| Russian | "Воздух" is also a colloquial term for helium-filled party balloons in Russian. |
| Samoan | Ea can also mean the vital force or soul that enters a baby at birth. |
| Scots Gaelic | The Scots Gaelic word "adhair" has been proposed to be cognate with the Proto-Indo-European root "awer" (to blow), thus "adhair" would be cognate with the Sanskrit वायु "vāyu" (wind) |
| Serbian | The word "vazduh" in Serbian has its roots in the Proto-Slavic word "vъzduхъ", which originally meant "steam" or "vapor". |
| Sesotho | Moea also means wind, or an imaginary wind |
| Shona | The Shona word for 'air' is also used to mean 'wind', 'breath' or 'spirit'. |
| Sindhi | "هوا" (air) derives from Hindustani "hava" and can also mean "mood", "mind", or "nature". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | වායු (“air”) also refers to the element air in the Ayurvedic medical system. |
| Slovak | In Slovak, the word "vzduch" also means "atmosphere" or "space". |
| Slovenian | The Slovenian word 'zrak' also means 'space' and is related to 'vzrok', meaning 'cause'. |
| Somali | The word "hawada" in Somali also refers to space or the sky, as well as the atmosphere. |
| Spanish | The word "aire" in Spanish also means "area" or "space", and derives from the Latin word "aer". |
| Sundanese | "Hawa" in Sundanese also refers to the weather and atmosphere. |
| Swahili | The Swahili word 'hewa' is also used to mean 'weather', 'climate' or 'atmosphere'. |
| Swedish | "Luft" can refer to "atmosphere" in a metaphysical sense, such as the mood of a place or the "spirit" of an organization. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "hangin" in Tagalog (Filipino) is derived from the Tagalog word "hangin", which means "wind", and is ultimately derived from the Proto-Austronesian word "*haŋiŋ". |
| Tajik | The word “хаво” has Indo-Iranian and Sogdian origin. |
| Tamil | "காற்று" can mean wind, breeze, air, breath, smell, direction, or side. |
| Telugu | The word గాలి ('air') in Telugu is derived from Sanskrit 'वायु' ('vayu') meaning 'to blow', and is cognate with English 'wind'. |
| Thai | "อากาศ" (air) is also used figuratively to refer to one's health or state of being. |
| Turkish | Despite originally meaning "desire" or "aspiration," the Turkish word "hava" now only refers to the atmosphere. |
| Ukrainian | "Повітря" is related to "вітер" (wind) and the Sanskrit "vāta" (wind) |
| Urdu | The word 'ہوا' is derived from the Arabic word 'هواء' meaning 'wind' or 'open space'. |
| Uzbek | The Uzbek word "havo" can also refer to the sky, atmosphere, weather, or space. |
| Vietnamese | The word "không khí" can also mean "atmosphere" or "environment". |
| Welsh | The word 'aer' is cognate with Old Irish 'aer', Gaulish 'aer', Latin 'aēr' and Sanskrit 'vā́yu', all derived from Proto-Indo-European root *h₂ér-, meaning to move, blow or stir. |
| Xhosa | In Xhosa, the word "umoya" not only means "air" but also "breath, spirit, or life force." |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "לופט" (air) shares its etymology with the German word "Luft" (air) and the Latin word "levare" (to raise). It also bears a metaphorical meaning, referring to the elevated or lofty realm of the mind or spirit. |
| Yoruba | 'Afẹfẹ' can also be figuratively used to mean 'windstorm', 'breeze' or 'gust of wind'. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word for 'air,' 'umoya,' also means 'spirit' or 'soul.' |
| English | The word "air" comes from the Latin word "aer," which also means "atmosphere" or "sky." |