Album in Different Languages
Discover 'Album' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Album
Afrikaans album | ||
Albanian album | ||
Amharic አልበም | ||
Arabic الألبوم | ||
Armenian ալբոմ | ||
Assamese এলবাম | ||
Aymara álbum | ||
Azerbaijani albom | ||
Bambara albamu (albamu) ye | ||
Basque albuma | ||
Belarusian альбом | ||
Bengali অ্যালবাম | ||
Bhojpuri एल्बम के नाम से जानल जाला | ||
Bosnian album | ||
Bulgarian албум | ||
Catalan àlbum | ||
Cebuano album | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 专辑 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 專輯 | ||
Corsican album | ||
Croatian album | ||
Czech album | ||
Danish album | ||
Dhivehi އަލްބަމް އެވެ | ||
Dogri एल्बम | ||
Dutch album | ||
English album | ||
Esperanto albumo | ||
Estonian album | ||
Ewe album | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) album | ||
Finnish albumi | ||
French album | ||
Frisian album | ||
Galician álbum | ||
Georgian ალბომი | ||
German album | ||
Greek άλμπουμ | ||
Guarani álbum | ||
Gujarati આલ્બમ | ||
Haitian Creole album | ||
Hausa faifai | ||
Hawaiian puka mele | ||
Hebrew אַלבּוֹם | ||
Hindi एल्बम | ||
Hmong album | ||
Hungarian album | ||
Icelandic albúm | ||
Igbo album | ||
Ilocano album | ||
Indonesian album | ||
Irish albam | ||
Italian album | ||
Japanese アルバム | ||
Javanese album | ||
Kannada ಆಲ್ಬಮ್ | ||
Kazakh альбом | ||
Khmer អាល់ប៊ុម | ||
Kinyarwanda alubumu | ||
Konkani आल्बम | ||
Korean 앨범 | ||
Krio albɔm we dɛn kɔl | ||
Kurdish albûm | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ئەلبووم | ||
Kyrgyz альбом | ||
Lao ອັນລະບັ້ມ | ||
Latin album | ||
Latvian albumu | ||
Lingala album | ||
Lithuanian albumas | ||
Luganda olutambi | ||
Luxembourgish album | ||
Macedonian албум | ||
Maithili एल्बम | ||
Malagasy raki-kira | ||
Malay album | ||
Malayalam ആൽബം | ||
Maltese album | ||
Maori pukaemi | ||
Marathi अल्बम | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯑꯦꯂꯕꯝ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫ | ||
Mizo album tihchhuah a ni | ||
Mongolian цомог | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အယ်လ်ဘမ် | ||
Nepali एल्बम | ||
Norwegian album | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) chimbale | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଆଲବମ୍ | ||
Oromo albama | ||
Pashto البم | ||
Persian آلبوم | ||
Polish album | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) álbum | ||
Punjabi ਐਲਬਮ | ||
Quechua álbum | ||
Romanian album | ||
Russian альбом | ||
Samoan lipine | ||
Sanskrit album | ||
Scots Gaelic album | ||
Sepedi alebamo | ||
Serbian албум | ||
Sesotho albamo | ||
Shona album | ||
Sindhi البم | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ඇල්බමය | ||
Slovak album | ||
Slovenian album | ||
Somali album | ||
Spanish álbum | ||
Sundanese albeum | ||
Swahili albamu | ||
Swedish album | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) album | ||
Tajik албом | ||
Tamil ஆல்பம் | ||
Tatar альбом | ||
Telugu ఆల్బమ్ | ||
Thai อัลบั้ม | ||
Tigrinya ኣልቡም | ||
Tsonga album | ||
Turkish albüm | ||
Turkmen albom | ||
Twi (Akan) album | ||
Ukrainian альбом | ||
Urdu البم | ||
Uyghur album | ||
Uzbek albom | ||
Vietnamese album | ||
Welsh albwm | ||
Xhosa icwecwe | ||
Yiddish אלבאם | ||
Yoruba awo-orin | ||
Zulu i-albhamu |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "album" can also refer to an anthology or a collection of photographs. |
| Albanian | The word 'album' also refers to a 'wedding album' or a 'photo album' in Albanian. |
| Amharic | The word "አልበም" in Amharic, derived from the Latin "album" meaning "white", refers to a type of notebook or register used to record information. |
| Arabic | الألبوم is a word in Arabic that refers to a collection of music or a record, derived from the Latin word 'albus', meaning 'white' or 'bright', referring to the white pages used in early records. |
| Armenian | The word "ալբոմ" in Armenian is derived from the Latin word "album", originally referring to a white, blank book or tablet used for writing or drawing. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "albom" in Azerbaijani also refers to a type of traditional carpet, usually featuring bold patterns and vibrant colors. |
| Basque | This word does not exist in Basque, the correct word for "album" is "diska" |
| Belarusian | In Belarusian, "альбом" can also refer to a large notebook for schoolwork or a scrapbook for collecting stamps or other memorabilia. |
| Bengali | The word "album" originates from the Latin word "albus", meaning "white", referring to the white pages used in early albums for storing photographs. |
| Bosnian | "Album" means "white" in Latin and was used to describe a book with blank pages for writing or drawing. |
| Bulgarian | The Bulgarian word "албум" (album) derives from the Latin word "album", which originally referred to a white or blank tablet used for official records or writing exercises. |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "àlbum" comes from the Latin "album", meaning "white" or "tablet". |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano word "album" is borrowed from the Latin word "albus", meaning "white", referring to the white pages used in early albums to mount photographs. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The character "专" means "specialize" or "focus," while "辑" means "collect" or "compile." |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 專輯 (pronounced 'zhuān jí' in Mandarin) can also refer to a record, a collection of stamps, or a photographic album. |
| Corsican | In Corsican, the word "album" can also mean "photo album" or "scrapbook" |
| Croatian | In Croatian, "album" also refers to a collection of postage stamps or the blank pages of a passport. |
| Czech | In Czech, "album" can also mean "a book of photographs or stamps". |
| Danish | The term 'album' originates from the Latin word for 'white' and has traditionally been used to describe a collection of photographs, stamps or records. |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "album" can also refer to a wedding or family photo album. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "albumo" comes from the Latin "album", which originally meant "white" or "blank". |
| Estonian | "Album" derives from the Latin root "albus," which means "white" or "blank," referring to the blank pages used for storing memories. |
| Finnish | Albumi derives from Latin but also refers to the white color of egg whites. |
| French | The word "album" comes from the Latin word "albus," meaning "white," and originally referred to a blank book with white pages. |
| Frisian | The word "album" in Frisian can also mean "picture book" or "notebook". |
| Galician | "Álbum" in Galician can also refer to a set of songs, a collection of photographs, or the white part of an egg. |
| Georgian | In Georgian, "ალბომი" means "album", but it can also refer to a "book with empty pages for collecting stamps or coins". |
| German | In German "Album" can refer to different body parts of animals or books for stamps, photos, or other collections. |
| Greek | The Greek term άλμπουμ (album), derived from the Latin word albus (white), initially denoted a white tablet used for note-taking or drawing, before evolving to signify a book or collection of photographs. |
| Gujarati | "આલ્બમ" is also the Gujarati word for "an internal wound or injury", with the same etymology as the English word "ulcer", from the Latin "ulcus". |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole, "album" can also refer to a record or a disc. |
| Hausa | Hausa word "faifai" can also mean "flat" or "thin", referring to the shape of an album. |
| Hawaiian | The 'Mele' in the word 'Puka Mele' refers to the traditional Hawaiian chanting or singing. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word אַלבּוֹם, pronounced "al-boom," is derived from the Latin word "album," meaning "white" or "blank," and historically referred to a collection of blank pages bound together. |
| Hindi | Hindi 'एल्बम' is derived from Latin 'albus' meaning 'white', referring to the white wooden tablets used in ancient Rome to record official documents and laws. |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "album" originally meant "a flat object," such as a piece of paper or a stone. |
| Hungarian | In Hungarian, "album" can also refer to a type of traditional calendar, often featuring religious imagery. |
| Icelandic | In Icelandic, "albúm" can also refer to a list of names or other entries organized in a particular order. |
| Igbo | In Igbo, 'album' can also refer to the traditional Igbo wedding album featuring photos and stories documenting the union. |
| Indonesian | "Album" derives from the Latin word "albus," meaning "white," and has historically signified a blank slate for writing and storing material. |
| Irish | In Irish, "albam" can also refer to the white of an egg or the albumen of a milk plant. |
| Italian | In Italian, "album" can also mean a picture book or a register containing records. |
| Japanese | The Japanese word "album" (アルバム) can also refer to a "scrapbook" or "photo album". |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "album" comes from the Dutch word "album", but it can also mean "book" or "list". |
| Kannada | The word 'ಆಲ್ಬಮ್' in Kannada is derived from the Portuguese word 'album', which originally referred to a book of blank pages for sketches or other artwork. |
| Kazakh | Альбом (Kazakh for "album") also means "notebook" or "exercise book". |
| Khmer | The word "album" in Khmer is also associated with traditional scrapbooks or photo albums, which are often adorned with intricate cover designs and used to store family photographs. |
| Korean | The word '앨범' can also refer to an anthology or a collection of poems, essays, or other literary works. |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word "albûm" derives from an Arabic term for "an album" or "an empty space". |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word "альбом" also means "a book for recording official documents" |
| Latin | The Latin word "album" can also refer to a whitened board or a public record. |
| Latvian | The word "albumu" in Latvian is ultimately derived from the Latin word "album," which means "white" and was originally used to refer to a blank book or tablet. |
| Lithuanian | The word "albumas" in Lithuanian also refers to egg white or protein |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "Album" also refers to a "photo album" or a "scrapbook". |
| Macedonian | {"text": "The Macedonian word “албум" derives from Latin “album” meaning “white tablet”. In addition to the meaning “album,” “албум” can also mean “diary”."} |
| Malagasy | "Raki-kira" also means "to pick up" in Malagasy |
| Malay | In Malay, the word "album" can also refer to a scrapbook or a collection of poems. |
| Malayalam | In botany, 'ആൽബം' can refer to the reserve food material in seeds, typically composed of proteins and starch. |
| Maltese | The word "album" in Maltese can also refer to a book or a registry. |
| Maori | The word "pukaemi" can also refer to a book or a collection of photographs. |
| Marathi | अल्बम is originally a Latin word meaning 'white' and referred to small white tablets on which documents were written or to blank tablets which could be inscribed. |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "цомог" can also mean "a collection of things" or "a group of people sharing a common interest or goal." |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word 'album' in Myanmar can also refer to a book specifically for storing postage stamps. |
| Nepali | The word 'album' originated in the Latin word 'albus' meaning 'white' and was originally used to describe a blank book for writing or drawing. |
| Norwegian | In Norwegian, an "album" can also refer to a collection of stamps in a commemorative book. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "Chimbale" can also refer to a "plate", a "disk" or a "flattened object". |
| Pashto | The word "album" in Pashto can also refer to a type of large, flat, round bread. |
| Persian | The Persian word "آلبوم" (album) originally meant "a collection of photographs" and is derived from the Latin word "album", meaning "white" or "blank", referring to the white pages of a photo album. |
| Polish | In Polish, "album" can also refer to a collection of stamps or coins, or a set of photographs organized by theme. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "álbum" also refers to a collection of stamps or coins. |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word "ਐਲਬਮ" is derived from the Latin word "album", which means "white" and was used to describe a book with blank pages for recording information. |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "album" can also refer to a school yearbook or a scrapbook. |
| Russian | The word "альбом" is derived from the Latin word "albus", meaning "white" or "bright", and originally referred to a blank book with white pages for recording or drawing. |
| Samoan | The word is cognate with Fijian "rivini" (album) and is a borrowing from French "album" (album) |
| Scots Gaelic | In Scots Gaelic, an "album" (àlbum) can also refer to an "elegy" or a "dirge". |
| Serbian | The Serbian word "албум" can also refer to an index or a document containing lists of names, entries, or other important information. |
| Sesotho | The word 'albamo' in Sesotho is derived from the Portuguese word 'álbum', which means 'book'. |
| Shona | 'Album' in Shona also refers to a type of mushroom or a bundle of firewood. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "البم" can also mean "a book of stamps" or "a book of poems". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | Originally, "ඇල්බමය" could also mean "white" in Sinhala, having been derived from the Latin word "albus". |
| Slovak | The word "album" is also used in Slovak to refer to a photograph or stamp collection. |
| Slovenian | "Album" in Slovenian can also mean "notebook" or "sketchbook." |
| Somali | In Somali, "album" also refers to a large, flat object used to spread out dough or batter. |
| Spanish | In Spanish, "álbum" can also refer to a collection of postage stamps or trading cards. |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word "albeum" can also refer to a book of stamps. |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "albamu" can also refer to an official document or record. |
| Swedish | In Swedish, the word "album" can also refer to a type of bread. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word 'album' in Tagalog (Filipino) also means a 'book' or 'notebook'. |
| Tajik | В русском языке, слово "альбом" может также означать "сборник грампластинок на 10-12 пластинок". |
| Tamil | The word 'ஆல்பம்' in Tamil can also refer to the first 7 chapters of the Tirukkural, a renowned Tamil text, or to the petals of flowers. |
| Telugu | The word "ఆల్బమ్" ("album") comes from the Latin word "albus," meaning "white," and was originally used to refer to a bound collection of white or blank pages. |
| Thai | The word "อัลบั้ม" also refers to the "stomach" in Thai. |
| Turkish | The word "albüm" comes from the Latin word "albus," meaning "white," referring to the white pages of early albums used for storing photographs and other images. |
| Ukrainian | In Ukrainian, "альбом" can also refer to a collection of stamps or other items, or a register of official documents. |
| Urdu | Urdu 'البم' comes from Portuguese 'álbum', ultimately borrowed from Latin 'albus' meaning 'white'. |
| Uzbek | "Albom" may also refer to the first section of the 30th juz (chapter) of the Quran consisting of verses (ayahs) which all start with the Arabic letter "alif", or to a particular type of fabric used in clothing such as robes and shirts. |
| Vietnamese | Trong tiếng Latinh, "album" có nghĩa là "màu trắng" hoặc "nền trắng", dùng để chỉ các bức tường tô trắng nơi người ta vẽ tranh hoặc viết lên. |
| Welsh | In Welsh, "albwm" can also refer to a set of photographs or a type of book with blank pages for keeping records or accounts. |
| Xhosa | The Xhosa word "icwecwe" comes from the verb "ukucweba," which means "to be spread out," as the pages of an album can be. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "אלבאם" derives from the Latin "album" and originally meant a blank book with white pages. |
| Yoruba | The Yoruba word "awo-orin" can also mean "songbook" and refers to the practice of passing down traditional songs through oral tradition. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "i-albhamu" derives from the Greek word "album" through the Latin word "albus," meaning "white." |
| English | The word "album" derives from the Latin word for "white," a reference to the blank pages in a bound book intended to be filled with handwritten or pasted-in items. |