Apple in Different Languages
Discover 'Apple' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Apple
Afrikaans appel | ||
Albanian mollë | ||
Amharic ፖም | ||
Arabic تفاحة | ||
Armenian խնձոր | ||
Assamese আপেল | ||
Aymara mansana | ||
Azerbaijani alma | ||
Bambara pɔmu | ||
Basque sagarra | ||
Belarusian яблык | ||
Bengali আপেল | ||
Bhojpuri सेब | ||
Bosnian jabuka | ||
Bulgarian ябълка | ||
Catalan poma | ||
Cebuano mansanas | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 苹果 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 蘋果 | ||
Corsican mela | ||
Croatian jabuka | ||
Czech jablko | ||
Danish æble | ||
Dhivehi އާފަލު | ||
Dogri स्येऊ | ||
Dutch appel | ||
English apple | ||
Esperanto pomo | ||
Estonian õun | ||
Ewe apel | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) mansanas | ||
Finnish omena | ||
French pomme | ||
Frisian appel | ||
Galician mazá | ||
Georgian ვაშლი | ||
German apfel | ||
Greek μήλο | ||
Guarani gjuavirana'a | ||
Gujarati સફરજન | ||
Haitian Creole pòm | ||
Hausa apple | ||
Hawaiian ʻāpala | ||
Hebrew תפוח עץ | ||
Hindi सेब | ||
Hmong kua | ||
Hungarian alma | ||
Icelandic epli | ||
Igbo apụl | ||
Ilocano mansanas | ||
Indonesian apel | ||
Irish úll | ||
Italian mela | ||
Japanese 林檎 | ||
Javanese apel | ||
Kannada ಸೇಬು | ||
Kazakh алма | ||
Khmer ផ្លែប៉ោម | ||
Kinyarwanda pome | ||
Konkani सफरचंद | ||
Korean 사과 | ||
Krio apul | ||
Kurdish sêv | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) سێو | ||
Kyrgyz алма | ||
Lao ຫມາກໂປມ | ||
Latin malum | ||
Latvian ābolu | ||
Lingala pomme | ||
Lithuanian obuolys | ||
Luganda ekibala | ||
Luxembourgish äppel | ||
Macedonian јаболко | ||
Maithili सेब | ||
Malagasy paoma | ||
Malay epal | ||
Malayalam ആപ്പിൾ | ||
Maltese tuffieħ | ||
Maori aporo | ||
Marathi सफरचंद | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯁꯦꯝ | ||
Mizo apple | ||
Mongolian алим | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ပန်းသီး | ||
Nepali स्याऊ | ||
Norwegian eple | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) apulosi | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଆପଲ୍ | ||
Oromo appilii | ||
Pashto م appleه | ||
Persian سیب | ||
Polish jabłko | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) maçã | ||
Punjabi ਸੇਬ | ||
Quechua manzana | ||
Romanian măr | ||
Russian яблоко | ||
Samoan apu | ||
Sanskrit सेवफल | ||
Scots Gaelic ubhal | ||
Sepedi apola | ||
Serbian јабука | ||
Sesotho apole | ||
Shona apuro | ||
Sindhi صوف | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ඇපල් | ||
Slovak jablko | ||
Slovenian jabolko | ||
Somali tufaax | ||
Spanish manzana | ||
Sundanese apel | ||
Swahili apple | ||
Swedish äpple | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) mansanas | ||
Tajik себ | ||
Tamil ஆப்பிள் | ||
Tatar алма | ||
Telugu ఆపిల్ | ||
Thai แอปเปิ้ล | ||
Tigrinya መለ | ||
Tsonga apula | ||
Turkish elma | ||
Turkmen alma | ||
Twi (Akan) aprɛ | ||
Ukrainian яблуко | ||
Urdu سیب | ||
Uyghur ئالما | ||
Uzbek olma | ||
Vietnamese táo | ||
Welsh afal | ||
Xhosa apile | ||
Yiddish עפּל | ||
Yoruba apu | ||
Zulu i-apula |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | "Appel" also means "to appeal" in Afrikaans. |
| Albanian | In Gheg Albanian, "mollë" can also refer to a quince, while in Tosk Albanian it can refer to a pear or quince. |
| Amharic | The word "pom" can also refer to the fruit of the "cordia africana" tree or the "ficus sycomorus" tree in Amharic. |
| Arabic | In some Arabic dialects, "تفاحة" (apple) can also refer to the "iris" of the eye. |
| Armenian | The word for "apple" in Armenian, "խնձոր," also refers to a fruit similar to a quince, known as a "quince-apple" or "apple-quince". |
| Azerbaijani | In Azerbaijani, "alma" can also refer to a "face" or "appearance". |
| Basque | Its meaning and etymology have also been related to "fire" and "heat". |
| Belarusian | The word "яблык" comes from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂éḱm̥h₃kos, which also gave rise to the English word "apple" and the Latin word "mālum". |
| Bengali | The word 'আপেল' is derived from the Latin word 'pomum', meaning 'fruit'. |
| Bosnian | "Jabuka" is also a term of endearment in Bosnian, usually used between lovers or close friends. |
| Bulgarian | The word "ябълка" is also used to refer to the Adam's apple in Bulgarian, and it has the same Indo-European root as "apple": "h₂éḱwobh₂". |
| Catalan | The word "poma" in Catalan is of Latin origin and also refers to a spherical or round shape in other contexts. |
| Cebuano | "Mansanas" is also the name of a type of Philippine mango with a distinct yellow color and elongated shape. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 苹果 originally meant "crab apple" and is unrelated to the fruit known as the "apple" in English. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The Chinese character "蘋果" is often used in Chinese medicine to refer to a specific type of fruit that is similar to an apple, but is not the same. |
| Corsican | Corsican "mela" derives from Latin "melum", originally meaning any tree fruit. |
| Croatian | The word jabuka also means the 'Adam's apple', which in Croatian is called 'Škilj'. Similar words exist in most Slavic languages. |
| Czech | The word "jablko" in Czech is cognate with the word "yabloko" in Russian and "ябълка" in Bulgarian, which all ultimately derive from the Proto-Slavic word *jъblъko*. |
| Danish | The Danish word 'æble' is derived from the Proto-Germanic word 'aplaz,' meaning 'fruit' or 'apple-like' |
| Dutch | The Dutch word 'appel' also refers to the pupil of the eye and to the peduncle of fruit. |
| Esperanto | In Esperanto, “pomo” can also refer to a computer or a person’s head. |
| Estonian | The word "õun" is thought to be derived from the Old Germanic word "aþal" (apple) and is related to the Russian word "yablonko" (apple tree). |
| Finnish | 'Omena' is the word for 'apple' in Finnish and also refers to a fruit-bearing deciduous tree. |
| French | The French word "Pomme" can also refer to a doorknob, a type of potato, or a perfume bottle. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "appel" (apple) can also refer to certain varieties of potato or pumpkin |
| Galician | The Galician word "mazá" has Celtic origins, and also means "mace" or "hammer" in some contexts. |
| Georgian | The word "ვაშლი" is ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *meh₃-lo-, meaning "fruit" or "apple". |
| German | The term "Apfel" stems from the Indo-European word "ab-el", meaning "something sour and round" and is related to the Latin "pomum" and Irish "ub-ul". |
| Greek | The Greek word "μήλο" also signifies "sheep" or "flock", and it is cognate with Latin "mālum" and English "malt". |
| Gujarati | The word 'સફરજન' ('apple') shares its Indo-Aryan origin with 'apple' but also connotes other fruits like pears and quince. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "pòm" in Haitian Creole derives from the French "pomme" and also means "fruit" |
| Hausa | The Hausa word for "apple", **àlpà,** is also a type of tree. |
| Hawaiian | In Hawaiian, ʻāpala also refers to a certain citrus called 'pummelo' (Citrus maxima) which is a much different fruit from what English-speakers know as an 'apple'. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "תפוח עץ" can also mean "orange" or "citron", and derives from the root word for "swollen". |
| Hindi | The word "सेब" (apple) comes from the Persian word "sib" meaning "fruit" and is also used to refer to other round fruits like quince, pear, or apricot. |
| Hmong | In some dialects of Hmong, "kua" can also refer to fruit in general. |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "alma" not only means apple, but also soul, life and memory, all likely deriving from the proto-Uralic "älmä" or "jälmä", meaning "life". |
| Icelandic | The word "epli" can also refer to a type of Icelandic horse, or a type of Icelandic wooden drinking cup. |
| Igbo | The word "apụl" has the same etymology as the word "àpịá", which means "fruit". |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "apel" is derived from the Dutch word "appel", which refers to the fruit, as well as meetings and assemblies. |
| Irish | Úll is derived from Proto-Celtic *ablo-, which also meant fruit or berry. |
| Italian | 'Mela' is also the name given to an Italian variety of apple. |
| Japanese | The word "林檎" (apple) in Japanese originally referred to a type of fruit from the rose family, but now it refers to apples in general. |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "apel" can also mean "roll call" or "parade", derived from the Dutch word "appel" with the same meaning. |
| Kannada | The word "ಸೇಬು" can also refer to the fruit of the "Aegle marmelos" tree, commonly known as the "bael" fruit. |
| Kazakh | "Алма" in Kazakh originates from the Persian word "sieb" and can also refer to a city in Kazakhstan |
| Khmer | ផ្លែប៉ោម in Khmer, originally referred to pomegranates and was adopted to refer to apples in modern usage. |
| Korean | In Middle Korean, “사과” (sapgwa) referred to any of the various pome fruits with numerous seeds that grow on trees: pomegranates, quinces, crabapples, and jujubes. |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word "sêv" is etymologically linked to the Indo-European root *seb-, which also gives rise to "apple" in English. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "алма" in Kyrgyz is derived from the Proto-Turkic word "*almaŋ, meaning "apple", and is cognate with the Kazakh "алма" and the Turkish "elma". |
| Lao | It is the word for any round fruit with edible flesh and a central core containing seeds in Lao. |
| Latin | **Malum:** (Latin) "apple." Also, "evil" or "bad." |
| Latvian | Latvian “ābolu” has cognates in other Baltic languages, e.g., Lithuanian “obuolys” and Old Prussian “abalis”, and may be related to Sanskrit “ā́plava” (“fruit”), indicating a potential Indo-European origin. |
| Lithuanian | "Obuolys" is cognate with Old Prussian "abalis" and Slavic "jablko. |
| Luxembourgish | "Äppel" in Luxembourgish is of proto-Germanic origin, akin to the English "apple" and also means "ball" in the context of juggling. |
| Macedonian | The Macedonian word "јаболко" (apple) is thought to be derived from the Proto-Slavic "*jablko" and is related to the Latin "malum" (apple). |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word 'paoma' is cognate with the Malay word 'pama', which means 'fruit' |
| Malay | The word "epal" in Malay can also mean "to boast" |
| Malayalam | The word "ആപ്പിൾ" originates from the Sanskrit word "आप" (āpa), meaning "water" or "juice", and is ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂ep- "to draw water, flow." |
| Maltese | The origin of the Maltese word for 'apple', 'tuffieħ', is unclear, possibly deriving from the Arabic 'tuffāḥ' or the Latin 'malum'} |
| Maori | "Aporo" in Maori is derived from the Proto-Polynesian word "*po" meaning "fruit of the tree". |
| Marathi | In Marathi, "सफरचंद" likely derives from Persian "sifri" meaning "copper" or alternatively "sifarjal" meaning "quince." |
| Mongolian | The word "алим" can also refer to the fruit of the pear tree in Mongolian. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | In Myanmar, "ပန်းသီး" also refers to the fruit of the custard apple tree, a different species from the common apple. |
| Nepali | "स्याऊ" originated from the Nepali version of the Sanskrit word "सेब" (seb), which later evolved to the Newari word "स्याः" (syah) and finally "स्याऊ" (syau). |
| Norwegian | In some dialects of Norwegian, "eple" can also refer to the fruit of the pear tree, while "pære" refers to the fruit of the apple tree. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "apulosi" in Nyanja (Chichewa) is derived from the Portuguese word "mapolossi", meaning "apple from Portugal". |
| Pashto | "م appleه" is also used to refer to the pupil of the eye in Pashto. |
| Persian | The word "سیب" can also refer to any spherical fruit, such as a pear or quince |
| Polish | The Polish word "jabłko" also means "target" and might be related to the verb "to hit" in Old Church Slavonic, as apples were traditionally used as targets. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, the word "maçã" originates from the Latin "malum matianum" (apple from Mattia), a type of apple highly praised by the Romans and grown in the province of Tuscia, Italy. |
| Punjabi | The word "ਸੇਬ" (apple) in Punjabi likely originated from the Persian word "سیب" (sib), which means both "apple" and "quince". In some dialects of Punjabi, "ਸੇਬ" can also refer to a type of plum or apricot. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "măr" can also refer to a kind of snake or a type of wild cherry. |
| Russian | As a Slavic word, "яблоко" also refers to other fruits and sometimes the whole harvest of a particular plant or tree. |
| Samoan | In Samoan, 'apu' shares the same root word with 'ʻafu,' meaning 'to protect' or 'to shelter,' suggesting a symbolic connection between the fruit and its nourishing qualities. |
| Scots Gaelic | In Scottish Gaelic, the word "ubhal" can also refer to a "wild apple" or "crabapple". |
| Serbian | In Serbian, the word "јабука" can also refer to the throat or a type of cannon. |
| Sesotho | The name given to a traditional beer, and to the round-bottomed pot used for serving beer |
| Shona | In the Shona language, 'apuro' can refer to the fruit we know as an 'apple', or it can be used as a collective term for any round, fleshy fruit. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "صوف" can also refer to the apple tree or an apple orchard |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | In Sinhala, the word "ඇපල්" can also refer to the fruit of the wood apple tree, known as "limda" in English. |
| Slovak | "Jablko" in Slovak also refers to an apple-shaped pendant on traditional folk jewelry, or can mean a target in archery or shooting practice. |
| Slovenian | Jabolko, the Slovenian word for "apple", is also used to refer to the pupil of the eye or the pommel of a sword. |
| Somali | The word "tufaax" originates from the Arabic word "tuffaḥ" meaning "apple" or "young deer." |
| Spanish | The word 'manzana' derives from the Latin 'malum', meaning 'evil' or 'poison', due to its similarity to the forbidden fruit of the Garden of Eden. |
| Sundanese | "Apel" means "to say" in Sundanese, and is used in the phrase "Apel pisan" meaning "To say very much". |
| Swahili | In Swahili, "apple" can also mean "knowledge" or "poison." |
| Swedish | Swedish "äpple" derives from Old Norse "epli" and is related to Latin "mālum" and Old English "æppel" |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Mansanas" is a Spanish word for apple that was borrowed into Tagalog during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. |
| Tajik | The word "себ" in Tajik refers to the fruit and the colour that it is, which has been borrowed from Persian. |
| Tamil | The word 'ஆப்பிள்' ('apple') is derived from the Proto-Dravidian word 'appal', meaning 'a round fruit'. |
| Telugu | ఆపిల్ (āpil) comes from Sanskrit "āpivāla", and refers both to the apple and to the apricot. |
| Thai | แอปเปิ้ล (apple) ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์คือ Malus domestica ซึ่งมีรากศัพท์มาจากภาษากรีกคำว่า |
| Turkish | The word "elma" also means "target" in Turkish, originating from the Ottoman Turkish word "alm" (Arabic: علم) meaning "flag" or "standard". |
| Ukrainian | The word "яблуко" also refers to the pupil of an eye, a target, or a symbol of temptation or forbidden knowledge. |
| Urdu | The Urdu word "سیب" can also mean a dimple or mark on the skin. |
| Uzbek | The word "olma" in Uzbek also refers to the fruit of the pear tree. |
| Vietnamese | The word “táo” in Vietnamese is derived from the Chinese word “ táo táo”, representing different meanings like “peach”, “plum”, or “date”. |
| Welsh | The Welsh word 'afal' comes from the Latin 'abellum', meaning 'little apple'. |
| Xhosa | The word 'apile' also means 'to be red' or 'to turn red' in Xhosa. |
| Yiddish | In some Yiddish dialects, "עפּל" (epl) means "potato" or even "any tuberous vegetable". |
| Yoruba | In Yoruba, the word "Apu" means "fruit" or "seed" and can refer to a broad range of edible plant products. |
| Zulu | "I-apula" is also the Zulu word for "fruit" and is cognate with "apula" (fruit) in Xhosa. |
| English | Though "apple" only refers to the fruit of _Malus domestica_ in modern English, it once referred to _any_ pome fruit (e.g. quince, pear) or even generic fruit or seed. |