Auto in Different Languages
Discover 'Auto' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Auto
Afrikaans motor | ||
Albanian automatike | ||
Amharic ራስ-ሰር | ||
Arabic تلقاءي | ||
Armenian ավտո | ||
Assamese অটো | ||
Aymara auto | ||
Azerbaijani avtomatik | ||
Bambara auto | ||
Basque auto | ||
Belarusian аўто | ||
Bengali অটো | ||
Bhojpuri ऑटो के बा | ||
Bosnian auto | ||
Bulgarian автоматичен | ||
Catalan automàtic | ||
Cebuano awto | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 汽车 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 汽車 | ||
Corsican auto | ||
Croatian auto | ||
Czech auto | ||
Danish auto | ||
Dhivehi އޮޓޯ | ||
Dogri ऑटो | ||
Dutch auto | ||
English auto | ||
Esperanto aŭtomata | ||
Estonian automaatne | ||
Ewe auto | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) sasakyan | ||
Finnish auto | ||
French auto | ||
Frisian auto | ||
Galician auto | ||
Georgian ავტო | ||
German auto | ||
Greek αυτο | ||
Guarani auto | ||
Gujarati ઓટો | ||
Haitian Creole oto | ||
Hausa mota | ||
Hawaiian kaʻa | ||
Hebrew אוטומטי | ||
Hindi ऑटो | ||
Hmong nws pib | ||
Hungarian auto | ||
Icelandic farartæki | ||
Igbo akpaaka | ||
Ilocano auto | ||
Indonesian mobil | ||
Irish uathoibríoch | ||
Italian auto | ||
Japanese 自動 | ||
Javanese otomatis | ||
Kannada ಸ್ವಯಂ | ||
Kazakh автоматты | ||
Khmer រថយន្ត | ||
Kinyarwanda imodoka | ||
Konkani ऑटो | ||
Korean 자동 | ||
Krio ɔto | ||
Kurdish oto | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ئۆتۆماتیکی | ||
Kyrgyz авто | ||
Lao ລົດໃຫຍ່ | ||
Latin auto | ||
Latvian auto | ||
Lingala auto | ||
Lithuanian automatinis | ||
Luganda auto | ||
Luxembourgish auto | ||
Macedonian автоматско | ||
Maithili ऑटो | ||
Malagasy fiara | ||
Malay automatik | ||
Malayalam യാന്ത്രികം | ||
Maltese auto | ||
Maori motuka | ||
Marathi ऑटो | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯑꯣꯇꯣ | ||
Mizo auto | ||
Mongolian авто | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အော်တို | ||
Nepali स्वत: | ||
Norwegian auto | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) galimoto | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଅଟୋ | ||
Oromo auto | ||
Pashto ګاډی | ||
Persian خودکار | ||
Polish automatyczny | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) auto | ||
Punjabi ਆਟੋ | ||
Quechua auto | ||
Romanian auto | ||
Russian авто | ||
Samoan taʻavale | ||
Sanskrit ऑटो | ||
Scots Gaelic fèin-ghluasadach | ||
Sepedi auto | ||
Serbian ауто | ||
Sesotho likoloi | ||
Shona auto | ||
Sindhi خودڪار | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ස්වයංක්රීය | ||
Slovak auto | ||
Slovenian samodejno | ||
Somali baabuur | ||
Spanish auto | ||
Sundanese otomatis | ||
Swahili otomatiki | ||
Swedish bil | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) awtomatiko | ||
Tajik худкор | ||
Tamil ஆட்டோ | ||
Tatar автомобиль | ||
Telugu దానంతట అదే | ||
Thai อัตโนมัติ | ||
Tigrinya auto | ||
Tsonga auto | ||
Turkish oto | ||
Turkmen awtoulag | ||
Twi (Akan) auto | ||
Ukrainian авто | ||
Urdu آٹو | ||
Uyghur auto | ||
Uzbek avtomatik | ||
Vietnamese tự động | ||
Welsh awto | ||
Xhosa ezenzekelayo | ||
Yiddish auto | ||
Yoruba auto | ||
Zulu okuzenzakalelayo |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | In Afrikaans, the word "motor" is used to refer to both a vehicle and an engine. |
| Albanian | The word "automatike" in Albanian is derived from the Greek word "automatos", which means "self-acting" or "automatic". |
| Amharic | In Ethiopia, the term 'auto' may informally refer to an automobile or more specifically a public taxi. |
| Arabic | The word "تلقاءي" (auto) in Arabic also means "spontaneous" or "of one's own accord". |
| Armenian | The word "ավտո" (auto) in Armenian is derived from the Greek word "αὐτός" (autos) and means "self", "own", "same", and in Greek also "car". |
| Azerbaijani | In Azerbaijani, the word “avtomatik” is used in reference to the automatic mode, such as “avtomatik pulemyot” (automatic machine gun) |
| Basque | In Basque, besides being a car, |
| Belarusian | In Belarusian, "аўто" can also refer to a specific type of horse-drawn sleigh. |
| Bengali | অটো শব্দটি গ্রিক শব্দ ‘ἀὐτός’ (autos) থেকে আগত, যার অর্থ ‘নিজেই’ |
| Bosnian | The word "auto" in Bosnian also means "bus" when used in compound words such as "autobus" or "auto-prevoznik". |
| Bulgarian | The word "Автоматичен" originally comes from the Greek word "αὐτόματος" (automatos), meaning "self-acting" or "spontaneous." |
| Catalan | In Catalan, "automàtic" can also mean "self-propelled" or "mechanical". |
| Cebuano | "Awto" can also mean "car" or "automobile" in Cebuano. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 汽车 can be separated into two characters: "汽 (gas)" and "车 (vehicle)", thus forming the concept of "gasoline-powered vehicle". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 汽車 in Chinese can also refer to "train", "machine car", or "carriage". |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "auto" can also refer to a bus, derived from the French "autobus". |
| Croatian | In Croatian, "auto" is used to refer to "car" or "transportation" and comes from the Greek word "autos," meaning "self". |
| Czech | The Czech word "auto" has a second meaning of "bus". As in "autobus" (bus). |
| Danish | The word "auto" can also refer to a bicycle in Danish. |
| Dutch | The word "auto" in Dutch can also refer to a car or a vehicle. |
| Esperanto | The word aŭtomata is derived from the Greek word "automatos" meaning "self-acting" or "moving of its own accord". |
| Estonian | "Automaatne" derives from an old Greek word for "self". |
| Finnish | Finnish "auto" can refer to either a car or a gun, and it comes from the Proto-Finnic word "auto" meaning "vehicle". |
| French | In French, "auto" can also mean a signature or an autograph. |
| Frisian | In Frisian, "auto" can also mean "engine" or "motor", reflecting its Latin origin "automatus", meaning "self-acting". |
| Galician | The word "auto" derives from the Greek "autos," (self) and also can mean a "vehicle" or a "public document". |
| Georgian | "ავტო" (avto) derives from the Ancient Greek word "αὐτός" (autos) meaning "self", and can also mean "own" in Georgian. |
| German | Auto means "self" in ancient greek and is the root of several words in modern languages such as "automatic" or "autonomy" |
| Greek | The word "αυτο" ("auto") in Greek can also mean "self" or "oneself". |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word for "auto", ઓટો, derived from the Greek autos and originally referred to a self-propelled vehicle. |
| Haitian Creole | Though 'oto' is usually synonymous with 'car', it can also refer to 'bus' or 'automobile'. |
| Hausa | In Hausa, the word 'mota' can also refer to a 'bicycle', 'motorcycle', or 'machine'. |
| Hawaiian | Kaʻa can also refer to "canoe," "boat," or "raft." |
| Hebrew | The term "אוטומטי" is rooted in the Greek term "auto" for "self" and can refer to the ability of something to act independently. |
| Hindi | The word "ऑटो" is derived from the Greek word "autos", meaning "self". |
| Hmong | The word "nws pib" can also mean "a horse of many colors" in Hmong. |
| Hungarian | In Hungarian, "auto" can also refer to a bus or a car part. |
| Icelandic | The word 'farartæki' literally translates to 'traveling thing' in Icelandic, showcasing its original broad meaning encompassing any vehicle used for travel. |
| Igbo | In Igbo, the word "akpaaka" also means "something that is carried"} |
| Indonesian | The word "mobil" in Indonesian derives from the abbreviation of "otomobil" and can also refer to a vehicle with four or more wheels. |
| Italian | "Auto" in Italian can also refer to a public transportation bus, not just a car. |
| Japanese | 自動 means not only "auto" but also "spontaneous," with its root characters being "self" and "action." |
| Javanese | In Indonesian, "otomatis" (from the Greek "automaton") can also refer to a person who acts mechanically, without thought or emotion. |
| Kannada | In Kannada, the word "ಸ್ವಯಂ" can also refer to the concept of "self" or "selfhood". |
| Kazakh | The word "автоматты" (auto) in Kazakh can also refer to a type of traditional folk dance. |
| Khmer | The word "រថយន្ត" is derived from the Sanskrit words "ratha" (chariot) and "yana" (vehicle), and also means "chariot" or "carriage" in Khmer. |
| Korean | "자동" can mean "automatic" or "automobile" in Korean. |
| Kurdish | "Oto" in Kurdish also refers to a small wooden box or bag for storing small items. |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word "авто" can also mean "car" or "vehicle" in English. |
| Latin | The Latin term "auto" derives from the Greek word "autos," meaning "self" or "own." |
| Latvian | In Latvian, "auto" can also mean "self-propelled vehicle" or "automobile". |
| Lithuanian | "Automatinis" in Lithuanian can also refer to something that operates on its own, without external intervention. |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "Auto" can also refer to a car or a bus. |
| Macedonian | The word "автоматско" can also refer to a machine or a firearm in Macedonian. |
| Malagasy | The word 'fiara' is likely derived from the French word 'voiture', which also means 'automobile'. |
| Malay | "Automatik" (auto) is also Malay for "automatic" |
| Malayalam | യാന്ത്രികം (auto) is also used to describe something that is automatic or mechanical. |
| Maltese | In Maltese, "auto" is both a contraction of "awtomatiku" (automatic) and a word for "bus" |
| Maori | The word "motuka" can also refer to a small island, a canoe, or a type of fishing net in Maori. |
| Marathi | In Marathi, "ऑटो" (auto) originated from the earlier "ऑटोमोटिव्ह" (automotive), which referred to vehicles in general and not just three-wheeled autorickshaws. |
| Mongolian | In Mongolian, "авто" (auto) is a loanword from Russian and means "vehicle" or "car", but can also refer to "autobiography" or "automatic transmission". |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word "အော်တို" originated from the Greek word "αὐτός" meaning "self". Other meanings include "car" or "automobile". In Myanmar, it is mainly used to refer to two-wheeled motorcycles particularly ones that are semi-automatic. |
| Nepali | स्वत: can also mean "of its own accord" or "independently". |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "auto" can also refer to a car. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "galimoto" is the Chichewa equivalent of the Afrikaans word "karretjie" and the Dutch word "kar". |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "ګاډی" ("auto") derives from the Persian word "گادی" and ultimately traces back to the Proto-Indo-European root "*ǵʰéh₂-dhih₂-+", meaning "to ride." |
| Persian | خودکار also means "pen" in Persian and it's a loanword from French "stylo à bille" (ballpoint pen). |
| Polish | The word "automatyczny" is derived from the Greek word "automatos" which means "self-acting" or "self-moving". It is also related to the German word "Auto" which means "car". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | Auto (Port.) originally comes from Gr. αὐτός, with meanings such as “by itself”, “self”. |
| Punjabi | The word "ਆਟੋ" ("auto") in Punjabi can also mean "flour" or "automatic." |
| Romanian | In Romanian, 'auto' can also mean 'per se' or 'directly'. |
| Russian | The word "авто" (auto) in Russian shares its Latin origin with the English word "auto," meaning "self," and can also refer to "vehicle" or "automobile." |
| Samoan | ʻAvale comes from the word ʻaʻala (to carry), emphasizing the idea of "carrying people". |
| Serbian | The word "ауто" has Greek origin and comes from a word "αὐτόν" which means self or "αύτός", which stands for one. From those words, came another Greek words "αὐτοκίνητον", that translates in "automobile" and "αυτόνομος" or "autonomous" |
| Sesotho | Likoloi is a noun in Sesotho that means "car", which is derived from the Greek word "auto". |
| Shona | In Shona, "auto" is short for "autobushi," meaning "bus." |
| Sindhi | Auto is also used in Sindhi as a short form of auto-rickshaw. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "ස්වයංක්රීය" can also refer to a machine or system that operates automatically, without any external input. |
| Slovak | The word "auto" can also mean "bus" in Slovak. |
| Slovenian | Derived from Greek "autos" (self), "samodejno" also means "done by itself". |
| Somali | Despite its apparent foreign origin, the word "baabuur" in Somali is thought to have derived from the Arabic "bābūr" meaning "steam". |
| Spanish | The word "auto" in Spanish can also mean "bus" or "car." |
| Sundanese | "Otomatis" is also the Sundanese word for "automatically". |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "otomatiki" can also refer to a car. |
| Swedish | 'Bil' is a cognate of 'by' (village) and also means 'car' in some of the Nordic languages. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | In Tagalog, "awtomatiko" also refers to self-propelled vehicles and equipment. |
| Tajik | The word "худкор" in Tajik originates from the Persian word "خودکار" which means "by itself" or "automatically" |
| Tamil | The word 'auto' in Tamil can also refer to a 'self' or 'automatically'. |
| Telugu | The word "auto" is derived from the Greek word "auto" meaning "self" and can also refer to a type of four-wheeled vehicle. |
| Thai | The term "อัตโนมัติ" is derived from the Greek words "autos," meaning "self," and "matos," meaning "machine," referring to its ability to operate independently. |
| Turkish | Oto is the Turkish word for 'car' but also means 'self' in Greek, 'sound' in Japanese, and 'island' in Maori. |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "авто" (auto) derives from the Greek "autos," meaning "self," and is also used in contexts of "automobile" and "autopilot." |
| Urdu | The word "آٹو" (auto) in Urdu can also refer to a rickshaw or a tricycle. |
| Uzbek | In Uzbek, "avtomatik" can also refer to an automatic firearm or a type of bicycle. |
| Vietnamese | The word "Tự động" also means "self-propelled" or "self-moving" in Vietnamese. |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "awto" can also refer to a "self" or "one's own". |
| Xhosa | Ezenzekelayo is a neologism adopted from the English word 'automobile' |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "אוטאָ" (auto) can also mean "automatically" or "self-acting." |
| Yoruba | The Yoruba word 'auto' can mean 'to drive' or 'to go' and ultimately comes from the English word 'automobile'. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "okuzenzakalelayo" translates directly as "that which makes its own way", reflecting the self-propelled nature of an automobile. |
| English | The word "auto" derives from the Greek term "autos," meaning "self" or "one's own," and is frequently used as a prefix to denote self-operation or automated features in various contexts. |