Away in different languages

Away in Different Languages

Discover 'Away' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.

Updated on March 6, 2024

The word 'away' holds a significant place in our vocabulary, denoting separation or movement in a direction opposite to the speaker. Its cultural importance is evident in various idiomatic expressions, such as 'away game' in sports or 'away message' in communication.

Moreover, the concept of 'away' is universal, making it a fascinating subject for language and culture enthusiasts. For instance, did you know that in Japanese, 'away' can be translated as 'soto' (外), while in Spanish, it's 'lejos' (lej-ohs)?

Understanding the translation of 'away' in different languages can enhance your cross-cultural communication skills and broaden your perspective on the world's diverse linguistic landscapes.

Join us as we explore the various translations of 'away' in different languages, from the romantic French 'loin' to the rhythmic Swahili 'nyuma'.

Away


Away in Sub-Saharan African Languages

Afrikaansweg
Afrikaans "weg" comes from Dutch "weg" ("path; road") and has a secondary meaning "out of the house"
Amharicራቅ
The word "ራቅ" (away) in Amharic is also used to refer to a place that is far or distant.
Hausatafi
The word 'tafi' can also mean 'to run' or 'to escape' in Hausa.
Igbopụọ
The term 'pụọ' has been suggested to derive from proto-Igbo *pɔ̄, which also yielded the words meaning 'out', 'outside', or 'exceed'.
Malagasylasa
The Malagasy word "lasa" also means "later" or "for the next time".
Nyanja (Chichewa)kutali
"Kutali" may also mean "behind" or "after".
Shonakure
In Shona, "kure" can also refer to a direction or a time (past) rather than just a location.
Somalika fog
The etymology and alternative meanings of "ka fog" are not well established.
Sesothohole
The Sesotho word "hole" can also mean "gap" or "space".
Swahilimbali
The word 'mbali' literally means 'place of the sun' or 'east'
Xhosakude
It is a locative stem used in toponyms, and is also used as a prefix in other words.
Yorubakuro
The Yoruba word "kuro" can also mean "to disappear," "to vanish," or "to be lost."
Zulukude
The word 'kude' also means 'the past' in Zulu, a reference to leaving it behind.
Bambarajàn
Ewena
Kinyarwandakure
Lingalamosika
Lugandaobutabawo
Sepedikgole
Twi (Akan)akyirikyiri

Away in North African & Middle Eastern Languages

Arabicبعيدا
The word "بعيدا", meaning "away" in English, is often used in Arabic to describe a distance or separation that is significant or notable.
Hebrewרָחוֹק
רָחוֹק in Aramaic means 'soft', which is why its cognate רך in Hebrew means 'soft'.
Pashtoلرې
In addition to its literal meaning of "away", "لرې" also signifies "far in time or distance" or "in a remote or distant place" in Pashto.
Arabicبعيدا
The word "بعيدا", meaning "away" in English, is often used in Arabic to describe a distance or separation that is significant or notable.

Away in Western European Languages

Albanianlarg
The word 'larg' in Albanian is a dialectal form of 'largo' in Venetian Italian, indicating distance.
Basquekanpoan
Kanpoan (away) is a cognate of the Latin word campus (field).
Catalande distància
In Spanish a different form, "de distancia," is used to measure distances.
Croatiandaleko
"Daleko" is also the root of the word "daljina" which means "distance"
Danishvæk
"Væk" is a cognate of the English word "wake" and can also mean "awake" or "alert" in Danish.
Dutchweg
Dutch "weg" (away) originates from Old Dutch "weġ" (path, way) and can still mean "path" today.
Englishaway
In 13th-century Middle English, "away" meant "on the way," from Old Norse "a vegi" meaning "away, on the way."
Frenchun moyen
The singular form of this word is used to mean "a way," "a means," or "a method."
Frisianfuort
The word "fuort" in Frisian can also mean "off" or "out".
Galicianlonxe
The Galician word "lonxe" derives from the Latin "longinquus" meaning "distant" or "far away".
Germanweg
The German word “Weg” has many meanings, and some are similar to the English word “way.”
Icelandicí burtu
Í burtu' translates literally as 'in the direction of the back of something' (burtur is 'back' as in the rear end of an animal), and also commonly implies direction from a point of reference rather than complete separation from it.
Irishar shiúl
The phrase "ar shiúl" can also mean "on foot" or "walking".
Italianlontano
The word "lontano" in Italian is derived from the Latin "longus," meaning "long" or "distant."
Luxembourgishewech
The word "ewech" has its roots in the Old High German word "awa", meaning "away from" or "out of".
Maltesebogħod
The word 'bogħod' is related to the Arabic word 'bu'd', meaning 'distance' or 'separation'.
Norwegianborte
The word "borte" can also mean "dead" or "late" in Norwegian.
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)longe
The Portuguese word "longe" comes from the Latin word "longus", which also means "long" in English.
Scots Gaelicair falbh
The etymology is unsure with air falbh possibly meaning ‘very distant’
Spanishlejos
The word "lejos" derives from the Latin "longe", meaning "far", and shares its root with the English word "long".
Swedishbort
The etymology of the word "bort" (away) is uncertain, possibly from the Old Norse "burtu," meaning "from".
Welshi ffwrdd
The word "ffwrdd" has the same root as "fford" (road) due to the implication of moving away along a road.

Away in Eastern European Languages

Belarusianпрэч
Прэч is of Baltic origin and also means "to hell" or "devilry" and is used as a curse, but this usage is becoming rarer.
Bosniandaleko
Daleko in Bosnian can also refer to a
Bulgarianдалеч
The Bulgarian word "далеч" also refers to a particular type of folk song known for its slow melody and sentimental lyrics.
Czechpryč
"Pryč" is also used in the sense of "away with" in English, expressing a rejection or dismissal of something.
Estonianära
"Ära" also means "not to, don't," and in some fixed phrases has the meaning of "out" or "finished"
Finnishpois
The Finnish word 'pois' also means 'off,' as in to turn off a light, and is related to the Baltic word for 'to spit'.
Hungarianel
In the Hungarian language, "el\” is the most often used prefix for forming verbs of motion and can also mean "forth", "out", "along" or "over" depending on the context.
Latvianprom
The word "prom" has no other meaning in Latvian.
Lithuaniantoli
The Lithuanian word "toli" has the same root as the Latin word "tollere," meaning "to lift up" or "to remove."
Macedonianдалеку
The word "далеку" in Macedonian is cognate to the word "далекий" in Russian, both meaning "distant" or "far away".
Polishz dala
The word "z dala" in Polish, meaning "from a distance," is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *dalь, which also meant "distance".
Romaniandeparte
In Romanian, "departe" not only means "away," but also "far" or "distant."
Russianпрочь
"Прочь" comes from the Proto-Slavic word *pročь, meaning "away, forth"
Serbianдалеко
In Serbian, the word "далеко" also means "distant" or "long-lasting."
Slovakpreč
The Slovak word "preč" is a contraction of the words "pre" (before) and "č" (time), suggesting the passage of time before something occurs.
Slovenianstran
"Stran" in Slovenian can also mean foreign or unknown, deriving from the notion of "otherness".
Ukrainianдалеко
The Ukrainian word "далеко" also means "long ago" or "long time ago".

Away in South Asian Languages

Bengaliদূরে
The word "দূরে" can also refer to a place or state of being distant or removed in time or space.
Gujaratiદૂર
The word "દૂર" in Gujarati can also mean "to remove" or "to get rid of".
Hindiदूर
The word "दूर" (away) is derived from the Sanskrit word "दृ" (to see), suggesting a distance that is beyond the range of sight.
Kannadaದೂರ
The word "ದೂರ" also means "far" or "distant" in Kannada.
Malayalamദൂരെ
The word "ദൂരെ" in Malayalam comes from the Proto-Dravidian root *tur-, meaning "far, distant."
Marathiलांब
The Marathi word "लांब" (away) also means "long" and "tall" in other contexts, a polysemy that may be related to the idea of distance.
Nepaliटाढा
"टाढा" is derived from the Sanskrit word "दूर" and can also mean "far" or "distant".
Punjabiਦੂਰ
The word "ਦੂਰ" can also mean "far-fetched" or "unlikely" in Punjabi.
Sinhala (Sinhalese)ඉවතට
Sinhala word "ඉවතට" derives from "ඉවක්" which is a synonym for distance, thus meaning "towards distance or far end".
Tamilதொலைவில்
The word "தொலைவில்" can also mean "in a distant place" or "at a distance" in Tamil.
Teluguదూరంగా
The Telugu word "దూరంగా" also denotes a sense of estrangement or aloofness.
Urduدور
In addition to meaning "away," "دور" (pronounced "door") can also mean "far," "distant," or "remote."

Away in East Asian Languages

Chinese (Simplified)
远 originally meant "high up," which is still an alternate meaning today.
Chinese (Traditional)
In Chinese, the character 遠 (away) is also used to describe a person's distant relative or ancestor.
Japanese離れて
"離れて" is the 連用形 (ren'yōkei) of the verb 離れる (hanareru), which means "to leave" or "to depart."
Korean떨어져
"떨어져" can mean both "away" as in spatial separation or departure, and “separately,” as in distinguishing one thing from another.
Mongolianхол
Хол derives from a Mongolian word meaning
Myanmar (Burmese)ဝေး
In addition to "away," "ဝေး" (we:) can also mean "to be apart" or "to be separated."

Away in South East Asian Languages

Indonesianjauh
"Jauh" is also a measure for distance, equivalent to 40 kilometers or 24.85 miles.
Javaneseadoh
In some varieties of Javanese, "adoh" means "that way," "far," or "away from the speaker," and is similar to the word "punika" or "niku" in other varieties.
Khmerឆ្ងាយ
The word "ឆ្ងាយ" also means "lonely" or "difficult to reach" in Khmer.
Laoຫ່າງ
The word "ຫ່າງ" can also mean "to be apart" or "to be separate".
Malayjauh
Jauh is also used as a measurement of distance, where it means "far" or "distant".
Thaiออกไป
"ออกไป" (away) has a root in Pali "อกฺขม" (to cast out), which is also the source of "อกหัก" (broken heart).
Vietnamesexa
"Xa" in Vietnamese can also mean "distant" or "hometown".
Filipino (Tagalog)malayo

Away in Central Asian Languages

Azerbaijaniuzaqda
The word "uzaqda" in Azerbaijani originated from the Proto-Turkic verb "*uzak-'", meaning "to move far away".
Kazakhалыс
"Алыс" (away) in Kazakh also means "sparse" and "unpopulated"
Kyrgyzалыс
"Алыс" also means "far" in Turkish and "distant" in Uyghur
Tajikдур
In Persian, the word “دور” can also mean “circle”.
Turkmenuzakda
Uzbekuzoqda
The word "uzoqda" can also mean "in another place" or "in a different world."
Uyghuraway

Away in Pacific Languages

Hawaiianaku
The Hawaiian word 'aku' can also mean 'far' or 'distant', and is cognate with the Māori word 'aku' meaning 'current' or 'flow'.
Maorihaere atu
The term "haere atu" not only means away but also denotes departure, a farewell, or going forth or proceeding
Samoanalu ese
The word 'alu ese' in Samoan can also mean 'to go forward' or 'to move ahead'.
Tagalog (Filipino)palayo
The word "palayo" in Tagalog has several other meanings, including "to stay away", "to avoid", and "to escape".

Away in American Indigenous Languages

Aymarajaya
Guaranimombyry

Away in International Languages

Esperantofor
The Esperanto word 'for' also means 'forwards or towards'.
Latinauferetur
The Latin word "auferetur" is related to the verb "aufero," which means "to take away" or "to remove."

Away in Others Languages

Greekμακριά
The word 'Μακριά' can also indicate a state of distance or remoteness.
Hmongtseg lawm
The Hmong word "tseg lawm" also means "far away" or "a long distance".
Kurdishserve
The word "serve" in Kurdish can also mean "to turn" or "to become".
Turkishuzakta
+ In Uzbek it means "tall".
Xhosakude
It is a locative stem used in toponyms, and is also used as a prefix in other words.
Yiddishאוועק
The word "אוועק" can also mean "gone", "dead", or "finished".
Zulukude
The word 'kude' also means 'the past' in Zulu, a reference to leaving it behind.
Assameseআঁতৰত
Aymarajaya
Bhojpuriओहटा
Dhivehiދުރަށް
Dogriछिंडै
Filipino (Tagalog)malayo
Guaranimombyry
Ilocanoadayo
Kriogo
Kurdish (Sorani)دوور
Maithiliदूर
Meiteilon (Manipuri)ꯂꯥꯞꯊꯣꯛꯄ
Mizohmundang
Oromoirraa fagoo
Odia (Oriya)ଦୂରରେ
Quechuakaru
Sanskritदुरे
Tatarерак
Tigrinyaንየ
Tsongakule

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