Bar in Different Languages
Discover 'Bar' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Bar
Afrikaans kroeg | ||
Albanian bar | ||
Amharic ባር | ||
Arabic شريط | ||
Armenian բար | ||
Assamese বাৰ | ||
Aymara machañ uta | ||
Azerbaijani bar | ||
Bambara dɔlɔminyɔrɔ | ||
Basque taberna | ||
Belarusian бар | ||
Bengali বার | ||
Bhojpuri सरिया | ||
Bosnian bar | ||
Bulgarian лента | ||
Catalan barra | ||
Cebuano bar | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 酒吧 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 酒吧 | ||
Corsican bar | ||
Croatian bar | ||
Czech bar | ||
Danish bar | ||
Dhivehi ބާރ | ||
Dogri रोक | ||
Dutch bar | ||
English bar | ||
Esperanto trinkejo | ||
Estonian baar | ||
Ewe ahanoƒe | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) bar | ||
Finnish baari | ||
French bar | ||
Frisian bar | ||
Galician barra | ||
Georgian ბარი | ||
German bar | ||
Greek μπαρ | ||
Guarani guarirenda | ||
Gujarati બાર | ||
Haitian Creole ba | ||
Hausa mashaya | ||
Hawaiian pā | ||
Hebrew בָּר | ||
Hindi बार | ||
Hmong bar | ||
Hungarian rúd | ||
Icelandic bar | ||
Igbo ụlọ mmanya | ||
Ilocano kabaret | ||
Indonesian batang | ||
Irish barra | ||
Italian bar | ||
Japanese バー | ||
Javanese bar | ||
Kannada ಬಾರ್ | ||
Kazakh бар | ||
Khmer បារ | ||
Kinyarwanda bar | ||
Konkani बार | ||
Korean 바 | ||
Krio ba | ||
Kurdish bar | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) بار | ||
Kyrgyz бар | ||
Lao ບາ | ||
Latin bar | ||
Latvian bārs | ||
Lingala nzete | ||
Lithuanian baras | ||
Luganda bbaala | ||
Luxembourgish bar | ||
Macedonian бар | ||
Maithili छड़ | ||
Malagasy bara | ||
Malay bar | ||
Malayalam ബാർ | ||
Maltese bar | ||
Maori pae | ||
Marathi बार | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯑꯁꯥꯡꯕ ꯄꯣꯠ ꯑꯃ | ||
Mizo khuahkhirh | ||
Mongolian бар | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) bar | ||
Nepali बार | ||
Norwegian bar | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) bala | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଦଣ୍ଡିକା | ||
Oromo mana dhugaatii | ||
Pashto بار | ||
Persian بار | ||
Polish bar | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) barra | ||
Punjabi ਬਾਰ | ||
Quechua siqi | ||
Romanian bar | ||
Russian бар | ||
Samoan pa | ||
Sanskrit प्रच्छेद | ||
Scots Gaelic bar | ||
Sepedi paa | ||
Serbian бар | ||
Sesotho bareng | ||
Shona bhaa | ||
Sindhi بار | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) තීරුව | ||
Slovak bar | ||
Slovenian bar | ||
Somali bar | ||
Spanish bar | ||
Sundanese palang | ||
Swahili baa | ||
Swedish bar | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) bar | ||
Tajik бар | ||
Tamil மதுக்கூடம் | ||
Tatar бар | ||
Telugu బార్ | ||
Thai บาร์ | ||
Tigrinya ባር | ||
Tsonga sivela | ||
Turkish bar | ||
Turkmen bar | ||
Twi (Akan) nsanombea | ||
Ukrainian бар | ||
Urdu بار | ||
Uyghur bar | ||
Uzbek bar | ||
Vietnamese quán ba | ||
Welsh bar | ||
Xhosa ibha | ||
Yiddish באַר | ||
Yoruba igi | ||
Zulu ibha |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | It is derived from the Dutch word "kroeg", which means tavern or inn. |
| Albanian | The Albanian word 'bar' can also refer to 'place', 'space' or 'side' in different contexts. |
| Amharic | The Amharic word "ባር" can also mean "outside" or "edge". |
| Arabic | In Arabic, "شريط" can also mean "tape", "ribbon" or "stripe". |
| Armenian | The Armenian word "բար" (bar) derives from the Iranian "var" meaning "enclosure", and also denotes "doorway" and "gate". |
| Azerbaijani | The word "bar" also means "to gather" in Azerbaijani. |
| Basque | "Taberna" comes from the Basque word "taberna" which means "inn". |
| Belarusian | In Belarusian, the word "бар" ("bar") can also refer to a type of traditional mead made from honey and herbs. |
| Bengali | The word "বার" (bar) in Bengali can also means "time" when used in terms of a time of day or as in a sentence like " |
| Bosnian | The word "bar" in Bosnian can also mean "swamp" or "marsh". |
| Bulgarian | The word "лента" (bar) in Bulgarian also means "ribbon" or "tape". |
| Catalan | In the military, it refers to a large, rectangular formation of infantry or cavalry. |
| Cebuano | The word "bar" also means "to forbid" in Cebuano. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "酒" (jiǔ) means "alcohol", and "吧" (bā) is a particle used to indicate a place, so the combination "酒吧" (jiǔbā) literally means "a place for alcohol". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 酒吧一詞源自古英語「barre」，意指橫桿，原用於描述酒館櫃台。 |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "bar" can also refer to a "door bolt" or a "gate." |
| Croatian | The Croatian word "bar" can also refer to a mountain pass or a narrow strip of land separating two bodies of water. |
| Czech | In Czech, "bar" can also refer to "color" or the "smell of a goat". |
| Danish | In Danish, the word "bar" can also mean a wave or a strip of sand. |
| Dutch | In Dutch the word bar means both bar and stretcher. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "trinkejo" comes from the German word "Trinkhalle", meaning "drinking hall". |
| Estonian | The Estonian word "baar" can also refer to a place where a particular activity or occupation is carried out, especially one that involves manual labor or trade. |
| Finnish | The Finnish word "baari" can also refer to a place where food is served. |
| French | French “bar” (meaning a rod, such as the one used by a lawyer or judge) comes from Medieval Latin “barra.” |
| Frisian | The term 'bar' in Frisian can also refer to a wooden stake driven into the ground for use as a fence or a boundary barrier. |
| Galician | The Galician word "barra", meaning "bar", is likely derived from the Proto-Celtic root *barro-, meaning "long, pointed object". |
| Georgian | The word “ბარი” (“bar”) can also refer to an animal’s hide in Georgian and derives from Turkish “bari,” meaning “saddle pad.” |
| German | "Bar" in German can also refer to a bear, a unit of pressure, or a musical note. |
| Greek | "Μπαρ" also refers to a "heap of stones" or an "obstacle" in Greek. |
| Gujarati | "બાર" can also refer to the twelve major Hindu deities. |
| Haitian Creole | The alternate meaning of "ba" in Haitian Creole is "fence." |
| Hausa | Mashaya is an Igbo loanword whose original meaning was |
| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word "pā" can also refer to a traditional Hawaiian fort or a wall enclosing a sacred space. |
| Hebrew | The word "בָּר" is also related to the word "בָּרָה" (to create), as a bar is a place where drinks are created. |
| Hindi | "बार" (bar) in Hindi can also refer to a small room, a heavy weight or a lever. |
| Hmong | The homonym bar (n) can also mean a metal rod or an obstacle, a musical measure, or a form of poetry. |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "rúd" can also refer to a rod, pole, or stick. |
| Icelandic | In Icelandic, "bar" can also refer to an obstacle in water or on a road. |
| Igbo | The Igbo word "ụlọ mmanya" directly translates to "house of drink" which is an appropriate descriptor for a bar. |
| Indonesian | The word "batang" in Indonesian can also refer to a stick or a log. |
| Irish | The Irish word for 'bar' comes from the French word 'barre' via the Norman invasion of Ireland |
| Italian | The word "bar" in Italian comes from the Latin "barra," meaning "pole" or "rail. |
| Japanese | The kanji "バー" (ba-) is also used to write the English loanword "bar" in Japanese, which can refer to a variety of establishments serving alcoholic beverages. |
| Javanese | In Javanese, "bar" can also mean a group of people, a company, or a party. |
| Kannada | In Kannada, 'ಬಾರ್' can also refer to a gate or entrance. |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word "бар" also means "leopard". |
| Khmer | The word "បារ" can also refer to a type of traditional Cambodian dessert made from rice flour, coconut milk, and sugar. |
| Korean | The Korean word '바' can mean both a 'bar', meaning a place to buy drinks, and the 'sea' |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word "bar" can also refer to a type of fruit tree. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "бар" can also mean "leopard" in Kyrgyz. |
| Lao | The word "ບາ" can also mean "place of business" or "establishment" in Lao, not just "bar". |
| Latin | In Latin, 'bar' can also refer to a barrier or an obstacle. |
| Latvian | In Latvian, the word "bārs" can also refer to a "fence", particularly a wooden fence enclosing a field or pasture. |
| Lithuanian | In Lithuanian, the word "baras" can also refer to a type of traditional dance, a measure of length, or a unit of area. |
| Luxembourgish | Bar in Luxembourgish can also mean "bear". |
| Macedonian | The word "бар" ("bar") in Macedonian can also refer to a mountain pass, a strait, or a unit of atmospheric pressure. |
| Malagasy | The word 'bara' in Malagasy also refers to a type of rice wine or a small boat used for fishing. |
| Malay | "Bar" in Malay can be a place of refreshment or a rod that encloses or separates. |
| Malayalam | In Malayalam "bar" can also mean an obstacle or to forbid something. |
| Maltese | The word "bar" in Maltese is derived from the Italian word "barra", and it was first used to refer to the iron rods used to reinforce windows and doors. |
| Maori | Pae can mean a variety of things, including 'side', 'wing', 'half', and 'place of assembly'. |
| Marathi | In Marathi, "बार" (bar) also refers to a unit of weight or a turn in a game. |
| Mongolian | In Mongolian, "бар" ("bar") also means "tiger" and is used as a nickname for courageous people. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The Burmese word "bar" can also refer to a unit of measurement for gold or silver. |
| Nepali | The word "बार" (bar) in Nepali can also mean "twelve" or "time". |
| Norwegian | It can also mean 'wave' or 'plank'. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | Bala is also a term for an alcoholic drink in Nyanja, derived from the word for 'bar'. |
| Pashto | The word "بار" may also refer to a fruit tree or its fruit, similar to the jujube. |
| Persian | The Persian word "بار" can mean "burden", "fruit" and a unit of measurement weighing about 25 kilograms. |
| Polish | The Polish word "bar" is derived from the Germanic word "barga", which means "a pole or obstacle" and is related to the English word "barrier". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, the word "barra" can also refer to a sandbar or a metal rod. |
| Punjabi | ਬਾਰ (bār) is also a common suffix in place names that means 'ford'. |
| Romanian | "Bar" (a tree-lined forest of coniferous trees) comes from the Hungarian word "bár" (forest). |
| Russian | In Russian, "бар" (bar) can also refer to a unit of atmospheric pressure. |
| Samoan | The word 'pa' in Samoan can also refer to a fence or enclosure, and its origin is from the Proto-Polynesian word 'papa', meaning 'flat surface'. |
| Scots Gaelic | In Scots Gaelic, the word "bar" can also mean "summit" or "top". |
| Serbian | "Бар" means a "mountain" in Serbian as well as a "bar". |
| Sesotho | The term "Bareng" also means a group of people gathered for a specific purpose (e.g. a traditional council or an army). |
| Shona | The word "bhaa" in Shona can also refer to a large type of fishing net used in rivers or lakes. |
| Sindhi | The word "بار" (bar) has multiple meanings in Sindhi, including "burden" and "time". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word 'තීරුව', apart from its meaning as 'bar', also refers to an embankment along a river or a coastline. |
| Slovak | "Bar" is also the Slovak word for "color" or "hue" |
| Slovenian | The word "bar" in Slovenian can also refer to a unit of pressure or a musical note. |
| Somali | “Baark” is a Somali word meaning "oceanside," "coastal land," also used for land that gets submerged during high tide. |
| Spanish | In Spanish, "bar" can refer to a bar of soap, a metal rod, or a unit of atmospheric pressure. |
| Sundanese | It can also refer to the horizontal beam at the top of a doorway, gate, or window |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "baa" is also a form of the verb "to come" when used as a directive, implying an immediate action. |
| Swedish | The Swedish word "bar" can also refer to a small forest, an obstacle, or a unit of pressure. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Bar" in Tagalog can also mean "fence" or "hedge". |
| Tajik | The word "бар" in Tajik can also refer to a place where drinks are served (like a bar in English). |
| Tamil | Etymology: from Tamil "மது" (alcohol) + "கூடம்" (place), meaning "place for drinking alcohol". |
| Telugu | The Telugu word "బార్" (bar) can also refer to a unit of pressure equivalent to 1 atmosphere. |
| Thai | The Thai word "บาร์" can also be spelled "บา" and has the additional meaning "measure of gold or silver" |
| Turkish | The Turkish word "bar" can also refer to a unit of pressure equal to one million dynes per square centimeter, or to a substance with a high atomic number. |
| Ukrainian | "Бар" (bar) in Ukrainian does not mean "бар" (bar) but "barrier" or "obstruction." |
| Urdu | "بار" (bar) in Urdu can also mean a burden, load, or weight. |
| Uzbek | In Uzbek, the word "bar" also means "peace and harmony", reflecting the importance of community and social cohesion in Uzbek culture. |
| Vietnamese | Quán ba literally means "room of the third [person]" and is used colloquially to refer to a bar or pub. |
| Welsh | In Welsh, 'bar' also means 'top' or 'summit' |
| Xhosa | In some Xhosa dialects, "ibha" can also refer to a "fence" or "enclosure". |
| Yiddish | In Yiddish, "bar" can also refer to a tavern or drinking establishment. |
| Yoruba | The Yoruba word "igi" also denotes a tree or a club with a heavy knob, indicating its multiple meanings in the language. |
| Zulu | "Ibha" can refer to any type of alcoholic drink, not just a bar where alcohol is served. |
| English | The word 'bar' also refers to an establishment that serves alcoholic drinks, a unit of pressure, a musical measure, a solid elongated object etc. |