Base in Different Languages
Discover 'Base' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Base
Afrikaans basis | ||
Albanian baze | ||
Amharic መሠረት | ||
Arabic يتمركز | ||
Armenian հիմք | ||
Assamese ভেঁটি | ||
Aymara wasi | ||
Azerbaijani baza | ||
Bambara bazi | ||
Basque oinarria | ||
Belarusian база | ||
Bengali বেস | ||
Bhojpuri आधार | ||
Bosnian baza | ||
Bulgarian база | ||
Catalan base | ||
Cebuano sukaranan | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 基础 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 基礎 | ||
Corsican basa | ||
Croatian baza | ||
Czech základna | ||
Danish grundlag | ||
Dhivehi ބޭސް | ||
Dogri कमीना | ||
Dutch baseren | ||
English base | ||
Esperanto bazo | ||
Estonian alus | ||
Ewe teƒe | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) base | ||
Finnish pohja | ||
French base | ||
Frisian basis | ||
Galician base | ||
Georgian ბაზა | ||
German base | ||
Greek βάση | ||
Guarani pyenda | ||
Gujarati પાયો | ||
Haitian Creole baz | ||
Hausa tushe | ||
Hawaiian kahua | ||
Hebrew בסיס | ||
Hindi आधार | ||
Hmong puag | ||
Hungarian bázis | ||
Icelandic stöð | ||
Igbo isi | ||
Ilocano base | ||
Indonesian mendasarkan | ||
Irish bonn | ||
Italian base | ||
Japanese ベース | ||
Javanese dhasar | ||
Kannada ಬೇಸ್ | ||
Kazakh негіз | ||
Khmer មូលដ្ឋាន | ||
Kinyarwanda shingiro | ||
Konkani मूळ | ||
Korean 베이스 | ||
Krio bɔt | ||
Kurdish bingeh | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) بناغە | ||
Kyrgyz негиз | ||
Lao ຖານ | ||
Latin basis | ||
Latvian bāze | ||
Lingala nse | ||
Lithuanian bazė | ||
Luganda beesi | ||
Luxembourgish basis | ||
Macedonian база | ||
Maithili आधार | ||
Malagasy base | ||
Malay pangkalan | ||
Malayalam അടിസ്ഥാനം | ||
Maltese bażi | ||
Maori turanga | ||
Marathi पाया | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯌꯨꯝꯐꯝ | ||
Mizo chhuat | ||
Mongolian суурь | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အခြေစိုက်စခန်း | ||
Nepali आधार | ||
Norwegian utgangspunkt | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) m'munsi | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଆଧାର | ||
Oromo hundee | ||
Pashto بنسټ | ||
Persian پایه | ||
Polish baza | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) base | ||
Punjabi ਅਧਾਰ | ||
Quechua pachan | ||
Romanian baza | ||
Russian основание | ||
Samoan faʻavae | ||
Sanskrit आधार | ||
Scots Gaelic bonn | ||
Sepedi motheo | ||
Serbian база | ||
Sesotho motheo | ||
Shona hwaro | ||
Sindhi بنياد | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) පදනම | ||
Slovak základňa | ||
Slovenian osnova | ||
Somali saldhig | ||
Spanish base | ||
Sundanese dasar | ||
Swahili msingi | ||
Swedish bas | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) base | ||
Tajik пойгоҳ | ||
Tamil அடித்தளம் | ||
Tatar нигез | ||
Telugu బేస్ | ||
Thai ฐาน | ||
Tigrinya መሰረት | ||
Tsonga tshaku | ||
Turkish temel | ||
Turkmen esas | ||
Twi (Akan) nhini | ||
Ukrainian база | ||
Urdu بنیاد | ||
Uyghur base | ||
Uzbek tayanch | ||
Vietnamese căn cứ | ||
Welsh sylfaen | ||
Xhosa isiseko | ||
Yiddish באַזע | ||
Yoruba ipilẹ | ||
Zulu isisekelo |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "basis" in Afrikaans also means "foundation", "principle", or "ground". |
| Albanian | The Albanian word 'baze' derives from the Greek 'βάση' (basis), also present in the word 'baza' in Italian and many other languages of the Romance family. |
| Amharic | In Amharic, 'መሠረት' (base) can also refer to a foundation, principle, or origin. |
| Arabic | The Arabic word 'يتمركز' ('base') originates from the root 'رك', meaning 'to support' or 'to strengthen', indicating the role of a base as a support structure for military or other operations. |
| Armenian | "Հիմք" (base) comes from the Proto-Indo-European root "*dʰǵʰmeh₂-", which also gave rise to the Latin word "fundamentum" (foundation). |
| Azerbaijani | In Azerbaijani, the word "baza" also refers to a type of traditional footwear. |
| Basque | Oinarria has multiple meanings in Basque, including "foundation", "basis", and "principle". |
| Belarusian | The word "base" is also a synonym for "database". |
| Bengali | In Bengali, "বেস" can also mean "to sink" or "to be submerged". |
| Bosnian | The word "baza" in Bosnian also means "market" or "trade fair". |
| Bulgarian | "База" also means "database" in Bulgarian. |
| Catalan | Curiously, "base" in Catalan can also mean "skirt" or "fringe" |
| Cebuano | "Sukaranan" may also refer to a tree or shrub with medicinal properties or a place where trees grow. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "基础" also means 'foundation' or 'premise' |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "基礎" is also used as "the base of the skull" and "the end of something". |
| Corsican | The Corsican word basa also means "enough", "plenty", or "enough of this". |
| Croatian | The word "baza" in Croatian can also refer to a "database" or a "stocking". |
| Czech | The word "základna" can also refer to a database or the area around a military base. |
| Danish | The word "grundlag" also means "constitution" in Danish, as it is derived from the German word "Grundlage," meaning "foundation" or "basis." |
| Dutch | The word "baseren" in Dutch can also refer to a small, low-pitched sound, such as a whisper or a sigh. |
| Esperanto | The word "bazo" in Esperanto can also mean "basis" or "foundation." |
| Estonian | The word "alus" is also used in Estonian to refer to the bottom of a liquid container. |
| Finnish | "Pohja" in Finnish also refers to a type of traditional bread. |
| French | The French word "base" can also mean "low" or "mean". |
| Frisian | The Frisian word “basis” (base) is a loanword from Latin “basis” with the same meaning. |
| Galician | The Galician word "base" can also mean "foundation", "basis" or "support". |
| Georgian | The word "ბაზა" in Georgian can also mean "foundation". |
| German | "Base" can also mean base (chemistry) |
| Greek | The word "βάση" in Greek also means "foundation" or "groundwork". |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "પાયો" ultimately derives from Sanskrit "पाद" and also means "leg" or "foot". |
| Haitian Creole | The word "baz" in Haitian Creole can also mean "foundation" or "basis". |
| Hausa | The word "tushe" in Hausa can also refer to a foundation or a place where something is built. |
| Hawaiian | In Hawaiian, "kahua" has broader meanings including "foundation or source," "to create" and "to originate." |
| Hebrew | The word "בסיס" also means "foundation" or "basis" in Hebrew, a meaning the word "base" also has in English. |
| Hindi | The word "आधार" (adhaar) can also refer to a foundation, structure, or support in architecture, mathematics, or philosophy. |
| Hmong | "Puag" can also mean "bottom of a steep slope" or "foot of a mountain". |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "bázis" derives from the Greek word "basis", originally meaning "step", "platform", but has been borrowed into Hungarian in its mathematical sense. |
| Icelandic | In Icelandic, the word "stöð" can also refer to a harbor, a ferry terminal, or a bus stop. |
| Igbo | "Isi" can also refer to the head, source, or root of something, highlighting its fundamental or originating nature. |
| Indonesian | mendasarkan (v) to base, to found, to establish, to refer to |
| Irish | The word 'bonn' can also mean 'stem'. |
| Italian | In Italian, 'base' can also refer to a kiss on the cheek as a greeting. |
| Japanese | In Japanese, ベース ("base") can refer to various things including a musical term, a home or starting point, and a foundation or basis. |
| Javanese | In Javanese, "dhasar" also means "reason" or "cause". |
| Kannada | The word "base" in Kannada can also refer to a fort or a foundation. |
| Kazakh | The word “негіз” also means foundation, base, and basis in Kazakh. |
| Korean | "베이스" is also a term used in baseball to refer to the position closest to home plate, which is called "1루" in Korean and "first base" in English. |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word “bingeh” derives from the Old Persian word “bangah” meaning “place, location” and is also related to the Armenian word “bang” meaning “dwelling, building”. |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word "негиз" can also refer to a foundation or principle upon which something is built or established. |
| Lao | ຖານ is a cognate of “ฐาน” (than) in Thai, originally from Sanskrit “sthāna”, meaning “place, position, or foundation”. |
| Latin | In Latin, "basis" referred not only to a physical base, but also the starting point of an argument or discussion. |
| Latvian | The Latvian word "bāze" also refers to the lowest part of something, such as a mountain or a building. |
| Lithuanian | The word "bazė" in Lithuanian is derived from the Greek word "βάσις", meaning "foundation" or "base". |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, the word "Basis" can also mean "foundation" or "principle". |
| Macedonian | The word "база" (base) in Macedonian can also refer to a military base or a database. |
| Malagasy | In Malagasy, the word “base” (pronounced “bah-zee”) can also refer to the bottom of the sea. |
| Malay | "Pangkalan" can also refer to a market or trading place where ships and boats dock. |
| Malayalam | The Malayalam word 'അടിസ്ഥാനം' means 'base', but it can also refer to 'foundation', 'principle', or 'reason'. |
| Maltese | Maltese 'bażi' likely comes from Italian 'base' and ultimately from Latin 'basis', but might also be an Arabic loanword from 'qāʿida' ('base') |
| Maori | The word "turanga" can also mean "a place of assembly" or "a landing place" in Maori. |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "पाया" ('base') is a cognate of the Hindi word "पाय" ('foot') and also means 'leg'. |
| Mongolian | “Суурь” is the Mongolian name for the planet Mercury, as well as the Mongolian word for base/foundation/root/base of a mountain/base of an army. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | In Myanmar military slang it can also refer to the headquarters for a company, battalion, regiment, or brigade. |
| Nepali | Aadhaar in Nepali originates from Sanskrit and can also refer to foundation, basis, substance, pedestal, support or principle. |
| Norwegian | The word "utgangspunkt" can also mean "starting point" or "basis" in Norwegian. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "m'munsi" in Nyanja can also refer to the bottom part of a traditional Malawian cooking pot. |
| Pashto | The word "بنسټ" can also refer to a pedestal or a foundation. |
| Persian | "پایه" means not only "base", but also "foundation". |
| Polish | In Polish, "baza" can also refer to a cotton cloth used for towels, curtains, or underwear. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "base" in Portuguese can also mean "footing", "support", "foundation" or "low end". |
| Punjabi | ਅਧਾਰ (base) is also the name of a unique identification number issued in India. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "baza" can also refer to a type of alcoholic drink, or to the bottom of a pot or bowl |
| Russian | The word "основание" in Russian can also mean "basis", "ground" or "principle." |
| Samoan | The Samoan word "faʻavae" can also mean "foundation" or "source". |
| Scots Gaelic | The Scots word bonn may have originated from the Old Irish bun (foot) or bonn (bottom, foundation). |
| Serbian | База (baza) is a Slavic word meaning "foundation" or "bottom". |
| Sesotho | "Motheo" can also refer to a military base or stronghold |
| Shona | The word "hwaro" in Shona can also refer to the base of a tree or a hill. |
| Sindhi | It is also used to describe the base of a tree or the foundation of a building. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | පදනම (padanama) has other meanings such as "foundation," "basis," and "principle." |
| Slovak | The word "základňa" also refers to a "foundry" or a "foundation" in Slovak. |
| Slovenian | The word "osnova" can also mean "principle", "foundation", or "basis". |
| Somali | The word 'saldhig' is also used to describe the bottom part of the spine or backbone. |
| Spanish | "Base" means "base" in Spanish, but it can also mean "foundation" or "support." |
| Sundanese | In Sundanese, "dasar" can also refer to low socioeconomic status or the common people in society. |
| Swahili | The word "msingi" is also used to refer to the foundation of a house or the base of a tree. |
| Swedish | In Swedish, "bas" can also refer to a musical bass line or to the lowest point on a scale. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | In Tagalog (Filipino), "base" can also mean "foundation" or "base for a drink". |
| Tajik | The word "пойгоҳ" in Tajik also means "fortress" or "stronghold". |
| Tamil | The word "அடித்தளம்" (base) is derived from the Proto-Dravidian root *aʈi- meaning "to stand". |
| Telugu | Telugu word "బేస్" can also mean "foundation" or "basis" in English. |
| Thai | The word "ฐาน" also means "foundation" or "basis" in Thai. |
| Turkish | Besides meaning base in Turkish, 'temel' can also be a synonym for foundation in the context of buildings. |
| Ukrainian | Ukrainian 'база' ('base') might also mean a small military fort or a marketplace for goods such as groceries or clothing. |
| Urdu | The Arabic-based word "بنیاد" also commonly means foundation, basis, or establishment in contexts where a physical base isn't being referenced. |
| Uzbek | The Uzbek word "tayanch" can also refer to a foundation, support, or pillar. |
| Vietnamese | "Căn cứ" is a Sino-Vietnamese word derived from the Chinese characters " căn" (meaning "root") and " cứ " (meaning "foundation"), suggesting a place of origin or a basis for something. |
| Welsh | The word "sylfaen" in Welsh can also refer to a foundation or groundwork. |
| Xhosa | Also refers to a place where one can get lost, or a place where a chief stays. |
| Yiddish | In Yiddish, "באַזע" also refers to a small amount of money, a tip, or a bribe. |
| Yoruba | "Ipilẹ" also refers to the act of planting seeds and establishing their foundation in the earth. |
| Zulu | "I-Isisekelo" also refers to the foundation of a home. |
| English | The word "base" comes from the Old French word "bas" meaning "low" or "inferior". |