Basket in Different Languages
Discover 'Basket' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Basket
Afrikaans mandjie | ||
Albanian shporta | ||
Amharic ቅርጫት | ||
Arabic سلة | ||
Armenian զամբյուղ | ||
Assamese ঝুৰি | ||
Aymara canasta ukaxa | ||
Azerbaijani səbət | ||
Bambara basigi | ||
Basque saskia | ||
Belarusian кошык | ||
Bengali ঝুড়ি | ||
Bhojpuri टोकरी के बा | ||
Bosnian košara | ||
Bulgarian кошница | ||
Catalan cistella | ||
Cebuano bukag | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 篮 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 籃 | ||
Corsican panaru | ||
Croatian košara | ||
Czech košík | ||
Danish kurv | ||
Dhivehi ބާސްކެޓެވެ | ||
Dogri टोकरी | ||
Dutch mand | ||
English basket | ||
Esperanto korbo | ||
Estonian korv | ||
Ewe kusi me | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) basket | ||
Finnish kori | ||
French panier | ||
Frisian koer | ||
Galician canastra | ||
Georgian კალათა | ||
German korb | ||
Greek καλάθι | ||
Guarani canasta rehegua | ||
Gujarati ટોપલી | ||
Haitian Creole panyen | ||
Hausa kwanduna | ||
Hawaiian hinai | ||
Hebrew סַל | ||
Hindi टोकरी | ||
Hmong pob tawb | ||
Hungarian kosár | ||
Icelandic körfu | ||
Igbo nkata | ||
Ilocano basket ti basket | ||
Indonesian keranjang | ||
Irish ciseán | ||
Italian cestino | ||
Japanese バスケット | ||
Javanese kranjang | ||
Kannada ಬುಟ್ಟಿ | ||
Kazakh себет | ||
Khmer កន្ត្រក | ||
Kinyarwanda agaseke | ||
Konkani टोपली | ||
Korean 바구니 | ||
Krio baskɛt | ||
Kurdish sellik | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) سەبەتە | ||
Kyrgyz себет | ||
Lao ກະຕ່າ | ||
Latin cartallum | ||
Latvian grozs | ||
Lingala kitunga | ||
Lithuanian krepšelis | ||
Luganda ekisero | ||
Luxembourgish kuerf | ||
Macedonian корпа | ||
Maithili टोकरी | ||
Malagasy harona | ||
Malay bakul | ||
Malayalam കൊട്ടയിൽ | ||
Maltese basket | ||
Maori kete | ||
Marathi टोपली | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯕꯥꯁ꯭ꯀꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo basket a ni | ||
Mongolian сагс | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) တောင်း | ||
Nepali टोकरी | ||
Norwegian kurv | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) dengu | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଟୋକେଇ | | ||
Oromo baaskitii | ||
Pashto باسکی | ||
Persian سبد | ||
Polish kosz | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) cesta | ||
Punjabi ਟੋਕਰੀ | ||
Quechua canasta | ||
Romanian coş | ||
Russian корзина | ||
Samoan ato | ||
Sanskrit टोकरी | ||
Scots Gaelic basgaid | ||
Sepedi seroto | ||
Serbian корпа | ||
Sesotho baskete | ||
Shona tswanda | ||
Sindhi ٽوڪري | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) කූඩය | ||
Slovak košík | ||
Slovenian košara | ||
Somali dambiil | ||
Spanish cesta | ||
Sundanese karinjang | ||
Swahili kikapu | ||
Swedish korg | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) basket | ||
Tajik сабад | ||
Tamil கூடை | ||
Tatar кәрзин | ||
Telugu బుట్ట | ||
Thai ตะกร้า | ||
Tigrinya መሶብ | ||
Tsonga xirhundzu | ||
Turkish sepet | ||
Turkmen sebet | ||
Twi (Akan) kɛntɛn | ||
Ukrainian кошик | ||
Urdu ٹوکری | ||
Uyghur سېۋەت | ||
Uzbek savat | ||
Vietnamese cái rổ | ||
Welsh basged | ||
Xhosa ibhaskiti | ||
Yiddish קאָרב | ||
Yoruba agbọn | ||
Zulu ubhasikidi |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word 'mandjie' is derived from the Portuguese word 'マンドー' which means 'basket' and also 'a small boat'. |
| Albanian | In certain areas of Albania, "shporta" can also refer to the handle of a basket rather than the basket itself. |
| Amharic | The word "ቅርጫት" can also refer to a "container" or a "vessel" in Amharic. |
| Arabic | The Arabic word "سلة" can also refer to a group of people, especially one that is considered to be disorderly or disorganized. |
| Armenian | The Armenian word "զամբյուղ" is derived from the Greek "κάλαθος," meaning "basket," and has also been used to mean "chest," "casket," "vase," "urn," "bowl," "cup," and "well." |
| Azerbaijani | The word "səbət" in Azerbaijani comes from the Middle Persian word "spat" meaning "basket" or "tray". |
| Basque | The Basque word "saskia" can also mean "the act of weaving baskets" or "the material used to weave baskets." |
| Belarusian | The Belarusian word "кошык" (basket) likely comes from the Proto-Indo-European root *kors-, which means "to braid or twist." |
| Bengali | The word "ঝুড়ি" (basket) originates from the Sanskrit word "कुशि" (kushi), which means "to cut" or "to weave". |
| Bosnian | The word "košara" has several meanings in Bosnian, including "basket", "cage", "pen", and "stable" |
| Bulgarian | "Кошница" in Bulgarian can also mean "basket" in the sense of a group of people or things. |
| Catalan | The Latin word 'cistella' also means 'small box' and is related to the word 'cista', meaning 'chest'. |
| Cebuano | The word "bukag" can also refer to a trap or snare used for catching animals. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 篮 can also mean "a round, concave or flat object with a raised rim, such as a shield or a tray". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 籃 can also mean "shield" or "tray" in Chinese. |
| Corsican | Panaru, meaning "basket" in Corsican, derives from the Latin "panarium," meaning "bread basket." |
| Croatian | The word ''košara'' also refers to a traditional wicker cradle or crib-like basket. |
| Czech | In Czech, košík also means "small shopping cart", which is likely derived from the fact that it used to be made out of the same materials. |
| Danish | The Danish word 'kurv' is ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kwerp-, meaning 'to bend' or 'to curve', and is related to words for 'basket' in many other Indo-European languages, including Latin 'corbis', Ancient Greek 'κόρφινος' (kórphinos), and Russian 'корзина' (korzina). |
| Dutch | The word "mand" in Dutch is derived from the Old Dutch word "manda," which originally meant "vessel" or "container." |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "korbo" derives from the German word "Korb" meaning "basket" and, by extension, "basket case" or "helpless person". |
| Estonian | "Korv" also means "case" in Estonian, as in "korv õlut" (a case of beer). |
| Finnish | The word "kori" can also refer to a wicker or mesh container used for catching fish. |
| French | Panier, a French word for "basket" comes from the Latin word "panis" which means "bread". This reflects the historical use of baskets primarily to carry food, especially bread. |
| Frisian | The word "koer" also means "to choose" or "to prefer" in Frisian. |
| Galician | In Portuguese Galician, "canastra" also has meanings of "big belly", "chest of drawers" or "place for throwing garbage". |
| Georgian | The Georgian word "კალათა" shares a common Indo-European root with similar words in English like "calathus" and "calyx". |
| German | The word "Korb" derives from the Old High German word "korb", meaning "a container of woven wicker or straw" |
| Greek | "Καλάθι" means "basket" in Greek, but it also has a more figurative meaning of "goal" or "target". |
| Gujarati | "ટોપલી" is derived from "तप," meaning "to heat," as baskets were traditionally used to keep food warm. |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole, "panyen" (basket) can also mean "problem" or "burden." |
| Hausa | "Kwanduna" (basket) comes from the Hausa word "kwana" (to sleep), as baskets were traditionally used for sleeping in. |
| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word "hinai” can also refer to a canoe, a sled, or a hammock. |
| Hebrew | The word "סַל" can also mean "threshold" or "foundation" in Hebrew. |
| Hindi | The word 'tokri' is derived from the Prakrit word 'tokka' and also means a 'bag'. |
| Hmong | The word pob tawb, meaning "basket" in Hmong, is also used to describe a type of container used to hold or transport items. |
| Hungarian | In Hungarian, the word "kosár" not only refers to a basket but can also mean a "goal" in sports, particularly in basketball. |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "körfu" can refer not only to a basket but also to a fish trap woven from willow branches. |
| Igbo | "Nkàtá" also means "case", "matter", "affair", "problem","quarrel", or "situation" in Igbo. |
| Indonesian | The word "keranjang" can also refer to a birdcage, a cradle, or a stretcher. |
| Irish | Ciseán also means 'chest' or 'coffer' and shares its origins with 'cista' in Latin, 'cista' in Welsh, and 'cist' in Cornish. |
| Italian | The word 'cestino' also means 'wastebasket' and shares its etymology with the word 'cista', a Latin term referring to a box, basket or receptacle used in ancient Rome. |
| Japanese | The word バスケット can also refer to an arcade basketball game or the backboard in basketball. |
| Javanese | The Javanese word 'kranjang' can also refer to a traditional Indonesian woven bamboo tray or a carrying case. |
| Kannada | The word "ಬುಟ್ಟಿ" can also refer to a type of traditional Indian headgear. |
| Kazakh | Себет (basket) also means a "large flat dish" |
| Khmer | In the 16th-18th centuries, "កន្ត្រក" also referred to a small round box or container made of metal, used to store betel nuts or other precious items. |
| Korean | "바구니" is derived from the Mongolian word "баг" (bag), and also means "handbag" in Korean. |
| Kurdish | Sellik derives from the Persian word 'sal', meaning basket or bowl. |
| Kyrgyz | In Kyrgyz, “себет” can also be a slang term for “a place where a lot of things are hidden” like a closet or drawer. |
| Lao | The term "ກະຕ່າ" also refers to a type of wickerwork that is used to create objects like boxes and hats.} |
| Latin | The Latin word 'cartallum' is related to the Sanskrit word 'kartala', which means 'hand', suggesting the use of hands for weaving baskets. |
| Latvian | The word "grozs" could be linked to the Old Prussian "kursis" (basket) or Lithuanian "karšas" (hot embers), suggesting its use for carrying or holding items. |
| Lithuanian | In old Lithuanian, "krepšelis" referred to a small woven bag used to carry grain. |
| Luxembourgish | The word "Kuerf" is derived from the Latin word "corbis", meaning "basket" or "container", and is related to the German word "Korb" and the English word "curb". |
| Macedonian | The word "корпа" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *korbъ, which also means "basket" or "container." |
| Malagasy | The word "harona" has a second meaning of "basket" in Malagasy. |
| Malay | In Old Javanese, "bakul" referred primarily to a woven palm leaf container for storing rice, salt, or other dry goods. |
| Malayalam | The word 'കൊട്ടയിൽ' in Malayalam can also refer to a large, open vessel or a container for storing or carrying things. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "basket" is derived from the French word "panier" and the Italian word "canestro" and is used to refer to a basket. |
| Maori | The word "kete" also means "bag" or "container" in Maori. |
| Marathi | The word 'टोपली' in Marathi comes from the Prakrit word 'टोपरी', which itself is derived from the Sanskrit word 'टोप', meaning 'crown'. It can also refer to a woman's headdress or a type of flower arrangement. |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "сагс" (basket) possibly derives from the word "сахих" (to cover, to wrap), indicating its primary function as a container. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | A related word, တောင်း (taung), means "to ask". In some contexts, "asking" has the same sense as "basket" as in the "Asking for Alms" tradition. |
| Nepali | The word टोकरी (tokari) also refers to a type of metal utensil used for serving food. |
| Norwegian | The word “kurv” can also refer to a “curve” or a “bend,” and is related to the English word “curve”. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "dengu" in Nyanja is a homonym, also meaning "a type of fish". |
| Pashto | The word "باسکی" can be traced back to the Proto-Indo-European root "*bhesko-", meaning "to weave" or "to plait". This word is related to the English word "basket". |
| Persian | سبد may derive from the Sanskrit word "sphatika," meaning "crystal" or "glass." |
| Polish | The Polish word "kosz" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "košь" and also exists in other Slavic languages. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | "Cesta" means "basket" in different Portuguese speaking countries, but in Brazil it is also used to refer to a special kind of Christmas gift basket filled with food, drinks, and other goodies. |
| Punjabi | In Punjabi, ਟੋਕਰੀ can also refer to a specific type of measuring container used for grain or other commodities. |
| Romanian | The word "coş" in Romanian, meaning "basket," derives from the Latin "cophinus," and is related to the German "Korb" and Russian "корзина." |
| Russian | The Russian word "корзина" derives from an Old Slavonic word meaning |
| Samoan | The word "ato" can also refer to a "heap" or "pile" in Samoan. |
| Scots Gaelic | Gaidhlig Alba derives basgaid from Old Norse bǫstr, but it also uses it to mean 'a large fish trap of wickerwork'. |
| Serbian | The word корпа also has figurative meanings, such as "a group of similar things, typically large and unmanageable," in the expressions "кадрова корпа" (staff basket) and "финансијска корпа" (financial basket). |
| Sesotho | The word 'baskete' can also refer to a 'basketful' or a 'basket-shaped object'. |
| Shona | The Shona word 'tswanda' also refers to the traditional dance in which girls sing while balancing baskets on their heads. |
| Sindhi | "ٽوڪري" can also refer to a large, woven tray used to carry things or a small, hand-held basket used to hold items. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "කූඩය" also refers to a cage or an enclosure in Sinhala. |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "košík" is a diminutive form of "kôš", meaning "basket" in Czech and Slovak, and "kopka", meaning "heap" in Polish. |
| Slovenian | The word košara is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *košь, meaning "basket" or "box". |
| Somali | The Somali word "dambiil" (basket) is derived from the Proto-Somali word "*dambi", meaning "to carry, to hold". |
| Spanish | In some Spanish-speaking countries, "cesta" refers to a type of woven hat. |
| Sundanese | The word 'karinjang' also refers to a specific type of basket used to carry farm produce |
| Swahili | Kikapu can also refer to a type of traditional Swahili dance or a basket used to collect and winnow crops. |
| Swedish | The word 'korg' has its origins in the Old Norse word 'korgr', which referred to a type of wicker basket or crate. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "basket" originated from the Spanish word "basquet" through the trade relationship between the Philippines and Spain during the Spanish colonial era. |
| Tajik | The word "сабад" can also refer to a kind of fish trap made of willow or reed. |
| Tamil | The word "கூடை" in Tamil also means "a place where something is kept" or "a group of people assembled for a particular purpose." |
| Telugu | The word "బుట్ట" (basket) in Telugu is derived from the Sanskrit word "बुधि" (buddhi), meaning "intelligence" or "wisdom". This is because baskets were traditionally used in India to store and transport food and other essential items, which were considered to be valuable and important. |
| Thai | The word "ตะกร้า" is derived from the Sanskrit word "करण्ड," meaning "receptacle," and can also refer to a specific type of headdress worn by Thai women. |
| Turkish | "Sepet" is thought to have originated from the Latin word "sporta" meaning "basket" or "container". |
| Ukrainian | Кошик (basket) originates from Polish "koszyk", which in turn stems from the German word "Korb" (basket, wicker basket) |
| Urdu | The word "ٹوکری" (basket) is also used to mean a small container or a compartment in Urdu. |
| Uzbek | In Uzbek, "savat" also means "a large clay vessel for storage" and "a type of pottery used in traditional Uzbek cuisine, especially for cooking rice". |
| Vietnamese | The word "cái rổ" can also mean a small, flat basket used for winnowing rice. |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "basged" derives from the Brythonic "bascawt", meaning "something woven". |
| Xhosa | The word "ibhaskiti" can also refer to a type of traditional Xhosa hat. |
| Yiddish | In Yiddish, "קאָרב" can also refer to an offering basket used in synagogues, or a coffin. |
| Yoruba | A variant meaning of the word "agbọn" is "intelligence" or "wisdom". |
| Zulu | The word 'ubhasikidi' originates from the Proto-Bantu word '*bakadi-' signifying a plaited bag, container or bowl. |
| English | The word 'basket' comes from the Old English word 'basce' meaning "a container made of woven twigs". |