Below in Different Languages
Discover 'Below' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Updated on March 6, 2024
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Below in Sub-Saharan African Languages
| Afrikaans | hieronder | ||
| Its etymology is a combination of the Dutch words "hier" and "onder," meaning "here" and "under," respectively. | |||
| Amharic | ከታች | ||
| In Amharic, "ከታች" can also mean "inferior" or "subordinate". | |||
| Hausa | a ƙasa | ||
| The Hausa word "a ƙasa" also means "earth" or "land" and is related to the word "ƙasa" which means "homeland" or "ancestral land." | |||
| Igbo | n'okpuru | ||
| "Nkpọ̀rọ̀ (n'òkpurọ̀)" refers not only to what is underneath, like the belly or foot (n'okpuru ákwá = under the bed) in Igbo; it also refers, by extension, to hidden things that remain unknown in the physical, like a secret, an underlying cause (n'ókpurò òkòrò) and, especially when the prefix n' is dropped "ókpùrò", as in "ókpùrò ámá," which means mystery | |||
| Malagasy | ambany | ||
| The word "ambany" can also mean "in the presence of" or "before" depending on the context. | |||
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | pansipa | ||
| The word "pansipa" can also be used figuratively to mean "subordinate" or "inferior" | |||
| Shona | pazasi | ||
| In Shona, "pazasi" can also mean "bottom" or "base" of something | |||
| Somali | hoose | ||
| The word "hoose" can also mean "to fall" in Somali. | |||
| Sesotho | ka tlase | ||
| "Ka Tlase" can also refer to the lower part of something, like "ka tlase ea thaba" (at the foot of the mountain). | |||
| Swahili | chini | ||
| The word "chini" is also used figuratively to mean "subordinate" or "inferior". | |||
| Xhosa | ngezantsi | ||
| The word "ngezantsi" can also refer to the lower part of a building or a valley. | |||
| Yoruba | ni isalẹ | ||
| "Ìsálẹ̀" means "down" or "beneath" and can also be used to refer to the lower portions of a body or object. | |||
| Zulu | ngezansi | ||
| In Zulu, 'ngezansi' also means 'towards the sea' or 'in the lowlands'. | |||
| Bambara | jukɔrɔ | ||
| Ewe | été | ||
| Kinyarwanda | hepfo | ||
| Lingala | na nse | ||
| Luganda | wansi wa | ||
| Sepedi | ka fase | ||
| Twi (Akan) | aseɛ | ||
Below in North African & Middle Eastern Languages
| Arabic | أدناه | ||
| The word "أدناه" also refers to what is mentioned above in official documents. | |||
| Hebrew | לְהַלָן | ||
| The word לְהַלָן is a combination of the preposition 'ל' ('to') and the word 'הָלְאָה' ('beyond'), indicating movement towards a point in the text that is considered 'below'. | |||
| Pashto | لاندې | ||
| The Pashto word "لاندې" (below) is also used to refer to the "underworld" or "hell". | |||
| Arabic | أدناه | ||
| The word "أدناه" also refers to what is mentioned above in official documents. | |||
Below in Western European Languages
| Albanian | më poshtë | ||
| Poshtë, in Albanian, is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *upo-, meaning 'under' or 'beneath'. | |||
| Basque | behean | ||
| The word "behean" has a possible relation with the verb "behera" (getting down), and is related to the word "behe" (the lower part). | |||
| Catalan | baix | ||
| Baix in Catalan can also mean 'short' or 'low' (in height), and is cognate with the Spanish word 'bajo'. | |||
| Croatian | ispod | ||
| The word "ispod" is derived from the Proto-Slavic preposition *podъ, meaning "under" or "beneath". | |||
| Danish | under | ||
| In Danish, the word "under" also means "to wonder". | |||
| Dutch | hieronder | ||
| In the early 19th century, "hieronder" also meant "a little while ago" | |||
| English | below | ||
| The word "below" can also mean "inferior" or "lesser" in quality or status. | |||
| French | au dessous de | ||
| The French expression "au-dessous de" can also mean "beneath," "less than," or "inferior to." | |||
| Frisian | ûnder | ||
| "Under" derives from Old Frisian "under", which may also mean "between" or "among". | |||
| Galician | abaixo | ||
| In Galician, "abaixo" originates from Latin "deorsum" and can also mean "downward", "lower", or "later". | |||
| German | unten | ||
| The German word "unten" is cognate with the English word "under" and both derive from the Proto-Germanic word "*und". | |||
| Icelandic | hér að neðan | ||
| The Icelandic phrase "hér að neðan" can also mean "in the basement" or "downstairs". | |||
| Irish | thíos | ||
| The Irish word "thíos" (below) comes from the Proto-Indo-European root "dhegh" (earth). | |||
| Italian | sotto | ||
| The word "sotto" in Italian can also mean "underneath" or "beneath." | |||
| Luxembourgish | drënner | ||
| The word "drënner" is derived from the German word "drunter", which means "beneath" or "underneath". | |||
| Maltese | hawn taħt | ||
| It shares the same Proto-Semitic root as Hebrew "taḥat" and Arabic "taḥta" to designate "that which is situated at the bottom" | |||
| Norwegian | under | ||
| The word "under" in Norwegian can also mean "among" or "during". | |||
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | abaixo | ||
| The word abaixo also means "downstairs" in Brazilian Portuguese, while in European Portuguese it refers to a lower administrative division. | |||
| Scots Gaelic | gu h-ìosal | ||
| "Gu h-ìosal" can also mean the bottom of something or the sole of the foot. | |||
| Spanish | abajo | ||
| Abajo originates from Latin "ad basiu", meaning "at the base" or "at the bottom". | |||
| Swedish | nedan | ||
| Nedan is thought to stem from the word 'nid' (nest), indicating a lower position. | |||
| Welsh | isod | ||
| The word 'isod' also means 'downwards' or 'towards the bottom' in Welsh. | |||
Below in Eastern European Languages
| Belarusian | ніжэй | ||
| The word "ніжэй" can also mean "underneath" or "less than" | |||
| Bosnian | ispod | ||
| The word "ispod" is also used in Bosnian to mean "underneath" or "beneath something else." | |||
| Bulgarian | по-долу | ||
| "По-долу" (below) originates from the Proto-Slavic *podъ, meaning "floor," and is related to the modern word "пол" (floor). | |||
| Czech | níže | ||
| Although níže primarily means 'below' in Czech, it can also mean 'lower' or be used in a comparative sense to indicate that something is situated at a lower level. | |||
| Estonian | allpool | ||
| "Allpool" in Estonian has additional meanings of 'down' and 'under' in addition to 'below'. | |||
| Finnish | alla | ||
| "Alla" is a word used in the context of navigation, and refers to the direction opposite to "upstream". | |||
| Hungarian | lent | ||
| The word "lent" in Hungarian also refers to a type of stringed instrument played by plucking. | |||
| Latvian | zemāk | ||
| The word "zemāk" is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "*dʰǵʰomh₂-," meaning "earth" or "ground." | |||
| Lithuanian | žemiau | ||
| "Žemiau" can mean both "lower" and "below" and is related to the word "žemė" (earth, land)" | |||
| Macedonian | подолу | ||
| The word "подолу" can also mean "in the hem" in Macedonian. | |||
| Polish | poniżej | ||
| The word "poniżej" is also closely related to the preposition "ponad" („above”), and a number of other words referring to positions in space. | |||
| Romanian | de mai jos | ||
| De mai jos (below) derives from the Latin phrase 'de magis deorsum' meaning 'down from the more above' and is an antonym of 'de sus' (above), which has an identical semantic origin in the phrase 'de magis sursum' ('up from the more below'). | |||
| Russian | ниже | ||
| The word "ниже" can also mean "lower" or "more inferior". | |||
| Serbian | доле | ||
| The word "доле" in Serbian can also mean "fortune" or "fate". | |||
| Slovak | nižšie | ||
| The word "nižšie" (below) is also used to mean "lower" or "inferior" in Slovak. | |||
| Slovenian | spodaj | ||
| The Slovenian word "spodaj" can also refer to the underside of something or a particular part of a plant. | |||
| Ukrainian | нижче | ||
| "Нижче" can also mean "lower" or "subordinate". | |||
Below in South Asian Languages
| Bengali | নিচে | ||
| In Bengali, 'নিচে' can also mean 'inferior' or 'demeaning' | |||
| Gujarati | નીચે | ||
| The Gujarati word "નીચે" has various connotations including "below," "down," "inferior," "submissive," and even "hell." | |||
| Hindi | नीचे | ||
| नीचे also means 'downstairs', as in घर के नीचे means 'downstairs in the house'. | |||
| Kannada | ಕೆಳಗೆ | ||
| The word "ಕೆಳಗೆ" can also mean "beneath" or "underneath" in Kannada, indicating a position lower than something else. | |||
| Malayalam | താഴെ | ||
| The word "താഴെ" can also refer to the bottom or lower part of something, or to a lower level or position. | |||
| Marathi | खाली | ||
| The Marathi word "खाली" can also mean "to the bottom of" or "on the other side of". | |||
| Nepali | तल | ||
| तल (tal) also refers to the sole or bottom, the palm or sole, a level or story (of a building), or a bottom or foundation. | |||
| Punjabi | ਹੇਠਾਂ | ||
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | පහත | ||
| "පහත" also refers to the downward or southerly direction. | |||
| Tamil | கீழே | ||
| The word "கீழே" can also mean "underneath" or "at the bottom of". | |||
| Telugu | క్రింద | ||
| The word "క్రింద" can also refer to the southern direction in Telugu. | |||
| Urdu | نیچے | ||
| نیچے is also used to mean “inside”, “in”, or “within” something. | |||
Below in East Asian Languages
| Chinese (Simplified) | 下面 | ||
| Chinese (Traditional) | 下面 | ||
| 下面 also means 'the following' or 'the next' in Chinese (Traditional). | |||
| Japanese | 未満 | ||
| "満" (man) in "未満" (miman) means "full" or "complete". Thus "未満" literally means "not yet full". | |||
| Korean | 이하 | ||
| The word '이하' ('below') is also used in Korean to mean 'the following'. | |||
| Mongolian | доор | ||
| The word "доор" can also refer to the back or rear part of something. | |||
| Myanmar (Burmese) | အောက်တွင်ဖော်ပြထားသည် | ||
Below in South East Asian Languages
| Indonesian | di bawah | ||
| The word "di bawah" can also be used figuratively to mean "inferior" or "subordinate". | |||
| Javanese | ngisor iki | ||
| Ngisor iki in Javanese can also mean lower (in position), and is the opposite of ngisor luwih (upper). | |||
| Khmer | ខាងក្រោម | ||
| The word "ខាងក្រោម" is also used to refer to the downstream side of a river or stream. | |||
| Lao | ດ້ານລຸ່ມ | ||
| Malay | di bawah | ||
| The word "di bawah" can also mean "in the presence of" or "under the authority of" someone. | |||
| Thai | ด้านล่าง | ||
| ด้านล่าง ('below') can also refer to the underside of a surface or the lower end of a range. | |||
| Vietnamese | phía dưới | ||
| "Phía dưới" also means "underwear" or "underpants" in Vietnamese slang. | |||
| Filipino (Tagalog) | sa ibaba | ||
Below in Central Asian Languages
| Azerbaijani | aşağıda | ||
| "Aşağıda" is also a synonym of "to insult" | |||
| Kazakh | төменде | ||
| The Kazakh word "төменде" can mean not only "below" in terms of location, but also in terms of status or rank. | |||
| Kyrgyz | төмөндө | ||
| The word "төмөндө" in Kyrgyz also means "the bottom" or "the lower part" of something. | |||
| Tajik | дар зер | ||
| In Zoroastrian, the word "dar" means home. | |||
| Turkmen | aşakda | ||
| Uzbek | quyida | ||
| "Quyida" is also a name of a district in Tashkent Region of Uzbekistan. | |||
| Uyghur | تۆۋەندە | ||
Below in Pacific Languages
| Hawaiian | malalo iho | ||
| The word "malalo iho" in Hawaiian can also mean "downward" or "underground". | |||
| Maori | i raro | ||
| I raro can also mean "downstairs" or "in the basement". | |||
| Samoan | lalo | ||
| Lalo also means 'low tide' in Samoan | |||
| Tagalog (Filipino) | sa ibaba | ||
| In some contexts, "sa ibaba" can also mean "in the lower part" or "at the bottom". | |||
Below in American Indigenous Languages
| Aymara | manqha | ||
| Guarani | guýpe | ||
Below in International Languages
| Esperanto | sube | ||
| In Esperanto, "sube" is also used to mean "down" or "beneath" in relation to a higher or elevated object. | |||
| Latin | inferius | ||
| The word "inferius" can also refer to "the lower world" or "hell" in Latin. | |||
Below in Others Languages
| Greek | παρακάτω | ||
| The term "παρακάτω" can refer to a physical position, but also to a chronological sequence, a logical consequence, or a lower value. | |||
| Hmong | hauv qab | ||
| Hauv qab literally means 'inside the floor' but can also be used figuratively to mean 'underneath' or 'beneath'. | |||
| Kurdish | jêrîn | ||
| The Kurdish word "jêrîn" also means "low" or "shallow" in other dialects. | |||
| Turkish | altında | ||
| The word 'altında' was historically written as 'altı nı ta', meaning 'six and its father' for six and its tens. | |||
| Xhosa | ngezantsi | ||
| The word "ngezantsi" can also refer to the lower part of a building or a valley. | |||
| Yiddish | אונטן | ||
| אונטן (untn), Yiddish for “below”, also means 'at the bottom of' or 'in the end'. | |||
| Zulu | ngezansi | ||
| In Zulu, 'ngezansi' also means 'towards the sea' or 'in the lowlands'. | |||
| Assamese | তলত | ||
| Aymara | manqha | ||
| Bhojpuri | निच्चे | ||
| Dhivehi | ތިރީގައި | ||
| Dogri | हेठ | ||
| Filipino (Tagalog) | sa ibaba | ||
| Guarani | guýpe | ||
| Ilocano | baba | ||
| Krio | dɔŋ | ||
| Kurdish (Sorani) | خوارەوە | ||
| Maithili | नीचां | ||
| Meiteilon (Manipuri) | ꯃꯈꯥ | ||
| Mizo | hnuai | ||
| Oromo | gadi | ||
| Odia (Oriya) | ନିମ୍ନରେ | | ||
| Quechua | uray | ||
| Sanskrit | अधः | ||
| Tatar | аста | ||
| Tigrinya | ትሕቲ | ||
| Tsonga | ehansi | ||