Benefit in different languages

Benefit in Different Languages

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Benefit


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Afrikaans
voordeel trek
Albanian
përfitim
Amharic
ጥቅም
Arabic
فائدة
Armenian
օգուտ
Assamese
লাভ
Aymara
wakiskiri
Azerbaijani
fayda
Bambara
tɔnɔ
Basque
onura
Belarusian
карысць
Bengali
উপকার
Bhojpuri
फायदा
Bosnian
korist
Bulgarian
полза
Catalan
benefici
Cebuano
kaayohan
Chinese (Simplified)
效益
Chinese (Traditional)
效益
Corsican
benefiziu
Croatian
korist
Czech
výhoda
Danish
fordel
Dhivehi
ފައިދާ
Dogri
लाह्
Dutch
voordeel
English
benefit
Esperanto
profito
Estonian
kasu
Ewe
viɖe
Filipino (Tagalog)
benepisyo
Finnish
hyötyä
French
avantage
Frisian
foardiel
Galician
beneficio
Georgian
სარგებელი
German
vorteil
Greek
όφελος
Guarani
jopoipyhy
Gujarati
લાભ
Haitian Creole
benefis
Hausa
fa'ida
Hawaiian
pōmaikaʻi
Hebrew
תועלת
Hindi
फायदा
Hmong
txiaj ntsig
Hungarian
haszon
Icelandic
hagnast
Igbo
uru
Ilocano
benepisio
Indonesian
manfaat
Irish
sochar
Italian
vantaggio
Japanese
メリット
Javanese
mupangate
Kannada
ಲಾಭ
Kazakh
пайда
Khmer
ទទួលបានអត្ថប្រយោជន៍
Kinyarwanda
inyungu
Konkani
फायदो
Korean
이익
Krio
bɛnifit
Kurdish
fêde
Kurdish (Sorani)
سوود
Kyrgyz
пайда
Lao
ຜົນປະໂຫຍດ
Latin
beneficium
Latvian
labumu
Lingala
litomba
Lithuanian
nauda
Luganda
omugaso
Luxembourgish
profitéieren
Macedonian
корист
Maithili
फायदा
Malagasy
mahasoa
Malay
memberi faedah
Malayalam
പ്രയോജനം
Maltese
benefiċċju
Maori
painga
Marathi
फायदा
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕ
Mizo
chhawr tangkai
Mongolian
ашиг тус
Myanmar (Burmese)
အကျိုးကျေးဇူး
Nepali
फाइदा
Norwegian
fordel
Nyanja (Chichewa)
phindu
Odia (Oriya)
ଲାଭ
Oromo
bu'aa
Pashto
ګټه
Persian
سود
Polish
zasiłek
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
beneficiar
Punjabi
ਲਾਭ
Quechua
beneficio
Romanian
beneficiu
Russian
выгода
Samoan
penefiti
Sanskrit
लाभः
Scots Gaelic
buannachd
Sepedi
kholego
Serbian
корист
Sesotho
rua molemo
Shona
kubatsirwa
Sindhi
فائدو
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
ප්‍රතිලාභ
Slovak
prospech
Slovenian
korist
Somali
faa'iido
Spanish
beneficio
Sundanese
kauntungan
Swahili
faida
Swedish
dra nytta av
Tagalog (Filipino)
benepisyo
Tajik
фоида
Tamil
நன்மை
Tatar
файда
Telugu
ప్రయోజనం
Thai
ประโยชน์
Tigrinya
ጥቕሚ
Tsonga
mbuyelo
Turkish
yarar
Turkmen
peýdasy
Twi (Akan)
mfasoɔ
Ukrainian
вигода
Urdu
فائدہ
Uyghur
پايدا
Uzbek
foyda olish
Vietnamese
lợi ích
Welsh
budd
Xhosa
uncedo
Yiddish
נוץ
Yoruba
anfani
Zulu
inzuzo

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansVoordeel trek is derived from the Dutch word
AlbanianPërfitim comes from Latin "proficīscī" in the sense of setting out; profiting/gaining.
AmharicThe word "ጥቅም" could also refer to a "profit".
ArabicThe Arabic word "فائدة" (fa'idah), meaning "benefit," also refers to "profit" or "interest on a loan".
Armenian"օգուտ" also derives from the Middle Persian word "wtwt" (read "wtuwt") translating to benefit or income
AzerbaijaniFayda also means "interest" particularly in the context of money lending or banking.
BasqueThe Basque word "onura" is also used to refer to a gift from Nature, such as rainfall or a fertile season.
BelarusianThe word "карысць" is cognate with the Russian word "користь" and the Sanskrit word "karya", meaning "work" or "action".
BengaliThe word "উপকার" is derived from the Sanskrit word "उपकार" (upkāra), which means "a favor, a good deed, a benefit".
Bosnian"Korist" has its roots in the old Slavic language "korǐstь" meaning "advantage, utility"}
BulgarianThe word "полза" also means "snail" in Bulgarian, suggesting a slow and steady accumulation of benefits.
CatalanCatalan "benefici" derives from Latin "beneficium," meaning "good deed" or "kindness," and also refers to "profit" or "advantage."
CebuanoThe root word kaayohan is also found in the terms kaayo (good) and kaayaay (well-being).
Chinese (Simplified)效益 (yìxiào) also means "efficiency" and is used in business contexts.
Chinese (Traditional)The word "效益" (benefit) can also mean "efficiency" or "effectiveness".
CorsicanIn Corsican, "benefiziu" can also refer to a financial aid or a privilege.
CroatianIn Croatian, "korist" not only means "benefit" but also "interest" on a loan.
CzechThe Czech word "výhoda" can also mean advantage, privilege, or bonus, depending on context.
DanishThe Danish word "fordel" also has a second meaning: advantage.
DutchIn German, "Vorteil" also means "advantage" and likely shares the same root with "voordeel".}
Esperanto"Profito" originates from the Latin word "proficere" meaning "to move forward, make progress, or succeed."
EstonianThe word "kasu" can also refer to the profit or gain resulting from a transaction or enterprise.
FinnishThe word "hyötyä" originates from the Proto-Finnic word *hupi "joy, gain, benefit".
FrenchThe word "avantage" derives from the Latin "ad-vante" meaning "to come to advantage".
FrisianFoardiel, meaning "benefit" in Frisian, also refers to a traditional Frisian form of social welfare.
GalicianGalician word "beneficio" has meanings not found in the Spanish word, like "profit".
Georgian"სარგებელი" derives from an Old Georgian root "*sarg-i" which refers to "gain", "profit", and "advantage" and is cognate with Kartvelian words denoting the concepts of "gain", "income", "profit".
GermanThe German word "Vorteil" is derived from an Old High German term meaning "favorable position," while the French word "avantage" is derived from a Latin term meaning "advantage."
Greek"Όφελος" can also mean ”debt”, originating from the fact that a benefit is a debt one owes to another.
GujaratiThe word "લાભ" (lābh) is derived from the Sanskrit word "labh" meaning "profit, gain, advantage".
Haitian CreoleIn Haitian Creole, "benefis" can also mean "advantage" or "favor."
HausaIn Hausa, "fa'ida" can also refer to the profit or gain made from a financial transaction.
HawaiianThe word 'pōmaikaʻi' in Hawaiian can also mean 'good luck' or 'blessing'.
HebrewThe Hebrew word "תועלת" also means "result" or "product of a process"
HindiThe Hindi word "फायदा" also translates to "profit" or "advantage" in English.
HmongThe word "txiaj ntsig" can also mean "advantage" or "gain".
HungarianThe word "haszon" also means "profit" in Hungarian, derived from the Turkic word "kasgan" meaning "to earn".
IcelandicThe Old Norse origin of "hagnast" refers to a good harvest, which was considered beneficial.
IgboThe Igbo word "uru" also means "life," suggesting a deep connection between the two concepts in Igbo culture.
Indonesian"Manfaat" also means "incantation" in Indonesian, derived from the Sanskrit word "mantra".
IrishThe Irish word "sochar" can also mean "interest" on a loan or investment.
ItalianThe Italian word "vantaggio" derives from the Latin "vantagium", meaning "an advantage or gain".
Japanese"メリット" (meritto) comes from the English word "merit" which itself comes from Latin "meritum" (desert, earning).
JavaneseThe word 'mupangate' is also used to refer to a gift or offering, especially one given to a superior or elder.
Kannada"ಲಾಭ" means "profit" in Sanskrit, and "victory" in Pali.
Kazakh"Пайда" means not only "benefit", but also "profit, gain, advantage, utility."
KhmerThe word also means to accept or to receive, indicating a reciprocal relationship between the giver and receiver.
Korean"이익" (benefit) also means "profit" in the context of business or economics.
KurdishThe word "fêde" in Kurdish is likely derived from the Persian word "faedah" meaning "use" or "profit".
KyrgyzThe word "пайда" in Kyrgyz can also mean "profit" or "gain".
LatinIn Latin, "beneficium" also referred to a feudal grant of land or other property in exchange for military or other services.
LatvianThe word "labums" can also mean "advantage" or "profit" in Latvian.
LithuanianNauda is cognate with the words 'naudinga' (useful), 'naudokis' (use), and 'naudotas' (used).
MacedonianThe word "корист" (benefit) in Macedonian has Slavic roots and is related to the word "корень" (root), indicating something that brings sustenance or growth.
MalagasyThe word "mahasoa" is derived from the verb "soa" meaning "better" and the prefix "ma" meaning "very" or "intensively".
MalayThe Malay word "memberi faedah" is derived from the Sanskrit word "priya,
Malayalam"പ്രയോജനം" is derived from the Sanskrit word "prayojana" which means "purpose, advantage, benefit."
MalteseThe word 'benefiċċju' is derived from the Latin word 'beneficium', which means 'a favor' or 'a kindness'.
MaoriPainga can also mean "interest" on a loan or investment in Maori.
MarathiThe Marathi word "फायदा" is derived from the Arabic word "fāʾida" meaning "advantage" or "gain".
MongolianThe word "ашиг тус" also refers to the traditional Mongolian art form of lyrical prose and song performed with a horsehead fiddle.
NepaliThe word "फाइदा" is derived from the Sanskrit word "प्राप्ति" meaning "acquisition" or "gain".
NorwegianThe word "fordel" is derived from the Old Norse "fordæli" meaning "advantage" or "superiority"
Nyanja (Chichewa)"Phindu" also connotes profit when associated with trade or business.
PashtoThe word "ګټه" can also mean "profit" or "gain" in Pashto.
PersianThe word "سود" (benefit) in Persian also means "profit" or "interest on a loan".
PolishThe Polish word "zasiłek" comes from the Old Polish word "zasilić", meaning "to support" or "to provide with something."
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)In Portuguese, the word "beneficiar" also means "to process" (e.g., coffee beans) or "to refine" (e.g., metals).
PunjabiIn Sikhism, "ਲਾਭ" (labh) also refers to a type of verse within the Guru Granth Sahib that expresses gratitude for divine blessings.
RomanianThe Romanian word beneficiu is borrowed from Latin, where beneficium originally meant "kindness" or "favor."
Russian"Выгода" (benefit) derives from "выгодь" (profit) which in turn derives from the Old Russian word "годь" (year, season). Hence, benefit originally meant an annual or seasonal income.
SamoanThe word “penefiti” comes from the English word “benefit”, which originated in the 14th-century Middle English word “benefet”, that comes itself from the 13th-century Anglo-French “benfait”, that ultimately comes from the Latin word “beneficiō.”
Scots GaelicThe Gaelic word "buannachd" comes from the Old Irish "buan", meaning "lasting" or "permanent", and refers to something that is beneficial or advantageous in the long term.
SerbianThe word "корист" in Serbian, meaning "benefit," is also used to describe a person's "utility" or "merits."
SesothoThe word "rua molemo" (meaning benefit) can also mean a blessing or favor.
ShonaKubatsirwa has its root in the verb -batsira "to help," and can thus imply a general act of kindness.
SindhiThe Sindhi word "فائدو" is borrowed from Arabic, where it has the same meaning; it can also be used to mean "profit".
Sinhala (Sinhalese)The word also means "interest" or "profit" in a financial context.
SlovakThe word "prospech" in Slovak comes from the Latin word "profectus" meaning "progress". It can also mean "profit" or "advantage".
SlovenianThe word 'korist' is derived from the Proto-Slavic word 'korь', meaning 'use, advantage, or profit'.
SomaliThe word "faa'iido" has no additional meanings or etymological roots beyond its primary meaning as "benefit" in Somali.
SpanishIn Spanish, "beneficio" also means "profit" or "advantage".
SundaneseIn Sundanese, "kauntungan" can also mean "profit" or "gain".
SwahiliThe Swahili word "faida" also means "excess" or "profit" in Arabic.
SwedishThe Swedish word 'dra nytta av' comes from an Old Norse verb meaning 'to pull' or 'to drag'.
Tagalog (Filipino)The word "benepisyo" is derived from the Spanish word "beneficio", which means "favor" or "advantage".
TajikThe Tajik word "фоида" is derived from the Persian word "فایده" (fāyda), which means "benefit, advantage, profit".
TamilThe word "நன்மை" can also mean "goodness, virtue, merit, or auspiciousness" in Tamil.
TeluguThe word "ప్రయోజనం" in Telugu means "benefit" in English and is derived from the Sanskrit word "prayojanam" meaning "purpose" or "goal."
Thaiประโยชน์ (prayo:t) comes from Sanskrit and can also mean 'usefulness' or 'advantage' similar to the English word 'utility'.
TurkishThe word "yarar" is also used as a synonym for "help" or "support" in Turkish in certain contexts.
UkrainianThe Ukrainian word "вигода" also means "advantage" or "comfort".
UrduThe word "فائدہ" can also mean "use" or "advantage".
UzbekThe word "foyda olish" also means "to earn" in Uzbek, indicating a wider sense of gain or profit derived from an action or situation.
VietnameseThe word "lợi ích" (benefit) is derived from two Sino-Vietnamese words: "lợi" (profit) and "ích" (advantage).
WelshThe Welsh word "budd" derives from the Proto-Celtic root *bud-, meaning "victory" or "profit"
XhosaUncedo originates from the word 'cedo' or 'cebo' which means 'to ask' or 'to request' in Xhosa.
YiddishYiddish 'נוץ' ('benefit') comes from Middle High German 'genuz,' which also meant 'benefit' or 'help.'
YorubaIn Yoruba, "anfani" also means "chance" or "opportunity".
Zulu"Inzuzo" in Zulu also means "advantage," "profit," or "gain."
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