Block in Different Languages
Discover 'Block' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Block
Afrikaans blokkeer | ||
Albanian bllokoj | ||
Amharic ብሎክ | ||
Arabic منع | ||
Armenian արգելափակել | ||
Assamese অৱৰুদ্ধ কৰা | ||
Aymara jark'aña | ||
Azerbaijani blok | ||
Bambara kare | ||
Basque blokeatu | ||
Belarusian блок | ||
Bengali ব্লক | ||
Bhojpuri खंड | ||
Bosnian blok | ||
Bulgarian блок | ||
Catalan bloc | ||
Cebuano babagan | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 块 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 塊 | ||
Corsican bluccà | ||
Croatian blok | ||
Czech blok | ||
Danish blok | ||
Dhivehi ބްލޮކް | ||
Dogri ब्लाक | ||
Dutch blok | ||
English block | ||
Esperanto bloko | ||
Estonian blokeerida | ||
Ewe xe mɔ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) harangan | ||
Finnish lohko | ||
French bloquer | ||
Frisian blok | ||
Galician bloque | ||
Georgian ბლოკი | ||
German block | ||
Greek οικοδομικο τετραγωνο | ||
Guarani tape | ||
Gujarati અવરોધિત કરો | ||
Haitian Creole blòk | ||
Hausa toshewa | ||
Hawaiian palaka | ||
Hebrew לַחסוֹם | ||
Hindi खंड मैथा | ||
Hmong thaiv | ||
Hungarian blokk | ||
Icelandic loka | ||
Igbo mgbochi | ||
Ilocano lappedan | ||
Indonesian blok | ||
Irish bloc | ||
Italian bloccare | ||
Japanese ブロック | ||
Javanese blok | ||
Kannada ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ | ||
Kazakh блок | ||
Khmer រារាំង | ||
Kinyarwanda guhagarika | ||
Konkani आडावचें | ||
Korean 블록 | ||
Krio blɔk | ||
Kurdish deste | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) بلۆک | ||
Kyrgyz блок | ||
Lao ຕັນ | ||
Latin obstructionum | ||
Latvian bloķēt | ||
Lingala kokanga | ||
Lithuanian blokuoti | ||
Luganda bulooka | ||
Luxembourgish blockéieren | ||
Macedonian блок | ||
Maithili रुकावट | ||
Malagasy andian-tsoratra | ||
Malay sekatan | ||
Malayalam തടയുക | ||
Maltese blokka | ||
Maori aukati | ||
Marathi ब्लॉक | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯊꯤꯡꯕ | ||
Mizo dang | ||
Mongolian блок | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ပိတ်ပင်တားဆီးမှု | ||
Nepali रोक्नुहोस् | ||
Norwegian blokkere | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) chipika | ||
Odia (Oriya) ବ୍ଲକ | ||
Oromo dhowwuu | ||
Pashto بلاک | ||
Persian مسدود کردن | ||
Polish blok | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) quadra | ||
Punjabi ਬਲਾਕ | ||
Quechua harkay | ||
Romanian bloc | ||
Russian блокировать | ||
Samoan poloka | ||
Sanskrit मृदुवस्तु | ||
Scots Gaelic bloc | ||
Sepedi thibela | ||
Serbian блокирати | ||
Sesotho thibela | ||
Shona bhuroka | ||
Sindhi بلاڪ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) වාරණය | ||
Slovak blokovať | ||
Slovenian blok | ||
Somali block | ||
Spanish bloquear | ||
Sundanese blok | ||
Swahili kuzuia | ||
Swedish blockera | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) harangan | ||
Tajik блок | ||
Tamil தொகுதி | ||
Tatar блок | ||
Telugu బ్లాక్ | ||
Thai บล็อก | ||
Tigrinya ህንጻ | ||
Tsonga siva | ||
Turkish blok | ||
Turkmen blokirlemek | ||
Twi (Akan) si kwan | ||
Ukrainian блок | ||
Urdu بلاک | ||
Uyghur block | ||
Uzbek blokirovka qilish | ||
Vietnamese khối | ||
Welsh bloc | ||
Xhosa ibhloko | ||
Yiddish פאַרשפּאַרן | ||
Yoruba ohun amorindun | ||
Zulu vimba |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Blokkeer ('block') refers to both stopping or hindering something and the physical shape of a block |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "bllokoj" is thought to be derived from the Proto-Albanian word "*blokë", which meant "lock" or "bar". It is also related to the Proto-Slavic word "*blokŭ", which has the same meaning. |
| Amharic | In Amharic, the word ብሎክ can also refer to a division of text, such as a book or chapter. |
| Arabic | The verb مَنَعَ is also used in the sense of preventing, hindering, or stopping something from happening. |
| Armenian | The Armenian word "արգելափակել" is derived from the Persian words "argel", meaning obstacle, and "pak", meaning foot, hence signifying 'to obstruct' in its original form. |
| Azerbaijani | "Blok" in Azerbaijani can also refer to a "segment" or a "chunk" of something. |
| Basque | In Basque, "blokeatu" also means "to freeze" or "to lock", and derives from the Latin word "bloccāre" |
| Belarusian | Belarusian "блок" originally meant "pulley" but gained multiple meanings under Russian influence. |
| Bengali | In Bengali, the word "ব্লক" (block) has additional meanings, including "a piece of land" or a "unit of flats or apartments." |
| Bosnian | The word "blok" also means "neighborhood" in Bosnian. |
| Bulgarian | "Блок" in Bulgarian can refer to a block of flats |
| Catalan | In Catalan, "bloc" also means a notebook or writing pad, and can refer to a group of people united by a common goal. |
| Cebuano | In Cebuano, the word "babagan" can also refer to a section or part of a whole, such as a block of text or a section of a city. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | In Chinese, the word "块" can also refer to a currency unit, a lump sum of money, or a type of Chinese steamed dumpling. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "塊" in Chinese can also refer to a currency unit (i.e., yuan), a weight unit (i.e., 1000 grams), and a measure of land area (i.e., 100 square meters). |
| Corsican | The word "bluccà" in Corsican has a secondary meaning of "to prevent, to stop", with the connotation of physical obstruction. |
| Croatian | The word 'blok' may also refer to a group of flats or houses in Croatian. |
| Czech | In Czech, "blok" means "block" but also a "notebook" or a "flat" (an apartment). |
| Danish | In Danish, "blok" can also refer to a notebook or notepad. |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "blok" can also mean a group of students studying together or a period of intensive study. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "bloko" also refers to a set of houses or a neighborhood |
| Estonian | The word "blokeerida" is derived from the Dutch word "blokkeren", meaning "to obstruct". |
| Finnish | A "lohko" can also refer to a small room or cage for livestock or an enclosure for a prisoner. |
| French | The word "bloquer" in French can also mean "to checkmate" in chess. |
| Frisian | In West Frisian, the word "blok" can also mean "log" or "tree stump." |
| Galician | The Galician word "bloque" also means "a group of people united by a common goal or purpose". |
| Georgian | The word "ბლოკი" ("block") in Georgian can also refer to a wooden shoemaker's last or a wooden form for making hats. |
| German | The word "Block" can also refer to pulleys or blocks of text in German. |
| Greek | "ΟΙΚΟΔΟΜΙΚΟ ΤΕΤΡΑΓΩΝΟ" can also refer to a city block. |
| Gujarati | The word "block" has several different meanings, including "to prevent from moving or acting", "to obstruct", "to hinder", and "to impede." |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole, "blòk" can also mean "obstacle" or "problem". |
| Hausa | Toshewa can also refer to the physical act of blocking or obstructing something. |
| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word "palaka" can also refer to a square, a mold, or a printing block. |
| Hebrew | 'לחסום' is cognate with the Akkadian word 'lahasu', meaning 'to seize' or 'to capture'. |
| Hindi | The Hindi word "खंड मैथा" is likely derived from the Sanskrit word "खंड", meaning "part" or "piece", and "मैथा", meaning "skull" or "head". Thus, it literally means "broken head" or "skull fragment". |
| Hmong | Thai can also be an adjective describing something as "good," "well," "beautiful," or "healthy." |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "blokk" also refers to a receipt given for purchased goods or services. |
| Icelandic | The word "loka" is derived from the Old Norse word "lækja," meaning "to shut" or "to close," suggesting its use as a barrier or obstruction. |
| Igbo | The term 'mgbochi' can refer to a large block or mass of a solid substance. |
| Indonesian | In Indonesian "blok" can also refer to an administrative subdistrict within a "kelurahan" (village), a "kompleks" (neighborhood) within a "blok", or a group of buildings and land, such as a "blok" of flats or offices. |
| Irish | The Irish word "bloc" can also mean "a block of land" or "a lump of something". |
| Italian | "Bloccare" in Italian, like "block" in English, comes from the same Proto-Germanic root as "balk". In some contexts it also means "stall" or "jam." |
| Japanese | The Japanese word "ブロック" (burokku) has its origins in the Dutch word "blok" and can also refer to a group, such as a political bloc or building block. |
| Javanese | The word "blok" in Javanese is cognate to the Malay word "blok" and ultimately derives from the Dutch word "blok" meaning "piece" or "block". |
| Kannada | "ಬ್ಲಾಕ್" (block) in Kannada can also mean a puzzle or an obstacle. |
| Kazakh | Блок means "section" or "department" in Kazakh. |
| Khmer | The word "រារាំង" in Khmer also has the alternate meaning of "to prohibit" or "to prevent". |
| Korean | In Korean, "블록" (block) derives from English and retains its meaning as a discrete unit or building element, but also designates a city block, a period of time, a section of a program, and a hindrance. |
| Kurdish | The word "deste" in Kurdish can also refer to a set of playing cards or a stack of papers. |
| Kyrgyz | Блок (block) may also refer to a pulley or a unit of measure for volume in Central Asia. |
| Lao | The word ຕັນ is derived from the Sanskrit word "stan" meaning "to stand" |
| Latin | "Obstructionum" can also mean 'obstacles' and 'hindrances' |
| Latvian | The word "bloķēt" in Latvian can also refer to a blockade, a traffic jam, or a mental block. |
| Lithuanian | In some contexts, "blokuoti" can refer to "locking" or "obstructing". |
| Luxembourgish | Blockéieren can also mean to stop something, or to obstruct or impede. |
| Macedonian | In Russian, "блок" has the additional meaning of "alliance" or "faction", hence the name of the Bolsheviks, who were a political faction within the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party. |
| Malagasy | The word "andian-tsoratra" can also mean "stamp" or "print". |
| Malay | The word "sekatan" in Malay can also refer to a restriction or obstacle, as in "sekatan jalan" (roadblock). |
| Malayalam | The word "തടയുക" can also mean "prevent" or "hinder" in Malayalam. |
| Maltese | In Maltese, "blokka" can also refer to a type of pastry. |
| Maori | The word aukati also refers to the last stage of the Maori life cycle, when they become frail and unable to care for themselves. |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "ब्लॉक" (block) can also refer to a group of administrative units. |
| Mongolian | In Mongolian, "блок" can also have the alternate meaning of "apartment complex". |
| Nepali | The word "रोक्नुहोस्" is derived from the Sanskrit word "रुक्" meaning "to obstruct". |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "blokkere" comes from the French word "bloquer," which means "to obstruct" or "to stop." |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "chipika" in Nyanja (Chichewa) is also used to refer to a small piece of wood or other material used to wedge something in place. |
| Pashto | In Pashto, "بلاک" also refers to a wooden peg used for securing doors or windows. |
| Persian | The word مسدود کردن also means "to constipate" in Persian, and is related to the word مسدود "constipated". |
| Polish | In Polish "blok" means not only a block, but also a large apartment building constructed in the communist era. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Latin, "quadra" means "square", and was used by Romans for land surveying, where they would divide large pieces of land into quadrants, which in Portuguese evolved to also mean the area between four consecutive streets (or two in some cities) |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word "ਬਲਾਕ" can also refer to a small village or a portion of a town or city. |
| Romanian | In Romanian, the word "bloc" is also used to refer to residential buildings built during the communist era. |
| Russian | Блокировать in Russian can mean “to block” the way one might block a door, but it can also mean “to hang up” on a phone call. |
| Samoan | The Samoan word poloka, meaning "block", is also used to refer to a type of traditional canoe race. |
| Scots Gaelic | In Scots Gaelic, 'bloc' can also refer to a piece of land or a parish. |
| Serbian | The verb "блокирати" derives from the German "blockieren", meaning "to prevent or obstruct". |
| Sesotho | The word "thibela" in Sesotho also means "to prevent" or "to obstruct". |
| Shona | The word "bhuroka" shares its etymology with "bhuru" meaning "to conceal" and "kuvhura" meaning "to open" |
| Sindhi | The word "بلاڪ" in Sindhi can also refer to a group or faction within a political party. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The Sinhala word "වාරණය" can also mean "protection" or "prohibition". |
| Slovak | In Russian, the word "block" also means alliance or union. |
| Slovenian | In Slovene, the word "blok" can also refer to a notepad or notebook. |
| Somali | In Somali, 'block' can also mean 'section' or 'part'. |
| Spanish | «Bloquear» en español también se refiere a «impedir» o «parar», ambos con una raíz etimológica en «palo» o «barrera». |
| Sundanese | The word "blok" can also refer to a neighborhood or village in Sundanese. |
| Swahili | "Kuzuia" also means to prevent, prohibit, obstruct, impede or hinder something. |
| Swedish | In Swedish, "blockera" can also refer to a person or object that prevents something else from moving, and can be used figuratively to describe someone who is obstructive or hindering. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Harangan" also means "obstacle". In the past, people often used wooden harangan to bar the entrance of their houses. |
| Tajik | The word блок is borrowed from Russian and can alternatively mean the act of blocking, blockage, or impediment. |
| Tamil | Tamil 'தொகுதி' derives from the Sanskrit term 'khanda', meaning 'fragment' or 'part,' and also refers to a territorial constituency in the context of elections. |
| Telugu | The word “బ్లాక్” can also mean “stop” or “obstruction” in Telugu. |
| Thai | The Thai word "บล็อก" is derived from the English word "block", and also has the alternate meaning of "web log" |
| Turkish | In Turkish, "blok" also means "apartment building" or "large neighborhood" |
| Ukrainian | The word "блок" in Ukrainian can also refer to a coalition of political parties |
| Urdu | The term "ब्लॉक" (block) in Urdu can also refer to an obstacle or hindrance, or a group of buildings or houses. |
| Uzbek | The word "blokirovka qilish" can also mean "to blockade" or "to bar". |
| Vietnamese | The Sino-Vietnamese word "khối" also means "mass", "volume" and "solidity" in the physical science context, a meaning not found in its Chinese cognate "块. |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "bloc" is derived from the Middle English word "blokke," meaning "a heavy piece of wood or stone," and is also related to the French word "bloc," meaning "a piece of stone or metal." |
| Xhosa | "ibhloko" also means "prison" in Xhosa. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word for "block" (פאַרשפּאַרן) can also mean "to bar" or "to obstruct". |
| Yoruba | The word "ohun amorindun" in Yoruba can also mean "obstacle" or "hindrance". |
| Zulu | Vimba may either refer to a block or lump (as in a block of stone or a lump of soil) or to the top or apex of something, such as the tip of a horn or the peak of a mountain. |
| English | The word "block" can also mean a large, solid mass of something, such as a block of wood or a block of ice. |