Box in Different Languages
Discover 'Box' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Box
Afrikaans boks | ||
Albanian kuti | ||
Amharic ሳጥን | ||
Arabic صندوق | ||
Armenian տուփ | ||
Assamese বাকচ | ||
Aymara kaja | ||
Azerbaijani qutu | ||
Bambara buwati | ||
Basque kutxa | ||
Belarusian скрынка | ||
Bengali বাক্স | ||
Bhojpuri बक्सा | ||
Bosnian kutija | ||
Bulgarian кутия | ||
Catalan caixa | ||
Cebuano kahon | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 框 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 框 | ||
Corsican scatula | ||
Croatian kutija | ||
Czech krabice | ||
Danish boks | ||
Dhivehi ފޮށި | ||
Dogri डब्बा | ||
Dutch doos | ||
English box | ||
Esperanto skatolo | ||
Estonian kasti | ||
Ewe aɖaka | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) kahon | ||
Finnish laatikko | ||
French boîte | ||
Frisian doaze | ||
Galician caixa | ||
Georgian ყუთი | ||
German box | ||
Greek κουτί | ||
Guarani mba'yru | ||
Gujarati બ .ક્સ | ||
Haitian Creole bwat | ||
Hausa akwati | ||
Hawaiian pahu | ||
Hebrew קופסא | ||
Hindi डिब्बा | ||
Hmong lub thawv | ||
Hungarian doboz | ||
Icelandic kassi | ||
Igbo igbe | ||
Ilocano kahon | ||
Indonesian kotak | ||
Irish bosca | ||
Italian scatola | ||
Japanese ボックス | ||
Javanese kothak | ||
Kannada ಬಾಕ್ಸ್ | ||
Kazakh қорап | ||
Khmer ប្រអប់ | ||
Kinyarwanda agasanduku | ||
Konkani बॉक्स | ||
Korean 상자 | ||
Krio bɔks | ||
Kurdish qûtîk | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) سندوق | ||
Kyrgyz кутуча | ||
Lao ກ່ອງ | ||
Latin arca archa | ||
Latvian lodziņā | ||
Lingala lopango | ||
Lithuanian dėžė | ||
Luganda essanduuko | ||
Luxembourgish këscht | ||
Macedonian кутија | ||
Maithili बक्सा | ||
Malagasy efajoro | ||
Malay kotak | ||
Malayalam പെട്ടി | ||
Maltese kaxxa | ||
Maori pouaka | ||
Marathi बॉक्स | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯎꯄꯨ | ||
Mizo bawm | ||
Mongolian хайрцаг | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) သတျတော | ||
Nepali बक्स | ||
Norwegian eske | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) bokosi | ||
Odia (Oriya) ବାକ୍ସ | ||
Oromo saanduqa | ||
Pashto بکس | ||
Persian جعبه | ||
Polish pudełko | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) caixa | ||
Punjabi ਡੱਬਾ | ||
Quechua tawa kuchu | ||
Romanian cutie | ||
Russian коробка | ||
Samoan pusa | ||
Sanskrit कोश | ||
Scots Gaelic bogsa | ||
Sepedi lepokisi | ||
Serbian кутија | ||
Sesotho lebokose | ||
Shona bhokisi | ||
Sindhi دٻو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) කොටුව | ||
Slovak box | ||
Slovenian škatla | ||
Somali sanduuqa | ||
Spanish caja | ||
Sundanese kotak | ||
Swahili sanduku | ||
Swedish låda | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) kahon | ||
Tajik қуттӣ | ||
Tamil பெட்டி | ||
Tatar тартма | ||
Telugu బాక్స్ | ||
Thai กล่อง | ||
Tigrinya ሳንዱቕ | ||
Tsonga bokisi | ||
Turkish kutu | ||
Turkmen guty | ||
Twi (Akan) adaka | ||
Ukrainian коробці | ||
Urdu ڈبہ | ||
Uyghur box | ||
Uzbek quti | ||
Vietnamese cái hộp | ||
Welsh blwch | ||
Xhosa ibhokisi | ||
Yiddish קעסטל | ||
Yoruba apoti | ||
Zulu ibhokisi |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "boks" in Afrikaans can also refer to a type of antelope, specifically the "springbok". |
| Albanian | "Kuti" can also refer to a |
| Amharic | The word "ሳጥን" can also refer to a room or a building, and it is derived from the Ge'ez word "ሳሕን" (saḥn), meaning "courtyard". |
| Arabic | The word "صندوق" originally derives from the Greek word "κινδυκος," meaning "chest," and holds additional meanings such as "fund" or "safe." |
| Armenian | The word "տուփ" also means a trap, as in something that traps, like a snare or a mouse trap |
| Azerbaijani | In addition to its primary meaning of "box," "qutu" can also refer to a compartment or a small space. |
| Basque | The word "kutxa" also means "safe deposit box" in Basque. |
| Belarusian | Скрынка – уменьшительно-ласкательная форма от «скрыня», которое родственно украинскому слову «скрынька» («сундук»), а также словам «крышка», «кров», «укрывать». |
| Bengali | In 17th-century English, 'box' was also used to describe a blow to the face. |
| Bosnian | The word "kutija" in Bosnian is derived from the Latin word "capsa", meaning "container" or "vessel". |
| Bulgarian | "Кутия" also refers to the box of a violin, cello, guitar or other string instrument, from the Greek "kithara" (stringed musical instrument). |
| Catalan | Caixa derives from the Greek "κάψα" (capsa), which refers to a type of container or case. |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano word "kahon" has other meanings like a prison or compartment. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 框 (kuāng), "box", also means "frame" or "framework". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 框 is a Chinese word that can also mean "border," "framework," or "scope" |
| Corsican | Scatula in Corsican stems from the Latin word “scapula” meaning “spade, shoulder-blade”. |
| Croatian | The word "kutija" in Croatian comes from the Latin word "capsa," meaning "receptacle" or "chest." |
| Czech | "Krabice" is a type of box traditionally made of wood and used for storing items such as groceries or tools. |
| Danish | The Danish word "boks" can also refer to a boxing match or a prison sentence, deriving from the Latin word "buxus" (boxwood), the wood used to make containers and weapons. |
| Dutch | In Dutch, the word |
| Esperanto | En esperanto, "skatolo" puede venir de "skat" (impuesto) y "-olo" (instrumento), o "skat-," de la palabra italiana "scattola" (caja) y "-olo." |
| Estonian | The Estonian word "kasti" ultimately derives from the Proto-Indo-European root "*kes-", meaning "to cover" or "to hide" |
| Finnish | Laatikko is a diminutive form of laatta, which means "flat stone" or "floor slab". "Laatta" is derived from the Proto-Uralic word *lakta, meaning "broad flat object". |
| French | The word boîte in French can also mean a nightclub or a collection of items. |
| Frisian | The word "doaze" in Frisian can also refer to a coffin or a box used for storing grain. |
| Galician | In Galician, caixa "box" comes from Latin capsa "case, box" and can also refer to a drawer. |
| Georgian | The word "ყუთი" is derived from the Proto-Kartvelian root "*kwetʿi", meaning "to dig". This suggests that the original meaning of the word was "a hole in the ground", and that it later came to refer to a container made by digging a hole in the ground. |
| German | In German, "Box" can also refer to a boxing match or a booth at a fair or market. |
| Greek | The word "κουτί" is cognate with the English word "chest" and originally referred to a wooden container. |
| Gujarati | English equivalent box originates from Middle English boxe borrowed from Old French boiste |
| Haitian Creole | The word "bwat" in Haitian Creole is derived from the French word "boîte", which also means "box". |
| Hausa | The word "akwati" in Hausa can also mean "crate" or "chest" |
| Hawaiian | In Hawaiian, "pahu" can also refer to a type of drum made from a hollowed-out log or a drum-shaped object. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "קופסא" (box) can also refer to a computer chassis, a storage container, or a box in a theater. |
| Hindi | "डिब्बा" is derived from the Sanskrit word "dibb" meaning "a hollow vessel" or "a container". |
| Hmong | The word "lub thawv" can also refer to the box-like compartments of a storage shelf. |
| Hungarian | Hungarian "doboz" also means "drum" and originally meant "box-shaped container". |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "kassi" also refers to a chest or trunk. |
| Igbo | "Igbe" also connotes a "womb" and is used as a metaphor for a place of origin, like the womb is to a child |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word 'kotak' can also refer to an administrative district or an enclosure for animals or plants. |
| Irish | The word 'bosca' in Irish can also mean 'a blow' or 'a blow on the head'. |
| Italian | The word "scatola" is derived from the Latin "scatula", meaning "small box" or "coffin", and is related to the English word "schedule". |
| Japanese | The word "ボックス" (pronounced "bokusu") was borrowed from the English word "box" in the 19th century. |
| Javanese | The term "kothak" in Javanese can also refer to a compartment in a wooden puppet show, a wooden box for keeping gamelan (traditional musical instruments), or a box for storing batik (traditional cloth). |
| Kannada | The word "ಬಾಕ್ಸ್" (box) can also refer to a prison or jail in Kannada. |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word "қорап" likely originates from the Persian word "قراب" (gharāb), meaning "raven" or "crow". |
| Khmer | The Khmer word "ប្រអប់" can also refer to a receptacle for food or a compartment in a larger container, such as a drawer or cupboard. |
| Korean | The Korean word "상자" is also a slang term for a "tombstone" due to its similar appearance to traditional Korean tombs. |
| Kurdish | In the northern dialect of Kurdish "qûtîk" may also refer to "a tiny bell". |
| Lao | In Lao, the word "ກ່ອງ" can also refer to a coffin or a container for offerings made to monks. |
| Latin | The archaic Latin noun "arca archa" also meant "a wooden chest or coffin". |
| Latvian | The word "lodziņā" also refers to a small room used for storage. |
| Lithuanian | The Lithuanian "dėžė" can refer to a box, chest, cask, case, or coffin. |
| Luxembourgish | The Luxembourgish word "Këscht" is a cognate of the German word "Kiste", both deriving from the Latin word "cista", meaning "woven basket or chest". |
| Macedonian | The word "кутија" is also used in Macedonian to refer to a case or box containing goods. |
| Malagasy | The word "efajoro" can also refer to a coffin or a chest. |
| Malay | The word "kotak" is also used to refer to a group of people or things, such as a "kotak kereta" (a group of cars) or a "kotak makanan" (a group of food items). |
| Malayalam | Malayalam word |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "kaxxa" can also mean a "case" or a "chest". |
| Maori | The Maori word |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "बॉक्स" (box) likely derives from the Portuguese word "caixa" (box, chest), which in turn comes from the Latin word "capsa" (box, container). |
| Mongolian | "Хайрцаг" (box) also refers to a container or receptacle, such as a chest or trunk. |
| Nepali | In Sanskrit or Hindi language, the word "बक्स" also implies a person who talks too much |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "eske" is related to the Old Danish "æsker", which means "box" or "chest", and the Middle Low German "esch", which means "container made of bark, bast, or wood." |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "bokosi" can also refer to a container made of woven grass or reeds. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "بکس" (pronounced "baks") derives from the Persian word "باقچه" (pronounced "bāghcheh"), meaning "orchard", and is cognate with the Sanskrit word "वृक्ष" (pronounced "vr̥kṣa"), meaning "tree". This connection to horticulture reflects the traditional use of wooden boxes for storing and transporting fruit in the region's agricultural communities. |
| Persian | The word "جعبه" (box) originates from the Arabic word "جبة" (a type of wide-sleeved garment), suggesting its initial use as a container for clothing. |
| Polish | The Polish word "pudełko" comes from the German word "Büchse" meaning "tin" or "can." |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In 17th and 18th century Portugal, a "caixa" was also a type of horse carriage with four seats or four people. |
| Punjabi | "ਡੱਬਾ" also means "can" (e.g., of food or drink) and is cognate with the Hindi word "डब्बा" (dabba). |
| Romanian | Cutie ("box") derives from the old Romanian word "cut", meaning "to cut and trim", and it originally referred to small pieces of bread used as communion wafers. |
| Russian | The word "коробка" (box) evolved from "корка" (bark), referring to a container made of tree bark. |
| Samoan | The word "pusa" can also refer to a type of traditional Samoan house or a compartment within a house. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "bogsa" can also refer to a hut or a cave in Scots Gaelic. |
| Serbian | The Serbian word for "box", "кутија", is also used to refer to a box-shaped storage or display case, or to a theatrical box |
| Sesotho | Lebakose, 'box' in Sesotho, is often used as a synonym for 'grave,' or 'coffin'. |
| Shona | "Bhokisi" also means "chest" or "coffer". |
| Sindhi | "دٻو" (box) is also the name of the traditional Sindhi headdress for women. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The Sinhala word "කොටුව" (box) originally referred to a fort, fortress or castle, with its current meaning evolving over time. |
| Slovak | In Slovak, "box" can mean "box" as well as "face" or "check". |
| Slovenian | "Škatla" is also used as a colloquial term for a |
| Somali | The word "sanduuqa" can also refer to a chest, a coffin, or a container. |
| Spanish | "Caja" can also refer to a cash register, bank, chest, or case. |
| Sundanese | The word "kotak" in Sundanese can also refer to a square or a chessboard. |
| Swahili | Swahili 'sanduku' is cognate with 'sanduk' in various other Bantu languages, such as Zulu and Shona, originating from the Proto-Bantu word *sanduku. |
| Swedish | The word "låda" is derived from the Proto-Germanic word *ladǭ, which also gave rise to the English word "lade". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "kahon" can trace its roots back to the Spanish word "cajón", which also means "box". |
| Tajik | The word also refers to the box used as a measure of volume equal to one-fourth of a |
| Tamil | The word "பெட்டி" can also refer to a female's blouse or a type of firework. |
| Telugu | The Telugu word "బాక్స్" (bāks) can also refer to a container, receptacle, or case for holding something. |
| Thai | In Thai, the word 'กล่อง' can also refer to a coffin or a case for a musical instrument. |
| Turkish | The Turkish word "kutu" also has the meaning "bee hive" and is thought to be related to the ancient Egyptian word "ket" which means "bee". |
| Ukrainian | The word "коробці" in Ukrainian can also refer to the part of the body behind the knee or a hive for bees. |
| Urdu | ڈبہ also means an enclosure or case, like the brain's **skull** in Urdu. |
| Uzbek | The word "quti" in Uzbek has an alternate meaning of "a case for carrying small objects," similar to the English word "etui." |
| Vietnamese | In the 16th century, the English word "box" was borrowed and pronounced as "cái hộp" in Vietnamese. |
| Welsh | The word 'blwch' can also refer to a 'block of buildings', 'block of people' or a 'part of something', such as 'blwch yr awr' ('the block of the hour'). |
| Xhosa | The word "ibhokisi" can also mean "coffin" in Xhosa. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "קעסטל" (box) is derived from the German word "Kasten" (chest, box, cupboard). |
| Yoruba | In Yoruba, "apoti" can also mean "a box of gifts presented to a newly-wed couple by their parents or friends." |
| Zulu | In isiZulu, 'ibhokisi' can also refer to a coffin or a jail cell, highlighting its association with confinement and enclosure. |
| English | The word "box" can also refer to a blow, a tree, or a type of musical instrument used by drummers. |