Build in Different Languages
Discover 'Build' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Build
Afrikaans bou | ||
Albanian ndërtoj | ||
Amharic መገንባት | ||
Arabic بناء | ||
Armenian կառուցել | ||
Assamese নিৰ্মাণ | ||
Aymara luraña | ||
Azerbaijani qurmaq | ||
Bambara ka jɔ | ||
Basque eraiki | ||
Belarusian будаваць | ||
Bengali বিল্ড | ||
Bhojpuri निर्माण | ||
Bosnian graditi | ||
Bulgarian изграждане | ||
Catalan construir | ||
Cebuano pagtukod | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 建立 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 建立 | ||
Corsican custruisce | ||
Croatian izgraditi | ||
Czech stavět | ||
Danish bygge | ||
Dhivehi ބިނާކުރުން | ||
Dogri बनाना | ||
Dutch bouwen | ||
English build | ||
Esperanto konstrui | ||
Estonian ehitama | ||
Ewe tu | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) magtayo | ||
Finnish rakentaa | ||
French construire | ||
Frisian bouwe | ||
Galician construír | ||
Georgian აშენება | ||
German bauen | ||
Greek χτίζω | ||
Guarani mba'e'apo | ||
Gujarati બિલ્ડ | ||
Haitian Creole bati | ||
Hausa gina | ||
Hawaiian kūkulu | ||
Hebrew לִבנוֹת | ||
Hindi निर्माण | ||
Hmong txhim tsa | ||
Hungarian épít | ||
Icelandic byggja | ||
Igbo iru | ||
Ilocano ipatakder | ||
Indonesian membangun | ||
Irish thógáil | ||
Italian costruire | ||
Japanese ビルド | ||
Javanese mbangun | ||
Kannada ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಲು | ||
Kazakh салу | ||
Khmer កសាង | ||
Kinyarwanda kubaka | ||
Konkani बांधणी | ||
Korean 짓다 | ||
Krio bil | ||
Kurdish avakirin | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) بنیاتنان | ||
Kyrgyz куруу | ||
Lao ກໍ່ສ້າງ | ||
Latin aedificate | ||
Latvian būvēt | ||
Lingala kotonga | ||
Lithuanian statyti | ||
Luganda okuzimba | ||
Luxembourgish bauen | ||
Macedonian изгради | ||
Maithili बनानाए | ||
Malagasy manaova | ||
Malay membina | ||
Malayalam നിർമ്മിക്കുക | ||
Maltese tibni | ||
Maori hanga | ||
Marathi तयार करा | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯁꯥꯕ | ||
Mizo sa | ||
Mongolian барих | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) တည်ဆောက် | ||
Nepali निर्माण | ||
Norwegian bygge | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) mangani | ||
Odia (Oriya) ନିର୍ମାଣ | ||
Oromo ijaaruu | ||
Pashto جوړول | ||
Persian ساختن | ||
Polish budować | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) construir | ||
Punjabi ਬਣਾਉਣ | ||
Quechua ruway | ||
Romanian construi | ||
Russian строить | ||
Samoan fausia | ||
Sanskrit निर्मिमीते | ||
Scots Gaelic togail | ||
Sepedi aga | ||
Serbian градити | ||
Sesotho haha | ||
Shona kuvaka | ||
Sindhi ٺاهيو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ගොඩනඟන්න | ||
Slovak stavať | ||
Slovenian graditi | ||
Somali dhisid | ||
Spanish construir | ||
Sundanese ngawangun | ||
Swahili kujenga | ||
Swedish bygga | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) magtayo | ||
Tajik сохтан | ||
Tamil கட்ட | ||
Tatar төзү | ||
Telugu నిర్మించు | ||
Thai สร้าง | ||
Tigrinya ህነፅ | ||
Tsonga aka | ||
Turkish inşa etmek | ||
Turkmen gurmak | ||
Twi (Akan) si | ||
Ukrainian побудувати | ||
Urdu تعمیر | ||
Uyghur قۇرۇش | ||
Uzbek qurmoq | ||
Vietnamese xây dựng | ||
Welsh adeiladu | ||
Xhosa yakha | ||
Yiddish בויען | ||
Yoruba kọ | ||
Zulu yakha |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | "Bou" in Afrikaans can also mean "to cultivate", "to plant", or "to breed animals". |
| Albanian | "Ndërtoj" also means: to construct (a theory), to compose (music) |
| Amharic | መገንባት (build) is derived from the Proto-Semitic root *g-n-b*, which also means "to form" or "to create." |
| Arabic | Originally meant creation and construction as opposed to demolition and destruction in Arabic. |
| Azerbaijani | In Azerbaijani, 'qurmaq' can mean 'to set up a tent' or 'to organize and convene a meeting or gathering'. |
| Basque | The Basque word 'eraiki' (build) is derived from the Proto-Basque verb '*eraiki', meaning 'to put together, to construct'. |
| Belarusian | "Будаваць" also means "make" in the sense of "creating something." |
| Bengali | "বিল্ড" (build) can also mean "to create, compose, or form". |
| Bosnian | In Bosnian, the word "graditi" not only means "to build" but also "to construct" or "to create". |
| Bulgarian | "Изграждане" can also mean "to create" or "to establish". |
| Catalan | Construir derives from the Latin term "construere," which means "to put together" or "to put in order." |
| Cebuano | The word "pagtukod" can also refer to the process of establishing something, such as a relationship or institution. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The original meaning of 建立 was 'to create' or 'establish' (建立), from which came its extended meaning of 'to build a house or structure' (建立). |
| Chinese (Traditional) | It can also mean 'establish' or 'construct', and is used in a variety of contexts. |
| Corsican | The Corsican word 'custruisce' also means to create and to cultivate. |
| Croatian | The verb 'izgraditi' is derived from the Proto-Slavic root *grad-, meaning 'enclosure' or 'fortification', and is cognate with the English word 'город'. |
| Czech | The Czech verb "stavět" (to build) also has the alternate meaning of "to erect", such as in the context of erecting a monument. |
| Danish | Bygge can also mean 'to create, construct, produce, or put together' in Danish. |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "bouwen" originates from the Proto-Indo-European root "bheuh-" meaning "to grow" or "to become". |
| Esperanto | The root "stru" is found in English in words like structure, construct, destroy, and obstruct. |
| Estonian | {"text": "In the ancient Estonian language "ehitama" meant "to fix, mend, prepare" which is similar to its Finnic counterparts."} |
| Finnish | In addition to "building", "rakentaa" can also refer to composing, writing, or structuring something. |
| French | The etymology of the word “construire” (“build”) in French originates from the Latin word “struere”, which originally meant “arrange”, giving the word “construire” the alternate meaning of “compose”. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "bouwe" also means "to live" or "to exist". |
| Galician | "Construir" can also mean "to create" or "to make" in Galician. |
| Georgian | In Old Georgian, “აშენება” (building) referred to the idea of “establishing” or “setting up,” rather than the physical act of construction. |
| German | The word 'bauen' is derived from the Middle High German term 'būwen' meaning 'to cultivate', 'to till'. It can also mean 'to inhabit', 'to live in'. |
| Greek | The Greek word "χτίζω" originally meant "to establish," but later acquired the meaning of "to build". |
| Gujarati | "બિલ્ડ" also refers to the shape or structure created through the act of building, or, in carpentry, a ridge of a sloping roof. |
| Haitian Creole | Bati in Haitian Creole derives from the French word "batir" and also means "to beat" or "to strike". |
| Hausa | Hausa gina also means "to establish, to arrange, to create, to found, to establish, to institute, to invent, to build"} |
| Hawaiian | The word «kūkulu» also means "to heap up". |
| Hebrew | The word 'לִבנוֹת' in Hebrew can also mean to 'make bricks' or 'to establish'. |
| Hindi | The word "निर्माण" also means "creation" and "composition" in Hindi. |
| Hmong | The word "txhim tsa" can also mean "to cultivate" or "to raise" in Hmong. |
| Hungarian | The word "épít" is a verb that can also mean "to construct" or "to create". |
| Icelandic | While "byggja" derives from Old Norse "byggva" meaning "to settle down," its other uses, like "to compose (poetry, a speech)" or "to cultivate (land)" show semantic drift over time. |
| Igbo | "Iru" can also mean "create" |
| Indonesian | The word "membangun" can also mean "to develop" or "to establish". |
| Irish | The Irish word "thógáil" can also mean "uplift" or "elevation", highlighting the idea of a structure as a physical and metaphorical representation of progress. |
| Italian | The term 'costruire' derives from the Latin 'construere', meaning 'to put together' or 'to join'. |
| Japanese | ビルド (birudo) is derived from the English word "build" and has the additional meaning of a "construction" or "complex". |
| Javanese | "Mbangun" can also mean to establish or to develop something. |
| Kannada | The word "ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಲು" can also mean "to compose" or "to create". |
| Kazakh | The word "салу" in Kazakh also means "to grow" or "to rise". |
| Khmer | The word "សាង": to build, create, construct, form, establish, or found. "ក": prefix indicating the causative form of a verb |
| Korean | The word "짓다" in Korean originally meant "to carve" or "to cut," but over time it has come to mean "to build" or "to make." |
| Kurdish | The word 'avakirin' in Kurdish likely comes from the Persian word 'avardan', which also means to build or construct, suggesting a common linguistic root. |
| Kyrgyz | In Kyrgyz, 'куруу' also means 'to erect,' 'to construct,' and 'to raise.' |
| Latin | Aedificare or aedifico (from aedes and facere) in Latin means "to construct" as well as "to live", "dwell" or "reside". |
| Latvian | The word "būvēt" is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhew-, meaning "to grow" or "to become." |
| Lithuanian | The word "statyti" is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *stā-, meaning "to stand". |
| Luxembourgish | "Baue" can also mean "to tend to an animal" or "to cultivate something". |
| Macedonian | The word "изгради" can also be used in a metaphorical sense to describe the creation of something abstract. |
| Malagasy | The word 'manaova' in Malagasy can also mean 'to create' or 'to produce'. |
| Malay | In Malay, "membina" can also refer to the process of establishing or constructing something abstract, such as a relationship, organization or system. |
| Malayalam | The verb 'నిర్మ్మించുക' in Malayalam is derived from the Sanskrit root 'निर्म', which also means 'to establish', 'to construct' and 'to create'. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word 'tibni' is derived from the Arabic word 'tabanni', meaning 'to build or construct' and is related to the Semitic root 'b-n-y', meaning 'to build'. The word 'tibni' can also refer to the construction of a house or other structure or the repair of a building. |
| Maori | 'Hanga' can also refer to the creation of something new and unique, not just physical structures. |
| Marathi | The Hindi term 'तयार करा' literally translates to 'prepare' or 'make ready' in English. |
| Mongolian | The word "барих" can also mean "to establish" or "to found" in Mongolian. |
| Nepali | The Sanskrit word 'निर्माण' ('creation', 'formation', 'construction') from which it comes is often used as a term denoting 'form' and 'matter.' |
| Norwegian | "Bygge" (Norwegian for "build") derives from the Old Norse word "byggja," which also means "to settle"} |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word 'mangani' can also be used to mean 'to construct' or 'to raise' in the context of buildings or structures. |
| Pashto | The word "جوړول" in Pashto, meaning "to build", also has connotations of "to create" or "to make" in a broader sense. |
| Persian | The Persian word "ساختن" (sākhtan) may have originated from Middle Persian "sakht" and Proto-Indo-European "*sewk-" and is related to Latin "struere" and English "structure" |
| Polish | The word 'budować' in Polish also means to 'construct' or 'create', and originates from the Proto-Slavic word 'budovati'. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | Construir derives from the Latin word "construere", which means "to put together". |
| Punjabi | The root of 'ਬਣਾਉਣ' is the word 'बन', which in Sanskrit means 'to become' or 'to form'. |
| Romanian | The verb "construi" in Romanian finds its origins in Latin, descending from the past participle of the verb "construere" meaning "to build, to put together, to create". |
| Russian | *Строжить* (*stroyit*) was historically used in the meaning of building, but the most common meaning today is of guarding something |
| Samoan | Fausia also means "to cause to grow" or "to develop". |
| Scots Gaelic | In Gaelic, 'togail' refers to both 'building' and 'destroying'. |
| Serbian | The verb "градити" in Serbian also carries the alternate meaning of "to establish" or "to create", especially in the context of founding a city or institution. |
| Sesotho | The word “haha” can also refer to the act or habit of making buildings, like a contractor or mason. |
| Shona | The word "kuvaka" can also mean "to create" or "to establish". |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "ٺاهيو" can also refer to the process of establishing or creating something, such as a relationship or a system. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | "ගොඩනඟන්න" can also mean "compose", like in the phrase "a well-composed piece of music." |
| Slovak | In Slovak, "stavať" also means "to stand" or "to rise". |
| Slovenian | The Slovenian word "graditi" is related to the Slavic root *grad-, meaning "fenced enclosure or fortified settlement", and the verb "to build". |
| Somali | The Somali word "dhisid" also means "to establish" or "to create". |
| Spanish | The Spanish word "construir" not only means "to build" but it can also mean "to create", "to form", "to compose", or "to write." |
| Sundanese | In Sundanese, the word "ngawangun" can also refer to the process of creating or composing something. |
| Swahili | In Taita, the word "kujenga" means "to mold" as opposed to "to build" in Swahili. |
| Swedish | The word 'bygga' also means to live, dwell, or inhabit in Swedish. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "magtayo" also means "to stand" or "to rise" in Tagalog (Filipino). |
| Tajik | Tajik сохтан and Persian ساختن, both meaning "to build," come from the Proto-Indo-European root *keh₂- meaning "to enclose, to surround." |
| Tamil | The word "கட்ட" in Tamil relates to "compressing" and "binding together" and can also mean "to construct" or "to tie up". |
| Telugu | The Telugu word "నిర్మించు" is derived from the Sanskrit word "निर्म" (nir) meaning "without" and "म" (ma) meaning "create". |
| Thai | "สร้าง" can also mean "make" or "forge". |
| Turkish | Though it may not seem so from its current meaning, "inşa etmek" is an Arabic loanword originating from the word "nüsh'a" (نسخ), meaning "copy" or "imitation". |
| Ukrainian | The word побудувати (pobuduvaty) is derived from the Slavic verb *budovati*, meaning "to be awake." |
| Urdu | The verb تعمیر also means 'to make up,' such as an excuse or a story. |
| Uzbek | The Uzbek word "qurmoq" can have a broader meaning than "construct", as it can be interpreted as forming a family, cultivating a society or building up a state. |
| Vietnamese | The Vietnamese word "xây dựng" can also be translated to "construction" or "to create". |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "adeiladu" has an alternate meaning of "to erect" or "to construct". |
| Xhosa | The verb 'Yakha' is also used in the context of assembling or putting things together, such as a bicycle or a shelf. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "בויען" (build) is derived from the German word "bauen" (to build), and also means "to create" or "to form". |
| Yoruba | Yoruba word 'kọ' can also mean 'create' and in a metaphysical sense, 'compose' or 'generate'. |
| Zulu | The word 'Yakha' is also used to describe the process of creating or establishing something. |
| English | "Build" shares roots with words for "to establish" and "to occupy" in Old Norse, Dutch, German, and Gothic. |