Bus in Different Languages
Discover 'Bus' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Bus
Afrikaans bus | ||
Albanian autobus | ||
Amharic አውቶቡስ | ||
Arabic حافلة | ||
Armenian ավտոբուս | ||
Assamese বাছ | ||
Aymara k'añasku | ||
Azerbaijani avtobus | ||
Bambara kaare | ||
Basque autobusa | ||
Belarusian аўтобус | ||
Bengali বাস | ||
Bhojpuri बस | ||
Bosnian autobus | ||
Bulgarian автобус | ||
Catalan autobús | ||
Cebuano bus | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 总线 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 總線 | ||
Corsican autobus | ||
Croatian autobus | ||
Czech autobus | ||
Danish bus | ||
Dhivehi ބަސް | ||
Dogri बस्स | ||
Dutch bus | ||
English bus | ||
Esperanto buso | ||
Estonian buss | ||
Ewe ʋugã | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) bus | ||
Finnish bussi | ||
French autobus | ||
Frisian bus | ||
Galician autobús | ||
Georgian ავტობუსი | ||
German bus | ||
Greek λεωφορείο | ||
Guarani mba'yruguata | ||
Gujarati બસ | ||
Haitian Creole bis | ||
Hausa bas | ||
Hawaiian kaʻa ʻōhua | ||
Hebrew אוֹטוֹבּוּס | ||
Hindi बस | ||
Hmong chaw tos tsheb loj | ||
Hungarian busz | ||
Icelandic strætó | ||
Igbo bọs | ||
Ilocano bus | ||
Indonesian bis | ||
Irish bus | ||
Italian autobus | ||
Japanese バス | ||
Javanese bis | ||
Kannada ಬಸ್ | ||
Kazakh автобус | ||
Khmer ឡានក្រុង | ||
Kinyarwanda bus | ||
Konkani बस | ||
Korean 버스 | ||
Krio bɔs | ||
Kurdish bas | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) پاس | ||
Kyrgyz автобус | ||
Lao ລົດເມ | ||
Latin bus | ||
Latvian autobuss | ||
Lingala bisi | ||
Lithuanian autobusas | ||
Luganda baasi | ||
Luxembourgish bus | ||
Macedonian автобус | ||
Maithili बस | ||
Malagasy fiara fitateram-bahoaka | ||
Malay bas | ||
Malayalam ബസ് | ||
Maltese xarabank | ||
Maori pahi | ||
Marathi बस | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯕꯁ | ||
Mizo bus | ||
Mongolian автобус | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ဘတ်စ်ကား | ||
Nepali बस | ||
Norwegian buss | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) basi | ||
Odia (Oriya) ବସ୍ | ||
Oromo atoobisii | ||
Pashto بس | ||
Persian اتوبوس | ||
Polish autobus | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) ônibus | ||
Punjabi ਬੱਸ | ||
Quechua omnibus | ||
Romanian autobuz | ||
Russian автобус | ||
Samoan pasi | ||
Sanskrit बस | ||
Scots Gaelic bus | ||
Sepedi pese | ||
Serbian аутобус | ||
Sesotho bese | ||
Shona bhazi | ||
Sindhi بس | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) බස් | ||
Slovak autobus | ||
Slovenian avtobus | ||
Somali baska | ||
Spanish autobús | ||
Sundanese beus | ||
Swahili basi | ||
Swedish buss | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) bus | ||
Tajik автобус | ||
Tamil பேருந்து | ||
Tatar автобус | ||
Telugu బస్సు | ||
Thai รถบัส | ||
Tigrinya ኣውቶብስ | ||
Tsonga bazi | ||
Turkish otobüs | ||
Turkmen awtobus | ||
Twi (Akan) bɔɔso | ||
Ukrainian автобус | ||
Urdu بس | ||
Uyghur ئاپتوبۇس | ||
Uzbek avtobus | ||
Vietnamese xe buýt | ||
Welsh bws | ||
Xhosa ibhasi | ||
Yiddish באַס | ||
Yoruba bosi | ||
Zulu ibhasi |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | "Bus" can also mean a bundle of brushwood, or a horsehair wig tied in a bun. |
| Albanian | "Autobus" (bus) in Albanian comes from the French "autobus" and also means "motorcycle" or "scooter". |
| Amharic | The word "አውቶቡስ" is derived from the Greek word "auto" meaning "self" and the Latin word "omnibus" meaning "for all". |
| Azerbaijani | The word "avtobus" in Azerbaijani is derived from the Russian word "автобус" (avtobus), which in turn comes from the Latin word "omnibus" meaning "for all". |
| Basque | The word "autobusa" comes from the French "autobus" and the Basque suffix "-a". |
| Belarusian | "Аўтобус" is derived from the Latin "omnibus," meaning "for all," referring to its use for public transportation. |
| Bengali | The word 'বাস' also means 'stay' in Bengali and is cognate to the Sanskrit word 'वास' of the same meaning. |
| Bosnian | The word "autobus" in Bosnian comes from the French word "autobus", which in turn comes from the Greek words "autos" (self) and "bus" (ox), likely referring to an early form of self-propelled vehicle. |
| Bulgarian | В старом болгарском языке «автобус» означал «сам еду». |
| Catalan | Catalan "autobús" originally meant "motor coach" and was borrowed from French "autobus", formed from "auto-" (="self") and "bus" (="omnibus") |
| Cebuano | In Cebuano, the word "bus" can also mean "to carry" or "to transport". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 总线 (zǒngxiàn) in Chinese can also refer to a computer bus, a type of communication channel that connects multiple devices in a computer system. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 總線 (bus) can also refer to a computer bus, a path for data transfer within a computer system. |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "autobus" also means "taxi" or "minivan". |
| Croatian | The word "autobus" used to mean "automobile" in Croatian. |
| Czech | In Czech, the word "autobus" originally meant "automobile coach", as it was derived from Latin "auto" (self) and French "omnibus" (for all, general). |
| Danish | The Danish word "bus" can also refer to a pair of trousers. |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "bus" can also refer to a "bundle of wood" or a "large basket used to carry laundry." |
| Esperanto | The word "buso" in Esperanto probably comes from either German "Bus" or French "autobus" |
| Estonian | The word "buss" also means "kiss" in Estonian, originating from the sound made when someone kisses. |
| Finnish | "Bussi" is derived from the French word "omnibus" (meaning "for all"), which in turn comes from the Latin phrase "omnibus viis" (meaning "by all ways"). |
| French | In French, the word "autobus" originally referred to a self-propelled vehicle that carried passengers, but it has since come to mean specifically a large public transport vehicle. |
| Frisian | In Frisian, the word “bus” can also mean a type of fishing boat. |
| Galician | In Galician, the word "autobús" (bus) derives from the Latin "auto" (self) and "omnibus" (for all), reflecting its shared transportation nature. |
| Georgian | "ავტობუსი" comes from French "autobus", which in turn comes from Latin "omnibus" that means "for all." |
| German | In German, "Bus" also refers to a bundle of sticks or a thick bunch of flowers. |
| Greek | "Λεωφορείο" comes from the Greek word "λεωφόρος" (avenue) and "φορεί" (carry), referencing its function of transporting people along avenues. |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "બસ" ("bus") can also refer to a "stop" (as on a public transportation route) as well as the concept "enough, sufficient". |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian Creole word "bis" can also refer to a "second time" or a "repeat performance". |
| Hausa | "Bas" can also mean "enough" or "finished" in Hausa. |
| Hawaiian | The term "kaʻa ʻōhua" literally means "vehicle of iron" in Hawaiian, reflecting the material used in its construction. |
| Hebrew | The word אוטובּוּס is a combination of the Greek words "auto" (self) and Latin "omnibus" (for all). |
| Hindi | The word 'बस' ('bus') in Hindi may also refer to 'enough' or 'that's it'. |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "chaw tos tsheb loj" is a compound word meaning "large car for people". |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "busz" likely originated from the German word "Bus" and also means "punishment". |
| Icelandic | Strætó comes from Old Norse stræti (street) and vagn (carriage), reflecting that it initially ran along city streets. |
| Igbo | The word "bọs" (bus) in Igbo also means "to carry" or "to transport". |
| Indonesian | "Bis" comes from the Dutch word "bus", which in turn comes from the Latin word "omnibus", meaning "for all". |
| Irish | In Irish, the word “bus” can also refer to a horse |
| Italian | "Autobus" in Italian also means "self-propelled vehicle". |
| Japanese | In Japanese, "バス" also refers to the bass musical note or instrument, and can be used as a verb meaning "to bathe". |
| Javanese | In Javanese, "bis" also means "not yet" or "still not". |
| Kannada | The word 'ಬಸ್' (bus) is derived from the Latin word 'omnibus', meaning 'for all'. |
| Kazakh | "Автобус" comes from Greek "αὐτό" (self) and Latin "омнибус" - "for all". |
| Korean | 버스(bus)는 버스(bus)를 운전하는 기사를 뜻하는 영어 단어에서 유래하였습니다. |
| Kurdish | The word "bas" in Kurdish can also mean "head" or "top". |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word "автобус" comes from the Russian word "автобус" meaning "bus". |
| Lao | The word "ລົດເມ" can also mean "car" in Lao, demonstrating its broad usage in transportation terminology. |
| Latin | "Bus" also denotes "ox" in Latin. |
| Latvian | "Buss" is a loanword from German "Bus" and is cognate with English "bus". |
| Lithuanian | The word "autobusas" is derived from the Greek words "autos" (self) and "basis" (step), referring to the self-propelled nature of buses. |
| Luxembourgish | The word "Bus" is derived from the French word "autobus" and the Latin word "omnibus", meaning "for all". |
| Macedonian | The word "автобус" in Macedonian is derived from the Greek word "αὐτό" (auto) meaning "self" and "βοῦς" (bous) meaning "ox". |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word comes from the French phrase "voiture fiacre à traction à quatre roues motrices" (a steam wagon with 4 driving wheels). |
| Malay | The Malay word "bas" is also used to refer to musical bass instruments due to their deep and resonant sound. |
| Maltese | The word 'xarabank' is a portmanteau of 'xarab', meaning 'a large, noisy vehicle', and 'bank', referring to the benches where passengers sit. |
| Maori | Pahi, meaning "boat" in Māori, was applied to motor buses as they replaced horse-drawn omnibuses, as a humorous reference to their similarity to a ship on the road. |
| Marathi | In Marathi, 'बस' also denotes a stop or a resting place. |
| Mongolian | In Mongolian, "автобус" can also refer to a specific type of small passenger vehicle used in rural areas. |
| Nepali | The word "बस" (bus) in Nepali also means "enough" or "sufficient". |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "buss" can also refer to a kiss, which is derived from the Old Norse word "buss" meaning "to kiss". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | In Nyanja, "basi" also refers to a large, flat wooden tray used for carrying heavy objects. |
| Pashto | The word "بس" (bus) in Pashto also means "enough" or "stop". |
| Persian | The word "اتوبوس" (bus) in Persian is derived from the French word "autobus" and also refers to a type of traditional Iranian hat worn by men. |
| Polish | In Polish, "autobus" also means "motor coach" or "large passenger bus." |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "ônibus" derives from the Latin "omnibus", meaning "for all", referring to the fact that it is a public vehicle that serves everyone. |
| Punjabi | The word "ਬੱਸ" (bus) in Punjabi is also used to refer to a specific type of public transportation, typically a large, motorized vehicle that carries passengers along a fixed route. |
| Romanian | The word "autobuz" is derived from the French word "autobus", which is a shortened form of "omnibus", meaning "for all". The word "omnibus" was originally used to describe a horse-drawn carriage that could carry multiple passengers. |
| Russian | "Автобус" comes from the Greek word "αυτός" (autos), meaning "self," and the Latin word "omnibus," meaning "for all." |
| Samoan | In Samoan, 'pasi' is also a term for a flat surface used for serving food, derived from the word 'pā' meaning 'flat' and 'si' meaning 'eat'. |
| Scots Gaelic | In Scots Gaelic, "bus" or "busa" also signifies an "undercurrent". |
| Serbian | The Serbian word 'аутобус' is derived from the Greek words 'αυτο' (self) and 'βους' (ox), meaning 'self-moving ox'. |
| Sesotho | Possibly related to 'beisa,' an antelope species found in Eastern and Southern Africa. |
| Shona | In Zimbabwean Shona, "bhazi" can also refer to one's "father's sister". |
| Sindhi | In Sindhi, "بس" (bus) is related to "بسائ" (to set out, to proceed), a term used in old Sindhi folklore and poetry. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "බස්" in Sinhala can also mean "speech" or "language" |
| Slovak | Autobus is shortened from the original word "automobilový autobus" in Slovak, meaning "automobile bus". |
| Slovenian | Avtobus is the Slovenian word for a bus, the word comes from the German word |
| Somali | 'Baska' is likely derived from the English word 'bus' and has also been used to refer to a type of large boat |
| Spanish | The Spanish word "autobús" is derived from the Latin words "auto," meaning "self," and "omnibus," meaning "for all." |
| Sundanese | "Beus" is a loanword from English and it also means "to vomit" in Sundanese. |
| Swahili | The word "basi" in Swahili can also refer to a traditional fermented alcoholic beverage made from bananas, sorghum, or millet. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | In Tagalog, "bus" can also mean the process of "busting out" or breaking free from something. |
| Tajik | The word "автобус" derives from the Greek "αυτοκίνητον" meaning "self-propelled". |
| Tamil | In Tamil, "பேருந்து" means "vehicle for many" and has also been used to refer to trains and ships in the past. |
| Telugu | The word "బస్సు" (bus) in Telugu is derived from the English word "bus" and can also refer to an "omnibus" or a "coach". |
| Thai | The Thai word for "bus" is derived from the English word "omnibus," meaning "for all". |
| Turkish | The word "otobüs" originally meant "fire cart" and later came to mean "bus" in Turkish. |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "автобус" is derived from the Greek "autos" (self) and "omnibus" (for all), reflecting its role as a public shared form of transport. |
| Urdu | The word "بس" (bus) is derived from the Latin word "omnibus", meaning "for all". |
| Uzbek | "Avtobus" comes from the Greek "auto" (self) and the Latin "omnibus" (for all), and in addition to "bus" can also mean "carriage" or "autocar" in Uzbek. |
| Vietnamese | In Vietnamese the word "xe buýt" also means "coffin on wheels". |
| Welsh | The word 'bws' can also mean 'bow' or 'arc' in Welsh. |
| Xhosa | "Ibhasi" derives from the Portuguese word "autocarro," meaning "a large self-propelled vehicle for carrying passengers," via the Zulu language. |
| Yiddish | בּאַס, a variant spelling also used in Polish, likely derived from the Greek or Latin root for "footstep." |
| Yoruba | Bosi is also the Oghene (deity) of thunder and lightning, one of many manifestations of Oghene in the Yoruba pantheon. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "ibhasi" also refers to a large metal container, likely due to its resemblance to a bus's shape and size. |
| English | The word "bus" originally referred to large horseless carriages used for transporting people or goods. |