Card in Different Languages
Discover 'Card' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Card
Afrikaans kaartjie | ||
Albanian kartë | ||
Amharic ካርድ | ||
Arabic بطاقة | ||
Armenian քարտ | ||
Assamese কাৰ্ড | ||
Aymara tarjeta | ||
Azerbaijani kart | ||
Bambara karti | ||
Basque txartela | ||
Belarusian карта | ||
Bengali কার্ড | ||
Bhojpuri कार्ड के बा | ||
Bosnian karticu | ||
Bulgarian карта | ||
Catalan targeta | ||
Cebuano kard | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 卡 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 卡 | ||
Corsican carta | ||
Croatian kartica | ||
Czech kartu | ||
Danish kort | ||
Dhivehi ކާޑެވެ | ||
Dogri कार्ड दा | ||
Dutch kaart | ||
English card | ||
Esperanto karto | ||
Estonian kaart | ||
Ewe kaɖi dzi | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) card | ||
Finnish kortti- | ||
French carte | ||
Frisian kaart | ||
Galician tarxeta | ||
Georgian ბარათი | ||
German karte | ||
Greek κάρτα | ||
Guarani tarjeta rehegua | ||
Gujarati કાર્ડ | ||
Haitian Creole kat | ||
Hausa katin | ||
Hawaiian kāleka | ||
Hebrew כַּרְטִיס | ||
Hindi कार्ड | ||
Hmong daim npav | ||
Hungarian kártya | ||
Icelandic spil | ||
Igbo kaadị | ||
Ilocano kard | ||
Indonesian kartu | ||
Irish cárta | ||
Italian carta | ||
Japanese カード | ||
Javanese kertu | ||
Kannada ಕಾರ್ಡ್ | ||
Kazakh карта | ||
Khmer កាត | ||
Kinyarwanda ikarita | ||
Konkani कार्ड | ||
Korean 카드 | ||
Krio kad fɔ di kad | ||
Kurdish qert | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) کارت | ||
Kyrgyz карта | ||
Lao ບັດ | ||
Latin card | ||
Latvian karte | ||
Lingala karte ya kosala | ||
Lithuanian kortelę | ||
Luganda kaadi | ||
Luxembourgish kaart | ||
Macedonian картичка | ||
Maithili कार्ड | ||
Malagasy karatra ara-baiboly | ||
Malay kad | ||
Malayalam കാർഡ് | ||
Maltese karta | ||
Maori kāri | ||
Marathi कार्ड | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯀꯥꯔꯗ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo card a ni | ||
Mongolian карт | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ကဒ် | ||
Nepali कार्ड | ||
Norwegian kort | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) khadi | ||
Odia (Oriya) କାର୍ଡ | ||
Oromo kaardii | ||
Pashto کارت | ||
Persian کارت | ||
Polish karta | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) cartão | ||
Punjabi ਕਾਰਡ | ||
Quechua tarjeta | ||
Romanian card | ||
Russian открытка | ||
Samoan pepa | ||
Sanskrit कार्ड | ||
Scots Gaelic cairt | ||
Sepedi karata ya | ||
Serbian карта | ||
Sesotho karete | ||
Shona kadhi | ||
Sindhi ڪارڊ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) කාඩ්පත | ||
Slovak karta | ||
Slovenian kartica | ||
Somali kaarka | ||
Spanish tarjeta | ||
Sundanese kartu | ||
Swahili kadi | ||
Swedish kort | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) kard | ||
Tajik корт | ||
Tamil அட்டை | ||
Tatar карточка | ||
Telugu కార్డు | ||
Thai การ์ด | ||
Tigrinya ካርድ | ||
Tsonga khadi ra kona | ||
Turkish kart | ||
Turkmen kartoçka | ||
Twi (Akan) kaad no | ||
Ukrainian картки | ||
Urdu کارڈ | ||
Uyghur كارتا | ||
Uzbek karta | ||
Vietnamese thẻ | ||
Welsh cerdyn | ||
Xhosa ikhadi | ||
Yiddish קאַרטל | ||
Yoruba kaadi | ||
Zulu ikhadi |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | "Kaartjie" literally means "small map" and can also be used to refer to a place map or a playing card. |
| Albanian | Albanian "kartë" is a borrowing from Turkish "kart" and Italian "carta", and it can have various meanings, including "card" as in playing or credit card, "paper", "certificate", and "map". |
| Amharic | In Amharic, "ካርድ" can also mean a type of traditional Ethiopian bread made from barley. |
| Arabic | "بطاقة" derives from the Greek "papyros" (papyrus), referring to the material from which ancient scrolls were made. |
| Armenian | "Քարտ" (card) is derived from the Old Armenian word "քարտաս" (kartas), which originated from the Greek "χάρτης" (chartes), meaning "paper" or "papyrus". |
| Azerbaijani | "Kart" in Azerbaijani can also mean "paper", "sheet of paper", or "small box for storing things". |
| Basque | 'Txartela' is a Basque word of Spanish origin, meaning 'letter, note or document' |
| Belarusian | The word "карта" ("card") is also used in Belarusian to refer to the card of a playing deck. |
| Bengali | কার্ড can also mean "debt" or "loan" |
| Bosnian | "Karticu" derives from the Latin "charta" via the Italian "carta" and the French "carte". |
| Bulgarian | The word "карта" in Bulgarian can also mean "map" or "ticket". |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "targeta", meaning "card", is derived from the Latin word "chartula", meaning "little paper", and shares its etymology with the English word "charter". |
| Cebuano | In Cebuano, 'kard' can also refer to a small, handheld fan, likely derived from the Spanish 'carta', meaning 'letter' or 'paper'. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 卡 can also refer to a checkpoint, obstacle, or a narrow river passage. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "卡" (card) can also mean "to trap" or "to jam". |
| Corsican | The Corsican word 'carta' can also mean 'letter' or 'map'. |
| Croatian | The Croatian word "kartica" also refers to a small, flat piece of metal used as a key or a tool. |
| Czech | In addition to its primary meaning as "card", "kartu" can also refer to a small piece of paper, a note, or a ticket. |
| Danish | The word "kort" can also mean "map" or "chart" in Danish. |
| Dutch | The word "kaart" also means "map" in Dutch, coming from the Old French word "carte" with the same meaning. |
| Esperanto | Esperanto's "karto" can also mean "paper" or "map", mirroring the dual use of "card" in English. |
| Estonian | The Estonian word "kaart" also means "map" and is derived from the Middle Low German "karte" meaning "document." |
| Finnish | The etymology of "kortti-" is unclear, but it is theorized to derive from the Russian "karta," likely itself a borrowing from German or French. |
| French | The French word "carte" is derived from the Latin "charta," meaning "paper." |
| Frisian | Kaart can also refer to a chart, map or playing card in Frisian. |
| Galician | In medieval Galician "tarxeta" also meant the "small shield carried by horsemen". |
| Georgian | ბარათი derives from the Turkic word 'barad', meaning 'to write' or 'to draw', suggesting its original use as a writing or drawing instrument. |
| German | The word "Karte" can also mean "map" in German, as opposed to "card" in English. |
| Greek | "Κάρτα" refers to a playing card, business card, or credit card, and can also mean "menu" or "billboard". |
| Gujarati | In Gujarati, the word "કાર્ડ" can also refer to a type of traditional Indian playing card. |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian word "kat" is of French origin and also means "map". |
| Hausa | The Hausa word 'katin' also means 'a share of something' or 'a portion of something divided equally among several people'. |
| Hawaiian | The word "kāleka" in Hawaiian has no known alternate meanings or etymological relationships to other words. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "כַּרְטִיס" can also refer to a ticket or a business card. |
| Hindi | The Hindi word "कार्ड" comes from the English word "card" and can refer to a playing card, a business card, or a credit card. |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "daim npav" literally translates to "leaf of tree". |
| Hungarian | The word "kártya" can also mean "sign" or "mark" in Hungarian, and it is derived from the Slavic word "karta", meaning a piece of paper. |
| Icelandic | Spil, "card" in Icelandic, comes from the German word Spiel, meaning "play" or "game." |
| Igbo | The Igbo word "kaadị" also means "identity" or "membership in a group or organization." |
| Indonesian | In Sanskrit, "kartu" refers to a tool or an instrument. |
| Irish | The Irish word "cárta" (card) derives from the Latin "carta" (paper) and also means "charter", "document" or "sheet". |
| Italian | The Italian word "carta" derives from the Latin "charta", meaning papyrus, and can also refer to a document or letter. |
| Japanese | The Japanese word カード ("kādo") can also refer to a payment card or a business card. |
| Javanese | The word "kertu" in Javanese can also mean "writing" or "book". |
| Kannada | The Kannada word "ಕಾರ್ಡ್" (kārd) is derived from the French word "carte" and has multiple meanings, including playing cards, business cards, and credit cards. |
| Kazakh | In Kazakh, "карта" ("card") originated from Russian and also refers to a "map," whereas its Kazakh equivalent is "қағаз" ("paper"). |
| Khmer | The word "កាត" can also refer to a playing card, an identity card, or a business card. |
| Korean | 카드(card)는 '문' 또는 '문서'를 뜻하는 고어에서 유래하여 '문서'나 '증명서'의 의미도 갖고 있음 |
| Kurdish | The word "qert" in Kurdish can also refer to a playing card, a lottery ticket, or a piece of paper with information written on it. |
| Kyrgyz | In Turkish and Kyrgyz the word 'карта' means 'paper' |
| Lao | In addition to its meaning as a "card", "ບັດ" can also refer to a book or a banknote. |
| Latin | The Latin word "charta" referred to a sheet of paper, parchment, or papyrus and is the origin of the word "card". |
| Latvian | The Latvian word “karte” is cognate with “karta” in Polish, which in turn derives from Italian “carta”, meaning “paper” |
| Lithuanian | Kortelę likely originated from 'carta' in medieval Latin, which itself might come from the ancient Greek 'khartis' meaning 'papyrus'. |
| Luxembourgish | The Luxembourgish word "Kaart" can also refer to a map or a playing card. |
| Macedonian | Картичка - умалительная форма слова карта (маленькая карта) |
| Malagasy | The word "KARATRA ARA-BAIBOLY" in Malagasy is borrowed from the French word "carte" and also means "map". |
| Malay | The word 'kad' in Malay may also refer to a ticket or a pass. |
| Malayalam | The word 'കാർഡ്' originates from the Latin word 'charta', meaning 'paper' or 'papyrus'. |
| Maltese | "Karta" also means "map" in Maltese, similar to other Romance languages like Italian and Catalan. |
| Maori | The word 'kāri' can also refer to a playing card or a document serving as an identity or admission card. |
| Marathi | In Marathi, the word "कार्ड" can also refer to a type of traditional Indian playing card. |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "карт" can also mean "paper" or "sheet". |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | "ကဒ်" is derived from the English word "card" and also refers to a piece of paper used for writing or printing. |
| Nepali | The word 'कार्ड' (card) is derived from the French word 'carte' and Latin word 'charta', both meaning 'paper' or 'document'. |
| Norwegian | The word "kort" in Norwegian can also refer to a map or a chart. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word 'khadi' in Nyanja can also refer to a 'piece of paper' |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "کارت" can also refer to a "paper" or a "ticket". |
| Persian | The Persian word "کارت" can also refer to a business or credit card. |
| Polish | In Polish, "karta" can also refer to a map or a page in a book. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Brazil, cartão also means credit card, while in Portugal, it refers to a postal card. |
| Punjabi | The word "ਕਾਰਡ" can also refer to a playing card, a business card, or a greeting card. |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "card" can also refer to a type of divination or fortune-telling. |
| Russian | The word "открытка" literally means "something that is open" in Russian, and it is a cognate of the English word "carte", meaning "a piece of paper". |
| Samoan | The word 'pepa' can also refer to a traditional Samoan game played with cards. |
| Scots Gaelic | In Scottish Gaelic, the word 'cairt' can also refer to a small boat or a pack of cards. |
| Serbian | The Serbian word "карта" (karta) has additional meanings besides "card", such as "map" and "ticket". |
| Sesotho | The word "karete" in Sesotho is also used to refer to a piece of paper or cardboard. |
| Shona | The word "kadhi" in Shona also refers to a piece of wood used to dig during the rainy season. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "ڪارڊ" (card) is derived from the Persian word "کارت" (kârt), meaning "paper" or "document". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | In Sinhala, the word "කාඩ්පත" (card) can also refer to a deck of cards or a playing card. |
| Slovak | The word "karta" in Slovak also means "map" and "ticket" |
| Slovenian | The word 'kartica' also means 'ticket' in Slovenian. |
| Somali | The Somali word |
| Spanish | "Tarjeta" originally meant "paper" or "cardboard" in Spanish, and is related to the Italian word "carta" and the French word "carte". |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word 'kartu' can also refer to a small piece of paper or wood used for note-taking. |
| Swahili | Kadi may also refer to a Muslim judge in Swahili. |
| Swedish | The Swedish word "kort" also means "short", as in "a short distance". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "kard" is also used to refer to a playing card's value or suit. |
| Tajik | Ко betyder “card” i Tajik. Det betyder også “yard” eller “yard.” |
| Tamil | The word "அட்டை" also refers to a type of leech found in water bodies, distinguished by its flat, oval shape and ability to suck blood. |
| Telugu | This word comes from the English word |
| Thai | The Thai word 'การ์ด' ('gàrt') is borrowed from the Portuguese 'carta', meaning a letter or paper, and is related to the English word 'card' which originally meant 'a piece of paper'. |
| Turkish | In Turkish, "kart" derives from Persian "kârt" or Arabic "qurtās" and originally meant "paper box". |
| Ukrainian | "Картки" (card) comes from the Polish "kаrta" and originally meant "paper sheet" or "document." |
| Urdu | The word "کارڈ" can also refer to a playing card, a business card, or a greeting card in Urdu. |
| Uzbek | Uzbek "karta" is also used to refer to a paper playing card or a playing card game. |
| Vietnamese | The Vietnamese word "Thẻ" can also refer to a banknote or identity card. |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "cerdyn" also means "paper", "letter", and "map". |
| Xhosa | The word "ikhadi" can also refer to a flat piece of metal used to remove dirt or impurities from a surface. |
| Yiddish | In Yiddish, "קאַרטל" can also refer to a group of people who form an agreement to control prices or production. |
| Yoruba | In Yoruba, 'kaadi' also refers to the Yoruba system of Ifa divination. |
| Zulu | In addition to its primary meaning as "card," "ikhadi" can also refer to a "ticket" or an "identity document" in Zulu. |
| English | The word "card" derives from the Latin "charta," meaning "paper," and has been used to refer to playing cards since the 15th century. |