Changing in different languages

Changing in Different Languages

Discover 'Changing' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.

Changing


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Afrikaans
veranderend
Albanian
duke ndryshuar
Amharic
መለወጥ
Arabic
المتغيرة
Armenian
փոփոխվող
Assamese
পৰিৱৰ্তনশীল
Aymara
mayjt’ayaña
Azerbaijani
dəyişən
Bambara
fɛn caman changement
Basque
aldatzen
Belarusian
мяняецца
Bengali
পরিবর্তন
Bhojpuri
बदलत बा
Bosnian
mijenja
Bulgarian
променя се
Catalan
canviant
Cebuano
nagbag-o
Chinese (Simplified)
改变
Chinese (Traditional)
改變
Corsican
cambiendu
Croatian
mijenjajući se
Czech
měnící se
Danish
skiftende
Dhivehi
ބަދަލުވަމުންނެވެ
Dogri
बदलते हुए
Dutch
veranderen
English
changing
Esperanto
ŝanĝante
Estonian
muutuv
Ewe
tɔtrɔ
Filipino (Tagalog)
nagbabago
Finnish
vaihtaa
French
en changeant
Frisian
feroarje
Galician
cambiando
Georgian
იცვლება
German
ändern
Greek
αλλάζει
Guarani
omoambuéva
Gujarati
બદલાતી રહે છે
Haitian Creole
chanje
Hausa
canzawa
Hawaiian
ke hoʻololi nei
Hebrew
מִשְׁתַנֶה
Hindi
बदलना
Hmong
hloov
Hungarian
változó
Icelandic
breytast
Igbo
na-agbanwe
Ilocano
agbaliwbaliw
Indonesian
berubah
Irish
ag athrú
Italian
mutevole
Japanese
変化
Javanese
ganti
Kannada
ಬದಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ
Kazakh
өзгеретін
Khmer
ការផ្លាស់ប្តូរ
Kinyarwanda
guhinduka
Konkani
बदलत वचपी
Korean
바꾸다
Krio
we de chenj
Kurdish
diguheze
Kurdish (Sorani)
گۆڕین
Kyrgyz
өзгөрүлмө
Lao
ປ່ຽນແປງ
Latin
mutantur
Latvian
mainās
Lingala
kobongwana
Lithuanian
keičiasi
Luganda
okukyusakyusa
Luxembourgish
änneren
Macedonian
менување
Maithili
बदलैत
Malagasy
fanovana
Malay
berubah
Malayalam
മാറ്റുന്നതിൽ
Maltese
jinbidlu
Maori
te huri haere
Marathi
बदलत आहे
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯍꯣꯡꯂꯛꯂꯤꯕꯥ꯫
Mizo
inthlak danglam zel
Mongolian
өөрчлөгдөж байна
Myanmar (Burmese)
ပြောင်းလဲနေတဲ့
Nepali
फेर्दै
Norwegian
skiftende
Nyanja (Chichewa)
kusintha
Odia (Oriya)
ପରିବର୍ତ୍ତନ ହେଉଛି
Oromo
jijjiiramaa jira
Pashto
بدلول
Persian
در حال تغییر
Polish
wymiana pieniędzy
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
mudando
Punjabi
ਬਦਲ ਰਿਹਾ
Quechua
tikraspa
Romanian
schimbându-se
Russian
изменение
Samoan
suia
Sanskrit
परिवर्तनम्
Scots Gaelic
ag atharrachadh
Sepedi
go fetoga
Serbian
мењајући се
Sesotho
ho fetoha
Shona
change
Sindhi
بدلجڻ
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
වෙනස් වෙමින්
Slovak
meniace sa
Slovenian
zamenjati
Somali
beddelaya
Spanish
cambiando
Sundanese
ngarobah
Swahili
kubadilisha
Swedish
skiftande
Tagalog (Filipino)
nagbabago
Tajik
ивазшаванда
Tamil
மாறுகிறது
Tatar
үзгәрү
Telugu
మారుతోంది
Thai
การเปลี่ยนแปลง
Tigrinya
ዝቕየር ዘሎ
Tsonga
ku cinca
Turkish
değiştirme
Turkmen
üýtgeýär
Twi (Akan)
nsakrae a ɛresakra
Ukrainian
змінюється
Urdu
بدل رہا ہے
Uyghur
ئۆزگىرىش
Uzbek
o'zgaruvchan
Vietnamese
thay đổi
Welsh
newid
Xhosa
ukutshintsha
Yiddish
טשאַנגינג
Yoruba
iyipada
Zulu
iyashintsha

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansThe Afrikaans word "veranderend" is derived from the Dutch word "veranderlijk", meaning "changeable" or "variable".
AlbanianThe Albanian word "duke ndryshuar" literally means "becoming different", with "duke" being the present participle of "bëj" (to do) and "ndryshuar" the past participle of "ndryshoj" (to change).
AmharicThe word "መለወጥ" can also mean "to replace" or "to exchange".
ArabicThe word "المتغيرة" is derived from the root "غ ي ر", which means "change", "exchange", or "become different."
ArmenianIn Armenian, the word “փոփոխվող” can also refer to “tunable,” as in a musical instrument, or “mutable,” as in a variable quantity.
AzerbaijaniThe Azerbaijani word "dəyişən" shares a root with the Turkish word "değişen," both derived from the Proto-Turkic verb "deği-" meaning "to turn".
BasqueThe word "aldatzen" in Basque also means "transforming" or "altering" and can be used in a wide range of contexts.
BelarusianThe word "мяняецца" can also mean "to alternate" or "to exchange" in Belarusian.
BengaliThe word "পরিবর্তন" also means "exchange" in Bengali.
BosnianThe word "mijenja" is also used in the context of "changing one's mind".
BulgarianThe Bulgarian word "променя се" can also mean "to alter, to vary, to transform, to modify, to switch, to replace, to exchange, to barter, to trade, to swap, to change one's mind, to change one's opinion, to change one's clothes, to change one's job, to change one's life, to change one's ways, to change one's behavior, to change one's appearance, to change one's attitude, to change one's mind, to change one's direction, to change one's plans, to change one's schedule, to change one's mind, to change one's opinion, to change one's clothes, to change one's job, to change one's life, to change one's ways, to change one's behavior, to change one's appearance, to change one's attitude, to change one's mind, to change one's direction, to change one's plans, to change one's schedule, to change one's mind, to change one's opinion, to change one's clothes, to change one's job, to change one's life, to change one's ways, to change one's behavior, to change one's appearance, to change one's attitude, to change one's mind, to change one's direction, to change one's plans, to change one's schedule, to change one's mind, to change one's opinion, to change one's clothes, to change one's job, to change one's life, to change one's ways, to change one's behavior, to change one's appearance, to change one's attitude, to change one's mind, to change one's direction, to change one's plans, to change one's schedule, to change one's mind, to change one's opinion, to change one's clothes, to change one's job, to change one's life, to change one's ways, to change one's behavior, to change one's appearance, to change one's attitude, to change one's mind, to change one's direction, to change one's plans, to change one's schedule, to change one's mind, to change one's opinion, to change one's clothes, to change one's job, to change one's life, to change one's ways, to change one's behavior, to change one's appearance, to change one's attitude, to change one's mind, to change one's direction, to change one's plans, to change one's schedule, to change one's mind, to change one's opinion, to change one's clothes, to change one's job, to change one's life, to change one's ways, to change one's behavior, to change one's appearance, to change one's attitude, to change one's mind, to change one's direction, to change one's plans, to change one's schedule, to change one's mind, to change one's opinion, to change one's clothes, to change one's job, to change one's life, to change one's ways, to change one's behavior, to change one's appearance, to change one's attitude, to change one's mind, to change one's direction, to change one's plans, to change one's schedule, to change one's mind, to change one's opinion, to change one's clothes, to change one's job, to change one's life, to change one's ways, to change one's behavior, to change one's appearance, to change one's attitude, to change one's mind, to change one's direction, to change one's plans, to change one's 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CatalanCanviant in Catalan can also mean 'exchangeable' or 'mutable' in the context of money or other assets.
CebuanoIn Cebuano, "nagbag-o" means "changed" or "transformed" and is also used to describe something that is "new" or "fresh."
Chinese (Simplified)The word "改变" in Chinese can also mean "to amend" or "to revise".
Chinese (Traditional)In Chinese, the word "改變" (changing) can also refer to "exchange" or "transformation."
CorsicanCambiendu is a noun derived from the verb 'cambià' and means 'change', but it can also refer to the money that is given in change.
CroatianThe word "mijenjajući se" can also mean "fluctuating" or "alternating" in Croatian.
CzechThe root of 'měnící se' is 'měnit', which also means 'to exchange'.
DanishThe word "skiftende" also refers to the changing of the seasons or the passing of time.
Dutch"Veranderen" in Dutch, besides meaning "changing," also has the connotation of "transforming" or "becoming different."
Esperanto"Ŝanĝo" can also mean "small change" or "coin" in some languages
EstonianThe word "muutuv" can also mean "diverse" or "various" in Estonian.
Finnish"Vaihtaa" also means "to switch" or "to exchange" in Finnish, and it shares the same root word with "vaihto" ("exchange") and "vaihde" ("gear").
French"En changeant" can also mean "by the way" in French.
FrisianThe word derives from Old Frisian fiær, meaning "to change" and arja, meaning "movement"
GalicianIn Galician, "cambiando" can also mean "bartering" or "exchanging goods or services".
German"Ändern" is derived from the Old High German word "andarōn", which means "to turn" or "to change direction."
Greek"Αλλάζει" (changing) comes from the verb "αλλάσσω" (to change), which also means "to exchange" or "to give".
GujaratiThe Gujarati word "બદલાતી રહે છે" can refer to either temporary or permanent changes, and can be used to describe the changing of physical objects, situations, or abstract concepts.
Haitian CreoleChanje in Haitian Creole is derived from the French word "changement," meaning "change" or "exchange."
HausaCanzawa's Hausa root "canzo" also means "to spin", indicating the "changing" of directions while spinning.
HawaiianEtymology: "ke hoʻololi nei" means "that which is transforming," "the transformative one," or "the process of transformation"
HebrewThe word מִשְׁתַנֶה can also mean "variable" in mathematics.
HindiWhen used as a verb, 'badalna' means changing or altering something, while as a noun it refers to a substitute or replacement.
HmongThe Hmong word "hloov" also means "to turn" or "to change direction".
HungarianThe Hungarian word "változó" also has the meaning "variable" in mathematics.
IcelandicThe Icelandic word "breytast" can also refer to "being changed" or "transforming".
IgboThe word "na-agbanwe" in Igbo also means "transition" and is connected to the verb "agbanwe" which means "to transform".
IndonesianBerubah is also the passive form of the verb ubah, meaning 'to change'.
IrishThe Irish word 'ag athrú' is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root '*wer-', meaning 'to turn' or 'to change'.
ItalianMutevole, from the Latin "mutare," also means "changeable" or "fickle."
Japanese"変化" can also mean "evolution" or "transformation" in Japanese.
JavaneseIn Javanese, ganti also means “a replacement for something lost or broken”.
KazakhThe word "өзгеретін" also means "different" in Kazakh, highlighting the concept of transformation or variation.
Korean바꾸다 originally meant 'to swap' or 'to exchange'.
KurdishThe Kurdish word "diguheze" can also refer to "mutation" or "transformation".
Kyrgyz"Öзгөрүлмө" köken olarak "өзгөр" (değişmek) fiilinden türemiştir ve "değişmeye açık olan" anlamına gelir.
LatinThe Latin word "mutantur" also means "are changed" and is the passive form of the verb "mutare" (to change).
LatvianThe word "mainās" can also mean "to exchange" or "to trade".
LithuanianRelated to Lithuanian "keisti" - to change something.
LuxembourgishThe word 'änneren' (changing) originates from the Old High German word 'enderen', which means 'to turn, change, alter' or 'to renew, refresh'.
MacedonianThe word "менување" comes from the Proto-Slavic root *menъ, meaning "to change, to exchange".
Malagasy"Fanovana" is related to the root "fanov", but some consider it a separate root.
MalayThe term 'berubah' is often translated as 'changing', though it can also refer to 'altering' or 'transforming'.
MalayalamThe word "changing" in Malayalam originated from the root word "മാറ്റുക" which also means "to alter" or "to modify".
MalteseThe word "jinbidlu" in Maltese can also mean "to exchange" or "to barter".
MaoriThe expression 'te huri haere' is also used in Maori to describe the turning of tides or the changing of seasons.
MarathiIn Marathi, "बदलत आहे" can also refer to the act of removing or exchanging clothing.
NepaliThe verb ''फेर्दै'' can also mean ''alter/transform'' or ''replace,'' depending on context.
NorwegianThe word has an older meaning from 1540 meaning 'differentiating' or "distinguishing'
Nyanja (Chichewa)The word "kusintha" can also mean "to adjust" or "to improve" in Nyanja.
PashtoThe word "بدلول" is etymologically related to the Arabic root 'b-d-l', which means "to replace" or "to substitute."
PersianThe etymology of the word "در حال تغییر" in Persian is from the Old Persian word "garta" meaning "turn".
PolishThe Polish word "wymiana pieniędzy" can also mean "money laundering" in some contexts.
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)In Portuguese, “Mudando” also means “moving” or “changing location,” as in changing houses or cities.
PunjabiThe word "ਬਦਲ ਰਿਹਾ" (badal raha) in Punjabi shares the same root with the Sanskrit word "viparita" meaning "opposite", suggesting a shift in perspective or transformation.
RomanianThe verb "schimbându-se" is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "*k̂em". The same root also gave the English word "change".
RussianThe Russian word "изменение" can also refer to the grammatical form of a word that expresses its tense, mood, voice, etc.
SamoanThe word "suia" is also the Samoan word for "exchange."
Scots GaelicThe Gaelic word "atharrachadh" also refers to "metamorphosis" or "transformation" of something.
SerbianThe Serbian word "мењајући се" also means "transforming" or "shifting".
Sesotho"Fetoha" can also refer to someone who always wants to change things.
ShonaThe Shona word "chinja" means both "change" and "to exchange or trade."
SindhiThe Sindhi word "بدلجڻ" also means "to convert" or "to translate".
SlovakThe word "meniace sa" in Slovak originates from the verb "meniť sa" and can also mean "alternating" or "exchangeable" depending on the context.
SlovenianThe verb 'zamenjati' can also mean 'to switch' or 'to replace'.
SomaliThe word "beddelaya" has the same root as "beddel," meaning "exchange," or "trade."
Spanish"Cambiando" can also mean "to exchange" or "to trade" in Spanish.
SundaneseNgarobah, in Sundanese, originally meant 'moving,' but now encompasses all forms of change.
SwahiliThe word "kubadilisha" in Swahili can also refer to "trading" or "exchanging".
SwedishThe Swedish word 'skiftande' originally meant 'shifting' or 'alternating' colors or patterns.
Tagalog (Filipino)"Nagbabago" can also be used in the sense of transforming into something else or developing a different character or personality.
TajikThis word is derived from the Old Persian word "havanaš" meaning "change".
TamilThe Tamil word 'மாறுகிறது' can also refer to transforming or becoming different.
ThaiThai "การเปลี่ยนแปลง" can also refer to "a change in currency" or "a substitute".
TurkishThe Turkish word "değiştirme" is also used to mean "exchanging".
UkrainianThe Ukrainian word "змінюється" also means "declines" when referring to grammar.
UzbekThe word "o'zgaruvchan" also means "variable" or "mutable" in Uzbek.
VietnameseThay đổi can also mean 'to exchange' or 'to replace' in Vietnamese.
WelshThe Welsh word 'newid' can also refer to a musical term meaning 'to alter or vary' or a technical term for 'mutation' in genetics.
XhosaThe word 'ukutshintsha' also has connotations of 'rearranging' or 'altering the order of things'.
YiddishIn Yiddish, "טשאַנגינג" could refer to "switching" or "swapping", rather than exclusively indicating change.
Yoruba"Iyipada" is a Yoruba word that can also imply "progressing" or "developing."
ZuluThe root 'yisha' could also mean 'get lost' or 'go astray'
EnglishThe word 'changing' can also mean 'giving money' or 'making change' (as from a dollar bill).

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