Chip in Different Languages
Discover 'Chip' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Chip
Afrikaans skyfie | ||
Albanian çip | ||
Amharic ቺፕ | ||
Arabic رقاقة | ||
Armenian չիպ | ||
Assamese চিপ | ||
Aymara chipsa | ||
Azerbaijani çip | ||
Bambara puce (puce) ye | ||
Basque txipa | ||
Belarusian чып | ||
Bengali চিপ | ||
Bhojpuri चिप के बा | ||
Bosnian čip | ||
Bulgarian чип | ||
Catalan xip | ||
Cebuano chip | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 芯片 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 芯片 | ||
Corsican chip | ||
Croatian čip | ||
Czech čip | ||
Danish chip | ||
Dhivehi ޗިޕް އެވެ | ||
Dogri चिप | ||
Dutch chip | ||
English chip | ||
Esperanto blato | ||
Estonian kiip | ||
Ewe chip | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) chip | ||
Finnish siru | ||
French puce | ||
Frisian chip | ||
Galician chip | ||
Georgian ჩიპი | ||
German chip | ||
Greek πατατακι | ||
Guarani chip | ||
Gujarati ચિપ | ||
Haitian Creole chip | ||
Hausa guntu | ||
Hawaiian palaoa | ||
Hebrew שְׁבָב | ||
Hindi टुकड़ा | ||
Hmong ntxi | ||
Hungarian forgács | ||
Icelandic flís | ||
Igbo mgbawa | ||
Ilocano chip ti chip | ||
Indonesian chip | ||
Irish sliseanna | ||
Italian patata fritta | ||
Japanese チップ | ||
Javanese kripik | ||
Kannada ಚಿಪ್ | ||
Kazakh чип | ||
Khmer បន្ទះឈីប | ||
Kinyarwanda chip | ||
Konkani चिप करप | ||
Korean 칩 | ||
Krio chip we dɛn kɔl | ||
Kurdish pîjik | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) چیپ | ||
Kyrgyz чип | ||
Lao ຊິບ | ||
Latin chip | ||
Latvian mikroshēma | ||
Lingala puce | ||
Lithuanian lustas | ||
Luganda chip | ||
Luxembourgish chip | ||
Macedonian чип | ||
Maithili चिप | ||
Malagasy chip | ||
Malay cip | ||
Malayalam ചിപ്പ് | ||
Maltese ċippa | ||
Maori maramara | ||
Marathi चिप | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯆꯤꯞ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo chip a ni | ||
Mongolian чип | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ချစ်ပ် | ||
Nepali चिप | ||
Norwegian brikke | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) chip | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଚିପ୍ | ||
Oromo chippii | ||
Pashto چپ | ||
Persian تراشه | ||
Polish żeton | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) lasca | ||
Punjabi ਚਿੱਪ | ||
Quechua chip | ||
Romanian cip | ||
Russian чип | ||
Samoan malamala | ||
Sanskrit चिप् | ||
Scots Gaelic chip | ||
Sepedi chip | ||
Serbian чип | ||
Sesotho chip | ||
Shona chip | ||
Sindhi چپ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) චිප | ||
Slovak čip | ||
Slovenian čip | ||
Somali jab | ||
Spanish chip | ||
Sundanese chip | ||
Swahili chip | ||
Swedish chip | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) maliit na tilad | ||
Tajik чип | ||
Tamil சிப் | ||
Tatar чип | ||
Telugu చిప్ | ||
Thai ชิป | ||
Tigrinya ቺፕ | ||
Tsonga xichipi | ||
Turkish yonga | ||
Turkmen çip | ||
Twi (Akan) chip | ||
Ukrainian чіп | ||
Urdu چپ | ||
Uyghur ئۆزەك | ||
Uzbek chip | ||
Vietnamese chip | ||
Welsh sglodyn | ||
Xhosa chip | ||
Yiddish שפּאָן | ||
Yoruba chiprún | ||
Zulu i-chip |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "skyfie" is derived from the English word "chip", which refers to a thin slice of potato fried or baked. |
| Albanian | In Albanian, "çip" can also refer to a type of small, thin, flat bread or pastry. |
| Amharic | The Amharic word "ቺፕ" can also mean "piece" or "part". |
| Arabic | In classical Arabic, رقاقة means 'softness of the heart or character', a meaning unrelated to modern usage. |
| Armenian | The word "չիպ" can also mean "potato chip" or "computer chip". |
| Azerbaijani | "Çip" also means "tick" in Azerbaijani. |
| Basque | The word "txipa" can also mean "piece", "fragment", or "slice" in Basque. |
| Bengali | চিপ may also refer to the sound of a slap or a click. |
| Bosnian | In Bosnian, "čip" can also refer to a potato crisp or the process of chipping away at something. |
| Bulgarian | The word "чип" ("chip") in Bulgarian can also refer to a potato chip or a computer chip. |
| Catalan | In Catalan, the word "xip" (chip) can also refer to a "fragment" or a "portion" similar to how it is used in English. |
| Cebuano | In Cebuano, the word “chip” can also refer to a piece of wood used as fuel. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 在中文里，“芯片”也可以指代棋盘游戏中的筹码或卡片。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 芯片原称“集成电路”，意为多个晶体管的集成，是电子设备中必不可少的部件。 |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "chip" can also refer to a small coin or a child. |
| Croatian | "Čip" is sometimes used informally to refer to a person, usually male, especially when young. |
| Czech | In Czech, the word "čip" (chip) derives from the German "zipp" and also refers to a type of fabric pattern composed of alternating light and dark threads creating a ribbed effect. |
| Danish | "Chip" can also refer to a type of potato, or to the sound that a bird makes. |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "chip" can also mean "French fry". |
| Esperanto | The word "blato" comes from the Greek "platys", meaning "flat". |
| Estonian | Kiip shares its roots with German "kippe" and Swedish "kipp" meaning a "tip" or "tilt". |
| Finnish | The word 'siru' in Finnish can also refer to a wafer-thin slice of bread, often used as communion bread. |
| French | The French word "puce" originally meant "flea" and was only later applied to "electronic chips". |
| Frisian | Frisian 'chip' means 'piece of wood' or 'small piece of something' |
| Georgian | Chip is also a word associated with microelectronics in Georgian. |
| German | It can also refer to a part of an animal horn, a piece of metal or stone, or a chipboard. |
| Greek | The word "πατατακι" is derived from the Greek word "πατάτα" (potato) and the suffix "-άκι" (diminutive). |
| Gujarati | "ચિપ્સ" is a Gujarati word with many meanings, including "face," "cheek," "mouth" and "lip." |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian Creole word "chip" (pronounced "ship") derives from the English "chip" and can also refer to a computer chip or a microchip. |
| Hausa | Hausa "guntu" derives from the word "guntuwa," meaning a small fragment or particle. |
| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word 'palaoa' not only refers to chips but also to dried strips of salted fish or meat. |
| Hebrew | 'שְׁבָב' also means 'fragment', 'shard', 'sliver', or 'piece'. |
| Hindi | The word 'टुकड़ा' can also refer to a piece or portion of something, and is related to the Sanskrit word 'tuccha', meaning 'to break'. |
| Hmong | In Hmong, “ntxi” also refers to a small amount, or bit. |
| Hungarian | In some contexts, the Hungarian word "Forgács" can also refer to wood shavings or metal scraps. |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word 'flís' derives from Old Norse and shares cognates in several Germanic languages. |
| Igbo | Derived from the word "mgbā," meaning "to break or chop"} |
| Indonesian | In Indonesian, "chip" can also refer to a type of snack food, such as potato chips or tortilla chips. |
| Irish | The term 'sliseanna' is derived from the Irish word 'slise' meaning 'slice' and often refers to other sliced foods like bread and bacon. |
| Italian | The Italian word "patata fritta" literally translates to "fried potato," but is more commonly known as a "chip" |
| Japanese | In Japanese, "チップ" can also mean "tip" or "gratuity" given to service staff. |
| Javanese | Kripik, meaning "chip" in Javanese, is derived from the word "kresek" which refers to the sound of breaking chips. |
| Kannada | The word |
| Kazakh | The word "чип" can also refer to a microcircuit or a computer program. |
| Khmer | "បន្ទះឈីប" also means "to put in jail", especially as a result of being caught or punished. |
| Korean | The word "칩" (chip) is derived from the Chinese word "jie" (節), meaning "joint" or "segment", and can also refer to a "piece" or "fragment". |
| Kurdish | The word "pîjik" in Kurdish also means "a small piece of something" |
| Kyrgyz | In Kyrgyz, "чип" also means "chipotle" and "chipboard". |
| Lao | The word "ຊິບ" can also refer to a person who is smart or clever, especially in the context of gambling or games of strategy. |
| Latin | The Latin word "cippus", from which "chip" derives, also means "tombstone" or "boundary marker." |
| Latvian | The word "mikroshēma" is derived from the Greek words "mikros" (small) and "schēma" (form). |
| Lithuanian | The word "lustas" in Lithuanian is derived from the Latin word "frustum", meaning "a small piece" or "fragment". |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "chip" can also mean "potato" or "french fry". |
| Macedonian | The word "чип" can also refer to a small piece of wood or metal used in various games and activities. |
| Malagasy | In Malagasy, the word "chip" can also refer to a small piece of money. |
| Malay | The word "cip" in Malay can also refer to a piece of wood or a splinter. |
| Malayalam | ചിപ്പ് (chip) in Malayalam also refers to a small piece of cloth used for patching clothes. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "ċippa" has been suggested as a possible etymology for the English word "chip", and may also refer to a broken piece of pottery. |
| Maori | In Maori, 'maramara' also refers to a small splinter or shaving of wood or to the act of chipping or shaving. |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "चिप" is used to refer to a 'small, thin piece' of something as well as to 'a small coin'. |
| Mongolian | In Mongolian, "чип" can also refer to a small piece of bread or a coin. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word "chip" comes from the Mon word "chip" meaning "a small slice of something"} |
| Nepali | The Nepali word "चिप" (chip) also means "sticker" and is derived from the English word "chip". |
| Norwegian | In Norway, "brikke" can also refer to an electronic toll tag for vehicles. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | "Chip", in Nyanja, means both an electrical computer component made from a semiconductor, but can also mean, in a similar way to English slang "chip on his shoulder" to carry a resentment. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "چپ" also means "left" in the context of direction. |
| Persian | The word "تراشه" also means "shaving" or "scraping" in Persian, highlighting its original purpose as a byproduct of metalworking. |
| Polish | The word "żeton" in Polish is derived from the French word "jeton", which initially meant a small metal disc used in counting or gambling. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | "Lasca" originates from the Latin root "lasca", meaning a thin, flat piece, and also refers to a type of traditional Portuguese flatbread called "broa lascada". |
| Punjabi | The word "ਚਿੱਪ" (chip) is related to the Sanskrit word "छिप" (chip), meaning "to break off or splinter". |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "cip" is derived from the Greek word "skyphelos", meaning "cup" or "bowl", and it can also refer to a piece of broken pottery or a chip on a glass. |
| Russian | 'Чип' also means 'chip' in English, but originally it only meant 'splinter' |
| Samoan | The word "malamala" also refers to a type of traditional Samoan dance performed by women. |
| Scots Gaelic | In Scots Gaelic, besides meaning "chip," the word "chip" also means "to cut, strike, tap, nick, notch, or break a piece off." |
| Serbian | The term "чип" (chip) can refer to fried potatoes as well as an integrated circuit. |
| Sesotho | In Sesotho, the word “chip” is an informal term for the currency used in South Africa, the rand. |
| Shona | "Chip" in Shona can also mean "to cut down trees". |
| Sindhi | "چپ" Sindhi word is a homonym and means both "chip" and "left side". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "chip" in Sinhala can also refer to a small piece of wood or metal. |
| Slovak | The word "čip" in Slovak can also refer to a microchip or a potato chip. |
| Slovenian | The Slovenian word 'čip' can also mean a 'computer chip', 'french fries' or a 'flake' depending on the context. |
| Somali | "Jab" means "microchip" in Somali, but can also refer to a small piece of something, such as a piece of wood. |
| Spanish | "Chip" also means "coin" in Spanish slang. |
| Sundanese | In Sundanese, 'chip' can also refer to a small amount of something, such as 'a chip of wood' or 'a chip of money'. |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "chip" can also refer to a small piece of wood or a playing card. |
| Swedish | In Swedish, "chip" can also refer to potatoes, or to a type of herring. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "maliit na tilad" (chip) also refers to a small wooden plank used for roofing or flooring. |
| Tajik | "Чип" may also refer to a type of fried potato or to a microchip in Tajik. |
| Tamil | The word "சிப்" ("chip") in Tamil can also refer to a small piece of wood or metal used as a coin or token. |
| Telugu | The word "చిప్" in Telugu can also mean a small, thin piece of something, such as a wood chip or a potato chip. |
| Thai | The Thai word "ชิป" has additional meanings beyond its literal translation as "chip", including "slice" and "piece". |
| Turkish | In Turkish, 'yonga' also means 'shavings' or 'flakes', as in the case of wood shavings or metal flakes. |
| Ukrainian | The word "чіп" in Ukrainian can also mean "french fry", "chip card", or "microchip." |
| Urdu | "چِپ" ('chip' ) in Urdu means 'chip', but also a 'flat piece' or a person who talks a great deal without thinking |
| Uzbek | In Uzbek, "chip" is also a slang term for "money". |
| Vietnamese | In Vietnamese, "chip" can also mean "to receive a small favor or service" or "to be favored or lucky". |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "sglodyn" can also refer to a piece of wood or metal, or a flat, thin object. |
| Xhosa | In Xhosa, 'chip' can also refer to a thin slice of meat or a small piece of wood. |
| Yiddish | In Yiddish, "שפּאָן" can also refer to a sliver of wood used to repair broken furniture. |
| Yoruba | In Yoruba, the word "chiprún" can also refer to a type of small, flat fish. |
| Zulu | In Zulu, "i-chip" can also refer to a small piece of something broken off a larger object, like a chip of wood or pottery. |
| English | The word 'chip' can also refer to a gambling token or to a small piece of material used in electronic circuits. |