Circle in Different Languages
Discover 'Circle' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Circle
Afrikaans sirkel | ||
Albanian rrethi | ||
Amharic ክበብ | ||
Arabic دائرة | ||
Armenian շրջան | ||
Assamese বৃত্ত | ||
Aymara muruq'u | ||
Azerbaijani dairə | ||
Bambara koori | ||
Basque zirkulu | ||
Belarusian круг | ||
Bengali বৃত্ত | ||
Bhojpuri वृत्त | ||
Bosnian krug | ||
Bulgarian кръг | ||
Catalan cercle | ||
Cebuano lingin | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 圈 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 圈 | ||
Corsican circulu | ||
Croatian krug | ||
Czech kruh | ||
Danish cirkel | ||
Dhivehi ބުރު | ||
Dogri घेरा | ||
Dutch cirkel | ||
English circle | ||
Esperanto rondo | ||
Estonian ring | ||
Ewe fli nogo | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) bilog | ||
Finnish ympyrä | ||
French cercle | ||
Frisian sirkel | ||
Galician círculo | ||
Georgian წრე | ||
German kreis | ||
Greek κύκλος | ||
Guarani apu'a | ||
Gujarati વર્તુળ | ||
Haitian Creole sèk | ||
Hausa da'ira | ||
Hawaiian pōʻai | ||
Hebrew מעגל | ||
Hindi वृत्त | ||
Hmong lub voj voog | ||
Hungarian kör | ||
Icelandic hring | ||
Igbo okirikiri | ||
Ilocano bilog | ||
Indonesian lingkaran | ||
Irish ciorcal | ||
Italian cerchio | ||
Japanese サークル | ||
Javanese bunderan | ||
Kannada ವಲಯ | ||
Kazakh шеңбер | ||
Khmer រង្វង់ | ||
Kinyarwanda umuzenguruko | ||
Konkani वर्तूळ | ||
Korean 원 | ||
Krio sakul | ||
Kurdish çember | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) بازنە | ||
Kyrgyz тегерек | ||
Lao ວົງ | ||
Latin circulus | ||
Latvian aplis | ||
Lingala libungutulu | ||
Lithuanian apskritimas | ||
Luganda -tooloola | ||
Luxembourgish krees | ||
Macedonian круг | ||
Maithili घेरा | ||
Malagasy faribolana | ||
Malay bulatan | ||
Malayalam സർക്കിൾ | ||
Maltese ċirku | ||
Maori porohita | ||
Marathi वर्तुळ | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯑꯀꯣꯏꯕ | ||
Mizo bial | ||
Mongolian тойрог | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) စက်ဝိုင်း | ||
Nepali गोलाकार | ||
Norwegian sirkel | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) bwalo | ||
Odia (Oriya) ବୃତ୍ତ | ||
Oromo geengoo | ||
Pashto دایره | ||
Persian دایره | ||
Polish okrąg | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) círculo | ||
Punjabi ਚੱਕਰ | ||
Quechua ruyru | ||
Romanian cerc | ||
Russian круг | ||
Samoan liʻo | ||
Sanskrit वृत्त | ||
Scots Gaelic cearcall | ||
Sepedi sediko | ||
Serbian круг | ||
Sesotho sedikadikwe | ||
Shona denderedzwa | ||
Sindhi دائرو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) රවුම | ||
Slovak kruh | ||
Slovenian krog | ||
Somali goobaabin | ||
Spanish circulo | ||
Sundanese bunderan | ||
Swahili duara | ||
Swedish cirkel | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) bilog | ||
Tajik доира | ||
Tamil வட்டம் | ||
Tatar түгәрәк | ||
Telugu వృత్తం | ||
Thai วงกลม | ||
Tigrinya ክቢ | ||
Tsonga xirhandzavutana | ||
Turkish daire | ||
Turkmen tegelek | ||
Twi (Akan) kanko | ||
Ukrainian коло | ||
Urdu دائرہ | ||
Uyghur چەمبىرەك | ||
Uzbek doira | ||
Vietnamese vòng tròn | ||
Welsh cylch | ||
Xhosa isangqa | ||
Yiddish קרייז | ||
Yoruba circle | ||
Zulu indingilizi |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "sirkel" is derived from the Latin "circulus" and is also used to refer to a district or area. |
| Albanian | The word "rrethi" in Albanian can also refer to an administrative district, similar to a county or parish in English-speaking countries. |
| Amharic | The word ክበብ also refers to a group of people gathered for a specific purpose, such as a meeting or discussion. |
| Arabic | The Arabic word "دائرة" comes from the root "د-و-ر (d-w-r)" meaning "to turn" or "to rotate". |
| Armenian | The word շրջան is also used to describe "circuit" or "region" |
| Azerbaijani | Dairə is also used in Azerbaijani to refer to a group of people who gather for a specific purpose or task. |
| Basque | The word "zirkulu" also has the meanings "wheel" and "orbit" in Basque. |
| Belarusian | The word "круг" in Belarusian also has the alternate meaning of "round dance" or "circle dance". |
| Bengali | The Sanskrit origin of "বৃত্ত" (circle) relates to "to run" and "to roll," reflecting the circular path of rotation. |
| Bosnian | The Bosnian word "krug" also means "roundabout" or "intersection". |
| Bulgarian | The root of the word "кръг" ("circle") is "крег"крег - "step", but can also mean "sphere" |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "cercle" derives from the Latin word for "hoop" |
| Cebuano | Lingin has alternate meanings like ‘encircling’, ‘enfold’, and ‘wrap’ |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The Chinese character "圈" (quān) is used in various contexts, including as a noun meaning "circle," as a verb meaning "to surround" or "to encircle," and as a noun in the sense of "a group" or "a clique." |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "圈" also means sphere, area, and field or industry |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "circulu" can also refer to a traditional Corsican dance or a group of men who perform this dance. |
| Croatian | "Krug" also means "loaf of bread" in Croatian, likely due to its round shape that resembles a traditional loaf. |
| Czech | "Kruh" can also refer to "bread" or "loaf" in Czech. |
| Danish | In Danish, “cirkel” means both “circle” and “circus” and originates from the Latin word “circus” meaning “ring” or “enclosed space”. |
| Dutch | "Cirkel" is also used in Dutch to refer to a circus ring or a group of people standing in a circle. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "rondo" also means "round dance" in English. |
| Estonian | The Estonian word "ring" can also refer to a "piece of jewelry worn on a finger" or a "group of people or things arranged in a circle". |
| Finnish | The Finnish word "ympyrä" may also refer to a "wheel" or "cycle". |
| French | The word "cercle" in French also refers to a social gathering, group of people, or a round object. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "sirkel" or "tsjerkel" originally referred to a church, the yard surrounding it or a churchyard, the name for circle came later. |
| Galician | The word "círculo" comes from the Latin word "circus" which meant "ring" or "arena". |
| Georgian | The Georgian word "წრე" also refers to a "circle of the clergy" |
| German | The word "Kreis" is also a term for a "district" or "administrative region" in German-speaking countries. |
| Greek | The term 'κύκλος' in Greek is related to the word 'round' in English, and has a root meaning of 'to roll' or 'to turn'. |
| Haitian Creole | Haitian Creole sèk, also meaning "to draw a circle" or "to surround", derives from the Fon sek, meaning "to enclose" or "to block up". |
| Hausa | In Hausa, "da'ira" can also refer to a group of people associated with a particular person or organization. |
| Hawaiian | The word "pōʻai" also means "boundary" or "limit" in Hawaiian. |
| Hebrew | מעגל literally translates to "cycle," implying the ongoing nature or pattern of the shape, and also can refer to social, biological, or even cosmic circles. |
| Hindi | The word "वृत्त" can also mean "news" or "account" in Hindi. |
| Hmong | The term "lub voj voog" can also refer to a "wheel" in Hmong. |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "kör" can also refer to "cycle", "round" or "tour". |
| Icelandic | The name of the mythical sword 'Hringhorni' translates literally as 'circle sword' |
| Igbo | "Okikiri" comes from "kirikiri" meaning "to spin" or "to whirl". |
| Indonesian | The word "lingkaran" is derived from the Javanese word "linggar", which refers to a round stone marker found near ancient temples. |
| Irish | Irish word "ciorcal" originally meant "a ring" (a piece of jewelry) and later acquired the meaning of "circle" (a geometric shape). |
| Italian | While "cerchio" means "circle" in Italian, in the past it was also used metaphorically to mean "trap" or "snare". |
| Japanese | サークル means "circle" in Japanese, but also "club" or "group," originating from the idea of people gathering in a circle to talk or socialize. |
| Javanese | Bunderan could also refer to the area around a circle, or specifically a roundabout |
| Kannada | The word "ವಲಯ" can also refer to a ring, band, or bracelet. |
| Kazakh | The word "шеңбер" is derived from the Persian word "شامور کلاه", which means "fez" (a type of hat) and in some contexts this meaning has been retained in Kazakh. |
| Korean | In addition to its primary meaning of "circle," the Korean word "원" can also refer to the unit of currency known as the South Korean won. |
| Kurdish | The word "çember" can also refer to a "ring" or "hoop" in Kurdish. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "тегерек" can also refer to "a hoop" or "a ring". |
| Lao | Lao "วง" is derived from Pali "vanga", "ring or circle", and is also used in Thai and Khmer, while Lao "ວຽນ" is derived from Sanskrit "vyayana", "extension or circumference". |
| Latin | Circulus can also refer to a gathering, assembly, or group, as in the term 'circulus magistrorum' (circle of masters). |
| Latvian | In its original meaning, "aplis" referred to a ring or hoop. |
| Lithuanian | The word "apskritimas" is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "*ker-/*kre-", meaning "to turn" or "to curve". |
| Luxembourgish | It derives from French "criez" "cry out", as it was an auctioneer's cry during livestock markets. |
| Macedonian | In some contexts, it can also refer to a loop, a cycle, or a group of people with similar interests or characteristics. |
| Malagasy | The word "faribolana" also means "orbit" in Malagasy. |
| Malay | The word "bulatan" in Malay is derived from the Proto-Austronesian word "bulat", and it also means "round" or "sphere" in various Austronesian languages. |
| Malayalam | The word 'സർക്കിൾ' (circle) in Malayalam is a borrowing from English, and has no alternate meanings in Malayalam. |
| Maltese | The word "ċirku" also means "circus" in Maltese. |
| Maori | Porohita can also refer to priests or those who speak for the ancestors |
| Marathi | The Marathi word for 'circle', 'वर्तुळ', is related to the words 'वर्ष' (year) and 'वर्तणे' (to turn), suggesting its connection to the celestial sphere and the rotational motion associated with it. |
| Mongolian | The word тойрог can also refer to a district, province, or region. |
| Nepali | The Nepali word "गोलाकार" is derived from the Sanskrit word "गोल" meaning "round" and "आकार" meaning "shape". |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "sirkel" also refers to a geometry set with a compass or a protractor. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | In the Nyanja language, "bwalo" can also refer to a village, a group of people gathered for a common purpose, or a courtyard. |
| Pashto | The word "دایره" also means "range" or "scope" in Pashto. |
| Persian | The word "دایره" also means "sphere" or "orbit" in Persian. |
| Polish | The word "okrąg" can also mean a round table or a circle of people. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "círculo" can also refer to a social or professional group. |
| Punjabi | The word "ਚੱਕਰ (chakkar)" also refers to a "cycle" or "rotation" in Punjabi, sharing a similar meaning with its English counterpart. |
| Romanian | In French, "cerc" means "hoop"; in Italian, "cerchio" also means "rim" |
| Russian | "Круг " is an old Slavic word, it meant "a place in space, a place in time and space", "a set of objects". |
| Samoan | In some contexts, "liʻo" can also refer to a group of people or a round dance. |
| Scots Gaelic | "Cearcall" is derived from the proto-celtic word *kʷerkʷos which also meant 'enclosure'" |
| Serbian | The Serbian word "круг" ("circle") also means "social circle" or "group of people with similar interests". |
| Sesotho | In traditional medicine, sedikadikwe is a potion brewed using a root which can also be taken as a diuretic, thus its other name moseseke (diuretic). |
| Shona | "Denderedzwa" can also refer to a gathering or meeting of people, often for social or ceremonial purposes. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | "රවුම" is derived from Sanskrit "ravi" (sun) and refers to the sun's path across the sky. |
| Slovak | The word "kruh" also means "bread" in Slovak, and comes from the Proto-Slavic word *krogъ, meaning "ring" or "circle". |
| Slovenian | In medieval times, "krog" also referred to a specific place in the village where people would gather. |
| Somali | The word "goobaabin" also means "a place of agreement" and could be a related concept to that of a circle in Somali culture. |
| Spanish | The Spanish word "círculo" derives from the Latin "circulus" or "circle" and also refers to a group of people sharing common interests. |
| Sundanese | A bundaran (circle) can also mean a roundabout or a traffic circle in Sundanese. |
| Swahili | Swahili 'duara' ('circle') is derived from Arabic 'da'ira' ('circle, orbit') and also means 'area, field, district' in Swahili. |
| Swedish | The word "cirkel" derives from the Latin word "circus", which originally meant a ring-shaped racetrack. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The term "Bilog" traces its roots to the Sanskrit word "Vi" meaning "apart" or "separate". |
| Tajik | "Доира" can also be used to describe a small circle or a dot, such as a mole on a person's face. |
| Tamil | 'வட்டம்' is derived from the root 'வள்', meaning to surround or enclose, and can also refer to a circular object, a group, or a range of things. |
| Telugu | The word "వృత్తం" also means a poetic genre or meter in Telugu literature. |
| Thai | "วงกลม" also means a "cycle" or a "group of people". |
| Turkish | In Turkish, "daire" can also refer to an apartment unit or an office space, reflecting the idea of a bounded space. |
| Ukrainian | The word "коло" is also related to the Slavic root "kol-", which means "wheel" or "to rotate". |
| Uzbek | Doira is also used in Uzbek as a term for a traditional round musical instrument. |
| Vietnamese | "Vòng tròn" in Vietnamese can also refer to a group of people sitting or standing in a circle, or a set of objects arranged in a circular pattern. |
| Welsh | The word "cylch" in Welsh comes from the Proto-Celtic word "*kʷelkos", which also means "wheel" or "ring". |
| Xhosa | The Xhosa word "isangqa" means "circle" and is related to the Zulu word "isinkwa" meaning "bread", referring to the round shape of a loaf of bread. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word קרייז also means a district or a group of people. |
| Yoruba | Yoruba has two verbs that can mean "to surround": "yí" or "pìn". The noun "pín" means "a circular area". |
| Zulu | The term 'indingilizi' may originate from the way a traditional hut is built with circular walls. |
| English | The word "circle" derives from the Old French "cirquel" which itself comes from the Latin "circus" meaning "a ring of spectators". |