Club in Different Languages
Discover 'Club' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Club
Afrikaans klub | ||
Albanian klub | ||
Amharic ክላብ | ||
Arabic النادي | ||
Armenian ակումբ | ||
Assamese ক্লাব | ||
Aymara club ukax mä jach’a uñacht’äwiwa | ||
Azerbaijani klub | ||
Bambara kuluba | ||
Basque kluba | ||
Belarusian клуб | ||
Bengali ক্লাব | ||
Bhojpuri क्लब के ह | ||
Bosnian klub | ||
Bulgarian клуб | ||
Catalan club | ||
Cebuano club | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 俱乐部 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 俱樂部 | ||
Corsican club | ||
Croatian klub | ||
Czech klub | ||
Danish forening | ||
Dhivehi ކްލަބެވެ | ||
Dogri क्लब | ||
Dutch club | ||
English club | ||
Esperanto klubo | ||
Estonian klubi | ||
Ewe club | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) club | ||
Finnish klubi | ||
French club | ||
Frisian club | ||
Galician club | ||
Georgian კლუბი | ||
German verein | ||
Greek λέσχη | ||
Guarani club | ||
Gujarati ક્લબ | ||
Haitian Creole klib | ||
Hausa kulab | ||
Hawaiian laau palau | ||
Hebrew מוֹעֲדוֹן | ||
Hindi क्लब | ||
Hmong club | ||
Hungarian klub | ||
Icelandic klúbbur | ||
Igbo klọb | ||
Ilocano club | ||
Indonesian klub | ||
Irish chlub | ||
Italian club | ||
Japanese クラブ | ||
Javanese klub | ||
Kannada ಕ್ಲಬ್ | ||
Kazakh клуб | ||
Khmer ក្លឹប | ||
Kinyarwanda club | ||
Konkani क्लब | ||
Korean 클럽 | ||
Krio klab | ||
Kurdish klub | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) یانە | ||
Kyrgyz клуб | ||
Lao ສະໂມສອນ | ||
Latin clava | ||
Latvian klubs | ||
Lingala club | ||
Lithuanian klubas | ||
Luganda kiraabu | ||
Luxembourgish club | ||
Macedonian клуб | ||
Maithili क्लब | ||
Malagasy club | ||
Malay kelab | ||
Malayalam ക്ലബ് | ||
Maltese klabb | ||
Maori karapu | ||
Marathi क्लब | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯀ꯭ꯂꯕꯇꯥ ꯂꯩ꯫ | ||
Mizo club a ni | ||
Mongolian клуб | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ကလပ် | ||
Nepali क्लब | ||
Norwegian klubb | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) chibonga | ||
Odia (Oriya) କ୍ଲବ୍ | ||
Oromo kilabii | ||
Pashto کلب | ||
Persian باشگاه | ||
Polish klub | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) clube | ||
Punjabi ਕਲੱਬ | ||
Quechua club | ||
Romanian club | ||
Russian клуб | ||
Samoan kalapu | ||
Sanskrit गदा | ||
Scots Gaelic club | ||
Sepedi tlelabo | ||
Serbian клуб | ||
Sesotho molangoana | ||
Shona tsvimbo | ||
Sindhi ڪلب | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) සමාජය | ||
Slovak klubu | ||
Slovenian klub | ||
Somali naadi | ||
Spanish club | ||
Sundanese kleub | ||
Swahili kilabu | ||
Swedish klubb | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) club | ||
Tajik клуб | ||
Tamil சங்கம் | ||
Tatar клуб | ||
Telugu క్లబ్ | ||
Thai สโมสร | ||
Tigrinya ክለብ | ||
Tsonga xipano xa xipano | ||
Turkish kulüp | ||
Turkmen klub | ||
Twi (Akan) club | ||
Ukrainian клуб | ||
Urdu کلب | ||
Uyghur club | ||
Uzbek klub | ||
Vietnamese câu lạc bộ | ||
Welsh clwb | ||
Xhosa iklabhu | ||
Yiddish קלוב | ||
Yoruba ọgọ | ||
Zulu iklabhu |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word “klub” originates from the Dutch word “kolf”, which can refer to a golf club or a cricket bat. |
| Albanian | In Albanian, the word "klub" can also refer to a type of traditional footwear or a group of people gathered for a specific purpose. |
| Amharic | The Amharic word ክላብ is derived from the English word 'club' and can also refer to a social gathering or association. |
| Arabic | The Arabic word "النادي" (an-nādī) has its origins in the verb "نادى" (nādā), which means "to call, to summon." |
| Armenian | The Armenian word "ակումբ" can also refer to a place of relaxation, entertainment, or social gatherings. |
| Azerbaijani | 'Klub' (club) is also used to refer to a social gathering or association. |
| Basque | "Kluba" is also the Basque word for "group" or "gathering," and comes from the French word "club." |
| Belarusian | In Belarusian the word "клуб" also means "clover". |
| Bengali | "ক্লাব" is also used to refer to clubs made of playing cards |
| Bosnian | Bosnian word "klub" can also mean "ball" or "clew", depending on the context. |
| Bulgarian | The Bulgarian word "клуб" (club) comes from the German "Klub", which in turn originates from the Old English word "clob", meaning a thick stick or log. |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "club" derives from the Latin word "clava", meaning "stick" or "rod". |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano word "club" can also refer to a group of people who share a common interest or goal. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 俱乐部 (jùlèbù) may also mean a group or organization engaged in a common interest or pursuit. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 俱樂部一詞源自明代的「俱舍」，意為聚集、會合之所，後來才引申為社團、組織的意思。 |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "club" can also refer to a group of people with shared interests or a place where they meet. |
| Croatian | The word 'klub' comes from the Austro-Bavarian word 'klup' meaning 'lump' or 'ball'. |
| Czech | In Czech the word "klub" can also refer to a large wooden hammer used for shaping metal. |
| Danish | The word "forening" can also refer to a "union" or an "association" in Danish. |
| Dutch | The word "club" in Dutch can also mean a clover or a playing card suit. |
| Esperanto | "Klubo" also means "ball" in Esperanto (like the one you use to play soccer). |
| Estonian | The word "klubi" is derived from the German word "Klub" and originally referred to a social gathering or meeting. |
| Finnish | Klubi comes from the Swedish "klubb", which also refers to any type of object that has been hit by something or contains something, e.g. a golf club or a ball club. |
| French | The French word "club" can also refer to a type of association or meeting place. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "club" can also refer to a type of dance or a group of people who share a common interest. |
| Galician | In Galician, "club" can also refer to a type of stick or a wooden board. |
| Georgian | The word 'კლუბი' may also refer to a group of people united by a common interest or purpose. |
| German | The word "Verein" derives from the Middle High German "vereinen", meaning "to unite". |
| Greek | In Ancient Greek, “Λέσχη” referred to common meeting spaces for social and political discourse, similar to a gentlemen's club. |
| Gujarati | In Gujarati, "ક્લબ" can also refer to a group of people who regularly gather for a specific purpose, such as a sports team or a group of friends. |
| Haitian Creole | "Klib" is derived from the French word "club" and can also refer to a political party or organization in Haitian Creole. |
| Hausa | The Hausa word 'kulab' can also refer to a group of friends or a gathering, similar to the English word 'club'. |
| Hawaiian | The term `laau palau` can also refer to a staff in a hula ceremony |
| Hindi | Hindi word "क्लब" originates from the English word "club" and can also refer to a group of people with similar interests or activities. |
| Hmong | In Hmong, “club” can also mean "a group of people who share a common interest, activity, or goal". |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "klub" also refers to a type of social gathering, similar to a party. |
| Icelandic | In Icelandic, "klúbbur" can also refer to a "ball" or a "testicle". |
| Igbo | In Igbo, "klọb" also has the meaning of "group of people joined for a purpose." |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "klub" is derived from the Dutch word "club", which can refer to a group of people or an institution, similar to the English word. |
| Irish | The word 'chlub' is also used in Irish to refer to a playing card suit, specifically the symbol for clubs. |
| Italian | In Italian, 'club' can also refer to a type of sausage. |
| Japanese | In Japanese, "クラブ" (kuraibu) can also mean "group" or "association." |
| Javanese | "Klub" in Javanese also refers to a gambling den or a secret meeting place for political or other purposes. |
| Kannada | The word "क्लब" can alternatively mean "group" or "assembly" in Kannada. |
| Kazakh | In Kazakh, “клуб” can also mean “nightclub” or “dance club”. |
| Khmer | The word "ក្លឹប" can also refer to a group of people who share a common interest or goal. |
| Korean | The word "클럽" can also refer to a group of people united by a common interest or a place where people gather for social or recreational activities. |
| Kurdish | In Kurdish, the word "klub" can also refer to a dance party or gathering. |
| Kyrgyz | In the Kyrgyz context, "клуб" can also refer to a social or political organization or an association of individuals sharing common interests. |
| Lao | The word "ສະໂມສອນ" is thought to have derived from the French word "club", but it can also refer to a social gathering or a group of people who share common interests. |
| Latin | Clava is also the name for the Roman fasces, symbolizing authority. |
| Latvian | In Latvian, the word “klubs” originally meant “lump” or “ball”, and was only later used to refer to a social gathering |
| Lithuanian | Lithuanian “klubas” originally referred to a ball of yarn but has since acquired the more common meaning of “club.” |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "club" can refer to a youth group or a youth center in addition to its original meaning, "club". |
| Macedonian | The Macedonian word "клуб" can also refer to a place where people gather to drink and socialize, similar to a pub or bar. |
| Malagasy | "Club" is also the name given to any association and is the origin of the term "Club Franco-Malgache" that designates an association of French-Malagasy descendants. |
| Malay | The word "kelab" in Malay also means "group" or "association". |
| Malayalam | The word "ക്ലബ്" can also refer to a type of traditional dance in Kerala. |
| Maltese | The word "klabb" in Maltese is derived from the Arabic word "klub," meaning a "group of people who gather for a specific purpose." |
| Maori | In Maori mythology, the karapu is also the name of a powerful club wielded by the war god, Tumatauenga. |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "क्लब" (club) can also refer to a meeting or assembly. |
| Mongolian | The word "club" in Mongolian can also refer to a "group of people with a common purpose" |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | In Myanmar, "ကလပ်" can also refer to groups of friends or drinking buddies. |
| Nepali | The word "क्लब" ("club") in Nepali also refers to small groups or associations, such as social clubs or sports clubs, which share a common interest or purpose. |
| Norwegian | In the medieval era, “klubb” in Norwegian was used to refer to a heavy wooden beam or a thick cudgel. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | "Chibonga" also refers to a tree yielding strong sticks suitable for making clubs. |
| Pashto | The word "کلب" in Pashto has the same meaning as "tribe" or "clan". |
| Persian | The word "باشگاه" has alternative meanings in Persian, including "institution" and "association". |
| Polish | Klub can also refer to a group of people united by a common purpose, interest, or goal in Polish. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The Portuguese word "clube" derives from the English word "club," meaning a social organization, or from the Brazilian Portuguese word "clube," meaning a place for entertainment, such as a nightclub. |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word "ਕਲੱਬ" (club) derives from the English word "club" and can also mean "association" or "union." |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "club" can also refer to a potato-shaped piece of wood used to beat laundry. |
| Russian | "Клуб" also means "a set of playing cards of one suit." |
| Samoan | The Samoan word "kalapu" also means "group", "crowd", or "meeting". |
| Scots Gaelic | Scots Gaelic club has its origin in the Irish "club" or "clubha", meaning "lump" or "bump". |
| Serbian | In Serbian, the word "клуб" can also mean a ball of yarn or a coil. |
| Sesotho | The word "molangoana" in Sesotho has its origin in the word "langoana" (to lean on something) and also refers to a weapon in the form of a long staff. |
| Shona | 'Tsvimbo' literally means 'a thing that strikes' or 'a thing that is used to strike' and thus can also mean 'stick', 'rod', 'staff', 'sceptre', 'weapon', 'club', 'stick used for beating drums', 'police truncheon', 'magic stick' or 'stick used by fortune-tellers'. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word ڪلب ('club') is possibly derived from the same Arabic root as the English 'glebe' (meaning farm or land). |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "සමාජය" can also refer to a group of people who share a common interest or goal. |
| Slovak | Klubu is an original Slovak word that was later adopted into other Slavic languages, like Polish and Ukrainian. |
| Slovenian | In Slovenian, "klub" can also refer to a round log or tree stump |
| Somali | Somali "naadi" is cognate with the Arabic word "naadi", both of which ultimately derive from Proto-Semitic "*nʿd" which also gave rise to the Akkadian word "nēdu" and Hebrew "noʿad". Other meanings of the term "naadi" in Somali include a meeting, assembly or a place of meeting and assembly. |
| Spanish | The word "club" in Spanish also refers to various types of associations, groups, and organizations. |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word 'kleub' (club) is thought to have been derived from the Dutch word 'club', which means 'baton' or 'knobbed stick'. |
| Swahili | The word "kilabu" is also used to refer to a group of people with a shared purpose or interest, similar to the English word "club". |
| Swedish | The original meaning of 'klubb' is a small, round log of wood. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | In Tagalog, "club" can also refer to a group of people with shared interests or goals. |
| Tajik | In Tajik, "клуб" can also mean "union" or "association". |
| Tamil | The word 'சங்கம்' in Tamil can also refer to a 'congregation', 'society', or 'assembly'. |
| Telugu | The Telugu word "క్లబ్" can also refer to a group of people united for a common purpose, like a social club or a sports club. |
| Thai | The word "สโมสร" can mean either a "club" or "society", and comes from Pali and Sanskrit, respectively. |
| Turkish | In Turkish, “kulüp” can also refer to a playing card suit, particularly the hearts suit. |
| Ukrainian | In Ukrainian, "клуб" can also refer to a social gathering or a specific group of people sharing a common interest. |
| Urdu | “کلب” means “dog” as well, and is also used as a slang for a “close friend”. |
| Uzbek | In Uzbek, the word "klub" also refers to a place for dancing and entertainment. |
| Vietnamese | Câu lạc bộ is an assembly of people united by a common interest or goal, often having organized meetings and activities. |
| Welsh | In Welsh, "clwb" also refers to "gathering," "group gathering" or even a small group of people who share an interest. |
| Xhosa | The word 'iklabhu' in Xhosa is derived from the Zulu word 'iklabha', which means 'to hit' or 'to strike'. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "קלוב" can also refer to a group of people with similar interests or a meeting place for such a group. |
| Yoruba | The word "ọgọ" in Yoruba can also refer to a "group of people" or a "meeting place". |
| Zulu | In another context, iklabhu refers to the act of fighting with sticks, commonly known as 'nguni stick-fighting' |
| English | "Club" has its origins in the Old Norse word "klubba," which refers to a heavy stick or cudgel. |