Colonial in Different Languages
Discover 'Colonial' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Colonial
Afrikaans koloniaal | ||
Albanian koloniale | ||
Amharic ቅኝ ገዥዎች | ||
Arabic استعماري | ||
Armenian գաղութային | ||
Assamese ঔপনিৱেশিক | ||
Aymara colonial ukham uñt’atawa | ||
Azerbaijani müstəmləkəçi | ||
Bambara koloniyali | ||
Basque koloniala | ||
Belarusian каланіяльны | ||
Bengali .পনিবেশিক | ||
Bhojpuri औपनिवेशिक के बा | ||
Bosnian kolonijalni | ||
Bulgarian колониален | ||
Catalan colonial | ||
Cebuano kolonyal | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 殖民 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 殖民 | ||
Corsican culuniale | ||
Croatian kolonijalni | ||
Czech koloniální | ||
Danish koloniale | ||
Dhivehi އިސްތިޢުމާރީ ގޮތުންނެވެ | ||
Dogri औपनिवेशिक | ||
Dutch koloniaal | ||
English colonial | ||
Esperanto kolonia | ||
Estonian koloniaalne | ||
Ewe dutanyigbadziɖuɖu | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) kolonyal | ||
Finnish siirtomaa- | ||
French colonial | ||
Frisian koloniaal | ||
Galician colonial | ||
Georgian კოლონიური | ||
German kolonial | ||
Greek αποικιακός | ||
Guarani colonial rehegua | ||
Gujarati વસાહતી | ||
Haitian Creole kolonyal | ||
Hausa mulkin mallaka | ||
Hawaiian koloneā | ||
Hebrew קוֹלוֹנִיאָלִי | ||
Hindi औपनिवेशिक | ||
Hmong colonial | ||
Hungarian gyarmati | ||
Icelandic nýlendutímanum | ||
Igbo colonial | ||
Ilocano kolonial | ||
Indonesian kolonial | ||
Irish coilíneach | ||
Italian coloniale | ||
Japanese コロニアル | ||
Javanese kolonial | ||
Kannada ವಸಾಹತುಶಾಹಿ | ||
Kazakh отарлық | ||
Khmer អាណានិគម | ||
Kinyarwanda ubukoloni | ||
Konkani वसाहतवादी काळांतली | ||
Korean 식민지 주민 | ||
Krio di wan dɛn we dɛn bin de kɔl kɔlonial | ||
Kurdish kolonî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) کۆلۆنیالیزم | ||
Kyrgyz колониялык | ||
Lao ອານານິຄົມ | ||
Latin coloniae | ||
Latvian koloniāls | ||
Lingala ya bokonzi ya bakolonia | ||
Lithuanian kolonijinis | ||
Luganda eby’amatwale | ||
Luxembourgish kolonial | ||
Macedonian колонијална | ||
Maithili औपनिवेशिक | ||
Malagasy fanjanahana | ||
Malay penjajah | ||
Malayalam കൊളോണിയൽ | ||
Maltese kolonjali | ||
Maori koroni | ||
Marathi औपनिवेशिक | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯀꯣꯂꯣꯅꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo colonial a ni | ||
Mongolian колоничлол | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ကိုလိုနီခေတ် | ||
Nepali औपनिवेशिक | ||
Norwegian koloniale | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) wachikoloni | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଉପନିବେଶ | ||
Oromo koloneeffataa | ||
Pashto استعماري | ||
Persian استعماری | ||
Polish kolonialny | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) colonial | ||
Punjabi ਬਸਤੀਵਾਦੀ | ||
Quechua colonial nisqa | ||
Romanian colonial | ||
Russian колониальный | ||
Samoan kolone | ||
Sanskrit औपनिवेशिक | ||
Scots Gaelic coloinidh | ||
Sepedi bokoloniale | ||
Serbian колонијални | ||
Sesotho bokolone | ||
Shona colonial | ||
Sindhi نوآبادياتي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) යටත් විජිත | ||
Slovak koloniálny | ||
Slovenian kolonialna | ||
Somali gumeysi | ||
Spanish colonial | ||
Sundanese kolonial | ||
Swahili ukoloni | ||
Swedish kolonial | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) kolonyal | ||
Tajik мустамлика | ||
Tamil காலனித்துவ | ||
Tatar колониаль | ||
Telugu వలస | ||
Thai อาณานิคม | ||
Tigrinya መግዛእታዊ | ||
Tsonga vukoloni | ||
Turkish sömürge | ||
Turkmen kolonial | ||
Twi (Akan) atubrafo de | ||
Ukrainian колоніальний | ||
Urdu نوآبادیاتی | ||
Uyghur مۇستەملىكە | ||
Uzbek mustamlaka | ||
Vietnamese thuộc địa | ||
Welsh trefedigaethol | ||
Xhosa yobukoloniyali | ||
Yiddish קאָלאָניאַל | ||
Yoruba amunisin | ||
Zulu yamakoloni |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | In Afrikaans, "koloniaal" also refers to the time period of colonial rule by European powers. |
| Albanian | The word "koloniale" in Albanian also refers to a type of bread made with cornmeal and wheat flour. |
| Amharic | The word 'ቅኝ ገዥዎች' (colonial) can also refer to 'settlers' or 'invaders' in a broader sense. |
| Arabic | استعماري can also mean imperialism, colonialist, settler colonial or colonialism. |
| Azerbaijani | The word müstəmləkəçi is sometimes used to refer specifically to the colonial powers such as Britain, France, and Russia. |
| Basque | The Basque word "koloniala" can also mean "settlement" or "colony". |
| Bengali | “পনিবেশিক” (“colonial”) is related to the word “পনিবেশ” (“colony”) and refers to the establishment and maintenance of a colony. |
| Bosnian | The word "kolonijalni" is derived from the Latin word "colonia", meaning "a settlement" or "a colony". |
| Bulgarian | The word "колониален" also means "of or relating to a colony of ants" in Bulgarian. |
| Catalan | The term "colonial" in Catalan can also refer to the administrative divisions of former Spanish colonies, such as the "Provincias de Ultramar" (Overseas Provinces). |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 殖民最初来自拉丁语colōnus，本意为农民。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 殖民 is a term for both colonization and reproduction in Chinese. |
| Corsican | In Corsican, 'culuniale' can also refer to a person from the Italian region of Calabria. |
| Croatian | Korijen riječi kolonijalni je latinska rečenica "colonia", što znači naseljavanje, obrađivanje polja, vojni logor, zemljište dodijeljeno vojnicima. |
| Czech | Slovo "koloniální" má v češtině dvojí význam: původně významu "koloniální", v současnosti spíše "smíšený". |
| Danish | In Danish, 'koloniale' can also mean 'groceries' or 'colonial goods', a secondary meaning not found in English. |
| Dutch | Koloniaal can also refer to a style of furniture popular in the Dutch East Indies during the colonial era. |
| Estonian | The word "koloniaalne" in Estonian can also refer to the colonial period or the colonial empire. |
| Finnish | The word "siirtomaa-" also has a historical meaning referring to "emigration" in Finnish. |
| French | Le mot "colonial" désigne également, en français, une épicerie fine spécialisée dans les produits d'outre-mer. |
| Frisian | The word 'koloniaal' can also refer to a type of coffee, a style of architecture, and a period of Frisian history. |
| Georgian | In addition to its primary meaning of 'colonial', the word 'კოლონიური' can also refer to 'colonel' or 'column' in Georgian. |
| German | The German word "kolonial" has various meanings, including "overseas," "related to colonies," and "exotic." |
| Greek | In the context of ancient Greece, αποικιακός may also mean 'relating to the formation and establishment of colonies', as well as 'having the attributes and characteristics of a colony', and even 'pertaining to settlers of a colony'. |
| Haitian Creole | The word 'kolonyal' is also used in Haitian Creole to refer to the period of French colonial rule. |
| Hausa | The Hausa word for "colonial" is "mulkin mallaka", which was borrowed from Arabic and originally meant "a king's domain." |
| Hawaiian | The word "koloneā" derives from the English word "colonial", used in a Hawaiian context to refer to the period of Western colonialism and its cultural and linguistic impacts on Hawaiian society. |
| Hebrew | קוֹלוֹנִיאָלִי also means 'intestinal' in Hebrew. |
| Hindi | The Hindi word औपनिवेशिक (colonial) is an adjective derived from the Sanskrit word उपनिवेश (settlement, colony). |
| Hmong | The word 'colonial' also means 'colonial-style furniture' in English. |
| Hungarian | The word ’gyarmati’ could also mean the name of a horse or a plant growing out of water. |
| Icelandic | In Icelandic, "nýlendutímanum" can also refer to the colonial era. |
| Igbo | Igbo has two terms for colonial: oge ndị ọcha which means the time of the whites, and oge ochie which means old time. |
| Indonesian | The word 'kolonial' in Indonesian can also refer to 'large' or 'huge'. |
| Irish | While it refers to colonial in English, in Irish it translates to a man from Colin. |
| Italian | The word 'coloniale' can also refer to a style of furniture or a type of coffee. |
| Japanese | 「コロニアル」は建築様式を表すときに「植民地の」という意味ではなく、「時代の」という意味で使用されることも。 |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "kolonial" can also refer to a type of textile or a style of architecture. |
| Kannada | The word "ವಸಾಹತುಶಾಹಿ" also refers to the "settling of a new community" or "group of people migrating to form a new settlement" in Kannada. |
| Kazakh | The word "отарлық" (colonial) in Kazakh is derived from the Persian word "otar" (group), which refers to a group of people living together or working together. |
| Khmer | The word អាណានិគម can also refer to a territory controlled by another country, or to a group of people living in such a territory. |
| Korean | The term 식민지(colonial) is also used in the context of a colonial period or a colonial system, referring to a period of time or a set of policies and practices that establish and maintain political and economic control over a territory or region. |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word "kolonî" originates from the Greek "kolónia" meaning "a settlement in a new land". |
| Lao | The Lao word ອານານິຄົມ, derived from the French "colonie," can also refer to the people of a colony or a group of people from different places living together. |
| Latin | Coloniae is also a noun, meaning "farms, plantations, estates," or "districts." |
| Latvian | In Latvian, "koloniāls" can also refer to goods imported from foreign colonies. |
| Lithuanian | The word "kolonijinis" in Lithuanian can also mean "of a colony" or "related to a colony". |
| Luxembourgish | Luxembourgish "Kolonial" also refers to a coffee and chicory blend, as well as to a type of sugar refined from beetroots. |
| Macedonian | The word "колонијална" can also mean "relating to a colony or colonies; colonial." |
| Malagasy | Malagasy word fanjanahana derives from the French word "fanjan" (which means "plate") and "ana" (meaning "plate" or "plate-shaped dish") |
| Malay | "Penjajah" is the Malay word for "colonial", derived from the Sanskrit word "janapati", meaning "lord of the people" or "ruler." |
| Malayalam | The word "colonial" in Malayalam also refers to a Portuguese settlement or trading post. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "kolonjali" derives from the Italian word "coloniale", which in turn comes from the Latin word "colonia". |
| Maori | The Maori word "koroni" has a secondary meaning of "to be established, to be founded" |
| Marathi | औपनिवेशिक means 'colonial' in Marathi, but also has the alternate meaning of 'traditional' or 'customary'. |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "колоничлол" (colonial) derives from the Russian colonichny (coloniale), and may also have the connotation of "imperialistic" or "exploitative". |
| Nepali | औपनिवेशिक (colonial) is derived from the Latin word colōnia, meaning |
| Norwegian | The word "koloniale" can also mean "grocery store" in Norwegian. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word 'wachikoloni' also means 'white person' due to the association of white people with colonialism. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "استعماري" can also mean "imperial" or "imperialist". |
| Persian | استعماری is derived from the Arabic word "مستعمرة" (musta'marah), meaning "colony", and ultimately from the Latin word "colonia", meaning "settlement" or "outpost". |
| Polish | In Polish the word "kolonialny" also has the alternate meaning of a type of flour made from wheat, barley, and sometimes oats. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, the term colonial can also refer to a type of furniture made from wood from former colonies. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "colonial" is derived from the Latin verb "colo" meaning "to cultivate" and can also mean "colonist" or "settlement". |
| Russian | В русском языке слово «колониальный» также имеет значение «окрашенный в одноцветный тон». |
| Samoan | In Samoan, "kolone" can also refer to a settlement established by European settlers in the Pacific region. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word 'coloinidh' in Scots Gaelic can also refer to a 'farming community' or 'people living together'. |
| Serbian | The Serbian word "колонијални" ("colonial") can also refer to the period of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia from 1929 to 1941, when it was known as the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. |
| Sesotho | The word "bokolone" can also refer to a person who was taught by the missionaries and adopted Christianity. |
| Shona | The Shona word "mu kolonial" has also been used to describe former African colonies and the people who live in them, as well as the era of colonial rule. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "نوآبادياتي" is derived from the Arabic word "مستعمرة" and means "populated place" in general, and not necessarily a "colony" set up by a colonial power. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "යටත් විජිත" can also refer to a person who is subject to another person's authority or control. |
| Slovak | Slovo "koloniálny" má tiež význam "farebný", ktorý je odvodený od francúzskeho slova "colonial". |
| Slovenian | The term "kolonialna" can also refer to a person or thing from a colony or to the colonial period in a certain country. |
| Somali | The word 'gumeysi' also commonly refers to the 'colonial period' in Somali history. |
| Spanish | The word "colonial" has multiple meanings in Spanish, including "colonial", "settler", and "related to the period of colonization". |
| Sundanese | The word "kolonial" in Sundanese can also mean "old-fashioned" or "outdated". |
| Swahili | 'Ukólónì' also refers to the action of establishing dominion over a people or land. |
| Swedish | The word 'kolonial' in Swedish can also refer to grocery stores that sell everyday items, much like a convenience store. |
| Tajik | In Persian, the word "mustamlaka" also refers to "a place for living", and is related to the verb "to dwell". |
| Tamil | The word "காலனித்துவ" (colonial) is derived from the Latin word "colonia", meaning "settlement" or "farm". |
| Telugu | The word "వలస" (valasa) in Telugu can also mean "migration" or "settlement in a new place". |
| Thai | The word อาณานิคม (colonial) derives from the Sanskrit word अनिकेत (aniketa), which means "without a home" or "unsettled." |
| Turkish | The word "sömürge" comes from the Arabic word "musta'mara", meaning "place of settlement". |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "колоніальний" can also refer to a person or thing from a colony. |
| Urdu | The word 'نوآبادیاتی' ('colonial') in Urdu is derived from the Arabic word 'musta'marah' ('colony'), which in turn comes from the Latin word 'colonia' ('settlement'). |
| Uzbek | The word "mustamlaka" is derived from the Arabic word "musta'mal", which means "used" or "exploited." |
| Vietnamese | The word "thuộc địa" originated from the Chinese phrase "屬地", which means "territory belonging to a certain ruler or dynasty". |
| Welsh | The word "trefedigaethol" in Welsh is derived from the Latin word "colonia" meaning "farm" or "settlement", and is also used to refer to a colony or settlement in a foreign land. |
| Xhosa | The Xhosa word 'yobukoloniyali' can also refer to the state of being dispossessed or marginalized. |
| Yiddish | In Yiddish, the word "kolonyal" can also refer to a grocery store or a general store. |
| Yoruba | "Amunisin" also means "one who makes someone work in one place" |
| Zulu | The Zulu word 'yamakoloni' (colonial) comes from the Dutch word 'kolonie' (colony), which itself derives from the Latin word 'colonia' (a settlement of farmers). |
| English | The word "colonial" can also refer to a style of architecture or furniture characterized by its simplicity and emphasis on straight lines and geometric shapes. |