Comedy in Different Languages
Discover 'Comedy' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Comedy
Afrikaans komedie | ||
Albanian komedi | ||
Amharic አስቂኝ | ||
Arabic كوميديا | ||
Armenian կատակերգություն | ||
Assamese কমেডী | ||
Aymara comedia uñt’ayaña | ||
Azerbaijani komediya | ||
Bambara komedi ye | ||
Basque komedia | ||
Belarusian камедыя | ||
Bengali কৌতুক | ||
Bhojpuri कॉमेडी के बा | ||
Bosnian komedija | ||
Bulgarian комедия | ||
Catalan comèdia | ||
Cebuano komedya | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 喜剧 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 喜劇 | ||
Corsican cumedia | ||
Croatian komedija | ||
Czech komedie | ||
Danish komedie | ||
Dhivehi ކޮމެޑީ އެވެ | ||
Dogri कॉमेडी | ||
Dutch komedie | ||
English comedy | ||
Esperanto komedio | ||
Estonian komöödia | ||
Ewe nukokoedonamenyawo | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) komedya | ||
Finnish komedia | ||
French comédie | ||
Frisian komeedzje | ||
Galician comedia | ||
Georgian კომედია | ||
German komödie | ||
Greek κωμωδία | ||
Guarani comedia rehegua | ||
Gujarati ક comeમેડી | ||
Haitian Creole komedyen | ||
Hausa mai ban dariya | ||
Hawaiian hoʻomākeʻaka | ||
Hebrew קוֹמֶדִיָה | ||
Hindi कॉमेडी | ||
Hmong kev tso dag | ||
Hungarian komédia | ||
Icelandic gamanleikur | ||
Igbo ntochi | ||
Ilocano komedia ti komedia | ||
Indonesian komedi | ||
Irish greann | ||
Italian commedia | ||
Japanese コメディ | ||
Javanese komedi | ||
Kannada ಹಾಸ್ಯ | ||
Kazakh комедия | ||
Khmer កំប្លែង | ||
Kinyarwanda urwenya | ||
Konkani विनोदी नाटक | ||
Korean 코메디 | ||
Krio kɔmɛdi we dɛn kin mek | ||
Kurdish pêkenî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) کۆمیدی | ||
Kyrgyz комедия | ||
Lao ຕະຫລົກ | ||
Latin comoedia | ||
Latvian komēdija | ||
Lingala comédie | ||
Lithuanian komedija | ||
Luganda kkomedi | ||
Luxembourgish comedy | ||
Macedonian комедија | ||
Maithili हास्य | ||
Malagasy mampihomehy | ||
Malay komedi | ||
Malayalam കോമഡി | ||
Maltese kummiedja | ||
Maori pukuhohe | ||
Marathi विनोद | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯀꯃꯦꯗꯤ꯫ | ||
Mizo comedy a ni | ||
Mongolian хошин шог | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ဟာသ | ||
Nepali हास्य | ||
Norwegian komedie | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) nthabwala | ||
Odia (Oriya) କମେଡି | ||
Oromo koomeedii | ||
Pashto کامیډي | ||
Persian کمدی | ||
Polish komedia | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) comédia | ||
Punjabi ਕਾਮੇਡੀ | ||
Quechua comedia nisqa | ||
Romanian comedie | ||
Russian комедия | ||
Samoan malie | ||
Sanskrit हास्यम् | ||
Scots Gaelic comadaidh | ||
Sepedi metlae | ||
Serbian комедија | ||
Sesotho metlae | ||
Shona komedhi | ||
Sindhi مزاحيه | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) හාස්යය | ||
Slovak komédia | ||
Slovenian komedija | ||
Somali majaajilo | ||
Spanish comedia | ||
Sundanese komédi | ||
Swahili vichekesho | ||
Swedish komedi | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) komedya | ||
Tajik мазҳака | ||
Tamil நகைச்சுவை | ||
Tatar комедия | ||
Telugu కామెడీ | ||
Thai ตลก | ||
Tigrinya ኮሜዲ | ||
Tsonga vuhungasi bya vuhungasi | ||
Turkish komedi | ||
Turkmen komediýa | ||
Twi (Akan) aseresɛm a wɔde di dwuma | ||
Ukrainian комедія | ||
Urdu مزاح | ||
Uyghur كومېدىيە | ||
Uzbek komediya | ||
Vietnamese phim hài | ||
Welsh comedi | ||
Xhosa umdlalo ohlekisayo | ||
Yiddish קאָמעדיע | ||
Yoruba awada | ||
Zulu amahlaya |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | In Afrikaans, "komedie" can also mean a "play" or "drama" |
| Albanian | The word "komedi" in Albanian derives from the Greek "komoidia" and can also refer to a humorous theatrical performance or a comic element in a work of art or literature. |
| Amharic | The word "አስቂኝ" can also mean "playwright" in Amharic. |
| Arabic | The term "كوميديا" (kūmīdīyā) in Arabic derives from the ancient Greek word "κωμῳδία" (kōmōidía), meaning "festival play," referring to the theatrical performances in Greece that later became known as comedies. |
| Azerbaijani | Komediya is also used as a plural form for |
| Basque | The Basque word 'komedia' is derived from the Greek word 'komoidia', which literally means 'village song'. |
| Belarusian | The Belarusian word "камедыя" originally meant "a theatrical performance". |
| Bengali | "কৌতুক" (pronounced "kow-took") in Bengali, originally derived from Sanskrit, is a comprehensive term that encompasses not only comedy, but also jest, amusement, diversion, and even astonishment. |
| Bosnian | In ancient Greek, the word "comedy" referred to rustic songs and merrymaking. |
| Bulgarian | In Bulgarian, "комедия" can also refer to a situation or event that is awkward or embarrassing. |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "comèdia" ultimately derives from the Greek word "komōidia," which originally referred to a procession or revel in honor of the god Dionysus. |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano "komedya" is rooted in "comedia", a 16th-century Spanish literary genre that originally referred to both tragic and comedic theatrical performances. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 喜剧 is also a synonym for "opera" in Chinese. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The word "喜劇" in Chinese (Traditional) literally means "happy drama" and can also refer to "drama with a happy ending". |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "cumedia" can also refer to a "play" or a "dramatic performance". |
| Croatian | "Komedija" comes from the Greek word "komos" which means "revelry" or "procession". |
| Czech | In Czech, "komedie" can also refer to a "comical person" or a "ludicrous situation". |
| Danish | In Danish, "komedie" also refers to a specific genre of theatrical production, often involving humorous elements. |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "komedie" is derived from the Greek "κωμῳδία" (kōmōidīa), which originally referred to a song sung by a chorus while dancing in procession, often involving jesting and mockery. |
| Esperanto | "Komedio" also translates to "comedian, funny act or performance" or "play, drama" in Polish. |
| Estonian | In Estonian, "komöödia" also refers to a genre of folk theater, usually performed in rural areas during the Christmas season. |
| Finnish | The word "komedia" comes from the Greek word "komodía," meaning "revel, merrymaking" or "village song." |
| French | In French, 'comédie' derives from the Greek 'komos' (festive procession) and is also used to refer to a theatrical genre. |
| Frisian | Frisian 'komeedzje' is a loanword from French 'comédie', which in turn comes from Greek 'komodia'. |
| Galician | In Galician, "comedia" also refers to a theatrical genre that's more similar to the English "tragedy". |
| Georgian | The Georgian word "კომედია" ("comedy") derives from the Greek word "κωμῳδία" ("kōmōidía") and ultimately from the verb "κωμάζω" ("kōmázo"), meaning "to revel, to make merry." |
| German | The word "Komödie" is derived from the Greek term "komos," referring to a reveling procession associated with the worship of Dionysus. |
| Greek | The word "κωμωδία" (comedy) derives from the Greek word "κῶμος" (kōmos), meaning "revel" or "merrymaking". |
| Gujarati | "ક comeમેડી" is derived from the Greek word "komos," meaning "revel," and is related to the English word "comical." |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian Creole word "komedyen" comes from the French word "comédien", which means "actor or comedian". |
| Hausa | The term 'mai ban dariya' literally translates to 'maker of laughter' or 'laughter merchant' in Hausa, highlighting its association with entertainment and humor. |
| Hawaiian | The etymology of hoʻomākeʻaka ('make to laugh') suggests a playful meaning in Hawaiian culture. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "קוֹמֶדִיָה" is derived from Greek κωμῳδία and refers to humorous drama but also a poem performed around a festival for the Greek god Dionysus. |
| Hindi | The word कॉमेडी is derived from the Greek word κωμῳδία (kōmōidía) which means a comic play or song. |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "kev tso dag" literally translates to "laughter play." |
| Hungarian | The word "komédia" came to Hungarian from Greek via Latin, but originally meant a "theatrical play" in the narrower sense. |
| Icelandic | The word "gamanleikur" can also mean "entertainment" or "pleasure" in Icelandic. |
| Igbo | The word "ntochi" originally meant "joke" or "playful banter" in Igbo, but has since come to encompass the broader concept of comedy. |
| Indonesian | In Indonesian, "komedi" can also refer to a play, drama, or theatrical performance. |
| Irish | Greann is also an old Irish word for 'sun' and is often used to describe a person who is cheerful or amusing. |
| Italian | In Italian, "commedia" derives from Late Latin "comoedia", which originally meant "village play" and later adopted the modern meaning of "play with a happy ending." |
| Japanese | In Japanese, the word "コメディ" (komedi) can also mean a "funny story" or a "ridiculous situation." |
| Javanese | Komedi in Javanese can also mean 'funny story'. |
| Kannada | The word "ಹಾಸ್ಯ" can also mean "laughter" or "humor" in Kannada. |
| Kazakh | This word is borrowed from Russian, and it originally came from the Greek word “κωμῳδία”, which meant “a song of revelers”. |
| Khmer | The word កំប្លែង also refers to a type of Khmer theater from the classical period. |
| Korean | The Middle Korean word "코메디" comes from the English word "comedy". |
| Kurdish | The word "pêkenî" comes from the Persian word "pakhanak" which means "laughter" or "ridicule" |
| Kyrgyz | In Kyrgyz, "комедия" also refers to a humorous theatrical performance or a funny situation. |
| Lao | The Lao word ຕະຫລົກ (comedy) originally referred to a specific type of traditional Lao theatrical performance, known as a "lam tad" |
| Latin | In Latin, "comoedia" derives from the Greek "kōmōidia," meaning "festive song" or "village revel." |
| Latvian | "Komēdija" also means "ridiculous or funny situation" in Latvian. |
| Lithuanian | The word "komedija" is derived from the Greek word "komos," meaning "revelry" or "merrymaking." |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "Comedie" also means "play" or "drama". |
| Macedonian | The word "комедија" (comedy) comes from the Greek word "komôidia" meaning "revel, merrymaking," or "festive procession." |
| Malagasy | The word "mampihomehy" in Malagasy is derived from the root "homehy" meaning "to laugh" and the prefix "mampi-" indicating a causative or provocative action, thus literally translating to "causing to laugh" or "provoking laughter." |
| Malay | The word "komedi" is derived from the Greek word "komos" (a procession of revelers) and the Latin word "comoedia" (a play). |
| Malayalam | The Malayalam word 'കോമഡി' ('comedy') originates from the Greek word 'komos', which originally meant 'festive procession. |
| Maltese | The word 'kummiedja' is derived from the Ancient Greek word 'κωμῳδία' (kōmōidia), meaning 'revel' or 'merrymaking' |
| Maori | The word "pukuhohe" literally translates to "puffed out stomach" and was originally used to describe a type of performance that involved satirical storytelling and physical comedy. |
| Marathi | The Sanskrit word "vinod" originally meant "joy" or "pleasure", but in Marathi, it specifically refers to comedy. |
| Mongolian | The word 'хошин шог' also has an alternative meaning, which is 'laughing'. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | "ဟာသ" is etymologically related to "ဟ" meaning "to open", perhaps indicating the widening or broadening of the mouth while laughing. |
| Nepali | "हास्य" also means "laughter" in Nepali. |
| Norwegian | The word "komedie" can also mean "play" or "farce" in Norwegian. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The term "nthabwala" shares the root "thabwa" with "kuthabwa" (to be amused or entertained). |
| Pashto | In Pashto, the word "کامیډي" also has the meaning of "drama" or "play". |
| Persian | The word “کمدی” derives from the ancient Greek word “κωμῳδία,” meaning "rural song". |
| Polish | In Polish, "komedia" comes from the Greek "komōidia" (ancient Greek κωμῳδία), meaning "village song" or "rustic theatre." |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Brazil, the word “comédia” can also refer to a funny situation or event. |
| Punjabi | ਕਾਮੇਡੀ is cognate with the Sanskrit word काम that means "pleasure," and with the Avestan word 𐬎𐬀𐬌𐬋, which means "will or intention." |
| Romanian | The word "comedie" in Romanian can also mean "drama". |
| Russian | "Комедия" в русском языке восходит к греческому "komōidía" через латынь и французский, первоначально обозначая пьесу с непристойным и сатирическим содержанием. |
| Samoan | In some dialects, 'malie' can also mean 'amusement' or 'play'. |
| Scots Gaelic | In Scots Gaelic, "comadaidh" can also mean "society" or "friendship." |
| Serbian | The Serbian word “комедија” comes from the Greek word “κωμῳδία”, which originally meant a song sung by a group of masked performers in a procession. |
| Sesotho | The word "metlae" in Sesotho shares its etymology with the Xhosa word "intlola", both meaning "a jester or clown". |
| Shona | The word "komedhi" in Shona derives from the Sanskrit "komēdi"," meaning "play" or "entertainment." |
| Sindhi | The word "مزاحيه" (comedy) in Sindhi is closely related to "مزح" (a joke), "مذاق" (taste), and "مذاق" (humor). |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 'හාස්යය' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'हास्य' (hāśya) meaning 'laughter' or 'causing laughter'. |
| Slovak | The word "komédia" can also refer to a farcical or ridiculous situation in Slovak. |
| Slovenian | Komedija in Slovene also means a 'group of actors' or a 'theatrical performance'. |
| Somali | This word originates from Sanskrit "maajja" meaning "sweet" or "essence". |
| Spanish | In Spanish, the word "comedia" can also refer to theatrical performances that are not comedic, such as tragedies. |
| Sundanese | Derived from the Sanskrit word |
| Swahili | "Vichekesho" may also be used to refer to someone who is amusing or funny. |
| Swedish | While the Swedish word "komedi" primarily means "comedy," it can also refer to "a drama." |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "komedya" originally referred to secular plays performed during religious festivals. |
| Tajik | The word "мазҳака" can also mean "fun" or "amusement" in Tajik. |
| Tamil | In ancient Tamil, நகைச்சுவை referred to the comic aspect of life or a person's disposition. |
| Telugu | The word "కామెడీ" (comedy) derives from the Greek "komos," meaning "a band of merrymakers". |
| Thai | "ตลก" comes from the Sanskrit word "talaṅga" meaning "actor" or "dancer". |
| Turkish | The Turkish word "komedi" derives from the Latin "comoedia", meaning "play performed in a village", and also refers to a play that portrays laughable characters or situations. |
| Ukrainian | In ancient Greek, the word "comedia" was used to describe dramatic performances involving common citizens rather than heroes or mythological figures. |
| Urdu | The word "مزاح" derives from the root "مزح", meaning "to joke" or "to amuse". |
| Uzbek | The word "komediya" is derived from the Greek word "komoidia," which means "village song" or "rural revel." It originally referred to a type of drama that was performed in villages and towns during festivals and celebrations. |
| Vietnamese | The word "phim hài" in Vietnamese shares the same etymology as "funny" and "farcical" in English, all deriving from the Proto-Indo-European root "*dʰer-," conveying the sense of "to make a fool of"} |
| Welsh | Welsh word 'comedi' also means 'the way one behaves' |
| Xhosa | The Xhosa word for 'comedy', 'umdlalo ohlekisayo', literally translates to 'play that provokes laughter'. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "קאָמעדיע" can originally mean both "comedy" and "tragedy". |
| Yoruba | "Awada" is derived from the Yoruba phrase "a wa da" meaning "come and laugh." |
| Zulu | The Zulu word 'amahlaya' also translates to 'a laughable matter' and refers to a genre of traditional African storytelling. |
| English | The word "comedy" comes from the Greek word "kōmōidia," which means "a song of the revelers." |