Constant in Different Languages
Discover 'Constant' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Constant
Afrikaans konstant | ||
Albanian konstante | ||
Amharic የማያቋርጥ | ||
Arabic ثابت | ||
Armenian հաստատուն | ||
Assamese নেৰানেপেৰা | ||
Aymara sapakuti | ||
Azerbaijani sabit | ||
Bambara kumabɛ | ||
Basque konstantea | ||
Belarusian пастаянны | ||
Bengali ধ্রুবক | ||
Bhojpuri स्थिर | ||
Bosnian konstantan | ||
Bulgarian постоянна | ||
Catalan constant | ||
Cebuano makanunayon | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 不变 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 不變 | ||
Corsican custante | ||
Croatian konstantno | ||
Czech konstantní | ||
Danish konstant | ||
Dhivehi އަބަދު | ||
Dogri नरंतर | ||
Dutch constante | ||
English constant | ||
Esperanto konstanta | ||
Estonian pidev | ||
Ewe si dzɔna ɖa | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) pare-pareho | ||
Finnish vakio | ||
French constant | ||
Frisian konstant | ||
Galician constante | ||
Georgian მუდმივი | ||
German konstante | ||
Greek συνεχής | ||
Guarani mantereiguáva | ||
Gujarati સતત | ||
Haitian Creole konstan | ||
Hausa akai | ||
Hawaiian kūmau mau | ||
Hebrew קָבוּעַ | ||
Hindi लगातार | ||
Hmong tsis tu ncua | ||
Hungarian állandó | ||
Icelandic stöðug | ||
Igbo mgbe nile | ||
Ilocano di-agbalbaliw | ||
Indonesian konstan | ||
Irish tairiseach | ||
Italian costante | ||
Japanese 絶え間ない | ||
Javanese pancet | ||
Kannada ನಿರಂತರ | ||
Kazakh тұрақты | ||
Khmer ថេរ | ||
Kinyarwanda burigihe | ||
Konkani नित्य | ||
Korean 일정한 | ||
Krio ɔltɛm | ||
Kurdish çikyayî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) جێگیر | ||
Kyrgyz туруктуу | ||
Lao ຄົງທີ່ | ||
Latin constant | ||
Latvian nemainīgs | ||
Lingala ebongwanaka te | ||
Lithuanian pastovus | ||
Luganda obutakyuuka | ||
Luxembourgish konstant | ||
Macedonian постојана | ||
Maithili सतत | ||
Malagasy foana | ||
Malay pemalar | ||
Malayalam സ്ഥിര | ||
Maltese kostanti | ||
Maori tamau | ||
Marathi सतत | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯕ | ||
Mizo danglam lo | ||
Mongolian тогтмол | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) စဉ်ဆက်မပြတ် | ||
Nepali स्थिर | ||
Norwegian konstant | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) zonse | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସ୍ଥିର | ||
Oromo dhaabbataa | ||
Pashto ثابت | ||
Persian مقدار ثابت | ||
Polish stały | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) constante | ||
Punjabi ਨਿਰੰਤਰ | ||
Quechua takya | ||
Romanian constant | ||
Russian постоянный | ||
Samoan tumau | ||
Sanskrit नियत | ||
Scots Gaelic seasmhach | ||
Sepedi tiilego | ||
Serbian константан | ||
Sesotho kamehla | ||
Shona chinogara | ||
Sindhi مسلسل | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) නියත | ||
Slovak konštantný | ||
Slovenian konstanten | ||
Somali joogto ah | ||
Spanish constante | ||
Sundanese angger | ||
Swahili mara kwa mara | ||
Swedish konstant | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) palagiang | ||
Tajik доимӣ | ||
Tamil மாறிலி | ||
Tatar даими | ||
Telugu స్థిరంగా | ||
Thai คงที่ | ||
Tigrinya ቀዋሚ | ||
Tsonga nkarhi na nkarhi | ||
Turkish sabit | ||
Turkmen hemişelik | ||
Twi (Akan) daa | ||
Ukrainian постійний | ||
Urdu مستقل | ||
Uyghur تۇراقلىق | ||
Uzbek doimiy | ||
Vietnamese không thay đổi | ||
Welsh cyson | ||
Xhosa rhoqo | ||
Yiddish קעסיידערדיק | ||
Yoruba ibakan | ||
Zulu njalo |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Originally from the Latin "constans", meaning "standing firm or lasting", the Afrikaans word "konstant" also means "continuous". |
| Albanian | The word "konstante" in Albanian, besides the standard meaning of "constant," can also mean "consonant," due to its derivation from the Latin "constans," which means "standing firm." |
| Amharic | The word "የማያቋርጥ" ("constant") comes from the root "አቋርጥ" ("to stop"), and literally means "that which does not stop". |
| Arabic | In the Quran, "ثابت" also refers to a group of angels who record the actions of humans, both good and bad |
| Azerbaijani | In addition to the meaning 'constant', the word 'sabit' in Azerbaijani also signifies 'certain', 'stable', 'regular', or 'established'. |
| Basque | Konstantea derives from the Latin word "constans", meaning "firm", "steadfast", or "resolute". |
| Belarusian | The word "пастаянны" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *postanovъ, which also means "permanent", "established", or "unchanging". |
| Bengali | "ধ্রুবক" is the Bengali translation of the English word "star", especially with respect to Polaris, the North Star in the constellation Ursa Minor. |
| Bosnian | Konstan, is derived from the Dutch word for constant, and is often used as a nickname for the Bosnian male name Konstantin. |
| Bulgarian | The word "постоянна" can also mean "permanent" or "lasting" in Bulgarian. |
| Catalan | In Catalan, "constant" (constant) also means "co-existing" or "simultaneous". |
| Cebuano | "Makanunayon" in Cebuano also means "repeatedly, incessantly," and "steadily". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "不变" (constant) also means "unchanging" or "constant value" in Chinese. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 不變 is formed from the negation character "不" and the verb "變" (change), thus meaning "unchanging" or "constant". |
| Corsican | Custante derives from the Latin word “constare,” which also gives us English “constant” and “constitution” |
| Croatian | The word "konstantno" in Croatian also means "at all times" or "continuously". |
| Czech | The word "konstantní" also means "stable" or "unchanging" in Czech. |
| Danish | The Danish word "konstant" can also mean "artificial" or "unnatural". |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "constante" can also mean "a fixed point, level, or state". |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "konstanta" also means "constant number" in mathematics. |
| Estonian | "Pidev" is a word with multiple meanings in Estonian, including "continuous", "constant", and "determined". |
| Finnish | The word "vakio" is also used in Finnish to refer to a standard or norm. |
| French | In French, the term « constante » is a noun and means a quantitative or numerical value that does not change, as well as a person or thing that maintains its qualities or characteristics over time. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "konstant" can also mean "immediately" or "suddenly". |
| Georgian | The Georgian word "მუდმივი" ("constant") derives from the Proto-Kartvelian root *múd- ("to stand") and cognate with the Svan word "მუდ" ("to stand"). |
| German | The word "Konstante" in German derives from the Latin word "constans," meaning "firm" or "unchanging." |
| Greek | The word "συνεχής" is derived from the Greek word "συνέχειν" (synechein), meaning "to hold together" or "to connect". It can also refer to something that is continuous or uninterrupted. |
| Gujarati | The word 'સતત' is derived from the Sanskrit root 'सत्' (sat), meaning 'to be', and means 'continuous' or 'uninterrupted' in Gujarati. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "konstan" in Haitian Creole, ultimately derived from Latin "constans," can also mean "steady," "firm," or "reliable." |
| Hausa | "Akai" in Hausa also means "to be fixed", "to be steady", or "to be regular." |
| Hawaiian | "Kūmau" can also mean "steady" or "firm." |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "קָבוּעַ" can also refer to something "set" or "established". |
| Hindi | लगातार's derivative and alternate meanings include 'contiguous' and 'incessant'. |
| Hmong | The word can also refer to someone or something that is steadfast or loyal. |
| Hungarian | The word "állandó" is related to "ál", the Hungarian word for "false", and can also be used as a noun meaning "stock", "inventory" or "standing". |
| Icelandic | "stöðug" can also mean "steady" or "unwavering", and it comes from the Old Norse word "staða," which means "a standing." |
| Igbo | The word "mgbe nile" in Igbo is derived from the words "mgbe" (time) and "nile" (remaining), thus emphasizing the concept of timelessness. |
| Indonesian | The word "konstan" in Indonesian can also mean "consistent" or "reliable". |
| Irish | The Irish word "tairiseach" is derived from the Old Irish word "tairisci", meaning "fixed" or "steady." |
| Italian | The Italian word "costante" can also refer to a fixed amount of money paid regularly, similar to the English term "allowance". |
| Japanese | “絶え間ない” can also mean “incessant” or “unceasing”. |
| Javanese | The word "pancet" also means "determined" or "stubborn" in Javanese. |
| Kannada | "ನಿರಂತರ" is derived from "ನಿರು" (water) and "ಅಂತರ" (space), meaning "permeating water", referring to its continuous flow. |
| Kazakh | The word “тұрақты” also means “firm”, “stable”, “solid”, or “fixed” in Kazakh. |
| Khmer | The term ថេរ (“constant”) in Khmer is also used as a title for Buddhist monks, and as a surname. |
| Korean | Korean 일정한 can be traced back to the Chinese 一定, which means 'without variation,' 'fixed,' or 'regular,' and can be used in the same sense in Korean. |
| Kurdish | The word "çikyayî" also translates to "lasting" in Kurdish. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "туруктуу" (constant) in Kyrgyz also means "sedentary" and "permanent". |
| Latin | The Latin word "constans" has also been used to refer to both sexes, as in "constantia mulier," meaning "a steadfast woman." |
| Latvian | The word may also refer to a Latvian folk song or a type of plant that grows in shady areas or marshes. |
| Lithuanian | "Pastovus" (constant) is derived from the verb "pastovėti" (to stay, to stand), and also means "permanent", "lasting". |
| Luxembourgish | The word “konstant” can also mean “faithful” or “steadfast.” |
| Macedonian | In Macedonian, 'постојана' (constant) comes from the verb 'стојам' (stand), implying an enduring or unchanging state. |
| Malagasy | "Foana" can also mean "always, forever, permanently, eternally, continually, unceasingly, perpetually, and endlessly" in English. |
| Malay | The word "pemalar" can also be used to refer to a "standard", a "benchmark" or a "reference point". |
| Malayalam | The word 'സ്ഥിര' ('constant' in Malayalam) has alternate meanings including 'fixed' or 'firm' and an etymology tracing back to the Sanskrit word 'sthirah' ('firm') |
| Maltese | "Kostanti" is derived from Latin "constare," meaning "to stand firm," and is related to words like "constituency" and "constitution" |
| Maori | The word "tamau" in Māori also means "to continue" or "to endure". |
| Marathi | The word 'सतत' (constant) in Marathi is derived from the Sanskrit word 'satata', meaning 'continuous' or 'uninterrupted'. |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "тогтмол" ("constant") originates from the verb "тогтох" ("to stop"). |
| Nepali | The word 'स्थिर' (constant) in Nepali comes from the Sanskrit root 'sthira', meaning 'firm' or 'stable'. |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "konstant" can also refer to a person who is steadfast or reliable. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "zonse" in Nyanja also means "whole" or "all". |
| Pashto | In Pashto, the word “ثابت” also means steadfast or resolute. |
| Persian | The word "مقدار ثابت" literally means "fixed amount" in Persian, but it is also used to refer to a mathematical constant, such as pi or e. |
| Polish | The Polish word "stały" can also mean "steady", "permanent", or "unvarying". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "constante" can also mean "stubborn", "insistent", or "persistent". |
| Punjabi | The word "ਨਿਰੰਤਰ" originates from the Sanskrit word "निः" (niḥ) meaning "without", and "अंतरा" (antarā) meaning "interval" or "break", hence "continuous" or "uninterrupted". |
| Romanian | In Romanian, the word "constant" also means "faithful" or "loyal". |
| Russian | The Russian word "постоянный" ('constant') derives from "стоять" ('to stand') and can also mean 'stable', 'permanent', or 'persistent' |
| Samoan | The Samoan word "tumau" can also mean "firm", "steady", or "abiding". |
| Scots Gaelic | Seasmhach also means 'weather-worn' or 'seasoned' and likely comes from the Gaelic words 'seas' (weather) and 'mach' (field). |
| Serbian | Константан is derived from the Greek "konstantinos" which means "steadfast" or "firm" |
| Sesotho | The word 'kamehla' can also be translated as 'firm', 'steadfast', or 'unchanging'. |
| Shona | The word "chinogara" in Shona also refers to a type of traditional wooden grinding mill used to process grain. |
| Sindhi | "مسلسل" also means "chain" in Sindhi. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "නියත" (niyata) in Sinhala originates from the Sanskrit word "niyata," which means "fixed, determined, or regular." |
| Slovak | *Konštantný* in Slovak can also mean "permanent" as well as "steadfast". |
| Slovenian | Slovenian _konstanten_ originally meant "consistent," but can also mean "constant, steadfast, unwavering," "continuous, unceasing," "permanent, unchanging." |
| Somali | The word "joogto ah" can also mean "persistent" or "steadfast" in Somali. |
| Spanish | Despite sharing the etymology with |
| Sundanese | The word "angger" in Sundanese also shares the same root with the word "anggun" in Indonesian, which means "graceful" or "elegant". |
| Swahili | "Mara kwa mara" can also mean "repeatedly" or "frequently". |
| Swedish | In Swedish, "konstant" also refers to an unchanging state of mind, emotion, or behavior. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "palagiang" can also mean "always" or "continually" in Tagalog. |
| Tajik | The word "доимӣ" can also mean "eternal" or "lasting" in Tajik. |
| Tamil | Though "மாறிலி" translates to "constant", it also means "lover" in Tamil and can denote consistency or constancy. |
| Telugu | Also means "firmly", "steadily", "securely", or "resolutely" |
| Thai | The Thai word "คงที่" not only means "constant" but also "firm", "steady", or "unchanging." |
| Turkish | The word 'sabit' in Turkish can also mean 'certain' or 'fixed'. |
| Ukrainian | Alternate spelling in Ukrainian: "постоянний"; related to the word "постійно" ("constantly") |
| Urdu | The Urdu word "مستقل" can also mean "independent" or "steady." |
| Uzbek | The word "doimiy" in Uzbek also means "permanent" or "unwavering". |
| Vietnamese | "Không thay đổi" derives from the Chinese character "更", which implies a process or progression, connoting a subtle change over time. |
| Welsh | The word "cyson" in Welsh can also refer to a constellation or a group of stars. |
| Xhosa | In other Southern Bantu languages rhoqo means to 'hold on' or 'to press' |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "קעסיידערדיק" (constant) is derived from the German word "stetig", which also means "constant" or "perpetual". |
| Yoruba | The word "ibakan" in Yoruba also means "always". |
| Zulu | The word "njalo" in Zulu also means "always," "regularly," or "continuously." |
| English | The word "constant" comes from the Latin "constans," meaning "standing together" |