Construction in Different Languages
Discover 'Construction' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Construction
Afrikaans konstruksie | ||
Albanian ndërtimi | ||
Amharic ግንባታ | ||
Arabic اعمال بناء | ||
Armenian շինարարություն | ||
Assamese নিৰ্মাণ | ||
Aymara lurawi | ||
Azerbaijani tikinti | ||
Bambara sojɔ | ||
Basque eraikuntza | ||
Belarusian будаўніцтва | ||
Bengali নির্মাণ | ||
Bhojpuri निर्माण | ||
Bosnian građevinarstvo | ||
Bulgarian строителство | ||
Catalan construcció | ||
Cebuano pagtukod | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 施工 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 施工 | ||
Corsican custruzzione | ||
Croatian građevinarstvo | ||
Czech konstrukce | ||
Danish konstruktion | ||
Dhivehi ބިނާކުރުން | ||
Dogri नरमान | ||
Dutch bouw | ||
English construction | ||
Esperanto konstruo | ||
Estonian ehitus | ||
Ewe xɔtutu | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) pagtatayo | ||
Finnish rakentaminen | ||
French construction | ||
Frisian konstruksje | ||
Galician construción | ||
Georgian მშენებლობა | ||
German konstruktion | ||
Greek κατασκευή | ||
Guarani mopu'ã | ||
Gujarati બાંધકામ | ||
Haitian Creole konstriksyon | ||
Hausa gini | ||
Hawaiian kukulu hale | ||
Hebrew בְּנִיָה | ||
Hindi निर्माण | ||
Hmong kev tsim kho | ||
Hungarian építkezés | ||
Icelandic smíði | ||
Igbo ihe owuwu | ||
Ilocano panangipatakder | ||
Indonesian konstruksi | ||
Irish tógála | ||
Italian costruzione | ||
Japanese 建設 | ||
Javanese pambangunan | ||
Kannada ನಿರ್ಮಾಣ | ||
Kazakh құрылыс | ||
Khmer សំណង់ | ||
Kinyarwanda kubaka | ||
Konkani बांदकाम | ||
Korean 구성 | ||
Krio bil | ||
Kurdish avahî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) بنیاتنان | ||
Kyrgyz курулуш | ||
Lao ການກໍ່ສ້າງ | ||
Latin constructione | ||
Latvian būvniecība | ||
Lingala kotonga | ||
Lithuanian statybos | ||
Luganda okuzimba | ||
Luxembourgish bau | ||
Macedonian градба | ||
Maithili निर्माण | ||
Malagasy construction | ||
Malay pembinaan | ||
Malayalam നിർമ്മാണം | ||
Maltese kostruzzjoni | ||
Maori hangahanga | ||
Marathi बांधकाम | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯁꯥꯒꯠꯄ | ||
Mizo buatsaihna | ||
Mongolian барилга | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ဆောက်လုပ်ရေး | ||
Nepali निर्माण | ||
Norwegian konstruksjon | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) zomangamanga | ||
Odia (Oriya) ନିର୍ମାଣ | ||
Oromo ijaarsa | ||
Pashto جوړول | ||
Persian ساخت و ساز | ||
Polish budowa | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) construção | ||
Punjabi ਨਿਰਮਾਣ | ||
Quechua ruway | ||
Romanian constructie | ||
Russian строительство | ||
Samoan fausiaina | ||
Sanskrit संरचना | ||
Scots Gaelic togail | ||
Sepedi kago | ||
Serbian конструкција | ||
Sesotho kaho | ||
Shona kuvaka | ||
Sindhi بناوت | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ඉදිකිරීම | ||
Slovak konštrukcia | ||
Slovenian gradnja | ||
Somali dhismaha | ||
Spanish construcción | ||
Sundanese pangwangunan | ||
Swahili ujenzi | ||
Swedish konstruktion | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) konstruksyon | ||
Tajik сохтмон | ||
Tamil கட்டுமானம் | ||
Tatar төзелеш | ||
Telugu నిర్మాణం | ||
Thai การก่อสร้าง | ||
Tigrinya ናይ ህንፃ ስራሕ | ||
Tsonga vumaki | ||
Turkish inşaat | ||
Turkmen gurluşyk | ||
Twi (Akan) adesie | ||
Ukrainian будівництво | ||
Urdu تعمیراتی | ||
Uyghur قۇرۇلۇش | ||
Uzbek qurilish | ||
Vietnamese xây dựng | ||
Welsh adeiladu | ||
Xhosa ulwakhiwo | ||
Yiddish קאַנסטראַקשאַן | ||
Yoruba ikole | ||
Zulu ukwakhiwa |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | "Konstruksie" can also mean "construction plan" or "construction site" in Afrikaans. |
| Albanian | "Ndërtimi" is also Albanian for "building", "construction work", "manufacture", "edification", and "fabrication." |
| Amharic | The word "ግንባታ" can also refer to the act of building or establishing something. |
| Arabic | The plural of the Arabic word for 'construction' is 'amaal binaa', a noun for the work of constructing a structure. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "Tikinti" is also used to refer to a "structure" or a "building" in Azerbaijani. |
| Basque | The word "eraikuntza" derives from the Basque word "eraiki", which means "to make". |
| Belarusian | The word "будаўніцтва" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *boud-, meaning "to build". |
| Bengali | The Bangla word নির্মাণ, meaning "construction," also refers to "creating" or "establishing" something |
| Bosnian | The word "građevinarstvo" comes from the Old Slavonic word "grad" (city), and originally meant the art of building cities or fortifications. |
| Bulgarian | The word "строителство" can also refer to the process of building something, or the result of that process. |
| Catalan | The verb "construir" (to construct) and the noun "construcció" (construction) can also mean "to grow" and "growth", respectively. |
| Cebuano | Pagtukod also means ``to make a building or other structure'' or ``to put together'' in Cebuano. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "施工" also means the work of implementing plans. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "施工" (construction) originally referred to "implementing laws and policies". |
| Corsican | Corsican word 'custruzzione' is derived from the Latin word 'constructio', meaning 'act of building' or 'something built'. |
| Croatian | In engineering, građevinarstvo is also used to denote civil engineering. |
| Czech | The word 'konstrukce' can also refer to the act of devising or formulating something, or to a particular interpretation or explanation. |
| Danish | The Danish word "konstruktion" is cognate with words for "construction" in French and English, all ultimately deriving from the Latin root "struere" ('to build'). |
| Dutch | The word "bouw" can also refer to the shape, appearance, or structure of something, such as a building or a plant. |
| Esperanto | The word "konstruo" is derived from Latin "construere" and also means "to build" or "to create". |
| Estonian | "Ehitus" is also the name of a company founded in 1955 and now owned by Swedish house builder NCC. |
| Finnish | The word "rakentaminen" can also refer to "building" or "erecting" something. |
| French | Construction en français peut aussi signifier la structure grammaticale d'une phrase. |
| Frisian | The word 'konstruksje' comes from the Latin word 'constructio', meaning 'to build' or 'to put together'. |
| Galician | In Galician, "construción" can also refer to a musical performance or a play. |
| Georgian | The word "მშენებლობა" can also refer to the process of building or creating something, or the result of such a process. |
| German | In some contexts, the word "Konstruktion" can refer to a theoretical framework or a conceptual model. |
| Greek | The word "κατασκευή" comes from the verb "κατασκευάζω", which means "to build" or "to construct". It can also refer to a work of art or literature, a structure, or a process. |
| Gujarati | The word "બાંધકામ" (construction) has its origins in the Sanskrit word "वंध" (to bind), suggesting the process of putting together or assembling components. |
| Haitian Creole | Haitian Creole "konstriksyon" derives from the French "construction" and means "assembly" or "structure" in a more general sense. |
| Hausa | The word 'gini' also refers to other concepts in Hausa, such as a building, a device, or any type of structure. |
| Hawaiian | kukulu hale is also a phrase that means "to be born" or "to give birth" in Hawaiian |
| Hebrew | The word "בְּנִיָה" can also refer to the act of building or establishing something. |
| Hindi | The Hindi word "निर्माण" originally meant "to form" and is related to the word "निर्मिति" meaning "formation". |
| Hmong | Kev tsim kho may also refer to assembling/building something more abstract, such as an argument or a plan. |
| Hungarian | Építkezés is also the Hungarian word for "edification", emphasizing the moral or intellectual aspect of construction. |
| Icelandic | The word "smíði" can also refer to poetry or other forms of artistic creation in Icelandic. |
| Igbo | "Ihe owuwu" also means "something that you make or build". |
| Indonesian | The word 'konstruksi' in Indonesian can also refer to a person's build or body shape. |
| Irish | Togala also refers to a 'funeral shroud', likely originating in its construction from wood. |
| Italian | The Italian word "costruzione" derives from the Latin word "constructio", meaning "putting together" or "building." |
| Japanese | The word "建設" can also mean "establishment" or "foundation" in Japanese. |
| Javanese | The word pambangunan may also refer to any activity that has the goal of developing or advancing something, such as infrastructure or education. |
| Kannada | The word "ನಿರ್ಮಾಣ" also means "formation" or "creation" in Kannada. |
| Kazakh | In Kazakh, "құрылыс" also means "structure", "composition", or "edifice" |
| Khmer | In architecture, "សំណង់" can also refer to a building or structure. |
| Korean | The word '구성' can also mean 'composition' or 'configuration' in English. |
| Kurdish | The word 'avahî' in Kurdish also refers to the place or building where 'construction' takes place. |
| Kyrgyz | The term "курулуш" is also used in Kyrgyz to refer to a building or a structure. |
| Latin | The Latin word "constructione" also means "the act of building" or "the art of arranging or fitting together parts to form a whole." |
| Latvian | The Latvian word "būvniecība" comes from the verb "būvēt" (to build), which is itself derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "*bhew-" (to grow, to become). |
| Lithuanian | "Statybos" is also used to refer to the act of creating new buildings, as well as the repair and restoration of existing ones. |
| Luxembourgish | "Bau" also means "house" in German and comes from "buan", which means "to build". |
| Macedonian | The word "градба" in Macedonian also refers to a building or structure, and is derived from the Slavic root "gradъ" meaning "town" or "fortress". |
| Malagasy | The word 'construction' in Malagasy can also refer to a building or a structure. |
| Malay | Pem binaan in Malay comes from two words, “bina,” which mean constructing, and “pe,” which is a prefix indicating the doer of the verb. Thus, the term literally translates to “construction.” |
| Malayalam | The word 'നിർമ്മാണം' in Malayalam literally means 'to make something with care,' emphasizing the precision and attention to detail required in construction projects. |
| Maltese | The word "kostruzzjoni" in Maltese is derived from the Italian word "costruzione", which in turn comes from the Latin word "constructio", meaning "building" or "putting together." |
| Maori | The word 'hangahanga' can also refer to the act of cutting down trees or building a scaffold. |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "बांधकाम" is derived from the Sanskrit words "Bandh" (to bind) and "Kaam" (work), and also refers to the process of creating something by putting different parts together. |
| Mongolian | "Барилга" also means "structure" and "building" in Mongolian. |
| Nepali | The word "निर्माण" can also refer to the act of creating or composing something, or to the result of such an act. |
| Norwegian | The word "konstruksjon" in Norwegian also means "structure" or "composition". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | Zomangamanga may refer to the physical act of construction, a building, or a plan. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word جوړول also means "to establish", "to make", and "to build." |
| Persian | The word "ساخت و ساز" also means "building" or "structure" in Persian. |
| Polish | "Budowa" can also mean 'structure' in the sense of 'the way something is put together' |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | "Construção" comes from Latin, meaning both "building" and "interpretation/meaning". |
| Punjabi | The word "ਨਿਰਮਾਣ" is derived from the Sanskrit word "निर्माण" which also means construction, and has a secondary meaning of "creation" or "formation". |
| Romanian | "Construcție" in Romanian can also refer to a structure, building, or arrangement. |
| Russian | "Строительство" comes from "строить" ("to build"), which in turn comes from the Proto-Slavic "*strujiti" ("to arrange, to build"). |
| Samoan | The word "fausiaina" can also mean "building" or "house" in Samoan. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "togail" can also refer to a "demolition" or "destruction" in Scots Gaelic. |
| Serbian | The word 'конструкција' can also mean 'a design' or 'a plan' in Serbian. |
| Sesotho | The word "kaho" in Sesotho is also used to refer to the process of setting up something, such as a camp or a tent. |
| Shona | The Shona word 'kuvaka' can also mean 'to build' or 'to create something'. It is derived from the Proto-Bantu root '-vak-' meaning 'to build' or 'to make'. |
| Sindhi | In Sindhi the word "بناوت" also carries the connotation of "creation" or "composition". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The term ඉදිකිරීම originally meant "creation" in Pali and referred to the construction of buildings, but it now also encompasses broader concepts like the creation of artistic works and literary compositions. |
| Slovak | In Slovak, "konštrukcia" can also refer to an assumption, design, or mental creation. |
| Slovenian | The term 'Gradnja' in Slovenian originates from the verb 'graditi' meaning 'to build', sharing the same root with the terms for 'castle', 'city' and 'garden'. |
| Somali | The Somali word for construction, "dhismaha," is also used to refer to buildings or the act of creating something new. |
| Spanish | En castellano, "construcción" puede referirse tanto al proceso de construir algo como al resultado de ese proceso, es decir, el edificio o estructura en sí. |
| Sundanese | Pangwangunan is also used to refer to the process of creating or building something, such as a house or a program. |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "ujenzi" also refers to the process of developing or establishing something. |
| Swedish | In Swedish, the word "konstruktion" can also refer to a plan or design, or to someone's physique or figure. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | Konstruksyon comes from the Spanish word "construcción" and may also mean creation or formation. |
| Tajik | The word "сохтмон" in Tajik can also mean "creation" or "building". |
| Tamil | The Tamil word “கட்டுமானம்” (“construction”) also means “composition” and “fabrication”. |
| Thai | The word "การก่อสร้าง" is derived from the Sanskrit word "karma" meaning "action" or "doing". |
| Turkish | The word 'inşaat' can also refer to the process of building or constructing something, or to the result of such a process. |
| Ukrainian | "Будівництво" means "building," "erecting," or "raising" in Ukrainian, deriving from the verb "будувати" (to build). |
| Urdu | Repairing, restoring, or mending something that is damaged. |
| Uzbek | In Old Turkic, "qurilish" meant a structure or building. |
| Vietnamese | "Xây dựng" means not only "construction" but also "establishing" or "developing" in Vietnamese. |
| Welsh | The word "adeiladu" is derived from the Welsh word "adeil", meaning "to build" or "to erect." |
| Xhosa | The term 'ulwakhiwo' can also refer to a 'structure', 'edifice', or 'building'. |
| Yoruba | The word "ikole" can also refer to the act of building something, such as a house or a bridge, or to the finished product of such an endeavor. |
| Zulu | "Ukwakhiwa" comes from the Zulu verb "ukwakha," meaning "to build," and the passive suffix "-wa." |
| English | "Construction" can also mean interpretation or the process of understanding something. |