Core in Different Languages
Discover 'Core' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Core
Afrikaans kern | ||
Albanian bërthamë | ||
Amharic እምብርት | ||
Arabic النواة | ||
Armenian միջուկը | ||
Assamese মুখ্য | ||
Aymara taypi | ||
Azerbaijani əsas | ||
Bambara kìsɛ | ||
Basque muina | ||
Belarusian стрыжань | ||
Bengali মূল | ||
Bhojpuri मरम | ||
Bosnian jezgro | ||
Bulgarian ядро | ||
Catalan nucli | ||
Cebuano sukaranan | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 核心 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 核心 | ||
Corsican core | ||
Croatian jezgra | ||
Czech jádro | ||
Danish kerne | ||
Dhivehi މައިގަނޑު | ||
Dogri मुक्ख | ||
Dutch kern | ||
English core | ||
Esperanto kerno | ||
Estonian tuum | ||
Ewe tometi | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) core | ||
Finnish ydin | ||
French coeur | ||
Frisian kearn | ||
Galician núcleo | ||
Georgian ძირითადი | ||
German ader | ||
Greek πυρήνας | ||
Guarani mbyte | ||
Gujarati મૂળ | ||
Haitian Creole nwayo | ||
Hausa gindi | ||
Hawaiian kumu | ||
Hebrew הליבה | ||
Hindi कोर | ||
Hmong tub ntxhais | ||
Hungarian mag | ||
Icelandic kjarni | ||
Igbo isi | ||
Ilocano bugas | ||
Indonesian inti | ||
Irish croí | ||
Italian nucleo | ||
Japanese 芯 | ||
Javanese inti | ||
Kannada ಮೂಲ | ||
Kazakh өзек | ||
Khmer ស្នូល | ||
Kinyarwanda intangiriro | ||
Konkani मुखेल गाभो | ||
Korean 핵심 | ||
Krio men | ||
Kurdish navik | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) کڕۆک | ||
Kyrgyz негизги | ||
Lao ຫຼັກ | ||
Latin core | ||
Latvian kodols | ||
Lingala mokokoli | ||
Lithuanian šerdis | ||
Luganda entobo | ||
Luxembourgish kär | ||
Macedonian јадро | ||
Maithili मूल | ||
Malagasy fototra | ||
Malay teras | ||
Malayalam കോർ | ||
Maltese qalba | ||
Maori matua | ||
Marathi गाभा | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯃꯌꯥꯏ | ||
Mizo laimu | ||
Mongolian үндсэн | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အဓိက | ||
Nepali कोर | ||
Norwegian kjerne | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) pachimake | ||
Odia (Oriya) ମୂଳ | ||
Oromo ijoo | ||
Pashto اصلي | ||
Persian هسته | ||
Polish rdzeń | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) testemunho | ||
Punjabi ਕੋਰ | ||
Quechua sunqu | ||
Romanian nucleu | ||
Russian ядро | ||
Samoan autu | ||
Sanskrit अन्तर्भाग | ||
Scots Gaelic cridhe | ||
Sepedi mooko | ||
Serbian језгро | ||
Sesotho mokokotlo | ||
Shona core | ||
Sindhi بنيادي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) හරය | ||
Slovak jadro | ||
Slovenian jedro | ||
Somali xudunta | ||
Spanish núcleo | ||
Sundanese inti | ||
Swahili msingi | ||
Swedish kärna | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) core | ||
Tajik аслӣ | ||
Tamil கோர் | ||
Tatar үзәк | ||
Telugu కోర్ | ||
Thai แกนกลาง | ||
Tigrinya ማእኸል | ||
Tsonga xivindzi | ||
Turkish çekirdek | ||
Turkmen ýadrosy | ||
Twi (Akan) tintiman | ||
Ukrainian ядро | ||
Urdu لازمی | ||
Uyghur يادرولۇق | ||
Uzbek yadro | ||
Vietnamese cốt lõi | ||
Welsh craidd | ||
Xhosa undoqo | ||
Yiddish האַרץ | ||
Yoruba mojuto | ||
Zulu umnyombo |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Afrikaans "kern" meaning "core" derives from the Dutch "kern" meaning "nucleus". |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "bërthamë" also means "nucleus" or "center" in a metaphorical sense. |
| Amharic | The word "እምብርት" (core) also means "essence" or "substance" in Amharic. |
| Armenian | The Armenian word "միջուկը" (core) is derived from the word "միջ" (middle), signifying its central position within a structure or system. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "əsas" is also used to describe the 'basis' or 'foundation' of something, indicating its central role or importance. |
| Basque | The word “muina” is thought to derive from an ancient Basque root that is related to “root,” “origin,” and “foundation”. |
| Belarusian | "Стрэжань" in Belarusian initially denoted a tree trunk and then became a figurative term referring to the core of a person or phenomenon. |
| Bengali | "মূল" also means "root" or "base". |
| Bosnian | The word 'jezgro' comes from the Proto-Slavic root *jędro, meaning 'strong point'. |
| Bulgarian | "Ядро" can also mean "nucleus" (of a cell, atom, etc.) or "kernel" (of a fruit or nut). |
| Catalan | "Nucli" derives from the Latin word "nucleus", meaning "kernel" or "core", and also refers to the central part of an atom. |
| Cebuano | "Sukaranan" (core) can also refer to a kernel (of an object), an essence, or an important part. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "核心" in Chinese can be traced back to the oracle bone script, originally meaning "center of the heart" and later extended to mean "central, crucial, and fundamental". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | In traditional Chinese medicine, 核心 can also refer to 'heart' or a vital point in the body. |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "core" is derived from the Latin word "cor" meaning "heart". |
| Croatian | The word "jezgra" comes from the Proto-Slavic word "jьdro", meaning "inner part of something". |
| Czech | The word "jádro" also means "nucleus", "kernel", and "essence" in Czech. |
| Danish | The Danish word 'kerne' can also refer to a type of medieval Irish mercenary. |
| Dutch | The word 'kern' in Dutch can also refer to a small, hard fruitstone or a central part or person in a group. |
| Esperanto | "Kerno" is derived from the Greek word "kardia," meaning "heart". |
| Estonian | "Tuum" also means "room" in Estonian. |
| Finnish | Ydin also refers to the center or focal point of a matter or situation in Finnish. |
| French | The word "coeur" in French also means "heart" and derives from the Latin word "cor" with the same meaning. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "kearn" is cognate to the English word "kern," meaning "grain." |
| Galician | In Galician, "núcleo" can also refer to a town or a group of houses. |
| Georgian | ძირითადი is also used in Georgian to refer to the main root of a plant or tree. |
| German | While the word "Ader" primarily refers to the core of something in German, it can also mean "vein" in the context of vascular anatomy. |
| Greek | The ancient Greek word "πυρήνας" also had the meaning of "stone of a fruit", and in the sense of "nucleus", it was first mentioned by Anaxagoras (500-428 BC) and Democritus (460-370 BC) |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "મૂળ" also means root, base, source, origin, or foundation. |
| Haitian Creole | An alternate meaning of "nwayo" is "the most important or essential part of something". |
| Hausa | In Hausa, 'gindi' can also refer to the centre or essence of something. |
| Hawaiian | "Kumu" can also mean "foundation", "origin", "teacher", or "expert" in Hawaiian. |
| Hebrew | The word "הליבה" originally referred to the kernel of grain, but came to mean "core" through its association with the heart. |
| Hindi | In Hindi, the word "कोर" (core) can also refer to a group of individuals or the central part of something. |
| Hmong | Hmong people may also use "tub ntxhais" to describe a close friend, a sibling, or someone who holds an esteemed place in the community. |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "mag" also refers to a type of seed in a cherry or plum. |
| Icelandic | "Kjarni" is related to the word "kjarna" (kernel) and is thought to be derived from the Proto-Germanic word "*kurnaz" (grain). |
| Igbo | Isi is also the name of the god of the earth and the underworld in Igbo mythology. |
| Indonesian | 'Inti' also refers to the main element or part of something or even its essence as in the case of 'doa inti' (main prayer) or 'inti inti sari' (concise summary). |
| Irish | It shares a root with the word |
| Italian | The Italian word "nucleo" derives from the Latin word "nucleus", meaning "kernel" or "core". |
| Japanese | 芯 also means the pith of a rush; the wick of a candle or lamp; or the innermost part or core. |
| Javanese | "Inti" can also mean "the essence, soul, or nature of something" in Javanese. |
| Kannada | The word "ಮೂಲ" (mūla) in Kannada can also refer to a root, origin, or source. |
| Kazakh | "Özek" can also mean "main point" or "substance" in Kazakh |
| Khmer | "ស្នូល" (snoul) is also a term for the inner part of a fruit or vegetable or the meat inside a shell. |
| Korean | The word '핵심' can also refer to the main point or essence of something. |
| Kurdish | The word "navik" is also used to refer to the innermost part of something, such as the core of a fruit or the kernel of a nut. |
| Kyrgyz | In geology and mining, "негизги" also refers to the bedrocks found underneath all types of topsoil. |
| Lao | "ຫຼັກ" is not only the Lao word for "core," it also means "post," "pole," or "stake." |
| Latin | The word "core" derives from the Latin word "cor," meaning "heart" or the "central part" of something. |
| Latvian | The word "kodols" also has the alternate meaning of "essence" or "fundamental part". |
| Lithuanian | The word "šerdis" also means "center", "nucleus", or "gist" in Lithuanian, highlighting its different dimensions. |
| Luxembourgish | The word "Kär" is derived from the Proto-Germanic "*kernaz", meaning "the innermost part of something". |
| Macedonian | The Macedonian word "јадро" can also refer to a nucleus or kernel of something. |
| Malagasy | Malagasy word 'fototra' also means 'to be in the middle of' or 'to be located in the center of' |
| Malay | The word "teras" can also refer to the heart, or the essence of something. |
| Malayalam | In Malayalam, "കോർ" can also refer to the husk or skin of certain fruits or seeds. |
| Maltese | The word "qalba" in Maltese is a cognate of the Arabic word "qalb", meaning "heart", suggesting a deep-seated connection between the physical and emotional cores in Maltese culture. |
| Maori | In traditional Maori art, the "matua" of a design refers to the central element or "heart" of the work. |
| Marathi | The Marathi word 'गाभा' shares a common etymology with the Sanskrit word 'गर्भ' meaning womb, and can also refer to the core or central portion of something, as in 'गाभा मंदिराचा' (core of the temple). |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian term 'үндсэн' (core) comes from the verb 'үндэслэх' (to found, to base) and is cognate with the Turkish term 'öz' (essence, core). |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | Although the word is now used exclusively to refer to "core," "အဓိက" originally meant "chief," "great," or "important." |
| Nepali | The word "कोर" can also refer to a seed or a kernel, such as the kernel of a maize cob. |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "kjerne" is derived from the Old Norse "kjarni," meaning "kernel" or "seed." |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "pachimake" also means "inside" or "center" in Nyanja. |
| Pashto | In Persian, "اصل" (pronounced the same as the Pashto word "اصلي") also means "original". |
| Persian | In addition to "core" or "nucleus", "هسته" can also mean "kernel" or "substance" in Persian. |
| Polish | "Rdzeń" in Polish can also refer to a kernel (computing), essence, or marrow. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The Portuguese word "testemunho" derives from the Latin "testimonium", meaning "evidence," and has come to mean "core" in the sense of a central or essential element. |
| Punjabi | The word "ਕੋਰ" ("core") in Punjabi can also mean "the innermost part of something", or "the essence or heart of something". |
| Romanian | The word `nucleu` comes from the Latin word `nucleus`, which means `kernel` or `core`. |
| Russian | "Ядро" also means "nucleus" in Russian, referring to the central part of an atom. |
| Samoan | The word "autu" in Samoan also means "heart" or "soul". |
| Scots Gaelic | The word 'cridhe' in Scots Gaelic, also means 'heart' or 'affection' in a figurative sense. |
| Serbian | The word "језгро" can also mean "nucleus" in Serbian, referring to the central part of an atom. |
| Sesotho | The word "mokokotlo" can also mean "the heart of the matter" or "the essential part". |
| Shona | In Shona, "mwoyo" is the word for "core" as well as for "heart". |
| Sindhi | The term 'بنيادي' is also used to describe the origin or foundation of something, like the 'بنيادي' of a language, indicating its root or starting point. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The Sinhala word "හරය" can also refer to the central point or focus of something. |
| Slovak | "Jadro" also means "nuclear power plant" and is related to the German word "Atomkern" (atomic nucleus). |
| Slovenian | The word "jedro" derives from Proto-Slavic *jьdro, meaning "essence" or "gist". |
| Somali | In addition to referring to the core, "xudunta" can signify the heart or innermost point. |
| Spanish | In addition to "core", "núcleo" can mean "nucleus" in biology or the "kernel" in computer science. |
| Sundanese | The word 'inti' in Sundanese also has a meaning of 'seed'. |
| Swahili | The word "msingi" can also mean "foundation" or "source" in Swahili. |
| Swedish | The word "kärna" in Swedish can also refer to a spinning top or a churning device, highlighting its rotational nature. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | In Tagalog, "core" can be used as a slang term for "money" |
| Tajik | In Tajik, "аслӣ" can also mean "true" or "original". |
| Tamil | The word "கோர்" (core) in Tamil also refers to the inside of a fruit or vegetable, like the pith of an orange. |
| Telugu | "కోర్" also means 'centre', 'nucleus' and 'interior' in Telugu. |
| Thai | แกนกลาง is also used to refer to a leader or central figure in a group or organization. |
| Turkish | "Çekirdek" (core) also refers to sunflower seeds in Turkish, as it is the seed's core that is eaten. |
| Ukrainian | Alternate meaning of the Ukrainian word "ядро" is "nucleus" (of an atom or cell). |
| Urdu | The Urdu word "لازمی" (core) derives from the Arabic word "لزوم" (adherence, necessity), denoting its essential and inseparable nature. |
| Uzbek | In Uzbek, the word "yadro" can also refer to the nucleus of an atom or a central part of something. |
| Vietnamese | The Vietnamese word "cốt lõi" is also used to mean "the essence" or "the most important part of something" |
| Welsh | In Welsh, "craidd" is derived from Proto-Celtic "*kred-," meaning "heart, core." |
| Xhosa | Undoqo (core) is also used to describe the heart, centre, and essence of a thing. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "האַרץ" comes from the Hebrew word "ארץ", meaning "land" or "earth." |
| Yoruba | "Mojuto" can also refer to the heartwood (central core) of a mature tree in Yoruba. |
| Zulu | Umnyombo is also the name of a plant used for divination and traditional medicine. |
| English | The word 'core' originates from the Latin word 'cor,' meaning 'heart,' and has expanded to encompass various metaphorical meanings. |