Creature in Different Languages
Discover 'Creature' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Creature
Afrikaans wese | ||
Albanian krijesë | ||
Amharic ፍጡር | ||
Arabic مخلوق | ||
Armenian արարած | ||
Assamese জীৱ | ||
Aymara lurata | ||
Azerbaijani məxluq | ||
Bambara danfɛn ye | ||
Basque izaki | ||
Belarusian істота | ||
Bengali জীব | ||
Bhojpuri प्राणी के बा | ||
Bosnian stvorenje | ||
Bulgarian създание | ||
Catalan criatura | ||
Cebuano binuhat | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 生物 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 生物 | ||
Corsican criatura | ||
Croatian stvorenje | ||
Czech stvoření | ||
Danish væsen | ||
Dhivehi މަޚްލޫޤެކެވެ | ||
Dogri प्राणी | ||
Dutch schepsel | ||
English creature | ||
Esperanto infanino | ||
Estonian olend | ||
Ewe nuwɔwɔ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) nilalang | ||
Finnish olento | ||
French créature | ||
Frisian skepsel | ||
Galician criatura | ||
Georgian არსება | ||
German kreatur | ||
Greek πλάσμα | ||
Guarani criatura rehegua | ||
Gujarati પ્રાણી | ||
Haitian Creole bèt | ||
Hausa halitta | ||
Hawaiian mea ola | ||
Hebrew יְצוּר | ||
Hindi जंतु | ||
Hmong tsim tsiaj | ||
Hungarian teremtmény | ||
Icelandic veru | ||
Igbo ihe e kere eke | ||
Ilocano parsua | ||
Indonesian makhluk | ||
Irish créatúr | ||
Italian creatura | ||
Japanese 生き物 | ||
Javanese titah | ||
Kannada ಜೀವಿ | ||
Kazakh жаратылыс | ||
Khmer សត្វ | ||
Kinyarwanda ikiremwa | ||
Konkani प्राणी हें प्राणी | ||
Korean 생물 | ||
Krio krichɔ we dɛn mek | ||
Kurdish ava | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) دروستکراو | ||
Kyrgyz макулук | ||
Lao ສັດ | ||
Latin creatura | ||
Latvian radījums | ||
Lingala ekelamu | ||
Lithuanian padaras | ||
Luganda ekitonde | ||
Luxembourgish kreatur | ||
Macedonian суштество | ||
Maithili प्राणी | ||
Malagasy zavaboary | ||
Malay makhluk | ||
Malayalam സൃഷ്ടി | ||
Maltese kreatura | ||
Maori mea hanga | ||
Marathi प्राणी | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯖꯤꯕ ꯑꯃꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo thilsiam | ||
Mongolian амьтан | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) သတ္တဝါ | ||
Nepali जीव | ||
Norwegian skapning | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) cholengedwa | ||
Odia (Oriya) ପ୍ରାଣୀ | ||
Oromo uumama | ||
Pashto ژوی | ||
Persian موجود | ||
Polish kreatura | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) criatura | ||
Punjabi ਜੀਵ | ||
Quechua unancha | ||
Romanian făptură | ||
Russian существо | ||
Samoan foafoaga | ||
Sanskrit प्राणी | ||
Scots Gaelic creutair | ||
Sepedi sebopiwa | ||
Serbian створење | ||
Sesotho sebupuwa | ||
Shona chisikwa | ||
Sindhi مخلوق | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) සත්වයා | ||
Slovak stvorenie | ||
Slovenian bitje | ||
Somali abuur | ||
Spanish criatura | ||
Sundanese mahluk | ||
Swahili kiumbe | ||
Swedish varelse | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) nilalang | ||
Tajik махлуқ | ||
Tamil உயிரினம் | ||
Tatar җан иясе | ||
Telugu జీవి | ||
Thai สิ่งมีชีวิต | ||
Tigrinya ፍጡር | ||
Tsonga xivumbiwa | ||
Turkish yaratık | ||
Turkmen jandar | ||
Twi (Akan) abɔde | ||
Ukrainian створіння | ||
Urdu مخلوق | ||
Uyghur مەخلۇق | ||
Uzbek maxluq | ||
Vietnamese sinh vật | ||
Welsh creadur | ||
Xhosa isidalwa | ||
Yiddish באַשעפעניש | ||
Yoruba eda | ||
Zulu isidalwa |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "wese" can refer to an organism, plant, person, or object in Afrikaans. |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "krijesë" is derived from the Latin word "creatura", which means "a being created by God." |
| Amharic | The word "ፍጡር" can also refer to a 'work,' 'creation,' or 'thing made'. |
| Arabic | The word "مخلوق" can also refer to an invention or creation in Arabic. |
| Armenian | The word "արարած" is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *k̂er-, meaning "to create," and is cognate with the English word "creature." |
| Azerbaijani | The word "məxluq" derives from Arabic, meaning "created" or "dependent being". |
| Basque | "Izaki" can also refer to a ghost. |
| Belarusian | The Belarusian word "істота" can also refer to an individual person "person". |
| Bengali | The word "জীব" can alternatively mean "life" or "organism", highlighting the interconnectedness of all living beings. |
| Bosnian | “Stvorenje” comes from the word “stvor” which means to create or give birth. |
| Bulgarian | Създание in Bulgarian can also refer to a creation, or an establishment. |
| Catalan | "Criatura" can also refer to a child or young person, or to an innocent, helpless person. |
| Cebuano | The word "binuhat" in Cebuano also means "carried" or "brought". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The word "生物" in Chinese can also mean "organism", "creature", or "the living". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "生物" also means life, organism, being or living thing. |
| Corsican | A secondary meaning of “criatura” is “young animal". |
| Croatian | The word "stvorenje" in Croatian shares roots with "stvoriti" (create) and "stvar" (thing), reflecting an understanding of creatures as created entities. |
| Czech | In Czech, the word "stvoření" can refer to both a living being and the act of creation. |
| Danish | The Danish word "væsen" has an Old Norse etymological equivalent - the verb "vera" and can refer to something both abstract or substantial. |
| Dutch | "Schepsel" in Dutch not only means "creature" but also derives from the word "scheppen," meaning "to create." |
| Esperanto | Esperanto's "infanino" is a diminutive of "infano" (child), or a term of endearment for a small animal or young person. |
| Estonian | Olend is also the Estonian word for "being" and has a related meaning of "substance". |
| Finnish | Olento derives from the Proto-Finnic ‘elanto’, meaning ‘living’ or ‘animate being’. |
| French | "Créature" evolved from the Latin word "creatura," meaning "thing created" or "being." |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "skepsel" is cognate with the English word "sceptic" and originally referred to a mythical being that could change its shape. |
| Galician | Galician "criatura" (creature) comes from the Latin "creatura", meaning "thing created". It can also mean "child" or "young animal". |
| Georgian | The word 'არსება' ('creature') in Georgian derives from the verb 'არსებობს' ('to exist'), suggesting the inherent connection between the concept of existence and the nature of creatures. |
| German | "Kreatur" is etymologically related to "kriegen" ("get") |
| Greek | The word "πλάσμα" is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pleḱ-, meaning "to braid" or "to weave". |
| Gujarati | "પ્રાણી" is a Gujarati word derived from Sanskrit, originally meaning "life or spirit". |
| Haitian Creole | "Bèt" (creature) in Haitian Creole is derived from the French word "bête" and also refers to animals and livestock. |
| Hausa | The Hausa word "halitta" can also refer to a living or non-living thing, an animal, or a plant. |
| Hawaiian | "Mea ola" is a compound word made up of "mea" (thing) and "ola" (life), hence its meaning "creature". |
| Hebrew | The word "יְצוּר" (creature) in Hebrew can also refer to a "work of creation" or an "object of worship". |
| Hindi | The word "जंतु" derives from the Sanskrit root "जन्" (to be born), and also refers to living beings specifically born from a womb. |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "tsim tsiaj" can also refer to a "ghost" or "spirit." |
| Hungarian | In Hungarian, "teremtmény" can also refer to a creation or invention. |
| Icelandic | The word "veru" in Icelandic is derived from the Old Norse word "verr" meaning "man". |
| Igbo | "Ihe e kere eke" can mean both "creature" and "animal" in Igbo. |
| Indonesian | "Makhluk" derives from Arabic "makhlūq," which connotes both creation and a created being. |
| Irish | The Irish word "créatúr" can also mean "person," or "poor thing," and derives from the Latin word "creatura," meaning "being created." |
| Italian | The Italian word 'creatura' comes from the Latin 'creatura', meaning 'created being', and can refer to both animals and humans. |
| Japanese | 生き物 can also mean a plant or a microorganism, not only an animal. |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "titah" not only means "creature" but also "order" or "command". |
| Kannada | "ಜೀವಿ" also means "Brahman, a human being, the soul, a bird, a fish, a snake, a tree, Indra, the moon, the sun, the sky, Vishnu, fire, the earth and anything that lives. |
| Kazakh | "Жаратылыс" in Kazakh comes from the verb "жарату" (to create) and can also refer to nature or the environment. |
| Khmer | The word "sat" is the Khmer word for "animal", derived from the Proto-Austronesian word "*saŋka" meaning "wild animal" or "beast" |
| Korean | 생물 is derived from the Chinese word 生 (seng) meaning "life" and 物 (mul) meaning "thing" and was originally used only to refer to humans. |
| Kurdish | The word "ava" can also refer to a type of magical being in Kurdish mythology. |
| Kyrgyz | Kyrgyz word 'макулук' ('creature') is also used in Kazakh, Uzbek, Turkmen, Karakalpak, and Uyghur languages with the same meaning and is derived from Arabic 'maḵlūq' ('creation'). |
| Lao | The word "ສັດ" in Lao is derived from the Sanskrit word "sat", meaning "being" or "existence". |
| Latin | In Latin, "creatura" can also refer to a fetus or a person who is dependent on others, like a child. |
| Latvian | In the old Lithuanian language "radīti” (create), the Latvian "radīt" is formed. The Latin "rādix" means root as the source or the base of existence. |
| Lithuanian | The word "padaras" can also refer to a "rascal" or "scoundrel" in a humorous or affectionate way. |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "Kreatur" is the term for a fantastic being or a monster. |
| Macedonian | Besides its primary meaning, "суштество" can also refer to an entity or being, particularly in a philosophical or spiritual context. |
| Malagasy | The word "zavaboary" derives from the Malay word "sawar" meaning "horse" and the Malagasy word "bary" meaning "heavy", suggesting a large, powerful creature. |
| Malay | "Makhluk" has another meaning, namely the result of multiplication, division, subtraction, or addition. |
| Malayalam | "സൃഷ്ടി" also refers to divine creation or nature and can be used to describe a thing rather than a living being. |
| Maltese | In Maltese, "kreatura" can also mean "puppet" or "dependent". |
| Maori | Mea hanga may also refer to a person, as in 'kai mea hanga', or food for people. |
| Marathi | The word "प्राणी" in Marathi originated from the Sanskrit word "प्राण" meaning "life", hence also being synonymous with "living being". |
| Nepali | The word 'जीव' can also mean 'life' or 'soul' in a philosophical or religious context. |
| Norwegian | The word "skapning" derives from the Old Norse word "skapnadr," meaning "creation" or "creature created by God." |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The Nyanja word "cholengedwa" is derived from the root "lenda" meaning "to create or bring forth", indicating the concept of something brought into existence. |
| Pashto | The word "ژوی" in Pashto is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "*gʷʰiH-u-ó-s". In some contexts, it can also refer to a supernatural entity or a monster. |
| Persian | "موجود" also means "being" or "existent" in Persian, referring to anything that exists or can be perceived as an entity with properties and characteristics. |
| Polish | Kreatura is derived from the Latin word creo, meaning to create, and can also refer to a fictional character or a person of low moral standards. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "criatura" can also mean "baby" or a "person considered in relation to their qualities or characteristics." |
| Punjabi | "ਜੀਵ" also refers to a living entity capable of independent existence and capable of reproducing. |
| Romanian | The word "făptură" is derived from the Latin "factūram," meaning "thing made" or "creation." |
| Russian | Существо is also used in the sense of "essence" or "substance" |
| Samoan | The word foafoaga, which means "creature" in Samoan, can also refer to a "ghostly apparition." |
| Scots Gaelic | The Gaelic word "creutair" also has the meaning "to tremble" and is possibly related to the Irish "creat", meaning "to shake". |
| Serbian | The Serbo-Croatian word "створење" also means "creation" in the sense of a work of art or literature. |
| Sesotho | "sebupuwa" also means "spirit or ghost" or "apparition"} |
| Shona | The word chisikwa can also refer to a ghost, spirit, or other supernatural being. |
| Sindhi | Sindhi "مخلوق" is loaned from Arabic "مخلوق" (makhlūq), also meaning "created, originated" and derived from the trilateral root "خلق" (khalaqa) "to create, bring forth". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | සත්වයා can also refer to a sentient being, as opposed to a plant or inanimate object. |
| Slovak | The word "stvorenie" also means "creation" and is related to the verb "stvoriť" ("to create"). |
| Slovenian | The word 'bitje' is derived from the verb 'biti', meaning 'to be', and has alternate meanings of 'essence' or 'being'. |
| Somali | "Abuur" also means "origin" or "source" in Somali. |
| Spanish | In Spanish, "criatura" can also refer to a young child or a person who is considered innocent or vulnerable. |
| Sundanese | "mahluk" derives from Arabic خلوق (Khalūq, "creation, creature") which is a derivative of خَلَقَ (khalaqa, "to create") |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "kiumbe" is related to the root "-umba" meaning "to mold" or "to create". |
| Swedish | The word "varelse" derives from the Old Norse word "verr" meaning "man, being" and is related to the English word "werewolf". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | Nilalang originates from the root word "lang" meaning "to make", indicating a created or crafted being. |
| Tajik | In Tajik, "махлуқ" originates from the Arabic word meaning "created entity", signifying the origin of creatures from the divine act of Allah. |
| Telugu | జీవి is also a word for 'life' in Telugu, derived from the word 'jeevu' ( |
| Thai | As both a noun and a verb, "สิ่งมีชีวิต" literally means "something that lives". |
| Turkish | "Yaratık" also means "creation" and "art". |
| Ukrainian | The word "створіння" in Ukrainian can also refer to "creation" or "thing created" |
| Urdu | The word "مخلوق" is derived from the Arabic root "خ ل ق", which means "to create, to form, to shape." |
| Uzbek | The word "maxluq" is derived from the Arabic word "khalaqa," meaning "to create." |
| Vietnamese | "Sinh vật" can also mean "organism" or "being" in Vietnamese. |
| Welsh | In addition to its literal meaning, creadur can also refer to a mischievous child or a beloved pet. |
| Xhosa | The Xhosa word "isidalwa" can also mean "animal," "thing," or "object." |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "באַשעפעניש" literally translates "that which has been created", emphasizing the concept of creation in Jewish culture. |
| Yoruba | The Yoruba word "eda" also means "thing" or "object". |
| Zulu | The word 'isidalwa' can also refer to a person or being, typically in a negative or derogatory sense. |
| English | Creature can also refer to a person of odd or unusual behavior. |