Credit in different languages

Credit in Different Languages

Discover 'Credit' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.

Updated on March 6, 2024

The word 'credit' carries significant meaning in our daily lives, often associated with trust, reputation, and financial transactions. Its cultural importance is evident in various societies, including the ancient Roman system of credit (credere, to believe) and the Chinese concept of 'face' (mianzi) in business relationships. Understanding the translation of 'credit' in different languages can open doors to global communication and cooperation.

Did you know that 'credit' is derived from the Latin word for 'belief'? Or that in Hawaiian, 'credit' is translated as 'hana hou ē' which means 'do again, give again'? This historical context and fascinating translations highlight the universal nature of the concept, while also showcasing the unique linguistic and cultural nuances of different societies.

Explore the world of 'credit' through its translations, and gain a new appreciation for the richness and diversity of human language and culture. Here are a few sample translations to get you started:

Credit


Credit in Sub-Saharan African Languages

Afrikaanskrediet
The Afrikaans word "krediet" also refers to a credit entry in an accounting system or ledger.
Amharicክሬዲት
The Amharic word ክሬዲት (credit) is derived from the English word 'credit' and has the alternate meaning of 'reputation' or 'honor'.
Hausadaraja
In Hausa, "daraja" originates from the Arabic "daraja" meaning "step" or "rank" and also signifies "esteem" or "worth".
Igboebe e si nweta
In Igbo, the word "Ebe E Si Nweta" also means "a place where one can get."
Malagasybola
The word "bola" in Malagasy can also mean "debt" or "owe".
Nyanja (Chichewa)ngongole
The word comes from the verb 'kwenga,' meaning: to become crooked in posture, bent, twisted, askew.
Shonachikwereti
The term "chikwereti" in Shona originally referred to a system of informal loans, often granted with an understanding of a future favor in return.
Somaliamaah
The term "amaah" also denotes the act of "trusting" something or someone in Somali.
Sesothomokitlane
The word "mokitlane" in Sesotho originates from the verb "ho kitla", meaning "to borrow" and also "to trust".
Swahilimikopo
In Swahili, "mikopo" can also refer to "funds" or "resources"
Xhosaityala
"Ityala" (credit) is derived from the verb "tyala" (to pay) and can also refer to debts.
Yorubakirẹditi
The word 'kirẹditi' derives from the English word 'credit', which in turn derives from the Latin word 'credere', meaning 'to believe'.
Zuluisikweletu
The word "isikweletu" in Zulu likely derives from the Proto-Bantu root *-leka-, meaning "to borrow" or "to owe".
Bambarajuru
Ewegadodo
Kinyarwandainguzanyo
Lingalanyongo
Lugandaakagoba
Sepedikhrediti
Twi (Akan)mfasoɔ

Credit in North African & Middle Eastern Languages

Arabicائتمان
The word "ائتمان" (credit) in Arabic is derived from the root "أمن" (security) and can also refer to trust, reliability, or dependability.
Hebrewאַשׁרַאי
The word "אַשׁרַאי" (credit) in Hebrew is derived from the root "אש" (fire), indicating the idea of burning away debt or obligations.
Pashtoکریډیټ
The word "کریډیټ" also means "to believe" in Pashto.
Arabicائتمان
The word "ائتمان" (credit) in Arabic is derived from the root "أمن" (security) and can also refer to trust, reliability, or dependability.

Credit in Western European Languages

Albaniankredi
The Albanian word "kredi" originates from the Latin "creditum", meaning "a loan", "a thing believed", or "trust".
Basquekreditua
The Basque word "kreditua" derives from the Latin "credere", meaning "to believe" or "to trust".
Catalancrèdit
The Catalan word "crèdit" can also mean "belief" or "trust" in a non-monetary sense.
Croatiankreditna
The word 'Kreditna' comes from the Latin 'creditum,' meaning 'something entrusted or trusted to someone.'
Danishkredit
The word "kredit" in Danish can also mean "trust" or "reputation".
Dutchcredit
In Dutch, "credit" can also mean "debt" or "belief".
Englishcredit
From the Latin word 'credere', to believe, credit refers to trust or the capacity to borrow money.
Frenchcrédit
In French, "crédit" can also refer to a short period of time, such as a moment or an instant.
Frisiankredyt
The Frisian word "kredyt" also means "belief" or "trust".
Galiciancrédito
"Crédito" can also mean "testimony" or "authority" in Galician.
Germananerkennung
"Anerkennung" in German can also mean "appreciation" or "acknowledgement".
Icelandicinneign
"Inneign" is an Icelandic word meaning "credit" and is likely derived from the Old Norse word "innegn," which referred to a "pledge" or "guarantee."
Irishcreidmheas
Italiancredito
The word "credito" in Italian also means "belief" or "trust".
Luxembourgishkredit
In Luxembourgish, "Kredit" can also refer to a loan or an advance payment.
Maltesekreditu
The Maltese word "kreditu" is borrowed from Italian "credito" and ultimately from Latin "credere" (to believe).
Norwegiankreditt
The word "kreditt" is a loanword from French, where it means "belief" or "trust".
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)crédito
"Crédito", in Portuguese, derives from "credo", meaning belief or faith, as it initially referred to the trust placed in a debtor to pay a debt.
Scots Gaeliccreideas
Creideas originates from the Latin word 'credere', meaning to trust or believe.
Spanishcrédito
In Spanish, the word "crédito" can also refer to credibility or reputation.
Swedishkreditera
The Swedish word "kreditera" derives from the Latin word "credere", meaning "to believe" or "to trust".
Welshcredyd
"Credyd" comes from the Latin "credere" and can also mean "belief" or "trust".

Credit in Eastern European Languages

Belarusianкрэдыт
The Belarusian word "крэдыт" derives from the Latin word "credere", meaning to believe or trust, and the related word "credibilis", meaning credible or believable.
Bosniankredit
The word 'kredit' is derived from the Latin word 'creditum', meaning 'thing entrusted'.
Bulgarianкредит
In Bulgarian, the word "credit" (кредит) is derived from the French word "crédit", which in turn originates from the Latin word "credere" (to believe), suggesting a sense of trust or confidence in the recipient of credit.
Czechkredit
Czech "kredit" originally referred to the honor of soldiers, and survives as an idiom "ztratit na kreditu" (to lose credit), meaning to lose prestige or authority.
Estoniankrediiti
"Krediiti" in Estonian also means "credibility" and derives from the word for "trust".
Finnishluotto
In addition to the financial meaning of “credit”, “luotto” also signifies an agreement, pledge, or trust in spoken Finnish.
Hungarianhitel
In Hungarian, "hitel" can also refer to faith or belief, highlighting the connection between financial trust and religious devotion in the language's historical evolution.
Latviankredīts
The word "kredīts" also means "belief" or "trust" in Latvian.
Lithuaniankreditas
The Lithuanian word "kreditas" (credit) comes from the German word "Kredit" which in turn has its roots in the Latin word "credere" (to believe).
Macedonianкредитен
The word "кредитен" comes from the Latin word "creditum", meaning "something entrusted".
Polishkredyt
The Polish word 'kredyt' originates from the Latin word 'credere' ('to believe') and shares its etymology with its English cognate, and has also acquired the secondary meaning of 'chalk' in Polish.
Romaniancredit
The Romanian word "credit" has multiple meanings, including "belief", "trust", and "value".
Russianкредит
The Russian word "кредит" originally meant "trust" or "faith" and is related to the verb "верить" (to believe).
Serbianкредит
In Serbian, "кредит" can also mean "loan" or "debt".
Slovakúver
The word "úver" in Slovak is derived from the Latin word "credere," meaning "to trust"
Sloveniankredit
Besides "credit," "kredit" also means "creed" in Slovenian.
Ukrainianкредит
The word "кредит" in Ukrainian can also refer to a period of time during which taxes are not collected.

Credit in South Asian Languages

Bengaliক্রেডিট
The Bengali word "ক্রেডিট" is derived from the French word "crédit" and the Latin word "credere", meaning "to believe" or "to trust".
Gujaratiજમા
The word "જમા" in Gujarati can also mean "deposit", "balance", or "addition".
Hindiश्रेय
In Sanskrit, "श्रेय" also refers to a spiritual or ethical principle, a path of righteousness or well-being.
Kannadaಕ್ರೆಡಿಟ್
In ancient Roman context, credit comes from Latin "credere" meaning "to believe, have faith, trust"}
Malayalamക്രെഡിറ്റ്
The Malayalam word 'ക്രെഡിറ്റ്' is derived from the English word 'credit' and can also mean 'reputation' or 'fame'.
Marathiजमा
The word “जमा” in Marathi, meaning “credit”, comes from the Hindi word “जमा करना” which means “to collect or accumulate”.
Nepaliक्रेडिट
The word 'credit' has its origins in the Latin word 'credere,' meaning 'to trust' or 'to believe,' indicating the underlying notion of reliability and trustworthiness associated with the concept of giving or receiving credit.
Punjabiਕ੍ਰੈਡਿਟ
The word "credit" comes from the Latin word "credere", meaning "to trust" or "to believe".
Sinhala (Sinhalese)ණය
"ණය" can also mean "debt", indicating the reciprocal aspect of a lending transaction
Tamilகடன்
The Tamil word "கடன்" can also mean "debt" or "loan".
Teluguక్రెడిట్
The Telugu word క్రెడిట్ (kredittu) is borrowed from the English word "credit", which ultimately derives from the Latin word "credere", meaning "to believe" or "to trust".
Urduکریڈٹ
The word 'credit' derives from the Latin word 'credere,' meaning 'to trust or believe,' emphasizing the concept of reliability and trust associated with financial credit.

Credit in East Asian Languages

Chinese (Simplified)信用
信用 also refers to 'trust' or 'reliability', as in a trustworthy person.
Chinese (Traditional)信用
信用 (credit) derives from the words 信 (belief, faith) and 用 (meaning, purpose), and can also mean trust or belief based on experience.
Japaneseクレジット
"クレジット" is an English loanword in Japanese and can also mean "roll credits" or "the credits" in the context of films or videos.
Korean신용
The word "신용" (credit) comes from the Chinese word "信用", which means "trust" or "faith."
Mongolianзээл
The Mongolian word "зээл" is derived from the Old Turkic word "söl" meaning "promise".
Myanmar (Burmese)အကြွေး
The Myanmar word "အကြွေး" can also refer to a debt or a loan that is owed by one party to another.

Credit in South East Asian Languages

Indonesiankredit
In Indonesian, the word "kredit" also has the meaning of "mortgage" or "loan".
Javanesekredit
In Javanese, "kredit" can also refer to a system of lending and borrowing between neighbors or within a community.
Khmerឥណទាន
"ឥណទាន" comes from Sanskrit, where "ṛṇa" means debt and "dāna" means giving.
Laoການປ່ອຍສິນເຊື່ອ
Malaykredit
"Kredit" in Malay is sometimes used to refer to a credit system, such as the one used in the education system, where students receive credits for completing courses.
Thaiเครดิต
This word derives from the Latin creditus, meaning 'something believed' and from credere, meaning 'to believe' or 'to trust'.
Vietnamesetín dụng
"Tín dụng" also means "reputation" or "loyalty" in Vietnamese.
Filipino (Tagalog)pautang

Credit in Central Asian Languages

Azerbaijanikredit
The Azerbaijani word “kredit” is borrowed from Russian, where it is originally derived from the Latin word “creditum”, meaning “trust”.
Kazakhнесие
The term "несие" in Kazakh holds additional meanings such as "trust" and "delay".
Kyrgyzкредит
The Kyrgyz word for "credit", "кредит", derives from the French word "crédit", ultimately from the Latin word "credere", meaning "to believe"
Tajikқарз
The Tajik word "қарз" has the same meaning as the English word "loan".
Turkmenkarz
Uzbekkredit
In Uzbek, "kredit" can also refer to a loan or debt, similar to its financial meaning in other languages.
Uyghurئىناۋەت

Credit in Pacific Languages

Hawaiianʻaiʻē
While the word commonly refers to credit in the sense of borrowing, it was extended to apply to a borrower's obligation to work for the lender.
Maorinama
This Maori word means not only 'credit' but can also mean 'debt'
Samoanaitalafu
The word "aitalafu" can also mean "debt" in Samoan, depending on the context.
Tagalog (Filipino)kredito
"Kredito" is derived from the Latin word "creditum", meaning "trust" or "belief".

Credit in American Indigenous Languages

Aymaramayt'awi
Guaraniijeroviaha

Credit in International Languages

Esperantokredito
The Esperanto word "kredito" comes from the Latin word "credere," meaning "to believe" or "to trust."
Latinfidem
The word 'fidem' also means 'faith' or 'trust' in Latin.

Credit in Others Languages

Greekπίστωση
The Greek word "πίστωση" can also refer to a type of accounting entry or a form of financial trust.
Hmongkev siv credit
Credit is borrowed from the English word "credit" and is used to refer to a positive balance in a financial account.
Kurdishkrêdî
The word "krêdî" can also mean "trust" or "belief" in Kurdish.
Turkishkredi
The word 'kredi' (credit) comes from the French word 'crédit' (creditor).
Xhosaityala
"Ityala" (credit) is derived from the verb "tyala" (to pay) and can also refer to debts.
Yiddishקרעדיט
The Yiddish word קרעדיט, “credit”, relates to the notion of trust or belief, as implied in its Hebrew origin, אמונה, or its German origin, Glaube.
Zuluisikweletu
The word "isikweletu" in Zulu likely derives from the Proto-Bantu root *-leka-, meaning "to borrow" or "to owe".
Assameseকৃতিত্ব
Aymaramayt'awi
Bhojpuriकरज
Dhivehiކްރެޑިޓް
Dogriदुहार
Filipino (Tagalog)pautang
Guaraniijeroviaha
Ilocanoutang
Kriokrɛdit
Kurdish (Sorani)کرێدیت
Maithiliउधार
Meiteilon (Manipuri)ꯃꯅꯥ ꯄꯤꯕ
Mizoleiba
Oromoliqaa
Odia (Oriya)କ୍ରେଡିଟ୍
Quechuamanu
Sanskritश्रेय
Tatarкредит
Tigrinyaልቓሕ
Tsongaxikweleti

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