Cup in Different Languages
Discover 'Cup' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Cup
Afrikaans beker | ||
Albanian filxhan | ||
Amharic ኩባያ | ||
Arabic كوب | ||
Armenian բաժակ | ||
Assamese কাপ | ||
Aymara jaruchi | ||
Azerbaijani fincan | ||
Bambara bɔli | ||
Basque kopa | ||
Belarusian кубак | ||
Bengali কাপ | ||
Bhojpuri कप | ||
Bosnian šalica | ||
Bulgarian чаша | ||
Catalan tassa | ||
Cebuano kopa | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 杯子 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 杯子 | ||
Corsican cuppa | ||
Croatian kupa | ||
Czech pohár | ||
Danish kop | ||
Dhivehi ތަށި | ||
Dogri कप | ||
Dutch kop | ||
English cup | ||
Esperanto taso | ||
Estonian tass | ||
Ewe kplu | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) tasa | ||
Finnish kuppi | ||
French coupe | ||
Frisian kop | ||
Galician cunca | ||
Georgian ჭიქა | ||
German tasse | ||
Greek φλιτζάνι | ||
Guarani kaguaka | ||
Gujarati કપ | ||
Haitian Creole tas | ||
Hausa ƙoƙo | ||
Hawaiian kīʻaha | ||
Hebrew גָבִיעַ | ||
Hindi कप | ||
Hmong khob | ||
Hungarian csésze | ||
Icelandic bolli | ||
Igbo iko | ||
Ilocano tasa | ||
Indonesian cangkir | ||
Irish cupán | ||
Italian tazza | ||
Japanese カップ | ||
Javanese cangkir | ||
Kannada ಕಪ್ | ||
Kazakh кесе | ||
Khmer ពែង | ||
Kinyarwanda igikombe | ||
Konkani कप | ||
Korean 컵 | ||
Krio kɔp | ||
Kurdish tas | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) کوپ | ||
Kyrgyz чөйчөк | ||
Lao ຈອກ | ||
Latin poculum | ||
Latvian kauss | ||
Lingala kopo | ||
Lithuanian puodelis | ||
Luganda ekikopo | ||
Luxembourgish coupe | ||
Macedonian чаша | ||
Maithili कप | ||
Malagasy kapoaka | ||
Malay cawan | ||
Malayalam കപ്പ് | ||
Maltese tazza | ||
Maori kapu | ||
Marathi कप | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯀꯞ | ||
Mizo no | ||
Mongolian аяга | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ခွက် | ||
Nepali कप | ||
Norwegian kopp | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) chikho | ||
Odia (Oriya) କପ୍ | ||
Oromo waancaa | ||
Pashto پياله | ||
Persian جام | ||
Polish puchar | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) copo | ||
Punjabi ਪਿਆਲਾ | ||
Quechua upyana | ||
Romanian ceașcă | ||
Russian чашка | ||
Samoan ipu | ||
Sanskrit चषक | ||
Scots Gaelic cupa | ||
Sepedi komiki | ||
Serbian шоља | ||
Sesotho senoelo | ||
Shona mukombe | ||
Sindhi ڪوپ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) කුසලාන | ||
Slovak pohár | ||
Slovenian skodelico | ||
Somali koob | ||
Spanish taza | ||
Sundanese cangkir | ||
Swahili kikombe | ||
Swedish kopp | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) tasa | ||
Tajik пиёла | ||
Tamil கோப்பை | ||
Tatar чынаяк | ||
Telugu కప్పు | ||
Thai ถ้วย | ||
Tigrinya ኩባያ | ||
Tsonga khapu | ||
Turkish fincan | ||
Turkmen käse | ||
Twi (Akan) kuruwa | ||
Ukrainian чашка | ||
Urdu کپ | ||
Uyghur ئىستاكان | ||
Uzbek chashka | ||
Vietnamese cốc | ||
Welsh cwpan | ||
Xhosa indebe | ||
Yiddish גלעזל | ||
Yoruba ife | ||
Zulu inkomishi |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word beker in Afrikaans, a borrowing from Dutch, is derived from Anglo-Germanic *bikarijaz, a cognate of English “beaker.” |
| Albanian | Filxhan is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pel- (*to fill) and is cognate with the English word "full". |
| Amharic | The word “ኩባያ” could also be used to refer to a bowl-shaped musical instrument with a single membrane made of skin and played by beating with the hand. |
| Arabic | "كوب" means "glass" in Egyptian Arabic; the word "mug" is used in the Levant and the Gulf region instead. |
| Armenian | 'Բաժակ' derives from Proto-Indo-European (*bhaj-) meaning 'to divide,' as 'cup' originally referred to a bowl of wine that was divided or shared among companions. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "fincan" in Azerbaijani is borrowed from Ottoman Turkish and Persian, where it means both "cup" and "small bowl used for serving desserts or appetizers." |
| Basque | The word 'kopa' also refers to a type of tree found in the forests of the Basque Country. |
| Belarusian | In Old Belarusian, the word "кубак" could also refer to a type of musical instrument, a goblet-shaped wind instrument. |
| Bengali | The word "কাপ" derives from the Sanskrit word "कपः" (kapaḥ), meaning "cup, bowl, or dish." |
| Bosnian | The word "šalica" also means "saliva" in Bosnian, due to its shared root with the Old Slavic word "sъlza" ("tear"). |
| Bulgarian | The Bulgarian word "чаша" is a cognate of the English word "cup," and its primary meaning is "cup," although it can also refer to a bowl, goblet, or chalice. |
| Catalan | The word "tassa" in Catalan also refers to a tax or duty levied on goods or services. |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano word "kopa" is also used to refer to a coconut shell or a small basket. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | In ancient Chinese, "杯子" (cup) could also refer to a small wine vessel or a drinking game. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 杯子 can also be a classifier denoting a measure of volume that is equal to one twelfth of a 斗, approximately 200 milliliters, often used for liquid medicine. |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "cuppa" also means "small glass of wine". |
| Croatian | The Croatian word "kupa" shares the same Indo-European root as the Germanic word "cup" and English "coop". |
| Czech | The Czech word "pohár" comes from the Old Czech "počarovati", meaning "to enchant". |
| Danish | The word "kop" in Danish can also refer to a small hill or mound. |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "kop" can also refer to the head or top of something, including a person's head or a mountaintop. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "taso" can also mean "bowl", "vase", or "goblet". |
| Estonian | Estonian word "tass" is a loanword from Proto-Germanic language, where it meant "vessel" or "container". |
| Finnish | "Kuppa" is a cognate of the Slavic word "kubok", both meaning "vessel" or "cup". |
| French | In French, the word "coupe" not only means "cup", but also refers to a traditional haircut that results in a bowl-like shape. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "kop" also has the alternate meaning of "head", likely derived from the shape of the human skull. |
| Galician | The Proto-Indo-European origin of "cunca" is related to an object to contain liquids |
| Georgian | "ჭიქა" is also a Georgian adjective meaning "small" or "limited". |
| German | "Tasse" also means "bag" or "pocket" in southern parts of Germany as well as in Switzerland and Austria. |
| Greek | The word φλιτζάνι comes from the Turkish word "filcan" which means "small cup". |
| Gujarati | In Gujurati 'કપ' can also refer to a unit for measuring dry grains or the lower portion of a saree tucked in and wrapped around as the final step. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "tas" in Haitian Creole may also refer to a bowl, a plate, or a dish. |
| Hausa | In Hausa, "ƙoƙo" also denotes a type of porridge made from either corn flour or millet flour, often taken as breakfast. |
| Hawaiian | "Kīʻaha" is an ancient Hawaiian word used to describe a large, shallow bowl used for multiple purposes, including serving food and holding liquids. |
| Hebrew | The word "גָבִיעַ" is also associated with the root "גבה" (to lift) due to its elevated shape, emphasizing its use for collecting or storing liquids. |
| Hindi | The word "कप" (cup) in Hindi is cognate with the English word "cup" which originates from the Latin word "cuppa". |
| Hmong | The word "khob" in Hmong can also mean a dipper or a ladle, and is related to the Chinese word "guō" (鍋), meaning "pot". |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "csésze" is also used to refer to the chalice of a flower or a particular anatomical cup. |
| Icelandic | Bolli can also refer to a bowl with a handle used for serving soups and stews. |
| Igbo | The word "iko" also refers to a type of divination using palm nuts. |
| Indonesian | The word "cangkir" is derived from the Javanese word "cangkir", which means "to hold a cup". It is also used in Indonesian to refer to a small bowl or saucer. |
| Irish | In Irish, "cupán" may also be used colloquially to refer to a small amount of alcohol, or to the vessel in which it is served. |
| Italian | In Italian, the word 'tazza' originally meant 'drinking vessel' and could refer to various types of cups, bowls, or goblets, but its usage has evolved over time to primarily denote a 'cup' used for drinking beverages. |
| Japanese | カップ "cup" can also mean bra size in Japanese. |
| Javanese | **Cangkir** refers to a drinking cup, usually made of metal, and may also means a flower bud |
| Kannada | The word "ಕಪ್" (cup) in Kannada also means a unit of measurement equal to 200 grams or 8 handfuls. |
| Kazakh | The word "кесе" can also mean "pocket" or "bag" in Kazakh. |
| Khmer | The word "ពែង" can also mean "to wait" or "to expect" in Khmer. |
| Korean | In South Korea, a type of ramen is also called 컵라면 (cup ramen), as it's sold in cups. |
| Kurdish | The word "tas" is a homophone in Kurdish, referring to both a cup and the head. |
| Kyrgyz | In Kyrgyz, "чөйчөк" can also refer to a small depression in the ground where water accumulates, likely derived from the word's original meaning of "hollow". |
| Lao | The Lao term "ຈອກ" can also refer to a glass or a goblet. |
| Latin | Latin "poculum" was also used to refer to a drink or a dose of medicine. |
| Latvian | Also may mean 'goblet', 'chalice', 'tankard', 'mug', or 'vessel'. |
| Lithuanian | The word "puodelis" is derived from the word "puodas", meaning "pot". |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "Coupe" can also refer to a "cupboard" or a "compartment." |
| Macedonian | The word "чаша" also means "a bowl" or "a dish" in Macedonian, and is cognate with the English word "chalice". |
| Malagasy | The word "kapoaka" in Malagasy has also been used to refer to a small bowl or a container for drinking water. |
| Malay | The Malay word "cawan" is cognate with the Sanskrit "cupa" meaning "large bowl", and the Javanese "cawak" meaning "saucer or bowl". |
| Malayalam | The word "കപ്പ്" (cup) in Malayalam is derived from the Sanskrit word "कप" (cup), which is also the root of the English word "cup." |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "tazza" comes from the Arabic "tazza", meaning "dish" or "drinking bowl", and is not related to the Italian "tazza", meaning "cup". |
| Maori | The Maori word "kapu" also means "taboo" or "forbidden." |
| Marathi | The term "कप" (cup) in Marathi is derived from the Sanskrit word "कुंभ" (kumbha), meaning "pot" or "vessel". It is also commonly used to refer to a coconut shell used for drinking water or religious ceremonies. |
| Mongolian | The word "аяга" in Mongolian can also refer to a bowl or a dish. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | "ခွက်" in Myanmar can also refer to a bowl- or saucer-shaped object, a small container used to hold or measure something, or a ladle. |
| Nepali | In Nepal, "कप" can also mean a bowl or a coconut shell, and is often used in religious ceremonies. |
| Norwegian | The word "kopp" also means "hole" or "opening" in Norwegian. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "chikho" in Nyanja can also refer to a hole dug in the ground for storing grain. |
| Pashto | The term "پياله" in Pashto is of Persian origin and has a secondary meaning of a type of traditional Iranian music. |
| Persian | The Persian word جام (cup) also signifies 'Holy Grail' and can figuratively mean 'something precious' or 'a beloved'. |
| Polish | The word "puchar" in Polish can also refer to a trophy or a chalice. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In the Portuguese language, "copo" means both "cup" and "a lot of something" (as an uncountable noun). |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word 'ਪਿਆਲਾ' ('pyaala') is derived from the Persian word 'پياله' ('pyāle'), which also means 'cup' and is used in several South Asian languages. |
| Romanian | In Romanian, the word “ceașcă” can also refer to a type of folk pottery decorated with a white glaze and colorful floral motifs. |
| Russian | The word "чашка" ultimately derives from the Proto-Slavic "*čьša", meaning "cup, bowl, or mug". |
| Samoan | The word 'ipu' in Samoan can also refer to a coconut shell bowl or a canoe bailer. |
| Scots Gaelic | "Cupa" in Scots Gaelic can also refer to a |
| Serbian | In Serbian, the word 'шоља' ('cup') originates from the Turkic word 'çolhak' ('lame'), possibly due to the shape of early cups. |
| Sesotho | The word "senoelo" in Sesotho has an alternate meaning of "a small bowl used to drink beer". |
| Shona | Mukombe can also refer to a type of calabash or gourd that is commonly used to serve drinks or as containers in traditional settings |
| Sindhi | Sindhi "ڪوپ" (cup) may derive from Sanskrit "kumbha" (earthen jar) via Middle Indo-Aryan and Prakrit and has additional meanings like well, bucket, or small pit. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "කුසලාන" can also refer to a cup-shaped vessel used for holding liquids, especially in a religious context. |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "pohár" also means "trophy" or "glass" and is related to the Czech word "pohár" and the Proto-Slavic word "*pocharъ" (cup). |
| Slovenian | The Slovene word for cup, "skodelico", may also refer to a cup-like depression or a bowl-shaped vessel. |
| Somali | "Koob" can also refer to a type of traditional Somali hat or a unit of measurement for grain. |
| Spanish | The Spanish word "taza" comes from the Arabic word "tas", meaning "vessel" or "cup". It can also refer to a small pot or jar. |
| Sundanese | In Sundanese, "cangkir" can also refer to a container made of woven bamboo, used for storing rice or other grains. |
| Swahili | The word "kikombe" (cup) in Swahili can also refer to a type of traditional drinking vessel made from a gourd. |
| Swedish | In Swedish, "kopp" does not just mean "cup" but also "scarring". This is because in the old days people used to treat scars by inserting copper into the wound and then covering it with a cup. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "tasa" is also used to refer to a drinking game or a type of gambling. |
| Tajik | The word "пиёла" is derived from the Persian word "پیاله" (pronounced "piyala"), which also means "cup". |
| Tamil | The word "கோப்பை" in Tamil also refers to a type of musical instrument played with a bow. |
| Telugu | In Telugu, "కప్పు" also refers to the skull of a human or an animal. |
| Thai | The word "ถ้วย" (cup) in Thai can also refer to a type of traditional Thai boat. |
| Turkish | The word "Fincan" in Turkish ultimately derives from the Persian word "pījāla" meaning "earthenware cup" or "a cup with a handle," which was borrowed into Venetian and then into Turkish. |
| Ukrainian | The word "чашка" can also refer to a type of Ukrainian folk dance typically performed by women. |
| Urdu | The term "کپ" (cup) is also a term in traditional Indian medicine and refers to a suction technique that can relieve pain, detoxify, and increase blood circulation. |
| Uzbek | "Chashka" has the alternate meaning of "bowl" in Uzbek. |
| Vietnamese | Cốc can also mean a person's character or virtue, with "cốc ngoan" meaning a good person and "cốc nhơ" a bad person. |
| Welsh | The word "cwpan" in Welsh comes from the Proto-Celtic root *kupan-, meaning "hollow". |
| Xhosa | The Xhosa word "indebe" also means "debt" or "obligation." |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "גלעזל" (cup) is derived from the German word "Gläschen" (small glass). |
| Yoruba | The Yoruba word "ife" can also refer to a calabash or a bowl, and is related to the Igbo word "ife" meaning "cup" or "bowl". |
| Zulu | Inkominishi derives from the isiZulu word 'koma,' meaning 'hold' or 'contain'. |
| English | The word 'cup' comes from the Middle English word 'cupe' meaning 'a drinking vessel', which itself derives from the Old French word 'cupe'. |