Device in Different Languages
Discover 'Device' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Device
Afrikaans toestel | ||
Albanian pajisje | ||
Amharic መሣሪያ | ||
Arabic جهاز | ||
Armenian սարք | ||
Assamese ডিভাইচ | ||
Aymara tispusitiwu | ||
Azerbaijani qurğu | ||
Bambara minɛn | ||
Basque gailua | ||
Belarusian прылада | ||
Bengali যন্ত্র | ||
Bhojpuri जंतर | ||
Bosnian uređaja | ||
Bulgarian устройство | ||
Catalan dispositiu | ||
Cebuano aparato | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 设备 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 設備 | ||
Corsican dispusitivu | ||
Croatian uređaj | ||
Czech přístroj | ||
Danish enhed | ||
Dhivehi ޑިވައިސް | ||
Dogri डिवाइस | ||
Dutch apparaat | ||
English device | ||
Esperanto aparato | ||
Estonian seade | ||
Ewe mᴐ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) aparato | ||
Finnish laite | ||
French dispositif | ||
Frisian apparaat | ||
Galician dispositivo | ||
Georgian მოწყობილობა | ||
German gerät | ||
Greek συσκευή | ||
Guarani tembiporu | ||
Gujarati ઉપકરણ | ||
Haitian Creole aparèy | ||
Hausa na'urar | ||
Hawaiian hāmeʻa | ||
Hebrew התקן | ||
Hindi युक्ति | ||
Hmong ntaus ntawv | ||
Hungarian eszköz | ||
Icelandic tæki | ||
Igbo ngwaọrụ | ||
Ilocano ramit | ||
Indonesian alat | ||
Irish gléas | ||
Italian dispositivo | ||
Japanese 端末 | ||
Javanese piranti | ||
Kannada ಸಾಧನ | ||
Kazakh құрылғы | ||
Khmer ឧបករណ៍ | ||
Kinyarwanda igikoresho | ||
Konkani उपकरण | ||
Korean 장치 | ||
Krio ilɛktronik tul | ||
Kurdish sazî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ئامێر | ||
Kyrgyz түзмөк | ||
Lao ອຸປະກອນ | ||
Latin fabrica | ||
Latvian ierīci | ||
Lingala apareyi | ||
Lithuanian prietaisą | ||
Luganda ekyuuma | ||
Luxembourgish apparat | ||
Macedonian уред | ||
Maithili यंत्र | ||
Malagasy fitaovana | ||
Malay peranti | ||
Malayalam ഉപകരണം | ||
Maltese apparat | ||
Maori taputapu | ||
Marathi डिव्हाइस | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯈꯨꯠꯂꯥꯏ | ||
Mizo hmanrua | ||
Mongolian төхөөрөмж | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) စက်ကိရိယာ | ||
Nepali उपकरण | ||
Norwegian enhet | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) chipangizo | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଉପକରଣ | ||
Oromo meeshaa | ||
Pashto توکی | ||
Persian دستگاه | ||
Polish urządzenie | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) dispositivo | ||
Punjabi ਜੰਤਰ | ||
Quechua dispositivo | ||
Romanian dispozitiv | ||
Russian устройство | ||
Samoan masini | ||
Sanskrit उपकरणम् | ||
Scots Gaelic inneal | ||
Sepedi setlabela | ||
Serbian уређаја | ||
Sesotho sesebedisoa | ||
Shona mudziyo | ||
Sindhi ڊوائيس | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) උපාංගය | ||
Slovak zariadenie | ||
Slovenian naprave | ||
Somali qalab | ||
Spanish dispositivo | ||
Sundanese paranti | ||
Swahili kifaa | ||
Swedish enhet | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) aparato | ||
Tajik дастгоҳ | ||
Tamil சாதனம் | ||
Tatar җайланма | ||
Telugu పరికరం | ||
Thai อุปกรณ์ | ||
Tigrinya መሳርሒ | ||
Tsonga xitirhisiwa | ||
Turkish cihaz | ||
Turkmen enjam | ||
Twi (Akan) afidie | ||
Ukrainian пристрою | ||
Urdu آلہ | ||
Uyghur ئۈسكۈنە | ||
Uzbek qurilma | ||
Vietnamese thiết bị | ||
Welsh ddyfais | ||
Xhosa isixhobo | ||
Yiddish מיטל | ||
Yoruba ẹrọ | ||
Zulu idivayisi |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "toestel" in Afrikaans, meaning "device," originates from the Dutch word "toestel," which in turn comes from the Middle Dutch word "toegestel," meaning "prepared" or "ready to use." |
| Albanian | It is also spelled as "pajishje" and "pajise". It shares etymology with the word "pajë" (a bet). |
| Amharic | "መሣሪያ" is a Ge'ez word that literally means "an implement that scratches". |
| Arabic | The Arabic word "جهاز" (device) also denotes the dowry of a bride or trousseau. |
| Armenian | The word “սարք” can also refer to a system, mechanism, or tool in Armenian. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "qurğu" also refers to a "mechanism" or "contrivance" in Azerbaijani. |
| Basque | "Gailua" is also the name of a town in the province of Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain. |
| Belarusian | The word "прылада" can also refer to a device for making rope or string. |
| Bengali | The word "যন্ত্র" is derived from the Sanskrit word "यंत्र" (yantra), meaning "instrument" or "tool". |
| Bosnian | The word "uređaja" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "*orędie" meaning "tool", "implement". |
| Bulgarian | The Bulgarian word "устройство" can also mean "structure" or "system", similar to the English word "device". |
| Catalan | The word "dispositiu" in Catalan can also refer to a legal or administrative provision or measure. |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano word "aparato" can also refer to an "apparatus", a "machine", "equipment", "gadget", "contraption", or a "contrivance" |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 设备 may also refer to "facility" or "equipment". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 設備 is a combination of the characters '設 (shè)' meaning 'to set up' and '備 (bèi)' meaning 'to prepare' or 'to provide'. |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "dispusitivu" derives from an Italian word originally meaning "disposition" or "arrangement". |
| Croatian | The word "uređaj" also bears the meaning "disposition, inclination" |
| Czech | The term "přístroj" (device) is derived from the Czech word "přistrojit" (to equip) and shares its origin with the German word "apparat" (apparatus) |
| Danish | The word "enhed" also means "unity" in Danish, highlighting the device's role in connecting components into a cohesive whole. |
| Dutch | The word 'apparaat' can also refer to a group of officials or experts, such as a government department or a scientific committee. |
| Esperanto | The word "aparato" also has the connotation of "pomp" or "extravagance" in Spanish. |
| Estonian | The word "seade" in Estonian originally meant "order" or "arrangement" and is related to the Finnish word "sääntö" which means "rule". |
| Finnish | The word "laite" in Finnish also refers to the reproductive organs of male fish. |
| French | "Dispositif" is also used in French to refer to a set of concepts or theories that are used to interpret a certain phenomenon. |
| Frisian | In Frisian it also denotes a 'person in a particular trade or profession'. |
| Galician | The Spanish word "dispositivo" derives from the Latin word "dispositivus" with the meaning of "ready" or "arranged."} |
| German | The German word "Gerät" is derived from an old Germanic verb, "garaidjan" or "giredan," which referred to prepare, make fit, or furnish, and is also a cognate term to the English word "gear". |
| Greek | The word "συσκευή" can also mean "preparation" or "arrangement" in Greek. |
| Gujarati | The word "ઉપકરણ" can also mean "tool" or "instrument" in Gujarati. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "aparèy" means "device" in French and derives from the same root as the English word "apparatus" |
| Hausa | "Na'urar" in Hausa also refers to the internal mechanisms or structure of an object or organization. |
| Hawaiian | The term 'hāmeʻa' can also refer to tools, instruments, utensils, or objects employed for a specific purpose. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "התקן" can also refer to an arrangement, a structure, or an institution. |
| Hindi | "युक्ति" can also mean "tactics" or "strategy" in Hindi. |
| Hmong | In Hmong, the word "ntaus ntawv" carries the additional meaning of "tool", signifying its broader application in various crafts and everyday tasks. |
| Hungarian | The word "eszköz" in Hungarian has historical roots in the phrase "eszébe jut", meaning "it comes to his/her mind", and is ultimately derived from the Old Turkish word "öz" (meaning "mind"). |
| Icelandic | Tæki is cognate with the Dutch word 'tuig' (gear) and the German word 'Zeug' (stuff) |
| Igbo | "Ngwaọrụ" also means an innovation, gadget, apparatus, appliance, invention, or tool. |
| Indonesian | The word alat in Indonesian can also mean "organ" or "limb" |
| Irish | The word "gléas" can also mean "noise" or "sound". |
| Italian | The word "dispositivo" also means "clause" or "arrangement" in some contexts. |
| Japanese | The word "端末" (tansho) originally meant "end point" or "terminus" in Japanese. |
| Javanese | 'Piranti' also means a kind of rice mill or a milling apparatus. |
| Kannada | The word "ಸಾಧನ" in Kannada can also mean "an instrument", "a means", or "a tool". |
| Kazakh | "Құрылғы" (device) originates from the word "құру" (to establish), implying something constructed or assembled with a specific purpose. |
| Khmer | The word "ឧបករណ៍" is derived from the Sanskrit word "उपकरण" which literally means "something that is put to work". |
| Korean | In Korean, "장치" can also refer to a system or arrangement, such as a lighting system or a seating arrangement. |
| Kurdish | "Sazî" is a Kurdish word that also means "thing", "item", and "object". |
| Kyrgyz | The word "түзмөк" can also mean "structure" or "construction". |
| Latin | Fabrica in Latin also means factory, workshop, and construction. |
| Latvian | The word 'ierīci' is derived from the Old High German word 'girāt' which means 'to prepare'. |
| Lithuanian | "Prietaisą" tiesiogiai siejama su „aparatėlis“, „mašinėlė“. |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "Apparat" has a variety of connotations, including "machinery", "furniture", and "device". |
| Macedonian | The word "уред" can also refer to a tool or an instrument |
| Malagasy | The word "fitaovana" in Malagasy also means "means", "method", or "way". |
| Malay | The word "peranti" also means "equipment" or "tool". |
| Malayalam | The Malayalam word "ഉപകരണം" can also be literally translated as "sub-tool", highlighting its secondary role in supporting the main tool. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "apparat" originates from the Italian word "apparecchio," meaning "apparatus" or "equipment." |
| Maori | In Maori, "taputapu" originates from the Proto-Austronesian word *tapu,* meaning "sacred" or "prohibited," and has extended meanings including "sacred object" or "ritual object." |
| Marathi | In Marathi, the term 'डिव्हाइस' originated from the English word 'device' and has acquired additional meanings, including 'scheme,' 'trick,' or 'plan'. |
| Mongolian | The word "төхөөрөмж" can also refer to a mechanism, system, or instrument. |
| Nepali | The word 'उपकरण' (device) is derived from the Sanskrit word 'उप' (near) and 'करण' (action), meaning 'an object used to perform an action'. |
| Norwegian | The word "enhet" in Norwegian can also refer to a unit of measurement. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | Chipangizo comes from the verb "kupanga" (to set up) + "-izo" (a thing that is used to do something), referring to something set up for a purpose. |
| Pashto | "توکی" can also mean "a trap" or "a snare for birds" in Pashto. |
| Persian | "دستگاه" can also mean "government" or "organization" in Persian. |
| Polish | The word 'urządzanie' in Polish originally meant 'setting up', and still retains this meaning in the field of law. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | "Dispositivo" shares its etymology with the English word "dispose", and can also mean "arrangement", "plan", or "intention". |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word "ਜੰਤਰ" (device) is derived from Sanskrit "यन्त्र" (machine, tool), which also means "mechanism" and "object (of a plan or scheme)" in Punjabi. |
| Romanian | "Dispozitiv" is also used in Romanian for "mood" and "frame of mind". |
| Russian | Устройство, помимо основного значения "прибор", также может употребляться в значении "государственное учреждение" или "механизм". |
| Samoan | The word "masini" in Samoan derives from the English word "machine". |
| Scots Gaelic | "Inneal" has been used to refer to a tool, a machine, or other mechanical contrivance since at least the 14th century. |
| Serbian | The Serbian word "уређаја" (device) comes from the Proto-Slavic word *ǫdrędъ, meaning "order" or "arrangement". |
| Sesotho | The etymology of the Sesotho word "sesebedisoa" ("device") is similar to that of the word "sesebo", meaning "invention". |
| Shona | The word 'mudziyo' in Shona can also refer to a 'weapon' or 'instrument' depending on the context. |
| Sindhi | The word ڊوائيس, pronounced 'di-vice,' may also refer to a type of instrument or apparatus employed for a specific task.} |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word 'උපාංගය' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'उपाय' meaning 'means or expedient'. In Sinhala, 'උපාංගය' is not only used to refer to a 'device' but also to refer to an 'limb' or part of the body, especially in the context of a 'member' of a group or organization. |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "zariadenie" is related to the Czech "zařízení" and ultimately to the root of "řied" ("order"). |
| Slovenian | "Naprava" can also mean "device" or "instrument" in the sense of a mechanism or tool. |
| Somali | "Qalab" can also refer to a trap, mechanism, instrument, equipment, utensil, or tool. |
| Spanish | "Dispositivo" can also refer to a legal or formal instrument or document. |
| Sundanese | The word 'paranti' in Sundanese can also refer to a trap or obstacle. |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "kifaa" can also refer to a tool, instrument, or apparatus. |
| Swedish | The word "enhet" can also mean "unit" or "entity" in Swedish. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Aparato" can also refer to a set-up or arrangement, especially of a theatrical or festive nature. |
| Tajik | The word "дастгоҳ" (dastgoh) in Tajik can also refer to a musical instrument ensemble. |
| Tamil | The word 'சாதனம்' comes from the Sanskrit word 'साधन' (sādhana), which means 'means' or 'instrument' |
| Telugu | The word "పరికరం" (device) in Telugu can also refer to a mechanism or an instrument used for a specific purpose. |
| Thai | The Thai word "อุปกรณ์" also implies the idea of a "tool" or "instrument". |
| Turkish | The Ottoman Turkish word "cihaz" is often used in modern Turkish to refer to the dowry of a bride. |
| Ukrainian | The word 'пристрою' in Ukrainian also refers to an extension or addition to a building. |
| Urdu | In Urdu, 'آلہ' is not only a 'device' but also a 'musical instrument' or a 'tool'. |
| Uzbek | "Qurilma" also means "construction" in Uzbek. |
| Vietnamese | "Thiết bị" literally means "iron equipment," indicating the original meaning of devices as objects made of iron. |
| Welsh | The word "ddyfais" derives from the Welsh word "dyfais", meaning "to invent" or "to contrive". |
| Xhosa | The word "isixhobo" is derived from the verb "ukushoboza", meaning "to be able", suggesting a broader concept of a tool or instrument that enables something to be done. |
| Yiddish | The word מיטל (mitl) in Yiddish can also refer to a measure of volume, equivalent to a liter. |
| Yoruba | Ẹrọ originally meant "trap" and could refer to an "engine" in a broader sense. |
| Zulu | Idivayisi can also mean 'method', 'plan' or 'scheme' in Zulu. |
| English | The word 'device' comes from the Latin word 'dividere' meaning 'to divide' and originally referred to a separation, parting, or division. |