Different in Different Languages
Discover 'Different' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Different
Afrikaans anders | ||
Albanian të ndryshme | ||
Amharic የተለየ | ||
Arabic مختلف | ||
Armenian տարբեր | ||
Assamese অন্য | ||
Aymara mayja | ||
Azerbaijani fərqli | ||
Bambara wɛrɛ | ||
Basque desberdinak | ||
Belarusian розныя | ||
Bengali বিভিন্ন | ||
Bhojpuri अलग | ||
Bosnian drugačiji | ||
Bulgarian различен | ||
Catalan diferent | ||
Cebuano lainlain | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 不同 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 不同 | ||
Corsican sfarente | ||
Croatian drugačiji | ||
Czech odlišný | ||
Danish forskellige | ||
Dhivehi ތަފާތު | ||
Dogri बक्खरा | ||
Dutch anders | ||
English different | ||
Esperanto malsama | ||
Estonian erinevad | ||
Ewe to vovo | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) magkaiba | ||
Finnish eri | ||
French différent | ||
Frisian ferskillend | ||
Galician diferente | ||
Georgian განსხვავებული | ||
German anders | ||
Greek διαφορετικός | ||
Guarani iñambue | ||
Gujarati ભિન્ન | ||
Haitian Creole diferan | ||
Hausa daban-daban | ||
Hawaiian ʻokoʻa | ||
Hebrew שונה | ||
Hindi विभिन्न | ||
Hmong txawv | ||
Hungarian különböző | ||
Icelandic öðruvísi | ||
Igbo iche iche | ||
Ilocano sabali | ||
Indonesian berbeda | ||
Irish difriúil | ||
Italian diverso | ||
Japanese 異なる | ||
Javanese beda | ||
Kannada ವಿಭಿನ್ನ | ||
Kazakh әр түрлі | ||
Khmer ខុសគ្នា | ||
Kinyarwanda bitandukanye | ||
Konkani वेगळें | ||
Korean 다른 | ||
Krio difrɛn | ||
Kurdish wekîdin | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) جیاواز | ||
Kyrgyz ар башка | ||
Lao ແຕກຕ່າງ | ||
Latin alium | ||
Latvian savādāk | ||
Lingala ekeseni | ||
Lithuanian skirtingi | ||
Luganda okwaawukana | ||
Luxembourgish anescht | ||
Macedonian различни | ||
Maithili अलग | ||
Malagasy samy hafa | ||
Malay berbeza | ||
Malayalam വ്യത്യസ്ത | ||
Maltese differenti | ||
Maori rerekē | ||
Marathi भिन्न | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯈꯦꯟꯅꯕ | ||
Mizo danglam | ||
Mongolian өөр | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ကွဲပြားခြားနားသည် | ||
Nepali फरक | ||
Norwegian forskjellig | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) zosiyana | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଭିନ୍ନ | ||
Oromo gargar | ||
Pashto مختلف | ||
Persian ناهمسان | ||
Polish różne | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) diferente | ||
Punjabi ਵੱਖਰਾ | ||
Quechua huk niraq | ||
Romanian diferit | ||
Russian другой | ||
Samoan ese | ||
Sanskrit भिन्नः | ||
Scots Gaelic eadar-dhealaichte | ||
Sepedi fapanego | ||
Serbian различит | ||
Sesotho fapane | ||
Shona zvakasiyana | ||
Sindhi مختلف | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) වෙනස් | ||
Slovak rôzne | ||
Slovenian drugačen | ||
Somali kala duwan | ||
Spanish diferente | ||
Sundanese béda | ||
Swahili tofauti | ||
Swedish annorlunda | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) iba | ||
Tajik гуногун | ||
Tamil வெவ்வேறு | ||
Tatar төрле | ||
Telugu భిన్నమైనది | ||
Thai แตกต่างกัน | ||
Tigrinya ፍሉይ | ||
Tsonga hambana | ||
Turkish farklı | ||
Turkmen başga | ||
Twi (Akan) soronko | ||
Ukrainian інший | ||
Urdu مختلف | ||
Uyghur ئوخشىمايدۇ | ||
Uzbek boshqacha | ||
Vietnamese khác nhau | ||
Welsh gwahanol | ||
Xhosa eyahlukileyo | ||
Yiddish אַנדערש | ||
Yoruba yatọ | ||
Zulu kwehlukile |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | "Anders" may mean "different" or "otherwise" in Afrikaans, which is not usually interchangeable in English. |
| Albanian | "Të ndryshme" derives from the Proto-Indo-European root *ter- "to cross, pass over" (cf. English "trans-" and Greek "διά-")." |
| Amharic | In addition to meaning "different," "የተለየ" can also mean "distinct" or "separate." |
| Arabic | مختلف "mukhtalif" means "different" but it also means a "disagreement" or "quarrel". |
| Armenian | The word "տարբեր" derives from the Proto-Indo-European root "*trep-," meaning "to turn," and is cognate with the Latin "torvus," meaning "fierce" or "wild." |
| Azerbaijani | "Fərqli" is also used to describe something that is unusual or strange. |
| Basque | The word "desberdinak" in Basque is a compound word derived from "desa" (direction) and "berdin" (equal) |
| Belarusian | "Розныя" is the modern Belarusian spelling of the word, but the archaic spelling is "рознь" and it has two alternate meanings: 'disagreement' and 'discord'. |
| Bengali | The word "বিভিন্ন" comes from the Sanskrit word "विभिन्न" (vibhinna), which also means "divided" or "separated". |
| Bosnian | The word 'drugačiji' comes from the Proto-Slavic word 'drugъ', which means 'other' or 'another'. |
| Bulgarian | Различен in Bulgarian, derives from the Old Slavic word *različьnъ, which means |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "diferent" is derived from the Latin word "differens", meaning "distinctive". |
| Cebuano | In some dialects, 'lainlain' can also refer to the concept of diversity or variety. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The first character of 不同 (bùtóng) "not the same" (不 bù, "not") shares its etymology with the character 否 (fǒu), "not, no". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The word "不同" can also mean "disagree" or "not the same" in Chinese. |
| Corsican | The word "sfarente" in Corsican also means "strange" or "odd". |
| Croatian | The Croatian word "drugačiji" comes from the Proto-Slavic word "drugъ", which also means "friend". Thus, the word "drugačiji" originally meant "friend-like" or "familiar". |
| Czech | The word "odlišný" has also been used historically to mean "lonely" or "separate". |
| Danish | The Danish word "forskellige" ultimately derives from the Old Norse "fraskilja," meaning "to part" or "to separate." |
| Dutch | Dutch "anders" derives from Old Saxon "ander", meaning "other", also related to English "other" and Latin "alter". |
| Esperanto | The word "malsama" comes from the Esperanto word "malsami," which means "unequal," and is also related to the Latin word "malus," meaning "bad." |
| Estonian | The word "erinevad" can also refer to "various" or "several". |
| Finnish | The word "eri" also means "other", "different kind" or "foreign". |
| French | In old French 'différent' could also mean 'distinguished, excellent', while 'différence' meant 'distinction, excellence'. This meaning can still be found in expressions such as 'faire la différence', meaning 'to excel'. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "ferskillend" was borrowed from Middle Dutch "verschelen" but is now used in a wider sense. |
| Galician | In Galician, "diferente" also has the meanings of "dissimilar" and "various". |
| German | "Anders" also means "otherwise" and "in a different way". |
| Greek | The word "διαφορετικός" ('different') in Greek is derived from the verb "διαφέρω" ('to differ, to be different'), which in turn comes from the prefix "δια-" ('apart'), and the root "φέρ-" ('to bear, to carry'). |
| Gujarati | In addition to its primary meaning of "different", "ભિન્ન" can also mean "separated", "diverse", or "partitioned" in Gujarati. |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian Creole word "diferan" derives from the French word "différent" and retains its meaning of "different". |
| Hausa | The term "daban-daban" may have originated from the Hausa word "daba," meaning "side" or "direction," suggesting an idea of deviation or difference from the norm. |
| Hawaiian | The word 'ʻokoʻa' derives from the Proto-Polynesian root *toko, meaning 'distinct' or 'separate'. |
| Hebrew | The word "שונה" ("different") also means "to change" or "to repeat" in Hebrew. |
| Hindi | विभिन्न comes from 'विभिन्न' (vi+bhinna) - meaning 'to divide' |
| Hmong | In addition to its primary meaning as "different," "txawv" can also signify "special," "rare," or "extraordinary" in Hmong. |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "különböző" is of Slavic origin and contains morphemes meaning "other" and "face/view". |
| Icelandic | Öðruvísi is a cognate with the German anders, and is related to the English word |
| Igbo | Iche iche also means "very or plenty" and is usually used in a derogatory context. |
| Indonesian | The word "berbeda" in Indonesian is derived from the Proto-Austronesian word *beda or *bide, meaning "to be separate". |
| Irish | "Difriúil" likely comes from an old word for "to tear apart" or "to separate," and it retains some of that meaning in modern Irish, e.g., in reference to a dispute that results in a split into two opposing factions. |
| Italian | The masculine plural form, 'diversi', also carries a political significance in Italy as the name for a coalition or party representing various factions or ideologies. |
| Japanese | The kanji in "異なる" can also mean "to differentiate," conveying a nuance of distinguishing or setting apart. |
| Javanese | In Javanese, 'beda' can also refer to a disagreement or a separate part or piece. |
| Kannada | "ವಿಭಿನ್ನ" is a Sanskrit word that originally meant "distinct", "separate", or "dissimilar" |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word "әр түрлі" is composed of the terms "әр" (which means "various" or "diverse") and "түрлі" (meaning "differing" or "changing"). |
| Korean | The Korean word '다른' can also mean 'other' or 'another'. |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word 'wekîdin' also means 'to separate', 'to deviate', and 'to change'. |
| Kyrgyz | В значении «другой» и «иной» слово «ар башка» употребляется редко, в основном оно имеет значение «отдельный», «собственный», «особый». |
| Latin | In Latin, "alium" also means "another", "the other", or "the rest". |
| Latvian | The Latvian word **savādāk** can also mean "unusually" or "in an extraordinary way". |
| Lithuanian | The word “skirtingi” can also mean “special” or “unique” depending on the context and intonation used. |
| Luxembourgish | The word “anescht” derives from the Old High German word “anast,” meaning “other.” |
| Macedonian | Македонското „различни“ значи и „различити“ (српски: различити) и „разнолики“ (српски: разноврсни) |
| Malagasy | “Samy hafa” is a Malagasy idiom that means “to be different from others” or “to be unique.” |
| Malay | The word "berbeza" is cognate with Tagalog "iba" both of which derive from the Proto-Austronesian *Ciba which also meant different |
| Maltese | The word "differenti" is derived from the Latin word "differre" |
| Maori | In Maori, the word "rerekē" also refers to something being unique or distinct. |
| Marathi | "भिन्न" has multiple meanings, also including 'share' and 'fraction' |
| Mongolian | Öөр also means 'side' in Mongolian, and the plural 'өөрүүд' refers to a group of friends. |
| Nepali | Nepali "फरक" likely derives from Sanskrit "पर्यक" (paryak) meaning "separation, difference" and is related to "पार्थक्य" (pārthakyam). |
| Norwegian | The word 'forskjellig' is derived from the Old Norse word 'forskelligr', meaning 'to distinguish'. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "zosiyana" is also used figuratively to mean "different from the norm" or "unusual". |
| Pashto | مختلف also means "other" in Pashto; its cognate "دیگر" means the same in Persian |
| Persian | The word "ناهمسان" can also mean "not harmonious" or "inconsistent". |
| Polish | "Różne" also means "various". However, it can also be used as a noun, meaning "miscellaneous items" or "odds and ends". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The Portuguese word "diferente" derives from the Latin "differre," meaning "to postpone," and carries connotations of separation or delay. |
| Punjabi | The word "ਵੱਖਰਾ" originally meant "apart" or "at a distance" in Prakrit, and is derived from the root "vi-kr" meaning "to divide" or "to separate". |
| Romanian | The word "diferit" is derived from the Latin word "differre", which means "to carry apart". |
| Russian | The word "другой" can also mean "another" or "the other" in Russian. |
| Samoan | Ese in Samoan can also mean 'foreign' and 'out of place', or 'another' when referring to a group of people. |
| Serbian | The word "различит" also means "to distinguish" or "to discern". |
| Sesotho | The word "fapane" can also mean "another" or "some other" in Sesotho. |
| Shona | Zvakasiyana can also mean 'to be diverse' or 'to vary'. |
| Sindhi | مختلف comes from the Arabic word "khalafa", meaning "to oppose". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word 'වෙනස්' (different) in Sinhala is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wer-, meaning 'to turn, to change'. |
| Slovak | "Rôzne" is cognate with Old Polish "różny" and Serbo-Croatian "razan" both meaning "varied". |
| Slovenian | "Drugačen" can also mean "unusual" or "strange". |
| Somali | "Kala-duwan" may mean "completely changed" or be related to "kala-qeyb","something apart", |
| Spanish | The word "diferente" in Spanish comes from the Latin word "differens", meaning "distinguishing" or "separating". |
| Sundanese | Beda is also used to refer to something that is not the same or not alike. |
| Swahili | Tofauti is derived from the Arabic word 'tafawutu' meaning 'to separate' or 'to distinguish'. It is cognate with the French word 'difference'. |
| Swedish | Swedish "annorlunda" from Old Norse annarrlunda, "another way" |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "iba" in Tagalog can also mean "strange" or "unusual". |
| Tajik | The word "гуногун" in Tajik can also refer to something that is unique or special. |
| Tamil | The Tamil word வெவ்வேறு (vevveṟu) is derived from the proto-Dravidian root *veṟ-, meaning 'to separate', and is cognate with the Telugu word వేరు (vēru), meaning 'other' or 'different'. |
| Thai | แตกต่างกัน derives from "แตก" meaning "to break" and "ต่าง" meaning "other"} |
| Turkish | "Farklı" is a Turkish word which, besides the basic meaning of "different," has two additional meanings originating from Arabic and Persian languages respectively. |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "і́нший" originally implied "another of the same type", so it can still refer to someone or something "different" yet belonging to a certain class. |
| Urdu | The word "مختلف" is derived from the Arabic root "خلف" which means "to differ" or "to be different". |
| Uzbek | The Uzbek word "boshqacha" can also refer to "unique", "unusual", or "strange". |
| Vietnamese | The word "khác nhau" literally means "other each other". |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "gwahanol" is cognate with the Breton word "disheñvel" and the Cornish word "dihanel". |
| Xhosa | 'Eyahlukileyo' in Xhosa can also mean 'outstanding', 'remarkable', or 'eccentric'. |
| Yiddish | "Andersh" in Yiddish has the alternate meaning of "otherwise". It shares the same root as the English word "other". |
| Yoruba | In some other contexts, "yatọ" may also mean "another" or "separate". |
| Zulu | The Zulu word 'kwehlukile' also means 'unusual' or 'strange' and is derived from 'kwehluka' ('to separate'). |
| English | The word 'different' originates from the Latin word 'differre', meaning 'to carry apart' or 'to separate'. |