Afrikaans binnelandse | ||
Albanian shtëpiak | ||
Amharic የአገር ውስጥ | ||
Arabic المنزلي | ||
Armenian կենցաղային | ||
Assamese ঘৰুৱা | ||
Aymara utankiri | ||
Azerbaijani daxili | ||
Bambara sokɔnɔna | ||
Basque etxekoak | ||
Belarusian айчынныя | ||
Bengali গার্হস্থ্য | ||
Bhojpuri घरेलू | ||
Bosnian domaće | ||
Bulgarian вътрешен | ||
Catalan domèstic | ||
Cebuano panimalay | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 国内 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 國內 | ||
Corsican casanu | ||
Croatian domaće | ||
Czech domácí | ||
Danish indenlandske | ||
Dhivehi އެތެރޭގެ | ||
Dogri घरेलू | ||
Dutch huiselijk | ||
English domestic | ||
Esperanto hejma | ||
Estonian kodumaine | ||
Ewe aƒe me | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) domestic | ||
Finnish kotimainen | ||
French national | ||
Frisian húshâldlik | ||
Galician doméstico | ||
Georgian შინაური | ||
German inländisch | ||
Greek οικιακός | ||
Guarani ogayguáva | ||
Gujarati ઘરેલું | ||
Haitian Creole domestik | ||
Hausa na gida | ||
Hawaiian kūloko | ||
Hebrew בֵּיתִי | ||
Hindi घरेलू | ||
Hmong nyeg | ||
Hungarian belföldi | ||
Icelandic innanlands | ||
Igbo ụlọ | ||
Ilocano naamo | ||
Indonesian lokal | ||
Irish baile | ||
Italian domestico | ||
Japanese 国内の | ||
Javanese domestik | ||
Kannada ಗೃಹಬಳಕೆಯ | ||
Kazakh ішкі | ||
Khmer ក្នុងស្រុក | ||
Kinyarwanda murugo | ||
Konkani घरगुती | ||
Korean 하인 | ||
Krio na os | ||
Kurdish malî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ناوخۆیی | ||
Kyrgyz ички | ||
Lao ພາຍໃນປະເທດ | ||
Latin domesticis | ||
Latvian iekšzemes | ||
Lingala ya ndako | ||
Lithuanian vidaus | ||
Luganda ebya waka | ||
Luxembourgish doheem | ||
Macedonian домашни | ||
Maithili घरेलू | ||
Malagasy ao an-tokantrano | ||
Malay dalam negeri | ||
Malayalam ആഭ്യന്തര | ||
Maltese domestiċi | ||
Maori kāinga | ||
Marathi घरगुती | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯌꯨꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ | ||
Mizo inlam | ||
Mongolian дотоодын | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ပြည်တွင်း | ||
Nepali घरेलु | ||
Norwegian innenlands | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) zoweta | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଘରୋଇ | ||
Oromo kan mana keessaa | ||
Pashto کورني | ||
Persian داخلی | ||
Polish krajowy | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) doméstico | ||
Punjabi ਘਰੇਲੂ | ||
Quechua wasiyuq | ||
Romanian intern | ||
Russian внутренний | ||
Samoan aiga | ||
Sanskrit गृहज | ||
Scots Gaelic dachaigheil | ||
Sepedi ka nageng | ||
Serbian домаће | ||
Sesotho malapeng | ||
Shona zvipfuwo | ||
Sindhi گهريلو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) දේශීය | ||
Slovak domáci | ||
Slovenian domače | ||
Somali gudaha ah | ||
Spanish doméstico | ||
Sundanese domestik | ||
Swahili ya ndani | ||
Swedish inhemsk | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) domestic | ||
Tajik дохилӣ | ||
Tamil உள்நாட்டு | ||
Tatar көнкүреш | ||
Telugu దేశీయ | ||
Thai ในประเทศ | ||
Tigrinya ዘቤት | ||
Tsonga xikaya | ||
Turkish yerli | ||
Turkmen içerki | ||
Twi (Akan) afisɛm | ||
Ukrainian вітчизняний | ||
Urdu گھریلو | ||
Uyghur دۆلەت ئىچىدە | ||
Uzbek ichki | ||
Vietnamese trong nước | ||
Welsh domestig | ||
Xhosa ekhaya | ||
Yiddish דינער | ||
Yoruba abele | ||
Zulu ezifuywayo |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "binnelands" (domestic) in Afrikaans originally meant "located within a medieval fortification". |
| Albanian | The word "shtëpiak" in Albanian also refers to something that is native to one's home country. |
| Amharic | The word 'domestic' derives from the Latin root 'domus,' meaning 'home.' |
| Arabic | المنزلي also means **of the house** |
| Armenian | The word "կենցաղային" ultimately derives from the Greek word "οἶκος", meaning "house". In Armenian, it retains the connotation of "domestic," but can also refer to "worldly" or "everyday." |
| Azerbaijani | "Daxili" shares the same root word as "daxil" (inside), thus meaning "pertaining to the inside" or "internal". |
| Basque | The word also means the same household members or 'family', 'home', 'house', and even 'the place where you were born'. |
| Belarusian | The word |
| Bengali | Garhasthya in Bengali is derived from the Sanskrit word "grihastha" meaning "householder" |
| Bosnian | Bosnian word 'domaće' (domestic) shares the same Slavic root as the word 'dom' (home), meaning 'related to home'. |
| Bulgarian | The word "вътрешен" also means "inner" or "internal" in Bulgarian. |
| Catalan | In Catalan, "domèstic" can also mean "domestic animals" or "household tasks." |
| Cebuano | The word "panimalay" is also used to refer to the household, or the people who live in a particular house. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | In the past, the Chinese word "国内" also meant the part of one's body that's between the waist and the knees (now called "下身"). |
| Chinese (Traditional) | In Chinese, 國內 (guónei) also means "within the country" or "internal". |
| Corsican | The word "casanu" is derived from the Genoese "casano", which in turn comes from the Italian "casalingo" (homely). |
| Croatian | "Domaće" in Croatian can also be used to refer to the home team or to homemade food. |
| Czech | "Domácí" can also mean "homemade" or "local" in Czech. |
| Danish | The original meaning of "indenlandske" was "within the country". Only later did it come to mean "domestic". |
| Dutch | The word "huiselijk" also refers to a cozy atmosphere or a homely environment. |
| Esperanto | Hejma can also mean "of one's own country" or "familiar". |
| Estonian | Kodumaine, meaning "domestic", in Estonian, is derived from "kodu", the word for "home." |
| Finnish | Derived from 'koti' ('home') using the suffix '-mainen', it can also mean 'homely' or 'down-to-earth'. |
| French | In French, the word « national » can also refer to domestic or native productions, rather than just international. |
| Frisian | The suffix '-lik' suggests that the word is derived from the noun 'hús' meaning 'house'. This is also the case in other Germanic languages, such as German 'Häuslichkeit' and English 'household'. |
| Georgian | The word "შინაური" ("domestic") derives from the Proto-Georgian word "*šin-awi-r-i," which meant "pertaining to the house," akin to the Armenian word "shen" ("house") and the Greek word "οἶκος" ("oikos"). |
| German | "Inländisch" (domestic) is derived from the Old High German word "īnlanti" (inland), originally referring to an area of one's own settlement or country. |
| Greek | The word "οικιακός" comes from the Ancient Greek word "οίκος" (house) and means "belonging to the house". |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "ઘરેલું" not only means "domestic" but also refers to something "handmade" or "made at home," reflecting the importance of home-based crafts and textiles in Gujarati culture. |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole, "domestik" can also refer to a household servant or employee. |
| Hausa | The compound word "na gida" (domestic) in Hausa is composed of the Hausa locative preposition "na" and the noun "gida" (house). |
| Hawaiian | This term also meant “inner room” in ancient Hawaii; the outer room where men worked and ate was known as “waho”. |
| Hebrew | "בֵּיתִי" also means "my home" in Hebrew. |
| Hindi | The word "घरेलू" (domestic) in Hindi also refers to something that is related to the family or to the house. |
| Hmong | The word "nyeg" can also mean "village" or "community" in Hmong. |
| Hungarian | Bel"földi" contains the word "föld" which means "land", as it literally means "inside the land". |
| Icelandic | Innanlands can also mean 'from within the country' or 'homely'. |
| Igbo | 'Ụlọ' also means 'home' or 'house', suggesting a strong connection between domesticity and the physical space in which it occurs. |
| Indonesian | "Lokal" is an Indonesian word with the primary meaning of "domestic", but can also be used to refer to "local" or "indigenous." |
| Irish | The Irish word baile can also refer to a town or settlement and is related to the English word 'bailiff'. |
| Italian | The Italian word 'domestico' derives from the Latin word 'domesticus,' which refers to both household matters and tamed animals. |
| Japanese | "国内の" can refer to both domestic and international relations depending on the context. |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "domestik" also refers to people who are not from the same ethnic group but live in the same area. |
| Kannada | In the context of ancient Indian texts, 'ಗೃಹಬಳಕೆಯ' referred to religious practices restricted to certain sections of the society. |
| Kazakh | In ancient Turkic, "ішкі" meant both "domestic" and "internal, intimate, innermost, one's own". It is likely a cognate with the Mongolian "-ик" suffix that forms nouns that describe people's relationships, and possibly with other words for "inside": in Mongolian ("дотор"), Turkish ("iç") and Kyrgyz ("ички"). |
| Korean | The word "하인" can also refer to a servant or a person of low social status. |
| Kurdish | The word `malî` also means `cattle` in Kurdish, which shares its root with `mal` meaning property or wealth. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "ички" can also mean "inner" or "private" in Kyrgyz. |
| Latin | The word "domesticis" can also refer to the members of one's household or servants. |
| Latvian | Iekšzemes, which means “domestic” in Latvian, is derived from “iekšzemnieks”, meaning “someone living inland” or “a countryman”. |
| Lithuanian | The word "vidaus" is derived from the Proto-Balto-Slavic word "*veid-ā-s", meaning "inside" or "interior". |
| Luxembourgish | Doheem derives from the Old High German word "heim" (home) and can also refer to the home as a place or the household. |
| Macedonian | In some contexts, "домашни" can also refer to "homework". |
| Malagasy | The word 'ao an-tokantrano' in Malagasy can also mean 'private' or 'personal'. |
| Malay | Literally meaning "inside country", dalam negeri can refer to domestic affairs, politics, or a local news section. |
| Malayalam | The word "ആഭ്യന്തര" comes from Sanskrit and refers to a family or tribe, and is cognate with the word "home". |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "domestiċi" originally meant "belonging to the house" but now also means "national" or "local". |
| Maori | "Kāinga" can also refer to a home or community. |
| Marathi | The word "घरगुती" also means "related to the home or family" in Marathi. |
| Mongolian | "дотоодын" is also used to refer to a household or family. |
| Nepali | The word घरेलु originated from संस्कृत, meaning 'belonging to the house'. |
| Norwegian | "Innenlands" also means "on the inside" in Norwegian. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "zoweta" in Nyanja (Chichewa) means "domestic" and it is closely related to the word "zoweta" which means "to house". |
| Pashto | "كورني" (domestic), also means "native," "local," "inside (a boundary),""houseborn" |
| Persian | The root of "داخلی" (domestic) is the Old Persian word "dahyu", meaning "country" or "province." |
| Polish | The word "krajowy" was derived from the old Slavic word "kraj", meaning "region" or "country." |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "doméstico" can mean "relating to the home" or "servant." |
| Punjabi | The word "gharēlu" (ਘਰੇਲੂ) in Punjabi traces its origins to the Sanskrit word "griha" and can also refer to "housework" in some contexts. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "intern" can also refer to a person who lives in a dormitory, especially a student. |
| Russian | The word "внутренний" (domestic) in Russian, comes from the Old Russian word "вънъ" (inside), and is related to the words "внутрений" (internal) and "вне" (outside). |
| Samoan | The word 'aiga' can also refer to a family, tribe, or any closely knit group of people. |
| Scots Gaelic | "Dachaigheil" is also used to refer to a "tame animal" or "person" in Scots Gaelic. |
| Serbian | The word "домаће" can also refer to traditional Serbian cuisine or homemade products. |
| Sesotho | In traditional Sesotho culture, the term "malapeng" also refers to the living area in a homestead, often consisting of a fireplace and sleeping arrangements. |
| Shona | The word "zvipfuwo" can also refer to "household chores" or "domestic animals". |
| Sindhi | The word "گهريلو" in Sindhi also means "of or relating to a groom". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "දේශීය" (domestic) in Sinhala also means "native" or "local". |
| Slovak | In Slovak, "domáci" can also mean "homemade" or "local". |
| Slovenian | The word "domače" in Slovenian can also refer to homemade food, especially traditional dishes. |
| Somali | The word "gudaha ah" in Somali contains the root "gud", meaning "home" or "house", and the suffix "-ah", which indicates a state or condition, hence "domestic". |
| Spanish | The word "Doméstico" comes from the Latin word "domesticus", which means "belonging to the house" and derives from "domus", meaning "house" |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word 'domestik' can also mean 'tame' or 'submissive'. |
| Swahili | In Swahili, 'ya ndani' can also refer to the traditional family unit or household. |
| Swedish | Ordet "inhemsk" kommer från det forntida svenska ordet "hem" och betyder "som hör till hemmet". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | In Tagalog, "domestic" also means "household" or "family-related." |
| Tajik | The word "дохилӣ" in Tajik has multiple meanings and is rooted in the Persian word "dahliz" (meaning "threshold"). |
| Tamil | Did you know that the Tamil word "உள்நாட்டு" also means "of or relating to a country"? |
| Telugu | The word "దేశీయ" also means "native", "indigenous", or "of one's own country". |
| Thai | The word "ในประเทศ" can also refer to "within the country" or "internal". |
| Turkish | In Turkish, "yerli" can also refer to indigenous populations or native resources. |
| Ukrainian | "Вітчизняний" in Ukrainian literally means "of the Fatherland" and is related to the word "вітчизна", meaning "homeland" or "Fatherland". |
| Urdu | Urdu "گھریلو" derives from Hindi ghar-elū, itself from Sanskrit grhya- and ā-lū, meaning "pertaining to or fit for a house" |
| Uzbek | The word "ichki" comes from the Old Turkic word "ič" meaning "inside" or "internal". |
| Vietnamese | The Vietnamese word "trong nước" literally means "inside water", with "nước" being the Sino-Vietnamese word for water. |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "domestig" also means "tamed" or "subdued". |
| Xhosa | The word "Ekhaya" in Xhosa can also refer to a person's home or birthplace. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word דינער "domestic" comes from the German word "dienen" meaning "to serve" and also means "servant." |
| Yoruba | "Abele" can also mean to "take care of" or "raise" something or someone. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "ezifuywayo" can also refer to "something which has been made or created". |
| English | "Domestic" derives from Latin "domus" (house), with cognates in Slavic languages such as the Russian word "дом" (dom) meaning "home". |