Double in different languages

Double in Different Languages

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

Updated on March 6, 2024

The word 'double' holds a significant place in our vocabulary, denoting something that is twice the size, amount, or extent of the original. It's a cultural cornerstone, appearing in various contexts such as mathematics, literature, and even in our daily lives. For instance, the concept of 'double trouble' suggests a situation that is doubly problematic, while 'doubling down' in gambling means to bet twice the original amount.

Given its importance, it's no surprise that people often seek to learn its translation in different languages. For example, in Spanish, 'double' translates to 'doble', in French to 'double', and in German to 'doppelt'. These translations not only help in cross-cultural communication but also provide insights into the linguistic and cultural nuances of different societies.

Explore the various translations of the word 'double' below and enrich your linguistic repertoire.

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Double in Sub-Saharan African Languages

Afrikaansdubbel
Dubbel also means "thick, heavy," as in the phrase "dubbel koffie" (strong coffee).
Amharicድርብ
The word "ድርብ" can also refer to a type of traditional Amharic poetry.
Hausabiyu
Hausa "biyu" shares its root with "bi" meaning "two" and also appears in a variety of other words concerning twos or pairs.
Igboabuo
The Igbo word "abuo" can also mean "twin" or "duplicate".
Malagasyavo roa heny
The word "avo roa heny" in Malagasy also means "two by two".
Nyanja (Chichewa)kawiri
In Nyanja, the word "kawiri" can also refer to a pair of something, or to two of something.
Shonazvakapetwa
Somalilabanlaab
The word "labanlaab" can also refer to something that is balanced or evenly distributed.
Sesothohabeli
The word "habeli" also means "pair" or "two of a kind" in Sesotho.
Swahilimaradufu
Maradufu is also used in Swahili as a noun which refers to a 'twin'. "Ndugu maradufu" are siblings with different parents (half-siblings) whereas twins in the English sense of the word are "mapacha."
Xhosakabini
In Xhosa, kabini can also refer to a pair of twins, or to a double-storied house.
Yorubailọpo meji
Ilọpo meji is also a term for the number two and can refer to a pair or couple.
Zulukabili
The Zulu word "kabili" also refers to a type of twin or a person who is part of a double act.
Bambarasiɲɛfila
Ewele eve
Kinyarwandakabiri
Lingalamibale
Lugandabbiri
Sepedigabedi
Twi (Akan)mmienu

Double in North African & Middle Eastern Languages

Arabicمزدوج
In addition to meaning "double," "مزدوج" can also mean "rhymed" in Arabic.
Hebrewלְהַכפִּיל
The Hebrew word "לְהַכּפִּיל" can also mean "to cause to increase", "to multiply", or "to repeat".
Pashtoدوه چنده
"دوه چنده" can also mean "one after the other."
Arabicمزدوج
In addition to meaning "double," "مزدوج" can also mean "rhymed" in Arabic.

Double in Western European Languages

Albaniandyfish
"Dyfish" also means "the other one" or "the second one".
Basquebikoitza
Bikoitza, in its archaic usage from the sixteenth, seventeenth or eighteenth centuries, may have denoted a person who is a twin; this is not possible to know, but in modern Basque this would be biki.
Catalandoble
The word "doble" in Catalan may also refer to a type of ghost or spirit.
Croatiandvostruko
"Dvostruko" also means "two times over" in Croatian.
Danishdobbelt
Dobbelt is derived from Old Norse 'dubb', meaning 'strong', or 'hard' or 'thick'
Dutchdubbele
The word "dubbele" derives from Old Dutch "dubbil", meaning "to fold" and is related to English "duplication" and French "double".
Englishdouble
The word 'double' derives from the Old French 'doble' meaning 'twofold', but can also refer to a counterpart, a lookalike, or an imposter.
Frenchdouble
“Double” in French can also refer to a person who is not sincere or who has a duplicitous nature.
Frisiandûbel
The Frisian word "dûbel" is related to the English "double" and also means "to fold" or "to bend".
Galiciandobre
"Dobre" also refers in Galician to a piece of furniture consisting of two shelves.
Germandoppelt
The Old High German root word for "doppelt" is "dubbelt," but also meant "folded" or "turned twice".
Icelandictvöfalt
Icelandic tvöfalt also means 'in half,' from Old Norse tvifalt ('in two folds.')
Irishdúbailte
Dúbailte also means "a doubling, repetition or copy; substitute, assistant, deputy or representative, a twin."
Italiandoppio
The Italian word 'Doppio' can also refer to a strong coffee made with two shots of espresso.
Luxembourgishduebel
The Luxembourgish word "duebel" derives from Latin "duplex" and refers to a duality or a pair of identical items.
Maltesedoppja
The word "doppja" is also used in Maltese to refer to a type of traditional Maltese boat.
Norwegiandobbelt
In Norwegian, "dobbelt" can also refer to a fold or a loop.
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)em dobro
"Em dobro" also means "twice as much", "in abundance" or "copiously" in Portuguese.
Scots Gaelicdùbailte
"Dùbailte" can also refer to a person or item that is paired.
Spanishdoble
In Spanish, 'doble' can refer to a person's stunt double or a duplicate of an object.
Swedishdubbel
The Swedish word "dubbel" can also mean "a coffee drink with extra espresso".
Welshdwbl
In Welsh, "dwbl" can also mean "sufficient" or "enough".

Double in Eastern European Languages

Belarusianдвайны
The word "двайны" (double) in Belarusian also refers to a measure of land area equal to two desyatinas.
Bosniandvostruko
Dvostruko is also an informal name for a 200 dinars bill, because its value is double the previous 100 dinars bill.
Bulgarianдвойно
The word "двойно" can also mean "twice" or "twofold" in Bulgarian.
Czechdvojnásobek
The Czech word "dvojnásobek" can also be used to refer to an amount that is one-half of something.
Estoniantopelt
The word topelt derives from the Old Norse word "tuppelti," also meaning "double."
Finnishkaksinkertainen
The word "kaksinkertainen" is derived from the words "kaksi" (two) and "kerta" (time), meaning "twice as much". It can also refer to something that is duplicated or repeated.
Hungariankettős
In Hungarian, a "kettős" can also refer to a musical duet or a type of folk dance.
Latviandubultā
The Latvian word "dubultā" originates from the Proto-Baltic word "*dubaltā" (two pieces).
Lithuaniandvigubai
The Lithuanian word "dvigubai" is derived from the Slavic word "dvojb", which means "two fold" or "twice".
Macedonianдвојно
The word "двојно" comes from the Proto-Slavic word *dъvojьnъ, which also means "twofold" or "doubled".
Polishpodwójnie
Podwójnie can also mean "in duplicate" or "in addition".
Romaniandubla
In Romanian, "dubla" also refers to a type of traditional Romanian folk dance consisting of two people dancing in a circle with their arms crossed.
Russianдвойной
The word "двойной" in Russian can also refer to a "pair" or a "duplicate".
Serbianдвоструко
The root "дву" in "двоструко" means "two," but also appears in words related to division into parts.
Slovakdvojitý
The Slovak word "dvojitý" not only means "double", but also "twin" and "ambiguous".
Sloveniandvojno
Dvojno originates from the Old Slavic word 'dъva', meaning 'two', and originally referred to a pair of oxen used in plowing.
Ukrainianподвійний
The word "подвійний" ("double") also has the secondary meaning of "doubtful" in Ukrainian.

Double in South Asian Languages

Bengaliদ্বিগুণ
দ্বিগুণ comes from Sanskrit meaning two multiplied, but can also mean twice as much
Gujaratiડબલ
"Double" in Gujarati also refers to a unit of weight equivalent to two annas.
Hindiदोहरा
The term "दोहरा" (double) derives from the Sanskrit word "dwih," meaning "two" and has alternate implications in music, dance, and literature.
Kannadaಡಬಲ್
The word 'ಡಬಲ್' (double) in Kannada is derived from the Sanskrit word 'dviguna' which means 'twice' and can also refer to a pair or set of two.
Malayalamഇരട്ട
The Malayalam word 'ഇരട്ട' can also refer to a 'pair of' or 'set of two' objects, not necessarily implying duplication.
Marathiदुप्पट
Marathi 'दुप्पट' comes from Sanskrit 'द्वि-गुणित', meaning 'two-fold', 'twice over' or 'repetition'.
Nepaliडबल
डबल, meaning 'double,' shares its root, 'du,' with Nepali 'dui,' Hindi 'do,' and English 'duo' and 'two.'
Punjabiਡਬਲ
The word 'ਡਬਲ' (double) in Punjabi can also refer to a type of drum used in traditional Punjabi music.
Sinhala (Sinhalese)දෙගුණයක්
දෙගුණයක් (degunayak) means “twice” or “double” and is derived from the Sanskrit word “dviguṇa” meaning “twice as much”.
Tamilஇரட்டை
The word 'இரட்டை' derives from the Proto-Dravidian root *iraṭṭ- meaning 'two' or 'twin'.
Teluguరెట్టింపు
Urduدگنا
دگنا can also mean 'worthless' as it originally referred to a coin that was no longer valid.

Double in East Asian Languages

Chinese (Simplified)
"双" in Chinese can be used as a counting classifier for items used in pairs, such as gloves, earrings, or sandals.
Chinese (Traditional)
雙 in Chinese can also mean a pair, a couple, or a set.
Japaneseダブル
ダブル can also mean a stuntman or double agent in Japanese.
Korean더블
The Korean word "더블" can refer to both the quantity "double" and the music genre "dub".
Mongolianдавхар
The word "давхар" can also refer to a layer, level, or floor of a building.
Myanmar (Burmese)နှစ်ဆ
"နှစ်ဆ" means "double" in Burmese, and is also used to refer to the second day of a two-day Buddhist holiday.

Double in South East Asian Languages

Indonesiandua kali lipat
"Dua kali lipat" can also refer to "twice as much" or being "in two places at once".
Javanesedobel
The Javanese word "dobel" not only means "double", but also can refer to the sound made by a gong.
Khmerទ្វេ
The word "ទ្វេ" can also mean "both" or "two of a kind" in Khmer.
Laoສອງເທົ່າ
Malayberganda
The root of "berganda" is the Sanskrit word "dviguna," meaning "two-fold."
Thaiสองเท่า
The word "สองเท่า" can also be used to mean "twice as much" or "a pair".
Vietnamesegấp đôi
The word "gấp đôi" in Vietnamese is composed of two words: "gấp" (to fold) and "đôi" (two).
Filipino (Tagalog)doble

Double in Central Asian Languages

Azerbaijaniikiqat
The word "ikiqat" in Azerbaijani, derived from Arabic, also carries the meanings of "multiplication," "repetition," and "reinforcement."
Kazakhекі есе
Екі есе can also refer to twins, or a pair of twins.
Kyrgyzэки эсе
The word "эки эсе" in Kyrgyz is derived from the word "эки", meaning "two", and "эсе", meaning "time". It can also refer to something that is done twice or is double the amount.
Tajikдучанд
The word "дучанд" comes from the Persian word "دوچند" (pronounced "dochand"), which also means "double".
Turkmengoşa
Uzbekikki baravar
"Ikki baravar" in Uzbek may refer to both "double" and "twice as much".
Uyghurdouble

Double in Pacific Languages

Hawaiianpālua
Pālua also denotes 'twins' or 'pairs'.
Maoritakirua
The word "takirua" in Maori can also refer to a pair of things, such as a pair of shoes or a pair of earrings.
Samoanfaʻalua
The Samoan word "faʻalua" also means "at once" or "suddenly" and is related to the word "lua", meaning "two".
Tagalog (Filipino)doble
The Tagalog word "doble" also refers to a type of bread that is made with two layers of dough.

Double in American Indigenous Languages

Aymarapaya
Guaranikõi

Double in International Languages

Esperantoduobla
The root "du" in "duobla" comes from the PIE root *duwo-, meaning "two".
Latingeminus
Geminus in Latin can refer to the zodiacal sign Gemini or a twin, in addition to denoting "double".

Double in Others Languages

Greekδιπλό
The word "διπλό" (díplo) in Greek, meaning "double," derives from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰew- ("two") and is related to the Latin word "duplex" ("double") and the English word "double"
Hmongob npaug
The word "ob npaug" in Hmong, meaning "double," is also used to refer to twins or pairs.
Kurdishdûcar
Dûcar is also spelled dukar or dúkar and has the alternate meaning "two".
Turkishçift
"Çift" is also used to refer to a pair or set of two, or to a specific number of two.
Xhosakabini
In Xhosa, kabini can also refer to a pair of twins, or to a double-storied house.
Yiddishטאָפּל
In Yiddish, "טאָפּל" is also used as a synonym for "twin" or "duplicate".
Zulukabili
The Zulu word "kabili" also refers to a type of twin or a person who is part of a double act.
Assameseদুগুণ
Aymarapaya
Bhojpuriदुगुना
Dhivehiދެފަަހަރު
Dogriदुगना
Filipino (Tagalog)doble
Guaranikõi
Ilocanodoble
Kriotu
Kurdish (Sorani)دوو هێندە
Maithiliदू बेर
Meiteilon (Manipuri)ꯑꯅꯤ
Mizothiang
Oromodachaa
Odia (Oriya)ଦୁଇଥର |
Quechuaiskaychasqa
Sanskritद्विद्वार
Tatarикеләтә
Tigrinyaዕፅፊ
Tsongakambirhi

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