Ear in Different Languages
Discover 'Ear' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Ear
Afrikaans oor | ||
Albanian veshit | ||
Amharic ጆሮ | ||
Arabic أذن | ||
Armenian ականջ | ||
Assamese কাণ | ||
Aymara jinchu | ||
Azerbaijani qulaq | ||
Bambara kulo | ||
Basque belarria | ||
Belarusian вуха | ||
Bengali কান | ||
Bhojpuri कान | ||
Bosnian uho | ||
Bulgarian ухо | ||
Catalan orella | ||
Cebuano dalunggan | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 耳 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 耳 | ||
Corsican arechja | ||
Croatian uho | ||
Czech ucho | ||
Danish øre | ||
Dhivehi ކަންފަތް | ||
Dogri कन्न | ||
Dutch oor | ||
English ear | ||
Esperanto orelo | ||
Estonian kõrva | ||
Ewe to | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) tainga | ||
Finnish korva | ||
French oreille | ||
Frisian ear | ||
Galician oído | ||
Georgian ყური | ||
German ohr | ||
Greek αυτί | ||
Guarani nambi | ||
Gujarati કાન | ||
Haitian Creole zòrèy | ||
Hausa kunne | ||
Hawaiian pepeiao | ||
Hebrew אֹזֶן | ||
Hindi कान | ||
Hmong pob ntseg | ||
Hungarian fül | ||
Icelandic eyra | ||
Igbo ntị | ||
Ilocano lapayag | ||
Indonesian telinga | ||
Irish chluas | ||
Italian orecchio | ||
Japanese 耳 | ||
Javanese kuping | ||
Kannada ಕಿವಿ | ||
Kazakh құлақ | ||
Khmer ត្រចៀក | ||
Kinyarwanda ugutwi | ||
Konkani कान | ||
Korean 귀 | ||
Krio yes | ||
Kurdish gûh | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) گوێ | ||
Kyrgyz кулак | ||
Lao ຫູ | ||
Latin auris | ||
Latvian auss | ||
Lingala litoyi | ||
Lithuanian ausis | ||
Luganda okutu | ||
Luxembourgish ouer | ||
Macedonian уво | ||
Maithili कान | ||
Malagasy sofina | ||
Malay telinga | ||
Malayalam ചെവി | ||
Maltese widna | ||
Maori taringa | ||
Marathi कान | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯅꯥꯀꯣꯡ | ||
Mizo beng | ||
Mongolian чих | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) နား | ||
Nepali कान | ||
Norwegian øre | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) khutu | ||
Odia (Oriya) କାନ | ||
Oromo gurra | ||
Pashto غوږ | ||
Persian گوش | ||
Polish ucho | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) orelha | ||
Punjabi ਕੰਨ | ||
Quechua rinri | ||
Romanian ureche | ||
Russian ухо | ||
Samoan taliga | ||
Sanskrit कर्ण | ||
Scots Gaelic cluais | ||
Sepedi tsebe | ||
Serbian уво | ||
Sesotho tsebe | ||
Shona nzeve | ||
Sindhi ڪن | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) කන | ||
Slovak ucho | ||
Slovenian uho | ||
Somali dhegta | ||
Spanish oído | ||
Sundanese ceuli | ||
Swahili sikio | ||
Swedish öra | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) tainga | ||
Tajik гӯш | ||
Tamil காது | ||
Tatar колак | ||
Telugu చెవి | ||
Thai หู | ||
Tigrinya እዝኒ | ||
Tsonga ndleve | ||
Turkish kulak | ||
Turkmen gulak | ||
Twi (Akan) aso | ||
Ukrainian вухо | ||
Urdu کان | ||
Uyghur قۇلاق | ||
Uzbek quloq | ||
Vietnamese tai | ||
Welsh glust | ||
Xhosa indlebe | ||
Yiddish אויער | ||
Yoruba eti | ||
Zulu indlebe |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | In the alternative spelling "or", the word "oor" means "war" in Afrikaans. |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "veshit" also means "hear" or "listen". |
| Amharic | Besides the anatomical feature, ጆሮ has several metaphorical meanings including 'confidant', 'attendant', or 'witness' depending on the context. |
| Arabic | The Arabic word "أذن" (ear) is also used to refer to the permission to do something, as in "أذن لي بالدخول" (permission to enter). |
| Armenian | "ականջ" (ear) is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱankʰo- and is related to the English word "ankle". |
| Azerbaijani | The word "qulaq" in Azerbaijani also means "listening" or "hearing". |
| Basque | The Basque word "belarria" (ear) comes from the Proto-Basque word "*belar" (leaf), implying a comparison of the ear to a leaf. |
| Belarusian | The word "вуха" also means "handle" in Belarusian. |
| Bengali | The Bengali word "কান" (ear) also means "attention" or "obedience" in some contexts. |
| Bosnian | The word "uho" in Bosnian also means "a hole" or "a handle". |
| Bulgarian | "Ухо" is also a Bulgarian dialectal term for "eye" |
| Catalan | The word "orella" derives from the Latin word "auricula", which means "small ear". |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano word 'dalunggan' ('ear') is cognate with Malaysian 'telinga' and Indonesian 'telinga', which is derived from Proto-Austronesian *taliŋa. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The character "耳" can also mean "to hear" or "to obey". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The character "耳" (ear) can also mean "to hear" or "to listen". |
| Corsican | Arechja derives from the Latin ``auricla'' (ear) and is also used to refer to a handle or loop. |
| Croatian | In Croatian, "uho" also means the small loops to which earrings are attached. |
| Czech | "Ucho,' in Czech, also has a colloquial or humorous meaning: a secret or hidden informant or police spy. " |
| Danish | The Danish word "øre" also means "cent" (a monetary unit), possibly derived from the Latin word "aurum" (gold) or the Old Norse word "eyrir" (a silver coin). |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "oor" (ear) also refers to the handles of a cup or the projecting part of a hammer. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word 'orelo' is ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *aus-, meaning 'to hear', and is related to the English word 'ear'. |
| Estonian | "Kõrva" also means "to listen to" or "to understand" in Estonian. |
| Finnish | "Korva" can also refer to a piece of bread that resembles an ear |
| French | "Oreille" in French also refers to the ear-shaped part of a pot, a watch, or a musical instrument. |
| Frisian | In Frisian, the word "ear" also refers to the handles or lugs of a container. |
| Galician | Oído in Galician is derived from the Latin word "auditum," meaning "hearing," and can refer to the physical organ, the act of listening, or understanding. |
| Georgian | In Georgian, "ყური" also refers to the "side" or "rim" of something, like a bowl or a hat. |
| German | In Old Saxon, "Ohr" referred to the eye as well, while in Yiddish it means "place." |
| Greek | "Αυτί" in Greek also means "handle". |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "કાન" also means "handle". |
| Haitian Creole | Zòrèy is also used metaphorically to refer to a person's ability to hear or understand something. |
| Hausa | The Hausa word "kunne" also means "handle" or "grip". |
| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word "pepeiao" contains "pepe," meaning "to throb," and "iao," referring to the ear's sensitivity. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "אֹזֶן" can also mean "handle" or "hook". |
| Hindi | The Hindi word "कान" (ear) is also used to refer to the "handle" of a vessel or "edge" of a cloth. |
| Hmong | The Hmong word for ear, "pob ntseg," is literally translated as "a hole to hear things". |
| Hungarian | Hungarian "fül" also refers to the "ears" of a bowl or vase, a "tab" on a file folder, or the "spout" of a teapot. |
| Icelandic | In Old Norse, 'eyra' also meant 'gravel' or 'pebbles' |
| Igbo | The Igbo word "ntị" not only signifies the auditory organ, but is also colloquially used to represent the act of paying attention |
| Indonesian | The word "telinga" can also mean "earring" or "hearing aid" in Indonesian. |
| Irish | "Cluas" also means "listen" and is related to words like "obedience" and "understanding" in many Indo-European languages. |
| Italian | In Italian, the word "orecchio" can also mean "loop" or "handle" of a container or tool. |
| Japanese | In Japanese, "耳" (ear) also means "tab" or "flap" when referring to objects. |
| Javanese | The Javanese word for "ear", "kuping", is also used to refer to the "handle" of a tool or utensil. |
| Kannada | The Kannada word "ಕಿವಿ" (ear) also means "handle" or "knob" for an object or tool. |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word "құлақ" (ear) is also used to refer to a bay or gulf in a body of water. |
| Khmer | In Old Khmer, "ត្រចៀក" also meant "to hear'' or "to listen." |
| Korean | 귀 can also refer to the handle or eye of a pot or a needle, or to a place on the body where a bone protrudes. |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word for ear, "gûh", also carries the meaning of "secret" or "whisper". |
| Kyrgyz | Кулак also means "fist" in Kyrgyz, and is likely derived from the Turkic word "k" "hand" and "lak" "grab". |
| Lao | Lao " หູ " may be derived either from Mon "𑂃" or Old Khmer "ម" both of which means "to hear"} |
| Latin | "Auris" also refers to the "handle" of a jug or cup |
| Latvian | The Latvian word "auss" is likely related to the Lithuanian "ausis", which means "ear" in Latin. |
| Lithuanian | Ausis in Lithuanian can also refer to the outer part of the ear, the auricle, or the sense of hearing itself. |
| Luxembourgish | "Ouer" in Luxembourgish also refers to a handle on a tool or container, likely derived from the Old High German "ōre" (knob). |
| Macedonian | The Macedonian word "уво" (ear) comes from the Proto-Slavic word "ucho," which also means "eye" in many Slavic languages. |
| Malagasy | In Old Malayan, "sofina" means "to hear" and in Malagasy "sofina" additionally denotes the organ used to hear. |
| Malay | "Telinga" in Malay is also used figuratively to refer to a person's ability to listen attentively or understand something. |
| Malayalam | The word "ചെവി" is also used to refer to the sides of a vessel or container. |
| Maltese | In Maltese, the word "widna" comes from the Arabic word "widn", which can also mean "face" or "countenance". |
| Maori | In Maori, 'taringa' also refers to the 'edge' or 'rim' of something, reflecting its shape as a 'protruding flap'. |
| Marathi | In the context of a key to a lock, 'कान' means 'handle' in Marathi. |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "чих" (ear) is cognate with the Proto-Turkic word *qulaq, which also means "ear" or "handle". |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | "နား" in Myanmar can also mean "to listen", "to obey", or "to understand, comprehend". |
| Nepali | कान can also be used to refer to the 'handle of a pot or pan', a 'handle', or a 'part of a fish hook'. |
| Norwegian | Øre, in Norwegian, can refer to a small coin or earwax. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "khutu" in Nyanja can also refer to a wooden spoon used for stirring food. |
| Pashto | The word "غوږ" in Pashto has been used historically to mean "to listen" or "to hear" in addition to "ear" |
| Persian | "گوش" can also mean "corner" or "side" in Persian. |
| Polish | The Slavic etymology of the Polish word "ucho" suggests an original sense of "hole," which is also reflected in its cognate "uho" in Russian. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "orelha" (ear) derives from the Latin "auricula", and also means the "loop" of a knot or the "handle" of a cup. |
| Punjabi | "ਕੰਨ" also refers to an ornament for women worn in the ear. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "ureche" is a cognate of the Latin word "auricula", meaning "ear". It is also related to the Slavic word "ucho", with the same meaning. |
| Russian | In Russian, the word "ухо" can also refer to "a handle" or "a loop." |
| Samoan | "Taliga" has the same Proto-Polynesian root as the Malay "telinga," meaning "cartilage behind the ear." |
| Scots Gaelic | The Scots Gaelic word "cluais" can also refer to "a hidden place". It's derived from the Latin word "clavis", meaning "key". |
| Serbian | In Serbian, 'уво' can also refer to the handle of a pot or a loop on a garment. |
| Sesotho | The word "tsebe" can also mean "a person who is deaf" in Sesotho. |
| Shona | Though "nzeve" usually means "ear," it can also mean a "corner" or "side (of a house)". |
| Sindhi | 'ڪن' ('ear') in Sindhi is also used to refer to a 'handle' of an object or a 'keyhole' in a lock. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The Sinhala word "කන" (ear) is a homophone of "කැන" (a sharp edge), originating from the Proto-Dravidian word "*kan" (tooth). |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "ucho" can also mean "handle," "eye of a needle," or "loop". |
| Slovenian | The Indo-European root *ous- (hear) is also seen in the Latin word "auris" (ear) and the English word "auditory". |
| Somali | The word "dhegta" is also used metaphorically to refer to a person's ability to listen and understand. |
| Spanish | The word "oído" in Spanish comes from the Latin word "audīre," meaning "to hear." |
| Sundanese | "Ceuli" could also refer to an earring or a hearing aid in Sundanese. |
| Swahili | Sikio is related to the Proto-Bantu word *kutu and Proto-Austronesian *talinga, both meaning "ear". |
| Swedish | 'Öra' also refers to a small island or a piece of fabric that holds the handle of a mug. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "tainga" is derived from the Proto-Austronesian word *taLiŋa, meaning "ear" or "to hear". |
| Tajik | The word "гӯш" in Tajik can also mean "handle" or "ear of grain." |
| Tamil | காது (kātu) possibly also means 'to hear' or 'to listen' and is related to the Sanskrit word 'śṛṇoti' (to hear). |
| Telugu | The word "chevi" in Telugu, besides being the appendage of hearing, also signifies the outer side of something, an edge or rim. |
| Thai | หู (hoo) can also mean "to listen" or "to understand." |
| Turkish | In Turkish, the word "kulak" also refers to a type of bird that resembles an owl. |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word “вухо” (“ear”) comes from the Proto-Slavic root *ucho, meaning “organ of hearing” or “sense of hearing”. |
| Urdu | The word 'کان' ('ear') also means 'to lend' or 'to extend' in Urdu. |
| Uzbek | In Uzbek, "quloq" also means "handle" or "grip," derived from the Turkic word "qulaq," which signifies both "ear" and "handle." |
| Vietnamese | "Tai" also means "to hear" in Vietnamese, a semantic shift from its original meaning of "ear". |
| Welsh | Glust is a Welsh word also meaning 'listening' and 'obedience'. |
| Xhosa | 'Indlebe' likely originates from the Proto-Bantu root '*n(u)twe/lebe*, meaning 'ear', 'to hear' or 'to listen' |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "אויער" (oyer) is also used figuratively to mean "attention" or "listening." |
| Yoruba | The Yoruba word "eti" also means "side", "margin", or "edge". |
| Zulu | "Indlebe" also refers to the external sides of an aircraft, and in the context of traditional music, it can mean a musical bow |
| English | In English, "ear" can refer to the external organ of hearing, the ability to hear, or the spikes on a cereal grain. |