Earnings in different languages

Earnings in Different Languages

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

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Afrikaans
verdienste
Albanian
fitimet
Amharic
ገቢዎች
Arabic
الأرباح
Armenian
շահույթ
Assamese
উপাৰ্জন
Aymara
ganancias ukanaka
Azerbaijani
qazanc
Bambara
sɔrɔw sɔrɔli
Basque
irabaziak
Belarusian
заробак
Bengali
উপার্জন
Bhojpuri
कमाई के बा
Bosnian
zarada
Bulgarian
доходи
Catalan
guanys
Cebuano
kinitaan
Chinese (Simplified)
收益
Chinese (Traditional)
收益
Corsican
prufitti
Croatian
zarada
Czech
zisk
Danish
indtjening
Dhivehi
އާމްދަނީ އެވެ
Dogri
कमाई दी
Dutch
verdiensten
English
earnings
Esperanto
enspezoj
Estonian
sissetulek
Ewe
gakpɔkpɔ
Filipino (Tagalog)
mga kita
Finnish
tulot
French
gains
Frisian
earnings
Galician
ganancias
Georgian
მოგება
German
verdienste
Greek
κέρδη
Guarani
ganancia rehegua
Gujarati
કમાણી
Haitian Creole
salè
Hausa
albashi
Hawaiian
nā loaʻa kālā
Hebrew
רווחים
Hindi
आय
Hmong
khwv tau
Hungarian
kereset
Icelandic
tekjur
Igbo
ego
Ilocano
kita ti sueldo
Indonesian
pendapatan
Irish
tuilleamh
Italian
guadagni
Japanese
収益
Javanese
pangentukan
Kannada
ಗಳಿಕೆಗಳು
Kazakh
табыс
Khmer
ប្រាក់ចំណូល
Kinyarwanda
amafaranga yinjiza
Konkani
कमाई करप
Korean
수입
Krio
di mɔni we dɛn de gɛt
Kurdish
destkeftiyên
Kurdish (Sorani)
داهات
Kyrgyz
киреше
Lao
ລາຍໄດ້
Latin
earnings
Latvian
ieņēmumi
Lingala
mbongo oyo bazwaka
Lithuanian
pajamos
Luganda
enfuna
Luxembourgish
akommes
Macedonian
заработка
Maithili
कमाई के
Malagasy
vola
Malay
pendapatan
Malayalam
വരുമാനം
Maltese
qligħ
Maori
utu
Marathi
कमाई
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯁꯦꯟꯊꯣꯛ ꯂꯝꯕꯤ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ꯫
Mizo
hlawh chhuah a ni
Mongolian
орлого
Myanmar (Burmese)
ဝင်ငွေ
Nepali
आय
Norwegian
inntjening
Nyanja (Chichewa)
ndalama
Odia (Oriya)
ରୋଜଗାର
Oromo
galii irraa argamu
Pashto
عاید
Persian
درآمد
Polish
zyski
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
ganhos
Punjabi
ਕਮਾਈ
Quechua
gananciakuna
Romanian
câștigurile
Russian
заработок
Samoan
totogi
Sanskrit
अर्जनम्
Scots Gaelic
cosnadh
Sepedi
meputso ya moputso
Serbian
зарада
Sesotho
moputso
Shona
mihoro
Sindhi
آمدني
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
ඉපැයීම්
Slovak
zárobok
Slovenian
zaslužki
Somali
dakhliga
Spanish
ganancias
Sundanese
panghasilan
Swahili
mapato
Swedish
förtjänst
Tagalog (Filipino)
mga kita
Tajik
даромад
Tamil
வருவாய்
Tatar
табыш
Telugu
ఆదాయాలు
Thai
รายได้
Tigrinya
ኣታዊታት
Tsonga
miholo leyi kumiwaka
Turkish
kazanç
Turkmen
girdeji
Twi (Akan)
sika a wonya
Ukrainian
заробіток
Urdu
کمائی
Uyghur
كىرىم
Uzbek
daromad
Vietnamese
thu nhập
Welsh
enillion
Xhosa
umvuzo
Yiddish
פאַרדינסט
Yoruba
awọn dukia
Zulu
umholo

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansThe Afrikaans word "verdienste" can also mean "merit" or "worth".
AlbanianIn Albanian, the word "fitimet" can also refer to a type of tax or fee paid to the government.
AmharicThe word "ገቢዎች" ("earnings") is derived from the root word "ገባ" ("to enter"), which refers to the income that enters one's possession.
ArabicThe Arabic word "الأرباح" derives from "ربح" meaning "to gain profit".
ArmenianThe Armenian word "շահույթ" derives from the Persian word "سود" and is cognate with the English term "profit."
AzerbaijaniThe word "qazanc" (earnings) also has the alternate meaning of "gain" or "profit".
BasqueIrabarziak derives from the verb 'irabazi', which means 'to win' in Basque.
Belarusian"Заробак" comes from the word "зар" meaning "grain", and was used to refer to a salary paid in grain or flour.
Bengaliউপার্জন' শব্দটি 'উপ' ও 'অর্জন' দুটি শব্দের সমাস থেকে এসেছে, যার অর্থ হল নিজের পরিশ্রম দ্বারা কিছু অর্জন করা।
BosnianThe word "zarada" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *zarada, which also means "loss" or "damage".
Bulgarian"Доход" и "изход" са коренови думи със значение, свързано с излизане.
CatalanThe word "guanys" in Catalan, while typically meaning "earnings," can also refer to "luck" or "gain" in a more general sense.
CebuanoKitaan is derived from the Cebuano word "kita", meaning "to see", and is ultimately related to the Proto-Austronesian root word "*kita", meaning "to perceive".
Chinese (Simplified)收益 (shōuyì) is also used to express "profit" or "income" in Chinese.
Chinese (Traditional)收益 is also used in accounting to refer to the profits a company makes from its operations, and when used in this context, is a synonym of 盈余 or 盈利.
CorsicanThe Corsican word prufitti (earnings) is ultimately derived from the Latin word profectus, which means "progress" or "improvement."
Croatian"Zarada" is a cognate of the Greek word "zarar," meaning "loss" in Turkish and "damage" in Arabic.
CzechThe Czech word "zisk" is derived from the German "Gewinn" and also has the historical meaning "interest on capital".
DanishThe Danish word "indtjening" is derived from the Old Norse word "inntaka", meaning "ingathering, income".
DutchThe word "verdiensten" in Dutch can also refer to "achievements" or "merits".
Esperanto"Enspezoj" is derived from the Latin "spēs," meaning "hope" or "expectation."
Estonian"Sissetulek" comes from the words "sisenema" (to enter) and "tulek" (fire). It originally meant "the fire that comes in".
FinnishThe word "tulot" is derived from the Proto-Finnic word "*tulo-," meaning "to come, to arrive."
French"Gains" in French comes from the Latin "gain" and also refers to "livestock" in the plural
FrisianThe Frisian word "earnings" is derived from "earnung", meaning "payment" or "reward."
Galician"Ganancias" also refers to a tool for harvesting chestnuts in Galician.
GeorgianThe Georgian word "მოგება" (earnings) derives from the verb "გაგება" (to understand) and thus implies a sense of comprehension and mastery over the acquired funds.
GermanThe German word "Verdienst" can also refer to "merit" and "accomplishment."
GreekThe Greek word "κέρδη" (earnings) is derived from the verb "κέρδω" (to gain) and is cognate with the Latin word "credo" (to believe).
GujaratiThe Gujarati word "કમાણી" is derived from the Sanskrit word "karma", meaning "action" or "work".
Haitian CreoleThe word "salè" in Haitian Creole is derived from the French word "salaire" (salary) with a metathesis, a switch in the sounds "a" and "e".
HausaIn Hausa, the word "albashi" also refers to the act of earning or receiving income.
HawaiianThe word "nā loaʻa kālā" in Hawaiian can also refer to "the source of money" or "the means of making money."
HebrewIn Hebrew, "רווחים" can also refer to "gaps" or "spaces" between objects or events.
HindiIn some contexts, 'आय' can also refer to a type of tax or revenue.
HmongThe Hmong word "khwv tau" originally meant "harvest" and later came to mean "earnings" due to the importance of agriculture to Hmong culture.
HungarianThe word "kereset" in Hungarian may also refer to a sum of money that is required to be paid in compensation for damages or losses
IcelandicThe word "tekjur" in Icelandic originates from the Old Norse word "tekja", meaning "to yield". It also has the alternate meaning of "incomes".
IgboIn Igbo, the word 'ego' is often associated with monetary value, but it can also carry a wider connotation of personal worth and dignity.
IndonesianIn Indonesian, "pendapatan" can also refer to income, revenue, or profit.
IrishThe word "tuilleamh" may have originated from the Old Irish word "tuil" meaning "a stream" or "a flow".
ItalianGuadagni is derived from the Latin word "guadagnare," meaning "to earn," and is also used to mean "profits" or "gains.
Japanese収益 derives from the Old Chinese
JavaneseThe word "pangentukan" in Javanese also means "judgment" or "decision".
KannadaThe word "ಗಳಿಕೆಗಳು" primarily means "earnings" but can also imply "income" or "revenue".
KazakhThe verb "табу" is related to the words "табын" (herd) and "табыну" (to own, to earn)
Korean수입 (su-ip) can also refer to 'imports' in Korean.
KurdishThe word "destkeftiyên" can also mean "what is found"}
KyrgyzThe Kyrgyz word "киреше" is also used to refer to the act of earning money.
LatinThe Latin word "earnings" comes from "lucrum" which also means "gain" or "profit".
LatvianThe Latvian word "ieņēmumi" is cognate to the Lithuanian word "įnašai" (meaning "income") and the Russian word "доходы" (meaning "income").
LithuanianThe word "pajamos" in Lithuanian can also refer to income or profit originating from any source, not just labour.
LuxembourgishThe Luxembourgish word 'Akommes' is derived from the Middle Low German word 'ankomen', meaning 'to arrive', indicating the origin of income as a payment for goods or services.
MacedonianThe word "заработка" in Macedonian is derived from the Persian word "کار" (kar), meaning "work" or "labor."
Malagasy"Vola" is derived from the Proto-Austronesian word for "harvest," reflecting the importance of agriculture in Malagasy society.
MalayThe word 'pendapatan' also refers to a type of traditional Malay dance or a genre of traditional Malay poetry.
MalayalamIn the Malayalam language, the word "വരുമാനം" can also refer to a lottery prize or winnings
MalteseThe word "qligħ" is derived from the Arabic word "qalāgh", meaning "to gather" or "to collect".
MaoriIn Māori, the word "utu" can also mean retaliation, punishment, or revenge.
MarathiThe word "कमाई" (earnings) is derived from the Sanskrit word "कर्म" (action), implying the result of an individual's efforts.
Mongolian"Earnings" can be translated to "орлог(о)"
NepaliIn Nepali, the word "आय" may also refer to the "rising" or "birth" of the sun or moon, or to the "arrival" or "coming" of a guest or messenger.
NorwegianInntjening derives from "inntekje", meaning "income", which derives from the verb "innta", meaning "to take in".
Nyanja (Chichewa)'Ndalama', meaning 'earnings' in Nyanja, derives from the verb 'dalama', signifying 'to work' or 'to earn money' through effort or employment.
Pashto"عاید" in Pashto also refers to the amount of money or other assets that a person is entitled to receive as a result of a transaction or agreement.
Persianدرآمد is derived from the Persian word "در آمدن" meaning "to come in" or "to enter" and originally referred to any form of income or revenue.
PolishThe word "zyski" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "zysky", meaning "profit, advantage".
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)The Portuguese word "ganhos" derives from the Old Portuguese "ganhar" (to earn), which in turn comes from the Germanic word "gainan" (to profit).
PunjabiThe Punjabi word 'ਕਮਾਈ' is not derived from the word 'ਕਮ' ('smallness'). It is actually derived from the word 'कर्म' (karma) which means 'deed' or 'action' and came to mean 'earnings' due to the fact that it is the result of a person's actions or deeds.
RomanianThe word "câştigurile" comes from the Proto-Slavic verb *koniati, meaning "to gain" or "to acquire".
Russian"Заработок" derives from "работать" meaning "to work" with a prefix meaning "behind", indicating "earnings at the end of labor."
SamoanThe word totogi also means 'to pay' or 'to give a reward'.
Scots Gaelic"Cosnadh" may derive from the Middle Irish "cosnad," meaning "acquisition, victory," and is related to the word "cosain," meaning "to defend."
SerbianThe word "зарада" also means "charge" (in a battery) or "load" (of a firearm).
SesothoMoputso (earnings) is possibly derived from the verb 'putsoa' (to squeeze out) or 'putso' (to wash).
ShonaThe word "mihoro" can also refer to the payment received for work done or services rendered.
SindhiThe word "آمدني" also means "income" in Sindhi.
Sinhala (Sinhalese)The word "ඉපැයීම්" (earnings) in Sinhala (Sinhalese) is derived from the verb "ඉපැයීම" (to earn), which means "to obtain as a result of one's own efforts or abilities."
Slovak"Zárobok" comes from the Slavic root "zaro" meaning "to pay off a debt" or "to close a deal".
SlovenianIn Slovenian, "zaslužki" can also refer to the merits or achievements of a person.
SomaliIn Egyptian Arabic, "dakhliga" can also refer to "tax revenue".
SpanishThe Spanish word "ganancias" derives from the Latin "ganantia,
SundaneseThe etymology of "panghasilan" is related to the word "hasil", meaning "the outcome of a process".
SwahiliThe word also carries the additional meaning of 'bribe' or 'payoff'.
SwedishThe Swedish word "förtjänst" is derived from the Latin word "merere", meaning "to earn" or "to deserve".
Tagalog (Filipino)"Kita" also refers to "to see" or "view" in Tagalog, possibly due to the idea that earnings are a visible or tangible result of one's labor.
TajikDerived from Persian "daromad" (income) via Turkic languages.
TamilThe Tamil word "வருவாய்" can also refer to "income" or "revenue" and is derived from the Sanskrit word "वरा" (vara), meaning "to choose" or "to obtain".
TeluguThe word "ఆదాయాలు" comes from the Sanskrit word "आय" (ā́ya), meaning "income" or "revenue."
ThaiThe Thai word "รายได้" (earnings) comes from the Sanskrit word "आय" (income) and is the source of the word "rent" in English.
TurkishKazanç also refers to "the money won through dishonest ways"}
Ukrainian"Заробіток" also means "income" in Ukrainian.
UrduThe word "کمائی" can also mean "the act of earning or acquiring something, especially money, through one's efforts or abilities."
UzbekThe word "daromad" in Uzbek also means "income" and "profit" in a financial context.
Vietnamese"Thu nhập" in Vietnamese is derived from the Chinese word "收入," which also means "income".
WelshThe Welsh word "enillion" derives from "enill," meaning "obtain," suggesting its connection to acquired wealth.
XhosaThe word "umvuzo" can also mean "profit" or "interest".
YiddishThe Yiddish word 'פאַרדינסט' (earnings) is derived from the German word 'Verdienst' (merit), which in turn comes from the Latin word 'merere' (to earn).
YorubaAwọn dukia could also refer to one's 'property', 'possessions', or 'belongings'.
ZuluThe word "umholo" also means "reward" or "payment".
EnglishThe word "earnings" has a nautical origin, referring to the profits from a voyage.

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