Column in different languages

Column in Different Languages

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

Updated on March 6, 2024

A column is a structural element that transmits loads from the horizontal beams or slabs to the vertical foundation. This architectural feature has been a fundamental part of many iconic structures throughout history, from the ancient Greek and Roman temples to modern skyscrapers. The column's significance goes beyond its structural function, as it also serves as a decorative element that adds elegance and grandeur to a building.

Moreover, columns have cultural importance and are often associated with power, stability, and longevity. For instance, in ancient Greece, columns were used to create a sense of awe and reverence for the gods. In contrast, in Buddhist architecture, columns are used to create a sense of lightness and openness, reflecting the religion's emphasis on spiritual enlightenment.

Understanding the translation of the word 'column' in different languages can provide insight into how different cultures view and use this architectural element. Here are some sample translations:

  • French: colonne
  • Spanish: columna
  • German: Säule
  • Italian: colonna
  • Chinese: 柱 (Zhù)
  • Japanese: 柱 (Hashira)

Stay tuned for more translations of the word 'column' in different languages!

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Column in Sub-Saharan African Languages

Afrikaanskolom
"Kolom" in Afrikaans can also refer to a small room or alcove, likely due to its resemblance to a column in shape.
Amharicአምድ
"አምድ" (column) also denotes the vertical axis of a coordinate system, a vertical rod in a machine, or the vertical trunk of a tree.
Hausashafi
The word “shafi“ also means a line or row when used in the context of a book or newspaper.
Igbokọlụm
The Igbo word "kọlụm" can also refer to a line of people or animals.
Malagasytsanganana
The Malagasy word "tsanganana" can also mean a "pillar", "support", or a "vertical line".
Nyanja (Chichewa)gawo
The word "gawo" can also refer to a tree trunk or a pillar.
Shonacolumn
The Shona word "column" can also refer to a line of people or animals.
Somalikhaanadda
The word "khaanadda" in Somali is derived from the Arabic word "khannaada", which means "storehouse" or "repository".
Sesotholenaneng
The word "lenaneng" in Sesotho is derived from the verb "lena," meaning "to stand upright."
Swahilisafu
The word "safu" can also refer to a line, a row, or a queue in Swahili, making it a versatile term with multiple uses in different contexts.
Xhosaikholamu
The Xhosa word "ikholamu" derives from the Nguni root "-khol-," meaning "to stick out," and shares a common origin with the Zulu word "ikholomu."
Yorubaọwọn
"Ọwọn" is a word in the Yoruba language that means "column" but it also has the alternate meaning of "line" or "row".
Zuluikholomu
The word "ikholomu" can also mean "pillar" or "support" in Zulu.
Bambarakɔlɔni
Eweakpa
Kinyarwandainkingi
Lingalamolongo
Lugandaempagi
Sepedikholomo
Twi (Akan)nkyekyɛmu

Column in North African & Middle Eastern Languages

Arabicعمود
The word عمود "column" is derived from the verb عمَد "to lean on" and is also used to refer to a row in a table or a line in a poem.
Hebrewטור
The Hebrew word "טור" (column) also means "row" or "line", and is cognate with the Arabic word "тур" (circle, row).
Pashtoکالم
In Pashto, "کالم" also means "writing", "speech", "utterance", or "discourse."
Arabicعمود
The word عمود "column" is derived from the verb عمَد "to lean on" and is also used to refer to a row in a table or a line in a poem.

Column in Western European Languages

Albaniankolonë
"Albanian word "kolonë" also means "section" or "paragraph" and comes from Latin "colum(e)na", referring to a line of text."
Basquezutabea
The word "zutabea" is thought to have derived from the Basque word "zuri" (white) and the Latin word "tabula" (board).
Catalancolumna
The word "columna" in Catalan also refers to the vertical part of a book page, between margins
Croatianstupac
Stupac is a Slavic term that also refers to a pole, pillar or stake.
Danishkolonne
The Danish word "kolonne" originates from the Latin word "columna" and can also mean "queue" or "file."
Dutchkolom
In Dutch, "kolom" can also mean "gutter" or "page space".
Englishcolumn
The word 'column' derives from the Latin 'columna', meaning 'pillar' or 'support'.
Frenchcolonne
In addition to its basic meaning of 'column', 'colonne' can also refer to a battalion formation or a vertical sequence of text or numbers.
Frisianpylder
The word "pylder" can also mean "pillar" or "post" in Frisian.
Galiciancolumna
The Galician word "columna" originally referred to a support for a roof, but it can also mean "a series of people or things arranged in a line".
Germansäule
The word "Säule" originally referred to a pillar or post, but it has also come to mean "column" in the sense of a supporting structure.
Icelandicdálki
The word "dálki" can also mean "stalk" or "stem" in Icelandic.
Irishcolún
In Irish, "colún" can also refer to a beam, a pillar, a post, or a mast.
Italiancolonna
The word "colonna" is derived from the Latin word "columna", and it can also mean "spinal column" in Italian.
Luxembourgishkolonn
The word "Kolonn" derives from the Old High German word "kolumna", meaning "column" or "pillar."
Maltesekolonna
The word "kolonna" derives from the Latin word "columna".
Norwegiankolonne
The word "kolonne" not only means "column" in Norwegian, but it can also refer to a military formation or a vertical arrangement of text.
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)coluna
The Portuguese word "coluna" also colloquially means "spinal cord" and "backbone".
Scots Gaeliccolbh
'Colbth' also refers in Gaelic to the stems or stumps that are planted in a bog or marsh.
Spanishcolumna
Columna, meaning "column" in Spanish, derives from the Latin word "columna," meaning "support" or "prop."
Swedishkolumn
In Swedish, "kolumn" can also refer to a line of text or a vertical grid of cells.
Welshcolofn
"Colofn" can also refer to "a rod, a stick".

Column in Eastern European Languages

Belarusianкалонка
Bosnianstupac
Stupac is also a name of an old dance, where the dancers move around a 'stup' (a pillar in the centre of the space)
Bulgarianколона
The word "колона" can also refer to a line or formation of people or vehicles.
Czechsloupec
Czech "sloupec" and Russian "stolb" derive from Proto-Slavic word for "stake".
Estonianveerg
In the word “veerg” can be seen “veer” (“edge”) from which the “veerand” (“quarter” of an hour) also originates.
Finnishsarake
In Estonian, "sari" means "row", sharing the same Uralic root with the Finnish "sarake"
Hungarianoszlop
The word "oszlop" in Hungarian also means "division" in mathematics and "file" in military context.
Latviankolonna
The word "kolonna" can also refer to a military formation or a procession.
Lithuanianstulpelį
The Lithuanian word 'stulpelis' (column) comes from the Proto-Indo-European root *steh₂-, meaning 'to stand'.
Macedonianколона
The word "колона" derives from the Proto-Slavic "kolona", which originates from the Greek "kolone".
Polishkolumna
Kolumna comes from Latin columen, "pinnacle, stay".
Romaniancoloană
"Coloană" in Romanian can also mean "queue" or "spinal cord".
Russianстолбец
"Столбец" derives from the Proto-Slavic "*stŭlbъ", meaning "pillar", related to "stolėp" ("table") and "uštė" ("mouth").
Serbianколона
In addition to its primary meaning of "column" in architecture, "колона" in Serbian can also refer to a queue or line of people or objects.
Slovakstĺpec
The word "stĺpec" in Slovak can also refer to a person who is tall and thin.
Slovenianstolpec
The Slovenian word "stolpec" comes from the Proto-Indo-European root "*stebh-", which also led to "stupa" in Sanskrit, "step" in English, "stab" in German, and "stick" in Dutch.
Ukrainianстовпець
The word "стовпець" originally meant "a stack of hay".

Column in South Asian Languages

Bengaliকলাম
The word "কলাম" also means "banana" in Bengali, derived from the Sanskrit word "কদলী".
Gujaratiક columnલમ
The word "column" is derived from the Latin word "columna", meaning "pillar" or "support".
Hindiस्तंभ
In Hindi, "स्तंभ" can also refer to a post, pillar, or support.
Kannadaಕಾಲಮ್
The term 'ಕಾಲಮ್' has alternate meanings including 'time', 'stage', 'pillar', and 'foot' in Kannada.
Malayalamകോളം
The word "കോളം" can also mean a line, a row, or a file.
Marathiस्तंभ
The word "स्तंभ" originates from the Sanskrit word "stambha," meaning "support" or "firm base."
Nepaliस्तम्भ
The word "स्तम्भ" can also refer to a pillar, post, or support.
Punjabiਕਾਲਮ
ਕਾਲਮ is also used for the meaning of 'death', which derives from Sanskrit 'kala' meaning 'time'.
Sinhala (Sinhalese)තීරුව
The word "තීරුව" (column) derives from the Sanskrit "स्तम्भ" (pillar), and also refers to a line of poetry or a column in a newspaper.
Tamilநெடுவரிசை
Teluguకాలమ్
The Telugu word "కాలమ్" also has alternate meanings including "time" and "period".
Urduکالم
کالم is an Arabic word derived from the root 'kalama', meaning to write or to compose.

Column in East Asian Languages

Chinese (Simplified)
The Chinese character '柱' can also refer to a post, a pillar, a main support, or a pile.
Chinese (Traditional)
柱 can also refer to an upright wooden structural element in traditional Chinese architecture
Japaneseカラム
The Japanese word "カラム" (karamu) is derived from the Portuguese word "caramu", which means "sugar cane" or "bamboo reed".
Korean기둥
The word 기둥 (gidung) can also mean 'backbone' or 'support' in Korean.
Mongolianбагана
The word "багана" can mean both "column" and "warrior in heavy armor" in Mongolian.
Myanmar (Burmese)ကော်လံ
The word "ကော်လံ" (column) in Myanmar (Burmese) can also refer to a group of people or objects arranged in a vertical line or row.

Column in South East Asian Languages

Indonesiankolom
The word 'kolom' is derived from the Dutch word 'kolom', which itself comes from the Greek word 'kolonos', meaning 'hill' or 'peak'.
Javanesekolom
The Javanese word 'kolom' can also refer to the pillars of a house, or the piles of a bridge.
Khmerជួរឈរ
The word "ជួរឈរ" ("column") also refers to a line or row of people or objects.
Laoຖັນ
The word "ຖັນ" can also mean "post" or "pillar".
Malaykolum
The word "kolum" in Malay can also mean "line" or "row".
Thaiคอลัมน์
คอลัมน์ มาจากคำในภาษาละตินว่า columen, ที่แปลว่า "เสา" หรือ "หลัก"
Vietnamesecột
The word "cột" can also mean "mast" or "pole" in Vietnamese.
Filipino (Tagalog)hanay

Column in Central Asian Languages

Azerbaijanisütun
The word
Kazakhбаған
"Баған" (column) may also mean "hero" or "warrior" in Kazakh.
Kyrgyzмамыча
Etymology: Mongolian "багана" or Persian "ميان" or Arabic "العمود".
Tajikсутун
The word "сутун" also means "backbone" or "spine".
Turkmensütün
Uzbekustun
The word "ustun" in Uzbek can also refer to a pillar, post, or support.
Uyghurستون

Column in Pacific Languages

Hawaiiankolamu
"Kolamu" in Hawaiian could also mean "to pierce or perforate, or the resulting hole".
Maoritīwae
The word "tīwae" can also refer to "the base or foot of any object" in Maori, making its meaning somewhat similar to that of "pillar" in English.
Samoankoluma
"Koluma" also means "post, pillar, pole, or staff" in Samoan.
Tagalog (Filipino)haligi
The Tagalog word "haligi" is ultimately derived from the Sanskrit word "stambha", which also means "pillar" or "post".

Column in American Indigenous Languages

Aymarasiqi
Guaraniytaguasu

Column in International Languages

Esperantokolumno
The Esperanto word "kolumno" (column) derives from Latin "columna" (column), also giving rise to Italian "colonna" (column).
Latincolumnae
In Latin, "columnae" can also refer to certain groups of soldiers or the members of a religious body.

Column in Others Languages

Greekστήλη
The word "στήλη" also refers to a stele, or a stone tablet in Greek, which was used for carving texts or images.
Hmongkem
The word "kem" can also refer to a type of Hmong dance.
Kurdishling
The word "ling" also means "tongue" in Kurdish, reflecting its shape.
Turkishsütun
Sütun is also a Turkish word for "milk" and is derived from the root word "süt," which means "milk."
Xhosaikholamu
The Xhosa word "ikholamu" derives from the Nguni root "-khol-," meaning "to stick out," and shares a common origin with the Zulu word "ikholomu."
Yiddishזייַל
In Yiddish, "זייַל" primarily denotes a column, a pillar or post, but also figuratively refers to a succession or series, as well as a line of writing.
Zuluikholomu
The word "ikholomu" can also mean "pillar" or "support" in Zulu.
Assameseস্তম্ভ
Aymarasiqi
Bhojpuriखंभा
Dhivehiކޮލަމް
Dogriथ'म्म
Filipino (Tagalog)hanay
Guaraniytaguasu
Ilocanokolum
Kriopila
Kurdish (Sorani)ستوون
Maithiliस्तंभ
Meiteilon (Manipuri)ꯌꯨꯝꯕꯤ
Mizoban
Oromotoora asii gadii
Odia (Oriya)ସ୍ତମ୍ଭ
Quechuasayanpa
Sanskritस्तम्भ:
Tatarбагана
Tigrinyaሪጋ
Tsongakholomo

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