Gate in different languages

Gate in Different Languages

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

Updated on March 6, 2024

The word 'gate' holds a significant place in our vocabulary, symbolizing entrance, transition, and opportunity. Throughout history, gates have served as more than just a functional feature in architecture; they've been embedded in our cultural consciousness, playing essential roles in stories, rituals, and landmarks worldwide. From the iconic 'City Gate' of ancient Rome to the majestic 'Lion Gate' of Mycenae, gates have captured our imagination and inspired awe.

Delving into the translations of 'gate' in different languages uncovers intriguing insights about how various cultures perceive and interact with this concept. For instance, in Spanish, 'puerta' reflects the solidity and permanence associated with grand entrances, while in Japanese, 'mon' highlights the gate's protective role as a threshold between spaces.

Join us as we explore the captivating world of gates through the lens of language and culture. Discover the diverse ways people around the globe have named and revered this powerful symbol.

Gate


Gate in Sub-Saharan African Languages

Afrikaanshek
"Hek" is also used colloquially to refer to a group of people, and especially a team (eg. a sports team).
Amharicበር
በር can also refer to a "pass" or "gateway," especially in the context of travel or geography.
Hausakofa
Hausa "kofa" also means "obstacle" and "threshold."
Igboọnụ ụzọ
The Igbo word 'Ọnụ ụzọ' can also refer to a person who serves as a mediator or ambassador.
Malagasyvavahady
'Vava' means 'mouth,' 'hady' means 'village.' Therefore, 'vavahady' literally means 'village mouth,' referring to the village's entrance.
Nyanja (Chichewa)geti
In Nyanja, 'Geti' has the alternate meaning of 'passage through which people enter or leave'}
Shonagedhi
The word "gedhi" can also refer to a wooden frame used as a bed, suggesting that in the past, gates may have been used to secure entrances to enclosures used for sleeping.
Somaliiridda
The word "iridda" may also refer to a narrow path or passageway.
Sesothokeiti
The Sesotho word "Keiti" can also refer to a narrow opening or entrance.
Swahililango
The word "lango" in Swahili can also mean "door" or "entrance".
Xhosaisango
In addition to its literal meaning, "Isango" also holds symbolic significance in Xhosa culture, representing the gateway to new beginnings and the transition between different life stages.
Yorubagetii
The word "getii" can also mean "entrance" or "an opening through which people or animals can pass"}
Zuluisango
In Zulu folklore, the word 'Isango' can also refer to a mythical doorway or entrance to the supernatural realm.
Bambarada
Eweagbo
Kinyarwandairembo
Lingalaekuke
Lugandageeti
Sepedimojako
Twi (Akan)pono

Gate in North African & Middle Eastern Languages

Arabicبوابة
"بوابه " is a loan-word from Greek that means "father" in Arabic.
Hebrewשַׁעַר
The word "שַעַר" ("gate") in Hebrew can also refer to hair or wool.
Pashtoور
The word "ور" can also refer to a courtyard or a village in Pashto.
Arabicبوابة
"بوابه " is a loan-word from Greek that means "father" in Arabic.

Gate in Western European Languages

Albanianporta
The Albanian word "porta" is derived from the Latin "porta" and also means "entrance" or "doorway".
Basqueatea
The Basque word "atea" (gate) also refers to an opening in a fence or wall, or a passageway leading to a building.
Catalanporta
The Catalan word 'porta' comes from the Latin word 'porta', meaning 'gate', and also has the alternative meaning of 'door'.
Croatianvrata
"Vrata" is also a Slavic pagan concept denoting a place where the sacred met the profane, and also a point of passage between the worlds of the living and the dead.
Danishport
In Danish, the word "port" has a dual meaning, referring to both a physical gate and a drink made from fermented grapes.
Dutchpoort
In some parts of the Netherlands, "poort" can also refer to a small farm gate.
Englishgate
The word "gate" originates from the Old English "geat," meaning an opening in a wall or fence, and has come to also refer to an electronic device that controls access to a computer system.
Frenchporte
The French word "porte" derives from the Latin "porta," meaning both a "gateway" and "doorway."
Frisianstek
The word "stek" in Frisian can also refer to a part of a building or a piece of land.
Galicianporta
The word "porta" in Galician can also refer to a mountain pass or a door in a building.
Germantor
"Tor" is a borrowed word in German and comes from the Latin "turris", meaning tower.
Icelandichliðið
Hliðið is cognate with the word "lid" in English, as in "eyelid" and "portcullis".
Irishgeata
The word "geata" in Irish can also refer to a road or path.
Italiancancello
In Latin, "cancello" (meaning "to fence in") originated from "cancer" (meaning "an enclosure")
Luxembourgishpaart
In the region of Echternach, "Paart" also means "gatehouse" or "archway".
Maltesexatba
The word "xatba" in Maltese originally meant "aperture" or "hole", but came to mean "gate" due to the frequent use of gates to close holes in walls.
Norwegianport
The word "port" in Norwegian also refers to a harbour entrance.
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)portão
The Portuguese word "portão" comes from the Latin word "portatōrium", which means "gateway"
Scots Gaelicgeata
The Scots Gaelic word "geata" cognate with the Irish "geata", which refers to a "chasm".
Spanishportón
"Portón" comes from the Latin "porta" (door), but it specifically refers to a large door or gate that is used in fortified structures.
Swedishport
The word "port" also refers to a wine that is fortified with brandy and is originally from Portugal.
Welshgiât
In Welsh, the word "giât" can also refer to a small farm or a fence.

Gate in Eastern European Languages

Belarusianбрама
The word "брама" in Belarusian also means "arch" or "triumphal arch".
Bosniankapija
Kapija is the diminutive form of kap, a word originating from the Latin capere, meaning "to take" or "to seize."
Bulgarianпорта
The Bulgarian word "порта" (gate) is ultimately derived from the Latin word "porta" meaning "door".
Czechbrána
The Czech word "brána" comes from the Proto-Slavic word "brana", which also meant "defense".
Estonianvärav
The word "värav" also refers to a "goal" scored in sports such as soccer or hockey.
Finnishportti
The word "portti" is derived from the Proto-Finnic word "portti", which means "a passage" or "a way through".
Hungariankapu
"Kapu" also means a part of town, a district or a village, as well as a guild, an association or a society.
Latvianvārti
The word "vārti" can also refer to a pass in a mountain range or a goal in a game.
Lithuanianvartai
The Lithuanian word "vartai" can also mean "entrance" or "passageway".
Macedonianпорта
The word 'порта' is also the name for a type of traditional house in Macedonia
Polishbrama
In Old Church Slavonic, the word 'brama' meant 'a barrier' or 'a passageway'.
Romanianpoartă
The term 'Poartă' is also used to name an ancient Romanian fortified tower.
Russianворота
The Russian word "Ворота" was borrowed from Old Slavic and is cognate with other Slavic words for "ворота", such as Polish "wrota". It originally meant "passage or entrance" and was not limited to gates for a building or a fence, but could also refer to passages between mountains или forests.
Serbianкапија
The word "капија" (kapija) is derived from the Latin word "cappula", meaning a wooden shutter or small door within a gate.
Slovakbrána
The word "brána" can also refer to a threshold, an aperture, or a door in Slovak.
Slovenianvrata
"Vrata" in Slovenian also means "door" and in Proto-Slavic likely referred to an opening in a wall.
Ukrainianворота
The word "ворота" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *vorta, which also means "door". It can also refer to a triumphal arch or a city gate.

Gate in South Asian Languages

Bengaliগেট
"গেট" is also used as a synonym for a water channel.
Gujaratiદરવાજો
The Gujarati word for "gate" ("દરવાજો") is derived from the Sanskrit word "द्वार" (dvār) or the Persian word "در" (dar), both meaning "door" or "gateway".
Hindiद्वार
The word 'द्वार' (door) in Hindi also means 'avenue', 'means', or 'opportunity'.
Kannadaಗೇಟ್
"ಗೇಟ್" (gate) also means "passage" or "way" in Kannada.
Malayalamഗേറ്റ്
The word "ഗേറ്റ്" (gate) in Malayalam also means "to reach", "to obtain", or "to acquire".
Marathiगेट
The Marathi word "गेट" (gate) is derived from the Sanskrit word "गति" (motion), and can also refer to a pass or a permit.
Nepaliढोका
"ढोका" also means to trick or deceive
Punjabiਫਾਟਕ
The word 'ਫਾਟਕ' in Punjabi is derived from the Sanskrit word 'pataka', meaning 'banner' or 'flag'.
Sinhala (Sinhalese)ගේට්ටුව
The Sinhalese word "ගේට්ටුව" (gēṭṭuva) is derived from Sanskrit "द्वार" (dvāra) meaning "door, entrance, or way" and also refers to "a barrier" or "a place of access".
Tamilவாயில்
In Tamil, "வாயில்" means "gate" but also refers to the "entrance" of a city or building, or even the "mouth" of a person or animal.
Teluguగేట్
The word "గేట్" also refers to a dam or a pass in a mountain range.
Urduگیٹ
The word "گیٹ" (gate) in Urdu has Persian origins and can also mean "narrow passage" or "door".

Gate in East Asian Languages

Chinese (Simplified)
The character '门' ('door' or 'gate') is also used figuratively to refer to a 'school' or 'sect' (as in 門派 'school or sect'), and it can also mean 'family' or 'clan' (as in 家族 'family' or 宗門 'clan').
Chinese (Traditional)
門 can also mean 1) a school, 2) a family, 3) a division (category), 4) a way (method), 5) a door
Japaneseゲート
"ゲート" is derived from the Dutch word "gat" meaning "entrance".
Korean
The word "문" (gate) also refers to a sentence, particularly in written language, and is cognate with the Japanese word "文" (sentence).
Mongolianхаалга
In Mongolian, "хаалга" (gate) is also used to refer to entrances of buildings, tunnels, passes, and even the mouth of a river.
Myanmar (Burmese)ဂိတ်
The word ဂိတ် (gate) in Myanmar (Burmese) also has the meaning of "a narrow passage or opening".

Gate in South East Asian Languages

Indonesiangerbang
"Gerbang" also means "prologue" in Indonesian, derived from the Sanskrit word "garbha" meaning "womb" or "embryo".
Javanesegapura
In Javanese, the word
Khmerច្រកទ្វារ
The word ច្រកទ្វារ derives from the Sanskrit word द्वार (dvāra) meaning "gateway" and can also refer to the main entrance of a temple.
Laoປະຕູຮົ້ວ
Malaypintu gerbang
The word "pintu gerbang" also means "gateway" or "portal" in figurative contexts.
Thaiประตู
The word "ประตู" (gate) in Thai also refers to a doorway, an entrance, or a portal.
Vietnamesecánh cổng
"Cánh" in "cánh cổng" means "wing", referring to the two sides of the gate that open and close.
Filipino (Tagalog)gate

Gate in Central Asian Languages

Azerbaijaniqapı
The word also refers to the
Kazakhқақпа
The word "Қақпа" also means "threshing" in Kazakh, referring to the process of separating grain from chaff.
Kyrgyzдарбаза
The word 'дарбаза' may also be translated as 'door'.
Tajikдарвоза
In addition to "gate," "Дарвоза" may also refer to an entrance, portal, or access point, as well as figuratively to a stage or phase in a process.
Turkmenderwezesi
Uzbekdarvoza
The word "Darvoza" may have a Persian origin, derived from the word "Darwazeh", or an Arabic origin, derived from the word "Bab".
Uyghurدەرۋازا

Gate in Pacific Languages

Hawaiianʻīpuka
ʻīpuka also means "an enclosure, a pen, or a fence."
Maorikūwaha
The word 'kūwaha' also refers to the mouth or entrance of a river.
Samoanfaitotoʻa
Faitoʻa (gate) is cognate with Fijian vatoʻa (door) and Tongan faitoʻa (doorway).
Tagalog (Filipino)gate
The word "gate" in Tagalog can also refer to "entrance" or "doorway".

Gate in American Indigenous Languages

Aymarapunku
Guaraniokẽ

Gate in International Languages

Esperantopordego
"Pordego" can also refer to an arched opening or a doorway.
Latinporta
"Porta" can also refer to the entrance or exit of a building, a door, a harbor, a city's entrance, a pass or mountain path, or the mouth of a river.

Gate in Others Languages

Greekπύλη
The word "πύλη" is also used figuratively to refer to "an entrance" or "a way into something".
Hmongrooj vag
The word 'rooj vag' can also refer to a city gate or a large door, and is derived from the Proto-Hmong-Mien word *roŋ³ vaŋ².
Kurdishdergeh
The word "dergeh" derives from the Old Persian word "darga" meaning "doorway" and it also denotes "threshold" or "entrance" in the Kurdish language.
Turkishkapı
Turkish "kapı" comes from Arabic origin "qūbbah," meaning "dome" or "vault" and it can also refer to a building's entranceway.
Xhosaisango
In addition to its literal meaning, "Isango" also holds symbolic significance in Xhosa culture, representing the gateway to new beginnings and the transition between different life stages.
Yiddishטויער
The word טויער can also be used to mean a 'door' or a 'passageway', and is related to the German word 'tor' and the Slavic word 'vrata'.
Zuluisango
In Zulu folklore, the word 'Isango' can also refer to a mythical doorway or entrance to the supernatural realm.
Assameseগেট
Aymarapunku
Bhojpuriदरवाजा
Dhivehiމައި ދޮރު
Dogriदरवाजा
Filipino (Tagalog)gate
Guaraniokẽ
Ilocanoaruangan
Krioget
Kurdish (Sorani)دەروازە
Maithiliकेबाड़ी
Meiteilon (Manipuri)ꯊꯣꯡꯒꯥꯜ
Mizokawngkharpui
Oromobalbala
Odia (Oriya)ଫାଟକ
Quechuapunku
Sanskritद्वार
Tatarкапка
Tigrinyaኣፍደገ
Tsongarihlampfu

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