Afrikaans blootstelling | ||
Albanian ekspozim | ||
Amharic ተጋላጭነት | ||
Arabic التعرض | ||
Armenian ազդեցության ենթարկում | ||
Assamese অনাবৃত | ||
Aymara uñacht'ayaña | ||
Azerbaijani məruz qalma | ||
Bambara dàntigɛli | ||
Basque esposizio | ||
Belarusian уздзеянне | ||
Bengali প্রকাশ | ||
Bhojpuri खुलासा | ||
Bosnian izloženost | ||
Bulgarian излагане | ||
Catalan exposició | ||
Cebuano pagka-ekspos | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 接触 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 接觸 | ||
Corsican espusizioni | ||
Croatian izlaganje | ||
Czech vystavení | ||
Danish eksponering | ||
Dhivehi ހުށަހޮޅުން | ||
Dogri दखावा | ||
Dutch blootstelling | ||
English exposure | ||
Esperanto elmeto | ||
Estonian kokkupuude | ||
Ewe ɖeɖe ɖe go | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) pagkalantad | ||
Finnish altistuminen | ||
French exposition | ||
Frisian bleatstean oan | ||
Galician exposición | ||
Georgian კონტაქტი დაინფიცირების წყაროსთან | ||
German exposition | ||
Greek έκθεση | ||
Guarani jehechauka | ||
Gujarati સંપર્કમાં આવું છું | ||
Haitian Creole ekspoze | ||
Hausa bayyana | ||
Hawaiian hōʻike | ||
Hebrew חשיפה | ||
Hindi संसर्ग | ||
Hmong nphav | ||
Hungarian kitettség | ||
Icelandic smit | ||
Igbo mkpughepụ | ||
Ilocano pannakaiwarnak | ||
Indonesian paparan | ||
Irish nochtadh | ||
Italian esposizione | ||
Japanese 曝露 | ||
Javanese paparan | ||
Kannada ಒಡ್ಡುವಿಕೆ | ||
Kazakh экспозиция | ||
Khmer ការប៉ះពាល់ | ||
Kinyarwanda kwerekanwa | ||
Konkani उघड करप | ||
Korean 노출 | ||
Krio ɛkspiriɛns | ||
Kurdish tûşbûn | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) بەرکەوتن | ||
Kyrgyz таасир | ||
Lao ການສໍາຜັດເຊື້ອ | ||
Latin expositio | ||
Latvian iedarbība | ||
Lingala kolakisa | ||
Lithuanian poveikis | ||
Luganda okwanika | ||
Luxembourgish gefor | ||
Macedonian изложеност | ||
Maithili अनावृत्ति | ||
Malagasy fifampikasohana | ||
Malay dedahan | ||
Malayalam സമ്പർക്കം | ||
Maltese espożizzjoni | ||
Maori whakakitenga | ||
Marathi उद्भासन | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯎꯠꯊꯣꯛꯄ | ||
Mizo inphochhuak | ||
Mongolian халдвар авах | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ထိတွေ့ခြင်း | ||
Nepali संक्रमण | ||
Norwegian eksponering | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) kukhudzika | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଏକ୍ସପୋଜର | ||
Oromo saaxilama | ||
Pashto په معرض کې یې ولاړېدل | ||
Persian قرار گرفتن در معرض بیماری | ||
Polish narażenie | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) exposição | ||
Punjabi ਸੰਪਰਕ | ||
Quechua qawachiy | ||
Romanian expunere | ||
Russian контакт | ||
Samoan aʻafiaga | ||
Sanskrit विवृति | ||
Scots Gaelic leigeil ris | ||
Sepedi maitemogelo | ||
Serbian изложеност | ||
Sesotho kgahlamelo | ||
Shona kusadziviririka | ||
Sindhi پڌرائي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) නිරාවරණය | ||
Slovak vystavenie | ||
Slovenian izpostavljenost | ||
Somali u nuglaansho | ||
Spanish exposición | ||
Sundanese kakeunaan | ||
Swahili kuwemo hatarini | ||
Swedish exponering | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) pagkakalantad | ||
Tajik фош шудан, фош кардан | ||
Tamil நேரிடுவது | ||
Tatar экспозиция | ||
Telugu బహిరంగపరచడం | ||
Thai การรับสัมผัสเชื้อ | ||
Tigrinya ተቃላዕነት | ||
Tsonga paluxa | ||
Turkish maruziyet | ||
Turkmen täsir etmek | ||
Twi (Akan) anibue | ||
Ukrainian контакт | ||
Urdu ایکسپوژر | ||
Uyghur ئاشكارىلاش | ||
Uzbek chalinish xavfi | ||
Vietnamese sự phơi nhiễm | ||
Welsh cysylltiad | ||
Xhosa ukungakhuseleki | ||
Yiddish אויסגעשטעלטקייט | ||
Yoruba ìsírasílẹ | ||
Zulu ukuchayeka |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "blootstelling" can also refer to "bleeding" or "exposure of a body part". |
| Albanian | “Ekspozim” can also mean an exhibition or a display, akin to its French origin “exposition.” |
| Amharic | In Amharic, "ተጋላጭነት" can also refer to the tendency for two or more people or things to be near or associated with each other. |
| Arabic | The Arabic word "التعرض" can also mean "being subjected to" or "facing" something. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "məruz qalma" in Azerbaijani, meaning "exposure to something", also has the connotation of "being vulnerable to something". |
| Basque | The Basque word "esposizio" also means "exhibition". |
| Belarusian | In Belarusian, "Уздзеянне" literally means "exposure" to light or radiation, but can also refer to public exposure or disclosure of information. |
| Bengali | The Bengali word "প্রকাশ" can also be used colloquially to mean "to release or announce" something. |
| Bosnian | The Bosnian word "izloženost" derives from the verb "izložiti," meaning to put something out for display or to present something publicly. |
| Bulgarian | The Bulgarian word "излагане" can also mean "presentation" or "statement". |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "exposició" can also refer to an art exhibit. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 接触 can also mean contact or touch, and in mathematics, it refers to the limit of a function or sequence. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "接觸" is also a translation for "contact" or "touch". |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "espusizioni" can also refer to "display" or "exhibition". |
| Croatian | The word "izlaganje" in Croatian can also mean "presentation" or "report". |
| Czech | In Czech, the word "vystavení" also means "exhibition" and "issue (of a document)" |
| Danish | Exposure in Danish (eksponering) originally meant "placement in the sun" and then "exposure to the elements". |
| Dutch | Blootstelling, meaning "exposure," also refers to a situation where someone's reputation is damaged. |
| Esperanto | The word "elmeto" in Esperanto also refers to the act of exposing something, such as a lie or a secret. |
| Estonian | Derived from the verb 'kokku puutuma', meaning 'to come into contact' or 'to collide'. |
| Finnish | The Finnish word "altistuminen" also refers to the act of being subjected to something harmful. |
| French | In French, the noun "exposition" also refers to displays or exhibitions, such as at a museum or fair. |
| Frisian | The word "bleatstean oan" in Frisian also means "to be exposed to the elements". |
| Galician | In Galician, "exposición" also means "exhibition". |
| Georgian | The English word exposure, which derives from the Latin word exponere, meaning "to put or place out," has many different meanings, including exposure to the elements, exposure to radiation, exposure to light, and (as used in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic) exposure to the virus that causes the disease. |
| German | In German, the word "Exposition" can also mean "exhibition" or "presentation". |
| Greek | The Greek word "έκθεση" also means "exhibition" or "argument". |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian word "ekspoze" is derived from the French word "exposer", meaning "to display or reveal". |
| Hausa | Bayyana can also mean 'clarification' or 'explanation' in Hausa. |
| Hawaiian | The word "hōʻike" also means "exhibition" or "demonstration" and derives from the Proto-Austronesian word *paŋid. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "חשיפה" (exposure) can also mean "revelation" or "disclosure". |
| Hindi | "संसर्ग" can also mean "company" or "association" in Hindi, which captures the idea of being in close proximity to an infectious agent. |
| Hmong | The word "nphav" can also mean "to be exposed" or "to be uncovered". |
| Hungarian | It could originally refer also to |
| Icelandic | The word 'smit' in Icelandic has additional meanings, including 'infection' and 'contagion'. |
| Igbo | The Igbo word 'mkpughepụ' also means 'to be exposed to the sun' or 'to be out in the open'. |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "paparan" also has the meaning of "presentation", "report", or "speech". |
| Irish | The word "nochtadh" in Irish also means "display" or "exhibition". |
| Italian | The Italian word "esposizione" can trace its etymological roots to the Latin word "expositio," indicating the act of "putting forth." |
| Japanese | The word "exposure" in Chinese ("pùlù") means "exposure" both in the sense of "making something public" and "being exposed to the elements." |
| Javanese | In Javanese, "paparan" (exposure) also refers to an open space, a plain, or a clearing. |
| Kannada | The term ಒಡ್ಡುವಿಕೆ can also refer to the act of exposing or revealing something, such as a secret or a weakness. |
| Kazakh | The word "экспозиция" can also refer to a part of an exhibition or museum display. |
| Khmer | In Khmer, the term “ការប៉ះពាល់” is not only an action, but also a state or condition, denoting an open and vulnerable situation. |
| Korean | The compound noun 노출 (noda) can also be broken down into its individual elements as ' 노 '(nod) + '출 '(chul) for 'sun' and 'exit' respecitvely. |
| Kurdish | The term "tûşbûn" can also refer to the action of "exposing" someone or something, as in revealing secret information or making something public. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "таасир" (exposure) in Kyrgyz derives from the Arabic word "ta'thir" (effect, impact). |
| Latin | In medieval Latin, the term "expositio" could also refer to the interpretation of a text, especially a religious one. |
| Latvian | The Latvian word "iedarbība" means not only "exposure to something" but also "effect" or "impact". |
| Lithuanian | The word "poveikis" in Lithuanian can also mean "influence" or "impact" |
| Luxembourgish | The word "Gefor" can also refer to a public notice or summons, or the notification of a death. |
| Macedonian | The word "изложеност" in Macedonian also means "presentation" or "exhibition". |
| Malagasy | The word 'fifampikasohana' also refers to the action of exposing oneself in public or to the revelation of a secret. |
| Malay | The word "dedahan" in Malay is derived from the verb "dedah", meaning "to expose", and also has the alternate meanings of "introduction" or "presentation". |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "espożizzjoni" comes from the Italian word "esposizione" which can also mean "exhibition". |
| Maori | The word "whakakitenga" in Maori can also mean "revelation" or "disclosure". |
| Marathi | The verb उदभासन also translates as "disappearance" and the noun form refers to the "act or state of being dissolved, annulled or extinguished." |
| Mongolian | In some contexts, "халдвар авах" can also refer to "being discovered" or "being found out". |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word "exposure" in English can also refer to the act of revealing something or making it known, or to the state of being exposed to something. |
| Nepali | In Hindi, "संक्रमण" also means "contagion or infection" and is derived from the Sanskrit word "सँक्रमण" meaning "to pass over or across". |
| Norwegian | In Norwegian, "eksponering" can also refer to the process of developing film or photographic paper. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | In Nyanja, 'kukhudzika' may also mean to 'become clear or distinct'. |
| Persian | The word "exposure" comes from the Latin word "exponere", meaning "to put out" or "to expose". |
| Polish | In Polish, the word "narażenie" also carries the meaning of "denouncing". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The Portuguese word "exposição" can also mean "exhibition" or "fair". |
| Punjabi | The word "ਸੰਪਰਕ" can also refer to a "contact", "connection", or "relationship". |
| Romanian | In Romanian, the word "expunere" not only means "exposure" but also "explanation" or "exhibition". |
| Russian | In medical and military usage, контакт can sometimes be used with a meaning close to "combat". |
| Samoan | "Aʻafiaga" also denotes a place where someone or something is exposed, such as an open wound. |
| Scots Gaelic | The archaic and poetic word "leigeil ris" is derived from the Gaelic word "leigeil" meaning "liquefy" and "ris" meaning "above" or "over". |
| Serbian | The Serbian word "изложеност" also means "disclosure" or "presentation". |
| Sesotho | The name of the "kgahlamelo" can also refer to the public revelation of a wrongdoing or a mistake. |
| Shona | The Shona word "kusadziviririka" can also mean "to be revealed" or "to be made known." |
| Sindhi | پڌرائي (exposure) is also used to refer to a public meeting or assembly in Sindhi. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The Sinhala word නිරාවරණය (nirāvaraṇaya) can also refer to the act of uncovering something, such as a secret or hidden object. |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "vystavenie" can also mean "exhibition" or "display". |
| Slovenian | The word 'izpostavljenost' can also mean 'projection' or 'embodiment' in Slovenian. |
| Somali | Nuglaansho derives from the root "nug", which also means "sun", hence it can refer to both exposure to the elements and exposure to the sun. |
| Spanish | "Exposición" can also mean "exhibition" or "statement" in Spanish. |
| Sundanese | "Kakeunaan" also means "openness", particularly in the context of being receptive to new ideas. |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "kuwemo hatarini" can also refer to "being at risk" or "being vulnerable". |
| Swedish | Expenering can also refer to the act of exposing something or someone to a specific environment or situation. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Pagkakalantad" can also refer to the act of revealing something that was previously hidden from public view. |
| Tajik | The word "фош шудан, фош кардан" has additional meanings such as "to become uncovered" or "to be revealed". |
| Telugu | The term "exposure" in photography originates from the fact that it requires light to "strike" a photographic plate or film to create an image. |
| Thai | In English, the word 'exposure' has several different meanings, including 'the state of being exposed to something,' 'the act of exposing something,' and 'a situation in which someone is likely to be harmed or injured.' |
| Turkish | "Maruziyet" means both "exposure" and "addiction" in Turkish. |
| Ukrainian | The word "контакт" in Ukrainian also means "connection" or "relationship". |
| Urdu | The word "ایکسپوژر" (exposure) is derived from the Latin word "exponere", meaning "to lay out or expose." |
| Uzbek | The word "chalinish xavfi" in Uzbek also means "risk of exposure" or "risk of disclosure." |
| Vietnamese | It can also refer to the amount of time or opportunity that someone has to experience something. |
| Welsh | In Welsh, the word "cysylltiad" can also refer to "connection" or "link" in addition to "exposure." |
| Xhosa | The term 'ukungakhuseleki' is derived from the Xhosa word 'khusela', meaning 'to protect', and refers to the state of being vulnerable or unprotected. |
| Yiddish | The word "אויסגעשטעלטקייט" can also refer to the vulnerability or openness of something or someone. |
| Yoruba | ìsírasílẹ (exposure) is also a Yoruba term for "exhibit" or "display". |
| Zulu | In Zulu, 'ukuchayeka' can also mean 'to become manifest' or 'to be revealed'. |
| English | The word "exposure" comes from the Latin word "exponere," meaning "to put out" or "to show." |