Extent in different languages

Extent in Different Languages

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Extent


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Afrikaans
omvang
Albanian
shtrirja
Amharic
መጠን
Arabic
مدى
Armenian
չափ
Assamese
বিস্তাৰ হৈ থকা
Aymara
tupu
Azerbaijani
dərəcə
Bambara
janya
Basque
neurria
Belarusian
ступені
Bengali
ব্যাপ্তি
Bhojpuri
हद
Bosnian
opseg
Bulgarian
степен
Catalan
extensió
Cebuano
gidak-on
Chinese (Simplified)
程度
Chinese (Traditional)
程度
Corsican
misura
Croatian
opseg
Czech
rozsah
Danish
grad
Dhivehi
މިންވަރު
Dogri
थाह्
Dutch
omvang
English
extent
Esperanto
amplekso
Estonian
ulatuses
Ewe
ɖoƒe
Filipino (Tagalog)
lawak
Finnish
laajuus
French
le degré
Frisian
omfang
Galician
extensión
Georgian
იმდენად, რამდენადაც
German
umfang
Greek
έκταση
Guarani
pysokue
Gujarati
હદ
Haitian Creole
limit
Hausa
har
Hawaiian
laulā
Hebrew
מידה
Hindi
सीमा
Hmong
li
Hungarian
mértékben
Icelandic
umfang
Igbo
oke
Ilocano
kaatiddog
Indonesian
tingkat
Irish
méid
Italian
estensione
Japanese
エクステント
Javanese
ombone
Kannada
ಮಟ್ಟಿಗೆ
Kazakh
дәрежесі
Khmer
វិសាលភាព
Kinyarwanda
urugero
Konkani
शिमे मेरेन
Korean
범위
Krio
lɛvul
Kurdish
pîvan
Kurdish (Sorani)
ماوە
Kyrgyz
даражасы
Lao
ຂອບເຂດ
Latin
amplitudinem
Latvian
apjomā
Lingala
kolandana
Lithuanian
mastu
Luganda
obuwanvu
Luxembourgish
ausmooss
Macedonian
степен
Maithili
क्षेत्र
Malagasy
hatraiza
Malay
sejauh mana
Malayalam
പരിധിവരെ
Maltese
firxa
Maori
whānuitanga
Marathi
व्याप्ती
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯛ ꯆꯥꯎꯕ
Mizo
chin
Mongolian
цар хүрээ
Myanmar (Burmese)
အတိုင်းအတာ
Nepali
हद
Norwegian
utstrekning
Nyanja (Chichewa)
kukula
Odia (Oriya)
ସୀମା
Oromo
hamma
Pashto
حد
Persian
وسعت
Polish
stopień
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
extensão
Punjabi
ਹੱਦ
Quechua
mastariy
Romanian
măsură
Russian
степень
Samoan
lautele
Sanskrit
विस्तार
Scots Gaelic
ìre
Sepedi
katološa
Serbian
обим
Sesotho
boholo
Shona
chikamu
Sindhi
حد تائين
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
ප්‍රමාණය
Slovak
rozsahu
Slovenian
obseg
Somali
ilaa xad
Spanish
grado
Sundanese
sajauhna
Swahili
kiwango
Swedish
utsträckning
Tagalog (Filipino)
lawak
Tajik
дараҷа
Tamil
அளவு
Tatar
күләме
Telugu
పరిధి
Thai
ขอบเขต
Tigrinya
መጠን
Tsonga
ku fikelela
Turkish
kapsam
Turkmen
derejesi
Twi (Akan)
deɛ ɛkɔduru
Ukrainian
міра
Urdu
حد
Uyghur
دائىرە
Uzbek
darajada
Vietnamese
mức độ
Welsh
maint
Xhosa
ubungakanani
Yiddish
מאָס
Yoruba
iye
Zulu
ubukhulu

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
Afrikaans"Omvang" shares its etymology with the Dutch "omvang" and English "encompass" and has the additional meaning of "enclosure".
Albanian"Shtrirja" comes from Proto-Albanian "*strid-ra" or "*strig-ja", deriving from Proto-Indo-European "*sterǵʰ-ro-" ("that which is spread out") from the root "*sterǵʰ- " ("to spread out" ) and is cognate with Latin "sterno" ("to spread out"), and Russian "steret'" ("to preserve")."
AmharicThe word "መጠን" can also refer to "measure" or "quantity".
ArabicThe word "مدى" is also used to mean "distance" or "range" in Arabic.
ArmenianIn medieval Armenian, "չափ" also referred to a unit of measurement and the concept of "justice"
AzerbaijaniThe word "dərəcə" can also mean "level", "rank", or "degree"
BasqueThe Proto-Basque root "*ne-ur" has cognates in other languages and means "boundary" or "mark".
BelarusianAn alternate meaning of "ступені" is "step" or "stairstep".
Bengaliব্যাপ্তির আরও একটি অর্থ 'বিস্তার', যা প্রতিশব্দে 'সংকোচন' এর বিপরীত।
BosnianThe word "opseg" also means "perimeter" in Bosnian.
BulgarianBulgarian "степен" originates from Ancient Greek "βάθµος" ("step") via Old Church Slavonic and shares an origin with Russian "ступень".
CatalanThe word "extensió" in Catalan can also refer to a file extension or a telephone extension.
CebuanoThe Cebuano word “gidak-on” can refer to a place, distance, or period of time.
Chinese (Simplified)“程度”还可以指程度副词,意为“很”或“太”
Chinese (Traditional)The character "度" (du4) in "程度" can also mean "measurement" or "scale".
CorsicanIn Corsican, the word "misura" can also refer to a measure of capacity, such as a liter or a bushel.
CroatianThe word “opseg” can also mean “volume” when describing a solid body
CzechThe word "rozsah" is derived from the Proto-Slavic root *roz-, meaning "apart, asunder" or "to disperse".
DanishThe word "grad" in Danish has multiple meanings, including "extent", "degree", and "level."
DutchOmfang is related to Old Norse "umbfatha" (embrace).
EsperantoThe word "amplekso" also means "embrace" in Esperanto, and shares the same root as the English word "ample".
EstonianThe word "ulatuses" also has the meaning of "scope" in Estonian.
Finnish"Laajuus" literally means "width" which is cognate with the English word "latitude".
FrenchThe etymology of "le degré" is the Latin "gradus" which referred to a step, stage or degree of measurement.
FrisianThe Frisian word "omfang" also means "embrace" and is related to the Dutch word "omvangen" with the same meaning.
GalicianIn Galician, "extensión" also means "stretch" or "length".
Georgianიმდენად in Georgian is the adverbial form of დენ (which in turn comes from a verb that means to lie) that literally translates to "to that point at which it's lying."
GermanIn German, "Umfang" means "extent", but it also refers to the length of a circumference, or the scope or volume of something.
GreekThe Greek word "έκταση" (ektasis) originally denoted 'outward stretching, extension', as well as 'tension, tautness' and 'excitement, ecstasy'.
GujaratiThe word "હદ" also means "limit" or "boundary" in Gujarati.
Haitian CreoleIn Haitian Creole, "limit" also means "restriction" or "prohibition," reflecting its origin in the Latin word "limes," a boundary or demarcation.
HausaThe Hausa word "har" can also mean "side" or "direction" in both the physical and figurative sense.
HawaiianLaulā comes from the Proto-Polynesian word *laula* with alternate meanings of “to spread out” and “leaf”.
Hebrew"מידה" (measure) also means "trait" or "characteristic".
HindiThe word सीमा derives from sim, meaning 'to set a boundary,' and is related to other words like "siman" ('landmark') and "sima" ('limit').
HmongHmong "li" has various meanings, from distance to strength or a path.
HungarianThe original meaning of mértékben ('extent') was 'measure.'
IcelandicIn Icelandic, "umfang" also refers to the compass of a ship, derived from the Dutch word "omvang" and meaning "surrounding".
IgboIgbo term for 'extent' is also used as a verb meaning 'to spread' or 'to extend'
Indonesian"Tingkat" also means "tier" or "level" and is borrowed from Portuguese "tinto" (originally from Latin "tinctus").
IrishThe Irish word "méid," meaning "extent," also carries the connotation of "measure" or "quantity."
ItalianIn some contexts, estensione can also refer to an extension cord or an extension, like an optional section of an insurance policy.
Japaneseエクステントは「範囲」「広がり」の意味の他に、「程度」という意味でも用いられます。
Javanese"Ombone" also means "to the degree that" in Javanese.
KannadaThe word "ಮಟ್ಟಿಗೆ" can also mean "to the extent that" or "as far as".
KazakhДәрежесі can additionally mean degree, grade, or level.
KhmerThe word "វិសាលភាព" in Khmer, meaning "extent", comes from the Sanskrit word "visāl", meaning "vast" or "spacious".
Korean범위 is also used to refer to a scope or sphere of knowledge or activity.
KurdishThe alternative meaning of "pîvan" is the distance between fingers when hand opened (span).}
KyrgyzThe term "даражасы" is a loanword from Persian and its equivalent in English is "degree".
LatinAs a feminine substantive amplitudo can mean "full extent" or "spaciousness" and it is found especially of space but also of time.
LatvianThe word "apjomā" is derived from the Latvian verb "aptvert" (to encompass), and it can also refer to the volume or size of something.
LithuanianThe word "mastu" is derived from the Baltic root "*matu- " meaning "to measure" and shares cognates with the English word "measure."
LuxembourgishThe word "Ausmooss" is derived from the Old High German word "ūzmir", meaning "boundary" or "limit".
Macedonian"Степень" is related to the Latin "stare" and the English "stand" and has meanings like "rank", "level", "grade" or "degree".
Malagasy"Hatratra" is a measure of time and a quantity of liquid that was used in Madagascar before colonisation.
Malay"Sejauh mana" literally means "as far as" but is most commonly used to mean "the extent to which".
Malayalamപരിധിവരെ' means 'limits' or 'scope' and is derived from the Sanskrit words 'paridhi' and 'varah,' meaning 'circumference' and 'boundary,' respectively. It refers to the extent or reach of something and can be used figuratively or literally.
MalteseThe word 'firxa' is related to the Arabic word 'fersakh', which is a unit of distance.
Maori"Whānuitanga" can also mean "spread" or "diffusion" in Maori.
MarathiThe word 'व्याप्ती' (extent) in Marathi is derived from the Sanskrit word 'व्यापृत्' (pervade) and can also refer to 'scope' or 'influence'.
MongolianThe word "цар хүрээ" can also be used to refer to a king or emperor's realm.
NepaliThe word "हद" can also be used to refer to a boundary, a limit, or a restriction.
Norwegian"Utstrekning" comes from the Norwegian word "strekke," meaning to stretch or extend.
Nyanja (Chichewa)"Kukula" is also the Nyanja word for "to increase".
PashtoThe word "حد" in Pashto may also refer to a border or boundary
Persianوسعت (extent) comes from the Arabic root وسع، which also means "to widen" or "to make room."
PolishThe word "stopień" can also refer to a degree (of a university) or a step (in a staircase).
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)The Portuguese word "extensão" can also refer to a phone line, a file extension, or a university department.
PunjabiThe Punjabi word "ਹੱਦ" (hadd) can also mean "limit", "boundary", or "frontier" in certain contexts.
RomanianThe word "măsură" can also refer to a unit of measurement or a standard of comparison.
Russian"Степень" can mean "degree" in the sense of "academic degree" or a value of an exponent, or "measure" in the sense of a unit of measurement.
Samoan"Lautele" also means "to be sufficient" or "to have enough".
Scots GaelicScots Gaelic 'ìre' also means 'portion', 'section', 'degree', 'measure', or 'range'.
SerbianThe word "обим" in Serbian also means "volume" and "circumference".
SesothoBoholo also means "depth" or "bigness" in the sense of physical bulk or height.
ShonaThe word "chikamu" in Shona also refers to the area or distance covered by something, and can be used in the context of measuring or estimating size.
Sindhi'حد' is originally a Persian word and 'تائين' is a Sindhi word which means 'set'. Thus, 'حد تائين' is an area or distance which is set or limited.
SlovakThe word "rozsahu" can also refer to "reach" or "scope".
Slovenian"Obseg" also means "volume" or "scope" and derives from the Proto-Slavic root *ob-sęgъ, meaning "enclosure".
SomaliThe word "ilaa xad" can also mean "to a certain degree" or "to a limited extent".
SpanishThe word "grado" in Spanish also means "degree", "level", "rank", "grade", "course", or "class".
SundaneseThe word 'sajauhna' can also be used to refer to 'distance' or the 'space' separating something.
SwahiliKiwango can also mean 'a standard of measurement' or 'a level or degree of something'.
Swedish"Utsträckning" also translates as "reach", "span" or "scope".
Tagalog (Filipino)In Old Tagalog, "lawak" is a unit of area equal to 3,600 square meters.
TajikThe word "дараҷа" comes from the Arabic word "درجة", which means "grade" or "step".
TamilWhile அளவு ('extent') is often synonymous with அளவீடு ('measurement'), it can also refer to size, quantity, or even proportion.
Telugu"పరిధి" is derived from the Sanskrit root "pari" meaning "around" and literally refers to the boundary or circumference.
Thai"ขอบเขต" (extent) comes from "ขอบ" (edge) + "เขต" (area), referring to the limits or boundaries of something.
TurkishThe word "kapsam" can also mean "scope", "reach", or "range" in Turkish.
UkrainianМіра is also a colloquial form of "world" and "universe".
UrduThe word "حد" in Urdu also means "limitation" or "restriction".
UzbekThe word "darajada" can also mean "depth" or "level" in Uzbek.
Vietnamese"Mức độ" can also refer to a level, range, or degree.
Welsh"Maint" may derive from the Proto-Celtic "*mag-i-nt-o-," which also yields Irish "méid" and Latin "magnus," "great."
XhosaThe word "ubungakanani" in Xhosa, also refers to the expanse of a particular thing, or the size of a particular area.
YiddishThe word "מאָס" is derived from Old Yiddish or Old High German "māź" meaning "measure" and from Middle Low German "mate" meaning "extent".
YorubaThe word "iye" can also be translated as "the whole of something" or "the entire thing."
ZuluUbukulu (extent) also means greatness, size, importance, or prominence.
English"Extent" derives from the Latin "extendere" (to stretch out), also the root of "tension" and "distension".

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