Family in Different Languages
Discover 'Family' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Family
Afrikaans familie | ||
Albanian familja | ||
Amharic ቤተሰብ | ||
Arabic أسرة | ||
Armenian ընտանիք | ||
Assamese পৰিয়াল | ||
Aymara wila masi | ||
Azerbaijani ailə | ||
Bambara denbaya | ||
Basque familia | ||
Belarusian сям'я | ||
Bengali পরিবার | ||
Bhojpuri परिवार | ||
Bosnian porodica | ||
Bulgarian семейство | ||
Catalan família | ||
Cebuano pamilya | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 家庭 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 家庭 | ||
Corsican famiglia | ||
Croatian obitelj | ||
Czech rodina | ||
Danish familie | ||
Dhivehi ޢާއިލާ | ||
Dogri परिवार | ||
Dutch familie | ||
English family | ||
Esperanto familio | ||
Estonian pere | ||
Ewe ƒome | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) pamilya | ||
Finnish perhe | ||
French famille | ||
Frisian famylje | ||
Galician familia | ||
Georgian ოჯახი | ||
German familie | ||
Greek οικογένεια | ||
Guarani ogaygua | ||
Gujarati કુટુંબ | ||
Haitian Creole fanmi | ||
Hausa iyali | ||
Hawaiian ohana | ||
Hebrew מִשׁפָּחָה | ||
Hindi परिवार | ||
Hmong tsev neeg | ||
Hungarian család | ||
Icelandic fjölskylda | ||
Igbo ezinụlọ | ||
Ilocano pamilia | ||
Indonesian keluarga | ||
Irish teaghlach | ||
Italian famiglia | ||
Japanese 家族 | ||
Javanese kulawarga | ||
Kannada ಕುಟುಂಬ | ||
Kazakh отбасы | ||
Khmer គ្រួសារ | ||
Kinyarwanda umuryango | ||
Konkani कुटुंब | ||
Korean 가족 | ||
Krio famili | ||
Kurdish malbat | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) خێزان | ||
Kyrgyz үй-бүлө | ||
Lao ຄອບຄົວ | ||
Latin familia | ||
Latvian ģimene | ||
Lingala libota | ||
Lithuanian šeima | ||
Luganda amaka | ||
Luxembourgish famill | ||
Macedonian семејство | ||
Maithili परिवार | ||
Malagasy family | ||
Malay keluarga | ||
Malayalam കുടുംബം | ||
Maltese familja | ||
Maori whanau | ||
Marathi कुटुंब | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯏꯃꯨꯡ ꯃꯅꯨꯡ | ||
Mizo chhungkua | ||
Mongolian гэр бүл | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) မိသားစု | ||
Nepali परिवार | ||
Norwegian familie | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) banja | ||
Odia (Oriya) ପରିବାର | ||
Oromo maatii | ||
Pashto کورنۍ | ||
Persian خانواده | ||
Polish rodzina | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) família | ||
Punjabi ਪਰਿਵਾਰ | ||
Quechua ayllu | ||
Romanian familie | ||
Russian семья | ||
Samoan aiga | ||
Sanskrit परिवारं | ||
Scots Gaelic teaghlach | ||
Sepedi lapa | ||
Serbian породица | ||
Sesotho lelapa | ||
Shona mhuri | ||
Sindhi خاندان | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) පවුලක් | ||
Slovak rodina | ||
Slovenian družina | ||
Somali qoyska | ||
Spanish familia | ||
Sundanese kulawarga | ||
Swahili familia | ||
Swedish familj | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) pamilya | ||
Tajik оила | ||
Tamil குடும்பம் | ||
Tatar гаилә | ||
Telugu కుటుంబం | ||
Thai ครอบครัว | ||
Tigrinya ስድራ | ||
Tsonga ndyangu | ||
Turkish aile | ||
Turkmen maşgala | ||
Twi (Akan) abusua | ||
Ukrainian сім'я | ||
Urdu کنبہ | ||
Uyghur ئائىلە | ||
Uzbek oila | ||
Vietnamese gia đình | ||
Welsh teulu | ||
Xhosa usapho | ||
Yiddish משפּחה | ||
Yoruba ebi | ||
Zulu umndeni |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | In Afrikaans, "familie" can also refer to one's extended family or relatives. |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "familja" is derived from the Latin word "familia," which originally denoted a household, servants, and slaves. |
| Amharic | Etymology uncertain but could derive from the Ge'ez word for "house" and "birth" |
| Arabic | The Arabic word “أسرة” derives from a root meaning “base” or “foundation,” alluding to the family as the core unit of society. |
| Armenian | The word "ընտանիք" is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵʰen- ("to beget, bring forth"), and is cognate with the words "genus" and "kindred" in English. |
| Azerbaijani | "Ailə" derives from the Arabic word "ahl" (meaning "people, family") and ultimately from the Proto-Semitic *ʔal- "kinship group". |
| Basque | The Basque word "familia" is derived from the Latin "familia", meaning "household" or "estate", and retains the same meaning in Basque. |
| Belarusian | Belarusian word “сям’я” has the same root as English “family,” derived from Latin “familia,” meaning “household” or “group of servants.” |
| Bengali | The Bengali word "পরিবার" is thought to derive from the Sanskrit word "परिवार" (parivāra) and may also imply the extended group of people related through blood, marriage or adoption. |
| Bosnian | The word 'porodica' comes from the Proto-Slavic 'poroda', which meant 'giving birth'. The Proto-Slavic word comes from the Proto-Indo-European root '*per-' ('to give birth'). |
| Bulgarian | The word "семейство" in Bulgarian can also refer to a "family" in terms of a taxonomic group of organisms or a "set" of things. |
| Catalan | The word "família" in Catalan originally referred to a group of servants or slaves belonging to the same master. |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano term "pamilya" also holds connotations related to kinship, lineage, and ancestral heritage. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "家庭" literally means "home-rule" and can also mean "household" and "family matters." |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 家庭 (family) literally means "same hearth" and it's also used to refer to "household" or "family economics". |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "famiglia" can also refer to a crime family or clan. |
| Croatian | The word 'obitelj' is derived from the Proto-Slavic word 'obitь' (dwell), and is related to the Old Church Slavonic word 'obitьľь' (dwelling, monastery). |
| Czech | The Czech word 'rodina' originally meant only a mother and her children. |
| Danish | The Danish word "familie" derives from the Latin "familia", meaning "household" or "the group of people living in one's house", and also from the Proto-Norse "familija", meaning "kindred". |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "familie" is derived from the Latin word "familia", which originally referred to a group of slaves belonging to a single master. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "familio" is derived from the Latin word "familia", which means "household, family, or group of servants". |
| Estonian | Estonian word "pere" likely originated from the Proto-Finnic term for a kinship group, and it can also refer to a household or a lineage. |
| Finnish | The word "perhe" is cognate with various words for "house" in other Uralic languages, suggesting an original meaning related to dwelling or lineage. |
| French | "Famille" derives from the Latin "familia" meaning "household, servants, slaves." |
| Frisian | The word "famylje" comes from the Proto-Germanic word "*familjō" and is related to the Latin word "familia", meaning "household or family." |
| Galician | In Galician, "familia" can also refer to a person's household or a group of people who live together. |
| Georgian | The Georgian word |
| German | The German word 'Familie' comes from the Latin 'familia', which originally referred to a group of slaves and servants belonging to one household. |
| Greek | Οικογένεια derives from οίκος ('house, estate') + γένος ('race, origin'), referring to those who shared a house and lineage. |
| Gujarati | The word "કુટુંબ" in Gujarati also has a broader meaning of "lineage" or "clan" and can refer to a group of people who share a common ancestor. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "fanmi" in Haitian Creole derives from the French word "famille", sharing the same root as the English word "family". |
| Hausa | 'Iyali' is also used to refer to the wider social network of extended family, clan and friends. |
| Hawaiian | The word 'ohana' in Hawaiian can also refer to an extended family, community, or group of people who are closely connected. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word מִשׁפָּחָה (mishpaḥah) also means "clan" or "tribe". |
| Hindi | The Sanskrit word "परिवार" literally means "to protect" and can also refer to a group of people living under the same roof or a collection of things. |
| Hmong | In Hmong language, “family” is called “tsev neeg,” where “tsev” refers to a house and “neeg” means people. Therefore, the term “tsev neeg” literally translates to "house people" and highlights the importance of home as a central concept in Hmong family life. |
| Hungarian | The word "család" is derived from the Proto-Turkic word *čol which means "lineage" or "clan". |
| Icelandic | The word "fjölskylda" literally means "many" ("fjöl") and "bound together" ("skylda"). |
| Igbo | The Igbo word "ezinụlọ" combines "eze" (king) and "nụlọ" (to inherit), suggesting a family unit ruled by a patriarch or matriarch. |
| Indonesian | The word 'keluarga' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'kula' meaning 'clan' or 'lineage', and also has the alternate meaning of 'household' or 'extended family'. |
| Irish | The Irish word "teaghlach" is thought to derive from "tegh" (house) and "fochlaimhe" (under protection), indicating the family's role in providing shelter and safeguarding its members. |
| Italian | In addition to its meaning as a family, 'famiglia' is a noun that indicates the servants of a household, particularly in historical contexts. |
| Japanese | The individual characters of "家族" (family) in Japanese mean "house" ("家") and "member" ("族"). |
| Javanese | The word 'kulawarga' in Javanese derives from Sanskrit and also means 'clan'. |
| Kannada | The word "ಕುಟುಂಬ" is derived from the Sanskrit word "कुटुम्ब" (kutumb), which means a "group of kinsmen". The term "kutumb" (family) is often used to describe a joint family or an extended family. |
| Kazakh | "Отбасы" also means "people of one hearth" in Kazakh. |
| Khmer | The word "គ្រួសារ" originally meant "clan" and is related to the Sanskrit word "kula", which also means "clan". |
| Korean | The Hanja of "가족" originally referred to "one's own people" or "lineage", and later came to mean "family." |
| Kurdish | The word "malbat" can also refer to a household or a lineage. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "үй-бүлө" originated from the word "үй" (house) + "бүлө" (tribe), suggesting that families were originally thought of as small tribes living in the same house. |
| Lao | The term "ຄອບຄົວ" also refers to the broader family or clan beyond one's immediate household |
| Latin | "Familia" also refers to a slave household or domestic servants in Latin |
| Latvian | The word “ģimene” (“family”) comes from the Proto-Indo-European root “*ǵʰémenos” (“guest-friend relationship, host-guest relationship”). |
| Lithuanian | The word "šeima" comes from the Proto-Indo-European root "*seh₂-," meaning "to bind"} |
| Luxembourgish | The Luxembourgish word "Famill" is derived from the Latin word "familia", meaning "household" or "extended family". |
| Macedonian | The word for "family" in Macedonian, "семејство," also has the alternate meaning of "surname" or "lineage." |
| Malagasy | Malagasy "fianakaviana" does not specifically mean "parents and children," but rather "all those related through a common ancestor." |
| Malay | The Malay word "keluarga" also refers to a group of people who are closely linked by blood or marriage. |
| Malayalam | The word 'കുടുംബം' comes from the Sanskrit word 'kuṭumba', meaning 'house' or 'clan'. |
| Maltese | "Familja" is derived from the Latin word "familia", meaning "household" or "extended family". |
| Maori | The Maori word 'whanau' also signifies a collective group of people with a shared ancestry, connected through birth or adoption. |
| Marathi | "कुटुंब" (family) comes from the Sanskrit word "कुटुम्ब," which literally means "house of fire". |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word 'гэр бүл' primarily refers to 'family' but can also mean 'house' or 'home'. |
| Nepali | The word "परिवार" can also refer to a group of people who are closely connected to each other, such as a community or a group of friends. |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "familie" can also refer to a group of animals living together, such as a pride of lions or a school of fish. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "banja" can also refer to a group of people living together or a group of people united by a common interest or purpose. |
| Pashto | In Pashto, "کورنۍ" (family) is cognate with the Dari word "خاندان" (family) and the Sanskrit word "कुल" (family, clan). |
| Persian | The word "خانواده" derives from the Middle Persian word "xānagān," meaning "household" or "line of descent." |
| Polish | "Rodzina" (family) derives from "rodzić" (to give birth), "rodzaj" (kind), and denotes a kinship group with common ancestors. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "família" in Portuguese derives from the Latin "familia", meaning "household" or "community of servants and slaves." |
| Punjabi | The word 'ਪਰਿਵਾਰ' ('family') in Punjabi is derived from the Sanskrit word 'परिवार' ('group of people') and is often associated with the concept of a joint family, where multiple generations live together under one roof. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "familie" is derived from the Latin word "familia", which meant "household" or "extended family group", including slaves and servants. |
| Russian | The word "семья" also means "seven" (the number) in Russian, as the traditional Russian family was thought to consist of seven members: father, mother, and five children. |
| Samoan | 'Aiga' literally means 'a group of people,' indicating an extended family that includes not only close relatives but also extended kin. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word 'teaghlach' in Scots Gaelic can also refer to a household, a clan, or a religious community. |
| Serbian | The word 'породица' also means 'tribe' or 'clan' and is related to the word 'род', which means 'birth' or 'origin'. |
| Sesotho | The word "lelapa" is derived from the verb "lapa", meaning "to take care of", or "to look after". It is related to the word "lerapa", meaning "love". |
| Shona | The word "mhuri" also refers to a group of close relatives or friends who live together. |
| Sindhi | Derived from the Persian word "khāna" (house), the word "خاندان" in Sindhi implies a broader sense of family that includes both immediate and extended relatives. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The Sinhala word "පවුලක්" derives from the Sanskrit word "parivara", meaning "entourage" or "retainers". |
| Slovak | Rodina is also related to the word 'rod', which means 'clan' or 'lineage' in Slovak. |
| Slovenian | The Slavic root of "družina" means "companion" and the term can also refer to a military or political retinue. |
| Somali | Qoyska derives from the Arabic word "ahl," which refers to one's household, clan, or dependents. |
| Spanish | In Latin, "familia" referred to all the slaves and servants of a household in addition to blood relatives. |
| Sundanese | The word 'kulawarga' in Sundanese, meaning 'family,' is originally derived from the Sanskrit word 'kula,' meaning 'house,' and 'warga,' meaning 'member.' |
| Swahili | "Familia" is a Swahili word borrowed from Portuguese, where it also means "family", but derives from the Latin word "familia", which specifically means slaves and servants in addition to family members. |
| Swedish | "Familj" is a Swedish word for "family" that originally meant "household". It is also used to refer to a group of people who are related to each other by blood or marriage. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Pamilya" comes from the Spanish "familia", but can also refer to a close-knit group of people, such as a clan or tribe. |
| Tajik | The word "оила" in Tajik can also refer to a household or a group of people related by blood or marriage. |
| Tamil | "குடும்பம்" is derived from the Sanskrit word "kumbha", meaning "a cooking pot, |
| Telugu | The word "కుటుంబం" is derived from the Sanskrit word "कुटुंब" (kutumb), which means "family", "lineage", or "clan". |
| Thai | ครอบครัว comes from Sanskrit word कुटुम्ब (kutumba), meaning 'clan' or 'family'. |
| Turkish | "Aile" is also used to refer to the |
| Ukrainian | The word "сім'я" also has the meaning of "seed" in Ukrainian, reflecting the traditional importance of family and procreation in Ukrainian culture. |
| Urdu | "کنبہ" is also used in Urdu to refer to a household or a set of relatives sharing a common ancestor. |
| Uzbek | The word "oila" originates from the Turkic word "awul" or "ayul", meaning "village" or "tribe" |
| Vietnamese | The Vietnamese word "gia đình" is derived from the Chinese characters "家丁", meaning "household servants" or "family members", reflecting the Confucian emphasis on family hierarchy. |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "teulu" also has meanings including "household" and "lineage". |
| Xhosa | In precolonial Xhosa culture, the term 'usapho' was not limited to the nuclear family but could also include a wide network of extended family members. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "משפּחה" also means "household" or "clan", reflecting the extended family structures common in Jewish communities. |
| Yoruba | Ebi can also mean "household" or "lineage" depending on the context in which it is used. |
| Zulu | 'Umndeni' also has a wider meaning, referring to the entire human race. |
| English | The word "family" derives from the Latin "familia", originally referring to a household and its slaves. |