Finance in Different Languages
Discover 'Finance' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Finance
Afrikaans finansies | ||
Albanian financave | ||
Amharic ፋይናንስ | ||
Arabic المالية | ||
Armenian ֆինանսներ | ||
Assamese বিত্ত | ||
Aymara finansa | ||
Azerbaijani maliyyə | ||
Bambara finansi | ||
Basque finantzak | ||
Belarusian фінансы | ||
Bengali অর্থায়ন | ||
Bhojpuri आमदनी | ||
Bosnian finansije | ||
Bulgarian финанси | ||
Catalan finances | ||
Cebuano bayronon | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 金融 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 金融 | ||
Corsican finanza | ||
Croatian financije | ||
Czech finance | ||
Danish finansiere | ||
Dhivehi ފައިނޭންސް | ||
Dogri पैहा | ||
Dutch financiën | ||
English finance | ||
Esperanto financo | ||
Estonian rahandus | ||
Ewe ga zazã | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) pananalapi | ||
Finnish rahoittaa | ||
French la finance | ||
Frisian finânsjes | ||
Galician finanzas | ||
Georgian ფინანსები | ||
German finanzen | ||
Greek χρηματοδότηση | ||
Guarani viruporukuaa | ||
Gujarati ફાઇનાન્સ | ||
Haitian Creole finans | ||
Hausa kudi | ||
Hawaiian kālā | ||
Hebrew לְמַמֵן | ||
Hindi वित्त | ||
Hmong kev muaj nyiaj txiag | ||
Hungarian pénzügy | ||
Icelandic fjármál | ||
Igbo ego | ||
Ilocano pirakan | ||
Indonesian keuangan | ||
Irish airgeadas | ||
Italian finanza | ||
Japanese ファイナンス | ||
Javanese keuangan | ||
Kannada ಹಣಕಾಸು | ||
Kazakh қаржы | ||
Khmer ហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ | ||
Kinyarwanda imari | ||
Konkani अर्थसहाय्य | ||
Korean 재원 | ||
Krio mɔni biznɛs | ||
Kurdish malî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) دارایی | ||
Kyrgyz каржы | ||
Lao ການເງິນ | ||
Latin rebus oeconomicis | ||
Latvian finanses | ||
Lingala mbongo | ||
Lithuanian finansai | ||
Luganda ensimbi | ||
Luxembourgish finanzéieren | ||
Macedonian финансии | ||
Maithili वित्त | ||
Malagasy bola | ||
Malay kewangan | ||
Malayalam ധനകാര്യം | ||
Maltese finanzi | ||
Maori pūtea | ||
Marathi वित्त | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯁꯦꯜ ꯊꯨꯝꯒꯤ ꯍꯤꯔꯝ | ||
Mizo sum lam | ||
Mongolian санхүү | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ဘဏ္ာရေး | ||
Nepali वित्त | ||
Norwegian finansiere | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) zachuma | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଅର୍ଥ | ||
Oromo maallaqa | ||
Pashto مالیه | ||
Persian دارایی، مالیه، سرمایه گذاری | ||
Polish finanse | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) finança | ||
Punjabi ਵਿੱਤ | ||
Quechua wakiy | ||
Romanian finanţa | ||
Russian финансы | ||
Samoan tupe | ||
Sanskrit वित्त | ||
Scots Gaelic ionmhas | ||
Sepedi matlotlo | ||
Serbian финансије | ||
Sesotho lichelete | ||
Shona mari | ||
Sindhi فنانس | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) මූල්ය | ||
Slovak financie | ||
Slovenian financ | ||
Somali maaliyadeed | ||
Spanish finanzas | ||
Sundanese ngabiayaan | ||
Swahili fedha | ||
Swedish finansiera | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) pananalapi | ||
Tajik молия | ||
Tamil நிதி | ||
Tatar финанс | ||
Telugu ఫైనాన్స్ | ||
Thai การเงิน | ||
Tigrinya ምምሕዳር ገንዘብ | ||
Tsonga timali | ||
Turkish finans | ||
Turkmen maliýeleşdirmek | ||
Twi (Akan) sikasɛm | ||
Ukrainian фінанси | ||
Urdu مالیات | ||
Uyghur مالىيە | ||
Uzbek moliya | ||
Vietnamese tài chính | ||
Welsh cyllid | ||
Xhosa ezemali | ||
Yiddish פינאַנצן | ||
Yoruba inawo | ||
Zulu ezezimali |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "finansies" is derived from the French word "finances" and originally referred to public funds or revenue. |
| Albanian | The term "financave" in Albanian derives from the Italian "finanza," denoting monetary transactions or public revenue. |
| Amharic | The word “ፋይናንስ” likely derives from the French word “finance” or an Italian cognate, and shares a common root with “finesse.” |
| Arabic | "المالية" is also the term for "financial auditing" in Arabic and comes from the root word "م-ل-ي" meaning "to own". |
| Azerbaijani | The word "maliyyə" is derived from the Arabic word "māl", meaning "wealth" or "property". |
| Basque | The Basque word "finantzak" has no other meanings and comes from the Spanish word "finanzas". |
| Belarusian | The word “фінансы” derives from the Latin “finis”, which means “end,” and refers to the final goal or purpose of an economic activity. |
| Bengali | অর্থায়ন refers to providing financial resources to an organization or individual, and literally means "means of obtaining money" in Bengali. |
| Bosnian | "Finansije" originates from the French term "financer" meaning "to pay out" and from the Old French word "fin" meaning "end" or "purpose". |
| Bulgarian | The word "финанси" (finance) in Bulgarian derives from the Greek word "φίνος" (finos), meaning "fine" or "subtle." |
| Catalan | "Finances" is also the plural of the word "fina" which means "thin" or "fine". |
| Cebuano | It also refers to having a lot of possessions or to be well-to-do. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 金融 in Chinese is a combination of the words 'gold' (金) and 'funds' (融), and can also refer to 'money management'. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The Chinese characters that make up "finance" have alternate meanings referring to "money" and "gold". |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "finanza" can also mean "tax" or "customs duty". |
| Croatian | "Financije" is derived from the Latin word "finis," meaning "end" or "purpose." |
| Czech | The word "finance" in Czech can also mean "money", "funding", or "financial aid". |
| Danish | The Danish word "finansiere" is derived from the French word "financer", which originally meant "to pay a fine". |
| Dutch | The Dutch word for "finance" may also refer to the financial situation of a company or individual. |
| Esperanto | Financo is also a word that means "to fix" or "to repair" in Esperanto. |
| Estonian | Rahandus comes from the Swedish word "ränta", meaning "interest". |
| Finnish | The word "rahoittaa" derives from the noun "raha" ('money'), which ultimately comes from an Old Norse word referring to value, cattle, or sheep. |
| French | In French, "la finance" can also refer to the world of high finance and financial institutions. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "finânsjes" can also refer to personal finances or money management. |
| Galician | In Galician, "finanzas" can also mean "means" or "resources."} |
| Georgian | ფინანსები derives from Latin word “financia” meaning “payment” and also from French word “finance” with the same meaning. |
| German | The word "Finanzen" is derived from the Latin word "finis", meaning "end" or "limit", and refers to the management of resources and expenditures, as a finite amount of resources is available. |
| Greek | The term 'χρηματοδότηση' originates from the Greek words “chrema,” which translates as “money” and “dote,” meaning “to give”. |
| Gujarati | The word Gujarati word "ફાઇનાન્સ" ("finance") comes from the French word "finance", which in turn comes from the Latin word "finis", meaning "end" or "purpose". |
| Haitian Creole | The word "finans" in Haitian Creole can also refer to the "financial means" or "resources" of a person or organization. |
| Hausa | In Hausa, "kudi" also refers to money or currency. |
| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word "kālā" also relates to time elapsed (e.g., seasons or hours). |
| Hebrew | Although the word "לְמַמֵן" ("finance") in Hebrew is commonly associated with financial operations, it originally comes from the root "מן" ("manna"), referring to the divine food that was provided to the Israelites during their journey in the wilderness. |
| Hindi | The word "वित्त" in Hindi originates from the Sanskrit word "vitta", meaning "wealth" or "property." |
| Hungarian | Pénzügy derives from the Ancient Greek word "pentagon", which means five, and is referred to the fact that in Ancient Greece, financial transactions were recorded on pentagons. |
| Icelandic | The word "fjármál" in Icelandic is derived from the Proto-Germanic *fehu-malą, meaning "wealth-speech" or "chattel-speech". |
| Igbo | In Igbo language, the term 'ego' also means the sum of money owed to someone or something |
| Indonesian | The word "keuangan" comes from the Dutch word "finantie" which is derived from the Latin word "finis", meaning "end, purpose, or result." |
| Irish | The Irish word "airgeadas" literally means "silver money" and is derived from the Gaelic words "airgead" (silver) and "deasa" (much). |
| Italian | The word "finanza" in Italian derives from the Latin word "finis", meaning "end", and originally referred to the payment of a debt or the settlement of a financial transaction. |
| Japanese | ファイナンスはもともと「罰金」を意味し、18世紀には「資金調達」という意味で用いられるようになった。 |
| Javanese | In Old Javanese the word "keuangan" originally meant "treasure". |
| Kannada | The Kannada word |
| Kazakh | The word "қаржы" may also mean "wealth" or "assets" in Kazakh. |
| Korean | The word "재원" means "finance" or "resources" in Korean, and is often used in the context of managing money or assets. |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word "malî" comes from the Persian word "mâl" meaning "wealth". |
| Kyrgyz | The word "каржы" (finance) in Kyrgyz comes from the Mongolian word "харж" (expenditure). |
| Lao | Finance translates to "ການເງິນ" in Laotian, and refers to the allocation of available resources, usually financial. |
| Latin | In Latin, "res" means "thing" whereas "oeconomicus" means "of the household," so "rebus oeconomicis" literally translates as "things of the household" |
| Latvian | In Latvian, “finanses” is also used to refer to money used in accounting. |
| Lithuanian | "Finansai" is also a term of endearment for a loved one. |
| Luxembourgish | The word "finanzéieren" is derived from the French word "financer," which means "to provide funds for." |
| Macedonian | The word "финансии" comes from Medieval Greek φινάνι ("fine, money to pay"), which is in turn thought to come from the Greek φοίνιξ ("Phoenician"). |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word "bola" also means "debt", "money owed", or "obligation". |
| Malay | The word "kewangan" in Malay is derived from the Sanskrit word "kosa" meaning "treasure" or "wealth". |
| Malayalam | The term "ധനകാര്യം" is also used to refer to economic matters and financial management |
| Maltese | The word 'finanzi' in Maltese is derived from the Italian word 'finanza' and originally referred to royal or government treasury. |
| Maori | In Maori, pūtea can also mean a source of revenue, a wellspring, or an economic resource. |
| Marathi | The word "वित्त" in Marathi can also mean "treasure" or "wealth". |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "санхүү" ultimately derives from the Sanskrit word "saṃkhya" meaning "number". |
| Nepali | In Sanskrit, the word "वित्त" also means "knowledge" or "understanding." |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "finansiere" derives from the French word "financier", meaning "person who manages money", and can also refer to a type of pastry. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "zachuma" can also mean "economics" or "financial matters". |
| Pashto | مالیه can also mean "property" or "capital" in Pashto. |
| Persian | The word "finance" is derived from the Latin word "finis," which means "end" or "purpose." |
| Polish | The Polish word "finanse" derives from the Old French word "finance", meaning payment of money. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The Portuguese word "finança" originates from the Latin "finis", meaning "end" or "purpose", and is cognate with the English "funds" and "finish". |
| Punjabi | The word ਵਿੱਤ (finance) is derived from the Latin word 'finis', meaning 'end' or 'boundary', referring to the final settlement of accounts. |
| Romanian | The word "finanţa" comes from the French word "finance", meaning "the management of money, especially by governments or large organizations" |
| Russian | The Russian word "финансы" is derived from the Latin word "financia", meaning "a fine". This may reflect the historical use of financial instruments as a way to pay fines and other fees. |
| Samoan | The word "tupe" in Samoan is derived from the English word "tuppence", which was a coin worth two pence. |
| Scots Gaelic | "Ionmhas" derives from the Old Irish "ionmhus" meaning "profit". In modern Irish, it means "wealth". |
| Serbian | The word "финансије" comes from the Latin word "financie" which in turn comes from the Old French word "financer" which means "to pay". |
| Sesotho | The word "lichelete" in Sesotho can also refer to "wealth" or "money". |
| Shona | Mari also means 'money' and is also the root for the term 'mariage' or 'marriage'. |
| Sindhi | The word "فنانس" can also refer to "a fine" or a "penalty" in Sindhi. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "මූල්ය" (finance) in Sinhala originates from the Sanskrit word "मूल्य" (value) and refers to the management of monetary resources and financial assets. |
| Slovak | The word financie may also refer to financial institutions or the financial system. |
| Slovenian | The word financ can also mean 'financier' in Slovenian. |
| Somali | The word "maaliyadeed" is also used in Somali to refer to accounting and money management, but not to investment or capital. |
| Spanish | The Spanish word "finanzas" derives from the Latin word "financia," meaning "payment" or "money." |
| Sundanese | The word "ngabiayaan" in Sundanese also means "to support" or "to provide for". |
| Swahili | Fedha's cognate 'fedhera' is used in KiMvita to mean 'to give a gift'. In KiNgwana, it means 'to make a payment'. |
| Swedish | The word "finansiera" derives from the Latin word "financia", meaning "payment" or "revenue". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Pananalapi" in Tagalog means "financial management" or "financial transactions". |
| Tajik | The Tajik word 'молия' is derived from the Greek word 'οικονομία', which means 'household management' or 'economics'. In some contexts, it can also refer to a specific area of financial management or a financial institution. |
| Tamil | நிதி (niṉi) is also used to refer to water, a treasure, or a deposit. |
| Telugu | The word "ఫైనాన్స్" is derived from the Latin word "finis," meaning "end" or "purpose." |
| Thai | The word "การเงิน" (finance) in Thai derives from the Sanskrit word "karmanya" meaning "to do" or "action". |
| Turkish | The word "finans" in Turkish does not come from the French or English word "finance". Instead, it is derived from the Medieval Greek word "finanza", meaning "payment". This in turn became the medieval Italian "finanza", meaning "tax, payment", and from there entered into English and French. |
| Ukrainian | The word "фінанси" comes from the Latin "finis", meaning "end" or "purpose", and refers to the financial means to achieve a desired outcome. |
| Urdu | The word مالیات derives from the Arabic word مال meaning property or wealth. |
| Uzbek | The Uzbek word "Moliya" is derived from the Persian word "Mo'in", meaning "aid" or "support". |
| Vietnamese | The Vietnamese word "tài chính" originates from the Chinese "財政", which literally means "wealth management". |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "cyllid" can also refer to a "budget" or "allowance". |
| Xhosa | The word "ezemali" can also refer to a loan or credit. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word פינאַנצן "finantsn" comes from German "finanzen" which is derived from Latin "finis" meaning "end" or "boundary". In Yiddish, the term "finantsn" can also refer to "funds" or "money matters". |
| Yoruba | The word "inawo" in Yoruba originally meant "wealth" or "property". |
| Zulu | The word "ezezimali" is an Nguni word, likely borrowed from the English language, meaning "finance." |
| English | The word 'finance' shares its origins with 'finis', the Latin word for 'end' or 'goal'. |