Finish in Different Languages
Discover 'Finish' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Updated on March 6, 2024
Finish
Finish in Sub-Saharan African Languages
| Afrikaans | klaarmaak | ||
| "Klaarmaak" literally translates to "make clear" or "make ready" in English. | |||
| Amharic | ጨርስ | ||
| The Amharic word "ጨርስ" (finish) can also mean "conclusion" or "termination". | |||
| Hausa | gama | ||
| The word "gama" in Hausa can also mean "stop" or "halt". | |||
| Igbo | imecha | ||
| Imecha was formerly a term for the annual 'harvest festival' in Igboland. | |||
| Malagasy | farany | ||
| "Farany" is also the Malagasy word for "farthing," a small coin. | |||
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | kumaliza | ||
| Kumaliza in Nyanja can also mean to end, complete, or cease | |||
| Shona | pedza | ||
| In Shona, the word "pedza" can also refer to the act of "destroying" or "breaking" something. | |||
| Somali | dhammee | ||
| "Dhammee" is also used to mean "complete" or "thorough" in Somali. | |||
| Sesotho | qetella | ||
| The word "qetella" can also mean "to complete" or "to exhaust" in Sesotho. | |||
| Swahili | maliza | ||
| Maliza is an alternate spelling of the word malizia, which also means 'end' or 'stop'. | |||
| Xhosa | gqiba | ||
| The word 'gqiba' also refers to the completion of a meal or task, and has connotations of satisfaction and accomplishment. | |||
| Yoruba | pari | ||
| In Edo, the word 'pari' also means 'go out', 'depart' or 'die'. | |||
| Zulu | qeda | ||
| The Zulu word 'qeda' is also used to refer to a period of time or a specific event. | |||
| Bambara | laban | ||
| Ewe | wu enu | ||
| Kinyarwanda | kurangiza | ||
| Lingala | kosilisa | ||
| Luganda | okumaliriza | ||
| Sepedi | fetša | ||
| Twi (Akan) | wie | ||
Finish in North African & Middle Eastern Languages
| Arabic | إنهاء | ||
| The Arabic word "إنهاء" can also mean "cessation" or "abolition". | |||
| Hebrew | סיים | ||
| "סיים" is an acronym of the Talmudic principle "סיימתינה ניהליה", which means "let us conclude this for him." | |||
| Pashto | پای | ||
| The word "پای" in Pashto is also used to refer to the completion of a task, achievement, or result. | |||
| Arabic | إنهاء | ||
| The Arabic word "إنهاء" can also mean "cessation" or "abolition". | |||
Finish in Western European Languages
| Albanian | mbaroj | ||
| The word "mbaroj" in Albanian derives from the Proto-Albanian word "mbar" meaning "to become full" and also carries the meaning of "to suffice". | |||
| Basque | amaitu | ||
| In Basque mythology, "amaitu" also refers to a type of malevolent spirit or demon. | |||
| Catalan | acabar | ||
| In Catalan, the verb "acabar" can also mean "to die" or "to get rid of something". | |||
| Croatian | završi | ||
| The verb 'završiti' is also used in an intransitive form with the meaning 'to end up'. | |||
| Danish | afslut | ||
| Although 'Afslut' is a Danish word for 'finish', it also signifies closing a pipe or ending an argument in its original German form. | |||
| Dutch | af hebben | ||
| The Dutch word "af hebben" originally meant "to have away" or "to have done". | |||
| English | finish | ||
| The word "finish" comes from the Old French word "finir," which means "to come to an end." | |||
| French | terminer | ||
| Terminus, a Latin word meaning "boundary" or "end," is at the root of terminer, a French word meaning "to finish" or "to end." | |||
| Frisian | ein | ||
| Frisian "ein" also means "done" or "over", and is similar to the German "ein" meaning "ended" or "gone" | |||
| Galician | rematar | ||
| The word "rematar" in Galician ultimately derives from Vulgar Latin *recapitare, meaning "to deliver" or "to hand over." | |||
| German | fertig | ||
| Fertig in German is cognate with 'ready' in English, and originally referred to being prepared or set out. | |||
| Icelandic | klára | ||
| Derived from Old Norse "klára", meaning "to make clear" or "to prepare" | |||
| Irish | críochnaigh | ||
| Italian | finire | ||
| The word 'finire' shares a Latin root ('finis') with the words 'fin' in English and 'fin' in French. | |||
| Luxembourgish | fäerdeg | ||
| The word "fäerdeg" likely derives from the Germanic term "fart", meaning "completed," and shares an etymology with English "finished". | |||
| Maltese | temm | ||
| The word "temm" in Maltese comes from the Arabic word "tamm" (تَمّ), which means "complete" or "perfect". | |||
| Norwegian | bli ferdig | ||
| The literal English translation of “bli ferdig” is “to become ready” or “to get through.” | |||
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | terminar | ||
| The word 'terminar' derives from the Latin 'terminus' ('boundary, limit'), suggesting its original meaning as 'to come to an end'. | |||
| Scots Gaelic | crìoch | ||
| The Gaelic word "crìoch" also means "country", "boundary" or "border". | |||
| Spanish | terminar | ||
| "Terminar" shares its Latin root with "termite" and "term," alluding to its meaning of "to establish the end or limit of something." | |||
| Swedish | avsluta | ||
| "Avsluta" also means "shut off, turn off" in the context of devices, systems, and machinery. | |||
| Welsh | gorffen | ||
| Welsh 'gorffen' is cognate with Irish 'for-fen' 'end', both from Proto-Celtic *wor-s-ton-i- | |||
Finish in Eastern European Languages
| Belarusian | скончыць | ||
| Its alternate spelling is | |||
| Bosnian | završiti | ||
| The word 'završiti' in Bosnian derives from the Proto-Slavic word '*vьršiti', meaning 'to turn', and is related to the words 'vrh' ('top') and 'vrtjeti' ('to spin'). | |||
| Bulgarian | завършек | ||
| The word "завършек" also means "top" or "summit" in Bulgarian. | |||
| Czech | dokončit | ||
| The word "Dokončit" is derived from the Proto-Slavic root *dokonьčiti, meaning "to make perfect" or "to bring to an end". | |||
| Estonian | lõpetama | ||
| In Finnish, the word "lopetaa" means "to stop" or "to end" and also to "to finish" or "to complete", similar to "lõpetama" in Estonian. | |||
| Finnish | suorittaa loppuun | ||
| The verb "suorittaa loppuun" can also mean "to perform" or "to carry out". | |||
| Hungarian | befejez | ||
| Befejez can also mean 'conclude' or 'terminate' in Hungarian. | |||
| Latvian | pabeigt | ||
| The Latvian word "pabeigt" is derived from the Proto-Baltic root *pai-, meaning "to reach an end". | |||
| Lithuanian | baigti | ||
| The word "baigti" comes from the Proto-Indo-European root *bheg-, meaning "to break into pieces". | |||
| Macedonian | финиш | ||
| The word "финиш" in Macedonian can also mean "the end of a race or competition", similar to its English cognate. | |||
| Polish | koniec | ||
| The word "koniec" can also mean "the end", "the limit", or "the last". | |||
| Romanian | finalizarea | ||
| The Romanian word "finalizarea" originally meant "end" or "completion" but came to mean "finish" under French influence. | |||
| Russian | конец | ||
| "Конец" means "end" in Russian, "end" meaning not only cessation of something but also the edge of something | |||
| Serbian | завршити | ||
| The Serbian word "завршити" (meaning "to finish") shares the same etymology with the Sanskrit word "पर्युषित" (meaning "to exhaust") and the Latin word "consummare" (meaning "to accomplish"). | |||
| Slovak | skončiť | ||
| The word "skončiť" in Slovak can also mean "to die" or "to end up". | |||
| Slovenian | konča | ||
| The word "konča" in Slovenian also means "end" or "conclusion" and is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "*konьčati". | |||
| Ukrainian | закінчити | ||
| The word also means "to end (a life)" or "to accomplish (a task)" in Ukrainian. | |||
Finish in South Asian Languages
| Bengali | শেষ | ||
| The word "শেষ" can also mean "death" or a "dead person" in Bengali. | |||
| Gujarati | સમાપ્ત | ||
| The word "સમાપ્ત" in Gujarati also means "final" or "complete". | |||
| Hindi | समाप्त | ||
| The word "समाप्त" (samapt) in Hindi is derived from the Sanskrit word "sam-āp" (सम-आप), meaning "to come together" or "to meet". It can also mean "complete" or "finished" in the sense of reaching a conclusion or an end. | |||
| Kannada | ಮುಕ್ತಾಯ | ||
| The word "ಮುಕ್ತಾಯ" in Kannada also means "emancipation" or "liberation". | |||
| Malayalam | പൂർത്തിയാക്കുക | ||
| Marathi | समाप्त | ||
| As a noun, "समाप्त" also means "perfect". | |||
| Nepali | समाप्त गर्नुहोस् | ||
| In Nepali, "समाप्त गर्नुहोस्" can also mean to bring to a close or put an end to something. | |||
| Punjabi | ਖਤਮ | ||
| The word "ਖਤਮ" in Punjabi can also mean "extinguished" or "ended". | |||
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | නිමාව | ||
| The Sinhala word "නිමාව" also has the meaning "cessation" and is derived from the Sanskrit "निर्वाण" (nirvāṇa). | |||
| Tamil | பூச்சு | ||
| The word பூச்சு also means "ornament", "decoration", "painting" or "coating" in Tamil. | |||
| Telugu | ముగింపు | ||
| ముగింపు can also refer to the "end" of a particular period or event. | |||
| Urdu | ختم | ||
| The word "ختم" also means "seal" or "amulet" in Urdu, and is derived from the Arabic word "ختم" with the same meaning. | |||
Finish in East Asian Languages
| Chinese (Simplified) | 完 | ||
| The character 完 also appears in the phrases 完成 (complete), 完了 (finished), and 完美 (perfect). | |||
| Chinese (Traditional) | 完 | ||
| 完 in Cantonese means 'to play' | |||
| Japanese | 仕上げ | ||
| 仕上げ in Japanese can also mean "the best," "the most splendid," or "the greatest." | |||
| Korean | 끝 | ||
| "끝" also means "tip" or "end" and is a Sino-Korean word originating from the Middle Chinese word "tsiět" (modern Chinese: "jié"). | |||
| Mongolian | дуусгах | ||
| In Classical Mongolian, 'дуусгах' also meant 'to die' | |||
| Myanmar (Burmese) | ပြီးပြီ | ||
Finish in South East Asian Languages
| Indonesian | selesai | ||
| "Selesai" can also mean "perfect" or "whole" in Indonesian, as it derives from the Sanskrit word "sesa" meaning "remainder" or "balance." | |||
| Javanese | rampung | ||
| In Javanese, "rampung" also means "to be exhausted or drained". | |||
| Khmer | បញ្ចប់ | ||
| "បញ្ចប់" comes from the Sanskrit word "pañcat" meaning "five" and "pañcatva" meaning "the state of being five". It is used in Khmer to refer to the completion of a process or a state of being complete. | |||
| Lao | ສຳ ເລັດຮູບ | ||
| Malay | selesai | ||
| "Selesai" in Malay originated from Sanskrit "saṃprāpta", which can mean "accomplished", "come to an end", or "obtained". | |||
| Thai | เสร็จสิ้น | ||
| เสร็จสิ้น derives from the Sanskrit word "siddha", meaning "accomplished" or "perfected", and can also mean "completed" or "fulfilled" in Thai. | |||
| Vietnamese | hoàn thành | ||
| The word "hoàn thành" is derived from the Chinese word "完成", which also means "to finish" or "to complete". | |||
| Filipino (Tagalog) | tapusin | ||
Finish in Central Asian Languages
| Azerbaijani | bitirmək | ||
| "Bitirmək" means not only "finish" but also "execute" or "implement". | |||
| Kazakh | аяқтау | ||
| The word "аяқтау" in Kazakh can also mean "foundation" or "basis". | |||
| Kyrgyz | бүтүрүү | ||
| The Kyrgyz word "бүтүрүү" is a derivative of the Turkic root word "bitig", meaning "writing", "document", "record", or "script", suggesting its historical association with completing written tasks. | |||
| Tajik | тамом кардан | ||
| The word "тамом кардан" also means "to complete" or "to accomplish" in Tajik. | |||
| Turkmen | gutar | ||
| Uzbek | tugatish | ||
| 'Tugatish' has a different meaning when used as a noun. | |||
| Uyghur | تامام | ||
Finish in Pacific Languages
| Hawaiian | hoʻopau | ||
| The word "hoʻopau" also means "to bring to an end" or "to make something stop" in Hawaiian. | |||
| Maori | whakaotinga | ||
| Whakaotinga is a compound word made up of the root word oti, meaning 'complete,' and the prefix whaka, which transforms verbs into their causative form. | |||
| Samoan | tini | ||
| The word "tini" can also mean "to be over" or "to be done" in Samoan. | |||
| Tagalog (Filipino) | tapusin | ||
| The Tagalog word "tapusin" is derived from the Proto-Austronesian word *tapuh*, meaning "done" or "finished". | |||
Finish in American Indigenous Languages
| Aymara | tukuña | ||
| Guarani | mohu'ã | ||
Finish in International Languages
| Esperanto | fini | ||
| The Esperanto word "fini" is derived from the Latin "finis" (end) and also means "to be over" or "to die". | |||
| Latin | consummavi | ||
| The word "consummavi" has a secondary meaning of "make perfect" which comes from "summa," "sum" or "top." | |||
Finish in Others Languages
| Greek | φινίρισμα | ||
| The word "φινίρισμα" in Greek is derived from the Italian word "finire" and the French word "finir", both of which mean "to finish". In a broader sense, it can also refer to the act of making something complete or perfect. | |||
| Hmong | suaj kaum | ||
| The word "suaj kaum" also means "to die" or "to end completely" in the Hmong language. | |||
| Kurdish | qedandin | ||
| The word 'qedandin' also refers to a finishing touch or a final step in a process. | |||
| Turkish | bitiş | ||
| In Turkish, "bitiş" not only means "finish" but also "joint", a meaning derived from its root "bit-" meaning "to join". | |||
| Xhosa | gqiba | ||
| The word 'gqiba' also refers to the completion of a meal or task, and has connotations of satisfaction and accomplishment. | |||
| Yiddish | ענדיקן | ||
| The Yiddish word "ענדיקן" is derived from the German word "endigen" and also means "to end" or "to complete". | |||
| Zulu | qeda | ||
| The Zulu word 'qeda' is also used to refer to a period of time or a specific event. | |||
| Assamese | সমাপ্ত | ||
| Aymara | tukuña | ||
| Bhojpuri | खतम करीं | ||
| Dhivehi | ނިންމުން | ||
| Dogri | पूरा करना | ||
| Filipino (Tagalog) | tapusin | ||
| Guarani | mohu'ã | ||
| Ilocano | palpasen | ||
| Krio | dɔn | ||
| Kurdish (Sorani) | کۆتایی | ||
| Maithili | खतम करु | ||
| Meiteilon (Manipuri) | ꯂꯣꯏꯁꯤꯟꯕ | ||
| Mizo | zo | ||
| Oromo | xumuruu | ||
| Odia (Oriya) | ସମାପ୍ତ | ||
| Quechua | tukuy | ||
| Sanskrit | समापन | ||
| Tatar | тәмамлау | ||
| Tigrinya | ወደአ | ||
| Tsonga | hetisa | ||