Fit in different languages

Fit in Different Languages

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Fit


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Afrikaans
pas
Albanian
i aftë
Amharic
ተስማሚ
Arabic
لائق بدنيا
Armenian
պիտանի
Assamese
যোগ্য হোৱা
Aymara
chikanchasiña
Azerbaijani
uyğun
Bambara
dakɛɲɛ
Basque
egokitu
Belarusian
падыходзіць
Bengali
ফিট
Bhojpuri
फिट
Bosnian
fit
Bulgarian
годни
Catalan
en forma
Cebuano
mohaum
Chinese (Simplified)
适合
Chinese (Traditional)
適合
Corsican
adattà
Croatian
uklopiti
Czech
vejít se
Danish
passe
Dhivehi
ފިޓް
Dogri
फिट
Dutch
passen
English
fit
Esperanto
taŭga
Estonian
sobib
Ewe
sᴐ
Filipino (Tagalog)
magkasya
Finnish
sovi
French
en forme
Frisian
passe
Galician
encaixar
Georgian
ჯდება
German
passen
Greek
κατάλληλος
Guarani
pytaporã
Gujarati
ફિટ
Haitian Creole
anfòm
Hausa
dace
Hawaiian
pono
Hebrew
לְהַתְאִים
Hindi
फिट
Hmong
haum
Hungarian
elfér
Icelandic
passa
Igbo
dabara
Ilocano
rumbeng
Indonesian
cocok
Irish
oiriúnach
Italian
in forma
Japanese
フィット
Javanese
pas
Kannada
ಫಿಟ್
Kazakh
сәйкес келеді
Khmer
សម
Kinyarwanda
bikwiye
Konkani
फीट
Korean
적당한
Krio
fit
Kurdish
bihorîn
Kurdish (Sorani)
گونجان
Kyrgyz
туура келет
Lao
ພໍດີ
Latin
fit
Latvian
der
Lingala
ebongi
Lithuanian
tinka
Luganda
okujjamu
Luxembourgish
passen
Macedonian
одговара
Maithili
उपयुक्त
Malagasy
mendrika
Malay
sesuai
Malayalam
ഫിറ്റ്
Maltese
tajbin
Maori
uru
Marathi
फिट
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯆꯞ ꯆꯥꯕ
Mizo
mil
Mongolian
тохирох
Myanmar (Burmese)
fit
Nepali
फिट
Norwegian
passe
Nyanja (Chichewa)
zokwanira
Odia (Oriya)
ଫିଟ୍
Oromo
itti ta'uu
Pashto
فټ
Persian
مناسب
Polish
dopasowanie
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
em forma
Punjabi
ਫਿੱਟ
Quechua
matiy
Romanian
potrivi
Russian
поместиться
Samoan
ofi
Sanskrit
योग्यः
Scots Gaelic
iomchaidh
Sepedi
swanela
Serbian
фит
Sesotho
ho lekana
Shona
kukodzera
Sindhi
ٺيڪ آهي
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
සුදුසු
Slovak
fit
Slovenian
fit
Somali
ku habboon
Spanish
ajuste
Sundanese
pas
Swahili
inafaa
Swedish
passa
Tagalog (Filipino)
magkasya
Tajik
муносиб
Tamil
பொருத்தம்
Tatar
туры килә
Telugu
సరిపోతుంది
Thai
พอดี
Tigrinya
ድልዱል
Tsonga
ringanela
Turkish
uygun
Turkmen
laýyk
Twi (Akan)
ahoɔden
Ukrainian
підходить
Urdu
فٹ
Uyghur
fit
Uzbek
mos
Vietnamese
phù hợp
Welsh
ffit
Xhosa
kufanelekile
Yiddish
פּאַסיק
Yoruba
baamu
Zulu
kufanelekile

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansThe Afrikaans word "pas" is derived from the Dutch word "passen", meaning "to fit" or "to be suitable". It also has a slang meaning of "great" or "fantastic".
AlbanianThe Albanian word "i aftë" can also mean "capable" or "able".
Amharic"ተስማሚ" has other meanings and etymologies, such as "comparable," "similar," and "equivalent".
Arabic"لائق بدنيا" in Arabic can also refer to someone who is well-dressed, elegant, or respectable.
ArmenianThe Armenian word “պիտանի” (fit) originates from the Middle Persian word “pētāg” (worthy), which in turn comes from the Avestan word “paiti” (against) and “tāg” (to be able).
AzerbaijaniIn Azerbaijani, the word "uyğun" can also mean "suitable" or "appropriate".
BasqueThe Basque word "egokitu" also means "to adapt" or "to suit".
BelarusianThe verb "падыходзіць" can also mean "to be suitable" or "to be convenient".
BengaliThe word "ফিট" derives from the Sanskrit "fittam" and can also mean "convulsion" or "attack of epilepsy" in Bengali.
BosnianThe word "fit" in Bosnian can also mean "adequate" or "suitable".
BulgarianThe Bulgarian word "годни" (fit) is derived from the Proto-Slavic root "godъ", meaning "suitable" or "fit". It is related to the English word "good" and the Russian word "годный" (suitable).
Catalan"En forma" is a Catalan idiom meaning "in shape", but it literally translates to "in form" in English.
CebuanoThe word "mohaum" can also mean "well-balanced" or "in good shape".
Chinese (Simplified)In addition to its literal meaning, "适合" can also mean "appropriate" or "suitable" in Chinese.
Chinese (Traditional)除了有'切合'的意思,'適合'一字也有『相得益彰』『和諧』的意思。
CorsicanAdattà also means "to suit; to adapt" and derives from the Italian "adattare" meaning "to adapt".
CroatianThe verb "uklopiti" in Croatian language, which literally means "to include", can also be used for "to match" or "to be suitable".
CzechThe Czech word "vejít se" can also mean to enter a room or space.
DanishPasse can also mean 'fit' in the sense of 'matching' or 'appropriate'.
DutchThe Dutch word “passen” not only means “fit” but also “happen”.
Esperanto"Taŭga" is also a name for the letter "w" which was once part of the Esperanto alphabet.
Estonian"Sobib" is the Estonian word for "fit", but it also means "agreeable" or "suitable".
FinnishThe word "sovi" originally derives from an archaic term that meant "to agree" or "to fit in".
FrenchIn French, the word "en forme" also means "well-dressed" or "in good spirits".
FrisianThe word "passe" in Frisian can also mean "suitable" or "appropriate".
GalicianIn Galician, "encaixar" can also mean "to fit together" or "to mesh".
GeorgianThe word "ჯდება" also means 'sit' and 'suit' in Georgian.
GermanIn German, the verb 'passen' also means 'to watch' and 'to catch'.
Greek"Κάτεργος" means "fit" as in "fit for work" but also "galley slave".
GujaratiThe word 'fit' has its roots in the Proto-Indo-European word 'pē-,' meaning 'to go, to pass, to fit.'
Haitian Creole"Anfòm" is also used in the sense of being in good health; well; in shape
HausaIn addition to meaning "fit," "dace" also means "to be on the right side; to be in the right direction."
HawaiianPono also means righteous, correct, upright, proper, just, fair, moral, virtuous, or agreeable.
HebrewThe verb "לְהַתְאִים" is derived from the root "א-ת-ם" which also means "to be with" or "to be in a place".
HindiThe Hindi word "fit" shares a similar etymology to the English word "fit," meaning "suitable" or "proper."
HmongAs an adjective, `haum` in Hmong can also mean "beautiful, attractive" and as a noun it can mean "beauty" or "handsomeness".
HungarianElfér (fit) originates from the Old Slavic word "ol-vér-ti", which also means "fit", "capable" or "decent."
IcelandicThe word "passa" also means "to become" or "to happen" in Icelandic.
IgboIn pre-colonial Igbo, the word 'dabara' also meant 'to arrive' or 'to come'.
IndonesianThe Indonesian word "cocok" may originate from the Chinese "ts'uk" meaning "to match".
IrishThe Irish word "oiriúnach" also means "suitable" or "appropriate" in a figurative sense.
ItalianIn forma derives from the Latin term "in formā", meaning "in accordance with established patterns or standards."
Japanese"フィット" is also used in Japanese to describe the appearance of a person, particularly in the phrase "フィットする", which means "to look good on someone".
JavaneseThe term "pas" in Javanese can also refer to "appropriate" or "in accordance with".
KannadaThe word ಫಿಟ್ can also mean a seizure or attack
KhmerThe Sanskrit root of the word សម in Khmer is सम (sama), which in Sanskrit means 'level, equal, like' but also 'good' or 'right'.
KoreanThe word "적당한" can also mean "moderate" or "appropriate" depending on the context.
KurdishThe word "bihorîn" in Kurdish also means "to be healthy" and "to be well-suited".
KyrgyzThe word "туура келет" can also mean "to be right" or "to be correct" in Kyrgyz.
LaoThe word "ພໍດີ" can also mean "enough" or "suitable".
LatinIn Latin, the word "fit" originally meant "to divide" or "to cleave," and was later used to mean "to suit" or "to be appropriate."
LatvianIn Proto-Indo-European, the root *der- meant "firmly" or "steadily," hence "fixed" or "determined."
LithuanianThe Proto-Indo-European root of "tinka" also appears in English "thing", "think", and "thank".
LuxembourgishIn an older usage, the verb "passen" could also signify "to happen," like in French the verb "se passer" and in English the expression "things that come to pass."
MacedonianThe word "одговара" also means "to answer" or "to match" in Macedonian.
MalagasyThe Malagasy word 'mendrika' also means 'to suit', 'to be appropriate', 'to fit' and 'to be adequate'.
MalayThe word "sesuai" can also mean "suitable" or "appropriate" in Malay.
MalayalamIn Malayalam, "fit" also means "suitable" or "appropriate".
MalteseMaltese word "tajbin", from "tabbona", of Arabic origin, also means "good" or "nice".
MaoriIn Maori, "uru" also means "to be joined together" or "to assemble".
MarathiThe Marathi word "फिट" has an alternate meaning of "exact" or "precise", similar to its English cousin.
MongolianThe word "тохирох" can also mean "appropriate" or "suitable."
Myanmar (Burmese)In Myanmar, "fit" can also refer to a "condition" or "state."
NepaliIn Nepali, "फिट" is also used to describe a body that is in shape and healthy.
NorwegianIn Norwegian, "passe" can also mean "to happen" or "to suit."
Nyanja (Chichewa)The Nyanja word 'zokwanira' is related to the word 'kwana' meaning 'to stay' or 'to remain' in a place or condition.
PashtoThe word فټ "fit" in Pashto can also refer to a "foot" or a "shoe", and is derived from the Persian word "pā" meaning "foot".
PersianPersian "مناسب" is cognate with Arabic "munāsib" meaning "appropriate" or "fitting".
PolishDerived from the Polish word 'dopasować' meaning 'to fit, adjust' or 'to match', which in turn comes from the Proto-Slavic root word '*dopasovati' meaning 'to join'.
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)"Em forma" also means "in shape" in slang Portuguese (Portugal and Brazil).
PunjabiThe Punjabi word "ਫਿੱਟ" also has the alternate meaning of "appropriate" or "suitable".
RomanianThe Romanian word "potrivi" ultimately derives from the Latin "proprius," meaning "one's own" or "suitable."
RussianThe word "поместиться" can also mean "to be accommodated" or "to have enough space" in Russian.
SamoanOfi also means "to be worthy" in Samoan.
Scots GaelicThe word "iomchaidh" also means "handsome" or "comely" in Scots Gaelic.
Serbian"Фит" is also the slang for fitness.
Sesotho"Ho lekana" also means "to be equal" or "to be the same".
ShonaThe verb "kukodzera" also means "to be suitable" or "to be appropriate" in Shona.
SindhiIn architecture, "ٺيڪ آهي" (fit) refers to the alignment of building components, similar to the English usage of "fit" in carpentry.
Sinhala (Sinhalese)The Sinhala word "සුදුසු" originally referred to something that is "equal or like" or "comparable in quality or degree".
SlovakFit is also used in the context of an epileptic seizure in Slovak
SlovenianIn Slovenian, "fit" also means "a seizure" and "a sheet".
SomaliThe word "ku habboon" can also figuratively mean "to be suitable or to be appropriate"}
SpanishIn Spanish, "ajuste" can also mean adjustment, settlement, agreement, or suit (clothing).
SundaneseThe word "pas" can also mean "pass" or "fit" in the sense of "suitable" or "appropriate"
SwahiliThe Swahili word "inafaa" means "fit" in English, but it can also mean "proper" or "suitable" in some contexts.
SwedishThe word 'passa' also means to 'be valid' or to 'pass an exam'
Tagalog (Filipino)The term "magkasya" in Tagalog can also refer to "being harmonious" or "being suitable for a situation."
TajikIn Tajik, "муносиб" not only means "fit," but also "appropriate," "suitable," and "relevant."
Tamil"பொருத்தம்" also means "relevance", "suitability" or "compatibility" in various contexts.
Thai"พอดี" can also mean "just right" or "exactly". It is often used to indicate that something is the perfect size, amount, or time.
TurkishThe word "uygun" originally meant "suitable" or "appropriate" in Old Turkish, and it still retains this meaning in modern Turkish.
UkrainianThe Ukrainian word "підходить" can also mean "to approach" or "to be suitable".
UrduThe word "فٹ" in Urdu can have different meanings depending on context, including "healthy", "well-suited", and "prepared".
UzbekThe Uzbek word "mos" can also refer to the act of conforming or agreeing.
Vietnamese"Phù hợp" in Vietnamese can also mean "harmonious" or "suitable".
WelshThe Welsh word "ffit" can also mean "apt" or "suitable".
XhosaThe word "kufanelekile" is a derivative of the word "fanele", which means "to be fit for a purpose" or "to be worthy".
YiddishThe Yiddish word "פּאַסיק" (pasik) is also used to refer to "correct" or "suitable".
Yoruba"Baamu" also refers to "adequacy" or "appropriateness" in Yoruba.
ZuluThe Zulu word "kufanelekile" also means "suitable" or "appropriate".
EnglishThe word "fit" originated from the same root as "fight" and "feat," indicating its original meaning of "to be in condition for combat."

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