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 |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The 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". |
| Albanian | The 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. |
| Armenian | The 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). |
| Azerbaijani | In Azerbaijani, the word "uyğun" can also mean "suitable" or "appropriate". |
| Basque | The Basque word "egokitu" also means "to adapt" or "to suit". |
| Belarusian | The verb "падыходзіць" can also mean "to be suitable" or "to be convenient". |
| Bengali | The word "ফিট" derives from the Sanskrit "fittam" and can also mean "convulsion" or "attack of epilepsy" in Bengali. |
| Bosnian | The word "fit" in Bosnian can also mean "adequate" or "suitable". |
| Bulgarian | The 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. |
| Cebuano | The 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。 |
| Corsican | Adattà also means "to suit; to adapt" and derives from the Italian "adattare" meaning "to adapt". |
| Croatian | The verb "uklopiti" in Croatian language, which literally means "to include", can also be used for "to match" or "to be suitable". |
| Czech | The Czech word "vejít se" can also mean to enter a room or space. |
| Danish | Passe can also mean 'fit' in the sense of 'matching' or 'appropriate'. |
| Dutch | The 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". |
| Finnish | The word "sovi" originally derives from an archaic term that meant "to agree" or "to fit in". |
| French | In French, the word "en forme" also means "well-dressed" or "in good spirits". |
| Frisian | The word "passe" in Frisian can also mean "suitable" or "appropriate". |
| Galician | In Galician, "encaixar" can also mean "to fit together" or "to mesh". |
| Georgian | The word "ჯდება" also means 'sit' and 'suit' in Georgian. |
| German | In German, the verb 'passen' also means 'to watch' and 'to catch'. |
| Greek | "Κάτεργος" means "fit" as in "fit for work" but also "galley slave". |
| Gujarati | The 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 |
| Hausa | In addition to meaning "fit," "dace" also means "to be on the right side; to be in the right direction." |
| Hawaiian | Pono also means righteous, correct, upright, proper, just, fair, moral, virtuous, or agreeable. |
| Hebrew | The verb "לְהַתְאִים" is derived from the root "א-ת-ם" which also means "to be with" or "to be in a place". |
| Hindi | The Hindi word "fit" shares a similar etymology to the English word "fit," meaning "suitable" or "proper." |
| Hmong | As an adjective, `haum` in Hmong can also mean "beautiful, attractive" and as a noun it can mean "beauty" or "handsomeness". |
| Hungarian | Elfér (fit) originates from the Old Slavic word "ol-vér-ti", which also means "fit", "capable" or "decent." |
| Icelandic | The word "passa" also means "to become" or "to happen" in Icelandic. |
| Igbo | In pre-colonial Igbo, the word 'dabara' also meant 'to arrive' or 'to come'. |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "cocok" may originate from the Chinese "ts'uk" meaning "to match". |
| Irish | The Irish word "oiriúnach" also means "suitable" or "appropriate" in a figurative sense. |
| Italian | In 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". |
| Javanese | The term "pas" in Javanese can also refer to "appropriate" or "in accordance with". |
| Kannada | The word ಫಿಟ್ can also mean a seizure or attack |
| Khmer | The Sanskrit root of the word សម in Khmer is सम (sama), which in Sanskrit means 'level, equal, like' but also 'good' or 'right'. |
| Korean | The word "적당한" can also mean "moderate" or "appropriate" depending on the context. |
| Kurdish | The word "bihorîn" in Kurdish also means "to be healthy" and "to be well-suited". |
| Kyrgyz | The word "туура келет" can also mean "to be right" or "to be correct" in Kyrgyz. |
| Lao | The word "ພໍດີ" can also mean "enough" or "suitable". |
| Latin | In Latin, the word "fit" originally meant "to divide" or "to cleave," and was later used to mean "to suit" or "to be appropriate." |
| Latvian | In Proto-Indo-European, the root *der- meant "firmly" or "steadily," hence "fixed" or "determined." |
| Lithuanian | The Proto-Indo-European root of "tinka" also appears in English "thing", "think", and "thank". |
| Luxembourgish | In 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." |
| Macedonian | The word "одговара" also means "to answer" or "to match" in Macedonian. |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word 'mendrika' also means 'to suit', 'to be appropriate', 'to fit' and 'to be adequate'. |
| Malay | The word "sesuai" can also mean "suitable" or "appropriate" in Malay. |
| Malayalam | In Malayalam, "fit" also means "suitable" or "appropriate". |
| Maltese | Maltese word "tajbin", from "tabbona", of Arabic origin, also means "good" or "nice". |
| Maori | In Maori, "uru" also means "to be joined together" or "to assemble". |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "फिट" has an alternate meaning of "exact" or "precise", similar to its English cousin. |
| Mongolian | The word "тохирох" can also mean "appropriate" or "suitable." |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | In Myanmar, "fit" can also refer to a "condition" or "state." |
| Nepali | In Nepali, "फिट" is also used to describe a body that is in shape and healthy. |
| Norwegian | In 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. |
| Pashto | The word فټ "fit" in Pashto can also refer to a "foot" or a "shoe", and is derived from the Persian word "pā" meaning "foot". |
| Persian | Persian "مناسب" is cognate with Arabic "munāsib" meaning "appropriate" or "fitting". |
| Polish | Derived 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). |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word "ਫਿੱਟ" also has the alternate meaning of "appropriate" or "suitable". |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "potrivi" ultimately derives from the Latin "proprius," meaning "one's own" or "suitable." |
| Russian | The word "поместиться" can also mean "to be accommodated" or "to have enough space" in Russian. |
| Samoan | Ofi also means "to be worthy" in Samoan. |
| Scots Gaelic | The 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". |
| Shona | The verb "kukodzera" also means "to be suitable" or "to be appropriate" in Shona. |
| Sindhi | In 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". |
| Slovak | Fit is also used in the context of an epileptic seizure in Slovak |
| Slovenian | In Slovenian, "fit" also means "a seizure" and "a sheet". |
| Somali | The word "ku habboon" can also figuratively mean "to be suitable or to be appropriate"} |
| Spanish | In Spanish, "ajuste" can also mean adjustment, settlement, agreement, or suit (clothing). |
| Sundanese | The word "pas" can also mean "pass" or "fit" in the sense of "suitable" or "appropriate" |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "inafaa" means "fit" in English, but it can also mean "proper" or "suitable" in some contexts. |
| Swedish | The 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." |
| Tajik | In 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. |
| Turkish | The word "uygun" originally meant "suitable" or "appropriate" in Old Turkish, and it still retains this meaning in modern Turkish. |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "підходить" can also mean "to approach" or "to be suitable". |
| Urdu | The word "فٹ" in Urdu can have different meanings depending on context, including "healthy", "well-suited", and "prepared". |
| Uzbek | The Uzbek word "mos" can also refer to the act of conforming or agreeing. |
| Vietnamese | "Phù hợp" in Vietnamese can also mean "harmonious" or "suitable". |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "ffit" can also mean "apt" or "suitable". |
| Xhosa | The word "kufanelekile" is a derivative of the word "fanele", which means "to be fit for a purpose" or "to be worthy". |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "פּאַסיק" (pasik) is also used to refer to "correct" or "suitable". |
| Yoruba | "Baamu" also refers to "adequacy" or "appropriateness" in Yoruba. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "kufanelekile" also means "suitable" or "appropriate". |
| English | The word "fit" originated from the same root as "fight" and "feat," indicating its original meaning of "to be in condition for combat." |