Flower in Different Languages
Discover 'Flower' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Flower
Afrikaans blom | ||
Albanian lule | ||
Amharic አበባ | ||
Arabic زهرة | ||
Armenian ծաղիկ | ||
Assamese ফুল | ||
Aymara panqara | ||
Azerbaijani gül | ||
Bambara filɛri | ||
Basque lorea | ||
Belarusian кветка | ||
Bengali ফুল | ||
Bhojpuri फूल | ||
Bosnian cvijet | ||
Bulgarian цвете | ||
Catalan flor | ||
Cebuano bulak | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 花 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 花 | ||
Corsican fiore | ||
Croatian cvijet | ||
Czech květ | ||
Danish blomst | ||
Dhivehi މާ | ||
Dogri फुल्ल | ||
Dutch bloem | ||
English flower | ||
Esperanto floro | ||
Estonian lill | ||
Ewe seƒoƒo | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) bulaklak | ||
Finnish kukka | ||
French fleur | ||
Frisian blom | ||
Galician flor | ||
Georgian ყვავილი | ||
German blume | ||
Greek λουλούδι | ||
Guarani yvoty | ||
Gujarati ફૂલ | ||
Haitian Creole flè | ||
Hausa fure | ||
Hawaiian pua | ||
Hebrew פֶּרַח | ||
Hindi फूल | ||
Hmong paj | ||
Hungarian virág | ||
Icelandic blóm | ||
Igbo ifuru | ||
Ilocano sabong | ||
Indonesian bunga | ||
Irish bláth | ||
Italian fiore | ||
Japanese 花 | ||
Javanese kembang | ||
Kannada ಹೂವು | ||
Kazakh гүл | ||
Khmer ផ្កា | ||
Kinyarwanda indabyo | ||
Konkani फूल | ||
Korean 꽃 | ||
Krio flawa | ||
Kurdish kûlîlk | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) گوڵ | ||
Kyrgyz гүл | ||
Lao ດອກໄມ້ | ||
Latin flos | ||
Latvian zieds | ||
Lingala fololo | ||
Lithuanian gėlė | ||
Luganda ekimuli | ||
Luxembourgish blumm | ||
Macedonian цвеќе | ||
Maithili फूल | ||
Malagasy voninkazo | ||
Malay bunga | ||
Malayalam പുഷ്പം | ||
Maltese fjura | ||
Maori putiputi | ||
Marathi फूल | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯂꯩ | ||
Mizo pangpar | ||
Mongolian цэцэг | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ပန်း | ||
Nepali फूल | ||
Norwegian blomst | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) duwa | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଫୁଲ | ||
Oromo abaaboo | ||
Pashto ګل | ||
Persian گل | ||
Polish kwiat | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) flor | ||
Punjabi ਫੁੱਲ | ||
Quechua wayta | ||
Romanian floare | ||
Russian цветок | ||
Samoan fugalaʻau | ||
Sanskrit पुष्पं | ||
Scots Gaelic flùr | ||
Sepedi letšoba | ||
Serbian цвет | ||
Sesotho palesa | ||
Shona ruva | ||
Sindhi گل | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) මල | ||
Slovak kvetina | ||
Slovenian cvet | ||
Somali ubax | ||
Spanish flor | ||
Sundanese kembang | ||
Swahili maua | ||
Swedish blomma | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) bulaklak | ||
Tajik гул | ||
Tamil பூ | ||
Tatar чәчәк | ||
Telugu పువ్వు | ||
Thai ดอกไม้ | ||
Tigrinya ዕንበባ | ||
Tsonga xiluva | ||
Turkish çiçek | ||
Turkmen gül | ||
Twi (Akan) nhwiren | ||
Ukrainian квітка | ||
Urdu پھول | ||
Uyghur گۈل | ||
Uzbek gul | ||
Vietnamese bông hoa | ||
Welsh blodyn | ||
Xhosa intyatyambo | ||
Yiddish בלום | ||
Yoruba ododo | ||
Zulu imbali |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | While "blom" means "flower" in Afrikaans, it also referred to "wheat" in Dutch. |
| Albanian | The word "lule" is also used as a term of endearment for a loved one. |
| Arabic | The Quran uses the word (زهرة) to mean 'prosperity' rather than 'flower', as it is commonly known. |
| Armenian | The Armenian word for "flower" (ծաղիկ) is thought to be derived from the Indo-European root *ǵʰel- (*yellow, green), and is cognate with the English **green,** and **yellow. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "gül" in Azerbaijani can also mean "rose" or "smile," deriving from the Persian word "gol." |
| Basque | The word "lorea", although meaning "flower", comes from the Roman goddess Flora, patroness of flowers and springtime. |
| Belarusian | The word "кветка" in Belarusian can also refer to a type of decorative fabric or clothing. |
| Bengali | The word "ফুল" (flower) is also used in Bengali to refer to young girls or children. |
| Bosnian | The word "cvijet" is derived from a Proto-Slavic noun meaning "blossom". |
| Bulgarian | In Bulgarian, "цвете" (flower) also refers to the color of a suit in a deck of cards, similar to "suit" in English. |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "flor" also means "flour". |
| Cebuano | Bulak also refers to a cotton plant, possibly due to the resemblance of the cotton's bloom to a flower. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The word "花" can also mean "to spend" or "to blossom" in Chinese. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The word "花" (flower) in Traditional Chinese can also mean "pattern", "design", or "money". |
| Corsican | "Fiore" in Corsican can also mean "flour". |
| Croatian | Croatian "cvijet" derives from Proto-Slavic "*světъ", meaning "light" or "bright". |
| Czech | The Czech word "květ" also means "blossom" and is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *květъ, meaning "to bloom." |
| Danish | Though the Danish word "blomst" derives from the Old Norse "blómi," it also holds an antiquated meaning of "a mineral". |
| Dutch | The word "bloem" in Dutch can also refer to the flour used in baking. |
| Esperanto | The word "floro" is a derivative of the Latin word "flos", meaning flower. |
| Estonian | The flower's name comes from the archaic verb "lillama" (to swing) and relates to the delicate motion of flowers in the wind. |
| Finnish | The word kukka (flower) also derives from Estonian kukk ('rooster'). It is a cognate with Old Church Slavonic cětu ('blossom'). |
| French | The French word "fleur" derives from the Latin "flos" meaning "flower", and also shares its feminine gender with "flos" and related words in other Romance languages like Italian "fiore" and Spanish "flor". Its plural is "fleurs". |
| Frisian | In Old Frisian, 'blom', besides the modern 'flower' also has the meaning of a 'flower-shaped ornament' and is the root for the words 'blomeftich' ('decoration') and 'blomke' (small flower). |
| Galician | In Galician, "flor" also means "top layer". |
| Georgian | "ყვავილი" is a word for "flower" in Georgian that is derived from the Proto-Kartvelian root "*qʷaw-i-li", which also meant "flower". |
| German | In Low German, the word Blume also means 'blossom', 'plant' and 'tree'. |
| Greek | The Greek word "λουλούδι" is a diminutive form of "λούλου", which originally meant "rose". |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "ફૂલ" also refers to an offering or ornament made of real or artificial flowers in traditional Indian rituals. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "flè" in Haitian Creole also means "arrow". |
| Hausa | In addition to its primary meaning of "flower," the word "fure" can also refer to a blossoming tree or to a woman's hairstyle, and bears semantic resemblance to "furu" ("spring") and "fure (to be beautiful) |
| Hawaiian | Pua can also refer to a fragrant flower, used as a symbol of beauty and love, or as an emblem of royalty and divinity. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word פרח ("perah") also means "to spread out," hinting at a flower's unfolding petals. |
| Hindi | The word "फूल" (flower) also means "to bloom" or "to blossom" in Hindi. |
| Hmong | The word "paj" is also used to refer to a deceased person's funeral.} |
| Hungarian | The word "virág" is cognate with the Finnish word "virko" (fresh) and the Estonian word "värsk" (fresh). |
| Icelandic | In Old Norse, "blóm" also meant "hue" or "complexion". |
| Igbo | The etymology of the Igbo word "ifuru" (flower) is uncertain, but it may be related to the word "ifi" (spirit). |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word 'bunga' comes from the Sanskrit language, where it originally referred to a 'reward', 'interest' or 'profit'. |
| Irish | Bláth also means "flame" and is related to the English word "bloom" |
| Italian | In Italian, the word "fiore" can also mean "excellence" or the "best part" of something. |
| Japanese | The character 花 (hana) also refers to playing cards in Japanese, with its origin in the flower patterns found on the backs of playing cards. |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "kembang" also means "to open or bloom" and is often used in the context of flowers. |
| Kannada | The word "ಹೂವು" also means "blossom" in Kannada. |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word "гүл" shares its origin with the Persian word "gul" meaning "rose" or "flower". |
| Khmer | The Khmer word "ផ្កា" (flower) also means "beautiful person" in a poetic sense. |
| Korean | "꽃" means both "flower" and "a small amount" in Korean. |
| Kurdish | The word "kûlîlk" in Kurdish is also used to refer to the bloom of a plant, a blossom, or a flower in full bloom. |
| Kyrgyz | "Гүл" also means a "smile" and has the connotation "shining like a flower". |
| Lao | ດອກໄມ້ is of Pali origin and its root word in Pali is "puppa" meaning "flower of a tree", from which "pushpa" also derives, in Sanskrit. |
| Latin | "Flos" also pertains to 'abundance' or 'choice', as in 'flos mercatorum' or 'best seller.' |
| Latvian | The word "zieds" also means "growth" or "development" in Latvian. |
| Lithuanian | "Gėlė" comes from Lithuanian "gelti", meaning to sting, and the Proto-Indo-European base "*gʰel-, *gʰelh-", which also refers to something yellow or green. |
| Luxembourgish | Blumm can also refer to a bloom, a state of prosperity, or a period of great activity. |
| Macedonian | The word "цвеќе" has various meanings and forms in Macedonian, including "petal", "bunch of flowers", and "flower decoration". |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word "voninkazo" comes from the Proto-Austronesian word "quninga", meaning "tree" or "plant". |
| Malay | In Indonesian, "bunga" also signifies interest paid on loans. |
| Malayalam | The word "പുഷ്പം" in Malayalam is derived from Sanskrit and can also mean "bloom", "blossom", or "ornament". |
| Maltese | The word "fjura" is derived from the Proto-Semitic word "*pary-/*parw-/*parj-/*parz-", meaning "to bear fruit". |
| Maori | The word "putiputi" can also refer to a star or a constellation |
| Marathi | The word "फूल" can also mean "a full moon" or "a lump of something" in Marathi. |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "цэцэг" can also refer to the "blossom of a plant" |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word ပန်း is thought to have originated from the Mon word ပန်း which means |
| Nepali | 'फूल' also refers to a group of four and the plural form of the word 'child'. Sometimes written as 'फूल' or 'फुल्' it can be used to denote someone who is overly sensitive. |
| Norwegian | In Norwegian, "blomst" can also refer to the blossom of a plant or the bloom of a flower. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "duwa" in Nyanja (Chichewa) is related to "lua," meaning "to sprout" or "germinate." |
| Pashto | The word "ګل" ("flower") in Pashto is also used to refer to other objects of beauty, such as stars and women. |
| Persian | The Persian word "گل" (gol) not only means "flower" but can also refer to the "face" or "cheek" of a person. |
| Polish | Polish 'kwiat' derives from Proto-Slavic 'cvěti', a cognate of English 'bloom'. It originally denoted any blossomed plant or the time of blossoming. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "flor" comes from the Latin word "flos" which also means "flower" and is cognate with the English word "flour" from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhlē- meaning "to blossom, flourish". |
| Punjabi | The word "ਫੁੱਲ" also refers to a period of time, specifically the day of a wedding. |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "floare" derives from the Latin "florem" (flower), which also meant "choice" or "best part," reflecting the beauty and value attributed to flowers. |
| Russian | The Russian word "цветок" (flower) derives from the Proto-Slavic root "*kvḗtъ", meaning "to flourish". |
| Samoan | The word "fugalaʻau" is derived from the Proto-Polynesian word "*fuŋa" meaning "to grow" or "to blossom". |
| Scots Gaelic | In Gaelic ‘flùr’ is a common word for ‘flower’ and also denotes a ‘grass’ |
| Serbian | In Russian, the flower 'carnation' is often referred to as "гвоздика", the cognate of „цвет„. |
| Sesotho | The word "palesa" is also used to refer to the blossom or bloom of a flower, and can have metaphorical meanings such as "beauty" or "radiance". |
| Shona | The word "ruva" is often used to figuratively refer to a beautiful woman or to something that is pleasing or appealing. |
| Sindhi | The word "گل" in Sindhi can also be used to refer to facial hair, and is cognate with the Persian word for "rose". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | In the context of Buddhism, the word "මල" can also refer to the "five senses" (comparable to the "pancha khandha" in Sanskrit). |
| Slovak | "Kvetina" also means "mistress" or "girlfriend" in Slovak slang. |
| Slovenian | The word "cvet" may derive from *kwet-, which also appears in Latin "flos, floris, " meaning "a blossom, a flower." |
| Somali | The word "ubax" has the alternate meaning of "beauty" or "radiance" in the Somali language. |
| Spanish | The Spanish word "flor" also means "best" and derives from the Latin word "flos" meaning "flower or choice part." |
| Sundanese | Sundanese 'kembang' has many alternate meanings, including 'female', 'pretty girl', and 'wife'. |
| Swahili | The Swahili word 'maua' can also mean 'blossoming' or 'flowering'. |
| Swedish | In modern Swedish, "blomma" can also refer to a colorful piece of fabric, and is used in the name "blommönstrad", which means "flowered". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | Etymology: 'bulaklak' possibly comes from 'bulak,' meaning 'cotton,' referencing the soft, fluffy appearance of flowers. |
| Tajik | The word “гул” ('gul') is often used in Tajik poetry and songs to refer to a beautiful woman. |
| Tamil | The Tamil word "பூ" (flower) originates from the Sanskrit word "पुष्प" (puṣpa), meaning "ornament" or "decoration."} |
| Telugu | పువ్వు (flower) is the shortened form of Sanskrit पुष्प (pushpa), which also means 'a blossom'. |
| Thai | In Thai, "ดอกไม้" (flower) also refers to beautiful women or patterns with floral motifs. |
| Turkish | "Çiçek" can also mean "smallpox" or "measles" in Turkish. |
| Ukrainian | The word "квітка" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "*květъ" meaning "bloom" or "blossom" and is related to the Latin word "flos" meaning "flower". |
| Urdu | The word "پھول" (flower) in Urdu also refers to a young girl or a beautiful woman. |
| Uzbek | In Uzbek, "gul" can also mean "red," "rose," "damask," "face," "cheek," or "a beloved." |
| Vietnamese | Bông hoa "bông" is the Vietnamese word for "cotton". Bông hoa "hoa" is the Vietnamese word for "flower". |
| Welsh | The word "blodyn" also means "daughter" in Welsh. |
| Xhosa | Intyatyambo, the Xhosa word for "flower," can also refer to a maiden or young woman. |
| Yiddish | "Bloom" in Yiddish can also refer to a period of prosperity or growth, or to a flush of excitement or emotion. |
| Yoruba | The Yoruba word "ododo" also refers to a type of fabric with a flower pattern. |
| Zulu | Ibali can also refer to something beautiful or to a special occasion. |
| English | From Old French "flur" (flower), ultimately from Latin "flos" (flower), related to "florere" (to bloom). |