Force in Different Languages
Discover 'Force' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Force
Afrikaans krag | ||
Albanian forcë | ||
Amharic ኃይል | ||
Arabic فرض | ||
Armenian ուժ | ||
Assamese বল | ||
Aymara ch'ama | ||
Azerbaijani güc | ||
Bambara ka karaba | ||
Basque indarra | ||
Belarusian сіла | ||
Bengali জোর | ||
Bhojpuri बल | ||
Bosnian sila | ||
Bulgarian сила | ||
Catalan força | ||
Cebuano kusog | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 力 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 力 | ||
Corsican forza | ||
Croatian sila | ||
Czech platnost | ||
Danish kraft | ||
Dhivehi މަޖުބޫރުކުރުން | ||
Dogri जोर | ||
Dutch dwingen | ||
English force | ||
Esperanto forto | ||
Estonian jõud | ||
Ewe ŋusẽ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) puwersa | ||
Finnish pakottaa | ||
French obliger | ||
Frisian krêft | ||
Galician forza | ||
Georgian ძალა | ||
German macht | ||
Greek δύναμη | ||
Guarani mbarete | ||
Gujarati બળ | ||
Haitian Creole fòs | ||
Hausa tilas | ||
Hawaiian ikaika | ||
Hebrew כּוֹחַ | ||
Hindi बल | ||
Hmong yuam | ||
Hungarian kényszerítés | ||
Icelandic afl | ||
Igbo ike | ||
Ilocano puersa | ||
Indonesian memaksa | ||
Irish fórsa | ||
Italian vigore | ||
Japanese 力 | ||
Javanese meksa | ||
Kannada ಬಲ | ||
Kazakh күш | ||
Khmer កម្លាំង | ||
Kinyarwanda imbaraga | ||
Konkani बळ | ||
Korean 힘 | ||
Krio fos | ||
Kurdish cebir | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) هێز | ||
Kyrgyz күч | ||
Lao ຜົນບັງຄັບໃຊ້ | ||
Latin impetu | ||
Latvian spēks | ||
Lingala bokasi | ||
Lithuanian jėga | ||
Luganda okukaka | ||
Luxembourgish kraaft | ||
Macedonian сила | ||
Maithili बल | ||
Malagasy force | ||
Malay kekuatan | ||
Malayalam ശക്തിയാണ് | ||
Maltese forza | ||
Maori kaha | ||
Marathi सक्ती | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯁꯥꯐꯨ | ||
Mizo tilui | ||
Mongolian хүч | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အင်အားစု | ||
Nepali बल | ||
Norwegian makt | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) mphamvu | ||
Odia (Oriya) ବଳ | ||
Oromo humna | ||
Pashto زور | ||
Persian زور | ||
Polish siła | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) força | ||
Punjabi ਜ਼ੋਰ | ||
Quechua kallpa | ||
Romanian forta | ||
Russian сила | ||
Samoan malosiaga | ||
Sanskrit बल | ||
Scots Gaelic feachd | ||
Sepedi gapeletša | ||
Serbian сила | ||
Sesotho matla | ||
Shona simba | ||
Sindhi زور | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) බලය | ||
Slovak sila | ||
Slovenian sila | ||
Somali xoog | ||
Spanish fuerza | ||
Sundanese kakuatan | ||
Swahili nguvu | ||
Swedish tvinga | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) lakas | ||
Tajik қувва | ||
Tamil படை | ||
Tatar көч | ||
Telugu శక్తి | ||
Thai บังคับ | ||
Tigrinya ሓይሊ | ||
Tsonga nsusumeto | ||
Turkish güç | ||
Turkmen güýç | ||
Twi (Akan) hyɛ | ||
Ukrainian сили | ||
Urdu طاقت | ||
Uyghur كۈچ | ||
Uzbek kuch | ||
Vietnamese lực lượng | ||
Welsh grym | ||
Xhosa amandla | ||
Yiddish קראַפט | ||
Yoruba ipa | ||
Zulu amandla |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word 'krag' is derived from the Dutch word 'kracht', which also means 'force'. It can also refer to the strength or power of someone or something, as well as the electricity supply or the ability to perform a task. |
| Albanian | In older Albanian, "forcë" also meant strength, courage, or power. |
| Amharic | The word "ኃይል" can also refer to "army" or "power". |
| Arabic | The word "فرض" in Arabic, meaning "force" in English, also connotes meanings of "duty" or "obligation". |
| Armenian | The Armenian word "ուժ" (force) derives from the Middle Iranian word "vuz," sharing a common Indo-European root, "wogwh". |
| Azerbaijani | "Güc" is also a suffix that may mean "full of" as in "qayğıgüc" ("painful") or "-minded" as in "ədalət-güc" ("just"). |
| Basque | Derived from the Proto-Basque "*indar" meaning "hard", "strong" or "brave", indarra is also used figuratively in expressions like "indarra hartu" (to gain strength). |
| Belarusian | The Belarusian word "сіла" comes from the Proto-Slavic "sĭla" meaning "strength," "power," or "force." |
| Bengali | The word 'জোর' is also used in the sense of 'emphasis' or 'importance'. |
| Bosnian | In Bosnian, "sila" also means "might" and "strength." |
| Bulgarian | The word "сила" in Bulgarian has different meanings, and can refer to "strength" or "power", in addition to "force" |
| Catalan | In Catalan, "força" also has alternative meanings such as "strength," "energy," or "ability." |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 力 can mean "power" or "ability" in Chinese and is the root of the word "努力" (nǔlì) meaning "hard work". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 力 can also be used to denote the strength or power of a person or thing. |
| Corsican | The Corsican term "forza" is derived from the Italian word "forza" and also has the meaning of "courage" in Corsican. |
| Croatian | The word "sila" also means power, strength, or might. |
| Czech | "Platnost" is also used to denote the validity period of a document or the period during which a law is in effect. |
| Danish | The word "kraft" in Danish also means "strength, power, or energy." |
| Dutch | "Dwingen" is originally derived from "dwang," meaning "compulsion". |
| Esperanto | The word "forto" is a Esperanto word related to the Latin "fortis" meaning "strong," and is a derivative of the Proto-Indo-European "*bʰer-ti". |
| Estonian | The word "jõud" in Estonian also means "strength" or "power". |
| Finnish | The word "pakottaa" can also refer to forcing oneself or being forced by circumstances. |
| French | "Obliger" in French doesn't only mean "to force," it also means "to bind." |
| Frisian | In Dutch, 'kracht' is derived from the same root as 'krêft', though in Dutch it refers to the 'effect' of a force, not the 'cause'. |
| Galician | Galician "forza" comes from Latin "fortia" which also means "courage", hence the alternative meaning of "forza" as "strength of will". |
| Georgian | The word "ძალა" can also mean "authority" or "power" in Georgian. |
| German | Macht, meaning 'force', also bears connotations of 'power', 'might' and 'authority'. |
| Greek | Derived from the verb "δύναμαι" ("to be able,"), related to the words "power," "potential," and "abliity."} |
| Gujarati | In Gujarati, “બળ” also means "burden" or "obligation". |
| Haitian Creole | The word "fòs" in Haitian Creole can also refer to "strength" or "power." |
| Hausa | The Hausa word 'tilas' can also mean 'compulsion' or 'necessity'. |
| Hawaiian | "Ikaika" also signifies a kind of wild or uncultivated land, and a plant (Metrosideros polymorpha) growing in volcanic soil. |
| Hebrew | "כּוֹחַ" (force) is related to the word "יכול" (can) and originally meant "ability" or "potential." |
| Hindi | In Sanskrit, "बल" also means "strength" or "power" and is related to the English word "valid". |
| Hmong | "Yuam" (pronounced "yam") not only means "force" but also "strength," "energy," and "power." |
| Hungarian | The word "Kényszerítés" is derived from the verb "kényszerít", which means "to compel or coerce". |
| Icelandic | The word 'afl' is derived from the Old Norse word 'afl' and also means 'strength', 'power', and 'might'. |
| Igbo | "Ike" derives from the verb "ike" meaning "to be strong" and is related to words like "ikike" ("strength") and "ikem" ("powerful"). |
| Indonesian | "Memaksa" also means "to insist" in Indonesian. |
| Irish | The word 'fórsa' can also mean 'army' or 'strength' in Irish. |
| Italian | "Vigore" in Italian also means lushness or fullness. |
| Japanese | The kanji "力" (chikara) is also used in the Japanese phrase "力持ち" (chikamochi), which refers to a person with great physical strength. |
| Javanese | "Meksi" or "meksa" in Old Javanese means "to request", not "to force". " |
| Kannada | ಬಲ can also mean "right" or "authority" in Kannada, as in the phrase "ಬಲಗಡೆ" ("right side") or the title "ಬಲವಂತ" ("authority figure"). |
| Kazakh | The word "күш" in Kazakh also refers to physical strength, ability, or influence. |
| Khmer | The word "កម្លាំង" can also refer to "strength", "power", or "energy" in Khmer. |
| Korean | The Korean word "힘" is cognate with the Proto-Sino-Korean word *kam, which had the meanings of "to hold up, support; strength, weight". |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word "cebir" is derived from the Arabic word "jabr", which also means "compulsion" or "tyranny". |
| Kyrgyz | "Күч" is also an imperative form of the verb "күчөт", which means "to grow stronger" or "to intensify". |
| Latin | The word "impetu" in Latin can also refer to violence or hostility. |
| Latvian | Spēks is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sper-, meaning "to push, press" |
| Lithuanian | Derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic *jēgā, which also gives Latvian *jega, Polish *jaga, and Proto-Germanic *kunja- (> English *king). |
| Luxembourgish | The word "Kraaft" in Luxembourgish is related to the German word "Kraft" and the English word "craft" |
| Macedonian | The term "сила" may refer to the force acting on an object or the result that force creates. |
| Malagasy | In Malagasy, the word "force" is also used to mean "strength" or "power." |
| Malay | One of the alternate meanings of kekuatan is `power` in social or political contexts, as in `economic strength` or `military might`. |
| Malayalam | The word "ശക്തി" (power) in Malayalam comes from the Sanskrit word "शक्ति" which means "potency, energy or capability". |
| Maltese | The word "forza" in Maltese originates from the Italian word for "force". However, it can also be used figuratively to refer to "strength", "energy", or "power". |
| Maori | The Maori word "kaha" also means "authority, power, or energy". |
| Marathi | सक्ती (shakti) is also used to refer to power, strength, energy, and the feminine divine energy in Hinduism. |
| Mongolian | "Хүч" also means health, might, strength, vigor, potency, ability, etc. |
| Nepali | The Sanskrit word "बल" also means "strength, army, or power" |
| Norwegian | The noun "makt" can also refer to authorities with public power, such as government or law enforcement. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | In Nyanja, "mphamvu" also refers to the source or cause of an action or event. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "زور" can also refer to "power", "ability", "strength", or "influence". |
| Persian | The word "زور" can also mean "strength" or "power" in Persian. |
| Polish | "Siła" in Polish can also refer to a weightlifting bar. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "força" in Portuguese also means "strength" and "power", and is derived from the Latin word "fortis". |
| Punjabi | The word "ਜ਼ੋਰ" can also refer to emphasis, pressure, or effort. |
| Romanian | In the Romanian word for “fort” (strong), “forta” (force), the root “for” is related to fertility, as in the French “fort”. |
| Russian | The Russian word "сила" (force) is also used in the sense of "power" or "strength." |
| Samoan | "Malosiaga" originally implied 'greatness of strength or size' or 'a large number' but came to be more synonymous with force and violence. |
| Scots Gaelic | Feachd is derived from a root meaning a "body of men with weapons", or a "war-band". |
| Serbian | The word "сила" also means "strength" or "power" in Serbian, as well as "fate" or "destiny". |
| Sesotho | The word "matla" can also mean "power", "strength", or "ability", and is related to the word "matlafatša", which means "weakness". |
| Shona | The word "simba" also means "lion" in Shona. |
| Sindhi | The word 'zor' in Sindhi also means 'need' or 'urgency,' showing its multifaceted nature. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The Sinhala word “බලය” has an alternate meaning as “power”, “authority”. |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "sila" also means "power" and comes from the Proto-Slavic word "sъla" meaning "strength". |
| Slovenian | The word 'sila' can also refer to 'fate' or 'destiny', reflecting its deep ties to the power of the unknown. |
| Somali | Somali word "xoog" also means "vigour" or "strength" and is of Cushitic origin. |
| Spanish | The word "fuerza" comes from the Latin word "fortia," meaning "strength" or "power." |
| Sundanese | The word "kakuatan" can also mean "energy" or "power". |
| Swahili | "Nguvu" also means "power, strength, or ability" in Swahili. |
| Swedish | The word "tvinga" is derived from the Old Norse word "þvinga", which means "to press". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "lakas" also means "energy" and "strength". |
| Tajik | "Қувва" (force) comes from the Arabic root "ق و ي" meaning "strong, powerful" or the Persian root "كوش" meaning "effort". |
| Tamil | The Tamil word "படை" (pronounced 'padai') can also refer to an army or military force. |
| Telugu | The word "శక్తి" in Telugu can also refer to the Hindu goddess of energy and power, who is often depicted holding a thunderbolt and riding a lion. |
| Thai | The word "บังคับ" can also mean "to compel" or "to restrain". |
| Turkish | The word "güç" in Turkish can also refer to "power" or "authority" |
| Ukrainian | Ukrainian "сили" is a cognate of "power" in English and "сил" in Polish or Russian, meaning "strength" and "vigor." |
| Urdu | The word "طاقت" also means "power or capacity" in Urdu. |
| Uzbek | The Uzbek word "kuch" can also refer to the physical strength of a person. |
| Vietnamese | Lực lượng can also refer to a group of people who have a shared purpose or who work collectively towards a specific goal. |
| Welsh | 'Grym' is an archaic form of 'crym' which is a word for an earthquake |
| Xhosa | In addition to its literal translation as "force," the term "amandla" also connotes power, energy, and the collective spirit of a nation. |
| Yiddish | The word "קראַפט" ("force") in Yiddish shares a root with the German word "Kraft" and the English word "craft". |
| Yoruba | The Yoruba word "ipa" can also refer to a person's destiny or life path. |
| Zulu | Amandla has a long history in the Zulu culture, with varying meanings that include power, authority, and strength. |
| English | The word "force" derives from the Latin "fortis", meaning "strong" or "brave." |