Gaze in different languages

Gaze in Different Languages

Discover 'Gaze' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.

Gaze


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Afrikaans
gas
Albanian
gazit
Amharic
ጋዝ
Arabic
غاز
Armenian
գազ
Assamese
gaze
Aymara
uñkatasiña
Azerbaijani
qaz
Bambara
filɛli
Basque
gasa
Belarusian
газ
Bengali
গ্যাস
Bhojpuri
टकटकी लगा के देखत बानी
Bosnian
plin
Bulgarian
газ
Catalan
gas
Cebuano
gasolina
Chinese (Simplified)
加油站
Chinese (Traditional)
加油站
Corsican
gasu
Croatian
plin
Czech
plyn
Danish
gas
Dhivehi
ނަޒަރު ހިންގާށެވެ
Dogri
टकटकी लगा दे
Dutch
gas-
English
gaze
Esperanto
gaso
Estonian
gaas
Ewe
ŋkuléle ɖe nu ŋu
Filipino (Tagalog)
titig
Finnish
kaasu
French
gaz
Frisian
gas
Galician
gas
Georgian
გაზი
German
gas
Greek
αέριο
Guarani
jesareko
Gujarati
ગેસ
Haitian Creole
gaz
Hausa
gas
Hawaiian
ʻenekini
Hebrew
גַז
Hindi
गैस
Hmong
roj
Hungarian
gáz
Icelandic
bensín
Igbo
gas
Ilocano
panagkita
Indonesian
gas
Irish
gás
Italian
gas
Japanese
ガス
Javanese
bensin
Kannada
ಅನಿಲ
Kazakh
газ
Khmer
ឧស្ម័ន
Kinyarwanda
reba
Konkani
नदर मारप
Korean
가스
Krio
luk
Kurdish
xaz
Kurdish (Sorani)
نیگا
Kyrgyz
газ
Lao
ອາຍແກັດ
Latin
gas
Latvian
gāze
Lingala
kotalatala
Lithuanian
dujos
Luganda
okutunula
Luxembourgish
gas
Macedonian
гас
Maithili
टकटकी
Malagasy
mandatsa-dranomaso
Malay
gas
Malayalam
വാതകം
Maltese
gass
Maori
hau
Marathi
गॅस
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫
Mizo
gaze rawh
Mongolian
хий
Myanmar (Burmese)
ဓာတ်ငွေ့
Nepali
ग्यास
Norwegian
gass
Nyanja (Chichewa)
mpweya
Odia (Oriya)
ନଜର
Oromo
ilaalcha
Pashto
ګاز
Persian
گاز
Polish
gaz
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
gás
Punjabi
ਗੈਸ
Quechua
qhaway
Romanian
gaze
Russian
газ
Samoan
kesi
Sanskrit
दृष्टिः
Scots Gaelic
gas
Sepedi
go lebelela
Serbian
гасни
Sesotho
khase
Shona
gasi
Sindhi
گئس
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
ගෑස්
Slovak
plyn
Slovenian
plin
Somali
gaaska
Spanish
gas
Sundanese
gas
Swahili
gesi
Swedish
gas
Tagalog (Filipino)
gas
Tajik
газ
Tamil
வாயு
Tatar
караш
Telugu
గ్యాస్
Thai
แก๊ส
Tigrinya
ምጥማት
Tsonga
ku languta
Turkish
gaz
Turkmen
nazary
Twi (Akan)
hwɛ
Ukrainian
газ
Urdu
گیس
Uyghur
نەزەر
Uzbek
gaz
Vietnamese
khí ga
Welsh
nwy
Xhosa
irhasi
Yiddish
גאַז
Yoruba
gaasi
Zulu
igesi

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansUnlike in English, "gas" in Afrikaans can alternatively refer to something intangible in the sense of "impression" or "assumption
AlbanianThe Albanian word "gazit" also relates to the term "gëz" or "gës…të" meaning joy, delight, or pleasure.
AmharicIn some contexts, the Amharic word ጋዝ (gaze) can mean “expectation” or “desire”.
ArabicThe word "غاز" (gaze) in Arabic can also refer to "natural gas" or the "act of pressing lightly".
ArmenianIn Armenian, "գազ" (gaze) can also refer to a gas canister, derived from the French word "gaz".
AzerbaijaniIn Azerbaijani, the word "qaz" also refers to "geese" as well as the action of plucking feathers.
BasqueThe Basque word "gasa" also means "smoke" or "fog".
BelarusianThe word "газ" in Belarusian also means "a type of fabric made of wool or cotton".
BengaliThe Bengali word "গ্যাস" can also mean "fart".
BosnianThe word 'plin' in Bosnian can also mean 'full, complete, finished, or accomplished'.
BulgarianIn Bulgarian, "газ" can also refer to the chemical element carbon in its gaseous state.
CatalanThe Catalan word "gas" can also mean "gasoline" or "energy drink"
Cebuano"Gasolina" is cognate with the Spanish word "gasolina" from the French word "gazoline" from the Latin word "gas" meaning "gas" and "oile" meaning "oil"
Chinese (Simplified)"加油站" (jiāyóuzhàn, "gas station") also means "to cheer someone on" or "refuel".
Chinese (Traditional)加油站 literally means "add oil station" and is a calque of the English phrase "gas station."
CorsicanThe Corsican word "gasu" can also mean "joy" or "fun".
CroatianPlin's root stems back to a proto-Slavic form that meant
CzechThe word 'plyn' is also used to refer to a stream or course of liquid or gas.
DanishThe Danish word "gas" is derived from the Old Norse "gassi" meaning "spectre" or "apparition" and is also related to the English word "ghost".
DutchThe Dutch word "gas-" has its origins in the Old English word "gast-", meaning "ghost" or "spirit".
EsperantoThe word "gaso" can also refer to a "state of surprise, amazement, or admiration."
Estonian"Gaas" is also an archaic term for a
FinnishThe Finnish word "kaasu" also means "gas" in chemistry.
FrenchIn French, "gaz" also means "gas", and it comes from the Greek word "khaos" meaning "chaos" or "emptiness".
FrisianThe word "gas" in Frisian also means "a narrow passageway" or "a groove".
GalicianIn Galician, "gas" also means "bragging" or "exaggerated boasting".
GeorgianThe word "გაზი" also means "gas" in Georgian, stemming from the French word "gaz".
GermanThe German word "Gas" also means "street" or "alley," derived from the Latin "platea," meaning "broad way."
GreekThe word "αέριο" also means "vapour", "ether", and "gas"
Gujaratiગેસ can also mean "grass" or "fodder" in Gujarati.
Haitian CreoleIn Haitian Creole, "gaz" (derived from French "gaze") can also refer to a cloth used to wrap the head or a type of musical instrument.
HausaIn Hausa, "gas" is used to refer to both "gaze" and "wind".
Hawaiian'Enekini also refers to the act of peering into a sacred area as a mark of disrespect.
HebrewThe Hebrew word "גַז" (gaze) is also used to refer to the act of cutting or shearing wool in the Bible.
HindiThe Hindi word "गैस" can also refer to an optical illusion or hallucination.
HmongThe Hmong word "roj" can also mean "soul," "spirit," or "mind."
HungarianIn Hungarian, the word "gáz" not only means "gas" but also "throttle" or "acceleration" in the context of vehicles.
Icelandic"Bensín" is the Icelandic word for "gaze". Additionally, it means "petrol" and is a common word in the Icelandic rap vocabulary.
IgboIgbo term "gas" also refers to the emission of flatulence.
IndonesianThe word "gas" in Indonesian can also refer to "gasoline" or "fuel".
IrishThe Irish word "gás" derives from the Latin word "gaudium," meaning "joy" or "delight."
ItalianIn Italian, the word "gas" can also refer to a type of carbonated beverage, a component of a mixture, or a state of excitement.
JapaneseThe word "ガス" (gaze) in Japanese can also refer to a "gas" or a "fabric" depending on the kanji used to write it.
Javanese"Bensin" (gaze) possibly derives from "benzini", the Indonesian term for benzene.
KannadaThe Kannada word "ಅನಿಲ" (anila) also means "wind" or "air" in Sanskrit.
KazakhThe word “газ” has several meanings, including 1) appearance, look, 2) attention, notice, 3) expectation, 4) hope.
KhmerIn Pali (a classical Indo-Aryan language), ‘usma’ refers to "heat," "vapor," "vitality," and "strength"
KoreanDerived from the Middle Mongolian word
KurdishIn Kurdish, "xaz" not only means "gaze" but also refers to the "act of observing or looking carefully at something".
KyrgyzIn Kyrgyz "газ" (gaze) also means "kerosene".
LaoThis word can be spelled "ອາຍກັດ" in some contexts, which changes the pronunciation.
LatinIn Latin, "gas" can also mean "breath" or "spirit".
LatvianThe Latvian word "gāze" also means "gas" in English.
LithuanianThe word "dujos" also refers to "eyes" in Lithuanian, cognate with the Latin "oculus".
LuxembourgishIn Luxembourgish, the word 'Gas' can also refer to the act of looking or observing.
MacedonianIn Turkish, "gaze" means "tulle", in Uzbek it means "goose", in Azerbaijani it means "oil", and in the Caucasus it means "kerosene"
MalagasyThe word “mandatsa-dranomaso” means “gaze” but also carries the meaning of “to keep an eye on something”.
MalayIn Malay, "gas" can also refer to a type of fabric, similar to gauze.
MalayalamThe word "വാതകം" also means "gas" or "flatulence" in Malayalam.
MalteseThe word "gass" in Maltese is similar to the Italian word "gazzare" and the English word "gaze", all of which share the common meaning of looking intently.
MaoriIt's also a traditional Maori dance.
MarathiThe word "गॅस" (gaze) in Marathi originally meant "to look at" and is related to the English word "gaze" and the Sanskrit word "गच्छ" (to go or to approach).
MongolianThe word "хий" can also mean "look" or "see".
NepaliThe Nepali word "ग्यास" ("gaze") also refers to the gas used for cooking in Nepal.
NorwegianIn Norwegian, "gass" can also refer to an animal's dewlap or throat sac.
Nyanja (Chichewa)The Nyanja word "mpweya" can also refer to "a view".
PashtoThe word "ګاز" ("gaze") in Pashto can also refer to a "look" or "glance".
PersianThe term "gaze" originated from the Middle French term "gaze" and ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European "ghe-es-ti" (to stare).
PolishThe word "gaz" in Polish comes from the Old East Slavic word "gazyati," meaning "to look."
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)In Portuguese, "gás" can also mean "gas" (substance), "fart", or "flatulence".
Punjabi"ਗੈਸ" (gaze) is pronounced differently in Punjabi than in English but is also used to refer to a gaze or a fixed look, particularly with intent or attention.
RomanianBesides the standard meaning of the verb "to gaze", "gaze" can also mean "to chatter" in Romanian.
Russian"Газ" is also used as a prefix in Russian, meaning "gas".
SamoanThe word "kesi" has two meanings: to "stare" and to "gaze".
Scots GaelicIn Scots Gaelic, the word "gas" can derive from the Irish "gáis" or the proto-Celtic "gaso-", meaning "staff" or "spear".
SerbianThe word "гасни" also means "go out" or "blow out".
SesothoThe word "khase" also means "to watch" or "to look at" in Sesotho.
ShonaThe word "gasi" in Shona also means "to glare" or "to look at with anger or contempt."
SindhiIn Sindhi, the word "گئس" or "gaze" originated from the Persian word "نگاہ" (nigah) meaning "look" or "regard"
Sinhala (Sinhalese)In Sinhala, "ගෑස්" can also refer to a type of fabric or material.
SlovakThe word "plyn" also refers to the flow of a liquid or gas.
SlovenianThe word "plin" can also mean "empty" or "hollow".
SomaliIn Somali, "gaaska" can also refer to the act of looking or staring at something.
SpanishThe Spanish word "gas" is derived from the Greek word "khaos" meaning emptiness or void.
SundaneseIn Sundanese, gas can also refer to an empty void or gap.
SwahiliThe Swahili word "gesi" can also mean "desire" or "wish".
SwedishThe Swedish word 'gas', when not referring to the substance, can also mean 'road' or 'street'.
Tagalog (Filipino)"Gas" in Tagalog can also refer to gasoline or a type of drink.
TajikIn Tajik, "газ" ("gaze") can also refer to a type of fabric or a veil for a woman's face.
TamilThe Tamil word "வாயு" can also refer to "gas" or "movement" and is etymologically related to the Sanskrit word "वायु" meaning "wind".
ThaiThe word "แก๊ส" (gaze) in Thai is derived from the Sanskrit word "गज़" (gaza), meaning "elephant".
TurkishThe Old Turkish word "kazga" meant "goose" while it took the meaning of "gaze" at a later period after undergoing sound shifts of "a - o" and "z - g"
UkrainianThe word "газ" in Ukrainian can also mean "gasoline" or "petrol".
UrduThe word "گیس" ("gaze") also means "braid" in Urdu.
UzbekIn Uzbek, "gaz" can also refer to a "kind of fabric"
VietnameseThe word "khí ga" also means "gas" in Vietnamese, likely derived from the French word "gaz".
WelshThe verb nwy also means 'to look at each other' in reference to a married couple.
XhosaThe word "irhasi" in Xhosa can also mean "to peep" or "to sneak a look".
YiddishThe Yiddish word "גאַז" can also refer to carbonated water or soda.
Yoruba"Gaasi" can also mean "expect" or "wait for" in Yoruba.
ZuluIt shares its root with a Xhosa word, "igesi", meaning "to observe" as well as a cognate Swazi word, "ligeza", meaning "look at".
EnglishThe word 'gaze' derives from the Old English word 'gesēon', meaning 'to look' or 'to stare', and is related to the German word 'gucken' and the Latin word 'videre' ('to see').

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