Gold in Different Languages
Discover 'Gold' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Gold
Afrikaans goud | ||
Albanian ari | ||
Amharic ወርቅ | ||
Arabic ذهب | ||
Armenian ոսկի | ||
Assamese সোণ | ||
Aymara quri | ||
Azerbaijani qızıl | ||
Bambara sanu | ||
Basque urrea | ||
Belarusian золата | ||
Bengali সোনার | ||
Bhojpuri सोना | ||
Bosnian zlato | ||
Bulgarian злато | ||
Catalan or | ||
Cebuano bulawan | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 金 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 金 | ||
Corsican oru | ||
Croatian zlato | ||
Czech zlato | ||
Danish guld | ||
Dhivehi ރަން | ||
Dogri सुन्ना | ||
Dutch goud | ||
English gold | ||
Esperanto oro | ||
Estonian kuld | ||
Ewe sika | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) ginto | ||
Finnish kulta- | ||
French or | ||
Frisian goud | ||
Galician ouro | ||
Georgian ოქრო | ||
German gold | ||
Greek χρυσός | ||
Guarani itaju | ||
Gujarati સોનું | ||
Haitian Creole lò | ||
Hausa zinariya | ||
Hawaiian gula | ||
Hebrew זהב | ||
Hindi सोना | ||
Hmong kub | ||
Hungarian arany | ||
Icelandic gull | ||
Igbo ọla edo | ||
Ilocano balitok | ||
Indonesian emas | ||
Irish óir | ||
Italian oro | ||
Japanese ゴールド | ||
Javanese mas | ||
Kannada ಚಿನ್ನ | ||
Kazakh алтын | ||
Khmer មាស | ||
Kinyarwanda zahabu | ||
Konkani भांगर | ||
Korean 금 | ||
Krio gold | ||
Kurdish zêr | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) زێڕ | ||
Kyrgyz алтын | ||
Lao ຄຳ | ||
Latin aurum | ||
Latvian zelts | ||
Lingala wolo | ||
Lithuanian auksas | ||
Luganda ezaabu | ||
Luxembourgish gold | ||
Macedonian злато | ||
Maithili सोना | ||
Malagasy volamena | ||
Malay emas | ||
Malayalam സ്വർണം | ||
Maltese deheb | ||
Maori koura | ||
Marathi सोने | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯁꯅꯥ | ||
Mizo rangkachak | ||
Mongolian алт | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ရွှေ | ||
Nepali सुन | ||
Norwegian gull | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) golide | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସୁନା | ||
Oromo warqee | ||
Pashto سره | ||
Persian طلا | ||
Polish złoto | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) ouro | ||
Punjabi ਸੋਨਾ | ||
Quechua quri | ||
Romanian aur | ||
Russian золото | ||
Samoan auro | ||
Sanskrit स्वर्णं | ||
Scots Gaelic òr | ||
Sepedi gauta | ||
Serbian злато | ||
Sesotho khauta | ||
Shona ndarama | ||
Sindhi سون | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) රන් | ||
Slovak zlato | ||
Slovenian zlato | ||
Somali dahab | ||
Spanish oro | ||
Sundanese emas | ||
Swahili dhahabu | ||
Swedish guld- | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) ginto | ||
Tajik тилло | ||
Tamil தங்கம் | ||
Tatar алтын | ||
Telugu బంగారం | ||
Thai ทอง | ||
Tigrinya ወርቂ | ||
Tsonga nsuku | ||
Turkish altın | ||
Turkmen altyn | ||
Twi (Akan) sika kɔkɔɔ | ||
Ukrainian золото | ||
Urdu سونا | ||
Uyghur ئالتۇن | ||
Uzbek oltin | ||
Vietnamese vàng | ||
Welsh aur | ||
Xhosa igolide | ||
Yiddish גאָלד | ||
Yoruba wúrà | ||
Zulu igolide |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | In Afrikaans, "goud" can also refer to the type of colour it signifies, or an item made of the metal. |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "ari" is also used to refer to "money". |
| Amharic | "ወርቅ" refers to a yellowish shade in painting and is also used to mean "golden" as in "golden opportunity". |
| Arabic | The word "ذهب" is also used in Arabic to refer to "wisdom" or "understanding". |
| Armenian | "Ոսկի" is derived from the Proto-Armenian word "*oske" meaning "gold" or "precious metal". |
| Azerbaijani | The word "qızıl" in Azerbaijani shares a common Proto-Turkic root with the word "kızıl" in Turkish, meaning "red". |
| Basque | The word "urrea" also means "wealth" or "riches" in Basque. |
| Belarusian | The word "золата" (zolata) originated from the Ukrainian word "золото" (zoloto), which in turn originated from the Proto-Slavic word "*золто" (zolto), meaning "yellow". |
| Bengali | The word "সোনার" in Bengali can also mean "golden" or "that which is related to gold". |
| Bosnian | The word "zlato" also means "beloved" or "precious" in an affectionate sense in Bosnian. |
| Bulgarian | In Bulgarian, "злато" also refers to a gold wedding band or engagement ring. |
| Catalan | "Or" can also refer to the heraldic color, orange-yellow (as it is similar to the color of metal gold). |
| Cebuano | Bulawan is of Sanskrit origin and means 'yellow metal' or 'treasure' |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "金" also means "metal" and in ancient times, it specifically referred to copper. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The character "金" can also refer to metal, money, or value, and can be found in compounds like "金屬" (metal) and "黃金" (gold). |
| Corsican | The word "oru" in Corsican can also mean an object made of gold, or a golden coin. |
| Croatian | The word "zlato" in Croatian is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *zolto, meaning "yellow". |
| Czech | The Czech word "zlato" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "*zolto" meaning "yellow". |
| Danish | The Danish word "guld" also means "yellow" and is related to the word "gul" in Swedish and Norwegian. |
| Dutch | In Dutch, 'goud' also refers to a rich, yellow color, akin to the color of gold. |
| Esperanto | The word "oro" comes from the Latin word "aurum", which also means "gold". |
| Estonian | Kuld is cognate with the German "Gold" and the English "gold" and shares a common Proto-Indo-European origin with them. |
| Finnish | The Estonian root *kulta- appears as *kulti- in Mordvinic, but in Permian and Ugric *kulte- |
| French | In alchemy, the word "or" (gold) was used to represent the sun and was associated with the element of fire. |
| Frisian | In West Frisian, Goud also means "good" or "yellow". |
| Galician | The word "ouro" is also the name for a Galician coin issued between 1286 and 1497. |
| Georgian | The word "ოქრო" can also refer to the color gold, or to something that is very valuable or precious. |
| German | The German word "Gold" can also refer to a treasure or wealth. |
| Greek | The Greek word 'χρυσός' (gold) is also used to refer to the color of ripe wheat or honey. |
| Gujarati | સોનું, which translates to "gold" in English, can also mean "good" or "beautiful". |
| Haitian Creole | The word 'lò' in Haitian Creole also refers to the West African Akan god of gold and wealth, who is worshipped in some Haitian Vodou traditions. |
| Hausa | The word 'zinariya' in Hausa is derived from the Arabic word 'dhinaar', which refers to a specific type of gold coin used in the pre-colonial era. |
| Hawaiian | Gu'u is a related word which means "red" or "yellow" and is the name of a small red snapper fish. |
| Hebrew | This word is a loanword from Akkadian, which in turn borrowed from Sumerian, where it meant 'shining' or 'glowing'. |
| Hindi | The word "सोना" also refers to the beautiful, beloved or precious person in Hindi. |
| Hmong | The word "kub" can also mean "to be rich" or "to have a lot of wealth". |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "arany" not only means "gold" but also refers to a color, similar to the English "golden". |
| Icelandic | In Icelandic 'gull' can also mean a river |
| Igbo | "Ọla edo" in Igbo can also refer to a wealthy person or a symbol of wealth and prosperity. |
| Indonesian | The word "emas" is thought to have originated from the Sanskrit word "hema" and also the Malay word "mas", both meaning "gold". |
| Irish | In Irish, the word "óir" can also refer to copper or bronze, as well as a golden-haired person. |
| Italian | The word "oro" in Italian is derived from the Latin word "aurum". It can also mean "golden" or "golden-colored." |
| Japanese | Japanese "gold" (ゴールド, "gorudo") is a contracted pronunciation of "kogane" (こがね), the old Japanese word for gold. |
| Javanese | The word "mas" also can mean "valuable" or "expensive" in Javanese. |
| Kannada | "ಚಿನ್ನ" is derived from the Sanskrit word "hiranya," meaning "made of gold" or "golden-coloured." |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word 'алтын' also refers to a pre-Soviet Kazakh currency analogous to the golden sovereign used in the Russian Empire and is related to the Turkic etymon 'altun', 'altyn' or 'altın', which refers to gold. |
| Khmer | The word "មាស" can also refer to the color golden-yellow or a unit of currency, a gold coin. |
| Korean | 금 can also mean 'prohibition' as in 금주 'prohibition of alcohol' |
| Kurdish | "Zêr" also refers to a color between yellow and saffron and is used in the names of Kurdish tribes. |
| Kyrgyz | "Алтын" also means "six" in Kyrgyz, representing its role as a traditional unit of currency. |
| Lao | The Lao word "ຄຳ" (gold) also means "word" or "speech". |
| Latin | The Latin word 'aurum' is of possible Etruscan or Semitic origin, and also refers to 'shining dawn'. |
| Latvian | The word "zelts" in Latvian is also related to the words "zelts" or "zeltīt" in other languages, which mean "gold" or "to gild". |
| Lithuanian | The word "auksas" shares its root with the Sanskrit term "ukṣan" and the Latin "aurum". |
| Luxembourgish | Luxembourgish "Gëllech" is derived from the old Germanic word "Gulba", meaning "yellow" and referring to the precious metal gold, as well as to a certain shade of the color yellow. |
| Macedonian | The root word “zl” in “zlato” is related to the words for “green,” “yellow,” and “bile.” |
| Malagasy | The word "volamena" is derived from the Proto-Austronesian word for "metal" or "iron", which is cognate with the Malay word "besi". |
| Malay | Emas can also be a slang term for money or wealth. |
| Malayalam | The word "സ്വർണം" also means "svarna" in Sanskrit, a sacred metal believed to be associated with gods and goddesses in Hindu mythology. |
| Maltese | Deheb comes from Semitic roots and shares an etymology with the Greek 'chrysos', meaning 'gold', and its derived 'chemistry'. |
| Maori | In Maori, "koura" not only means "gold," but also refers to the koura, a native freshwater crayfish. |
| Marathi | In Marathi, "सोने" means "gold", and also refers to a state of being asleep or resting or a particular color or shade of yellow. |
| Mongolian | "Alt" (gold) is also a root present in the Uyghur word "altun" and the Chinese word "jin," also meaning "gold." |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | Myanmar word ရွှေ originates from Mon language, with similar meaning "pure, clean, clear, shining, brilliant" to original Mon version. |
| Nepali | The word 'सुन' (gold) in Nepali is derived from the Proto-Indo-Iranian root *su- 'to shine', also found in the Latin 'aur-um' (gold) and the French 'or' (gold). |
| Norwegian | In Norwegian, "gull" can also mean "yellow". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | Nyanja golide 'gold' also means 'to be rich'. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "سره" is also used figuratively to denote "pure" or "authentic". |
| Persian | The word "طلا" is also used to refer to a bright yellow color, or to describe something that is valuable or precious. |
| Polish | The word "złoto" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "zolto", which also means "yellow" or "green". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The Portuguese word "ouro" derives from the Latin "aurum", meaning "gold" or "yellow". |
| Punjabi | The word "ਸੋਨਾ" in Punjabi has its roots in Sanskrit and shares a common origin with the English word "sun". |
| Romanian | "Aur" is also the Romanian word for "breeze" |
| Russian | The Russian word "золото" comes from the Proto-Slavic word *zolto, which also meant "yellow" |
| Samoan | In Samoan, "auro" also means "money". |
| Scots Gaelic | The Scots Gaelic word "òr" can also refer to an object of great value or importance. |
| Serbian | The word "злато" (zlato) is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "*zolto" and is cognate with the Latin word "aurum". |
| Sesotho | Khauta is a derivative of the word 'khaoha', meaning 'reddish brown'. |
| Shona | The word "ndarama" in Shona is cognate with the word "ndarama" in Swahili, both meaning "gold". |
| Sindhi | The word "سون" ("gold") in Sindhi is said to have originated from the Sanskrit word "सुवर्ण" ("suvarna") which also means "gold". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word රන් can also mean "yellow" in Sinhala. |
| Slovak | The word "zlato" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "*zolto", which is ultimately derived from the Uralic word "*sula". |
| Slovenian | The word "zlato" in Slovenian is related to the Proto-Slavic word "*zъlato", which means "golden, yellow" and is shared with many related forms in Slavic languages, as well as Lithuanian and Latvian, and further possibly with the Albanian word "i artë" with the same meaning. The word "zlato" in Bulgarian also means "gold coin" or "money". |
| Somali | The name Dahab given to the gold colored male ostrich, derives from the gold color of a ripe date |
| Spanish | Oro derives from the Latin term "aurum", and also means "prayer or supplication" in the same language. |
| Sundanese | Emas in Sundanese can also mean 'golden coins' or 'treasure' |
| Swahili | "Dhahabu" also means "gold" in Arabic and Sanskrit, and is cognate with "topaz" and "dollar". |
| Swedish | The Old Norse root "gull" also has the meaning of "joy, happiness". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word 'ginto' may have originated from the Indonesian word 'jintan' (cumin) due to the similar color of cumin seeds to gold grains. |
| Tajik | In Afghan Uzbek, one of the Iranian languages, "tilla" means silver. |
| Tamil | The word "தங்கம்" can also refer to a yellow pigment or the color yellow. |
| Telugu | The word "బంగారం" is derived from the Sanskrit word "भंगुरम्" (bhanguram), meaning "frail" or "perishable", likely due to gold's susceptibility to damage. |
| Thai | The Thai word "ทอง" (gold) also means "victory" and "first place". |
| Turkish | The word "altın" derives from the Akkadian word "altu" meaning "copper, bronze". |
| Ukrainian | The word "золото" (gold) in Ukrainian is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *zolto, meaning "yellow" or "shining". |
| Urdu | The word "سونا" also means "dream" or "beauty" in Urdu. |
| Uzbek | In Uzbek, "oltin" can also mean "wealth" or "prosperity". |
| Vietnamese | "Vàng" has a homophone "vẳng", which means the sound of something distant, creating a poetic connection between the precious metal and the yearning for something far away. |
| Welsh | The Welsh word 'aur' can also refer to the ore or vein from which gold is extracted. |
| Xhosa | The word 'igolide' is derived from the Proto-Bantu form '*golida', which also means 'money'. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "גאָלד" can also refer to a treasure or something of great value. |
| Yoruba | Yoruba wúrà, from Proto-Benue-Congo *ŋʷɔ̀ː, is also the name for 'wealth' and 'metal' generally. |
| Zulu | Igolide is also used in Zulu to refer to a person who is highly skilled or valuable. |
| English | The word 'gold' comes from the Old English word 'gold', which is thought to be derived from the Proto-Germanic word 'gulþa', meaning 'yellow' or 'shining'. |