Guarantee in different languages

Guarantee in Different Languages

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Guarantee


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Afrikaans
waarborg
Albanian
garanci
Amharic
ዋስትና
Arabic
ضمان
Armenian
երաշխիք
Assamese
গাৰাণ্টি
Aymara
karantisaña
Azerbaijani
zəmanət
Bambara
gáranti
Basque
bermea
Belarusian
гарантыя
Bengali
গ্যারান্টি
Bhojpuri
गारंटी
Bosnian
garancija
Bulgarian
гаранция
Catalan
garantia
Cebuano
garantiya
Chinese (Simplified)
保证
Chinese (Traditional)
保證
Corsican
guaranzia
Croatian
jamčiti
Czech
záruka
Danish
garanti
Dhivehi
ޔަޤީންކަން
Dogri
गरैंटी
Dutch
garantie
English
guarantee
Esperanto
garantio
Estonian
garantii
Ewe
kakaɖedzi
Filipino (Tagalog)
garantiya
Finnish
takuu
French
garantie
Frisian
garandearje
Galician
garantía
Georgian
გარანტია
German
garantie
Greek
εγγύηση
Guarani
mbojeroviauka
Gujarati
ગેરંટી
Haitian Creole
garanti
Hausa
garanti
Hawaiian
hoʻohiki
Hebrew
להבטיח
Hindi
गारंटी
Hmong
lav
Hungarian
garancia
Icelandic
ábyrgð
Igbo
nkwa
Ilocano
garantia
Indonesian
menjamin
Irish
ráthaíocht
Italian
garanzia
Japanese
保証
Javanese
njamin
Kannada
ಖಾತರಿ
Kazakh
кепілдік
Khmer
ធានា
Kinyarwanda
ingwate
Konkani
हमी
Korean
보증
Krio
prɔmis
Kurdish
garantî
Kurdish (Sorani)
گەرەنتی
Kyrgyz
кепилдик
Lao
ຮັບປະກັນ
Latin
vinculum
Latvian
garantija
Lingala
ndanga
Lithuanian
garantija
Luganda
omusingo
Luxembourgish
garantéieren
Macedonian
гаранција
Maithili
जिम्मेबारी लेनाइ
Malagasy
antoka
Malay
jaminan
Malayalam
ഗ്യാരണ്ടി
Maltese
garanzija
Maori
kī taurangi
Marathi
हमी
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯊꯥꯖꯕ ꯄꯤꯕ
Mizo
tiam
Mongolian
баталгаа
Myanmar (Burmese)
အာမခံချက်
Nepali
ग्यारेन्टी
Norwegian
garanti
Nyanja (Chichewa)
chitsimikizo
Odia (Oriya)
ଗ୍ୟାରେଣ୍ଟି
Oromo
wabii
Pashto
تضمین
Persian
ضمانت
Polish
gwarancja
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
garantia
Punjabi
ਗਰੰਟੀ
Quechua
chaninchay
Romanian
garanție
Russian
гарантия
Samoan
mautinoa
Sanskrit
बंधक
Scots Gaelic
gealladh
Sepedi
tiišetšo
Serbian
гаранција
Sesotho
netefatso
Shona
garandi
Sindhi
گارنٽي
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
ඇපකරය
Slovak
záruka
Slovenian
garancija
Somali
dammaanad
Spanish
garantía
Sundanese
ngajamin
Swahili
dhamana
Swedish
garanti
Tagalog (Filipino)
garantiya
Tajik
кафолат
Tamil
உத்தரவாதம்
Tatar
гарантия
Telugu
హామీ
Thai
รับประกัน
Tigrinya
ውሕስና
Tsonga
tiyisisa
Turkish
garanti
Turkmen
kepillik
Twi (Akan)
gye akagyinam
Ukrainian
гарантія
Urdu
گارنٹی
Uyghur
كاپالەت
Uzbek
kafolat
Vietnamese
bảo hành
Welsh
gwarant
Xhosa
isiqinisekiso
Yiddish
גאַראַנטירן
Yoruba
onigbọwọ
Zulu
isiqinisekiso

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansThe Afrikaans word "waarborg" derives from the Dutch word "waarborg" and is cognate with the English word "warranty."
AlbanianEtymology debated: either from Vulgar Latin *warantare, related to Latin verus, or from Proto-Albanian *uaran, of Illyrian origin, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (to protect).
AmharicThe word "ዋስትና" in Amharic refers to a bond or pledge that may involve a physical object or a promise.
Arabicضمان (ḍamān) also means 'keeping secure', 'preservation' or a 'thing given for safekeeping'.
ArmenianThe word "երաշխիք" (guarantee) in Armenian likely originates from the Persian word "عَرْشِك" (aršīk), meaning "throne" or "seat".
AzerbaijaniThe word "zəmanət" also has the alternate meaning "surety".
BasqueThe word "bermea" in Basque comes from the verb "bermatu," meaning "to make firm or secure."
BelarusianThe word "гарантыя" derives from the French word "garantie" and can also mean "warranty" or "security".
BengaliThe word "গ্যারান্টি" is derived from the French word "garantie", which means "warranty" or "security".
BosnianThe word "garancija" is derived from the French word "garantie", which in turn comes from the Old French word "warantie", meaning "protection".
BulgarianThe word "гаранция" in Bulgarian also has the alternate meaning of "warranty".
CatalanThe word "garantia" in Catalan can also refer to a warranty, security, or surety.
CebuanoThe word "garantiya" in Cebuano can also mean "warranty" or "security".
Chinese (Simplified)"保证" also means 'to assure' in Chinese (Simplified).
Chinese (Traditional)保證 is also used figuratively to denote a promise or undertaking that is binding upon someone.
CorsicanIn Corsican, "guaranzia" also means "the action of guarantying" or "the state of being guaranteed."
CroatianThe Croatian verb "jamčiti" originates from the Proto-Slavic root "*jьmьčiti", meaning "to be responsible" or "to stand as surety".
CzechThe word "záruka" also means "pledge" or "promise", and derives from the Proto-Slavic root *zа-rokovъ, meaning "to promise".
DanishThe Danish word "garanti" originates from the French word "garantie", which means "warranty" or "security".
DutchDe Nederlandse betekenis "borg" heeft dezelfde oorsprong als het Engelse "borough".
EsperantoThe word "garantio" is derived from the Latin word "garandire", which means "to protect".
EstonianIn banking and finance, "garantii" can also refer to a form of collateral or security agreement.
FinnishThe word "takuu" is also used to refer to a warranty.
FrenchStemming from Old French, 'garantie' also means "a right claimed by the widow of a vassal to continue occupying the fief after his death".
FrisianThe Dutch-Frisian word "garandearje" is derived from the French word "garantie" and also means "security" or "surety" in Frisian.
Galician"Garantía" in Galician also means "shelter" or "refuge".
GeorgianThe word "გარანტია" (guarantee) originates from the French word "garantie" and ultimately from the Old Frankish word "waran̄tjan" meaning "to protect".
GermanIn German, the word 'Garantie' can also refer to the time period of coverage, making it the equivalent of the English word 'warranty'.
GreekIn ancient Greece, the term "εγγύησις" (engýēsis) denoted a physical pledge or security offered to secure a debt or obligation.
Gujarati"ગેરંટી" (Guarantee) is derived from the Old French word "garant", meaning "guarantor", which comes from the Frankish word "waranta", meaning "to give security".
Haitian CreoleHaitian Creole 'garanti' comes from French 'garantir', which in turn derives from Old French 'warantir' and ultimately from Germanic 'waran' ('to defend, protect').
HausaHausa 'garanti' may originate from the Arabic 'ḍamān' (guarantee) or Persian 'karānat' (deed, certificate)
HawaiianThe word "hoʻohiki" in Hawaiian also means "to swear" or "to promise".
HebrewThe Hebrew word "להבטיח" (guarantee) is derived from the root בטח (to trust), and can also mean "to promise" or "to assure".
HindiThe word 'गारंटी' (guarantee) has been derived from the French word 'garantie' which means 'a pledge or assurance.'
HmongThe word "lav" can also mean "sign" or "mark" in Hmong, implying a binding agreement.
HungarianIn Hungarian, "garancia" comes from the Italian "garanzia" meaning "protection", "defense", "security".
Icelandic"Ábyrgð" is a derivative of the Old Norse word "byrgi" meaning "help" or "protection". Hence, it is related to the word "bera" meaning "to bear" or "to carry" and to the English word "burden". The primary meaning of ábyrgð is "guarantee".
IgboNkwa is an Igbo word which is used to mean 'trust' or 'reliance'.
IndonesianThe Indonesian word "menjamin" shares the root word "jamin" with "jamintatasan" and "jaminan", all meaning variants of a guarantee.
ItalianThe Italian word "garanzia" comes from the Germanic word "waranjan", meaning "to protect" or "to defend".
JapaneseThe word '保証' can also mean 'assurance' or 'proof'.
JavaneseIn Old Javanese, "njamin" also meant "to swear by taking a sacred object in hand".
KannadaThe word 'ಖಾತರಿ' also has the alternate meaning of 'confidence' or 'assurance'.
KazakhThe word "кепілдік" in Kazakh has additional meanings, such as "pledge" and "surety".
KhmerThe word "ធានា" can also refer to a "pledge" or a "promise".
Korean"보증" (guarantee) originates from "保證", which means "to assure" in Chinese.
KurdishThe Kurdish word 'garantî' is derived from the French word 'garantie', which means protection or safeguard.
KyrgyzThe word "кепилдик" also means "security" or "support" in Kyrgyz.
Latin"Vinculum" in Latin can also refer to a bond, tie, or constraint.
Latvian"Garantija" is derived from the French word "garantie", which means "security" or "protection".
LithuanianThe word "garantija" comes from the French word "garantie", which in turn originates from the Old Frankish word "waren". The Lithuanian word "garantija" also has the alternate meaning of "security".
LuxembourgishThe word
MacedonianThe word "гаранција" is derived from the French word "garantie", which means "surety" or "pledge".
MalagasyThe Malagasy word 'antoka' originally referred to a pawned object held as collateral.
MalayThe word "jaminan" in Malay comes from the Arabic word "ضمان" (ḍamān), meaning "contract" or "pledge".
MalayalamThe word "ഗ്യാരണ്ടി" is derived from the French word "garantie", which in turn comes from the Latin word "guarantia", meaning "a pledge or warranty"
MalteseThe word "garanzija" is derived from the Italian word "garanzia", which itself comes from the Old French word "garant", meaning "to protect" or "to defend".
MaoriThe word "kī taurangi" also means "a pledge," "a promise," "an oath," and "a prophecy."
MarathiThe term "हमी" is of Persian origin, deriving from the word "هامی" (hamī) which signifies protection, surety and reliability.
MongolianThe Mongolian word "баталгаа" is also used to mean "proof" or "evidence".
Myanmar (Burmese)The word is derived from the Pali words "ama" (protection) and "kama" (desire), indicating a desire for sureness.
NepaliThe word 'ग्यारेन्टी' is derived from the French word 'garantie', which itself is derived from the Old Frankish word 'waran', meaning 'to vouchsafe'.
NorwegianGaranti' can also mean 'assurance' and 'warranty' in Norwegian.
PashtoThe word "تضمین" is borrowed from Arabic, where it literally means "to put something under something else as a means of securing it".
PersianThe Persian word "ضمانت" (guarantee) originates from the Arabic word "ضامن" (guarantor), which is derived from the root "ضَمِن" (to guarantor) and can also mean "bail" or "security".
PolishThe word 'gwarancja' derives from the Old French term 'guarentie', which originally meant 'protection' or 'security'.
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)The Portuguese word "garantia" comes from the late Latin "garantīa", which means "protection" or "surety".
RomanianIn Romanian, "garanţie" is a borrowed word from Polish "gwarancja" with a similar meaning, ultimately originating from an Old French term for "protection".
RussianThe word "гарантия" originates from the French "garantie" and means "protection" or "assurance".
SamoanThe Samoan word 'mautinoa' derives from the Proto-Polynesian word '*mautinoa*, meaning 'to promise' or 'to be certain'.
Scots GaelicThe Scots Gaelic word "gealladh" ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European "*ǵʰelH-/*ǵʰel-", meaning "to promise, vow".
SerbianThe word 'гаранција' has additional meanings including 'warranty', 'pledge', or 'security'.
SesothoThe word 'netefatso' also means 'testimony'.
ShonaThe word 'garandi' is derived from the French word 'garantie', meaning 'security' or 'protection'.
SindhiIn Sindhi, the word "گارنٽي" is derived from the English word "guarantee" and has additional meanings such as "security" and "insurance".
Sinhala (Sinhalese)The word ඇපකරය originates from the Sanskrit term 'abyakara' which means 'a promise or covenant'.
Slovak"Záruka" is related to "zářez", a notch in a stick used as a primitive form of record-keeping.
SlovenianThe Slovenian word 'garancija' (guarantee) comes from the French word 'garantie', which in turn comes from the Old German word 'werranton', meaning 'to protect'.
SomaliThe word "dammaanad" is derived from the Arabic word "ḍamāna", which means "security" or "protection".
SpanishIn Spanish, 'garantía' also refers to a protective cover for a mattress or similar item.
SundaneseThe word ngajamin originated from the Javanese word ngejamin, which means to be responsible or liable for something.
SwahiliThe word 'dhamana' in Swahili is derived from the Arabic word 'damana', meaning 'to be responsible' or 'to provide security'.
SwedishThe word 'garanti' in Swedish can also refer to a fence or a railing, reflecting its original meaning of 'to protect' or 'to secure'
Tagalog (Filipino)In Tagalog, the word "garantiya" also means "evidence" or "proof".
Tajik"Кафолат" came from the Arabic word "kafala" and is also used in Persian with the meaning "sponsorship."
TamilThe word "உத்தரவாதம்" also means "assurance" and is often used in legal settings.
Teluguహామీ is derived from the Persian word 'zamamat', meaning security or guarantee.
ThaiThe Thai word for 'guarantee' (รับประกัน) literally means 'to receive assurance'.
TurkishIn Turkish, "garanti" also refers to a type of sweet confection, similar to halva.
UkrainianThe Ukrainian word "гарантія" comes from the Greek "ἐγγύη", which originally meant "security".
UrduUrdu 'گارنٹی' is derived from French 'garantie', meaning 'security' or 'protection'.
UzbekThe word "kafolat" is derived from the Arabic word "kafala", which means "to guarantee" or "to be responsible for".
VietnameseIn Vietnamese, "Bảo hành" can also mean "warranty" or "maintenance."
WelshThe word "gwarant" comes from the Welsh word "gwarant" which means "protection" or "security".
Xhosa"isiqinisekiso" also means "to assure" in Xhosa.
YiddishThe word "גאַראַנטירן" ("guarantee") in Yiddish is borrowed from French, originally meaning "to warn" or "to protect".
YorubaThe word 'onigbọwọ' in Yoruba is derived from the Yoruba words 'ọ̀ ní' and 'gbọ́wọ', meaning 'you have' and 'to take responsibility' respectively.
ZuluThe word 'isiqinisekiso' is etymologically related to a verb 'qina', indicating the act of strengthening something.
EnglishGuarantee is etymologically linked to the concept of war, deriving from the Old French word garantir and ultimately the Proto-Germanic root "werran" meaning 'to protect or defend'.

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