Health in Different Languages
Discover 'Health' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Health
Afrikaans gesondheid | ||
Albanian shëndetin | ||
Amharic ጤና | ||
Arabic الصحة | ||
Armenian առողջություն | ||
Assamese স্বাস্থ্য | ||
Aymara k'umar jakañxata | ||
Azerbaijani sağlamlıq | ||
Bambara kɛnɛya | ||
Basque osasuna | ||
Belarusian здароўе | ||
Bengali স্বাস্থ্য | ||
Bhojpuri स्वास्थ | ||
Bosnian zdravlje | ||
Bulgarian здраве | ||
Catalan salut | ||
Cebuano kahimsog | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 健康 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 健康 | ||
Corsican salute | ||
Croatian zdravlje | ||
Czech zdraví | ||
Danish sundhed | ||
Dhivehi ސިއްޙަތު | ||
Dogri सेहत | ||
Dutch gezondheid | ||
English health | ||
Esperanto sano | ||
Estonian tervis | ||
Ewe lãmesẽ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) kalusugan | ||
Finnish terveyttä | ||
French santé | ||
Frisian sûnens | ||
Galician saúde | ||
Georgian ჯანმრთელობა | ||
German gesundheit | ||
Greek υγεία | ||
Guarani tesãi | ||
Gujarati આરોગ્ય | ||
Haitian Creole sante | ||
Hausa lafiya | ||
Hawaiian olakino | ||
Hebrew בְּרִיאוּת | ||
Hindi स्वास्थ्य | ||
Hmong noj qab haus huv | ||
Hungarian egészség | ||
Icelandic heilsu | ||
Igbo ahụike | ||
Ilocano salun-at | ||
Indonesian kesehatan | ||
Irish sláinte | ||
Italian salute | ||
Japanese 健康 | ||
Javanese kesehatan | ||
Kannada ಆರೋಗ್ಯ | ||
Kazakh денсаулық | ||
Khmer សុខភាព | ||
Kinyarwanda ubuzima | ||
Konkani भलायकी | ||
Korean 건강 | ||
Krio wɛlbɔdi | ||
Kurdish tendûrûstî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) تەندروستی | ||
Kyrgyz ден-соолук | ||
Lao ສຸຂະພາບ | ||
Latin salutem | ||
Latvian veselība | ||
Lingala kolongono ya nzoto | ||
Lithuanian sveikata | ||
Luganda obulamu | ||
Luxembourgish gesondheet | ||
Macedonian здравје | ||
Maithili स्वास्थ्य | ||
Malagasy fahasalamana | ||
Malay kesihatan | ||
Malayalam ആരോഗ്യം | ||
Maltese saħħa | ||
Maori hauora | ||
Marathi आरोग्य | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯍꯛꯁꯦꯜ | ||
Mizo hrisel | ||
Mongolian эрүүл мэнд | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ကျန်းမာရေး | ||
Nepali स्वास्थ्य | ||
Norwegian helse | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) thanzi | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସ୍ୱାସ୍ଥ୍ୟ | ||
Oromo fayyaa | ||
Pashto روغتیا | ||
Persian سلامتی | ||
Polish zdrowie | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) saúde | ||
Punjabi ਸਿਹਤ | ||
Quechua qali kay | ||
Romanian sănătate | ||
Russian здоровье | ||
Samoan soifua maloloina | ||
Sanskrit आरोग्यम् | ||
Scots Gaelic slàinte | ||
Sepedi maphelo | ||
Serbian здравље | ||
Sesotho bophelo bo botle | ||
Shona hutano | ||
Sindhi صحت | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) සෞඛ්යය | ||
Slovak zdravie | ||
Slovenian zdravje | ||
Somali caafimaadka | ||
Spanish salud | ||
Sundanese kasihatan | ||
Swahili afya | ||
Swedish hälsa | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) kalusugan | ||
Tajik саломатӣ | ||
Tamil ஆரோக்கியம் | ||
Tatar сәламәтлек | ||
Telugu ఆరోగ్యం | ||
Thai สุขภาพ | ||
Tigrinya ጥዕና | ||
Tsonga rihanyo | ||
Turkish sağlık | ||
Turkmen saglyk | ||
Twi (Akan) apomuden | ||
Ukrainian здоров'я | ||
Urdu صحت | ||
Uyghur ساغلاملىق | ||
Uzbek sog'liq | ||
Vietnamese sức khỏe | ||
Welsh iechyd | ||
Xhosa impilo | ||
Yiddish געזונט | ||
Yoruba ilera | ||
Zulu impilo |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Gesondheid, derived from the Middle Dutch "gesontheit", ultimately comes from Proto-Germanic *sundaz, meaning "sound, healthy". |
| Albanian | "Shëndetin" in Albanian also refers to one's emotional and mental well-being. |
| Amharic | In the Cushitic languages, the word "ጤና" means "life" and it is also considered as a salutation. |
| Arabic | The word "الصحة" means "health" in Arabic, but it also has the alternate meaning of "wellness" or "well-being." |
| Armenian | In Armenian and some other Indo-European languages, the word |
| Azerbaijani | The word "sağlamlıq" in Azerbaijani also means "well-being" or "soundness." |
| Basque | This Basque word, also meaning 'whole' or 'sound', is related to the word 'osan' meaning 'bones'. |
| Belarusian | The word "здароўе" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *zdorъvъ, which originally meant "sound, healthy, whole". |
| Bengali | The word "স্বাস্থ্য" in Bengali can also refer to the state of well-being or the quality of being in good health. |
| Bosnian | The word 'zdravlje' is also used as a toast to good health, similar to the English phrase 'cheers' or the German 'prost'. |
| Bulgarian | The word "здраве" in Bulgarian is derived from the Proto-Slavic root *zdravъ, meaning "sound" or "whole." |
| Catalan | "Salut" also means "goodbye" in Catalan, as a shortened form of "salutació" (greeting). |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano word "kahimsog" derives from the Proto-Austronesian word "*kasim-an" meaning "strength, power, or vitality". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The character '健' in '健康' originally meant 'walking with a stick' or 'able-bodied', implying the physical aspect of health. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "健" means a human standing at the apex while "康" means peace and happiness. |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "salute" can also refer to a specific drink or potion, particularly one with medicinal properties. |
| Croatian | "Zdravlje" has the same Indo-European root as "dry" and "tree", all meaning "stable" or "firm." |
| Czech | The word "zdraví" has an alternate obsolete meaning in Czech: "greeting". |
| Danish | The word "sundhed" in Danish is cognate with the English word "sound" and originally meant "vigor" or "strength." |
| Dutch | The word "Gezondheid" comes from the Old Dutch "gisund" meaning "sound" or "whole". |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word “sano” (health) is borrowed from Latin and also means “holy” or “sound”. |
| Estonian | The word "tervis" in Estonian is cognate with "terror" and "tremor" in English, reflecting the historical association between health and fear of disease. |
| Finnish | In addition to meaning «health», "terveyttä" can also mean «cheers!» when used in a toast or to wish someone well. |
| French | Santé in French means 'cheers' when toasting, as 'health' is an old European symbol of good fortune. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "sûnens" comes from the Proto-West Germanic word *sunthijô, meaning "health" or "good condition." |
| Galician | The Galician word "saúde" has a Latin origin meaning "safety" and can also refer to a toast or well-wishing during a drink. |
| Georgian | The word ჯანმრთელობა is derived from the old Georgian word "джан" meaning "soul" and the suffix "тели" meaning "hood" or "state", thus literally meaning "the state of having a soul". |
| German | The word "Gesundheit" in German also means "bless you" when someone sneezes, likely deriving from the wish for good health after a sneeze. |
| Greek | The word "υγεία" in Greek also means "wholeness" or "soundness", reflecting the holistic view of health in ancient Greece. |
| Gujarati | આરોગ્ય originates from the Sanskrit word 'ārogya' meaning 'free from disease or sickness' and can also refer to 'well-being' or 'good health'. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "sante" comes from the French word "santé" but also means "cheers!" in Haitian Creole. |
| Hausa | The Hausa word "lafiya" also means "peace" and "well-being." |
| Hawaiian | In Hawaiian, "olakino" not only means "health" but also "prosperity" and "well-being." |
| Hebrew | The word "בְּרִיאוּת" (health) in Hebrew is derived from the root "בריא" (healthy), but also has the alternate meaning of "well-being" or "prosperity". |
| Hindi | स्वास्थ्य is ultimately derived from Sanskrit ‘svasthya,’ which means 'well-being' or 'staying well'. |
| Hmong | Noj qab haus huv literally translates to “keep the soul and body well-balanced”. |
| Hungarian | "Egészség" literally means "wholeness" in Hungarian, referring to the state of being complete and sound in body and mind. |
| Icelandic | The Old Norse word 'heilsu' meant both 'good luck' and 'health', a connection still seen in the Icelandic saying 'heilsu til hamingju' (lit. "health to happiness"). |
| Igbo | 'Ahụike' in Igbo also means 'peace of mind' and 'inner wellness'. |
| Indonesian | "Kesehatan" comes from the Sanskrit word "kesahatan", meaning "well-being". |
| Irish | Sláinte shares a root with the English word "salute", referencing the custom of wishing good health by raising a glass. |
| Italian | "Salute" in Italian shares an origin with the English word "salvation" and the Latin word "salus," meaning "well-being". |
| Japanese | The Japanese word "健康 (kenkō)" is composed of two characters: "健 (ken)", which means "strong" or "healthy", and "康 (kō)", which means "peace" or "well-being." |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "kesehatan" (Indonesian "kesehatan") is ultimately derived from the Sanskrit word "kṣema" meaning "wellbeing" or "safety". Javanese also shares this root with the Indonesian word "selamat" or "keselamatan" which both mean "safety". |
| Kannada | The word "ಆರೋಗ್ಯ" in Kannada literally translates to "free from disease", highlighting the absence of illness as a key aspect of health. |
| Kazakh | Etymology of "денсаулық" is from the word "дене" ("body"), which later developed a new meaning, acquiring the current meaning of "health," and this new word replaced the older term "саулық." |
| Khmer | The Khmer word "សុខភាព" is derived from the Sanskrit word "sukha" meaning "happiness" and "prapti" meaning "attainment". |
| Korean | 건강 (health) etymologically refers to the 'body's strength' and the 'goodness' of an organism |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word 'tendûrûstî' is derived from the Persian word 'tandorosti', which ultimately comes from the Middle Persian word 'tan-durustī', meaning 'good body'. It is a compound of 'tan' ('body') and 'durust' ('good, strong, well'). |
| Kyrgyz | The phrase "ден соолук" literally translates to "healthy body", suggesting the interconnectedness of physical and mental well-being. |
| Latin | The word 'salutem', meaning health in Latin, also carries the meaning of 'greeting', as seen in the traditional Roman salutation 'Ave atque vale'. |
| Latvian | "Veselība" originally meant "happiness" and is related to the words "vest" ("to lead") and "laime" ("happiness"). |
| Lithuanian | The Lithuanian word "sveikata" is ultimately derived from the Proto-Balto-Slavic word *svekъ, meaning "strong" or "whole." |
| Macedonian | The word "здравје" can also refer to a toast or a cheer, similar to "cheers" or "salute" in English. |
| Malagasy | "Fahasalamana" is derived from the Arabic word "salama" meaning "to be safe". |
| Malay | The word "kesihatan" is derived from the Arabic word "sihhah", meaning "well-being", and also relates to the Malay word "sihat", meaning "good health". |
| Malayalam | The Malayalam word "ആരോഗ്യം" (aarogyam) is derived from the Sanskrit word "आरोह" (aaroh), meaning "rise" or "ascend", representing the desired state of optimal well-being. |
| Maltese | In some contexts, "saħħa" can also mean "cheers" or "goodbye". |
| Maori | The word hauora in Maori refers to both a person's physical and mental wellbeing, as well as the health of the environment in which they live. |
| Marathi | The word "आरोग्य" is derived from the Sanskrit word "रोग" (disease), hence it literally means "absence of disease". |
| Mongolian | Эрүүл |
| Nepali | स्वास्थ्य originates from 'su+asthayi' referring to 'being in good condition'. |
| Norwegian | In Norwegian, "helse" is also used to refer to the state of being sound or whole, as in "helse og lykke" (health and happiness). |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The Nyanja word 'thanzi' comes from Proto-Bantu '*tanci' meaning 'life' and ultimately from '*dano' meaning 'to live'. |
| Pashto | The word "روغتیا" can also refer to the ability to be healed by medicine (in contrast to "مریضاندیا ", a chronic and incurable disease). |
| Persian | The word "سلامتی" can also mean "bless you" or "God bless you" when someone sneezes |
| Polish | The Polish word "zdrowie" not only means "health", but also "cheers" when used as a toast. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, the word "saúde" comes from the Latin word "salus", which means "safety" or "well-being". |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word 'ਸਿਹਤ' is derived from the Arabic word 'صحت', which also means 'correctness' or 'accuracy'. |
| Romanian | "Sănătate" comes from Proto-Indo-European root "*sent- " - "to be well; sound; safe" which also appears in the Latin "sanitas". |
| Russian | The word "здоровье" originally meant "wholeness". |
| Samoan | The word "soifua maloloina" can also refer to the state of being contented and well-rested. |
| Scots Gaelic | Slàinte is used both as a toast to good health and as an interjection meaning 'goodbye'. |
| Serbian | The word "здравље" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "*zdravъ", meaning "whole, sound, healthy". |
| Sesotho | The Sesotho word "bophelo" shares the same root with the word "phela" which means "to live". It implies that "health" is not just the absence of disease but a state of well-being. |
| Shona | In addition to meaning "health," the word "hutano" can also refer to good fortune or well-being in Shona. |
| Sindhi | صحت also means "truth" and is derived from the Arabic word "sahhat" meaning "correctness" or "soundness". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "සෞඛ්යය" is derived from Sanskrit and also means "happiness" or "well-being". |
| Slovak | Slovak "zdravie" is cognate with other Slavic words for health including Russian *здоровье* (zdorovye), and can also refer to a toast. |
| Slovenian | The word 'zdravje' is derived from the Proto-Slavic word 'zdravь', meaning 'sound' or 'whole'. |
| Somali | The word "caafimaadka" can also refer to the state of being well-adjusted or balanced in Somali. |
| Spanish | The Spanish word "salud" originates from the Latin "salus," meaning "well-being" or "safety." |
| Sundanese | Kasihatan is a Sundanese word that derives from the Malay word 'kesihatan', which ultimately comes from the Arabic word 'sihhah', also meaning 'health'. |
| Swahili | The word "afya" in Swahili derives from the Arabic word "afiya," meaning "well-being, recovery, or salvation." |
| Swedish | Hälsa can also refer to greetings, congratulations, or a toast. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "kalusugan" can also refer to a person's general well-being or state of mind. |
| Tajik | The word "саломатӣ" is rooted in the Persian verb "سلامت بودن": "to be well or safe" |
| Telugu | "ఆరోగ్యం" (health) is derived from the Sanskrit word "आरोग्य" (ārogya), meaning "freedom from disease". It also holds an alternate meaning of "well-being" or "soundness of mind and body". |
| Thai | สุขภาพ' ('health') derives from Sanskrit 'sukha' ('pleasure') and 'palama' ('to protect or maintain'), signifying the preservation of the body's well-being. |
| Turkish | The word "sağlık" in Turkish also means "thanks". |
| Ukrainian | The word "здоров'я" in Ukrainian means "health" but also has the alternate meaning of "peace". |
| Urdu | The word "صحت" in Urdu also means "correctness" or "accuracy". |
| Uzbek | The word "sog'liq" is originally of Persian origin and can also mean "well-being" or "prosperity". |
| Vietnamese | The word "Sức khỏe" is composed of two words meaning "power" and "strength." |
| Welsh | The word 'iechyd' (health) is of Old English origin, akin to 'eachd' in Scottish Gaelic, and etymologically stems from the Proto-Germanic word for 'horse' |
| Xhosa | In Xhosa, "impilo" can also refer to "life" or "existence". |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word 'געזונט' ('gezunt') comes from the Middle High German word 'gesuntheit' meaning 'well-being' or 'prosperity.' |
| Yoruba | "ilera" also means "freshness" or "newness," and is often used to describe the feeling of being refreshed or rejuvenated. |
| Zulu | Zulu "impilo" comes from proto-Nguni and means "a state of well-being, happiness, or prosperity"} |
| English | The word 'health' stems from Old English word 'hǽlð' which meant 'wholeness'. |