Horse in Different Languages
Discover 'Horse' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Horse
Afrikaans perd | ||
Albanian kali | ||
Amharic ፈረስ | ||
Arabic حصان | ||
Armenian ձի | ||
Assamese ঘোঁৰা | ||
Aymara qaqilu | ||
Azerbaijani at | ||
Bambara so | ||
Basque zaldi | ||
Belarusian конь | ||
Bengali ঘোড়া | ||
Bhojpuri घोड़ा | ||
Bosnian konj | ||
Bulgarian кон | ||
Catalan cavall | ||
Cebuano kabayo | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 马 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 馬 | ||
Corsican cavallu | ||
Croatian konj | ||
Czech kůň | ||
Danish hest | ||
Dhivehi އަސް | ||
Dogri घोड़ा | ||
Dutch paard | ||
English horse | ||
Esperanto ĉevalo | ||
Estonian hobune | ||
Ewe sɔ̃ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) kabayo | ||
Finnish hevonen | ||
French cheval | ||
Frisian hynder | ||
Galician cabalo | ||
Georgian ცხენი | ||
German pferd | ||
Greek άλογο | ||
Guarani kavaju | ||
Gujarati ઘોડો | ||
Haitian Creole chwal | ||
Hausa doki | ||
Hawaiian lio | ||
Hebrew סוּס | ||
Hindi घोड़ा | ||
Hmong nees | ||
Hungarian ló | ||
Icelandic hestur | ||
Igbo ịnyịnya | ||
Ilocano kabalyo | ||
Indonesian kuda | ||
Irish capall | ||
Italian cavallo | ||
Japanese うま | ||
Javanese jaran | ||
Kannada ಕುದುರೆ | ||
Kazakh жылқы | ||
Khmer សេះ | ||
Kinyarwanda ifarashi | ||
Konkani घोडो | ||
Korean 말 | ||
Krio ɔs | ||
Kurdish hesp | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ئەسپ | ||
Kyrgyz ат | ||
Lao ມ້າ | ||
Latin equus | ||
Latvian zirgs | ||
Lingala mpunda | ||
Lithuanian arklys | ||
Luganda embalaasi | ||
Luxembourgish päerd | ||
Macedonian коњ | ||
Maithili घोड़ा | ||
Malagasy soavaly | ||
Malay kuda | ||
Malayalam കുതിര | ||
Maltese żiemel | ||
Maori hoiho | ||
Marathi घोडा | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯁꯒꯣꯜ | ||
Mizo sakawr | ||
Mongolian морь | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) မြင်း | ||
Nepali घोडा | ||
Norwegian hest | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) kavalo | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଘୋଡା | ||
Oromo farda | ||
Pashto اسونه | ||
Persian اسب | ||
Polish koń | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) cavalo | ||
Punjabi ਘੋੜਾ | ||
Quechua caballo | ||
Romanian cal | ||
Russian лошадь | ||
Samoan solofanua | ||
Sanskrit घोटकः | ||
Scots Gaelic each | ||
Sepedi pere | ||
Serbian коњ | ||
Sesotho pere | ||
Shona bhiza | ||
Sindhi گھوڙو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) අශ්වයා | ||
Slovak koňa | ||
Slovenian konj | ||
Somali faras | ||
Spanish caballo | ||
Sundanese kuda | ||
Swahili farasi | ||
Swedish häst | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) kabayo | ||
Tajik асп | ||
Tamil குதிரை | ||
Tatar ат | ||
Telugu గుర్రం | ||
Thai ม้า | ||
Tigrinya ፈረስ | ||
Tsonga hanci | ||
Turkish at | ||
Turkmen at | ||
Twi (Akan) pɔnkɔ | ||
Ukrainian кінь | ||
Urdu گھوڑا | ||
Uyghur ئات | ||
Uzbek ot | ||
Vietnamese con ngựa | ||
Welsh ceffyl | ||
Xhosa ihashe | ||
Yiddish פערד | ||
Yoruba ẹṣin | ||
Zulu ihhashi |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word “perd” comes from the French word "cheval", which means "horse". |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "kali" not only refers to "horse" but also to the female gender in names. |
| Amharic | The word "ፈረስ" (horse) is derived from the Proto-Semitic root *frs, which also means "foal" and "donkey". |
| Arabic | The word حصان also refers to "luck", or "fortune", especially when used with the phrase "ضربة الحصان". |
| Armenian | In addition to its primary meaning as "horse," the Armenian word "ձի" also refers to "mare" and "cavalry." |
| Azerbaijani | The word "at" in Azerbaijani can also refer to a type of chess piece known as the "knight". |
| Basque | Zaldi is the Basque word for "horse" and comes from the proto-Basque root *zal(d)i*. |
| Belarusian | The Belarusian word "конь" can also refer to a knight in chess. |
| Bengali | In ancient Sanskrit 'ghora' originally meant cattle that was 'seized' or 'taken' as wealth after battle, but in time its meaning narrowed to 'horse' because of the horse's central role in ancient warfare. |
| Bosnian | The word "konj" is cognate with English "equestrian," both ultimately deriving from the Proto-Indo-European root "*h₁éḱwos". |
| Bulgarian | "Кон" also means a unit of mass or volume equal to half a bushel. |
| Catalan | Caball is a loanword from Latin caballus, originally meaning a workhorse or a gelding, and is not related to the native Catalan word cavall. |
| Cebuano | "Kabayo" means "horse" in Cebuano, but figuratively refers to someone who works hard or does laborious work. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The character "马" also means "mother" in some Chinese dialects. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The traditional form of "馬" (馬) also means a person who is good at riding horses. |
| Corsican | "Cavallu" in Corsican is derived from Latin "caballus" and also refers to a chess knight or a playing card with a rider |
| Croatian | In some Slavic languages, the word 'konj' also means 'rider' or 'cavalryman'. |
| Czech | The word "kůň" also means "horse" in other Slavic languages, including Polish, Slovak, and Russian. |
| Danish | In Danish, the word "hest" not only refers to a horse, but also carries the alternative meaning of "journey", likely stemming from the association of horses with travel. |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "paard" is cognate with English "pard" and "partner," suggesting a former meaning of "traveling companion". |
| Esperanto | "Ĉevalo" comes from the Latin "caballus", meaning "workhorse" or "pack animal". |
| Estonian | The word "hobune" may also refer to a rocking horse, a hobbyhorse or a chess knight. |
| Finnish | "Hevonen" originates from Proto-Germanic "haiba-", meaning "to raise", possibly because of the high-stepping gait of the animal. |
| French | The word 'cheval' comes from the Latin 'caballus' meaning 'pack horse' or 'nag' and is also used in the phrase 'cheval de bataille' meaning 'pet subject' |
| Frisian | The word "hynder" can also mean "mare" or "stallion" in Frisian, depending on the context. |
| Galician | The word "cabalo" originally referred to the male horse but later extended to refer to all horses. |
| Georgian | "ცხენი" derives from Persian "aspan" and can also mean "donkey" or "mule" in some regional dialects. |
| German | The German word "Pferd" is derived from the Proto-West Germanic form *perda, which is related to the English word "pad" and "parade". |
| Greek | The Greek word "άλογο" comes from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂éḱwos, which also gave rise to the Latin word "equus" and the English word "horse". |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word “ઘોડો” (“horse”) shares its origin with the Sanskrit word “ghoṭaka”, meaning an animal that moves fast or a stallion. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "chwal" is also used in Haitian Creole to refer to a "horse-drawn cart". |
| Hausa | The word "doki" in Hausa can also refer to a male donkey. |
| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word "lio" can also mean "dog" or "cattle". |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word סוּס (sus) is derived from either Egyptian (ses) or Akkadian (sisû) and also refers to a "mare". |
| Hindi | The word 'घोड़ा' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'हय' meaning 'steed', 'charger', or 'horse' used for riding or pulling a vehicle. |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "nees" can also refer to a legendary creature that is half-horse and half-human known as the "neeg-muas" or "horse-spirit". |
| Hungarian | The word "ló" also means "to shoot" or "to fire" in Hungarian, likely originating from the sound of arrows being shot. |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "hestur" derives from the Proto-Indo-European noun "*ḱeḱos/*ćaćos", which also yielded "equus" in Latin and "hippos" in Greek. |
| Igbo | The word "ịnyịnya" also means "a person who is very hard-working" or "a workaholic" in Igbo. |
| Indonesian | Kuda' has a dual meaning in Indonesian, it can also refer to a 'number of items', such as kuda-kuda (several horses). |
| Irish | The word "capall" can also mean "mare" or "filly" |
| Italian | The Italian word "cavallo" shares a common root with "cavalry" and the Latin "caballus", the ancestor of the word "horse" in many European languages. |
| Japanese | The word "うま" (horse) in Japanese also means "delicious" and is often used to describe tasty food. |
| Javanese | The word "jaran" also refers to a mythical horse-like creature in Javanese mythology, which often has magical abilities and is ridden by powerful figures. |
| Kannada | The word "ಕುದುರೆ" is derived from the Dravidian root "kud", meaning "to leap" or "to jump". |
| Kazakh | "Жылқы" also refers to "a herd, a multitude of living organisms" in Kazakh. |
| Khmer | The Khmer word សេះ can also mean "to win a bet" |
| Korean | The word '말' ('horse') in Korean also refers to 'speech' |
| Kurdish | "hesp" also means "a horse of good quality" or "a young horse". |
| Kyrgyz | The word "ат" is also used figuratively to denote a person of high status or respect. |
| Lao | "[ມ້າ](maa5/mɑː5)" in Lao is also used to refer to "a small pony" or "a wooden horse toy". |
| Latin | In Latin, "equus" also pertains to the "riders" and "knights" and shares a root with words meaning "swift." |
| Latvian | The Latvian word "zirgs" has cognates in Lithuanian, Russian, and other Slavic languages, implying an Indo-European origin. |
| Lithuanian | The word "arklys" is also known as the "night eagle" in the Lithuanian language. |
| Luxembourgish | The word "Päerd" likely originates from the Celtic root "epos" (horse), shared by most Germanic languages but possibly influenced by Slavic languages. |
| Macedonian | The word “коњ” derives from the Proto-Slavic word “*konь”, which further derives from the Proto-Indo-European word “*h₂éḱwos”, meaning “horse”. |
| Malagasy | The word "soavaly" also means "mare" and comes from the root "sova" meaning "to run". |
| Malay | The word "kuda" also has extended meanings such as "pawn" in chess and "knight" in the card game "catur". |
| Malayalam | The word 'കുതിര' ('horse') in Malayalam is derived from Proto-Dravidian word 'kudir' and Proto-Indo-European word 'kwelros', both of which also mean 'horse'. |
| Maltese | "Żiemel" is the Maltese word for "horse" and is derived from the Arabic word "jamal" meaning "camel". |
| Maori | "Hoiho" also refers to the yellow-eyed penguin, a flightless bird native to New Zealand. |
| Marathi | The word "घोडा" (horse) in Marathi is derived from Sanskrit, and can also mean "a type of carriage" or "a frame of wood supporting the body of a cart". |
| Mongolian | The word "морь" (horse) in Mongolian is of Proto-Mongolic origin, and is also used to refer to other equids such as donkeys and zebras. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | In Myanmar, "မြင်း" ("horse") can also refer to a type of horse-drawn carriage or to a chess piece. |
| Nepali | In Nepali, "घोडा" means both horse and a wooden structure used as a bed in the mountains |
| Norwegian | Old Norse "hestr," from Proto-Germanic "*haistaz," related to "*hais-," "command." |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "kavalo" in Nyanja (Chichewa) is also used to refer to a wooden toy cart that children play with. |
| Pashto | The word "اسونه" in Pashto also means "a unit of land equal to approximately 6.25 acres". |
| Persian | Persian word "اسب" may have derived from Proto-Indo-European "*h₁éḱwos" meaning "horse", but also carries the figurative meaning of "lover". |
| Polish | The word "koń" in Polish is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *konь, which also means "steed" or "charger". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "cavalo" (horse in Portuguese) comes from the Latin word "caballus", which also means "workhorse". |
| Punjabi | The word "ਘੋੜਾ" in Punjabi derives from the Vedic Sanskrit word "gharada". Similarly, in many modern Indo-Aryan languages, the word for "horse" derives from the same root. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word for "cal" derives from the Latin "caballus" and shares cognates with words for "horse" in other Romance languages like "cheval" in French and "caballo" in Spanish. |
| Russian | The word "лошадь" also has the alternate meaning of "pawn" in the game of chess. |
| Samoan | The word "solofanua" in Samoan is also used figuratively to refer to a person who is strong or independent. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word 'each' comes from Old Irish 'ech' meaning 'horse' or 'steed' |
| Serbian | In Bulgarian, the word "кон" (kon) also means "horse". |
| Sesotho | While "pere" typically means "horse" in Sesotho, it can also refer to an animal's belly, or the ground. |
| Shona | In some parts of Zimbabwe, "bhiza" can also refer to a donkey. |
| Sindhi | In Sindhi, the word "گھوڙو" can also refer to a type of grain used in horse feed, or to the wooden beams supporting the roof of a house. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The Sinhala word "අශ්වයා" is derived from the Sanskrit word "अश्व" meaning "horse" and also refers to the "horse" in chess. |
| Slovak | "Kôň" can also mean "pony" or "steed". |
| Slovenian | In some dialects, "konj" can also refer to a bull. |
| Somali | The word "faras" also refers to a horse's bridle or saddle in Somali. |
| Spanish | The word "caballo" comes from the Latin "caballus" and can also mean "nag" or "steed" in Spanish. |
| Sundanese | "Kuda" also refers to a Sundanese musical instrument similar to a violin known as a rebab. |
| Swahili | "Farasi" also means "beautiful" in Comorian, and "Persian" in Arabic. |
| Swedish | In some Swedish dialects, "häst" can also refer to a "haystack". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Kabayo" originally referred to a male deer, and is cognate with the Malay "kuda" and Chinese "ma". |
| Tajik | The word "асп" (horse) in Tajik is ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱekw-os, which also gave rise to the English word "equine". |
| Tamil | The Tamil word 'குதிரை' is cognate with Sanskrit 'ghodaka', which ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European '*gʰó-ǵʰo-' meaning horse. |
| Telugu | "గుర్రం" is derived from the Sanskrit word "ghora" which means "fast or swift". |
| Thai | The word "ม้า" (horse) can also mean "chess piece" or "opium pipe" in Thai. |
| Turkish | The word "at" in Turkish also means "shot" or "firing". |
| Ukrainian | The word "кінь" can in one of meaning be traced to an ancestor of the Proto Slavic "*konь" while another meaning traces further back Proto-Indo-European "*ekwo-*" which originally meant "to be fast". |
| Urdu | "گھوڑا" also signifies a type of cloth, a game played on horseback or a special step in a dance. |
| Uzbek | In Uzbek, "ot" also means "grass" or "fire". |
| Vietnamese | "Con ngựa" in Vietnamese is also a colloquial term for a motorcycle, derived from its horse-like sound and movement. |
| Welsh | "ceffyl" (horse) is likely derived from Proto-Celtic "*ekuos", also meaning "horse", and is not related to the word "ceffylau" (leaves). |
| Xhosa | The word 'ihashe' in Xhosa can also refer to a donkey. |
| Yiddish | "פערד" (horse) derives from the Germanic *ferðu-, and is cognate with "Pferd" and "horse". |
| Yoruba | "The word ẹṣin originally applied to the buffalo and was later extended to the horse." |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "ihhashi" also can mean "donkey" or "mule". |
| English | The word 'horse' derives from the Proto-Indo-European root '*h₂éḱwos', meaning 'fast-running'. |