Hot in Different Languages
Discover 'Hot' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Hot
Afrikaans warm | ||
Albanian nxehtë | ||
Amharic ሞቃት | ||
Arabic الحار | ||
Armenian տաք | ||
Assamese গৰম | ||
Aymara junt'u | ||
Azerbaijani isti | ||
Bambara kalanman | ||
Basque beroa | ||
Belarusian гарачая | ||
Bengali গরম | ||
Bhojpuri गरम | ||
Bosnian vruće | ||
Bulgarian горещо | ||
Catalan calent | ||
Cebuano init | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 热 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 熱 | ||
Corsican caldu | ||
Croatian vruće | ||
Czech horký | ||
Danish hed | ||
Dhivehi ހޫނު | ||
Dogri तत्ता | ||
Dutch heet | ||
English hot | ||
Esperanto varma | ||
Estonian kuum | ||
Ewe xᴐ dzo | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) mainit | ||
Finnish kuuma | ||
French chaud | ||
Frisian hyt | ||
Galician quente | ||
Georgian ცხელი | ||
German heiß | ||
Greek ζεστό | ||
Guarani haku | ||
Gujarati ગરમ | ||
Haitian Creole cho | ||
Hausa zafi | ||
Hawaiian wela | ||
Hebrew חַם | ||
Hindi गरम | ||
Hmong kub | ||
Hungarian forró | ||
Icelandic heitt | ||
Igbo na-ekpo ọkụ | ||
Ilocano napudot | ||
Indonesian panas | ||
Irish te | ||
Italian caldo | ||
Japanese ホット | ||
Javanese panas | ||
Kannada ಬಿಸಿ | ||
Kazakh ыстық | ||
Khmer ក្តៅ | ||
Kinyarwanda ashyushye | ||
Konkani गरम | ||
Korean 뜨거운 | ||
Krio ɔt | ||
Kurdish germ | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) گەرم | ||
Kyrgyz ысык | ||
Lao ຮ້ອນ | ||
Latin calidi | ||
Latvian karsts | ||
Lingala molunge | ||
Lithuanian karšta | ||
Luganda okwookya | ||
Luxembourgish waarm | ||
Macedonian жешко | ||
Maithili गर्म | ||
Malagasy mafana | ||
Malay panas | ||
Malayalam ചൂടുള്ള | ||
Maltese jaħraq | ||
Maori wera | ||
Marathi गरम | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯑꯁꯥꯕ | ||
Mizo sa | ||
Mongolian халуун | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ပူတယ် | ||
Nepali तातो | ||
Norwegian varmt | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) kutentha | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଗରମ | ||
Oromo ho'aa | ||
Pashto ګرم | ||
Persian داغ | ||
Polish gorąco | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) quente | ||
Punjabi ਗਰਮ | ||
Quechua quñi | ||
Romanian fierbinte | ||
Russian горячей | ||
Samoan vevela | ||
Sanskrit उष्णः | ||
Scots Gaelic teth | ||
Sepedi fiša | ||
Serbian вруће | ||
Sesotho chesa | ||
Shona kupisa | ||
Sindhi گرم | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) උණුසුම් | ||
Slovak horúci | ||
Slovenian vroče | ||
Somali kulul | ||
Spanish caliente | ||
Sundanese panas | ||
Swahili moto | ||
Swedish varm | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) mainit | ||
Tajik гарм | ||
Tamil சூடான | ||
Tatar кайнар | ||
Telugu వేడి | ||
Thai ร้อน | ||
Tigrinya ምዉቅ | ||
Tsonga hisa | ||
Turkish sıcak | ||
Turkmen yssy | ||
Twi (Akan) hye | ||
Ukrainian гарячий | ||
Urdu گرم | ||
Uyghur hot | ||
Uzbek issiq | ||
Vietnamese nóng bức | ||
Welsh poeth | ||
Xhosa kushushu | ||
Yiddish הייס | ||
Yoruba gbona | ||
Zulu kushisa |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "warm" is cognate to the English word "warm", but it can also mean "comfortable" or "cozy". |
| Albanian | Nxehtë derives from Proto-Indo-European *nekʷ- 'to roast, burn'. |
| Amharic | The Amharic term "ሞቃት" is also employed to refer to a spicy or piquant flavor profile. |
| Arabic | The word "الحار" can also refer to spicy or pungent tastes or a burning sensation in the body. |
| Armenian | The Armenian word 'տաք' ('hot') also means 'spicy' or 'pungent'. |
| Azerbaijani | "Isti" can also mean "feverish" in Azerbaijani. |
| Basque | The word "bero" in Basque has other meanings such as "great" or "good". |
| Belarusian | The word "гарачая" comes from the Proto-Slavic word *gъrъkъ, which also means "heat" or "fever". |
| Bosnian | "Vruće" is an adjective used to describe something that is hot, such as a fire or a stove. It can also be used to describe the weather, or someone's temper. |
| Bulgarian | The word "горещо" can also mean "spicy" or "feverish" in Bulgarian. |
| Catalan | Calent does not technically mean "hot" as an adjective, but an action that is "to heat" something. |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano word "init" is derived from the Malay word "panas" and is related to the Tagalog word "init" and the Indonesian word "panas". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "热" in Chinese has various meanings, including temperature, passion, enthusiasm, and popularity. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 熱 is also used as a noun for food that is hot and spicy. |
| Corsican | The Corsican word 'caldu' can also mean 'hot-tempered' or 'feverish'. |
| Croatian | The Croatian word "vruće" is related to the word "vreti", meaning to boil, and can also mean "fiery" or "passionate". |
| Czech | "Horký" also means "bitter" in Czech, and comes from the Proto-Slavic word "gorkъ", which had the same meaning. |
| Danish | The word "hed" also means "to improve" and derives from a Proto-Germanic root meaning "to burn". |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "heet" can also refer to the process of heating or making something hot. |
| Esperanto | The word "varma" also means "confident" and comes from the Slavic word for "warm". |
| Estonian | "Kuuma" derives in some Baltic language from proto-Indo-European "keu", referring to something heated or burning |
| Finnish | In addition to 'hot', 'kuuma' also means 'fever' and 'sultry'. It can also be used figuratively to describe something passionate or intense. |
| French | The French word "chaud" comes from the Latin word "calidus", meaning "hot" or "warm", but can also be used figuratively to describe strong emotions or situations. |
| Frisian | The word "hyt" in the Frisian language comes from the Old English "hāt", which also means "hot". |
| Galician | In Galician the word "quente" also refers to a type of traditional soup. |
| Georgian | The word "ცხელი" also means "spicy" in Georgian, a usage found in some other Kartvelian languages like Mingrelian and Laz. |
| German | In German, "heiß" is cognate with the English "heath" and originally meant "wild and barren landscape" |
| Greek | The word "ζεστό" not only means "hot" in Greek but can also refer to the warmth of a person or a friendly welcome. |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "ગરમ" is derived from the Sanskrit word "gharma" and can also mean "spicy" or "exciting". |
| Haitian Creole | "Cho" in Haitian Creole can also mean "spicy" or "irritating". |
| Hausa | Hausa word "zafi" is also used as a superlative, for example "cold" is "sanyi", while "very cold" is "zafi sanyi" |
| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word "wela" can also mean "to roast" or "to scorch". |
| Hebrew | The word 'חַם' also means 'sour' or 'spicy' in Hebrew, and is related to the Arabic word 'حامض' (hāmiḍ), meaning 'acid'. |
| Hindi | In Punjabi the verb 'to heat up' is also spelled as 'गरमाना' |
| Hmong | In addition to meaning "hot," "kub" can also mean "spicy," "fiery," or "aggressive." |
| Hungarian | Forró (meaning "fiery") in Hungarian also refers to a traditional style of pair dancing accompanied by music. |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word 'heitt' can also refer to 'spicy' foods or drinks. |
| Igbo | In the context of pepper soup or other soups, 'na-ekpo ọkụ' can mean either 'it's hot' or 'it has peppers'. |
| Indonesian | The word "panas" can also mean "expensive" or "difficult" in Indonesian. |
| Irish | The Gaelic word "te" is also used to refer to something that is exciting or stimulating |
| Italian | The Italian word "caldo" comes from the Latin "calidus", meaning "warm" or "hot", and can also refer to a type of broth or soup. |
| Japanese | The word "hot" in Japanese, "ホット" (hotto), can also mean "fresh" or "new" in the context of food or drinks. |
| Javanese | In Javanese, "panas" also means "fever" or "warmth". |
| Kannada | The word "ಬಿಸಿ" can also mean "anger" or "enthusiasm" in Kannada. |
| Kazakh | The word ыстық also has the meaning of "steep", as in a steep incline. |
| Khmer | ក្តៅ shares a root and can also carry the meaning of 'bitter.' |
| Korean | The word "뜨거운" (hot) is also used to describe something spicy, such as a dish. |
| Kurdish | In Kurdish, the word 'germ' also means 'warm' and can be used in the context of temperature or emotions. |
| Kyrgyz | 'Ысык' also means 'sacred' in Kyrgyz, which is seen in the name of Lake Issyk-Kul, which translates to 'warm sacred lake'. |
| Lao | The Lao word 'ຮ້ອນ' ('hot') also refers to 'being angry' or 'having a fever'. |
| Latin | The Latin word "calidi" can also refer to "warmth," "fever" or "passion." |
| Latvian | The Latvian word "karsts" not only means "hot", but also refers to a type of geological formation characterized by soluble rock and underground drainage. |
| Lithuanian | The word "karšta" in Lithuanian originates from the Proto-Indo-European root "*kers-," and is related to Sanskrit "gharma" and Latin "formus," both meaning "warm." |
| Luxembourgish | "Waarm" can come from the Proto-Germanic "*waarmas" or Old High German "*waram"," which also gave origin to the word "warm" in other Germanic languages. |
| Macedonian | The Old Church Slavonic word *žgъ*, the ancestor of Macedonian "жешко" and other cognate words in Slavic languages, also had the additional meaning “pain” |
| Malagasy | "Mafana" also means "spicy" in Malagasy. |
| Malay | The word "panas" in Malay can also mean "fever" or "anger". |
| Malayalam | The word 'ചൂടുള്ള' in Malayalam is an example of a 'sandhi', a compound word, and is composed of the words 'ചൂട്' (heat) and 'ഉള്ള' (having). |
| Maltese | The word "jaħraq" is also used to describe something that is very spicy or pungent. |
| Maori | The word "wera" is cognate with the Proto-Polynesian word *wela, which also means "hot". |
| Marathi | 'गरम' is connected to the Sanskrit word 'ghrama' which refers to a house or a homestead. |
| Mongolian | The word "халуун" can also refer to "warm" as a temperature, or "spicy" as a flavor. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | "ပူတယ်" shares the same root with the verb "to roast" and thus can also mean "fragrant". |
| Nepali | The Nepali word 'तातो' is cognate with the Sanskrit word 'ताप', which means 'heat' or 'warmth'. |
| Norwegian | The word "varmt" also means "loving" or "affectionate" in Norwegian. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "kutentha" can also mean "to boil" or "to cook". |
| Pashto | The word "ګرم" in Pashto also means "heavy" or "serious". |
| Persian | The Persian word "داغ" may also refer to a brand or stigma, or figuratively to a wound or injury. |
| Polish | In Polish, "gorąco" can also mean "ardently", "fervently", or "enthusiastically." |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | "Quente" can also mean "spicy" or "warm" in Portuguese (Portugal). |
| Punjabi | The word 'ਗਰਮ' ('garam') is also used in Punjabi to refer to something spicy or stimulating. |
| Romanian | Although it is not widely known, the name derives from the Turkish word "fırın" meaning "oven". |
| Russian | Горячей is an old word meaning "bitterly," which survives in idioms such as горькая судьба ("a bitter fate") or a hot-tempered person. |
| Samoan | The Samoan word 'vevela' is related to the Proto-Polynesian word '*wewe', meaning 'to be warm' or 'to be cooked'. |
| Scots Gaelic | "Teth" may derive from Old Norse teitr ("cheerful, pleasant"), which in turn derives from Proto-Germanic teitaz ("joy, pleasure"). |
| Serbian | The Serbian word "вруће" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "*vьrъ", which also means "boil" or "bubble". |
| Sesotho | The word 'chesa' (hot) is said to have originated from the word 'chesela', meaning 'to warm something up'. |
| Shona | The word 'kupisa' in Shona is also used to mean 'to heat up' or 'to boil'. |
| Sindhi | In Sindhi, "گرم" also means "red" or "orange". |
| Slovak | The word "horúci" can also mean "feverish" or "enthusiastic" in Slovak. |
| Slovenian | The Slovene word 'vroče' derives from 'vreti', a verb meaning to 'boil', and can metaphorically mean 'fiery-tempered'. |
| Somali | Kulul is used in various contexts, including as a greeting during the hot season. |
| Sundanese | In Sundanese, "panas" not only means "hot" but also carries the meaning of "embarrassed" or "ashamed". |
| Swahili | The word "moto" can also mean "fierce" or "passionate" in Swahili. |
| Swedish | The Swedish word "varm" can also mean "friendly", a nuance that the English "hot" lacks. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Mainit" in Tagalog means "hot" but can also mean "friendly" or "excited". |
| Tajik | The Tajik word "гарм" not only means "hot" but also refers to a region in Tajikistan known for its warm climate and fertile lands. |
| Tamil | சூடான (chutana) is also used to describe spicy food and weather. |
| Telugu | The Telugu word "వేడి" also means "fever" or "heat" in the context of an illness. |
| Thai | The term "ร้อน" can refer to physical sensations, as well as emotions, including anger and desire. |
| Turkish | Sıcak is also used as a noun in Turkish with the meaning of "warmth". |
| Ukrainian | In Ukrainian, the word "гарячий" can also mean "eager" or "passionate". |
| Urdu | Urdu "گرم" derives from Sanskrit "gharamā", meaning "heat" but also "affection" or "excitement". |
| Uzbek | "issiq" originates from the Old Turkic word "ysïk," meaning "warm," derived from Proto-Turkic "sïzïq" with a similar meaning. |
| Vietnamese | "Nóng bức" in Vietnamese not only means "hot" but also carries the connotation of discomfort and stuffiness. |
| Welsh | The Welsh word 'poeth' comes from the Proto-Celtic root *tep-, meaning 'warm' or 'hot' |
| Xhosa | The word 'kushushu' has its origin in a fire-making stick that produces flames and sparks. |
| Yiddish | In Yiddish, 'הייס' can also refer to 'excited' or 'passionate'. |
| Yoruba | Gbona has a secondary meaning, 'to be fierce or intense', as in 'gbona ira' for 'intense anger'. |
| Zulu | The word 'kushisa' is also used to describe something that is intense or strong in Xhosa. |
| English | The word 'hot' also refers to something that is stolen or acquired illegally. |