Huge in Different Languages
Discover 'Huge' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Huge
Afrikaans groot | ||
Albanian i madh | ||
Amharic ግዙፍ | ||
Arabic ضخم | ||
Armenian հսկայական | ||
Assamese প্ৰকাণ্ড | ||
Aymara jach'a | ||
Azerbaijani böyük | ||
Bambara belebeleba | ||
Basque erraldoia | ||
Belarusian велізарны | ||
Bengali বিপুল | ||
Bhojpuri बड़ | ||
Bosnian ogroman | ||
Bulgarian огромен | ||
Catalan enorme | ||
Cebuano dako kaayo | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 巨大 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 巨大 | ||
Corsican tamantu | ||
Croatian ogroman | ||
Czech obrovský | ||
Danish kæmpe stor | ||
Dhivehi ބޮޑު | ||
Dogri बशाल | ||
Dutch reusachtig | ||
English huge | ||
Esperanto grandega | ||
Estonian tohutu | ||
Ewe gã ŋutɔ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) malaki | ||
Finnish valtava | ||
French énorme | ||
Frisian enoarm | ||
Galician enorme | ||
Georgian უზარმაზარი | ||
German enorm | ||
Greek τεράστιος | ||
Guarani tuichaiterei | ||
Gujarati વિશાળ | ||
Haitian Creole gwo | ||
Hausa babba | ||
Hawaiian nui loa | ||
Hebrew עָצוּם | ||
Hindi विशाल | ||
Hmong loj heev | ||
Hungarian hatalmas | ||
Icelandic risastórt | ||
Igbo buru ibu | ||
Ilocano dakkel | ||
Indonesian besar | ||
Irish ollmhór | ||
Italian enorme | ||
Japanese 巨大 | ||
Javanese ageng banget | ||
Kannada ಬೃಹತ್ | ||
Kazakh үлкен | ||
Khmer ដ៏ធំ | ||
Kinyarwanda binini | ||
Konkani खूब | ||
Korean 거대한 | ||
Krio big | ||
Kurdish pirr | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) گەورە | ||
Kyrgyz зор | ||
Lao ຂະຫນາດໃຫຍ່ | ||
Latin ingens | ||
Latvian milzīgs | ||
Lingala monene | ||
Lithuanian didelis | ||
Luganda obugazi | ||
Luxembourgish enorm | ||
Macedonian огромен | ||
Maithili बड्ड पैघ | ||
Malagasy goavana | ||
Malay besar | ||
Malayalam വൻ | ||
Maltese enormi | ||
Maori nui | ||
Marathi प्रचंड | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯌꯥꯝꯅ ꯆꯥꯎꯕ | ||
Mizo lian | ||
Mongolian асар том | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ကြီးမားသည် | ||
Nepali विशाल | ||
Norwegian enorm | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) chachikulu | ||
Odia (Oriya) ବିରାଟ | ||
Oromo guddaa | ||
Pashto لوی | ||
Persian بزرگ | ||
Polish olbrzymi | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) enorme | ||
Punjabi ਬਹੁਤ ਵੱਡਾ | ||
Quechua aswan hatun | ||
Romanian imens | ||
Russian огромный | ||
Samoan telē | ||
Sanskrit विशालः | ||
Scots Gaelic fìor mhòr | ||
Sepedi kgolokgolo | ||
Serbian огроман | ||
Sesotho e kholo | ||
Shona rakakura | ||
Sindhi تمام وڏو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) විශාල | ||
Slovak obrovský | ||
Slovenian ogromno | ||
Somali weyn | ||
Spanish enorme | ||
Sundanese badag | ||
Swahili kubwa | ||
Swedish enorm | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) napakalaki | ||
Tajik бузург | ||
Tamil மிகப்பெரியது | ||
Tatar бик зур | ||
Telugu భారీ | ||
Thai ใหญ่โต | ||
Tigrinya ዓብይ | ||
Tsonga xikulu | ||
Turkish kocaman | ||
Turkmen ullakan | ||
Twi (Akan) kɛseɛ | ||
Ukrainian величезний | ||
Urdu بہت بڑا | ||
Uyghur غايەت زور | ||
Uzbek ulkan | ||
Vietnamese khổng lồ | ||
Welsh enfawr | ||
Xhosa enkulu | ||
Yiddish ריזיק | ||
Yoruba tobi | ||
Zulu okukhulu |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | "Groot" in Afrikaans, deriving from Dutch, also refers to "great" in stature or character. |
| Albanian | The word "i madh" in Albanian also means "the great" or "the mighty". |
| Amharic | The word "ግዙፍ" (gezufe) is derived from the Semitic root *g-z-f*, meaning "to be strong" or "to be powerful." |
| Arabic | The word "ضخم" can also refer to something that is "heavy" or "massive" in Arabic. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "böyük" also has a figurative meaning, referring to a respected elder or high-ranking person in Azerbaijani culture. |
| Basque | The word "erraldoia" is a Basque word that has existed since at least the 15th century and has also been used to refer to "extra" or "other" |
| Belarusian | The word "велізарны" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "*velьjь", meaning "great, large, or powerful". |
| Bengali | The word 'বিপুল' originates from the Sanskrit word 'विपुल' (vipula), meaning 'extensive' or 'abundant'. |
| Bosnian | The word "ogroman" comes from the Slavic root "*ogromьnъ", meaning "huge" or "colossal". |
| Bulgarian | The word "огромен" is of Slavic origin, and is related to the words "гора" ("mountain") and "огород" ("garden"), suggesting a sense of vastness or abundance. |
| Catalan | The word "enorme" in Catalan comes from the Latin word "enormis," meaning "out of the norm" or "exceeding the usual measure." |
| Cebuano | "Dako" can also mean "very" when describing negative traits. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The word “巨大” (jùdà) literally means “giant” or “colossal” and is often used to describe something that is extremely large or impressive. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | In the sense of "great" 巨大 can be used in the expression 巨大な功績 "great achievement" |
| Corsican | "Tamantu" derives from the root "tam-" meaning "giant" or "mighty" in Proto-Indo-European; it also appears in Sardinian and in the Etruscan "θamu" meaning "giant." |
| Croatian | The word "ogroman" is thought to derive from the Persian "oghurmam" ("very big"). |
| Czech | The word "obrovský" is derived from the Old Czech word "obr", which means "giant". |
| Danish | The word "kæmpe stor" in Danish is a loan translation from the English phrase "giant leap". |
| Dutch | In some dialects of Dutch, "reusachtig" also means "gigantic". |
| Esperanto | The word "grandega" is derived from the Italian word "grandissimo" (very large) with the addition of the Esperanto suffix "-eg-" which indicates a further increase in size or intensity. |
| Estonian | The word "tohutu" may also be related to the Finnish word "tohottaa" (to hurry, to bustle). |
| Finnish | Valtava derives from a verb meaning 'to take possession,' and the word can sometimes be used in the sense of 'imposing' or 'magnificent'. |
| French | The French word "énorme" originally meant "monstrous" or "terrible", and is related to the Latin word "enormis" meaning "out of the norm". |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "enoarm" is derived from the Old Frisian "enaorm" and the Old Saxon "enhorm" and is related to the German "enorm" and the English "enormous". |
| Galician | Galician "enorme" originally meant "enormous" in Latin, but it now means "huge" in Galician. |
| Georgian | The word "უზარმაზარი" can also refer to something that is impressive or formidable in a non-physical sense. |
| German | The German word "enorm" is derived from the Latin "enormis", which means "out of the norm" or "deformed" |
| Greek | The Greek word "τεράστιος" is derived from the word "τέρας", which means "monster, marvel, or prodigy", and originally implied something "monstrous, monstrously large". |
| Gujarati | The word "વિશાળ" comes from the Sanskrit word "vishala," meaning "wide" or "spacious." |
| Haitian Creole | The word "gwo" in Haitian Creole derives from the French word "gros," meaning "large" or "big." |
| Hausa | The word "babba" can also mean "great" or "important" in Hausa. |
| Hawaiian | "Nui loa" derives from the Polynesian root "nui", meaning "large" or "great". |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word עָצוּם (atzum) shares a root with the word עָצֵם (etzem), meaning "bone," emphasizing the durability and firmness associated with its meaning of "huge." |
| Hindi | "विशाल" (huge) is derived from the Sanskrit root "vish" (to pervade), but also means "broad, extended," or "detailed, comprehensive" in some contexts. |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "loj heev" also means "very", "greatly", or "extremely". |
| Hungarian | "Hatalmas" is a Hungarian word that may also mean "gigantic" or "colossal" in English. |
| Igbo | "Buru ibu" is also a title of great respect for an elderly woman, particularly one's maternal aunt. |
| Indonesian | "Besar" in Indonesian also means "great" or "important". |
| Irish | The word ollmhór has been used since the early 1500s, deriving from the Old Irish phrase 'oll-mór' meaning 'very great'. |
| Italian | "Enorme" derives from Latin "enormis" (irregular or monstrous). It is also a slang for "very good". |
| Japanese | 「巨大」 refers to 'giant' or 'tremendous', but it can also evoke 'overwhelmingness' or 'excessiveness' in negative contexts. |
| Javanese | In Javanese, 'ageng banget' can also refer to something weighty or significant. |
| Kannada | The word "ಬೃಹತ್" in Kannada, which means "huge", is derived from the Sanskrit word "बृहत्" (brihat), which also means "large" or "great." |
| Kazakh | The word "үлкен" is historically related to the word "ұл" (son) and the suffix "-кен" (large). |
| Khmer | The word ដ៏ធំ can also be used to refer to something that is grand or impressive. |
| Korean | 거대한 could also mean grand, gigantic, or colossal. |
| Kurdish | In Kurdish, the word "pirr" also has the meaning of "old" or "venerable," which may be related to its use to describe large and imposing objects. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "зор" in Kyrgyz also means "vast" or "deep". |
| Latin | The word "ingens" can also mean "vast", "enormous", or "immense" in Latin, and is related to the word "genus" (birth, race, or kind). |
| Latvian | Milzīgs is derived from the word “milza” (“spleen”) referring to something swollen or large. |
| Lithuanian | The word “didelis” also means “great, magnificent, noble, splendid, majestic, stately.” |
| Luxembourgish | "Enorm" derives from the Latin "enormis," meaning "deviating from the norm" or "monstrous." |
| Macedonian | The word "огромен" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *ogromъ, which originally meant "horror" or "fear". |
| Malagasy | The word “goavana” in the Malagasy language, other than meaning “huge,” also means “strong.” |
| Malay | The Indonesian word "besar" originally meant "to increase" or "to multiply". |
| Malayalam | The word "വൻ" also means "left" or "male" in Malayalam. |
| Maltese | "Enormi" is derived from the Latin word "enormis" meaning "out of the norm". |
| Maori | 'Nui' also means 'in abundance' and can be used to describe a large number of people or things. |
| Marathi | The word "प्रचंड" comes from the Sanskrit word "प्रचण्ड," which means "fierce" or "violent." |
| Mongolian | Asar Tom is also a kind of Mongolian folk tale. |
| Nepali | The word "विशाल" is derived from the Sanskrit word "विष" (meaning poison) and "आल" (meaning house), thus originally referring to a place of great danger. |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "enorm" comes from the Latin word "enormis", meaning "out of the normal" or "monstrous". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | "Chachikulu" can also mean "large in size or quantity." |
| Pashto | The word "لوی" is also used to refer to a large or important person or thing in Pashto. |
| Persian | The word |
| Polish | The Polish word "olbrzymi" is cognate to "elbe" and may also mean "foreign". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "enorme" also has a connotation of rarity, preciousness or exceptional value. |
| Punjabi | The word "बहुत वड़ा" (bahut vadda) in Punjabi likely originates from the Sanskrit compound adjective "bahu-vriddhi", meaning "much increased". In some contexts, it can also mean "very fat" or "overgrown". |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "imens" is derived from the Latin word "immensus", meaning "vast" or "boundless". |
| Russian | The Russian word "огромный" is of Turkic origin and originally meant "fierce" or "terrible". |
| Samoan | The word "telē" is also used to describe the size of an animal, such as a large pig or chicken. |
| Serbian | The word "огроман" also means "terrible" or "frightful" in a figurative sense. |
| Shona | The word "rakakura" is onomatopoeic, representing the sound of something heavy falling or crashing. |
| Sindhi | The word "تمام وڏو" can also be used to refer to something as complete or comprehensive. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | "විශාල" comes from Sanskrit "विशाल" (viśāla) which originally meant "broad," "wide," or "spacious". |
| Slovak | The word "obrovský" comes from the Proto-Slavic word "obrů", meaning "giant" or "ogre". |
| Slovenian | The suffix -no is an augmentative suffix. It can mean |
| Somali | Weyn is also the name of a mythical sea monster, believed to dwell off the coast of Yemen or Somaliland. |
| Spanish | "Enorme" also means "outrageous" or "monstrous" in Spanish. |
| Sundanese | "Badag" in Sundanese comes from the Proto-Malayo-Polynesian word "badak" meaning "heavy". |
| Swahili | "Kubwa" also means "great" or "elder" in Swahili. |
| Swedish | It comes from the Latin word 'enormis' meaning 'deviating from the norm' or 'monstrous' |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "napakalaki" can also be used figuratively to describe something that is excessive or exaggerated, as in "napakalaking problema" (a huge problem). |
| Tajik | The word "бузург" can mean "great" or "important" in Tajik and comes from the Persian word "bozorg". |
| Telugu | The word "భారీ" (bhāri) comes from the Sanskrit word "भार" (bhāra), meaning 'weight' or 'burden' |
| Thai | "ใหญ่" in "ใหญ่โต" also means "older" or "senior". |
| Turkish | "Kocaman" also means "with big eyes" in Turkish, derived from the word "koca" (big) and the suffix "-man" (having). |
| Ukrainian | The word "величезний" is derived from the Proto-Slavic root *velь, meaning "great" or "powerful". |
| Uzbek | "ulkan" can also mean "large in size" in Uzbek. |
| Vietnamese | "Khổng lồ" có thể có nguồn gốc từ tên một nhân vật cổ tích: Khổng Lồ Vâu, là một nhân vật to lớn, khỏe mạnh trong truyện cổ dân gian Việt Nam. |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "enfawr" has alternative meanings, including "colossal, gigantic, vast". |
| Xhosa | In Ndebele, "enkulu" similarly means "great," but can also refer to "an important person." |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "ריזיק" (huge) derives from the Old High German "risc" (giant), and thus is cognate with the English word "risk". |
| Yoruba | "Tobi" also means "one who is born during the rainy season" |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "okukhulu" is also used to describe something majestic or impressive. |
| English | 'Huge' is derived from the Middle English word 'hugen,' meaning 'vast' or 'great,' and is related to the Old Norse word 'hugr,' meaning 'thought' or 'mind.' |