Human in Different Languages
Discover 'Human' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Human
Afrikaans mens | ||
Albanian njerëzore | ||
Amharic ሰው | ||
Arabic بشري | ||
Armenian մարդ | ||
Assamese মানৱ | ||
Aymara jaqi | ||
Azerbaijani insan | ||
Bambara hadamaden | ||
Basque gizakia | ||
Belarusian чалавечы | ||
Bengali মানব | ||
Bhojpuri इंसान | ||
Bosnian čovjek | ||
Bulgarian човек | ||
Catalan humà | ||
Cebuano tawhanon | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 人的 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 人的 | ||
Corsican umanu | ||
Croatian ljudski | ||
Czech člověk | ||
Danish human | ||
Dhivehi އިންސާނާ | ||
Dogri मनुक्ख | ||
Dutch mens | ||
English human | ||
Esperanto homa | ||
Estonian inimlik | ||
Ewe ame | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) tao | ||
Finnish ihmisen | ||
French humain | ||
Frisian minske | ||
Galician humano | ||
Georgian ადამიანური | ||
German mensch | ||
Greek ο άνθρωπος | ||
Guarani yvypóra | ||
Gujarati માનવ | ||
Haitian Creole moun | ||
Hausa mutum | ||
Hawaiian kanaka | ||
Hebrew בן אנוש | ||
Hindi मानव | ||
Hmong tib neeg | ||
Hungarian emberi | ||
Icelandic mannlegt | ||
Igbo mmadu | ||
Ilocano tao | ||
Indonesian manusia | ||
Irish duine | ||
Italian umano | ||
Japanese 人間 | ||
Javanese manungsa | ||
Kannada ಮಾನವ | ||
Kazakh адам | ||
Khmer មនុស្ស | ||
Kinyarwanda muntu | ||
Konkani मनीस | ||
Korean 인간 | ||
Krio mɔtalman | ||
Kurdish mirov | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) مرۆڤ | ||
Kyrgyz адам | ||
Lao ມະນຸດ | ||
Latin hominum | ||
Latvian cilvēks | ||
Lingala bato | ||
Lithuanian žmogus | ||
Luganda omuntu | ||
Luxembourgish mënsch | ||
Macedonian човечки | ||
Maithili मनुख | ||
Malagasy olona | ||
Malay manusia | ||
Malayalam മനുഷ്യൻ | ||
Maltese uman | ||
Maori tangata | ||
Marathi मानवी | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕ | ||
Mizo mihring | ||
Mongolian хүн | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) လူ့ | ||
Nepali मानव | ||
Norwegian menneskelig | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) munthu | ||
Odia (Oriya) ମାନବ | ||
Oromo dhala namaa | ||
Pashto انسان | ||
Persian انسان | ||
Polish człowiek | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) humano | ||
Punjabi ਮਨੁੱਖੀ | ||
Quechua runa | ||
Romanian uman | ||
Russian человек | ||
Samoan tagata | ||
Sanskrit मानव | ||
Scots Gaelic daonna | ||
Sepedi botho | ||
Serbian човече | ||
Sesotho motho | ||
Shona munhu | ||
Sindhi انسان | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) මිනිස් | ||
Slovak človek | ||
Slovenian človek | ||
Somali aadanaha | ||
Spanish humano | ||
Sundanese manusa | ||
Swahili binadamu | ||
Swedish mänsklig | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) tao | ||
Tajik инсон | ||
Tamil மனிதன் | ||
Tatar кеше | ||
Telugu మానవ | ||
Thai มนุษย์ | ||
Tigrinya ሰብ | ||
Tsonga ximunhu | ||
Turkish insan | ||
Turkmen adam | ||
Twi (Akan) nipa | ||
Ukrainian людини | ||
Urdu انسانی | ||
Uyghur ئىنسان | ||
Uzbek odam | ||
Vietnamese nhân loại | ||
Welsh dynol | ||
Xhosa lomntu | ||
Yiddish מענטשלעך | ||
Yoruba eniyan | ||
Zulu komuntu |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "mens" also has the alternate meaning of "opinion" and derives ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root "men-", meaning "to think". |
| Albanian | The word "njerëzore" in Albanian is derived from the Latin word "humanus", which means "humane" or "belonging to mankind". |
| Amharic | "ሰው" in Amharic also refers to male persons and the number two. |
| Arabic | The word "بشري" is derived from the root " بشر" (to bring good news), suggesting that humans were seen as messengers of good news. |
| Armenian | "Մարդ" in Armenian, meaning "human," shares its root with the Sanskrit "mrta," meaning "mortal," and the Greek "brotos," also meaning "mortal." |
| Azerbaijani | The word "insan" originates from Arabic and literally means "to forget", referring to the human tendency to forget our divine origin and true nature. |
| Basque | The Basque word gizakia ('human') is derived from the Ancient Indo-European language base *g'hei- ('to live') which is also found in the Latin homo ('human') and the Greek bios ('life'). |
| Belarusian | The word "чалавечы" (human) in Belarusian comes from the Proto-Slavic word *čelověkъ, which originally meant "member of a clan". |
| Bengali | The word "মানব" can also mean "mankind" or "humankind" in Bengali. |
| Bosnian | The word "čovjek" derives from the Proto-Slavic word "*čьlověkъ", meaning "member of a human community". |
| Bulgarian | In Bulgarian, "човек" originally referred to "man" only but now refers to both "man" and "human" in general; cognates exist in many Slavic languages, including Proto-Slavic "čelověkъ". |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "humà" (human) derives from the Latin word "humus" (earth), signifying the notion of humans as creatures originating from the earth. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | In Chinese, "人的" (rén de) can also mean "relating to people" or "belonging to people". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The character "人" can also mean "person", "you" or "one" in Chinese. |
| Corsican | The word uman in Corsica can also be used to indicate an individual who has certain characteristics that do not make him a "complete human", or who has some negative connotation |
| Croatian | The word "ljudski" in Croatian is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *ljudьje, meaning "people". It can also refer to "humane" or "kind" actions. |
| Czech | The word "člověk" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "*čelověkъ", which originally meant "a member of a household" or "a slave". |
| Danish | In Danish, the word "human" can also mean "kind" or "obliging". |
| Dutch | "Mens" also means "tax" and comes from the old French word "manse", meaning "house" or "dwelling". |
| Esperanto | The word homa is derived from homo in Latin and is also related to words such as homme (French), hombre (Spanish), and man. |
| Estonian | Inimlik is also used to refer to one's personality or essence, akin to the English word "humanity." |
| Finnish | The Finnish word "ihmisen" originally derives from a word for "person" and may also refer to the human race as a whole. |
| French | The word 'Humain' in French can also refer to the humanist movement or to humanitarianism, and is derived from the Latin word 'humanus', meaning 'of or belonging to man'. |
| Frisian | The word "minske" shares a common root with the Dutch word "mens" and the German word "Mensch", both of which also mean "human". |
| Galician | The Galician word "humano" comes from the Latin "humanus" and can also mean "humane" or "kind". |
| German | The term "mensch" also carries connotations of moral integrity and honor, making its implications more nuanced than simply "human being". |
| Greek | The word "άνθρωπος" comes from the Greek roots "an" (not) and "thrōpos" (food), meaning "one who does not eat" or "mortal". |
| Gujarati | The word "માનવ" (human) in Gujarati is derived from the Sanskrit word "मानुष" (manush), which itself is derived from the root "मन" (man), meaning "to think" or "to have an intellect." |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole, "moun" can also mean 'person', 'individual', or 'people'. |
| Hausa | The word "mutum" also means "person" or "individual" in Hausa. |
| Hawaiian | The word "kanaka" in Hawaiian also refers to a person of Polynesian descent or a native Hawaiian. |
| Hebrew | The word "בן אנוש" (ben adam) literally translates to "son of Adam" and is also used to mean "mortal" or "human being" |
| Hindi | The word "मानव" (human) in Hindi comes from the Sanskrit root "man" (to think) and can also mean "mind" or "intellect". |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "tib neeg" combines "tib" (soul) and "neeg" (spirit), implying that humans have both physical and spiritual aspects. |
| Hungarian | Emberi is cognate with the Finnish word "ihminen" and the Estonian word "inimene", all meaning "human". |
| Icelandic | The word "mannlegt" can also mean "humanity" or "the human race". |
| Igbo | The Igbo word "mmadu" is also used in the expression "mmadu na mmadu," meaning "humans among humans" or "people like you and me." |
| Indonesian | In Sanskrit, 'manusia' is derived from the word 'manu', meaning 'to think'. |
| Irish | Some speculate that the word "duine" comes from the Proto-Celtic word "*dunos," meaning "fort" or "enclosure." |
| Italian | The Italian word "umano" shares roots with its English cognate "humane" and both descend from Latin "humanus", meaning courteous, benevolent, cultured. |
| Japanese | "人間" can also mean 'world' or 'life' |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "manungsa" likely derives from the Sanskrit word "manusya", meaning "thinking being" or "rational being". |
| Kannada | "ಮಾನವ" is derived from the Sanskrit word "मानव" (mānava), meaning "thinking being" or "the one who possesses a mind". |
| Kazakh | The word "адам" in Kazakh is also used to refer to a "person" or "male person". |
| Khmer | The word មនុស្ស can also be used to refer to the concept of "humanity" or "humankind". |
| Korean | The Korean word "인간" is a compound of "인" (person) and "간" (interval), so it means "the being that lives in the interval". |
| Kurdish | The word "mirov" in Kurdish is thought to derive from the Indo-European root "*mṛ-tyos" meaning "mortal" or "man". |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word "адам" originates from the Persian word "آدم" (ādam), which in turn comes from the Arabic word "آدم" (ʾādam), meaning "man" or "human being". |
| Latin | Hominum derives from humus "earth", suggesting humanity's earthy and mortal nature. |
| Latvian | In the Latvian language, the word "cilvēks" is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "*ḱelh₁-," meaning "to shine" or "to burn." |
| Lithuanian | "Žmogus" is related to the Sanskrit word "jāmi" meaning "family, clan, relatives". |
| Luxembourgish | The word "Mënsch" in Luxembourgish can also mean "a kind or decent person" or "someone who is humane and compassionate." |
| Macedonian | The word "човечки" originates from the Proto-Slavic word "čьlověkъ", meaning "member of society." |
| Malagasy | The word "olona" likely originated from the Malay word "orang", meaning "person" or "human being." |
| Malay | The word 'manusia' derives from Sanskrit 'manuṣya', meaning an intelligent being. |
| Malayalam | The term "manushyān" has multiple derivations. One theory states that it means "a thinker", from the root word "manus" (mind). |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "uman" can also refer to a fellow countryman, a compatriot, or a relative. |
| Maori | The word "tangata" also means "person" or "individual" in the Maori language. |
| Marathi | In Hindu philosophy, मानवी also denotes 'the mind'. |
| Mongolian | "Хүн" is also used to mean "the people", "mankind" and "human race" in general. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word "လူ့" can also mean "person" or "people" in Myanmar (Burmese). |
| Nepali | The word "मानव" ("human") in Nepali also means "mind" or "intellect". |
| Norwegian | The word "menneskelig" can also be used to describe something as "humane" or "compassionate." |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "munthu" can also refer to someone's character or personality. |
| Pashto | "انسان" in Pashto is derived from the Persian word "insan", itself derived from the Arabic "ins", meaning "to dwell" or "to inhabit". |
| Persian | The word "انسان" (ensān) in Persian can also refer to "rationality" or "intelligence". |
| Polish | The word 'człowiek' is derived from the Proto-slavic word '*celovekъ', meaning 'the one who speaks'. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, the word "humano" is a derivative of the Latin word "humanus", which means "belonging to or characteristic of human beings". |
| Romanian | "Uman" can also mean "humane", or, figuratively, "kind", "noble". |
| Russian | In Proto-Slavic, "chelovek" also meant "corpse", due to taboos against using the real word for "corpse". |
| Samoan | The word "tagata" can also mean "person", "individual", or "being". |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "daonna" comes from the Proto-Celtic word "*dumnos" meaning "deep" and can also mean "a person of worth" or "a gentleman". |
| Serbian | "Човече" also refers specifically to a young man or guy. |
| Sesotho | "Motho," in addition to meaning "human," is also a homophone of a verb that means "to think". |
| Shona | The Shona word for 'human' is 'munhu', possibly derived from the Karanga word for 'body'. |
| Sindhi | The word "انسان" in Sindhi is also used to describe a person with good qualities. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The Sinhala word 'මිනිස්' derives from the Sanskrit 'manuṣya', which has broader connotations relating to the mind and consciousness. |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "človek" derives from the Proto-Slavic word *čelověkъ, meaning "one who speaks". |
| Slovenian | "Človek" comes from the Proto-Slavic word *čьlo-vьkъ, which meant "member of a human community" or "speaker". |
| Somali | The term "aadanaha" also refers to a person's character or disposition. |
| Spanish | The word 'humano' is derived from the Latin word 'humus', meaning 'earth' or 'soil'. |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word "manusa" is cognate with the Javanese word "manungsa" and both trace their origins to the Sanskrit word "manusya", which also means "human". |
| Swahili | The word "binadamu" in Swahili comes from the Arabic word "banī ʼādam," meaning "children of Adam." |
| Swedish | "Mänsklig" is derived from the Old Norse word "menskligr," meaning "humane, kind, gentle." |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word “tao” in Tagalog can also refer to a person's character or essence. |
| Tajik | In Tajik, 'инсон' also means 'person' or 'soul'. |
| Telugu | The word "మానవ" is derived from the Sanskrit word "manu", meaning "man", and is related to the Latin word "homunculus", meaning "little man."} |
| Thai | The word "มนุษย์" shares its roots with "มน"" which means "think" and "heart". This points to the Thai belief that humans are "beings who think from the heart". |
| Turkish | While the original meaning of "insan" in Turkish was "living being" or "to live", it later came to mean "human" or "humankind" specifically. |
| Ukrainian | The word «людини» (human) is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *ljudьje, which also meant «people» or «community». |
| Urdu | The Persian origin of "انسانی" (ensani) hints at its additional meanings of "belonging to the realm of existence" and "pertaining to humanity" in Urdu. |
| Uzbek | In the Uzbek language, "odam" is derived from the Old Persian word "adam" and is related to the word "adam" in Arabic, both meaning "man" or "human being." |
| Vietnamese | The word "Nhân loại" in Vietnamese literally means "the kindness of people". |
| Welsh | The word 'dynol' in Welsh can also mean 'person' or 'individual'. |
| Xhosa | Xhosa term derived from Proto-Bantu *untu "thing," also a term applied to non-humans. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "מענטשלעך" derives from the German word "menschlich", meaning "humane" or "philanthropic." |
| Yoruba | eniyan is the Yoruba word meaning "man" and may be related to "eni" meaning breath or life. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word 'komuntu' can also refer to a person's humanity or character. |
| English | In Middle English, "human" initially meant "pertaining to the earth," from the Latin "humanus." |