Increase in different languages

Increase in Different Languages

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Increase


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Afrikaans
verhoog
Albanian
rrit
Amharic
ጨምር
Arabic
زيادة
Armenian
աճ
Assamese
বৃদ্ধি কৰা
Aymara
jilxataña
Azerbaijani
artırmaq
Bambara
ka caya
Basque
handitu
Belarusian
павялічыць
Bengali
বৃদ্ধি
Bhojpuri
बढ़ल
Bosnian
povećati
Bulgarian
нараства
Catalan
augmentar
Cebuano
pagdugang
Chinese (Simplified)
增加
Chinese (Traditional)
增加
Corsican
cresce
Croatian
povećati
Czech
zvýšit
Danish
øge
Dhivehi
އިތުރުކުރުން
Dogri
बधाओ
Dutch
toename
English
increase
Esperanto
pliigas
Estonian
suurendama
Ewe
dzi ɖe edzi
Filipino (Tagalog)
pagtaas
Finnish
lisääntyä
French
augmenter
Frisian
tanimme
Galician
aumentar
Georgian
მომატება
German
erhöhen, ansteigen
Greek
αυξήσουν
Guarani
moĩve
Gujarati
વધારો
Haitian Creole
ogmante
Hausa
karuwa
Hawaiian
mahuahua
Hebrew
להגביר
Hindi
बढ़ना
Hmong
nce
Hungarian
növekedés
Icelandic
auka
Igbo
abawanye
Ilocano
nayunan
Indonesian
meningkat
Irish
méadú
Italian
aumentare
Japanese
増加する
Javanese
mundhak
Kannada
ಹೆಚ್ಚಳ
Kazakh
арттыру
Khmer
កើនឡើង
Kinyarwanda
kwiyongera
Konkani
वाड
Korean
증가하다
Krio
Kurdish
zêdekirin
Kurdish (Sorani)
زیادکردن
Kyrgyz
жогорулатуу
Lao
ເພີ່ມ​ຂຶ້ນ
Latin
augere
Latvian
palielināt
Lingala
komata
Lithuanian
padidinti
Luganda
okwongera
Luxembourgish
erhéijung
Macedonian
зголемување
Maithili
बढ़ाउ
Malagasy
mitombo
Malay
meningkat
Malayalam
വർധിപ്പിക്കുക
Maltese
żid
Maori
whakapiki
Marathi
वाढवा
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯍꯦꯟꯒꯠꯄ
Mizo
belh
Mongolian
нэмэгдүүлэх
Myanmar (Burmese)
တိုးမြှင့်လာသည်
Nepali
बढ्नु
Norwegian
øke
Nyanja (Chichewa)
wonjezani
Odia (Oriya)
ବଢିବା
Oromo
dabaluu
Pashto
ډیروالی
Persian
افزایش دادن
Polish
zwiększać
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
aumentar
Punjabi
ਵਾਧਾ
Quechua
yapay
Romanian
crește
Russian
увеличение
Samoan
faʻatele
Sanskrit
वर्धनं करोतु
Scots Gaelic
àrdachadh
Sepedi
oketša
Serbian
повећати
Sesotho
nyollelo
Shona
kuwedzera
Sindhi
واڌارو
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
ඉහළ
Slovak
zvýšiť
Slovenian
porast
Somali
kordhiyo
Spanish
incrementar
Sundanese
naékkeun
Swahili
ongeza
Swedish
öka
Tagalog (Filipino)
dagdagan
Tajik
афзоиш
Tamil
அதிகரி
Tatar
күтәрелү
Telugu
పెంచు
Thai
เพิ่มขึ้น
Tigrinya
ወስኽ
Tsonga
engetela
Turkish
artırmak
Turkmen
artdyrmak
Twi (Akan)
kɔ anim
Ukrainian
збільшувати
Urdu
اضافہ
Uyghur
كۆپەيتىش
Uzbek
o'sish
Vietnamese
tăng
Welsh
cynyddu
Xhosa
nyusa
Yiddish
העכערונג
Yoruba
alekun
Zulu
ukwanda

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansThe word "Verhoog" in Afrikaans can also mean "stage" or "platform"
AlbanianThe word "rrit" originates from the Proto-Albanian *r̥s-ti, which also means "grown".
Amharic"ጨምር" is Amharic for a "measure of length equal to four cubits"
ArabicThe word "زيادة" can also mean "addition" or "extra" in Arabic.
ArmenianThe word "աճ" is a homonym, and can also mean "growth" or "progress."
AzerbaijaniThe word "artırmaq" comes from the Proto-Turkic *art-, meaning "to grow, to increase, or to become more."
Basque"Handitu" refers to growth, addition, or extension, and also means "to raise" or "to lift up"
BelarusianThe word "павялічыць" is derived from the Proto-Slavic "*veliky", meaning "big" or "great".
BengaliThe word "বৃদ্ধি" also implies growth, development or enhancement in Bengali.
Bosnian"Povećati" originated from the Proto-Slavic "povьšati", itself likely derived from a Proto-Indo-European root "-weg-", meaning to stretch, to grow
BulgarianThe Bulgarian word "нараства" can also refer to the stretching of rubber, the expansion of metal, the swelling of wood, and the rising of dough.
CatalanThe Catalan word “augmentar” comes from the Latin word “augmentare”, which also means “to consecrate” or “to dedicate”.
Cebuano"Pagdugang" also refers to a sudden rise in emotions, such as excitement or anger.
Chinese (Simplified)"增加" can also mean "add" or "increment" in arithmetic.
Chinese (Traditional)The character "增" in "增加" also appears in "增长", meaning "growth", suggesting that "增加" not only refers to a quantitative increase but also to a qualitative improvement.
CorsicanThe noun 'cresce' also means 'hair' or 'mane' in Corsican.
CroatianThe verb 'povećati' is derived from the Old Church Slavonic word 'povęčati', which means 'to make greater' or 'to magnify'.
CzechThe Czech word "zvýšit" is cognate with the Serbian word "увећати", both meaning "increase".
DanishThe Danish word "øge" is a homonym, also meaning "an increase in age".
DutchThe Dutch word "toename" can also refer to the act of growing or expanding, as well as the result of such growth or expansion.
Esperanto"Pliigas" can also mean "to stretch, extend, or enlarge".
FinnishIt comes from the verb 'listata', meaning 'to enumerate' and also used in a more general sense of 'to add'.
French"Augmenter" in French also means "to make someone or something greater"}
FrisianThe word "tanimme" in Frisian also means "to gain weight".
GalicianIn Galician, "aumentar" can also mean "to fatten" or "to grow".
GeorgianThe Georgian word "მომატება" can also refer to an increase in size, weight, or quantity.
German"Erhöhen" and "ansteigen" both stem from the noun "Höhe" ("height"), highlighting the upward movement associated with increasing."
GreekThe Ancient Greek word “αυξήσουν” means not only 'increase' but also 'pride' and 'boast,' as in a sense of personal accomplishment, such as 'boasting in one's strength or wisdom.'
GujaratiThe Gujarati word "વધારો" can also mean "addition" or "increment".
Haitian CreoleIn Haitian Vodou, 'ogmante' is associated with the spirit of increase and abundance
HawaiianThe Hawaiian word "mahuahua" can also refer to the action of "increasing" or "causing to increase".
HebrewThe verb "להגביר" not only means "to increase" but also means "to make more intensive".
Hindiबढ़ना, meaning "to grow," is derived from the Sanskrit root वृध्, which also means "to prosper."
HmongAnother meaning of "nce" is "more".
HungarianThe word 'növekedés' is also used to describe the growth of plants, animals, or other living organisms.
Icelandic"Auka" also means "empty" in older Icelandic, and the word is of uncertain origin but may be akin to the Old Irish word "óc" meaning "a void".
IgboAbawanye is a noun and verb meaning 'increase', 'addition' but also 'repetition' or 'doing something again'.
IndonesianMeningkat, originating from Proto-Austronesian *manik, also relates to terms for 'high' and 'up' in various Austronesian languages.
Irish"Méadú" is also a term used in Irish folklore to refer to a magical substance that can cause plants to grow rapidly.
ItalianThe word "aumentare" in Italian derives from the Latin word "augmentare", which means "to make larger" or "to increase".
JapaneseThe verb 増加する (zōkasuru) can also mean "to be added to" or "to be increased by".
JavaneseThe word "mundhak" also means "to ascend" or "to rise" in Javanese.
KannadaThe word "ಹೆಚ್ಚಳ" is also used to describe the act of multiplying.
Kazakh"Арттыру" also means "addition" or "increment" in mathematics and computer science.
KhmerThe word "កើនឡើង" also implies a sense of growth, development, or expansion.
KoreanThe term "증가하다" is derived from the Chinese characters "增" (increase) and "加" (add), originally meaning "to make more."
KurdishThe word "zêdekirin" comes from the Persian "zâyid kardan," meaning "to create something, to add, to increase, or to make something."
KyrgyzThe verb "жогорулатуу" literally translates to "to raise," which implies an elevation in both physical and abstract senses.
Latin"Augere" also relates etymologically to "author," denoting increase or creation of new works.
LatvianLatvian 'palielināt' ('increase') traces its roots to a Proto-Balto-Slavic root meaning 'bigger'.
Lithuanian"Padidinti" derives from the Proto-Indo-European root "pleth-", meaning "full, wide, or spread".
LuxembourgishThe word "Erhéijung" is derived from the Middle High German "erhoejen", meaning "to elevate".
MacedonianThe word "зголемување" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *golmъ, which means "large" or "great".
MalagasyThe word "mitombo" derives from the Proto-Malayo-Polynesian root "*tumbuh", meaning "to grow, increase."
MalayMeningkat also means "climb" and is the root for several Malay words related to elevation and height.
MalayalamThe Sanskrit origin of the word वर्धिപ്പിക്കുക is 'वर्ध्', which means to grow or increase, and this word is also found in Hindi with the same meaning.
Maltese"Żid" is etymologically related to the Arabic word "zāda" meaning "to increase", and it has the alternate meaning of "addition" in Maltese.
MaoriWhakapiki also means 'to gather together', 'to assemble', and 'to accumulate'.
Marathi"वाढवा" is also a traditional Marathi sweet made from rice and jaggery.
MongolianThe word "нэмэгдүүлэх" also means "to augment" or "to enlarge" in Mongolian.
Nepali"बढ्नु" originated from "वृध्" and can also mean "to expand" and "to grow."
NorwegianThe word "øke" is cognate with the English word "eke" (meaning "to make more of" or "to lengthen").
Nyanja (Chichewa)'Wonjezani' shares the same root word 'wonjezera' meaning something that is getting bigger in size or quantity.
Pashtoډیروالی is derived from the Sanskrit "dirgha", meaning "longitudinal" or "distant."
PersianThe Persian word "افزایش دادن" originated from Arabic; its alternate meanings include growth, expansion, or elevation.
PolishThe Polish word "zwiększać" originally meant "to lift up" or "to raise".
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)The verb "aumentar" comes from the Latin verb "augere," meaning "to add to," "to enlarge," or "to increase."
Punjabi"ਵਾਧਾ" (increase) is derived from the Sanskrit word "वृद्धि" (increase, growth), which is related to the English word "growth".
RomanianThe Romanian word 'crește' is derived from the Latin word 'crescere', which means 'to grow'.
RussianThe word "увеличение" ultimately derives from the Proto-Slavic word *vьzъ-, meaning "to raise," and is cognate with the Latin word "exalto," meaning "to elevate."
SamoanThe word “faʻatele” can also mean to “multiply” or “broaden”.
Scots Gaelic"Àrdachadh" also means "to grow" in the context of crops or plants.
SerbianThe word 'повећати' comes from the Old Church Slavonic word 'възъвєсти', which means 'to make known'.
SesothoThe word "nyollelo" also means "something that has been increased" in Sesotho.
ShonaThe word "kuwedzera" in Shona also means to enlarge, extend, or lengthen something.
Sinhala (Sinhalese)The word "ඉහළ" can also mean "elevated" or "high" in Sinhala.
Slovak'Zvýšiť' is a Slavic root with counterparts in various languages, e.g. Russian 'звезда', 'star' ('svezda'), Polish 'wzrok' ('look' ('vzrok')).
Slovenian_Porast_ comes from the verb _rasti_ meaning to grow (in size).
SomaliThe verb "kordhiyo" derives from the Proto-Cushitic form (*kur-) meaning "to make long."
SpanishThe verb 'incrementar' in Spanish also refers to 'strengthening' a person, idea, position or organization.
SundaneseThe term 'naékkeun' may also refer to an increase in size, volume or intensity.
SwahiliIn Swahili, "Ongeza" literally translates to "put on top," emphasizing the concept of adding to or amplifying something.
SwedishÖka, meaning 'to increase' in Swedish, is said to have originated from the word 'aukan' in Old Norse, which also means 'to increase'.
TajikThe Tajik word "афзоиш" can also mean "development" or "growth".
TamilThe word "அதிகரி" in Tamil also means "to make or become prosperous".
TeluguThe word "పెంచు" can also mean "to raise" or "to bring up" in the context of children or animals.
ThaiThe Thai word เพิ่มขึ้น originated from Pali language.
TurkishThe verb “artırmak” can also mean “to make something better or more valuable”.
UkrainianThe word "збільшувати" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *golbь, meaning "big".
Urdu"اضافہ" can mean "addition" or "increase" in Urdu.
UzbekThe Uzbek word "o'sish" is thought to be derived from the Persian word "afzâyish" (meaning "increase") or the Arabic word "izdiyâd" (meaning "augmentation").
Vietnamese"Tăng" means "increase" or "grow" and is also a name commonly given to monks in Vietnam.
WelshIn Welsh, the term 'cynyddu', aside from meaning 'increase', can refer to growth, development or even progress.
XhosaThe word "Nyusa" is also used to refer to an increase in size or weight, or to a swelling or tumor.
YiddishThe Yiddish word העכערונג "increase" comes from the German word "Mehrung" with the same meaning
YorubaThe Yoruba word "alekun" also refers to a traditional Yoruba hairstyle worn by women.
ZuluThe word "ukwanda" can also refer to the act of multiplying or to the result of a multiplication.
EnglishIncrease derives from the Late Latin increscere, which in turn derives from the Latin incrementum, meaning 'growth'.

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