Jet in Different Languages
Discover 'Jet' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Jet
Afrikaans straler | ||
Albanian avion | ||
Amharic ጀት | ||
Arabic طائرة نفاثة | ||
Armenian ռեակտիվ | ||
Assamese জেট | ||
Aymara jet | ||
Azerbaijani jet | ||
Bambara jet | ||
Basque jet | ||
Belarusian бруя | ||
Bengali জেট | ||
Bhojpuri जेट के बा | ||
Bosnian mlaz | ||
Bulgarian струя | ||
Catalan jet | ||
Cebuano jet | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 喷射 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 噴射 | ||
Corsican ghjettu | ||
Croatian mlazni | ||
Czech proud | ||
Danish jet | ||
Dhivehi ޖެޓް | ||
Dogri जेट | ||
Dutch jet | ||
English jet | ||
Esperanto jeto | ||
Estonian joa | ||
Ewe jet | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) jet | ||
Finnish suihkukone | ||
French jet | ||
Frisian jet | ||
Galician acibeche | ||
Georgian რეაქტიული | ||
German jet | ||
Greek πίδακας | ||
Guarani jet | ||
Gujarati જેટ | ||
Haitian Creole avyon | ||
Hausa jirgin sama | ||
Hawaiian mokulele hēkī | ||
Hebrew מטוס סילון | ||
Hindi जेट | ||
Hmong dav hlau | ||
Hungarian vadászgép | ||
Icelandic þota | ||
Igbo ugboelu | ||
Ilocano jet | ||
Indonesian jet | ||
Irish scaird | ||
Italian jet | ||
Japanese ジェット | ||
Javanese jet | ||
Kannada ಜೆಟ್ | ||
Kazakh реактивті | ||
Khmer យន្ដហោះ | ||
Kinyarwanda indege | ||
Konkani जेट | ||
Korean 제트기 | ||
Krio jet | ||
Kurdish bêhnok | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) جێت | ||
Kyrgyz учак | ||
Lao ຍົນ | ||
Latin jet | ||
Latvian strūkla | ||
Lingala jet | ||
Lithuanian reaktyvinis | ||
Luganda jet | ||
Luxembourgish jet | ||
Macedonian авион | ||
Maithili जेट | ||
Malagasy fiaramanidina | ||
Malay jet | ||
Malayalam ജെറ്റ് | ||
Maltese ġett | ||
Maori jet | ||
Marathi जेट | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯖꯦꯠ | ||
Mizo jet | ||
Mongolian тийрэлтэт | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ဂျက်လေယာဉ် | ||
Nepali जेट | ||
Norwegian jetfly | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) ndege | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଜେଟ୍ | ||
Oromo jet | ||
Pashto جټ | ||
Persian جت | ||
Polish strumień | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) jato | ||
Punjabi ਜੈੱਟ | ||
Quechua jet | ||
Romanian avion | ||
Russian струя | ||
Samoan vaalele | ||
Sanskrit जेट् | ||
Scots Gaelic jet | ||
Sepedi jet | ||
Serbian млазни | ||
Sesotho jete | ||
Shona jeti | ||
Sindhi جيٽ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ජෙට් | ||
Slovak jet | ||
Slovenian curek | ||
Somali diyaarad | ||
Spanish chorro | ||
Sundanese jet | ||
Swahili ndege | ||
Swedish jet | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) jet | ||
Tajik ҳавопаймо | ||
Tamil ஜெட் | ||
Tatar реактив | ||
Telugu జెట్ | ||
Thai เจ็ท | ||
Tigrinya ጀት | ||
Tsonga jet | ||
Turkish jet | ||
Turkmen uçar | ||
Twi (Akan) jet | ||
Ukrainian струменя | ||
Urdu جیٹ | ||
Uyghur jet | ||
Uzbek samolyot | ||
Vietnamese máy bay phản lực | ||
Welsh jet | ||
Xhosa jet | ||
Yiddish שפּריץ | ||
Yoruba oko ofurufu | ||
Zulu indiza |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "straler" is etymologically related to the German word "Strahl" (meaning "beam" or "ray") and the English word "star". |
| Albanian | "Avion" is also the Albanian word for "airplane" and derives from the French word "avion" (airplane). |
| Amharic | The Amharic word "ጀት" can also mean "to spray" or "to sprinkle". |
| Arabic | The Arabic word "طائرة نفاثة" also translates as "jet plane" |
| Armenian | The word ռեակտիվ, meaning "jet" in Armenian, is derived from the Latin word "reactionem". This Latin word means "recoil" or "rebound" and refers to the backward motion of the jet engine. |
| Azerbaijani | In Azerbaijani, "jet" can also mean "stream" or "spurt". |
| Basque | The Basque word 'jet' comes from the word 'jertsi', meaning 'to fly'. |
| Belarusian | "бруя" is thought to have originated from either Old Belarusian "brujati" ("to pour") or "brjuzhat" ("to mumble"). It can also refer to a type of fog over a river or lake. |
| Bengali | The word "জেট" may also refer to a type of black gemstone in Bengali. |
| Bosnian | The word "mlaz" in Bosnian derives from the Proto-Slavic root "melz" or "moliz" and is a cognate of the English "milk". It can also refer to a stream of liquid or a jet of flame. |
| Bulgarian | The word "струя" can also mean "a stream of liquid". |
| Catalan | "Jet" derives from the Latin word "jacere," meaning "to throw." |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano word ''jet'' derives from the English word of the same spelling, which itself originates from the French word ''jet'' with meanings including ''water spout'' or ''to throw''. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "噴射"在中文裡的意思除了噴射，還有灌溉、澆水的含義。 |
| Corsican | Corsican's "ghjettu" refers to both the mineral and the black color of certain horses, deriving from Latin "gagatem" (jet), and "jactu" (thrown, discharged). |
| Croatian | The Croatian word "mlazni" can also mean "squirt gun" or "hose nozzle" |
| Czech | The word "proud" in Czech can also mean "current" or "stream". |
| Danish | In Danish, "Jet" can also refer to a sweater made from sheepskin or sheepskin boots. |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "jet" can also refer to a small young piglet. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "jeto" also means "blackbird" in Polish or "liver" in Maltese. |
| Estonian | Estonian "joa" comes from the Old Norse word "jotunn" and is related to the Russian "ётун" (jotun). |
| Finnish | The word 'suihkukone' is a compound word consisting of the words 'suihku' (shower/spray) and 'kone' (machine), but it also means 'hydrotherapy' in a medical context. |
| French | En français, un "jet" peut aussi désigner un jeton ou une marque pour un jeu de hasard. |
| Frisian | The word "jet" in Frisian can also refer to a small black bird. |
| Galician | The word acibeche is also used to refer to the ink used for writing and drawing. |
| Georgian | The Georgian word "რეაქტიული" not only means "jet," but also refers to "reactive," specifically in the chemical or nuclear sense. |
| German | The German word "Jet" can also refer to a young goat. |
| Greek | The word "πίδακας" in Greek can also refer to a large fountain or a waterfall. |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "jet" can also refer to a type of plant or a type of measurement. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "avyon" is derived from the French word "avion," which ultimately comes from the Latin word "avis," meaning "bird." |
| Hausa | The word `jirgin sama` in Hausa refers to both a jet aircraft and an airplane in general |
| Hawaiian | The term "mokulele hēkī" was originally coined to refer to a kite, but came to mean "jet" due to the similarity in appearance and function. |
| Hindi | The Hindi word "jet" can also refer to a "fountain", "water spout", or "stream". |
| Hmong | The word "dav hlau" can also refer to a fighter jet or a military pilot. |
| Hungarian | Hungarian "vadászgép" also means "hunter plane" in English. |
| Icelandic | The word "þota" in Icelandic can also refer to a type of traditional Icelandic boat. |
| Igbo | The word "ugboelu" in Igbo originates from the verb "gbo" (to fly) and the noun "elu" (sky), hence its literal meaning is "flying in the sky." |
| Indonesian | In Indonesian, "jet" can also mean "ink" or "black". |
| Irish | The Irish word "scaird" derives from the Old Irish "scríbad," meaning "to cut," and also refers to the act of carving or shaving. |
| Italian | In Italian, the word "jet" can also refer to a type of black marble or to the male of certain animals, such as the ostrich. |
| Japanese | In Japanese, the word "ジェット" (jet) can also refer to a type of black or dark-colored fabric. |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "jet" can also mean "black" |
| Kannada | The word "jet" in Kannada can also refer to a type of plant or a particular variety of rice. |
| Kazakh | The word "реактивті" also means "reactionary" in Kazakh. |
| Khmer | The term "jet" in Khmer shares its etymology with the English word, ultimately deriving from the Latin "jacere" meaning "to throw". |
| Korean | 제트기 can also mean 'jet' in Korean, referring to a stream of fluid. |
| Kurdish | Bêhnok derives from Persian, where it originally meant an outflow of water. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "учак" in Kyrgyz can also refer to a bird, particularly a falcon or eagle, due to their fast and soaring flight. |
| Lao | The Lao word "ຍົນ" (jet) comes from the French word "jet". It can also mean "stream", "spout", or "gush" in Lao. |
| Latin | The word "jet" comes from Latin "jacere", which means "to throw" or "cast." |
| Latvian | "Strūkla" is a derivative of Middle High German "strūke" "stream of water; jet". |
| Lithuanian | The word "reaktyvinis" also means "reactive" in Lithuanian, referring to its ability to generate a reaction or movement. |
| Luxembourgish | "Jet" also means "black" or "sad" in Luxembourgish. |
| Macedonian | The word "авион" also means "airplane" in Macedonian. |
| Malagasy | The word "fiaramanidina" in Malagasy can also refer to a plane carrying passengers or freight for hire. |
| Malay | In Malay, jet means a kind of black dye or paint, as well as a kind of tree. |
| Malayalam | The word "jet" in Malayalam can also refer to a type of fabric. |
| Maltese | The word "ġett" in Maltese can also refer to a fountain or a stream of water. |
| Maori | In Māori, the word "jet" can also refer to the traditional Māori cloak, a taonga (treasured possession) that holds cultural and historical significance. |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "जेट" can also mean "son-in-law" |
| Mongolian | The word "тийрэлтэт" can also refer to a type of horse or a type of arrow used in traditional Mongolian archery. |
| Nepali | The Nepali word "जेट" can also refer to a kind of black mineral, such as lignite. |
| Norwegian | In Norwegian, "jetfly" also refers to a device that propels water or air using a nozzle to produce motion. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | Ndege can also mean 'bird' in Kiswahili, as well as 'airplane' or 'jet' in Nyanja. |
| Pashto | The word "جټ" can also refer to a type of traditional Afghan clothing. |
| Persian | In Persian, "جت" can also refer to a type of velvet, a fountain, or the act of gushing forth. |
| Polish | The word "strumień" in Polish can also refer to a stream or a flow of a liquid or gas. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, 'jato' can also refer to a urine sample for testing. |
| Punjabi | "ਜੈੱਟ" in Punjabi means jet but can also refer to a kind of airplane or an aircraft that is powered by a jet engine. |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "avion" also means "airplane", regardless of whether it is powered by a jet engine. |
| Russian | Струя also means "urine" in slang; cognate to English "stream". |
| Samoan | The word "vaalele" is also used to refer to a "rocket" or "missile" in Samoan. |
| Scots Gaelic | In Scots Gaelic, "jet" also means "black," and is used in this sense in the phrase "jet black." |
| Serbian | The Serbian word "млазни" (jet) has alternate meanings such as "propeller-driven" and "gas turbine-powered". |
| Sesotho | The word "jete" in Sesotho also means "plane". |
| Shona | In Shona, "jeti" can also refer to a whirlpool or a small boat. |
| Sindhi | Sindhi "جيٽ" can also mean "fast" or "quick". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The Sinhala word "ජෙට්" can also mean "sprout, shoot" or "sway, rock". |
| Slovak | 'Dýza' also means 'nozzle', 'jet' in English. |
| Slovenian | In some Slovenian dialects, "curek" also means "stream" or "small river". |
| Somali | "Diyaarad" is also a verb meaning "fly" or "soar" in Somali. |
| Spanish | "Chorro" in Spanish also means "continuous stream" or "abundant flow". |
| Sundanese | In Sundanese, "jet" also means 'black', as in dark black coffee. |
| Swahili | "Ndege" can also mean "bird" in Swahili. |
| Swedish | "Jet" can also mean a male cat in Swedish. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "jet" can also refer to a type of woven fabric. |
| Tajik | The word |
| Tamil | The Tamil word "ஜெட்" can also refer to a type of water spout. |
| Telugu | The word "జెట్" can also refer to a stream of fluid ejected from a nozzle, or a sudden outburst of emotion or energy. |
| Thai | The word "เจ็ท" (jet) can also refer to a type of black gemstone. |
| Turkish | Türkçedeki "jet" kelimesi, hem uçak motorlarından çıkan gaz akımını hem de takı taşı olarak kullanılan "yeşim" anlamına gelir. |
| Ukrainian | In physics, "струменя" also refers to a fluid flow with a small cross-sectional area and a high velocity. |
| Urdu | The word "جیٹ" (jet) in Urdu is a loanword from English and refers to an aircraft's propulsion system, but it can also mean "black" or "onyx". |
| Uzbek | The Uzbek word "samolyot" is derived from the Russian word "samolyot", which itself comes from the French word "avion" meaning "airplane". |
| Vietnamese | In Vietnamese, "máy bay phản lực" can also refer to a turbojet engine. |
| Welsh | In Welsh, the word "jed" also means "action" or "deed", deriving from the Proto-Celtic root *dedik-. |
| Xhosa | In Xhosa, "jet" can also refer to a traditional healer or witch doctor. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "שפּריץ" can also refer to a type of coffee drink, a fountain pen, or a burst of energy. |
| Yoruba | "Oko ofurufu" literally means "the bird of the sky". |
| Zulu | "Indiza" also means "to be very fast" in Zulu. |
| English | The word 'jet' originally referred to the black gemstone 'gagate', which was found near the river Gagas in ancient Lycia, and comes from the Greek word 'gagates'. |