Lab in Different Languages
Discover 'Lab' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Lab
Afrikaans laboratorium | ||
Albanian laborator | ||
Amharic ላብራቶሪ | ||
Arabic مختبر | ||
Armenian լաբորատորիա | ||
Assamese লেব | ||
Aymara laboratorio | ||
Azerbaijani laboratoriya | ||
Bambara laboratuwari | ||
Basque laborategia | ||
Belarusian лабараторыя | ||
Bengali ল্যাব | ||
Bhojpuri लैब के बा | ||
Bosnian lab | ||
Bulgarian лаборатория | ||
Catalan laboratori | ||
Cebuano lab | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 实验室 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 實驗室 | ||
Corsican lab | ||
Croatian laboratorija | ||
Czech laboratoř | ||
Danish lab | ||
Dhivehi ލެބް | ||
Dogri लैब | ||
Dutch laboratorium | ||
English lab | ||
Esperanto laboratorio | ||
Estonian labor | ||
Ewe lab | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) lab | ||
Finnish lab | ||
French laboratoire | ||
Frisian lab | ||
Galician laboratorio | ||
Georgian ლაბორატორია | ||
German labor | ||
Greek εργαστήριο | ||
Guarani laboratorio | ||
Gujarati લેબ | ||
Haitian Creole laboratwa | ||
Hausa dakin gwaje-gwaje | ||
Hawaiian hale hana | ||
Hebrew מַעבָּדָה | ||
Hindi प्रयोगशाला | ||
Hmong lab | ||
Hungarian labor | ||
Icelandic rannsóknarstofa | ||
Igbo ụlọ nyocha | ||
Ilocano lab | ||
Indonesian laboratorium | ||
Irish saotharlann | ||
Italian laboratorio | ||
Japanese ラボ | ||
Javanese lab | ||
Kannada ಲ್ಯಾಬ್ | ||
Kazakh зертхана | ||
Khmer មន្ទីរពិសោធន៍ | ||
Kinyarwanda laboratoire | ||
Konkani लॅब | ||
Korean 랩 | ||
Krio lab | ||
Kurdish taqîgeh | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) تاقیگە | ||
Kyrgyz лаборатория | ||
Lao ຫ້ອງທົດລອງ | ||
Latin lab | ||
Latvian laboratorija | ||
Lingala laboratoire | ||
Lithuanian laboratorija | ||
Luganda lab | ||
Luxembourgish labo | ||
Macedonian лабораторија | ||
Maithili लैब | ||
Malagasy laboratoara | ||
Malay makmal | ||
Malayalam ലാബ് | ||
Maltese laboratorju | ||
Maori taiwhanga | ||
Marathi प्रयोगशाळा | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯂꯦꯕꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯌꯨ.ꯑꯦꯁ | ||
Mizo lab-ah a awm | ||
Mongolian лаборатори | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ဓာတ်ခွဲခန်း | ||
Nepali प्रयोगशाला | ||
Norwegian lab | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) labu | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଲ୍ୟାବ | ||
Oromo lab | ||
Pashto لابراتوار | ||
Persian آزمایشگاه | ||
Polish laboratorium | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) laboratório | ||
Punjabi ਲੈਬ | ||
Quechua laboratorio | ||
Romanian laborator | ||
Russian лаборатория | ||
Samoan fale suesue | ||
Sanskrit प्रयोगशाला | ||
Scots Gaelic lab | ||
Sepedi lab | ||
Serbian лаб | ||
Sesotho lab | ||
Shona lab | ||
Sindhi ليبارٽري | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) විද්යාගාරය | ||
Slovak laboratórium | ||
Slovenian laboratorij | ||
Somali shaybaarka | ||
Spanish laboratorio | ||
Sundanese lab | ||
Swahili maabara | ||
Swedish labb | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) lab | ||
Tajik озмоишгоҳ | ||
Tamil ஆய்வகம் | ||
Tatar лаборатория | ||
Telugu ప్రయోగశాల | ||
Thai ห้องปฏิบัติการ | ||
Tigrinya ቤተ ፈተነ | ||
Tsonga lab | ||
Turkish laboratuar | ||
Turkmen laboratoriýasy | ||
Twi (Akan) lab | ||
Ukrainian лабораторія | ||
Urdu لیب | ||
Uyghur تەجرىبىخانا | ||
Uzbek laboratoriya | ||
Vietnamese phòng thí nghiệm | ||
Welsh lab | ||
Xhosa ilebhu | ||
Yiddish לאַב | ||
Yoruba yàrá | ||
Zulu ilebhu |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | In Afrikaans, "laboratorium" originally meant a "place to endure pain" or a "place of torment," but it now also refers to a laboratory. |
| Albanian | In Albanian, the word "laborator" is a false friend of the English word "laboratory" and actually means "researcher" or "technician". |
| Amharic | "ላብራቶሪ" (lab) is a loanword from Latin "laboratorius" which means "relating to labor or work". |
| Arabic | The Arabic word مختبر (makhtabar) originally referred to a place for testing gold, and its current meaning of "lab" is a loan translation from English. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "laboratoriya" is derived from Latin, meaning "a place of toil or work". |
| Basque | "Laborategia" is the Basque word for "laboratory" and is derived from the Latin word "laborare," meaning "to work." |
| Belarusian | The word "лабараторыя" in Belarusian comes from the Latin word "laboratorium", meaning "a place to work". |
| Bengali | The Bengali word "ল্যাব" (lab) derives from the English word "laboratory", which itself originates from the Latin word "laborare" meaning "to work". |
| Bosnian | The word "lab" in Bosnian can also mean "a small room" or "a workshop". |
| Bulgarian | In its original meaning, "лаборатория" referred to the space where scholars would pray and perform spiritual practices. |
| Catalan | The word "laboratori" in Catalan is a derivative, with the same meaning, of "laboratory" in English, which in turn comes from the Latin "labōrātōrĭum", a place of work. |
| Cebuano | The word "lab" in Cebuano can also refer to a computer or internet café. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | “实验室”的本意指进行化学实验或研究的地方，现在也用于指任何进行科学实验或研究的地方 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 實驗室在中文中還可以指「實驗室劇場」（experimental theater） |
| Corsican | In Corsican, the word "lab" can also mean "lip" or "bank". |
| Croatian | The Croatian word laboratorija (lab) comes from the Latin word 'laborare', meaning 'to work' or 'to toil'. |
| Czech | The Czech word "laboratoř" derives from the Latin "laborare" (to work) and originally referred to a workshop or study. |
| Danish | In Danish, the word "lab" can also refer to a small fish, specifically the common bleak (Alburnus alburnus). |
| Dutch | Het woord "laboratorium" is afgeleid van het Latijnse "laborare", wat "werken" betekent. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word “laboratorio” is derived from Latin “laboratorium” (workshop) and has alternate meanings including “workroom” and “laboratory”. |
| Estonian | In Estonian, "labor" also refers to a group of people working together, like a team or crew. |
| Finnish | In Finnish, the word "lab" can also refer to a short form of the word "laboratory". |
| French | The word "laboratoire" in French derives from the Latin word "laborare" (to work), also the root of the word "labour." |
| Frisian | In Frisian, "lab" can also mean "flatfish" or "sole", possibly derived from the Old Frisian word "labbe" or "labbe". |
| Galician | In Galician, "laboratorio" can also refer to a prison cell. |
| Georgian | The Georgian word "ლაბორატორია" (lab) is rooted in the Latin "labor" (work), implying a place for practical experimentation and learning. |
| German | In German, the word "Labor" can also mean "toil" or "drudgery." |
| Greek | εργαστήριο originally meant a workshop where artisans produced handcrafted goods or a place where scholars pursued intellectual work. |
| Gujarati | The word 'lab' can also refer to a place for developing and testing new products or ideas, as in 'research lab'. |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole, "laboratwa" (lab) derives from French "laboratoire," meaning "workshop" or "place of work." |
| Hausa | The term "gwaje-gwaje" in Hausa can also refer to the surface of a lake during the rainy season and to the act of paddling a canoe. |
| Hawaiian | "Hale hana" literally means "work house" in Hawaiian. |
| Hebrew | The word "מַעבָּדָה" (lab) in Hebrew can also refer to a factory or a workshop. |
| Hindi | Although "प्रयोगशाला" means "lab" in Hindi, it literally translates to "place of experimentation". |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "lab" can also mean "to take" or "to get". |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "munka" has the same root as "labor" and "lab", and also means "work" or "labor". |
| Icelandic | The second part of "rannsóknarstofa" is connected to the verb "rannsaka", meaning to examine or to research. |
| Indonesian | Laboratorium's root word 'laborare' in Latin means 'to work'. So the word denotes a place of work. |
| Irish | "Saotharlann" can also refer to a workshop, studio or other place of work, particularly one where creative or intellectual work is carried out. |
| Italian | The Italian word "laboratorio" derives from the Latin word "laborare," meaning "to work," and is also used to refer to a workshop or a place where students complete practical work. |
| Japanese | The word "ラボ" (rab) is also used to refer to a "laboratory" in Japanese, similar to its usage in English. |
| Javanese | In Javanese, "lab" also refers to a place of work or study, or to a group of people engaged in an activity together. |
| Kannada | "ಲ್ಯಾಬ್" is also the informal way of saying "laboratory" in Kannada, a language spoken in India." |
| Kazakh | The word "зертхана" is also used in Kazakh to refer to a test kitchen or a testing site for drugs or cosmetics. |
| Khmer | The term "មន្ទីរពិសោធន៍" originally referred to a place where Ayurvedic medicine was practiced, and later came to mean a laboratory. |
| Korean | 랩 (lab) may also refer to rapping in Korean popular music, derived from the English word "rap". |
| Kurdish | The term Taqîgeh is related to other Kurdish terms such as the word Teq, meaning face. |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word "лаборатория" (lab) is derived from the Russian word "лаборатория" (laboratoriya), which in turn comes from the Latin word "laborare" (to work). |
| Latin | In Latin, "lab" can also refer to a fall, slip, or fault. |
| Latvian | The word "laboratorija" comes from Latin "laboratorium" and is a place where scientists conduct experiments or do research. |
| Lithuanian | The word "laboratorija" comes from the Latin "laborare" (to work), and also refers to a facility where chemists and alchemists worked. |
| Luxembourgish | Labo can also refer to a building used for laboratory activities. |
| Macedonian | The word "лабораторија" comes from the Latin word "laboratorium", which means "a place where one works". |
| Malagasy | This word originally meant "library" in Malagasy, a meaning which is still attested in the related word "laboratoriana." |
| Malay | Makmal originates from the Arabic word "makmal" which also means "laboratory". |
| Malayalam | The word 'lab' is derived from the Latin word 'laboratorium', meaning 'a place of work'. |
| Maltese | Laboratorju ultimately derives from a Latin word meaning "place of hard work". |
| Maori | The term 'taiwhanga' initially denoted the meeting house for a marae before acquiring its contemporary meaning, 'lab' or 'workshop'. |
| Marathi | The Marathi word “प्रयोगशाळा” may also refer to an “area for experimenting,” “a field of operations,” or “a proving ground.” |
| Mongolian | In Mongolian, the word "лаборатори" ultimately derives from the Classical Latin word "laborare", meaning "to work" or "to toil". |
| Nepali | "प्रयोगशाला" is derived from the Sanskrit word "prayoga" meaning "experiment" and "shala" meaning "hall". |
| Norwegian | The word "lab" is a shortened form of "laboratory", a room or building used for scientific research, experimentation, or teaching. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "labu" also means "a large lake" in Nyanja. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "لابراتوار" is a loanword from French meaning "laboratory". |
| Persian | The term "آزمایشگاه" (lab) derives from the root "آزمودن" (to test) and initially referred to a place where testing was conducted. Today, it broadly signifies a space for scientific investigation, research, and experimentation. |
| Polish | In Polish, "laboratorium" also refers to a hospital room where laboratory tests are conducted. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The Portuguese word "laboratório" comes from the Latin word "laborare," meaning "to work." |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word "ਲੈਬ" (lab) can also refer to a laboratory assistant or technician. |
| Romanian | Laboratory is a word that entered Romanian through French and has an unknown etymology. |
| Russian | The word "лаборатория" is derived from the Latin word "laborare", meaning "to work". It can also refer to a place where alchemists worked. |
| Samoan | The Samoan word "fale suesue" also refers to a "study" or "classroom". |
| Scots Gaelic | The Gaelic word "lab" can also refer to a lump or a large piece. |
| Serbian | In Serbian, "лаб" (lab) can also refer to a type of freshwater fish. |
| Sesotho | The word "lab" in Sesotho is derived from the English word "laboratory", referring to a room in a university, school, or other academic institution where scientific experiments or research take place. |
| Shona | In Shona, "lab" also means "to wash or clean clothes". |
| Sindhi | The etymology of 'ليبارٽري' is uncertain, but it may derive from the Persian word for 'a place of learning'. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | It is derived from the Sanskrit words 'vidya' (knowledge) and 'agara' (house). |
| Slovak | Slovak word "laboratórium" originates from Middle Latin "laboratorius" meaning "working place" and Latin "laborare" meaning "to work". |
| Slovenian | In Slovenian, 'laboratorij' also refers to a place where alchemy was practiced, suggesting its historical connection to chemistry. |
| Somali | Although "shaybaarka" literally means "lip" in Somali, it is also used figuratively to refer to a "laboratory". |
| Spanish | In Spanish, "laboratorio" can refer to a place of scientific research, a workshop, or a prison. |
| Sundanese | In Sundanese, the word "lab" refers to a container used to store rice. |
| Swahili | Maabara's etymology stems from 'abara', meaning 'to create' or 'to shape', highlighting the lab's role in crafting new ideas and innovations. |
| Swedish | The word "labb" in Swedish can also refer to a "paw" or "foot". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Lab" in Tagalog can also mean "poison" or "venom". |
| Tajik | The word "озмоишгоҳ" also means "testing ground" or "experimentation site" in Tajik. |
| Tamil | The Tamil word "ஆய்வகம்" can also mean "an examination hall" or "a place where people study or work together". |
| Telugu | In English, the word "lab" can also refer to "labor" or "laboratory". In Telugu, "ప్రయోగశాల" specifically refers to a scientific or research laboratory. |
| Thai | In Thai, "ห้องปฏิบัติการ" (lab) is also used to refer to "labor" (as in, "hard physical work") and "toilet" |
| Turkish | The Turkish word 'laboratuar' ('lab') is derived from the Latin word 'laboratorium', which means 'a place of work'. |
| Ukrainian | The word "лабораторія" in Ukrainian ultimately derives from the Latin word "laborare" meaning "to work" |
| Urdu | The word 'لیب' ('lab') in Urdu is derived from the Arabic word 'lābir', which means 'a place of work or study'. |
| Uzbek | In Uzbek, "laboratoriya" is also used to refer to a place where experiments are conducted, such as a science fair. |
| Vietnamese | "Phòng thí nghiệm" is a Vietnamese translation of "laboratory", derived from Latin "laborare" (to toil) and "laboratorium" (workshop), but it can also refer to "trial" or "test" in a legal context |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "lab" can also mean "a place of work", such as a workshop or studio. |
| Xhosa | The Xhosa word "ilebhu" also refers to a type of sweet potato, reflecting the plant's cultivation by Xhosa farmers. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish term "לאַב" (lab), besides its literal meaning of "laboratory," is used figuratively to refer to a workshop or even to a place full of activity. |
| Yoruba | "Yàrá" can also refer to the space between the lips and the teeth. |
| Zulu | In isiZulu, "ilebhu" denotes both "lab" and "lip," with the latter meaning being more common. |
| English | "Lab" is short for "laboratory", but it can also refer to a workplace where illegal activities take place. |