Landscape in different languages

Landscape in Different Languages

Discover 'Landscape' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.

Landscape


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Afrikaans
landskap
Albanian
peisazhit
Amharic
የመሬት አቀማመጥ
Arabic
المناظر الطبيعيه
Armenian
բնապատկեր
Assamese
ভূচিত্ৰ
Aymara
paysaji
Azerbaijani
mənzərə
Bambara
dugufɛrɛ
Basque
paisaia
Belarusian
пейзаж
Bengali
ল্যান্ডস্কেপ
Bhojpuri
परिदृश्य
Bosnian
pejzaž
Bulgarian
пейзаж
Catalan
paisatge
Cebuano
talan-awon
Chinese (Simplified)
景观
Chinese (Traditional)
景觀
Corsican
paisaghju
Croatian
krajolik
Czech
krajina
Danish
landskab
Dhivehi
ލޭންޑްސްކޭޕް
Dogri
कुदरती नजारा
Dutch
landschap
English
landscape
Esperanto
pejzaĝo
Estonian
maastik
Ewe
anyigbã ƒe kpɔkpɔme
Filipino (Tagalog)
tanawin
Finnish
maisema
French
paysage
Frisian
lânskip
Galician
paisaxe
Georgian
პეიზაჟი
German
landschaft
Greek
τοπίο
Guarani
ñupyso
Gujarati
લેન્ડસ્કેપ
Haitian Creole
jaden flè
Hausa
wuri mai faɗi
Hawaiian
ʻāina ʻāina
Hebrew
נוֹף
Hindi
परिदृश्य
Hmong
toj roob hauv pes
Hungarian
tájkép
Icelandic
landslag
Igbo
odida obodo
Ilocano
ladawan ti daga
Indonesian
pemandangan
Irish
tírdhreach
Italian
paesaggio
Japanese
風景
Javanese
malang
Kannada
ಭೂದೃಶ್ಯ
Kazakh
ландшафт
Khmer
ទេសភាព
Kinyarwanda
imiterere
Konkani
लँडस्केप
Korean
경치
Krio
land
Kurdish
dorhalî
Kurdish (Sorani)
ئاسۆیی
Kyrgyz
пейзаж
Lao
ພູມສັນຖານ
Latin
orbis terrarum
Latvian
ainava
Lingala
paysage
Lithuanian
peizažas
Luganda
ettaka
Luxembourgish
landschaft
Macedonian
пејзаж
Maithili
परिदृश्य
Malagasy
tontolo
Malay
pemandangan
Malayalam
ലാൻഡ്സ്കേപ്പ്
Maltese
pajsaġġ
Maori
whenua
Marathi
लँडस्केप
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯂꯝꯃꯤꯠ ꯇꯨꯝꯃꯤꯠ
Mizo
leilung
Mongolian
ландшафт
Myanmar (Burmese)
ရှုခင်း
Nepali
परिदृश्य
Norwegian
landskap
Nyanja (Chichewa)
malo
Odia (Oriya)
ଲ୍ୟାଣ୍ଡସ୍କେପ୍
Oromo
taa'umsa lafaa
Pashto
منظره
Persian
چشم انداز
Polish
krajobraz
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
panorama
Punjabi
ਲੈਂਡਸਕੇਪ
Quechua
paisaje
Romanian
peisaj
Russian
пейзаж
Samoan
laufanua
Sanskrit
भूप्रदेश
Scots Gaelic
sealladh-tìre
Sepedi
ponagalo ya naga
Serbian
пејзаж
Sesotho
ponahalo ea naha
Shona
landscape
Sindhi
منظر نامي
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
භූ දර්ශනය
Slovak
krajina
Slovenian
pokrajina
Somali
muuqaalka
Spanish
paisaje
Sundanese
bentang
Swahili
mandhari
Swedish
landskap
Tagalog (Filipino)
tanawin
Tajik
манзара
Tamil
இயற்கை
Tatar
пейзаж
Telugu
ప్రకృతి దృశ్యం
Thai
ภูมิทัศน์
Tigrinya
ኣቀማምጣ መሬት
Tsonga
ndhawu
Turkish
manzara
Turkmen
peýza
Twi (Akan)
asase bɔbea
Ukrainian
краєвид
Urdu
زمین کی تزئین
Uyghur
مەنزىرە
Uzbek
manzara
Vietnamese
phong cảnh
Welsh
tirwedd
Xhosa
imbonakalo-mhlaba
Yiddish
לאַנדשאַפט
Yoruba
ala-ilẹ
Zulu
ukwakheka kwezwe

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansThe Afrikaans word "landskap" can also refer to a specific type of administrative division in South Africa or Namibia, equivalent to a province or district.
AlbanianThe Albanian word "peisazhit" derives from the French word "paysage", which originally meant "countryside" or "region".
ArabicThe Arabic word derives from the same root as the Latin word "contemplari," meaning "to gaze at," emphasizing the act of observing and connecting with the natural environment.
AzerbaijaniThe word "mənzərə" (landscape) in Azerbaijani is derived from the Arabic word "manzara," meaning "view" or "scene."}
BasqueThe Basque word "paisaia" shares cognates with "paysage" in French and "paesaggio" in Italian, both meaning "landscape".
BelarusianThe word 'пейзаж' is a borrowing from the French 'paysage', and also means 'country'.
Bengaliল্যান্ডস্কেপ (landscape) শব্দটির উৎপত্তি সুইডিশ শব্দ 'landskap' থেকে, যার অর্থ 'অঞ্চল'
BosnianThe word "pejzaž" (landscape) comes from the Italian word "paese" meaning "countryside". It also refers to a genre of art depicting natural scenery.
BulgarianThe Bulgarian word "пейзаж" comes from the French word "paysage", which originally meant "countryside" or "country scenery".
CatalanThe Catalan word "paisatge" can also refer to a painting or tapestry depicting a landscape.
Cebuano"Talan-awon" may come from "tan-aw" which means "view" or "sight", hence it refers to the "what is seen".
Chinese (Simplified)It's also used as a suffix in the compound word of "风景名胜"}
Chinese (Traditional)The word "景觀" can be decomposed into "景" (view) and "觀" (to look at), suggesting not only the physical environment but also the subjective experience of observing it.
CorsicanThe word "paisaghju" is derived from the Sardinian word "paesaggiu" and the Italian word "paesaggio".
CroatianThe word 'krajolik' in Croatian is derived from the Old Slavic word 'kraj', meaning 'border' or 'edge', and refers to the outer appearance or the natural features of a terrain.
CzechThe word "krajina" in Czech also refers to a border region or frontier.
Danish'Landskab' also refers to a particular geographical region, and its inhabitants.
DutchThe Dutch word "landschap" originally meant "a piece of land that has been reclaimed from the sea or a river."
EsperantoThe Esperanto word "pejzaĝo" derives from the French word "paysage" which originally meant "countryside".
EstonianThe word "maastik" is also used to refer to the surface of a planet or the environment in a play or a movie.
FinnishThe word "maisema" also refers to a genre of Finnish folk music that features lyrics depicting Finnish nature and landscapes.
FrenchThe word 'paysage' is derived from the Old French word 'peis', meaning 'country' or 'region'.
FrisianThe Frisian word "lânskip" is derived from the Old Frisian word "lânskib", meaning "a piece of land" or "a cultivated field."
GalicianThe Galician word "paisaxe" comes from the Latin "pagus" (village) and also means "countryside".
GeorgianThe word "პეიზაჟი" (landscape) comes from the French word "paysage", which originally meant "countryside". In Georgian, it can also be used to refer to a painting or a photograph of a landscape.
GermanThe word "Landschaft" in German also refers to a political or administrative territory, like a county or province.
GreekThe word "τοπίο" originated from the Middle French word "paysage", meaning "countryside" or "region".
GujaratiThe Gujarati word "લેન્ડસ્કેપ" (landscape) comes from the English word "landscape" and has the same meaning in English.
Haitian Creole"Jaden flè" can also mean "flower plot" in English.
Hausa"Wuri mai faɗi" in Hausa can also mean "flat ground" or "open field".
Hawaiian'Āina 'āina' in Hawaiian can refer to both 'land' and 'food'.
HebrewThe word "נוֹף" ("landscape") also means "a view" or "a horizon" in Hebrew.
Hindi"परिदृश्य" (landscape) in Hindi can also mean "circumstance" or "situation".
HmongIn Hmong, 'toj roob hauv pes' translates to 'landscape,' an area that has been cultivated, with the phrase literally meaning 'middle field and garden.'
Hungarian"Tájkép" derives from the Hungarian word "táj" (region) and the Turkish word "kef" (pleasure).
IcelandicIn Icelandic, the word "landslag" holds a rich etymology, encompassing both its primary definition of "landscape" and a historical connotation as the division of a country or region into districts.
IgboIn Igbo, "odida obodo" can also refer to a map, a plan or design, and a boundary or border.
Indonesian'Pemandangan' originates from the Malay word 'pandang', meaning 'to look' or 'to see'.
Irish"Tírdhreach" means "landscape" in Irish but also has meanings of "face of the land," "countryside," and "terrain."
ItalianThe word "paesaggio" derives from the Latin "pagus," meaning "countryside" or "village," and originally referred to a rural or agricultural area.
JapaneseOriginally written as "風情" in kanji, meaning "style" or "atmosphere", the word "風景" also retains this meaning in modern Japanese.
JavaneseThe word "malang" in Javanese also refers to a feeling of deep sadness or longing.
KannadaThe Kannada word "ಭೂದೃಶ್ಯ" comes from the Sanskrit word "दृश्य", meaning "that which is seen", and is used to describe a natural scene or a painting representing one.
KazakhThe Kazakh word 'ландшафт' ('landscape') comes from the Russian word 'ландшафт' ('landscape'), which in turn is based on the Dutch word 'landschap' ('landscape') and originally meant a piece of land that had been cultivated.
KhmerThe word "ទេសភាព" (landscape) is closely related to "ទេស" (place) and "ភាព" (quality or state), conveying a sense of a place's unique and enduring qualities.
KoreanThe word "경치" originates from Chinese and originally meant "view" or "scene".
KurdishThe word "dorhalî" can also refer to a specific type of Kurdish folktale or to a topographic feature such as a mountain pass.
KyrgyzThe word "пейзаж" is of French origin and means "part of the earth's surface that is visible from a single viewpoint".
LatinThe term "Orbis Terrarum" has been used to describe the whole world since the Roman Empire, but was originally used to describe a circular piece of land.
LatvianThe word "ainava" in Latvian is derived from a Proto-Indo-European base *ein- meaning "to see" and is related to "view" and "panorama".
LithuanianPeizažas derives from the French word "paysage", meaning "countryside" or "scenery".
LuxembourgishAls landschaft (luxemburgisch) bezeichnet man im übertragenen Sinne die Verwaltung einer Gemeinde.
MacedonianThe term "пејзаж" (landscape) comes from the French "paysage", but in Macedonian it also denotes a broader concept, including any type of scenery or environment.
MalagasyTontolo shares a root with the verb 'mitontolo' ('to spread or set out')
MalayThe word 'pemandangan' is derived from the root word 'pandang', which means 'to look' or 'to observe'.
MalayalamThe word
MalteseMaltese "pajsaġġ" comes from the Italian "paesaggio", which in turn derives from the Latin "pagus", meaning "countryside" or "village".
MaoriThe word 'whenua' in Māori also refers to the placenta, the land, and the earth, reflecting the interconnectedness of all things in the natural world.
MarathiThe word 'लँडस्केप' ('landscape') is derived from the Dutch word 'landschap', which means 'a piece of land'.
MongolianThe Mongolian word "ландшафт" can also refer to the physical features of a region, such as its mountains, rivers, and valleys
NepaliThough the word परिदृश्य originates from Sanskrit 'दृश्यम्' meaning 'something seen', it also signifies the concept of 'change over time' in Nepali.
NorwegianIn Norwegian, "landskap" can also refer to a traditional county or administrative unit.
Nyanja (Chichewa)The word "malo" can also refer to a plain, field, or open area.
PashtoThe Pashto word "منظره" also means "scenery" and "view".
PersianThe Persian word 'چشم انداز' (landscape) can also refer to a "view" or "prospect".
PolishThe word "krajobraz" derives from the Old Polish phrase "kraj obraz", meaning "the image of the land."
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)In Portuguese, "panorama" also refers to a painting or a film that offers a wide view of a scene.
PunjabiThe Punjabi word "ਲੈਂਡਸਕੇਪ" is derived from the English word "landscape", which itself comes from the Dutch word "landschap" meaning "a piece of land".
RomanianIn Romanian, "peisaj" comes from French "paysage," which is itself derived from Late Latin "pagensis" meaning "of the country," from Latin "pagus" meaning "village" or "district."
RussianThe Russian word "пейзаж" derives from the Dutch "peisage" and its meaning has expanded from "view" or "image" to include the broader concept of "landscape."
SamoanThe term 'laufanua' also refers to the area of land on the coastal side of a traditional Samoan village.
SerbianThe word "пејзаж" (landscape) in Serbian may also refer to a "stage set" or "backdrop", particularly in the context of theater or filmmaking.
SesothoThe words "pona" meaning "beautiful" and "halo" meaning "world" combine to form the word "ponahalo ea naha".
ShonaThe word "landscape" was originally used to designate the appearance of the land itself rather than any image of that land.
SindhiThe Sindhi word "منظر نامي" (landscape) is derived from the Persian word "منظر" (view, sight) and "نام" (name).
SlovakThe word "krajina" is also used to refer to a region or a country.
Slovenian"Pokrajina" derives from "po" (under), "kraj" (edge), and the suffix "-ina": "what is under the edge".
SomaliThe Somali word "muuqaalka" also means "appearance" and is related to the verb "muuqan" which means "to appear" or "to look like".
Spanish"paisaje" derives from the Latin "pagus", which means "countryside" or "region" and in turn from the Greek "pagos" meaning "settlement" or "hamlet".
SundaneseThe Sundanese word "bentang" originally meant "expanse" or "open space" and can also refer to "the natural environment" or "the world".
SwahiliThe word "mandhari" in Swahili is also used to refer to a painting or photograph of a landscape.
Swedish"Landskap" also means province and refers to the historical provinces of Sweden.
Tagalog (Filipino)The word "tanawin" likely originates from the root word "tanaw" meaning to view or see.
TajikThe word "манзара" comes from the Persian word "manzar" meaning "view" or "scene".
Tamilஇயற்கை' is also a term used to describe nature, the natural environment, or the natural world.
TeluguThe word 'ప్రకృతి దృశ్యం' is a compound word that originated from the Sanskrit words 'प्रकृति' (nature) and 'दृश्य' (scenery), thus meaning 'a view of nature'.
ThaiThe Thai word "ภูมิทัศน์" (literally "earth-view") is derived from the Sanskrit words "bhumi" (earth) and "darsana" (view). In addition to its primary meaning of "landscape," it can also refer to a "worldview," "philosophy," or "ideology."
TurkishManzara is a Turkish word of Persian origin that can also mean “view” or “scenery”.
UkrainianThe word "краєвид" is derived from the Old Slavonic word "край", meaning "edge" or "border", and "вид", meaning "view". Thus, it literally means "a view from the edge" or "a view of the surroundings".
UrduThe word "landscape" derives from the Dutch "landschap," meaning "a piece of land". It can also refer to a painting or photograph of a natural scene.
UzbekManzara has also been used to indicate "a beautiful and vast area of land."
Vietnamese"Phong cảnh" literally means "wind-view," but it is also used to describe a "beautiful scene" or a "painting of nature."
Welsh"Tirwedd" derives from the Welsh words "tir" (land) and "gwedd" (appearance or aspect), thus literally meaning "land's appearance."
Xhosa"Imbonakalo-mhlaba" can also refer to the view from a high place.
YiddishThe Yiddish word "לאַנדשאַפט" also means "countryside" or "farmland".
YorubaThe Yoruba word "ala-ilẹ" literally means "face of the earth" or "surface of the ground".
ZuluThe Zulu word "ukwakheka kwezwe" also means "the face of the earth" or "the shape of the earth".
EnglishThe word "landscape" comes from the Dutch words "land" and "schap" meaning "a region or territory" and "shape" respectively.

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