Large in Different Languages
Discover 'Large' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Large
Afrikaans groot | ||
Albanian të mëdha | ||
Amharic ትልቅ | ||
Arabic كبير | ||
Armenian մեծ | ||
Assamese ডাঙৰ | ||
Aymara jach'a | ||
Azerbaijani böyük | ||
Bambara belebeleba | ||
Basque handiak | ||
Belarusian вялікі | ||
Bengali বড় | ||
Bhojpuri बड़हन | ||
Bosnian veliko | ||
Bulgarian голям | ||
Catalan gran | ||
Cebuano dako | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 大 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 大 | ||
Corsican grande | ||
Croatian velika | ||
Czech velký | ||
Danish stor | ||
Dhivehi ވަރަށް ބޮޑު | ||
Dogri बड्डा | ||
Dutch groot | ||
English large | ||
Esperanto granda | ||
Estonian suur | ||
Ewe lolo | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) malaki | ||
Finnish suuri | ||
French grand | ||
Frisian grut | ||
Galician grande | ||
Georgian დიდი | ||
German groß | ||
Greek μεγάλο | ||
Guarani tuicha | ||
Gujarati મોટા | ||
Haitian Creole gwo | ||
Hausa babba | ||
Hawaiian nui | ||
Hebrew גָדוֹל | ||
Hindi विशाल | ||
Hmong loj | ||
Hungarian nagy | ||
Icelandic stór | ||
Igbo buru ibu | ||
Ilocano dakkel | ||
Indonesian besar | ||
Irish mór | ||
Italian grande | ||
Japanese 大 | ||
Javanese gedhe | ||
Kannada ದೊಡ್ಡದು | ||
Kazakh үлкен | ||
Khmer ធំ | ||
Kinyarwanda binini | ||
Konkani व्हड | ||
Korean 큰 | ||
Krio big | ||
Kurdish mezin | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) گەورە | ||
Kyrgyz чоң | ||
Lao ຂະຫນາດໃຫຍ່ | ||
Latin magna | ||
Latvian liels | ||
Lingala monene | ||
Lithuanian didelis | ||
Luganda -gazi | ||
Luxembourgish grouss | ||
Macedonian големи | ||
Maithili नमहर | ||
Malagasy ankamaroan'ireo | ||
Malay besar | ||
Malayalam വലുത് | ||
Maltese kbar | ||
Maori nui | ||
Marathi मोठे | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯑꯆꯧꯕ | ||
Mizo hrawl | ||
Mongolian том | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ကြီးမားသည် | ||
Nepali ठूलो | ||
Norwegian stor | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) chachikulu | ||
Odia (Oriya) ବଡ | ||
Oromo bal'aa | ||
Pashto لوی | ||
Persian بزرگ | ||
Polish duży | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) ampla | ||
Punjabi ਵੱਡਾ | ||
Quechua hatun | ||
Romanian mare | ||
Russian большой | ||
Samoan lapoʻa | ||
Sanskrit बृहत् | ||
Scots Gaelic mòr | ||
Sepedi kgolo | ||
Serbian велика | ||
Sesotho kholo | ||
Shona yakakura | ||
Sindhi وڏو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) මහා | ||
Slovak veľký | ||
Slovenian velik | ||
Somali weyn | ||
Spanish grande | ||
Sundanese ageung | ||
Swahili kubwa | ||
Swedish stor | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) malaki | ||
Tajik калон | ||
Tamil பெரியது | ||
Tatar зур | ||
Telugu పెద్దది | ||
Thai ใหญ่ | ||
Tigrinya ገዚፍ | ||
Tsonga lexikulu | ||
Turkish büyük | ||
Turkmen uly | ||
Twi (Akan) kakraa | ||
Ukrainian великий | ||
Urdu بڑے | ||
Uyghur چوڭ | ||
Uzbek katta | ||
Vietnamese lớn | ||
Welsh mawr | ||
Xhosa inkulu | ||
Yiddish גרויס | ||
Yoruba tobi | ||
Zulu enkulu |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Afrikaans 'groot' is derived from Dutch 'groot' meaning 'large', but in Afrikaans, it can also refer to a mature person or an ancestor. |
| Amharic | While ትልቅ typically means "large," it can also mean "great" or "important," as in the phrase ትልቅ መንግሥት "a great kingdom." |
| Arabic | "كبير" also means "old" in Arabic, as in "grand"father ("جَد كبير"). |
| Armenian | "մեծ" can also mean "elder" or "chief" in some contexts, emphasizing seniority or leadership. |
| Azerbaijani | "Böjük" has an obscure origin, and some linguists think it derives from the Indo-European "*meg-" which means "many" and also denotes size and quantity; a similar-sounding "bojuk" exists in Albanian which is derived from "bukë" (bread), a basic staple food that's associated with quantity. |
| Basque | The word "handiak" in Basque can also refer to "great" or "important". |
| Belarusian | "Вялікі" in Belarusian can also refer to "great" or "important". |
| Bengali | The word "বড়" ("large") also has another meaning in Bengali: "elder". |
| Bosnian | "Veliko" can also mean "great" or "magnificent" in a more abstract sense. |
| Bulgarian | Голям is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *golъ, meaning "naked" or "bare". |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "gran" can also mean "tall" or "great" depending on the context. |
| Cebuano | "Dako" in Cebuano can also refer to a big crowd or gathering |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 大 can also mean "very", "greatly", or "in general". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | In Chinese, the character "大" also signifies "greatness" or "importance". |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "grande" can also mean "tall" in reference to a person's height. |
| Croatian | The word 'velika' has its etymology in the Proto-Slavic word 'velьjь', meaning 'great or strong', and the Slavic suffix '-ika', which denotes magnitude or size. |
| Czech | The word "velký" can also refer to something that is grand or significant, or to someone who is important or renowned. |
| Danish | The word "stor" is cognate with English "stout" and German "stark" |
| Dutch | In addition to its literal meaning of "large", "groot" can also be used figuratively in Dutch to mean "important" or "significant". |
| Esperanto | In Italian, French, Portuguese, and Spanish, the word "granda" means "big" or "grand." |
| Estonian | Suur is a Finnish word meaning "big" and derives from the Proto-Finnic word *suuri, which also meant "heavy". |
| Finnish | 'Suuri' (large) is possibly related to Proto-Finno-Ugric '*suure', 'very'. |
| French | "Grand" in French is derived from the Latin "grandis," meaning "large," and also carries the figurative meanings of "great," "important," and "magnificent." |
| Frisian | Frisian "grut" is cognate with English "great" and German "groß". |
| Galician | "Grande" is used before names and nicknames in a friendly and familiar way |
| Georgian | The Georgian word "დიდი" is derived from Proto-Kartvelian "*did-i", which meant "to grow" and is related to words meaning "height" and "top" in many other languages. |
| German | "Groß" is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "ĝʰer-s", meaning "to increase, grow, or swell". |
| Greek | The word "μεγάλο" (large) in Greek also has the meanings "great" and "important" in English. |
| Gujarati | The word "મોટા" (pronounced "motaa") also means "elder sister" in Gujarati, and is commonly used as a term of endearment for older sisters (especially married ones). |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole, "gwo" (large) is derived from the French word "gros" (big) and shares the same root as the English word "great". |
| Hausa | In Hausa, the word "babba" also has the alternate meaning of "father" or "daddy". |
| Hawaiian | Nui also means 'much, many, most, exceedingly, greatly, very, plenty, numerous, abundant, numerous, or ample'. |
| Hebrew | The word "גדול" (gadol) can also mean "elder" or "important". |
| Hindi | The word 'विशाल' is derived from the Sanskrit root 'वृश', meaning 'to cover or spread'. |
| Hmong | The word "loj" can also mean "fat" or "wide" |
| Hungarian | The word "nagy" also means "very" or "great" and is related to the word "nagyon", which means "very". |
| Icelandic | Stór is a cognate of Dutch **stoer** and German **störrig**, meaning "stubborn". It can also mean "important" or even "heavy". |
| Igbo | The Igbo word "buru ibu" can also mean "very", "excessive", or "too much". |
| Indonesian | "Besar" (large) also stems from the Old Javanese word "bhesara" which means "heavy" |
| Irish | Mór derives from the Old Irish word 'mór' and cognate with Latin 'maior' (greater) and Sanskrit 'mahas' (big). |
| Italian | The Italian word "grande" derives from the Latin "grandis" meaning "large, tall, or imposing." |
| Japanese | "大" is also used in the sense of "very". For example, "大勢" (おおぜい) means "a great number"} |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "gedhe" is derived from Old Javanese "wṛddha" and Sanskrit "vṛddha," both meaning "old" or "venerable." |
| Kannada | The Kannada word "ದೊಡ್ಡದು" originates from the Proto-Dravidian root "*pərəd-/*pəɖ-/*poɖ-" meaning "large" or "elder." |
| Kazakh | Also used in the sense of "adult". |
| Khmer | The word ធំ also means 'great' or 'important', and is often used in titles or names to denote respect or authority. |
| Korean | "큰" can also refer to a person of great value in a social hierarchy |
| Kurdish | The word "mezin" also refers to a "big" person, typically a respected elder in the community. |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word "чоң" also has alternate meanings such as "very," "great," and "important." |
| Latin | "Magna," a Latin term for "big," also denotes a charter, assembly, and a female horse. |
| Latvian | Derived from Proto-Baltic *lêlˀs, which perhaps derives from PIE *ley- "to lean". Also akin to Russian великий (velikīy "great"), Polish wielki, and Lithuanian dìdelis. |
| Lithuanian | "Didelis" may also refer to the marsupial mammal family, including possums and opossums, in Lithuanian. |
| Luxembourgish | "Grouss" is also a type of bread roll that can be either hard or soft, depending on the recipe. |
| Macedonian | "Големи" can also refer to someone or something that is impressive or important. |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word "ankamaroan'ireo" not only means "large" but also designates a large lake or swamp. |
| Malay | Besar, meaning 'large' in Malay, is also used to refer to an older person or someone with high rank as a sign of respect. |
| Malayalam | The Malayalam word "വലുത്" (valuth) may derive from the Proto-South Dravidian root "*vaḷ-" meaning "to be large or big." |
| Maltese | The word 'kbar' is also used in the Maltese language for the term 'great' as in 'great Britain' |
| Maori | The word "nui" is also used as a noun to refer to a mountain or hill. |
| Marathi | The word "मोठे" in Marathi is derived from the Sanskrit word "महत्" meaning "great" or "large". |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "том" (large) appears to be related to the Turkic word "tam" (full, complete). |
| Nepali | The word ठूलो, a Nepali word for "large", originally meant "tall" or "high". |
| Norwegian | The word "stor" is derived from the Old Norse word "stórr", which also meant "proud" or "noble". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | In Nyanja, "chachikulu" not only means "large", but also refers to a type of traditional wooden drum. |
| Pashto | The word "لوی" (large) in Pashto is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *lewh-, meaning "to grow" or "to increase". |
| Persian | The word "بزرگ" (bozorg) in Persian is derived from the Proto-Indo-Iranian word "*mr̥ǵh-," meaning "great, mighty." |
| Polish | The word "duży" is also used to describe someone who is overweight or obese. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Brazil, "ampla" can be used colloquially to describe something awesome or cool. |
| Punjabi | The word "ਵੱਡਾ" can also mean "elder" or "respected" in Punjabi. |
| Romanian | "Mare" is also a Romanian word for "sea". |
| Russian | The word "большой" can also mean "great" or "important" in the sense of significance or consequence. |
| Samoan | The word "lapoʻa" in Samoan is derived from the Proto-Polynesian word *lapa, which also means "broad" or "flat." |
| Scots Gaelic | The term can also apply to an area of high ground in a landscape, a 'moor'. |
| Serbian | "Велика" means "great or magnificent" in the context of something important or impressive, and "large" when describing dimension or quantity. |
| Sesotho | Another meaning of "kholo" is "abundance" or "plenty". |
| Shona | "Yakakura" is also used to describe something impressive or grand, and can be used in a metaphorical sense to refer to a person who has achieved something significant. |
| Sindhi | "وڏو" also means "elder" in Sindhi, which shares an etymological root with the word "large" in many Indo-Aryan languages, suggesting a connection between size and seniority. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "මහා" can also mean "great" or "important", and it is often used as a prefix to indicate a person's status or position. |
| Slovak | The word "veľký" comes from the Proto-Slavic word *velьkъ, which also meant "noble" or "great". |
| Slovenian | The Slavic root of "velik" also appears in other words like "veleposlanik" (ambassador) or "veličasten" (majestic). |
| Somali | "Weyn" can also refer to age or amount, as in "weyni waa" (how old are you) or "weynta" (the most). |
| Spanish | The word 'grande' comes from the Latin word 'grandis', which also means 'large' or 'great'. |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word "ageung" is derived from the Proto-Austronesian word "*dakiŋ", which also means "chief" or "elder". |
| Swahili | The word "kubwa" also means "great" in Swahili, as in "kubwa sana" (very great). |
| Swedish | The word "stor" in Swedish also has a meaning of "great" or "important" |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "malaki" also means "expensive" in old Tagalog and some Philippine languages. |
| Tajik | The word "калон" is also used to describe a "column" in architecture. |
| Tamil | The word "பெரியது" also means "elder" or "great" in Tamil. |
| Telugu | The Telugu word "పెద్దది" is derived from the Proto-Dravidian root *ped, which also gave rise to the Tamil word பெரிது (peridu). |
| Thai | The term "ใหญ่" is also used to imply age and seniority in Thai society. |
| Turkish | The word "büyük" can also mean "great", "important", or "senior" in Turkish. |
| Ukrainian | The word 'великий' has several meanings - 'great', 'grand' and 'solemn' and derives from the Old Church Slavonic word 'veliky', meaning 'big' or 'grand'. |
| Urdu | The word "بڑے" (large) has a secondary meaning of "an adult male", or "a man in general" in Urdu. |
| Uzbek | The word "katta" in Uzbek also means "old" or "senior" and is related to the word "kat" meaning "thick" or "dense". |
| Vietnamese | The Vietnamese word "lớn" derives from Old Chinese "lun" (pronounced *roon) meaning "high" or "exalted." |
| Welsh | The word "mawr" derives from the Proto-Celtic form "*magros" meaning "great, large". |
| Xhosa | The Xhosa word "inkulu" not only means "large," but also carries connotations of "old," "important," and "venerable." |
| Yiddish | In Yiddish, "גרויס" can also mean "important" or "prominent," conveying a sense of weight or significance beyond mere size. |
| Yoruba | The word 'tobi' in Yoruba can also mean 'plenty' or 'excessive'. |
| Zulu | "Enkulu" is a Zulu word with an ambiguous meaning as it can be used to describe something that is either large or tall. |
| English | The word 'large' derives from the same root as the word 'long' and originally meant 'extended in any direction'. |