Lawn in Different Languages
Discover 'Lawn' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Lawn
Afrikaans grasperk | ||
Albanian lëndinë | ||
Amharic ሣር | ||
Arabic العشب | ||
Armenian սիզամարգ | ||
Assamese ল’ন | ||
Aymara pastu | ||
Azerbaijani qazon | ||
Bambara gazɔn | ||
Basque belarra | ||
Belarusian газон | ||
Bengali লন | ||
Bhojpuri मैदान | ||
Bosnian travnjak | ||
Bulgarian морава | ||
Catalan gespa | ||
Cebuano lawn | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 草坪 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 草坪 | ||
Corsican pratu | ||
Croatian travnjak | ||
Czech trávník | ||
Danish græsplæne | ||
Dhivehi ލޯން | ||
Dogri घा दा मदान | ||
Dutch gazon | ||
English lawn | ||
Esperanto gazono | ||
Estonian muru | ||
Ewe gbemumu | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) damuhan | ||
Finnish nurmikko | ||
French pelouse | ||
Frisian gersfjild | ||
Galician céspede | ||
Georgian გაზონი | ||
German rasen | ||
Greek γκαζόν | ||
Guarani kapi'ipe | ||
Gujarati લnન | ||
Haitian Creole gazon | ||
Hausa ciyawa | ||
Hawaiian lawn | ||
Hebrew דֶשֶׁא | ||
Hindi लॉन | ||
Hmong kev nyom | ||
Hungarian gyep | ||
Icelandic grasflöt | ||
Igbo ahịhịa | ||
Ilocano karuotan | ||
Indonesian halaman rumput | ||
Irish faiche | ||
Italian prato | ||
Japanese 芝生 | ||
Javanese pekarangan | ||
Kannada ಹುಲ್ಲುಹಾಸು | ||
Kazakh көгал | ||
Khmer ម៉ូដ | ||
Kinyarwanda ibyatsi | ||
Konkani लॉन | ||
Korean 잔디 | ||
Krio gras | ||
Kurdish lawn | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) گژوگیا | ||
Kyrgyz газон | ||
Lao ສະ ໜາມ ຫຍ້າ | ||
Latin pratum | ||
Latvian zālienu | ||
Lingala pelouse | ||
Lithuanian veja | ||
Luganda omuddo | ||
Luxembourgish rasen | ||
Macedonian тревник | ||
Maithili घास क मैदान | ||
Malagasy bozaka | ||
Malay rumput | ||
Malayalam പുൽത്തകിടി | ||
Maltese lawn | ||
Maori pangakuti | ||
Marathi लॉन | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯁꯨꯃꯥꯡ | ||
Mizo tualzawl | ||
Mongolian зүлэг | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) မြက်ခင်း | ||
Nepali ल्यान | ||
Norwegian plen | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) udzu | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଲନ୍ | ||
Oromo kaloo | ||
Pashto لان | ||
Persian چمن | ||
Polish trawnik | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) gramado | ||
Punjabi ਲਾਅਨ | ||
Quechua qiwa | ||
Romanian gazon | ||
Russian лужайка | ||
Samoan mutia | ||
Sanskrit दूर्वा | ||
Scots Gaelic faiche | ||
Sepedi llone | ||
Serbian травњак | ||
Sesotho mohloa | ||
Shona tsangadzi | ||
Sindhi لان | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) තණකොළ | ||
Slovak trávnik | ||
Slovenian travnik | ||
Somali cawska | ||
Spanish césped | ||
Sundanese padang rumput hejo | ||
Swahili nyasi | ||
Swedish gräsmatta | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) damuhan | ||
Tajik сабза | ||
Tamil புல்வெளி | ||
Tatar газон | ||
Telugu పచ్చిక | ||
Thai สนามหญ้า | ||
Tigrinya ሳዕሪ | ||
Tsonga xilungwa | ||
Turkish çim | ||
Turkmen gazon | ||
Twi (Akan) ɛsrɛ | ||
Ukrainian газон | ||
Urdu لان | ||
Uyghur چىملىق | ||
Uzbek maysazor | ||
Vietnamese cừu con | ||
Welsh lawnt | ||
Xhosa ingca | ||
Yiddish לאָנקע | ||
Yoruba odan | ||
Zulu utshani |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "grasperk" comes from the Dutch word "grasperk" with the same meaning, and also refers to a "grass strip" or "strip of lawn". |
| Albanian | "Lëndinë" in Albanian also refers to a "meadowland" or "grassland". |
| Amharic | The word "ሣር" can also refer to a clearing in a forest or a meadow. |
| Arabic | العشب "al-ʿašb" also can means grass or hay. |
| Armenian | The Armenian word "սիզամարգ" (lawn) derives from the Persian "sizdah", meaning "thirteenth" or "day of green", referring to the Persian festival of Sizdah Bedar, where people celebrate the arrival of spring in nature by having picnics on grassy lawns. |
| Azerbaijani | "Qazon" also means "treasure" in Azerbaijani, reflecting the value placed on grassy areas in the country's arid climate. |
| Basque | The Basque word "belarra" shares a root with "belar" (grass), suggesting a possible origin in the concept of "that which is green (below)". |
| Belarusian | It originates from the French word «gazon», meaning "turf" or "sod", and ultimately comes from the Persian word «ganzina» meaning "treasure". |
| Bengali | লন can mean "grass" or "salt" in Bengali and may come from the Indo-European word *sal- meaning "salt". |
| Bosnian | "Travnik" is also the name of a city in central Bosnia and Herzegovina and the etymology of the two words is unrelated. |
| Bulgarian | "Морава" also means "swamp" and is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "*morъva", meaning "wet, swampy place". |
| Catalan | The word "gespa" comes from the Gothic word "gaspa" which means "tuft of grass or plant." |
| Cebuano | In Cebuano, "lawn" can also refer to a grassy patch or a cleared area for gardening. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 草坪 (cǎo píng) is a loanword from English “lawn” that emerged in the late Qing dynasty, and it also means “grassland” in some regions. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 草坪 (lawn) has the alternate meaning of "grassland" and is not exclusive to lawns around homes or in parks in Chinese (Traditional). |
| Corsican | The word "pratu" in Corsican also refers to a field or meadow, and comes from the Latin word "pratum", which means the same. |
| Croatian | In Croatian, the word "travnjak" not only refers to a lawn but also to a grassland, meadow, or even a pasture. |
| Czech | The word "trávník" also refers to the green cloth traditionally used to cover billiard tables. |
| Danish | "Græsplæne" is a compound of the Danish words "græs" (grass) and "plæne" (flat area), so it literally means "grassy flat area". |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "gazon" is derived from the French word "gazon", meaning "turf", and is also used to refer to a type of fabric with a short nap. |
| Esperanto | In Esperanto, "gazono" is derived from the French "gazon" (turf), but it also relates to the root "gazo" (gas), hence the humorous expression "ĉu vi volas gazonon aŭ gaslampon en via ĝardeno?" (do you want a lawn or a gas lamp in your garden?) |
| Estonian | "Murru" originally meant "turf" or "grass". By the mid-20th century, it also came to mean a well-trimmed "lawn", and subsequently took on its modern meaning, which encompasses any sort of "green space". |
| Finnish | Nurmikko is derived from the Proto-Uralic root *nɜri, meaning |
| French | Etymology: Late Latin *pelliceus* "of animal skin or fur", perhaps via Provençal "covered with grass". |
| Frisian | The term 'gersfjild', meaning 'lawn' in Frisian, is thought to derive from the Middle Frisian word for 'fire', likely due to the practice of burning grasslands in the region. |
| Galician | A word of Celtic origin probably related to "cesped" in French and "césped" in Spanish |
| Georgian | The word "გაზონი" can also refer to a type of grass used for grazing animals. |
| German | The word 'Rasen' can also mean 'frenzy', 'madness' or 'fit'. |
| Greek | The modern word "γκαζόν" ultimately derives from the French "gazon" and ultimately Latin "cespes" "turf." |
| Gujarati | "લnન" can also refer to a large open field used for pasture or grazing. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "gazon", which means "lawn" in Haitian Creole, likely originated from either the French word "gazon" meaning "piece of ground covered in grass," or the Spanish word "cespón" meaning "piece of soil covered by short grass or plants." |
| Hausa | The term "ciyawa" in Hausa may also denote grass as well as a garden where grass grows and is frequently mowed. |
| Hawaiian | In Hawaiian, "LAWN" also means "open field" or "vacant lot". |
| Hebrew | While דֶשֶׁא's usual meaning is "lawn" or "grass" in modern Hebrew, it can also refer to the spices that make up potpourri in the Bible. |
| Hindi | In Sanskrit, 'lawn' also refers to an earthen embankment that retains water, such as an irrigation channel. |
| Hmong | It is derived from "kev" meaning "grass" and " nyom" meaning "place". |
| Hungarian | "Gyep" also means "healing", which may evoke the sense of tranquility and peace that a peaceful, blooming, flourishing flower meadow creates |
| Icelandic | "Grasflöt" is a cognate of "grasflet" in Faroese and "grasvold" in Danish. |
| Igbo | The word "ahịhịa" also means "grass" or "plant"} |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "halaman rumput" comes from the Indian language, Sanskrit, from "harmya-padam" meaning "ground surrounding the house". |
| Irish | The word “faiche” is also used to refer to a type of grass or turf. |
| Italian | "Prato" also means "plate" in Italian, coming from the Latin "pratum", meaning "meadow". This is likely due to the fact that traditional plates were often made from wood or metal and were flat and round, resembling a meadow. |
| Japanese | 芝生 is also a place where the rich lived in ancient Japan, which is why it means “grassy land in front of a house”. |
| Javanese | "Pekarangan" in Javanese can also mean "a space for activities in front of a house" or "a space for a garden". |
| Kannada | The word 'ಹುಲ್ಲುಹಾಸು' literally means 'spread out grass' and is also used to refer to a garden or park. |
| Kazakh | In Kazakh, "көгал" can also refer to the "green color" or "leaf". |
| Khmer | The word "ម៉ូដ" can also mean "field" or "playground" in Khmer. |
| Korean | The Korean word 잔디 'lawn' is also an abbreviation of '자연' (nature) and '디자인' (design). |
| Kurdish | The word "lawn" comes from the Old English word "lanu," which means "open space." |
| Kyrgyz | In Kyrgyz, “газон” has two meanings: 1) lawn 2) a type of green tea. |
| Latin | "Pratum" also means "meadow" or "pasture" in Latin, suggesting its association with open, grassy areas for grazing or recreation. |
| Latvian | The word "zālienu" originates from the Proto-Indo-European base "ǵʰelH-yos" meaning "grassy". |
| Lithuanian | The Lithuanian word "veja" also refers to an "unmown meadow" or "grassland". |
| Luxembourgish | Rasen in Luxembourgish, like its German cognate "Rasen", can also mean "madness" or "rage". |
| Macedonian | Besides meaning "lawn", "тревник" can also mean "grass" or "hay". |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word "bozaka" can also mean "to cut short" or "to truncate". |
| Malay | The word "rumput" in Malay, besides meaning "lawn," can also refer to any kind of grass or weed. |
| Malayalam | The Malayalam word "പുൽത്തകിടി" (lawn) literally means "a mat of grass", and is also used in the broader sense of "any grassy area, whether man-made or wild". |
| Maltese | In Maltese, the word "lawn" also means "a strip of land left fallow" or "a meadow". |
| Maori | The word pangakuti, besides its literal meaning of lawn, also refers to areas of flat land in some contexts. |
| Marathi | In Marathi, "लॉन" (lān) also means "a large, open space suitable for grazing cattle or other livestock." |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "зүлэг" can also refer to a park, garden, or meadow, and is ultimately derived from the Proto-Mongolic root *zuleγ, meaning "green" or "grassy". |
| Nepali | The Nepali word "ल्यान" can also mean "a loan" or "a debt". |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "plen" (lawn) comes from Old Norse "plan" (flat and even) which is also cognate to English "plane". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "udzu" in Nyanja (Chichewa) can also mean "grass" or "pasture". |
| Pashto | Pashto 'لان' ('lawn' in English) also means the garden of Eden. |
| Persian | چمن literally means "grass" or "pasture" in Persian, and is related to the Arabic word "جن" meaning "to cover" or "veil" |
| Polish | The Polish word "trawnik" derives from the verb "trawić", meaning "to digest", possibly referring to the role of a lawn in facilitating the decomposition of organic matter. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | Portuguese word "gramado" may mean "lawn" or "a grassy area in a park or garden," and comes from the Latin word "gramineus," meaning "grass". |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word 'ਲਾਅਨ' ('lawn'), meaning 'grassy area,' is likely borrowed from Persian 'lâvân' ('garden'). |
| Romanian | "Gazon" comes from the French "gazon" meaning "grass" and is also used to refer to types of vegetation in certain regions of Romania. |
| Russian | In Russian, «лужайка» can also refer to a meadow, field, or green space. |
| Samoan | "Mutia" also refers to the area outside a fale (traditional Samoan house) |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "faiche" can also mean a "meadow" or "pasture" in Scots Gaelic. |
| Serbian | "Травњак" in Serbian can also refer to a type of mushroom known as 'meadow mushroom' or 'agaricus campestris'. |
| Sesotho | The word 'mohloa' (meaning 'lawn' in Sesotho) is etymologically related to 'ho hloa' ('to grow green') in the same language. |
| Shona | The Shona word 'tsangadzi' also means 'to be clean or tidy', highlighting the expected appearance of a well-maintained lawn. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "لان" can also mean "lawn". It derives from the Persian word "لانه" (laaneh), which means "field" or "garden". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word තණකොළ (lawn) in Sinhala (Sinhalese) originally meant "grass" or "pasture". |
| Slovak | "Trávnik" is a diminutive form of "trávy", meaning "grass", but also refers to a grassy area such as a meadow, field or park. |
| Slovenian | Travnik in Slovenian also means "lawn tennis", in Croatian and Serbian it means "grass". |
| Somali | The word "cawska" is derived from the Arabic word "shawka" meaning "grass". |
| Spanish | El término "césped" proviene del latín "caespitem", que significa "trozo de tierra cubierto de hierba". |
| Sundanese | In Sundanese, "padang rumput hejo" can also refer to a field of any grassy plant, not just the manicured grass typically found in a lawn. |
| Swahili | The word "nyasi" can also refer to grass, meadow, or pasture in Swahili. |
| Swedish | The word "gräsmatta" is a compound of "gräs" (grass) and "matta" (mat), thus literally meaning "grass mat." |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | Tagalog "damuhan" derives from the root "damu" meaning vegetation, while it can also refer to a meadow or grassland. |
| Tajik | "Сабза" is thought to be derived from the Middle Persian "sabz" or "sabza", meaning "green". It has also been used in the past to refer to plants and fresh leaves. |
| Tamil | "புல்வெளி" literally means "a place where grass thrives" in Tamil. |
| Telugu | Originating from Sanskrit 'practya', it primarily meant a plot of land left unsown. |
| Thai | "สนามหญ้า" originally referred to a "field used for growing grass", but over time it has evolved to mean a "lawn", a "grassy area for decorative purposes". |
| Turkish | In the Turkish language, "çim" can also pertain to grass or hay, highlighting its diverse meanings in the realm of flora. |
| Ukrainian | It derives from an Old French word, but also refers to a type of fabric. |
| Urdu | The word 'لان' ('lawn') is derived from Old French 'lande' meaning 'open ground', and may also refer to a type of fine fabric in Urdu. |
| Uzbek | The word "maysazor" is derived from the Persian word "maysarah", meaning "open space" or "field". |
| Vietnamese | "Cừu con" also means "sheep" in Vietnamese. |
| Welsh | The Welsh word “lawnt” can refer to either a lawn or a glade in a wood. |
| Xhosa | The word "ingca" can also refer to a type of grass or hay used for thatching or bedding. |
| Yiddish | "לאָנקע" (lawn) also means pasture or meadow, and is related to the German word "Lahn". |
| Yoruba | The word "odan" in Yoruba also means "a place of rest" or "a quiet place" |
| Zulu | Utshani means 'field' or 'grassland' and its plural form is amaxhaphozi. |
| English | "Lawn" can also describe a piece of fabric, often used for making fine linen. |