League in Different Languages
Discover 'League' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
League
Afrikaans liga | ||
Albanian ligë | ||
Amharic ሊግ | ||
Arabic الدوري | ||
Armenian լիգա | ||
Assamese লীগ | ||
Aymara liga ukanxa | ||
Azerbaijani liqası | ||
Bambara ligue (ligue) la | ||
Basque liga | ||
Belarusian лігі | ||
Bengali লীগ | ||
Bhojpuri लीग के बा | ||
Bosnian liga | ||
Bulgarian лига | ||
Catalan lliga | ||
Cebuano liga | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 联盟 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 聯盟 | ||
Corsican lega | ||
Croatian liga | ||
Czech liga | ||
Danish liga | ||
Dhivehi ލީގުގަ އެވެ | ||
Dogri लीग दी | ||
Dutch liga | ||
English league | ||
Esperanto ligo | ||
Estonian liigas | ||
Ewe ligi ƒe ƒuƒoƒo | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) liga | ||
Finnish liigassa | ||
French ligue | ||
Frisian kompetysje | ||
Galician liga | ||
Georgian ლიგა | ||
German liga | ||
Greek σύνδεσμος | ||
Guarani liga rehegua | ||
Gujarati લીગ | ||
Haitian Creole lig | ||
Hausa league | ||
Hawaiian kuʻikahi | ||
Hebrew לִיגָה | ||
Hindi संघ | ||
Hmong pob | ||
Hungarian liga | ||
Icelandic deild | ||
Igbo njikọ | ||
Ilocano liga ti liga | ||
Indonesian liga | ||
Irish sraithe | ||
Italian lega | ||
Japanese 同盟 | ||
Javanese liga | ||
Kannada ಲೀಗ್ | ||
Kazakh лига | ||
Khmer លីក | ||
Kinyarwanda shyirahamwe | ||
Konkani लीगांत खेळटा | ||
Korean 리그 | ||
Krio lig we de na di lig | ||
Kurdish lîga | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) خولەکە | ||
Kyrgyz лига | ||
Lao ລີກ | ||
Latin foedus | ||
Latvian līgā | ||
Lingala ligue ya ligue | ||
Lithuanian lyga | ||
Luganda liigi | ||
Luxembourgish liga | ||
Macedonian лига | ||
Maithili लीग के | ||
Malagasy fanekena | ||
Malay liga | ||
Malayalam ലീഗ് | ||
Maltese kampjonat | ||
Maori riki | ||
Marathi लीग | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯂꯤꯒꯇꯥ ꯆꯠꯈꯤ꯫ | ||
Mizo league a ni | ||
Mongolian лиг | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) လိဂ် | ||
Nepali लिग | ||
Norwegian liga | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) mgwirizano | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଲିଗ୍ | ||
Oromo liigii | ||
Pashto لیګ | ||
Persian لیگ | ||
Polish liga | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) liga | ||
Punjabi ਲੀਗ | ||
Quechua liga nisqapi | ||
Romanian ligă | ||
Russian лига | ||
Samoan liki | ||
Sanskrit लीग इति | ||
Scots Gaelic lìog | ||
Sepedi liki ya | ||
Serbian лига | ||
Sesotho selekane | ||
Shona ligi | ||
Sindhi ليگ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ලීග් | ||
Slovak ligy | ||
Slovenian ligi | ||
Somali horyaal | ||
Spanish liga | ||
Sundanese liga | ||
Swahili ligi | ||
Swedish liga | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) liga | ||
Tajik лига | ||
Tamil லீக் | ||
Tatar лига | ||
Telugu లీగ్ | ||
Thai ลีก | ||
Tigrinya ሊግ | ||
Tsonga ligi ya xirhendzevutani | ||
Turkish lig | ||
Turkmen ligasy | ||
Twi (Akan) league no mu | ||
Ukrainian ліги | ||
Urdu لیگ | ||
Uyghur بىرلەشمە | ||
Uzbek liga | ||
Vietnamese liên đoàn | ||
Welsh gynghrair | ||
Xhosa iligi | ||
Yiddish ליגע | ||
Yoruba ajumọṣe | ||
Zulu iligi |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | In Afrikaans, "liga" also refers to a bond or association of individuals. |
| Albanian | The word "ligë" in Albanian ultimately derives from the Greek word "λέγειν", which means "to speak" or "to tell." |
| Amharic | In addition to its meaning in English, ሊግ (league) also refers to a traditional measurement in Ethiopia equivalent to about 4.2 kilometers. |
| Arabic | The word "الدوري" (al-dawri) in Arabic can also refer to a regular or cyclical pattern or a period of time. |
| Armenian | The word "լիգա" can also refer to a group of people who share a common goal or interest. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "liqası" in Azerbaijani can also mean "alliance" or "association". |
| Basque | The word "liga" also means "league" in Basque. |
| Belarusian | The word “лігі” (“league”) in Belarusian also means a medical measure of volume equal to 568 ml. |
| Bengali | The word "লীগ" (league) in Bengali also refers to a group of people or organizations united for a common purpose. |
| Bosnian | In Bosnian, "liga" can also refer to a group of people united by a common interest or purpose, such as a league of nations. |
| Bulgarian | In Bulgarian, "лига" can also refer to a measurement equal to about 3 miles. |
| Catalan | In the context of Catalan football the word "lliga" usually means the "league competition", although it can also refer to the "championship."} |
| Cebuano | The word 'liga' can also refer to a type of traditional Filipino pants or slacks. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 聯盟 (liánméng) can also mean "alliance", "coalition", or "federation" in Chinese. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The Chinese character 聯 (liàn) in 聯盟 (liánméng) originally meant 'to join,' 'to connect,' or 'to ally,' and is still used in these senses in modern Chinese. |
| Corsican | The Corsican word 'lega' has various alternate meanings, including 'law' and 'religion'. |
| Croatian | The Croatian word "liga" traces its roots back to the Latin term "ligare" and shares a connection with the English "ligate," meaning to bind or tie. |
| Czech | In Czech, "liga" can also refer to "alloy" or "metal". |
| Danish | The word "liga" in Danish also refers to the elastic band used to hold up trousers or stockings. |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "liga" can also mean "legament" or "knee". |
| Esperanto | Esperanto "ligo" has the same origin as Latin "ligo" which also means connection or tie |
| Estonian | "liiga" is also used to refer to a covenant, alliance, or oath |
| Finnish | "Liigassa" can also mean "in over your head" or "out of your league". |
| French | The French word "ligue" can also mean "covenant" or "agreement" and derives from the Latin "ligare" (to bind). |
| Frisian | "Kompetysje" is derived from the Latin word "competere", meaning "to strive together". |
| Galician | Galician "liga" can also mean "a type of seaweed", "a tie", or "garter". |
| Georgian | In Georgian, "ლიგა" can also refer to a medieval military alliance or the highest level of a sports competition. |
| German | In German, "Liga" can also refer to a type of metal alloy from the Bronze Age. |
| Greek | Σύνδεσμος (league) derives from συν (syn) and δεσμός (desmos), meaning 'uniting' or 'binding together'. |
| Gujarati | The word "લીગ" ("league") in Gujarati can also mean "alliance" or "association". |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian Creole word "lig" comes from the French word "ligue" and can also mean "team" or "group." |
| Hausa | In Hausa, 'league' derives from Arabic 'laaj' meaning 'group of followers' or 'tribe'. |
| Hawaiian | Kuʻikahi is a unit of distance in Hawaiian traditional units of measurement, and can also mean 'a journey of a hundred miles'. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "לִיגָה" ("league") also denotes a type of bean. |
| Hindi | "संघ" (league) is also a term for an assembly or congregation. |
| Hmong | The word pob can also mean "a group of people" or "a gathering of people" in Hmong. |
| Hungarian | In Hungarian, "liga" is also used to refer to a type of flower garland or to a bond or alliance. |
| Icelandic | The word "deild" in Icelandic can also mean "separation", "part", or "section". |
| Igbo | "Njiko" derives from "jiko" (to fasten), indicating a binding of interests and support among members. |
| Indonesian | "Liga" can also mean "bond, association, or alliance". |
| Irish | The Irish word "sraithe" derives from the Middle Irish "sraid" and shares etymological roots with the English "street". |
| Italian | The Italian word "lega" can also refer to a metal alloy or an administrative division in some regions of Italy, similar to a "county" in English. |
| Japanese | The word "同盟" can also mean "alliance", "coalition", or "federation" in Japanese. |
| Javanese | Javanese "liga" shares its etymology with the Sanskrit word "liga" meaning "to bind" and "to join". Javanese "liga" also refers to a rope or cord used to tie things together. |
| Kannada | The word "ಲೀಗ್" has its origin in the French word "lieue", which in turn comes from the Celtic word "leuga" meaning "stone". |
| Kazakh | The word "лига" in Kazakh can also refer to a "league" or "association" of people or organizations. |
| Khmer | The word "លីក" (league) in Khmer also means "a group of people who work together". |
| Korean | The word '리그' can also mean 'a class of people' or 'a group of people who share a common interest or goal'. |
| Kurdish | In Kurdish, "lîga" can also mean a "coalition" or an "alliance" among different groups. |
| Kyrgyz | The term "лига" in Kyrgyz is derived from the Russian word "лига", meaning "alliance" or "association", and is used to refer to a group of individuals or organizations united for a common purpose. |
| Lao | In Lao, "ລີກ" can also refer to the traditional Lao measurement of distance approximately equal to 3 miles or 4.8 kilometers. |
| Latin | "Foedus" in Latin can also mean "treaty" or "covenant". |
| Latvian | The word "līgā" in Latvian also means "summer solstice celebration" and is cognate with the word "liga" in Old Prussian, meaning "joy, happiness, pleasure". |
| Lithuanian | "Lyga" also relates to "lygus" (even), suggesting balance and fairness. |
| Luxembourgish | The word "Liga" means "league" in Luxembourgish, but also refers to a "line" or to a "band". |
| Macedonian | The Macedonian "лига" can also refer to an organization of nations like the modern "UN". |
| Malagasy | "Fanekena" also means "a group of several people, especially for work or play" in Malagasy. |
| Malay | The word "liga" in Malay also has the alternate meaning of "alliance" or "association" |
| Malayalam | 'League' comes from the Latin word 'leuca' meaning a measure of distance, and also from the Celtic word 'leug' meaning 'stone', which was used as a milestone. |
| Maltese | "Kampjonat" is borrowed from Italian "campionato" which, in turn, is derived from Late Latin "campio" meaning "champion". |
| Maori | The word "riki" can also mean "to weave" or "to plait" in Maori. |
| Marathi | The word "लीग" (league) derives from the Old French "lieue", which can also mean "measure of distance". |
| Mongolian | "Лиг" (league) originally meant "union, community" and was derived from the Persian word "lig". |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word "လိဂ်" is also used to refer to a group of people united by a common interest or goal. |
| Nepali | Nepali "लिग" originates from the Middle French word "ligue", ultimately deriving from Latin "ligāre" meaning "bind". |
| Norwegian | The word "liga" can also mean "alliance" or "association" in Norwegian. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "mgwirizano" can also refer to a covenant or alliance. |
| Pashto | The root of the Pashto word “لیګ” is from Turkic and Persian via the Arabic لีก, meaning an alliance or association |
| Persian | In Persian, "لیگ" can also refer to the distance a person travels in a day or night on foot or by camel. |
| Polish | In Polish, "liga" (league) also means "alloy" or "connection". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The Portuguese word "liga" derives from "ligare", meaning "to tie" in Latin, and can mean "association" or "connection", among other meanings. |
| Punjabi | "ਲੀਗ" is a Hindustani word, borrowed from English "league" (a measure of distance, or an alliance). In Punjabi, however, this word also means "an assembly of persons united by common interests, aims or purposes". In Persian, "liyāq" means "a band, company of soldiers". |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "ligă" also means "ribbon" or "tape" and derives from the Hungarian word "liga" with the same meanings. |
| Russian | "Лига" - это не только название спортивной организации, но и мера длины, а также единица измерения давления. |
| Samoan | In 1903 "iki", which means "two", was misspelled "liki" in a document, and the error was incorporated as an alternative spelling of "league". |
| Scots Gaelic | In addition to denoting a “league”, Lìog (m) means “marriage” or “alliance”. |
| Serbian | The word "лига" (league) in Serbian also has the alternate meaning of "alloy" or "mixture". |
| Sesotho | The word 'selekane' in Sesotho also refers to a group of birds flying together. |
| Shona | The word "ligi" in Shona can also refer to a group of people who are joined together for a common purpose. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "ليگ" is derived from the Persian word "لشکر" meaning "army", hence it can also mean "group" or "team" in Sindhi. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | Sinhala word "ලීග්" originated from Portuguese word "league" as a measure of distance. |
| Slovak | The word "ligy" can also refer to a type of folk dance in Slovakia. |
| Slovenian | The Slovenian word "ligi" is of French origin and is also used colloquially to refer to the leg (body part). |
| Somali | Horyaal (league) derives from the Arabic "hiyal", meaning "stratagem" or "trick". |
| Spanish | The word "liga" also means "garment" in Spanish and derives from the Gaulish word "ligatio" meaning "to bind". |
| Sundanese | Sundanese "Liga" also means "to twist or turn something around" |
| Swahili | ligi, an alternate spelling of 'lingi' (meaning 'circle'), is often used in Swahili to refer to sports or political leagues. |
| Swedish | "Liga" can also refer to a "bandage" in Swedish, especially one used to hold a wound together. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | In Filipino, "liga" is also a term used in a game such as the game "dama" or "checkers". |
| Tajik | In addition to its meaning as "league," the word "лига" can also mean "alliance" or "union" in Tajik. |
| Tamil | The Tamil word "லீக்" (līk) is likely derived from the English word "league", meaning an association of countries or states. |
| Telugu | The word "లీగ్" also has the alternate meaning of "alliance" or "coalition" in Telugu. |
| Thai | "ลีก" (league) ในภาษาไทยนั้นมีรากศัพท์มาจากคำว่า league ในภาษาอังกฤษ |
| Turkish | The word "lig" in Turkish also refers to the act or process of binding or connecting something together. |
| Ukrainian | The word "ліги" in Ukrainian can also refer to a group of people who share a common interest or goal. |
| Urdu | The Urdu word "لیگ" derives from the Arabic word "لغو" ("laghu"), meaning "negligence" or "triviality." |
| Uzbek | In Uzbek, "liga" also means "alliance" or "coalition." |
| Vietnamese | In Vietnamese, the word "liên đoàn" also has the meaning of "alliance" or "federation". |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "gynghrair" derives from "caerair" (enclosure) and thus initially denoted a space where something is confined. |
| Xhosa | "Iligi" also means "a unit of distance equal to three miles" in Xhosa. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "ליגע" (lige) can also refer to a "lie" or "untruth". |
| Yoruba | The verb 'jọ' in 'Ajumọṣe' means not only 'associate; gather', but also 'combine against'. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "iligi" shares its root with "iliga" (to be joined) and "iligana" (to make one's way through). |
| English | The word "league" can also refer to a unit of distance or a political alliance. |