Likely in Different Languages
Discover 'Likely' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Likely
Afrikaans waarskynlik | ||
Albanian me gjasë | ||
Amharic አይቀርም | ||
Arabic المحتمل أن | ||
Armenian հավանական է | ||
Assamese সম্ভাৱনা | ||
Aymara inasa | ||
Azerbaijani ehtimal | ||
Bambara i n'a fɔ | ||
Basque litekeena | ||
Belarusian верагодна | ||
Bengali সম্ভবত | ||
Bhojpuri संभावित | ||
Bosnian vjerovatno | ||
Bulgarian вероятно | ||
Catalan probablement | ||
Cebuano lagmit | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 可能的 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 可能的 | ||
Corsican prubabile | ||
Croatian vjerojatno | ||
Czech pravděpodobně | ||
Danish sandsynligvis | ||
Dhivehi ހީވާގޮތުން | ||
Dogri मुमकन | ||
Dutch waarschijnlijk | ||
English likely | ||
Esperanto probable | ||
Estonian tõenäoline | ||
Ewe si ate ŋu adzɔ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) malamang | ||
Finnish todennäköisesti | ||
French probable | ||
Frisian wierskynlik | ||
Galician probable | ||
Georgian სავარაუდოდ | ||
German wahrscheinlich | ||
Greek πιθανός | ||
Guarani ikatukuaa | ||
Gujarati શક્યતા | ||
Haitian Creole gen anpil chans | ||
Hausa mai yiwuwa | ||
Hawaiian malia paha | ||
Hebrew סָבִיר | ||
Hindi उपयुक्त | ||
Hmong yuav | ||
Hungarian valószínűleg | ||
Icelandic líklega | ||
Igbo nwere ike | ||
Ilocano mabalin a kasla | ||
Indonesian mungkin | ||
Irish dócha | ||
Italian probabile | ||
Japanese 可能性が高い | ||
Javanese kamungkinan | ||
Kannada ಸಾಧ್ಯತೆ | ||
Kazakh мүмкін | ||
Khmer ទំនង | ||
Kinyarwanda birashoboka | ||
Konkani चडशें | ||
Korean 아마도 | ||
Krio go mɔs bi | ||
Kurdish belkî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ئەگەر | ||
Kyrgyz мүмкүн | ||
Lao ມີແນວໂນ້ມ | ||
Latin verisimile | ||
Latvian iespējams | ||
Lingala neti | ||
Lithuanian tikėtina | ||
Luganda kisoboka | ||
Luxembourgish wahrscheinlech | ||
Macedonian веројатно | ||
Maithili उपयुक्त | ||
Malagasy azo inoana fa | ||
Malay kemungkinan | ||
Malayalam സാധ്യത | ||
Maltese probabbli | ||
Maori pea | ||
Marathi कदाचित | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ | ||
Mizo nih hmel | ||
Mongolian магадлалтай | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ဖြစ်နိုင်ခြေရှိသည် | ||
Nepali सम्भव छ | ||
Norwegian sannsynlig | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) mwina | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସମ୍ଭବତ। | | ||
Oromo waan ta'u fakkaata | ||
Pashto احتمال | ||
Persian احتمال دارد | ||
Polish prawdopodobne | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) provável | ||
Punjabi ਸੰਭਾਵਨਾ | ||
Quechua ichapas | ||
Romanian probabil | ||
Russian скорее всего | ||
Samoan ono | ||
Sanskrit संभवतः | ||
Scots Gaelic dualtach | ||
Sepedi kgonagalo | ||
Serbian вероватно | ||
Sesotho mohlomong | ||
Shona sezvingabvira | ||
Sindhi ممڪن آهي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) බොහෝදුරට | ||
Slovak pravdepodobne | ||
Slovenian verjetno | ||
Somali u badan tahay | ||
Spanish probable | ||
Sundanese sigana | ||
Swahili uwezekano | ||
Swedish troligt | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) malamang | ||
Tajik эҳтимол | ||
Tamil வாய்ப்பு | ||
Tatar мөгаен | ||
Telugu అవకాశం | ||
Thai เป็นไปได้ | ||
Tigrinya ምናልባት | ||
Tsonga a swi talangi | ||
Turkish muhtemelen | ||
Turkmen ähtimal | ||
Twi (Akan) bɛtumi aba sɛ | ||
Ukrainian ймовірно | ||
Urdu امکان | ||
Uyghur مۇمكىن | ||
Uzbek ehtimol | ||
Vietnamese có khả năng | ||
Welsh tebygol | ||
Xhosa kunokwenzeka | ||
Yiddish מעגליך | ||
Yoruba seese | ||
Zulu kungenzeka |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | "Waarskynlik" comes from the Dutch "zeer" (sure; much) with the Old Low Franconinan root "lijk" (likeness; body), ultimately from Proto-Germanic ""līkaz, meaning "form; body. "" |
| Albanian | The word "me gjasë" in Albanian is a compound word that means "with probability". It is formed from the preposition "me" meaning "with" and the noun "gjasë" meaning "probability". |
| Amharic | The word "አይቀርም" can also mean "not likely" or "impossible" when used in a negative sense. |
| Arabic | The Arabic word "المحتمل أن" can also mean "it is possible that". |
| Azerbaijani | The word "ehtimal" originates from the Arabic word "iḥtimāl" (احتمال), which carries meanings such as "probability," "expectation" and "carrying a burden". |
| Basque | The Basque word "litekeena" can also mean "convenient" or "suitable". |
| Belarusian | The word "верагодна" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *vьroditi, meaning "to give birth", and can also mean "probable" or "true". |
| Bengali | 'সম্ভবত' means 'possible' in Sanskrit but has changed over time to get its current meaning. |
| Bosnian | The word 'vjerovatno' comes from the Slavic root 'ver', meaning 'faith or belief'. |
| Bulgarian | The word "вероятно" can also mean "probably" or "presumably". |
| Catalan | The Catalan word “probablement” derives from the Latin “probabiliter,” meaning “in a manner that leads to a conclusion,” and also shares an etymology with the French word “probablement”. |
| Cebuano | The word "lagmit" in Cebuano can also refer to a kind of wild bird, a large type of lizard, or a kind of fruit tree. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | In classical Chinese, "可能的" also means "possible" or "potential". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 可能的 is derived from the Classical Chinese phrase 可得, meaning "can be obtained". It can also mean "probable" or "feasible". |
| Corsican | The word "prubabile" derives from the Italian "probabile" and also means "test" (in the sense of "put to the proof"). |
| Croatian | The word "Vjerojatno" comes from the Old Slavic word "vjerovati", meaning "to believe" or "to trust". |
| Czech | The word "pravděpodobně" comes from the Proto-Slavic root *pravъ, which also means "right" or "correct". |
| Danish | "Sand-synlighed" means "sand-visibility" or "sand-likeliness" in Danish. |
| Dutch | Dutch "waarschijnlijk" originally meant "apparently", a sense retained in the expressions "bij het waarschijnlijk worden" (as it becomes apparent) and "alle waarschijnlijkheid naar" (in all probability). |
| Esperanto | In Esperanto, "probable" means "most likely," but can also mean "possible". |
| Estonian | The word "tõenäoline" derives from the word "tõenäosus" (probability), and literally means "having probability". |
| Finnish | It's a compound word of "tosi" (true) and "näköinen" (looking), the latter of which shares a root with "näky" (vision). |
| French | The French word "probable" derives from the Latin "probabilis," meaning "approving, convincing" |
| Frisian | In addition, 'wierskynlik' used to refer to a person's ability to guess correctly or to make predictions. |
| Galician | No galego, |
| German | Historically, 'wahrscheinlich' originates from Old High German 'wārschīnlīh'—a compound of 'wār': 'true, real' and 'schīnlīh': 'apparent, likely'. |
| Greek | The word 'πιθανός' ('likely') in Greek derives from the verb 'πείθω' ('to persuade'), suggesting a sense of being credible or believable. |
| Gujarati | શક્યતા means "possible" or "probable" in Gujarati, and derives from the Sanskrit word "shakya". |
| Haitian Creole | This Haitian Creole phrase originates from the French phrase "gens en piles," meaning "lots of people." |
| Hausa | The Hausa word "mai yiwuwa" comes from the Arabic word "ma'a", meaning "with," and the Hausa word "yiwuwa", meaning "possibility". |
| Hawaiian | Malia means “perhaps” or “maybe” in modern Hawaiian while paha means “perhaps” or “it may be” and is used to indicate uncertainty or possibility. |
| Hebrew | "סָבִיר" is a word of Aramaic origin that entered the Modern Hebrew language in the late 19th century. |
| Hindi | The word "उपयुक्त" is derived from the Sanskrit word "उप" meaning "near" and "युक्त" meaning "joined" or "connected". |
| Hmong | "Yuav" is derived from the Hmong word "yuam" which means "to guess" or "to estimate". |
| Hungarian | Valószínűleg is used in a variety of mathematical and statistical contexts, where it denotes the probability of an event occurring. |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word líklega, which is still in use, is derived from an old Norse word that originally meant 'to have a chance' |
| Igbo | In the Igbo language, 'nwere ike' literally translates to 'having strength or potential', suggesting its original connotation of probability and likelihood. |
| Indonesian | "Mungkin" is derived from the word "muka" (face) and means "face value" or "at first sight". |
| Irish | The Irish word "dócha" can also refer to "hope" or "expectation". |
| Italian | "Probabile" derives from the Latin word "probare," meaning "to test" or "to approve," and also relates to the Italian word "prova," meaning "proof" or "evidence." |
| Japanese | In Japanese, "可能性が高い" can also mean "possible" or "probable". |
| Javanese | In Javanese, "kamungkinan" also means "situation" or "condition". |
| Kannada | ಸಾಧ್ಯತೆ is derived from ಸಾಧ್ಯ, meaning 'possible', and implies a high probability of occurrence. |
| Kazakh | The word "мүмкін" (likely) in Kazakh is derived from the Persian word "мумкин" (possible). |
| Khmer | In Khmer, "ទំនង" (dam-nang) can also mean "expectation" or "assumption". |
| Korean | The word "아마도" is derived from the Middle Korean word "아마도", which meant "perhaps" or "maybe". |
| Kurdish | The word 'belkî' also means 'perhaps' or 'maybe' in Kurdish. |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word "мүмкүн" ("possible") is of Persian origin and is also used in other Turkic languages, such as Turkish and Kazakh. |
| Latin | The Latin word "verisimile" can also mean "truthful" or "credible." |
| Latvian | The word "iespējams" also means "possible" or "conceivable" in Latvian. |
| Lithuanian | "Tikėtina" originates from the Proto-Indo-European root *tek-, meaning "to flow" or "to run." |
| Macedonian | The word "веројатно" comes from the Slavic root *ver-*, which also appears in other words related to belief and certainty. |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word "Azo inoana fa" has alternate meanings including "maybe" and "probably" |
| Malay | Kemungkinan derives from the Arabic word ‘imkân’, meaning both "possibility" or "eventuality" and "ability". |
| Maltese | "Probabbli" (likely) derives from the Latin "probabilis" (convincing), but can also refer to "probable" (possible but uncertain). |
| Maori | The Māori word 'pea' can also refer to a weapon or a tool. |
| Marathi | The word 'कदाचित' is derived from the Sanskrit term 'कदाचित्' which also means 'perhaps' or 'may be'. |
| Mongolian | The word "магадлалтай" can also mean "possible" or "probable". |
| Nepali | The word "सम्भव छ" can also mean "possible" or "probable". |
| Norwegian | Sannsynlig, a Norwegian word meaning "likely," originates from the Old Norse "sannr" meaning "true". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "mwina" in Nyanja also means "probably", "possibly", or "maybe". |
| Pashto | In Pashto, the word "احتمال" ("ahtimal") also means "a small amount" or "a drop of water". |
| Persian | The Persian word "احتمال دارد" can also mean "perhaps" or "possible". |
| Polish | The Polish word "prawdopodobne" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *pravdъ, meaning "true" or "correct". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "provável" can also mean "test" or "proof". |
| Punjabi | In Punjabi, the word "ਸੰਭਾਵਨਾ" has the same origin as the Sanskrit word "संभावना" (sambhāvanā), which comes from the root "bha" (to become). This means "potential" or "possibility" in Sanskrit and Punjabi, which is why the word "ਸੰਭਾਵਨਾ" can have various meanings such as "probability," "likelihood," "possibility," and "potential. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "probabil" comes from the Latin "probabilis", which means "capable of being proved" or "having the appearance of truth". |
| Russian | The expression "скорее всего" can be either an adverb or an interjection and means something like "indeed" or "of course." |
| Samoan | "Ono" is also the name of a delicious Hawaiian dish made from raw fish marinated in a sauce of soy sauce, green onions, sesame oil, and other ingredients. |
| Scots Gaelic | The Scottish Gaelic word "dualtach" may also mean "probable" or "possible" in some contexts. |
| Serbian | The word "вероватно" shares its root with the word "вера" (faith), suggesting a connection between likelihood and belief. |
| Sesotho | "Mohlomong" also means "reasonable, probable or plausible." |
| Shona | The word "sezvingabvira" can also mean "certainly" or "probably." |
| Sindhi | "ممڪن آهي" is derived from the Arabic word "ممكن" (mumkin), which means "possible" or "conceivable." |
| Slovak | The word "pravdepodobne" is derived from the Proto-Slavic root *pravъ, meaning "true" or "correct." |
| Slovenian | The word 'verjetno' can also mean 'probably' or 'presumably'. |
| Somali | The etymology is unclear but it could be a cognate of Oromo “ubata,” meaning “rightly or correctly.” |
| Spanish | The word "probable" comes from the Latin word "probare," meaning "to prove" or "to test." |
| Sundanese | The word "sigana" in Sundanese can also mean "to look at" or "to watch". |
| Swahili | "Uwezekano" is derived from the root "weza" meaning "ability" or "power" and "-kano" meaning "ability" or "possibility." |
| Swedish | The Swedish word "troligt" is derived from the Old Norse word "trúligr", meaning "trustworthy" or "reliable". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "malamang" in Tagalog also means "maybe" and is cognate with the English word "malignant." |
| Tajik | While the Tajik word "эҳтимол" commonly means "likely" or "probability", it also carries the meaning of "doubt" in some contexts. |
| Tamil | "வாய்ப்பு," a word in Tamil meaning "likely" in English, also means "an opening" or "an opportunity". |
| Telugu | In certain contexts, అవకాశం translates to "opportunity" in English. |
| Thai | "เป็นไปได้" also means "able to be done" or "possible to happen". |
| Turkish | The word "muhtemelen" is derived from the Arabic word "muhtimal", meaning "possible" or "probable". |
| Ukrainian | The word "ймовірно" can be broken down into its component parts: "імо" (meaning "property") and "вірно" (meaning "true"), suggesting "a property that is true" |
| Urdu | The word امکان (imkaan) in Urdu can also mean possibility, opportunity, or chance. |
| Uzbek | Ehtimol comes from the Arabic word "ihtimal" and also means "possibility". |
| Vietnamese | The word "có khả năng" is thought to derive from the Old Vietnamese word "khả năng" meaning "ability to do something" or "potential". |
| Welsh | The word 'tebygol' is of uncertain origin, but it may be related to the Welsh word 'tebyg' meaning 'similar' or 'like'. |
| Xhosa | "Kunokwenzeka" is likely derived from the root "kwenzeka" (to happen), with the prefix "ku" indicating potentiality or possibility. |
| Yiddish | The word "מעגליך" originates from the Hebrew word "עגל", meaning a "circle" or "cycle". |
| Yoruba | The word "seese” can also mean "almost certainly" or "without a doubt" in Yoruba. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "kungenzeka" also has the connotation of "it can happen," implying a sense of possibility. |
| English | Likely derives from Middle English likeli, meaning "bodily" and "suitable" |