Load in different languages

Load in Different Languages

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Afrikaans
laai
Albanian
ngarkesa
Amharic
ጭነት
Arabic
حمل
Armenian
բեռը
Assamese
ভাৰ
Aymara
q'ipi
Azerbaijani
yük
Bambara
doni
Basque
karga
Belarusian
нагрузка
Bengali
ভার
Bhojpuri
भार
Bosnian
opterećenje
Bulgarian
натоварване
Catalan
càrrega
Cebuano
karga
Chinese (Simplified)
加载
Chinese (Traditional)
加載
Corsican
carica
Croatian
opterećenje
Czech
zatížení
Danish
belastning
Dhivehi
ލޯޑް
Dogri
भार
Dutch
laden
English
load
Esperanto
ŝarĝi
Estonian
koormus
Ewe
de agba
Filipino (Tagalog)
load
Finnish
ladata
French
charge
Frisian
lade
Galician
carga
Georgian
დატვირთვა
German
belastung
Greek
φορτώνω
Guarani
mba'epohýi
Gujarati
લોડ
Haitian Creole
chaj
Hausa
kaya
Hawaiian
ukana
Hebrew
לִטעוֹן
Hindi
भार
Hmong
thauj khoom
Hungarian
betöltés
Icelandic
hlaða
Igbo
ibu
Ilocano
ikarga
Indonesian
beban
Irish
ualach
Italian
caricare
Japanese
負荷
Javanese
momotan
Kannada
ಲೋಡ್
Kazakh
жүктеме
Khmer
ផ្ទុក
Kinyarwanda
umutwaro
Konkani
लोड
Korean
하중
Krio
lod
Kurdish
gazîname
Kurdish (Sorani)
بار
Kyrgyz
жүктөө
Lao
ການໂຫຼດ
Latin
onus
Latvian
slodze
Lingala
kokotisa biloko
Lithuanian
apkrova
Luganda
okutikka
Luxembourgish
lueden
Macedonian
оптоварување
Maithili
बोझा
Malagasy
entana
Malay
memuatkan
Malayalam
ലോഡ്
Maltese
tagħbija
Maori
uta
Marathi
भार
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯄꯣꯠꯂꯨꯝ
Mizo
ritphur
Mongolian
ачаалал
Myanmar (Burmese)
ဝန်
Nepali
लोड
Norwegian
laste
Nyanja (Chichewa)
katundu
Odia (Oriya)
ଲୋଡ୍
Oromo
ba'aa
Pashto
بارول
Persian
بار
Polish
załaduj
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
carga
Punjabi
ਲੋਡ
Quechua
churkuy
Romanian
sarcină
Russian
грузить
Samoan
avega
Sanskrit
भार
Scots Gaelic
luchdadh
Sepedi
morwalo
Serbian
оптерећење
Sesotho
mojaro
Shona
mutoro
Sindhi
لوڊ
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
පැටවීම
Slovak
naložiť
Slovenian
obremenitev
Somali
rar
Spanish
carga
Sundanese
momotan
Swahili
mzigo
Swedish
ladda
Tagalog (Filipino)
karga
Tajik
бор
Tamil
சுமை
Tatar
йөк
Telugu
లోడ్
Thai
โหลด
Tigrinya
ጽዕነት
Tsonga
ndzhwalo
Turkish
yük
Turkmen
ýük
Twi (Akan)
adesoa
Ukrainian
навантаження
Urdu
بوجھ
Uyghur
يۈك
Uzbek
yuk
Vietnamese
tải
Welsh
llwyth
Xhosa
umthwalo
Yiddish
מאַסע
Yoruba
fifuye
Zulu
umthwalo

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansWhile "laai" means "load" in Afrikaans, it is etymologically derived from the Middle Dutch "laden" which can mean both "load" and "invite".
AlbanianThe word "ngarkesa" in Albanian comes from the Proto-Albanian word "*ngark-/", meaning "to load" or "to carry".
Amharic"ጭነት" also means "pregnancy" in Amharic.
ArabicThe Arabic word "حمل" means to "carry" but may also refer to "pregnancy"
ArmenianԲեռը may refer to a burden, responsibility, or duty.
AzerbaijaniThe Azerbaijani word "yük" is a borrowing from the Turkish yükle-, which may be related to the Mongolian yükü-.
BasqueThe word "karga" in Basque can also refer to a group of people carrying a heavy load, or a group of animals carrying a burden.
BelarusianThe word "нагрузка" can also mean "workload" or "strain" in Belarusian.
BengaliThe word "ভার" can also mean "responsibility" or "burden".
BosnianOpterećenje has its roots in the Proto-Slavic word *opьrtьje, which also meant "burden" or "load". In modern Bosnian, it can also refer to a "burden" or a "problem".
BulgarianThe word "натоварване" is also used figuratively to refer to a burden or responsibility.
CatalanIn Catalan, the word "càrrega" can also mean "charge" in the sense of an accusation or responsibility.
CebuanoIn Cebuano, the word 'karga' can also refer to a burden or a duty.
Chinese (Simplified)加载 can also refer to the process of loading or initializing a program or software.
Chinese (Traditional)加載 is also used figuratively to mean "to impose" or "to burden".
CorsicanIn agriculture, "carica" can also mean "crop".
CroatianThe word 'opterećenje' can also refer to a legal or financial burden.
CzechIn Czech, 'zatížení' also means strain, stress, burden, handicap, and encumbrance.
Danish"Belastning" can also mean "burden", "hardship", or "stress" in Danish.
DutchIn Dutch, the word "laden" can also refer to "to call"}
Esperantoŝarĝi is cognate with French "charge" and comes from a Germanic root, but also shares a similar root with "sarcina" meaning saddlebag
EstonianThe Estonian word "koormus" is cognate with the Finnish word "kuorma" and the Karelian word "kuarmu," all meaning "load."
FinnishThe word "ladata" also means "to charge" in Finnish, as in "to charge a battery".
FrenchThe word "charge" in French can also mean a "burden" or "responsibility".
FrisianThe Frisian word "lade" also refers to a type of fishing net, a boat or ship, or a section of a waterway.
GalicianThe word "carga" in Galician also refers to a type of ancient Galician boat, similar to a galley.
GeorgianDerived from the Proto-Kartvelian root ***tʼʷer-** meaning "to carry, load".
German"Belastung" has two meanings: "load" and "burden", stemming from the verb "belasten", meaning "to load" and "to burden".
GreekΦορτώνω derives from the ancient Greek word "φορτίζω" meaning "to carry a load" and is related to the word "φορτίον" meaning "burden."
GujaratiThe Gujarati word "લોડ" can also refer to a "debt" or a "burden".
Haitian CreoleChaj can also mean 'burden', 'responsibility', or 'weight' in Haitian Creole.
HausaIn some contexts, "kaya" can also refer to a heavy burden, responsibility or obligation.
HawaiianThe word 'ukana' in Hawaiian also refers to a burden or responsibility.
HebrewThe Hebrew word "לטעון" can also refer to making an argument or assertion.
Hindiभार' ('load') is often used metaphorically in Hindi to refer to a person's burden of sorrow or responsibility
HmongThe word "thauj khoom" also means "to carry" and "to transport".
HungarianThe word "betöltés" can also refer to filling a position or role.
IcelandicThe Icelandic word "hlaða" also relates to the word for a barn or shed (hlaða) as a place of storage, as the verb meaning "to load" originally described placing something into storage.
IgboThe word "ibu" in Igbo can also mean "burden," "responsibility," or "guilt."
IndonesianThe word "beban" is also used to mean "burden", "responsibility", or "obligation" in Indonesian.
IrishIt comes from the Proto-Celtic form *walas, which is cognate with Welsh gwl"as and Gaulish uallas, and may be related to Latin onera (load).
ItalianThe word "caricare" also means to "charge", as in to charge a device or to charge someone with a crime.
JapaneseThe word 負荷 can also mean 'burden' or 'responsibility' and is often used in the context of work or education
JavaneseThe Javanese word "momotan" also has a figurative meaning, referring to a burden or responsibility.
KannadaThe word "ಲೋಡ್" can also mean "to weigh" or "to burden" in Kannada.
KazakhThe word "жүктеме" in Kazakh can also refer to a burden or pressure.
KhmerThe verb ផ្ទុក can also mean 'to bear the expenses (of something),' such as the costs of an event or ceremony.
KoreanThe word "하중" can also refer to the force or weight exerted on a structure or object.
KurdishThe word "gazîname" in Kurdish also refers a place where loads are gathered or stored.
Kyrgyz"Жүктөө" also refers to transporting or carrying loads, such as goods or passengers.
LatinThe Latin word 'onus' may also refer to a burden of guilt or responsibility.
LatvianSlodze also means "sledge" in Latvian.
Lithuanian"Apkrova" is also used in a figurative sense, meaning "burden" or "responsibility".
LuxembourgishThe etymology of 'lueden' is unknown, but it is cognate with German 'laden' and may be derived from Indo-European *leudh-, meaning 'to carry' or 'to transport'.
MacedonianThe word "оптоварување" can also mean "charging" or "loading" in the context of electricity.
MalagasyThe word "entana" can also mean "burden", "charge" or "responsibility".
MalayThe word 'memuatkan' is derived from the root word 'muat', which means 'to fit' or 'to contain', and the prefix 'me-' indicates an active voice.
MalayalamThe Malayalam word "ലോഡ്" is a corruption of the English word "load", and also carries the alternate meaning of "annoyance" or "burden".
Maltese"Tagħbija" is also used as a colloquial term for the act of charging a mobile phone or other electronic device.
MaoriThe Maori word "uta" can be a metaphorical load or an expression of grief.
MarathiThe word 'भार' can also refer to the physical body, wealth, and social responsibilities.
MongolianThe Mongolian word ачаалал can also refer to a burden, responsibility, or task that is carried or performed by someone.
Myanmar (Burmese)ဝန် originates from the Pali word "vāhana," meaning "vehicle" or "what is carried.
NepaliIn Nepali, "लोड" can also mean "to cause trouble" or "to blame someone for something."
NorwegianThe word "laste" also means "fault" or "burden" in Norwegian.
Nyanja (Chichewa)In Nyanja, "katundu" also refers to the things carried on one's back or head, especially in a large bundle or container.
PashtoThe Pashto word "بارول" can also refer to a group of people carrying heavy objects.
PersianThe word "بار" ("load") in Persian can also refer to a "burden" or "responsibility" and is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "*bher-/*bhor-", meaning "to bear" or "to carry."
Polish"Załaduj" derives from the Proto-Slavic verb *ladǫ, meaning "to put" or "to place," implying a nuanced meaning of positioning an object carefully.
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)In Portuguese, "carga" can also refer to a military unit, a ship's cargo, or a burden.
PunjabiThe word "ਲੋਡ" can also refer to a person who is overly burdened with work or responsibility.
RomanianThe word "sarcină" can also mean "pregnancy" or "task".
RussianThe Russian word "грузить" also means "to bore" or "to annoy" someone with excessive talk or demands.
SamoanThe word "avega" also means "to carry on the back" or "to bear a burden".
Scots GaelicThe Scots Gaelic word "luchdadh" can also refer to "freight" when used in a transportation context.
SerbianThe Serbian word "оптерећење" has a root in the verb "теретити", which means to weigh something down.
SesothoIn Lesotho, "mojaro" refers to a traditional blanket used to carry infants on the back.
ShonaThe word "mutoro" also refers to a type of traditional Shona dance.
SindhiThe Sindhi word "لوڊ" can also mean "to swing" or "to hang".
Sinhala (Sinhalese)පැටවීම (patavima) could refer to a load carried on a horse or an elephant.
SlovakThe word "naložiť" in Slovak can also mean "to punish" or "to give a task".
SlovenianThe word "obremenitev" in Slovenian can also refer to an obligation or a burden, in addition to its literal meaning of "load".
SomaliThe Somali word "rar" holds additional connotations of "carrying" and "transferring responsibility."
Spanish"Carga" also means "office" or "position" and comes from "carricare" (to load), "carrus" (cart), and "currere" (to run), making it related to carriages and movement.
SundaneseThe word 'momotan' may be a reduplication of 'mota', which also means 'to load' in Sundanese.
SwahiliIn addition to its literal meaning, "mzigo" can also refer to a responsibility, burden, or task that one carries.
SwedishThe word "ladda" can also mean "charge" (for example, a battery), "upload" (as in uploading files), or "load" (as in loading software).
Tagalog (Filipino)The root word “karga” can also mean “burden” or “responsibility” in a more figurative sense, such as the weight of expectations or the hardship of a difficult situation.
TajikThe word "бор" (load) is derived from the Persian word "بار" and is also used to refer to the amount of goods transported by a person or animal.
Tamil"சுமை" is the Tamil word for "load", also meaning "burden" or "responsibility" in certain contexts
TeluguIn Telugu, the word "లోడ్" can also refer to the weight or burden of one's thoughts or emotions.
ThaiThe Thai word "โหลด" also means "to telephone someone".
TurkishYük is cognate with the word "jog" in English, and shares the Proto-Indo-European root ”yug -” ("yoke").
UkrainianThe word "навантаження" in Ukrainian can also refer to pressure, burden or strain.
UrduThe word "بوجھ" can also refer to a burden or responsibility.
UzbekYuk also refers to baggage, something carried on one's back.
VietnameseDespite the different ways to write the word tải in Vietnamese, they all share the same Old Chinese origin of 載, to carry or support.
WelshThe word "llwyth" can also refer to a lineage, tribe, or clan
Xhosa'Umthwalo' can be a physical load or a significant responsibility, such as the care of children or a family.
Yiddish"The Yiddish word "מאַסע" comes from the Hebrew word for "burden" or "weight".
YorubaThe word fifuye in Yoruba can also mean a portion of farmland cultivated by a communal group, or a burden or something carried.
Zulu"Umthwalo" also refers to a burden or responsibility, particularly in a social or cultural context.
EnglishDid you know that 'load' can also refer to a heavy burden or a large amount of work?

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