Local in Different Languages
Discover 'Local' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Local
Afrikaans plaaslike | ||
Albanian lokal | ||
Amharic አካባቢያዊ | ||
Arabic محلي | ||
Armenian տեղական | ||
Assamese স্থানীয় | ||
Aymara lukala | ||
Azerbaijani yerli | ||
Bambara dugulen | ||
Basque tokikoa | ||
Belarusian мясцовыя | ||
Bengali স্থানীয় | ||
Bhojpuri स्थानीय | ||
Bosnian lokalno | ||
Bulgarian местни | ||
Catalan local | ||
Cebuano lokal | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 本地 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 本地 | ||
Corsican lucale | ||
Croatian lokalno | ||
Czech místní | ||
Danish lokal | ||
Dhivehi ލޯކަލް | ||
Dogri मकामी | ||
Dutch lokaal | ||
English local | ||
Esperanto loka | ||
Estonian kohalik | ||
Ewe duametɔ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) lokal | ||
Finnish paikallinen | ||
French local | ||
Frisian pleatslik | ||
Galician local | ||
Georgian ადგილობრივი | ||
German lokal | ||
Greek τοπικός | ||
Guarani hendaite | ||
Gujarati સ્થાનિક | ||
Haitian Creole lokal | ||
Hausa na gida | ||
Hawaiian kūloko | ||
Hebrew מְקוֹמִי | ||
Hindi स्थानीय | ||
Hmong zos | ||
Hungarian helyi | ||
Icelandic staðbundin | ||
Igbo mpaghara | ||
Ilocano lokal | ||
Indonesian lokal | ||
Irish áitiúil | ||
Italian locale | ||
Japanese 地元 | ||
Javanese lokal | ||
Kannada ಸ್ಥಳೀಯ | ||
Kazakh жергілікті | ||
Khmer ក្នុងស្រុក | ||
Kinyarwanda baho | ||
Konkani थळावें | ||
Korean 현지 | ||
Krio eria | ||
Kurdish herêmî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ناوخۆیی | ||
Kyrgyz жергиликтүү | ||
Lao ທ້ອງຖິ່ນ | ||
Latin locorum | ||
Latvian vietējais | ||
Lingala ya bana-mboka | ||
Lithuanian vietinis | ||
Luganda -a ku butaka | ||
Luxembourgish lokal | ||
Macedonian локално | ||
Maithili स्थानीय | ||
Malagasy an-toerana | ||
Malay tempatan | ||
Malayalam പ്രാദേശികം | ||
Maltese lokali | ||
Maori rohe | ||
Marathi स्थानिक | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯂꯩꯀꯥꯏ | ||
Mizo khawtual | ||
Mongolian орон нутгийн | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ဒေသခံ | ||
Nepali स्थानिय | ||
Norwegian lokal | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) kwanuko | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସ୍ଥାନୀୟ | ||
Oromo kan naannoo | ||
Pashto ځایی | ||
Persian محلی | ||
Polish lokalny | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) local | ||
Punjabi ਸਥਾਨਕ | ||
Quechua kaylla | ||
Romanian local | ||
Russian местный | ||
Samoan lotoifale | ||
Sanskrit स्थानिक | ||
Scots Gaelic ionadail | ||
Sepedi ka nageng | ||
Serbian локални | ||
Sesotho sebakeng sa heno | ||
Shona yemuno | ||
Sindhi مقامي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) දේශීය | ||
Slovak miestne | ||
Slovenian lokalno | ||
Somali deegaanka | ||
Spanish local | ||
Sundanese lokal | ||
Swahili mitaa | ||
Swedish lokal | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) lokal | ||
Tajik маҳаллӣ | ||
Tamil உள்ளூர் | ||
Tatar җирле | ||
Telugu స్థానిక | ||
Thai ท้องถิ่น | ||
Tigrinya ወሽጣዊ | ||
Tsonga kwala kaya | ||
Turkish yerel | ||
Turkmen ýerli | ||
Twi (Akan) mpɔtam | ||
Ukrainian місцеві | ||
Urdu مقامی | ||
Uyghur local | ||
Uzbek mahalliy | ||
Vietnamese địa phương | ||
Welsh lleol | ||
Xhosa yendawo | ||
Yiddish היגע | ||
Yoruba agbegbe | ||
Zulu yendawo |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "plaaslike" is derived from the Dutch word "plaats" meaning "place" or "farm". |
| Albanian | The word "lokal" in Albanian can also mean "restaurant" or "bar". |
| Amharic | The word "አካባቢያዊ" can also mean "neighbourhood" or "region." |
| Arabic | In Arabic, the word "محلي" also means something "cute" or "sweet". |
| Armenian | The word "տեղական" can also refer to a "native" or "indigenous" person or thing. |
| Azerbaijani | "Yerli" derives from the Proto-Turkic word "*yär-," meaning "earth, land, place, home," related to the word "yer" in Turkish, "er" in Mongolian, and "jor" in Uygur. |
| Basque | The word "tokikoa" is composed of "toki" (place) and "koa" (that), so it literally means "of that place". |
| Belarusian | "Мясцовыя" (local) comes from the Proto-Slavic word "*městьcь", meaning "place" or "settlement". |
| Bengali | The word "স্থানীয়" can also mean "native" or "indigenous" when used to describe a person or group of people. |
| Bosnian | The word “lokalno” can also mean “locally” or “in the locality”. |
| Bulgarian | The word "местни" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "*mestь", which means "place" or "location". |
| Catalan | Local in Catalan has a double meaning, as it can also refer to a place of business. |
| Cebuano | The word 'lokal' in Cebuano can also refer to the 'hall' of a house. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The character '本' also means root or origin, while the character '地' means place or land. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | Local (本地) in Chinese also refers to a traditional Chinese medical concept, relating to an individual's place of birth and environment. |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "lucale" comes from the Latin word "localis", meaning "of a place" or "belonging to a place". |
| Croatian | "Lokalno" also refers to the use of local anesthesia during surgery in Croatian. |
| Czech | Místní is a cognate of the Russian word "местный" (in Russian, the word has the additional meaning of "provincial, uncultured") and the Polish word "miejscowy" |
| Danish | In Danish, the word "lokal" can also refer to a specific room or space within a larger building. |
| Dutch | ‘Lokaal’ in Dutch can mean 'premises', 'room' or 'class'. |
| Esperanto | The word "loka" is also used in Esperanto to refer to a room or space. |
| Estonian | "Kohalik" also means "native" or "indigenous" in Estonian, and derives from the word "kodu" (home). |
| Finnish | The word "paikallinen" can also mean "present" or "current". |
| French | En français, « local » est également utilisé pour désigner une pièce ou un espace spécifique dans un bâtiment, par exemple un « local commercial » ou un « local associatif ». |
| Frisian | Pleatslik, meaning "local", can be compared to the English "place" and has the archaic form pleats "place" in West Frisian. |
| Galician | Local is a Galician word that also means `belonging to the place, or own of the place`. |
| German | The German word "lokal" means "premises" or "place of business" and derives from the Latin "locus," meaning "place." |
| Greek | Τοπικός comes from the Greek root τοπ-, meaning "place," and is also used to refer to a locality or a place name. |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "સ્થાનિક" (local) derives from the Sanskrit root "sthā" (to stand), implying a fixed or specific location. |
| Haitian Creole | Lokal, in Haitian Creole, also colloquially means to "be present", especially during a social event. |
| Hausa | The word "na gida" in Hausa means "local" and can also refer to a traditional style of architecture. |
| Hawaiian | The word "kūloko" in Hawaiian also refers to the location of one's umbilical cord upon birth, indicating a deep connection to one's place of origin. |
| Hebrew | The term "מקומי" can refer to a location, community, or even a mental state in Hebrew. |
| Hindi | "स्थानीय" also means "relating to a particular place or area", "belonging to a particular place or area", "native to a particular place or area", "arising in or confined to a particular place or area", "characteristic of a particular place or area", or "limited to a particular place or area" |
| Hmong | Zos may also mean village or city, and can be expanded by adding a prefix or suffix for a specific location, e.g., zov choj for village market or zos siab for the capital city. |
| Hungarian | "Helyi" (local) derives from the Hungarian word "hely" (place) and was historically used to describe someone who is attached to their locality. |
| Icelandic | In Old Norse staðr could refer both to a place and to a person's relationship to a particular place. |
| Igbo | Derived from the Igbo word 'agha', meaning 'meeting place', 'mpaghara' describes a gathering place for community affairs. |
| Indonesian | In Indonesian, "lokal" can also refer to a type of traditional snack made from tapioca and grated coconut. |
| Italian | The word 'locale' in Italian also means 'time', 'place', 'occasion', 'situation', 'circumstance', 'condition', 'state' or 'case'. |
| Japanese | "地元" literally means "native soil" or "native place." |
| Javanese | In Javanese, "lokal" can also refer to a type of traditional house or a community meeting place. |
| Kannada | The word 'ಸ್ಥಳೀಯ' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'स्थल' (sthala), meaning 'place'. |
| Kazakh | The word "жергілікті" can also refer to "a person or group belonging to a particular place"} |
| Korean | The word "현지" (local) is derived from the Chinese characters "現" (present) and "地" (place). |
| Kurdish | Herêmî, meaning 'local' in Kurdish, derives from the Persian word 'herâm', meaning 'border' or 'limit'. |
| Latin | The word "locorum" in Latin can also refer to "places" or "positions". |
| Latvian | While “vietējais” most commonly means “local”, it can also refer to something domestic, indigenous, native, provincial, regional, or vernacular. |
| Lithuanian | The word "vietinis" comes from the same root as "vieta" (place), and it can also mean "domestic" or "native". |
| Luxembourgish | The Luxembourgish word |
| Macedonian | The word "локален" can also mean "specific" or "current" in Macedonian. |
| Malagasy | In Madagascar, “an-toerana” not only means “local” but also refers to something done in the traditional way. |
| Malay | The word 'tempatan' also has alternate meanings like 'customary', 'native', 'indigenous' and 'endemic'. |
| Maltese | The word "lokali" can also be used to refer to a social club or a meeting place in Maltese. |
| Maori | In Maori, "rohe" not only signifies an area or locality, but also refers to an intangible entity associated with a group's cultural and spiritual connection to their ancestral lands. |
| Marathi | The word "स्थानिक" in Marathi can also refer to a particular place or location, or to a person who belongs to a particular place or community. |
| Mongolian | The word 'орон нутгийн' can also refer to 'one's hometown' or 'the place where one was born'. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | ဒေသခံ is sometimes used as a polite way to refer to strangers when addressing them. |
| Nepali | The word "स्थानिय" can also mean "indigenous" in Nepali. |
| Norwegian | In Norwegian, "lokal" can also mean a public house or tavern. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word 'kwanuko' can also refer to a place where one lives. |
| Pashto | In Pashto, "ځایی" (local) can also mean "native" or "of a particular place". |
| Persian | محلى (Mahallī) is a word that can refer to a place, a person from a specific region, or traditional handicrafts. |
| Polish | The word 'lokalny' also refers to a type of vodka infused with various herbs and fruits. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Brazil, "local" can also mean "crazy" or "eccentric". |
| Punjabi | The word "ਸਥਾਨਕ" can also refer to a person who lives in a particular place or who is familiar with it. |
| Romanian | The word «local» in Romanian can also mean "toilet" or "bar". |
| Russian | The word "местный" can also mean "native" or "indigenous". |
| Samoan | The Samoan word "lotoifale" can also refer to a local church congregation or community. |
| Scots Gaelic | Ionadail may also refer to a locality, a district, or a meeting place |
| Serbian | The word "локални" (local) in Serbian can also mean "partial" or "temporary". |
| Sesotho | "Sebakeng sa heno" is also a term used to refer to one's hometown or ancestral land in Sesotho. |
| Shona | The word 'yemuno' in Shona can also refer to someone who belongs to a particular place or group. |
| Sindhi | The word "مقامي" can also refer to a musical note or a type of traditional Sindhi music. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | දේශීය also means 'indigenous' or 'native'. It has the same root as the English word 'district'. |
| Slovak | The word miestne also has the meaning of "the most" in Slovak. |
| Slovenian | The word "lokalno" in Slovenian is an adverb which can also mean "personally". |
| Somali | "Deegaanka" can also refer to one's region, area, or vicinity. |
| Spanish | In Spanish, `local` can also mean `space` or `premise`. |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word 'lokal' is of Dutch origin and also means 'office' or 'place'. |
| Swahili | The word 'mitaa' can also refer to a specific part of a town or city, similar to the concept of a 'neighborhood' or 'district'. |
| Swedish | In Swedish, "lokal" can also refer to a space or room, like a classroom or a restaurant. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Lokal" can also mean a public market or a place for street vendors to sell their goods in Tagalog. |
| Tajik | The word “маҳаллӣ” comes from Persian and means “belonging to a place”. |
| Tamil | உள்ளூர் in Tamil is also a measure of distance approximately equal to a quarter of a mile. |
| Telugu | The word "స్థానిక" (local) in Telugu can also mean "native" or "indigenous". |
| Thai | ท้องถิ่น, besides meaning "local", can also refer to a woman's belly or stomach. |
| Turkish | In Turkish, "yerel" can also refer to a specific type of tax or duty imposed on certain goods or activities within a particular locality. |
| Ukrainian | Місцеві also means 'domestic' in Ukrainian. |
| Urdu | مقامی has multiple meanings in Urdu, including "related to a certain place or location" and "suitable or appropriate for a particular purpose or occasion." |
| Uzbek | The word "mahalliy" has two meanings in Uzbek: the first one is "local", while the second one refers to a type of Uzbek traditional music and dance style. |
| Vietnamese | The word "địa phương" can also refer to a region or a province, and is derived from the Chinese characters "地" (earth) and "方" (square). |
| Welsh | In some parts of north Wales, the word "lleol" refers to a particular breed of chicken, the "Cuckoo Maran." |
| Xhosa | Yendawo's alternative meaning refers to something that is nearby. |
| Yiddish | The verb "היגע" can both mean "to travel", to "move" or "to stir" as well as "to exhaust (oneself)" |
| Yoruba | The Yorùbá word "agbegbe" derives from "agbegbé", which means "fence, enclosure, or boundary", and signifies a defined or limited space. |
| Zulu | The word "yendawo" can also refer to a specific location or a sense of belonging to a particular place. |
| English | The etymology of the English word "local" comes from the Latin word "locus," meaning "place." |