Lot in Different Languages
Discover 'Lot' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Lot
Afrikaans baie | ||
Albanian shumë | ||
Amharic ብዙ | ||
Arabic كثيرا | ||
Armenian շատ | ||
Assamese বহুত | ||
Aymara phina | ||
Azerbaijani çox | ||
Bambara caman | ||
Basque asko | ||
Belarusian шмат | ||
Bengali অনেক | ||
Bhojpuri बहुते | ||
Bosnian puno | ||
Bulgarian много | ||
Catalan molt | ||
Cebuano daghan | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 很多 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 很多 | ||
Corsican assai | ||
Croatian mnogo | ||
Czech hodně | ||
Danish masse | ||
Dhivehi ތަން | ||
Dogri बंड | ||
Dutch veel | ||
English lot | ||
Esperanto multe | ||
Estonian palju | ||
Ewe gbogbo | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) marami | ||
Finnish paljon | ||
French lot | ||
Frisian protte | ||
Galician moito | ||
Georgian ბევრი | ||
German menge | ||
Greek παρτίδα | ||
Guarani yvy | ||
Gujarati ઘણું | ||
Haitian Creole anpil | ||
Hausa yawa | ||
Hawaiian hailona | ||
Hebrew מִגרָשׁ | ||
Hindi बहुत | ||
Hmong ntau | ||
Hungarian sok | ||
Icelandic mikið | ||
Igbo otutu | ||
Ilocano lote | ||
Indonesian banyak | ||
Irish go leor | ||
Italian molto | ||
Japanese たくさん | ||
Javanese akeh | ||
Kannada ಬಹಳಷ್ಟು | ||
Kazakh көп | ||
Khmer ច្រើន | ||
Kinyarwanda byinshi | ||
Konkani खूब | ||
Korean 제비 | ||
Krio pat | ||
Kurdish pirr | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) زۆر | ||
Kyrgyz көп | ||
Lao ຫຼາຍ | ||
Latin multum | ||
Latvian daudz | ||
Lingala mingi | ||
Lithuanian daug | ||
Luganda binji | ||
Luxembourgish vill | ||
Macedonian многу | ||
Maithili खूब | ||
Malagasy betsaka | ||
Malay banyak | ||
Malayalam ഭൂരിഭാഗം | ||
Maltese ħafna | ||
Maori rota | ||
Marathi खूप | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯌꯥꯝꯅ | ||
Mizo tam | ||
Mongolian их | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အများကြီး | ||
Nepali धेरै | ||
Norwegian mye | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) zambiri | ||
Odia (Oriya) ବହୁତ | ||
Oromo hedduu | ||
Pashto ډېر | ||
Persian بسیار | ||
Polish los | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) muito | ||
Punjabi ਬਹੁਤ | ||
Quechua achka | ||
Romanian lot | ||
Russian много | ||
Samoan tele | ||
Sanskrit विपुलं | ||
Scots Gaelic lot | ||
Sepedi kabelo | ||
Serbian пуно | ||
Sesotho ngata | ||
Shona zvakawanda | ||
Sindhi تمام گهڻو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ගොඩක් | ||
Slovak veľa | ||
Slovenian veliko | ||
Somali badan | ||
Spanish lote | ||
Sundanese loba | ||
Swahili mengi | ||
Swedish massa | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) marami | ||
Tajik бисёр | ||
Tamil நிறைய | ||
Tatar күп | ||
Telugu చాలా | ||
Thai มาก | ||
Tigrinya ብዙሕ | ||
Tsonga swo tala | ||
Turkish çok | ||
Turkmen köp | ||
Twi (Akan) dodoɔ | ||
Ukrainian багато | ||
Urdu بہت | ||
Uyghur lot | ||
Uzbek ko'p | ||
Vietnamese nhiều | ||
Welsh lot | ||
Xhosa okuninzi | ||
Yiddish פּלאַץ | ||
Yoruba pupo | ||
Zulu okuningi |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word 'baie' is derived from a Middle Dutch word 'bagghe' meaning a group or cluster of horses or animals, and is unrelated to the modern meaning of 'bay'. |
| Albanian | The etymology of Albanian word "shumë" is "much, many" in Proto-Albanian, and is cognate with Slavic languages "mogo" and "mnogo". |
| Amharic | The word ብዙ (lot) is also cognate to the Omotic word ብዙ (many) and may have originally meant "a group" or "a crowd". |
| Arabic | The word "كثيرا" (lot) comes from the root "ك ث ر" (abundance), implying a large quantity or a large number of people or things. |
| Armenian | The word "շատ" can also mean "very" or "much" in Armenian. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "çox" in Azerbaijani is related to the Turkish word "çok" and can also mean "very much" |
| Basque | “Askoa” is a noun meaning “lot,” “fate,” “destiny,” “allotment,” or “share” in Basque (Basque: “zoria”). |
| Belarusian | The word "шмат" in Belarusian can also refer to a piece, bit, or fragment of something. |
| Bengali | "অনেক" comes from the Sanskrit word "anekah", meaning "many" or "various". |
| Bosnian | "Puno" in Bosnian can also mean "many" or "large group of people". |
| Bulgarian | The word "много" in Bulgarian also has the meaning of "many". |
| Catalan | In Catalan, "molt" is not only an indefinite quantity ("lot"), but also an adverb meaning "very". |
| Cebuano | The word "daghan" can also mean "many" or "much" in Cebuano, similar to its use in other Philippine languages. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "很多" (lot) comes from "浩浩", meaning "vast." It also means "too much" or "a multitude of something." |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "很多" can mean "a lot" or "many" in English, but it can also mean "very" or "much". |
| Corsican | Corsican "assai" comes from the Italian "assai" which means abundantly. |
| Croatian | The word 'mnogo' is derived from the Proto-Slavic root '*mъnogъ', which also meant 'wealth'. |
| Czech | The word "hodně" also means "very" or "much" in Czech. |
| Danish | The word "masse" in Danish can also mean "mass" in the physical sense, as well as "quantity" or "amount". |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "veel" originates from Middle Dutch "vele" and Old Dutch "felu", with cognates in several West-Germanic languages. |
| Esperanto | In Esperanto, "multe" is inspired by the French "moult" and also means "very". |
| Estonian | The word "palju" can also refer to a large amount or quantity of something or to a great number or amount of people or things. |
| Finnish | Paljon's etymology is uncertain, but it may be related to the Slavic word "polje" (field), or an archaic Estonian word "pal" (abundance). |
| French | In French, "lot" can also mean a piece of land or a portion of something, or a fate or destiny. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "protte" is cognate with the French word "part", both derived from the Latin "pars" meaning "a portion". |
| Galician | The Galician word "moito" derives from the Latin "multus" (much), but it can also mean "very" or "too much" depending on the context. |
| Georgian | The word "ბევრი" is also used to mean "many" or "a lot" in Georgian. |
| German | In German, "Menge" means "crowd" in addition to "lot." |
| Greek | In Medieval Greek, the plural form of the noun could be used as a collective meaning "things" or "goods." |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "ઘણું" can also mean "much" or "many". |
| Haitian Creole | The word "anpil" in Haitian Creole originated from the French word "ample" meaning "abundant" or "copious" |
| Hausa | Yawa is a word in Hausa that can also mean "abundance" or "excessiveness" |
| Hawaiian | In Hawaiian, 'hailona' can also mean 'to choose' or 'to obtain by chance'. |
| Hebrew | The word מִגרָשׁ also means 'baseball field', from the act of drawing lots to determine who would be up to bat |
| Hindi | The word "बहुत" can also mean "very" or "much". |
| Hmong | The word "ntau" can refer to the fate of an individual, an event, or the result of something. |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "sok" also means "great quantity" and is related to the word for "heap of grain". |
| Icelandic | In archaic Swedish, "mycket" meant "a lot/greatly," which is similar to "mikið's" use in Old Norse to mean "very." |
| Igbo | The word "otutu" can also refer to a portion of land given to someone as an inheritance. |
| Indonesian | The word "banyak" is derived from the Proto-Malayic word *baɲak, which also means "plenty" or "many". |
| Irish | The word 'go leor' also has the alternate meaning of 'a great amount'. |
| Italian | In Italian, "molto" derives from the Latin "multum" and also means "very, much, or greatly". |
| Japanese | The word "たくさん" (takusan) is also used to mean "a lot" or "many" in a general sense, as in "たくさんのお金" (takusan no okane) "a lot of money". |
| Javanese | In Javanese, "akeh" can also refer to a large quantity of something, a group of people, or a long time. |
| Kannada | The Kannada word "ಬಹಳಷ್ಟು" (bahaḷashṭu) also means "much," "greatly" or "very" |
| Kazakh | "Көп" derives from Old Turkic "köb" (a great amount), "köbs" (many), "köpd" (abundance), "köbsüz" (abundant), which in turn derives from Proto-Altaic "*keb" (many). |
| Khmer | "ច្រើន" can also mean "abundance" or "abundance" in Khmer. |
| Korean | The word "제비" also means "swallow" in Korean, likely due to the belief that swallows bring good luck and prosperity. |
| Kurdish | The word "pirr" is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *peh₂- "to divide" and is related to the English word "part". It can also refer to a share or portion of something. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "көп" can also mean "much, many" in Kyrgyz. |
| Lao | ຫຼາຍ originates from the Mon word "hฺla" meaning "to gather". In Thai it means much or many. |
| Latin | The Latin word 'multum' also means 'much', 'greatly', or 'abundantly'. |
| Latvian | Latvian word "daudz" (lot) originates from the Proto-Baltic word "daugs" meaning "many" or "much". |
| Lithuanian | The word "daug" can also refer to "a lot" in the sense of "many". |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, the word "vill" also means "village". |
| Macedonian | The word 'многу' is derived from the Slavic root 'mnogъ', and also means 'many' or 'numerous'. |
| Malagasy | The word "betsaka" is derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian "*batu" meaning "stone". Stones were used in Malagasy lotteries, much like dice. |
| Malay | In the Malay language, the word "banyak" can also mean "various". |
| Malayalam | ഭൂരിഭാഗം means a large portion, a majority, or a great number and is derived from the Sanskrit prefix "भुरी" (bhuri), meaning "abundant" or "much", and the noun "भाग" (bhaga), meaning "part" or "portion." |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "ħafna" can also refer to "many times" or "a great number of times". |
| Maori | In Maori, "rota" also means "wheel" or "circle", reflecting its role in determining the order of tasks or responsibilities. |
| Marathi | The word "खूप" in Marathi also means "very" or "much". |
| Mongolian | The word "их" can also mean "abundant" or "numerous" in Mongolian. |
| Nepali | The word "धेरै" can also mean "large" or "big" in Nepali. |
| Norwegian | The word "mye" can also mean "much" or "a lot" in Norwegian. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | Derived from the Arabic “zamb{ī}ri” meaning a "small quantity" or "a little bit." |
| Pashto | ډېر can also mean 'many' in Pashto, a usage not shared by its cognate in English, 'lot'. |
| Persian | The word "بسیار" also means "very" or "much" in Persian. |
| Polish | The word "los" in Polish can also mean "fate", "destiny", or "luck." |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | "Muito" also means "very" in both countries. |
| Punjabi | The word "ਬਹੁਤ" in Punjabi can also mean "very" or "much". |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "lot" can also refer to a small amount of something or an act of drawing or casting. |
| Russian | 'Много' is an Old Russian cognate of 'many,' but has evolved to mean 'lot' or 'much' |
| Samoan | The word "tele" in Samoan also means "a hundred" or "a great number". |
| Scots Gaelic | In Scots Gaelic, "lot" can also mean "small portion" or "piece". |
| Serbian | The word "пуно" also means "full" in Serbian, coming from the Proto-Slavic word *pьlnъ, which also meant "full" or "stuffed". |
| Sesotho | The word "ngata" in Sesotho can also refer to a group of people or a collection of items. |
| Sindhi | In Sindhi, "تمام گهڻو" can also refer to an excessive amount or a large quantity of something. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | In Sinhala, the word "ගොඩක්" can also mean "many," "several," or "a great deal." |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "veľa" is derived from Old Slavic "velъ" (large, much) and also shares a root with the English "wealth". |
| Slovenian | The word 'veliko' also means 'great' or 'large' in Slovenian. |
| Somali | The origin of the Somali word "badan" ("lot") as a noun is obscure, but it likely originates from the verb "badan" which means "to increase". |
| Spanish | "Lotes" en español significa parcelas o terrenos, y también puede referirse al destino o azar. |
| Sundanese | The word "loba" in Sundanese can also refer to a type of traditional Sundanese dance. |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "mengi" also refers to an abundance, a large amount, a heap. |
| Swedish | Massa can also mean 'crowd', 'heap', 'mass', 'dough', 'quantity' or 'weight'. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Marami" is a Tagalog word with roots in the Malaysian/Indonesian word "ramé" which means "gather" or "come together". |
| Tajik | The word "бисёр" is derived from the Persian word "بسیار" (bisyār), meaning "much, many." |
| Tamil | "நிறைய" also means "completely, wholly". |
| Telugu | The word "చాలా" in Telugu also has the meaning of "enough" or "sufficient", akin to its usage in the English phrase "a lot." |
| Thai | The word "มาก" (lot) comes from the Sanskrit word "mahant" meaning "great", and can also refer to "abundance" or "large quantity". |
| Turkish | In Ottoman Turkish, 'çok' also meant 'army', 'host', or 'multitude'. |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian 'багато' also has the meaning of 'many'. |
| Urdu | The word 'بہت' (bohat) is derived from the Sanskrit word 'bahuta', meaning 'much' or 'many'. |
| Uzbek | The Uzbek word "ko'p" (lot) is also used to mean "many" and "much". |
| Vietnamese | The word "nhiều" is the Vietnamese equivalent of the English word "much", "many", and "a lot" and can also be used to indicate plurality. |
| Welsh | Welsh "llôt" shares the root *h₁lew- with English "loot", referring to one's share in the division of spoils. |
| Xhosa | "Okuninzi" also refers to a specific type of African drum and to the spirit of a deceased person that can be consulted through a diviner. |
| Yiddish | In Yiddish, "פּלאַץ" can also refer to a town square or an open space in a city or town, derived from the German "Platz" with the same meaning. |
| Yoruba | In Yoruba, "pupo" can also refer to a large quantity or a big group of people. |
| Zulu | "Okuningi" also means "to gather" in Zulu. |
| English | The Old English word "hlot" referred to a portion of land, and the related Old Norse "hlutr" meant "goods." |