Loud in Different Languages
Discover 'Loud' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Loud
Afrikaans hard | ||
Albanian me zë të lartë | ||
Amharic ጮክ ብሎ | ||
Arabic بصوت عال | ||
Armenian բարձրաձայն | ||
Assamese ডাঙৰকৈ | ||
Aymara jach'a | ||
Azerbaijani ucadan | ||
Bambara kɔsɛbɛ | ||
Basque ozen | ||
Belarusian гучна | ||
Bengali জোরে | ||
Bhojpuri जोर से | ||
Bosnian glasno | ||
Bulgarian силен | ||
Catalan fort | ||
Cebuano kusog | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 大声 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 大聲 | ||
Corsican forte | ||
Croatian glasno | ||
Czech hlasitý | ||
Danish højt | ||
Dhivehi އަޑުގަދަ | ||
Dogri मुखर | ||
Dutch luidruchtig | ||
English loud | ||
Esperanto laŭta | ||
Estonian valjult | ||
Ewe sesiẽ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) malakas | ||
Finnish kovaa | ||
French bruyant | ||
Frisian lûd | ||
Galician alto | ||
Georgian ხმამაღალი | ||
German laut | ||
Greek μεγαλόφωνος | ||
Guarani hyapúva | ||
Gujarati મોટેથી | ||
Haitian Creole byen fò | ||
Hausa da ƙarfi | ||
Hawaiian leo nui | ||
Hebrew בְּקוֹל רָם | ||
Hindi जोर | ||
Hmong suabnoog | ||
Hungarian hangos | ||
Icelandic hátt | ||
Igbo n’olu dara ụda | ||
Ilocano napigsa | ||
Indonesian keras | ||
Irish ard | ||
Italian forte | ||
Japanese 大声で | ||
Javanese banter | ||
Kannada ಜೋರಾಗಿ | ||
Kazakh қатты | ||
Khmer ខ្លាំង | ||
Kinyarwanda n'ijwi rirenga | ||
Konkani व्हडल्यान | ||
Korean 화려한 | ||
Krio lawd | ||
Kurdish dengbilind | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) بەرز | ||
Kyrgyz катуу | ||
Lao ດັງໆ | ||
Latin magna | ||
Latvian skaļš | ||
Lingala makasi | ||
Lithuanian garsiai | ||
Luganda okulekaana | ||
Luxembourgish haart | ||
Macedonian гласно | ||
Maithili जोर सँ | ||
Malagasy mafy | ||
Malay lantang | ||
Malayalam ഉച്ചത്തിൽ | ||
Maltese qawwi | ||
Maori nui | ||
Marathi जोरात | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯍꯧꯕ | ||
Mizo ring | ||
Mongolian чанга | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အသံကျယ် | ||
Nepali ठूलो | ||
Norwegian høyt | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) mokweza | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଉଚ୍ଚ ସ୍ୱରରେ | ||
Oromo sagalee guddaa | ||
Pashto لوړ | ||
Persian بلند | ||
Polish głośny | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) alto | ||
Punjabi ਉੱਚੀ | ||
Quechua qapariq | ||
Romanian tare | ||
Russian громкий | ||
Samoan leotele | ||
Sanskrit उत्ताल | ||
Scots Gaelic àrd | ||
Sepedi hlaboša lentšu | ||
Serbian гласно | ||
Sesotho haholo | ||
Shona zvine ruzha | ||
Sindhi زور سان | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) හයියෙන් | ||
Slovak nahlas | ||
Slovenian glasno | ||
Somali cod dheer | ||
Spanish ruidoso | ||
Sundanese nyaring | ||
Swahili kwa sauti kubwa | ||
Swedish högt | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) malakas | ||
Tajik баланд | ||
Tamil உரத்த | ||
Tatar көчле | ||
Telugu బిగ్గరగా | ||
Thai ดัง | ||
Tigrinya ዓው | ||
Tsonga pongo | ||
Turkish gürültülü | ||
Turkmen gaty ses bilen | ||
Twi (Akan) den | ||
Ukrainian голосно | ||
Urdu اونچی آواز میں | ||
Uyghur يۇقىرى ئاۋاز | ||
Uzbek baland | ||
Vietnamese to tiếng | ||
Welsh uchel | ||
Xhosa ingxolo | ||
Yiddish הויך | ||
Yoruba pariwo | ||
Zulu kakhulu |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | In Afrikaans, the word "hard" is derived from the Dutch word "hard" and also means "difficult" or "heavy". |
| Amharic | The word "ጮክ ብሎ" primarily means "loud" but can also be used to describe a "noisy" or "boisterous" person. |
| Arabic | The Arabic word "بصوت عال" can also refer to "speaking in a clear and audible manner". |
| Azerbaijani | In Azerbaijani, "ucadan" can also refer to a "talkative person" or a "noisy environment". |
| Basque | The Basque word "ozen" derives from the Proto-Basque root "*otz-en" meaning "scream". The Basque word "otz" itself comes from the same Proto-Basque root and means "shout" or "call out". |
| Belarusian | The word "гучна" can also mean "famous" or "renowned" in Belarusian. |
| Bengali | The word "জোরে" is derived from the Sanskrit word "द्रुत" (druta), meaning "quickly". |
| Bosnian | The word "glasno" also means "clearly" or "openly" in Bosnian. |
| Bulgarian | силен also means `brave`, `powerful`, `strong`. |
| Catalan | In Catalan, "fort" also means "strong" and derives from the Latin "fortis" with the same meaning. |
| Cebuano | The word "kusog" in Cebuano is rooted in the Proto-Austronesian word "*kusuɡ", meaning "strength, power, or force." |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "大声" may also mean "with a loud voice" or "to speak loudly." |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 大聲 can also mean 'to speak out' or 'to express oneself' |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "forte" can also mean "very" or "much". |
| Croatian | Glasno shares a root with glas ( |
| Czech | The Czech word "hlasitý" also means "sonorous" in English. |
| Danish | In Danish, "højt" can also mean "high" or "tall", and is historically derived from the Proto-Germanic root *hauhiþa, meaning "high" or "tall". |
| Dutch | The word "luidruchtig" is derived from the Middle Dutch word "luut" meaning "noise" and "ruchtig" meaning "making a noise". |
| Esperanto | The word "laŭta" in Esperanto is borrowed from the adjective "loud" in English. |
| Estonian | Valjult derives from a Proto-Finnic form *walja and is a cognate to Finnish "ulvooa" (to howl) and Hungarian "üvölt" (to roar). |
| Finnish | The Proto-Finno-Ugric form \*kawa means "thunder" |
| French | The word 'bruyant' is derived from the Old French word 'bruire', meaning 'to roar' or 'to make a noise'. |
| Frisian | Lûd is an archaic West Frisian word that means "people". |
| Galician | The Galician word "alto" originally meant "other" and is related to the Latin word "alter". |
| German | German "laut" translates to "according to" when derived from the Middle High German "lût(e)", meaning "pure, clear". |
| Greek | "Μεγαλόφωνος" comes from the words "μέγας" (big) and "φωνή" (voice) and can also mean "proud", "magnificent", |
| Gujarati | The word 'મોટેથી' ('motethi') in Gujarati also means 'clearly' or 'distinctly' in English. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "byen fò" can also mean "strong" or "powerful" in Haitian Creole, reflecting its dual nature as both a physical and metaphorical descriptor. |
| Hausa | In Hausa, "da ƙarfi" also means "vigorously" or "with great energy." |
| Hawaiian | The word "leo nui" is the root word for many other Hawaiian words pertaining to sound and volume. |
| Hebrew | The word "בְּקוֹל רָם" is a combination of the noun "קוֹל" "sound" and the adjective "רָם" "high". |
| Hindi | The word "जोर" is also used figuratively to mean "force" or "emphasis". |
| Hmong | The word "suabnoog" also means "clear" or "unobstructed" in Hmong. |
| Hungarian | It has no connection to the English word 'hang', but instead to the verb 'hangoz', which means to howl |
| Icelandic | The word "hátt" is cognate with the English word "heed," and can also mean "heedful" or "heedless" in Icelandic. |
| Igbo | The word "n’olu dara ụda" may also mean "to be clear or obvious" in Igbo. |
| Indonesian | The word "keras" in Indonesian can also mean "harsh" or "strict" when used to describe a person's character or behavior. |
| Irish | The Gaelic word "àrd" also means "high" in Irish and Scottish Gaelic. |
| Italian | In Italian, "forte" can also mean "strong", "intense", "powerful", or "skilled in". |
| Japanese | "大声で"(osakini) is also used in "大声で笑う" (osakini warau), meaning "to laugh out loud". |
| Javanese | "Banter" in Javanese also means "to mock" or "to joke around with someone." |
| Kannada | The word 'ಜೋರಾಗಿ' can also mean 'strongly' or 'intensely' in Kannada. |
| Kazakh | Қатты can also mean "firm" or "hard" in Kazakh. |
| Khmer | The word "ខ្លាំង" also means in Khmer to be strong, powerful, or forceful and it comes from the Sanskrit word "" meaning "strength". |
| Korean | The word "화려한" has the same origin as the word "화려함" which means "brilliance". |
| Kurdish | The word "dengbilind" is derived from the words "deng" (voice) and "bilind" (high), meaning "a voice that is high or loud." |
| Kyrgyz | The word “катуу” also means “solid” in Kyrgyz. |
| Lao | This Lao word can also refer to a musical sound that isn't very loud. |
| Latin | In medieval Latin, "magna" also meant "great" or "important". |
| Latvian | In Latvian, the word "skaļš" can also refer to a bragging, boastful, or arrogant person. |
| Lithuanian | The word “garsiai” may also mean “openly”, “clearly”, or “in a high voice” in Lithuanian. |
| Luxembourgish | The word "haart" has no direct translation into English, but it is often used to describe something that is very loud or noisy. |
| Macedonian | The word "гласно" in Macedonian can also mean "openly" or "transparently". |
| Malagasy | In other Malagasy dialects, 'mafy' also means 'to scream' or 'to shout'. |
| Malay | The word "lantang" also has connotations of "clear" or "distinct", as in "suara yang lantang" (a clear voice). |
| Malayalam | The word "ഉച്ചത്തിൽ" ("loud") is derived from the Sanskrit word "उच्चाः" ("high"), indicating the high pitch or volume of something. |
| Maltese | The word "qawwi" in Maltese can also mean "strong" or "intense". |
| Maori | Nui's meanings also include 'large', 'grand', and 'important' |
| Marathi | The word "जोरात" also means "power", "energy" or "force" in Marathi. |
| Nepali | The word "ठूलो" can also mean "big" or "large" in Nepali. |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "høyt" can also mean "high" or "tall", derived from the Old Norse "há-r" meaning "elevated". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | "Mokweza" may also mean "talkative" or "noisy" in Nyanja. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "لوړ" also means "high" or "tall" in English, sharing its origin with the English word "long". |
| Persian | The Persian word بلند ('baland') originally signified 'high, tall,' and is possibly etymologically related to the English term 'elevate,' ultimately from Latin 'levo.' |
| Polish | The word 'głośny' derives from the Old Polish word 'głos', meaning 'voice', and has the alternate meaning of 'famous' or 'well-known'. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "alto" in Portuguese also means "high". |
| Punjabi | उच्च or ‘ऊँच’ (High), when written with double diacritics as ‘ऊं,’ represents the mystical vibration or mantra known as ‘Om’ |
| Romanian | "Tare" is also sometimes used colloquially to mean "very much" or "a lot". |
| Russian | In slang, "громкий" can also describe someone as "famous" or "having a reputation". |
| Samoan | The word "leotele" in Samoan has a double meaning, where it also means "talkative". |
| Scots Gaelic | Àrd is a Gaelic word with other meanings including "high" and "great". |
| Serbian | The Serbian word "гласно" also means "public" or "open". |
| Sesotho | The word "haholo" can also mean "noisy" or "bustling" in Sesotho. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word 'זור سان' has alternate meanings such as 'to shout' and 'to roar'. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The term 'හයියෙන්' ('loud') is believed to have evolved from the Proto-Indo-Aryan root 'hag-h-' meaning 'to cry out'. |
| Slovak | The origin of the word "nahlas" is uncertain, but it may be related to the Slavic verb "glasati" meaning "to shout". |
| Slovenian | "Glasno" also means "in a loud voice" or "orally" in Russian. |
| Somali | The word "cod dheer" literally means "long neck" in Somali, alluding to the characteristically loud calls of certain animals with long necks. |
| Spanish | The word "ruidoso" comes from the Latin word "rugire," meaning "to roar." |
| Sundanese | Although the word "nyaring" commonly means "loud," it can also mean "clear" or "distinct," with its root "nyar" referring to brightness or clarity. |
| Swahili | "Kwa sauti kubwa" literally means "with a big voice" in Swahili. |
| Swedish | "Högt" can also mean "high" or "tall" in Swedish. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | In the past, "malakas" could also refer to a "strong man". |
| Tajik | The word “баланд” can also be an adjective for a bright or radiant color. |
| Tamil | "உரத்த" refers to the sound of thunder and also means "sturdy" or "strong". |
| Thai | The word "ดัง" also has an alternate meaning of "to be famous" or "to be well-known". |
| Turkish | "Gürültülü" also means "brightly colored" in Turkish. |
| Ukrainian | "Голосно" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "*golъsъ", meaning "voice," and is related to the words "голова" (head) and "говорение" (speech). |
| Uzbek | The word "baland" in Uzbek can also mean "high" or "tall". |
| Vietnamese | The Vietnamese noun "tiếng" also means "sound", or "noise", and the verb "tiếng" means "to cry", "to weep" or "to shout". |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "uchel" also means "high" or "tall" and is related to the Latin word "altus" meaning "high". |
| Xhosa | In Xhosa, the word 'ingxolo' carries the additional connotation of a thunderous or booming noise, evocative of a deep rumble |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "הויך" means "loud," but it can also mean "high," "tall," or "great." |
| Yoruba | "Pariwo" in Yoruba can also refer to a person who is noisy or boisterous. |
| Zulu | The word 'kakhulu' in Zulu may derive from the isiXhosa word 'ikhulu', meaning 'hundred', possibly alluding to the idea of numerous voices creating a cacophony. |
| English | Originating from Middle English, the word "loud" shares an etymological root with "lout," meaning "awkward person." |