Lovely in Different Languages
Discover 'Lovely' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Lovely
Afrikaans lieflik | ||
Albanian bukuroshe | ||
Amharic ደስ የሚል | ||
Arabic محبوب | ||
Armenian սիրուն | ||
Assamese ধুনীয়া | ||
Aymara jiwaki | ||
Azerbaijani sevimli | ||
Bambara kanuya | ||
Basque ederra | ||
Belarusian выдатны | ||
Bengali সুদৃশ্য | ||
Bhojpuri प्यारा | ||
Bosnian divno | ||
Bulgarian прекрасен | ||
Catalan encantador | ||
Cebuano matahum | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 可爱 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 可愛 | ||
Corsican bella | ||
Croatian lijep | ||
Czech půvabný | ||
Danish dejlig | ||
Dhivehi ލޮބުވެތި | ||
Dogri प्यारा | ||
Dutch lief | ||
English lovely | ||
Esperanto amindaj | ||
Estonian armas | ||
Ewe nyo ŋutᴐ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) kaibig-ibig | ||
Finnish ihana | ||
French charmant | ||
Frisian moai | ||
Galician encantadora | ||
Georgian მშვენიერი | ||
German schön | ||
Greek ωραίος | ||
Guarani hekopajéva | ||
Gujarati મનોરમ | ||
Haitian Creole bèl | ||
Hausa kyakkyawa | ||
Hawaiian aloha | ||
Hebrew חביב | ||
Hindi सुंदर | ||
Hmong ntxim hlub | ||
Hungarian bájos | ||
Icelandic yndisleg | ||
Igbo mara mma | ||
Ilocano nakaay-ayat | ||
Indonesian menyenangkan | ||
Irish álainn | ||
Italian bello | ||
Japanese 美しい | ||
Javanese apik banget | ||
Kannada ಸುಂದರ | ||
Kazakh сүйкімді | ||
Khmer គួរឱ្យស្រឡាញ់ | ||
Kinyarwanda mwiza | ||
Konkani खूब बरें | ||
Korean 아름다운 | ||
Krio fayn | ||
Kurdish têhezkir | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) جوان | ||
Kyrgyz сүйкүмдүү | ||
Lao ໜ້າ ຮັກ | ||
Latin amabilia | ||
Latvian jauki | ||
Lingala kitoko | ||
Lithuanian mielas | ||
Luganda kilungi | ||
Luxembourgish léif | ||
Macedonian убава | ||
Maithili सुन्दर | ||
Malagasy lovely | ||
Malay cantik | ||
Malayalam മനോഹരമാണ് | ||
Maltese sabiħ | ||
Maori ataahua | ||
Marathi सुंदर | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯐꯖꯕ | ||
Mizo duhawm | ||
Mongolian хөөрхөн | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ချစ်တယ် | ||
Nepali राम्रो | ||
Norwegian herlig | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) wokondeka | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସୁନ୍ଦର | ||
Oromo bareedduu | ||
Pashto په زړه پوری | ||
Persian دوست داشتني | ||
Polish śliczny | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) adorável | ||
Punjabi ਪਿਆਰਾ | ||
Quechua munay | ||
Romanian minunat | ||
Russian прекрасный | ||
Samoan aulelei | ||
Sanskrit सुन्दरः | ||
Scots Gaelic àlainn | ||
Sepedi rategago | ||
Serbian дивно | ||
Sesotho ratehang | ||
Shona akanaka | ||
Sindhi پيارو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ආදරණීය | ||
Slovak pôvabný | ||
Slovenian ljubko | ||
Somali qurux badan | ||
Spanish encantador | ||
Sundanese denok | ||
Swahili nzuri | ||
Swedish härlig | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) kaibig-ibig | ||
Tajik зебо | ||
Tamil அழகான | ||
Tatar матур | ||
Telugu సుందరమైన | ||
Thai น่ารัก | ||
Tigrinya ተፈቃሪ | ||
Tsonga rhandzeka | ||
Turkish güzel | ||
Turkmen owadan | ||
Twi (Akan) anika | ||
Ukrainian милий | ||
Urdu خوبصورت | ||
Uyghur سۆيۈملۈك | ||
Uzbek yoqimli | ||
Vietnamese đáng yêu | ||
Welsh hyfryd | ||
Xhosa kuhle | ||
Yiddish lovely | ||
Yoruba ẹlẹwà | ||
Zulu othandekayo |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "lieflik" in Afrikaans can also mean "rather" and "decent". |
| Albanian | The Albanian word “bukuroshe” (beautiful) means |
| Amharic | In older usage, "lovely" and "beautiful" had the same meanings, but "lovely" is now usually applied only to things which have not a grand but rather a pleasing or charming quality. |
| Arabic | The word "محبوب" can also mean "beloved" or "favorite" in Arabic. |
| Azerbaijani | Sevimli is derived from the Persian word sevmek (to love) and the Turkish suffix -li (having). |
| Basque | While "ederra" means "lovely" in Basque, it can also mean "beautiful," "fair," or "comely." |
| Belarusian | "Выдатны" shares the same root as the Russian word "выдающийся" which can mean "prominent" or "extraordinary". |
| Bengali | The word "সুদৃশ্য" is derived from the Sanskrit word "सुदृश्य" meaning "well-seen" or "easily visible." |
| Bosnian | "Divno" is also a colloquial word for "strange" or "weird" in Croatian slang, but in Bosnian it is more commonly used as a compliment. |
| Bulgarian | The word "прекрасен" (lovely) in Bulgarian comes from the Old Church Slavonic word "прекрасьнъ" (beautiful, handsome) and is related to the word "краса" (beauty). |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "encantador" can also mean "charming", "captivating", or "bewitching" in English. |
| Cebuano | The word "matahum" in Cebuano comes from the Proto-Austronesian word "ma-taqəm", meaning "good" or "beautiful." |
| Chinese (Simplified) | “ 可爱” 一词还可表示 “讨人喜欢”、 “亲切”、 “可亲”、 “可敬” 等意思。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 可愛 (kě ài) literally means "can be loved" and can also refer to pets, children, or anything that arouses affection. |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "bella" derives from the Latin "bellus," meaning "beautiful," and also retains the Latin sense of "good-looking" that survives in modern Italian. |
| Croatian | In the old Slavic language, the adjective 'lijep' originally referred to something that is pleasing to the eyes or ears. |
| Czech | The word "půvabný" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *pьrbvь*, meaning "beautiful" or "charming." |
| Danish | The word "dejlig" derives from the Old Norse word "dœgligr," meaning "fit, worthy, or proper." |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "lief" means "lovely", but it also means "dear" or "beloved". |
| Esperanto | The word "Amindaj" can also mean "kind, generous," or "compassionate," and is related to the word "amo," meaning "to love." |
| Estonian | Derived from the Germanic word "arma", meaning "kind, gracious, or merciful" |
| Finnish | The word "ihana" also means "wonderful" or "nice" in Finnish. |
| French | The French word "charmant" originally meant "singing" and is related to the Latin word "carmen" meaning "song". |
| Frisian | Moai's other meanings include 'pretty', 'agreeable', 'pleasant', and 'beautiful'. |
| Galician | The Galician word "encantadora" can be traced back to the Latin word "incantare," meaning "to enchant" or "to bewitch. |
| German | The word 'schön' is derived from the Old High German word 'scōni', which meant 'shining' or 'bright' |
| Greek | "Ωραίος" is derived from "ώρα", meaning "time" or "season", implying "being at the right time" or "in bloom". |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "મનોરમ" may also refer to a picturesque location, a charming landscape, or a state of delight and pleasure. |
| Haitian Creole | "Bèl" in Haitian Creole derives from French "belle" and also means "good" in the sense of morality, as in "bèl moun" (good person). |
| Hausa | The Hausa word "kyakkyawa" originates from the Arabic word "khafif" meaning "light" and was later borrowed into Hausa as a term of endearment. |
| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word "aloha" can also mean hello, goodbye, love, compassion, mercy, pity, kindness, affection, warmth, peace, tranquility, serenity, friendship, and unity. |
| Hebrew | The word "חביב" can also mean "dear" or "beloved" in Hebrew. |
| Hindi | सुंदर derives from the Sanskrit word 'sundar', meaning 'beautiful' or 'graceful', or 'well-decorated' |
| Hmong | "Ntxim hlub" comes from the Hmong word "ntxim," meaning "heart," and "hlub," meaning "deep or profound." |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "bájos" is of Slavic origin and has the broader meaning of "magical" or "enchanting" when applied to objects and actions. |
| Icelandic | The word "yndisleg" can also be used to describe something that is beautiful, pleasing, or delightful. |
| Igbo | The Igbo word "mma" can also refer to a grandmother or an elderly woman, embodying respect and care. |
| Indonesian | The word "menyenangkan" in Indonesian initially meant "to cause pleasure" or "to give joy" and is derived from the root word "senang" which means "joyful" or "pleasant". |
| Irish | The word "álainn" is derived from the Proto-Celtic *alno- meaning "beautiful, glorious, radiant". |
| Italian | The word "bello" in Italian derives from the Latin "bellus", meaning "beautiful" or "fine". |
| Japanese | Japanese '美しい (utsukushii)' comes from an obsolete verb stem meaning 'to be crowded' and 'to blossom' |
| Javanese | Apik banget is often used to describe something that is visually pleasing or aesthetically appealing. |
| Kannada | The word 'ಸುಂದರ' (Sundara) is related to the Tamil words 'sundar' (beautiful), and 'sundari' (a beautiful woman), derived from the root 'sunth'/'sund' (beautiful, pleasant). |
| Kazakh | The word "сүйкімді" originates from the Old Turkic word "süküm", meaning "to love" or "to be loved". |
| Khmer | The word "គួរឱ្យស្រឡាញ់" can also mean "admirable" or "estimable," suggesting that something or someone is worthy of respect or admiration. |
| Korean | Literally means 'a thing of beauty.' |
| Kurdish | The word 'têhezkir' in Kurdish originally meant 'beauty' or 'appearance' and is related to the word 'têh', which means 'face' or 'appearance'. |
| Latin | In Late Latin, "amabilia" also referred to a beloved person. |
| Latvian | "Jauki" is a common adjective in Latvian that may have originated from the Old Prussian word "iaukei" meaning "warm" or "pleasant". |
| Lithuanian | Related to the Lithuanian word "miela", meaning "dear" or "beloved." |
| Luxembourgish | In German, the word "lieb" used in the phrase "ich habe dich lieb" for "I love you" comes from the same root as "léif". |
| Macedonian | The word "убава" is also used to refer to a beautiful woman, and is related to the words "убавина" (beauty) and "убав" (beautiful). |
| Malagasy | In Malagasy, 'lovely' can also mean 'handsome' or 'pretty' when describing people. |
| Malay | The word "cantik" can also mean "beautiful" or "aesthetically pleasing." |
| Maltese | The word 'sabiħ' is derived from the Arabic word 'sabah', meaning 'morning', and is also used to describe something that is fresh, new, or beautiful. |
| Maori | 'Ataahua' also means 'dawn' or 'morning', with the idea that a beautiful view is the same as a new sunrise or day. |
| Marathi | सुंदर in Marathi can also mean 'bright', 'beautiful', or 'handsome'. |
| Mongolian | The word "хөөрхөн" also means "beautiful", "charming", or "pleasing". |
| Nepali | The word "राम्रो" originates from the Sanskrit word "रम्य" (ramya), meaning "pleasant" or "delightful". |
| Norwegian | "Herlig" is a Norwegian word meaning "lovely", and is related to the German word "herrlich" and the Swedish verb "hälsa", meaning "greet." |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "wokondeka" can also mean "adorable" or "cute". |
| Pashto | In Persian, this word means "to heart's content". |
| Persian | The word "دوست داشتني" in Persian can also mean "beloved" or "cute." |
| Polish | The word "śliczny" in Polish is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "*sъličьnъ", meaning "beautiful" or "handsome." |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The Portuguese word "adorável" comes from the Latin "adorabilis," meaning "worthy of reverence." |
| Punjabi | The word 'ਪਿਆਰਾ' in Punjabi is derived from the Sanskrit word 'प्री' (prī) and originally meant 'dear' or 'beloved'. |
| Romanian | Romanian "minunat" comes from an Old Slavic root and initially only meant "past" in reference to times past or "last". |
| Russian | "Прекрасный" is derived from the Old Church Slavonic word "прекрасьнъ," which means "beautiful, excellent, or perfect." |
| Samoan | The word "aulelei" in Samoan, meaning "lovely," derives from the Proto-Polynesian root word "*lailei," also meaning "lovely" or "admirable." |
| Scots Gaelic | Àlainn is derived from the Old Irish word "alend," meaning "beautiful," and is related to the Welsh word "alan," meaning "fair". |
| Serbian | "Дивно" is an archaic word that means "wonderful" or "divine". |
| Sesotho | The word "ratehang" in Sesotho originates from the word "rateha," which means "to be happy" or "to be joyful." |
| Shona | The word 'akanaka' is cognate to the Nguni 'akanjani', and has the alternate meaning of 'to be well'. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "پيارو" also has connotations of "beloved" and "dear" beyond its primary meaning of "lovely". |
| Slovak | The word "pôvabný" is derived from the Slavic root *obъ- "around" or *obъ- "charm, spell, beauty". |
| Slovenian | The word “ljubko” is derived from the verb “ljubiti” which means “to love” and it also means “gentle” and “kind”. |
| Somali | The Somali word "qurux badan" is derived from the verb "qurux" meaning "to beautify" |
| Spanish | The word 'encantador' comes from the Latin word 'incantare', meaning 'to charm' or 'to cast a spell'. |
| Sundanese | “Denok” is only used to describe women, unlike “geulis” (“beautiful”) which can be used for both men and women. |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "nzuri" is derived from an older Proto-Bantu root meaning "good" or "beautiful". Originally, "beauty" and "goodness" were one in the same concept, and this is reflected in its many uses throughout East Africa. |
| Swedish | The word "härlig" is cognate with the German word "herrlich" and is thought to derive from a Proto-Germanic "heriz" meaning "to praise". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "kaibig-ibig" is derived from the words "ibig" (love) and "kaibig" (friend) and initially meant "friendly." |
| Tajik | The Tajik word "зебо" is also used as a female given name. |
| Tamil | The Tamil word அழகான (aḻakāṉa) is derived from the root word அழகு (aḻaku) meaning "beauty" and can also refer to something that is "handsome" or "beautiful." |
| Telugu | The word "సుందరమైన" is derived from the Sanskrit word "sundara", meaning "beautiful" or "handsome". |
| Thai | "น่ารัก" also means "young child" in Thai. |
| Turkish | The word "güzel" in Turkish, meaning "beautiful or lovely", comes from the Turkic word "güç" meaning "beautiful, handsome, good, or strong" |
| Ukrainian | The word "милий" is also a noun that means "husband", "lover", "dear one" or "friend." |
| Urdu | The word "خوبصورت" is derived from the Persian word "خوب" meaning "good" and "صورت" meaning "form or appearance". |
| Uzbek | The word “yoqimli” in Uzbek also means “beautiful”, “pretty”, or “handsome”. |
| Vietnamese | The word "đáng yêu" in Vietnamese literally means "worthy of love" and is used to express endearment. |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "hyfryd" (lovely) is derived from the root "hyfr" (pleasant, fair), which is shared with the Irish word "suair" (pleasant) and the Latin word "suavis" (sweet). |
| Xhosa | The word 'kuhle' in Xhosa also means 'good' or 'nice'. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word 'libelech' ('ליבעלעך') is used to describe someone or something that is 'lovely' or 'likable'. |
| Yoruba | Ẹlẹwà also means "spirit of beauty" and "the spirit who makes one beautiful," and is used as a praise name. |
| Zulu | The word "othandekayo" can also refer to someone who is attractive or desirable. |
| English | The word 'lovely' is derived from the Old English word 'lufian', which means 'to love'. |