Machine in Different Languages
Discover 'Machine' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Machine
Afrikaans masjien | ||
Albanian makinë | ||
Amharic ማሽን | ||
Arabic آلة | ||
Armenian մեքենա | ||
Assamese যন্ত্ৰ | ||
Aymara makina | ||
Azerbaijani maşın | ||
Bambara mansin | ||
Basque makina | ||
Belarusian машына | ||
Bengali যন্ত্র | ||
Bhojpuri मशीन | ||
Bosnian mašina | ||
Bulgarian машина | ||
Catalan màquina | ||
Cebuano makina | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 机 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 機 | ||
Corsican macchina | ||
Croatian mašina | ||
Czech stroj | ||
Danish maskine | ||
Dhivehi މެޝިން | ||
Dogri मशीन | ||
Dutch machine | ||
English machine | ||
Esperanto maŝino | ||
Estonian masin | ||
Ewe mɔ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) makina | ||
Finnish kone | ||
French machine | ||
Frisian masine | ||
Galician máquina | ||
Georgian მანქანა | ||
German maschine | ||
Greek μηχανή | ||
Guarani mba'eka | ||
Gujarati મશીન | ||
Haitian Creole machin | ||
Hausa inji | ||
Hawaiian mīkini | ||
Hebrew מְכוֹנָה | ||
Hindi मशीन | ||
Hmong tshuab | ||
Hungarian gép | ||
Icelandic vél | ||
Igbo igwe | ||
Ilocano makina | ||
Indonesian mesin | ||
Irish meaisín | ||
Italian macchina | ||
Japanese 機械 | ||
Javanese mesin | ||
Kannada ಯಂತ್ರ | ||
Kazakh машина | ||
Khmer ម៉ាស៊ីន | ||
Kinyarwanda imashini | ||
Konkani मशीन | ||
Korean 기계 | ||
Krio mashin | ||
Kurdish makîne | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ئامێر | ||
Kyrgyz машина | ||
Lao ເຄື່ອງຈັກ | ||
Latin machina | ||
Latvian mašīna | ||
Lingala mashine | ||
Lithuanian mašina | ||
Luganda masiini | ||
Luxembourgish maschinn | ||
Macedonian машина | ||
Maithili मसीन | ||
Malagasy milina | ||
Malay mesin | ||
Malayalam യന്ത്രം | ||
Maltese magna | ||
Maori miihini | ||
Marathi मशीन | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯃꯦꯁꯤꯟ | ||
Mizo khawl | ||
Mongolian машин | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) စက် | ||
Nepali मेशीन | ||
Norwegian maskin | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) makina | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଯନ୍ତ୍ର | ||
Oromo maashinii | ||
Pashto ماشین | ||
Persian دستگاه | ||
Polish maszyna | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) máquina | ||
Punjabi ਮਸ਼ੀਨ | ||
Quechua maquina | ||
Romanian mașinărie | ||
Russian машина | ||
Samoan masini | ||
Sanskrit यंत्रं | ||
Scots Gaelic inneal | ||
Sepedi motšhene | ||
Serbian машина | ||
Sesotho mochini | ||
Shona muchina | ||
Sindhi مشين | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) යන්ත්රය | ||
Slovak stroj | ||
Slovenian stroj | ||
Somali mashiinka | ||
Spanish máquina | ||
Sundanese mesin | ||
Swahili mashine | ||
Swedish maskin | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) makina | ||
Tajik мошин | ||
Tamil இயந்திரம் | ||
Tatar машина | ||
Telugu యంత్రం | ||
Thai เครื่อง | ||
Tigrinya ማሽን | ||
Tsonga muchini | ||
Turkish makine | ||
Turkmen maşyn | ||
Twi (Akan) afidie | ||
Ukrainian машина | ||
Urdu آلہ | ||
Uyghur ماشىنا | ||
Uzbek mashina | ||
Vietnamese máy móc | ||
Welsh peiriant | ||
Xhosa umatshini | ||
Yiddish מאַשין | ||
Yoruba ẹrọ | ||
Zulu umshini |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word 'masjien' in Afrikaans is derived from the French word 'machine', which has the same meaning. |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "makinë" derives from the Turkish word "makine", which in turn originates from the Arabic word "mākināh", meaning "something that moves". |
| Amharic | The Amharic word ማሽን (machine) is derived from the French word "machine" and was introduced to Amharic through contact with French-speaking missionaries in the 19th century. |
| Arabic | The word "آلة" (machine) in Arabic also refers to instruments, tools, and devices, indicating its broad usage. |
| Armenian | The word "մեքենա" can also be used to refer to a "car" in Armenian, which is likely due to the influence of European languages on Armenian vocabulary. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "maşın" originally referred to a vehicle or carriage, and is still used in this sense in some dialects. |
| Basque | The Basque word "makina" is derived from the Latin "machina" and has also been used to refer to a type of folk music and dance. |
| Belarusian | The term "машына" in Belarusian can also refer to a vehicle or a bicycle, similar to the English word "machine". |
| Bengali | যন্ত্র can also refer to a part or accessory, such as a watch or a tool. |
| Bosnian | The word "mašina" also means "witch" or "fortune teller" and is rooted in the verb "mašiti" meaning "to wave one's hands or to juggle". |
| Bulgarian | In Bulgarian, "машина" can also refer to a car. |
| Catalan | "Máquina" has etymological roots in Greek 'mekhānē', which referred to a clever invention or device. |
| Cebuano | Makina is also the name of a type of Philippine noodle, commonly served with shrimp broth soup. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The Hanzi character 机 (jī) originally meant "loom" and was later extended to mean "mechanism" or "machine." |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 機 can also mean 'opportunity', 'moment', or 'crisis'. |
| Corsican | Corsican "macchina" can also mean "car". |
| Croatian | From Italian 'macchina' 'engine, device', from Late Latin 'machina' 'machine, device', itself from Greek μηχάνη (mēkhanē) 'machine, device, contrivance, cunning or skill' (in geometry, 'mechanical problem'). |
| Czech | The Czech word "stroj" can also refer to an engine, an apparatus, a mechanism, a device, or an instrument. |
| Danish | In Danish, "maskine" can also mean "disguise" or "costume." |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "machine" can also refer to a vehicle or a device. |
| Esperanto | The word "maŝino" can also refer to a device or process that performs a specific function. |
| Estonian | The word "masin" also refers to a deity in Estonian mythology. |
| Finnish | The word "kone" is borrowed from the Swedish word "kon" or "kån" which means "to carry" |
| French | The French word "machine" derives from the Greek word "mēkhanē", meaning "device" or "contrivance." |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "masine" comes from the Greek word "mēkhanē" (μηχανή), meaning "contrivance, machine, engine". |
| Galician | In Galician, "máquina" can also refer to a type of traditional Galician bagpipe. |
| Georgian | The Georgian word |
| German | The German word for 'machine' 'Maschine' originates from the Latin word 'machina', which means 'ingenious device'. |
| Greek | An alternate meaning of the Ancient Greek word "μηχανή" is "means of expression for emotions, thoughts, and ideas"} |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word machine can also mean 'an object used for a particular task'. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "machin" in Haitian Creole also means "thing" or "gadget". |
| Hausa | The word 'inji' can also refer to an engine or a motor in Hausa. |
| Hawaiian | Mīkini also means 'vessel' in Hawaiian, referring to ships, canoes, or other watercraft. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "מְכוֹנָה" (machine) is derived from the root "כּוּן" (to establish, to prepare), implying its role in shaping or transforming materials. |
| Hindi | "मशीन" derives from the Greek word "mekhane", which means "contrivance, device, or machine", and ultimately from the PIE root "meǵʰ-", meaning "increase, make larger, build". |
| Hmong | The word "tshuab" also means "gun" in Hmong. |
| Hungarian | 'Gép' comes from 'gépez', a verb meaning 'to walk', and originally referred to a device that facilitates walking, such as a crutch. |
| Icelandic | In the Icelandic language, 'vél' also refers to a device, apparatus, or tool used for a specific purpose. |
| Igbo | The Igbo word "igwe" can also refer to a type of traditional Igbo musical instrument. |
| Indonesian | In Indonesian, "mesin" can also refer to the internal organs of the human body. |
| Irish | The Irish word "meaisín" can also refer to a small or insignificant thing, such as a tiny creature or a trivial matter. |
| Italian | Macchina in Italian can also refer to a car, while in English it can mean an elaborate deception or plot. |
| Japanese | The word "機械" can also refer to a device or a tool, and is often used in the context of mechanics or engineering. |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "mesin" can also refer to a vehicle, engine, or apparatus. |
| Kannada | The word "ಯಂತ್ರ" has additional meanings beyond "machine" such as "device" or "mechanism". |
| Kazakh | In Kazakh, the word "машина" can also mean "car", "bicycle", or "motorcycle." |
| Khmer | The Khmer word |
| Korean | The word "기계" can also refer to a system or organization, or to a person or group acting in a mechanical way. |
| Kurdish | In Turkish, "makîne" is derived from the French word "machine", while in Kurdish it has the additional meaning of "device" or "apparatus". |
| Kyrgyz | The word "машина" in Kyrgyz can also refer to a bicycle, a motorcycle, or a car. |
| Latin | The Latin word "machina" means "device" or "contraption," while its Greek cognate, "mēkhanē," can refer to a military siege engine or even a stage mechanism. |
| Latvian | The Latvian word “mašīna” also can refer to a “car” and is related to the Russian "машина" with a similar double meaning. |
| Lithuanian | The word "mašina" in Lithuanian also refers to a car, especially an old or broken-down one. |
| Luxembourgish | The word "Maschinn" in Luxembourgish is derived from the French word "machine" and the German word "Maschine", both meaning "machine". |
| Macedonian | In Macedonian, "машина" also means "car" or "vehicle". |
| Malagasy | The word "milina" in Malagasy may also refer to a "tool" or an "instrument." |
| Malay | The word "mesin" is derived from the Dutch word "machine", which itself is derived from the French word "machine". |
| Malayalam | "യന്ത്രം" (machine) is derived from the Sanskrit word "यन्त्र" (yantra), which in turn comes from the root "yam" meaning "to control or restrain." |
| Maltese | Magna may also refer to the large millstone of a mill or a mill in general. |
| Maori | In Māori, the word 'miihini' derives from 'mihini', meaning 'to move, go, or travel' |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "मशीन" (machine) originates from the Persian word "ماشین" (māšīn) |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "машин" also means "car" and derives from the Russian word "машина," which itself comes from the French word "machine." |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word "စက်" (machine) in Myanmar (Burmese) is derived from the Pali word "yatthi" (stick) and can also refer to a mill, spindle, or screw. |
| Nepali | मेशीन (machine) is derived from the Greek word 'mēkhanē', meaning 'contrivance' or 'device'. |
| Norwegian | The word "maskin" is derived from the Latin "machina", which originally meant "engine" or "device". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | Makina can also mean "spirit" or "ghost" in Nyanja (Chichewa), indicating a belief in the supernatural. |
| Pashto | The word for 'machine' in Pashto ('ماشین') is derived from the French word 'machine', which in turn comes from the Greek 'mēkhanē' (tool). It can also refer to the 'mechanism' or 'system' of something. |
| Persian | دستگاه can also mean a body of civil servants or administration. This word is thought to come from the Arabic verb ضبط meaning to bind, to secure. |
| Polish | Maszyna comes from "mašina, mašenije", a Russian borrowing adopted in the early-mid 16th century. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "máquina" comes from Latin and originally meant "device, contrivance". |
| Punjabi | The word "ਮਸ਼ੀਨ" can also mean "a person who works like a machine, without any thought or feeling" |
| Romanian | Derived from the German word "Maschine" and ultimately from the Latin "machina" meaning "device" or "engine" |
| Russian | "Машина" in Russian can also refer to a car. |
| Samoan | The word 'masini' comes from the English word 'machine' and is used to describe any type of mechanical device, from simple to complex. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word 'inneal' can also refer to a tool, implement, or engine, showcasing its versatility in describing mechanical devices. |
| Serbian | In Serbian, "машина" can mean "car" or "automobile". |
| Sesotho | Some dialects use 'mochini' to refer to agricultural equipment specifically. |
| Shona | The Shona word "muchina" also refers to a group of people working together for a common goal. |
| Sindhi | The word 'مشين' ('machine') in Sindhi also holds the connotation of 'mechanism' and may be used in reference to a set of processes. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "යන්ත්රය" (yantra) is derived from the Sanskrit word "yantra" meaning "instrument, machine, device". |
| Slovak | The word "stroj" in Slovak can also refer to a suit of armor, clothing, or a musical instrument. |
| Slovenian | The word "stroj" in Slovenian also means "apparatus" or "device". |
| Spanish | In Spanish, "máquina" also refers to a clever scheme, trick, or ruse |
| Sundanese | Sundanese 'mesin' from Dutch 'machien', which may have alternate meaning as 'bicycle' in some dialects |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "mashine" also means "cleverness" or "intelligence". |
| Swedish | Despite spelling, the word has no relation to 'mask' and is the result of a spelling reform in the 1900s |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The term "makina" is derived from the Spanish word "maquina" and originally referred to steam engines. |
| Tajik | The word "мошин" can also mean "car" in Tajik. |
| Tamil | The Tamil word "இயந்திரம்" can also refer to a tool, instrument, or mechanism. |
| Telugu | "యంత్రం" can also mean "device" or "contrivance" in the general sense. |
| Thai | "เครื่อง" can also mean a tool, an instrument, or a means to achieve something. |
| Turkish | In Turkish, the word makine can also refer to a particular device or apparatus. |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word машина (machina) derives from the Proto-Slavic *mašina, originally meaning "device, tool". |
| Urdu | "آلہ" originates from the Arabic word "آل", meaning tools or instruments, and has the alternate meaning of "implement" in English. |
| Uzbek | In Uzbek, "mashina" can also refer to an automobile or a piece of equipment. |
| Vietnamese | "Máy móc" comes from the French word "machine" and in Vietnamese can also mean "automatic, mechanical". |
| Welsh | The word "peiriant" can also refer to a "trick" or a "contrivance" in Welsh. |
| Xhosa | This word shares the same root as 'thina' ('we') and 'umnini' ('owner'). In its original context, it meant something along the lines of 'a tool used by us all,' a 'communal tool.' |
| Yiddish | "מאַשין" (machine) derives via German from French and ultimately Latin "machina" |
| Yoruba | Ẹrọ relates to the concept of 'spinning', referring to the rotational motion of traditional tools and later, the engines of Western machinery. |
| Zulu | The word 'umshini' comes from the click sound the Zulu used to make in describing a machine or engine. |
| English | The word “machine” derives from the Greek “μηχανή” (mēkhanē), originally meaning a device or contrivance. |