Male in Different Languages
Discover 'Male' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Male
Afrikaans manlik | ||
Albanian mashkull | ||
Amharic ወንድ | ||
Arabic الذكر | ||
Armenian արական | ||
Assamese পুৰুষ | ||
Aymara chacha | ||
Azerbaijani kişi | ||
Bambara cɛ | ||
Basque gizonezkoa | ||
Belarusian мужчына | ||
Bengali পুরুষ | ||
Bhojpuri मरद | ||
Bosnian muško | ||
Bulgarian мъжки пол | ||
Catalan masculí | ||
Cebuano lalaki | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 男 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 男 | ||
Corsican maschile | ||
Croatian muški | ||
Czech mužský | ||
Danish han- | ||
Dhivehi ފިރިހެން | ||
Dogri मर्द | ||
Dutch mannetje | ||
English male | ||
Esperanto vira | ||
Estonian mees | ||
Ewe atsu | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) lalaki | ||
Finnish uros | ||
French masculin | ||
Frisian manlik | ||
Galician masculino | ||
Georgian კაცი | ||
German männlich | ||
Greek αρσενικός | ||
Guarani kuimba'e | ||
Gujarati પુરુષ | ||
Haitian Creole gason | ||
Hausa namiji | ||
Hawaiian kāne kāne | ||
Hebrew זָכָר | ||
Hindi नर | ||
Hmong txiv neej | ||
Hungarian férfi | ||
Icelandic karlkyns | ||
Igbo nwoke | ||
Ilocano lalaki | ||
Indonesian pria | ||
Irish fireann | ||
Italian maschio | ||
Japanese 男性 | ||
Javanese lanang | ||
Kannada ಪುರುಷ | ||
Kazakh ер | ||
Khmer បុរស | ||
Kinyarwanda umugabo | ||
Konkani दादलो | ||
Korean 남성 | ||
Krio man | ||
Kurdish nêrî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) نێرینە | ||
Kyrgyz эркек | ||
Lao ຜູ້ຊາຍ | ||
Latin masculum | ||
Latvian vīrietis | ||
Lingala mobali | ||
Lithuanian patinas | ||
Luganda -lume | ||
Luxembourgish männlech | ||
Macedonian машки | ||
Maithili पुरुष | ||
Malagasy lahy | ||
Malay lelaki | ||
Malayalam ആൺ | ||
Maltese raġel | ||
Maori tane | ||
Marathi नर | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯅꯨꯄꯥ | ||
Mizo mipa | ||
Mongolian эрэгтэй | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အထီး | ||
Nepali नर | ||
Norwegian hann | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) wamwamuna | ||
Odia (Oriya) ପୁରୁଷ | ||
Oromo dhiira | ||
Pashto نر | ||
Persian نر | ||
Polish męski | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) masculino | ||
Punjabi ਨਰ | ||
Quechua qari | ||
Romanian masculin | ||
Russian мужской | ||
Samoan tama | ||
Sanskrit पुरुषः | ||
Scots Gaelic fireann | ||
Sepedi monna | ||
Serbian мушки | ||
Sesotho e motona | ||
Shona murume | ||
Sindhi مرد | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) පිරිමි | ||
Slovak muž | ||
Slovenian moški | ||
Somali lab ah | ||
Spanish masculino | ||
Sundanese lalaki | ||
Swahili kiume | ||
Swedish manlig | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) lalaki | ||
Tajik мард | ||
Tamil ஆண் | ||
Tatar ир-ат | ||
Telugu పురుషుడు | ||
Thai ชาย | ||
Tigrinya ተባዕታይ | ||
Tsonga xinuna | ||
Turkish erkek | ||
Turkmen erkek | ||
Twi (Akan) barima | ||
Ukrainian чоловічий | ||
Urdu مرد | ||
Uyghur ئەر | ||
Uzbek erkak | ||
Vietnamese nam giới | ||
Welsh gwryw | ||
Xhosa yindoda | ||
Yiddish זכר | ||
Yoruba okunrin | ||
Zulu owesilisa |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | In Afrikaans, "manlik" not only means "male" but can also refer to bravery or masculinity. |
| Albanian | The word "mashkull" in Albanian also means "masculine" in terms of gender and "virile" in terms of behavior. |
| Amharic | The word "ወንድ" can also refer to the right side of the body or a strong or powerful person. |
| Arabic | In the Quran, the word "al-dikr" can also refer to "remembrance of God". |
| Armenian | The word "արական" in Armenian derives from the ancient Indo-European root *h₂érs- "male, man" and cognate with the Latin "vir" and "masculus". |
| Azerbaijani | The word "kişi" in Azerbaijani can also refer to "a human" or "a person". |
| Basque | The Basque word "gizonezkoa" derives from two words: "gizon" ("man") and "-zkoa" ("belonging to"), so the word literally means "belonging to man". |
| Belarusian | Мужчына is also an informal, humorous word for |
| Bengali | The word "পুরুষ" can also mean "person" or "human being" in Sanskrit. |
| Bosnian | The word "muško" in Bosnian is also used as a term of endearment, particularly between men. |
| Bulgarian | The word "мъжки пол" (male) in Bulgarian is derived from the Old Slavic word "mǫžь", meaning "man", and is cognate with the English word "man". |
| Catalan | In Catalan, "masculí" not only means "male" but also refers to the grammatical gender of words. |
| Cebuano | The term 'lalaki' can also refer to a young unmarried male or a bachelor. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 男 (nán) can also mean "husband" or "man" in the general sense. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 男 (nán) also means 'difficult' in Chinese, and in ancient times it was used as a measure word for horses. |
| Corsican | The word "maschile" in Corsican can also refer to a male animal or plant. |
| Croatian | In Croatian, the word "muški" originally referred to a person from the Slavic tribe known as the Moesians. |
| Czech | The word "mužský" in Czech also has the meaning of "masculine" in grammar. |
| Danish | The word 'han-' in Danish can also mean 'he' or 'him'. |
| Dutch | "Mannetje" means "man" but is used to refer to an uncast bull, a tom, a cob, an immature herring. "Man" is never called "mannetje" in Dutch unless he's young. |
| Esperanto | The word 'vira' is derived from the Latin word 'vir' and it can also mean 'hero', 'brave man', or 'husband' in Esperanto, similar to the word 'husband' in English. |
| Estonian | Despite being commonly associated with men, "mees" also means "husband" and "man" in Estonian. |
| Finnish | "Uros" is often considered as an alternative form of "uros", which means "brave, valiant, strong, courageous, sturdy, sturdy" in Finnish. |
| French | The term 'Masculin' can also refer to the gender category in French grammar and can be applied to objects and concepts, not just people. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "manlik" is an archaic form of "manlich", cognate with English "manly". |
| Galician | In Galician, "masculino" may also refer to a masculine clothing item, such as a suit jacket or shirt, or a masculine noun. |
| Georgian | In addition to its primary meaning, "კაცი" can also refer to a "husband" or a "manly person" |
| German | In contrast to the usual gender assignment, "männlich" also describes female animals when they have a dominant character. |
| Greek | The word "αρσενικός" in Greek comes from the ancient Greek "ἄρσην", meaning "male", and "κοινός", meaning "common". It can also refer to the masculine gender in grammar. |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "પુરુષ" (purush) is related to the Sanskrit word "पुरुष" (purusha), which in ancient Hindu philosophy refers to the universal human being, encompassing not only the physical and mental aspects but also the spiritual. |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian Creole word "gason" comes from French "garçon," which means "boy" or "lad." |
| Hausa | The word "namiji" in Hausa also means "man" or "husband". |
| Hawaiian | The word “kāne” also refers to a type of Hawaiian dance performed only by men. |
| Hebrew | Its root meaning is "to remember" and is cognate with the Arabic word "dhikr" meaning "mention, remembrance". |
| Hindi | "नर" can also mean "human" or "man" in Hindi. |
| Hmong | The word txiv neej can also be used to refer to a husband, father, or older brother. |
| Hungarian | The word "férfi" in Hungarian also means "husband". |
| Icelandic | The word karlkyns originates from the Old Norse word "karl" meaning "man" or "husband". |
| Igbo | The word "nwoke" in Igbo can also mean "mature" or "responsible," reflecting the cultural association of manhood with these qualities. |
| Indonesian | In Indonesian, the word |
| Irish | The term 'fireann' translates directly to 'true person', implying a superior role in Celtic society. |
| Italian | Maschio also means 'dungeon' and derives from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'tower' |
| Japanese | Originally meaning "the side of strength," 男 can also be used to mean "strong," "energetic," and "heroic." |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "lanang" can also be used to refer to a person of high status or a deity. |
| Kannada | The Kannada word "ಪುರುಷ" also has meanings of "a hero" and "an actor." |
| Kazakh | In Turkic and Mongolian languages, it corresponds to |
| Khmer | The Sanskrit origin of បុរស suggests additional meanings such as "man" and "hero". |
| Korean | The word "남성" can also mean "man" or "manliness" in Korean. |
| Kurdish | The word "nêrî" is also used to refer to the male head of a household or family. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "эркек" also means "husband" or "man" in Kyrgyz. |
| Lao | The word ຜູ້ຊາຍ also refers to a type of tree and a type of cloth worn as a loincloth by monks and villagers. |
| Latin | "Masculum" can also refer to the male gender of a noun, or to a man that has not reached puberty. |
| Latvian | The word “vīrietis” also means “hero” or “warrior” and is related to the word “vīrs” meaning “man” or “husband”. |
| Lithuanian | The word "Patinas" in Lithuanian is derived from the Latin word "pater", meaning "father", and is also related to the Sanskrit word "pati", meaning "lord" or "husband". |
| Macedonian | The word "машки" is also used to refer to a type of doll or puppet in Macedonian. |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word for 'male' ('lahy') is thought to derive from the Proto-Austronesian term for 'man' ('*laki'). |
| Malay | In Proto-Austronesian, the term also referred to humans in general, reflecting the idea that men are more representative of the species. |
| Malayalam | The Malayalam word 'ആൺ' can also mean 'power', 'strength' or 'authority'. |
| Maltese | Maltese "raġel" derives from the Arabic word "rajul" meaning "man" or "husband". |
| Maori | In Maori, the word "tane" originates from the concept of separation and dividing, and also refers to "forest" and the "sun". |
| Marathi | The Marathi word 'नर' (male) originates from Sanskrit 'narah', which can also refer to a human (man or woman). |
| Mongolian | Эрэгтэй, or "male" in Mongolian, originates from the Mongolian verb "эрэх," meaning "to procreate," or "to hunt." |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | According to Burmese scholar U Tin, the word "အထီး" (male) originally referred to a "husband". |
| Nepali | The word "नर" also means "man", and is used as the root for many compound words like "नरसंहार" (massacre) and "नरपति" (king). |
| Norwegian | The word "hann" is cognate with the English word "he" and the German word "er". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "wamwamuna" in Nyanja can also refer to a promiscuous man or someone who is always in trouble. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "نر" is also used to refer to a type of wild cat. |
| Persian | The Persian word نر or “nar” originally meant “hero” in Middle Persian. |
| Polish | The word "męski" in Polish derives from the Proto-Slavic word "męžь" meaning "brave" or "courageous" and is related to the Latin word "masculus" meaning "male". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The Portuguese word "masculino" originates from the Latin word "masculinus," meaning "male"} |
| Punjabi | The word "ਨਰ" can also refer to a human being, a man, or a human male in Punjabi. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "masculin" derives from the Latin word "masculus", meaning "male", and is also used to refer to objects or qualities traditionally associated with masculinity, such as strength or courage. |
| Russian | The word мужской ("male") also relates to "peasants," "villagers," or "commoners," with the feminine equivalent женщина ("female") derived from a word for "wife." |
| Samoan | The word "tama" also means "father" in Samoan. |
| Scots Gaelic | The Scots Gaelic word "fireann" also serves as the Gaelic name for St. Brendan the Navigator. |
| Serbian | The word "Мушки" in Serbian has Slavic roots and can also refer to "a little fly" or "a small dot used to accentuate a beauty mark". |
| Sesotho | The word "e motona" is related to the word "motho", which means "person", and "tona", which means "strong". |
| Shona | The word "murume" can also refer to a son-in-law, husband, groom, partner, boyfriend or fiancé. |
| Sindhi | In Sindhi, besides meaning 'male', 'مرد' can also mean 'man', 'human', or 'person' |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word පිරිමි can also refer to a male animal, or to a man who is considered to be strong and manly. |
| Slovak | The word "Muž" may also refer to a husband or a man of a certain age and social status. |
| Slovenian | Moški is cognate with Russian мужской and the Proto-Slavic *mǫžьskъ, derived from the Proto-Indo-European *man-. |
| Somali | The Somali word "lab ah" derives from a Proto-Cushitic root meaning "strong" or "virile", and is cognate with other terms for "male" in Cushitic and Semitic languages. |
| Spanish | The word "masculino" in Spanish shares its root with "masculus" in Latin, meaning "larger" or "stronger". |
| Sundanese | Lalaki can also refer to a type of traditional Sundanese garment typically worn by young or teenage girls, consisting of a long skirt and blouse. |
| Swahili | "Kiume" is also a synonym for "strength" or "power" in Swahili slang, reflecting the strong association between masculinity and physical prowess in the culture. |
| Swedish | The word "manlig" in Swedish is not related to the word "man" in English, but rather comes from the Old Norse word "mannligr" meaning "humanly". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "lalaki" is also used to refer to a "strong person" or a "leader." |
| Tajik | "Мард" can also mean "man" or "husband" in Tajik. |
| Tamil | The word "ஆண்" (male) in Tamil is derived from the Proto-Dravidian word *அன, which originally meant "strength" or "power". |
| Telugu | The word "పురుషుడు" is derived from the Sanskrit word "पुरुष" which means "person" or "human being" and is not gender specific. |
| Thai | "ชาย" also means "edge" or "border" in Thai, and originates from the Sanskrit word "śalya," meaning "thorn" or "sharp." |
| Turkish | "Erkek" is derived from the Old Turkic word "er", meaning "hero" or "warrior". It later took on the meaning of "adult male" and eventually "male" in general. |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "чоловічий" is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵʰelh₂-, meaning "to cover". This is why it also means "human" in some contexts. |
| Urdu | The word مرد (male) in Urdu comes from the Persian word مرد, which also means 'brave' or 'courageous'. |
| Uzbek | The Uzbek word "erkak" is also the equivalent to "husband" and originates from the Persian word "irk" meaning "seed", "origin", or "essence." |
| Vietnamese | The word "Nam giới" in Vietnamese also refers to the male gender as a social construct, encompassing societal expectations and norms associated with masculinity. |
| Welsh | The word 'gwryw' can also refer to a stag, while its feminine form 'gwreidd' means 'a hind' |
| Xhosa | The term "yindoda" can also refer to a person of authority or a military commander. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "זכר" (zכר) has alternate meanings, including "a reminder" or "something that is remembered". |
| Yoruba | While 'okunrin' directly translates as 'male' or 'man,' it can also refer to the male child of an extended family or paternal bloodline. |
| Zulu | " owesilisa" is also a term of respect used for both men and women of higher rank or age. |
| English | The word 'male' originates from the Proto-Indo-European root *man-, meaning 'to think' or 'to remember'. |