Map in Different Languages
Discover 'Map' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Map
Afrikaans kaart | ||
Albanian harta | ||
Amharic ካርታ | ||
Arabic خريطة | ||
Armenian քարտեզ | ||
Assamese মানচিত্ৰ | ||
Aymara mapa | ||
Azerbaijani xəritə | ||
Bambara karti | ||
Basque mapa | ||
Belarusian карта | ||
Bengali মানচিত্র | ||
Bhojpuri नक्शा के बा | ||
Bosnian karta | ||
Bulgarian карта | ||
Catalan mapa | ||
Cebuano mapa | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 地图 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 地圖 | ||
Corsican mappa | ||
Croatian karta | ||
Czech mapa | ||
Danish kort | ||
Dhivehi މެޕް | ||
Dogri नक्शा | ||
Dutch kaart | ||
English map | ||
Esperanto mapo | ||
Estonian kaart | ||
Ewe anyigbatata | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) mapa | ||
Finnish kartta | ||
French carte | ||
Frisian map | ||
Galician mapa | ||
Georgian რუქა | ||
German karte | ||
Greek χάρτης | ||
Guarani mapa | ||
Gujarati નકશો | ||
Haitian Creole kat jeyografik | ||
Hausa taswira | ||
Hawaiian palapala ʻāina | ||
Hebrew מַפָּה | ||
Hindi नक्शा | ||
Hmong daim ntawv qhia | ||
Hungarian térkép | ||
Icelandic kort | ||
Igbo maapụ | ||
Ilocano mapa | ||
Indonesian peta | ||
Irish léarscáil | ||
Italian carta geografica | ||
Japanese 地図 | ||
Javanese peta | ||
Kannada ನಕ್ಷೆ | ||
Kazakh карта | ||
Khmer ផែនទី | ||
Kinyarwanda ikarita | ||
Konkani नकासो | ||
Korean 지도 | ||
Krio map | ||
Kurdish qert | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) نەخشە | ||
Kyrgyz карта | ||
Lao ແຜນທີ່ | ||
Latin map | ||
Latvian karte | ||
Lingala karte ya kosala | ||
Lithuanian žemėlapis | ||
Luganda maapu | ||
Luxembourgish kaart | ||
Macedonian мапа | ||
Maithili नक्शा | ||
Malagasy sarintany | ||
Malay peta | ||
Malayalam മാപ്പ് | ||
Maltese mappa | ||
Maori mapi | ||
Marathi नकाशा | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯃꯦꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo map a ni | ||
Mongolian газрын зураг | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) မြေပုံ | ||
Nepali नक्शा | ||
Norwegian kart | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) mapu | ||
Odia (Oriya) ମାନଚିତ୍ର | ||
Oromo kaartaa | ||
Pashto نقشه | ||
Persian نقشه | ||
Polish mapa | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) mapa | ||
Punjabi ਨਕਸ਼ਾ | ||
Quechua mapa | ||
Romanian hartă | ||
Russian карта | ||
Samoan faʻafanua | ||
Sanskrit नक्शा | ||
Scots Gaelic mapa | ||
Sepedi mmapa | ||
Serbian мапа | ||
Sesotho 'mapa | ||
Shona mepu | ||
Sindhi نقشو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) සිතියම | ||
Slovak mapa | ||
Slovenian zemljevid | ||
Somali khariidada | ||
Spanish mapa | ||
Sundanese peta | ||
Swahili ramani | ||
Swedish karta | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) mapa | ||
Tajik харита | ||
Tamil வரைபடம் | ||
Tatar карта | ||
Telugu మ్యాప్ | ||
Thai แผนที่ | ||
Tigrinya ካርታ | ||
Tsonga mepe | ||
Turkish harita | ||
Turkmen karta | ||
Twi (Akan) map | ||
Ukrainian карта | ||
Urdu نقشہ | ||
Uyghur خەرىتە | ||
Uzbek xarita | ||
Vietnamese bản đồ | ||
Welsh map | ||
Xhosa imephu | ||
Yiddish מאַפּע | ||
Yoruba maapu | ||
Zulu imephu |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | In Afrikaans, "kaart" can also refer to a deck of playing cards or a business card. |
| Albanian | The word "harta" (map) in Albanian may derive from the Proto-Albanian word "*hartā" meaning "rock" or "stone," possibly due to the historical use of carved stones as boundary markers. |
| Amharic | "ካርታ" is a borrowing from Greek "χάρτης" (khartes) which originally meant a papyrus sheet. |
| Arabic | The word "خريطة" also means "plan" or "scheme" in Arabic. |
| Armenian | The word "քարտեզ" in Armenian derives from the Persian word "kārta", which means "paper sheet" or "canvas". |
| Azerbaijani | The word "xəritə" in Azerbaijani is derived from the Persian word "xarīta," which in turn comes from the Greek word "charakter," meaning "distinctive mark or feature." |
| Basque | The word "mapa" can also mean "tablecloth" or "canvas". |
| Belarusian | In other Slavic languages "карта" also means playing card or playing deck, which can be traced to Persian "kārd" or Greek "χαρτίον". |
| Bengali | The word "মানচিত্র" (map) in Bengali comes from the Sanskrit word "मानचित्र," which literally means "measured drawing" |
| Bosnian | The word "karta" is also used to refer to a playing card or a travel ticket in Bosnian. |
| Bulgarian | The word "карта" in Bulgarian can also mean "playing card" or "credit card". |
| Catalan | The word "mapa" in Catalan originates from the Latin word "mappa", meaning "cloth" or "towel". |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano word "mapa" can also refer to a "plan" or a "scheme". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 地图 (dìtú) literally means "earth picture" and is a collective term for various geographical images. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 地圖 is a calque loanword from Japanese, which in turn was a loanword from Portuguese. |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "mappa" can also refer to a tablecloth or a tablecloth-like cloth placed on a table by the clergy when administering the Eucharist. |
| Croatian | The word "karta" can also refer to a playing card or a lottery ticket |
| Czech | The Czech word "mapa" comes from the Latin word "mappa", meaning "napkin", because maps were originally drawn on pieces of cloth |
| Danish | "Kort" is derived from the Latin word "chorographia," meaning "a description of a region," and has also been used in Danish to refer to a deck of cards. |
| Dutch | The word 'kaart' also means 'card' in Dutch, as in a deck of cards or a playing card. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "mapo" has multiple meanings depending on context. In geography, it means "map", but as a noun in general it means "scheme" or "plan", and as a verb it means "to plot" or "to scheme." |
| Estonian | "Kaart" also means "deck of cards" in Estonian, which is related to the word "card" in English. |
| Finnish | The Finnish word "kartta" is derived from "carta", the Latin word meaning "paper" or "papyrus", suggesting the original material on which maps were drawn. |
| French | The French word "carte" originates from the Latin "charta", meaning "paper" or "papyrus", and can also refer to various documents, certificates, or menus. |
| Frisian | In Frisian, the word 'map' can also refer to a chart, a diagram, or a plan. |
| Galician | Galician "mapa" shares its etymology with the English "mappe", meaning "napkin" or "cloth used for wiping hands and face". |
| Georgian | "რუქა" is a Georgian word for "map", but it can also refer to a "plan" or "scheme." |
| German | The word 'Karte' in German can also refer to a playing card or a chart. |
| Greek | The word "χάρτης" originally meant "papyrus" or "paper" in Greek, and was later used to refer to a drawn representation of a geographical area. |
| Gujarati | The word 'નકશો' is derived from the Persian word 'نقشه' (naqsha), meaning 'design' or 'plan'. |
| Haitian Creole | "Kat jeyografik" is derived from the French word "carte géographique" and also means "atlas". |
| Hausa | *Tawsira* "map" also refers to "illustration" hence its related word *taswira* "picture." |
| Hawaiian | The word "palapala ʻāina" literally means "flat thing of the land" in Hawaiian. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "מַפָּה" can also refer to a tablecloth, a piece of cloth used to cover a table. |
| Hindi | "नक्शा" is derived from the Sanskrit word "naksha", which originally meant "depiction" or "representation" and was used in contexts like "the depiction of a city" |
| Hmong | The word 'daim ntawv qhia' can also refer to a document or diagram that provides information about something. |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "térkép" likely derives from the Turkic word "terkib", meaning "to compose" or "to assemble." |
| Icelandic | The word "kort," meaning "map," likely originates from Latin and Dutch terms referring to drawing. |
| Igbo | In the Nsukka dialect of Igbo, "maapụ" also refers to a "drawing" or "sketch." |
| Indonesian | "Peta" also signifies a board game, similar to a checkerboard, traditionally played in Java and Sumatra. |
| Irish | Its component parts mean 'open' and 'field' |
| Italian | "Carta geografica", meaning "map" in Italian, derives from the Greek word "chartes", meaning "sheet of paper". |
| Japanese | "地図" can also mean "plan" or "scheme" in Japanese. |
| Javanese | "Peta" can also refer to an area or the surface of something |
| Kannada | The word "ನಕ್ಷೆ" also refers to a plan or blueprint in Kannada. |
| Kazakh | The word карта also means "a piece of paper with writing on it" in Kazakh. |
| Khmer | ផែនទី can also refer to a plan or a chart, not just a map. |
| Korean | The Korean word '지도'(map) is homophonous with '지도'(guide or lead) but is written with different Chinese characters. |
| Kurdish | "Qert" also refers to a piece of land for grazing sheep or goats in Sorani Kurdish. |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word "карта" is derived from the Persian word "qartih" and also means "document" or "ticket." |
| Lao | ແຜນທີ່ is a cognate of the Thai word "แผนที่" and is derived from the Sanskrit word "पट" (paṭa) meaning "canvas" or "cloth", as maps were traditionally drawn on cloth. |
| Latin | In Latin, "mappa" also means "napkin" or "towel." |
| Latvian | The Latvian word "karte" is derived from the German word "Karte", which in turn is derived from the Latin word "charta" meaning "paper". |
| Lithuanian | Žemėlapis is a compound of Lithuanian words meaning "land" (žemė) and "sheet" (lapis). |
| Luxembourgish | The word "Kaart" is derived from Italian "carta", which can also mean playing card or paper. |
| Macedonian | The word "мапа" (map) in Macedonian also means "a piece of cloth or paper used for wiping or cleaning something". |
| Malagasy | The etymology of "sarintany" is uncertain, but it may be related to the Proto-Malayo-Polynesian root "*saruŋ", meaning "to surround". |
| Malay | The Malay word "peta" is derived from the Sanskrit word "patra", meaning "leaf" or "sheet". |
| Malayalam | "മാപ്പ്" is also the Malayalam word for 'forgiveness' or 'apology'. |
| Maltese | Mappa originates from the Latin word 'mappa', meaning 'cloth' or 'napkin' |
| Maori | The Maori word "mapi" has multiple meanings and etymological connections, including a possible origin in Polynesian languages with the meaning of "flat surface." |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "नकाशा" (nakāśā) is derived from the Persian word "نقشه" (naqsha), which means "plan, design, or pattern." |
| Mongolian | The word "газрын зураг" comes from the verb "газрах" (to measure) and the noun "зураг" (image), and it originally meant a scaled representation of a measured area of land. |
| Nepali | The word 'नक्शा' ('map') derives from the Persian word 'نقشه' ('picture') which could refer to drawings, diagrams, and city plans. |
| Norwegian | In Norwegian, 'kart' derives from the Latin 'charta' (paper or scroll) and the Old Norse 'karta' (a drawing). |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | Alternate meanings of 'mapu' in Nyanja include a lake's marshy shore and a grassy area near a village. |
| Pashto | The word "نقشه" can also mean "plan" or "scheme" in Pashto. |
| Persian | In Persian, نقشه (naqshe) also refers to design or plan, as in decorative patterns on carpets or architectural blueprints. |
| Polish | "Mapa" is derived from the Latin word "mappa" meaning "napkin" or "tablecloth". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | "Mapa" derives from the Latin "mappa" (napkin), originally used to refer to a cloth or piece of paper on which something was drawn. |
| Punjabi | The word "ਨਕਸ਼ਾ" is derived from the Persian word "نقشه" (naqsha), which means "picture". It can also refer to a "plan" or "design". |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "Hartă" evolved from the Hungarian word "Karta" which ultimately came from the Latin word "Carta", meaning "sheet of paper". |
| Russian | From Greek "chartes", via French "carte" - both meaning 'leaf of paper'. |
| Samoan | The word "faʻafanua" in Samoan also pertains to the act of drawing or making a map. |
| Scots Gaelic | A 'mapa' can also refer to an animal's stomach and guts. |
| Serbian | The Serbian word "мапа" (map) is derived from the Latin word "mappa," which originally meant "napkin" or "handkerchief." |
| Sesotho | 'Mapa' can also refer to a blueprint or diagram in Sesotho. |
| Shona | "Mepu" is also a term for the firstborn daughter in a family, particularly among the Manyika clan. |
| Sindhi | The word "نقشو" means "map" in Sindhi, but it can also refer to drawing or painting. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The Sinhala word 'සිතියම' not only means 'map' but also 'an idea' or 'a plan'. |
| Slovak | Slovenské slovo "mapa" pravdepodobne nemá vlastnú slovenskú etymológiu a pochádza zo stredovekej latinčiny, do ktorej sa zase dostalo z antickej gréčtiny. |
| Slovenian | "Zemljevid" is a loanword from German "Landkarte" and is cognate with English "land chart." |
| Somali | The word "khariidada" also means "document" in Somali and is derived from the Arabic "khariida". |
| Spanish | The Spanish word "mapa" derives from the Latin "mappa", meaning "napkin" or "cloth", as maps were originally drawn on cloth or parchment. |
| Sundanese | Sundanese "peta" also refers to a land document that may or may not include a graphical depiction of the property. |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "ramani" (map) derives from the Arabic word "rahmana" (sign, symbol), suggesting its historical connection to cartography. |
| Swedish | "Karta" also translates to "pack of cards" in English. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | Mapa in Tagalog is a cognate of the Spanish "mapa", which is itself derived from the Latin "mappa", a type of napkin or cloth used for wiping or cleaning. |
| Tajik | The word "харита" can also refer to a "scheme" or a "plan". |
| Thai | The Thai word 'แผนที่' ultimately derives from the Sanskrit term 'pattra' meaning "picture on cloth," and is used in some other Southeast Asian languages with a similar meaning. |
| Turkish | Harita is also slang for "very high" in Turkish. |
| Ukrainian | The word "карта" (map) in Ukrainian also means "playing card". |
| Urdu | The word "نقشہ" (naqsha) in Urdu, meaning "map", is derived from the Persian word "نقش" (naqsh), which means "drawing" or "portrait." |
| Uzbek | The word "xarita" (map) in Uzbek likely originated from the ancient Sogdian language, where it meant "drawing" or "plan." |
| Vietnamese | Bản đồ translates to "map" in English, but the word literally means "face of the earth" in Vietnamese. |
| Welsh | Possibly from the Latin mappa meaning napkin, a reference to the vellum on which maps are often drawn. |
| Xhosa | The word "imephu" comes from the Nguni word "amaphu" meaning "earth." It can also refer to a "flatbread." |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "מאַפּע" ultimately derives from the Late Latin word "mappa", meaning "cloth" or "napkin", and was originally used in cartography to refer to a cloth or piece of parchment on which a map was drawn. |
| Yoruba | The Yoruba word maapu also signifies a 'road', 'path' or 'direction', possibly alluding to an idea of a map guiding a traveller |
| Zulu | The Zulu word 'imephu' is derived from the isiXhosa word 'imepu', which originally referred to a skin or hide used as a writing surface. |
| English | The word "map" derives from the Medieval Latin word "mappa," meaning "napkin" or "tablecloth," as maps were originally drawn on cloths. |