Mass in Different Languages
Discover 'Mass' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Mass
Afrikaans massa | ||
Albanian masës | ||
Amharic ብዛት | ||
Arabic كتلة | ||
Armenian զանգվածային | ||
Assamese ভৰ | ||
Aymara masa | ||
Azerbaijani kütlə | ||
Bambara kulu | ||
Basque meza | ||
Belarusian маса | ||
Bengali ভর | ||
Bhojpuri समूह | ||
Bosnian masa | ||
Bulgarian маса | ||
Catalan massa | ||
Cebuano misa | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 大众 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 大眾 | ||
Corsican messa | ||
Croatian masa | ||
Czech hmotnost | ||
Danish masse | ||
Dhivehi ބައިވަރު | ||
Dogri भर-भरा | ||
Dutch massa- | ||
English mass | ||
Esperanto maso | ||
Estonian mass | ||
Ewe lolome | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) misa | ||
Finnish massa- | ||
French masse | ||
Frisian mis | ||
Galician masa | ||
Georgian მასა | ||
German masse | ||
Greek μάζα | ||
Guarani tuichakue | ||
Gujarati સમૂહ | ||
Haitian Creole mas | ||
Hausa taro | ||
Hawaiian nuipaʻa | ||
Hebrew מסה | ||
Hindi द्रव्यमान | ||
Hmong huab hwm coj | ||
Hungarian tömeg | ||
Icelandic messa | ||
Igbo uka | ||
Ilocano misa | ||
Indonesian massa | ||
Irish mais | ||
Italian massa | ||
Japanese 質量 | ||
Javanese massa | ||
Kannada ಸಮೂಹ | ||
Kazakh масса | ||
Khmer ម៉ាស់ | ||
Kinyarwanda misa | ||
Konkani चोंबो | ||
Korean 질량 | ||
Krio bɔku | ||
Kurdish gel | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) کۆمەڵ | ||
Kyrgyz массалык | ||
Lao ມະຫາຊົນ | ||
Latin massa | ||
Latvian masa | ||
Lingala mingi | ||
Lithuanian masės | ||
Luganda omuwendo | ||
Luxembourgish mass | ||
Macedonian маса | ||
Maithili सामूहिक | ||
Malagasy -bahoaka | ||
Malay jisim | ||
Malayalam പിണ്ഡം | ||
Maltese massa | ||
Maori papatipu | ||
Marathi वस्तुमान | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝ | ||
Mizo nawlpui | ||
Mongolian масс | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အစုလိုက်အပြုံလိုက် | ||
Nepali जन | ||
Norwegian masse | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) misa | ||
Odia (Oriya) ମାସ | ||
Oromo hanga | ||
Pashto ډله ایز | ||
Persian جرم | ||
Polish masa | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) massa | ||
Punjabi ਪੁੰਜ | ||
Quechua chapusqa | ||
Romanian masa | ||
Russian масса | ||
Samoan tele | ||
Sanskrit घन | ||
Scots Gaelic mais | ||
Sepedi boima | ||
Serbian миса | ||
Sesotho boima | ||
Shona misa | ||
Sindhi ڪاميٽي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ස්කන්ධය | ||
Slovak omša | ||
Slovenian maso | ||
Somali tiro | ||
Spanish masa | ||
Sundanese massa | ||
Swahili misa | ||
Swedish massa | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) misa | ||
Tajik омма | ||
Tamil நிறை | ||
Tatar масса | ||
Telugu ద్రవ్యరాశి | ||
Thai มวล | ||
Tigrinya መጠን ኣካል | ||
Tsonga swo tala | ||
Turkish kitle | ||
Turkmen massa | ||
Twi (Akan) ɔdodoɔ | ||
Ukrainian маса | ||
Urdu بڑے پیمانے پر | ||
Uyghur mass | ||
Uzbek massa | ||
Vietnamese khối lượng | ||
Welsh màs | ||
Xhosa ubunzima | ||
Yiddish מאַסע | ||
Yoruba ọpọ eniyan | ||
Zulu isisindo |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "massa" in Afrikaans comes from the Portuguese word "massa, |
| Albanian | The word "masës" in Albanian can also refer to the "amount of a substance" or a "gathering of people". |
| Amharic | The word "ብዛት" also means "quantity" and "amount" in Amharic. |
| Arabic | The word "كتلة" (mass) in Arabic can also mean a "lump" or a "bloc" in politics. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "kütlə" can also mean "substance", "matter", "stuff", or "quantity" in Azerbaijani. |
| Basque | "Meza" also means "table" or "altar" in Basque, indicating a possible connection between the ritual and the act of dining. |
| Belarusian | In addition to its primary meaning of a quantity of matter, "маса" can also refer to the Catholic mass or a political rally. |
| Bengali | ভর can refer to a body's weight, heaviness, or density |
| Bosnian | The noun "masa" is also used to refer to a mixture of flour and water used to make Bosnian flatbread. |
| Bulgarian | "Маса" (mass) is also a Bulgarian unit of weight equal to about 1.2 kilograms, and a unit of area equal to 4 square meters. |
| Catalan | The word "massa" in Catalan can also mean "dough" or "money", and derives from the Latin word "massa", meaning "lump". |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano word "misa" is derived from the Spanish word "misa", which in turn comes from the Latin word "missa", meaning "dismissal". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | '大众' literally means 'public' but is now synonymous with 'Volkswagen,' the German car brand. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The word 大眾 (mass) in Chinese (Traditional) originally referred to the common people, and can also mean "majority" or "general public." |
| Corsican | Corsican "messa" comes from the Italian "messa" which derives from the Latin "missa", meaning "sending off" or "dismissal". |
| Croatian | The noun masa originally meant "dough" in Slavic languages, hence "mass" and "mash" |
| Czech | The Czech word "hmotnost" has cognates in Slavic (e.g. "masa") and Baltic languages (e.g. Lithuanian "masė"), ultimately deriving from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "meat" or "flesh." |
| Danish | The Danish word "masse" can also refer to a group of people or an amount of matter. |
| Dutch | Massa- in Dutch can also refer to a group of people, especially in a sports context. |
| Esperanto | "Maso" is a root used in many Esperanto words, which can convey meanings related to bulk, size, or quantity. |
| Estonian | Üks massi varasemaid tähendusi eesti keeles on |
| Finnish | In Finnish, the word "massa" can also refer to dough, paste, or putty. |
| French | "Masse" in French can also mean "dough" or "putty," connecting it to physical substance. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "mis" also has a secondary meaning: "table." |
| Galician | In Galician, "masa" also refers to a kneaded mixture of flour and water used to make bread or other baked goods. |
| Georgian | მასა can also mean "amount" or "weight". |
| German | In addition to its primary meaning, Masse can also refer to leisure or spare time, as well as to the size or volume of something. |
| Greek | Μάζα derives from the Arabic ماص (maṣṣ), meaning "to mix", and has extended meanings such as "lump", "paste", and "dough". |
| Gujarati | "સમૂહ" is also used to refer to a large number of people gathered together, such as a crowd or an assembly. |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole, "mas" can also mean "big" or "male," likely deriving from the French word "mâle." |
| Hausa | The word “taro” is borrowed from Arabic where it refers to the ritual pilgrimage to Mecca. |
| Hawaiian | Nuipaʻa can also refer to weight in certain contexts. |
| Hebrew | In Hebrew, "מסה" (mass) can also refer to a literary essay or a religious test. |
| Hindi | The word "द्रव्यमान" (mass) in Hindi originates from the Sanskrit word "द्रव्य" (dravya) meaning "substance" or "entity." |
| Hmong | The term "huab hwm coj" in Hmong can also refer to a gathering of people for religious purposes. |
| Hungarian | In Hungarian, "tömeg" can also mean "crowd" or "volume" in addition to "mass". |
| Icelandic | The word "messa" in Icelandic is also used to refer to a type of large fishing net. |
| Igbo | The Igbo word "uka" also means "a fixed period of time" or "a particular day of the week", depending on the context. |
| Indonesian | In Bahasa Indonesia, "massa" can also mean "currency" or "capital used for investment." |
| Irish | The word "mais" has additional meanings in Irish, including a feast and a large crowd. |
| Italian | The Italian word "massa" derives from the Latin word "massa" meaning "lump", "dough", or "lump of metal". |
| Japanese | The Chinese character 質 in 質量 means "substance", and 量 means "quantity". Therefore, 質量 means "the quantity of substance". |
| Javanese | In Javanese, "massa" also refers to a group of people gathered for a common purpose. |
| Kannada | The word "ಸಮೂಹ" in Kannada can also mean "a large number of people or things gathered together" or "a large amount of something". |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word "масса" can also refer to "dough" or "paste" in cooking. |
| Khmer | ម៉ាស់ (/məəh/) refers to the Roman Catholic religious service of the Eucharist and the bread used during the service. |
| Korean | "질량" can also mean "amount" or "quantity" in Korean. |
| Kurdish | The word "gel" also means "to come" in Kurdish, suggesting its connection to the idea of gathering or massing together. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "массалык" in Kyrgyz can also refer to a public gathering or event. |
| Latin | Massa in Latin can also mean "lump" or "dough". |
| Latvian | The Latvian word “masa” was used to describe people crowding together long before it referred to a religious service. |
| Lithuanian | The word "masės" also has the alternate meaning of "dough" in Lithuanian. |
| Luxembourgish | The word "Mass" can also refer to a large amount or quantity in Luxembourgish. |
| Macedonian | The word "маса" also means "table" in Macedonian, derived from the Proto-Slavic word "*mezda", meaning "reward" or "payment." |
| Malagasy | -bahoaka in Malagasy also means "heap, pile" or "lump" depending on the context. |
| Malay | The word "jisim" in Malay originates from the Arabic word "jism", which means "body" or "substance". |
| Malayalam | The word "പിണ്ഡം" can also mean "a lump" or "a ball" in Malayalam. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "massa" is a borrowing from Arabic masses, which originally meant "evening", as opposed to daytime. |
| Maori | The Maori word "papatipu" also means "congregation," "assembly," or "gathering of people." |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "वस्तुमान" (mass) is derived from the Sanskrit "वस्तु" (substance) and "मान" (measure), referring to "the measure of substance". |
| Mongolian | Mongolian word "масс" also means "flesh" |
| Nepali | The word "जन" can also mean "person" or "people", or can be used as a prefix to denote "public" or "common". |
| Norwegian | The word "masse" in Norwegian also means "weight" or "burden". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The Nyanja word "misa" can also mean "a service" or "a party". |
| Pashto | The word "mass" is also used in Pashto to mean "amount" or "quantity". |
| Persian | جرم can also mean 'a celestial body' and is also used in the expression 'جرم گرفتن' for 'gaining weight'. |
| Polish | "Masa" also means "dough" and "weight" in Polish. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "massa" can also mean "dough" or "a lot" depending on the context, while in the plural form it can mean "muscle". |
| Punjabi | The word "ਪੁੰਜ" also means "heap" or "accumulation" in Punjabi. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "masa" is derived from the Turkish word "masa" and can also mean "table". |
| Russian | "Massa" in Russian can mean both "mass" (scientific) and "lot" (weight, amount, or number). The word has its origin in Portuguese, Spanish, or French, where it means "dough". |
| Samoan | The word "tele" can also mean "heap", "group", or "quantity" in Samoan. |
| Scots Gaelic | The form "mais" in Scots Gaelic derives from the Latin word "missa", meaning "dismissal" or "release". |
| Serbian | The Serbian word "миса" can also mean "a place where a ritual sacrifice is made, or a bowl where such a sacrifice is placed." |
| Sesotho | The word "boima" in Sesotho can also refer to a lump or a group. |
| Shona | The word "misa" also refers to a type of dance performed by the Zezuru people of Zimbabwe. |
| Sindhi | In some contexts, "ڪاميٽي" can also refer to a lump or a ball, especially of food or other material. |
| Slovak | Omša is derived from the Old Slavonic word "mša", meaning "sacrifice." |
| Slovenian | The word "maso" in Slovenian is also used to describe a large amount or quantity of something. |
| Somali | The term "tiro" may also be used to denote a gathering or assembly. |
| Spanish | Masa also means dough or batter in Spanish, derived from the Latin |
| Sundanese | In Sundanese, "massa" can also mean "load" or "burden." |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "misa" can also be used to refer to a religious service in general or the communion table. |
| Swedish | The Swedish word "massa" can also refer to "dough". In addition to "mass" and "dough", "massa" can also be used to mean "lot", "quantity" or "crowd" |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "misa" is derived from the Spanish word "misa" or from the Latin word "missa," which means "dismissal." |
| Tajik | "Омма" means "mass" in Tajik but also means "mother" in Turkic languages, and "grandmother" in Mongolian. |
| Tamil | The Tamil word "நிறை" can also refer to "weight", "measurement" or "completeness". |
| Telugu | The word "ద్రవ్యరాశి" (mass) in Telugu is derived from the Sanskrit word "द्रव्य" (dravya), meaning "substance" or "matter." |
| Thai | The Thai word "มวล" (mass) also has alternate meanings such as "quantity" or "group of people or things." |
| Turkish | In Ottoman Turkish, "kitle" also referred to a unit of weight equal to approximately 500 grams. |
| Ukrainian | In physics, "маса" can also refer to the "inertial mass" of an object, or its resistance to acceleration |
| Urdu | "Mass" derives from either Latin "massa" or Greek "μαζα" (maza) in its meaning of a "kneaded lump". |
| Uzbek | "Massa" is also used in Uzbek meaning "big", "large", "heavy", "difficult", "serious", "strong", and "mighty." |
| Vietnamese | "Khối lượng" is also used to describe a group of things or people with similar characteristics, similar to the English word "block". |
| Welsh | The word "màs" in Welsh also means "mess", "litter" or "rubbish". |
| Xhosa | The Xhosa word 'ubunzima' literally means 'heaviness', suggesting the profound significance and weightiness of this important religious ceremony. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word מאַסע (mass) is derived from Hebrew, where it means 'burden' or 'tribute'. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word for "mass" is "isisindo." It can also refer to the Eucharist in Catholic tradition. |
| English | The word "mass" derives from the Latin word "massa," meaning a lump of dough or a quantity of material. |