Material in Different Languages
Discover 'Material' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Material
Afrikaans materiaal | ||
Albanian materiali | ||
Amharic ቁሳቁስ | ||
Arabic مواد | ||
Armenian նյութական | ||
Assamese সামগ্ৰী | ||
Aymara matiryala | ||
Azerbaijani material | ||
Bambara minɛ | ||
Basque materiala | ||
Belarusian матэрыялу | ||
Bengali উপাদান | ||
Bhojpuri सामान | ||
Bosnian materijal | ||
Bulgarian материал | ||
Catalan material | ||
Cebuano materyal nga | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 材料 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 材料 | ||
Corsican materiale | ||
Croatian materijal | ||
Czech materiál | ||
Danish materiale | ||
Dhivehi ތަކެތި | ||
Dogri समग्गरी | ||
Dutch materiaal | ||
English material | ||
Esperanto materialo | ||
Estonian materjal | ||
Ewe nu | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) materyal | ||
Finnish materiaalia | ||
French matériel | ||
Frisian materiaal | ||
Galician material | ||
Georgian მასალა | ||
German material | ||
Greek υλικό | ||
Guarani iñapỹiva | ||
Gujarati સામગ્રી | ||
Haitian Creole materyèl | ||
Hausa abu | ||
Hawaiian mea | ||
Hebrew חוֹמֶר | ||
Hindi सामग्री | ||
Hmong khoom siv | ||
Hungarian anyag | ||
Icelandic efni | ||
Igbo ihe onwunwe | ||
Ilocano material | ||
Indonesian bahan | ||
Irish ábhar | ||
Italian materiale | ||
Japanese 材料 | ||
Javanese materi | ||
Kannada ವಸ್ತು | ||
Kazakh материал | ||
Khmer សម្ភារៈ | ||
Kinyarwanda ibikoresho | ||
Konkani साहित्य | ||
Korean 재료 | ||
Krio tin dɛn | ||
Kurdish mal | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) بابەت | ||
Kyrgyz материал | ||
Lao ອຸປະກອນການ | ||
Latin materiales | ||
Latvian materiāls | ||
Lingala eloko | ||
Lithuanian medžiaga | ||
Luganda ekikozesebwa | ||
Luxembourgish material | ||
Macedonian материјал | ||
Maithili सामग्री | ||
Malagasy ara-nofo | ||
Malay bahan | ||
Malayalam മെറ്റീരിയൽ | ||
Maltese materjal | ||
Maori rauemi | ||
Marathi साहित्य | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯃꯆꯥꯛ | ||
Mizo bungrua | ||
Mongolian материал | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ပစ္စည်း | ||
Nepali सामग्री | ||
Norwegian materiale | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) zakuthupi | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସାମଗ୍ରୀ | ||
Oromo meeshaa | ||
Pashto مواد | ||
Persian ماده | ||
Polish materiał | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) material | ||
Punjabi ਸਮੱਗਰੀ | ||
Quechua material | ||
Romanian material | ||
Russian материал | ||
Samoan meafaitino | ||
Sanskrit पदार्थ | ||
Scots Gaelic stuth | ||
Sepedi didirišwa | ||
Serbian материјал | ||
Sesotho lintho tse bonahalang | ||
Shona zvinhu | ||
Sindhi مواد | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ද්රව්ය | ||
Slovak materiál | ||
Slovenian material | ||
Somali wax | ||
Spanish material | ||
Sundanese matéri | ||
Swahili nyenzo | ||
Swedish material | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) materyal | ||
Tajik мавод | ||
Tamil பொருள் | ||
Tatar материал | ||
Telugu పదార్థం | ||
Thai วัสดุ | ||
Tigrinya ናውቲ | ||
Tsonga swilo | ||
Turkish malzeme | ||
Turkmen material | ||
Twi (Akan) atadeɛ | ||
Ukrainian матеріал | ||
Urdu مواد | ||
Uyghur ماتېرىيال | ||
Uzbek material | ||
Vietnamese vật chất | ||
Welsh deunydd | ||
Xhosa izinto | ||
Yiddish מאַטעריאַל | ||
Yoruba ohun elo | ||
Zulu impahla |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "materiaal" originates from the Latin word "materia" and has the same meaning in both languages. |
| Albanian | The word "materiali" may also refer to a "source of information" or "evidence". |
| Amharic | The word ቁሳቁስ (material) derives from the root "ቅስ" (to tear), likely referring to the tear-resistant nature of materials. |
| Arabic | The Arabic word "مواد" ("material") can also refer to "subject matter" or "raw materials". |
| Azerbaijani | The word "material" derives from the Latin word "materia", meaning substance or form. |
| Basque | The Basque word "materiala" also means "stuff" or "thing". |
| Belarusian | "Матэрыялу" means "material" in Belarusian, but it also refers to "substance", "matter", "stuff", or "fabric" in the language. |
| Bengali | The word "উপাদান" also means "ingredient". |
| Bosnian | The word "materijal" also has a metaphorical meaning, referring to a person's psychological, moral, or spiritual qualities. |
| Bulgarian | The word “материал” also refers to a school subject in Bulgarian. |
| Catalan | The word "material" comes from the Latin "materia", meaning "wood" or "substance" |
| Cebuano | In Filipino and Indonesian, "materyal" generally refers to written content, while in Cebuano, it can also mean "physical materials." |
| Chinese (Simplified) | In Japanese, the word 材料 can also mean "ingredients" or "components." |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 材料 (cáiliào) can also mean "ingredients" in cooking and baking. |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "materiale" can also refer to a piece of furniture or kitchenware, like a table or a pot. |
| Croatian | In Croatian, "materijal" can also refer to raw materials or resources, or it can be used in a figurative sense to describe something substantial or essential. |
| Czech | The Czech word "materiál" can also refer to a "student". |
| Danish | In Danish, 'materiale' also means 'curriculum' or 'teaching material'. |
| Dutch | "Materiaal" also means "swearing" and "oath" in the sense of a religious ceremony or promise and originates from Old Germanic "matarazlo" which has a similar meaning. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "materialo" comes from the Latin word "materia", meaning "substance" or "matter". |
| Estonian | The word "materjal" possibly originates from Latin "materia", meaning substance, but also refers to a written document, especially a school textbook or teaching aid. |
| Finnish | Materiaalia's root, 'materia,' also means 'purulence,' from the Latin 'pus,' and the Indo-European base 'mei-' meaning 'pus'. |
| French | "Matériel" originally referred to war equipment and provisions, and is still used in this sense in the military. |
| Frisian | The word "materiaal" in Frisian can also mean "stuff that makes up something". |
| Georgian | The word "მასალა" can also refer to spices or seasonings used in Indian cooking. |
| German | The German word "Material" can also refer to documents, archives, or source material |
| Greek | The word “υλικό” (material) derives from the Greek word “ὕλη” (matter), which in turn comes from the Indo-European root *wel-. |
| Gujarati | સામગ્રી (material) comes from the Sanskrit word "sama" (same) and "grahi" (taking), hence it means anything that can be taken or used together. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "materyèl" in Haitian Creole also means "equipment" or "supplies". |
| Hausa | The Hausa word "abu" derives from Arabic and originally referred to textiles or fabrics and still carries that meaning in some dialects. |
| Hawaiian | In Hawaiian mythology, Mea can refer to a mischievous spirit or god. |
| Hebrew | "חוֹמֶר" (material) comes from the Akkadian "humru" (clay, earth). |
| Hindi | The Hindi word "सामग्री" can also mean "content" or "substance". |
| Hmong | The Hmong word 'khoom siv' can also mean 'stuff', 'belongings', or 'things'. |
| Hungarian | The word "anyag" is also used to refer to a fabric, which is a material used in clothing and other textiles. |
| Icelandic | The word "Efni" comes from the Old Norse word "Efni" meaning "content" or "substance". |
| Igbo | The word "ihe onwunwe" can also refer to physical substances, objects, or resources. |
| Indonesian | The word "bahan" can also refer to the raw materials used in cooking or to the ingredients of a dish. |
| Irish | The word "ábhar" originates from the Proto-Indo-European root *bher-, meaning "to carry" or "to bear". |
| Italian | In Italian, "Materiale" can also refer to raw materials used in construction or artistic projects. |
| Japanese | It is also used to mean 'ingredients' of a dish, although '食材' (shokuzai) is more commonly used. |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "materi" can also refer to a person's character or disposition. |
| Kannada | The word "ವಸ್ತು" is also used in Kannada to refer to a "thing" or an "object". |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word "материал" can also mean "content", "data", or "substance". |
| Khmer | The word "សម្ភារៈ" can also refer to "equipment" or "supplies". |
| Korean | 재료, 제료, 재랑의 원형은 '재령(재+령)'으로 '령'은 '얼음'이란 뜻이며 '재'는 물을 얼린 물질이나 얼음과 같은 굳은 물건을 만들어 내는 것을 의미. |
| Kurdish | The word "mal" in Kurdish can also refer to "property" or "wealth" |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word "материал" can also refer to "stuff", "matter", or "substance." |
| Lao | The word “ອຸປະກອນການ” in Lao does not have an alternate meaning, and this term originally comes from Sanskrit, where its original meaning (as well as its current meaning in Lao) is “tool”. |
| Latin | In Latin, "materiales" also refers to wood, timber, or building materials. |
| Latvian | The word "materiāls" in Latvian can also mean "raw materials", "fabric", or "substance" |
| Lithuanian | The word "medžiaga" in Lithuanian also refers to "study material". |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "Material" may also refer to a "subject" or "topic". |
| Macedonian | The word "материјал" ("material") in Macedonian has cognates in other Slavic languages and is derived from the Latin word "materia," which means "substance" or "matter." |
| Malagasy | Derived from the French "étoffe", meaning "fabric" or "cloth." |
| Malay | The word "bahan" in Malay has its roots in the Sanskrit word "bhana" meaning "to speak" or "to say". |
| Malayalam | The word "മെറ്റീരിയൽ" in Malayalam derives from the English word "material" and also means "substance" |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "materjal" is derived from the Latin "materia" and also means "matter" or "substance". |
| Maori | The word "rauemi" has several meanings in Māori, including raw stuff, essence, and source. |
| Marathi | The Sanskrit word 'sahitya' originally referred to 'the art of writing' and 'good composition', and later came to mean 'literature' in Marathi. |
| Mongolian | Материал can also mean 'content' or 'subject matter' in Mongolian context. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | ပစ္စည်း is derived from the Pali word "paccaya", which means "cause", "condition", or "support", and can also refer to "assets" or "resources". |
| Nepali | "सामग्री" is also a synonym for "wealth", "property", and "assets". |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "materiale" comes from the Latin "materia" and can also mean "substance" or "matter". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word ‘zakuthupi’ in Nyanja can refer to either cloth or any other physical object of value. |
| Pashto | The word "مواد" in Pashto has been borrowed from Arabic and originally means "subject" or "matter discussed", but it has also come to mean "material" in the sense of "substance" or "stuff". |
| Persian | The Persian word "ماده" (material) originates from the Middle Persian word "mādag," which means "substance" or "essence." |
| Polish | The Polish word "materiał" is derived from the Latin word "materia", which means substance or matter. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | No português, "material" também é usado para se referir a "assunto" ou "tema" |
| Punjabi | The Sanskrit word "samagri" means a gathering of ingredients, tools, or other resources, while in Punjabi, "sammagri" primarily means "material" in the physical or mental sense. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "material" can also refer to a school subject, such as mathematics or physics. |
| Russian | В русском языке слово "материал" также может означать "сырьё"} |
| Samoan | In Samoan, the word "meafaitino" refers to the creation and production of objects, as well as the materials used in these processes. |
| Scots Gaelic | Its spelling originated with "stuff" and also refers to "substance" and "stuffing". |
| Serbian | The word "материјал" in Serbian can also refer to the evidence or facts used to prove or justify a claim. |
| Sesotho | A material is something out of which something is made or is made up of; matter. |
| Shona | The word "zvinhu" can also mean "money" or "things" in Shona. |
| Sindhi | The word "مواد" (material) in Sindhi can also refer to "the substance or matter from which something is made" or "the basic principles of a subject or field of knowledge." |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The etymology of "ද්රව්ය" is unknown, however, it has several alternate meanings such as "substance", "matter", "thing", "object", and "property." |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "materiál" also means "stuff", "equipment", or "content" in English. |
| Slovenian | The word "material" in Slovenian can also refer to a mother's apron or a type of fabric. |
| Somali | The Somali word for wax, "dhuxul", also means "resin" or "gum". |
| Spanish | The Spanish word «material» can also be used to refer to a subject of study or a source of information, such as a textbook or a document. |
| Sundanese | Matéri is also used in Sundanese to refer to the ingredients of traditional medicine. |
| Swahili | The word 'nyenzo' comes from the Swahili word 'enzi', meaning 'time' or 'age', and the prefix 'nya-' which denotes 'new' or 'modern'. |
| Swedish | The word "material" in Swedish can also mean "substance" or "fabric". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Materyal" can also be used to describe something that is important or essential. |
| Tajik | In Tajik, the word "мавод" can refer to a source, basis, origin, or principle. |
| Telugu | The word "పదార్థం" ultimately comes from the Sanskrit word "द्रव्य" (dravya) meaning "substance". In modern Telugu, it can also refer to "matter" or "subject matter". |
| Thai | วัสดุ is a loanword from the Sanskrit वस्तु (vastu) meaning "thing", "matter", or "stuff", and can also refer to "property" or "goods". |
| Turkish | "Malzeme" is a Turkish word meaning "material". It is derived from the Arabic word "mal"," meaning "property, wealth." |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word “матеріал” (material) comes from the Latin noun materia, meaning “building material, timber.” |
| Urdu | The literal Urdu translation of the word مواد is 'items'. |
| Uzbek | In Uzbek, "material" (материал) can also refer to a fabric or cloth. |
| Vietnamese | The word "vật chất" in Vietnamese can also mean "matter" in a philosophical sense. |
| Welsh | Deunydd can also mean 'matter', 'substance', 'ingredient', 'element', or 'property'. |
| Xhosa | The word “izinto” can also refer to “things,” “property,” or “possessions.” |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "מאַטעריאַל" ("material") can also refer to "evidence" or "proof". |
| Yoruba | The Yoruba word 'ohun elo' can also mean 'object' or 'thing'. |
| Zulu | The word "impahla" can also refer to a "pattern" or a "design" in Zulu. |
| English | The word 'material' derives from the Latin 'materia', meaning 'substance', and can also refer to 'significant' or 'relevant'. |