Meter in Different Languages
Discover 'Meter' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Meter
Afrikaans meter | ||
Albanian metër | ||
Amharic ሜትር | ||
Arabic متر | ||
Armenian մետր | ||
Assamese মিটাৰ | ||
Aymara metro | ||
Azerbaijani metr | ||
Bambara mɛtɛrɛ ye | ||
Basque metro | ||
Belarusian метр | ||
Bengali মিটার | ||
Bhojpuri मीटर के बा | ||
Bosnian metar | ||
Bulgarian метър | ||
Catalan metre | ||
Cebuano metro | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 仪表 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 儀表 | ||
Corsican metru | ||
Croatian metar | ||
Czech metr | ||
Danish måler | ||
Dhivehi މީޓަރެވެ | ||
Dogri मीटर | ||
Dutch meter | ||
English meter | ||
Esperanto metro | ||
Estonian meeter | ||
Ewe mita | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) metro | ||
Finnish mittari | ||
French mètre | ||
Frisian meter | ||
Galician metro | ||
Georgian მეტრი | ||
German meter | ||
Greek μετρητής | ||
Guarani metro | ||
Gujarati મીટર | ||
Haitian Creole mèt | ||
Hausa mita | ||
Hawaiian mika | ||
Hebrew מטר | ||
Hindi मीटर | ||
Hmong meter | ||
Hungarian méter | ||
Icelandic metra | ||
Igbo mita | ||
Ilocano metro | ||
Indonesian meter | ||
Irish méadar | ||
Italian metro | ||
Japanese メーター | ||
Javanese meter | ||
Kannada ಮೀಟರ್ | ||
Kazakh метр | ||
Khmer ម៉ែត្រ | ||
Kinyarwanda metero | ||
Konkani मीटर | ||
Korean 미터 | ||
Krio mita | ||
Kurdish jimarvan | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) مەتر | ||
Kyrgyz метр | ||
Lao ແມັດ | ||
Latin meter | ||
Latvian skaitītājs | ||
Lingala mɛtrɛ moko | ||
Lithuanian metras | ||
Luganda mita | ||
Luxembourgish meter | ||
Macedonian метар | ||
Maithili मीटर | ||
Malagasy metatra | ||
Malay meter | ||
Malayalam മീറ്റർ | ||
Maltese metru | ||
Maori mita | ||
Marathi मीटर | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯃꯤꯇꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo meter a ni | ||
Mongolian метр | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) မီတာ | ||
Nepali मिटर | ||
Norwegian måler | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) mita | ||
Odia (Oriya) ମିଟର | ||
Oromo meetira | ||
Pashto ميټر | ||
Persian متر | ||
Polish metr | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) metro | ||
Punjabi ਮੀਟਰ | ||
Quechua mitru | ||
Romanian metru | ||
Russian метр | ||
Samoan mita | ||
Sanskrit मीटर् | ||
Scots Gaelic meatair | ||
Sepedi mitha ya | ||
Serbian метар | ||
Sesotho metara | ||
Shona mita | ||
Sindhi ميٽر | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) මීටරය | ||
Slovak meter | ||
Slovenian meter | ||
Somali mitir | ||
Spanish metro | ||
Sundanese méteran | ||
Swahili mita | ||
Swedish meter | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) metro | ||
Tajik метр | ||
Tamil மீட்டர் | ||
Tatar метр | ||
Telugu మీటర్ | ||
Thai เมตร | ||
Tigrinya ሜትሮ ሜትር ምዃኑ ይፍለጥ | ||
Tsonga mitara | ||
Turkish metre | ||
Turkmen metr | ||
Twi (Akan) mita | ||
Ukrainian метр | ||
Urdu میٹر | ||
Uyghur مېتىر | ||
Uzbek metr | ||
Vietnamese mét | ||
Welsh metr | ||
Xhosa imitha | ||
Yiddish מעטער | ||
Yoruba mita | ||
Zulu imitha |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "meter" in Afrikaans can also refer to a musical rhythm or a poetic foot. |
| Albanian | The word "metër" in Albanian comes from the Greek "μέτρον" (métron) meaning "measurement" and is related to the words "measure" and "mathematics". |
| Arabic | The Arabic word "متر" can also refer to a "poem" or "verse". |
| Armenian | The word "մետր" (meter) in Armenian also refers to a dance step or a style of music. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "metr" in Azerbaijani is derived from the Greek word "metron", meaning "measure". |
| Basque | Basque "metro" also refers to underground railway and a square measure used in Spain. |
| Belarusian | "Метр" may also mean a rhythm or size in poetry or music. |
| Bengali | "মিটার" can also mean "measure" in Bengali, derived from the Latin word "metrum". |
| Bosnian | The word "metar" in Bosnian is derived from the Greek "metron" and also refers to a rhyme scheme in Bosnian poetry. |
| Bulgarian | The word "метър" has an alternate meaning of "tempo" in Bulgarian. |
| Catalan | El mot «metre» deriva del grec «μέτρον», que significa «mesura». |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano word "metro" shares the same root with "meter" in English, but it also means "rail transit system" or "subway". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The original meaning of "仪表" was an astronomical instrument, later it came to mean 'a device or mechanism for measuring a physical quantity' |
| Chinese (Traditional) | In the past "儀表" meant a ruler for drawing lines and measuring the earth, later meaning instruments like the abacus that could perform computations |
| Corsican | Corsican's "metru" derives from vulgar Latin "metrum" and originally meant "unit of length measurement". |
| Croatian | The word 'metar' also refers to a metal measuring rod used in surveying. |
| Czech | The word "metr" can also mean "subway" in Czech. |
| Danish | The word "måler" can also refer to a unit of measurement used for textiles, equal to 1/10 of a yard. |
| Dutch | The word "meter" in Dutch can also refer to a poetic form with a regular rhythm and rhyme scheme, similar to the English term "meter". |
| Esperanto | Metro derives from the French word “mètre” and the Greek word “μέτρον” (metron), meaning “measure”. |
| Estonian | Estonian word "meeter" also means "measurer" and can figuratively refer to a person who "measures up" to a certain standard or situation. |
| Finnish | It is also used as a slang for a 100-euro bill. |
| French | The French word «mètre» originated from the Greek «metron» (μέτρον) meaning «measurement». |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "meter" can also mean "measurement" or "gauge" |
| Galician | In Galician, "metro" can also refer to a "map" or a "floor plan". |
| Georgian | მეტრი derives from "medatron", Greek for messenger, as the metric system was intended to facilitate global communication. |
| German | The word "Meter" can also refer to rhythm or cadence in German, especially in the context of poetry or music. |
| Greek | The word μετρητής in Greek can also mean “a measurer or surveyor” and is derived from the verb μετρέω, which means “to measure or distribute”. |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "મીટર" ("meter") is derived from the Greek word "μέτρον" ("metron"), meaning "a measure". |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian Creole word "mèt" can also refer to a "ruler", "owner", or "lord". |
| Hausa | In Hausa, "mita" also means "measure" or "measurement." |
| Hawaiian | Meter in Hawaiian, mika, can also mean 'to measure', 'to weigh', 'to try', 'to judge', 'to estimate', or 'to rate'. |
| Hebrew | The word "מטר" can also refer to rainfall, a derivative of its original meaning of "measure out" |
| Hindi | The word "मीटर" (meter) in Hindi is derived from the Greek word "metron", meaning "measure". |
| Hmong | In Hmong, "meter" can also mean "electric meter" or an abstract unit of measurement. |
| Hungarian | In Hungarian the word “méter” is also used to refer to the poetic rhythm of a Hungarian folk song. |
| Icelandic | In Icelandic, "metra" can also refer to a large container or a quantity of a liquid. |
| Igbo | The Igbo word 'mita' has an alternate meaning of 'to measure' or 'to assess', reflecting the word's etymological root in the concept of measurement. |
| Indonesian | "Meter" in Indonesian can also mean "poem", deriving from the Dutch word "metrum" meaning "meter" or "rhythm" |
| Irish | The Irish word "méadar" (meter) derives from the Greek word "metron" (measure), and can also refer to a "measuring device" or a "regular rhythm or verse pattern". |
| Italian | In Italian, "metro" can also refer to a subway system, with its name deriving from the French word "métro" for "underground railway". |
| Japanese | In Japanese, "メーター" can also refer to a paid parking zone or a fare of a taxi. |
| Javanese | In Javanese, "meter" also refers to a measure of land area (typically around 900 m²) and to the space allotted in front of a house. |
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| Kazakh | The word "метр" (meter) in Kazakh also means "rhythm" or "beat" in music. |
| Khmer | The term "ម៉ែត្រ" is also used in Khmer to refer to a "measuring tool" or "measuring device". |
| Korean | The Sino-Korean word for 'meter' (미터) is also used to mean 'rhythm' or 'beat' in music. |
| Kurdish | The word 'jimarvan' in Kurdish is derived from the Persian word 'zim' meaning 'length'. |
| Kyrgyz | In Kyrgyz, "метр" can also refer to a musical beat or tempo. |
| Lao | The word ແມັດ ('meter') is borrowed from French and also means 'mother' (only in northern and central Laos). |
| Latin | In ancient Greece the word “métron”, from which “meter” derives, indicated both a measure and the device that performs a measure. |
| Latvian | The word "skaitītājs" is derived from the verb "skaitīt" (to count) and originally meant a "calculator". |
| Lithuanian | The word "metras" also means "distance" in Lithuanian. |
| Luxembourgish | The word "Meter" ("meter") in Luxembourgish can also refer to a godmother or a godson. |
| Macedonian | In Macedonian, "метар" also translates to "gauge" or "yardstick". |
| Malagasy | The word "metatra" in Malagasy also means "to measure" or "to count". |
| Malay | The word "meter" in Malay can also mean "gauge", "measure", or "standard". |
| Malayalam | The word 'മീറ്റർ' in Malayalam has alternate meanings such as 'rhythm' and 'musical cadence'. |
| Maltese | "Metru" also means "poet" in Maltese, probably from the Italian "metro". |
| Maori | The Maori word "mita" originates from the English word "meter" and also means "read" or "count" in Maori. |
| Mongolian | The word |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The Myanmar word "မီတာ" is borrowed from English and retains its original meaning as a unit of measurement, but can also refer to an electricity meter. |
| Nepali | The Nepali word "मिटर" is derived from the French word "mètre", which in turn comes from the Greek word "μέτρον" (metron), meaning "measure." |
| Norwegian | In Norwegian, “måler” has dual meanings, referring both to units of measurement and to the person who measures. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The Nyanja word "mita" can also refer to a "measuring tape" or a "gauge". |
| Pashto | In Pashto, the word "ميټر" can also refer to a measure of land area equivalent to 40 m². |
| Persian | The word "متر" in Persian also means "verse" or "a line of poetry". |
| Polish | In Polish, "metr" can also refer to a subway station or the subway system itself. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "metro" can also refer to a system of measurement or a unit of length, equivalent to a thousand meters. |
| Punjabi | ਮੀਟਰ, meter, can also mean rhythm or poetic measure in Punjabi. |
| Romanian | "Metru" is borrowed from the French "mètre" via German "Meter", with "metru" also meaning "rhythm" in Romanian. |
| Russian | The word "метр" can also refer to a unit of musical rhythm or a system of poetic measure. |
| Samoan | The word "mita" is a borrowed term from the English word "meter", and also refers to a "measurement" or a "distance" in Samoan. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "meatair" in Scots Gaelic can also mean "measure" or "limit". |
| Serbian | The word 'metak' can also, colloquially, refer to a bullet. |
| Sesotho | "Metara" in Sesotho can also refer to a "gauge" or "measuring device". |
| Shona | In Shona, the word "mita" does not mean "meter", it means "a unit used to measure distance." |
| Sindhi | The word "ميٽر" in Sindhi can also refer to a type of traditional Sindhi folk song. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | In Sinhala, "මීටරය" can also refer to a measuring tape or a length of cloth equivalent to approximately 1.25 meters. |
| Slovak | The word "meter" in Slovak also refers to a "gauge" or "ruler" used for measuring. |
| Slovenian | The word "meter" in Slovenian can also mean "rhyme" or "measure". |
| Somali | The Somali word "mitir" originates from the Arabic word "mithr", meaning "measure" or "dimension". |
| Spanish | In Spanish, “metro” is also used to refer to the subway system in major cities. |
| Sundanese | The word "méteran" in Sundanese can also refer to a "ruler" or a "yardstick". |
| Swahili | The word "mita" in Swahili can also refer to a type of traditional dance or a unit of measurement for land. |
| Swedish | The Swedish word "meter" can also refer to a verse, a beat or rhythm, or a measurement of time. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | In Tagalog, "metro" also refers to the Manila Light Rail Transit System, which is commonly called "MRT." |
| Tajik | The Tajik word |
| Tamil | The word 'மீட்டர்' ('meter') is also used in Tamil to refer to a device or apparatus used for measuring distance, volume, or quantity. |
| Telugu | మీటర్ can also mean rhythm or timing and is often used in music context. |
| Thai | The word 'เมตร' ('meter') also refers to a traditional Thai unit of length equal to roughly 50 cm. |
| Turkish | Turkish "ölçü" and "mizân" words also have the meaning of "meter". |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "метр" is derived from the French "mètre" and the Greek "μέτρον" and also means "rhythm" or "tempo". |
| Urdu | The word "میٹر" in Urdu derives from the Greek "μέτρον" ("metron"), and it can mean "measure," "rhythm," or "poetry." |
| Uzbek | Although the word "metr" in Uzbek means "meter", it is also used colloquially to refer to public transportation such as buses or subways. |
| Vietnamese | In Vietnamese, "Mét" also refers to the "metric system". |
| Welsh | In Welsh, the word "metr" also means "measure" or "standard" |
| Xhosa | Imita also refers to a traditional beaded necklace for women. |
| Yiddish | The word 'מעטער' (meter) in Yiddish can also refer to a 'measurer', a device for measuring or a person who takes measurements. |
| Yoruba | Yoruba word 'mita' also means 'a long string of beads,' 'a unit of measurement of 12 inches,' '30 cowries,' 'a string of 120 cowries' and 'a piece of cloth of 12 yards' (also called 'ita') |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "imitha" comes from the Proto-Bantu root "-mita", meaning "to measure". |
| English | In French, "mètre" is a unit of measurement while in English it is a device for measuring consumption of electricity or water. |