Model in Different Languages
Discover 'Model' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Model
Afrikaans model | ||
Albanian modeli | ||
Amharic ሞዴል | ||
Arabic نموذج | ||
Armenian մոդելը | ||
Assamese মডেল | ||
Aymara murilu | ||
Azerbaijani model | ||
Bambara mɔdɛli | ||
Basque eredua | ||
Belarusian мадэль | ||
Bengali মডেল | ||
Bhojpuri नमूना | ||
Bosnian model | ||
Bulgarian модел | ||
Catalan model | ||
Cebuano modelo | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 模型 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 模型 | ||
Corsican mudellu | ||
Croatian model | ||
Czech modelka | ||
Danish model | ||
Dhivehi މޮޑެލް | ||
Dogri माडल | ||
Dutch model- | ||
English model | ||
Esperanto modelo | ||
Estonian mudel | ||
Ewe kpɔɖeŋu | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) modelo | ||
Finnish malli- | ||
French modèle | ||
Frisian model | ||
Galician modelo | ||
Georgian მოდელი | ||
German modell- | ||
Greek μοντέλο | ||
Guarani techapyrãramo | ||
Gujarati મોડેલ | ||
Haitian Creole modèl | ||
Hausa samfurin | ||
Hawaiian kumu hoʻohālike | ||
Hebrew דֶגֶם | ||
Hindi नमूना | ||
Hmong qauv | ||
Hungarian modell | ||
Icelandic fyrirmynd | ||
Igbo nlereanya | ||
Ilocano modelo | ||
Indonesian model | ||
Irish mionsamhail | ||
Italian modello | ||
Japanese モデル | ||
Javanese model | ||
Kannada ಮಾದರಿ | ||
Kazakh модель | ||
Khmer គំរូ | ||
Kinyarwanda icyitegererezo | ||
Konkani मॉडेल | ||
Korean 모델 | ||
Krio ɛgzampul | ||
Kurdish cins | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) مۆدێل | ||
Kyrgyz модель | ||
Lao ຕົວແບບ | ||
Latin exemplum | ||
Latvian modeli | ||
Lingala modele | ||
Lithuanian modelis | ||
Luganda ekifaananyi | ||
Luxembourgish modell | ||
Macedonian модел | ||
Maithili आदर्श | ||
Malagasy modely | ||
Malay model | ||
Malayalam മോഡൽ | ||
Maltese mudell | ||
Maori tauira | ||
Marathi मॉडेल | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯃꯁꯛ ꯁꯥꯕ | ||
Mizo entawn tlak | ||
Mongolian загвар | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) မော်ဒယ် | ||
Nepali मोडेल | ||
Norwegian modell | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) chitsanzo | ||
Odia (Oriya) ମଡେଲ୍ | ||
Oromo adda duree | ||
Pashto موډل | ||
Persian مدل | ||
Polish model | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) modelo | ||
Punjabi ਮਾਡਲ | ||
Quechua qatina | ||
Romanian model | ||
Russian модель | ||
Samoan faʻataʻitaʻiga | ||
Sanskrit प्रतिकृति | ||
Scots Gaelic modail | ||
Sepedi mmotlolo | ||
Serbian модел | ||
Sesotho mohlala | ||
Shona muenzaniso | ||
Sindhi ماڊل | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ආකෘතිය | ||
Slovak model | ||
Slovenian model | ||
Somali tusaale | ||
Spanish modelo | ||
Sundanese modél | ||
Swahili mfano | ||
Swedish modell | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) modelo | ||
Tajik модел | ||
Tamil மாதிரி | ||
Tatar модель | ||
Telugu మోడల్ | ||
Thai แบบ | ||
Tigrinya መርኣያ | ||
Tsonga mojulu | ||
Turkish model | ||
Turkmen modeli | ||
Twi (Akan) nhwɛsoɔ | ||
Ukrainian модель | ||
Urdu ماڈل | ||
Uyghur model | ||
Uzbek model | ||
Vietnamese mô hình | ||
Welsh model | ||
Xhosa imodeli | ||
Yiddish מאָדעל | ||
Yoruba awoṣe | ||
Zulu imodeli |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "model" can also refer to a template or pattern. |
| Albanian | Modeli is a loanword from Italian and is also used synonymously with the Albanian word 'shembull' (example) |
| Amharic | The Amharic word "ሞዴል" is derived from the English word "model" and can also refer to a design, pattern, or template. |
| Arabic | "نموذج" means "example" and comes from the root word "ن م ذ" which means "to measure." |
| Armenian | "Մոդելը" (model) originates from the Latin word "modus" (measure), and also means "style" or "pattern" in Armenian. |
| Azerbaijani | The Azerbaijani word “model”, meaning “form” in English, also means “example” or “pattern” |
| Basque | In the 16th century Basque language, "eredu" meant "type, mold" (cf. Gipuzkoan "ere") and it is perhaps derived from *ira(d)o-. |
| Belarusian | The Belarusian word "мадэль" can also refer to a mold or pattern, particularly in the context of manufacturing or construction. |
| Bengali | The word 'মডেল' can also mean a mould, pattern, archetype, design, example or an image |
| Bosnian | Bosnian has two different words for "model," which are "model" and "uzor," and both are nouns denoting a person or thing used as an example. |
| Bulgarian | The Bulgarian word "модел" can also refer to a person who poses for artists or photographers. |
| Catalan | Catalan "model" can also mean "example" or "pattern" depending on context. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The Chinese word "模型" can also mean "template" or "example" |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 模型 (móxíng) can also refer to a template, a prototype, or a mold. |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "mudellu" can also refer to an ideal example or pattern to be imitated. |
| Croatian | In Croatian, "model" can also refer to a small airplane or a mold for making objects. |
| Czech | In Czech, "Modelka" translates to "model," but it can also refer to "a female who poses for artists or photographers," or "a template or pattern." |
| Danish | The Danish word "model" can also refer to a fashion magazine or a person who poses for artists or photographers. |
| Dutch | The Dutch word “model-” has cognates in French, Catalan, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Romanian and English, all ultimately derived from the Latin word “modus”, meaning “measure”. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word 'modelo' originates from the French word 'modèle' with the same meaning and also refers to a 'measure' or 'example' in Esperanto. |
| Estonian | "Mudel" can also refer to fashion or an example, and comes from German "Model" |
| Finnish | "Malli" is also related to the words "malmi" (ore) and "mulko" (foreign land), suggesting a connection between the concept of modeling and the material world and cultural exchange |
| French | The French word "modèle" originates from the Latin word "modus," meaning "measure" or "standard," and can also refer to a prototype, pattern, or ideal. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "model" might refer to a mold, to an example, or to a scale model, depending on the context. |
| Galician | “Modelo” also means “example” and “form” in modern Galician. |
| Georgian | მოდელი (model) can also refer to an archetype, a copy, a sample, or a pattern. |
| German | The German word "Modell-" can also refer to a fashion show or a type of aircraft. |
| Greek | The Greek word "μοντέλο" can also refer to a design, pattern, or prototype. |
| Gujarati | In Gujarati, the word "મોડેલ" can also refer to a sample or pattern. |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian Creole word "modèl" is derived from the French word "modèle" and retains its meaning of "example" or "template". |
| Hausa | The Hausa word "samfurin" is also used to mean "example". |
| Hebrew | The word "דֶגֶם" in Hebrew can also refer to a flag or banner, sharing a common root with the word "דגל" (flag). |
| Hindi | The word 'नमूना' also means 'pattern' or 'sample', possibly deriving from the Persian word 'namunah' with the same meaning. |
| Hmong | It can also mean an exemplary person or thing. |
| Hungarian | In Hungarian, the word "modell" can also refer to a mold, pattern, or template, suggesting its versatility in representing different forms and ideas. |
| Icelandic | The alternate meaning of the word "fyrirmynd" is "prototype". |
| Igbo | The Igbo word "nlereanya" can also mean "to be a good example" or "to be worthy of imitation." |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "model" can also refer to a pattern or a template. |
| Irish | "Mionsamhail" derives from the Old Irish word "samhail", meaning "likeness" or "copy"} |
| Italian | In Italian, "modello" can mean "pattern", "sample", "standard", or "exemplar", highlighting its multifaceted nature as a concept and an object. |
| Japanese | The Japanese word 'モデル' can also refer to a 'pattern' or a 'prototype'. |
| Javanese | In Javanese, "model" can also mean "copy" or "example". |
| Kannada | ಮಾದರಿ (mādari) can also mean a sample, an example, or a pattern. |
| Kazakh | The term "model" can also refer to a prototype, exemplar, or standard in Kazakh. |
| Khmer | The Khmer word 'គំរូ' ('model') can also mean 'example' or 'pattern'. |
| Korean | "모델" means "example" or "standard" in Korean, and is also used to refer to a person who represents a particular group or ideal. |
| Kurdish | The word "cins" derives from the Arabic word "jins", meaning "kind" or "class". |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word "модель" (model) comes from the Russian word "модель" (model), which in turn comes from the French word "modèle" (model). |
| Latin | In Latin, "exemplum" also means example, prototype, sample, and pattern. |
| Latvian | Modelis derives from Latin "modulus" (measure) and also shares a root with "mod" (fashion) |
| Lithuanian | In Lithuanian, "modelis" also means "pattern", "example", or "template." |
| Luxembourgish | Though it usually means "model", "Modell" can also refer to an artist or someone who poses for an artist. |
| Macedonian | The word "модел" is derived from the Italian word "modello", meaning "pattern" or "example". |
| Malagasy | "Modely" in Malagasy can also refer to an example or a pattern. |
| Malay | The Malay word "model" can also refer to a pattern or example to be followed. |
| Malayalam | The word "മോഡൽ" can also mean "example" or "sample" in Malayalam. |
| Maltese | The word "mudell" is borrowed from the Italian "modello" and can also refer to a mould for shaping something in Maltese. |
| Maori | The word "tauira" can also refer to a student or an apprentice. |
| Marathi | मॉडेल (model) is not related to मोडणे (to bend) in Marathi, rather it is most likely borrowed from English 'model'. |
| Mongolian | The word "загвар" ("model") is shared with Turkic languages such as Kazakh and Tatar and refers to a "pattern" or "sample". |
| Nepali | The word "मोडेल" also means "example" or "instance" in Nepali. |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "modell" can also refer to a mannequin used for displaying clothes in a shop window. |
| Pashto | موډل "model" means both "model" and "example" in Pashto. |
| Persian | Historically, the word مدل has also been used in Persian to refer to a 'pattern,' 'example,' or 'sample,' and this meaning is still occasionally encountered today |
| Polish | The word "model" in Polish can also mean "form, pattern, or template". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "modelo" can also refer to a standard or pattern, a template or form to be followed, or an ideal or example to be imitated. |
| Punjabi | 'ਮਾਡਲ' (model) is derived from the same Latin root as 'module', 'modulate', and 'measure'. |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "model" can also mean "pattern", "example" or "form". |
| Russian | The Russian word "модель" can also mean "prototype" or "example". |
| Samoan | The word 'faʻataʻitaʻiga' can also mean 'example' or 'illustration' in Samoan. |
| Scots Gaelic | In Scots Gaelic, "modail" also means "manner, fashion, design, form, example, or appearance". |
| Serbian | "Model" derives from Latin "modulus," meaning "measure" or "limit." |
| Sesotho | In the Sotho language, 'mohlala' can also mean a 'pattern' used for making or creating something. |
| Shona | The word "muenzaniso" in Shona can also mean "a metaphor" or "a parable". |
| Sindhi | The word "ماڊل" is also used to refer to a person who poses for artists or photographers. |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "model" comes from the Latin word "modulus," which means "measure" or "standard."} |
| Slovenian | The word 'model' in Slovenian can also mean 'pattern' or 'example'. |
| Somali | The Somali word "tusaale" also means "exemplar", "specimen", "example", and "figure". |
| Spanish | The feminine form "modelo" is used in Spanish to refer to young women who work as fashion models. |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word "modél" is derived from the Dutch word "model", meaning "pattern or example". |
| Swahili | The word "mfano" is also used to mean "example" or "parable" in Swahili. |
| Swedish | The Swedish word "modell" shares its origin with the Italian word "modello," meaning "modesty" or "measure." |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | Tagalog "modelo" derives from the Spanish word "modelo" (also meaning 'model'), ultimately from Latin "modulus" ('mold, measure'). |
| Tajik | Model in Tajik can mean pattern, design, standard, example, mold, or prototype. |
| Telugu | The term 'model' is sometimes used to denote a traditional wooden toy depicting various figures from Indian mythology across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. |
| Thai | The word "แบบ" can also refer to a type, pattern, or template. |
| Turkish | "Model" in Turkish can also mean "example" or "example product". |
| Ukrainian | The word "модель" in Ukrainian can also refer to a pattern or template. |
| Urdu | The Urdu word ماڈل has the alternate meaning of "standard" or "example". |
| Uzbek | Model (model) comes from Latin word "modulus," which means "measure" or "standard." |
| Vietnamese | "Mô hình" has a Chinese origin, meaning "mother mold" or "prototype". |
| Welsh | In Welsh, "model" can also mean "example" or "pattern" |
| Xhosa | "Imodeli" is similar to "umfanekiso" in its literal meaning, representing "a picture." |
| Yiddish | The word "מאָדעל" in Yiddish can also refer to a pattern or a mold. |
| Yoruba | "Awoṣe" means "pattern," but is often translated as "model" to reflect its usage in the fashion and modeling industries |
| Zulu | "Imodeli" is also used to refer to a beautiful or exemplary person. |
| English | The word "model" can also refer to a pattern or example to be imitated, or a hypothetical analogy or representation |