Mouse in Different Languages
Discover 'Mouse' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Mouse
Afrikaans muis | ||
Albanian miu | ||
Amharic አይጥ | ||
Arabic الفأر | ||
Armenian մուկ | ||
Assamese নিগনি | ||
Aymara achaku | ||
Azerbaijani siçan | ||
Bambara ɲinɛ | ||
Basque sagua | ||
Belarusian мыш | ||
Bengali মাউস | ||
Bhojpuri मूस | ||
Bosnian miš | ||
Bulgarian мишка | ||
Catalan ratolí | ||
Cebuano ilaga | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 鼠 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 鼠 | ||
Corsican topu | ||
Croatian miš | ||
Czech myš | ||
Danish mus | ||
Dhivehi މީދާ | ||
Dogri चूहा | ||
Dutch muis | ||
English mouse | ||
Esperanto muso | ||
Estonian hiir | ||
Ewe afi | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) daga | ||
Finnish hiiri | ||
French souris | ||
Frisian mûs | ||
Galician rato | ||
Georgian მაუსი | ||
German maus | ||
Greek ποντίκι | ||
Guarani anguja | ||
Gujarati માઉસ | ||
Haitian Creole sourit | ||
Hausa linzamin kwamfuta | ||
Hawaiian iole | ||
Hebrew עכבר | ||
Hindi चूहा | ||
Hmong nas | ||
Hungarian egér | ||
Icelandic mús | ||
Igbo oke | ||
Ilocano bao | ||
Indonesian mouse | ||
Irish luch | ||
Italian topo | ||
Japanese マウス | ||
Javanese tikus | ||
Kannada ಇಲಿ | ||
Kazakh тышқан | ||
Khmer កណ្តុរ | ||
Kinyarwanda imbeba | ||
Konkani उंदीर | ||
Korean 쥐 | ||
Krio arata | ||
Kurdish mişk | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) مشک | ||
Kyrgyz чычкан | ||
Lao ຫນູ | ||
Latin mus | ||
Latvian pele | ||
Lingala mpuku | ||
Lithuanian pelė | ||
Luganda emmese | ||
Luxembourgish maus | ||
Macedonian глушец | ||
Maithili मूस | ||
Malagasy voalavo | ||
Malay tetikus | ||
Malayalam മൗസ് | ||
Maltese ġurdien | ||
Maori kiore | ||
Marathi उंदीर | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯎꯆꯤ | ||
Mizo sazu | ||
Mongolian хулгана | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) မောက်စ် | ||
Nepali माउस | ||
Norwegian mus | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) mbewa | ||
Odia (Oriya) ମାଉସ୍ | ||
Oromo hantuuta | ||
Pashto مږک | ||
Persian موش | ||
Polish mysz | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) rato | ||
Punjabi ਮਾ mouseਸ | ||
Quechua mouse | ||
Romanian șoarece | ||
Russian мышь | ||
Samoan isumu | ||
Sanskrit मूषकः | ||
Scots Gaelic luch | ||
Sepedi legotlo | ||
Serbian миш | ||
Sesotho toeba | ||
Shona mbeva | ||
Sindhi ڪوئو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) මූසිකය | ||
Slovak myš | ||
Slovenian miško | ||
Somali jiir | ||
Spanish ratón | ||
Sundanese beurit | ||
Swahili panya | ||
Swedish mus | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) mouse | ||
Tajik муш | ||
Tamil சுட்டி | ||
Tatar тычкан | ||
Telugu మౌస్ | ||
Thai เมาส์ | ||
Tigrinya ኣንጭዋ | ||
Tsonga kondlo | ||
Turkish fare | ||
Turkmen syçan | ||
Twi (Akan) akura | ||
Ukrainian миша | ||
Urdu ماؤس | ||
Uyghur مائۇس | ||
Uzbek sichqoncha | ||
Vietnamese chuột | ||
Welsh llygoden | ||
Xhosa impuku | ||
Yiddish מויז | ||
Yoruba eku | ||
Zulu igundane |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "muis" originates from the Dutch "muys" and shares a common root with the German "Maus" meaning "mouse". |
| Albanian | In Albanian, the word "miu" is also used to describe a person who is shy or timid. |
| Amharic | The word "አይጥ" can also refer to a small, insignificant person. |
| Arabic | The Arabic word "الفأر" also means "the forerunner" and "the beginner". |
| Armenian | In Armenian folklore, «մուկ» (mouse) may also refer to "a person of small stature" or "a timid person". |
| Azerbaijani | The word "siçan" also refers to a type of small rodent that lives in deserts and is known for its ability to dig burrows. |
| Basque | In Basque, 'sagua' also means 'cat', as mice were often hunted by cats. |
| Belarusian | "мышь" is a borrowing from the Old East Slavic word "мыйшь", which is cognate with the Lithuanian "muisė", the Old Prussian "musin", the Proto-Slavic "мышь", and the Proto-Indo-European word "*muus- |
| Bengali | The word "মাউস" in Bengali can also mean a pet rat, especially one kept for hunting small animals, such as mice. |
| Bosnian | The word "miš" can also refer to a computer mouse or a small muscle in the shoulder. |
| Bulgarian | "Мишка" can also denote "teddy bear", "muscle", or male bears |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "ratolí" derives from the Latin word "rattus", which itself comes from the Sanskrit word "rāta," meaning "thief". |
| Cebuano | The word 'ilaga' also refers to the Philippine tarsier (Carlito syrichta), a small primate species endemic to the Philippines. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "鼠" has a similar pronunciation to "仕", meaning "official". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | In Traditional Chinese, "鼠" (shǔ) also means a unit of weight and is used as the first of the twelve Earthly Branches. |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "topu" is derived from the Latin "talpa," meaning "mole," and is cognate with the French "taupe". |
| Croatian | "Miš" in Croatian means "muscle", and is related to the Old Croatian word "mysi" for "meat". |
| Czech | "Myš" in Czech can also mean "brain" or "mind". |
| Danish | While 'mus' means 'mouse' in Danish, it has a secondary meaning of 'muscle'. |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "muis" has an alternate meaning of "wrist". |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "muso" is derived from the Latin "mus", meaning "mouse". |
| Estonian | The Estonian word "hiir" can also refer to a "splint" or a "splinter". |
| Finnish | In Estonian the word "hiir" means "rat" and "mouse" in Finnish, meaning "mouse" and "rat" in Estonian. Mice and rats are often confused for each other in both languages. |
| French | The name "Souris" is derived from the Latin word "sorex", meaning "shrew". In French, "souris" can also refer to a computer mouse. |
| Frisian | The word "mûs" in Frisian can also refer to a muscle or a small piece of meat. |
| Galician | In Galician, “rato” can also refer to a moment, a short period of time, as well as a small piece of land, a plot. |
| Georgian | The Georgian word "მაუსი" ("mouse") can also refer to a computer mouse. |
| German | In German, the word "Maus" can also refer to a type of armored fighting vehicle used by the Nazis during World War II. |
| Greek | The word 'ποντίκι' is also used in Greek to refer to a type of small, flatbread typically filled with cheese and spinach. |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "માઉસ" can also mean "a small amount" or "a trace". |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole, the word "sourit" is derived from the French word "souris" but can also refer to a type of fried dough. |
| Hausa | The word "linzamin kwamfuta" literally means "elephant's nail" in Hausa. |
| Hawaiian | The word "iole" in Hawaiian can also refer to a small bat or a type of bird. |
| Hebrew | Did you know that the word עכבר also refers to a small coin in Hebrew? |
| Hindi | The Hindi word 'चूहा' can also refer to a small, round object, such as a marble or a button. |
| Hmong | "Nas" also means "face" in Hmong, and refers to the mouse's pointed face and whiskers. |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "egér" also refers to a type of small, fast horse, similar to a pony. |
| Icelandic | The word "mús" in Icelandic also means "dirt" or "trash". |
| Igbo | "Oke" can also refer to a small amount or quantity of something in Igbo. |
| Indonesian | Tikus in Indonesian can refer to either mice or rats. |
| Irish | The name luch is also used for 'rat'. |
| Italian | The plural of «topo» is «topi», and it can refer to a particular species of mouse («topolino») or rat («topone»), as well as a clumsy person («un gran topo»). |
| Japanese | The word "マウス" (mouse) in Japanese can also refer to a mole, a small furry mammal that lives underground. |
| Javanese | The word "tikus" can also refer to a small coin in Javanese. |
| Kannada | ಇಲಿ is not only a small rodent, but also a term of endearment for a child in Kannada. |
| Kazakh | The word "тышқан" in Kazakh ultimately derives from the Proto-Indo-European root *mus-, meaning "to steal". |
| Khmer | "កណ្តុរ" can also mean "ear," likely due to the rodent-like shape of the outer ear. |
| Korean | The word "쥐" can also refer to a rat or a mouse and originates from the Middle Korean word "쥐". |
| Kurdish | In Kurdish, 'mişk' is sometimes used to refer to a small, soft object, such as a ball of yarn or a baby animal. |
| Kyrgyz | "Чычкан," derived from the Mongolic word "chichan," also refers to a type of bird known as the white-throated jay or white-winged snowfinch. |
| Lao | The Lao word "ຫນູ" can also refer to a person who is timid or sneaky. |
| Latin | The Latin word "mus" comes from the root "mu-", meaning "to gnaw", and is related to the English word "mouse" and the Greek word "mys" |
| Latvian | Latvian "pele" has counterparts in Lithuanian "pelė", Old Prussian "pela" and Sanskrit (Vedic) "palā" ( |
| Lithuanian | "Pelė" has the root "pel-" which derives from the Proto-European word *mel- ("dark, mouse colored") which is also seen in the English word "pale". |
| Luxembourgish | The word "Maus" in Luxembourgish can also refer to a "girl" or a "young woman". |
| Macedonian | The word "глушец" is also a species of bird in the grouse family, known for its secretive habits and muffled call. |
| Malagasy | The word voalavo's origin is obscure but may be related to its reddish-brown coat or it might be onomatopoeic for the rustling a running mouse makes. |
| Malay | In Malay, the word "tetikus" originally referred to a species of squirrel found in the region, but was later applied to mice due to their similar appearance. |
| Malayalam | In Malayalam, "മൗസ്" not only refers to a mouse but also means "time" or "season". |
| Maltese | The word |
| Maori | The word "kiore" can also refer to the Polynesian rat, an introduced species in New Zealand |
| Marathi | The word "उंदीर" in Marathi is derived from the Sanskrit word "उदरमृत्," meaning "one who lives in a hole." |
| Mongolian | The word “хулгана” (mouse) may stem from “хул” (hole) because mice make their nests in holes. |
| Nepali | The Nepali word "माउस" derives from the Newari word "मासिं", likely from the root "माः" (to eat), which aligns with its role as a food thief. |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word for 'mouse', mus comes from Old Norse and can also mean a 'small creature' or an 'insignificant person'. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "mbewa" means "mouse" in Nyanja language of Malawi and also describes a species of the family "Muridae." |
| Pashto | The word "مږک" in Pashto is derived from the Persian word "موش" and also means "rat". |
| Persian | In Persian, موش ('mouse') is also slang for 'snitch' or 'informer'. |
| Polish | The Polish word 'mysz' also refers to the 'muscle', particularly in the context of a computer, and is derived from the old Slavic word meaning 'to squeeze'. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | "Rato" in Portuguese derives from the Latin "rattus," which signifies both "mouse" and "rat". |
| Punjabi | The word 'ਮਾ mouseਸ' (mouse) in Punjabi also refers to a 'spy' or 'informer' |
| Romanian | The etymological origin of the Romanian word "șoarece" is obscure, but it is speculated to be connected to the Slavic root "*sorъ" (literally "mouse"). |
| Russian | The word "мышь" in Russian may also refer to the carpal pad on the hand. |
| Samoan | The word 'isumu' in Samoan can also refer to a small bird or a rat. |
| Scots Gaelic | The Scots Gaelic word "luch" also means "hand" and is used in many Gaelic place names throughout Scotland. |
| Serbian | The word "миш" (mouse) in Serbian is of uncertain origin, but may be related to the Proto-Slavic word "мышь" (mouse). |
| Sesotho | The word "toeba" can also refer to the tiny hole that mice make in walls or other materials. |
| Shona | "Mbava" may also refer to a timid person in Shona. |
| Sindhi | The word "ڪوئو" is likely derived from the Sanskrit word "kūpaka", meaning "a little mouse." |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The Sinhala word "මූසිකය" (mouse) derives from the Prakrit word "mūsaga", ultimately originating from the Sanskrit word "mūṣika". |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "myš" can also refer to a muscle, a computer mouse, or a unit of measurement. |
| Slovenian | The Slovenian word 'miško' can also refer to a computer mouse. |
| Somali | The Somali word |
| Spanish | In Spanish, "ratón" is not only a "mouse" but also means "rat" when used colloquially. |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word beurit also refers to "small things" and is related to the word beuteung, which means "seed" or "fruit". |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "panya" also has alternate meanings of "rat" and "thief". |
| Swedish | The Swedish word "mus" can also mean "muscle", "muzzle", or "musket". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "mouse" in Tagalog can also refer to a small rodent or a computer pointing device. |
| Tajik | In Tajik, the word "муш" has the same root as the word "мушак", meaning "sparrow", with both derived from the Proto-Indo-European root word "*mus -", denoting a small, agile creature. |
| Tamil | "சுட்டி" can also mean a mischievous or playful child. |
| Telugu | The word "mouse" in Telugu also refers to a type of small, round sweet made from rice flour and sugar. |
| Thai | The word "เมาส์" in Thai can also be slang for someone who is drunk. |
| Turkish | The word "fare" may also refer to a kind of tax, a journey by public transport, or a small bird. |
| Ukrainian | The word "миша" in Ukrainian can also refer to a teddy bear. |
| Urdu | The word "ماؤس" also means "cat" in Urdu |
| Uzbek | The word "sichqoncha" in Uzbek can also refer to a kind of small, round bread. |
| Vietnamese | The word "chuột" can also refer to "rat" in Vietnamese. |
| Welsh | The word "llygoden" likely originated from the Proto-Celtic word "*leuk-od-on-i," meaning "bright one" or "little light," referring to mice's quick movements and shiny eyes. |
| Xhosa | In Xhosa, the word "impuku" also refers to a diviner's gourd traditionally used to diagnose illnesses and communicate with the spirits. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "מויז" can also mean a "little bit" or a "sliver" of something. |
| Yoruba | The word "eku" can also refer to a type of small rodent, similar to a rat. |
| Zulu | In Zulu, 'igundane' derives from 'ukugunda' (to make a noise), probably referring to the sound made by mice. |
| English | The word “mouse” was originally used to refer to any small animal, including squirrels and weasels. |