Movement in different languages

Movement in Different Languages

Discover 'Movement' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.

Movement


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Afrikaans
beweging
Albanian
lëvizje
Amharic
እንቅስቃሴ
Arabic
حركة
Armenian
շարժում
Assamese
বিপ্লৱ
Aymara
sartawi
Azerbaijani
hərəkat
Bambara
yɛlɛmayɛlɛma
Basque
mugimendua
Belarusian
руху
Bengali
আন্দোলন
Bhojpuri
हरकत
Bosnian
kretanje
Bulgarian
движение
Catalan
moviment
Cebuano
kalihukan
Chinese (Simplified)
运动
Chinese (Traditional)
運動
Corsican
muvimentu
Croatian
pokret
Czech
hnutí
Danish
bevægelse
Dhivehi
ހަރަކާތް
Dogri
तैहरीक
Dutch
beweging
English
movement
Esperanto
movado
Estonian
liikumine
Ewe
zɔzɔ̃
Filipino (Tagalog)
paggalaw
Finnish
liike
French
mouvement
Frisian
beweging
Galician
movemento
Georgian
მოძრაობა
German
bewegung
Greek
κίνηση
Guarani
mongu'e
Gujarati
ચળવળ
Haitian Creole
mouvman
Hausa
motsi
Hawaiian
neʻe
Hebrew
תְנוּעָה
Hindi
आंदोलन
Hmong
kev tshem
Hungarian
mozgalom
Icelandic
samtök
Igbo
ije
Ilocano
panaggaraw
Indonesian
gerakan
Irish
gluaiseacht
Italian
movimento
Japanese
移動
Javanese
gerakan
Kannada
ಚಲನೆ
Kazakh
қозғалыс
Khmer
ចលនា
Kinyarwanda
kugenda
Konkani
हालचाल
Korean
운동
Krio
fɔ muv
Kurdish
hejînî
Kurdish (Sorani)
جووڵە
Kyrgyz
кыймыл
Lao
ການເຄື່ອນໄຫວ
Latin
motus
Latvian
kustība
Lingala
muvema
Lithuanian
judėjimas
Luganda
olugendo
Luxembourgish
bewegung
Macedonian
движење
Maithili
गतिविधि
Malagasy
hetsika
Malay
pergerakan
Malayalam
ചലനം
Maltese
moviment
Maori
nekehanga
Marathi
चळवळ
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯂꯦꯡ ꯑꯣꯠꯄ
Mizo
chet
Mongolian
хөдөлгөөн
Myanmar (Burmese)
လှုပ်ရှားမှု
Nepali
आन्दोलन
Norwegian
bevegelse
Nyanja (Chichewa)
mayendedwe
Odia (Oriya)
ଗତି
Oromo
sochii
Pashto
خوځښت
Persian
جنبش
Polish
ruch
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
movimento
Punjabi
ਅੰਦੋਲਨ
Quechua
kuyuy
Romanian
circulaţie
Russian
движение
Samoan
gaioi
Sanskrit
आन्दोलन
Scots Gaelic
gluasad
Sepedi
mosepelo
Serbian
кретање
Sesotho
motsamao
Shona
kufamba
Sindhi
تحريڪ
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
චලනය
Slovak
pohyb
Slovenian
premikanje
Somali
dhaqdhaqaaq
Spanish
movimiento
Sundanese
gerakan
Swahili
harakati
Swedish
rörelse
Tagalog (Filipino)
kilusan
Tajik
ҳаракат
Tamil
இயக்கம்
Tatar
хәрәкәт
Telugu
కదలిక
Thai
การเคลื่อนไหว
Tigrinya
ምንቅስቓስ
Tsonga
mafambelo
Turkish
hareket
Turkmen
hereket
Twi (Akan)
anamɔntuo
Ukrainian
рух
Urdu
تحریک
Uyghur
ھەرىكەت
Uzbek
harakat
Vietnamese
chuyển động
Welsh
symudiad
Xhosa
intshukumo
Yiddish
באַוועגונג
Yoruba
išipopada
Zulu
ukunyakaza

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansThe word "beweging" in Afrikaans can also refer to a political or social movement, as well as the act of moving something.
AlbanianThe word "lëvizje" can also be used to refer to a political movement or a trend.
AmharicThe word "እንቅስቃሴ" can also refer to "motion" or "agitation" in Amharic.
ArmenianՇարժում (movement) derives from շարժել (to move) and originally meant "movement of a whole" and later also acquired the meaning of "movement of its parts."
AzerbaijaniThe word "hərəkat" can also refer to a military campaign or march.
BasqueIt can have both a physical or a philosophical meaning or can refer to a political organization or party.
BelarusianThe word "руху" can also mean "spirit" or "flow" in Belarusian.
Bengaliআন্দোলন is derived from the Sanskrit root "dol," meaning "to move," and can also refer to a political or social cause or a particular action or initiative.
BosnianThe word "kretanje" also means "circulation" in Bosnian.
BulgarianThe word "движение" can also refer to a political or social movement.
CatalanThe Catalan word "moviment" can also refer to a social or political organization.
CebuanoThe Cebuano word "kalihukan" can also refer to a meeting, organization, or social gathering.
Chinese (Simplified)The character "动" in "运动" means "to move", and the character "运" means "to transport", which collectively implies the concept of "movement".
Chinese (Traditional)*運動* in Chinese means exercise, sports, physical activities, or even political movements.
Corsican"Muvimentu" can also refer to a revolution or to a political party in Corsican.
CroatianThe word "pokret" can also refer to a political or social movement.
CzechThe Czech word 'hnutí' (movement) originates from the verb 'hýbat se' (to move), which shares its root with the verb 'hnát' (to drive).
DanishThe word "bevægelse" can also mean "agitation", "emotion", or "stirring".
Dutch"Beweg" in "beweging" can be interpreted as either "to move" or "to stir".
EsperantoThe Esperanto word "movado" can also mean "clock" or "watch" due to its association with the movement of its parts.
Estonian"Liikumine" has a secondary meaning of "traffic", and is cognate with "liikuma" (to move) and "liik" (kind).
FinnishThe Finnish word "liike" also refers to an "enterprise", like "kaupallinen liike" (a business enterprise).
French"Mouvement" in French can refer to art that captures a moment in time, or music that evokes a particular mood or feeling.
FrisianThe Frisian word "beweging" also means "exercise" or "physical activity".
GalicianIn Galician, the word "movemento" shares its etymology with the French word "mouvement" and can also mean a musical piece or a revolution.
GeorgianThe Georgian word 'mozgvroba' ('movement') is derived from the word 'dzra' ('move'), which also means 'tremble'.
GermanIn philosophy, Bewegung can refer to Hegel's category in his dialectical model of progressive development and change.
GreekThe word "κίνηση" comes from the ancient Greek verb "κινέω", meaning "to move".
GujaratiThe word "ચળવળ" also has a secondary meaning of "activity" or "agitation" in Gujarati.
Haitian Creole"Mouvan" derives from the French verb "mouvoir" (to move).
HausaThe Hausa word 'motsi' can also refer to someone who moves or travels a lot.
HawaiianThe Hawaiian word "neʻe" has multiple meanings, including "movement", "to move", "to walk", "to travel", "to go", "to shift", "to progress", "to change", "to alter", "to vary", "to transform".
HebrewThe Hebrew word "תְנוּעָה" ("TNU'A") also refers to the system of vowel sounds in Hebrew.
HindiThe Hindi word "आंदोलन" (andolan) can also refer to a political movement or agitation, as in "स्वतंत्रता आंदोलन" (swatantrata andolan) meaning "the independence movement"
Hmong"Kev tshem" can also refer to "the soul" of a living body.
Hungarian"Mozgalom" can also mean "agitation," "commotion" or "ferment," from the verb "mozgat" ("to move").
Icelandic"Samtök" is also used to refer to a professional or trade association, as in "samtök lækna" (association of physicians).
Igbo"Ije" also means "journey" and "dance."
IndonesianThe Indonesian word "gerakan" can also refer to a political movement or a military operation.
Irish"Gluaiseacht" is also used to mean "locomotion," "progression," or "motion."
ItalianThe Italian word "movimento" can also refer to a dance performance or a political party.
Japanese移動 is also used in Japanese as a way of referring to someone's commute to and from work or school.
Javanese"Gerakan" also means "a measure", or "a portion of goods to be transported or sold, as by a coolie or boat-builder"
KannadaAlternate meanings of "ಚಲನೆ" include "dance" and "change".
KazakhҚозғалыс is also used figuratively to refer to
Khmer“ចលនា” can refer to any physical motion, changes in a system, or mental and emotive change and transformation.
KoreanThe word "운동" (undong) in Korean can also refer to "exercise" or a "political movement".
KurdishThe Kurdish word "hejînî" can also be translated as "shake" or "agitate".
Kyrgyz"Кыймыл" in Kyrgyz means both "movement" and "property".
LatinThe Latin word 'motus' can also refer to a sedition or rebellion.
LatvianThe Latvian word "kustība" comes from the Proto-Indo-European root "keu-so-, " meaning "to swell" or "to rise."
Lithuanian"Judėjimas" can also mean "motion" or "dance".
Luxembourgish"Bewegung", which means "movement" (or literally "moving") in German, also signifies an activity, particularly an organized one.
MacedonianIn Macedonian, "движење" can also refer to "a political or social movement" and "a gesture of the hand or body."
MalagasyThe Malagasy word "HETSIKA" also means "a way of being".
MalayIn addition to its main meaning, "pergerakan" can also mean "the act of walking" in Malay.
MalayalamThe Malayalam word "ചലനം" (chalanam) also refers to "change" and "transition", capturing the dynamic nature of movement.
MalteseThe Maltese word "moviment" is derived from the Latin "movimentum" and also means "insurrection" or "revolt" in Maltese.
MaoriThe word "nekehanga" can also mean "change" or "transition" in Maori.
MarathiThe Marathi word 'चळवळ' also has alternate meanings such as a 'whirlpool', or 'rotation'
MongolianThe Mongolian word "хөдөлгөөн" has additional meanings such as "operation", "campaign", and "action".
NepaliThe word "आन्दोलन" is derived from the Sanskrit root "and" meaning "to agitate" or "to shake", and can also refer to a "commotion" or "disturbance".
Norwegian"Bevegelse" can also refer to a political or social movement.
Nyanja (Chichewa)The word "mayendedwe" can also refer to a journey or trip.
PashtoThe Pashto word "خوځښت" also means "agitation" or "stirring up".
PersianThe word "جنبش" can also mean "a political or social movement" in Persian.
Polish"Ruch" also means a political party in Polish.
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)In Portuguese, "movimento" (movement) can also refer to a group of people working together for a common goal or a change in society.
RomanianThe Romanian word "circulaţie" also refers to the movement of fluids in the body, such as blood or lymph, and to the circulation of money or goods.
RussianДвижение literally means 'movement', and also can mean a social or political movement.
SamoanThe word 'gaioi' can also refer to a 'movement of people', like a dance or parade.
Scots GaelicThe word "gluasad" can also mean "stirring" or "disturbance".
SerbianThe word "кретање" can also refer to a procession, a march, or a parade.
SesothoThe word "motsamao" comes from "tsamaya" meaning "to walk" or "to take a walk".
ShonaThe verb 'kufamba' is also translated as 'walking' and 'travelling'.
Sindhi"تحريڪ" (tahreek) also means 'a religious sect' in Sindhi, such as the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) political party and religious movement.
Sinhala (Sinhalese)The word චලනය (movement) is derived from the root word චල (to move).
SlovakThe word "pohyb" can also mean "dance" in Slovak.
SlovenianPremikanje can also mean a political movement.
SomaliThe word "dhaqdhaqaaq" also means "shaking" or "vibration" in Somali.
SpanishMovimiento, in Spanish, shares the same root as motion and is also used to convey the concept of motion or change in many contexts like the Civil Rights Movement.}
SundaneseThe Sundanese word "gerakan" also has connotations of "noise" and "commotion"
SwahiliThe word "harakati" also means "activity" or "action" in Swahili.
Swedishrörelse derives from the Old Swedish word röra, which means "to stir, to move" and can also refer to "a business, a bustling activity".
Tagalog (Filipino)The Tagalog word "kilusan" is also used to refer to "a movement of the body" or "a rhythmic pattern".
TajikIn Tajik, "ҳаракат" can also refer to a military operation or campaign.
TamilThe word "இயக்கம்" (movement) in Tamil has its roots in the verb "இயக்கு" (to move or cause to move) and can also refer to a political or social movement.
TeluguThe Telugu word "కదలిక" (movement) shares its etymological root with "కడలి" (sea), suggesting a connection between movement and the flow of the sea.
ThaiThe Thai word "การเคลื่อนไหว" can also refer to a political or social movement.
TurkishThe Turkish word "hareket" also has extended meanings like "operation" (as in "military operation") or "initiative," and can be figuratively used to describe a sudden change (e.g. a price hike).
UkrainianThe word "рух" can also refer to the Ukrainian independence movement and is sometimes used as a synonym for "revolution" in Ukrainian.
UrduThe word تحریک (movement) is derived from the Arabic root word حرك (moved) and also means agitation, or incitement.
UzbekThe word “harakat” also means “vowel” due to the fact that vowels are articulated by an intentional movement of the tongue.
VietnameseThe word "chuyển động" (literally "to change and move") can also have the figurative meanings of "development" and "change".
WelshThe word "symudiad" can also mean "motion" or "stirring" in Welsh.
XhosaIn Xhosa the word intshukumo has many meanings such as: motion, stir, activity, agitation, and excitement.
Yiddish"באַוועגונג" also means "motion" or "agitation" in Yiddish.
Yoruba"Išipopada" can also mean "activity" or "labour" in Yoruba.
ZuluUkunyakaza may also refer to "to wiggle" or "to fidget."
EnglishThe word 'movement' can also refer to an organized group of people working towards a common goal or cause, such as the civil rights movement.

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