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Numerous in Different Languages

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Numerous


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Afrikaans
talle
Albanian
te shumte
Amharic
ብዙ
Arabic
كثير
Armenian
բազմաթիվ
Assamese
অসংখ্য
Aymara
waljani
Azerbaijani
çoxsaylı
Bambara
caman bɛ yen
Basque
ugari
Belarusian
шматлікія
Bengali
অনেক
Bhojpuri
कई गो बा
Bosnian
brojni
Bulgarian
многобройни
Catalan
nombrosos
Cebuano
daghang
Chinese (Simplified)
众多
Chinese (Traditional)
眾多
Corsican
numerosi
Croatian
brojne
Czech
četné
Danish
talrige
Dhivehi
ގިނަ އަދަދެއްގެ މީހުންނެވެ
Dogri
अनगिनत
Dutch
talrijk
English
numerous
Esperanto
multnombraj
Estonian
arvukalt
Ewe
gbogbo aɖewo
Filipino (Tagalog)
marami
Finnish
lukuisia
French
nombreux
Frisian
tal fan
Galician
numerosos
Georgian
მრავალრიცხოვანი
German
zahlreich
Greek
πολυάριθμος
Guarani
hetaiterei
Gujarati
અનેક
Haitian Creole
anpil
Hausa
da yawa
Hawaiian
lehulehu
Hebrew
רַבִּים
Hindi
बहुत
Hmong
coob
Hungarian
számos
Icelandic
fjölmargir
Igbo
ọtụtụ
Ilocano
nagadu
Indonesian
banyak sekali
Irish
iomadúla
Italian
numerose
Japanese
多数
Javanese
akeh
Kannada
ಹಲವಾರು
Kazakh
көптеген
Khmer
ច្រើន
Kinyarwanda
byinshi
Konkani
असंख्य आसात
Korean
수많은
Krio
bɔku bɔku wan
Kurdish
jimarzêde
Kurdish (Sorani)
ژمارەیەکی زۆر
Kyrgyz
көп
Lao
ມີ ຈຳ ນວນຫລາຍ
Latin
numerosis
Latvian
daudz
Lingala
ebele
Lithuanian
gausus
Luganda
bangi nnyo
Luxembourgish
vill
Macedonian
бројни
Maithili
असंख्य
Malagasy
maro
Malay
banyak
Malayalam
നിരവധി
Maltese
numerużi
Maori
tini
Marathi
असंख्य
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯩ꯫
Mizo
tam tak a ni
Mongolian
олон тооны
Myanmar (Burmese)
မြောက်မြားစွာ
Nepali
असंख्य
Norwegian
en rekke
Nyanja (Chichewa)
ambiri
Odia (Oriya)
ଅନେକ
Oromo
baay’eedha
Pashto
بې شمیره
Persian
بی شمار
Polish
liczny
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
numeroso
Punjabi
ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੇ
Quechua
achka
Romanian
numeroase
Russian
многочисленные
Samoan
tele
Sanskrit
अनेकाः
Scots Gaelic
iomadach
Sepedi
tše dintši
Serbian
многобројни
Sesotho
ngata
Shona
dzakawanda
Sindhi
ڪيترائي
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
බොහෝ
Slovak
početné
Slovenian
številne
Somali
tiro badan
Spanish
numeroso
Sundanese
seueur pisan
Swahili
nyingi
Swedish
talrik
Tagalog (Filipino)
marami
Tajik
сершумор
Tamil
ஏராளமான
Tatar
бик күп
Telugu
అనేక
Thai
มากมาย
Tigrinya
ብዙሓት እዮም።
Tsonga
yo tala
Turkish
sayısız
Turkmen
köp
Twi (Akan)
dodow a ɛdɔɔso
Ukrainian
численні
Urdu
بے شمار
Uyghur
نۇرغۇن
Uzbek
juda ko'p
Vietnamese
nhiều
Welsh
niferus
Xhosa
ezininzi
Yiddish
סך
Yoruba
ọpọlọpọ
Zulu
eziningi

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansThe word "talle" also means "measure" or "count" in Afrikaans.
AlbanianPossibly derives from Old Albanian *të shumtë "multitude, crowd" (definite form), cognate to Proto-Slavic *ty *sъmьtъ, which ultimately goes back to Proto-Indo-European *tḱóm-to- "great".
Amharic"ብዙ" also means "much" in Amharic.
ArabicThe word "كثير" in Arabic does not just mean "numerous", but can also refer to "much" or "abundant".
ArmenianThe word "բազմաթիվ" (bazmat'iv) in Armenian literally means "many-numbered" and is derived from the Armenian word "թիվ" (t'iv), which means "number".
AzerbaijaniÇoxsaylı means not only "numerous" but also "manifold".
BasqueAnother meaning of "ugari" in Basque is "to be born".
BelarusianThe Belarusian word "шматлікія" (numerous) originates from the Proto-Slavic word *mnogъ, meaning "many".
Bengaliঅনেক (onnek) is a derivative of the Sanskrit root अनत (anat), which means 'unlimited' or 'indefinite'.
BosnianThe word "brojni" in Bosnian is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "borьnь", which also means "to fight" or "to struggle".
BulgarianThe word "многобройни" in Bulgarian can also mean "manifold" or "numerous in kind".
CatalanThe Catalan word "nombrosos" derives from the Latin "numerosus", meaning "full of numbers" or "abundant."
CebuanoIn Cebuano, the word "daghan" has a secondary meaning of "heavy", indicating a weightiness in both physical and metaphorical contexts.
Chinese (Simplified)In Chinese, "众多"'s literal translation is "many crowds," emphasizing the notion of abundance in terms of both quantity and diversity.
Chinese (Traditional)眾 (zhòng) means "multitude, crowd" and 多 (duō) means "many, more," suggesting a large group or quantity.
CorsicanThe word "numerosi" can also be translated as "many" in Corsican
CroatianThe Croatian word "brojne" can also mean "embroidery" or "numerology"
Czech"Četné" can also mean "reading" or "lesson".
DanishThe Danish word "talrige" derives from the Old Norse "talríkr" and originally meant "a disc used for counting money".
DutchIn archaic usage, "talrijk" could also mean "of great stature" or "famous, illustrious," related to the adjective "tal" meaning "noble," "great," or "tall."
Esperanto"Multnombra" is an Esperanto word meaning "numerous," and it is derived from the Latin root "mult," meaning "many," and the Esperanto root "nombr," meaning "number."
EstonianThe word "arvukalt" can also mean "abundant" or "plentiful".
Finnish"Lukuisia" (numerous) is derived from the Old Norse word "lukka," meaning "trap."
French"Nombreux" in French derives from the Latin "numerus" (number), and also means "numerals" (like in "les nombres").
FrisianThe word "tal fan" in Frisian is derived from the Old Frisian word "tal" meaning "number" or "count".
GalicianNumerosos means not only "numerous" but also "abundant" in Galician
GeorgianThe word "მრავალრიცხოვანი" in Georgian relates to the concept of multiplicity or a great number, but it can also be used in a legal context to refer to an assembly of people who are entitled to make certain decisions collectively.
GermanIn Middle High German the word "zal" meant "time, occasion" and "richez" meant "plenty, abundance".
GreekThe word "πολυάριθμος" is derived from the Greek words "πολύς" (polys), meaning "many," and "αριθμός" (arithmos), meaning "number."
GujaratiThe Gujarati word "અનેક" also means "different" or "varied".
Haitian CreoleAnpil is derived from the French word "ample", meaning "abundant" or "copious"
HausaThe word "da yawa" (numerous) is often used in informal contexts and has a connotation of abundance rather than precision.
HawaiianLehulehu derives from the Proto-Austronesian word *lahu, meaning 'to scatter or spread out'.
HebrewThe word "רַבִּים" is the plural form of the Hebrew word "רַב" (rav), meaning "great" or "chief". It is also used in a figurative sense to refer to a "multitude" or "great number" of people or things.
Hindi"बहुत" in Hindi can also mean excessively, a lot, or greatly.
HmongThe Hmong word "coob" can also mean "many" or "a lot".
HungarianThe word "számos" can also mean "thread" or "fiber" in Hungarian, but this meaning is somewhat obsolete.
IcelandicThe word "fjölmargir" in Icelandic can also refer to "multitude" or "great number".
IgboThe word ọtụtụ (numerous) is related to the Igbo word tụ (to be many), and its root is thought to be the Proto-Benue-Congo word *to- 'many'.
IndonesianThe phrase "banyak sekali" in Indonesian, literally meaning "many times", is the highest degree of quantification in the language.
Italian"Numerose" also means "melodious" and shares the same etymology with the English "numerous".
Japanese"多数" can also mean "plurality", "majority", or "most" in Japanese.
Javanese**The word "akeh" in Javanese can also refer to "a lot" or "greatly" in contexts that are not necessarily numerical.
KannadaIts Sanskrit equivalent is 'बहुलः' ('bahulah') meaning abundant, numerous.
KazakhThe Kazakh word "көптеген" is derived from the verb "көп", meaning "to multiply" or "to make numerous", and the suffix "-ген", which indicates a past action or state.
Korean"수많은" (numaneun) literally means "water countless" and is a compound of the Sino-Korean root "수" (su, "water") and the native Korean root "많은" (manun, "countless or many").
KurdishThe Kurdish word "jimarzêde" derives from the Persian "imarzade" which literally translates to "son of a building," referring to someone well protected or of high status.
KyrgyzThe word "көп" can also mean "a lot" or "many" in Kyrgyz.
LatinThe Latin word "numerosus" not only means "numerous" but also melodious, flowing, or rhythmical
Latvian{"text": "The word "daudz" derives from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰew- ("to blow, to swell") and is related to the Sanskrit word "duhita" (daughter)."}}
Lithuanian"Gausaus" is originally a word for the sound of birds chattering.
LuxembourgishIn Luxembourgish, "vill" can also mean "many" or "a lot" when referring to a place or group.
MacedonianThe word "бројни" originates from the Slavic root "бор" meaning "fight" or "struggle" and has been used in a wider sense to describe something as "strong" or "firm".
MalagasyThe Malagasy word "maro" also means "many" or "several".
Malay"Banyak" comes from Proto-Austronesian *banuwa, meaning village or country, and it can also mean "vast, broad, extensive, great".
MalayalamThe Malayalam word "നിരവധി" is derived from the ancient Dravidian root *nīr-, meaning "long". It can also refer to a group of people or things.
MalteseThe word "numerużi" is derived from the Latin word "numerus," which means "a number" or "a quantity."
MaoriThe word "tini" in Maori can also mean "many" or "a large number".
MarathiThe word असंख्य, in Marathi, can refer to several other concepts, like an uncountable object or something endless.
MongolianThe Mongolian word "олон тооны" literally means "many numbers" and can also be used to refer to "large numbers".
NepaliThe word असंख्य (asankhya) in Nepali can also mean 'countless, immense, or infinite'.
NorwegianEn rekke is a Norwegian word with multiple meanings, including “a row” and “a series”.
Nyanja (Chichewa)The word "ambiri" can also mean "too many" or "excessive".
Pashtoبې شمیره (Beshmara) literally translates as 'without count', further emphasizing its vast quantity.
PersianThe word "بی شمار" derives from the Persian numeral "بی" (bi) meaning "two" and the suffix "شمار" (shumar) meaning "number," hence "numerous".
Polish"Liczy" is related with the verb "liczyć" (to count), and it can also mean "distinguished" or "noble".
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)The word "numeroso" is derived from the Latin word "numerosus," meaning "full of numbers" or "musical."
RomanianThe word "numeroase" in Romanian is related to the Latin verb "numerare" (to count) and has the secondary meaning of "abundant" or "plentiful".
Russian"Многочисленные" comes from the Proto-Balto-Slavic word "menǵo", akin to the Greek "mégas", meaning "big".
SamoanIn Samoan, the term "tele" can also refer to a large group of people or animals gathered together in one place.
Scots GaelicThe word 'iomadach' can also refer to a crowd, gathering, or assembly.
SerbianThe word "многобројни" in Serbian derives from the Proto-Slavic word *mogъ, meaning "much, many."
SesothoThe word "ngata" has an alternate meaning of "very".
ShonaThe word 'dzakawanda' is derived from the Shona words 'zaka' (many) and 'wanda' (like), indicating a multitude of things or people.
Sindhi"ڪيترائي" derives from the Persian "كثرت" (kasrat), meaning "abundance" or "plenty". Its secondary meaning, "complexity", stems from the idea of multiple elements coming together to form something intricate.
Sinhala (Sinhalese)The word "බොහෝ" in Sinhala (Sinhalese) originates from the Sanskrit word "बहु" (bahu), meaning "many" or "much".
SlovakThe word "početné" comes from the Proto-Slavic word *čьto "what" and is related to the Old Church Slavonic word *čьtъ "to number".
Slovenian"Številne" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "čьstь", meaning "honor" or "glory".
SomaliThe Somali word "tiro badan" directly translates to "large number" in English
SpanishIn Spanish, "numeroso" can indicate not only quantity but also importance or influence (numeroso como orador or numeroso partido).
SundaneseThe word "seueur pisan" can be split into "seueur" (to pile up) and "pisan" (meaning "very" or "indeed"), denoting a large quantity or number.
SwahiliThe Swahili word "nyingi" is also used as a noun to refer to "a group of people or animals" and can be synonymous to "wengi"
SwedishThe word "talrik" is derived from the Old Swedish word "tal" meaning "number" or "count."
Tagalog (Filipino)The word "marami" is derived from the Proto-Austronesian word *ma-rami, meaning "many" or "much".
Tajik"Сершумор" can also mean "overcrowded" in Tajik.
TamilThe word "ஏராளமான" (ērāḷamāna) is derived from the Sanskrit word "ईराल" (īrāla), meaning "a troop, a herd, a company".
TeluguThe word "అనేక" in Telugu can also mean "many-sided", "multifaceted", or "versatile".
Thai"มากมาย" also means "plenty" in Thai.
TurkishSayısız is derived from the Persian word "şeş", meaning "six". The word is used in Turkish to refer to an indefinite or large number, especially when used in a poetic or literary context.
UkrainianThe Ukrainian word "численні" (pronounced "chislenni") derives from the Old Slavic "čьslъ", meaning "number" or "account". It is related to the Latin "numerus", meaning "number", and the English "numerous". The word can also be used to mean "abundance" or "multitude".
UrduUrdu "بے شمار" (literally "without counting") is a Persian borrowing, and it is related to the Turkic "sayısız"
UzbekIn Hebrew, the root "רב" (rab) means "big" or "great," suggesting that "juda ko'p" may have Semitic origins.
Vietnamese"Nhiều" means "numerous" in Vietnamese, but can also mean "much" or "many" depending on the context.
WelshThe word "niferus" can also mean "abundant" or "copious".
XhosaThe term 'ezininzi' means 'many' or 'a lot', but was originally coined meaning 'those of the chief (iNkosi)' because the number of subjects was seen as a measure of that chief's wealth.
YiddishThe Yiddish word "סך" derives from the Hebrew word "סך", meaning "sum" or "total".
YorubaỌpọlọpọ also has a philosophical connotation; it is a word which captures the idea of plurality in a universal sense, meaning "the many that make up the one."
Zulu"Eziningi" also means "many" or "much".
EnglishThe word "numerous" originates from the Latin word "numerus" which means "number".

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