On in Different Languages
Discover 'On' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
On
Afrikaans aan | ||
Albanian në | ||
Amharic ላይ | ||
Arabic على | ||
Armenian վրա | ||
Assamese ওপৰত | ||
Aymara ukana | ||
Azerbaijani haqqında | ||
Bambara kan | ||
Basque gainean | ||
Belarusian далей | ||
Bengali চালু | ||
Bhojpuri ऊपरे | ||
Bosnian na | ||
Bulgarian на | ||
Catalan encès | ||
Cebuano sa | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 上 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 上 | ||
Corsican nantu | ||
Croatian na | ||
Czech na | ||
Danish på | ||
Dhivehi މަތީގައި | ||
Dogri पर | ||
Dutch aan | ||
English on | ||
Esperanto plu | ||
Estonian peal | ||
Ewe edzi | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) sa | ||
Finnish päällä | ||
French sur | ||
Frisian op | ||
Galician en | ||
Georgian ჩართული | ||
German auf | ||
Greek επί | ||
Guarani pe | ||
Gujarati પર | ||
Haitian Creole sou | ||
Hausa a kan | ||
Hawaiian ma | ||
Hebrew עַל | ||
Hindi पर | ||
Hmong rau | ||
Hungarian tovább | ||
Icelandic á | ||
Igbo na | ||
Ilocano ayan ti | ||
Indonesian di | ||
Irish ar | ||
Italian sopra | ||
Japanese オン | ||
Javanese ing | ||
Kannada ಆನ್ | ||
Kazakh қосулы | ||
Khmer បើក | ||
Kinyarwanda ku | ||
Konkani हाचेर | ||
Korean 의 위에 | ||
Krio pantap | ||
Kurdish li | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) لەسەر | ||
Kyrgyz боюнча | ||
Lao ສຸດ | ||
Latin in | ||
Latvian ieslēgts | ||
Lingala na | ||
Lithuanian ant | ||
Luganda ku | ||
Luxembourgish an | ||
Macedonian на | ||
Maithili उपर | ||
Malagasy amin'ny | ||
Malay pada | ||
Malayalam ഓണാണ് | ||
Maltese fuq | ||
Maori i runga i | ||
Marathi चालू | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯑꯣꯟ | ||
Mizo chungah | ||
Mongolian дээр | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အပေါ် | ||
Nepali खुल्ला | ||
Norwegian på | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) kuyatsa | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଉପରେ | ||
Oromo irra | ||
Pashto په | ||
Persian بر | ||
Polish na | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) em | ||
Punjabi ਚਾਲੂ | ||
Quechua on | ||
Romanian pe | ||
Russian на | ||
Samoan i luga | ||
Sanskrit इत्युपरि | ||
Scots Gaelic air | ||
Sepedi go | ||
Serbian на | ||
Sesotho bulela | ||
Shona on | ||
Sindhi جاري آهي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) මත | ||
Slovak na | ||
Slovenian naprej | ||
Somali on | ||
Spanish en | ||
Sundanese asup | ||
Swahili kuwasha | ||
Swedish på | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) sa | ||
Tajik дар | ||
Tamil ஆன் | ||
Tatar өстендә | ||
Telugu పై | ||
Thai บน | ||
Tigrinya አብ ልዕሊ | ||
Tsonga eka | ||
Turkish açık | ||
Turkmen üstünde | ||
Twi (Akan) so | ||
Ukrainian на | ||
Urdu پر | ||
Uyghur on | ||
Uzbek kuni | ||
Vietnamese trên | ||
Welsh ymlaen | ||
Xhosa ivuliwe | ||
Yiddish אויף | ||
Yoruba lori | ||
Zulu vula |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Afrikaans "aan" derives from Low German "ahn" "in front," "face to," but can be influenced to mean "near" when modifying a location noun |
| Albanian | Albanian "në" also derives from Proto-Indo-European "*en" with the meanings "in" and "on" as seen in Latin "in". |
| Amharic | In the Ge'ez script, ላይ (lay) can also mean "for" or "to". |
| Arabic | The word "على" in Arabic can also mean "over", "above", "against", "by", or "at". |
| Armenian | The word "վրա" ("vra") can also mean "upon", "over", "at", "in", "on top of", or "about to happen." |
| Azerbaijani | In some constructions, "haqqında" is used in the sense of the "about" postposition. |
| Basque | The word "gainean" can also translate as "onto" or "upon". |
| Belarusian | The word "далей" can also mean "furthermore" or "in addition" in Belarusian. |
| Bengali | The word 'চালু' can also refer to 'running' or 'being in operation'. |
| Bosnian | The Bosnian word "na" can also mean "to" or "at" in some contexts. |
| Bulgarian | "На" is also used to indicate a location in space, such as "on the table" or "in the house". |
| Catalan | The word "encès" in Catalan also means "turned on" or "switched on" in the context of electricity or electronics. |
| Cebuano | In Cebuano, "sa" also means "with" or "in" (a place). |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The character "上" can also mean "up", "above", or "superior". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 上 can also mean 'above' or 'previous' and is a common component of Chinese characters related to height or position. |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "nantu" also means "in" when referring to a town or a country. |
| Croatian | In Croatian, the word "na" has multiple meanings, such as "onto", "at", "in", and "over". |
| Czech | The word "na" can also be used to express the presence of an object somewhere without physical contact, as in "na stole" (on the table). |
| Danish | In 17th-century Danish, a "gå-på" was the same as "gå-på-mod", roughly corresponding to "gumption": "spirit, courage, or confidence (in doing); resolute persistence." |
| Dutch | The word "aan" can also mean "connected" or "attached". |
| Esperanto | "Plu" in Esperanto can also be used to mean "in" when talking about vehicles, "with" when talking about possession or association, or "by" when indicating the agent of an action. |
| Estonian | The word "peal" in Estonian can also mean "above" or "as regards". |
| Finnish | The word "päällä" also means "on top of" and is derived from the word "pää" (head). |
| French | The French word "sur" can also mean "in", "at", "above", or "over" (a specified level), depending on the context. |
| Frisian | In Frisian, "op" is also used to indicate the top or surface of something. |
| Galician | In Galician, "en" can also mean "in the" or "inside of," as in "en a casa" (in the house). |
| German | The word "auf" in German comes from the Old High German word "uf," which means "up." |
| Greek | The word "επί" can also mean "above", "after", "in addition to", or "for the purpose of". |
| Gujarati | The original meaning of "પર" ("on") was the Sanskrit "para," which can also mean "other." |
| Haitian Creole | In Old French, "sou" meant coin before coming to refer either to a copper coin or a penny in Modern French, or "on" in Haitian Creole. |
| Hausa | The phrase "a kan" can also mean "with" or "by means of" in Hausa. |
| Hawaiian | In Hawaiian, ma also refers to 'with reference to,' 'in regard to' or 'pertaining to,' as with many words in the Austronesian language family. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "על" can also mean "upon", "above", "during", "in the presence of", or "about". |
| Hindi | The word 'पर' has additional meanings such as 'wings', 'edge', and 'border'. |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "rau" derives from the Proto-Austroasiatic word */rawŋ/ which also means "on" in Vietnamese ( |
| Hungarian | The word "tovább" ("on") also means "further" or "moreover". |
| Icelandic | Á's alternate meaning of "where" is similar to its use in the English word "there". |
| Igbo | "Na" can be translated to "on" in English, but it can also be used as a linking verb to indicate the location of something or someone, or the state of being of something or someone. |
| Indonesian | In Indonesian, "di" can also mean "in" or "at", depending on the context. |
| Irish | The Irish word "ar" also means "for" or "at" and can be used to indicate a location, time, or purpose. |
| Italian | The word 'sopra' can also mean 'over', 'above' or 'on top of'. |
| Japanese | The Japanese word オン (on) can also refer to the sound of a bell, a Buddhist mantra, or a musical note. |
| Javanese | The Javanese word 'ing' is also used in the context of clothing, meaning 'to wear' or 'to put on'. |
| Kannada | Though written as "ಆನ್" in Kannada, it is pronounced as "Aana" and also means "an elephant" in the same language. |
| Kazakh | In Kazakh, 'қосулы' can also mean 'attached' or 'connected' |
| Khmer | The word "បើក" (on) can also mean "to open" or "to start" in Khmer. |
| Korean | 의 위에 literally means "above the roof" and is also used to indicate that something is on top of something else |
| Kurdish | Li has secondary meanings like 'towards' in 'Lı ber' (towards me) or 'to, for' in 'Lı min' (to me) |
| Kyrgyz | The word "боюнча" in Kyrgyz also means "across" or "along". |
| Lao | The word “ສຸດ” (“on”) derives from the Pali word “ut” with the same meaning. It can also imply a place at the end of or on top of. |
| Latin | In Latin, 'in' can also mean 'into' or 'within'. |
| Latvian | The word "ieslēgts" also means "enclosed" or "locked up" in Latvian. |
| Lithuanian | The word "ant" in Lithuanian has the same root as the word "on" in English. |
| Luxembourgish | The Luxembourgish 'an' can also mean 'of' and is similar to French 'en'. |
| Macedonian | "На" comes from Proto-Indo-European *neh₂- "not" and means "not" when used as a prefix. |
| Malagasy | 'Amin'ny' is sometimes used to indicate a general location, similar to 'ao amin'ny' or 'any'. |
| Malay | The word "pada" can also mean "at", "to", or "by" in Malay. |
| Malayalam | Malayalam "ഓണാണ്" ("on") means "he/she who is the ruler", referring to the deity Vishnu. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "fuq" is also used to mean "above" or "upstairs". |
| Maori | The Maori word "i runga i" can also mean "above" or "higher up" in a hierarchical or spatial sense. |
| Marathi | The word "चालू" in Marathi derives from the Sanskrit word "cal" which means to move or stir. |
| Mongolian | Дээр is also used to indicate possession or ownership. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | "အပေါ်" may also mean "over", "upon" or "above", and in a more abstract sense, "about", "concerning" or "regarding" (as the object of a thought, feeling or action). |
| Nepali | "खुल्ला" can also mean "open", "public", or "available" |
| Norwegian | In Norwegian, "på" can also mean "about" in the context of a topic of discussion. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | A variant pronunciation of this word, 'kuyatsa', signifies the action of setting someone or something down in a seated position. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "په" can also mean "by" or "with" depending on the context. |
| Persian | The word "بر" in Persian can also refer to a "continent" or a "landmass". |
| Polish | The word "na" in Polish can also mean "at" or "in", and can also be used as a preposition denoting location or direction. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "em" in Portuguese is also used to indicate location, direction, or manner, and can be equivalent to the English prepositions "in," "at," "to," "from," or "by." |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word "ਚਾਲੂ" (on) is also used to indicate the start of an event or activity. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word for "on" also signifies "the" in front of a feminine noun, like "la" in Spanish. |
| Russian | "На" also means "for" as in "На обед" ("for lunch") or "На день рождения" ("for the birthday"). |
| Samoan | "I luga" can also mean "above" or "in reference to," which is useful to remember when speaking about locations or topics. |
| Scots Gaelic | The Gaelic word "air" can also mean "in the presence of" or "with". |
| Serbian | The Serbian word "на" ("on") also means "at", "to", and "in" in certain contexts. |
| Sesotho | In addition to meaning "on", the Sesotho word "bulela" can also mean "to continue" or "to remain." |
| Shona | The Shona word 'on' can also mean 'to be' or 'to exist'. |
| Sindhi | The alternate meaning of "جاري آهي" in Sindhi is "is happening or taking place." |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "මත" (on) is derived from the Proto-Dravidian root "*mati-, *maţu-" (to think, to remember), which is also the origin of the Tamil word "மதி" (mati), meaning "thought" or "opinion". |
| Slovak | The word "na" in Slovak can also mean "to" or "at". |
| Slovenian | The word "naprej" comes from the Proto-Slavic word "na-pirъ", meaning "onward, forward". |
| Somali | In the Somali language, "on" is derived from the Cushitic root "*on", meaning "to put or place on top of". |
| Spanish | The Spanish word "en" can also mean "in" or "by" depending on the context. |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word "asup" also has the alternate meanings "to enter" and "to rise". |
| Swahili | 'Kuwasha' in Swahili can also refer to the action of turning something on, such as a light or a machine. |
| Swedish | På can also mean "to" while the word "till" means "to" in most other contexts. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "sa" in Tagalog has multiple meanings, including "in," "at," "to," "from," and "with." |
| Tajik | "Дар" is most frequently used to mean "on" in Persian and Tajik, but can also be a preposition meaning "within" or "during" and a noun meaning "possession" or "gift". |
| Tamil | The word "ஆன்" can also mean "male" or "husband" in Tamil. |
| Telugu | The word "పై" can also mean "above", "over", or "upon". |
| Thai | "บน" also means "above" or "on top". |
| Turkish | The Turkish word "açık" also means "light" in color and "bright" or "clear" in tone or appearance. |
| Ukrainian | The word "на" in Ukrainian can also mean 'for', 'to', or 'about'. |
| Urdu | پر (par) in Urdu can also mean a feather, a wing, or a flight. |
| Uzbek | The word "kuni" is also used in Uzbek to refer to the period of time between sunset and sunrise. |
| Vietnamese | The word "trên" can also mean "above" or "on top of" in Vietnamese. |
| Welsh | The word "ymlaen" can also mean "forward" or "ahead" in Welsh. |
| Xhosa | The word "ivuliwe" in Xhosa, besides meaning "on", also refers to something that is "placed upon" or "covering" something else. |
| Yiddish | In Yiddish, "אויף" ("af") also means "of" or "up" and is related to the English word "up." |
| Yoruba | The Yoruba word "lori" can also refer to a person bearing a heavy burden of responsibility or a situation of being under great pressure. |
| Zulu | The word "vula" also means "to open" in Zulu, which is why it is often used to describe the opening of a door or window. |
| English | The word "on" comes from the Old English word "on", which means "forward" or "ahead". |