Oven in Different Languages
Discover 'Oven' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Oven
Afrikaans oond | ||
Albanian furrë | ||
Amharic ምድጃ | ||
Arabic فرن | ||
Armenian վառարան | ||
Assamese অ’ভেন | ||
Aymara urnu | ||
Azerbaijani soba | ||
Bambara pɔli | ||
Basque labea | ||
Belarusian печ | ||
Bengali চুলা | ||
Bhojpuri भट्ठी | ||
Bosnian pećnica | ||
Bulgarian фурна | ||
Catalan forn | ||
Cebuano oven | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 烤箱 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 烤箱 | ||
Corsican fornu | ||
Croatian pećnica | ||
Czech trouba | ||
Danish ovn | ||
Dhivehi އަވަން | ||
Dogri ओवन | ||
Dutch oven | ||
English oven | ||
Esperanto forno | ||
Estonian ahi | ||
Ewe numekpo | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) hurno | ||
Finnish uuni | ||
French four | ||
Frisian oven | ||
Galician forno | ||
Georgian ღუმელი | ||
German ofen | ||
Greek φούρνος | ||
Guarani mbyakuha | ||
Gujarati પકાવવાની નાની ભઠ્ઠી | ||
Haitian Creole fou | ||
Hausa tanda | ||
Hawaiian umu | ||
Hebrew תנור | ||
Hindi ओवन | ||
Hmong qhov cub | ||
Hungarian sütő | ||
Icelandic ofn | ||
Igbo oven | ||
Ilocano urno | ||
Indonesian oven | ||
Irish oigheann | ||
Italian forno | ||
Japanese オーブン | ||
Javanese oven | ||
Kannada ಒಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ | ||
Kazakh пеш | ||
Khmer ឡ | ||
Kinyarwanda ifuru | ||
Konkani ओवन | ||
Korean 오븐 | ||
Krio ovun | ||
Kurdish tenûr | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) فڕن | ||
Kyrgyz меш | ||
Lao ເຕົາອົບ | ||
Latin clibano | ||
Latvian krāsns | ||
Lingala foure | ||
Lithuanian orkaitė | ||
Luganda akabiga | ||
Luxembourgish uewen | ||
Macedonian рерна | ||
Maithili भट्ठी | ||
Malagasy lafaoro | ||
Malay ketuhar | ||
Malayalam അടുപ്പ് | ||
Maltese forn | ||
Maori oumu | ||
Marathi ओव्हन | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯂꯩꯔꯪ | ||
Mizo thuk | ||
Mongolian зуух | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) မီးဖို | ||
Nepali ओभन | ||
Norwegian stekeovn | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) uvuni | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଚୁଲି | ||
Oromo meeshaa midhaan itti bilcheessan | ||
Pashto تنور | ||
Persian فر | ||
Polish piekarnik | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) forno | ||
Punjabi ਓਵਨ | ||
Quechua kañana | ||
Romanian cuptor | ||
Russian духовой шкаф | ||
Samoan ogaumu | ||
Sanskrit आपाका | ||
Scots Gaelic àmhainn | ||
Sepedi obene | ||
Serbian пећница | ||
Sesotho ontong | ||
Shona hovhoni | ||
Sindhi اوون | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) උඳුන | ||
Slovak rúra | ||
Slovenian pečico | ||
Somali foornada | ||
Spanish horno | ||
Sundanese oven | ||
Swahili tanuri | ||
Swedish ugn | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) oven | ||
Tajik танӯр | ||
Tamil சூளை | ||
Tatar мич | ||
Telugu పొయ్యి | ||
Thai เตาอบ | ||
Tigrinya እቶን | ||
Tsonga ovhene | ||
Turkish fırın | ||
Turkmen peç | ||
Twi (Akan) fononoo | ||
Ukrainian піч | ||
Urdu تندور | ||
Uyghur ئوچاق | ||
Uzbek pech | ||
Vietnamese lò | ||
Welsh popty | ||
Xhosa eziko | ||
Yiddish ויוון | ||
Yoruba adiro | ||
Zulu kuhhavini |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "oond" originates from the Dutch "oven", ultimately derived from the Latin "furnus" and the Proto-Indo-European "h₁eh₃nós", meaning "fire-place" or "oven". |
| Albanian | Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- 'to heat, to kindle'. |
| Amharic | "ምድጃ" (oven) comes from the verb "ዳጀ" (to bake) and can also mean "place for baking". |
| Arabic | فرن (furun) comes from the word 'furn', which means 'a hole in the ground', and refers to the earliest ovens, which were just holes dug in the earth. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "Soba" also refers to a room with an oven in Azerbaijani homes. |
| Basque | It shares its root with "labe" meaning "furnace" and "leh" meaning "to burn" and "flame". |
| Belarusian | The word "печ" in Belarusian has the same Slavic root as the English word "oven" and also means "stove" or "furnace". |
| Bengali | The word 'chula' (oven) in Bengali is derived from Sanskrit and is the cooking platform used by many households in rural areas. |
| Bosnian | "Pećnica" is a loanword from Turkish "pêcnûçe" (oven) |
| Bulgarian | The word "фурна" (furna) in Bulgarian comes from the Latin word “furnus” and originally meant “bread oven". |
| Catalan | Forn shares its etymology with the Latin word 'fornax' 'furnace', originating from the same Proto-Indo-European root as the English word 'warm'. |
| Cebuano | In Cebuano, the word "hugasan" has the dual meaning of "oven" and "kitchen sink". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 烤箱在现代汉语中只有一种含义，但其最早的意思是“以陶土制成的烹调用具”，引申为“用陶土、金属或玻璃等制成的烘焙器具”。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 烤箱 derives from 烘箱 and 焙箱, which refer to a closed device for controlled heating by hot air. |
| Corsican | Corsican 'fornu' also means 'furnace,' 'forge,' 'kiln,' and a 'heated room.' |
| Croatian | The word "pećnica" in Croatian can also refer to a woman who bakes bread in a traditional oven. |
| Czech | The word "trouba" also means "dimwit" in Czech, derived from the idea of someone staring blankly into a hot oven. |
| Danish | The word "ovn" in Danish derives from the Old Norse word "uven" which meant "opening". In modern Danish, it can also be used to refer to a kiln, a furnace, or a stove. |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "oven" is also used to refer to a stovetop. |
| Esperanto | In Esperanto, |
| Estonian | The word "ahi" also refers to a kiln in which limestone is burnt to extract lime. |
| Finnish | Uuni is also a slang term for 'a good person'. In archaic Finnish, uuni meant 'home' or 'house'. |
| French | The word "four" in French can also refer to a small room with a furnace inside. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "oven" has multiple meanings, such as a stove or a fireplace. |
| Galician | In Galician, "forno" can also mean "bakery" or "bread oven" and comes from the Latin "furnus". |
| Georgian | The word ღუმელი (ghum-e-lee) in Georgian likely comes from the Middle Persian word *gumalak.* |
| German | The word "Ofen" in German is cognate with the English word "oven," and both words are derived from the Latin word "furnus." |
| Greek | The word φούρνος has been used metaphorically to refer to the human body, a furnace, a workshop, and a prison. |
| Gujarati | The word "oven" comes from the Latin word "ufnus", meaning chamber.} |
| Haitian Creole | The word 'fou' in Haitian Creole can also refer to a stove or a fireplace. |
| Hausa | In Hausa, "tanda" can refer to a traditional cooking oven made of mud or clay, as well as a group or set. |
| Hawaiian | "Umu" is a borrowed word from Tahitian, meaning "hole" or "pit". |
| Hebrew | The word "תנור" (tanur) derives from the Akkadian "tinūru" meaning "oven" or "furnace". |
| Hindi | The word 'ओवन' (oven) is derived from the Latin word 'coquina' meaning 'kitchen'. |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "qhov cub" also has the alternate meaning of a place for keeping things, such as a storage room or closet. |
| Hungarian | "Sütő" also means "author" or "writer" in Hungarian, as they both traditionally used ovens in their work. |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic term "ofn" is thought to derive from the Proto-Germanic term *ubnaz meaning "stove" or "fire chamber". |
| Igbo | Igbo ọkụ̀, from which the English word oven is derived, also means fireplace or hearth. |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "oven" can also refer to a type of cake, a small stove, or a kiln. |
| Irish | The Irish word "oigheann" comes from the Old Irish word "oig", meaning "cave". In the past, ovens were often built in caves, which may be why "oigheann" came to mean "oven". |
| Italian | Forno originates from the Latin _furnus_ and shares the same root with the English word "furnish". |
| Japanese | The word "オーブン" (oven) derives from the Latin "furnus" (stove) through the Dutch "oven". |
| Javanese | In Javanese, "oven" has the alternate meaning of "furnace". |
| Kannada | The word "ಒಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ" (olayalli) in Kannada also refers to a type of traditional clay stove used for cooking. |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word "пеш" (oven) is also used to refer to a type of traditional Kazakh bread baked in the oven. |
| Khmer | The Khmer word "ឡ" is derived from the Sanskrit word "कुलाल" (kúlāla), meaning "potter" or "kiln". |
| Korean | The Korean word "오븐" comes from the English word "oven", which itself derives from the Late Latin word "offanum", meaning "a furnace". |
| Kurdish | "Tenûr" may also mean a "stove" or "furnace" in other contexts. |
| Kyrgyz | "Меш" is also an archaic word for "forest", and a word for "place to rest" in some dialects, possibly related to the word "мезгил" (time). |
| Lao | The Lao word ຕາງຕບ ("เตาอบ") ultimately derives from the Proto-Tai word ອນອນ, which likely referred to a hearth or fire pit. |
| Latin | Clibanus was also used in medieval and late antiquity to mean a kind of domed-shaped furnace used for making tiles. |
| Latvian | The word “krāsns” is related to the Sanskrit word “krś” meaning “to burn” or “to bake”. |
| Lithuanian | In Lithuanian, "orkaitė" (oven) is derived from the word "orkas", meaning "fireplace, hearth". |
| Luxembourgish | In the Luxembourgish language, the word "Uewen" has the same Latin origin as the French word "four" and the English word "oven". |
| Macedonian | The word 'рерна' is derived from the Slavic word 'горнъ', meaning 'fireplace' or 'stove'. |
| Malagasy | "Lafaroa" is also the name given to a type of sweet potato and the word for a type of tree that produces a fruit called "voan-dabo". |
| Malay | The word "ketuhar" also refers to a specific type of traditional Malay oven for baking "kuih", traditional Malay cakes. |
| Malayalam | In Tamil, 'அடுப்பு' ('aduppu') is a cooking device with a fire, while in Malayalam, it specifically refers to a cooking device with a closed compartment |
| Maltese | The word "forn" in Maltese is derived from the Catalan word "forn", which in turn comes from the Latin word "furnus". The word can also refer to a type of bread or pastry that is baked in an oven. |
| Maori | This word is shared with Tahitian where it similarly means an earth oven. |
| Marathi | "ओव्हन" is a recent borrowing of the English word |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word “зуух” (zuukh) can also mean the stove in a ger (yurt) or the stove in a sauna. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word "မီးဖို" is also used to refer to a type of stove or fireplace used for cooking or heating purposes. |
| Nepali | The word "ओभन" is derived from the English word "oven", which itself is derived from the Latin word "ufare", meaning "to heat". |
| Norwegian | "Steik" means roast or grill in Norwegian. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "uvuni" is also commonly used in Nyanja to refer to a clay pot used for cooking over an open fire. |
| Pashto | In Pashto, "تنور" can also refer to a type of clay vessel used for cooking traditional dishes in a domestic setting. |
| Persian | "فر" is an abbreviation of the French "four" meaning "oven" and is also a term for the sun, which "bakes" the earth. |
| Polish | "Piekarnik" derives from the archaic word "piekarz" (baker), reflecting the traditional role of ovens in baking bread. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "forno" originates from the Latin word "furnus", meaning "oven" and in some Portuguese-speaking regions also refers to a stove |
| Punjabi | The word "ਓਵਨ" ("oven") in Punjabi is derived from the Persian word "âbân" meaning "a fire-pot". |
| Romanian | The word "cuptor" in Romanian comes from the Latin "coquere", meaning "to cook". |
| Russian | The term "духовой шкаф", literally 'wind (or spirit) cupboard', alludes to the early ovens' operation on hot air, in contrast to the 'Russian ovens' that heated food with direct flame. |
| Samoan | The word 'ogaumu' in Samoan can also mean 'a hole'. |
| Scots Gaelic | The name derives from its former use of baking in hot ashes |
| Serbian | "Пећница" is thought to originate from the Roman |
| Sesotho | The word "ontong" is also used to refer to a large earthenware pot used for cooking over an open fire. |
| Shona | The word 'hovhoni' also refers to the fire place located at the centre of a traditional Shona homestead. |
| Sindhi | In Sindhi, "اوون" (oven) comes from the Persian word "تنور" (tanur), meaning "a type of clay oven used for baking bread". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The Sinhala word "උඳුන" ("oven") may also refer to a "furnace" or an "oven-like structure used for making pottery." |
| Slovak | The word "rúra" in Slovak comes from the Proto-Slavic word "*orъ", which also means "hearth" or "fireplace". |
| Slovenian | The word 'pečico' has its roots in the Slavic language family and is related to words for 'fire' and 'hearth' in other Slavic languages. |
| Somali | The word "foornada" also means "heat" in Somali. |
| Spanish | The word "horno" comes from the Latin word "furnus," which also means "furnace," and is related to the Spanish word "fuego," meaning "fire." |
| Sundanese | In Sundanese, the word "oven" is known as "hawu", which also refers to a stove or a hearth. |
| Swahili | Tanuri may also refer to a pottery kiln or a charcoal brazier. |
| Swedish | "Ugn" is a word of uncertain origin, but may be related to the Old Norse "úgni" meaning "fire". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | Oven also means "furnace" or "kiln" in Tagalog. |
| Tajik | The word "танӯр" in Tajik can also refer to a type of bread baked in the oven |
| Tamil | "சூளை" can also refer to the process of heating or baking. |
| Telugu | The word "పొయ్యి" in Telugu can also refer to a fireplace or a stove. |
| Thai | The word "เตาอบ" derives from the Old Khmer word "toap" and is also used colloquially to refer to a crematorium. |
| Turkish | The word "fırın" is also used to refer to "bakery" in Turkish. |
| Ukrainian | The word "піч" is derived from the Proto-Slavic root *pekti, meaning "to bake." |
| Urdu | The word "تندور" in Urdu is derived from the Persian word "تنور" and also refers to a type of earthenware oven used for cooking food in many parts of South Asia. |
| Uzbek | The word "pech" is also used in Uzbek to refer to the stove's chimney or fireplace. |
| Vietnamese | The word "lò" in Vietnamese can also mean "furnace", "kiln", or "forge", demonstrating its versatility beyond just cooking. |
| Welsh | According to the Dictionary of the Welsh Language, "popty" derives from "pop" (a puff, a blast) and "ty" (a house), or "pop" (a kiss) and "ty" (a house). |
| Xhosa | The word "eziko" in Xhosa is derived from "ika" (heat) and "iko" (a place), suggesting a place for warmth. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "ויוון" can also refer to a beehive or a swarm of bees. |
| Yoruba | In Yoruba, "adiro" also refers to the inner sanctum or secret chamber of a house. |
| Zulu | The word "kuhhavini" in Zulu is derived from the word "ukuhhava", meaning "to bake" or "to roast". It can also refer to a traditional Zulu oven made of clay and used for baking bread and other food items. |
| English | The word oven derives from the pre-15th-century Middle English word 'ofen', which in turn comes from the Old French word 'ouen', all ultimately based on the Latin word 'furnus' meaning 'furnace'. |