Own in Different Languages
Discover 'Own' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Own
Afrikaans eie | ||
Albanian të vetat | ||
Amharic የራሱ | ||
Arabic خاصة | ||
Armenian սեփական | ||
Assamese নিজৰ | ||
Aymara kipka | ||
Azerbaijani öz | ||
Bambara bɛ ... fɛ | ||
Basque propio | ||
Belarusian уласны | ||
Bengali নিজস্ব | ||
Bhojpuri आपन | ||
Bosnian svoj | ||
Bulgarian собствен | ||
Catalan pròpia | ||
Cebuano kaugalingon | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 拥有 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 擁有 | ||
Corsican propiu | ||
Croatian vlastiti | ||
Czech vlastní | ||
Danish egen | ||
Dhivehi އަމިއްލަ | ||
Dogri अपना | ||
Dutch eigen | ||
English own | ||
Esperanto propra | ||
Estonian oma | ||
Ewe le esi | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) sariling | ||
Finnish oma | ||
French posséder | ||
Frisian eigen | ||
Galician propio | ||
Georgian საკუთარი | ||
German besitzen | ||
Greek τα δικά | ||
Guarani areko | ||
Gujarati પોતાના | ||
Haitian Creole pwòp | ||
Hausa mallaka | ||
Hawaiian ponoʻī | ||
Hebrew שֶׁלוֹ | ||
Hindi अपना | ||
Hmong tus kheej | ||
Hungarian saját | ||
Icelandic eiga | ||
Igbo nwe | ||
Ilocano bukod | ||
Indonesian sendiri | ||
Irish féin | ||
Italian proprio | ||
Japanese 自分の | ||
Javanese duweke dhewe | ||
Kannada ಸ್ವಂತ | ||
Kazakh меншікті | ||
Khmer ផ្ទាល់ខ្លួន | ||
Kinyarwanda wenyine | ||
Konkani धनी | ||
Korean 개인적인 | ||
Krio yon | ||
Kurdish xwe | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) خاوەن | ||
Kyrgyz өз | ||
Lao ເປັນເຈົ້າຂອງ | ||
Latin suum | ||
Latvian pašu | ||
Lingala ya yo moko | ||
Lithuanian savo | ||
Luganda obwa nannyini | ||
Luxembourgish eege | ||
Macedonian сопствен | ||
Maithili अपन | ||
Malagasy ny | ||
Malay memiliki | ||
Malayalam സ്വന്തമാണ് | ||
Maltese stess | ||
Maori ake | ||
Marathi स्वत: चे | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯏꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ | ||
Mizo nei | ||
Mongolian өөрийн | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ကိုယ်ပိုင် | ||
Nepali आफ्नै | ||
Norwegian egen | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) mwini | ||
Odia (Oriya) ନିଜର | ||
Oromo qabaachuu | ||
Pashto خپل | ||
Persian مال خود | ||
Polish posiadać | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) próprio | ||
Punjabi ਆਪਣਾ | ||
Quechua kikinpa | ||
Romanian proprii | ||
Russian своя | ||
Samoan lava | ||
Sanskrit स्वकीयम् | ||
Scots Gaelic fhèin | ||
Sepedi rua | ||
Serbian свој | ||
Sesotho tsa hao | ||
Shona wega | ||
Sindhi پنهنجو آهي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) තමන්ගේම | ||
Slovak vlastné | ||
Slovenian lastno | ||
Somali leedahay | ||
Spanish propio | ||
Sundanese milikna | ||
Swahili kumiliki | ||
Swedish egen | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) pagmamay-ari | ||
Tajik худ | ||
Tamil சொந்தமானது | ||
Tatar үз | ||
Telugu స్వంతం | ||
Thai เป็นเจ้าของ | ||
Tigrinya ወንን | ||
Tsonga vun'winyi | ||
Turkish kendi | ||
Turkmen eýeçilik edýär | ||
Twi (Akan) deɛ | ||
Ukrainian власний | ||
Urdu اپنا | ||
Uyghur own | ||
Uzbek shaxsiy | ||
Vietnamese sở hữu | ||
Welsh ei hun | ||
Xhosa yeyakho | ||
Yiddish אייגענע | ||
Yoruba tirẹ | ||
Zulu okwakho |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "eie", meaning "own", can also refer to the sense of ownership or belonging. |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "të vetat" can also be used to mean "oneself" or "alone" |
| Amharic | The term can also refer to the second person, meaning "your". |
| Arabic | The Arabic word 'خاصّ' has its origins in the Akkadian language, where it was originally used as a term for land ownership and inheritance. |
| Armenian | In Old Armenian and in the dialects of the Armenian SSR, the word սեփական can also mean “proper” or “personal”. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "öz" also means "soul" or "spirit" in Azerbaijani, indicating a deep connection between ownership and the inner self. |
| Basque | The Basque word "propio" can also mean "individual", "special", or "proper". |
| Belarusian | In Belarusian, the word “уласны” can have two meanings: “own” or “private”. |
| Bengali | "নিজস্ব" can also mean "peculiar" or "characteristic of something or someone specific" in Bengali. |
| Bosnian | The word "svoj" ('own') in Bosnian has Slavic origins and is related to the possessive pronoun "sv(o)j". |
| Bulgarian | Bulgarian "собствен" may derive from Proto-Slavic "*sъб"- meaning "with" or from Proto-Indo-European "*h₁swo-" meaning "one's own". |
| Catalan | The word "pròpia" in Catalan can also refer to the Catalan pronunciation of a word. |
| Cebuano | In Malay, 'kaugalingon' is derived from the word 'kuling', meaning 'one's own' |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The original meaning of 拥有 is to "have, to possess". However, nowadays, it can also mean "to master, to be proficient in." |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The word 擁有 (yǒngyǒu) comes from the phrase 有由 (yǒuyóu), which means "to have reasons" or "to have a justifiable cause." |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "propiu" ultimately derives from the Latin word "proprius", meaning "belonging to oneself" or "proper". |
| Croatian | The Croatian word "vlastiti" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *volьst, meaning "power" or "possession". |
| Czech | The word "vlastní" can also refer to "proper" or "individual", e.g. "vlastní jméno" (proper name), "vlastní názor" (individual opinion). |
| Danish | The Danish word 'egen', meaning 'own', also refers to the European oak tree, Quercus robur. |
| Dutch | In various Germanic languages, "eigen" may refer to concepts similar to "own" such as property, distinct qualities or characteristics. |
| Esperanto | Esperanto's "propra" reflects the Latin "proprius", which can translate to "suitable" or "distinctive" in addition to "own". |
| Estonian | In Estonian, the word "oma" can also refer to "home" or "personal property". |
| Finnish | "Oma" also refers to the first or second person possessive in Finnish. |
| French | "Posséder" can mean "to control" or "to dominate" in the context of warfare, strategy, and politics. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "eigen" derives from Old Dutch "egen" and Old West Frisian "eghen". |
| Galician | The Galician word "propio" derives from the Latin "proprius" and can also mean "personal" or "specific" |
| Georgian | The Georgian word "საკუთარი" can also refer to something that is unique, characteristic, or specific to a particular entity. |
| German | In legal contexts, 'besitzen' can also refer to physical possession without ownership. |
| Greek | The word "τα δικά" can also refer to someone's belongings or property |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "પોતાના" can refer to both the reflexive pronoun "self" and the possessive pronoun "own". |
| Haitian Creole | "Pwòp" also means "ripe" or "mature" in Haitian Creole. |
| Hausa | Mallaka is also used to refer to the act of owning or possessing something. |
| Hawaiian | Ponoʻī can also mean "to take care of oneself," "to be careful," or "to be prudent." |
| Hebrew | The word "שֶׁלוֹ" ("own") derives from the root "שׁ-ו-ל" ("to make whole"), meaning it implies a sense of completeness and belonging. |
| Hindi | The word "अपना" ("own") in Hindi can also refer to "self" or "family". |
| Hmong | "Tus kheej" is a possessive pronoun meaning "own" or "of one's own". It is sometimes used to emphasize ownership or belonging. |
| Hungarian | The word "saját" in Hungarian can also refer to "specific" or "personal" when used in certain contexts. |
| Icelandic | Eiga is cognate with the Swedish word "egen" and the Faroese word "egin". |
| Igbo | "nwe" can also mean "mine" or "his (male)" in Igbo. |
| Indonesian | "Sendiri" also means "alone" in most Indonesian dialects, similar to how "selbst" and "selbständig" both mean "independent" and "alone" in German. |
| Irish | "Féin" in Irish can also mean "self" or "indeed". |
| Italian | The word 'proprio' also means 'exactly' or 'precisely' in Italian. |
| Japanese | The word "自分の" can be interpreted as both a possessive form (one's own) and as an indication that something is done independently (by oneself). |
| Javanese | The word 'duweke dhewe' in Javanese, besides meaning 'own', also means 'to have something exclusively'. |
| Kannada | The word "ಸ್ವಂತ" can also mean "independent" or "self-reliant". |
| Kazakh | The word "меншікті" can also mean "belonging to" or "appropriate" in Kazakh. |
| Khmer | It can also mean to be private or alone. |
| Korean | The word '개인적인' ('own') in Korean can also mean 'personal' or 'private'. |
| Kurdish | In the Sorani dialect of Kurdish, "xwe" can also refer to "self" or "essence." |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word "өз" also means root or origin, and is related to the Kazakh word "өзі" and the Turkish word "öz". |
| Latin | In legal contexts, "suum" can refer to property held by a son of a legal family. |
| Latvian | The Latvian word "pašu" has Indo-European roots and is related to possessive pronouns in other languages such as the English "self". |
| Lithuanian | In other Slavic languages the etymology of the word |
| Luxembourgish | Eege can also mean one's own property, such as a house or land. |
| Macedonian | This word comes from the Old Church Slavonic and Russian language where it had a similar meaning. |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word "ny" also means "the" when preceding a noun. |
| Malay | The Malay word "memiliki" is also used to refer to the possession of a characteristic or trait. |
| Malayalam | The word "സ്വന്തമാണ്" literally translates to "it's one's own" or "it's one's property". It is also used to express the possessive form of nouns, similar to the English "'s" or "of". |
| Maltese | The word "stess" is derived from the Semitic root "š-t-m" meaning "to own" or "to possess". |
| Maori | In Māori, the word "ake" can also refer to a state of possessiveness, a sense of belonging, or a claim of ownership. |
| Marathi | The word "स्वत: चे" (svata: che) in Marathi is derived from Sanskrit and can also mean "self" or "essence". |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "өөрийн" not only means "own", but also refers to the first person singular pronoun "I" |
| Nepali | The word "आफ्नै" in Nepali is derived from the Sanskrit word "आत्मा" meaning "self", and also shares a connection to the English word "own". |
| Norwegian | The word "egen" in Norwegian can also mean "suitable" or "proper". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "mwini" in Nyanja can also refer to a host or owner, or be used as a term of endearment. |
| Pashto | "خپل" in Pashto also means native, indigenous, related by blood or marriage, or a member of the same community. |
| Persian | "مال خود" in Persian, meaning "own", is derived from the Old Persian word "xvasta", meaning "one's own." |
| Polish | The word "posiadać" can also mean "to be in possession of".} |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | "Próprio" can also mean specific, inherent, genuine, very appropriate, correct, proper, fitting, suitable, apt, appropriate, or characteristic. |
| Punjabi | The word "ਆਪਣਾ" is derived from the Sanskrit word "आत्मान" (ātman), meaning "self" or "soul". |
| Romanian | The word 'proprii' also means 'adequate', 'proper', 'fit', 'suitable', or 'characteristic'. |
| Russian | The word "своя" in Russian can also refer to a wife or mistress |
| Samoan | "Lava" also refers to the edible fruit of the Terminalia Catappa tree, commonly known as the Indian almond or tropical almond, in the Samoan language. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "fhèin" also commonly means "self" or "individual". |
| Serbian | The Serbian word "свој" derives from the Old Slavic verb "съвати", meaning "to acquire" or "to get." |
| Sesotho | "Tsa hao" is derived from the Proto-Bantu root "-ha-o", meaning "to have" or "to belong to". |
| Shona | Wega, meaning 'own' in Shona, also signifies that which is exclusive to the speaker or group they belong to. |
| Sindhi | The word "پنهنجو آهي" in Sindhi can also mean "familiar" or "belonging to one's own family or group." |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | "තමන්ගේම" is used to describe something that belongs to the speaker or is done by the speaker's own efforts. |
| Slovak | The word "vlastné" is ultimately derived from the Proto-Slavic word *ob-stě, meaning "one's own" or "belonging to oneself". |
| Slovenian | The word 'lastno' in Slovenian can also refer to the 'last one' or 'final', such as in the phrase 'zadnji avtobus' ('the last bus'). |
| Somali | The word "leedahay" in Somali also means "to own" or "to possess". |
| Spanish | In Spanish, "propio" comes from the Latin "proprius" meaning "belonging to oneself" or "peculiar." |
| Sundanese | The word 'milikna' is said to originate from the Old Sundanese word 'milik', which means 'to have' or 'to belong to'. |
| Swahili | Kumiliki is a cognate of miliki in Malay and milikiwa in Chamorro and is possibly derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mi-lik. |
| Swedish | In Swedish "egen" can also mean "strange" or "peculiar" and comes from the Old Norse word "eiginn" with the same meaning. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "pagmamay-ari" is derived from the Malay word "pemilik" meaning "owner" or "proprietor". |
| Tajik | The word "худ" can also mean "master" or "husband" in Tajik. |
| Telugu | స్వంతం (svantan) is derived from the Sanskrit word 'svatantra' meaning 'independent' or 'autonomous'. |
| Thai | The term "เป็นเจ้าของ" also means "to possess" or "to have control over something". |
| Turkish | The word 'kendi' in Turkish derives from the Proto-Turkic word 'kez-di', meaning 'self'. It can also refer to 'one's own' or 'personal'. |
| Ukrainian | The word "власний" derives from the Proto-Slavic root *volьnъ, meaning "free" or "independent." |
| Urdu | "اپنا" in Urdu is an adjective which means belonging exclusively to a particular person (usually the subject). In Urdu, the word is used as a substitute for |
| Uzbek | Derived from the Persian word 'khāsiyat' or 'khāss', meaning 'peculiar' or 'special' |
| Vietnamese | Sở hữu is also a verb that means to possess or acquire. |
| Welsh | In the phrase 'ei hun', 'hun' means 'self' and 'ei' is a possessive pronoun, roughly translating to 'her/his/its own'. |
| Xhosa | The word 'yeyakho' in Xhosa can also refer to a personal pronoun meaning 'you'. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "אייגענע" (eygene) also means "true", "real", or "genuine". |
| Yoruba | The word 'tirẹ' also means 'yours' or 'his/her/its' in Yoruba. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "okwakho" means "own", but it also has an alternate meaning: "belonging to you" |
| English | The word "own" can also refer to a specific territory, such as "one's own country" or "one's own property." |