Paint in Different Languages
Discover 'Paint' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Paint
Afrikaans verf | ||
Albanian bojë | ||
Amharic ቀለም | ||
Arabic رسم | ||
Armenian նկարել | ||
Assamese ৰং সনা | ||
Aymara saminchaña | ||
Azerbaijani çəkmək | ||
Bambara pɛntiri | ||
Basque margotu | ||
Belarusian фарба | ||
Bengali পেইন্ট | ||
Bhojpuri पेंट | ||
Bosnian boje | ||
Bulgarian боя | ||
Catalan pintura | ||
Cebuano pintal | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 涂料 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 塗料 | ||
Corsican pittura | ||
Croatian boja | ||
Czech malovat | ||
Danish maling | ||
Dhivehi ކުލަޖެއްސުން | ||
Dogri पेंट | ||
Dutch verf | ||
English paint | ||
Esperanto farbo | ||
Estonian värvi | ||
Ewe aŋɔ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) pintura | ||
Finnish maali- | ||
French peindre | ||
Frisian fervje | ||
Galician pintar | ||
Georgian ხატავს | ||
German farbe | ||
Greek χρώμα | ||
Guarani ta'ãnga | ||
Gujarati પેઇન્ટ | ||
Haitian Creole penti | ||
Hausa fenti | ||
Hawaiian pena | ||
Hebrew צֶבַע | ||
Hindi रंग | ||
Hmong xim | ||
Hungarian festék | ||
Icelandic mála | ||
Igbo agba | ||
Ilocano pintura | ||
Indonesian cat | ||
Irish péint | ||
Italian dipingere | ||
Japanese ペイント | ||
Javanese cet | ||
Kannada ಬಣ್ಣ | ||
Kazakh бояу | ||
Khmer ថ្នាំលាប | ||
Kinyarwanda irangi | ||
Konkani रंग | ||
Korean 페인트 | ||
Krio pent | ||
Kurdish reng | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) بۆیاغ | ||
Kyrgyz боёк | ||
Lao ທາສີ | ||
Latin circumlinisti stibio | ||
Latvian krāsot | ||
Lingala kotya langi | ||
Lithuanian tapyti | ||
Luganda okusiiga | ||
Luxembourgish molen | ||
Macedonian боја | ||
Maithili रंग | ||
Malagasy hoso-doko | ||
Malay cat | ||
Malayalam പെയിന്റ് | ||
Maltese żebgħa | ||
Maori peita | ||
Marathi रंग | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯃꯆꯨ ꯁꯪꯕ | ||
Mizo rawng | ||
Mongolian будаг | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ဆေးသုတ်သည် | ||
Nepali रंग | ||
Norwegian maling | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) utoto | ||
Odia (Oriya) ରଙ୍ଗ | ||
Oromo qalama | ||
Pashto رنګ | ||
Persian رنگ کردن | ||
Polish farba | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) pintura | ||
Punjabi ਪੇਂਟ | ||
Quechua llinpiy | ||
Romanian a picta | ||
Russian покрасить | ||
Samoan vali | ||
Sanskrit चित्र | ||
Scots Gaelic peant | ||
Sepedi pente | ||
Serbian боје | ||
Sesotho pente | ||
Shona penda | ||
Sindhi رنگ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) තීන්ත | ||
Slovak maľovať | ||
Slovenian barva | ||
Somali rinji | ||
Spanish pintar | ||
Sundanese cet | ||
Swahili rangi | ||
Swedish måla | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) pintura | ||
Tajik ранг | ||
Tamil பெயிண்ட் | ||
Tatar буяу | ||
Telugu పెయింట్ | ||
Thai สี | ||
Tigrinya ስእሊ | ||
Tsonga penda | ||
Turkish boya | ||
Turkmen boýag | ||
Twi (Akan) ka aduro | ||
Ukrainian фарба | ||
Urdu پینٹ | ||
Uyghur رەڭ | ||
Uzbek bo'yamoq | ||
Vietnamese sơn | ||
Welsh paent | ||
Xhosa ipeyinti | ||
Yiddish פאַרבן | ||
Yoruba kun | ||
Zulu upende |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | In medieval Dutch, 'verf' referred to the dyes used in the wool trade. |
| Albanian | "Bojë" also means "stain" and "dye". |
| Amharic | ቀለም (paint/dye) and ቁልፍ (lock) have the same origin but different meanings |
| Arabic | The Arabic word for "paint" (رسم) comes from the word meaning "draw," as the first artists would draw using brushes. |
| Armenian | The word "նկարել" can also mean "to draw". Similar to the English word "paint", it originated from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to scratch". |
| Azerbaijani | The word "çəkmək" can also mean "to draw" or "to pull" in Azerbaijani. |
| Basque | The Basque word **margotu** 'to paint' is derived from the word **marra** 'mark', perhaps under the influence of the Spanish *marcar* 'to mark' |
| Belarusian | The word "фарба" (paint) in Belarusian is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *pьrbъ, which also meant "dye". |
| Bengali | The word 'পেইন্ট' in Bengali comes from the Portuguese word 'pintar', which means 'to paint' or 'to decorate'. |
| Bosnian | The word "boje" can also refer to a "dye" or a "stain" in Bosnian. |
| Bulgarian | The word "боя" in Bulgarian is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *bojь, meaning "battle" or "fight"} |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "pintura" originally meant "what is depicted" and is related to the Latin word "pictura". |
| Cebuano | Pintal in Cebuano can also mean to draw or sketch a picture. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "涂" (tu) refers to "to spread" while "料" (liao) refers to "material," meaning the literal definition of "涂料" is "spreadable material." |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "塗" has the meaning of applying something to a surface, and "料" refers to the material used for the application. |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "pittura" is derived from the Italian word "pittura" and can also mean "painting" or "picture". |
| Croatian | The word "boja" can also mean "color" or "dye" and is related to the word "boj" which means "battle" or "struggle." |
| Czech | "Malovat" in Czech also has the alternate meaning of "to draw". |
| Danish | The Danish word "maling" originally referred to any coloring agent but now means specifically paint. |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "verf" originated from an old Indo-European root meaning "to color" or "to dye" but is also related to the word "varnish". |
| Esperanto | The word "farbo" is derived from the Latin word "farbum", meaning "dye" or "colour" |
| Estonian | "Värvi" also means "color" in Estonian, sharing a root with words like "vermillion" and "variant". |
| Finnish | The word "maali" can also refer to a goal scored in ice hockey or football, or to the finish line of a race. |
| French | The French word "peindre" also has the alternate meaning of "to express one's feelings". |
| Frisian | The word 'fervje' also means 'colour' and is derived from the Proto-Germanic word 'ferwjan', meaning 'to dye' or 'to colour' |
| Galician | In Galician, "pintar" can also mean "to draw" or "to sketch". |
| Georgian | The Georgian word "ხატავს" is also used colloquially to refer to the act of writing or drawing. |
| German | The word 'Farbe' in German has additional meanings beyond 'paint', including 'color' and 'dye'. |
| Greek | The word "χρώμα" (paint) in Greek derives from the Proto-Indo-European root "k̂h₂rew-," meaning "to rub, scratch, or scrape," and is related to the English word "chrome." |
| Gujarati | In English, the word "paint" refers to both the substance used to color and protect surfaces and the act of applying it, while in Gujarati, "પેઇન્ટ" specifically refers to the act of applying the substance. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "penti" is also used in Haitian Creole to refer to a person's complexion |
| Hausa | In certain Hausa dialects, "fenti" can also refer to a shade of red or to the action of applying cosmetic powder to the face. |
| Hawaiian | Pena can also mean to draw or depict, or the act of drawing or depicting. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "צֶבַע" can also mean "dye" or "color", and it derives from the Akkadian word "ṣebū", meaning "to dye". |
| Hindi | The word "रंग" (paint) in Hindi can also refer to "hue", "color", or "shade". |
| Hmong | Xim can also refer to a type of fruit (similar to a guava) that is used to make dye, or to a type of traditional clothing |
| Hungarian | "Festék" is derived from the Slavic word "fest" meaning "dyed" and its cognate in other Finno-Ugric languages also means "dye" or "paint". |
| Icelandic | In Icelandic, "mála" also means "to speak" or "to draw". |
| Igbo | The Igbo word for 'paint' can also mean 'mark' or 'decorate' with a different tone. |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "cat" can also refer to a small amount, or a bit. |
| Irish | In Irish, "péint" also means ""a dot or speckle"" and is cognate with the Welsh word "paent" ""a spot, stain"". |
| Italian | The Italian term 'dipingere' derives from the Latin word 'dispingere', meaning 'to separate' or 'to mark' with distinct lines. |
| Japanese | The word "ペイント" (paint) in Japanese can also refer to the act of painting or the result of painting, similar to the English usage. |
| Javanese | "Cet" also means "stain" or "dye" in Javanese. |
| Kannada | "ಬಣ್ಣ" also means a caste or group in Kannada, as it is a derivative of the Sanskrit word "Varna" which has the same meaning. |
| Kazakh | The term "бояу" can also refer to a natural or artificial material used to create colors in textiles, pottery, or other artistic and industrial applications. |
| Khmer | ថ្នាំលាប is also used to refer to traditional Khmer medicine applied externally to the skin. |
| Korean | The Korean word "페인트" (paint) is derived from the English word "paint", but it also has the additional meaning of "makeup". |
| Kurdish | In Kurdish, "reng" comes from Old Persian "rañg" which means both "color" and "dye". |
| Kyrgyz | The word "боёк" in Kyrgyz has a possible origin from the word "боя" in Mongolian, meaning "to dye". |
| Lao | The Lao word ທາສີ (paint) comes from the Sanskrit word स्थासन (sthāsana), meaning “standing, fixed”. |
| Latin | Etymology: "circumlinisti", "anointed around" + stibium, "antimony". |
| Latvian | The Latvian word "krāsot" comes from the Proto-Baltic root *kers-, meaning "to scratch or scrape", and is related to the Lithuanian word "karsyti" and the Old Prussian word "kirsnan", both meaning "to scratch or itch." |
| Lithuanian | In Lithuanian, "tapyti" is also used to mean "to cover or smear something", suggesting its connection to the act of spreading paint. |
| Luxembourgish | The word "molen" can also be referred to "mohlen", which is the German word for the verb 'to grind'. It refers to the use of grinding stones in the process of paint making. |
| Macedonian | "Боја" can also mean "color" in Macedonian. |
| Malagasy | The word "hoso-doko" can also mean "paint, dye, or color" in Malagasy. |
| Malay | In 17th-century Malaccan Malay, 'cat' also means 'Chinese ink'. |
| Malayalam | The word "പെയിന്റ്" originates from the Sanskrit word "पिष्ट" (pishta), meaning "to paste". It originally referred to any substance used to color or protect surfaces, including henna paste and body paint. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "żebgħa" comes from the Arabic word "صباغة" (ṣibāgha), meaning "dyeing" or "painting". |
| Maori | 'Peita' is not only the Maori word for 'paint', but also the name of a Maori goddess whose spirit guards the sacred arts of painting and carving. |
| Marathi | The word "रंग" can also refer to the caste or group of people who make and apply paint. |
| Mongolian | The word "будаг" originally referred to the act of coating something with a substance such as oil or fat, and could also mean "greasy" or "oily" |
| Nepali | Nepali word "रंग" also means "hue" and comes from the Sanskrit word "रंज" (ranj) meaning "to dye" or "to color." |
| Norwegian | The word "maling" can also refer to a particular type of paint used for artistic purposes, such as oil painting or watercolor painting. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The Nyanja word 'utoto' also refers to a type of traditional red dye derived from a tree root. |
| Pashto | In Pashto, "رنګ" means "color" but also refers to the act of dying fabric. |
| Persian | The word "رنگ کردن" (رنگ) in Persian can also mean "color" or "dye". |
| Polish | In Polish, "farba" also means color, dye, or pigment. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The Portuguese word "pintura" is derived from the Latin "pictura," meaning "a painting" or "a drawing." |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word ਪੇਂਟ or पेंट (paint) originated from French 'peindre', ultimately from Latin 'pingere' - meaning to paint or to decorate. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "a picta" originally meant "to draw" and is related to the Latin word "pingere" with the same meaning. |
| Russian | "Покрасить" derives from the Old Church Slavonic "краска" (paint), akin to "красивый" (beautiful). |
| Samoan | In Samoan, "vali" also refers to the act of applying paint or makeup, and can be used to describe someone who is skilled at doing so. |
| Scots Gaelic | In Scots Gaelic, "peant" also refers to a type of punishment involving a rod or belt. |
| Serbian | The word "боје" is derived from the Proto-Slavic root *boj-, meaning "to color". |
| Sesotho | The word "pente" can also be used to refer to a paintbrush. |
| Shona | The word "penda" can also refer to the act of applying makeup or decorating something. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "رنگ" is also used to refer to the color of something, similar to the English word "hue". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The Sinhala word "තීන්ත" can also refer to the ink used for writing purposes. |
| Slovak | The verb "maľovať" also means "to draw" and derives from the Proto-Slavic word *malovati, meaning "to smear, to paint". |
| Slovenian | In the Gorenjska region of Slovenia, "barva" also refers to a "stripe or furrow" in a field. |
| Somali | The same word "rinji" also refers to the act of "drawing" in the Somali language. |
| Spanish | In Spanish, "pintar" can also mean "to draw" or "to color", highlighting the close relationship between these artistic activities. |
| Sundanese | In Old Sundanese, the word "cet" also meant "writing" and "picture". |
| Swahili | The word 'rangi' in Swahili is derived from the Proto-Bantu *lânzi, meaning 'to smear', and can also refer to the act of decorating or coloring. |
| Swedish | The verb "måla" can mean "to paint" or "to mark a field". The word has been borrowed from Middle Low German "malen". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "pintura" in Tagalog (Filipino) derives from the Spanish word "pintura," which means "painting" or "paint." |
| Tajik | В персидском языке слово "rang" также имеет значения "цвет", "оттенок", "окраска", "краска", "крашение", "рисунок", "узор", "орнамент", "тон". |
| Tamil | The word 'பெயிண்ட்' in Tamil also has the meaning 'to speak' or 'to tell'. |
| Telugu | The word "పెయింట్" (paint) in Telugu also refers to makeup applied on the face or body. |
| Thai | "สี" also means a dye, a tint or a hue. |
| Turkish | The word "boya" in Turkish has Persian roots and also has the meaning of "dye". |
| Ukrainian | The word "фарба" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *parva, which originally meant "dye" or "color." |
| Urdu | In Urdu, "پینٹ" (paint) can also mean "picture" or "portrait". |
| Uzbek | The verb "bo'yamoq" can also be used as a noun, meaning "paint" or "dye" in Uzbek |
| Vietnamese | Sơn derives from the Chinese word "shān", which means "cinnabar", a red mineral pigment used in traditional Chinese painting. |
| Welsh | The word "paent" is derived from the Latin word "pigmentum", meaning "colour" or "dye". |
| Xhosa | Ipeyinti, meaning 'paint' in Xhosa, originates from the word 'peyinta', which refers to the act of applying color to a surface. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "פאַרבן" (paint) is derived from the Middle High German "varwe" (color), which in turn comes from the Old French "verve" (liveliness, exuberance). |
| Yoruba | In Yoruba, 'kun' may refer to either a type of traditional paint or the act of applying paint. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "upende" derives from the Nguni language family and also means "to apply a substance (such as oil or dye) to the body or skin of a person or animal." |
| English | The word "paint" derives from the Latin "pingere" meaning "to depict," from the Proto-Indo-European root "peik-", meaning "to mark" or "decorate." |