Piece in different languages

Piece in Different Languages

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Piece


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Afrikaans
stuk
Albanian
copë
Amharic
ቁራጭ
Arabic
قطعة
Armenian
կտոր
Assamese
টুকুৰা
Aymara
jisk'a
Azerbaijani
hissə
Bambara
kunkurun
Basque
pieza
Belarusian
кавалак
Bengali
টুকরা
Bhojpuri
टुकड़ा
Bosnian
komad
Bulgarian
парче
Catalan
peça
Cebuano
tipik
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Corsican
pezzu
Croatian
komad
Czech
kus
Danish
stykke
Dhivehi
އެތިކޮޅެއް
Dogri
टोटा
Dutch
stuk
English
piece
Esperanto
peco
Estonian
tükk
Ewe
nu kakɛ
Filipino (Tagalog)
piraso
Finnish
pala
French
pièce
Frisian
stik
Galician
peza
Georgian
ნაჭერი
German
stück
Greek
κομμάτι
Guarani
pehẽ
Gujarati
ભાગ
Haitian Creole
moso
Hausa
yanki
Hawaiian
ʻāpana
Hebrew
לְחַבֵּר
Hindi
टुकड़ा
Hmong
thooj
Hungarian
darab
Icelandic
stykki
Igbo
ibe
Ilocano
piraso
Indonesian
bagian
Irish
píosa
Italian
pezzo
Japanese
ピース
Javanese
potongan
Kannada
ತುಂಡು
Kazakh
дана
Khmer
ដុំ
Kinyarwanda
igice
Konkani
कुडको
Korean
조각
Krio
pat
Kurdish
perçe
Kurdish (Sorani)
پارچە
Kyrgyz
даана
Lao
ສິ້ນ
Latin
pars
Latvian
gabals
Lingala
eteni
Lithuanian
gabalas
Luganda
ekitundu
Luxembourgish
stéck
Macedonian
парче
Maithili
टुकड़ा
Malagasy
tapa
Malay
sehelai
Malayalam
കഷണം
Maltese
biċċa
Maori
wahi
Marathi
तुकडा
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯃꯆꯦꯠ
Mizo
them
Mongolian
хэсэг
Myanmar (Burmese)
အပိုင်းအစ
Nepali
टुक्रा
Norwegian
stykke
Nyanja (Chichewa)
chidutswa
Odia (Oriya)
ଖଣ୍ଡ
Oromo
cittuu
Pashto
ټوټه
Persian
قطعه
Polish
kawałek
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
peça
Punjabi
ਟੁਕੜਾ
Quechua
wakin
Romanian
bucată
Russian
кусок
Samoan
fasi
Sanskrit
भाग
Scots Gaelic
pìos
Sepedi
karolo
Serbian
комад
Sesotho
sekotoana
Shona
chidimbu
Sindhi
ٽڪرو
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
කෑල්ලක්
Slovak
kus
Slovenian
kos
Somali
gabal
Spanish
pedazo
Sundanese
sapotong
Swahili
kipande
Swedish
bit
Tagalog (Filipino)
piraso
Tajik
порча
Tamil
துண்டு
Tatar
кисәк
Telugu
ముక్క
Thai
ชิ้น
Tigrinya
ቀራፅ
Tsonga
xiphemu
Turkish
parça
Turkmen
bölek
Twi (Akan)
fa
Ukrainian
шматок
Urdu
ٹکڑا
Uyghur
پارچە
Uzbek
parcha
Vietnamese
cái
Welsh
darn
Xhosa
iqhekeza
Yiddish
שטיק
Yoruba
nkan
Zulu
ucezu

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansThe word "stuk" in Afrikaans means "piece", but is also used to describe a quantity of something and is etymologically related to the Dutch word "stuk" meaning "part, portion"
AlbanianThe word "copë" is also used to refer to a "part" or a "portion" of something, as in "një copë bukë" ("a piece of bread").
AmharicThe word "ቁራጭ" can also refer to a portion of food or drink, or a piece of land.
ArabicThe word "قطعة" in Arabic can also refer to a land plot or a chess piece.
ArmenianThe Armenian word "կտոր" ("piece") comes from the Proto-Indo-European root "*kreh₂-" ("to cut, cut off, sharpen").
AzerbaijaniThe word
BasqueThe Basque word "pieza" can also mean "part" or "portion," and is related to the Latin word "pars," meaning "part" or "piece."
BelarusianThe word "кавалак" can also mean "a small piece of bread" or "a slice of meat".
BengaliThe word "টুকরা" is derived from the Sanskrit word "tukka" or "ṭuka", which means "fragment" or "piece" in English.
BosnianThe word "komadim" is an accusative plural form of "komad," which is used as a term of endearment for a young person.
BulgarianThe word "парче" can also mean "cloth, fabric" as a result of semantic broadening.
CatalanThe Catalan word "peça" ('piece') is also used in board games to refer to a game piece (e.g. a chess piece or a game token).
CebuanoThe word "tipik" also denotes a small part of a whole; e.g. a piece of bread.
Chinese (Simplified)片 is an ideogram depicting a thin slice of meat and can also mean 'blade', 'plank', or 'film'.
Chinese (Traditional)片 can mean 'a thin slice' of something, like a piece of paper (紙片) or a piece of melon (瓜片).
CorsicanWhile the Corsican word "pezzu" is widely known to mean "piece," it also carries the archaic meaning of "foot," as in the measure of length.
CroatianIn Croatian, "komad" also means a "piece" or "part" of something, as well as a "morsel" or "bite" of food.
CzechThe word "kus" can also refer to a type of bird, "kus" or "kusik," in Czech, which means "piece" or "morsel."
DanishThe Danish word "stykke" can also refer to a literary or musical composition.
DutchThe word "stuk" has many meanings in Dutch, such as "play" (for example in a play) and "puncture".
EsperantoThe Esperanto "peco" is derived from the Latin "pecus" (cattle), and has the alternate meaning of "cattle" or "herd".
EstonianThe word "tükk" also refers to a piece of land in Estonian.
FinnishIn addition to 'piece', 'palanen' also derives from 'pala' and means 'a small piece of something', while the word 'palikka' means 'a small block of something' and comes from the same root.
FrenchThe word "pièce" in French can also refer to a literary work, a musical composition, or a room in a building.
FrisianThe Frisian word "stik" is cognate with the English word "stick" and can also refer to a cane, pole, or rod
GalicianThe Galician word "peza" derives from the Latin word "pacis", meaning "peace" or "covenant".
GermanThe word "Stück" can also refer to a play, a unit of currency, or a measure of land.
GreekThe Greek word κομμάτι ('piece') also means the musical score or piece, hence the phrase 'είν' έτοιμο το κομμάτι' ('the musical piece is ready').
GujaratiThe Gujarati word "ભાગ" is cognate with the Sanskrit "भाग" (bhāga), and can mean "part", "share", "fortune", or "destiny."
Haitian CreoleThe word "moso" can also refer to a chunk or a portion of something in Haitian Creole.
HausaIn Hausa, 'yanki' also means 'area' or 'district'
HawaiianʻĀpana can also mean 'part', 'portion', 'section', 'district', 'property', 'estate', 'lot', 'block', 'plot', or 'field'.
HebrewDerived from the root word meaning "to join" or "connect".
HindiThe Hindi word
HmongHmong word "thooj" also means "a part of something".
HungarianThe word "darab" is cognate with the Turkish "darabe", meaning "small piece", and the Arabic "daraba", meaning "to strike" or "to beat", suggesting its original meaning may have been "a piece cut off by striking".
IcelandicThe Icelandic word "stykki" also has the alternate meanings "section", "article", "piece of writing",
Igbo"Ibe" in Igbo can also signify a "part, portion, or fragment," related to "ibem," meaning "body."
IndonesianIn Sanskrit, "bagian" means "portion" or "share".
IrishThe word "píosa" can also mean "a small amount", "a bit", or "a little".
Italian'Pezzo' also means 'a little' in Italian, as in 'un pezzo di torta' ('a little bit of cake').
JapaneseIn chess, ピース can refer to either the individual pieces or a stalemate position with a king in check, but with all legal moves blocked.
JavaneseIn Indonesian, 'potongan' refers to a discount or payment installment, while in Javanese, it is understood as a part or cut.
KannadaThe Kannada word 'ತುಂಡು' also means 'a bit', 'a little bit', or 'a few'.
KazakhThe word "дана" also refers to a piece of evidence or proof in a legal context.
KhmerThe word ដុំ is also used as an exclamation of disappointment or surprise, as a term of affection, and even as a slang term for a bribe.
KoreanIn Korean, '조각' also means sculpture, and the word's etymology traces back to the process of carving.
Kurdish"Perçe" also means "a pair" and comes from the Persian word "pars" (piece).
KyrgyzIn Turkic languages, "даана" signifies not only "piece" but also "measure of weight".
LaoThe word ສິ້ນ is cognate with Thai "สิน" which means "goods" or "property", indicating the "piece" in Lao might originally mean a "share".
LatinIt is also the root word for "part" and "portion" in English, with more distant cognates like "purse" and "purse strings".
Latvian"Gabals" can also refer to a fragment, a portion, or a segment of something.
Lithuanian"Gabalas" is a Lithuanian word that may also mean "amount" or "lump."
LuxembourgishStéck can also mean a 'block' (of cheese or butter) or a 'chunk' of wood, and is related to the German word 'Stück', meaning 'piece'.
MacedonianMacedonian word "парче" comes from Turkish "parça" which means "a small piece, a bit, a fragment" and was adopted into Macedonian from Turkish during the Ottoman era.
MalagasyTapa is also Malagasy for the bark of certain trees that is used to make clothing or bedcoverings.
Malay"Sehelai" shares the same root with the Sanskrit word "sakala" meaning "whole".
MalayalamThe word 'kashanam' in Malayalam is derived from the Sanskrit word 'khanda', which means 'part' or 'portion'.
MalteseThe word "biċċa" can also refer to a chunk of something or a bit of something.
MaoriThe Maori word "wahi" can also refer to a place, a location, or a site.
Marathi"तुकडा" is a cognate of "tuk" (fragment) in Hindi and is related to the word "tuc" in Old Polish.
MongolianThe word 'хэсэг' can also refer to a part of a group or a section of a document.
Myanmar (Burmese)The English word “piece” is derived from the French “pièce”, which itself comes from the Latin “petia” meaning “patch” or “fragment”.
NepaliThe Nepali word "टुक्रा" can also refer to a fragment of a literary work or a musical composition.
NorwegianStykke may also refer to a play, or a piece of writing.
Nyanja (Chichewa)The word "chidutswa" can also refer to a small part of something, such as a piece of cloth or a chunk of meat.
Pashto'ټوټه' is derived from the Arabic word 'tota', meaning 'part' or 'portion'
PersianThe word "قطعه" can also refer to a musical composition or a piece of land.
PolishThe word "kawałek" can also mean "a moment" or "a period of time".
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)The word "peça" can also refer to a play in the theater or a part of a machine in Portuguese.
PunjabiThe word ਟੁਕੜਾ can also refer to a fragment of something larger, such as a piece of land or a piece of cloth.
RomanianThe Romanian word "bucată" derives from the Proto-Slavic "bokъ", meaning "side". It is related to the Polish word "bok", the Russian word "бок", and the Serbian word "бок".
Russian"Кусок" can also mean a "loaf of bread" in Russian.
Samoan'Fasi' may also mean 'broken' or 'to divide'
Scots GaelicThe word "pìos" can also mean "bit" or "fragment", and is related to the Irish word "piosta" meaning "small piece".
SerbianThe word 'комад' in Serbian can also refer to a play or a musical composition.
SesothoThe word 'sekotoana' also means 'a big piece' or 'a thick piece' in Sesotho.
ShonaThe word 'chidimbu' can also refer to a small portion of food or a small amount of money.
SindhiThe word "ٽڪرو" in Sindhi can also mean "part" or "portion".
Sinhala (Sinhalese)The word "කෑල්ලක්" in Sinhala can also refer to a part or a fragment of something.
SlovakIn Old Czech, the word 'kus' originally referred to the broken-off part of an object, and is related to 'kousat' (to bite).
SlovenianThe word "kos" is also used in the phrase "kos žemlje", which means "a piece of land".
SomaliThe word "gabal" can also mean "a single thing" or "a part of a group" in Somali.
Spanish"Pedazo" can also mean "great" or "a lot" as in "¡Qué pedazo de tontería!"
SundaneseThe word "sapotong" in Sundanese shares the Old Javanese root "sapotong" ("broken off"), also meaning "a piece" and "one of a pair".
SwahiliThe word "kipande" also means "ticket" or "coupon" in Swahili.
SwedishThe Swedish word "bit" also refers to a small amount or a short time.
Tagalog (Filipino)The Tagalog word "piraso" comes from the Spanish word "pedazo," which also means "piece".
TajikThe word "порча" in Tajik can also mean "damage" or "deterioration".
Tamil"துண்டு" can also be used to refer to a fragment or portion, or to a piece of paper.
TeluguThe word "ముక్క" may also refer to a part or section of something, or to a portion of food.
ThaiThe term "ชิ้น" is also used to refer to a "slice" or "segment" of something, particularly in the context of food.
TurkishIn Turkish, "parça" can also refer to a friend or buddy, as in "o benim parçamdır" (he's my friend).
UkrainianThe word "шматок" in Ukrainian can also refer to a large piece of something or a remnant.
Urduٹکڑا, Urdu for "piece" derives from Persian "tukra" meaning a small fragment or scrap.
UzbekThe word "parcha" can also refer to a patch of land, a plot of ground, or a fragment of something.
VietnameseCái can refer to a unit of measurement, a classifier for objects, or an unspecified thing.
WelshThe Welsh word 'darn' derives from the Old Irish 'dairne' meaning 'patch'.
XhosaThe word derives from its other meaning: a small amount
Yiddish"Stick" also means "prank", "trick", "bit", or "gimmick" in Yiddish.
YorubaThe word "nkan" can also refer to a small amount of something or a person or thing of little value.
ZuluThe word "ucezu" can also refer to a part or portion of something, a fragment, or even an instance or example.
EnglishThe word 'piece' comes from the Old French word 'pece', meaning 'patch' or 'fragment'. It can also mean a musical composition, a work of art, or a single item in a set.

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