Portrait in Different Languages
Discover 'Portrait' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Portrait
Afrikaans portret | ||
Albanian portret | ||
Amharic የቁም ስዕል | ||
Arabic صورة | ||
Armenian դիմանկար | ||
Assamese প্ৰতিকৃতি | ||
Aymara retrato uñacht’ayaña | ||
Azerbaijani portret | ||
Bambara ja min bɛ kɛ | ||
Basque erretratua | ||
Belarusian партрэт | ||
Bengali প্রতিকৃতি | ||
Bhojpuri चित्र के रूप में देखावल गइल बा | ||
Bosnian portret | ||
Bulgarian портрет | ||
Catalan retrat | ||
Cebuano hulagway | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 肖像 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 肖像 | ||
Corsican ritrattu | ||
Croatian portret | ||
Czech portrét | ||
Danish portræt | ||
Dhivehi ޕޯޓްރެއިޓް އެވެ | ||
Dogri चित्र | ||
Dutch portret | ||
English portrait | ||
Esperanto portreto | ||
Estonian portree | ||
Ewe nɔnɔmetata | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) portrait | ||
Finnish muotokuva | ||
French portrait | ||
Frisian portret | ||
Galician retrato | ||
Georgian პორტრეტი | ||
German porträt | ||
Greek πορτρέτο | ||
Guarani retrato rehegua | ||
Gujarati પોટ્રેટ | ||
Haitian Creole pòtrè | ||
Hausa hoto | ||
Hawaiian kiʻi paʻi kiʻi | ||
Hebrew דְיוֹקָן | ||
Hindi चित्र | ||
Hmong duab thaij duab | ||
Hungarian portré | ||
Icelandic andlitsmynd | ||
Igbo eserese | ||
Ilocano retrato | ||
Indonesian potret | ||
Irish portráid | ||
Italian ritratto | ||
Japanese 肖像画 | ||
Javanese potret | ||
Kannada ಭಾವಚಿತ್ರ | ||
Kazakh портрет | ||
Khmer បញ្ឈរ | ||
Kinyarwanda ifoto | ||
Konkani पोर्ट्रेट हें चित्र | ||
Korean 초상화 | ||
Krio pikchɔ we dɛn mek | ||
Kurdish portreya | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) پۆرترێت | ||
Kyrgyz портрет | ||
Lao ຮູບຄົນ | ||
Latin effigies | ||
Latvian portrets | ||
Lingala elilingi ya elilingi | ||
Lithuanian portretas | ||
Luganda ekifaananyi | ||
Luxembourgish portrait | ||
Macedonian портрет | ||
Maithili चित्र | ||
Malagasy mombamomba ny mpanoratra | ||
Malay potret | ||
Malayalam ഛായാചിത്രം | ||
Maltese ritratt | ||
Maori whakaahua | ||
Marathi पोर्ट्रेट | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯄꯣꯠꯊꯥꯐꯝ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo thlalak (portrait) a ni | ||
Mongolian хөрөг | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ပုံတူ | ||
Nepali चित्र | ||
Norwegian portrett | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) chithunzi | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଚିତ୍ର | ||
Oromo suuraa | ||
Pashto انځور | ||
Persian پرتره | ||
Polish portret | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) retrato | ||
Punjabi ਪੋਰਟਰੇਟ | ||
Quechua retrato | ||
Romanian portret | ||
Russian портрет | ||
Samoan ata | ||
Sanskrit चित्रम् | ||
Scots Gaelic dealbh | ||
Sepedi setshwantsho sa setshwantsho | ||
Serbian портрет | ||
Sesotho potreite | ||
Shona mufananidzo | ||
Sindhi پورٽريٽ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ආලේඛ්ය චිත්රය | ||
Slovak portrét | ||
Slovenian portret | ||
Somali sawir | ||
Spanish retrato | ||
Sundanese potrét | ||
Swahili picha | ||
Swedish porträtt | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) larawan | ||
Tajik портрет | ||
Tamil உருவப்படம் | ||
Tatar портрет | ||
Telugu చిత్రం | ||
Thai แนวตั้ง | ||
Tigrinya ስእሊ | ||
Tsonga xifaniso xa xifaniso | ||
Turkish vesika | ||
Turkmen portret | ||
Twi (Akan) mfonini a wɔayɛ | ||
Ukrainian портрет | ||
Urdu پورٹریٹ | ||
Uyghur سۈرەت | ||
Uzbek portret | ||
Vietnamese chân dung | ||
Welsh portread | ||
Xhosa umzobo | ||
Yiddish פּאָרטרעט | ||
Yoruba aworan | ||
Zulu isithombe |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word “portret” refers to a portrait but can also mean a passport photo. |
| Albanian | The word "portret" in Albanian is derived from the French word "portrait", meaning a likeness of a person in drawing, painting or photography. |
| Amharic | The word "የቁም ስዕል" can also refer to a statue or other effigy of a person. |
| Arabic | Originally meant "a thing made of wax" and is related to the word "wax" in many languages, including English and Irish. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "portret" can also mean depiction, picture in Azerbaijani. |
| Basque | Erretratua, the Basque word for "portrait," is derived from the verb "erretratatu" ("to portray"), which in turn comes from the Latin "retrahere" ("to draw back"). |
| Belarusian | The word "партрэт" in Belarusian derives from the French "portrait" and originally referred primarily to depictions of people rather than inanimate objects. |
| Bengali | The word প্রতিকৃতি is derived from the Sanskrit word 'pratikriti', which means 'semblance' or 'likeness', and is also used to refer to an image or statue |
| Bosnian | The Bosnian word 'portret' derives from the Italian word 'ritratto', meaning 'depiction' or 'representation'. |
| Bulgarian | The word "портрет" in Bulgarian originally referred to "a description of someone's physical appearance", but over time it came to mean a painted or drawn likeness. |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "retrat" (portrait) comes from the Latin "retractus," meaning "drawn back," suggesting the act of capturing a subject's likeness. |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano word "hulagway" also means "image" or "likeness" and is derived from the root word "hulag" meaning "to imitate". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | In Chinese, “肖像” is used in law to refer to a personal image protected from unauthorized use; in photography it refers to a portrait focusing on a person's likeness and expressions. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 肖像 in Chinese can also mean "reputation" or "honor". |
| Corsican | In Corsican, the word "ritrattu" is also used to refer to a photograph of a person. |
| Croatian | The word "portret" in Croatian is derived from the Latin word "portraitura," meaning "likeness." |
| Czech | Czech "portrét" originally meant "inventory" and is related to "port", a door or gate. |
| Danish | The Danish word "portræt" also denotes "demeanor" or "behavior" - as in the phrases "et smukt portræt" ("a beautiful demeanor") or "et dårligt portræt" ("a poor behavior"). |
| Dutch | Portret can also refer to a photographic printing process in which light-sensitive metal salts are used to recreate an image on paper. |
| Esperanto | Esperanto for portrait is “portreto”, which is a loan from Spanish.} |
| Estonian | Portree in Estonian has an alternate meaning of "a photograph of a person, usually a formal or professional one". |
| Finnish | The word "muotokuva" is derived from the Finnish words "muoto" (shape) and "kuva" (picture), and can also refer to a general description or likeness of a person or object. |
| French | In French, "portrait" has a broader meaning, encompassing not only paintings but also literary descriptions of a person. |
| Frisian | In Frisian, "portret" also means "appearance" or "image". |
| Galician | In Galician, "retrato" also means "image", "shape", or "appearance" of a person or thing. |
| Georgian | The Georgian word "პორტრეტი" (portrait) comes from the French word "portrait", which in turn derives from the Latin word "protrăhere" (to draw forth). |
| German | In German, the word "Porträt" originally referred to a depiction of a face, but now it can also refer to a full-body portrait or a written character study. |
| Greek | Etymology: From Medieval Latin *portraitura, *portrectura from Old French portraire "to depict". Alternate meaning: A person who poses for an artist. |
| Gujarati | In French, 'portrait' originally meant to 'portray' a likeness, hence the English name. |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian Creole word "pòtrè" comes from the French "portrait" and can refer to a photograph or a painting. |
| Hausa | "Hoto" also means "light" or "day" in Hausa. |
| Hawaiian | Kiʻi paʻi kiʻi also refers to a stamp or a stencil that may be used to imprint markings. |
| Hebrew | The word "דְיוֹקָן" means "portrait" in Hebrew, but it can also mean "an image" or "a likeness" |
| Hindi | In Sanskrit, 'चित्र' (citra) originally meant 'bright' or 'variegated' and was also used to describe paintings. |
| Hmong | In some contexts, "duab thaij duab" means "photo" or "image." |
| Hungarian | The word "portré" derives from the Persian word "pardeh" meaning "curtain" or "tapestry" and was originally used to refer to a type of painted cloth used to depict people or scenes. |
| Icelandic | The Old Norse 'and-lit' means both 'face' and 'appearance' or 'form'. |
| Igbo | The word "Eserese" can also mean a "likeness or resemblance of a person" or an "apparition".} |
| Indonesian | In Indonesian, 'potret' comes from the Dutch word 'portret' and can also mean 'photograph' or 'photographic negative'. |
| Italian | The term 'ritratto' derives from the Late Latin verb 'retrahere,' meaning 'to pull back,' indicating the artist's skill in extracting an image from the subject and presenting it to the viewer. |
| Japanese | 肖像画 (shozouga) derives from the Chinese word "shaoxiang," meaning "likeness". It can also refer to a photograph. |
| Javanese | The Javanese word 'potret' can also mean 'picture', 'painting', or 'photograph'. |
| Kannada | The word "bhavacitra" can also refer to a mental representation or impression. |
| Kazakh | In Kazakh, "портрет" can also refer to personal details recorded on a document or a passport-style photograph. |
| Khmer | The word "បញ្ឈរ" also means "image" or "picture" in Khmer. |
| Korean | 초상화 is derived from the Chinese characters 初 (cho) and 상 (sang), meaning first and appearance, respectively. |
| Kurdish | The word "portreya" in Kurdish can also refer to a sculpture or carving of a person or animal. |
| Kyrgyz | In some instances, "портрет" may be used in Kyrgyz to refer to an image from a security or identification document rather than an artistic work. |
| Latin | The Latin word "effigies" also means "likeness" and "representation". |
| Latvian | In Latvian, the word “portrets” has a double meaning: both “portrait” and “wallet”. |
| Lithuanian | The word 'portretas' is derived from the French word 'portrait', which in turn comes from the Latin word 'protrahere', meaning 'to draw forth'. |
| Macedonian | The word "портрет" also means "portrait" in French, and "porter" in Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian. |
| Malagasy | The word originates from the Malagasy term "momba ny momba ny", meaning "to tell the story of" |
| Malay | The word 'potret' is derived from the Dutch word 'portret', which in turn comes from the French word 'portrait', meaning 'a painting, drawing, or photograph of a person'. |
| Maltese | Ritratt is a Maltese word derived from the Italian word 'ritratto' meaning 'portrait', also used in Maltese as a synonym for 'photograph'. |
| Maori | "Whakaahua" also means "to make an image or likeness". |
| Marathi | The word 'पोर्ट्रेट' (portrait) is derived from the Latin word 'protrahere' which means to 'to drag or bring forth'. |
| Mongolian | Etymology: Derived from the Mongolian word "хөр" (image, appearance). |
| Nepali | The Nepali word "चित्र" (portrait) originates from the Sanskrit word "चित्र" meaning "painting" or "picture". |
| Norwegian | The word "portrett" in Norwegian is derived from the Old French word "portraict" meaning "likeness". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The Nyanja word 'chithunzi' can also refer to a ghost, phantom, or any disembodied spirit. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "انځور" can also mean "statue" or "figure". |
| Persian | The word "پرتره" comes from the French word "portraiture", which in turn comes from the Latin word "protrāhere", meaning "to drag forth" or "to bring to light". |
| Polish | Słowo "portret" pochodzi od łacińskiego słowa "protrahere", oznaczającego "ciągnąć do przodu" lub "wywoływać". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "retrato" can also mean a description or a biographical account. |
| Romanian | The word "portret" in Romanian comes from the French word "portrait", which in turn comes from the Latin word "protrahere", meaning "to draw forth". |
| Russian | Портрет, besides meaning "picture," derives from "to bring" and "face" in French, which is apt given a portrait supposedly captures one's true appearance. |
| Samoan | Ata' is also used to refer to a 'photo'. |
| Scots Gaelic | Dealbh also refers to an image, such as a photograph or picture. |
| Serbian | The word "портрет" can also mean "portrait" in Russian. |
| Sesotho | Sesotho word "potreite" is a loan word from English, originally coming from French "portraire" which means "to draw". |
| Shona | Mufananidzo derives from the word 'fananidza' meaning 'to compare' and can also refer to an allegory or a parable. |
| Sindhi | The word "portrait" (پورٽريٽ) originates from the Old French word "portraire," which means "to portray or depict." |
| Slovak | In Slovak, "portrét" can also refer to a brief written description of a person's character or appearance. |
| Slovenian | The word "portret" also means "photo" in Slovenian slang. |
| Somali | The word "sawir" in Somali originates from the Arabic word "sawra", meaning "to draw" or "to depict". |
| Spanish | "Retrato" in Spanish comes from the Latin "retrahēre," which means both "pull back" and "depict." |
| Sundanese | The word 'potrét' comes from the Dutch word 'portrait', which itself derives from the Old French word 'portraire', meaning 'to depict'. |
| Swahili | In Swahili, "picha" has a secondary meaning of "a picture of a person," distinct from a "painting of a person." |
| Swedish | The Swedish word "porträtt" originally meant "portrait of a person"} |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word 'larawan' in Tagalog also means 'image' or 'picture' and is derived from the root word 'laro' meaning 'game' or 'play'. This suggests that images were once considered as forms of amusement or recreation. |
| Tajik | "Портрет" в таджикском языке также может обозначать «изображение» и «образ». |
| Telugu | The word "చిత్రం" can also mean "picture", "painting", or "cinema" in Telugu. |
| Thai | The Thai word "แนวตั้ง" can also refer to "vertical orientation" or "longitudinal arrangement". |
| Turkish | The term "Vesika" originally meant "document", and it is still used in that sense in official contexts. |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "портрет" is derived from the French word "portrait" and the Latin word "protrahere," meaning "to draw forth or bring to light." |
| Urdu | The word "پورٹریٹ" is derived from the Old French word "portraire", which means "to draw" or "to depict". |
| Uzbek | The Uzbek word "portret" also means "image" and "picture". |
| Vietnamese | "Chân dung" (portrait) literally means "true face". |
| Welsh | In Welsh, "portread" also has an alternate meaning: "the shape or appearance of a person's face." |
| Xhosa | The word "umzobo" in Xhosa, meaning "portrait," derives from the verb "zoba," which means "to draw" or "to paint." |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "פּאָרטרעט" (portrait) derives from the French "portraiture" and ultimately Latin "protrahere" (to drag forward). |
| Yoruba | "Aworan" is also used to refer to an image in a dream or hallucination, and its root word "ri" means "to see". |
| Zulu | The word "isithombe" is related to the word "umbono", meaning "a representation, image or model" in Zulu. |
| English | The word "portrait" originally meant a drawing or sketch of a person's head and shoulders, but it now also refers to any likeness of a person, regardless of the medium. |