Pot in Different Languages
Discover 'Pot' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Pot
Afrikaans kan | ||
Albanian mundet | ||
Amharic ይችላል | ||
Arabic يستطيع | ||
Armenian կարող է | ||
Assamese পাত্ৰ | ||
Aymara manq’aña | ||
Azerbaijani bacarmaq | ||
Bambara daga | ||
Basque daiteke | ||
Belarusian можа | ||
Bengali করতে পারা | ||
Bhojpuri घड़ा के बा | ||
Bosnian mogu | ||
Bulgarian мога | ||
Catalan llauna | ||
Cebuano mahimo | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 能够 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 能夠 | ||
Corsican pò | ||
Croatian limenka | ||
Czech umět | ||
Danish kan | ||
Dhivehi ތަށިގަނޑެވެ | ||
Dogri घड़ा | ||
Dutch kan | ||
English pot | ||
Esperanto povas | ||
Estonian saab | ||
Ewe ze | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) palayok | ||
Finnish voi | ||
French pouvez | ||
Frisian kinne | ||
Galician pode | ||
Georgian შეიძლება | ||
German können | ||
Greek μπορώ | ||
Guarani olla | ||
Gujarati કરી શકો છો | ||
Haitian Creole kapab | ||
Hausa iya | ||
Hawaiian hiki | ||
Hebrew פחית | ||
Hindi कर सकते हैं | ||
Hmong tuaj yeem | ||
Hungarian tud | ||
Icelandic dós | ||
Igbo nwere ike | ||
Ilocano kaldero | ||
Indonesian bisa | ||
Irish féidir | ||
Italian può | ||
Japanese できる | ||
Javanese bisa | ||
Kannada ಮಾಡಬಹುದು | ||
Kazakh мүмкін | ||
Khmer អាច | ||
Kinyarwanda inkono | ||
Konkani पात्र | ||
Korean 할 수있다 | ||
Krio pot | ||
Kurdish qûtîk | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) مەنجەڵ | ||
Kyrgyz мүмкүн | ||
Lao ສາມາດ | ||
Latin potes | ||
Latvian var | ||
Lingala nzungu | ||
Lithuanian gali | ||
Luganda ekiyungu | ||
Luxembourgish kann | ||
Macedonian може | ||
Maithili घैल | ||
Malagasy afaka | ||
Malay boleh | ||
Malayalam കഴിയും | ||
Maltese jista ' | ||
Maori kēne | ||
Marathi करू शकता | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯄꯣꯠ꯫ | ||
Mizo pot | ||
Mongolian чадах | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) လုပ်နိုင် | ||
Nepali सक्छ | ||
Norwegian kan | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) angathe | ||
Odia (Oriya) ହାଣ୍ଡି | ||
Oromo qodaa | ||
Pashto کولی شی | ||
Persian می توان | ||
Polish mogą | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) posso | ||
Punjabi ਕਰ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ | ||
Quechua manka | ||
Romanian pot | ||
Russian мочь | ||
Samoan mafai | ||
Sanskrit घटः | ||
Scots Gaelic urrainn | ||
Sepedi pitša | ||
Serbian моћи | ||
Sesotho ka khona | ||
Shona unokwanisa | ||
Sindhi ڪري سگهي ٿو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) පුළුවන් | ||
Slovak môcť | ||
Slovenian lahko | ||
Somali awoodo | ||
Spanish puede | ||
Sundanese tiasa | ||
Swahili unaweza | ||
Swedish burk | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) maaari | ||
Tajik метавонад | ||
Tamil முடியும் | ||
Tatar чүлмәк | ||
Telugu చెయ్యవచ్చు | ||
Thai สามารถ | ||
Tigrinya ድስቲ | ||
Tsonga poto | ||
Turkish yapabilmek | ||
Turkmen gazana | ||
Twi (Akan) kuku | ||
Ukrainian може | ||
Urdu کر سکتے ہیں | ||
Uyghur قازان | ||
Uzbek mumkin | ||
Vietnamese có thể | ||
Welsh can | ||
Xhosa unako | ||
Yiddish קענען | ||
Yoruba le | ||
Zulu can |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "kan" in Afrikaans can also refer to a container or a person who is clumsy or slow. |
| Albanian | In Albanian, "mundet" also refers to a traditional earthenware vessel used for serving or storing food. |
| Amharic | The word ይችላል also means "a person who is unable to keep secrets" in Amharic. |
| Arabic | The word ''يستطيع'' also means ''can, be able'' in Arabic |
| Azerbaijani | The word "bacarmaq" is of Persian origin and literally means "place of keeping". It has an alternate meaning as the act of "preserving food". |
| Basque | The word "daiteke" also refers to a deep pot used for cooking stews and soups. |
| Belarusian | In Belarusian, "мова" can also refer to spoken language, a meaning shared by its cognate "мова" in Ukrainian. |
| Bengali | The word "করতে পারা" also means "to be able to do something" in Bengali. |
| Bosnian | The word "mogu" can also refer to a type of mushroom, a small boat, or a round shape. |
| Bulgarian | In Bulgarian, "мога" means "pot" or "I can." |
| Catalan | The word "llauna" also means "can" in Spanish, and "plate" in French. |
| Cebuano | "Mahimo" can also refer to the process of cooking or making something. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "能" (néng) means to be able to, can, or capable of doing something, while "够" (gòu) means enough, sufficient, or adequate. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The character 能 in "能夠" can also mean "ability" or "capability". |
| Corsican | The word "pò" in Corsican can also refer to a small boat or a hole in a riverbed. |
| Croatian | The word "limenka" also refers to a type of beer can made of tin-plated steel introduced in Croatia in the 1950s |
| Czech | The word "umět" originally meant "to know how to do something", but it has since acquired the additional meaning of "to be able to do something" |
| Danish | The Danish word "kan" can also mean "ability" or "permission," and derives from the Proto-Germanic word "kunnan," meaning "to know" or "to be able." |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "kan" does not only mean "pot," but can also refer to a unit of measurement, "a can," equal to two pints. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word “povas” also means “it is able” and is related to the verb “povi” (to can). |
| Estonian | In addition to the meaning "pot," the word "saab" also refers to "bucket" and "barrel" in Estonian. |
| Finnish | The word "voi" also means "butter" or "grease" in Finnish. |
| French | The French word "pouvez" derives from the Latin "poter" and originally meant "to be able" before it acquired its modern meaning "can". |
| Frisian | Kinne can also mean 'pit', 'well' or 'channel'. |
| Galician | The Galician word "pode" comes from the Latin word "podeum", meaning "a platform or elevated surface." |
| Georgian | The word "შეიძლება" can also mean "it is possible" or "it is likely" in Georgian. |
| German | In Swiss German, "Chönne" is a more informal variation of "können", expressing permissibility or feasibility without implying ability like the standard German version. |
| Greek | Μπορώ in Greek is derived from the verb πίνω meaning "to drink" and originally meant "to have the ability to drink". It now has the more general meaning of "to be able to" or "can". |
| Haitian Creole | The word "kapab" may have originated from the Taino word "cabu" meaning "a vessel for holding water." |
| Hausa | The word "iya" in Hausa can also refer to a calabash or gourd used for storing liquids or food. |
| Hawaiian | The word "hiki" in Hawaiian also means "to pull" or "to drag". |
| Hebrew | The word "פחית" can also refer to a tin can or a trash can. |
| Hindi | The word "कर सकते हैं" can also refer to a large metal container used for cooking or storing food, or to the capacity or ability to do something. |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "tuaj yeem" also refers to the entire process of cooking rice, from washing the grains to serving the cooked rice. |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "tud" also refers to "knowledge" in English. |
| Icelandic | In the old language, dós also means the 'brain', or specifically the 'cerebral cortex'. In modern Icelandic, 'dós' refers exclusively to the kitchen appliance. |
| Igbo | The Igbo word "nwere ike" can also refer to an individual with physical strength. |
| Indonesian | The word "bisa" also bears the connotation of the ability to do something in the Indonesian language. |
| Irish | The word "féidir" also means "possibly" in Irish, and comes from the Old Irish word "fét" meaning "ability". |
| Italian | "Può" in Italian can also mean "can" or "may," and is derived from the Latin "potest." |
| Japanese | The word "できる" can also mean "can do" or "to be able to." |
| Javanese | Bisa can also refer to a pot made of bamboo, used to boil water over a fire. |
| Kannada | The Kannada word 'ಮಾಡಬಹುದು' can also refer to a 'hole in a pot or a vessel'. |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word "мүмкін" is derived from Middle Mongolian and means both "possible" and "perhaps". |
| Khmer | Khmer "អាច" derives from Sanskrit "ākaśa" (sky or space), which also appears in Pali as "ākāsa". |
| Korean | The word “할 수있다” can also mean “to be able to do something” in Korean. |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word "qûtîk" is also occasionally used to refer to an area of land that has been allocated to a particular household or individual. |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word "мүмкүн" ('pot') may also refer to a vessel or container in general and has cognates in other Turkic languages. |
| Lao | "ສາມາດ" (samad) also means "can" or "capable" in Lao, suggesting its use as a container for things that can be done or achieved. |
| Latin | The Latin word "potes" is also used as a second person singular present active indicative of the verb posse, meaning "you are able". |
| Latvian | The word 'var' can also refer to a type of grain used in porridge. |
| Lithuanian | In Lithuanian, the word "gali" also has alternate meanings of "can/may/is able to" and "power/strength." |
| Luxembourgish | The word "kann" can also refer to a type of traditional clay jug used for storing beverages in Luxembourg. |
| Macedonian | The word "може" ("pot") in Macedonian is also used as a noun meaning "vessel" or "container". |
| Malagasy | The term may also refer to "dish" or a type of basket. |
| Malay | In a different sense, "boleh" can mean "to be able to". |
| Malayalam | കഴിയും also refers to a 'cup' or a 'vessel' used for holding substances. |
| Maltese | In Moroccan Arabic the cognate term 'jista' (جست) means 'fireplace' or 'hearth'. |
| Maori | In Māori, the word 'kēne', meaning 'pot' or 'container', also refers to a small, temporary oven or cooking hole in the ground. |
| Marathi | The word "करू शकता" (karu shakta) is derived from the verb "करू" (karu), meaning "to do" or "to make", and "शकता" (shakta), meaning "able". It thus means "to be able to do" or "to be capable". |
| Mongolian | "Чадах" can also refer to the smell of something burning or cooking, or to a suffocating or oppressive atmosphere. |
| Nepali | The word "सक्छ" shares its origins with "सकाइ" (potter) and also means "can do" or "be able to". |
| Norwegian | In Old Norse, kan could mean a jug, drinking vessel, bowl, or pot. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word 'angathe' is also used in some contexts to refer to a place where beer is stored or brewed. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "کولی شی" is also used in some regions to mean "pitcher" or "bowl". |
| Persian | While "می توان" means "can" as an auxiliary verb, it can also mean "wine" when used as a noun. |
| Polish | The word "mogą" can also refer to a small hole in the ground, a hollow or a cavity. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | "Posso" has alternate spellings "poço" (well) or, less frequently, "possa" (may), and may also be a first name. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "pot" derives from the Latin word "pottus", meaning "drinking cup" or "goblet". |
| Russian | The word "мочь" can also refer to strength or power in the abstract sense. |
| Samoan | The word "mafai" in Samoan also refers to a specific type of pottery jar used for cooking. |
| Scots Gaelic | The Gaelic word "urrainn" can also refer to a vessel, tub, or barrel. |
| Serbian | Моћи also means "to be able". |
| Sesotho | The word "ka khona" can mean a flowerbed, a hole in the ground, as well as a pot used for cooking or drinking. |
| Shona | ‘Nokwanisa’ in Karanga and Manyika dialects is an old woman who sits by the fireside stirring and serving traditional beer. |
| Sindhi | In English, "pot" can also refer to a large container for holding liquids, a small container for holding a plant, or a sum of money put up as a bet. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "පුළුවන්" (pot) in Sinhala is derived from the Sanskrit word "putala", meaning "vessel" or "container" |
| Slovak | The word "môcť" can also mean "to be able to" or "to have the means to do something". |
| Slovenian | The word "lahko" can also mean "easy" or "light" in Slovenian. |
| Somali | The word "awoodo" in Somali is derived from the Proto-Cushitic root *ʔawd- "to contain". The word can also refer to a bowl or a bucket. |
| Spanish | The word "puede" in Spanish means "can" and comes from the Latin word "potest," which also means "is able" or "has power." |
| Sundanese | The word "tiasa" in Sundanese also refers to a bamboo container traditionally used for storing water |
| Swahili | In addition to its literal meaning, 'unaweza' can also be used figuratively to refer to a situation or place where things are mixed together. |
| Swedish | The word 'burk' is also an archaic word for 'cage' and 'small hut'. |
| Tajik | The Tajik word "метавонад" also refers to a type of thick soup prepared in the south of the country. |
| Tamil | "முடியும்" originally referred to a "vessel made of wood, leather, or metal" and also a "flower vase." |
| Telugu | It is also used metaphorically to refer to a person's head or skull. |
| Thai | In Thai, "สามารถ" also means "able" or "can". |
| Turkish | The Turkish word "yapabilmek" also means "to be able to do something" or "to have the ability to do something". |
| Ukrainian | The word "може" in Ukrainian can also mean "maybe" or "it is possible" |
| Uzbek | The word "mumkin" in Uzbek also means "possible" or "feasible". |
| Vietnamese | "Có thể" not only means "pot" but also an auxiliary verb indicating the possibility or capability of an action. |
| Welsh | "Can" is also the Modern Welsh term for "song". |
| Xhosa | Unako' also denotes the traditional initiation process by the elders, typically for girls and boys. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "קענען" (pot) also means "to be able" in German. |
| Yoruba | "Le" (pot) is also a shortened form of "Omole" (child of wealth) |
| Zulu | The Zulu word for "can" (as in a metal container) is "isitsha,'' but "can" can also refer to a type of traditional Zulu beer. |
| English | The word "pot" can also refer to a large container, such as a cooking pot or a flower pot. |