Powder in Different Languages
Discover 'Powder' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Powder
Afrikaans poeier | ||
Albanian pluhur | ||
Amharic ዱቄት | ||
Arabic مسحوق | ||
Armenian փոշի | ||
Assamese গুড়ি | ||
Aymara ukatsti ukax mä polvo satawa | ||
Azerbaijani toz | ||
Bambara mugu ye | ||
Basque hautsa | ||
Belarusian парашок | ||
Bengali গুঁড়া | ||
Bhojpuri पाउडर के बा | ||
Bosnian prah | ||
Bulgarian прах | ||
Catalan pols | ||
Cebuano pulbos | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 粉末 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 粉末 | ||
Corsican pulveru | ||
Croatian puder | ||
Czech prášek | ||
Danish pulver | ||
Dhivehi ޕައުޑަރެވެ | ||
Dogri पाउडर दा | ||
Dutch poeder | ||
English powder | ||
Esperanto pulvoro | ||
Estonian pulber | ||
Ewe atikekui si wotsɔna ƒoa ƒui | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) pulbos | ||
Finnish jauhe | ||
French poudre | ||
Frisian poeder | ||
Galician po | ||
Georgian ფხვნილი | ||
German pulver | ||
Greek σκόνη | ||
Guarani polvo rehegua | ||
Gujarati પાવડર | ||
Haitian Creole poud | ||
Hausa foda | ||
Hawaiian pauka | ||
Hebrew אֲבָקָה | ||
Hindi पाउडर | ||
Hmong hmoov | ||
Hungarian por | ||
Icelandic duft | ||
Igbo ntụ ntụ | ||
Ilocano pulbos | ||
Indonesian bubuk | ||
Irish púdar | ||
Italian polvere | ||
Japanese パウダー | ||
Javanese bubuk | ||
Kannada ಪುಡಿ | ||
Kazakh ұнтақ | ||
Khmer ម្សៅ | ||
Kinyarwanda ifu | ||
Konkani पिठो तयार करतात | ||
Korean 가루 | ||
Krio paoda we dɛn kin yuz | ||
Kurdish toz | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) پاودەر | ||
Kyrgyz порошок | ||
Lao ຜົງ | ||
Latin pulveris | ||
Latvian pulveris | ||
Lingala poudre ya poudre | ||
Lithuanian milteliai | ||
Luganda butto | ||
Luxembourgish pudder | ||
Macedonian прав | ||
Maithili पाउडर | ||
Malagasy vovoka | ||
Malay serbuk | ||
Malayalam പൊടി | ||
Maltese trab | ||
Maori paura | ||
Marathi पावडर | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯄꯥꯎꯗꯔ꯫ | ||
Mizo powder a ni | ||
Mongolian нунтаг | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အမှုန့် | ||
Nepali पाउडर | ||
Norwegian pulver | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) ufa | ||
Odia (Oriya) ପାଉଡର | | ||
Oromo daakuu | ||
Pashto پوډر | ||
Persian پودر | ||
Polish proszek | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) pó | ||
Punjabi ਪਾ powderਡਰ | ||
Quechua polvo nisqa | ||
Romanian pudra | ||
Russian порошок | ||
Samoan efuefu | ||
Sanskrit चूर्णम् | ||
Scots Gaelic pùdar | ||
Sepedi phofo ea phofo | ||
Serbian прах | ||
Sesotho phofo | ||
Shona upfu | ||
Sindhi پائوڊر | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) කුඩු | ||
Slovak prášok | ||
Slovenian prah | ||
Somali budada | ||
Spanish polvo | ||
Sundanese bubuk | ||
Swahili poda | ||
Swedish pulver | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) pulbos | ||
Tajik хока | ||
Tamil தூள் | ||
Tatar порошок | ||
Telugu పొడి | ||
Thai ผง | ||
Tigrinya ፓውደር ዝበሃል ዱቄት። | ||
Tsonga phoyizeni | ||
Turkish pudra | ||
Turkmen poroşok | ||
Twi (Akan) powder a wɔde yɛ nneɛma | ||
Ukrainian порошок | ||
Urdu پاؤڈر | ||
Uyghur پاراشوك | ||
Uzbek kukun | ||
Vietnamese bột | ||
Welsh powdr | ||
Xhosa umgubo | ||
Yiddish פּודער | ||
Yoruba lulú | ||
Zulu impuphu |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | In Afrikaans, the word "poeier" is derived from the Dutch word "poeder" and can also mean "fine dust" or "talcum powder" |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "pluhur" traces its roots to the Proto-Indo-European "pleu-," meaning "to smash or crush," hinting at its connection to grinding or pulverizing substances. |
| Amharic | In addition to referring to a substance in powder form, "ዱቄት" can also refer to flour or meal, particularly in a raw or uncooked state. |
| Arabic | The word "مسحوق" also means "powdered milk" in Arabic. |
| Armenian | "Փոշի" means "ash" in Armenian, derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "*k̑ew-s- " that also appears in Latin "cinis" and Russian "пепел". |
| Azerbaijani | The word "toz" in Azerbaijani also means "dust" and is derived from the Persian word "tūz". |
| Basque | The word hautsa is derived from the Proto-Basque root *haut- ('dust, fine substance'), which also yielded the noun hautsi ('dust') |
| Belarusian | The Belarusian word "парашок" is also used to refer to a very small amount of something (especially something illegal) or to the dust from a road. |
| Bengali | "গুঁড়া" means "powder" in Bengali, but it also refers to a fine dust or powder that is used as a cosmetic or medicine. |
| Bosnian | The word "prah" in Bosnian is etymologically related to the Proto-Slavic word *porxъ, meaning "dust" or "ashes". |
| Bulgarian | The word "прах" in Bulgarian originates from the Proto-Slavic word "porxъ", which means "dust" or "ashes" |
| Catalan | In Northern Catalan, "pols" also means 'dust' |
| Cebuano | "Pulbos" also means "flour" in Spanish, and comes from the Latin word "pulvis", meaning "dust". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The character 粉 in 粉末 also means "to mill" or "to grind". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | '粉末' is also used to refer to the fine powder used in cosmetics and medicine, known as 'talc' or 'face powder' in English. |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "pulveru" can also refer to a type of explosive used in fishing. |
| Croatian | "Puder" in Croatian originally meant "gunpowder". |
| Czech | The word "prášek" originates from the Proto-Slavic word "*pьrsьk" (sprinkle), related to "prskati" (to sprinkle). |
| Danish | In Danish, the word "pulver" can also refer to a medicinal powder that is dissolved in liquid. |
| Dutch | In some dialects, "poeder" can also refer to a type of flour or baking powder. |
| Esperanto | The word "pulvoro" is ultimately derived from the Latin word "pulvis" (dust or powder) via French "poudre". |
| Estonian | The word "pulber" is derived from the German word "Pulver", which also means "powder". |
| Finnish | The Finnish word "jauhe" can also refer to a type of coarse-ground coffee. |
| French | The word "poudre" in French derives from the Latin word "pulvis", meaning "dust, powder" and is also used to refer to the explosive gunpowder, known as "poudre noire" (black powder) in French. |
| Frisian | Frisian "poeder" can also mean "sugar" or "gunpowder". |
| Galician | In Galician, besides its meaning as "powder", "po" also denotes a powder-like substance obtained by finely grinding a solid, like cocoa or coffee. |
| Georgian | ფხვნილი originally referred to "dust" but later expanded to refer to any fine-grained solid. |
| German | Pulver (powder) derives from Latin 'pulvis' (dust), hence also 'Pulverisierung' (pulverization) and 'zerpulvern' (to pulverize). |
| Greek | In ancient Greek, "σκόνη" also referred to "dust" or "ash" created by burning something, and its metaphorical use extended to indicate "trouble" or "hardship." |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "પાવડર" is derived from the Persian word "paudar" and also refers to gunpowder. |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian Creole word "poud" comes from the French word "poudre" and also means "dust". |
| Hausa | "Foda" is also derived from the Proto-Chadic word *foːdə, meaning "flour or powder." |
| Hawaiian | The word "pauka" also means "war club" in Hawaiian. |
| Hebrew | "אֲבָקָה" (powder) is related to the root "אב" (father) and may have originally referred to the dust or pollen that is associated with fertilization. |
| Hindi | In Hindi, 'पाउडर' can also mean 'gunpowder' or 'medicine' |
| Hmong | **Hmoov** can also mean "flour" or "dust." |
| Hungarian | In addition to its primary meaning, "por" can also refer to a form of punishment in which a criminal is buried in the ground up to their waist and left to die of exposure. |
| Icelandic | In Old Norse, "duft" referred to a fine dust that was used to dye wool and other textiles. |
| Igbo | The word "ntụ ntụ" can also refer to a type of traditional Igbo perfume made from ground nuts and spices. |
| Indonesian | "Bubuk" in Indonesian is derived from the Sanskrit word "bhuka" meaning "dust". |
| Irish | ‘Púdar’ can also mean dust, flour, or gunpowder. |
| Italian | The word "polvere" also means "dust" or "ashes" in Italian. |
| Japanese | The word "パウダー" (powder) in Japanese can also refer to a fine, powdery snow. |
| Javanese | "Bubuk" also refers to face powder or the powder makeup that the female nobles of the Java royal court used to apply on their faces. |
| Kannada | The Kannada word 'pudi' is derived from the Proto-Dravidian word 'puti', meaning 'to grind' or 'to make fine'. |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word "ұнтақ" ("powder") is also used to describe finely-ground substances such as flour or spices. |
| Khmer | “ម្សៅ” can also mean “salty” or “spicy”. |
| Korean | In Korean, '가루' (garu) also refers to flour, starch, or dust, highlighting its versatile nature beyond just describing cosmetic products. |
| Kurdish | The word "toz" in Kurdish can also mean "dust", "dirt", or "ashes". |
| Kyrgyz | The word "порошок" can also refer to "dust" or "medicine" in Kyrgyz. |
| Lao | The word “ຜົງ” in Lao can also refer to dust, flour, pollen, or even gunpowder |
| Latin | Pulveris, the Latin word for "powder," is related to the verb "pulverare," meaning "to bruise or crush into dust." |
| Latvian | The word "pulveris" in Latvian comes from the Latin word "pulvis", which means "dust" or "powder". |
| Lithuanian | The word "milteliai" comes from the Proto-Indo-European root *mel-, "to grind" |
| Luxembourgish | The word also refers to a sweet pastry made from yeast dough, quark, and plums |
| Macedonian | The word 'прав' can also refer to 'dust' or 'ashes' in Macedonian. |
| Malagasy | "Vovoka" is also used to refer to certain types of powders in specific contexts, such as "vovoka manga" (charcoal powder) or "vovoka sakay" (ginger powder). |
| Malay | The word "serbuk" is thought to come from the Sanskrit word "dhrb", meaning "to hold" or "to contain". |
| Malayalam | The Malayalam word 'പൊടി' ('powder') also refers to the dust created by grinding a material. |
| Maltese | The word "trab" in Maltese can also refer to dust or a fine powder that results from grinding or wearing down a substance. |
| Maori | The Māori word "paura" can also refer to a type of fine flour or starch. |
| Marathi | "पावडर" (powder) is derived from the Portuguese word "polvera" meaning "pot", "dust box" or "small box", and is also used to refer to a type of traditional Indian sweet, a steamed rice cake. |
| Mongolian | Although ᠨᠤᠨᠲᠠᠭ is derived from the word ᠨᠠᠮ Trần, it can also mean "dust" and "flour" in certain contexts. |
| Nepali | The Nepali word "पाउडर" is derived from the English word "powder", which in turn is derived from the Old French word "poudre" or the Middle English word "powder", which is thought to have originated from the Proto-Germanic root *pordus, meaning "dust, ground soil, powder." |
| Norwegian | In Norwegian, "pulver" can also mean "powdered spice". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "ufa" also means "flour" in Nyanja. |
| Pashto | 'Powder' in Pashto is also often spelled 'powder', and is likely ultimately derived from the French 'poudre', meaning 'gunpowder'. |
| Persian | The word "پودر" can also refer to a type of sugar candy or sweet dish made from crushed nuts and sugar. |
| Polish | The word "proszek" in Polish derives from the German word "Pulver" and originally meant "musket powder". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "pó" can also refer to "dust" or "pollination". |
| Punjabi | The word "ਪਾ powderਡਰ" is derived from the Sanskrit word "पर्ण" (parṇa), meaning "leaf". Additionally, it means "gunpowder" in the Punjabi language. |
| Romanian | "Pudră" comes from the Latin word "pulvis" meaning "dust" or "powder". |
| Russian | The Russian word "порошок" (poroshok) derives from the Proto-Slavic word "porxъ", which originally meant "dust". |
| Samoan | In Samoan, 'efuefu' can also refer to the powdered pollen of plants used in traditional medicine and cosmetics. |
| Scots Gaelic | The Scots Gaelic word pùdar is an anglicisation of "powder" but also means "thunder" or "rumbling noise". |
| Serbian | The word "прах" in Serbian also means "ashes" or "dust", reflecting its origin in the Proto-Slavic word for "disintegration". |
| Shona | "Upfu" originated from the word "pfuura", meaning "to blow", as powder is created by blowing a substance into a fine dust. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word for “powder”, “پائوڊر”, is borrowed from English and has the same meaning in both languages. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | In Sinhala, the word "කුඩු" ("powder") is also used as a measurement unit for small quantities of substances, such as spices or medicine. |
| Slovak | The word "prášok" in Slovak is derived from the Old Czech word "prach", meaning "dust" or "powder", and is related to the Polish word "proch". |
| Slovenian | The word 'prah' is a Slavic word for 'powder', also used in Polish and Slovak. |
| Somali | The word "budada" in Somali also refers to traditional henna paste used to decorate the body, especially the hands and feet. |
| Spanish | In Spanish, "polvo" can also refer to a fine dust or a cloud of small particles. |
| Sundanese | "Bubuk" can also mean "flour" or "dust" in Sundanese. |
| Swahili | In Swahili, 'poda' is also a type of traditional cloth made from bark, resembling velvet. |
| Swedish | In Finnish, it also means "gunpowder" and is sometimes used in this sense in Swedish. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "pulbos" is derived from the Spanish word "polvo" and also means "dust" or "talcum powder" in Tagalog. |
| Tajik | "Хока" (powder) in Tajik is derived from the Persian word "hâk", meaning "dust" or "powder". |
| Tamil | The word "தூள்" (powder) in Tamil also refers to dust, ash, and the pollen of flowers. |
| Telugu | The Telugu word "పొడి" also means "small" or "slight". |
| Thai | The Thai word ผง originates from the Mon word ပေါង meaning 'to break into small pieces'. It also refers to a medicinal mixture, especially of ground herbs. |
| Turkish | In Turkish, "pudra" not only refers to "powder" but also to "cocaine" and "heroin" in criminal slang. |
| Ukrainian | The word "порошок" comes from the Old Church Slavonic слово "порхъ", which means "dust". |
| Urdu | The word "پاؤڈر" (powder) is derived from the Middle French word "poudre" (gunpowder). |
| Uzbek | The word "kukun" can also refer to "talc powder" when used as "kukun kukuni". |
| Vietnamese | The word "bột" can also refer to the residue of boiled rice, a paste made from fermented rice, or a flour made from various grains or beans. |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "powdr" can also mean "magic" or "dust". |
| Xhosa | The term "umgubo" in Xhosa can also refer to a traditional African hair styling product made from white clay, herbs, and sometimes animal fat. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "פּודער" (powder) also means "face powder". |
| Yoruba | Lulú can also refer to a type of facial scarification practiced by the Yoruba people. |
| Zulu | Imphuphu, in Zulu, comes from the Proto-Bantu word *punpunu*, or "ash or soot". |
| English | The word "powder" comes from the Old French word "poudre," which in turn comes from the Latin word "pulvis," meaning "dust" or "powder." |