Pretty in Different Languages
Discover 'Pretty' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Pretty
Afrikaans mooi | ||
Albanian goxha | ||
Amharic ቆንጆ | ||
Arabic جميلة | ||
Armenian գեղեցիկ | ||
Assamese মৰমলগা | ||
Aymara jiwaki | ||
Azerbaijani olduqca | ||
Bambara cɛɲi | ||
Basque polita | ||
Belarusian прыгожа | ||
Bengali সুন্দর | ||
Bhojpuri सुंदर | ||
Bosnian lijepa | ||
Bulgarian красива | ||
Catalan bonic | ||
Cebuano gwapa | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 漂亮 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 漂亮 | ||
Corsican bellucciu | ||
Croatian prilično | ||
Czech pěkný | ||
Danish smuk | ||
Dhivehi ރިވެތި | ||
Dogri रूपवान | ||
Dutch mooi | ||
English pretty | ||
Esperanto bela | ||
Estonian ilus | ||
Ewe nya kpɔ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) maganda | ||
Finnish nätti | ||
French joli | ||
Frisian skoander | ||
Galician bonito | ||
Georgian ლამაზი | ||
German ziemlich | ||
Greek αρκετά | ||
Guarani iporã | ||
Gujarati સુંદર | ||
Haitian Creole bèl | ||
Hausa kyakkyawa | ||
Hawaiian nani | ||
Hebrew יפה | ||
Hindi सुंदर | ||
Hmong zoo nkauj | ||
Hungarian szép | ||
Icelandic laglegur | ||
Igbo mara mma | ||
Ilocano napintas | ||
Indonesian cantik | ||
Irish go leor | ||
Italian bella | ||
Japanese 可愛い | ||
Javanese ayu | ||
Kannada ಸುಂದರ | ||
Kazakh әдемі | ||
Khmer ស្អាត | ||
Kinyarwanda byiza | ||
Konkani मोहक | ||
Korean 예쁜 | ||
Krio fayn | ||
Kurdish rind | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) جوان | ||
Kyrgyz сулуу | ||
Lao ງາມ | ||
Latin satis | ||
Latvian glīts | ||
Lingala mwa kitoko | ||
Lithuanian graži | ||
Luganda mulungi | ||
Luxembourgish flott | ||
Macedonian убава | ||
Maithili सुन्दर | ||
Malagasy tsara tarehy | ||
Malay cantik | ||
Malayalam സുന്ദരി | ||
Maltese pjuttost | ||
Maori ataahua | ||
Marathi सुंदर | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯐꯖꯕ | ||
Mizo mawi | ||
Mongolian хөөрхөн | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) လှတယ် | ||
Nepali राम्रो | ||
Norwegian ganske | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) wokongola | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସୁନ୍ଦର | ||
Oromo bareedduu | ||
Pashto ښایسته | ||
Persian بسیار | ||
Polish ładny | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) bonita | ||
Punjabi ਸੋਹਣਾ | ||
Quechua sumaq | ||
Romanian frumos | ||
Russian довольно | ||
Samoan aulelei | ||
Sanskrit सुभगा | ||
Scots Gaelic breagha | ||
Sepedi botse | ||
Serbian прилично | ||
Sesotho e ntle | ||
Shona runako | ||
Sindhi پيارو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ලස්සනයි | ||
Slovak pekne | ||
Slovenian lepa | ||
Somali quruxsan | ||
Spanish bonita | ||
Sundanese geulis | ||
Swahili mzuri | ||
Swedish söt | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) maganda | ||
Tajik зебо | ||
Tamil அழகான | ||
Tatar бик матур | ||
Telugu చక్కని | ||
Thai น่ารัก | ||
Tigrinya ሽኮር | ||
Tsonga xonga | ||
Turkish güzel | ||
Turkmen owadan | ||
Twi (Akan) fɛfɛɛfɛ | ||
Ukrainian гарненька | ||
Urdu خوبصورت | ||
Uyghur چىرايلىق | ||
Uzbek chiroyli | ||
Vietnamese đẹp | ||
Welsh 'n bert | ||
Xhosa intle | ||
Yiddish שיין | ||
Yoruba lẹwa | ||
Zulu kuhle |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "mooi" in Afrikaans cognate with an Old Dutch word that meant "pleasant" or "agreeable". |
| Albanian | The word "goxha" is the Albanian cognate of the Proto-Indo-European root *gʰos- meaning "to shine" and shares a common etymology with the English word "ghost". |
| Amharic | The word "ቆንጆ" also has the alternate meaning of "very" in Amharic. |
| Arabic | The name "جميلة" (Jamila) also refers to a type of flower or a beautiful woman in Arabic. |
| Armenian | The Armenian word for "pretty" "գեղեցիկ" comes from the Proto-Indo-European word *ǵʰéwǵʰ-, meaning "bright, beautiful". |
| Azerbaijani | The word "olduqca" can also mean "quite" or "relatively" in Azerbaijani. |
| Basque | Polita in Basque can also mean "pretty little bird". |
| Belarusian | The word "прыгожа" (pronounced "preeg-oh-zha") in Belarusian derives from the Proto-Slavic "*prigudija" meaning "agreeable" or "well-suited". |
| Bengali | The word "সুন্দর" has a similar root to the word "সোন্দর্য" meaning "beauty," and can have the alternate meanings of "handsome" or "beautiful." |
| Bosnian | The word "lijepa" (pretty) shares the same root with "lijek" (medicine), indicating its healing qualities for the soul. |
| Bulgarian | The Bulgarian word "красива" not only means "pretty" but also "beautiful", "handsome", and "comely". |
| Catalan | The word "bonic" in Catalan comes from the Proto-Indo-European root "bhen-", related to the concepts of brightness and shining. |
| Cebuano | The term "gwapa" is a Cebuano loanword which ultimately derives from the Spanish term "guapo", meaning "handsome". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 漂亮 (piàoliàng), lit. "excellent scenery," refers to the beauty of women in modern Chinese but can also describe the excellence of objects or the beauty of natural scenery. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "漂亮" comes from the Chinese characters "票" (ticket) and "亮" (bright), which together convey the idea of something that is visually appealing and captivating. |
| Corsican | Corsican "bellucciu" can also mean "very good", "beautiful", "nice", and "handsome". |
| Croatian | Prilično means 'quite', 'rather' or 'more than usual' and has an Indo-European root shared by 'plenty' and 'full' |
| Czech | The Czech word "pěkný" originally meant "well-made" or "well-suited," and is related to the word "péče" (care). |
| Danish | The word "smuk" is derived from the Old Norse word "smjúgr", meaning "slender" or "graceful." |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "mooi" can mean "beautiful," "nice," "good," or "fine." |
| Esperanto | The word "bela" in Esperanto is derived from the Hungarian word "bella" meaning "inner self" and has an alternate meaning of "beautiful" |
| Estonian | "Ilus" also means "naked" and is related to the Finnish word "iljettävä" which means "disgusting". |
| Finnish | "Nätti" is derived from the Proto-Scandinavian root *knaitt- meaning 'skillful' or 'dexterous'. |
| French | The word "joli" originates from the Latin word "gaudium", meaning "joy" or "delight". |
| Frisian | The word "skoander" in Frisian is derived from the Old Frisian word "skien" meaning "to shine". |
| Galician | The word "bonito" in Galician comes from the Latin word "bonus," which means "good" or "virtuous." |
| Georgian | The Georgian word "ლამაზი" ("beautiful") shares a common Indo-European root ("lem-") with English "lovely". |
| German | The word "ziemlich" is derived from the Old High German "zimbal", meaning "suitable" or "appropriate". |
| Greek | In Greek, "αρκετά" also means "enough" or "sufficient." |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "સુંદર" (sundar) is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "*su-," meaning "beautiful" or "good. |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole, "bèl" also means "beautiful" and "handsome". |
| Hausa | The word "kyakkyawa" may relate to a Hausa verb "kyakka" - "to glitter" |
| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word 'nani' conveys the idea of attractiveness, charm, and beauty, extending beyond physical appearance to encompass qualities of character and nature. |
| Hebrew | The word "יפה" can also mean "beautiful", "handsome", or "nice" depending on the context. |
| Hindi | The word 'सुंदर' derives from Sanskrit, where it originally meant 'good' or 'auspicious,' and also signifies beauty, harmony, and excellence in nature and art. |
| Hmong | The word "zoo nkauj" also means "flowers" or "beautiful" in Hmong. |
| Hungarian | It is also used as a formal address, similar to the English "Sir" or "Madam". |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "laglegur" is related to the Old Norse "löglegr" meaning "lawful or well-behaved. |
| Igbo | Igbo: 'mara mma' also describes physical beauty & personal value; a blend of the words for 'see' ('ma') & 'good' ('mma'). |
| Indonesian | Canik is derived from the Javanese word "candik" meaning "a small temple", and in Bali, it also means "a lady of high rank". |
| Irish | The Irish word "go leor" can also mean "very" or "many." |
| Italian | In Italian, "bella" is also used to describe something or someone as beautiful, charming, or good. |
| Japanese | The word "kawaii" originally meant "pitiful" or "poor," but over time it acquired the meaning of "cute" or "attractive." |
| Javanese | The word "ayu" in Javanese can also mean "life" or "spirit". |
| Kannada | "ಸುಂದರ" (sundara) derives from the Sanskrit "sundara" meaning "beautiful" or "lovely" but also connotes "auspicious" or "blessed". |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word "әдемі" (pretty) derives from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁ed- ("to please"), the same origin as English "admire". |
| Khmer | The word "ស្អាត" ('pretty') is derived from the Sanskrit word "sucitra" ('beautiful'). |
| Korean | The word "예쁜" (yeoppeun) is also used to describe someone who is handsome or beautiful, regardless of gender. |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word "rind" also means "order" in English. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "сулуу" is derived from the Proto-Turkic word *suluq, meaning "water". The Kyrgyz word can also refer to "purity" or "clarity". |
| Lao | ງາມ also commonly describes the taste or smell of something pleasant, like food. |
| Latin | The Latin word "satis" can also mean "enough" or "sufficient," and is used in the expression "satis est": it's enough. |
| Latvian | Latvian word "glīts" also means "clean, polished, bright," and has a similar origin as "glittering" |
| Lithuanian | The word 'graži' is cognate with the word 'gross' in English, which originally meant 'big' or 'great'. |
| Luxembourgish | The etymology of 'flott' goes back to the Old French word 'flot' meaning 'wave', 'fluctuation' or 'flow'. |
| Macedonian | In some contexts, убава can also refer to the gracefulness or charm of a person or thing. |
| Malagasy | "Tsara tarehy" is a Malagasy idiom that literally translates to "good to see" and is used to describe things or people that are attractive. |
| Malay | "Cantik" also means "beautiful, good, or well-made". |
| Malayalam | The word 'സുന്ദരി' comes from the Sanskrit word 'sundara', meaning 'beautiful', and is also a common given name for girls in India. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "pjuttost" is derived from the Italian word "piuttosto," meaning "rather" or "quite." |
| Maori | The word "ataahua" not only means "pretty" but also refers to the "essence of beauty" in Maori culture. |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "सुंदर" shares the same etymology as "beautiful" in English, deriving from the PIE root *swē- "pleasant, agreeable". |
| Mongolian | The word "хөөрхөн" in Mongolian can also refer to something that is valuable, expensive, or noble. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word လှတယ် (pronounced [l̥aʔ tɛ̀]) also means 'beautiful', 'lovely', or 'charming', and is often used to describe a person's physical appearance or personality. |
| Nepali | The word "राम्रो" has a Sanskrit root and means "worthy of delight" or "pleasing to the senses". |
| Norwegian | Norwegian "ganske" derives from "ga" (path) + "skinn" (shine), so it originally meant "showing the path" (to safety). |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "wokongola" also means "handsome" (for men) in Nyanja. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "ښایسته" is also used as a polite form of address for women who are older or have earned respect |
| Persian | The word "بسیار" can also mean "very", "much", or "too much" and is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰer- "to carry" or "to bear". |
| Polish | The word "ładny" in Polish is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "*lędъ", meaning "beautiful", "good" or even "nice to the touch". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, “bonita” also means “well made,” “nice,” and “fair” in the sense of a judgment and can be applied to people, places, or things. |
| Romanian | The word "frumos" is derived from the Latin word "formosus", meaning "beautiful" or "handsome". |
| Russian | "Довольно" is derived from the Old Russian "довола", which in turn derives from the Proto-Slavic "dovola." This Slavic language root is shared by a variety of other words with the sense of "enough." |
| Samoan | The Samoan word 'aulelei' is derived from the Proto-Polynesian word *malie*, meaning 'fragrant' or 'sweet-smelling'. |
| Scots Gaelic | Breagha is thought to derive from Old Irish 'breac', meaning 'speckled, plaid, dappled' or 'shining'. It remains as a term in modern Gaelic to describe cattle and sheep with specific coat patterns. |
| Serbian | The word "прилично" can also mean "decent" or "suitable" in Serbian. |
| Sesotho | The Sesotho word "entle" can also mean "calm" or "soft". |
| Shona | The word "runako" also means "beauty" or "niceness" in Shona. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "پيارو" (piyaro) not only means "pretty" but also carries connotations of endearment, love, or affection. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The Sinhala word ලස්සනයි, meaning "pretty," is also used to denote something clever or skillful. |
| Slovak | Slovak "pekne" shares a common origin with "beautiful" and "fine" in English via the Proto-Indo-European root "pek-." |
| Slovenian | In some parts of Slovenia the word "lepa" is used only for objects and "lepa dekle" (beautiful girl) is used instead of "lepa deklica". |
| Somali | The word "quruxsan" in Somali is derived from the Arabic word "qur'ān", meaning "recitation of the Quran" or "reading". It suggests that beauty is associated with knowledge and piety. |
| Spanish | In Spanish, "bonita" can also mean "beautiful, charming, lovely, pleasing to the eye" |
| Sundanese | The word "geulis" in Sundanese also means "beautiful", "handsome", or "good-looking". |
| Swahili | In Swahili, "mzuri" can also mean "good" or "beautiful" and comes from the Bantu root -zuri meaning "beauty" or "goodness". |
| Swedish | The word 'Söt' can also mean 'sweet' in Swedish, and is used affectionately or to describe something pleasant. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "maganda" shares its root with the words for "good" and "beautiful". |
| Tajik | The word "зебо" is derived from the Persian word "زيبا" (zībā), which means "beautiful" |
| Tamil | The word "அழகான" in Tamil can also mean "beautiful," "charming," or "handsome." |
| Telugu | The word "చక్కని" (chakkini) in Telugu is derived from the Prakrit word "chakkava" meaning "well-cooked" and hence, by extension, "beautiful". |
| Thai | น่ารัก comes from the Sanskrit word |
| Turkish | The word 'güzel' also means 'beautiful' in Turkish. |
| Ukrainian | The word гарненька has various forms with different meanings, like гарно (beautifully), гарний (beautiful). |
| Urdu | The word "خوبصورت" (khūbsūrat) is derived from the Persian word "خوب" (khūb), meaning "good," and "صورت" (sūrat), meaning "face" or "form." |
| Uzbek | The word "chiroyli" in Uzbek is derived from the Persian word "chehreh", meaning "face", and is also used to describe someone who is handsome or beautiful. |
| Vietnamese | "Đẹp", meaning "pretty", is also colloquially used in Vietnamese to describe something "good", "fine", or "excellent". |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "'n bert" can also mean "a little bit" or "slightly". |
| Xhosa | The word "intle" can also mean "beautiful" or "lovely". |
| Yiddish | "Shein" also means "shine" in Yiddish, likely coming from the German word "scheinen" rather than the Yiddish word "shin" meaning "beautiful". |
| Yoruba | "Lẹwa" (pretty) also refers to "appearance" in Yoruba, emphasizing its importance in societal evaluation. |
| Zulu | The word "kuhle" also means "peace" in Zulu. |
| English | "Pretty" derives from Old English "praettig," meaning "crafty, cunning, artful," but has since shifted to mean "beautiful, pleasing." |