Updated on March 6, 2024
The word 'product' carries significant weight in our daily lives, representing the tangible and intangible results of human creativity and innovation. From physical goods to digital services, products shape our cultural landscape and drive economic growth. Understanding the translation of 'product' in different languages can provide valuable insights into how other cultures perceive and interact with the things we create.
Consider, for instance, the French word for product, 'produit,' which reflects their appreciation for artisanal craftsmanship and attention to detail. Or the German 'Produkt,' which highlights their engineering prowess and precision. Even in Japanese, 'product' translates to '商品 (shōhin),' emphasizing the commercial aspect of products in their society.
By exploring the translations of 'product' in various languages, we can deepen our appreciation for the diversity and richness of human culture. Here are some translations to get you started:
Afrikaans | produk | ||
Afrikaans "produk" can also refer to a person's character, nature or behaviour. | |||
Amharic | ምርት | ||
The word "ምርት" can also refer to a "result" or an "outcome". | |||
Hausa | samfurin | ||
In Hausa, the word "samfurin" also describes an item or object. | |||
Igbo | ngwaahịa | ||
In Igbo, 'ngwaahịa' is derived from the word 'nku' (to buy) and 'ahịa' (market), suggesting its connection to commercial transactions. | |||
Malagasy | vokatra | ||
Despite a Malagasy etymology, "vokatra" is used in Malagasy with the same meaning as "product" in French. | |||
Nyanja (Chichewa) | mankhwala | ||
In some dialects of Nyanja, "mankhwala" can also refer to a "medicine" or "potion". | |||
Shona | chigadzirwa | ||
The word "chigadzirwa" in Shona can be derived from the root word "gadzira" meaning "to make", thus it can also refer to "the process of making" something | |||
Somali | sheyga | ||
Sheyga can be used for both physical and non-physical products or objects. | |||
Sesotho | sehlahisoa | ||
It shares an etymological root with 'seleka', meaning to choose or select, highlighting the process of choosing or selecting to obtain a 'product'. | |||
Swahili | bidhaa | ||
Bidhaa derives from the Arabic word "bid'ah" meaning "innovation" or "new thing". | |||
Xhosa | imveliso | ||
In Xhosa, "imveliso" is also used to refer to a child's toy. | |||
Yoruba | ọja | ||
The Yoruba word 'ọ̀jà' (product) is also used to denote a marketplace where goods are bought and sold. | |||
Zulu | umkhiqizo | ||
"UmKhiqizo": A word that can also mean "result" or "outcome" in Zulu. | |||
Bambara | ka kɛ | ||
Ewe | nu si wowɔ | ||
Kinyarwanda | ibicuruzwa | ||
Lingala | eloko | ||
Luganda | ekyamaguzi | ||
Sepedi | setšweletšwa | ||
Twi (Akan) | adwadeɛ | ||
Arabic | المنتج | ||
المنتج also means 'result' or 'outcome' | |||
Hebrew | מוצר | ||
מוצר is related to the word יצר (to create) and can also refer to a process, an event, or a phenomenon. | |||
Pashto | محصول | ||
محصول, "product" in Pashto, also means "produce" from a farm and in certain contexts can refer to "goods" | |||
Arabic | المنتج | ||
المنتج also means 'result' or 'outcome' |
Albanian | produkt | ||
The Albanian word "produkt" comes from the Latin word "productus" and can also mean "yield" or "outcome." | |||
Basque | produktua | ||
The word "produktua" is also used in technical Basque to mean "output" in the sense of "things produced". | |||
Catalan | producte | ||
In Catalan, "producte" can also refer to the result of a mathematical multiplication | |||
Croatian | proizvod | ||
The Croatian word 'proizvod' comes from the Old Slavic word 'proizvoditi', meaning 'to produce, bring forth, beget'. | |||
Danish | produkt | ||
The word "produkt" in Danish can also mean "profit" or "crop". | |||
Dutch | product | ||
In Dutch the word "product" means both a physical good or service (het product), as well as the mathematical result of multiplication (het product). | |||
English | product | ||
The word 'product' originally meant 'a child' or 'the result of generation', and is related to 'progeny' and 'procreate'. | |||
French | produit | ||
French "produit" originated from the Latin "prodectus" meaning "brought forward" and shares a root with "pro-duce" in English | |||
Frisian | produkt | ||
The Frisian word "produkt" also means "outcome" or "result". | |||
Galician | produto | ||
In Galician, "produto" can also mean "produce" or "item" | |||
German | produkt | ||
The word 'Produkt' (product) stems from the Latin word 'productus', meaning literally 'something brought forth' or 'yield', but is commonly used in English and German to describe an object that has been created, manufactured, or derived through a particular process | |||
Icelandic | vara | ||
It can also be an archaic word for "caution" or "reluctance". | |||
Irish | táirge | ||
"Táirge" can also refer to something produced by nature, such as a crop or a mineral. | |||
Italian | prodotto | ||
The word "Prodotto" also means "begotten" or "generated" in Italian. | |||
Luxembourgish | produit | ||
In Luxembourgish, "produit" can also refer to a legal document or a judicial summons, rather than solely a material good. | |||
Maltese | prodott | ||
The Maltese word "prodott" can also mean "offspring" or "descendant." | |||
Norwegian | produkt | ||
The Norwegian word "produkt" can also refer to a mathematical product (of factors). | |||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | produtos | ||
In Portuguese, "produtos" can also refer to a grocery list or a list of ingredients for a recipe. | |||
Scots Gaelic | toradh | ||
The word "toradh" also has the alternate meanings of "fruit" and "result or outcome". | |||
Spanish | producto | ||
"Producto" derives from the Latin "pro-ducere," meaning "to lead forward" | |||
Swedish | produkt | ||
Produkt comes from the Latin word "productus," meaning "brought forth, produced." | |||
Welsh | cynnyrch | ||
Welsh 'cynnyrch' means 'product' and is also the term for 'issue' (in sense of child) in biblical texts. |
Belarusian | прадукт | ||
Прадукт derives from Latin and is related to words like “procreate.” | |||
Bosnian | proizvoda | ||
The word "proizvoda" in Bosnian is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "proizvoditi" meaning "to bring forth", and also has the meaning of "progeny" or "offspring". | |||
Bulgarian | продукт | ||
"Product" (продукт) can also refer to a food item in Bulgarian. | |||
Czech | produkt | ||
Czech "produkt" also means "fertilizer" while in Polish it also means "electricity". | |||
Estonian | toote | ||
The word "toote" derives from the Proto-Finnic "*toode" meaning "to bring" or "to carry". | |||
Finnish | tuote | ||
Tuote is derived from the verb 'tuottaa', meaning 'to produce' or 'to yield'. | |||
Hungarian | termék | ||
Termék comes from the Hungarian word 'termés', meaning 'crop' or 'produce', reflecting its origin as a natural resource or agricultural output. | |||
Latvian | produktu | ||
"Produktu" is also used to refer to a product, goods or merchandise in Latvian. | |||
Lithuanian | produktas | ||
Lithuanian "produktas" has an uncommon secondary meaning: a theatrical production. | |||
Macedonian | производ | ||
'Производ' comes from the Slavic word for 'production' and also means 'offspring', 'derivate' or 'derivative'. | |||
Polish | produkt | ||
Though now only used in the sense of 'product', historically 'produkt' was also used as a synonym for 'profit'. | |||
Romanian | produs | ||
The Romanian word "produs" derives from the Latin "prōdūcere," meaning "to bring forth" or "present." | |||
Russian | товар | ||
The word "товар" has a Slavic origin, meaning both "goods" and "property". | |||
Serbian | производа | ||
The word "производа" can also mean "production" or "proceeds" in Serbian. | |||
Slovak | výrobok | ||
The word "výrobok" in Slovak is derived from the verb "vyrobiť", which means "to produce", and it can also refer to an item that is made or manufactured. | |||
Slovenian | izdelka | ||
The word "izdelka" is a noun meaning "product" in Slovenian and is derived from the verb "izdelati," meaning "to produce" or "to make." | |||
Ukrainian | продукту | ||
The Ukrainian word "продукту" is derived from the Latin word "productum", meaning "something brought forth". |
Bengali | পণ্য | ||
The Bengali word "পণ্য" can also refer to a commodity or an article of trade. | |||
Gujarati | ઉત્પાદન | ||
The word "ઉત્પાદન" also refers to a mathematical multiplication operation. | |||
Hindi | उत्पाद | ||
"उत्पाद" is a Sanskrit word that also literally means "production". Sanskrit "padyate" means "to produce" and "ut" is a prefix meaning "forth" or "up". | |||
Kannada | ಉತ್ಪನ್ನ | ||
The word “ಉತ್ಪನ್ನ” (“product”) in Kannada is derived from the Sanskrit word “utpanna” which means “brought forth, produced, or generated.” | |||
Malayalam | ഉൽപ്പന്നം | ||
In Malayalam, "उत्पादन" also refers to a piece of writing, such as a book or magazine. | |||
Marathi | उत्पादन | ||
In Marathi, "उत्पादन" not only means "product" but also means "production" and "creation". | |||
Nepali | उत्पादन | ||
The Nepali word 'उत्पादन' ('utpaadan') originally meant 'creation' or 'production', but it is now also used to refer to a 'product' or 'item'. | |||
Punjabi | ਉਤਪਾਦ | ||
The Punjabi word "ਉਤਪਾਦ" (utpaad) is also used to refer to "progeny" or "offspring" in the context of biology and family lineage. | |||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) | නිෂ්පාදන | ||
Tamil | தயாரிப்பு | ||
Though it means "product" today, "தயாரிப்பு" was earlier used to mean "making arrangements, preparation" and "production" | |||
Telugu | ఉత్పత్తి | ||
The word "ఉత్పత్తి" can also refer to the act of producing or the result of producing something. | |||
Urdu | پروڈکٹ | ||
It is derived from the Latin word " productum," meaning ""something brought forth"" or ""brought forward."" |
Chinese (Simplified) | 产品 | ||
产品 can also mean 'article' or 'item' in Chinese. | |||
Chinese (Traditional) | 產品 | ||
「產品」原指佛教經典,指釋迦牟尼說法,後指生產的成果。 | |||
Japanese | 製品 | ||
製品 (seihin) may also denote "works" of art, literature, or music. | |||
Korean | 생성물 | ||
생성물 (產品) is based on the root 성 (生) meaning "to grow" and is used in several fields to refer to an outcome | |||
Mongolian | бүтээгдэхүүн | ||
The Mongolian term "бүтээгдэхүүн" also refers to "production" or "goods" in an economic context. | |||
Myanmar (Burmese) | ထုတ်ကုန် | ||
Indonesian | produk | ||
The word "produk" in Indonesian can also refer to the result of a creative or manufacturing process | |||
Javanese | produk | ||
In Javanese, "produk" also refers to a theatrical performance or exhibition. | |||
Khmer | ផលិតផល | ||
The Khmer word "ផលិតផល" comes from the Sanskrit word "phalam" meaning "result" or "fruit". | |||
Lao | ຜະລິດຕະພັນ | ||
Malay | produk | ||
The word 'produk' also refers to the outcome of a person's effort | |||
Thai | ผลิตภัณฑ์ | ||
}ผลิตภัณฑ์' ('product') derives from the Sanskrit word 'phala', meaning 'fruit, produce, result'. It can also refer to a 'work' or 'creation', such as a piece of writing, music, or artwork. | |||
Vietnamese | sản phẩm | ||
"Sản phẩm" can also refer to a biological or chemical reaction, or the outcome of an action. | |||
Filipino (Tagalog) | produkto | ||
Azerbaijani | məhsul | ||
The word "məhsul" in Azerbaijani can also mean "result", "outcome", or "yield". | |||
Kazakh | өнім | ||
In Kazakh, "өнім" also refers to "result". | |||
Kyrgyz | продукт | ||
"продукт" is used in Kyrgyz not only to mean a product but also to refer to a byproduct of a process such as combustion or digestion. | |||
Tajik | маҳсулот | ||
The word "маҳсулот" in Tajik also has the meaning of "yield, produce, or harvest" similar to the Russian word "продукция" or the English word "produce". | |||
Turkmen | önüm | ||
Uzbek | mahsulot | ||
The Uzbek word "mahsulot" is derived from the Persian word "mahsul", which means "harvest" or "result". | |||
Uyghur | مەھسۇلات | ||
Hawaiian | huahana | ||
The word "huahana" may also refer to a seed, fruit, or any other plant product. | |||
Maori | hua | ||
The Maori word "hua" also refers to fruits, flowers, and offspring. | |||
Samoan | oloa | ||
The word "oloa" can also mean "to produce" in Samoan. | |||
Tagalog (Filipino) | produkto | ||
"Produkto" is originally spelled as "pruducto" from Spanish, with a variant spelling "produco" from Latin." |
Aymara | achu | ||
Guarani | mba'eapopyre | ||
Esperanto | produkto | ||
Produkto is also a collective noun which refers to all that is produced (like 'the produce' in English). | |||
Latin | productum | ||
"Productus" in Latin can also mean "brought forth, produced, created", or "prolonged, extended". |
Greek | προϊόν | ||
The word "προϊόν" in Greek can also mean "proverb", "production", or "result."} | |||
Hmong | khoom | ||
In Hmong, "khoom" not only refers to a product, but also carries the meaning of "object" or "thing", encompassing a broader range of tangible and intangible items. | |||
Kurdish | mal | ||
While 'mal' generally means 'product', it has alternate meanings such as 'trade', 'wealth' or 'commodity'. | |||
Turkish | ürün | ||
"Ürün" originally meant "young animal" in Old Turkish, but now also means "product" in modern Turkish. | |||
Xhosa | imveliso | ||
In Xhosa, "imveliso" is also used to refer to a child's toy. | |||
Yiddish | פּראָדוקט | ||
The Yiddish word "פּראָדוקט" ("product") derives from the Latin "producere" ("to lead forth") and also refers to a child or offspring in various Yiddish phrases. | |||
Zulu | umkhiqizo | ||
"UmKhiqizo": A word that can also mean "result" or "outcome" in Zulu. | |||
Assamese | সামগ্ৰী | ||
Aymara | achu | ||
Bhojpuri | उत्पाद | ||
Dhivehi | މުދާ | ||
Dogri | उत्पाद | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) | produkto | ||
Guarani | mba'eapopyre | ||
Ilocano | produkto | ||
Krio | sɔntin | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) | بەرهەم | ||
Maithili | उजप | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) | ꯄꯣꯠꯊꯣꯛ | ||
Mizo | thilsiam | ||
Oromo | oomisha | ||
Odia (Oriya) | ଉତ୍ପାଦ | ||
Quechua | ruru | ||
Sanskrit | उत्पाद | ||
Tatar | продукт | ||
Tigrinya | ፍርያት | ||
Tsonga | ximakiwa | ||