Radio in Different Languages
Discover 'Radio' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Radio
Afrikaans radio | ||
Albanian radio | ||
Amharic ሬዲዮ | ||
Arabic مذياع | ||
Armenian ռադիո | ||
Assamese ৰেডিঅ' | ||
Aymara radio tuqi | ||
Azerbaijani radio | ||
Bambara arajo la | ||
Basque irratia | ||
Belarusian радыё | ||
Bengali রেডিও | ||
Bhojpuri रेडियो के बा | ||
Bosnian radio | ||
Bulgarian радио | ||
Catalan ràdio | ||
Cebuano radyo | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 无线电 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 無線電 | ||
Corsican radiu | ||
Croatian radio | ||
Czech rádio | ||
Danish radio | ||
Dhivehi ރޭޑިއޯ އިންނެވެ | ||
Dogri रेडियो | ||
Dutch radio- | ||
English radio | ||
Esperanto radio | ||
Estonian raadio | ||
Ewe radio dzi | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) radyo | ||
Finnish radio | ||
French radio | ||
Frisian radio | ||
Galician radio | ||
Georgian რადიო | ||
German radio | ||
Greek ραδιόφωνο | ||
Guarani radio rupive | ||
Gujarati રેડિયો | ||
Haitian Creole radyo | ||
Hausa rediyo | ||
Hawaiian lēkiō | ||
Hebrew רָדִיוֹ | ||
Hindi रेडियो | ||
Hmong xov tooj cua | ||
Hungarian rádió | ||
Icelandic útvarp | ||
Igbo redio | ||
Ilocano radio | ||
Indonesian radio | ||
Irish raidió | ||
Italian radio | ||
Japanese 無線 | ||
Javanese radio | ||
Kannada ರೇಡಿಯೋ | ||
Kazakh радио | ||
Khmer វិទ្យុ | ||
Kinyarwanda radiyo | ||
Konkani रेडिओ | ||
Korean 라디오 | ||
Krio redio | ||
Kurdish radyo | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ڕادیۆ | ||
Kyrgyz радио | ||
Lao ວິທະຍຸ | ||
Latin radio | ||
Latvian radio | ||
Lingala radio | ||
Lithuanian radijas | ||
Luganda leediyo | ||
Luxembourgish radio | ||
Macedonian радио | ||
Maithili रेडियो | ||
Malagasy fampielezam-peo | ||
Malay radio | ||
Malayalam റേഡിയോ | ||
Maltese radju | ||
Maori reo irirangi | ||
Marathi रेडिओ | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯔꯦꯗꯤꯑꯣꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯔꯤ꯫ | ||
Mizo radio hmanga tih a ni | ||
Mongolian радио | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ရေဒီယို | ||
Nepali रेडियो | ||
Norwegian radio | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) wailesi | ||
Odia (Oriya) ରେଡିଓ | ||
Oromo raadiyoo | ||
Pashto راډیو | ||
Persian رادیو | ||
Polish radio | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) rádio | ||
Punjabi ਰੇਡੀਓ | ||
Quechua radio | ||
Romanian radio | ||
Russian радио | ||
Samoan leitio | ||
Sanskrit रेडियो | ||
Scots Gaelic rèidio | ||
Sepedi radio | ||
Serbian радио | ||
Sesotho seea-le-moea | ||
Shona redhiyo | ||
Sindhi ريڊيو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ගුවන් විදුලි | ||
Slovak rádio | ||
Slovenian radio | ||
Somali raadiyaha | ||
Spanish radio | ||
Sundanese radio | ||
Swahili redio | ||
Swedish radio | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) radyo | ||
Tajik радио | ||
Tamil வானொலி | ||
Tatar радио | ||
Telugu రేడియో | ||
Thai วิทยุ | ||
Tigrinya ሬድዮ | ||
Tsonga xiya-ni-moya | ||
Turkish radyo | ||
Turkmen radio | ||
Twi (Akan) radio so | ||
Ukrainian радіо | ||
Urdu ریڈیو | ||
Uyghur radio | ||
Uzbek radio | ||
Vietnamese đài | ||
Welsh radio | ||
Xhosa unomathotholo | ||
Yiddish ראַדיאָ | ||
Yoruba redio | ||
Zulu umsakazo |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | In Afrikaans, "radio" can also refer to a bicycle or a type of tree (the "radio bush"). |
| Albanian | While the term "radio" in English refers to wireless communication, in Albanian it also means "x-ray". |
| Amharic | The word "ሬዲዮ" can also mean "wireless" in Amharic. |
| Arabic | The word "مذياع" comes from the Arabic verb "أذاع" meaning "to publicize" or "to broadcast". |
| Armenian | The word "ռադիո" is derived from the Latin word "radius", meaning "ray" or "spoke", and refers to the rays of electromagnetic radiation used in radio communication. |
| Azerbaijani | In Azerbaijani, "radio" can also be written as "radiouqqaq", which literally translates to "voice that spreads far and wide". |
| Basque | The word "irratia" literally means "the one that transmits news", alluding to the primary purpose of radio in its early days. |
| Belarusian | The word «радыё» comes from the Latin «radius» which means «ray» or «spoke». |
| Bengali | "রেডিও" is ultimately derived from the Latin "radius" meaning "spoke" or "ray". As a term for wireless transmission, it first appeared in the early 20th century. |
| Bosnian | The word "radio" can also refer to a type of communication device used in the military or by police officers. |
| Bulgarian | The word "radio" can also refer to a "radius" or "spoke" in Bulgarian. |
| Catalan | Catalan "ràdio" derives from Latin "radius," originally meaning a spoke of a wheel. |
| Cebuano | In Cebuano "radyo" can also mean "antenna" |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "无线电"由"无线"和"电"组成，原意为不依靠电线传输的电，后引申为用无线电波传递信息的通信技术。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 無線電 can also mean "wireless broadcasting" or "radio broadcasting" |
| Corsican | In Corsican, the word radiu also means ray (of light). |
| Croatian | In Croatian, "radio" can also mean "broadcast" or "transmission". |
| Czech | In Czech, "rádio" also means "radiator" or "receiver". |
| Danish | The word "radio" in Danish also means "loudspeaker". |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "radio" is a suffix that can indicate a large or wide area, as in "radiotelescoop" (radio telescope) |
| Estonian | "Raadio" in Estonian also relates to the "radium" element or "radius" bone in the body, while "radiaator" means "radiator". |
| Finnish | In Finnish, the word "radio" also refers to a bicycle shop. |
| French | The French word "radio" comes from the Latin word "radius," meaning "spoke" or "ray." |
| Frisian | Frisian uses "radio" for "bicycle" and "fyts" for "bicycle racing". |
| Galician | In Galician, the word "radio" can also refer to a frog or toad. |
| Georgian | The word რადიო can also refer to a radio receiver, a radio station, or a radio program. |
| German | "Radio" in German can also refer to a type of play, or a piece of music written for a play. |
| Greek | The word 'ραδιόφωνο' is a compound of 'ραδίον' ('radium') and 'φωνή' ('voice'), and was originally used to refer to devices that emitted radium rays for medical purposes. |
| Gujarati | "રેડિયો" comes from the Latin "radius," meaning "ray" or "beam," referring to the electromagnetic waves used in radio communication. |
| Haitian Creole | "Radyo" also means "loudspeaker" or "megaphone" in Haitian Creole. |
| Hausa | In Hausa, "rediyo" can also refer to music or entertainment broadcasting, such as on the radio. |
| Hawaiian | In Hawaiian, the word "lēkiō" can also refer to "the voice of the ocean". |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "רָדִיוֹ" is derived from the Latin word "radius", meaning "ray", referring to the electromagnetic waves used in radio transmission. |
| Hindi | "रेडियो" का अर्थ लैटिन शब्द "रेडियस" से आया है जिसका अर्थ है "त्रिज्या" या "किरण"। |
| Hmong | The words "xov" and "tooj" mean "news" and "hear" respectively, implying that the radio is a device for hearing news. |
| Hungarian | The word "rádió" in Hungarian also refers to a radio program or broadcast. |
| Icelandic | The word "útvarp" literally means "out throwing" in Icelandic, but the word is derived from the Old Norse word "útvarp", which can also mean "a throw" or "an exclamation." |
| Igbo | In many Igbo dialects, "redio" also means "a tale" or "a story". |
| Indonesian | The word "radio" comes from the Latin word "radius", meaning "spoke of a wheel" or "ray", referring to the radiating pattern of radio waves. |
| Italian | In Italian, "radio" can also mean "ray" or "spoke", as in a wheel's spokes. |
| Japanese | "無線" also refers to the absence of ties or obligations. |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "radio" can also refer to a person who spreads gossip or broadcasts information. |
| Kannada | "ರೇಡಿಯೋ" means both "the medium of radio broadcasting" and "the receiver used to listen to radio broadcasts" in Kannada. |
| Kazakh | "Радио" также может относиться к вещанию или станции. |
| Khmer | The term "វិទ្យុ" can also refer to wireless communication devices, telecommunication, or the field of radio broadcasting. |
| Korean | 라디오는 원래 그리스어로 "소리"를 뜻하는 낱말입니다. |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word "radyo" derives from the Persian word "rādyū" which itself comes from the French word "radio". |
| Kyrgyz | The word "радио" comes from the Greek word "ραδίων", meaning "easily flowing". |
| Lao | The name comes from Latin where radio literally means beam in the context of a ray or radius or spoke as of a wheel. |
| Latin | In Latin, "radio" means "radius" or "ray", referring to the radiating pattern of radio waves. |
| Latvian | The Latvian word "radio" also refers to a radio-like device for measuring blood pressure. |
| Lithuanian | The term "radijas" in Lithuanian was originally borrowed from Latin "radius", meaning "ray" or "spoke". |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "Radio" can also refer to a "radius" or a "bicycle wheel". |
| Macedonian | "Radio" is a loanword from French, meaning "transmission by means of electromagnetic waves." |
| Malagasy | Fampielezam-peo is derived from the word "fampielezana," meaning "to talk" or "to tell something." |
| Malay | In Malay, 'radio' also refers to a traditional theater performance with elements of storytelling, music, and dance. |
| Malayalam | The Malayalam word 'റേഡിയോ' ('radio') is derived from the Sanskrit word 'राडियो' (rāḍiō), which in turn comes from the Latin word 'radius,' meaning 'ray' or 'beam'. |
| Maltese | The word "radju" (radio) comes from the Latin word "radius," which means "ray." |
| Marathi | रेडिओ (radio) word in Marathi is derived from the Latin word 'radius', which means 'ray'. It refers to the transmission of electromagnetic waves through space, forming a beam or ray. |
| Mongolian | In Mongolian, "радио" can also refer to a "radio receiver" or "radio station". |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word "ရေဒီယို" (radio) in Burmese is derived from the English word "radio" and also refers to traditional Burmese musical instruments such as the "saing waing" (a type of gong) or "pattala" (a type of drum). |
| Nepali | The word "रेडियो" ultimately derives from Latin "radius", meaning "ray" or "spoke", referring to the radiating nature of radio waves. |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "radio" can also refer to a type of bicycle handlebar or a type of fish. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | 'Wailesi' is also the word for 'wireless' in Nyanja, which comes from the original function of a radio being to listen to wireless broadcasts. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "راډیو" ultimately derives from the Latin word "radius", meaning "ray" or "spoke". |
| Persian | The word "رادیو" also means "X-ray" in Persian, derived from the French word "radiographie". |
| Polish | In Polish, "radio" also refers to a type of exercise equipment used for cardiovascular training, known as a "radio bike" or "exercise bike." |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, the word "rádio" can also mean "radius" or "spokes of a wheel". |
| Punjabi | The word 'ਰੇਡੀਓ' is derived from the Latin word 'radius', meaning 'ray', referring to the electromagnetic waves used in radio transmissions. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "radio" can also refer to a type of traditional folk dance. |
| Russian | The word "радио" derives from the French "radio" or the Latin "radius", meaning "ray". |
| Samoan | Although a cognate with the English word "radio," "leitio" also means "electric lighting" in Samoan, because it was originally used to power electric lights. |
| Scots Gaelic | It also means "noise", "prattle" and "chattering". |
| Serbian | The word "радио" derives from the Greek word "αέρας," meaning "air". |
| Sesotho | The word "seea-le-moea" in Sesotho, meaning "radio", is derived from the English word "see-all-more". |
| Shona | The word "redhiyo" is derived from the English word "radio" and also refers to a loudspeaker in Shona. |
| Sindhi | "ريڊيو" originates from the Sanskrit word "rāḍiyo", meaning "emitting sound", which is also the origin of the English word "radio". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "ගුවන් විදුලි" (radio) is derived from the Sanskrit words "गुह्य" (secret) and "विद्युत" (electricity), as it was originally used to refer to secret communication via electrical signals. |
| Slovak | "Rádio" also comes from the Latin word "radius" and originally meant "spoke" or "radius". |
| Slovenian | The word "radio" is derived from the Latin word "radius," meaning "ray" or "spoke," and refers to the transmission of signals through space. |
| Somali | The Somali word "raadiyaha" (radio) is derived from Arabic and also refers to a "transmitter" or "broadcaster." |
| Spanish | «Radio» en español también puede referirse a una rueda o a un rayo. |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word "radio" can also refer to a person who is always listening to the radio. |
| Swahili | The word radio (redio in Swahili) can also mean 'broadcast' or 'announcement' in the context of a public address system. |
| Swedish | Swedish "radio" originally meant "wireless telegraphy". In the 1920s it was replaced by "radio" for broadcasts. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "radyo" comes from the Spanish word "radio", which in turn comes from the Latin word "radius", meaning "spoke of a wheel". This is likely because the first radios were shaped like wheels. |
| Tajik | The word "радио" in Tajik can also refer to a "broadcasting station". |
| Tamil | The word "வானொலி" literally means "sound of the sky" in Tamil. |
| Telugu | "రేడియో" (radio) is derived from the Latin word "radius," which means "ray," referring to the electromagnetic waves used in radio transmission. |
| Thai | "วิทยุ" means "knowledge" or "science" but it also means "broadcast" or "radio" due to the influence of Western technology and ideas. |
| Turkish | The word "radyo" in Turkish is derived from the Greek word "radion" (ραδιον), meaning "beam" or "ray." |
| Ukrainian | The word "радіо" is derived from the Latin word "radius," meaning "ray" or "spoke," and is ultimately related to the Sanskrit word "radi." It also shares a root with the Greek word "rodos," meaning "rose," alluding to the shape of early radio antennas. |
| Urdu | The word "ریڈیو" in Urdu ultimately derives from the Latin word "radius," meaning "ray" or "spoke," and refers to the radiation emitted by radio waves. |
| Uzbek | In Uzbek, "radio" can also refer to a "sound system" or a "broadcasting station." |
| Vietnamese | "Đài" can also refer to a platform, stage, tower, pedestal, or base. |
| Welsh | "Radio" in Welsh also means "transmitter". |
| Xhosa | In Xhosa, "unomathotholo" derives from "umtholotholo" (a rumble, thunder) via the addition of the prefix "uno-" (a sound). |
| Yiddish | The word "ראַדיאָ" can also be used to describe a "wheel", reflecting the round shape of some older radios. |
| Yoruba | The word "redio" (radio) in Yoruba also means "to spread news". |
| Zulu | The word "umsakazo" in Zulu, originally meaning "messenger", evolved to mean "radio" due to its ability to transmit messages over long distances. |
| English | Radio derives from Latin "radius", meaning "ray", after early wireless transmissions resembling radiated rays. |