Repeat in different languages

Repeat in Different Languages

Discover 'Repeat' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.

Updated on March 6, 2024

The word 'repeat' holds a significant place in our vocabulary, denoting the action of saying or doing something again. It's a fundamental concept in various aspects of life, from learning and memorization to daily routines and habits. Culturally, we find 'repeat' in numerous idioms, songs, and even in our stories, where themes and motifs often repeat to create rhythm and meaning.

Moreover, the concept of repetition is not confined to English or modern Western cultures. Many languages and traditions around the world have their own ways of expressing 'repeat', reflecting unique cultural perspectives and linguistic nuances.

For instance, did you know that 'repeat' translates to 'wiederholen' in German and 'répéter' in French? Or that in Japanese, it's '再生' (saisen) in the context of mechanical repetition, but '繰り返す' (kurikaesu) for verbal or mental repetition?

Join us as we explore the translations of 'repeat' in various languages, diving into the fascinating world of linguistic and cultural diversity.

Repeat


Repeat in Sub-Saharan African Languages

Afrikaansherhaal
The Afrikaans word "herhaal" originally meant "to tell again", but now commonly means "to repeat".
Amharicመድገም
The Amharic word "መድገም" can also mean "increase" or "growth".
Hausamaimaita
In Hausa, "maimaita" not only means "repeat" but also "dance", and the "mai" prefix in both senses means "one who".
Igboikwugharị
The word 'ikwugharị' in Igbo also means 'repetition' or 'duplication'.
Malagasyavereno
The word "Avereno" also means "to call out" or "to give a response" in Malagasy.
Nyanja (Chichewa)bwerezani
Bwerezani is also used to describe actions that are done over and over again, such as 'bwerezani kusambira' (to keep swimming).
Shonadzokorora
The word "dzokorora" can also refer to the act of going back and forth, or shuttling between two places.
Somaliku celi
ku celi derives from the Arabic word "ta`wīd" meaning "to repeat".
Sesothopheta
The word "pheta" in Sesotho also means "to speak", "to tell", or "to talk".
Swahilikurudia
The word 'kurudia' derives from the verb '-rudia', meaning 'to return' or 'to do something again'.
Xhosaphinda
Xhosa 'phinda' is thought to have originated in an exclamation meaning 'that is so/exactly', now only found in 'phindeka' ('to agree'), a sense still found in Zulu 'phinda', which can also mean 'in addition'
Yorubatun ṣe
In Benin, "tun ṣe" is interpreted as "to do again or repeatedly".
Zuluphinda
The word 'phinda' can also mean 'to fold' or 'to double up'.
Bambaraseginkan
Ewegawɔe ake
Kinyarwandasubiramo
Lingalakozongela
Lugandaokuddamu
Sepedibušeletša
Twi (Akan)ti mu

Repeat in North African & Middle Eastern Languages

Arabicكرر
"كرر" can also mean "to announce" or "to proclaim" in Arabic.
Hebrewחזור
The Hebrew word "חזור" can also mean "to return" or "to go back".
Pashtoتکرار کړئ
The Pashto word "تکرار کړئ" also means "reproduce" or "copy" in English.
Arabicكرر
"كرر" can also mean "to announce" or "to proclaim" in Arabic.

Repeat in Western European Languages

Albanianpërsëris
The word "përsëris" in Albanian is a derivative of the Latin word "repetire" which means "to do something again".
Basqueerrepikatu
Basque "errepikatu" originates from Spanish "repetir", but has also been used to mean "reply" or "answer".
Catalanrepetir
The Catalan word "repetir" also means "to play again" in the context of a game or performance.
Croatianponoviti
" ponoviti" means "to repeat" in most Slavic languages but it also means "to repeat a grade" in Croatian
Danishgentage
"Gentage" (repeat) in Danish comes from "gen" (again) and "tage" (to take).
Dutchherhaling
The word "herhaling" is derived from the Middle Dutch word "herhalen", which means "to speak again" or "to recite".
Englishrepeat
The word "repeat" also refers to the musical sign (repeat) denoting a repetition of a musical passage.
Frenchrépéter
"Répéter" initially meant "to try again" and was related to the Latin word "petere," meaning "to seek".
Frisianwerhelje
The Frisian word "werhelje" originates from the Old Frisian word "werhalia," which means "to repeat."
Galicianrepetir
In Galician, "repetir" can also mean to insist or to emphasize something
Germanwiederholen
"Wiederholen" can also mean "to recall" or "to reiterate".
Icelandicendurtaka
"Endurtaka" can also mean "to resume" or "to continue".
Irishathuair
The word “athuair” can also mean “to echo” or “to resonate”.
Italianripetere
The Italian word "ripetere" comes from the Latin word "repetire," which means "to ask again" or "to demand back."
Luxembourgishwidderhuelen
The word "widderhuelen" comes from the Proto-Germanic word *widurhaljaną, meaning "to call back" or "to repeat."
Malteseirrepeti
In Maltese, "irrepeti" can also mean 'to play again' (a game or recording) or 'to return to a subject' (in a conversation).
Norwegiangjenta
The word "gjenta" comes from the Old Norse word "gienta", meaning "to go back" or "to return".
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)repetir
"Repetir" comes from Latin "repĕtere" (to seek again), and in Portuguese it can also mean "to play again" (music, games) or "to say or do again" (in a way that is perceived as annoying).
Scots Gaelicath-aithris
The term "ath-aithris" can also refer to the practice of repeating tales or stories.
Spanishrepetir
Repetir can also mean 'to return or come back' (ie. 'volver') and is derived from the 're-' prefix (again) and 'petere', meaning to aim at something.
Swedishupprepa
The word 'upprepa' in Swedish has a similar origin to its English counterpart, stemming from the Proto-Indo-European root '*rep-': 'to turn, bend, go back'
Welshailadrodd
The word 'ailadrodd' can also mean 'to tell' or 'to recite' in Welsh.

Repeat in Eastern European Languages

Belarusianпаўтарыць
The word "паўтарыць" comes from the Proto-Slavic word *povьtoriti, meaning "to do again".
Bosnianponoviti
The verb "ponoviti" comes from the Proto-Slavic verb *ponoviti, "to renew".
Bulgarianповторете
"Повторете" in Bulgarian also has the meaning of "retell, recite, say again"
Czechopakovat
"Opakovat" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "*opъkъvati", meaning "to say again".
Estoniankordama
The word "kordama" is likely derived from the Proto-Finnic word "*kord-a-", which also means "to repeat" or "to do again".
Finnishtoistaa
In Finnish, the word "toistaa" can also have the archaic meaning of "to make something public" and is related to the noun "toiseus" (otherness).
Hungarianismétlés
The Hungarian word "ismétlés" has been recorded since the early 17th century with the original meaning of "imitation", and then later "repeated". The word is cognate with the Finnish word "uusi" (new).
Latvianatkārtot
A similar word, "atkartot" (to repeat) is derived from the Proto-Indo-European word "*h₂werǵʰ-" (to turn, wind) which also yields the Latvian word "vert" (to turn), adding to the richness of the Latvian language.
Lithuanianpakartoti
The word "pakartoti" in Lithuanian shares its roots with the Slavic word "povtora", meaning "to turn", "to go back"
Macedonianповторете
The word "повторете" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "*povъtoriti", which means "to do again"
Polishpowtarzać
The word "powtarzać" in Polish comes from the Proto-Slavic word "*povъtoriti", meaning "to repeat, to iterate, to do again".
Romanianrepeta
In Romanian, 'repetare' is used metaphorically to mean 'to make a mess' or 'to make a fuss'.
Russianповторение
The Russian word "повторение" also means "repetition" or "rehearsal".
Serbianпонављање
The word "понављање" can also mean "repetition" or "recurrence" in Serbian.
Slovakopakovať
"Opakovať" is derived from the Proto-Slavic verb *povьtoriti, which also means "to fold".
Slovenianponovite
The word "ponovite" in Slovenian also means "to recall" and "to reconsider".
Ukrainianповторити
The Ukrainian word "повторити" is derived from the Proto-Slavic root *povtoriti, which also means "to turn back" or "to return".

Repeat in South Asian Languages

Bengaliপুনরাবৃত্তি
The word “পুনরাবৃত্তি” in Bengali, which means “repetition”, also has the alternate meaning of “recurrence” or “periodicity” in some contexts.
Gujaratiપુનરાવર્તન
Hindiदोहराना
"दोहराना" also means "to fold" in Hindi.
Kannadaಪುನರಾವರ್ತಿಸಿ
Malayalamആവർത്തിച്ച്
ആവർത്തിച്ച് (Aavarthicchu) is derived from the Sanskrit root "vrt" (to turn, to cover), implying the act of doing something over and over again.
Marathiपुन्हा करा
The Marathi word "पुन्हा करा" can mean either "to repeat" or "to do again," depending on the context.
Nepaliदोहोर्याउनुहोस्
Punjabiਦੁਹਰਾਓ
"ਦੁਹਰਾਓ" is a Punjabi word borrowed from Sanskrit, and can also mean "twice" or "double" in some contexts.
Sinhala (Sinhalese)නැවත කරන්න
It can also mean to restore something to its original state or condition.
Tamilமீண்டும்
In Tamil, 'மீண்டும்' also means 'again', 'once more', 'over and over', 'repeatedly', 'continuously' and 'recurrently'.
Teluguపునరావృతం
పునరావృతం (punaraavrththam) is related to the Sanskrit words "punara", meaning "again," and "avvrtham," meaning "to turn or to repeat"}
Urduدہرائیں
The word "دہرائیں" in Urdu comes from the Arabic word "دار", meaning "to turn around", and is related to the English word "iterate"

Repeat in East Asian Languages

Chinese (Simplified)重复
重复 can also mean to duplicate, double, or do something over.
Chinese (Traditional)重複
重複 in Traditional Chinese can also be used as a noun, meaning "duplication" or "repetition."
Japanese繰り返す
繰り返す (kurikaesu) can also mean "to go back over," or "to recall."
Korean반복
The word "반복" (repeat) is derived from the Middle Chinese word "pan-puk", which means to do something over and over again.
Mongolianдавтах
The word "давтах" can also refer to a type of Mongolian folk music.
Myanmar (Burmese)ထပ်ခါတလဲလဲလုပ်ပါ

Repeat in South East Asian Languages

Indonesianulang
Ulang in Indonesian also has alternate meanings such as "repetition", "iteration" or "recurrence".
Javanesembaleni maneh
“Mbaleni” is derived from the root word “bali” meaning to return or do something again.
Khmerធ្វើម្តងទៀត
The term "dhver mtang tiey" is the combination of "dhver" (to do) and "mtang tiey" (again).
Laoເຮັດຊ້ ຳ
Malayulangi
The word 'ulangi' in Malay may have originated from the Proto-Austronesian word *ulaŋ, meaning 'again' or 'once more'.
Thaiทำซ้ำ
ทำซ้ำ (tham-sap) can also mean "to repeat" or "to do again" in Thai.
Vietnamesenói lại
The word "nói lại" can also mean "to argue" or "to quarrel" depending on the context.
Filipino (Tagalog)ulitin

Repeat in Central Asian Languages

Azerbaijanitəkrarlamaq
The word "təkrarlamaq" can also mean "to iterate" or "to recite" in Azerbaijani.
Kazakhқайталау
The Kazakh word "қайталау" also means "to recite" or "to memorize".
Kyrgyzкайталоо
The Kyrgyz word "кайталоо" is derived from the Proto-Turkic root *kayta-, meaning "to return" or "to go back," and is cognate with the Mongolian word "хуйх," meaning "to repeat" or "to do again."
Tajikтакрор кунед
The word "такрор кунед" comes from the Arabic word "تَكْرِير", which means "repetition" or "iteration".
Turkmengaýtala
Uzbektakrorlang
The Uzbek word "takrorlang" has alternate meanings such as "reiterate" and "reproduce".
Uyghurتەكرارلاڭ

Repeat in Pacific Languages

Hawaiianhai hou
The word "hai hou" originated from the Proto-Polynesian word "*taki hou", meaning "to do again".
Maoritukurua
The word "tukurua" also refers to a second chance or an opportunity to try again.
Samoantoe fai
The Samoan word "toe fai" can also mean to go back, to return, to continue, or to resume.
Tagalog (Filipino)ulitin
The Tagalog word "ulitin" originates from the Proto-Austronesian word "*ulit" meaning "to reiterate" or "to say again".

Repeat in American Indigenous Languages

Aymararipitiña
Guaranije'ejey

Repeat in International Languages

Esperantoripeti
"Ripeti" derives from Latin, and can also mean "to try" or "to make a trial."
Latinrepeat
The Latin verb "repēto" also means "ask again," "demand," and "urge".

Repeat in Others Languages

Greekεπαναλαμβάνω
The verb "επαναλαμβάνω" is derived from the prefix "επαν- ("again") and the verb "λαμβάνω" ("to take"), suggesting the notion of "taking again" or "doing something over again".
Hmongrov ua dua
The word "rov ua dua" in Hmong can also mean "to continue" or "to do again."
Kurdishdûbare
The word "dûbare" in Kurdish also means "again" or "once more".
Turkishtekrar et
In Turkish, the verb "tekrar et" has an alternate meaning "to reintroduce (an element or feature)" that is not expressed by "repeat."
Xhosaphinda
Xhosa 'phinda' is thought to have originated in an exclamation meaning 'that is so/exactly', now only found in 'phindeka' ('to agree'), a sense still found in Zulu 'phinda', which can also mean 'in addition'
Yiddishאיבערחזרן
"איבערחזרן" is also used in Yiddish to mean 'to reexamine' or 'to review'.
Zuluphinda
The word 'phinda' can also mean 'to fold' or 'to double up'.
Assameseপুনৰাবৃত্তি
Aymararipitiña
Bhojpuriदुहरावऽ
Dhivehiރިޕީޓްކުރުން
Dogriदरहाना
Filipino (Tagalog)ulitin
Guaranije'ejey
Ilocanouliten
Kriotɔk bak
Kurdish (Sorani)دووبارەکردنەوە
Maithiliदोहरानाइ
Meiteilon (Manipuri)ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟꯕ
Mizotinawn
Oromoirra-deebi'uu
Odia (Oriya)ପୁନରାବୃତ୍ତି କର |
Quechuakutipay
Sanskritपरिहरन
Tatarкабатлау
Tigrinyaደገመ
Tsongavuyelela

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