Rich in Different Languages
Discover 'Rich' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Rich
Afrikaans ryk | ||
Albanian i pasur | ||
Amharic ሀብታም | ||
Arabic غني | ||
Armenian հարուստ | ||
Assamese ধনী | ||
Aymara muxsa | ||
Azerbaijani zəngin | ||
Bambara nafolotigi | ||
Basque aberatsa | ||
Belarusian багаты | ||
Bengali ধনী | ||
Bhojpuri धनी | ||
Bosnian bogat | ||
Bulgarian богат | ||
Catalan ric | ||
Cebuano dato | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 丰富 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 豐富 | ||
Corsican riccu | ||
Croatian bogat | ||
Czech bohatý | ||
Danish rig | ||
Dhivehi މުއްސަނދި | ||
Dogri अमीर | ||
Dutch rijk | ||
English rich | ||
Esperanto riĉa | ||
Estonian rikas | ||
Ewe kpᴐ ga | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) mayaman | ||
Finnish rikas | ||
French riches | ||
Frisian ryk | ||
Galician rico | ||
Georgian მდიდარი | ||
German reich | ||
Greek πλούσιος | ||
Guarani iviruhetáva | ||
Gujarati શ્રીમંત | ||
Haitian Creole rich | ||
Hausa mai arziki | ||
Hawaiian waiwai | ||
Hebrew עָשִׁיר | ||
Hindi धनी | ||
Hmong nplua nuj | ||
Hungarian gazdag | ||
Icelandic ríkur | ||
Igbo bara ọgaranya | ||
Ilocano nabaknang | ||
Indonesian kaya | ||
Irish saibhir | ||
Italian ricco | ||
Japanese リッチ | ||
Javanese sugihe | ||
Kannada ಶ್ರೀಮಂತ | ||
Kazakh бай | ||
Khmer អ្នកមាន | ||
Kinyarwanda abakire | ||
Konkani गिरेस्त | ||
Korean 풍부한 | ||
Krio jɛntri | ||
Kurdish dewlemend | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) دەوڵەمەند | ||
Kyrgyz бай | ||
Lao ອຸດົມສົມບູນ | ||
Latin dives | ||
Latvian bagāts | ||
Lingala mozwi | ||
Lithuanian turtingas | ||
Luganda obugagga | ||
Luxembourgish räich | ||
Macedonian богати | ||
Maithili धनी | ||
Malagasy manan-karena | ||
Malay kaya | ||
Malayalam സമ്പന്നൻ | ||
Maltese sinjur | ||
Maori taonga | ||
Marathi श्रीमंत | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯏꯅꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯟꯕ | ||
Mizo hausa | ||
Mongolian баян | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ကြွယ်ဝသော | ||
Nepali धनी | ||
Norwegian rik | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) olemera | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଧନୀ | ||
Oromo sooressa | ||
Pashto بډای | ||
Persian ثروتمند | ||
Polish bogaty | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) rico | ||
Punjabi ਅਮੀਰ | ||
Quechua qullqisapa | ||
Romanian bogat | ||
Russian богатый | ||
Samoan mauoa | ||
Sanskrit धनिकः | ||
Scots Gaelic beairteach | ||
Sepedi humile | ||
Serbian богат | ||
Sesotho ruile | ||
Shona mupfumi | ||
Sindhi امير | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) පොහොසත් | ||
Slovak bohatý | ||
Slovenian bogati | ||
Somali hodan | ||
Spanish rico | ||
Sundanese beunghar | ||
Swahili tajiri | ||
Swedish rik | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) mayaman | ||
Tajik бой | ||
Tamil பணக்கார | ||
Tatar бай | ||
Telugu ధనవంతుడు | ||
Thai รวย | ||
Tigrinya ሓፍታም | ||
Tsonga rifumo | ||
Turkish zengin | ||
Turkmen baý | ||
Twi (Akan) sikanya | ||
Ukrainian багатий | ||
Urdu امیر | ||
Uyghur باي | ||
Uzbek boy | ||
Vietnamese giàu có | ||
Welsh cyfoethog | ||
Xhosa sisityebi | ||
Yiddish רייך | ||
Yoruba ọlọrọ | ||
Zulu ocebile |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | "Ryk" in Afrikaans comes from the Middle Dutch "rijk", meaning "powerful, influential, or wealthy". |
| Albanian | The word "i pasur" ultimately comes from the Latin word "pecunia" meaning "money". Therefore it is a cognate of the English word "pecuniary". |
| Amharic | The word ሀብታም (habtam) is related to the word for "giving" (habtu), suggesting that wealth is something that should be shared. |
| Arabic | The word "غني" in Arabic also means to be self-sufficient or independent. |
| Armenian | "Harust" is a derivative of "har","which means grain, and is related to "tar" meaning year. |
| Azerbaijani | The Azerbaijani word "zəngin" is derived from the Persian word "zang", which means "bell" or "treasure." |
| Basque | The word "aberatsa" originally meant "strong" or "noble" in Basque before coming to mean "rich" |
| Belarusian | The word богаты "bagaty" also has the following meanings in Belarusian: 1) a wealthy person; 2) a large number; 3) an abundance. |
| Bengali | "ধনী" is also used as a term of respect for elders. |
| Bosnian | "Bogat" also means a brave warrior in old Slavic languages. |
| Bulgarian | The Bulgarian word "богат" also refers to "God" as the supreme authority possessing supreme power and resources. |
| Catalan | Catalan word "ric" comes from Latin word "dives" meaning "wealthy," and also means "tasty" in Catalan. |
| Cebuano | The term may derive from the Spanish 'dotado' (endowed), or from the Tagalog 'datu' (chief). |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The character 丰 in 丰富 also means "abundant," while 富 means "wealthy." |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The character "丰" in "豐富" originally depicted a vessel filled with offerings, implying abundance and wealth. |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "riccu" has a Latin root, "recus", meaning "opulent" or "abundant". |
| Croatian | The word 'bogat' in Croatian is derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰog- ( |
| Czech | Czech "bohatý" is cognate with Old Church Slavonic "bogatъ" (wealthy), which is of Turkic origin. |
| Danish | The Danish word "rig" can also refer to a ship's sails or rigging. |
| Dutch | "Rijk" in Dutch also refers to an administrative division in the Netherlands. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word 'riĉa' derives from the Old Church Slavonic word 'ričь' meaning 'great' or 'wealthy'. |
| Estonian | While "rikas" normally means "wealthy" in Estonian, it can also refer to a "row" or a "line". |
| Finnish | The word "rikas" in Finnish originally meant "wealth in animals" and is related to the word "riista" for "wild game". |
| French | In French, "riches" can also refer to wealth or material possessions. |
| Frisian | The Old Frisian word "ryk" also referred to wealth, power, and honor, and is derived from the Proto-Germanic root "*rīkijaz," meaning "powerful" or "ruler." |
| Galician | In Galician, "rico" can also mean "tasty" or "beautiful", highlighting the connection between wealth and sensory pleasure or aesthetic appeal. |
| Georgian | Derived from Proto-Kartvelian *məd-i, also found in Laz μəd-u "fat". |
| German | It derives from Middle High German "rîche," which originally signified territory and still does (in modern German as Reich). |
| Greek | πλούσιος derives from the adjective πλέος, |
| Gujarati | The word "શ્રીમંત" comes from the Sanskrit word "śrimanta", which means "auspicious" or "fortunate". |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian Creole word "rich" originates from the French word "riche" and also means "wealthy". |
| Hausa | "Mai arziki" in Hausa means "rich" and it is derived from the Arabic word "ma'ruf" meaning "known" or "famous". |
| Hawaiian | In the Hawaiian language, "waiwai" denotes not only wealth but also abundance and prosperity. |
| Hebrew | The word עָשִׁיר derives from an ancient root meaning "to remain," suggesting wealth as a sign of enduring stability. |
| Hindi | The word "धनी" can also mean "intelligent" or "wise" in Hindi. |
| Hmong | In Hmong, "nplua nuj" is also a metaphor for "wealthy in spirit" or "blessed with good fortune." |
| Hungarian | The word "gazdag" in Hungarian is derived from the Turkish word "kazyk", meaning "gold" or "wealth". |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "ríkur" is also used to mean "powerful" or "influential." |
| Igbo | Igbo bara ọgaranya, meaning “wealthy or rich,” is etymologically linked to the terms bara (to have) and ọgaranya (abundance). |
| Indonesian | In some Indonesian dialects, "kaya" also means "to possess or own something". |
| Irish | Historically, "saibhir" could also refer to wealth given by the church, or a "bishop's gift". |
| Italian | The word "ricco" in Italian also means "abundant" or "opulent". |
| Japanese | The word "リッチ" can also mean "luxurious" or "elaborate" in Japanese. |
| Javanese | "Sugihe" is derived from the Proto-Austronesian term "suji" meaning essence, and is cognate with the Malay word "sugih" meaning wealth. |
| Kannada | The word "ಶ್ರೀಮಂತ" was also used as an honorary title given to respected and learned persons in ancient Kannada literature. |
| Kazakh | The word "бай" derives from the Turkic root "bay", meaning "lord" or "chief". |
| Khmer | The Khmer word "អ្នកមាន" can also refer to someone who has a high social or economic status, or someone who is wealthy. |
| Korean | "풍부한" is an adjective that means abundant, plentiful, or ample. It also has a figurative meaning of deep or powerful. |
| Kurdish | The word "dewlemend" in Kurdish is derived from the Persian word "daulatmand," meaning "wealthy" or "prosperous." |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word "бай" (rich) is possibly derived from the Turkic word "bay" (lord) or the Mongolian word "bai" (wealth). |
| Latin | The word "dives" in Latin can also mean "godlike" or "divine", suggesting a connection between wealth and deity. |
| Latvian | The Latvian word “bagāts” also means "fertile soil." |
| Lithuanian | "Turtingas" is derived from "turtas", which can also mean "wealth" or "fortune". |
| Macedonian | The word "богати" in Macedonian can also mean "wealthy" or "affluent". |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word "manan-karena" also contains older ideas of wealth in the possession of precious metals and rice. |
| Malay | The word "kaya" in Malay shares the same root with the Sanskrit word "kosha" meaning "treasury" or "treasure". |
| Malayalam | The word "സമ്പന്നൻ" (rich) is derived from the root word "സമ്പത്" (wealth), and can also refer to prosperity or affluence. |
| Maltese | The word "sinjur" in Maltese comes from the Italian word "signore", meaning "lord" or "master". |
| Maori | The Maori word "taonga" can also refer to treasured possessions or heirlooms. |
| Marathi | "श्रीमंत" (rich) is a Marathi word that comes from Sanskrit and has the same meaning in both languages, and it can also mean "auspicious" or "prosperous." |
| Mongolian | "Баян" is also a popular Mongolian first name, often given to children born into wealthy families. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word ကြွယ်ဝသော is derived from Pali, where it means 'rich in qualities', and is also used in Myanmar (Burmese) to denote 'abundant' or 'prosperous'. |
| Nepali | The word 'धनी' in Nepali is derived from the Sanskrit word 'धन' which means 'wealth' or 'prosperity'. It also has a secondary meaning of 'master' or 'lord'. |
| Norwegian | Rik was derived from two separate Norwegian words: "ríkja" (realm or kingdom) and "ríkr" (powerful). |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | Nyanja's 'olemera' also means "wealthy" and derives from the root 'lemera', meaning "to be heavy". |
| Pashto | The word "بډای" not only means "wealthy" in Pashto, but also refers to a man who has reached a state of spiritual fulfillment and contentment. |
| Persian | In Persian, the word "ثروتمند" can also mean "noble" or "generous." |
| Polish | "Bogaty" (rich) is etymologically related to "bóg" (God) or "bogowie" (deities) due to the Slavic idea of god-given riches. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "rico" can also mean "delicious" or "luscious". |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word "ਅਮੀਰ" not only means "rich" but also refers to a wealthy, noble, or influential person. |
| Romanian | The word "bogat" in Romanian is also used to describe someone who is abundant or generous. |
| Russian | "Богатый" comes from "бог" ("god") and relates to blessings and bounty. |
| Samoan | In Samoan mythology, "mauoa" also refers to a type of demon or evil spirit. |
| Scots Gaelic | "Beathairteach" is a word primarily used in Highland and Western dialects of Scottish Gaelic, unlike the more standardised "giullach". |
| Serbian | The word "богат" (rich) is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *bogatъ, which also meant "God" or "wealth". |
| Sesotho | (Sesotho) ruile also means 'fat, abundant, or fertile' (esp. in the physical sense), and even 'good' or 'handsome'. |
| Shona | In Shona, "mupfumi" can also refer to a fertile area of land. |
| Sindhi | In Sindhi, "امير" (pronounced ameer) has its root in Arabic, where it means "commander" or "prince". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "පොහොසත්" (rich) in Sinhala (Sinhalese) is derived from the Pali word "puthu" (much, abundant). |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "bohatý" also means abundant or plentiful. |
| Slovenian | The word 'bogati' is derived from a Proto-Slavic word '*bogatъ', cognate with 'bog' (god), meaning 'blessed' or 'favored by fortune'. |
| Somali | Hodan derives from the Arabic word awdan, meaning 'vessel,' indicating a vessel of wealth |
| Spanish | The word "Rico" in Spanish can also mean "delicious" or "attractive". |
| Sundanese | The word 'beunghar' in Sundanese can also mean 'wealth' or 'prosperity'. |
| Swahili | From the Arabic 'taajir, meaning 'trader' |
| Swedish | The word "rik" in Swedish can also mean "realm" or "empire". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | Mayaman comes from Arabic word "ma-yamin" which means luck, fortune, or wealth. |
| Tajik | The word "бой" is cognate with the Persian word "بای" (bāy) meaning "lord". |
| Tamil | The word "பணக்கார" is derived from the root word "பணம்" (money), and also means "lender" or "moneylender". |
| Telugu | The word "ధనవంతుడు" comes from the Sanskrit word "dhana" meaning wealth and "vant" meaning possessing. |
| Thai | "รวย" is also used to describe a situation or person with a lot of something, such as friends, knowledge, or experience. |
| Turkish | The word 'zengin' in Turkish, originally 'dîngîn,' evolved from a similar Persian word meaning 'lively, strong'. |
| Ukrainian | The word "багатий" comes from the Proto-Slavic word *bogatъ, which means "wealthy" or "abundant". |
| Urdu | The Urdu word "امیر" can also refer to a ruler, a commander, or a prince. |
| Uzbek | The word "boy" in Uzbek can also refer to a "lad" or "young man". |
| Vietnamese | The word "giàu có" derives from the Old Vietnamese word "giàu," meaning "abundant" or "plentiful." |
| Welsh | The word "cyfoethog" has its roots in the Proto-Celtic word "*komed" meaning "a treasure". |
| Xhosa | The word 'sisityebi' in Xhosa has connotations of 'fatness' or 'wealth' and is often used to describe animals or land. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "רייך" also means "large" or "generous". |
| Yoruba | The word "ọlọrọ" is derived from the verbs "ọ" (to have) and "rọ" (to ask), implying that a wealthy person is someone who has and can give to others. |
| Zulu | The word "ocebile" has an alternative meaning of "a person of wealth". |
| English | The word "rich" comes from the Old English word "rice" meaning "powerful" or "wealthy". |