Roof in Different Languages
Discover 'Roof' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Roof
Afrikaans dak | ||
Albanian çati | ||
Amharic ጣሪያ | ||
Arabic سقف | ||
Armenian տանիք | ||
Assamese ছাদ | ||
Aymara utapatxa | ||
Azerbaijani dam | ||
Bambara bili | ||
Basque teilatua | ||
Belarusian дах | ||
Bengali ছাদ | ||
Bhojpuri छत | ||
Bosnian krov | ||
Bulgarian покрив | ||
Catalan sostre | ||
Cebuano atop | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 屋顶 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 屋頂 | ||
Corsican tettu | ||
Croatian krov | ||
Czech střecha | ||
Danish tag | ||
Dhivehi ފުރާޅު | ||
Dogri छत्त | ||
Dutch dak | ||
English roof | ||
Esperanto tegmento | ||
Estonian katus | ||
Ewe xɔgbagbã | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) bubong | ||
Finnish katto | ||
French toit | ||
Frisian dak | ||
Galician tellado | ||
Georgian სახურავი | ||
German dach | ||
Greek στέγη | ||
Guarani ogahoja | ||
Gujarati છાપરું | ||
Haitian Creole do kay | ||
Hausa rufin | ||
Hawaiian kaupaku | ||
Hebrew גג | ||
Hindi छत | ||
Hmong ru tsev | ||
Hungarian tető | ||
Icelandic þak | ||
Igbo ụlọ | ||
Ilocano atep | ||
Indonesian atap | ||
Irish díon | ||
Italian tetto | ||
Japanese ルーフ | ||
Javanese gendheng | ||
Kannada roof ಾವಣಿ | ||
Kazakh шатыр | ||
Khmer ដំបូល | ||
Kinyarwanda igisenge | ||
Konkani छप्पर | ||
Korean 지붕 | ||
Krio ruf | ||
Kurdish banî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) بنمیچ | ||
Kyrgyz чатыры | ||
Lao ມຸງ | ||
Latin tectum | ||
Latvian jumts | ||
Lingala toiture | ||
Lithuanian stogas | ||
Luganda akasolya | ||
Luxembourgish daach | ||
Macedonian покрив | ||
Maithili छत | ||
Malagasy tafotrano | ||
Malay bumbung | ||
Malayalam മേൽക്കൂര | ||
Maltese saqaf | ||
Maori tuanui | ||
Marathi छप्पर | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯌꯨꯝꯊꯛ | ||
Mizo inchung | ||
Mongolian дээвэр | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ခေါင်မိုး | ||
Nepali छत | ||
Norwegian tak | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) denga | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଛାତ | ||
Oromo qooxii manaa | ||
Pashto چت | ||
Persian سقف | ||
Polish dach | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) cobertura | ||
Punjabi ਛੱਤ | ||
Quechua qata | ||
Romanian acoperiş | ||
Russian крыша | ||
Samoan taualuga | ||
Sanskrit छाद | ||
Scots Gaelic mullach | ||
Sepedi marulelo | ||
Serbian кров | ||
Sesotho marulelo | ||
Shona denga | ||
Sindhi ڇت | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) වහලය | ||
Slovak strecha | ||
Slovenian streho | ||
Somali saqafka | ||
Spanish techo | ||
Sundanese hateup | ||
Swahili paa | ||
Swedish tak | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) bubong | ||
Tajik бом | ||
Tamil கூரை | ||
Tatar түбә | ||
Telugu పైకప్పు | ||
Thai หลังคา | ||
Tigrinya ናሕሲ | ||
Tsonga lwangu | ||
Turkish çatı | ||
Turkmen üçek | ||
Twi (Akan) dan so | ||
Ukrainian даху | ||
Urdu چھت | ||
Uyghur ئۆگزە | ||
Uzbek tom | ||
Vietnamese mái nhà | ||
Welsh to | ||
Xhosa uphahla | ||
Yiddish דאַך | ||
Yoruba orule | ||
Zulu uphahla |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word 'dak' in Afrikaans, meaning 'roof', is derived from the Dutch word 'dak', with the same meaning, and is cognate with the English word 'thatch'. |
| Albanian | Albanian word for “roof” çati is derived from the Proto-Albanian word *ket-i that also means “cover”. |
| Amharic | The word "ጣሪያ", meaning "roof", is often used metaphorically to refer to the highest or most important part of something. |
| Arabic | The word "سقف" (roof) in Arabic shares the same root as "سقف", meaning "to cover or conceal". |
| Armenian | The word “տանիք” (roof) derives from the ancient Armenian word “տան” (house), suggesting its original meaning as the top of a house. |
| Azerbaijani | The word “dam” comes from the Persian word “dam” (shelter) or from the Old Turkic word “tam” (roof). |
| Basque | The word 'teilatua' is of Indo-European origin, with similar words found in other Indo-European languages like Hittite, and means 'something stretched over you' |
| Belarusian | The word “дах” is of Proto-Indo-European origin and is related to the English word “deck”. It originally referred to a flat surface, such as a floor or ceiling, but came to mean “roof” in Slavic languages. |
| Bengali | The word "ছাদ" (roof) is also used to refer to a terrace or balcony in Bengali |
| Bosnian | The word "krov" also means "shelter, cover, refuge" in Bosnian and derives from the Proto-Slavic word *krivъ, meaning "to cover, hide, conceal." |
| Bulgarian | The word "покрив" in Bulgarian shares a common root with the Latin word "tectum" meaning "shelter", highlighting the shared architectural concept of protecting from the elements. |
| Catalan | "Sostre" comes from the Latin word "substratum", meaning "that which is spread out underneath", referring to the roof's function as a cover over a building. |
| Cebuano | The word "atop" is also used in Cebuano to mean "on top of" or "above". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "屋" means "house" and "顶" means "top", so the literal meaning of "屋顶" is "the top of a house" |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 屋頂, in Chinese, literally means roof over the room, '屋' being room and '頂' being top. |
| Corsican | The word "tettu" in Corsican has pre-Indo-European roots and can also mean "ceiling", "vault", or "sky" |
| Croatian | In the Kajkavian dialect, the word "krov" also means "home" or "shelter." |
| Czech | Czech word for 'roof', 'střecha', originally meant 'thatched roof', from the Old Czech word 'střěcha'. |
| Danish | In some parts of Northern Jutland, the word |
| Dutch | "Dak" in Dutch is derived from the Proto-Germanic word "thak", meaning "thatched roof". |
| Esperanto | Esperanto's "tegmento" derives from the Latin word "tegmen", which not only means "roof", but also "covering", "integument", or "shell". |
| Estonian | The word "katus" is cognate with the Finnish word "katto", both meaning "roof" and deriving from the Proto-Uralic root *katto. |
| Finnish | "Katto" is also used as a general term for a lid, cover, or canopy in Finnish. |
| French | The French word "toit" derives from the Latin "tectum" meaning "covering" or "shelter" and is also related to the English word "deck". |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "dak" is most closely related to the German word "Deck", which also means "roof". |
| Galician | The Galician word for roof, tellado, derives from the Latin "tegula," meaning tile, and also refers to the tiling or covering of a roof. |
| Georgian | The Georgian word "სახურავი" (roof) is derived from the Proto-Kartvelian root *kur- "to cover, to protect". |
| German | The word "Dach" is cognate with the English word "thatch" which refers to a roofing material made of straw or reeds. |
| Greek | The Greek word "στέγη" (roof) is derived from the verb "στέγω" (to cover, to shelter), and is related to the English word "stigma" (a mark, a brand). |
| Gujarati | "છાપરું" comes from Sanskrit "kṣāpara," meaning "covering," and also refers to a "house" in Gujarati. |
| Haitian Creole | Dokay in Haitian Creole comes from the word “deck” in English. |
| Hausa | The Hausa word "rufin" may also refer to the upper portion of a traditional Hausa house. |
| Hawaiian | Kaupaku can also refer to a shed or storehouse, or to a person who is overprotected. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "גג" (roof) can also refer to the "top" of something or to a "summit". |
| Hindi | The word |
| Hmong | This word derives from the word “ru,” which means above or up, and “tsev” which means space or place. |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "tető" also means "top" or "crown", and is related to the Latin word "tectum" meaning "covering". |
| Icelandic | The word 'þak' ('roof') in Icelandic is also found in many other Germanic languages and likely derives from the Proto-Germanic word '*þak-'. It is cognate to the English word 'thatch' and may have originally meant a covering of straw or reeds. |
| Igbo | The word "ụlọ" in Igbo also refers to a house, suggesting a close connection between the concepts of shelter and covering. |
| Indonesian | The word "atap" is thought to originate from the Old Javanese word "atap", meaning "mat", referring to the use of woven materials as roofing. |
| Irish | The word "díon" in Irish also means "protection" or "shelter" and may be related to the word "díth" meaning "to protect" or "to defend". |
| Italian | The word "tetto" in Italian, ultimately deriving from Latin, also has the alternate meaning of "home" or "shelter". |
| Japanese | "ルーフ" in Japanese can also refer to a type of baseball pitch that is thrown from above the shoulder, or to a roofed building or structure. |
| Javanese | The term 'gendheng' can also refer to a mad person who is possessed by a spirit in Javanese culture. |
| Kannada | The word "ಆವಣಿ" can also refer to a period of time corresponding to the month of August. |
| Kazakh | The word "шатыр" (roof) is derived from the Türkic word "şatı" meaning "tent". |
| Khmer | The word "ដំបូល" in Khmer is derived from the Sanskrit word "stūpa", meaning a Buddhist reliquary monument. |
| Korean | The word "지붕" can also mean "a lid or cover" or "the top of a tree". |
| Kurdish | The word “banî” in Kurdish is also used to refer to the part of the house above the roof. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "чатыры" in Kyrgyz can also mean "cover" or "shelter". |
| Lao | The word “ມຸງ” in Lao might share the same origin as the word "roof" in English, though its exact etymology is not fully understood. |
| Latin | The Latin word "tectum" is cognate with the Greek word "tekton," meaning "builder," and the Sanskrit word "takshan," meaning "carpenter." |
| Latvian | The Latvian word “jumts” (roof) stems from the Indo-European word “*keup” (to cover) and is related to the English word “cope.” |
| Lithuanian | A "stogas" can also be a "shed" and comes from the PIE root *steg-, meaning "to cover". |
| Luxembourgish | "Daach" derives from the Middle High German "dach" and Old High German "thah". |
| Macedonian | "Покрив" also means "cover" or "lid" in Macedonian |
| Malagasy | The word "TAFOTRANO" can also mean "shelter" or "protection" in Malagasy. |
| Malay | The Malay word "bumbung" is derived from "bubu," meaning "a fish trap," suggesting a resemblance between a roof and a fish trap's domed shape. |
| Malayalam | The word "മേൽക്കൂര" is derived from the words "മേൽ" (above) and "കൂര" (hut), and can also refer to the top or uppermost part of something. |
| Maltese | Saqaf, which derives from the Arabic for flooring, can also refer to floors, ceilings, and even the flat roofs of many Maltese buildings. |
| Maori | The Maori word "tuanui" also refers to a type of traditional Maori building with a large, sloping roof. |
| Marathi | "छप्पर" in Marathi likely derives from the Sanskrit "Chakrapura" meaning "wheel town" or "place made of wheels", alluding to the structure's circular shape and the use of circular tiles. |
| Mongolian | The word |
| Nepali | The word 'छत' is also used in Nepali to refer to the ceiling of a home. |
| Norwegian | The word "tak" in Norwegian has its origins in the Old Norse word "þak", meaning "covering" or "roof". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "denga" in Nyanja can also refer to the ceiling or attic of a building. |
| Pashto | The word "چت" in Pashto also means "ceiling". |
| Persian | The word "سقف" (roof) in Persian can also refer to the maximum allowable amount, limit, or ceiling. |
| Polish | Dach in Polish also means a |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | "Cobertura" can also mean "blanket" in Portuguese. |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word 'ਛੱਤ' ('roof'), derived from the Sanskrit word 'छाद ('shade'), also refers to a platform extending from the roof. |
| Romanian | "acoperiş" is also the Romanian word for "cover" or "covering". |
| Russian | In some Slavic dialects, "крыша" also refers to a tent or canopy. |
| Samoan | In Hawaiian, 'taualuga' refers to the highest part of the sail, where the rope lines meet the end of the mast. |
| Scots Gaelic | The Scots Gaelic word "mullach" also means "summit" or "top of a hill". |
| Serbian | The word "кров" comes from the Proto-Slavic "*krovъ", meaning "shelter", and is cognate with the Russian "кров" and Polish "krew" meaning "blood". |
| Sesotho | Marulelo comes from the verb ho rula (to cover), signifying its role in providing shelter. |
| Shona | "Denga" in Shona also means "protection" or "shelter", reflecting the roof's role in providing security and refuge. |
| Sindhi | "ڇت" also means a "rooftop" or "shade" in Sindhi |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | වහලය refers not only to the shelter provided by a building's roof, but also to the roof itself. |
| Slovak | The word "strecha" in Slovak is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "*strexa", meaning "shelter" or "cover." |
| Slovenian | The term 'streho' is sometimes used to denote a 'covered or protected area,' particularly in certain regions of Slovenia |
| Somali | The word "saqafka" in Somali refers to a type of protective covering over an opening |
| Spanish | The word "techo" in Spanish originally meant "place to shelter oneself" and can also refer to a shed or barn. |
| Sundanese | Hateup can also mean 'to climb up', or when used in a compound word, it can refer to something at a height, like a 'hateupan' or platform. |
| Swahili | "Paa" also means "on top of" or "upon" in Swahili. |
| Swedish | "Tak" in Swedish also means "thanks" and comes from the Proto-Germanic word "þakkjan" meaning "to express gratitude"} |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "bubong" is also used to refer to the topmost part of a tree. |
| Tajik | In Pashto, "بام" means "roof of a house". |
| Tamil | The word "கூரை" can also refer to a thatched roof, a bundle of coconut leaves, or a type of basket used to carry paddy. |
| Telugu | "పైకప్పు" also refers to the ceiling of a building, similar to "roof" in English. |
| Thai | Despite being used commonly for "roof," "หลังคา" literally means "ridge of back" in Thai, referring to the sloping structure of a roof. |
| Turkish | Çatı, a Turkish word for “roof”, is ultimately of Proto-Indo-European origin and has cognates in many other languages, including Latin and Sanskrit, where it meant “to cover”. |
| Ukrainian | The word "даху" can also refer to the top of the head or figuratively to the highest point or degree of something. |
| Urdu | The word "چھت" is derived from the Sanskrit word "chhatra" which also means "umbrella". |
| Uzbek | In Uzbek, the word “tom” can also refer to the topmost part of a skullcap or a yurt |
| Vietnamese | The word "mái nhà" also means "home" or "family" in Vietnamese, reflecting the importance of shelter and family in Vietnamese culture. |
| Welsh | In Welsh the word 'to' also means 'the side' (of something) or 'that side' as opposed to 'this side'. |
| Xhosa | The word "uphahla" in Xhosa also means "ceiling" and "upper room". |
| Yiddish | The word "דאַך" can also refer to hair loss and is a cognate of the German "Dach", meaning "covering" or "tile". |
| Yoruba | The word "orule" derives from the Yoruba word "oru" meaning "top" or "above" and the suffix "ile" meaning "house". |
| Zulu | It is derived from the Proto-Bantu root *-pha "to cover, roof". |
| English | The word "roof" originates from the Old English word "hrof", which referred to a shelter or covering. |