Round in Different Languages
Discover 'Round' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Round
Afrikaans rond | ||
Albanian rrumbullakët | ||
Amharic ክብ | ||
Arabic مستدير | ||
Armenian կլոր | ||
Assamese গোলাকাৰ | ||
Aymara muruq'u | ||
Azerbaijani dəyirmi | ||
Bambara kúlukutulen | ||
Basque biribila | ||
Belarusian круглы | ||
Bengali গোল | ||
Bhojpuri गोल | ||
Bosnian okrugli | ||
Bulgarian кръгъл | ||
Catalan rodó | ||
Cebuano tuyok | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 回合 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 回合 | ||
Corsican tondu | ||
Croatian krug | ||
Czech kolo | ||
Danish rund | ||
Dhivehi ބުރު | ||
Dogri गोल | ||
Dutch ronde | ||
English round | ||
Esperanto ronda | ||
Estonian ümmargune | ||
Ewe nogo | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) bilog | ||
Finnish pyöristää | ||
French rond | ||
Frisian rûn | ||
Galician redondo | ||
Georgian მრგვალი | ||
German runden | ||
Greek γύρος | ||
Guarani jere | ||
Gujarati ગોળ | ||
Haitian Creole wonn | ||
Hausa zagaye | ||
Hawaiian poepoe | ||
Hebrew עָגוֹל | ||
Hindi गोल | ||
Hmong puag ncig | ||
Hungarian kerek | ||
Icelandic umferð | ||
Igbo gburugburu | ||
Ilocano bilog | ||
Indonesian bulat | ||
Irish cruinn | ||
Italian il giro | ||
Japanese 円形 | ||
Javanese babak | ||
Kannada ಸುತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ | ||
Kazakh дөңгелек | ||
Khmer ជុំ | ||
Kinyarwanda kuzenguruka | ||
Konkani गोल | ||
Korean 일주 | ||
Krio rawnd | ||
Kurdish girrover | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) خول | ||
Kyrgyz тегерек | ||
Lao ຮອບ | ||
Latin circum | ||
Latvian raunds | ||
Lingala libungutulu | ||
Lithuanian apvalus | ||
Luganda okwetooloola | ||
Luxembourgish ronn | ||
Macedonian круг | ||
Maithili गोल | ||
Malagasy manodidina | ||
Malay bulat | ||
Malayalam റ .ണ്ട് | ||
Maltese tond | ||
Maori porotaka | ||
Marathi गोल | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯀꯣꯏꯗꯥꯅꯕ | ||
Mizo bial | ||
Mongolian дугуй | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ပတ်ပတ်လည် | ||
Nepali गोलो | ||
Norwegian rund | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) kuzungulira | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଗୋଲାକାର | | ||
Oromo marsaa | ||
Pashto پړاو | ||
Persian گرد | ||
Polish okrągły | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) volta | ||
Punjabi ਗੋਲ | ||
Quechua muyu | ||
Romanian rundă | ||
Russian круглый | ||
Samoan lapotopoto | ||
Sanskrit वृत्त | ||
Scots Gaelic cruinn | ||
Sepedi sediko | ||
Serbian округли | ||
Sesotho chitja | ||
Shona denderedzwa | ||
Sindhi گول | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) වටය | ||
Slovak okrúhly | ||
Slovenian okrogla | ||
Somali wareegsan | ||
Spanish redondo | ||
Sundanese buleud | ||
Swahili pande zote | ||
Swedish runda | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) bilog | ||
Tajik мудаввар | ||
Tamil சுற்று | ||
Tatar түгәрәк | ||
Telugu రౌండ్ | ||
Thai รอบ | ||
Tigrinya ዓንኬል | ||
Tsonga rhandzavula | ||
Turkish yuvarlak | ||
Turkmen tegelek | ||
Twi (Akan) kurukuruwa | ||
Ukrainian круглі | ||
Urdu گول | ||
Uyghur round | ||
Uzbek dumaloq | ||
Vietnamese tròn | ||
Welsh rownd | ||
Xhosa ngeenxa zonke | ||
Yiddish קייַלעכיק | ||
Yoruba yika | ||
Zulu isiyingi |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "rond" is related to the English word "round" and derives from an earlier French word meaning "circle". |
| Albanian | The term "rrumbullakët" has also been used for centuries in Albanian to signify something that is"complete","perfect," or even "holy". |
| Amharic | The root ክብ can also refer to a type of round or oval basket, a round metal or ceramic plate used to serve dishes, and a circular shape used for decoration. |
| Arabic | The word "مستدير" comes from the root ”ستر” (satra), meaning "to write in lines," and also has the meaning "turned out well or beautifully, elegant". |
| Armenian | The Armenian word "կլոր" can also mean "complete" or "perfect". |
| Azerbaijani | "Dəyirmi" is also used figuratively, meaning "complete" or "perfect". |
| Basque | "Biribua" is used in the expression “biribua egin” which means to do some sort of round trip or make a detour. |
| Belarusian | The word "круглы" also means "entire" or "complete" in Belarusian |
| Bengali | The word "গোল" can also refer to a ball or a group of people gathered together. |
| Bosnian | The word "okrugli" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "*okrǫgъ", which also means "circle" or "district". In Russian, the word "okrug" retains the meaning of "district", while in Polish the word "okrąg" means "circle". |
| Bulgarian | "Кръгъл" (round) comes from the Proto-Slavic word "krogъ", which also means "circle" or "wheel". |
| Catalan | In Catalan, "rodó" also means "rolled" or "curved". |
| Cebuano | The word "tuyok" in Cebuano can also refer to a type of rice cake made from glutinous rice and is commonly shaped in a rounded form. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 回合 (huíhé) also means "bout" or "a complete cycle". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 回合 (回合) can also mean "one round" of a game or activity, or "a match". |
| Corsican | "Tondu," meaning "round" in Corsican, also refers to a tonsured monk or someone with a shaved head. |
| Croatian | The Croatian word "krug" also refers to a social gathering where people drink and sing. |
| Czech | "kolo" also means "wheel" in Czech, and comes from the Proto-Slavic word "kolkъ" (wheel). |
| Danish | In Danish, "rund" can refer to a room within a building, particularly a public space, as well as a period of time. |
| Dutch | The Dutch word 'ronde' can also refer to a type of traditional song or dance, typically performed in a circle. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "rondo" also means "a patrol" in Spanish, reflecting Esperanto's international vocabulary. |
| Estonian | The term "ümmargune" in Estonian derives from the Proto-Finnic word "*ümber" meaning "around". |
| Finnish | Pyöristää also means "to round up" or "to round to the nearest integer" in Finnish. |
| French | The word "rond" also means "song" in French, derived from the Latin "rotundus" (round). |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "rûn" can also mean "wheel" or "orbit". |
| Galician | In Galician, the word "redondo" not only means "round" but also "accurate" or "well-thought-out." |
| Georgian | The Georgian word მრგვალი is thought to be related to Proto-Kartvelian *mrgʷal-, which meant "to roll" and is found in Georgian, Laz and Mingrelian. |
| German | While the German word "rund" means "round," it also shares the same base meaning as "run" in English, possibly from a Proto-Indo-European root word meaning "roll." |
| Greek | The word "γύρος" (round) is derived from the ancient Greek "γυράω" (to turn) and is also used to refer to a type of Greek street food consisting of meat cooked on a vertical spit. |
| Gujarati | The word "ગોળ" can also refer to a type of unrefined sugar or jaggery made from cane juice. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "wonn" is borrowed from French "rond" and is also used in Haitian Creole to describe a complete or perfect person or thing. |
| Hausa | Zagaye is also used to signify a round metal tray or bowl specifically used for serving or kneading flour. |
| Hawaiian | "Po'e" also means "ball" and "globe". |
| Hebrew | The word עָגוֹל derives from the root עגל, which also means 'calf', reflecting the rounded shape of a calf's body. |
| Hindi | "गोल" can also mean a group of twelve cow dung cakes used as fuel for cooking in rural areas of India. |
| Hmong | The word "puag ncig" can also mean "ball" or "circle". |
| Hungarian | The word "kerek" can also mean "whole", "complete", or "perfect" in Hungarian. |
| Icelandic | The word "umferð" can also refer to a journey or circuit, or to a particular round in a competition or game. |
| Igbo | Gburugburu in Igbo, derives from the word "gburugbu", which means "gather" or "assemble". |
| Indonesian | The word "bulat" shares its root with the Malay word "bulat" and the Sanskrit word "vrtta", both meaning "circle". |
| Irish | Irish word 'cruinn' derives from the Proto-Celtic *kʷer-kʷros, meaning 'bent, crooked' |
| Italian | In Italian, 'il giro' can also mean 'stroll' or 'tour'. |
| Japanese | The term "円形" is also used in astronomy to denote the shape of heavenly bodies like planets and stars. |
| Javanese | The word "babak" in Javanese also means "a round of a game or a contest". |
| Kazakh | The word "дөңгелек" can also refer to a round shape, a circle, or a wheel. |
| Khmer | In Thai, "ชุม" (chum) also means "community". |
| Korean | The Korean word "일주" (round) can also refer to a week or a circumference. |
| Kurdish | The word "girrover" has no alternate meanings but some speculate it may be related to the word "gir" (mountain) in some dialects. |
| Kyrgyz | "Тегерек" also means "wheel" and "circle" in Kyrgyz. |
| Lao | "ຮອບ" means "around, surrounding, encircling, near, beside, about, in, at, at the time of". |
| Latin | In Latin, "circum" can also mean "around" or "about" and is used as a prefix in words like "circumference" and "circumnavigate". |
| Latvian | The word "raunds" can also mean "circle" or "disk" in Latvian. |
| Lithuanian | The word "apvalus" is derived from the Proto-Baltic root "ep-wl-o-s", meaning "to wrap around". |
| Luxembourgish | The word "Ronn" in Luxembourgish can also refer to a roundabout or a dance. |
| Macedonian | "Круг" in Macedonian is a cognate of the word "circle" in English and shares a similar root with the words "circus" and "encircle". |
| Malagasy | The word "manodidina" also means "complete" or "whole" in Malagasy. |
| Malay | The Malay word "bulat" originates from the Proto-Austronesian word *bulat*, which also means "whole" or "complete". |
| Malayalam | "റ .ണ്ട്" originates from the Proto-Dravidian root "*weru-γ" meaning "to roll." |
| Maltese | The word "tond" also refers to a large, round loaf of bread in Maltese. |
| Maori | Porotaka also refers to the roundness of a person's head, which is considered a sign of beauty in Māori culture. |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "गोल" can also mean "to return" or "to go back," and is thought to be derived from the Sanskrit root "गृ" (to go). |
| Mongolian | The word "дугуй" in Mongolian does not only mean "round", but also can mean "spherical", "circular", or "cylindrical". |
| Nepali | The Nepali word "गोलो" derives from Sanskrit "गोला," which means "sphere" or "globe." |
| Norwegian | In Norwegian, rund can also mean |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "kuzungulira" originates from the Bantu root "-zungula" meaning "to turn" or "to rotate". |
| Pashto | In Pashto dialects like Ormuri, the word "پړاو" means a "circle" instead of "round." |
| Persian | The word "گرد" can also mean "powder" or "dust" in Persian, likely due to the fine, round particles that make up these substances. |
| Polish | The word "okrągły" can also refer to a circle or a circumference in Polish. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "volta" also refers to a lap (of a race) or a return trip. |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word "ਗੋਲ" (round) comes from the Sanskrit word "गोल" meaning "circle" and it can also mean "complete", "entire", or "spherical". |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "rundă" can also refer to a sequence of plays in a game (e.g., a round of poker) or a type of traditional Romanian folk dance. |
| Russian | "Круглый" (round) is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "krugъ", which also meant "circle", "wheel", and "dance". |
| Samoan | The word 'lapotopoto' in Samoan can also be used to describe something plump or fleshy. |
| Scots Gaelic | "Cruinn" derives from a Proto-Celtic root meaning "to gather, collect, heap up". |
| Serbian | The word округ can also mean "a district". |
| Sesotho | The word "chitja" can also refer to a circle, sphere, or cycle. |
| Shona | The word "denderedzwa" can also mean "circular" or "curved" in Shona. |
| Sindhi | The word "گول" in Sindhi can also mean "deception" or "trickery", stemming from its association with rounded objects and the idea of hidden motives. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word “වටය” (“round”) can also mean a “circle”, a “circumference”, a “boundary”, or a “limit”. |
| Slovak | The word "okrúhly" also has a figurative meaning, meaning "complete" or "thorough". |
| Slovenian | The word “okrogla” comes from a Slavic root meaning "circle," and is also a related to the word "krog" (circle). |
| Somali | The word "wareegsan" also means "mature" or "full-grown" in Somali. |
| Spanish | The word "redondo" in Spanish derives from the Latin word "rotundus," meaning "round" or "curved." |
| Sundanese | Buleud has two alternative meanings, namely "blue" and "a type of traditional Sundanese fabric with a blue color" |
| Swahili | Pande is not related to pandemonium, which is about demons, while pande means all or very many, and zote means totality or entirety. |
| Swedish | The word 'runda' also means 'to make a detour' in Swedish. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | Bilog shares the root word bilog with its synonym ikot but both terms are used in different contexts, with bilog referring to round objects and ikot referring to rotation. |
| Tajik | The word "мудаввар" can mean "decorated" or "embellished" in Tajik. |
| Tamil | The word "சுற்று" in Tamil can also mean a "perimeter, boundary" or "a turn, revolution" |
| Telugu | The word "రౌండ్" can also mean "a group of people or things" or "a repeated action or occurrence" in Telugu. |
| Thai | รอ (รวด) derives from Sanskrit फ़सो (ग़श्त) (cakram) – ‘wheel’. |
| Turkish | In Turkish, "yuvarlak" can also mean "complete" or "perfect". |
| Ukrainian | In Ukrainian, "круглі" can also refer to a type of traditional Ukrainian dance. |
| Urdu | گول (gool) also means 'to deceive' or 'to trick' in Urdu, originating from the Persian word 'gul' meaning 'rose' which was metaphorically used to describe something fair or beautiful on the outside but treacherous within. |
| Uzbek | Uzbek "dumaloq" also means "perfect" or "ideal". |
| Vietnamese | "Tròn" (round) also means "complete" or "perfect" in Vietnamese, reflecting the cultural value placed on wholeness and harmony. |
| Welsh | "Rownd" in Welsh can refer to both a "round" object and the act of "going around." |
| Xhosa | "Ngeenxa zonke" can also mean "completely," "thoroughly," or "all over" in Xhosa. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "קייַלעכיק" derives from the Old Slavic word "kolъ", meaning "wheel" or "circle". |
| Yoruba | In Yoruba, "yika" also means "circular" or "spherical", suggesting a sense of completeness and wholeness. |
| Zulu | Isiyingi may also refer to a type of African melon. |
| English | "Round" also means a stage in a sports competition or a period of time. |