Running in Different Languages
Discover 'Running' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Running
Afrikaans hardloop | ||
Albanian duke vrapuar | ||
Amharic እየሮጠ | ||
Arabic ادارة | ||
Armenian վազում | ||
Assamese দৌৰা | ||
Aymara jalaña | ||
Azerbaijani çalışan | ||
Bambara boli | ||
Basque korrika egiten | ||
Belarusian бег | ||
Bengali চলমান | ||
Bhojpuri धावल | ||
Bosnian trčanje | ||
Bulgarian бягане | ||
Catalan corrent | ||
Cebuano pagdagan | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 跑步 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 跑步 | ||
Corsican corsa | ||
Croatian trčanje | ||
Czech běh | ||
Danish kører | ||
Dhivehi ދުވުން | ||
Dogri दौडना | ||
Dutch rennen | ||
English running | ||
Esperanto kurante | ||
Estonian jooksmine | ||
Ewe le du dzi | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) tumatakbo | ||
Finnish käynnissä | ||
French fonctionnement | ||
Frisian te rinnen | ||
Galician correndo | ||
Georgian სირბილი | ||
German laufen | ||
Greek τρέξιμο | ||
Guarani mbosyryha | ||
Gujarati ચાલી રહેલ | ||
Haitian Creole kouri | ||
Hausa a guje | ||
Hawaiian holo ʻana | ||
Hebrew רץ | ||
Hindi दौड़ना | ||
Hmong khiav | ||
Hungarian futás | ||
Icelandic hlaupandi | ||
Igbo na-agba ọsọ | ||
Ilocano panagtaray | ||
Indonesian berlari | ||
Irish ag rith | ||
Italian in esecuzione | ||
Japanese ランニング | ||
Javanese mlaku | ||
Kannada ಚಾಲನೆಯಲ್ಲಿದೆ | ||
Kazakh жүгіру | ||
Khmer កំពុងរត់ | ||
Kinyarwanda kwiruka | ||
Konkani धांवडी | ||
Korean 달리는 | ||
Krio de rɔn | ||
Kurdish dibezîn | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ڕاکردن | ||
Kyrgyz чуркоо | ||
Lao ແລ່ນ | ||
Latin currens | ||
Latvian skriešana | ||
Lingala kopota mbango | ||
Lithuanian bėgimas | ||
Luganda okudduka | ||
Luxembourgish lafen | ||
Macedonian трчање | ||
Maithili दौड़ | ||
Malagasy mihazakazaka | ||
Malay berlari | ||
Malayalam പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്ന | ||
Maltese ġiri | ||
Maori oma | ||
Marathi चालू आहे | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯆꯦꯜꯂꯤꯕ | ||
Mizo tlan | ||
Mongolian гүйж байна | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ပြေး | ||
Nepali चल्दै | ||
Norwegian løping | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) kuthamanga | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଚାଲୁଛି | | ||
Oromo fiiguu | ||
Pashto ځغليدل | ||
Persian در حال دویدن | ||
Polish bieganie | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) corrida | ||
Punjabi ਚੱਲ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ | ||
Quechua paway | ||
Romanian alergare | ||
Russian бег | ||
Samoan tamoʻe | ||
Sanskrit चलति | ||
Scots Gaelic ruith | ||
Sepedi go kitima | ||
Serbian трчање | ||
Sesotho matha | ||
Shona achimhanya | ||
Sindhi ڊوڙي رهيو آهي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) දුවනවා | ||
Slovak bežiaci | ||
Slovenian teče | ||
Somali ordaya | ||
Spanish corriendo | ||
Sundanese lumpat | ||
Swahili kimbia | ||
Swedish löpning | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) tumatakbo | ||
Tajik давидан | ||
Tamil ஓடுதல் | ||
Tatar йөгерә | ||
Telugu నడుస్తోంది | ||
Thai วิ่ง | ||
Tigrinya ምጉያይ | ||
Tsonga tsutsuma | ||
Turkish koşma | ||
Turkmen ylgaýar | ||
Twi (Akan) retu mmirika | ||
Ukrainian біг | ||
Urdu چل رہا ہے | ||
Uyghur ئىجرا بولۇۋاتىدۇ | ||
Uzbek yugurish | ||
Vietnamese đang chạy | ||
Welsh rhedeg | ||
Xhosa ukubaleka | ||
Yiddish פליסנדיק | ||
Yoruba nṣiṣẹ | ||
Zulu egijima |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | "Hardloop" is the Afrikaans word for "running" and is derived from the Dutch "hardlopen" (literally "hard walking"). |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "duke vrapuar" comes from the Proto-Albanian root word "*wrep-," meaning "to run" or "to flee." |
| Amharic | The term "እየሮጠ" (running) can also refer to the action of "flowing" as in the context of a river or other body of water. |
| Arabic | In Arabic "ادارة" can also mean management, direction and treatment. |
| Armenian | "Vazum" can also refer to a type of dance specific to the Lori region of Armenia. |
| Azerbaijani | In Azerbaijani, the word "çalışan" also means "worker" or "employee". |
| Basque | The Basque phrase "korrika egiten" is a term used for the act of running, but it also translates to "to run on the road" or "to run away." |
| Belarusian | The word "бег" also means "flight" or "course" in Belarusian. |
| Bengali | চলমান can also mean "moving", "ongoing", or "in progress". |
| Bosnian | The verb 'trčati' comes from the Proto-Slavic word 'tьrkati', which also means 'to rub'. |
| Bulgarian | Бягане can also mean "escape" or "fleeing" in Bulgarian. |
| Catalan | The Catalan word “corrent” (“running”) also means “electric current”. |
| Cebuano | In some contexts, "pagdagan" can also refer to a competition or race. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 跑步 literally means 'forced steps' in Chinese, and may refer to either running or walking depending on the context. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The term 跑步 literally means 'step step' but is used figuratively to mean 'run,' likely due to the iterative nature of both activities |
| Corsican | The Corsican "corsa" is also a traditional equestrian sport and a kind of small car. |
| Croatian | The verb 'trčati' comes from a Proto-Slavic verb meaning to "rub" or "grind" |
| Czech | The Czech word "běh" can also refer to the course or passage of time or events. |
| Danish | The word "kører" also means "car" or "vehicle" in Danish, likely due to the fact that cars are used for running errands or traveling. |
| Dutch | "Rennen" in Dutch can also refer to driving a vehicle or the running of a motor, hence the term "autorennen" (car racing). |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "kurante" is derived from the French word "courant" and can also mean "current" or "stream". |
| Estonian | Jooksmine, an Estonian word meaning "running," originates from the Proto-Finnic verb "juoks-," also meaning "running" and "flowing." |
| Finnish | The word "käynnissä" also means "in progress" or "active" in Finnish. |
| French | While its primary meaning is "running", "fonctionnement" can also refer to the operation or functioning of a system or machine. |
| Frisian | Its roots lie in the Old Frisian word "rinna" which means "to run" but can also refer to "flowing water", "a stream" or "a river". |
| Galician | In Galician, 'correndo' can also mean 'quickly'. |
| Georgian | The word "სირბილი" (running) derives from the Proto-Kartvelian word "*irbel", meaning "to flow". |
| German | The verb "laufen" initially meant "to let go" or "to release". The meaning changed to "to run" only around the year 1800. |
| Greek | The word 'τρέξιμο' is derived from the verb 'τρέχω', which also means 'to pursue' or 'to hunt'. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "kouri" in Haitian Creole also means "to race" or "to compete". |
| Hausa | The word 'a guje' in Hausa also has a figurative meaning, referring to the act of fleeing from danger or trouble. |
| Hawaiian | The word "holo ʻana" can also mean "to travel" or "to go" in Hawaiian. |
| Hebrew | The word 'רץ' ('running') in Hebrew is also a homonym of the word for 'runner' or 'messenger'. This double meaning is shared with many other Indo-European languages, reflecting its Proto-Indo-European origins. |
| Hindi | दौड़ना also means a race or competition. |
| Hmong | "Khiav" in Hmong can also refer to a particular type of Hmong folk dance. |
| Hungarian | In the expression "valamibe futni", "futás" means "to be successful at something" |
| Icelandic | 'Hlaupandi' is derived from the Old Norse verb 'hlaupa,' meaning 'to run,' and is related to the German 'laufen.' |
| Indonesian | The word |
| Irish | Ag rith also appears in the Irish word eirigh (meaning 'to rise'), which comes from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₂erēǵ- ('to rise, move'). |
| Italian | The Italian phrase "in esecuzione" can also mean "in force" or "in effect". |
| Japanese | ランニング derives from the English word "running" and can also mean "marathon" in Japanese. |
| Javanese | In the Ngapak dialect, "mlaku" can also mean "walking". |
| Kannada | "ಚಾಲನೆಯಲ್ಲಿದೆ" is derived from Sanskrit, "chalana" or "chal" which has two meanings, "to move" which refers to running in English, or the process of "driving". |
| Kazakh | The word "жүгіру" (running) is derived from the Proto-Turkic root *yügür-, meaning "to run, to flee". |
| Khmer | កំពុងរត់ is derived from two Khmer words, meaning "moving" and "quickly or rapidly". It can also refer to someone who is actively engaged in a task or trying to escape from danger. |
| Korean | The Korean word "달리는" can also mean "driving" or "flowing" depending on context. |
| Kurdish | "Dibezîn" is a present tense word that originates from "diza" meaning "run" in Old Kurdish. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "чуркоо" also means "to gallop" or "to ride a horse" in Kyrgyz. |
| Lao | The word "ແລ່ນ" also means "to go" or "to move" in Lao. |
| Latin | "Currens" also means "flowing" in Latin. |
| Latvian | In Latvian dialects skriešana also refers to a wooden handle used to carry pots and other objects. |
| Lithuanian | The Lithuanian word "bėgimas" can also refer to the action of escaping or fleeing. |
| Luxembourgish | "lafen" can also mean "having a meal" or "to be on the run" in Luxembourgish. |
| Macedonian | In Bulgarian, the word "трчане" also means "race" or "running competition." |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy term "mihazakazaka" also refers to a style of rhythmically beating the chest during celebratory dancing. |
| Malay | "Berlari" is derived from the Proto-Austronesian word "*baliy" meaning "to go, to move". |
| Maltese | The word "ġiri" is derived from the Arabic word "jarā" meaning "to run" and is the basis for the word for "course" in Maltese ("ġirja"). |
| Maori | The Maori word "oma" can also refer to a path or road, reflecting its connection to the act of running or traveling. |
| Marathi | In Marathi, "चालू आहे" also means "ongoing" or "in progress". |
| Mongolian | The verb |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word ပြေး (pyae) can also mean a type of longyi (traditional Burmese clothing). |
| Nepali | चल्दै can also be used to describe the action of a vehicle moving forward. |
| Norwegian | "Løping" comes from Old Norse "hlaupa", which also means "to skip", and is related to English "leap" and German "laufen". |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "ځغليدل" can also refer to the act of fleeing from danger or a pursuer. |
| Polish | Bieganie literally translates as "fleeing" or "escaping" and also refers to a "race," specifically a foot race. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "corrida" has the alternate meaning of "bullfighting" or "bull run." |
| Romanian | In Old Romanian, "alergare" meant "to ride a horse." |
| Russian | The word "Бег" can also refer to a gait or a specific type of running, such as distance running or sprinting. |
| Samoan | The word "tamoʻe" can also mean "to flee" or "to escape" in Samoan. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "ruith" in Scots Gaelic also refers to a period of time, such as a day, a week, or a month. |
| Serbian | The Serbian word "трчање" also has a figurative meaning, "doing errands." |
| Sesotho | The word 'matha' in Sesotho also means 'flee' or 'vanish', reflecting the urgency associated with running. |
| Shona | The word "achimhanya" is derived from the verb "kumhanya", which also means "to escape" or "to flee", suggesting a connection between running and fleeing or escaping danger. |
| Sindhi | The word "ڊوڙي رهيو آهي" in Sindhi can also refer to a person who is always on the move or who is very active. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | දුවනවා can also mean 'to flow' (as in a river) or 'to operate' (as in a machine). |
| Slovak | The root of the word "bežiaci" in Slovak, "beh-", is also used in the term "bežný" which means "usual" or "ordinary". |
| Slovenian | The word "teče" in Slovenian also means "flows", "leaks", or "melts". |
| Somali | The word "ordaya" can also refer to a race or a marathon. |
| Spanish | The verb "correr" can refer to running, flowing, or passing time. |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word "lumpat" can also mean "to jump" or "to leap". |
| Swahili | The word 'Kimbia' also refers to a type of traditional dance in Tanzania. |
| Swedish | The word "löpning" can also refer to a type of Swedish folk dance or a type of bread dough. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Tumatakbo" can also mean "to be a candidate for election" in Tagalog. |
| Tajik | The word "давидан" can also be used to describe the act of running or moving smoothly and quickly. |
| Tamil | The Tamil word 'ஓடுதல்' can also mean 'to flow' or 'to slide'. |
| Thai | The Thai word "วิ่ง" also has the meaning of "to move or act quickly." |
| Turkish | "Koşma" in Turkish can also refer to a type of folk song, particularly in the Aegean region. |
| Ukrainian | It comes from PIE *bʰēg- ('to flee'), cognate with Sanskrit bhayati ('fears') and Lithuanian bėgti ('run'). |
| Urdu | In Urdu, the word "چل رہا ہے" can also refer to "working" or "progressing" when used in the context of a process or task. |
| Uzbek | In Uzbek, the word "yugurish" also refers to a type of traditional dance accompanied by music. |
| Vietnamese | The word "đang chạy" in Vietnamese is a compound word that can also mean "is running" or "is currently happening". |
| Welsh | Rhedeg means 'run' in Welsh, but is also cognate with German 'Rad' (wheel) and English 'rode' or 'road'. |
| Xhosa | The word 'ukubaleka' also means 'to flee' or 'to escape' in Xhosa. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "פליסנדיק" may also mean "swift" or "nimble". |
| Yoruba | The Yoruba word "nṣiṣẹ" also means "employment" or "work". |
| Zulu | Egijima can also mean 'to flow' in Zulu, such as water in a stream. |
| English | The word 'running' has roots in Old Norse, meaning 'flowing' or 'moving water'. |