Safe in Different Languages
Discover 'Safe' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Safe
Afrikaans veilig | ||
Albanian i sigurt | ||
Amharic ደህና | ||
Arabic آمنة | ||
Armenian անվտանգ | ||
Assamese সুৰক্ষিত | ||
Aymara chiqa | ||
Azerbaijani təhlükəsiz | ||
Bambara lakanalen | ||
Basque segurua | ||
Belarusian бяспечна | ||
Bengali নিরাপদ | ||
Bhojpuri सुरक्षित | ||
Bosnian sigurno | ||
Bulgarian безопасно | ||
Catalan caixa forta | ||
Cebuano luwas | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 安全 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 安全 | ||
Corsican sicuru | ||
Croatian sef | ||
Czech bezpečný | ||
Danish sikker | ||
Dhivehi ރައްކާތެރި | ||
Dogri सुरक्खत | ||
Dutch veilig | ||
English safe | ||
Esperanto sekura | ||
Estonian ohutu | ||
Ewe le dedie | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) ligtas | ||
Finnish turvallinen | ||
French sûr | ||
Frisian feilich | ||
Galician seguro | ||
Georgian უსაფრთხო | ||
German sicher | ||
Greek ασφαλής | ||
Guarani katuete | ||
Gujarati સલામત | ||
Haitian Creole san danje | ||
Hausa lafiya | ||
Hawaiian palekana | ||
Hebrew בטוח | ||
Hindi सुरक्षित | ||
Hmong nyab xeeb | ||
Hungarian biztonságos | ||
Icelandic öruggur | ||
Igbo nchebe | ||
Ilocano natalged | ||
Indonesian aman | ||
Irish sábháilte | ||
Italian sicuro | ||
Japanese 安全 | ||
Javanese aman | ||
Kannada ಸುರಕ್ಷಿತ | ||
Kazakh қауіпсіз | ||
Khmer សុវត្ថិភាព | ||
Kinyarwanda umutekano | ||
Konkani सुरक्षीत | ||
Korean 안전한 | ||
Krio sef | ||
Kurdish emîn | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) سەلامەت | ||
Kyrgyz коопсуз | ||
Lao ປອດໄພ | ||
Latin tutum | ||
Latvian drošs | ||
Lingala libateli | ||
Lithuanian saugus | ||
Luganda obukuumi | ||
Luxembourgish sécher | ||
Macedonian безбеден | ||
Maithili सुरक्षित | ||
Malagasy azo antoka | ||
Malay selamat | ||
Malayalam സുരക്ഷിതം | ||
Maltese bla periklu | ||
Maori haumaru | ||
Marathi सुरक्षित | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯇꯦꯛꯇ ꯀꯥꯏꯗꯕ | ||
Mizo him | ||
Mongolian аюулгүй | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အန္တရာယ်ကင်း | ||
Nepali सुरक्षित | ||
Norwegian sikker | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) otetezeka | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସୁରକ୍ଷିତ | ||
Oromo eegamaa | ||
Pashto خوندي | ||
Persian بی خطر | ||
Polish bezpieczny | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) seguro | ||
Punjabi ਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਤ | ||
Quechua harkasqa | ||
Romanian sigur | ||
Russian сейф | ||
Samoan saogalemu | ||
Sanskrit सुरक्षितः | ||
Scots Gaelic sàbhailte | ||
Sepedi bolokegile | ||
Serbian сигурно | ||
Sesotho sireletsehileng | ||
Shona safe | ||
Sindhi محفوظ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ආරක්ෂිතයි | ||
Slovak bezpečné | ||
Slovenian varno | ||
Somali ammaan ah | ||
Spanish seguro | ||
Sundanese aman | ||
Swahili salama | ||
Swedish säker | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) ligtas | ||
Tajik бехатар | ||
Tamil பாதுகாப்பானது | ||
Tatar куркынычсыз | ||
Telugu సురక్షితం | ||
Thai ปลอดภัย | ||
Tigrinya ውሑስ | ||
Tsonga hlayiseka | ||
Turkish kasa | ||
Turkmen howpsuz | ||
Twi (Akan) ɔhaw nni ho | ||
Ukrainian сейф | ||
Urdu محفوظ | ||
Uyghur بىخەتەر | ||
Uzbek xavfsiz | ||
Vietnamese an toàn | ||
Welsh yn ddiogel | ||
Xhosa ikhuselekile | ||
Yiddish זיכער | ||
Yoruba ailewu | ||
Zulu ephephile |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "veilig" comes from the Dutch word "veilig", which has the same meaning and is related to the German word "gewahr" meaning "aware". It can also refer to the condition of being secure or protected from danger or harm. |
| Albanian | In Albanian, "i sigurt" literally means "of sure" and is used both as an adjective and noun. |
| Amharic | The word "ደህና" can also mean "comfortable" or "okay" in Amharic. |
| Arabic | The name "Amina" (female) also derives from the same triconsonantal root ('-m-n') and also means "safe. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "təhlükəsiz" is derived from the Persian word "tahlikeh", meaning "danger", and the suffix "-siz", meaning "without". |
| Basque | Segurua is a Basque word with several meanings, including 'safe' and 'sure'. |
| Belarusian | "Бяспечна" also has meanings like "calm", "sound" or "well-protected". |
| Bengali | নিরাপদ (nirapod) is a Sanskrit word that also means 'free from disease'. |
| Bosnian | The noun 'sigurno' in Bosnian can also refer to an insurance document. |
| Bulgarian | The word "безопасно" may also mean "without harm" or "innocuously" in Bulgarian. |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "Caixa forta" comes from the Latin "Capsa fortis" and literally translates to "strong box". |
| Cebuano | It is derived from the Spanish word 'luvas', which means 'gloves', suggesting something that provides protection and security. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "安全" originally meant "to not be dangerous" but now also means "to be safe from accidents". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | In English, the word "secure" shares a similar root with "safe", both stemming from the Latin "securus". However, "secure" often implies a greater level of certainty or permanence than "safe". |
| Corsican | The word 'sicuru' in Corsican is also used to refer to a hiding place or a sanctuary. |
| Croatian | "Sef" is a Turkish loanword in Croatian; its original meaning and the meaning it sometimes retains in rural areas is "chest". In Turkish it comes from the Arabic word صَندوق (sandūq, "box, chest"). |
| Czech | The word "bezpečný" is derived from the Old Czech word "bezpeč" meaning "without danger". |
| Danish | The word 'sikker' is etymologically related to the word 'sikkert', which means 'surely' or 'certainly'. |
| Dutch | Veilig originates from Old Dutch meaning 'sure' and German meaning 'sound'. |
| Esperanto | "Sekura" derives from Latin "securus" ("carefree, secure"), and means "safe" in Esperanto; but it can also mean "certain, sure, confident". |
| Estonian | The word "ohutu" also means "unpolluted" or "clean" in Estonian. |
| Finnish | The word "turvallinen" comes from the Proto-Finnic word "turva," meaning "shelter" or "protection." |
| French | "Sûr" can also mean "certain" or "reliable" in French. |
| Frisian | The word "feilich" in Frisian also means "carefree" or "secure". |
| Galician | The Galician word "seguro" can also mean "certain" or "sure" in the sense of being confident about something. |
| Georgian | The word “უსაფრთხო” (“safe”) in Georgian literally translates to “without fear” or “without danger”. |
| German | In German, "sicher" can also mean "certainly" or "evidently". |
| Greek | The word "ασφαλής" originates from the verb "άσφαλος" which means "to bind" or "to fasten", and it is related to the word "ἁλυσίδες" (chains). |
| Gujarati | The word "salamat" comes from the Arabic word "salām" which means "peace" or "greeting". |
| Haitian Creole | "San danje" literally means "without danger" in Haitian Creole. |
| Hausa | The Hausa word "lafiya" also means "peace" or "well-being" |
| Hawaiian | In Hawaiian, "palekana" also refers to a protective charm or talisman. |
| Hebrew | The word "בטוח" in Hebrew can also mean "sure" or "certain". |
| Hindi | The Hindi word "सुरक्षित" also translates to "guarded". |
| Hmong | Nyab xeeb, a Hmong word for "safe" or "secure," literally means "the place you can hide your money." |
| Hungarian | The word "biztonságos" is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "*wēik̂-", meaning "to protect". It is related to the English word "wicca", meaning "witchcraft". |
| Icelandic | The word "öruggur" is a cognate of the English word "secure" and is ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sewk- "to protect, guard, watch over". |
| Igbo | In Igbo, "nchebe" is derived from the word "chebe," which means "to protect" or "to guard," and is often used in contexts relating to security or protection. |
| Indonesian | The word 'aman' in Indonesian is derived from the Sanskrit word 'amana,' which means 'protection' or 'refuge'. |
| Italian | The word "sicuro" in Italian derives from the Latin "securus," meaning carefree or untroubled. |
| Japanese | The word "安全" (anzen) can also mean "peace" or "security" in Japanese. |
| Javanese | The word "aman" in Javanese, meaning "safe," also means "trustworthy" or "reliable." |
| Kannada | The word 'ಸುರಕ್ಷಿತ' can also mean 'protected' or 'secure' in Kannada. |
| Kazakh | The word "қауіпсіз" in Kazakh can also mean "secure", "free from danger", or "protected". |
| Khmer | The term "សុវត្ថិភាព" derives from the Sanskrit word "su" (well) and "vatta" (protected), reflecting its meaning of well-guarded or secure. |
| Korean | 안전한 originates from the Chinese character 安心, expressing freedom from worry or danger. |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word "emîn" also has the alternate meaning of "honest, trustworthy, or reliable." |
| Kyrgyz | "Коопсуз" is derived from the verb "кооп" (to protect) and the suffix "-суз" (without), signifying "without protection" or "vulnerable". |
| Lao | The Lao word "ປອດໄພ" has its roots in the Sanskrit term "pavitra", which means "pure" or "sacred". |
| Latin | The Latin word "tutum" is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *teue-, meaning "to swell" or "to be strong." |
| Latvian | In Livonian and Estonian, the word "drošs" (comparable to Latvian "drošs") means "sure", "firm", or "strong". |
| Lithuanian | Saugus, meaning "dry" in Lithuanian, has been borrowed into other languages, including Polish, German, and English, where it is spelled "saug" or "sog" and usually means "mire" or "swamp". |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "sécher" can also mean "to dry out". It derives from the French word "sécheresse", meaning "dryness". |
| Macedonian | The word "безбеден" also has alternate meanings such as "prosperous" and "wealthy" in the Macedonian language. |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy term "azo antoka" originally meant "to keep something in a secure place," but later took on the broader meaning of "safe." |
| Malay | The Malay word "selamat" can also be used to mean "well-being," "peace," or "prosperity" in certain contexts. |
| Malayalam | സുരക്ഷിതം derives from the Sanskrit word 'surakshitam' ('protected by the gods') and in Malayalam it can also mean 'secure' or 'well-guarded'. |
| Maltese | "Bla periklu" is Maltese for "safe", but it can also mean "without risk" or "without danger." |
| Maori | Haumaru is a noun meaning 'safety; protection' as well as an adjective meaning 'safe; unharmed'. |
| Marathi | "सुरक्षित" (safe) is a Sanskrit word that also means "protected" or "well-guarded". |
| Mongolian | Аюулгүй is an umbrella term for anything that is not dangerous as well as the concept of safety in general. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | Antaraik-kyin derives from the Pali word antarayā, meaning danger or harm. |
| Nepali | The word "सुरक्षित" is derived from the Sanskrit prefix "सु" (good) and the verb root "रक्ष" (to guard, preserve). |
| Norwegian | "Sikker" also means "sure" and derives from Old Norse "sikr", which means "certain". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "otetezeka" in Nyanja can also mean "to be in a state of tranquility" or "to be free from anxiety or fear. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "خوندي" is derived from the Proto-Indo-Iranian root "*gʰondʰ-," meaning "to protect" or "to cover." |
| Persian | In Old Persian, "بی خطر" meant "without an enemy or opponent". |
| Polish | The Polish word "bezpieczny" originates from the Proto-Slavic "*bedu" (woe) and literally meant "free of woe". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "seguro" is derived from the Latin "securus", meaning "free from care". |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "sigur" also means "certain," derived from the Latin "securus," meaning "without care, carefree". |
| Russian | The word "сейф" (safe) in Russian originally meant "chest" or "box", and only later came to refer to a device for storing valuables secure from theft. |
| Samoan | Saogalemu is a compound word deriving from sa'o 'to guard' and galemu 'house' or 'property', therefore meaning 'to protect one's home or property'. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "sàbhailte" also means "sanctuary" or "refuge" and derives from the verb "sàbhail," meaning "to save" or "to protect." |
| Serbian | "Сигурно" is derived from Proto-Slavic *sъgъrъ, originally meaning "sure" or "stable". |
| Sesotho | The word "sireletsehileng" in Sesotho is related to the word "sirela", which means "to protect". |
| Shona | In addition to its primary meaning of 'safe', the Shona word 'safe' can also mean 'shield' or 'refuge'. |
| Sindhi | The word "محفوظ" comes from the Arabic verb "حفِظ" (to guard, keep watch over), and can also mean "guarded" or "protected". |
| Slovak | The word 'bezpečné' comes from Slavic and shares the root with the word 'bezpečnost', which means 'security' in English. |
| Slovenian | The word "varno" in Slovenian originated from the Latin word "verus", meaning "true" or "real". |
| Somali | The word "ammaan ah" also means "to have confidence in" in Somali. |
| Spanish | The Spanish word "seguro" also means "insurance" and comes from the Latin word "securus" meaning "free from care or anxiety." |
| Sundanese | The word "aman" also means "trustworthy" in Sundanese. |
| Swahili | In the Congo Swahili dialect, "salama" also refers to a type of traditional greeting used to convey well-being. |
| Swedish | "Säker" can also mean "sure" or "certain" in Swedish, and is sometimes replaced by "viss" in formal contexts. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | Ligtas (safe), from the root word ligtas (to save), is also used to mean 'to prevent or protect from harm or danger'. |
| Tajik | The word "бехатар" in Tajik can also mean "carefree" or "secure". |
| Tamil | While the word 'பாதுகாப்பானது' is used to mean 'safe' in Tamil, it literally translates to 'that which protects' or 'that which provides protection'. |
| Telugu | It also serves as a noun signifying "security", but is in this sense generally superseded by భద్రత (bhadratha). |
| Thai | 'ปลอดภัย' means free from danger, harm or risk. It can also mean secure or out of danger. |
| Turkish | The Turkish word "kasa" can also refer to "money box", "treasury" or "cash register". |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "сейф" derives from the Persian word "сейф", meaning "sword" or "armory", and the Latin word "salvus", meaning "safe". |
| Urdu | The word "محفوظ" comes from the Arabic word "حفظ" (safekeeping or protection). |
| Uzbek | "Xavfsiz" not only means "safe" but also refers to something that is intact, whole, secure, or sheltered |
| Vietnamese | In Vietnamese, "an toàn" also refers to security and protection, implying a broader sense of well-being beyond physical safety. |
| Welsh | The spelling, pronunciation, and meaning of "yn ddiogel" are not immediately obvious from its constituent parts. |
| Xhosa | The word "ikhuselekile" in Xhosa is derived from the verb "khuselisa," meaning "to protect" or "to keep safe." |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "זיכער" can also have the meaning of "secure" or "certain" in English |
| Yoruba | "Ailewu" also means "to be sure" or "to be certain" in Yoruba. |
| Zulu | Ephephile is derived from the Zulu word 'ephaphilelo,' meaning 'protection.' |
| English | The word 'safe' originates from the Old English word 'salvus', which means 'saved' or 'sound'. |