Safety in Different Languages
Discover 'Safety' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Safety
Afrikaans veiligheid | ||
Albanian sigurinë | ||
Amharic ደህንነት | ||
Arabic سلامة | ||
Armenian անվտանգություն | ||
Assamese সুৰক্ষা | ||
Aymara jark'aqawi | ||
Azerbaijani təhlükəsizlik | ||
Bambara lakana | ||
Basque segurtasuna | ||
Belarusian бяспека | ||
Bengali নিরাপত্তা | ||
Bhojpuri सुरक्षा | ||
Bosnian sigurnost | ||
Bulgarian безопасност | ||
Catalan seguretat | ||
Cebuano luwas | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 安全 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 安全 | ||
Corsican sicurità | ||
Croatian sigurnost | ||
Czech bezpečnost | ||
Danish sikkerhed | ||
Dhivehi ރައްކާތެރި | ||
Dogri सुरक्खेआ | ||
Dutch veiligheid | ||
English safety | ||
Esperanto sekureco | ||
Estonian ohutus | ||
Ewe dedienɔnɔ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) kaligtasan | ||
Finnish turvallisuus | ||
French sécurité | ||
Frisian feilichheid | ||
Galician seguridade | ||
Georgian უსაფრთხოება | ||
German sicherheit | ||
Greek ασφάλεια | ||
Guarani kyhyje'ỹ | ||
Gujarati સલામતી | ||
Haitian Creole sekirite | ||
Hausa aminci | ||
Hawaiian palekana | ||
Hebrew בְּטִיחוּת | ||
Hindi सुरक्षा | ||
Hmong kev nyab xeeb | ||
Hungarian biztonság | ||
Icelandic öryggi | ||
Igbo nchekwa | ||
Ilocano kinatalged | ||
Indonesian keamanan | ||
Irish sábháilteacht | ||
Italian sicurezza | ||
Japanese 安全性 | ||
Javanese keslametan | ||
Kannada ಸುರಕ್ಷತೆ | ||
Kazakh қауіпсіздік | ||
Khmer សុវត្ថិភាព | ||
Kinyarwanda umutekano | ||
Konkani सुरक्षा | ||
Korean 안전 | ||
Krio fɔ sef | ||
Kurdish ewlekarî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) سەلامەتی | ||
Kyrgyz коопсуздук | ||
Lao ຄວາມປອດໄພ | ||
Latin salutem | ||
Latvian drošība | ||
Lingala libateli | ||
Lithuanian saugumas | ||
Luganda obukuumi | ||
Luxembourgish sécherheet | ||
Macedonian безбедност | ||
Maithili सुरक्षा | ||
Malagasy fiarovana | ||
Malay keselamatan | ||
Malayalam സുരക്ഷ | ||
Maltese sigurtà | ||
Maori ahuru | ||
Marathi सुरक्षा | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯇꯦꯛꯇ ꯀꯥꯏꯗꯟꯕ | ||
Mizo sahimna | ||
Mongolian аюулгүй байдал | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ဘေးကင်းလုံခြုံမှု | ||
Nepali सुरक्षा | ||
Norwegian sikkerhet | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) chitetezo | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସୁରକ୍ଷା | ||
Oromo nageenya | ||
Pashto خوندیتوب | ||
Persian ایمنی | ||
Polish bezpieczeństwo | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) segurança | ||
Punjabi ਸੁਰੱਖਿਆ | ||
Quechua harkasqa | ||
Romanian siguranță | ||
Russian безопасность | ||
Samoan saogalemu | ||
Sanskrit सुरक्षा | ||
Scots Gaelic sàbhailteachd | ||
Sepedi polokego | ||
Serbian сигурност | ||
Sesotho polokeho | ||
Shona kuchengeteka | ||
Sindhi حفاظت | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ආරක්ෂාව | ||
Slovak bezpečnosť | ||
Slovenian varnost | ||
Somali badbaadada | ||
Spanish la seguridad | ||
Sundanese kaamanan | ||
Swahili usalama | ||
Swedish säkerhet | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) kaligtasan | ||
Tajik бехатарӣ | ||
Tamil பாதுகாப்பு | ||
Tatar куркынычсызлык | ||
Telugu భద్రత | ||
Thai ความปลอดภัย | ||
Tigrinya ድሕንነት | ||
Tsonga vuhlayiseki | ||
Turkish emniyet | ||
Turkmen howpsuzlygy | ||
Twi (Akan) ahwɛyie | ||
Ukrainian безпека | ||
Urdu حفاظت | ||
Uyghur بىخەتەرلىك | ||
Uzbek xavfsizlik | ||
Vietnamese sự an toàn | ||
Welsh diogelwch | ||
Xhosa ukhuseleko | ||
Yiddish זיכערקייַט | ||
Yoruba ailewu | ||
Zulu ukuphepha |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "veiligheid" derives from the Dutch "veiligheid" and "velig", which means "secure" or "protected". |
| Albanian | Sigurinë is also the name of a village in Kosovo. |
| Amharic | The word "ደህንነት" can also mean "protection" or "security" in Amharic. |
| Arabic | سلامة can also mean salvation, welfare, or well-being in Arabic. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "təhlükəsizlik" can also mean "security" or "assurance" in Azerbaijani. |
| Basque | The word 'segurtasuna' comes from the Latin word 'securitas', meaning 'freedom from care or anxiety'. |
| Belarusian | The word "бяспека" derives from the Proto-Slavic term "bezopečenъ," meaning "free from danger." |
| Bengali | The word "নিরাপত্তা" comes from the Sanskrit word "निर् + रक्षिता" (protected) and can also mean "shelter" or "protection from danger". |
| Bosnian | The Bosnian word 'sigurnost' also means 'assurance' or 'certainty'. |
| Bulgarian | The word "безопасност" is derived from the Old Church Slavonic word "bezъ", meaning "without", and "пасъ", meaning "danger". It can also mean "security" or "protection". |
| Catalan | Seguretat is also derived from the verb segurar meaning 'to make secure' |
| Cebuano | “Luwas” can also refer to a state of being free from obstacles or difficulties. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The two characters, 安 and 全, in the Chinese word 安全 ('safety') both have connotations of 'peace', 'completeness', and 'security'. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The etymology of 安全 can be traced to the ancient belief in spirits residing in mountains and waters. |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "sicurità" is derived from the Latin "securitas" and also carries the meaning of "assurance" or "certainty" |
| Croatian | The Croatian word 'sigurnost' can also mean 'assurance'. |
| Czech | The word 'bezpečnost' comes from the Proto-Slavic word 'bezopečenstvo', meaning 'freedom from danger'. |
| Danish | In Danish, 'sikkerhed' can also refer to security or surety. |
| Dutch | Veiligheid, Dutch for "safety," also shares a root with the English "vanguard," a group that leads an attacking force. |
| Esperanto | "Sekureco" is derived from the Latin word "securus", meaning "free from anxiety or fear". It also relates to the Esperanto word "sekvi", meaning "to follow", suggesting a sense of following a path or course that leads to safety. |
| Estonian | The word "ohutus" derives from the verb "ohtuma" meaning "to prevent harm". It also relates to the Finnish word "vahinko" meaning "misfortune". |
| Finnish | Historically, the word "turvallisuus" is related to the "turva" (protection), the "luola" (cave), and the "turvapaikka" (safe place) concept. |
| French | The term 'sécurité' comes from the Latin word 'securitas', meaning 'freedom from worry'. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "feilichheid" not only means "safety", but also "security" and "protection". |
| Galician | "Seguridade" is derived from the Latin word "securitas" and also refers to the Galician police force. |
| German | The German word "Sicherheit" derives from the Middle High German word "siekerheit", meaning "freedom from care" or "peace of mind". |
| Greek | The word 'ασφάλεια' is derived from the ancient Greek verb 'ασφαλίζω,' meaning 'to make secure' or 'to fasten'. |
| Gujarati | The word "સલામતી" is derived from the Persian word "salamat", meaning "peace" or "well-being". |
| Haitian Creole | The word "sekirite" comes from the French word "securite" which means "safety". |
| Hausa | The word "aminci" can also mean "mercy" or "protection" in Hausa. |
| Hawaiian | The word "palekana" in Hawaiian is derived from the root word "pale", meaning "fence" or "enclosure"} |
| Hebrew | The word "בְּטִיחוּת" is derived from the root "בטח" meaning "to trust" or "to be secure". |
| Hindi | The word सुरक्षा is derived from the Sanskrit root 'su' (good) and 'rakṣa' (protection), and can also mean 'assurance', 'security', or 'peace' |
| Hmong | The term 'kev nyab xeeb' is also used to refer to a safety net or protective measure. |
| Hungarian | The word "biztonság" also means "certainty" or "reliability" in Hungarian. |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "öryggi" is related to the Old Norse word "örvængi" meaning "a place of refuge". |
| Igbo | "Nchekwa" in Igbo is etymologically related to the word "kwu" meaning to speak, signifying "something to speak about" or "a matter to be discussed." |
| Indonesian | The word "keamanan" not only means "safety" but also "security". |
| Irish | The Irish word "sábháilteacht" for "safety" refers specifically to physical rather than emotional safety as the English word "safety" sometimes does. |
| Italian | The word "sicurezza" also means "security" in Italian. |
| Japanese | 安全性 (anzensei) also suggests stability, firmness of construction. |
| Javanese | The word 'keslametan' is also used to mean 'well-being' or 'welfare' in Javanese. |
| Kannada | The word "ಸುರಕ್ಷತೆ" originates from the Sanskrit term "suraksha," which means "protection, security, or defense." |
| Korean | The word "안전" (safety) in Korean is derived from the Middle Korean word "안전". It is also homophonous with the word "안전" (stable), which is derived from the Middle Korean word "안전". |
| Kurdish | Ewlekarî, meaning "safety" in Kurdish, derives from the root "ewle", which also connotes "trust". |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word "коопсуздук" can also refer to security, reliability, and peace. |
| Latin | The Latin word "salutem" is derived from the root "salus," which also means "health" and "well-being." |
| Latvian | "Drošība" is also used in the context of reliability and certainty. |
| Lithuanian | The word "saugumas" is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sewk-, meaning "to bind" or "to protect." |
| Luxembourgish | The etymology of the Luxembourgish word for "safety" derives from the German word "Sicherheit". |
| Macedonian | The word "безбедност" can also mean "security" or "assurance". |
| Malagasy | "Fiarovana" also means "a place where one can hide something" in Malagasy. |
| Malay | The word "keselamatan" also means "salvation" in a religious context, and is cognate with the Arabic "salāmah." |
| Malayalam | The word "സുരക്ഷ" can also mean "protection" or "security". |
| Maltese | The word "sigurtà" in Maltese is derived from the Italian word "sicurtà" or the French word "sécurité", both meaning "safety" or "security". |
| Maori | The word "ahuru" also means "a shield." Shields were commonly made of wood or woven flax and could be decorated with motifs or symbols. |
| Marathi | The word "सुरक्षा" in Marathi can also refer to a type of traditional Indian musical instrument. |
| Mongolian | The word аюулгүй байдал (safety) is derived from the Mongolian word аюул (danger), which is also used to refer to the negative consequences of an action. |
| Nepali | The word 'सुरक्षा' ('safety') in Nepali derives from the Sanskrit word 'surekhsha,' meaning 'well-guarded' or 'protected'. |
| Norwegian | The alternate spelling in Norwegian Bokmål, "sikkerhet", was influenced by the Danish word "sikkerhed" which dates back to a Proto-Germanic root for "truth". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "chitetezo" is derived from the verb "kucheteka," meaning "to be safe" or "to be secure." |
| Pashto | The word "خوندیتوب" in Pashto also means "peace" or "tranquility." |
| Persian | The Persian word "ایمنی" (safety) derives from the Arabic word "أمن" (security, calmness), cognate with the Hebrew word "אמן" (trust, faith). |
| Polish | It derives from the Proto-Slavic word *bezpečьstvo, meaning "security", "reliability" and "steadiness", itself derived from *bezъ "without" and *pečь (PIE: *pek-), meaning "to care", thus "without cares". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The Portuguese word "segurança" also means "security" and derives from the Latin word "securitas" meaning "freedom from care". |
| Punjabi | The word 'ਸੁਰੱਖਿਆ' shares its etymology with the Hindi word 'सुरक्षा' and ultimately derives from the Sanskrit word 'सुरक्षति', meaning 'to protect'. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "Siguranță" is derived from the Latin word "securitas", meaning "freedom from care or anxiety" or "security". |
| Russian | The word "безопасность" is derived from the Old Church Slavonic word "бесъ", meaning "demon" or "evil spirit". It originally referred to protection from supernatural forces, but its meaning has since expanded to include protection from physical harm and other threats. |
| Samoan | The word "saogalemu" derives from the Proto-Polynesian word *saogalemu* meaning "to be safe" or "to be well-being". |
| Scots Gaelic | There is no known etymological origin for the word sàbhailteachd, but it is often used in legal contexts to refer to "safe custody". |
| Serbian | The word "сигурност" is also used figuratively to indicate certainty in something. |
| Sesotho | The Sesotho term "polokeho" derives from the verb "o loka" (to protect), emphasizing the inherent sense of well-being it signifies. |
| Shona | 'kuchengeteka' is derived from the verb 'kuchengeta', meaning "to protect, defend, or secure". It can also refer to a place of refuge or shelter. |
| Sindhi | حفاظت (Hafazat) is also used to refer to the protection or preservation of something. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | "ආරක්ෂාව" (safety) in Sinhala is derived from the Sanskrit word "राख" (protect) and can also refer to "protection" or "security". |
| Slovak | The word "bezpečnosť" is derived from the Proto-Slavic root *bъzьpьсьnoti, which also means "carelessness" or "negligence". |
| Slovenian | Varnost is etymologically related to the word vera (faith), and thus implies a sense of trust or confidence in something. |
| Somali | "Badbaado" is also used figuratively to mean a place of refuge or protection. |
| Spanish | In Mexico, "la seguridad" can also refer to private security guards or to the government's public security apparatus. |
| Sundanese | "Kaamanan" also means "well-being" or "prosperity" in Sundanese. |
| Swahili | The word "usalama" in Swahili is derived from the Arabic word "salam" which means "peace" or "well-being". |
| Swedish | The word "säkerhet" also means "certainty" or "security" in Swedish. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "kaligtasan" can also mean "salvation" or "redemption" in a religious context. |
| Tajik | The word "бехатарӣ" also implies a state of being protected from danger, harm or other adverse conditions. |
| Tamil | The Tamil word “பாதுகாப்பு” (“protection” or “security”) also refers to “the protection of a country against foreign threats or aggression.”} |
| Telugu | The term 'bhadratha' (భద్రత) also refers to a type of traditional Indian musical instrument. |
| Thai | The Thai word "ความปลอดภัย" can be literally translated to "freedom from danger" in English. |
| Turkish | The word 'Emniyet' also refers to the Turkish national police as well as a district in Istanbul province. |
| Ukrainian | "Безпека" in Ukrainian is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "bezpeka", which means "lack of danger" or "freedom from fear". |
| Urdu | The word 'حفاظت' can also refer to 'protection' or 'custody' in Urdu. |
| Uzbek | The word "xavfsizlik" is derived from the Persian word "xavf", meaning "fear". It can also refer to the absence of danger or risk. |
| Vietnamese | "Sự an toàn" is a Vietnamese word derived from the Chinese characters 安 and 全, which individually mean "peace" and "complete". Therefore, the original meaning of the Vietnamese word is "peace of mind or contentment". Nowadays it is used almost exclusively in the sense of "safety". |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "diogelwch" also means "privacy" or "secrecy" and likely stems from the root word "celu" meaning "to conceal". |
| Xhosa | The Xhosa word "ukhuseleko" also means "protection" or "refuge". |
| Yiddish | The loanword 'זיכערקייַט' ('safety') was borrowed from German, and also carries the alternate meaning of "guarantee" or "surety" in Yiddish. |
| Yoruba | Ailewu derives from two Yoruba words meaning "to look" and "to protect" which together mean "watchfulness for protection" and hence "safety." |
| Zulu | **Ukuphepha** can also mean **to protect**, **to guard**. It shares a root with **isikuphephu** - **roof** in isiZulu. |
| English | The word 'safety' originates from the Old French word 'sauvetet', meaning 'a place of refuge'. |