Sake in Different Languages
Discover 'Sake' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Sake
Afrikaans ter wille | ||
Albanian hir | ||
Amharic ዳግም | ||
Arabic مصلحة | ||
Armenian հանուն | ||
Assamese হেতু | ||
Aymara waliki | ||
Azerbaijani xatirinə | ||
Bambara kɔsɔn | ||
Basque sake | ||
Belarusian дзеля гэтага | ||
Bengali জন্য | ||
Bhojpuri खातिर | ||
Bosnian sake | ||
Bulgarian саке | ||
Catalan sake | ||
Cebuano alang sa | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 清酒 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 清酒 | ||
Corsican sake | ||
Croatian sake | ||
Czech saké | ||
Danish skyld | ||
Dhivehi ސޭކް | ||
Dogri खातर | ||
Dutch rijstwijn | ||
English sake | ||
Esperanto sake | ||
Estonian sake | ||
Ewe ta | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) kapakanan | ||
Finnish sakea | ||
French saké | ||
Frisian sake | ||
Galician sake | ||
Georgian გულისთვის | ||
German sake | ||
Greek χάρη | ||
Guarani mba'érepa | ||
Gujarati ખાતર | ||
Haitian Creole poutèt | ||
Hausa sake | ||
Hawaiian pono | ||
Hebrew סאקה | ||
Hindi खातिर | ||
Hmong hom | ||
Hungarian kedvéért | ||
Icelandic sakir | ||
Igbo n'ihi | ||
Ilocano gapo | ||
Indonesian demi | ||
Irish mhaithe | ||
Italian interesse | ||
Japanese 酒 | ||
Javanese sake | ||
Kannada ಸಲುವಾಗಿ | ||
Kazakh саке | ||
Khmer ប្រយោជន៍ | ||
Kinyarwanda kubera | ||
Konkani खातीर | ||
Korean 때문 | ||
Krio sek | ||
Kurdish xatir | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) لەپێناو | ||
Kyrgyz саке | ||
Lao ເພື່ອ | ||
Latin propter | ||
Latvian dēļ | ||
Lingala bolamu | ||
Lithuanian labui | ||
Luganda ekigendererwa | ||
Luxembourgish wuel | ||
Macedonian саке | ||
Maithili खातिर | ||
Malagasy noho | ||
Malay demi | ||
Malayalam നിമിത്തം | ||
Maltese sake | ||
Maori tuhinga o mua | ||
Marathi फायद्यासाठी | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇ | ||
Mizo aiah | ||
Mongolian саке | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ဘာလို့လဲဆိုတော့ | ||
Nepali खातिर | ||
Norwegian skyld | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) chifukwa | ||
Odia (Oriya) କାରଣ ପାଇଁ | ||
Oromo wayiif jecha | ||
Pashto لپاره | ||
Persian منظور | ||
Polish wzgląd | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) causa | ||
Punjabi ਖਾਤਰ | ||
Quechua sake | ||
Romanian dragul | ||
Russian ради | ||
Samoan manuia | ||
Sanskrit सर्पः | ||
Scots Gaelic aobhar | ||
Sepedi ka baka la | ||
Serbian саке | ||
Sesotho ka lebaka | ||
Shona nekuda | ||
Sindhi واسطو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) වෙනුවෙන් | ||
Slovak saké | ||
Slovenian zaradi | ||
Somali dartii | ||
Spanish motivo | ||
Sundanese demi | ||
Swahili kwa sababu | ||
Swedish skull | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) alang-alang | ||
Tajik ба хотири | ||
Tamil நிமித்தம் | ||
Tatar хакына | ||
Telugu కొరకు | ||
Thai เหล้าสาเก | ||
Tigrinya ምኽንያት | ||
Tsonga vunene | ||
Turkish hatır | ||
Turkmen üçin | ||
Twi (Akan) nti | ||
Ukrainian користь | ||
Urdu خاطر | ||
Uyghur چۈنكى | ||
Uzbek xayr | ||
Vietnamese lợi ích | ||
Welsh mwyn | ||
Xhosa ngenxa | ||
Yiddish צוליב | ||
Yoruba nitori | ||
Zulu ngenxa |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word “ter wille” is ultimately derived from the Middle Dutch phrase "ter wile" which means "in the meantime". |
| Albanian | The word “hir” in Albanian, which means “sake,” is thought to be derived from the Latin word “causa,” meaning “cause” or “reason.” |
| Amharic | The word "ዳግም" also means "again" or "repetition" in Amharic. |
| Arabic | The word "مصلحة" derives from the Arabic root "ص ل ح" (ṣ-l-ḥ), which carries the meaning of "to be good or righteous" or "to promote well-being or good deeds." |
| Armenian | The Armenian word "հանուն" derives from the Middle Persian term "hnwn", meaning "for the sake of" or "on behalf of." |
| Azerbaijani | The Azerbaijani word "xatirinə" ultimately derives from the Sanskrit word "kṛtena" (by means of). |
| Basque | The word "sake" in Basque can also mean "purpose" or "reason". |
| Belarusian | The Belarusian word "дзеля гэтага" means "for the sake of" or "on behalf of". It is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *dělь, which means "share" or "part". The word is also used to express the purpose of an action, as in the phrase "дзеля гэтага я зрабіў гэта" ("I did it for this reason"). |
| Bengali | "জন্য" also means "intention" as in "সৎ উদ্দেশ্যে তিনি এ কাজ করেছেন" (He did this work with good intentions). |
| Bosnian | Bosnian word "sake" could mean "sake", "for the sake of", or "thanks to". |
| Bulgarian | Българската дума „саке“ произлиза от турската дума „сакка“, която означава „водонос“. |
| Catalan | In Catalan, "sake" means both sake (the rice wine) and bag (the container). |
| Cebuano | In the Philippines, "alang sa" is also used as a preposition to indicate "because of," as in "alang sa kahadlok" (because of fear). |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 清酒的“清”字有澄清、纯净的意思，而“酒”字则代表液体。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 「清酒」一詞在中文裡除了指日式米酒外，也有「清淨的酒」之義，常被用來特指「蒸餾酒」或「白酒」等透明無色的酒類。 |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "sake" can also mean "bag" or "sack". |
| Croatian | The name sake is etymologically related to saditi (planting), the name of a village in the municipality of Drniš. |
| Czech | In Czech, Saké is also a very common colloquial term for toilet paper. |
| Danish | In Old Norse, "skyld" also meant "obligation" or "responsibility". |
| Dutch | "Rijstwijn" (lit. "rice wine") also refers to any alcoholic beverage brewed from rice, such as mirin and amazake. |
| Esperanto | The word "sake" in Esperanto also means "for the sake of something". |
| Estonian | The Estonian word "sake" can also refer to "guilt" or "cause". |
| Finnish | "Sakea" is a loanword from Japanese, where it means "rice wine". |
| French | En français, le mot “saké” peut aussi signifier “cher(e)”, “maudit(e)”, ou “sacré(e).” |
| Frisian | The word "sake" in Frisian also means "cause". |
| German | In German, the word "sake" can also refer to a type of cherry tree blossom or the Japanese rice wine called sake. |
| Greek | The word "χάρη" has no literal alternate meaning, however, it derives from the PIE roots *ǵʰés- ('to favour, be gracious') *ǵénh₃- ('to beget'), both of which are cognate with the English verb "to yearn." |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "ખાતર" also has the meanings of "for the benefit of," "on account of," and "because of." |
| Haitian Creole | The word "poutèt" in Haitian Creole can also refer to a type of alcoholic beverage similar to rum. |
| Hausa | In Japanese, sake means "alcoholic beverage" whereas in Hausa, it means "because" or "for the sake of". |
| Hawaiian | The word "pono" has additional meanings in Hawaiian, including "righteousness" and "correctness". |
| Hebrew | The word "סאקה" can also refer to a type of Japanese rice wine. |
| Hindi | The Hindi word 'खातिर' ('sake') comes from the Persian 'khāṭir' ('mind', 'thought'), and also means 'for the sake of'. |
| Hmong | "Hom" also means "because of" or "for". |
| Hungarian | The word 'kedvéért' can also be used to express gratitude, as in 'köszönöm kedvéért!', which means 'thank you for your kindness!'. |
| Icelandic | In Icelandic, "sakir" can refer both to the Japanese alcoholic beverage, as well as the Icelandic word for "guilty". |
| Igbo | Igbo word "n'ihi" also means "about" or "concerning," and can refer to a person or thing depending on context. |
| Indonesian | In Indonesian, "demi" refers not only to alcoholic beverages like sake, but also to promises or intentions, as in "demi cinta" (for the sake of love). |
| Irish | The Irish word "mhaithe" also means "good" or "well" in the sense of "being well" or "doing well". |
| Italian | "Interesse" derives from Latin "inter" and "esse" so it literally means "being in the middle" |
| Japanese | The Japanese character 酒 ('sake') originated in China as the pictogram of a wine vessel with liquid pouring into two cups. |
| Javanese | The term "sake" also refers to a kind of traditional alcoholic drink made from fermented rice. |
| Kannada | The word 'ಸಲುವಾಗಿ' ('sake') in Kannada can also mean 'reason' or 'purpose'. |
| Kazakh | In Kazakh language “саке” is also a word for any alcoholic beverage |
| Khmer | "ប្រយោជន៍" (pronounced as "pra-yo-chon") is a word with multiple meanings in Khmer, including "use", "purpose", and "benefit". |
| Korean | 때문, meaning 'because of', is also used in the sense of 'thanks to', 'out of', 'for', 'owing to', 'in order to', 'on account of', 'in view of', and 'in the interest of'. |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word "xatir" also means "intention," "motive," or "purpose." |
| Kyrgyz | The word "саке" ("sake") in Kyrgyz means "to drink alcohol" or "a person who likes to drink alcohol." |
| Lao | The word "ເພື່ອ" (sake) in Lao can also mean "in order to" or "for the purpose of". |
| Latin | The Latin word "propter" can also mean "near" or "in front of". |
| Latvian | "Dēļ" is a Latvian word with multiple meanings, including "cause", "reason", and "purpose". |
| Lithuanian | The word "labui" ("sake") in Lithuanian is also used to refer to a drink made from honey and water. |
| Luxembourgish | The root "Wuel" is the same one as in German "wahl", French "valeurs", Latin "valor", English "value", meaning something that counts, that deserves esteem. |
| Malagasy | Malagasy "noho" also means "to sit" or "to stay". |
| Malay | The word "demi" also means "rice wine" in Malay. |
| Maltese | The word "sake" is derived from the Latin word "saccus," meaning "bag" or "sack." |
| Marathi | The word "फायद्यासाठी" in Marathi has alternate meanings such as "benefit" or "advantage". |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "сакэ" (/sake/) is also used to refer to "the process of preparing fermented milk". |
| Nepali | The word "खातिर" can also mean "care", "reason", or "purpose". |
| Norwegian | In Old Norse, "skyld" also meant "duty" or "obligation." |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | Etymology not specified but may be related to the verb "kufukula" "to take out" which is likely related to "kuvula" "to pour." |
| Pashto | The word "لپاره" also means "in front of" or "in the presence of" in Pashto. |
| Persian | The word "منظور" also means "purpose" or "intention". |
| Polish | The word "wzgląd" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *vzъględu, which also means "regard" or "consideration". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "causa" can also mean "reason", "purpose", or "motive". |
| Punjabi | The word "ਖਾਤਰ" can also mean "for the purpose of" or "on behalf of". |
| Romanian | The word "dragul" is also used to refer to a ritual or ceremony in which sake is offered to the gods or ancestors. |
| Russian | The Russian word "ради" can also mean "for the sake of" or "on account of". |
| Samoan | The word "manuia" also means "cheers" or "good health" and is used in toasts. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word 'aobhar' in Scots Gaelic has been suggested to derive from Old Irish 'obar,' which could mean either 'offering' or 'bribe'. |
| Serbian | The Serbian word "саке" ("sake") can also refer to the Japanese rice wine known as sake. |
| Sesotho | In Sesotho, 'ka lebaka' can also refer to the reason or cause of something. |
| Shona | "Nekuda" (sake) is derived from a word for "liquor, beer", and is related to words for "drink, intoxicate", but can also refer to types of non-alcoholic traditional beer made with millet strains |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "वाسطو" ("sake") is derived from the Sanskrit word "वसति" ("dwelling place"). |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "වෙනුවෙන්" also signifies a sense of "for the benefit or profit of" something or someone. |
| Slovak | Slovo saké má v slovenčine okrem významu alkoholického nápoja aj význam pomaly, kľudne. |
| Slovenian | The Slovene word "zaradi" comes from Proto-Slavic *radi, which survives in other Slavic languages as "radi" (Bulgarian), "rad" (Czech), "radi" (Serbian) and "dla" (Polish). |
| Somali | Somali 'dartii' is an archaic form of the term 'saki'. 'Saki' is the name for millet beer in Somali, not sake, the Japanese rice wine. |
| Spanish | The Spanish word "motivo" can also mean "reason" or "motive". |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word "demi" also refers to a kind of alcoholic drink made from rice. |
| Swahili | The word "kwa sababu" can also mean "reason" or "purpose". |
| Swedish | Swedish "skull" is cognate with English "skull", deriving from the Proto-Indo-European root *skeu-d-, meaning "to cut". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | Alang-alang is used in Tagalog to refer to Japanese sake, but the word actually refers to the sake plant (Japanese knotweed), whose leaves are used to make the alcoholic beverage. |
| Tajik | The word "ба хотири" in Tajik is synonymous to the word "ради", meaning "for the sake of". |
| Tamil | The word "நிமித்தம்" in Tamil can also mean "cause" or "reason". |
| Telugu | The word "కొరకు" can also be used to mean "for the sake of" or "to the good of". |
| Thai | The word "เหล้าสาเก" (sake) also means "liquor" in general, and is not limited to the Japanese alcoholic beverage. |
| Turkish | In Turkish, the word "hatır" (sake) can also mean "memory" or "consideration". |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "користь" (sake) derives from the Proto-Slavic word *korĭstь, meaning "gain" or "benefit." |
| Urdu | خاطر ('sake') means 'remembrance', 'mind', 'intention', 'thought' or 'regard' in Urdu. |
| Uzbek | In Persian and Urdu, 'xayr' means 'good' and 'well'. |
| Vietnamese | In Middle Vietnamese, "lợi" meant "advantage," while the character "ích" denoted "interest." |
| Welsh | In addition to its main meaning, 'mwyn' can also refer to 'grace', 'favour', or 'compassion' in Welsh. |
| Xhosa | In Xhosa, the word 'ngenxa' also means 'because of' or 'on behalf of'. |
| Yiddish | "צוליב" ("tselib") is Yiddish for "sake," and is cognate with the German word "zu Liebe." |
| Yoruba | In Yoruba, "nitori" also means "because" or "for the sake of." |
| Zulu | In the Nguni languages, 'ingenxa' also refers to a type of tree and its bark, which is used in brewing traditional beer. |
| English | "Sake" has multiple meanings in English, including the beverage made from fermented rice and the archaic word for "fault". |