Sale in Different Languages
Discover 'Sale' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Sale
Afrikaans uitverkoping | ||
Albanian shitje | ||
Amharic ሽያጭ | ||
Arabic تخفيض السعر | ||
Armenian վաճառք | ||
Assamese বিক্ৰী | ||
Aymara alja | ||
Azerbaijani satış | ||
Bambara feere | ||
Basque salmenta | ||
Belarusian продаж | ||
Bengali বিক্রয় | ||
Bhojpuri बिक्री | ||
Bosnian prodaja | ||
Bulgarian продажба | ||
Catalan venda | ||
Cebuano baligya | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 销售 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 銷售 | ||
Corsican vendita | ||
Croatian prodaja | ||
Czech prodej | ||
Danish salg | ||
Dhivehi ސޭލް | ||
Dogri सेल | ||
Dutch uitverkoop | ||
English sale | ||
Esperanto vendo | ||
Estonian soodustus | ||
Ewe nudzadzra | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) pagbebenta | ||
Finnish myynti | ||
French vente | ||
Frisian ferkeap | ||
Galician venda | ||
Georgian გაყიდვა | ||
German verkauf | ||
Greek πώληση | ||
Guarani mboguejy | ||
Gujarati વેચાણ | ||
Haitian Creole vant | ||
Hausa sayarwa | ||
Hawaiian kūʻai aku | ||
Hebrew מְכִירָה | ||
Hindi बिक्री | ||
Hmong muag | ||
Hungarian eladás | ||
Icelandic sala | ||
Igbo ire ere | ||
Ilocano naglakuan | ||
Indonesian penjualan | ||
Irish díol | ||
Italian vendita | ||
Japanese セール | ||
Javanese didol | ||
Kannada ಮಾರಾಟ | ||
Kazakh сату | ||
Khmer លក់ | ||
Kinyarwanda kugurisha | ||
Konkani विक्री | ||
Korean 판매 | ||
Krio sɛl | ||
Kurdish firotin | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) فرۆشتن | ||
Kyrgyz сатуу | ||
Lao ຂາຍ | ||
Latin sale | ||
Latvian pārdošana | ||
Lingala koteka | ||
Lithuanian pardavimas | ||
Luganda okutunda | ||
Luxembourgish verkaf | ||
Macedonian продажба | ||
Maithili बिक्री | ||
Malagasy fivarotana | ||
Malay jualan | ||
Malayalam വിൽപ്പന | ||
Maltese bejgħ | ||
Maori hoko | ||
Marathi विक्री | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯌꯣꯟꯕ | ||
Mizo zuar | ||
Mongolian хямдрал | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ရောင်းရန်ရှိသည် | ||
Nepali बिक्री | ||
Norwegian salg | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) kugulitsa | ||
Odia (Oriya) ବିକ୍ରୟ | ||
Oromo gurgurtaa | ||
Pashto پلور | ||
Persian فروش | ||
Polish sprzedaż | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) venda | ||
Punjabi ਵਿਕਰੀ | ||
Quechua pisiyachiy | ||
Romanian vânzare | ||
Russian продажа | ||
Samoan faʻatau atu | ||
Sanskrit विक्रय | ||
Scots Gaelic reic | ||
Sepedi thekišo | ||
Serbian продаја | ||
Sesotho thekiso | ||
Shona kutengesa | ||
Sindhi وڪرو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) විකිණීමට | ||
Slovak zľava | ||
Slovenian prodajo | ||
Somali iibin | ||
Spanish rebaja | ||
Sundanese dijual | ||
Swahili kuuza | ||
Swedish försäljning | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) pagbebenta | ||
Tajik фурӯш | ||
Tamil விற்பனை | ||
Tatar сату | ||
Telugu అమ్మకం | ||
Thai ขาย | ||
Tigrinya መሸጣ | ||
Tsonga mbhukuto | ||
Turkish satış | ||
Turkmen satuw | ||
Twi (Akan) adetɔn | ||
Ukrainian продаж | ||
Urdu فروخت | ||
Uyghur سېتىش | ||
Uzbek sotish | ||
Vietnamese giảm giá | ||
Welsh gwerthu | ||
Xhosa intengiso | ||
Yiddish פאַרקויף | ||
Yoruba tita | ||
Zulu ukuthengisa |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "uitverkoping" in Afrikaans is derived from the Dutch word "uitverkoop", which means "completely sold out" or "clearance sale." |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "shitje" is derived from the Latin word "venditio," meaning "sale or transaction," and is related to the Albanian verb "shej," meaning "to sell." |
| Amharic | The word "ሽያጭ" (sale) in Amharic also means "to trade" or "to barter". |
| Arabic | The Arabic word "تخفيض السعر" literally translates to "reduction of price" or "discount" in English. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "satış" in Azerbaijani derives from the Arabic word "satw", and also signifies "purchase" and "trade". |
| Basque | Salmenta is cognate with the Iberian word for “salt” and with the Basque word for “salted”. |
| Belarusian | The Belarusian word "продаж" ("sale") also means "betrayal" or "treason". |
| Bengali | The word "বিক্রয়" is derived from the Sanskrit root "vikraya," meaning "to sell" or "to barter." |
| Bosnian | The word 'prodaja' is derived from the Slavic root 'prodati', meaning 'to sell', and also shares a common origin with the German word 'Predigt' ('sermon'). |
| Bulgarian | Продажба is also the Bulgarian cognate for “selling”, referring to the process or activity of selling goods, items, or assets. |
| Catalan | "Venda" can also refer to a bandage, a cloth strip, or a window shutter. |
| Cebuano | "Baligya" can also refer to the act of selling or the state of being sold. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 销售 (sale) is also used as a verb meaning "to sell". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 銷售 (xiāoshòu) originally meant "to exhaust" or "to use up". |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "vendita" can also refer to the action of selling or the place where something is sold, and is likely derived from the Latin word "vendere" (to sell). |
| Croatian | In Serbian, 'prodaja' means 'treason' while in Russian it means 'sale' |
| Czech | "Prodej" in Czech comes from the Old Czech word "prodaja", which meant "giving away", and is related to the word "prodati", which means "to sell". |
| Danish | In Danish, "salg" also means "singing" and could historically refer to the calling out of one's wares in a marketplace. |
| Dutch | "Uitverkoop" literally translates to "out sale", which could also refer to a bankruptcy sale. |
| Esperanto | "Vendo" is derived from the Latin word "vendere" (to sell) and also means "autumn" in Esperanto. |
| Estonian | The Estonian word "soodustus" (sale) originates from the German word "Sold" (soldier's pay), which in turn derives from the Latin word "solidus" (a gold coin). |
| Finnish | In addition to “sale”, "myynti" can refer to a "performance" or "presentation" in Finnish. |
| French | "Vente" is an Old French word meaning "arrival" or "coming", and is related to the Latin verb "venire," meaning "to come." |
| Frisian | Ferkeap is derived from the Old Frisian word "ferkapa" meaning "to buy" or "to negotiate the price of something" |
| Galician | The word "venda" also means "bandage" or "band" in Galician, coming from the Latin "vinta". |
| German | In older German, Verkauf meant the act of selling, while the word Kauf referred to the object sold. |
| Greek | Πώληση comes from the verb "πωλώ" meaning "to sell" and has the same root as "πάω" (to go) and "πόλος" (axis). |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word for 'sale' can also mean 'auction', or 'bargain' |
| Haitian Creole | In French, |
| Hausa | "Sayarwa" is a Hausa word which also means "a sale of something". It derives from the Arabic word "sāyār", meaning "to walk". |
| Hawaiian | In Hawaiian, the word 'kūʻai aku' can also mean 'to buy' in addition to its primary meaning of 'sale'. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word for "sale," "מְכִירָה," derives from the verb "לִמְכּוֹר," meaning "to sell," which, in turn, may be cognate with the Arabic word "بَاعَ," meaning "to sell." |
| Hindi | "बिक्री" (sale) derives from the Sanskrit root "vikree" meaning "to distribute" or "to separate," and also carries the meaning of "separation" or "dispersal." |
| Hmong | In Hmong, the word "muag" can also refer to the act of buying something or the price of an item. |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "eladás" can also mean "betrayal" or "treason" in Turkish. |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "sala" is cognate with the English "sell" and can also refer to a hall or living room. |
| Igbo | The Igbo word "ire ere" also means "to be in a state of anger or fury." |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "penjualan" derives from the root word "jual", meaning "to sell", reflecting its primary meaning of "sale" of goods or services. |
| Irish | The word "díol" evolved from the Proto-Celtic *dēlo- meaning "payment" and is related to "deal" in English and "dealbh" in Irish (meaning "image"). |
| Italian | The Latin root of 'vendita' means 'to hunt', suggesting an origin in selling hunted animals. |
| Japanese | セール is the Japanese pronunciation of the English word "sale". |
| Javanese | The word "didol" in Javanese comes from the Proto-Austronesian word *dajual, which also means "to sell" in many other Austronesian languages. |
| Kannada | "ಮಾರಾಟ" also means "fighting" in Kannada, derived from the Sanskrit root "mar" meaning "to kill". |
| Kazakh | The word "сату" in Kazakh originally meant "change" or "barter", and in some dialects it retains this meaning. |
| Khmer | The Khmer word លក់ "sale" is also used to mean sell or trade. |
| Korean | The Korean word "판매 (sale)" also means a unit of measure for paper and other materials, similar to a quire in English. |
| Kurdish | Firotin in Kurdish is a compound word, it is the combination of 'firin' that means 'oven' and '-ot' that signifies 'product of'. Therefore, 'firotin' originally meant bakery products, and later became the general noun for sale. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "сатуу" in Kyrgyz can also mean "income" or "proceeds". |
| Lao | The word "ຂາຍ" is ultimately derived from Sanskrit "kraya", meaning "purchase". |
| Latin | The Latin word “sale” means “salt” and in the Roman Empire, soldiers were paid with a portion of salt, which was known as “salarium,” hence the word “salary”. |
| Latvian | The word "pārdošana" is derived from the Proto-Baltic word "*pardōti", which means "to sell". |
| Lithuanian | The word "pardavimas" is also used in Lithuanian to refer to a discount or promotion event. |
| Luxembourgish | The word "Verkaf" (sale) in Luxembourgish is derived from the Old High German word "varkōf," meaning "sale" or "exchange" |
| Macedonian | The word "продажба" in Macedonian is derived from the Slavic root "prodati", meaning "to sell". |
| Malagasy | The word 'fivarotana' in Malagasy can also refer to the act of selling something, or the place where something is sold. |
| Malay | The word "jualan" comes from the Arabic word "juwwala", meaning "to proclaim" or "to make public", and it refers to the act of announcing the availability of goods for sale in public. |
| Malayalam | The word "വിൽപ്പന" can also refer to the act of selling or the goods that are being sold. |
| Maltese | The word "bejgħ" also refers to the reduction in value of an asset. |
| Maori | The word hoko can also refer to the selling and exchanging of goods in traditional Māori trade networks and practices.} |
| Marathi | The word "विक्री" in Marathi has an alternate meaning of "distribution", deriving from the Sanskrit root "वि" meaning "to distribute" or "to scatter". |
| Mongolian | In addition, the word "хямдрал" has the alternate meanings of "opportunity" or "bargain". |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | Sale is not only used in commercial contexts but is also used to mean a cheap imitation of something genuine. |
| Nepali | The word "बिक्री" is derived from the Sanskrit word "vikrayah," which means "to sell" or "to dispose of." |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "salg" is derived from the Old Norse word "sala", which means "give" or "barter". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "kugulitsa" in Nyanja can also refer to the act of selling or trading. |
| Pashto | The word "پلور" ("sale") in Pashto also means "discount". |
| Persian | The word "فروش" can also refer to "sending" or "throwing" something. |
| Polish | The Polish word "sprzedaż" derives from the Proto-Slavic word "*prodati", which meant "to sell" or "to give away". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "venda" in Portuguese has its origins in the Proto-Indo-European root "*wen-", meaning "to desire" or "to strive for." |
| Punjabi | The word "ਵਿਕਰੀ" (sale) in Punjabi is derived from the Sanskrit word "विक्रय" (vikraya), which means "selling" or "the act of selling". |
| Romanian | The word "vânzare" is derived from the Romanian word "a vinde", which means "to sell", and is cognate with the Latin word "vendere", which also means "to sell". |
| Russian | Продажа in Russian is derived from the verb “продавать,” which means to sell, and can also refer to the act of selling or the goods being sold. |
| Samoan | The word 'faʻatau atu' can also mean 'offer' or 'propose' in Samoan. |
| Scots Gaelic | The Gaelic word 'reic' can also refer to a market or a fair. |
| Serbian | "Продаја" can refer to the act of buying or selling or a tax paid on them. |
| Shona | The verb “kutengesa” has the same roots as “tengesera” and is etymologically associated with the idea of “mixing ingredients” in Shona culture. |
| Sindhi | The word 'وڪرو' ('sale' in Sindh) is derived from Sanskrit 'vikraya', which also means 'to sell'. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "විකිණීමට" can also refer to the act of selling or the process of being sold. |
| Slovak | The word "zľava" also means "left" in Slovak. |
| Slovenian | In some dialects or contexts, "prodajo" can also refer to a "auction" or "bartering." |
| Somali | The word "iibin" can also refer to "discount" or "clearance." |
| Spanish | "Rebaja" comes from Arabic "ribh", meaning "profit", "gain", or "increment." |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word "dijual" comes from the root word "jual," which means "to sell". |
| Swahili | In Swahili, the word 'kuuza' also means 'to sell' or 'to market' |
| Swedish | Försäljning can also refer to distribution or trade. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "pagbebenta" comes from the Proto-Austronesian word "*beŋkaR", which also means "trade" or "exchange" in other Philippine languages. |
| Tajik | The word "фурӯш" in Persian has multiple meanings, such as "selling", "auction", and "sacrifice for the sake of something". |
| Tamil | The word "விற்பனை" can also mean "marketing" or "sales promotion" in Tamil. |
| Telugu | 'అమ్మకం' ('sale' in Telugu) is derived from the verb 'అమ్మే' ('to sell'), and also carries other meanings such as 'trade' or 'commerce'. |
| Thai | In Thai, "ขาย" can also mean "to sell" or "to trade". |
| Turkish | The word 'satış' in Turkish is also used to refer to a 'deed of sale' or 'an auction'. |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "продаж" also refers to the amount or rate at which something is sold. |
| Urdu | Urdu "فروخت" derives from Arabic "فروش" meaning "sale", "business transaction", or "disposal". |
| Uzbek | Sotish is a homonym that means 'sale', but it also means 'gullible' or 'naive' depending on context. |
| Vietnamese | Giảm giá literally means 'reduce the price' or 'decrease the price'. |
| Welsh | "Gwerthu" can also mean "to earn" or "to gain" in Welsh, a nuance that has been lost in the modern language. |
| Xhosa | The word "intengiso" may also refer to an auction or a clearance sale. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "פאַרקויף" (farkoyf) has origins in the German word "Verkauf" and can also refer to selling out or betrayal. |
| Yoruba | "Tita" is not only used for sale, but can also be used for something that is sold out. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "ukuthengisa" can also refer to the act of persuading someone to accept a deal or proposition. |
| English | The word "sale" originated from "sella", the Latin word for "chair" as sales used to take place in markets and sellers would display their goods on chairs. |