Saving in different languages

Saving in Different Languages

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Afrikaans
spaar
Albanian
kursim
Amharic
በማስቀመጥ ላይ
Arabic
إنقاذ
Armenian
խնայողություն
Assamese
সঞ্চয় কৰা
Aymara
qullqi imaña
Azerbaijani
qənaət
Bambara
kɔlɔsili
Basque
aurrezten
Belarusian
эканомія
Bengali
সংরক্ষণ
Bhojpuri
बचत करे के बा
Bosnian
štednja
Bulgarian
спестяване
Catalan
estalvi
Cebuano
pagtipig
Chinese (Simplified)
保存
Chinese (Traditional)
保存
Corsican
salvà
Croatian
štednja
Czech
ukládání
Danish
gemmer
Dhivehi
ރައްކާކުރުން
Dogri
बचत करदे
Dutch
besparing
English
saving
Esperanto
ŝparante
Estonian
säästmine
Ewe
gadzadzraɖo
Filipino (Tagalog)
nagtitipid
Finnish
tallentaa
French
économie
Frisian
besparring
Galician
aforrando
Georgian
შენახვა
German
speichern
Greek
οικονομία
Guarani
ahorro rehegua
Gujarati
બચત
Haitian Creole
ekonomize
Hausa
tanadi
Hawaiian
e hoola ana
Hebrew
חִסָכוֹן
Hindi
सहेजा जा रहा है
Hmong
txuag
Hungarian
megtakarítás
Icelandic
sparnaður
Igbo
ichekwa
Ilocano
panagurnong
Indonesian
penghematan
Irish
shábháil
Italian
salvataggio
Japanese
保存
Javanese
ngirit
Kannada
ಉಳಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ
Kazakh
үнемдеу
Khmer
សន្សំ
Kinyarwanda
kuzigama
Konkani
बचत करप
Korean
절약
Krio
fɔ sev mɔni
Kurdish
xilas kirin
Kurdish (Sorani)
پاشەکەوتکردن
Kyrgyz
үнөмдөө
Lao
ປະຢັດ
Latin
salutaris
Latvian
ietaupot
Lingala
kobomba mbongo
Lithuanian
taupymas
Luganda
okutereka
Luxembourgish
spueren
Macedonian
зачувува
Maithili
बचत करब
Malagasy
famonjena
Malay
berjimat
Malayalam
സംരക്ഷിക്കുന്നത്
Maltese
iffrankar
Maori
penapena
Marathi
बचत
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯁꯦꯚꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫
Mizo
saving tih hi a ni
Mongolian
хэмнэлт
Myanmar (Burmese)
ချွေတာခြင်း
Nepali
बचत गर्दै
Norwegian
sparer
Nyanja (Chichewa)
kupulumutsa
Odia (Oriya)
ସଞ୍ଚୟ
Oromo
qusachuu
Pashto
خوندي کول
Persian
صرفه جویی در
Polish
oszczędność
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
salvando
Punjabi
ਬਚਤ
Quechua
waqaychay
Romanian
economisire
Russian
экономия
Samoan
sefe
Sanskrit
रक्षन्
Scots Gaelic
sàbhaladh
Sepedi
go boloka
Serbian
уштеда
Sesotho
ho boloka
Shona
kuchengetedza
Sindhi
بچائڻ
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
ඉතිරි කිරීම
Slovak
šetrenie
Slovenian
varčevanje
Somali
keydinta
Spanish
ahorro
Sundanese
ngahémat
Swahili
kuokoa
Swedish
sparande
Tagalog (Filipino)
nagse-save
Tajik
сарфа
Tamil
சேமித்தல்
Tatar
саклау
Telugu
పొదుపు
Thai
ประหยัด
Tigrinya
ምዕቋር
Tsonga
ku hlayisa mali
Turkish
tasarruf
Turkmen
tygşytlamak
Twi (Akan)
sikakorabea
Ukrainian
економія
Urdu
بچت
Uyghur
تېجەش
Uzbek
tejash
Vietnamese
tiết kiệm
Welsh
arbed
Xhosa
konga
Yiddish
שפּאָרן
Yoruba
fifipamọ
Zulu
iyonga

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansThe word "spaar" in Afrikaans comes from the Dutch word "sparen", which means "to save" or "to accumulate".
Albanian'Kursim' is derived from the Greek word 'κρισίς' (krisis), meaning 'judgment' or 'decision'.
AmharicThe word ቡላብት ቋም ቃሬባ in Amharic, can also mean "being in the state of saving".
ArabicThe word "إنقاذ" (ingādh) comes from the root "نجى" (najā), meaning "to save" or "to deliver from danger."
Azerbaijani"Qənaət" can also mean "moderation" or "temperance" in Azerbaijani.
BasqueIn Basque, "aurrezten" means "to save" and can also refer to "a reserve" or "a hoard".
BelarusianThe word "эканомія" can also refer to a type of large estate or private reserve.
Bengali"সংরক্ষণ" can also refer to preserving, conserving or keeping something from harm.
BosnianThe word "štednja" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *štěditi, meaning "to spare" or "to economize".
BulgarianThe word "спестяване" can also refer to the accumulation of money for future use.
CatalanThe word "estalvi" in Catalan derives from the Latin "stabulum" meaning "stable" or "cowshed", reflecting the original practice of keeping savings in a safe place.
CebuanoThe term "pagtipig" has alternative meanings in Cebuano which include accumulation or collection, and storing something for future use.
Chinese (Simplified)保存 (bǎocún) literally means "to maintain storage" and can also mean "to protect" and "to cherish".
Chinese (Traditional)In traditional Chinese, "保存" can also refer to "preservation of ancient relics or artifacts."
CorsicanCorsican "salvà" derives from the Latin "salvus," meaning "safe" or "well.
CroatianThe word "štednja" in Croatian comes from the Proto-Slavic word "*stěditi" meaning "to acquire, to gather".
CzechUkladani is a Czech word that can also mean "preserving" or "storing".
DanishDanish gemmer, meaning 'saving', comes from Old Norse geymi, meaning 'treasure' or 'hoard'.
DutchBesparing means 'saving', but can also refer to a 'punishment', deriving from the act of 'sparing rods'.
EsperantoEsperanto 'ŝparante' derives from the Dutch word 'sparen', while English 'spare' also derives from the same root.
Estonian"Säästmine" also means "conservation" in Estonian.
FinnishThe word 'tallentaa' also means to record or document something for future reference.
FrenchThe French word "économie" originally meant "management of a household" and is related to the Greek word "oikos", meaning "house".
FrisianThe word "besparring" in Frisian is derived from the Dutch word "besparen", meaning "to save" or "to spare".
Galician"Aforrando" can also mean "lining" in Galician, like in "aforrar un abrigo" (lining a coat).
GermanThe German word "Speichern" also means "granary" or "storehouse", and is related to the English word "spice".
GreekIn ancient Greek, "οικονομία" denoted "household management" more so than saving money.
GujaratiThe word "બચત" (bachat) is originally derived from the Sanskrit word "वृद्धि" (vṛddhi), meaning "growth" or "increase," and not "saving."
Haitian Creole"Ekonomize" in Haitian Creole also refers to managing one's finances carefully and effectively.
Hausa'Tanadi' is likely related to the Hausa verb 'tanada' ('to give') and could have connotations of 'provision' or 'security'.
HawaiianIn Hawaiian, "e hoola ana" also refers to preserving or conserving something.
HebrewThe word "חִסָכוֹן" can also mean "economical" or "frugal".
HindiIn colloquial Hindi, the expression "सहेजा जा रहा है" can also have the alternative meaning of "getting spoiled" or "going bad."
HmongThe word "txuag" in Hmong can also mean "to keep, to preserve, to store, or to protect something."
HungarianThe word "megtakarítás" derives from the verb "takarítani" (to save up, to preserve) and the prefix "meg-" (completion, success).
IcelandicThe original meaning of "sparnaður" likely related to "being sparing in the use of something" instead of its modern meaning of accumulating money as savings.
IgboIn the Igbo language, "ichekwa" can mean either the act of preserving or a form of money kept in reserve
IndonesianThe term 'penghematan' can be traced back to the Dutch word 'sparen', which also means 'to save' or 'to economize'. This shared etymology highlights the historical ties between the Indonesian and Dutch languages and their shared influences.
IrishThe Irish word "shábháil" has been traced back to the Old Irish "sábugad" or "sábud", meaning "safety, protection, or keeping safe."
ItalianThe word "Salvataggio" can also refer to a lifeguard or a rescue mission.
Japanese保存 also refers to pickling and fermenting food in salt, soy sauce, vinegar and other ingredients, a method widely employed in Japanese 料理.
Javanese"Ngirit" is also used to describe someone who is stingy or tight-fisted.
KannadaThe word "ಉಳಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ" can also refer to preserving, protecting, or keeping something from harm or danger.
Kazakhүнемдеу is cognate with the Turkish word "yönetim" meaning "administration".
KhmerThe word "សន្សំ" can also mean "to collect" or "to gather" in Khmer.
KoreanThe Korean word "절약" also means "frugality" or "thrift"}
KurdishThe word "xilas kirin" also means "to put away for future use" or "to preserve" in Kurdish.
KyrgyzIn some dialects of Kyrgyz, "үнөмдөө" also means "to keep a secret".
LaoDerived from the Sanskrit word "pratyaya", which means "support" or "reliance"
LatinThe word "salutaris" in Latin not only means "saving" or "beneficial," but also signifies "wholesome" or "health-giving."
LatvianThe word "ietaupot" is derived from the Latvian word "taupīt," which means "to save" or "to be economical."
LithuanianThe word "taupymas" is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "*tep-," meaning "to warm" or "to cherish."
LuxembourgishThe word 'spueren' comes from the Old French 'espargnier', meaning 'to refrain from spending'.
MacedonianThe verb "зачувува" can also mean to preserve, prevent from harm, or spare.
MalagasyThe word "famonjena" also means "salvation" and "liberation".
MalayThe word "berjimat" originates from the Arabic word "jam'a" meaning "to gather" or "to collect" and its alternate meaning is "frugal".
MalayalamThe Malayalam word "സംരക്ഷിക്കുന്നത്" derives from Sanskrit and originally meant "to protect", but it now also signifies financial preservation and frugality.
MalteseThe word "iffrankar" is also used to describe saving someone from a dangerous situation or harm.
MaoriThe word "penapena" in Maori has an alternate meaning of "to store for future use".
MarathiThe Marathi word 'बचत' originates from the Sanskrit term 'वञ्चना', meaning 'keeping something aside' or 'avoiding'
MongolianThe Mongolian word 'хэмнэлт' ('saving') is derived from the verb 'хэмнэх' ('to save'), which itself is derived from the Proto-Mongolic root *kem- ('to hold').
NepaliThe word "बचत गर्दै" can also mean "to hoard" or "to store up for future use".
NorwegianThe term "sparer" also means to "reserve" or "to save something for future use. "
Nyanja (Chichewa)The word 'kupulumutsa' can also mean 'to gather' or 'to accumulate' in Nyanja.
PashtoThe Pashto word "خوندي کول" literally translates to "putting in a corner," signifying safety and protection.
PersianThe word "صرفه جویی" in Persian can also refer to the act of using something sparingly or avoiding waste.
Polish"Oszczędność" comes from the Old Polish "oszczędzić", meaning "to avoid" or "to spare".
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)In Portuguese, 'salvando' can also mean 'exception' or 'safeguarding'.
PunjabiThe term "bachat" in Punjabi may also refer to "salvation" or "deliverance".
RomanianThe Romanian word "economisire" is ultimately derived from the Greek word "oikonomia" which means "household management".
RussianIn Russian, "экономия" is also used for the related meanings of "economy" or "economics".
SamoanThe Samoan word "sefe" is also used to mean "to be victorious" or "to conquer".
Scots GaelicIn Gaelic sàbhaladh can refer to saving something physical like money or possessions, or protecting someone from danger, like a lifeboat.
SerbianIn Serbian, 'уштеда' ('saving') can also refer to the amount saved, or a frugal or economical way of life.
SesothoThe term "ho boloka" has etymological links to the concept of "protection" and also encompasses the meanings of "deliverance" and "rescue".
ShonaThe word "kuchengetedza" in Shona not only refers to the act of saving money but can also encompass the broader concept of preserving and protecting resources, such as land, livestock, or other valuable assets.
SindhiThe word "بچائڻ" can also mean "to protect" or "to shelter" in Sindhi.
Slovak"Šetrenie" in Slovak also means "an investigation"
SlovenianThe word "varčevanje" can also refer to the act of being frugal or economical.
SomaliThe word "keydinta" may be derived from the Proto-Cushitic root "*kʷeːd-", meaning "to protect or preserve".
SpanishThe Spanish word "ahorro" is derived from the Arabic word "harra", meaning "store" or "warehouse". It can also refer to a "farm" or "estate".
SundaneseIn Sundanese, "ngahémat" also refers to a process of making something more concentrated or potent.
SwahiliIn Swahili, "kuokoa" can also mean "to rescue" or "to protect".
SwedishThe word "sparande" derives from the Old Swedish verb "spara", meaning "to gather" or "to collect".
Tagalog (Filipino)"Nagse-save" can also mean "to rescue" or "to deliver" in Tagalog.
TajikThe word «сарфа» («saving») in Tajik could be traced back to the Old Persian word «sarbaz», which means «soldier».
TamilThe Tamil word "சேமித்தல்" comes from the Sanskrit root "ci" meaning "to gather" and also refers to the act of preserving something for later use.
TeluguThe word "పొదుపు" is derived from the Sanskrit word "pud" which means "to fill" or "to gather".
ThaiThe word "ประหยัด" (saving) in Thai is derived from the Sanskrit word "prayojana" meaning "purpose" or "need". It also has the alternate meaning of "thrift" or "frugality".
TurkishIn Ottoman Turkish, 'tasarruf' also meant 'control' or 'domination'.
UkrainianThe word "економія" in Ukrainian also has the alternate meaning of "economy" or "management".
UrduThe word "بچت" can also mean "to abstain" or "to refrain".
UzbekThe word "tejash" in Uzbek can also refer to "preserving" or "protecting".
Vietnamese"Tiết kiệm" has a dual meaning: "saving" and "a drop of blood".
WelshThe word 'arbed' in Welsh, meaning 'saving', comes from the Latin 'arbeta', meaning 'work' or 'labour'.
XhosaThe Xhosa word "konga" originally meant "to hide" and still has this meaning in some contexts.
YiddishIn Yiddish, "שפּאָרן" also signifies "to gather", and "to preserve."
YorubaThe word "fifipamọ" also means "keeping something for the future" in Yoruba.
ZuluIn Zulu, 'iyonga' also refers to a kind of medicinal animal or herb used for treating convulsions.
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