Search in Different Languages
Discover 'Search' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
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Afrikaans soek | ||
Albanian kërkim | ||
Amharic ፍለጋ | ||
Arabic بحث | ||
Armenian որոնում | ||
Assamese সন্ধান | ||
Aymara thaqhata | ||
Azerbaijani axtarış | ||
Bambara ɲini | ||
Basque bilatu | ||
Belarusian пошук | ||
Bengali অনুসন্ধান | ||
Bhojpuri तलाशी | ||
Bosnian pretraga | ||
Bulgarian търсене | ||
Catalan cerca | ||
Cebuano pagpangita | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 搜索 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 搜索 | ||
Corsican circà | ||
Croatian traži | ||
Czech vyhledávání | ||
Danish søg | ||
Dhivehi ހޯދުން | ||
Dogri तपाश | ||
Dutch zoeken | ||
English search | ||
Esperanto serĉi | ||
Estonian otsing | ||
Ewe di | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) paghahanap | ||
Finnish hae | ||
French chercher | ||
Frisian sykje | ||
Galician busca | ||
Georgian ძებნა | ||
German suche | ||
Greek αναζήτηση | ||
Guarani jeheka | ||
Gujarati શોધ | ||
Haitian Creole rechèch | ||
Hausa bincika | ||
Hawaiian ʻimi | ||
Hebrew לחפש | ||
Hindi खोज | ||
Hmong kev tshawb | ||
Hungarian keresés | ||
Icelandic leita | ||
Igbo chọọ | ||
Ilocano agbirok | ||
Indonesian cari | ||
Irish cuardach | ||
Italian ricerca | ||
Japanese 探す | ||
Javanese telusuran | ||
Kannada ಹುಡುಕಿ kannada | ||
Kazakh іздеу | ||
Khmer ស្វែងរក | ||
Kinyarwanda gushakisha | ||
Konkani सोद | ||
Korean 검색 | ||
Krio luk fɔ | ||
Kurdish gerr | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) گەڕان | ||
Kyrgyz издөө | ||
Lao ຄົ້ນຫາ | ||
Latin quaerere | ||
Latvian meklēt | ||
Lingala koluka | ||
Lithuanian paieška | ||
Luganda okunoonya | ||
Luxembourgish sichen | ||
Macedonian пребарување | ||
Maithili खोजनाइ | ||
Malagasy karohy | ||
Malay cari | ||
Malayalam തിരയൽ | ||
Maltese tfittxija | ||
Maori rapu | ||
Marathi शोध | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯊꯤꯕ | ||
Mizo zawng | ||
Mongolian хайх | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ရှာဖွေသည် | ||
Nepali खोजी गर्नुहोस् | ||
Norwegian søk | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) fufuzani | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସନ୍ଧାନ | ||
Oromo barbaaduu | ||
Pashto لټون | ||
Persian جستجو کردن | ||
Polish szukaj | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) pesquisa | ||
Punjabi ਖੋਜ | ||
Quechua maskay | ||
Romanian căutare | ||
Russian поиск | ||
Samoan saili | ||
Sanskrit अन्वेषण | ||
Scots Gaelic lorg | ||
Sepedi nyaka | ||
Serbian претрага | ||
Sesotho batla | ||
Shona tsvaga | ||
Sindhi ڳولا | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) සෙවීම | ||
Slovak vyhľadávanie | ||
Slovenian iskanje | ||
Somali raadinta | ||
Spanish buscar | ||
Sundanese milarian | ||
Swahili tafuta | ||
Swedish sök | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) maghanap | ||
Tajik ҷустуҷӯ | ||
Tamil தேடல் | ||
Tatar эзләү | ||
Telugu వెతకండి | ||
Thai ค้นหา | ||
Tigrinya ምድላይ | ||
Tsonga secha | ||
Turkish arama | ||
Turkmen gözlemek | ||
Twi (Akan) hwehwɛ | ||
Ukrainian пошук | ||
Urdu تلاش کریں | ||
Uyghur ئىزدەش | ||
Uzbek qidirmoq | ||
Vietnamese tìm kiếm | ||
Welsh chwilio | ||
Xhosa khangela | ||
Yiddish זוכן | ||
Yoruba wa | ||
Zulu sesha |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "Soek" in Afrikaans likely derives from the Old Frisian and Middle Low German "sōkian" or the Old High German "suohhen", all meaning "to seek". |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "kërkim" derives from the Proto-Albanian *karkim-, a derivative of the Proto-Indo-European root *ker- "to seek, search, yearn for". |
| Amharic | The word "ፍለጋ" is derived from the verb "ፍለገ" meaning to "pierce, penetrate, or dig" and has an alternate meaning of "exploration" or "investigation". |
| Arabic | The word "بحث" also means "examination" or "research", indicating a broader scope of inquiry beyond simply finding information |
| Azerbaijani | The word "axtarış" in Azerbaijani derives from the Persian word "axtar", meaning "to investigate". |
| Basque | Basque bilatu (“seek out”) and bilha (“go, walk”) are also cognates to find, and the Indo-European origin appears to be the root *gwel-, meaning “to turn, move around.” |
| Belarusian | Пошук derives from the Proto-Slavic word *potiskъ, which also meant "seeking" or "investigation". |
| Bengali | অনুসন্ধান (onusondhan) originates from Sanskrit 'anusandhana', meaning 'following after' or 'tracing out'. |
| Bosnian | The word 'pretraga' also has the alternate meanings of 'inquiry' or 'investigation' when used as a noun. |
| Bulgarian | The word “ търсене ” is derived from the old Bulgarian word “ търсити ”, meaning “to seek” or “to look for”, and is related to the words “ търси ” (to search) and “ търсене ” (a search). |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "cerca" can also mean "fence" or "enclosure". |
| Cebuano | Pagpangita, derived from "pangita," also refers to "searching" in a context of looking for something lost or forgotten. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "搜索" could also mean "to arrest" in the sense of "to look up and apprehend." |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "搜索" (Traditional Chinese) comes from the phrase "搜寻物品" (to seek and find), and it also means "investigation". |
| Corsican | The word "circà" in Corsican is a borrowing from the Italian "cercare", which also means "to search". |
| Croatian | The word "traži" in Croatian can also mean to ask or demand. |
| Czech | The Czech word "Vyhledávání" can also refer to "a request for information" or "an investigation." |
| Danish | "Søg" is related to the Old Norse word "sók", which may have meant either search or trial and legal dispute. |
| Dutch | The word "zoeken" is derived from the Middle Dutch word "soken", which means "to seek, inquire, or investigate." |
| Esperanto | The word "serĉi" can also be used to mean "seek", "look", or "request", depending on the context |
| Estonian | In the Estonian language, the word "otsing" originates from the verb "otsima," which means "to seek" or "to look for," and is etymologically related to the Finnish word "etsiä," meaning "the same." |
| Finnish | The word "hae" in Finnish can also refer to an application, such as a job application. |
| French | In French, "chercher" also carries connotations of hunting, investigating, or seeking something actively and intentionally |
| Frisian | Etymology: 'seek' + 'eye'; it originally meant 'to inspect with the eyes' |
| Galician | The Galician word "busca" is related to the Spanish word "busco", both of which stem from the Latin word "buscare", meaning "to search or look for". |
| Georgian | The verb "ძებნა" in Georgian derives from the Proto-Kartvelian root "*j-gb-ə-n", meaning "to go after, pursue, seek out". |
| German | Suche also means 'sickness' in Middle German and is the root of the English word 'siech', which means 'sick'. |
| Greek | "Αναζήτηση" is derived from the Ancient Greek word "ανά" (ana), meaning "up, over, through," and "ζήτηση" (zítisi), meaning "request, demand, search". |
| Gujarati | The word "શોધ" (search) in Gujarati can also mean "discovery" or "finding". |
| Haitian Creole | Rechèch in Haitian Creole is derived from the French word 'recherche', meaning 'research' or 'investigation'. |
| Hausa | In Hausa, "bincika" means "to search" and can also refer to "study" or "investigation". |
| Hawaiian | The word ʻimi can also refer to a prayer, a chant, a song, or an incantation. |
| Hebrew | In Biblical Hebrew, "לחפש" also means "to visit," from the root "חפש" meaning "to discover." |
| Hindi | खोज is related to the Sanskrit word 'khodh', meaning 'to desire', 'to inquire' or 'to ask'. |
| Hmong | Kev tshawb literally means "to look for". |
| Hungarian | The word "keresés" comes from the Proto-Hungarian word "keres", meaning "to look for". |
| Icelandic | The word "leita" is a diminutive of the noun "leit", meaning "course" or "way". |
| Igbo | The word "chọọ" in Igbo can also mean "to look for" or "to seek out". |
| Indonesian | The word 'cari' in Indonesian has cognate forms in various Malayo-Polynesian languages, such as the 'gawi' in Tagalog, 'halige' in Bikol, and 'taro' in Nias |
| Irish | "Cuardach" is derived from the Old Irish word "cuardaim," meaning "to ask, question, or seek." |
| Italian | Ricerca in Italian can also refer to a musical composition with sections imitating the structure of a fugue. |
| Japanese | The verb 探す (sagasu) also means "to feel for" something when you can't see it, such as feeling for your keys in your pocket. |
| Javanese | "Telusuran" is a Javanese word derived from the root word "tulis" (write) and the suffix "-an" (the act of), meaning "the act of writing" or "an inscription." |
| Kannada | It originates from Old Kannada "ಹುಡುಕು" and is used in contexts besides 'search', like 'investigation' or 'trying to know' |
| Kazakh | Derived from the Turkic word "it", meaning "to seek" or "to find". |
| Khmer | Another meaning of "ស្វែងរក" is "to explore or investigate something." |
| Korean | The term |
| Kurdish | The word 'gerr' also means 'to seek', 'to inquire' or 'to ask'. |
| Kyrgyz | "Издөө" means both "search" and "investigate" in Kyrgyz. |
| Latin | "Quaerere" not only means "to seek" but can also mean "to ask" or "to inquire". |
| Latvian | "Meklēt" is derived from the Old Prussian word "meklāi", which means "to think" or "to consider". |
| Lithuanian | The Lithuanian word "Paieška" is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "h₁reǵʰ-, meaning "to stretch" or "to move straight". |
| Luxembourgish | Sichen can also mean to seek justice or vengeance. |
| Macedonian | The word "пребарување" comes from the Proto-Slavic word *iskati, meaning "to seek, to look for". |
| Malagasy | In Malagasy, 'karohy' derives from 'aro' (look) and 'ka' (prefix indicating purpose). Its alternate meaning is 'investigation'. |
| Malay | The word "cari" in Malay can also mean "to seek" or "to look for". |
| Malayalam | തിരയൽ (Malayalam) could possibly also mean 'wave', 'surge', or 'billow' |
| Maltese | The word "tfittxija" comes from the Arabic word "taftish", which means "investigation" or "inquisition". |
| Maori | The term "rapu" in Māori also implies "to seek" and "to inquire." |
| Marathi | The word 'शोध' (शो-ध) in Marathi comes from the Sanskrit word 'शोध्य' (शो-ध्य) and also means 'investigation' or 'inquiry'. |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "хайх" (search) also carries the connotation of "seeking knowledge or wisdom" |
| Nepali | The word "खोजी गर्नुहोस्" is derived from the Sanskrit word "क्षोज", which means "to desire" or "to seek". |
| Norwegian | "Søk" comes from the Old Norse word for "seeker" and is also related to the Old English word "sacan," meaning "to strive to obtain." |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "fufuzani" in Nyanja (Chichewa) is derived from the Proto-Bantu word "*vufula", which also means "to search". |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "لټون" is derived from the Persian word "جستجو" which also means "search". In Pashto, the word "لټون" can also be used to refer to a "quest" or an "investigation". |
| Persian | It comes from the Middle Persian word “juxtī”, meaning “to seek out”, which in turn comes from the Proto-Indo-European word “*keus-”, meaning “to try” or “to experience”. |
| Polish | Szukaj is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *sъkati, which means 'to seek' or 'to search'. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | "Pesquisa" in Portuguese is derived from the Latin word "perscrutari," meaning "to examine diligently." |
| Punjabi | The word "ਖੋਜ" (search) is also used in the context of "research" or "investigation" in Punjabi, further expanding its significance beyond the act of searching. |
| Romanian | The Romanian noun `căutare` is cognate with the French verb `chercher`, both derived from the Latin verb `quaerere` (to seek) |
| Russian | The word "поиск" also means "quest" or "inquest". |
| Samoan | In addition to meaning 'search', 'saili' can mean to strive, attempt or make an effort. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "lorg" in Scots Gaelic can also refer to the act of watching or observing. |
| Serbian | Претрага originates from the Slavic verb "pretražiti", which also means to examine or investigate. |
| Sesotho | The word 'batla' also means 'to pursue'. |
| Shona | The word "tsvaga" comes from the Proto-Bantu root "-saka", meaning "to seek" or "to look for." |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word ڳولا (search) shares the same root as the Sanskrit word गोल (round), suggesting a connection between circular motion and the process of searching. |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "Vyhľadávanie" can also mean "retrieval" or "investigation". |
| Slovenian | The word "iskanje" comes from the Proto-Slavic word "iskati", meaning "to seek". |
| Somali | Raadinta, "search" in Somali, also relates to the word "raad" meaning "trace" or "footprint." |
| Spanish | In addition to its primary meaning of "search," "buscar" can also mean "to seek," "to find," or "to obtain." |
| Sundanese | The word "milarian" can also mean "to seek" or "to look for" in Sundanese, akin to "milingan" in Indonesian and "milirian" in Malay, and is related to the Proto-Malayo-Polynesian word *miliR- which means "to turn the eyes or head. |
| Swahili | The word "tafuta" is also related to the Swahili word "upelelezi", which means "a detective", indicating its association with the search for information or clues. |
| Swedish | Sök is also used in a legal context as a type of application or request. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | 'Maghanap' comes from 'hanap,' or 'want' and 'mag-' or the affix for the verb 'to do' |
| Tajik | The word "ҷустуҷӯ" comes from the Persian word "جستجو" meaning "inquiry" or "investigation." |
| Tamil | "தேடல்", which means "search" in Tamil, originates from the Proto-Dravidian root "*tēṭ-" meaning "to seek, find". |
| Telugu | The word "వెతకండి" comes from the Proto-Dravidian word *veṭ-, meaning "to hunt". |
| Thai | The word "ค้นหา" in Thai originally meant "to dig for something", and is still used in this sense in some contexts. |
| Turkish | The Turkish word "arama" derives from the Arabic "arama", meaning "to seek" or "to ask for". |
| Ukrainian | Ukrainian word "пошук" derives from the old Slavic word "пытать," with meanings "to try," "to test," and "to question." |
| Urdu | تلاش کریں can also mean 'to attempt' or 'to endeavor', akin to the English word 'try'. |
| Uzbek | The verb "qidirmoq" in Uzbek is derived from the Proto-Turkic root "kidir-", which means "to seek" or "to hunt". |
| Vietnamese | Tìm kiếm is also used as a noun to mean a search or investigation, particularly one conducted by the police or security services. |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "chwilio" is also related to the word "chwyl," meaning "emotion" or "excitement." |
| Xhosa | In addition to 'search,' 'khangela' can mean 'to look for' or 'to examine'. |
| Yiddish | "זוכן" in Yiddish is similar to "sought" or "found" in English, and it's a derivative of the German word "suchen". |
| Yoruba | Yoruba word "wa" means "seek", but also means "come" or even "become". |
| Zulu | The word "sesha" in Zulu can also refer to a thorough investigation or examination. |
| English | "Search" also means "comb or rummage through (an area or object) in order to find something." (Oxford English Dictionary) |