Seat in Different Languages
Discover 'Seat' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Seat
Afrikaans sitplek | ||
Albanian ulëse | ||
Amharic መቀመጫ | ||
Arabic مقعد | ||
Armenian նստատեղ | ||
Assamese আসন | ||
Aymara qunuña | ||
Azerbaijani oturacaq | ||
Bambara sigilan | ||
Basque eserlekua | ||
Belarusian сядзенне | ||
Bengali আসন | ||
Bhojpuri बईठे के जगह | ||
Bosnian sedište | ||
Bulgarian седалка | ||
Catalan seient | ||
Cebuano lingkuranan | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 座位 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 座位 | ||
Corsican sede | ||
Croatian sjedalo | ||
Czech sedadlo | ||
Danish sæde | ||
Dhivehi ގޮޑި | ||
Dogri सीट | ||
Dutch stoel | ||
English seat | ||
Esperanto sidloko | ||
Estonian iste | ||
Ewe zikpui | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) upuan | ||
Finnish istuin | ||
French siège | ||
Frisian sit | ||
Galician asento | ||
Georgian ადგილი | ||
German sitz | ||
Greek έδρα | ||
Guarani guapyha | ||
Gujarati બેઠક | ||
Haitian Creole chèz | ||
Hausa wurin zama | ||
Hawaiian noho | ||
Hebrew מושב | ||
Hindi सीट | ||
Hmong lub rooj | ||
Hungarian ülés | ||
Icelandic sæti | ||
Igbo oche | ||
Ilocano tugaw | ||
Indonesian kursi | ||
Irish suíochán | ||
Italian posto a sedere | ||
Japanese シート | ||
Javanese kursi | ||
Kannada ಆಸನ | ||
Kazakh орындық | ||
Khmer កៅអី | ||
Kinyarwanda intebe | ||
Konkani सीट | ||
Korean 좌석 | ||
Krio sidɔm ples | ||
Kurdish rûniştek | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) کورسی | ||
Kyrgyz отургуч | ||
Lao ບ່ອນນັ່ງ | ||
Latin sedes | ||
Latvian sēdeklis | ||
Lingala kiti | ||
Lithuanian sėdynė | ||
Luganda ekifo | ||
Luxembourgish sëtz | ||
Macedonian седиште | ||
Maithili बैसैक स्थान | ||
Malagasy seza | ||
Malay tempat duduk | ||
Malayalam ഇരിപ്പിടം | ||
Maltese sedil | ||
Maori nohoanga | ||
Marathi आसन | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯐꯝꯐꯝ | ||
Mizo thutna | ||
Mongolian суудал | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ထိုင်ခုံ | ||
Nepali सीट | ||
Norwegian sete | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) mpando | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଆସନ | ||
Oromo teessoo | ||
Pashto سيټ | ||
Persian صندلی | ||
Polish siedzenie | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) assento | ||
Punjabi ਸੀਟ | ||
Quechua tiyana | ||
Romanian scaun | ||
Russian сиденье | ||
Samoan nofoa | ||
Sanskrit आसन | ||
Scots Gaelic cathair | ||
Sepedi madulo | ||
Serbian седиште | ||
Sesotho setulo | ||
Shona chigaro | ||
Sindhi سيٽ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ආසනය | ||
Slovak sedadlo | ||
Slovenian sedež | ||
Somali kursi | ||
Spanish asiento | ||
Sundanese korsi | ||
Swahili kiti | ||
Swedish sittplats | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) upuan | ||
Tajik нишаст | ||
Tamil இருக்கை | ||
Tatar урын | ||
Telugu సీటు | ||
Thai ที่นั่ง | ||
Tigrinya ኮፍ ምባል | ||
Tsonga xitulu | ||
Turkish oturma yeri | ||
Turkmen oturgyç | ||
Twi (Akan) akonnwa | ||
Ukrainian сидіння | ||
Urdu نشست | ||
Uyghur ئورۇندۇق | ||
Uzbek o'rindiq | ||
Vietnamese ghế | ||
Welsh sedd | ||
Xhosa isihlalo | ||
Yiddish זיצן | ||
Yoruba ijoko | ||
Zulu isihlalo |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "sitplek" is derived from the Dutch word "zitplaats", which also means "seat". |
| Albanian | The word "ulëse" is derived from the Proto-Albanian word *ulje, meaning "to sit". It is related to the Ancient Greek word "ella" (meaning "seat or couch"). |
| Amharic | The word "መቀመጫ" can also refer to a "chair" or a "bench". |
| Azerbaijani | In Azerbaijani, the word "oturacaq" can also refer to a chair or sofa cushion. |
| Basque | Although the standard meaning of “eserlekua” is “seat”, when used in the context of a car, it means “car seat”. |
| Belarusian | The word "сядзенне" comes from the Old East Slavic word "сьд" meaning "to sit down". |
| Bengali | আসন (āśana) comes from the Sanskrit word आसन (āsanam), meaning 'posture' or 'seat'. |
| Bosnian | In some contexts, "sedište" refers to the headquarters or main office of an organization or company. |
| Bulgarian | In the Bulgarian language, the word седалка has a dual meaning and can also refer to a part of a bicycle, specifically the saddle. |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "seient" can also refer to a "representative in a legislative body" or a "place where a person sits or resides" |
| Cebuano | "Lingkuranan" is the Cebuano word for "seat". It is also used to refer to a place where people can sit down and relax or a place where people can meet and talk. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 座位 (seat) originally referred to the position or location of something, but gradually narrowed its meaning to refer to the object or place on which someone sits. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 座位 (seat) also means "to sit" in Chinese. |
| Corsican | The word "sede" in Corsican can also mean "throne" or "chair". |
| Croatian | In Serbian, 'sjedalo' sometimes refers to a saddle, particularly for donkeys. |
| Czech | The Czech word "sedadlo" also means "saddle". |
| Danish | The Danish word 'sæde' can also refer to the rear of a bicycle or the seat of a pair of trousers. |
| Dutch | The word "stoel" can also refer to the fecal matter or a type of fabric used in upholstery. |
| Esperanto | The Slavic word "sidloko" is also found in Lithuanian, Czech, Polish, and Slovak |
| Estonian | In Old Estonian (1219), the word “iste” also meant “to know”. |
| Finnish | In Finnish the word "istuin" can refer to seats or to the act of sitting. |
| French | The French word "siège" can also mean "besieging" or "siege" in English. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "sit" also refers to the act of sitting or a place where someone sits. |
| Galician | In Galician, "asento" can also refer to a settlement or a legal document establishing rights or ownership. |
| German | In German, the word "Sitz" is derived from the Old High German word "sitzen" and is related to the English word "sit." |
| Greek | The word 'έδρα' also means 'chair' and 'base' in Greek, reflecting its multiple functions as a seat, a piece of furniture, and the foundation of something. |
| Gujarati | The word "બેઠક" in Gujarati can also refer to a meeting or gathering, or to the position or authority of a person in a group. |
| Haitian Creole | "Chèz" in Haitian Creole, derived from French "chaise," can also mean throne or specialized chair. |
| Hausa | The Hausa word "wurin zama" also means "place of rest" or "resting place". |
| Hawaiian | In Hawaiian culture, "noho" can also refer to one's position or rank within a social hierarchy. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "מושב" ("seat") also refers to a type of cooperative Israeli community settlement |
| Hindi | The Hindi word सीट ( |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "lub rooj" can also refer to the area between the back of the neck and the shoulders. |
| Hungarian | "Ülés" can also mean "session" when referring to a meeting of a legislative body or other group. |
| Icelandic | Sæti's homonym 'sæti' means 'suit' in standard Icelandic, but originally referred to a set of clothing meant for a specific occasion. |
| Igbo | "Oche" in Igbo also refers to a meeting point of elders in a village |
| Indonesian | "Kursi" is derived from the Sanskrit word "kursi", meaning "chair", "throne", or "authority". |
| Irish | The word "suíochán" is also used in Irish to refer to a "couch" or a "sofa". |
| Japanese | シート is an ateji reading for シート, itself a borrowed word from the Portuguese word |
| Javanese | "Kursi" can also mean "chair" or "bed" |
| Kannada | In Kannada, "ಆಸನ" (seat) also refers to a seated posture for yoga and meditation. |
| Kazakh | The word "орындық" in Kazakh is cognate with the word "орда" ("camp, tent") in Mongolian and Turkic languages, suggesting its historical connection to nomadic culture. |
| Khmer | The word "កៅអី" can also refer to a type of basket woven from bamboo or rattan. |
| Korean | 좌석 can refer to both a physical seat and a position in a hierarchy or organization, stemming from the character "좌" meaning "left". |
| Kurdish | The word "rûniştek" also means "the place where one sits" in Kurdish, implying a more permanent or designated location for sitting. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "отургуч" in Kyrgyz can also refer to a cushion or a mat used for sitting. |
| Lao | This term also denotes the Buddhist concept of 'sitting' (i.e., meditation). |
| Latin | In Latin 'sedes' (seat) also means a bishop's see, as in the Holy See (the Pope's seat), and the plural 'sedes' means lavatory or toilet. |
| Latvian | Latvian 'sēdeklis' is cognate with Lithuanian 'sėdynė' and derives from Proto-Baltic *sēd- ('sit'). |
| Lithuanian | In an alternate context, "sėdynė" can also refer to the rump of a slaughtered animal. |
| Luxembourgish | The archaic form of "Sëtz" is "Sëttel" which is still used in some dialects. |
| Macedonian | The word "седалиште" can also refer to a chair, a bench, or a seat in a vehicle. |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word "seza" can also mean "rest", "repose", or "relaxation". |
| Malay | The word 'tempat duduk' can also refer to the position or role of a person in an organization or society. |
| Malayalam | The word 'ഇരിപ്പിടം' ('seat') in Malayalam is derived from the Sanskrit word 'उपदेश' ('lesson'), indicating not only a physical seat but also a place where knowledge is imparted or received. |
| Maltese | Maltese word "sedil" derives from the Arabic word "sadl" (meaning "seat") and originally referred to the saddle or seat on a horse. |
| Maori | "Noho" (to sit) can also mean "stay" or "reside" in the context of a person or group of people. |
| Marathi | The word "आसन" also means "yogic posture" in Sanskrit and Marathi, owing to its association with seated meditation practices. |
| Mongolian | "Суудал" is also a Mongolian term used to refer to the process of trial in a court of law. |
| Nepali | The word "सीट" in Nepali can also mean 'a post of office or employment' or 'the bottom of something'. |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "sete" can also refer to a farm or homestead, a fishing ground, or a pasture. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "mpando" in Chichewa (Nyanja) is most likely borrowed from Swahili where it also means "throne" or "royal seat." |
| Pashto | In Pashto, "سيټ" can also mean "throne" or "position of authority" |
| Persian | "صندلی" originates from "sandal" in Old Persian, meaning "a support for the feet". In modern Persian, "صندلی" not only refers to a seat, but also to a type of small, low table. |
| Polish | The Polish word "siedzenie" also refers to sitting, staying, or occupying a place, and is the past tense of the verb "siedzieć" (to sit). |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "assento" also means agreement, contract or permission. |
| Punjabi | The word "ਸੀਟ" can also refer to a place where a person sits, such as a chair or a bench. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "scaun" also denotes the seat of a judge, the presidency and a bishopric. |
| Russian | The word "сиденье" also denotes a sitting pose or a sitting period |
| Samoan | The word "nofoa" was originally used to describe a type of grass used to make mats, and also refers to the mats themselves. |
| Scots Gaelic | Cathair, meaning "seat," comes from the Proto-Celtic *kat-ar-, also meaning "enclosure" or "fort," and is related to Welsh "caer" and Irish "cathair" with the same meanings. |
| Serbian | The word "sedista" also means "headquarters" in Serbian, similar to the English word "seat". |
| Sesotho | The word 'setulo' can also refer to a 'stool' or a 'bench' in Sesotho. |
| Shona | In another sense, chigaro can refer to the position of a chief or traditional leader. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "سيٽ" can also refer to a set of clothes or utensils or a group of people sitting together. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "ආසනය" can also refer to a throne, a chair, or a sitting position. |
| Slovak | Sedadlo, in Slovak, derives from the word sedieť, meaning to sit. |
| Slovenian | The Slovene word "sedež" is derived from the Slavic word "sěděti" meaning 'to sit', which is also the root of the English word "sedentary". |
| Somali | The word "kursi" also refers to a traditional Somali stool made from wood or animal skin. |
| Spanish | In colonial Spanish America, an asiento was a permit or contract granting exclusive rights to trade in a specific region. |
| Sundanese | Sundanese "korsi" comes from Sanskrit "kursi" which shares the same meaning and "kurcsí" in Hungarian which means "throne or chair" |
| Swahili | "Kiti" can also be used metaphorically to refer to the place of power, responsibility, or influence. |
| Swedish | Sittplats also means "situation" in Swedish, a meaning it inherited from the Swedish word "sittning". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Upuan" in Tagalog can also refer to "stool" or "chair". |
| Tajik | The word "нишаст" can also mean "place" or "position" in Tajik. |
| Tamil | இருக்கை also refers to a metal handle for a small vessel or a handle of a knife. |
| Telugu | The word "సీటు" can also mean a "seat", "place", or "position". |
| Thai | The Thai word "ที่นั่ง" also means "a place of honour" or "a position of power". |
| Turkish | The word 'oturma yeri' literally means 'sitting place' in Turkish. |
| Ukrainian | The word "сидіння" can also refer to a session or a meeting, derived from the root "сидіти" (to sit). |
| Urdu | The word "نشست" (seat) shares its root with "نشتن" (sit), derived from Old Persian "ni-šad" (to sit). |
| Uzbek | The Uzbek word "o'rindiq" is also used to refer to a "cushion" or a "pillow." |
| Vietnamese | The word "ghế" can also mean a "chair" in Vietnamese, and it originates from the Chinese word "椅" (yǐ). |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "sedd" derives from the Brythonic root "*sedos" meaning "to sit" or "to occupy". |
| Xhosa | The alternate usage of the term isihlalo refers to a type of traditional chair with three legs and no backrest used by the amaXhosa. |
| Yiddish | "זיצן" (seat) also refers to a "meeting" in Yiddish. |
| Yoruba | In the Yoruba language, "ijoko" refers to both a "seat" and to "a place of importance". |
| Zulu | The Zulu word “isihlalo” also means “throne” and is used in a context of power and authority. |
| English | The word 'seat' comes from Old English 'sittan,' meaning to sit, and can refer to a variety of things, including a place to sit, a position of authority, or the area where someone lives. |