Security in Different Languages
Discover 'Security' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Security
Afrikaans sekuriteit | ||
Albanian sigurinë | ||
Amharic ደህንነት | ||
Arabic الأمان | ||
Armenian անվտանգություն | ||
Assamese সুৰক্ষা | ||
Aymara jark'aqawi | ||
Azerbaijani təhlükəsizlik | ||
Bambara lakana | ||
Basque segurtasuna | ||
Belarusian бяспека | ||
Bengali সুরক্ষা | ||
Bhojpuri सुरक्षा | ||
Bosnian sigurnost | ||
Bulgarian сигурност | ||
Catalan seguretat | ||
Cebuano seguridad | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 安全 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 安全 | ||
Corsican sicurità | ||
Croatian sigurnost | ||
Czech bezpečnostní | ||
Danish sikkerhed | ||
Dhivehi ރައްކާތެރިކަން | ||
Dogri सुरक्षा | ||
Dutch veiligheid | ||
English security | ||
Esperanto sekureco | ||
Estonian turvalisus | ||
Ewe dedienɔnɔ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) seguridad | ||
Finnish turvallisuus | ||
French sécurité | ||
Frisian feiligens | ||
Galician seguridade | ||
Georgian უსაფრთხოება | ||
German sicherheit | ||
Greek ασφάλεια | ||
Guarani kyhyje'ỹ | ||
Gujarati સુરક્ષા | ||
Haitian Creole sekirite | ||
Hausa tsaro | ||
Hawaiian palekana | ||
Hebrew בִּטָחוֹן | ||
Hindi सुरक्षा | ||
Hmong kev ruaj ntseg | ||
Hungarian biztonság | ||
Icelandic öryggi | ||
Igbo nche | ||
Ilocano seguridad | ||
Indonesian keamanan | ||
Irish slándáil | ||
Italian sicurezza | ||
Japanese セキュリティ | ||
Javanese keamanan | ||
Kannada ಭದ್ರತೆ | ||
Kazakh қауіпсіздік | ||
Khmer សន្តិសុខ | ||
Kinyarwanda umutekano | ||
Konkani सुरक्षा | ||
Korean 보안 | ||
Krio natin nɔ de fɔ fred | ||
Kurdish ewlekarî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ئاسایش | ||
Kyrgyz коопсуздук | ||
Lao ຄວາມປອດໄພ | ||
Latin pignus | ||
Latvian drošība | ||
Lingala libateli | ||
Lithuanian saugumas | ||
Luganda obukuumi | ||
Luxembourgish sécherheet | ||
Macedonian безбедност | ||
Maithili सुरक्षा | ||
Malagasy aro | ||
Malay keselamatan | ||
Malayalam സുരക്ഷ | ||
Maltese sigurtà | ||
Maori ahuru | ||
Marathi सुरक्षा | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯉꯥꯛ ꯁꯦꯟꯕ | ||
Mizo himna | ||
Mongolian аюулгүй байдал | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) လုံခြုံရေး | ||
Nepali सुरक्षा | ||
Norwegian sikkerhet | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) chitetezo | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସୁରକ୍ଷା | ||
Oromo nageenya | ||
Pashto امنیت | ||
Persian امنیت | ||
Polish bezpieczeństwo | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) segurança | ||
Punjabi ਸੁਰੱਖਿਆ | ||
Quechua harkay | ||
Romanian securitate | ||
Russian безопасность | ||
Samoan saogalemu | ||
Sanskrit सुरक्षा | ||
Scots Gaelic tèarainteachd | ||
Sepedi tšhireletšo | ||
Serbian сигурност | ||
Sesotho tshireletso | ||
Shona chengetedzo | ||
Sindhi سيڪيورٽي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ආරක්ෂක | ||
Slovak bezpečnosť | ||
Slovenian varnost | ||
Somali amniga | ||
Spanish seguridad | ||
Sundanese kaamanan | ||
Swahili usalama | ||
Swedish säkerhet | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) seguridad | ||
Tajik амният | ||
Tamil பாதுகாப்பு | ||
Tatar куркынычсызлык | ||
Telugu భద్రత | ||
Thai ความปลอดภัย | ||
Tigrinya ድሕንነት | ||
Tsonga vuhlayiseki | ||
Turkish güvenlik | ||
Turkmen howpsuzlyk | ||
Twi (Akan) bammɔ | ||
Ukrainian безпеки | ||
Urdu سیکیورٹی | ||
Uyghur بىخەتەرلىك | ||
Uzbek xavfsizlik | ||
Vietnamese bảo vệ | ||
Welsh diogelwch | ||
Xhosa ukhuseleko | ||
Yiddish זיכערהייט | ||
Yoruba aabo | ||
Zulu ukuphepha |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | "Sekuriteit" derives from the Dutch "sekuriteit" (also "zekerheid"), and can additionally refer to "bond" or "stock". |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "sigurinë" derives from the Latin word "securitas", meaning "freedom from care or anxiety." |
| Amharic | In Amharic, the word "ደህንነት" can also refer to peace, safety, or well-being. |
| Arabic | The Arabic word "الأمان" can also refer to peace, comfort, or assurance. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "təhlükəsizlik" is derived from the Persian word "tahlukeh", meaning danger or risk, and the Turkish suffix "-lik", indicating a state or quality. |
| Basque | The Basque word 'segurtasuna' can also mean 'confidence' or 'trust'. |
| Belarusian | The word "бяспека" is related to the word "пека" (stove), thus implying a "warm and safe place". |
| Bengali | "সুরক্ষা" can also mean "protection" or "assurance." |
| Bosnian | Sigurnost also means certainty, confidence, reliability, safety, surety, trustworthiness, and assurance |
| Bulgarian | The word "сигурност" also means "confidence" or "assurance" in Bulgarian. |
| Catalan | The word "seguretat" derives from the Latin word "securitas," also meaning "security." |
| Chinese (Simplified) | In addition to “security,” the term 安全 can also mean “peace” or “safety”. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 安全 also means "peace" and "safety" in Chinese, reflecting the importance of security for societal well-being. |
| Corsican | Corsican sicurità is derived from the Latin securitas, meaning 'freedom from worry or anxiety' |
| Croatian | The word "sigurnost" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "sigъ" meaning "safe" or "secure". |
| Czech | Bezpečnostní, meaning "security" in Czech, shares its etymology with the noun bezpečí, meaning "safety", both words tracing their roots back to the Proto-Slavic root *beči-, which had the dual meaning of both "safety" and "flight" or "escape". |
| Danish | 'Sikkerhed' is a compound of the words 'sikke' (sure) and 'fred' (peace). |
| Dutch | Although the modern meaning of "veiligheid" in Dutch is "security," the word originally meant "safeness" or "well-being." |
| Esperanto | The word "sekureco" originated from Latin "securus" (free from anxiety or care) via French "sécure". |
| Estonian | The word "turvalisus" derives from the Old Estonian word "turva," meaning "safety" or "protection." |
| Finnish | In the 19th century the word "turvallisuus" also took the meaning of "safety" or "protection from danger or injury". |
| French | "Sécurité" comes from the Latin "securitas", also meaning "fearlessness" and "lack of anxiety". |
| Frisian | The word "feiligens" is derived from the Old Frisian word "feiligh", meaning "safe" or "secure." |
| Galician | Seguridade can be used for security, assurance or confidence but is also used for insurance |
| German | Sicherheit is derived from Old High German 'sihurheit' and also means 'certainty' or 'confidence'. |
| Greek | In ancient Greek, "ασφάλεια" originally meant "firmness" or "steadiness." |
| Haitian Creole | "Sekirite" also means "certainty" in Haitian Creole. |
| Hausa | The word "tsaro" in Hausa can also mean "protection" or "guard". |
| Hawaiian | Palekana also refers to a kind of traditional Hawaiian dance or hula. |
| Hebrew | The word "בטחון" in Hebrew can also mean "trust" or "confidence". |
| Hindi | The word "सुरक्षा" originates from the Sanskrit word "सु" (good) and "रक्षा" (protection), emphasizing its role in providing well-being. |
| Hungarian | Biztonság is a Hungarian word that also refers to "insurance" in the financial context. |
| Icelandic | Öryggi was first used in Old Icelandic to refer to safety or a defensive weapon. |
| Igbo | Nche is related to the Yoruba word 'ni' meaning 'to have' and 'che' or 'ike' meaning 'power' or 'strength' |
| Indonesian | Keamanan also has the meaning of 'safe' in Indonesian, deriving from its Sanskrit origin 'ksemam' which means the same thing. |
| Irish | The word "slándáil" is cognate with the Welsh word "salwch"("illness"), likely a reference to the health hazards of being a surety for someone else. |
| Italian | The Italian word "sicurezza" originally meant "certainty", and still retains this meaning in some contexts. |
| Japanese | The word "セキュリティ" (security) is derived from the Latin word "securitas", meaning "freedom from care or anxiety". |
| Javanese | Keamanan has another meaning in Javanese, namely 'peaceful'. |
| Kannada | In Kannada, the word "ಭದ್ರತೆ" can also refer to a fortress, a protective wall, or a safe deposit box. |
| Kazakh | In some contexts, "қауіпсіздік" can also refer to "safety" or "reliability." |
| Khmer | "សន្តិសុខ" is also used to refer to a unit of the police in Cambodia, known as the Ministry of National Security. |
| Korean | The word "보안" can also mean "assurance" or "peace of mind" in Korean. |
| Kurdish | The word 'ewlekarî' likely has its origins in the Middle Persian word 'awlekan', meaning 'guard', 'protection', or 'defense'. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "коопсуздук" can also refer to "safety" or "reliability" in Kyrgyz. |
| Latin | Pignus, the Latin word for "security", also referred to an object given as a pledge or surety. |
| Latvian | The word "drošība" is derived from the Old Slavic word "družina", a term originally referring to a group of armed warriors.} |
| Lithuanian | The word 'saugumas' is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sewk-, meaning 'to protect' or 'to guard'. |
| Luxembourgish | The word "Sécherheet" in Luxembourgish is derived from the French word "sécurité", meaning "safety". It can also refer to certainty or protection. |
| Macedonian | The word "безбедност" comes from the Proto-Slavic word *bezbode*, meaning "without lack". |
| Malagasy | Malagasy "ARO" can also refer to a guardian spirit that protects people and places. |
| Malay | "Keselamatan" may also refer to a state of happiness or well-being |
| Malayalam | The word "സുരക്ഷ" in Malayalam comes from the Sanskrit word "suraksha," which means "protection" or "guarding." |
| Maltese | In Maltese, «sigurtà» comes from the Latin word «securitas» and also means «confidence». |
| Maori | The word "ahuru" in Maori can refer to not only a person's physical safety but also his spiritual well-being. |
| Marathi | 'सुरक्षा' is also a feminine noun meaning 'goddess of safety or protection'. |
| Nepali | The word "सुरक्षा" also means "safety" and comes from the Sanskrit word "सु+रक्षण," meaning "good protection." |
| Norwegian | The word "sikkerhet" (security) in Norwegian also means "certainty" or "confidence". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | "Chitetezo" in Nyanja is derived from the verb "tetezera," meaning "to be firm or secure." |
| Pashto | The word "امنیت" is derived from the Arabic word "أمن" (amn), meaning "safety" or "protection". |
| Persian | Persian "امنیت" also means "peace of mind" or "reassurance". |
| Polish | The word "bezpieczeństwo" derives from the Old Church Slavonic word "bez" (without) and "peča" (worry). |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "segurança" (security) in Portuguese originated from the Latin word "securitas" meaning "freedom from care or anxiety". |
| Punjabi | The word 'surrakhiya' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'surakṣa', which means 'protection' or 'safety'. |
| Romanian | In Latin, 'securitas' referred to security in the sense of peace and tranquility and absence of worry, as opposed to the physical safety denoted by the Romanian word. |
| Russian | The word "безопасность" is derived from the Old Church Slavonic word "безопасьство", which means "safety" or "freedom from danger". |
| Samoan | The word "saogalemu" can also mean "tranquility" or "peace". |
| Serbian | The word "siгурност" in Serbian also means "certainty" or "confidence". |
| Sesotho | The word "tshireletso" also means "peacefulness" and "tranquility" in Sesotho. |
| Shona | The word "chengetedzo" is related to the verbs "kuchengetedza" (to guard) and "kuchengetera" (to preserve or keep safe), all stemming from the root word "chengeta" meaning "to watch over" or "to protect". |
| Sindhi | In English, the word "security" can also refer to the state of being free from danger or threat, while in Sindhi, "سيڪيورٽي" specifically refers to physical protection or safeguarding. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word ආරක්ෂක (security) is derived from the Sanskrit word रक्ष (rakṣa), meaning "to protect". |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "bezpečnosť" is derived from the Old Church Slavonic word "bezopasŭ", meaning "without danger". |
| Slovenian | Varnost, meaning 'security' in Slovenian, is derived from the Proto-Slavic word 'varъ', meaning 'to protect' or 'to guard'. |
| Somali | 'Amniga' also refers to the security of the state and the military, as well as to a sense of safety and well-being |
| Spanish | "Seguridad" comes from Latin "securitas", meaning "freedom from care, worry, or fear". The word also refers to the quality of being secure or safe. |
| Sundanese | The word "kaamanan" in Sundanese also means "protection" and "shelter". |
| Swahili | The word "usalama" in Swahili traces its roots to the Arabic word "salam," meaning "peace" or "well-being." |
| Swedish | In addition to its primary meaning of "security," "säkerhet" can also refer to "certainty," "confidence," or "assurance."} |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "seguridad" originated from the Spanish word "seguridad", which also means "security". |
| Tajik | The word "амният" is derived from the Persian word "امان" (aman), meaning "safety" or "protection". |
| Tamil | பாதுகாப்பு (pādukappu) is also a Tamil word that refers to the protection or preservation of something, such as a person, place, or object. |
| Telugu | The Telugu word 'భద్రత' also refers to the deity Lakshmi, goddess of wealth, good luck, and prosperity. |
| Thai | The word 'ความปลอดภัย' in Thai is derived from the Pali word 'sampanna', meaning 'complete' or 'fulfilled', and is also related to the concept of 'well-being' and 'happiness'. |
| Turkish | "Güvenlik" also means "reliability" in Turkish. |
| Ukrainian | Security (безпеки) relates to the absence of risk or danger and can also refer to the feeling of safety from harm, such as with financial investments. |
| Urdu | (Security comes from Latin, Securitas, meaning 'freedom from care or anxiety.') |
| Uzbek | The word "xavfsizlik" can also refer to "protection" or "safety" in Uzbek. |
| Vietnamese | "Bảo vệ" has the same root as "bảo mẫu" (nanny) because historically, palace guards were in charge of protecting royals, including their children. |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "diogelwch" is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *deuk-, meaning "to cover, hide, or protect." |
| Xhosa | The alternate meaning of "ukhuseleko" in Xhosa is "a place of safety or refuge." |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "זיכערהייט" is derived from the German word "Sicherheit" and has the alternate meaning of "certainty". |
| Yoruba | The word "aabo" in Yoruba is also the Yoruba name for the silk-cotton tree, which is a sacred tree often associated with the divinity of Orunmila. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "ukuphepha" can also be translated as "protection" or "safety". |
| English | The word 'security' originally meant 'freedom from care or worry' and is related to the Latin word 'securus', meaning 'free from anxiety'. |