Serve in Different Languages
Discover 'Serve' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Serve
Afrikaans bedien | ||
Albanian shërbej | ||
Amharic ማገልገል | ||
Arabic تخدم | ||
Armenian ծառայել | ||
Assamese সেৱা কৰা | ||
Aymara luqtaña | ||
Azerbaijani xidmət etmək | ||
Bambara ka sɔn | ||
Basque zerbitzatu | ||
Belarusian падаваць | ||
Bengali পরিবেশন | ||
Bhojpuri चाकरी कईल | ||
Bosnian služiti | ||
Bulgarian сервирайте | ||
Catalan servir | ||
Cebuano pag-alagad | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 服务 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 服務 | ||
Corsican serve | ||
Croatian poslužiti | ||
Czech sloužit | ||
Danish tjene | ||
Dhivehi ޚިދުމަތްކުރުން | ||
Dogri सेवा करना | ||
Dutch dienen | ||
English serve | ||
Esperanto servi | ||
Estonian serveerima | ||
Ewe subɔ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) maglingkod | ||
Finnish palvella | ||
French servir | ||
Frisian tsjinje | ||
Galician servir | ||
Georgian ემსახურება | ||
German dienen | ||
Greek σερβίρισμα | ||
Guarani ñangareko | ||
Gujarati સેવા આપે છે | ||
Haitian Creole sèvi | ||
Hausa bauta | ||
Hawaiian lawelawe | ||
Hebrew לְשָׁרֵת | ||
Hindi सेवा कर | ||
Hmong pab | ||
Hungarian szolgál | ||
Icelandic þjóna | ||
Igbo jee ozi | ||
Ilocano agserbi | ||
Indonesian menyajikan | ||
Irish fónamh | ||
Italian servire | ||
Japanese サーブ | ||
Javanese ngawula | ||
Kannada ಸೇವೆ | ||
Kazakh қызмет ету | ||
Khmer បម្រើ | ||
Kinyarwanda gukorera | ||
Konkani वाडप | ||
Korean 서브 | ||
Krio sav | ||
Kurdish sûxrekirin | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) خزمەتکردن | ||
Kyrgyz кызмат кылуу | ||
Lao ຮັບໃຊ້ | ||
Latin serve | ||
Latvian kalpot | ||
Lingala kosalela | ||
Lithuanian tarnauti | ||
Luganda okuweereza | ||
Luxembourgish zerwéieren | ||
Macedonian служат | ||
Maithili सेवा | ||
Malagasy hanompo | ||
Malay hidang | ||
Malayalam സേവിക്കുക | ||
Maltese iservi | ||
Maori mahi | ||
Marathi सर्व्ह करावे | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯁꯦꯕꯥ ꯇꯧꯕ | ||
Mizo rawngbawlsak | ||
Mongolian үйлчлэх | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အစေခံ | ||
Nepali सेवा | ||
Norwegian tjene | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) kutumikira | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସେବା କର | | ||
Oromo tajaajiluu | ||
Pashto خدمت کول | ||
Persian خدمت | ||
Polish służyć | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) servir | ||
Punjabi ਸੇਵਾ | ||
Quechua aypuy | ||
Romanian servi | ||
Russian обслуживать | ||
Samoan tautua | ||
Sanskrit सेवते | ||
Scots Gaelic frithealadh | ||
Sepedi solela | ||
Serbian служити | ||
Sesotho sebeletsa | ||
Shona kushandira | ||
Sindhi خدمت ڪريو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) සේවය | ||
Slovak slúžiť | ||
Slovenian služijo | ||
Somali u adeegid | ||
Spanish servir | ||
Sundanese ngalayanan | ||
Swahili tumikia | ||
Swedish tjäna | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) maglingkod | ||
Tajik хизмат кардан | ||
Tamil சேவை | ||
Tatar хезмәт ит | ||
Telugu అందజేయడం | ||
Thai ให้บริการ | ||
Tigrinya ኣገልገለ | ||
Tsonga tirhela | ||
Turkish servis | ||
Turkmen hyzmat et | ||
Twi (Akan) som | ||
Ukrainian подавати | ||
Urdu خدمت | ||
Uyghur مۇلازىمەت قىلىڭ | ||
Uzbek xizmat qilish | ||
Vietnamese giao banh | ||
Welsh gwasanaethu | ||
Xhosa khonza | ||
Yiddish דינען | ||
Yoruba sin | ||
Zulu khonza |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The etymology of the Afrikaans word "bedien" is uncertain, and it may be a loanword from the Dutch word "bedelen" or the French word "besogner". |
| Albanian | The word "shërbej" is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱer-, meaning "to do, make, or perform." |
| Amharic | The Amharic word 'ማገልገል' also means 'to work for' or 'to be employed by'. |
| Arabic | The word "تخدم" also means "to obey" or "to submit". |
| Armenian | Ծառայել additionally means to work, to be in service, or to perform a duty |
| Azerbaijani | The verb "xidmət etmək" (or "khidmət etmək") has many meanings such as "to work with diligence and honesty" and "to be attentive to someone as a servant" |
| Basque | The word "zerbitzatu" in Basque is derived from the Latin word "servitium", which means "service" or "slavery". |
| Belarusian | In Belarusian, the word "падаваць" can also mean "to file" or "to apply". |
| Bengali | "পরিবেশন" (poribeshon) is derived from the Sanskrit word "परिवेषण" (pariveshana) meaning "surrounding" or "presenting". |
| Bosnian | The word "služiti" can also mean "to work" or "to be employed" in Bosnian. |
| Bulgarian | The root of the word "сервирайте" is Latin "servire," meaning "to be a slave" or "to serve." |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "servir" comes from the Latin word "servire", which also means "to obey". In modern Catalan, "servir" is commonly used to describe actions such as "to provide a service", "to help", or "to submit to authority". |
| Cebuano | In Cebuano, 'pag-alagad' can also refer to a religious vocation or a relationship of loyalty and obedience. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "服务" (serve) derives from the Buddhist concept of "bodhisattva," meaning enlightenment beings who vow to assist others before achieving Buddhahood. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "服務" can also mean "service industry" in Chinese. |
| Corsican | Corsican « serve » can also mean « to be useful ». |
| Croatian | The verb "poslužiti" in Croatian can also mean to help oneself to something, even without asking for permission. |
| Czech | The term 'sloužit' has ancient judicial roots meaning 'to appear in court for trial'. |
| Danish | The word "tjene" in Danish is derived from the Old Norse word "þjóna," which means "to follow" or "to be subordinate to." |
| Dutch | The word "dienen" in Dutch shares the same Germanic root as the word "thegn" in Old English, both meaning "servant" or "attendant." |
| Esperanto | "Serva" in Esperanto also translates as "handmaid", "girl servant" and "maidservant". |
| Estonian | In Estonian, the word 'serveerima' can also mean to present or offer something. |
| Finnish | "Palvella" literally means 'to burn'. It's related to the words 'palo' ('fire'), 'palava' ('burning') and 'paloa' ('to burn'). |
| French | The French word "servir" also derives from a word meaning "conserve" which has also yielded words denoting a waiter (serveur, serveuse) |
| Frisian | Tsjinje can also mean "to help" or "to take care of" in Frisian. |
| Galician | In Galician, the word "servir" can also mean "to attend" or "to wait on". |
| Georgian | The word ემსახურება comes from the Persian word |
| German | While the original meaning of "Dienen" was "to work on someone's behalf," its contemporary and most common usage is "to cater to someone's needs." |
| Greek | "Σερβίρισμα" is a Greek word that also means "a portion of food or drink". |
| Haitian Creole | The word "sèvi" is derived from Middle French "servir" (to serve) but can also mean to help, assist or assist. |
| Hausa | The word "bauta" in Hausa also means "to accompany" or "to follow". |
| Hawaiian | The word 'lawelawe' in Hawaiian can also mean 'to worship' or 'to revere' in a religious context. |
| Hebrew | לְשָׁרֵת (lasharet) is also used to refer to the act of taking care of someone's needs, both physical and emotional. |
| Hindi | The word 'सेवा कर' ('serve') in Hindi is derived from the Sanskrit word 'सेवा' ('service'), which also means 'worship' or 'devotion'. |
| Hmong | The word "pab" can also mean "to carry" or "to bring". |
| Hungarian | The verbs ‘szolgál’ and ‘szolga’ are derived from the Slavic word *slug- ‘servant’. |
| Icelandic | The word "þjóna" is also used in Icelandic to refer to a female servant, maid, or waitress. |
| Igbo | Also referred to as "ije ozi" |
| Indonesian | "Menyajikan" also means "to contribute" or "to offer". |
| Irish | The Irish word "fónamh" also means "to wait upon someone or something." |
| Italian | The verb "servire" in Italian ultimately derives from the Latin "servus," which meant either "servant" or "slave." |
| Japanese | The word "serve" in Japanese, "サーブ", can also mean "service" in the context of tennis or volleyball. |
| Javanese | The verb "ngawula" also means "to worship" in Old Javanese. |
| Kannada | The word "ಸೇವೆ" comes from the Sanskrit word "सेवा" (sevā), which also means service. |
| Kazakh | The word "қызмет ету" (serve) in Kazakh also means "to work" or "to occupy a position of service." |
| Khmer | បម្រើ also means "work for someone as a servant; be an employee of" in Khmer. |
| Korean | 서브(serve)는 영어에서 온 말로, 원래는 테니스에서 공을 치는 것을 의미했습니다. |
| Kurdish | The word "sûxrekirin" has an alternate meaning of "to drag" in Kurdish. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "кызмат кылуу" can also mean "to work" or "to be employed" in Kyrgyz. |
| Latin | In Latin, "serve" also means "to preserve" or "to keep safe". |
| Latvian | Kalpot is also used to describe the act of performing a service for someone, such as fetching them a drink or doing them a favor. |
| Lithuanian | The word "tarnauti" in Lithuanian comes from the Proto-Indo-European root "*ter-," meaning "to cross over, pass through, overcome." |
| Luxembourgish | The word "zerwéieren" also refers to the act of serving food, or to the role of a servant. |
| Macedonian | The word "служат" can also refer to "minister" or "service" in a religious context. |
| Malagasy | The word 'hanompo' also has the alternate meaning of 'to please' or 'to satisfy'. |
| Malay | The term hidang is also used in Malay to refer to a type of dining table or food display. |
| Malayalam | സേവിക്കുക also means 'worship' or 'pray'. It originated from the Tamil word 'sevvai' ('red') referring to the color of the blood of the sacrifices offered to deities. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "iservi" is cognate with the Italian word "servire" and the French word "servir". |
| Maori | Derived from the Proto-Polynesian word *mafi*, meaning 'be appropriate' or 'be right', 'mahi' also conveys the sense of 'to provide' or 'to prepare'. |
| Marathi | The word "सर्व्ह करावे" (sarva karaave) also means "to submit" or "to offer" in Marathi. |
| Mongolian | "Үйлчлэх" (serve) originates from "үй" (house) and "члэх" (to do something to someone) and means "to do something for someone in your house". |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The term "အစေခံ" is also used in a legal context to refer to servitude or forced labor. |
| Nepali | The word 'सेवा' is derived from the Sanskrit root 'Sev', meaning 'to follow' or 'to attend to', and can refer to both acts of personal assistance and religious devotion. |
| Norwegian | Although the word "tjene" means "to serve" in Norwegian, its root meaning is actually "to wash". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | "Kutuma" in Nyanja also means "to send" or "to transmit". |
| Pashto | The word "خدمت کول" in Pashto can also mean "to obey" or "to respect". |
| Persian | "خدمت" (khedmat) in Persian can also mean "service, employment, or duty." |
| Polish | The word "służyć" also means "to be useful" or "to be of service" in Polish. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | "Servir" is also used in the sense of setting the table, laying out the tablecloth, plates, and cutlery for meals. |
| Punjabi | The word "ਸੇਵਾ" (sevaa) in Punjabi also has the connotation of "selfless service", emphasizing the act of providing aid without expecting anything in return. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "servi" is derived from the Latin word "servire", meaning "to serve" or "to attend to." |
| Russian | The word обслуживать has a root that means 'circle,' and so implies serving many people or things at once. |
| Samoan | The Samoan word "tautua" can also mean "to assist" or "to help out". |
| Scots Gaelic | The word 'frithealadh' in Scots Gaelic can also mean 'to perform', 'to fulfill', or 'to obey'. |
| Serbian | The word "служити" can also mean "to function" or "to be of use" |
| Sesotho | "Sebeletsa" in Sesotho also means "to work" or "to help" someone. |
| Shona | The word "kushandira" can also refer to "assisting" or "working for" someone. |
| Sindhi | "خدمت ڪريو" can also mean "respect", "be useful to someone", or "help" someone. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | සේවය (sēvaya) comes from the Sanskrit word 'sevā,' which means service or labor, and it can also refer to duties or tasks undertaken for the benefit of others. |
| Slovak | "Slúžiť" also means to officiate as a priest. |
| Slovenian | "Služijo" comes from the root "sluziti", meaning "to worship" or "to wait upon". In Old Church Slavonic, "sluga" (literally "servant") meant "a member of the clergy". |
| Somali | adeegid is also the Somali word for “service” or “service as a government” |
| Spanish | "Servir" comes from the Latin "servire," meaning "to serve" but can also mean "to attend to," "to assist," or "to comply with." |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word 'ngalayanan' not only means 'to serve' but can also refer to fulfilling someone's request. |
| Swahili | The word "tumikia" can also mean "to worship" in Swahili. |
| Swedish | The word 'tjäna' is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *teḱ- 'to create, to produce', which is also the origin of the English word 'thank'. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | In Tagalog, the word "maglingkod" can mean either "to serve" or "to guard" |
| Tajik | The Tajik word "хизмат кардан" also means "to help" in Uzbek, and "to help" and "to do favor" in Pashto. |
| Tamil | In Tamil, the word "சேவை" can also refer to a "religious service" or "worship". |
| Telugu | It also means "to supply what is needed, to meet the requirements of". |
| Thai | "ให้บริการ" is also a Thai honorific phrase referring to the provision of services by a superior to an inferior. |
| Turkish | Servis, a Turkish word, also refers to the act of distributing goods, especially newspapers or mail. |
| Ukrainian | In Ukrainian, "подавати" also means "to give", "to present", and "to file". |
| Urdu | The word "خدمت" in Urdu may also refer to "service" or "attendance". |
| Uzbek | In Uzbek, "xizmat" originates from the Persian "khidmat" and can also refer to "office" or "department". |
| Vietnamese | The word "giao banh" also means "to hand over". |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "gwasanaethu" derives from the Old Welsh "guassanaeth", meaning "service" or "attendance". |
| Xhosa | The word "khonza" in Xhosa can also mean "to work for someone" or "to be a servant." |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "דינען" can also have the meaning of "to work for" or "to be employed by." |
| Yoruba | The Yoruba word 'sin' (serve) can also refer to 'worship', 'obey', or 'bow down'. |
| Zulu | The word 'khonza' is also used as a form of greeting in Zulu, meaning 'good day'. |
| English | The word 'serve' is derived from the Latin word 'servire', meaning 'to be a slave'. |