Sky in Different Languages
Discover 'Sky' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Sky
Afrikaans lug | ||
Albanian qielli | ||
Amharic ሰማይ | ||
Arabic سماء | ||
Armenian երկինք | ||
Assamese আকাশ | ||
Aymara alaxpacha | ||
Azerbaijani səma | ||
Bambara sankolo | ||
Basque zerua | ||
Belarusian неба | ||
Bengali আকাশ | ||
Bhojpuri आकास | ||
Bosnian nebo | ||
Bulgarian небе | ||
Catalan cel | ||
Cebuano langit | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 天空 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 天空 | ||
Corsican celu | ||
Croatian nebo | ||
Czech nebe | ||
Danish himmel | ||
Dhivehi އުޑު | ||
Dogri शमान | ||
Dutch lucht | ||
English sky | ||
Esperanto ĉielo | ||
Estonian taevas | ||
Ewe yame | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) langit | ||
Finnish taivas | ||
French ciel | ||
Frisian himel | ||
Galician ceo | ||
Georgian ცა | ||
German himmel | ||
Greek ουρανός | ||
Guarani ára | ||
Gujarati આકાશ | ||
Haitian Creole syèl | ||
Hausa sama | ||
Hawaiian lani | ||
Hebrew שָׁמַיִם | ||
Hindi आकाश | ||
Hmong ntuj | ||
Hungarian ég | ||
Icelandic himinn | ||
Igbo elu igwe | ||
Ilocano langit | ||
Indonesian langit | ||
Irish spéir | ||
Italian cielo | ||
Japanese 空 | ||
Javanese langit | ||
Kannada ಆಕಾಶ | ||
Kazakh аспан | ||
Khmer មេឃ | ||
Kinyarwanda ijuru | ||
Konkani मळब | ||
Korean 하늘 | ||
Krio skay | ||
Kurdish asûman | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ئاسمان | ||
Kyrgyz асман | ||
Lao ເຄົ້າ | ||
Latin caelum | ||
Latvian debesis | ||
Lingala mapata | ||
Lithuanian dangus | ||
Luganda eggulu | ||
Luxembourgish himmel | ||
Macedonian небото | ||
Maithili अकास | ||
Malagasy lanitra | ||
Malay langit | ||
Malayalam ആകാശം | ||
Maltese sema | ||
Maori rangi | ||
Marathi आकाश | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯑꯇꯤꯌꯥ | ||
Mizo van | ||
Mongolian тэнгэр | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) မိုးကောင်းကင် | ||
Nepali आकाश | ||
Norwegian himmel | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) kumwamba | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଆକାଶ | ||
Oromo samii | ||
Pashto اسمان | ||
Persian آسمان | ||
Polish niebo | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) céu | ||
Punjabi ਅਸਮਾਨ | ||
Quechua hanaq pacha | ||
Romanian cer | ||
Russian небо | ||
Samoan lagi | ||
Sanskrit गगनः | ||
Scots Gaelic speur | ||
Sepedi lefaufau | ||
Serbian небо | ||
Sesotho leholimo | ||
Shona denga | ||
Sindhi آسمان | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) අහස | ||
Slovak nebo | ||
Slovenian nebo | ||
Somali cirka | ||
Spanish cielo | ||
Sundanese langit | ||
Swahili anga | ||
Swedish himmel | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) langit | ||
Tajik осмон | ||
Tamil வானம் | ||
Tatar күк | ||
Telugu ఆకాశం | ||
Thai ท้องฟ้า | ||
Tigrinya ሰማይ | ||
Tsonga tilo | ||
Turkish gökyüzü | ||
Turkmen asman | ||
Twi (Akan) wiem | ||
Ukrainian небо | ||
Urdu آسمان | ||
Uyghur ئاسمان | ||
Uzbek osmon | ||
Vietnamese bầu trời | ||
Welsh awyr | ||
Xhosa isibhakabhaka | ||
Yiddish הימל | ||
Yoruba ọrun | ||
Zulu isibhakabhaka |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Afrikaans word 'lug' has cognates in other Germanic languages and possibly originated from the PIE root "*leuk-/" |
| Albanian | In Albanian, the word “qielli” is also used to mean “heaven” or “the afterlife”. |
| Amharic | The word 'ሰማይ' (sky) may also refer to 'heaven' or 'the heavens' where gods reside, and to 'weather'. |
| Arabic | The word "سماء" (sky) in Arabic also means "a roof" or "a canopy", and is derived from the Semitic root "s-m-w" meaning "to be high" or "to be elevated". |
| Armenian | "Երկինք" (sky) derives from Proto-Indo-European "*h₂wers-," and is cognate with "horizon" and "orchard." |
| Azerbaijani | The Azerbaijani word "səma" (sky) derives from the Arabic word "samā'", meaning "heaven" or "sky". |
| Basque | The word "zerua" in Basque is thought to derive from the Proto-Basque root "*zer" and may be cognate with other Proto-Basque words for "above", "up", and "high". |
| Belarusian | The word |
| Bengali | "আকাশ" is a Sanskrit word, which can also mean "space" in English. |
| Bosnian | In Croatian and Serbian, 'nebo' also means 'heaven'. |
| Bulgarian | The word "небе" can also mean "heaven" in Bulgarian. |
| Catalan | The word comes from the Latin word "caelum", which referred to the heavens or sky as the abode of celestials such as gods. |
| Cebuano | "Langit" in Cebuano can also refer to the heavens or paradise, and comes from the Sanskrit word "langit" meaning "shining". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "天空" (sky) combines "天" (heaven) and "空" (empty), representing the vastness and emptiness perceived in the sky. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 天空 is also a Buddhist term meaning "heavenly realm". |
| Corsican | The word "celu" also refers to the ceiling of a house or a cave. |
| Croatian | "Nebo" also means "heaven" or "paradise" in religious contexts. |
| Czech | In some Czech dialects, "nebe" also means "heaven" or "paradise". |
| Danish | The term 'himmel' has also been used in Norse mythology, where it referred to the cosmic tree that connected the heavens with the underworld. |
| Dutch | The Dutch word “lucht” can also refer to a draft, fume, vapor, or a smell in the air. |
| Esperanto | Esperanto's "ĉielo" derives from the French word for "sky," "ciel." |
| Estonian | The word "taevas" is linguistically close to the words "taev" and "täht" which translate to "heaven" and "star" respectively |
| Finnish | The word 'taivas' also means 'heaven' or 'paradise' in Finnish. |
| French | The French word 'ciel' derives from a Latin word for 'heaven' or the 'dwelling place of the gods'. |
| Frisian | "Himel" shares its Indo-European root with the Latin "caelum" and Ancient Greek "koilos" meaning "hollowed out". |
| Galician | The word "ceo" in Galician not only means sky, but also is used to say "heaven" and "paradise". |
| Georgian | "ცა" (sky) is also used in Georgian idioms as the "heavenly" (e.g. "ცის დედა" = Mother of Heaven) or "divine" (e.g. "ცის მამა" = Heavenly Father), its root "ც" (Ts) having preserved the old Indo-European "s" root that means "to shine, to see," thus retaining the semantic connection of "sky" and "seeing," reflected in other IE languages (e.g. Latin "videre," Sanskrit "vid," Old English "witan," etc.)"} |
| German | The German word "Himmel" is cognate with the English "home" and originally meant "covering" or "vault". |
| Greek | The word ουρανός also means 'heaven' and is cognate with the Latin caelum, from which the English 'heaven' and 'celestial' are derived. |
| Gujarati | The word "આકાશ" also means "space" or "ether" in Gujarati. |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian Creole word ‘syèl’ is ultimately derived from the Old French ‘ciel’ via Louisiana French, but it can also refer to ‘heaven’ or the ‘sky’. |
| Hausa | The Hausa word "sama" is likely to have originated from the Proto-West-Atlantic language spoken in the region, where it also meant "sky". |
| Hawaiian | The name of the Hawaiian god of the sky, Lani, also referred to as Laniakea, translates to “immense heaven,” |
| Hebrew | Besides its common meaning of "sky," "שָׁמַיִם" (shamayim) can also refer to heaven, the abode of God and the angels. |
| Hindi | The Hindi word 'आकाश' is derived from the Sanskrit 'ākāśa,' referring to the 'ether' or a hypothetical substance in ancient Indian philosophy. |
| Hmong | The word "ntuj" can also refer to the heavens, the celestial realm, or the spiritual world. |
| Hungarian | The word "ég" also refers to "weather", "atmosphere" or "vault of heaven" in Hungarian. |
| Icelandic | The Old Norse word himinn, from which himinn is derived, also meant 'heaven'. |
| Igbo | It was also used to describe the spiritual realm of the Chi, or personal god, and the Umunna, or extended family unit. |
| Indonesian | The word Langit means not only 'sky' but also 'heaven', derived from Sanskrit language. |
| Irish | "Spéir" can also refer to supernatural realms or weather. |
| Italian | "Cielo" comes from the Latin word "caelum," which can also mean "heaven" or "the abode of the gods." |
| Japanese | The word 空 also means 'emptiness,' 'nothingness' and 'void,' reflecting the Buddhist concept of 'emptiness.' |
| Javanese | The word 'langit' is also used in Javanese to refer to a specific type of fabric used in traditional clothing. |
| Kannada | "ಆಕಾಶ" can also refer to space, firmament, atmosphere, heaven or paradise in Kannada. |
| Kazakh | The word "аспан" in Kazakh has an alternate meaning of "universe" and is cognate with similar words in other Turkic languages including the Turkish "gök" and the Azerbaijani "gök". |
| Khmer | The word "មេឃ" is derived from Sanskrit and also means "cloud" in Khmer. |
| Korean | The word '하늘' (sky) also has meanings of 'heaven', 'god', and 'king'. |
| Kurdish | The word “asûman” is derived from the Old Persian word “asmān,” which also means “sky.” |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word "асман" (sky) is likely derived from the Persian word آسمان (âsmân), which itself comes from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₂éḱs-men-, meaning "stone, rock". |
| Lao | The word "ເຄົ້າ" is also used to refer to the "heavens" or the "celestial realm" in Buddhism. |
| Latin | In Latin, caelum also refers to a canopy or a type of ceiling, such as a vaulted ceiling. |
| Latvian | The word "debesis" in Latvian shares its root with the Sanskrit word "diva" and the Proto-Indo-European word "*deiwos". |
| Lithuanian | The word "dangus" is of uncertain origin and may have been borrowed from an unknown Indo-European language. |
| Luxembourgish | In Old High German the word "Himmel" also referred to a heavenly canopy or vault under which God sits enthroned. |
| Macedonian | The word "небото" in Macedonian also refers to the Christian heaven, originating from the Proto-Slavic word *nebo "heaven". |
| Malagasy | The word "lanitra" can also mean "the weather" or "the firmament". |
| Malay | The word 'langit' could derive from Sanskrit 'langit' or 'langit' means 'ceiling'. |
| Malayalam | "ആകാശം" (ākāśam) can also mean "space" or "ether" in Sanskrit and Malayalam. |
| Maltese | The word "sema" is also used as a colloquialism in Maltese to refer to a "roof". |
| Maori | Rangi may also refer to the supernatural realm, or the personification of the sky as a deity. |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "आकाश" (sky) is related to the Sanskrit word "आ + काश्" meaning "to shine" and "to be bright or luminous." |
| Mongolian | "Тэнгэр" means "sky" in Mongolian, but it also refers to the supreme deity in Mongolian mythology. |
| Nepali | In Sanskrit, 'Aakash' refers to the primary element 'Ether' or empty space. |
| Norwegian | In the word "himmel", the consonant "m" originally came from an "n" with an "umlaut", which made it a "closed" "in"-sound. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The Nyanja (Chichewa) word "kumwamba" also refers to the ceiling of a house and the roof over a porch |
| Pashto | "آسمان" (ās mān) is also a synonym of "heaven" and the abode of God, in addition to meaning "the sky" in Pashto. |
| Persian | The modern Persian word for 'sky' (آسمان) is derived from the Old Persian root 'asman-' meaning 'stone'. |
| Polish | The word 'niebo' (sky) in Polish is related to the Sanskrit word 'nabhas' (sky, cloud), the Germanic word 'nebula' (cloud, mist), and the Latin word 'nimbus' (cloud, rainstorm). |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The Portuguese word "céu" is derived from the Latin word "caelum", which also means "heaven". |
| Romanian | "Cer" shares its etymology with the Latin word "caelum" and also means "heaven" or "paradise" in Romanian. |
| Russian | In Old Russian, небо could also refer to a ceiling or roof. |
| Samoan | Samoan "lagi" also refers to a mythical realm above the sky, inhabited by gods and ancestral spirits. |
| Scots Gaelic | Spèur also means "look" or "watch", and its root is the same as the one for spy. |
| Serbian | "Небо" in Serbian is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "nebъ", meaning both "heaven" and "sky". |
| Sesotho | The word "leholimo" can also refer to the ceiling of a house or a canopy. |
| Shona | In Shona, "denga" also refers to the upper world where the ancestral spirits reside. |
| Sindhi | The word "آسمان" is derived from the Sanskrit word "आकाश" (ākāśa), which refers to the ether, the subtle element of space. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word 'අහස' also refers to the 'space' that surrounds the earth or other celestial bodies. |
| Slovak | "Nebo" is also the Slovak word for "heaven" and has the same origin as the English word "nebula". |
| Slovenian | The word 'nebo' can also refer to 'heaven' and 'umbrella' in Slovenian, alluding to the protective and canopy-like nature of the sky. |
| Somali | Cirka or Cirku is derived from the Cushitic root "S-R-K" meaning "to cover overhead." |
| Spanish | The word "cielo" derives from the Latin "caelum," which also means "heaven" and denotes the celestial sphere in an astronomical sense. |
| Sundanese | The word "langit" in Sundanese is also used to refer to the ceiling of a house or building. |
| Swahili | The word "anga" can also mean "space" or "ether" in Swahili. |
| Swedish | The word "himmel" is related to the Norse word "himillr" and the Old English word "heofon" both meaning "heavens". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "langit" also means "heaven" or "paradise" and is cognate to the Malay word "langit" with the same meaning. |
| Tajik | The word "осмон" in Tajik ultimately derives from the Avestan word "ahmi-nō" meaning "celestial world". |
| Tamil | The word "வானம்" (sky) in Tamil is derived from the root "வான்" (colour, shine), alluding to the luminous nature of the sky. |
| Telugu | The word "ఆకాశం" is cognate with Sanskrit "आकाश" meaning "ether" and is also used to refer to the celestial sphere or heaven. |
| Thai | The word ท้องฟ้า can also mean "abdomen" or "stomach" in Thai. |
| Turkish | The word 'gökyüzü' is derived from the Old Turkic word 'gök', meaning 'blue' or 'heaven', and the suffix '-yüzü', meaning 'face'. |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "небо" (sky) also has the alternate meaning of "heaven" or the "realm of God". |
| Urdu | "آسمان" is also used in Urdu to denote a sense of vastness. |
| Uzbek | In the Karakalpak language it means "star", in Turkmen it means "clouds". |
| Vietnamese | "Bầu" in "bầu trời" refers to the womb, implying the sky as a protective and nurturing blanket. |
| Welsh | The word "awyr" in Welsh may also refer to the weather or air. |
| Xhosa | The word "isibhakabhaka" in Xhosa means "sky" and can also refer to "heaven" or "God's abode." |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word 'הימל' is derived from the Middle High German 'himel', meaning 'heaven' or 'upper regions'. |
| Yoruba | The term 'ọ̀run' in Yoruba also refers to a celestial realm or heaven, associated with the abode of the gods and ancestral spirits. |
| Zulu | Isibhakabhaka originates from the Proto-Bantu term ɓɔ̀kɔ̀ "heaven, sky, cloud". |
| English | "Sky" is derived from the Old Norse word "skjya", meaning "cloud". |