Solid in Different Languages
Discover 'Solid' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Solid
Afrikaans solied | ||
Albanian të ngurta | ||
Amharic ጠንካራ | ||
Arabic صلب | ||
Armenian պինդ | ||
Assamese গোটা | ||
Aymara ch'ullqhi | ||
Azerbaijani möhkəm | ||
Bambara jalen | ||
Basque sendoa | ||
Belarusian цвёрды | ||
Bengali শক্ত | ||
Bhojpuri ठोस | ||
Bosnian solidno | ||
Bulgarian твърдо | ||
Catalan sòlid | ||
Cebuano lig-on | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 固体 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 固體 | ||
Corsican solidu | ||
Croatian solidan | ||
Czech pevný | ||
Danish solid | ||
Dhivehi ސޮލިޑް | ||
Dogri मजबूत | ||
Dutch solide | ||
English solid | ||
Esperanto solida | ||
Estonian tahke | ||
Ewe nu sesẽ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) solid | ||
Finnish kiinteä | ||
French solide | ||
Frisian fêst | ||
Galician sólido | ||
Georgian მყარი | ||
German solide | ||
Greek στερεός | ||
Guarani hatãva | ||
Gujarati નક્કર | ||
Haitian Creole solid | ||
Hausa m | ||
Hawaiian paʻa | ||
Hebrew מוצק | ||
Hindi ठोस | ||
Hmong tawv | ||
Hungarian szilárd | ||
Icelandic solid | ||
Igbo siri ike | ||
Ilocano natangken | ||
Indonesian padat | ||
Irish soladach | ||
Italian solido | ||
Japanese 固体 | ||
Javanese padhet | ||
Kannada ಘನ | ||
Kazakh қатты | ||
Khmer រឹង | ||
Kinyarwanda bikomeye | ||
Konkani घन | ||
Korean 고체 | ||
Krio strɔng | ||
Kurdish liserxwe | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ڕەق | ||
Kyrgyz катуу | ||
Lao ແຂງ | ||
Latin solidum | ||
Latvian ciets | ||
Lingala makasi | ||
Lithuanian kietas | ||
Luganda ekigumu | ||
Luxembourgish zolidd | ||
Macedonian цврсти | ||
Maithili ठोस | ||
Malagasy mafy | ||
Malay padat | ||
Malayalam സോളിഡ് | ||
Maltese solidu | ||
Maori totoka | ||
Marathi घन | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯃꯄꯪ | ||
Mizo sakhat | ||
Mongolian хатуу | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အစိုင်အခဲ | ||
Nepali ठोस | ||
Norwegian fast | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) olimba | ||
Odia (Oriya) କଠିନ | ||
Oromo jabaataa | ||
Pashto کلک | ||
Persian جامد | ||
Polish solidny | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) sólido | ||
Punjabi ਠੋਸ | ||
Quechua rumi | ||
Romanian solid | ||
Russian твердый | ||
Samoan mautu | ||
Sanskrit ठोस | ||
Scots Gaelic cruaidh | ||
Sepedi tšhipi | ||
Serbian чврст | ||
Sesotho tiile | ||
Shona yakasimba | ||
Sindhi بيڪار | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ඝණ | ||
Slovak pevný | ||
Slovenian trdna | ||
Somali adag | ||
Spanish sólido | ||
Sundanese padet | ||
Swahili imara | ||
Swedish fast | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) matibay | ||
Tajik сахт | ||
Tamil திட | ||
Tatar каты | ||
Telugu ఘన | ||
Thai ของแข็ง | ||
Tigrinya ደረቕ | ||
Tsonga tiyile | ||
Turkish katı | ||
Turkmen gaty | ||
Twi (Akan) mua | ||
Ukrainian твердий | ||
Urdu ٹھوس | ||
Uyghur پۇختا | ||
Uzbek qattiq | ||
Vietnamese chất rắn | ||
Welsh solet | ||
Xhosa yomelele | ||
Yiddish האַרט | ||
Yoruba ri to | ||
Zulu okuqinile |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "solied" comes from the Dutch word "solide", which can also mean "substantial" or "dependable". |
| Albanian | In Albanian, the word "të ngurta" can also refer to something that is difficult or challenging. |
| Amharic | Etymology: from the root ጠንከር "to be firm, strong, solid" |
| Arabic | The Arabic word "صلب" ("solid") also means hard, firm, rough, harsh, rugged, strong, powerful, sturdy, stout, resistant, inflexible, unrelenting, unwavering, resolute, determined, persistent, adamant, unwavering, steadfast, inflexible, uncompromising, rigorous, severe, austere, ascetic, unyielding, unbending, strict, disciplined, stern, dour, grim, sober, serious, grave, somber, earnest, sincere, truthful, honest, upright, incorruptible, just, equitable, fair, impartial, dispassionate, objective, unbiased, and impartial |
| Armenian | "Պինդ" comes from the Greek "pēgnunai", meaning "to make firm, fasten". |
| Azerbaijani | "Möhkəm" in Azerbaijani can also mean "strong" or "durable". |
| Basque | The word "sendoa" can also mean "fixed" or "immobile". |
| Belarusian | The Belarusian word "цвёрды" can also mean "strong" or "firm" in English. |
| Bengali | The Bengali word "শক্ত" (pronounced "shokto") can also refer to power, strength, or solidity, and is related to the Sanskrit word "śakti" which means "power" or "energy". |
| Bosnian | The word "solidno" in Bosnian also means "respectable" or "trustworthy". |
| Bulgarian | The word "твърдо" can also mean "firm" or "strong" in Bulgarian. |
| Catalan | "Sòlid" derives from the Latin "solidus", meaning "firm", "compact" or "whole". |
| Cebuano | The word 'lig-on' in Cebuano also refers to a 'firm' or 'stable' foundation, or a 'reliable' or 'trustworthy' person. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 固体 (gùtǐ) can also refer to a solid substance, such as a rock or a piece of metal. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The word "固體" can be broken down into two parts: "固" (gù), which means "firm" or "fixed," and "體" (tǐ), which means "body" or "substance." |
| Corsican | Corsican's "solidu" has an alternate meaning: "the bottom surface." |
| Croatian | In Croatian, "solidan" can also refer to someone reliable and trustworthy. |
| Czech | Czech "pevný" means firm but etymologically derives from a Proto-Slavic root meaning "to bind or tie up" (similar to "pevna" —"fortress" in other Slavic languages). |
| Danish | The Danish word "solid" derives from the Latin word "solideus", meaning "firm" or "rigid". However, "solid" can also refer to an individual's financial security or reliability |
| Dutch | In Dutch, the word "solide" also means "sturdy" or "durable" |
| Esperanto | Esperanto "solida" also means "whole" in a mathematical sense. |
| Estonian | "Tahke" derives from the Uralic Proto-Samoyedic word for "stone". The root is cognate with Finnish "tahko". |
| French | The French word "solide" can also mean "reliable", "strong", or "firm". |
| Frisian | In Saterland Frisian, "fêst" also means "stubborn" or "strong". |
| Galician | Galician "sólido" can also mean "serious", "reliable", or "trustworthy". |
| Georgian | The word "მყარი" can also mean "firm" or "stable" in Georgian. |
| German | In German, "solide" can also mean "reliable" or "dependable." |
| Greek | The word "στερεός" can also mean "hard", "firm", or "strong" in Greek. |
| Gujarati | The word "નક્કર" comes from the Sanskrit word "नकुल", meaning "mongoose". This is because a mongoose has a dense, sturdy body. |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian Creole word "solid" can also mean "reliable" or "dependable." |
| Hausa | The word "m" in Hausa can also mean "a state of being" or "a condition". |
| Hawaiian | The term “paʻa” can also mean “firm,” “constant,” or “established,” and is often used to describe qualities such as determination or loyalty. |
| Hebrew | The word 'מוצק' comes from the root ' מוצק ', meaning 'firm' or 'solid'. |
| Hindi | "ठोस" originates from the Sanskrit word "sthira," meaning "firm" or "stable." |
| Hmong | The word "tawv" in Hmong can also mean "stubborn" or "unyielding." |
| Hungarian | "Szilárd" (solid), meaning "solid," also relates to the verb "szilárdít" (to harden, solidify), and has a noun derivative: "szilárdság" (solidity, firmness). |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "solid" also means "firm" or "stable". |
| Igbo | The word “siri ike” in Igbo can also refer to something that is permanent, stable, or long-lasting. |
| Indonesian | The word "padat" can also mean "close" or "crowded". |
| Irish | The word "soladach" is derived from the Proto-Celtic "*solitos", meaning "whole". |
| Italian | The word “solido” is derived from the Latin word “solidus,” which refers to a full metal coin or a piece of gold. |
| Japanese | The word "固体" (lit. "fixed body") also means "body" or "substance", which can be either solid, liquid, or gas. |
| Javanese | "Padhet" can also mean "dense" or "crowded" in Javanese. |
| Kannada | 'ಘನ' (solid) in Kannada is derived from the Sanskrit word 'ghana', meaning 'closely packed' or 'dense'. |
| Kazakh | "Қатты" can also mean "very much" or "hard". |
| Khmer | The word "រឹង" also means "strong" or "firm" in Khmer, and is related to the word "រឹងទទឹង" meaning "durable" or "unyielding". |
| Korean | 고체(固體)의 '고'는 굳게 엉긴 '굳'에서 따왔으며 원래는 '힘들다, 굳다'는 뜻을 가졌다. |
| Kurdish | The word "liserxwe" in Kurdish comes from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱer- "to harden, stiffen, freeze". |
| Kyrgyz | Катуу is also spelled as "каты" in Kyrgyz and means "firm", "strong" or "tough" in many Turkic languages. |
| Lao | "ແຂງ" can also mean "tough" or "hard" when used to describe people or objects. |
| Latin | The word 'solidum' ('solid') in Latin can also mean a coin or money. |
| Latvian | The name of the Latvian city Cēsis (etymologically related to the word "ciets") initially referred to a fortress constructed of wooden stakes. |
| Lithuanian | Kiestas has the alternative meaning of ``stone-like''. |
| Macedonian | The word "цврсти" can also refer to a type of stone or to someone who is stubborn, unyielding or hard-hearted. |
| Malagasy | Although "mafy" now most commonly means "solid" in Malagasy, it was originally the root word for "white" and was once used to describe Europeans arriving on the coast. |
| Malay | "Padat" has a distinct root word "dat" which means "firm" or "stable". |
| Malayalam | The word 'സോളിഡ്' (solid) in Malayalam also means 'firm' or 'strong'. |
| Maltese | The word "solidu" in Maltese means "solid" and can also be used to refer to something that is reliable or trustworthy. |
| Maori | Totoka can mean both 'solid' and 'permanent'. |
| Marathi | "घन" is also used in Marathi to refer to a cube or the number "one billion". |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "хатуу" derives from a Proto-Mongolic root "*katɔŋ", meaning "sturdy" or "well-made". |
| Nepali | The term "ठोस" can also refer to firmness, reliability, or stability in a non-physical sense. |
| Norwegian | In Norwegian, "fast" can also mean "tight" or "hard". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "olimba" can also mean "firm" or "stable" in Nyanja. |
| Pashto | The word "کلک" is a derivative of the word "کل" meaning "to be whole" or "to be complete". |
| Persian | جامد can also mean stable, settled, calm, fixed, frozen, or congealed. |
| Polish | The word 'solidny' derives from 'solidus' in Latin and initially meant 'firm', 'strong', and 'durable'. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "sólido" also means "dependable" or "trustworthy." |
| Punjabi | The word 'ਠੋਸ' also means 'firm' or 'stable' in Punjabi. |
| Romanian | In Romanian, the word "solid" also means "compact", "firm", or "stable". |
| Russian | The word "твердый" can also mean "hard", "firm", or "strong". |
| Samoan | "Mautu" also means "fixed" or "established" in Samoan. |
| Scots Gaelic | The Scots Gaelic word "cruaidh" has alternate meanings of "hard", "firm", "strong" and "stiff". |
| Serbian | The word "čvrst" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *čьvьrstъ, which meant "firm" or "hard". |
| Sesotho | The word "tiile" in Sesotho has alternate meanings that include "straight", "upright", and "firmly set". |
| Sindhi | Sindhi word "بيڪار" (solid) also means "steady", "firm", and "unshaken" in various contexts. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "ඝණ" (ghaṇa) in Sinhala (Sinhalese) can also mean "compact", "thick", or "dense". |
| Slovak | The word "pevný" in Slovak also means "strong" or "firm". |
| Slovenian | The word "trdna" in Slovenian can also mean "firm", "strong", or "reliable." |
| Somali | The Somali word "adag" also refers to a type of traditional Somali dish made from sorghum or corn flour. |
| Spanish | The Spanish word "sólido" can also refer to a geometrical body, a strong person, or a stable situation. |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word "padet" also refers to a type of traditional woven fabric used in clothing. |
| Swahili | The word "imara" derives from the verb "imarisha" meaning "to solidify" and can also refer to "strength" or "firmness" |
| Swedish | Swedish word "fast" has alternate meanings such as "firm" and "fixed" in addition to "solid". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Matibay" is also a term for "sturdy" or "durable" and is often used to describe physical objects, structures, or personal attributes. |
| Tajik | The word "саҳт" in Tajik comes from Old Tajik "saht" and ultimately from Avestan "saxt-" meaning "established". |
| Tamil | The Tamil term 'திட' (tiḍa), apart from its primary meaning of 'solid,' also denotes firmness, steadiness, and certainty. |
| Telugu | The word "ఘన" in Telugu can also refer to "dense" or "firm" substances, or to something that is "substantial" or "sound". |
| Thai | "ของแข็ง" (solid) comes from the Sanskrit word "krnga" meaning "horn". |
| Turkish | In a broader sense, "katı" can refer to anything rigid and stable; for example, "devlet kâtibi" for the chief clerk in the civil service. |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "твердий" can also mean "firm", "hard", or "strong". |
| Urdu | The word "ٹھوس" has origins in Sanskrit and can also mean "firm", "enduring" or "established"} |
| Uzbek | "Qattiq" is the Uzbek word for solid, but also means "tough" or "stern." |
| Vietnamese | The word "chất rắn" can also mean "substance" or "matter" in Vietnamese. |
| Welsh | "Solet" can also mean "surely" in Welsh. |
| Xhosa | The word yomelele can also be a noun that means strong support (e.g., a pillar). |
| Yiddish | Yiddish "האַרט" also means "heart", and originates from a Germanic word cognate to English "hard". |
| Yoruba | "Ri to" is a Yoruba word that also means "well-established" or "firmly rooted." |
| Zulu | The word "okuqinile" in Zulu also refers to a state of being firm, steadfast, or resolute. |
| English | The word "solid" comes from the Latin word "solidus," which means "firm" or "stable." |