Son in Different Languages
Discover 'Son' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Son
Afrikaans syne | ||
Albanian e tij | ||
Amharic የእሱ | ||
Arabic له | ||
Armenian նրա | ||
Assamese পুত্ৰ | ||
Aymara wawa | ||
Azerbaijani onun | ||
Bambara denkɛ | ||
Basque haren | ||
Belarusian яго | ||
Bengali তার | ||
Bhojpuri बेटा के बा | ||
Bosnian njegov | ||
Bulgarian неговото | ||
Catalan seva | ||
Cebuano iyang | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 他的 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 他的 | ||
Corsican u so | ||
Croatian njegova | ||
Czech jeho | ||
Danish hans | ||
Dhivehi ދަރިފުޅެވެ | ||
Dogri बेटा | ||
Dutch zijn | ||
English son | ||
Esperanto lia | ||
Estonian tema | ||
Ewe viŋutsuvi | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) anak | ||
Finnish hänen | ||
French son | ||
Frisian syn | ||
Galician súa | ||
Georgian მისი | ||
German seine | ||
Greek του | ||
Guarani ta’ýra | ||
Gujarati તેના | ||
Haitian Creole li | ||
Hausa nasa | ||
Hawaiian kāna | ||
Hebrew שֶׁלוֹ | ||
Hindi उनके | ||
Hmong nws | ||
Hungarian övé | ||
Icelandic hans | ||
Igbo ya | ||
Ilocano anak a lalaki | ||
Indonesian -nya | ||
Irish a | ||
Italian suo | ||
Japanese 彼の | ||
Javanese kang | ||
Kannada ಅವನ | ||
Kazakh оның | ||
Khmer របស់គាត់ | ||
Kinyarwanda umuhungu | ||
Konkani पूत | ||
Korean 그의 | ||
Krio pikin | ||
Kurdish bûyin | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) کوڕ | ||
Kyrgyz анын | ||
Lao ລາວ | ||
Latin eius | ||
Latvian viņa | ||
Lingala mwana mobali | ||
Lithuanian jo | ||
Luganda omwana wange | ||
Luxembourgish seng | ||
Macedonian неговиот | ||
Maithili बेटा | ||
Malagasy ny | ||
Malay miliknya | ||
Malayalam അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ | ||
Maltese tiegħu | ||
Maori tana | ||
Marathi त्याचा | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯃꯆꯥꯅꯨꯄꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo fapa | ||
Mongolian түүний | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) သူ | ||
Nepali उसको | ||
Norwegian hans | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) ake | ||
Odia (Oriya) ପୁଅ | ||
Oromo ilma | ||
Pashto د | ||
Persian خود | ||
Polish jego | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) dele | ||
Punjabi ਉਸ ਦਾ | ||
Quechua churi | ||
Romanian a lui | ||
Russian его | ||
Samoan lana | ||
Sanskrit पुत्रः | ||
Scots Gaelic aige | ||
Sepedi morwa | ||
Serbian његов | ||
Sesotho hae | ||
Shona zvake | ||
Sindhi هن | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ඔහුගේ | ||
Slovak jeho | ||
Slovenian njegovo | ||
Somali isaga | ||
Spanish su | ||
Sundanese milikna | ||
Swahili yake | ||
Swedish hans | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) ang kanyang | ||
Tajik вай | ||
Tamil அவரது | ||
Tatar улы | ||
Telugu తన | ||
Thai ของเขา | ||
Tigrinya ወዲ | ||
Tsonga n’wana wa jaha | ||
Turkish onun | ||
Turkmen ogly | ||
Twi (Akan) ɔba | ||
Ukrainian його | ||
Urdu اس کی | ||
Uyghur ئوغلى | ||
Uzbek uning | ||
Vietnamese của anh ấy | ||
Welsh ei | ||
Xhosa yakhe | ||
Yiddish זיין | ||
Yoruba tirẹ | ||
Zulu okwakhe |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "syne" has been used in Afrikaans since the 17th century to mean "son", and may be derived from the Dutch word "zoon" or the Middle Dutch word "sone". |
| Albanian | The term 'e tij' can also refer to the male relative of any generation, such as nephew, grandson, or great-grandson. |
| Amharic | The word "የእሱ" ("son") in Amharic can also refer to a "child", "offspring", or a "descendant". |
| Arabic | The word "له" can also refer to "him" or "his" in Arabic. |
| Armenian | In Classical Armenian, "նրա" meant "son" only in the context of a son-in-law. |
| Azerbaijani | "Onun" is used to describe not only sons, but also nephews and grandsons. |
| Basque | The word “haren” also refers to “descendant” in the case of “haren zahar” (ancestor) |
| Belarusian | The word "яго" can also mean "his" or "its" in Belarusian. |
| Bengali | The word "তার" in Bengali can also mean "his" or "her", depending on the context. |
| Bosnian | In Bosnian and Croatian, "njegov" can also refer to a male relative, especially a nephew or grandson. |
| Bulgarian | The Bulgarian word "неговото" can also refer to a male offspring, descendant, or heir. |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "seva" can also mean "sap" or "juice". |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano word "iyang" can also refer to a male child or a young boy. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | In Chinese, "他的" can also mean "his" in the sense of belonging to a man, or "its" in the sense of belonging to a male animal. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "他的" can also mean "her" or "his" in Chinese, depending on the context. |
| Corsican | Corsican "u so" derives from the Medieval Latin "filius" or from the Tuscan "figlio" and can also mean "godson". |
| Croatian | The word "njegova" can also refer to a man's wife or girlfriend. |
| Czech | The word "jeho" may also mean "his" in Czech. |
| Danish | The word 'hans' also means 'his' in Danish. |
| Dutch | "Zijn" is also used as a possessive pronoun, meaning "his" or "hers." |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "lia" also means "his" and "hers". |
| Estonian | In addition to "son", "tema" can also mean "theme" or "topic". |
| Finnish | 'Hän' in Finnish refers both to a third person singular pronoun and to a son. |
| French | In French, the word 'son' can also refer to a sound or tone. |
| Frisian | The Old Frisian word 'syn' also means 'sin', as it does in the modern Frisian dialects, Dutch and German. |
| Galician | In Galician, "súa" can also refer to a female relative (not necessarily a daughter), such as a granddaughter or niece. |
| Georgian | The Georgian word "მისი" can also mean "his, hers, its" in possessive constructions. |
| German | The German word "seine" can also refer to a fishing net or a river in France. |
| Greek | The Greek word "του" can also mean "his", "hers", or "its" when used as a possessive pronoun. |
| Gujarati | Gujarati word 'તેના' has alternate meaning of 'of him' or 'her' in English. |
| Haitian Creole | Li originates from French “lui” and is also used to address men and boys in polite form. |
| Hausa | The Hausa word "nasa" (pronounced "nah-sah") can also refer to a "young man" or "boy" in a general sense, as opposed to a specific biological son. |
| Hawaiian | In Hawaiian, “kāne” can also refer to a male person, companion, husband, or human being. |
| Hebrew | The word "שֶׁלוֹ" in Hebrew can also refer to "his" or "its" when describing ownership or possession. |
| Hindi | The word "उनके" also means "his" or "her" in Hindi when used as a possessive pronoun. |
| Hmong | Hmong 'nws' can also mean male friend or a male cousin or brother, depending on the prefix used. |
| Hungarian | The word "övé" can also refer to a son-in-law or nephew. |
| Icelandic | The term "hans" in Icelandic also denotes a patronymic suffix, indicating filial relationship, comparable to the English "-son" suffix. |
| Igbo | The word "ya" in Igbo also means "father's younger brother". |
| Indonesian | -nya is also used to indicate possession, making it equivalent in some cases to the English "his/hers/its." |
| Irish | The Irish word 'a’ means son but can also have a second meaning of “beautiful” as a prefix. |
| Italian | Suo refers to the third person possessive form of the male singular and plural form of the pronoun he, his. |
| Japanese | 「彼の」「彼の者」という言い方は、もとは下級武士や召使に対する呼びかけで、卑しめていうことが多い。 |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "kang" can also be used to refer to an older brother, a term of respect, or a person of high status. |
| Kannada | The alternate meaning of 'ಅವನ' is 'that man'. |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word "оның" (son) also means "his" or "her" in the possessive case. |
| Khmer | The word របស់គាត់ can also mean "his" or "hers" in Khmer, depending on the context. |
| Korean | The word "그의" derives from the Middle Korean word "이", which originally meant "child" or "young one." |
| Kurdish | In some contexts, "bûyin" can also refer to a boy or a young man, regardless of familial relation. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "анын" can also mean "younger brother" or "male friend" in Kyrgyz. |
| Lao | The word "ລາວ" can also mean "son of", "offspring", or "descendant". |
| Latin | The Latin word eius can also mean "his" or "her" in a possessive sense. |
| Latvian | "Viņa" in Latvian can also mean "his" or "hers". |
| Lithuanian | The Lithuanian word "jo" is also a vocative particle, similar to the Russian "же". |
| Luxembourgish | "Seng" can also mean "boy" or "young man". |
| Macedonian | The word "неговиот" can also refer to a nephew or grandson in some contexts. |
| Malagasy | "Ny" can also mean "his/her", "the", "of" or "belonging to" |
| Malay | In Indonesian, "miliknya" also means "his/her/its possession". |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "tiegħu" also means "father's." |
| Maori | The word 'tana' also refers to a male descendant or a young male relative. |
| Marathi | "त्याचा" can also mean "its" in standard Marathi |
| Mongolian | The word "түүний" in Mongolian can also refer to a "young horse" |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | In Burmese, "သူ" (son) also means "he", "she", or "it" in the context of a third person's reference. |
| Nepali | The word "उसको" is also used in Sanskrit and Marathi with a similar meaning. |
| Norwegian | Originally, "hans" was not only "his" (as opposed to "hers"), but also "their" (as opposed to "its"). |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | In Northern dialects of Chichewa, 'Ake' can also mean 'child' or 'younger sibling'. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "د" can also be used to refer to students or followers of a particular person or group. |
| Persian | The Persian word "خود" not only means "self" or "oneself" but can also refer to a "relative," a "child," a "family member" or a "member of the same group." |
| Polish | "Jego" in Polish can also mean "his" in the context of possession. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "dele" can also refer to the third person singular masculine pronoun "his". |
| Punjabi | The word "ਉਸ ਦਾ" can also mean "his" or "hers" in Punjabi. |
| Romanian | "A lui" is also a personal pronoun in Romanian, meaning "his" or "hers". |
| Russian | The word "его" can also mean "his" or "its" in Russian. |
| Samoan | "Lana" in Samoan can also refer to a boy, a child of any gender, or a young man. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "aige" can also mean "child" or "young person" in Scots Gaelic. |
| Serbian | In some dialects, the word “његов” (“son”) can also refer to a daughter or child of unspecified gender. |
| Sesotho | Hae can also mean "child", which is a gender neutral term for offspring of any age group in Sesotho. |
| Shona | The Shona word "zvake" is also used to refer to a nephew or grandson. |
| Sindhi | Sindhi word "هن" means "son" and also refers to "a male child of a human being or an animal, from birth to adulthood." |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The Sinhala word ඔහුගේ, meaning "son", comes from the Sanskrit word "suta", meaning "one who protects". It also can mean "younger brother" or "nephew" in some contexts. |
| Slovak | In some Old Church Slavonic texts, the word "jeho" can also refer to a nephew. |
| Slovenian | The word "njegovo" can also refer to "his" in the possessive sense. |
| Somali | The word 'isaga' also means 'him' in Somali. |
| Spanish | Su, meaning 'his', 'her,' or 'your,' derives from the Latin 'suus,' meaning 'one's own.' |
| Sundanese | "Milikna" in Sundanese can also refer to a male descendant or someone who is considered like a son |
| Swahili | A homophone of 'yake' (his/her/its), 'yake' is also a term of endearment for a boyfriend or girlfriend. |
| Swedish | In certain contexts, 'hans', which normally means 'his' can be used to mean 'hers', a usage which has become archaic in other varieties of the Scandinavian languages. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "ang kanyang" can also refer to a person's nephew or niece. |
| Tajik | The Tajik word "вай" also means "boy" like its Persian and Farsi cognates. |
| Telugu | The word "తన" can be used to refer to a child of either gender (male or female). |
| Thai | The word "ของเขา" in Thai can also mean his or hers, or something that is owned by someone. |
| Turkish | In Turkish, "onun" can also mean "his" or "hers" when used as a possessive pronoun. |
| Ukrainian | Його (son) derives from Proto-Slavic *jьgъ, a noun derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *i̯eǵʰ- meaning "young." |
| Urdu | The Urdu word 'اس کی' can also be used to mean 'his' or 'hers' in relation to an object, not just a person. |
| Uzbek | In Middle Persian, "uning" means both "youth" and "son". |
| Vietnamese | The Vietnamese word "của anh ấy" (son) also means "his". |
| Welsh | The word 'ei' in Welsh is thought to derive from the Celtic word for 'descendant' and can also be used to denote a child or offspring. |
| Xhosa | The word 'yakhe', commonly translated as 'son' in Xhosa, also carries the profound alternate meaning of 'heir,' encapsulating not only a biological connection but an inheritance of legacy and responsibility. |
| Yiddish | In Yiddish, "זיין" (Zayn) also means "to exist" or "to be", and is cognate with the German "sein" and the English "to be". |
| Yoruba | Yoruba word "tirẹ" also means "one who is to be cared for." |
| Zulu | 'Okwakhe' is derived from the Zulu verb 'ukwakha', meaning 'to build', alluding to the notion of a child as a foundation or extension of their parents. |
| English | "Son" in English can also refer to a male member of a religious order or a title for a male god. |