Struggle in Different Languages
Discover 'Struggle' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Struggle
Afrikaans stryd | ||
Albanian luftë | ||
Amharic ትግል | ||
Arabic صراع | ||
Armenian պայքարել | ||
Assamese সংগ্ৰাম | ||
Aymara ch'axwaña | ||
Azerbaijani mübarizə | ||
Bambara kɛlɛ | ||
Basque borroka | ||
Belarusian барацьба | ||
Bengali সংগ্রাম | ||
Bhojpuri संघर्ष | ||
Bosnian borba | ||
Bulgarian борба | ||
Catalan lluita | ||
Cebuano pakigbisog | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 斗争 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 鬥爭 | ||
Corsican lotta | ||
Croatian borba | ||
Czech boj | ||
Danish kamp | ||
Dhivehi ސްޓްރަގްލް | ||
Dogri संघर्श | ||
Dutch worstelen | ||
English struggle | ||
Esperanto lukto | ||
Estonian võitlema | ||
Ewe ʋli | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) pakikibaka | ||
Finnish kamppailu | ||
French lutte | ||
Frisian striid | ||
Galician loita | ||
Georgian ბრძოლა | ||
German kampf | ||
Greek πάλη | ||
Guarani hasýva | ||
Gujarati સંઘર્ષ | ||
Haitian Creole lit. | ||
Hausa gwagwarmaya | ||
Hawaiian paio | ||
Hebrew מַאֲבָק | ||
Hindi संघर्ष | ||
Hmong nriaj | ||
Hungarian küzdelem | ||
Icelandic barátta | ||
Igbo mgba | ||
Ilocano rigat | ||
Indonesian perjuangan | ||
Irish streachailt | ||
Italian lotta | ||
Japanese 闘争 | ||
Javanese perjuangan | ||
Kannada ಹೋರಾಟ | ||
Kazakh күрес | ||
Khmer តស៊ូ | ||
Kinyarwanda urugamba | ||
Konkani झुंज दिवप | ||
Korean 노력 | ||
Krio nɔ izi | ||
Kurdish şerr | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) کێشە | ||
Kyrgyz күрөш | ||
Lao ດີ້ນລົນ | ||
Latin proelium | ||
Latvian cīņa | ||
Lingala kobunda | ||
Lithuanian kova | ||
Luganda okufuba | ||
Luxembourgish kämpfen | ||
Macedonian борба | ||
Maithili संघर्ष | ||
Malagasy ady | ||
Malay perjuangan | ||
Malayalam സമരം | ||
Maltese ġlieda | ||
Maori pakanga | ||
Marathi संघर्ष | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯋꯥꯅ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕ | ||
Mizo bei | ||
Mongolian тэмцэл | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) တိုက်ပွဲ | ||
Nepali संघर्ष | ||
Norwegian streve | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) kulimbana | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସଂଘର୍ଷ | ||
Oromo wal'aansoo | ||
Pashto مبارزه | ||
Persian تقلا | ||
Polish borykać się | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) luta | ||
Punjabi ਸੰਘਰਸ਼ | ||
Quechua maqanakuy | ||
Romanian lupta | ||
Russian борьба | ||
Samoan tauivi | ||
Sanskrit संघर्षः | ||
Scots Gaelic strì | ||
Sepedi katana | ||
Serbian борба | ||
Sesotho sokola | ||
Shona kurwisa | ||
Sindhi جدوجهد | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) අරගලයක් | ||
Slovak boj | ||
Slovenian boj | ||
Somali halgan | ||
Spanish dificil | ||
Sundanese perjoangan | ||
Swahili pambana | ||
Swedish kamp | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) pakikibaka | ||
Tajik мубориза | ||
Tamil போராட்டம் | ||
Tatar көрәш | ||
Telugu పోరాటం | ||
Thai การต่อสู้ | ||
Tigrinya ገልታዕታዕ | ||
Tsonga kayakaya | ||
Turkish mücadele etmek | ||
Turkmen göreş | ||
Twi (Akan) pere | ||
Ukrainian боротьба | ||
Urdu جدوجہد | ||
Uyghur كۈرەش | ||
Uzbek kurash | ||
Vietnamese đấu tranh | ||
Welsh brwydro | ||
Xhosa umzabalazo | ||
Yiddish געראַנגל | ||
Yoruba ijakadi | ||
Zulu umzabalazo |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | "Stryd" is cognate with the English word "strive" and the Dutch word "strijd". |
| Albanian | Luftë is also the Albanian word for "fight" or "battle" |
| Amharic | The word "ትግል" can also refer to an "effort" or "endeavor" in Amharic. |
| Arabic | The word "صراع" can also refer to a "dispute" or "quarrel" in Arabic. |
| Azerbaijani | Mübarizə is derived from the Persian word “mubaraza”, meaning “dispute”. |
| Basque | The Basque word "borroka" also means "battle" or "boxing match." |
| Belarusian | The word "барацьба" (struggle) comes from the Proto-Slavic word "borьba" which also means "fight". |
| Bengali | "সংগ্রাম" (struggle) literally means "together (সম) + struggle (গ্রাম)" in Sanskrit. Hence, it also means "collective struggle" or "organized resistance". |
| Bosnian | The Slavic word 'borba' originally meant 'wrangling' or 'fighting', and is cognate with the English word 'war'. |
| Bulgarian | The word "борба" can also refer to a martial art or a political party. |
| Catalan | In Catalan, "lluita" also refers to a traditional form of wrestling prevalent in rural areas, characterized by its distinct rules and techniques. |
| Cebuano | "Pakigbisog" also means to strive, exert great effort, or do one's best. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 斗争 can also refer to a Marxist philosophy in which conflicts are essential for human and societal development. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "鬥爭" (dou4 zheng1) is a term used to describe 'violent struggle', but also means 'debate', or 'competition'. |
| Corsican | In addition to its primary meaning of "struggle," the Corsican word "lotta" can also refer to a fight, a wrestling match, or even to a debate. |
| Croatian | "Borba" also means "fight" or "battle" in Croatian and is related to the word "boriti se" which means "to fight". |
| Czech | The word "boj" also means "combat" and is related to the Slavic word "bojati se" meaning "to fear" and the Sanskrit word "bhayam" meaning "fear". |
| Danish | The Danish word "kamp" is related to the word "kampf" which means "fight" in German. |
| Dutch | "Worstelen" is historically derived from "worstel", which means "the act of throwing someone." |
| Estonian | The word "võitlema" is derived from the Proto-Uralic root *woite-, meaning "to chase, pursue, or catch up with." |
| Finnish | Finnish "kamppailu" etymologically means "fight" in Swedish |
| French | "Lutte" also means "mud" in French, and the two words share the same Latin root "lutum." |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "striid" also refers to a legal dispute or lawsuit. |
| Galician | The word "loita" is related to the Latin word "lucta", which means "fight" or "contest". |
| Georgian | "ბრძოლა" is a noun in Georgian that means "struggle, fight, conflict, battle." |
| German | The word "Kampf" in German can also refer to a wrestling match or a tournament. |
| Greek | The word "πάλη" also refers to a type of ancient Greek wrestling, which was similar to modern-day freestyle wrestling. |
| Gujarati | The word 'સંઘર્ષ' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'संघर्ष', which means 'a fight, struggle, or battle.' |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian Creole word "lit" also means "to light up," likely rooted in the French word "lumière," meaning "light." |
| Hausa | Hausa 'gwagwarmaya' is derived from the word 'gwarmaya', meaning 'to make hot', and figuratively refers to the heat of conflict or competition. |
| Hawaiian | In Hawaiian, "paio" also refers to the flapping of wings or the movement of water. |
| Hebrew | "מאבק" in Hebrew can also mean a "wrestle". |
| Hindi | The word 'संघर्ष' in Hindi also refers to a type of dance performed by men in Punjab and Haryana. |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "nriaj" can also mean "fight" or "warfare". |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "küzdelem" comes from the verb "küzdik" which means "to struggle" or "to fight", and is related to the Turkish word "güreş" meaning "wrestling". |
| Icelandic | The word "barátta" can also refer to a battle or competition, and is derived from the Old Norse word "barátta" meaning "conflict". |
| Igbo | The word "mgba" in Igbo can also mean "competition" or "rivalry". |
| Indonesian | The word "perjuangan" in Indonesian also refers to the struggle for independence. |
| Irish | The word 'streachailt' in Irish has alternate meanings including 'exertion', 'straining', 'endeavour', and 'toil'. |
| Italian | The Italian word "lotta" derives from the Latin word "lucta", which means "contest" or "effort". |
| Japanese | The character for "闘" in "闘争" also means "fight" or "war". |
| Javanese | In Javanese, the word "perjuangan" also carries the connotation of "hardship" and "toil". |
| Kannada | The word "ಹೋರಾಟ" can also mean "effort" or "endeavor" in Kannada, highlighting the multifaceted nature of struggles in life. |
| Kazakh | In Turkish, "küreş" also means "wrestling". |
| Khmer | The Khmer word "តស៊ូ" (tasoo) has cognates in various Austroasiatic languages, such as the Mon word "တသို" (taso), which also means "to fight" or "to struggle." |
| Korean | "노력" is derived from the Chinese character "戮" (戮力), meaning "to exert oneself" or "to work hard". This character is also used in the Korean word "노고" (labor). |
| Kurdish | "Şerr" is a Kurdish word meaning "struggle". It is also cognate with the Arabic word "sharr", meaning "evil". |
| Kyrgyz | "Күрөш" is used for various types of wrestling, including traditional Kyrgyz wrestling where wrestlers wear sheepskin vests which are used to grab hold of the opponent." |
| Lao | The origin of the Lao word "ດີ້ນລົນ" is uncertain, but it may be related to the Thai word "ดิ้นรน" ("thrash about") or the Khmer word "ដៀន" ("to persevere"). |
| Latin | Proelium, the Latin word for "struggle," can also refer to a military engagement, battle, or contest. |
| Latvian | The word "cīņa" could derive from Proto-Baltic *kéyna "agony" or *kéynas "torment". |
| Lithuanian | The word "kova" (struggle) in Lithuanian likely comes from the word "kovoti", which means to fight. |
| Luxembourgish | The word "kämpfen" in Luxembourgish is cognate with the German word "kämpfen" and the English word "combat". |
| Macedonian | The word "борба" in Macedonian stems from the Proto-Slavic root *borti, meaning "to fight", and is cognate with similar words in other Slavic languages, such as Russian "борьба" and Polish "walka". |
| Malagasy | The word "ady" can also refer to "adversity" in Malagasy. |
| Malay | The word "perjuangan" in Malay stems from the Javanese noun "perjo" meaning "fight" or "competition". |
| Malayalam | "സമരം" also means "war". Its etymological origin is from Sanskrit. The Sanskrit word "samaram" means "war", "battle", or "fight". |
| Maltese | "Ġlieda" derives from an extinct Arabic word that originally meant "conquest". |
| Maori | The word 'pakanga' is a Maori word meaning 'struggle', and can also refer to a battle or a contest. |
| Marathi | The term "संघर्ष" derives from Sanskrit "sam" ("together") and "ghrish" ("rub"), signifying mutual friction in the pursuit of something. |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "тэмцэл" also refers to the "wrestling" sport and the "competition" or "contest" of any kind. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The term is also used figuratively to describe an energetic effort in any activity. |
| Nepali | "संघर्ष" can also refer to an organization or association, such as the "Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)", a Hindu nationalist paramilitary organization in India. |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "streve" has the alternate meaning of "to move quickly and erratically" which is thought to originate from the Dutch word "drijven" meaning "to float." |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The verb 'kulimbana' also translates to 'to wrestle'. |
| Pashto | مبارزه can also refer to "warfare", "fighting", or "engagement". |
| Persian | "تقلا" originally meant "shaking". However, it has come to mean "struggling" in Persian. |
| Polish | "Borykać się" is derived from Old Polish "bor" meaning "pine forest" and referred to struggles that pioneers faced while clearing forests. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "luta" in Portuguese can also refer to a type of martial art or wrestling. |
| Punjabi | The word "ਸੰਘਰਸ਼" (saṅghraṣ) is derived from the Sanskrit word "saṃ-grah" meaning "to seize, grasp, or take hold of". |
| Romanian | The word lupte has a double root, one Romanian (luptă, meaning a fight or a battle) and one Hungarian (lupta, denoting a woman of ill repute), that through a misunderstanding, has the same Romanian pronunciation. |
| Russian | The word "борьба" can also refer to a traditional Russian martial art, similar to wrestling. |
| Samoan | The Samoan word "tauivi" refers primarily to any form of physical contest or struggle, but can also be used to mean "labor" in the sense of exertion, as in childbirth or other difficult tasks. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word 'strì' can also mean 'to fight against', 'to wrestle', or 'to strive'. |
| Serbian | The word "борба" ("struggle") in Serbian also means "fight or battle" and is derived from the Old Slavic word "borti" meaning "to fight". |
| Sesotho | Sokola, meaning 'struggle' is also used to denote 'fight' and 'contest'. |
| Shona | Shona word 'kurwisa' also means 'to push, pull or wrestle'. |
| Sindhi | "جدوجهد" can also mean 'struggle', 'effort' or 'endeavor' in Sindhi. |
| Slovak | The word "boj" also means "battle" or "fight" in Slovak. |
| Slovenian | The word "boj" has the same etymology as the English word "battle", meaning a violent encounter between two groups of people. |
| Somali | Halgan derives from the Proto-Somali root *ḥalg-, meaning "to fight" or "to resist". |
| Spanish | In Spanish, "dificil" also means "difficult" or "hard" and comes from the Latin word "difficilis". |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese term 'perjoangan' may refer not only to physical combat, but also to broader concepts such as self-improvement and religious adherence. |
| Swahili | The Swahili word 'pambana' can also refer to fighting back, defending oneself, or competing against an opponent. |
| Swedish | "Kamp" in Swedish can also refer to a duel, battleground, training, or competition. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "pakikibaka" can also mean "to help" or "to assist" in Tagalog. |
| Tajik | The word "мубориза" is also used to refer to a type of martial art practiced in Central Asia |
| Telugu | The word 'పోరాటం' in Telugu can also refer to a 'battle' or a 'conflict'. |
| Thai | The Thai word "การต่อสู้" can also refer to a competition or contest, like a sports match. |
| Turkish | "Mücadele etmek" in Turkish has the same root as "mukaddes" (sacred), reflecting that both involve effort and determination |
| Ukrainian | The word "боротьба" is also used to refer to a type of traditional Ukrainian wrestling. |
| Urdu | "جدوجہد" comes from the Persian word "jadal", meaning dispute |
| Uzbek | The word "kurash" is also used to refer to a traditional Uzbek wrestling sport. |
| Vietnamese | The word "đấu tranh" can also mean "fight", "competition", or "contest" in Vietnamese. |
| Welsh | The word 'brwydro' also refers to the process of refining and smelting metals, particularly copper and iron. |
| Xhosa | In the Nguni languages, the word umzabalazo describes the concept of collective action towards a common goal. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "געראַנגל" (gerangl) is derived from the German word "gerangel," meaning "struggle" or "contention." |
| Yoruba | 'Ijakadi' may have roots in 'ika' (fight) or 'ja' (beat) |
| Zulu | In Zulu, the word "umzabalazo" can also refer to violent conflicts or resistance movements. |
| English | "struggle": comes from the Latin word "struere," meaning "to build" or "to construct." |