Super in Different Languages
Discover 'Super' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Super
Afrikaans super | ||
Albanian super | ||
Amharic ሱፐር | ||
Arabic ممتاز | ||
Armenian սուպեր | ||
Assamese অতি | ||
Aymara kusapuni | ||
Azerbaijani super | ||
Bambara a kaɲi | ||
Basque super | ||
Belarusian супер | ||
Bengali সুপার | ||
Bhojpuri बेहतरीन | ||
Bosnian super | ||
Bulgarian супер | ||
Catalan súper | ||
Cebuano super | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 超 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 超 | ||
Corsican super | ||
Croatian super | ||
Czech super | ||
Danish super | ||
Dhivehi ސުޕަރ | ||
Dogri बड़ा शैल | ||
Dutch super | ||
English super | ||
Esperanto super | ||
Estonian super | ||
Ewe nyo ŋutɔ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) sobrang | ||
Finnish super | ||
French super | ||
Frisian super | ||
Galician super | ||
Georgian სუპერ | ||
German super | ||
Greek σούπερ | ||
Guarani oikoite | ||
Gujarati સુપર | ||
Haitian Creole super | ||
Hausa super | ||
Hawaiian ʻoi loa | ||
Hebrew סוּפֶּר | ||
Hindi उत्तम | ||
Hmong super | ||
Hungarian szuper | ||
Icelandic frábær | ||
Igbo super | ||
Ilocano grabe | ||
Indonesian super | ||
Irish sár | ||
Italian super | ||
Japanese 素晴らしい | ||
Javanese super | ||
Kannada ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿದೆ | ||
Kazakh тамаша | ||
Khmer ទំនើប | ||
Kinyarwanda super | ||
Konkani उत्तम | ||
Korean 감독자 | ||
Krio wɔndaful | ||
Kurdish yekemxweş | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) بەرز | ||
Kyrgyz супер | ||
Lao super | ||
Latin super | ||
Latvian super | ||
Lingala kitoko | ||
Lithuanian super | ||
Luganda kiyitirivu | ||
Luxembourgish super | ||
Macedonian супер | ||
Maithili बहुत अच्छा | ||
Malagasy super | ||
Malay super | ||
Malayalam സൂപ്പർ | ||
Maltese super | ||
Maori super | ||
Marathi उत्कृष्ट | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯈ꯭ꯋꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯐꯕ | ||
Mizo lutuk | ||
Mongolian мундаг | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) စူပါ | ||
Nepali सुपर | ||
Norwegian super | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) wapamwamba | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସୁପର | ||
Oromo caalmaa kan qabu | ||
Pashto سوپر | ||
Persian فوق العاده | ||
Polish wspaniały | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) super | ||
Punjabi ਸੁਪਰ | ||
Quechua sumaq | ||
Romanian super | ||
Russian супер | ||
Samoan maoaʻe | ||
Sanskrit महा | ||
Scots Gaelic super | ||
Sepedi kgolo | ||
Serbian супер | ||
Sesotho e ntle haholo | ||
Shona nakisa | ||
Sindhi وڏو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) සුපිරි | ||
Slovak super | ||
Slovenian super | ||
Somali super | ||
Spanish súper | ||
Sundanese super | ||
Swahili super | ||
Swedish super | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) super | ||
Tajik супер | ||
Tamil அருமை | ||
Tatar супер | ||
Telugu సూపర్ | ||
Thai สุดยอด | ||
Tigrinya ብሉፅ | ||
Tsonga kahle | ||
Turkish süper | ||
Turkmen super | ||
Twi (Akan) soronko | ||
Ukrainian супер | ||
Urdu سپر | ||
Uyghur دەرىجىدىن تاشقىرى | ||
Uzbek super | ||
Vietnamese siêu | ||
Welsh super | ||
Xhosa super | ||
Yiddish יבער | ||
Yoruba super | ||
Zulu kuhle kakhulu |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | In Afrikaans, "super" can also mean "very" or "great" as in "super lekker" (very tasty). |
| Albanian | "Super" comes from Latin "supra", meaning above, on top, or beyond. |
| Amharic | The word "ሱፐር" (super) in Amharic is a loanword from English and has the same meaning as its English counterpart. |
| Arabic | The word ممتاز (super) in Arabic is derived from the root "مز" (distinguished), indicating excellence or superiority in quality or rank. |
| Armenian | In Armenian, |
| Azerbaijani | The word "super" in Azerbaijani can also mean "great" or "extraordinary". |
| Basque | Also used as a suffix to denote that a word is in its superlative form. |
| Belarusian | The word "супер" can also mean "very" or "great" in Belarusian, adding emphasis to a following adjective. |
| Bengali | The word "super" is commonly used to intensify meaning, like "superstar" or "superpower". But it also suggests something superior, as in "superb" or "superlative". |
| Bosnian | "Super" can mean "very", as a prefix or independently; it can also mean excellent or something very good |
| Bulgarian | В разговорной речи используется как эмоционально окрашенное слово, обозначающее крайнюю степень проявления чего-либо |
| Catalan | In Catalan, "súper" can also mean "very" or "great". |
| Cebuano | In Cebuano, 'super' can also refer to a person who is excellent at something. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 超 ('chāo') can mean to 'exceed' or 'surpass', and is cognate with the Korean word '초 ('cho')' and the Japanese word '超 ('chō')' |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "超"也可以表示「超出常规、极大」，如「超级市场」表示规模很大的市场。 |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "super" also means "very". |
| Croatian | The Croatian word "super" has many meanings, including "very", "great", and "excellent". |
| Czech | It also describes somebody or something that is overly or excessively something, e.g. 'supermilé' (overly nice), 'supermoderní' (ultramodern). |
| Danish | The Danish word "super" can also be used to mean "very". |
| Dutch | In Dutch |
| Esperanto | In Esperanto, "super" can also mean above, on top of, or very much. |
| Estonian | The word "suure" can also mean "great" or "large" in Estonian. |
| Finnish | In Finnish, "super" can also be used as an adverb meaning "very" or "extremely". |
| French | In French, "super" can also refer to a store or shopping center. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "super" can also mean "very" or "very much". |
| Galician | In Galician, "super" also means "really" or "very." |
| German | "Super" can also mean "very" in German, as in "super gut" (very good). |
| Greek | The word "σούπερ" is ultimately derived from Latin "super" (above) and is also the word used to indicate the dative singular of the definite article (ο, η, το). |
| Gujarati | In Gujarati, the word "super" not only has the connotation of "superior" or "better," but can also be used in a more casual setting, similar to the colloquial use of "great" or "cool" in English. |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian Creole word "super" can also mean "very" or "much". |
| Hausa | In Hausa, "super" also means "very" or "great" |
| Hawaiian | ʻOi loa literally means 'very fine' and can also mean 'precious'. |
| Hebrew | The word 'סוּפֶּר' ('super') in Hebrew also means 'additional' or 'extra', and is often used in compound words like 'סופרמרקט' ('supermarket') or 'סופרת' ('superwoman'). |
| Hindi | The Hindi word 'उत्तम' can also refer to 'best', 'excellent', or 'optimal' depending on the context. |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "super" can also mean "very" or "extremely". |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian "szuper" can also mean something similar to the English "great" in quality or quantity. |
| Icelandic | "Frábær" derives from the Old Norse "frá", meaning "from" or "apart from", and "bær", meaning "to bear" or "to carry", thus suggesting something that "carries apart" or "separates". |
| Igbo | The Igbo word 'super' can also mean 'very much' or 'great'. |
| Indonesian | In Indonesian, "super" can also refer to "very" or "great" (e.g., "super senang" means "very happy"). |
| Irish | The word 'sár' can also mean 'long' or 'too much' when followed by a noun. |
| Italian | In Italian, "super" can also mean "up" or "extra", indicating a higher level or degree of something. |
| Japanese | Japanese "素晴らしい" can also means "a thing with a terrible smell." |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "super" is derived from the Sanskrit word "sura", meaning "god". It is often used to describe something that is extraordinary or of high quality. |
| Kannada | The word 'ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿದೆ' ('Super') can also mean 'good' or 'beautiful' in Kannada indicating its multi-dimensional usage. |
| Kazakh | Тамаша also has the meanings 'spectacle' and 'show' in Kazakh. |
| Khmer | In Khmer, the word "ទំនើប" is also a term to describe someone who is very clever or skillful, similar to the English idiom "brainy" or "sharp." |
| Korean | 감독자 is a Korean word that can be used to describe a manager, supervisor, or director. |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word "yekemxweş" can also mean "very good" or "excellent". |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word "супер" is used to describe something excellent or of high quality. |
| Lao | The word "Super" is derived from the Latin word "super", meaning "above", and has been borrowed into Lao to denote something that is of a higher order or quality. |
| Latin | The Latin word 'super' means 'over' or 'above'. |
| Latvian | “Super” means “great, outstanding, splendid, or very” in English and also means “fat” in Latvian |
| Lithuanian | "Super" in Lithuanian can also mean "very" or "really". |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "super" can also refer to a type of cereal, as in the phrase "super mam Kéisech", which means "cereal with cheese". |
| Macedonian | The word "супер" in Macedonian has the same meaning as "super" in English, but can also mean "very" or "great". |
| Malagasy | In the Malagasy language, 'super' can also refer to a supernatural entity or a spirit. |
| Malay | Malay has adopted the English word "super" with its meaning of "very" or "extremely", but also uses it to refer to something extraordinary or supernatural. |
| Malayalam | In Malayalam, the word "സൂപ്പർ" (super) also means "very good" or "excellent." |
| Maltese | The word 'super' in Maltese means 'very' and can be used to describe something as being very good or very bad. |
| Maori | The Maori word "super" originates from the Latin word "superus", meaning "above" or "on top of". |
| Marathi | उत्कृष्ट comes from the Sanskrit word 'utkrista' meaning 'excellent' or 'best'. |
| Mongolian | The word "мундаг" also means "excellent" or "outstanding" in Mongolian. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word "စူပါ" is a loanword from English and can also mean "extra" or "very" |
| Nepali | The word "सुपर" can also mean "very" or "great" in the sense of "excellent". |
| Norwegian | In Norwegian, "super" can also mean "very" or "great", and is often used in informal speech. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | This word can also describe something as 'very good', similar to 'zabwino kwambiri' |
| Pashto | In Pashto, 'سوپر' can also mean 'very' or 'extra' in addition to 'super'. |
| Persian | فوق العاده literally means 'above the extra'; it conveys greater excess or superiority than 'عالی'} |
| Polish | Wspaniały comes from the Old Slavic word "wъspânъ", which means "great" or "noble". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "super" can also mean "very" or "a lot", as in "super legal" (very cool) or "super obrigado" (many thanks). |
| Punjabi | The word "ਸੁਪਰ" is derived from the Sanskrit word "सुपरि", meaning "very, extremely." |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "super" is also an abbreviation of "supraveghetor", but has taken on the secondary meaning of "supervisor" in English, especially as an informal synonym. |
| Russian | The word "супер" derives from the Latin word "super", meaning "above" or "on top of". |
| Samoan | Maoaʻe may also refer to a type of Samoan canoe or a Samoan game similar to cricket. |
| Scots Gaelic | The Gaelic word "super" derives from the Latin word "superus," meaning "above" or "over," and can also mean "very" or "exceedingly." |
| Serbian | "Супер" на сербском языке имеет латинское происхождение, означая "выше" и связанное с понятием превосходства. |
| Sesotho | The word "entle haholo" can also mean "very much" or "greatly". |
| Shona | The word "nakisa" can also mean "very" or "exceedingly" in Shona. |
| Sindhi | "وڏو" can also mean "great" or "large" in Sindhi. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The Sinhala word "සුපිරි" (super) has additional meanings such as "extremely good or wonderful" and "very much". |
| Slovak | In Slovak, "super" can also refer to "really good" or "excellent." |
| Slovenian | In Slovenian, "super" can also mean "salty". |
| Somali | In Somali, "super" also means "very" or "great". |
| Spanish | The word "súper" can also mean "very" or "extraordinary". |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word "super" can also mean "very" or "extremely". |
| Swahili | In Swahili, "super" can also mean "very" or "very much". |
| Swedish | In Swedish, "super" means "great" or "very", and is used to intensify or emphasize an adjective or noun, e.g. in "supergod" (very good). |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | In Tagalog, 'super' refers not only to something excellent but also to something excessive or beyond reason. |
| Tajik | In Tajik, "супер" also means "very, extremely, or great." |
| Tamil | In Tamil, 'அருமை' ('arumai') means 'super' but also implies 'value', 'importance', and 'admiration'. |
| Telugu | సూపర్ is derived from the English word "super", meaning "very" or "great". |
| Thai | "สุดยอด" (super) is borrowed from English but has since acquired the additional meaning of "the ultimate". |
| Turkish | The word "süper" is also used in Turkish to mean "excellent" or "extraordinary" in addition to its meaning of "super". |
| Ukrainian | "Супер" can also mean "soup" or "essence" in some contexts. |
| Urdu | The word 'سپر' ('super') originates from the Latin word 'super' which means 'above' or 'over'. |
| Uzbek | Uzbek language also has the word "super" that has its own meaning that is unrelated to the English word "super" and comes from Persian "sopor" meaning "morning". |
| Vietnamese | The word "siêu" is derived from the Chinese word "超" and can also mean "exceed," "surpass," or "extraordinary." |
| Welsh | Welsh 'super' can be used to indicate that the preceding element is a 'superlative'. |
| Xhosa | Super is often used, as in English, to mean excellent or of very high quality. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "יבער" ("super") may also mean "over," "across," or "more than," as in "יבער די בריק" ("over the bridge"). |
| Yoruba | "Super," from Yoruba "súúrù," also means "very sweet." |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "kuhle kakhulu" literally translates to "very good" |
| English | The word "super" is derived from the Latin word "super", meaning "above" or "over", and can also be used to mean "very" or "extremely". |