Supply in different languages

Supply in Different Languages

Discover 'Supply' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.

Updated on March 6, 2024

The word 'supply' holds immense significance in our daily lives, referring to the act of providing or making something available when needed. Its cultural importance is evident in various contexts, such as business, economics, and even social relationships. Understanding the concept of supply in different languages can open up new avenues of communication and cultural appreciation.

Did you know that the term 'supply' has roots in the Latin word 'supplyere,' which means 'to fill up'? Or that in Old English, it was referred to as 'sylfian,' meaning 'to provide for oneself'? These historical contexts add depth to our modern understanding of the word.

Knowing the translation of 'supply' in various languages can be beneficial for travelers, international business professionals, and language enthusiasts. For instance, in Spanish, 'supply' translates to 'abastecimiento,' while in French, it is 'approvisionnement.' In German, it is 'Versorgung,' and in Japanese, it is '供給 (kujo)'.

Supply

Supply in Sub-Saharan African Languages

Afrikaansaanbod
"Aanbod" is Dutch for both "supply" and "proposal."
Amharicአቅርቦት
The word 'አቅርቦት' ('supply') is derived from the verb 'አቅርብ' ('to approach'), and can also refer to offerings or gifts.
Hausawadata
Hausa word "wadata" also refers to a person who supplies something.
Igboọkọnọ
"Ọkọnọ" can also mean 'provision', 'equipment', or 'means'"
Malagasyfamatsiana
The word "famatsiana" can also refer to the supplies needed for a ritual or ceremony.
Nyanja (Chichewa)kupereka
Kupereka, in addition to meaning 'to supply' in Nyanja, comes from the verb 'kupereka' which means 'to carry on the back'.
Shonakugovera
The term "kugovera" is related to the notion of "passing something to" or "transfer of an object".
Somalisahay
The Somali word "sahay" can also mean "to help" or "to support".
Sesothophepelo
The word 'phepelo' can also refer to the process of providing food and other necessities to a community, or to a person or group who provides these items.
Swahiliusambazaji
The verb form of 'usambazaji' can be 'kusambaza' (to distribute), 'kusambazwa' (to be distributed), 'kusambazisha' (to cause to be distributed).
Xhosaunikezelo
The Xhosa word "unikezelo" is derived from the verb "ukunika," meaning "to give" or "to provide."
Yorubaipese
In Yoruba, 'ipese' can alternatively refer to 'provisions' or 'a gift'.
Zuluukuphakela
The word "ukuphakela" can also mean "to provide" or "to give with intent to benefit".
Bambaraka di a ma
Ewenunana
Kinyarwandagutanga
Lingalakopesa
Lugandaokugaba
Sepedikabo
Twi (Akan)fa ma

Supply in North African & Middle Eastern Languages

Arabicيتبرع
The word "يتبرع" also carries the meaning of "spontaneous"}
Hebrewלְסַפֵּק
The root ספק (s-p-q) also means 'doubt'
Pashtoعرضه
The word "عرضه" in Pashto also means "presentation" or "display".
Arabicيتبرع
The word "يتبرع" also carries the meaning of "spontaneous"}

Supply in Western European Languages

Albanianfurnizimi
The word "furnizimi" in Albanian ultimately derives from the Latin "furnire", meaning "to provide" or "to supply".
Basquehornidura
The Basque word
Catalansubministrament
The term "subministrament" in Catalan originates from the Latin "subministrare," meaning "to furnish" or "to provide."
Croatianopskrba
"Opskrba" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "opъskrbъ" meaning "care, providing for" and carries additional connotations of "protection" and "patronage".
Danishlevere
"Levere" is also the Danish word for "deliver", "submit", and "hand in", similar to its German, Swedish, and Norwegian cognates.
Dutchlevering
The Dutch word "levering" can also refer to the act of delivering or transporting goods.
Englishsupply
The word "supply" comes from the Latin word "supplere," meaning "to fill up" or "to make complete."
Frenchla fourniture
"Fourniture" also comes from the verb "fournir", meaning "to furnish" or "to provide."
Frisianleverje
In Dutch, "leveren" also means "to deliver" and comes from the Old French "livrer" with the same meaning.
Galiciansubministración
The word "subministración" in Galician comes from the Latin "subministratio", meaning "to provide" or "to furnish".
Germanliefern
"Liefern" comes from the old word "lifern" which is related to "life" and "leave".
Icelandicframboð
The Icelandic word "framboð" derives from the Old Norse word "framboð", which meant "military levy", indicating the word's historical association with supply of troops.
Irishsoláthar
Italianfornitura
In musical terminology, "fornitura" can also refer to a mixture stop on an organ.
Luxembourgishversuergung
In Luxembourgish, "Versuergung" can also refer to a group of people responsible for providing resources or services.
Malteseprovvista
The word "provvista" is likely of Romance origin, perhaps from Latin "providentia" meaning "foresight" or "providence".
Norwegianforsyning
The word "forsyning" also means "assistance" or "provision" and is derived from the Old Norse word "forsynja" with the same meaning.
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)fornecem
The verb 'fornecer' comes from the Latin verb 'fornirê', which means 'to furnish' or 'to equip'.
Scots Gaelicsolar
In Gaelic, solar can also mean 'floor' or 'sole' of a foot.
Spanishsuministro
The Spanish word "suministro" derives from the Latin verb "subministrare," meaning "to furnish" or "to provide."
Swedishtillförsel
The term 'tillförsel' can also refer to 'delivery', 'admission' or 'influx'.
Welshcyflenwi
The Welsh word "cyflenwi" originally meant "to fill" or "to fulfill" before taking on its modern meaning.

Supply in Eastern European Languages

Belarusianпастаўка
"Пастаўка" has two meanings: "delivery" (of goods) and "station".
Bosnianopskrba
The word 'opskrba' comes from the Serbian word 'ops`krba', which means 'care, attention, treatment', and is related to the verb 'ops`krbljivati', which means 'to take care of, to attend to, to treat'.
Bulgarianдоставка
The word "доставка" can also mean "delivery" or "shipment".
Czechzásobování
"Zásobování" is derived from the word "zásoba" which means "stock" or "inventory" in Czech.
Estonianpakkumine
In Estonian, "pakkumine" can also refer to a job offer or a proposal in addition to its primary meaning of "supply."
Finnishtoimittaa
The Finnish word "toimittaa" shares a root with "toimi", meaning "action", and can also refer to "delivering" or "executing" something.
Hungariankínálat
"Kínálat" is derived from the verb "kínál" which means "to offer". It can also refer to a range of choices or options.
Latvianpiegādi
The word “piegāde” derives from the root “pieg” which means “to bring close, to approach” and initially it was used in Latvian in the context of bringing close goods that had been previously ordered.
Lithuaniantiekimas
Etymology unknown, perhaps related to word "teikti" (to provide).
Macedonianснабдување
The verb "снабдувам" ("snabduvam") also means "to procure", and is related to the word "добав" ("dobav") meaning "to add".
Polishdostawa
The Polish word 'dostawa' also has a slightly outdated alternate meaning of 'arrival', as a noun, and the verb form 'dostawac' can also mean 'to receive'.
Romanianlivra
The word "livra" is borrowed from the French "livrer", which means "to deliver" or "to supply" and is also related to the English word "livery", which refers to the clothing supplied to servants or horses.
Russianпоставка
In Russian, "поставка" not only means "supply" but also "delivery" and "installation".
Serbianснабдевање
The Serbian word "снабдевање" comes from the Slavic word "snabditi" meaning "to furnish" and is related to the words "snabdenie" and "snabzhenie" in Russian.
Slovakzásobovanie
"Zásobovanie" is derived from the verb "zásobovať" (to supply) and shares its root with the word "zásoba" (supply).
Slovenianponudbe
Ponudbe, meaning "supply" or "offer," is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "*ponuditi" and is related to "ponuditi," meaning "to offer."
Ukrainianпостачання
The word "постачання" comes from the verb "поставляти" which means "to supply" or "to deliver".

Supply in South Asian Languages

Bengaliসরবরাহ
The word "সরবরাহ" is derived from the Sanskrit word "सर्वरः" (sarvaraḥ), meaning "lake" or "reservoir".
Gujaratiપુરવઠા
The Gujarati word "પુરવઠા" also means "provisions" or "stores" and is derived from the Sanskrit word "पर्वतित" (parvatita), meaning "heaped up".
Hindiआपूर्ति
The word आपूर्ति comes from the Sanskrit root 'पूर्' meaning 'to fill', 'supply' or 'make complete'.
Kannadaಪೂರೈಕೆ
The word "ಪೂರೈಕೆ" (supply) in Kannada comes from the Sanskrit word "पूरण" (pūraṇa), meaning "filling" or "completion."
Malayalamവിതരണം
"വിതരണം" means 'distribution' or 'circulation'. It is derived from the word 'വിതരിക്കുക', which means 'to distribute' or 'to share'
Marathiपुरवठा
The word "पुरवठा" in Marathi is derived from the Sanskrit word "पूर्ति", which means "fulfillment". It can also mean "provision" or "stock".
Nepaliआपूर्ति
The Nepali word "आपूर्ति" originates from the Sanskrit word "आपूर्ति" which also means "accomplishment, fulfillment" and "completion".
Punjabiਸਪਲਾਈ
The word 'ਸਪਲਾਈ' (supply) in Punjabi comes from the Persian word 'supurdan', meaning 'to deliver'.
Sinhala (Sinhalese)සැපයුම
The word "සැපයුම" can also mean "happiness" or "comfort" in Sinhala.
Tamilவிநியோகி
The word "விநியோகி" (supply) in Tamil can also mean "distributor" or "agent".
Teluguసరఫరా
"సరఫరా" is cognate with Persian "saraapaa" meaning, "head to foot," and the Urdu/Hindi word "saraapa" meaning the "complete outfit," a sense which was historically used in Telugu as well.
Urduسپلائی
سپلائی (Supply) derives from Old French

Supply in East Asian Languages

Chinese (Simplified)供应
In Chinese, "供应" (supply) also refers to the provision of goods or services by a government or other entity to meet the needs of the public.
Chinese (Traditional)供應
The word "供應" (supply) in Traditional Chinese can also mean "to provide" or "to furnish".
Japanese供給
The word "供給" can also mean "provision" or "furnishing."
Korean공급
The word "공급" in Korean can also mean "to provide" or "to furnish".
Mongolianхангамж
The Mongolian word "хангамж" also means "support" or "sustenance".
Myanmar (Burmese)ထောက်ပံ့ရေး

Supply in South East Asian Languages

Indonesianpasokan
"Pasokan" shares the same root word with "suplai" in Indonesian and comes from the Dutch word "voorzien" meaning "to provide".
Javanesepasokan
"Pasokan" can also refer to a small container for rice grains.
Khmerផ្គត់ផ្គង់
Laoການສະຫນອງ
Malaymembekalkan
In Malay, "membekalkan" can also mean "to provide" or "to furnish".
Thaiจัดหา
"จัดหา" can also mean "to find a suitable person or thing for a particular purpose".
Vietnamesecung cấp
Cung cấp in Vietnamese is also used to mean 'to provide', 'to make available', or 'to furnish'.
Filipino (Tagalog)panustos

Supply in Central Asian Languages

Azerbaijanitəchizatı
The word "təchizatı" in Azerbaijani language can also refer to "equipment".
Kazakhжабдықтау
The Kazakh word "жабдықтау" can also refer to the process of providing resources or materials for an army or other large group.
Kyrgyzкамсыздоо
The Kyrgyz word "камсыздоо" can also refer to the process of "providing something" or "making something available".
Tajikтаъминот
The word "таъминот" can also refer to "provision" or "support" in Tajik.
Turkmenüpjün etmek
Uzbekta'minot
The word "ta'minot" in Uzbek, meaning "supply", also has the alternate meaning of "support" or "assistance."
Uyghurتەمىنلەش

Supply in Pacific Languages

Hawaiianlako
The word "lako" in Hawaiian originates from the Proto-Polynesian word "*lako", meaning "to go", "to proceed", or "to travel".
Maorituku
"Tuku" in Maori can also mean "to release" or "to drop," hinting at the act of giving or providing something.
Samoansapalai
The word 'sapalai' can also refer to a storehouse in Samoan.
Tagalog (Filipino)panustos
The Tagalog word "panustos" literally means "for support" and can refer to a budget or inventory.

Supply in American Indigenous Languages

Aymarauchaña
Guaranijehupytyka

Supply in International Languages

Esperantoprovizo
The Esperanto word "provizo" is derived from the French word "provis" (literally: "for-seeing").
Latincopiam
"Copia" also means "abundance" or "plenty" in Latin, and is the root of the English word "copious"

Supply in Others Languages

Greekπρομήθεια
Προμήθεια is a Greek word that can also refer to dowry, wedding gifts, a commission, or a tip.
Hmongmov
The word 'mov' in Hmong can also mean 'to carry' or 'to transport'.
Kurdisherzaq
The word "erzaq" in Kurdish can also refer to "rations" or "goods".
Turkisharz
Arz shares its origin with the Persian and Arabic
Xhosaunikezelo
The Xhosa word "unikezelo" is derived from the verb "ukunika," meaning "to give" or "to provide."
Yiddishצושטעלן
"צושטעלן" means "to provide" in Yiddish and is related to the German word "zustellen".
Zuluukuphakela
The word "ukuphakela" can also mean "to provide" or "to give with intent to benefit".
Assameseযোগান
Aymarauchaña
Bhojpuriसप्लाई
Dhivehiސަޕްލައި
Dogriसप्लाई
Filipino (Tagalog)panustos
Guaranijehupytyka
Ilocanosuplay
Kriogi
Kurdish (Sorani)دابینکردن
Maithiliआपूर्ति
Meiteilon (Manipuri)ꯄꯤꯕ
Mizopechhuak
Oromodhiyeessii
Odia (Oriya)ଯୋଗାଣ
Quechuamunachiy
Sanskritआपूर्ति
Tatarтәэмин итү
Tigrinyaቀረብ
Tsongaphakela

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