Table in Different Languages
Discover 'Table' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Table
Afrikaans tafel | ||
Albanian tryezë | ||
Amharic ጠረጴዛ | ||
Arabic الطاولة | ||
Armenian սեղան | ||
Assamese মেজ | ||
Aymara kumpurilla | ||
Azerbaijani masa | ||
Bambara tabali | ||
Basque mahaia | ||
Belarusian стол | ||
Bengali টেবিল | ||
Bhojpuri टेबुल | ||
Bosnian stol | ||
Bulgarian маса | ||
Catalan taula | ||
Cebuano lamesa | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 表 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 表 | ||
Corsican tavula | ||
Croatian stol | ||
Czech stůl | ||
Danish bord | ||
Dhivehi މޭޒު | ||
Dogri टेबल | ||
Dutch tafel | ||
English table | ||
Esperanto tablo | ||
Estonian tabel | ||
Ewe kplɔ̃ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) mesa | ||
Finnish pöytä | ||
French table | ||
Frisian tafel | ||
Galician mesa | ||
Georgian მაგიდა | ||
German tabelle | ||
Greek τραπέζι | ||
Guarani aripaka | ||
Gujarati ટેબલ | ||
Haitian Creole tab | ||
Hausa tebur | ||
Hawaiian pākaukau | ||
Hebrew שולחן | ||
Hindi टेबल | ||
Hmong rooj | ||
Hungarian asztal | ||
Icelandic borð | ||
Igbo tebụl | ||
Ilocano lamesaan | ||
Indonesian meja | ||
Irish tábla | ||
Italian tavolo | ||
Japanese テーブル | ||
Javanese meja | ||
Kannada ಟೇಬಲ್ | ||
Kazakh кесте | ||
Khmer តុ | ||
Kinyarwanda ameza | ||
Konkani मेज | ||
Korean 표 | ||
Krio tebul | ||
Kurdish mêz | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) خشتە | ||
Kyrgyz стол | ||
Lao ຕາຕະລາງ | ||
Latin mensa | ||
Latvian tabula | ||
Lingala mesa | ||
Lithuanian stalo | ||
Luganda emmeeza | ||
Luxembourgish dësch | ||
Macedonian табела | ||
Maithili टेबल | ||
Malagasy loha | ||
Malay meja | ||
Malayalam മേശ | ||
Maltese mejda | ||
Maori teepu | ||
Marathi टेबल | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯇꯦꯕꯜ | ||
Mizo dawhkan | ||
Mongolian хүснэгт | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) စားပွဲတင် | ||
Nepali तालिका | ||
Norwegian bord | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) tebulo | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଟେବୁଲ୍ | ||
Oromo minjaala | ||
Pashto ميز | ||
Persian جدول | ||
Polish stół | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) mesa | ||
Punjabi ਟੇਬਲ | ||
Quechua hanpara | ||
Romanian masa | ||
Russian стол | ||
Samoan laulau | ||
Sanskrit पीठिका | ||
Scots Gaelic bòrd | ||
Sepedi tafola | ||
Serbian сто | ||
Sesotho tafole | ||
Shona tafura | ||
Sindhi ٽيبل | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) වගුව | ||
Slovak stôl | ||
Slovenian mizo | ||
Somali miis | ||
Spanish mesa | ||
Sundanese méja | ||
Swahili meza | ||
Swedish tabell | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) mesa | ||
Tajik миз | ||
Tamil மேசை | ||
Tatar өстәл | ||
Telugu పట్టిక | ||
Thai ตาราง | ||
Tigrinya ጠረጴዛ | ||
Tsonga tafula | ||
Turkish masa | ||
Turkmen tablisa | ||
Twi (Akan) pono | ||
Ukrainian таблиця | ||
Urdu ٹیبل | ||
Uyghur جەدۋەل | ||
Uzbek stol | ||
Vietnamese bàn | ||
Welsh bwrdd | ||
Xhosa itafile | ||
Yiddish טיש | ||
Yoruba tabili | ||
Zulu itafula |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Afrikaans 'tafel' is of Dutch origin, and can also refer to 'slate' or 'board on which to write'. |
| Albanian | "Tryezë" is connected to the Greek word "tripeza" which originally meant "three-footed stool" and is a cognate of the English word "tripod" |
| Amharic | In addition to 'table', 'ጠረጴዛ' can also refer to an 'altar' or a 'meal' in Amharic. |
| Arabic | The word "الطاولة" (table) derived from the verb "طوى" which means to fold or bend, implying the object's ability to collapse or extend. |
| Armenian | "Սեղան" in Armenian can also refer to the dining room area itself and, by extension, the food served at a table. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "masa" also means "time" in Azerbaijani, and is derived from the Persian word "maze" meaning "season". |
| Basque | The word "mahaia" also means "dinner" in some Basque dialects. |
| Belarusian | {"text": "Belarusian "стол" is cognate with Russian "стол" (meaning "throne") and Polish "stól" (meaning "table, throne") and probably derives from Proto-Slavonic *stolъ, meaning "throne, table, capital, city" and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *stōlaz (related to Old English *steall and Gothic "stōls", both meaning "chair")"} |
| Bengali | The word 'টেবিল' comes from the Latin word 'tabula', which means 'flat surface' or 'board'. |
| Bosnian | In Bosnian, 'stol' can also refer to a 'chair' or a 'throne'. |
| Bulgarian | The word "маса" also means "mass" in Bulgarian, sharing the same Latin root. |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "taula" also means "board", "chessboard", or "deck of cards". |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano word 'lamesa' originates from the Spanish word 'mesa', which also means 'table'. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | In Chinese, the character "表" (biǎo) also means "to represent" or "to express." |
| Chinese (Traditional) | In Japanese, '表' (read as 'omote') can refer to the outside, or exposed, part of something. |
| Corsican | Table in Corsican derives from Latin "tabula" with the meaning of "plank" or "board", a sense that it still retains in modern usage. |
| Croatian | The word "stol" in Croatian shares its etymology with the Greek word "stylos" meaning "pillar" or "column", referring to the table's structural support. |
| Czech | The Czech word “stůl” also means “column” and is cognate with the English word “stool”. |
| Danish | The Danish word "bord" (table) derives from the Old Norse "borð" (plank), reflecting its original use as a flat surface raised on trestles. |
| Dutch | The word "tafel" in Dutch can also refer to the game of backgammon. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "tablo" (table) derives from the French "table", which itself derives from the Latin "tabula" (tablet). |
| Estonian | In the 18th century, the word "tabel" was used to refer to a type of table used for religious ceremonies. |
| Finnish | The word "pöytä" is likely derived from the Proto-Finnic word *pöytɜ and cognates with the Estonian word "pöörd". It originally referred to a round table or a spinning wheel. |
| French | In French, the term 'table' originates from the Latin 'tabula' and can refer to a flat surface, board, or inscription, in addition to its common meaning of 'table'. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "tafel" is cognate with the English word "table" and also means "board". |
| Galician | In Galician, "mesa" can also mean "plate" or "countertop." |
| Georgian | The word "მაგიდა" derives from the Greek word "трапеза", meaning "table" or "meal". |
| German | "Tabelle" comes from Latin "tabula" (board, plank). |
| Greek | Τραπέζι derives from the word "τραπεζίτης" meaning "banker" because that's where monetary transactions were recorded. |
| Gujarati | "ટેબલ" also means the amount paid to the astrologer or priest in advance or the fee fixed by a doctor or a lawyer. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "tab" in Haitian Creole also means "board" or "plank". |
| Hausa | The term "tebur" in Hausa may also refer to a flat piece of wood used for playing traditional games or as a writing tablet. |
| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word "pākaukau" also means "food" or "to feed". |
| Hebrew | In Biblical Hebrew, the word "שולחן" (shulchan) refers to a "loaf of bread" or "table for food" rather than a "table" for general use. |
| Hindi | The word "टेबल" (table) also means "plate" in Nepali and "sheet" in Marathi. |
| Hmong | In Hmong, the word "rooj" means "table," but it can also be used to refer to a "leg" or a "foot." |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "asztal" can also refer to a small bench or a work surface, and is likely derived from the Slavic word "stol" meaning "throne" or "seat of honour". |
| Icelandic | An older meaning of borð is 'the side of a ship', which is also the origin of the English word 'board'. |
| Igbo | The Igbo word “tebụl” comes from the English word “table,” but it can also refer to a flat surface or a board. |
| Indonesian | "Meja" is a loanword from Portuguese, introduced by traders from Malacca and Portuguese priests in the 16th century. It derives from the Portuguese word "mesa" (table). |
| Irish | The word 'tábla' also means 'tablet' in Irish, and is derived from the Latin word 'tabula', meaning 'board' or 'flat surface'. |
| Italian | Tavolo, 'table' in Italian, derives from 'tabulatum,' meaning 'planks' in Latin, and later referred to a 'floor' or 'platform,' then a 'table'. |
| Japanese | The word "テーブル" (table) derives from the Portuguese "tabola", which means "board" or "plank". |
| Javanese | "Meja" in Javanese can also refer to a |
| Kannada | ಟೇಬಲ್ (table) is derived from the Latin word 'tabula', meaning 'board' or 'flat surface'. |
| Kazakh | "Кесте", in the Kazakh language, is derived from the old Turkic word "kes", meaning to cut, and this name is associated with the process of preparing a table from a cut tree. |
| Khmer | The word "តុ" can also mean "a piece of furniture with a flat top and legs, used for writing, eating, or other purposes". |
| Korean | In Korean, the same word "표" can also refer to a "sign" or a "mark" |
| Kurdish | In Kurdish, "mêz" has multiple meanings, including "table" and "surface" (like of a wall or ceiling). |
| Kyrgyz | Kyrgyz word 'стол' originally meant 'throne', but acquired new meaning after the Russian conquest of the country. |
| Latin | The Latin word "mensa" also refers to a "monthly allowance" or a "meal," likely due to its association with dining tables where food and provisions were distributed. |
| Latvian | The word "tabula" in Latvian can also refer to a flat, rectangular surface or a document that contains information |
| Lithuanian | The word “stalo” is a cognate of the Latin word “stola”, meaning “robe” or “garment worn by women”. |
| Macedonian | "Табела" is derived from the Persian word "tahveh" and can also refer to a list or a timetable. |
| Malagasy | In Old Malay and Old Javanese the term loha was used for boards and planks, which are related to the meanings "table" and "floorboard" in Malagasy. |
| Malay | The word "meja" in Malay is derived from the Portuguese word "mesa", meaning "table" or "bench". |
| Malayalam | The word "മേശ" is also used to refer to flat surfaces in general, including the tops of chairs and boxes. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word mejda derives from the Arabic word ʾmids, which in turn was borrowed from the Classical Greek term hepides (επιθέσις). |
| Maori | The word 'teepu' is cognate with 'tapu' ('sacred'), reflecting the ancestral belief that a table was a place for sharing food, which is sacred in Maori culture. |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "टेबल" can also refer to a list or a schedule. |
| Mongolian | "Хүснэгт" is derived from the verb "хүснэх" (to eat or drink), reflecting its original use as a dining table. |
| Nepali | The word "तालिका" can also refer to a list, an index, a record, or a register. |
| Norwegian | In Old Norse, "borð" could also mean the side of a ship or a writing tablet. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | Table (tebulo), from the Portuguese "tabula." |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "ميز" does not have any alternate meanings but can be used in various contexts. |
| Persian | The word "جدول" may also refer to a channel, list, or matrix in Persian. |
| Polish | The word "stół" in Polish, meaning "table", also has the alternate meaning of "a piece of furniture on which food is served". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | "Mesa" is derived from the Latin “mensa,” which is of the same root as “month”. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "masă" (table) comes from the Latin word "mensa," meaning "table" or "dish." |
| Russian | The word "стол" in Russian can also refer to a pillar or a column |
| Samoan | In Samoan, 'laulau' also refers to a traditional rolled banana leaf dish with cooked ingredients inside. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "bòrd" in Scots Gaelic can also refer to a council or a committee. |
| Serbian | The word "сто" can also refer to a "hundred" or a "dining set". |
| Sesotho | "Tafolé" in Sesotho also translates to "an altar where the ancestors sit". |
| Shona | The word “tafura” can also mean a game similar to backgammon played on a wooden board with counters. |
| Sindhi | Sindhi word 'ٽيبل' is of Persian origin, derived from the word 'tablah' meaning a small, flat drum. In some contexts, it can also refer to a flat surface or board. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "වගුව" is derived from the Portuguese word "mesa", which also means "table". |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "stôl" is derived from Proto-Slavic "stolъ", which also means "throne". |
| Slovenian | The word 'mizo' is derived from the Proto-Slavic word '*mizъ', meaning 'table' or 'altar'. |
| Somali | In Arabic, the word "miis" means "inheritance", which highlights the importance of tables in Somali culture as a place to share and pass on knowledge. |
| Spanish | The origin of the word “mesa” comes from the Latin word for “food”, and it commonly appears in place names like Mesa Verde National Park and Las Mesas, New Mexico |
| Sundanese | The word "méja" in Sundanese is derived from the Sanskrit word "mesha" meaning "ram", and refers to the shape of a table's legs. |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "meza" may also refer to a "plank". |
| Swedish | In Swedish, 'tabell' can also refer to a list of data arranged in rows and columns, similar to an English 'table'. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | In Tagalog, "mesa" refers to the landform meaning "plateau" or "flat-topped hill" |
| Tajik | It is also used to refer to a large flat surface, such as a tabletop or a counter. |
| Tamil | Though the word "மேசை" (table) is commonly used for furniture, it originally meant "a flat surface". |
| Telugu | The word "pattika" in Telugu shares its root word with "patakam" (cloth, canvas), signifying its original function as a flat surface for spreading out or displaying items. |
| Thai | In Thai, the word ตาราง also means a schedule. |
| Turkish | "Masa" also means "dough" in some dialects of Turkish, such as the one spoken in the south-eastern city of Gaziantep. |
| Ukrainian | The word "таблиця" (table) in Ukrainian also has a meaning of "array". |
| Urdu | The word 'ٹیبل' (table) derives from the Arabic word 'tabl' meaning 'writing board'. |
| Uzbek | "Stol", meaning table in Uzbek, comes from the Proto-Slavic word "*stolъ" and is cognate with the Russian "стол" (stol) and Polish "stół"." |
| Vietnamese | Bàn in Vietnamese originally referred to a flat, wide board for writing or dining, and later came to mean any type of flat surface. |
| Welsh | The Welsh word 'bwrdd' additionally refers to a meal served at a table. |
| Xhosa | "Itafile" also means "the place where things are put" in Xhosa. |
| Yiddish | In Yiddish, "טיש" can also refer to a gathering of Hasidic followers or a meal eaten at such a gathering. |
| Yoruba | In Yoruba, 'tàbílì' can also refer to a wooden tray or a flat surface used for displaying or storing items. |
| Zulu | In Zulu, the word "itafula" originates from the verb "tabula," meaning "to spread something out flat," and refers to the flat surface where things are placed. |
| English | The word "table" derives from the Latin word "tabula," meaning "plank" or "board. |