Tank in Different Languages
Discover 'Tank' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Tank
Afrikaans tenk | ||
Albanian tank | ||
Amharic ታንክ | ||
Arabic خزان | ||
Armenian բաք | ||
Assamese টেংক | ||
Aymara tanka | ||
Azerbaijani tank | ||
Bambara tanki min bɛ kɛ | ||
Basque depositua | ||
Belarusian танк | ||
Bengali ট্যাঙ্ক | ||
Bhojpuri टंकी के बा | ||
Bosnian tenk | ||
Bulgarian резервоар | ||
Catalan tanc | ||
Cebuano tanke | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 坦克 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 坦克 | ||
Corsican mid | ||
Croatian tenk | ||
Czech nádrž | ||
Danish tank | ||
Dhivehi ޓޭންކެއް | ||
Dogri टैंक | ||
Dutch tank | ||
English tank | ||
Esperanto tanko | ||
Estonian paak | ||
Ewe tank | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) tangke | ||
Finnish säiliö | ||
French réservoir | ||
Frisian tank | ||
Galician tanque | ||
Georgian ავზი | ||
German panzer | ||
Greek δεξαμενή | ||
Guarani tanque rehegua | ||
Gujarati ટાંકી | ||
Haitian Creole tank | ||
Hausa tanki | ||
Hawaiian pahu wai | ||
Hebrew טַנק | ||
Hindi टैंक | ||
Hmong tank | ||
Hungarian tartály | ||
Icelandic tankur | ||
Igbo tank | ||
Ilocano tangke | ||
Indonesian tangki | ||
Irish umar | ||
Italian carro armato | ||
Japanese タンク | ||
Javanese tank | ||
Kannada ಟ್ಯಾಂಕ್ | ||
Kazakh цистерна | ||
Khmer ធុង | ||
Kinyarwanda tank | ||
Konkani टांकयेंतल्यान | ||
Korean 탱크 | ||
Krio tank we dɛn kɔl | ||
Kurdish depo | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) تانکی | ||
Kyrgyz танк | ||
Lao ຖັງ | ||
Latin cisternina | ||
Latvian tvertne | ||
Lingala tank | ||
Lithuanian tankas | ||
Luganda ttanka | ||
Luxembourgish tank | ||
Macedonian резервоар | ||
Maithili टंकी | ||
Malagasy tanky | ||
Malay tangki | ||
Malayalam ടാങ്ക് | ||
Maltese tank | ||
Maori tank | ||
Marathi टाकी | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯇꯦꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo tank a ni | ||
Mongolian сав | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အကြံပေးအဖွဲ့ | ||
Nepali ट्या tank्क | ||
Norwegian tank | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) thanki | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଟାଙ୍କି | | ||
Oromo taankii | ||
Pashto ټانک | ||
Persian مخزن | ||
Polish czołg | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) tanque | ||
Punjabi ਟੈਂਕ | ||
Quechua tanque | ||
Romanian rezervor | ||
Russian бак | ||
Samoan tane tane | ||
Sanskrit टङ्कः | ||
Scots Gaelic tanca | ||
Sepedi tanka ya | ||
Serbian резервоар | ||
Sesotho tanka | ||
Shona tangi | ||
Sindhi ٽينڪ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ටැංකිය | ||
Slovak nádrž | ||
Slovenian rezervoar | ||
Somali taangiga | ||
Spanish tanque | ||
Sundanese tank | ||
Swahili tank | ||
Swedish tank | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) tangke | ||
Tajik зарф | ||
Tamil தொட்டி | ||
Tatar танк | ||
Telugu ట్యాంక్ | ||
Thai ถัง | ||
Tigrinya ታንኪ ምዃኑ’ዩ። | ||
Tsonga thangi ra xirhendzevutani | ||
Turkish tank | ||
Turkmen tank | ||
Twi (Akan) tank a ɛwɔ hɔ | ||
Ukrainian танк | ||
Urdu ٹینک | ||
Uyghur tank | ||
Uzbek tank | ||
Vietnamese xe tăng | ||
Welsh tanc | ||
Xhosa itanki | ||
Yiddish טאַנק | ||
Yoruba ojò | ||
Zulu ithangi |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word 'tenk' is also used informally to refer to a large or heavy person or object in Afrikaans. |
| Albanian | The word "tank" in Albanian also means "pool" or "reservoir". |
| Amharic | The word "ታንክ" comes from the English word "tank" which can also mean a large container for storing water. |
| Arabic | The word "خزان" ("tank") in Arabic can also refer to a reservoir or a treasury. |
| Armenian | The original meaning of “բաք” was a large pot or jar to store liquids.} |
| Azerbaijani | In Azerbaijani, the word "tank" also refers to a type of fermented milk drink similar to yogurt or kefir. |
| Basque | The Basque word for tank, "depositua", derives from the Latin "depositum", meaning "stored thing." |
| Belarusian | The word "танк" is derived from the English word "tank", meaning a large container for holding liquids or gases. |
| Bengali | The word 'tank' can also refer to a reservoir or container for liquids, or a large metal box used to transport goods. |
| Bosnian | The word "tenk" in Bosnian can also refer to a heavy metal band or a person who is overly serious or rigid. |
| Bulgarian | "Резервоар" comes from "резерв" meaning "reserve" or "warehouse", originally referring to water tanks used in Ottoman baths. |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "tanc" originates from the French word "étang", meaning a pond or reservoir. |
| Cebuano | In Cebuano, “tanke” can also mean “reservoir” or “cistern”. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The word "坦克" (tank) in Chinese is derived from the Russian word "танк" (tank) and originally referred to a container for holding liquids or gases. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The word "坦克" (tank) likely originated from the Chinese word "彈弓" (slingshot), as tanks were originally designed to break through enemy lines in a similar way to a slingshot. |
| Corsican | 'Mid' also refers to 'half' or 'in the center' from the Latin word 'medias'. |
| Croatian | In Croatian, "tenk" originally meant "pond" or "cistern". |
| Czech | "Nádrž" in Czech means not only "tank" but also a reservoir or a cistern. |
| Danish | The word "tank" in Danish can also refer to a large container for storing liquids or gases. |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "tank" can also refer to a container for liquids or a prison cell. |
| Esperanto | "Tanko" is also a Russian word for "to dance". |
| Estonian | The word "paak" is derived from Russian "бачок" (literally: "container") and it also means "cistern" in Estonian. |
| Finnish | The word "säiliö" can also refer to a container or vessel for liquids or gases. |
| French | The French word "réservoir" initially meant "fish pond" before acquiring its more common meaning of "reservoir" or "tank". |
| Frisian | In Frisian, "tank" not only means a container for liquids, but also a thick sweater or shirt. |
| Galician | The word "tanque" comes from the Portuguese "tanque", which in turn comes from the Latin "tanca", meaning "reservoir". |
| Georgian | The word ავზი ('avi') originally meant 'pond' as seen e.g. in the names of many Georgian cities and villages ending in this word. |
| German | In German, the word "Panzer" can also refer to a type of heavy armor worn by medieval knights. |
| Greek | Δεξαμενή, in addition to meaning 'tank,' is derived from the verb 'δέχομαι,' meaning 'to receive,' and can also refer to cisterns, reservoirs, and even the human body's fluid-filled cavities. |
| Gujarati | In Gujarati, "tank" also means a pond or reservoir for storing water. |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian Creole word "tank" can also refer to the verb "to dunk" or a type of Haitian stew. |
| Hausa | "Tanki" also means "lake" in Hausa, deriving from the Tuareg word "teneg". |
| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word "pahu wai" literally means "water vessel" and can refer to a variety of containers, including tanks, pools, and reservoirs. |
| Hebrew | "טַנק" is also an acronym for "טכנולוגיה נשק קל" (Tekhnologiya Neshek Kal), meaning "small arms technology". |
| Hindi | The word 'टैंक' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'टंक' and can mean not only 'tank' but also 'vessel' or 'reservoir' |
| Hmong | In Hmong, "tank" can also refer to a "reservoir" or "large container used for storage". |
| Hungarian | The word "tartály" also has the alternate meaning of "reservoir" in Hungarian. |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "tankur" can also refer to a thought, an idea, or a plan. |
| Igbo | Though the word 'tank' in Igbo means 'tank', it can also mean 'drum' or 'container'. |
| Indonesian | "Tangki" is derived from the Malay "tangkui" and originally referred only to water containers. In Indonesian, it's used for various containers and also for the military vehicle. |
| Irish | The word 'umar' in Irish is cognate with the Latin 'imber', meaning 'a heavy shower of rain', and is likely related to the Old Irish 'immar', meaning 'a pond' or 'a pool'. |
| Italian | The term "carro armato" originates from Italian newspapers referring to the first British tanks as "armored cars" |
| Japanese | In Japanese, the word "タンク" (tanku) means not only the armed vehicle, but also a water tank used for toilets or an oxygen tank. |
| Javanese | In Javanese, the word '"tank"' can also refers to a type of traditional wooden chest. |
| Kannada | "ಟ್ಯಾಂಕ್" also means a reservoir created by building a dam across a river or a stream to collect and store water. |
| Kazakh | The word "цистерна" is borrowed from the Latin word "cisterna", which means "reservoir" or "cistern". |
| Khmer | The word "ធុង" (tank) in Khmer is thought to be derived from the Thai word "ถัง" (container), which in turn comes from the Chinese word "桶" (bucket). |
| Korean | The Korean word "탱크" (tank) is derived from the Middle Korean word "당구" (danggu), which meant "a large wooden barrel" |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word "depo" can also refer to a warehouse or a bus depot. |
| Kyrgyz | Танк - это также название старинных весовых гирь. |
| Lao | 'ຖັງ' (tank) can also mean a barrel or a container that is used for storage or transportation. |
| Latin | "Cisternina" is a Latin word meaning "small storage vessel," "well," or "cistern." |
| Latvian | "Tvertne" in Latvian also means "container" or "vessel". |
| Lithuanian | In Lithuanian, "tankas" is a borrowed word from Russian, ultimately derived from the English word "tank." |
| Luxembourgish | The Luxembourgish word "tank" can also refer to a pond or a cistern. |
| Macedonian | The first tank was in fact not a vehicle, but a cylindrical container for liquids. |
| Malagasy | Tanky can also mean a heavy-duty container or a sturdy object similar to a tank. |
| Malay | In Malay, "tangki" originally referred to a water container, but now also denotes military vehicles. |
| Malayalam | The word "ടാങ്ക്" in Malayalam can also mean "a large vessel for storing water or other liquids" or "a reservoir". |
| Maltese | The Maltese term "tank" derives from the Italian word "tanica," meaning a container or vessel. |
| Maori | The Maori word 'tangi' can also refer to a wake or funeral lamentation. |
| Marathi | In Marathi, the word "टाकी" also means "a pot". |
| Mongolian | The word "сав" (tank) in Mongolian originates from the Russian word "танк" (tank) but has also been used metaphorically to refer to a large group of people or animals. |
| Nepali | The word 'ट्यांक' (tank) can also refer to a large container or reservoir for holding liquids or gases. |
| Norwegian | In Norwegian, the word "tank" can also mean "container" or "cistern". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | Nyanja thanki "tank" originates from "tanki" in Gujarati, which means "vessel with lid". |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "ټانک" also means "reservoir". |
| Persian | The word "مخزن" (makhzan) in Persian also means "warehouse" or "storage". |
| Polish | "Czołg" is derived from the Polish word "czółgać" meaning "to crawl", but may also refer to a type of boat or a traditional dance. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The Portuguese word "tanque" can refer to a cistern, a pond, or a tank in a military context. |
| Punjabi | In Punjabi, "ਟੈਂਕ" primarily means "tank" but can also refer to a "drum", "reservoir", or "container" for holding liquids or solids. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "rezervor" also means "reservoir" and comes from the Latin "reservō," meaning "to keep back" or "to store up." |
| Russian | The word "бак" (tank) has several meanings in Russian, including "a large container for liquids or gases" and "a reservoir on a vehicle for storing fuel." |
| Samoan | 'Tane tane' can also refer to a kind of large wooden water container. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "tanca" in Scots Gaelic can also refer to a small enclosure or pen for animals. |
| Serbian | The word 'rezervoar' in Serbian comes from the French 'réservoir', meaning 'reservoir' or 'tank'. It can also refer to a 'cistern' or 'basin'. |
| Sesotho | In Sesotho, 'tanka' refers to a container or a drum, extending its meaning beyond its primary English connotation of a military vehicle. |
| Shona | The Shona word "tangi" can also mean "container" or "vessel", which aligns with its military connotation as a vehicle that holds liquid fuel. |
| Sindhi | "ٽينڪ" also refers to a metal container for storing liquids or gases. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The Sinhala word "ටැංකිය" (tank) originates from the Portuguese word "tanque", meaning "reservoir" or "cistern". |
| Slovak | "Nádrž" can also refer to a reservoir or water tank in Slovak. |
| Slovenian | The word "rezervoar" in Slovenian, like its English cognate, also means "reservoir" in the sense of a natural or artificial lake or pond used for storing water. |
| Somali | The term "taangiga" can also refer to a large container or reservoir. |
| Spanish | In Spanish, "tanque" has origins in the Arabic "tannūk" and also means pond, reservoir, or cistern. |
| Sundanese | In Sundanese, the word "tank" also means "container" or "vessel". |
| Swahili | In Swahili, the word "tank" also means "container" or "vessel" |
| Swedish | Swedish "tanken" ('the tank') can also refer to the idea, thought or plan rather than a physical container or vehicle. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "tangke" has multiple meanings, including "tank" and "reservoir". |
| Tajik | The word "зарф" also means "envelope" in Tajik. |
| Tamil | The term 'தொட்டி' ('tank') can also refer to a container used to hold liquids, or to an excavation for storage of rainwater in ancient India |
| Telugu | The Telugu word "ట్యాంక్" (tank) is derived from the English word "tank," which originally referred to a large cistern or reservoir for holding water. |
| Thai | In Thai, the word "ถัง" can also refer to a bucket, a large container for holding water. |
| Turkish | The Turkish word "tank" can also mean "vessel" or "container." |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "танк" can also refer to a reservoir or a cistern. |
| Urdu | Urdu 'ٹینک' also means 'pond' and may have originated from Hindi 'ताँक' (pond). |
| Uzbek | The Uzbek word "tank" can also be used to describe a large container, such as a water tank or a fuel tank. |
| Vietnamese | Xe tăng derives from a misinterpretation of the British word "tank" as the French word "l'étang" meaning "pond". |
| Welsh | Tanc can also be a verb meaning 'to press' in Welsh. |
| Xhosa | The word "itanki" is derived from the Afrikaans "tenk", which means "tank" |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "טאַנק" derives from the German word "Teich", meaning "pond", and can also refer to a cistern or a basin. |
| Yoruba | The Yoruba word "ojò" can also mean "time" or "day". |
| Zulu | The word 'ithangi' also means a 'drinking trough' in Zulu. |
| English | The term "tank" originates from the British military slang, short for "water tank". |