Tape in Different Languages
Discover 'Tape' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Tape
Afrikaans band | ||
Albanian shirit | ||
Amharic ቴፕ | ||
Arabic شريط | ||
Armenian ժապավեն | ||
Assamese টেপ | ||
Aymara sinta | ||
Azerbaijani tape | ||
Bambara worobinɛ | ||
Basque zinta | ||
Belarusian стужка | ||
Bengali টেপ | ||
Bhojpuri फीता | ||
Bosnian traka | ||
Bulgarian лента | ||
Catalan cinta | ||
Cebuano teyp | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 胶带 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 膠帶 | ||
Corsican cassetta | ||
Croatian traka | ||
Czech páska | ||
Danish bånd | ||
Dhivehi ޓޭޕް | ||
Dogri टेप | ||
Dutch plakband | ||
English tape | ||
Esperanto bendo | ||
Estonian lint | ||
Ewe nudzidzeka | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) tape | ||
Finnish nauha | ||
French ruban | ||
Frisian tape | ||
Galician cinta | ||
Georgian ფირზე | ||
German band | ||
Greek ταινία-κασέτα | ||
Guarani apoype | ||
Gujarati ટેપ | ||
Haitian Creole kasèt | ||
Hausa tef | ||
Hawaiian lipine | ||
Hebrew סרט הדבקה | ||
Hindi फीता | ||
Hmong xev | ||
Hungarian szalag | ||
Icelandic segulband | ||
Igbo teepu | ||
Ilocano idikkit | ||
Indonesian tape | ||
Irish téip | ||
Italian nastro | ||
Japanese テープ | ||
Javanese kaset | ||
Kannada ಟೇಪ್ | ||
Kazakh таспа | ||
Khmer កាសែត | ||
Kinyarwanda kaseti | ||
Konkani टेप | ||
Korean 줄자 | ||
Krio tep | ||
Kurdish lezaq | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) کاسێت | ||
Kyrgyz лента | ||
Lao ເທບ | ||
Latin tape | ||
Latvian lente | ||
Lingala casette | ||
Lithuanian juosta | ||
Luganda teepu | ||
Luxembourgish band | ||
Macedonian лента | ||
Maithili फीता | ||
Malagasy scotch | ||
Malay pita | ||
Malayalam ടേപ്പ് | ||
Maltese tejp | ||
Maori rīpene | ||
Marathi टेप | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯂꯎꯁꯤꯟꯕ | ||
Mizo pawnthem sei | ||
Mongolian соронзон хальс | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) တိပ်ခွေ | ||
Nepali टेप | ||
Norwegian teip | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) tepi | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଟେପ୍ | ||
Oromo sagalee waraabuu | ||
Pashto يک پهلو | ||
Persian نوار | ||
Polish taśma | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) fita | ||
Punjabi ਚੇਪੀ | ||
Quechua cinta | ||
Romanian bandă | ||
Russian лента | ||
Samoan lipine | ||
Sanskrit पट्ट | ||
Scots Gaelic teip | ||
Sepedi theipi | ||
Serbian трака | ||
Sesotho theipi | ||
Shona tepi | ||
Sindhi ٽيپ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ටේප් | ||
Slovak páska | ||
Slovenian trak | ||
Somali sharooto | ||
Spanish cinta | ||
Sundanese kasét | ||
Swahili mkanda | ||
Swedish tejp | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) tape | ||
Tajik навор | ||
Tamil டேப் | ||
Tatar тасма | ||
Telugu టేప్ | ||
Thai เทป | ||
Tigrinya ካሴት | ||
Tsonga thepi | ||
Turkish bant | ||
Turkmen lenta | ||
Twi (Akan) tape | ||
Ukrainian стрічка | ||
Urdu ٹیپ | ||
Uyghur لېنتا | ||
Uzbek lenta | ||
Vietnamese băng | ||
Welsh tâp | ||
Xhosa iteyipu | ||
Yiddish טייפּ | ||
Yoruba teepu | ||
Zulu iteyipu |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "band" can also refer to a medical bandage or a strip of cloth used to tie something. |
| Albanian | The Albanian word 'shirit' also means 'ribbon' or 'band' |
| Amharic | The word ቴፕ in Amharic also means 'to be stretched' or 'to be extended'. |
| Arabic | The root word of "شريط" in Arabic, "ش ر ط", has additional meanings such as "to impose a condition" and "to bet". |
| Armenian | "ժապավեն" (tape) in Armenian originates from the word "ժապավ" (string) and "են" (suffix indicating "having the quality of"), thus meaning "having the quality of a string". |
| Azerbaijani | "Tape" in Azerbaijani also means "strip" |
| Basque | In some Basque dialects, "zinta" can also refer to a narrow strip of fabric used as a ribbon or headband. |
| Belarusian | Cognate with Polish "stążka" (tape), also referred to as "ribbon" or "band" in a broader sense. |
| Bengali | The term "টেপ" in Bangla can refer to either an audio recording medium, self-adhesive paper, or a traditional musical instrument similar to a flute or a reed instrument. |
| Bosnian | The word 'traka' can also mean 'noise' or 'racket' in Bosnian. |
| Bulgarian | "Лента" means "ribbon" in Bulgarian, but can also mean "newsfeed" or "timeline" in internet context. |
| Catalan | "Cinta" in Catalan comes from the Latin word "cingulum", which means "belt" or "waistband", and can also refer to a ribbon, a strip of fabric, or a belt of land. |
| Cebuano | In Cebuano, "teyp" also refers to a type of woven mat used for sleeping or as a floor covering. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 胶带 (jiāodài) originally meant 'glue strip' but now commonly refers to adhesive tape. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 膠帶 may refer to a variety of types of tape, including adhesive tape, cloth tape, and electrical tape. |
| Corsican | The word "cassetta" in Corsican can also mean "box" or "crate" in addition to "tape" |
| Croatian | Traka shares its origin with the French word 'trace' and is related to the Italian word for 'track', 'traccia'. |
| Czech | The Czech word "páska" can also refer to a strip or band of material used for various purposes, such as decoration or binding. |
| Danish | In addition to its primary meaning of "tape," the Danish word "bånd" also carries the broader connotation of "connection" or "bond." |
| Dutch | The word "plakband" derives from the Dutch words "plakken" (to stick) and "band" (ribbon), and can also refer to a bandage or adhesive strip. |
| Esperanto | The word "bendo" is derived from the French word "bande" meaning "strip", and also shares a common origin with the English word "band". |
| Estonian | The word lint initially meant „linseed“, but later on it was used to name the lint used in medicine, or the fibres sticking to clothes. |
| Finnish | The word "nauha" also means "ribbon" and is related to the word "naula" (nail) due to their similar shape. |
| French | The word ruban has a root in Old French meaning "striped cloth" and refers to both decorative and practical ribbons. |
| Frisian | In Frisian, the word "tape" can also mean "rope". |
| Galician | The word "cinta" can also refer to the girdle, belt or girdle used to tighten or hold certain parts of the clothing, especially the waist, or to the ribbon, band or strip of cloth, often ornamental, used for tying or decorating something. |
| Georgian | "ფირზე," which means "tape," also refers to a type of Georgian folk dance. |
| German | The word "Band" in German can also refer to a ribbon, a strip, or a stripe |
| Greek | In Greek, the word "ταινία-κασέτα" can also mean "cinematic film" or "strip of plastic or paper used in audio or video recording equipment." |
| Gujarati | In Gujarati, "ટેપ" (tape) can also refer to a thin sheet of metal, similar to ribbon. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "kasèt" in Haitian Creole also refers to a type of traditional hat made from straw or palm leaves. |
| Hausa | In Hausa, "tef" can also refer to a type of grass or a small, edible seed. |
| Hawaiian | "Lipine" also means "to touch lightly" in Hawaiian. |
| Hebrew | The word "סרט הדבקה" (tape) in Hebrew literally translates to "glue film". |
| Hindi | The word "फीता" (tape) in Hindi also refers to a type of textile border or trim, often used in traditional Indian clothing. |
| Hmong | The word "xev" is likely derived from the Austroasiatic root *s-peŋ, which also means "tape" in many other Austronesian languages. |
| Hungarian | Apart from its basic meaning of "ribbon" or "tape", "szalag" can also refer to the graduation ceremony of secondary school students in Hungary, which literally means "ribbon ceremony". |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "segulband" can also refer to a type of traditional headband adorned with sequins and beads worn by married women. |
| Igbo | The word 'teepu' also means 'to tie' or 'to fasten' in Igbo. |
| Indonesian | In Indonesian, "tape" also refers to a fermented cassava dish or a unit of measurement for rice. |
| Irish | The word "téip" in Irish can also refer to a "band" or a "group" of people. |
| Italian | The Italian word "nastro" derives from the Latin "nastrum" meaning "bandage". |
| Japanese | Originally an alternate term for 'film' and 'ribbons'; today, typically refers to recording tape for cassette recorders and other devices. |
| Javanese | The word "kaset" in Javanese also refers to a "cartridge" or a "box". |
| Kannada | The word "ಟೇಪ್" in Kannada can also refer to a "strip" or a "band". |
| Kazakh | In Kazakh, "таспа" can also refer to a ribbon or a measure of length equal to the width of a thumb. |
| Khmer | The Khmer word "កាសែត" also means "newspaper" and is borrowed from the French word "gazette". |
| Korean | The word "줄자" (tape) in Korean originally meant "string" or "rope". |
| Kurdish | In addition to meaning "tape," the Kurdish word "lezaq" can also refer to a "bandage." |
| Kyrgyz | In Kyrgyz, лента also means "news stream". |
| Lao | In Lao, "ເທບ" can also refer to something excellent or of heavenly quality, as an extension of its original meaning "tape used for binding or wrapping presents. |
| Latin | The Latin word "taenia" means "tape" or "band," and is related to the English word "tapeworm." |
| Latvian | The word "lente" in Latvian can also mean "ribbon" or "band". |
| Lithuanian | "Juosta", meaning "ribbon" in Lithuanian, derives from "juosta", "zone", or "belt" in Sanskrit. |
| Luxembourgish | The word "Band" in Luxembourgish can also refer to a "border" or "bandage". |
| Macedonian | The word "лента" in Macedonian can also mean "ribbon" or "strip", derived from the Proto-Slavic word *lętъ. |
| Malagasy | In Malagasy, 'scotch' also refers to a type of sugarcane spirit similar to rum. |
| Malay | The word "pita" in Malay can also refer to a length of cloth, ribbon, or thread, or a strip of land. |
| Malayalam | In Malayalam, "ടേപ്പ്" can also refer to a roll of paper or fabric. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "tejp" derives from the Italian "nastro", meaning "ribbon". |
| Maori | Rīpene can also refer to a 'rope', 'thread' or 'cord'. |
| Marathi | In addition to its primary meaning, "टेप" also refers to a style of traditional Indian dance or music. |
| Mongolian | Соронзон хальс is the Mongolian word for tape, but it can also refer to a thin strip of metal or fabric used for binding or reinforcing. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word "တိပ်ခွေ" is derived from the Pali word "tipa", meaning "mark" or "sign", and is also used to refer to the act of recording something in writing. |
| Nepali | टेप (tape) comes from Middle English tape, which may derive from the Old French word estape or the Late Latin word stapa. |
| Norwegian | Teip also refers to a thin layer |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | Nyanja tepi (tape) shares the same etymological root with Swahili tepi, ‘edge’ and with Tswana and Sotho tepi, which all originally mean 'rim' |
| Pashto | The word "يک پهلو" in Pashto can also mean "one-sided" or "biased". |
| Persian | The word "نوار" can also refer to a strip or ribbon, often used in clothing or decoration. |
| Polish | "Taśma" can also refer to a belt, a band, or a strip of fabric. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "fita" in Portuguese can also refer to a type of decorative ribbon or to recording tape, especially film used in 8mm cameras. |
| Punjabi | The word "ਚੇਪੀ" (tape) in Punjabi also refers to a type of traditional fabric belt with decorative patterns. |
| Romanian | Bandă can also refer to a group of musicians or an organized group of people or criminals. |
| Russian | The word "лента" (tape) in Russian can also refer to a ribbon or a stream of data. |
| Samoan | Lipine is also the Samoan word for the membrane that lines the inside of the cheeks and lips, and is commonly used to describe a piece of something, such as a piece of clothing. |
| Scots Gaelic | The term "teip" originates from the Old Norse word "teiper", a string for tying up hay bundles. |
| Serbian | The word `трака` can also refer to a loud noise. |
| Sesotho | The word "theipi" in Sesotho can also refer to a thin strip of metal or leather, used for binding or fastening. |
| Shona | The word "tepi" also refers to a thin piece of cloth or paper, such as a ribbon or a strip of bandage. |
| Sindhi | The word "tape" derives from an obsolete verb, which originated from Middle Dutch via Middle French. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word ටේප් "tape" in Sinhala is derived from the English word "tape" and also means "ribbon". |
| Slovak | The word "páska" can also refer to a belt, band, or ribbon in Slovak. |
| Slovenian | The word |
| Somali | The word "sharooto" also refers to a strip of leather used for tying something. |
| Sundanese | "Kasét" can also refer to a small box or container in Sundanese |
| Swahili | "Mkanda" also refers to a narrow strip of cloth used to bind books or as a headband. |
| Swedish | "Tejp" is a Swedish synonym for the word "duk" (a cloth), as in "bordduk" (tablecloth). |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | Tagalog "teyp" can also mean "a thin strip of cloth, paper, etc., used to tie or bind something" or "a narrow piece of ribbon, lace, or braid used for decoration or trimming." |
| Tajik | The word "навор" also refers to an "earring" |
| Tamil | The word "டேப்" can also refer to a musical instrument, specifically a stringed instrument similar to but smaller than a veena. |
| Telugu | "టేప్" can also mean "to tap or to strike lightly", which is a different word with a different origin from "tape" (adhesive strip). |
| Thai | The Thai word "เทป" can also mean "reel" or "spool". |
| Turkish | The word "bant" in Turkish also refers to a type of fabric or bandage used for binding or wrapping. |
| Ukrainian | The word "стрічка" (tape) in Ukrainian originally meant "a narrow strip of fabric or leather" and is related to the word "стріха" (a thatched roof). |
| Urdu | The word "ٹیپ" is also used figuratively in Urdu to refer to a "tip" given to someone, especially in the context of monetary compensation for a service rendered. |
| Uzbek | In Uzbek, "lenta" means "ribbon" or "band", but it can also refer to a "centipede". |
| Vietnamese | "Băng" in Vietnamese can also mean "gang" or "ice". |
| Welsh | Welsh "tâp" (tape) is not related to the familiar English word but rather likely comes from the Latin "mappa" (napkin, tablecloth). |
| Xhosa | The word "iteyipu" in Xhosa also means "a strap or leather thong used to secure something". |
| Yiddish | "טייפּ" also means "type" in Yiddish, which is reflected in the Yiddish name for a typewriter: שרייב-מאַשין (literally "write-machine"). |
| Yoruba | Teepu also refers to a kind of dance or to someone who is an exceptional dancer. |
| Zulu | The word "iteyipu" is derived from the Nguni root "-teyp-", meaning "to bind" or "to tie". |
| English | "Tape" comes from the Middle English word "tap" or "toppe," meaning "head" or "top", referencing the old practice of binding cloth or paper over the top of a document. |