Ticket in Different Languages
Discover 'Ticket' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Ticket
Afrikaans kaartjie | ||
Albanian biletë | ||
Amharic ትኬት | ||
Arabic تذكرة | ||
Armenian տոմս | ||
Assamese টিকট | ||
Aymara boleto ukampi | ||
Azerbaijani bilet | ||
Bambara tikiti ye | ||
Basque txartela | ||
Belarusian білет | ||
Bengali টিকিট | ||
Bhojpuri टिकट के टिकट मिलल बा | ||
Bosnian ulaznica | ||
Bulgarian билет | ||
Catalan bitllet | ||
Cebuano ticket | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 票 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 票 | ||
Corsican bigliettu | ||
Croatian ulaznica | ||
Czech lístek | ||
Danish billet | ||
Dhivehi ޓިކެޓެވެ | ||
Dogri टिकट दी | ||
Dutch ticket | ||
English ticket | ||
Esperanto bileto | ||
Estonian pilet | ||
Ewe tikiti ƒe tikiti | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) tiket | ||
Finnish lippu | ||
French billet | ||
Frisian ticket | ||
Galician billete | ||
Georgian ბილეთი | ||
German fahrkarte | ||
Greek εισιτήριο | ||
Guarani boleto rehegua | ||
Gujarati ટિકિટ | ||
Haitian Creole tikè | ||
Hausa tikiti | ||
Hawaiian balota | ||
Hebrew כַּרְטִיס | ||
Hindi टिकट | ||
Hmong daim pib | ||
Hungarian jegy | ||
Icelandic miða | ||
Igbo tiketi | ||
Ilocano tiket ti tiket | ||
Indonesian tiket | ||
Irish ticéad | ||
Italian biglietto | ||
Japanese チケット | ||
Javanese karcis | ||
Kannada ಟಿಕೆಟ್ | ||
Kazakh билет | ||
Khmer សំបុត្រ | ||
Kinyarwanda itike | ||
Konkani तिकेट मेळटा | ||
Korean 티켓 | ||
Krio tikɛt fɔ di tikɛt | ||
Kurdish qert | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) پلیت | ||
Kyrgyz билет | ||
Lao ປີ້ | ||
Latin tessera | ||
Latvian biļete | ||
Lingala tike ya kozwa tike | ||
Lithuanian bilietą | ||
Luganda tikiti ya ssente | ||
Luxembourgish ticket | ||
Macedonian билет | ||
Maithili टिकट | ||
Malagasy tapakila | ||
Malay tiket | ||
Malayalam ടിക്കറ്റ് | ||
Maltese biljett | ||
Maori tīkiti | ||
Marathi तिकीट | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯇꯤꯀꯦꯠ ꯂꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ | ||
Mizo ticket lak a ni | ||
Mongolian тасалбар | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) လက်မှတ် | ||
Nepali टिकट | ||
Norwegian billett | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) tikiti | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଟିକେଟ୍ | ||
Oromo tikkeettii | ||
Pashto ټیکټ | ||
Persian بلیط | ||
Polish bilet | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) bilhete | ||
Punjabi ਟਿਕਟ | ||
Quechua boleto nisqa | ||
Romanian bilet | ||
Russian билет | ||
Samoan tiketi | ||
Sanskrit टिकटम् | ||
Scots Gaelic tiogaid | ||
Sepedi tekete | ||
Serbian улазница | ||
Sesotho tekete | ||
Shona tikiti | ||
Sindhi ٽڪيٽ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ටිකට් | ||
Slovak lístok | ||
Slovenian vozovnico | ||
Somali tigidh | ||
Spanish boleto | ||
Sundanese tikét | ||
Swahili tikiti | ||
Swedish biljett | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) ticket | ||
Tajik чипта | ||
Tamil டிக்கெட் | ||
Tatar билет | ||
Telugu టికెట్ | ||
Thai ตั๋ว | ||
Tigrinya ትኬት | ||
Tsonga thikithi | ||
Turkish bilet | ||
Turkmen bilet | ||
Twi (Akan) tekiti a wɔde di dwuma | ||
Ukrainian квиток | ||
Urdu ٹکٹ | ||
Uyghur بېلەت | ||
Uzbek chipta | ||
Vietnamese vé | ||
Welsh tocyn | ||
Xhosa itikiti | ||
Yiddish בילעט | ||
Yoruba tiketi | ||
Zulu ithikithi |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kaartjie, a diminutive of kaart ('card'), can refer to an entry pass, ballot paper, or greeting card. |
| Albanian | The word "biletë" in Albanian is derived from the Latin word "bulla", which refers to a sealed document or a mark of authenticity. |
| Amharic | The word ትኬት (ticket) in Amharic is derived from the French word "tiquet" and the English word "ticket". |
| Arabic | In Arabic, the word "تذكرة" (ticket) also means "remembrance" or "reminder". |
| Armenian | "Տոմս" is of French origin, "coupon", and initially meant a document certifying the holder's right to something. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "bilet" in Azerbaijani can also refer to a lottery ticket or a note written to convey a message. |
| Basque | "Txartela" derives from the Latin word "charta", meaning "paper" or "document". |
| Belarusian | "Білет" has the additional meaning of "a winning lottery ticket, a coupon" in Belarusian. |
| Bengali | 'টিকিট' (ticket) is an anglicism, originally a small paper for attaching to goods, from Old French estiquet, a label. |
| Bosnian | The term "ulaznica" originally comes from the Old Slavic word "ulaz", meaning "entrance". |
| Bulgarian | The word "билет" derives from the French word "billet", meaning a short note or message. |
| Catalan | The term "bitllet" derives from the Italian "biglietto", ultimately originating in the medieval Latin "bulla" (seal), hence the shared etymology with "bulletin". |
| Cebuano | In Cebuano, "ticket" can also refer to a piece of paper used to record a debt or obligation. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 票 originated as a tally stick used as a form of currency in ancient China. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The character 票 (piào) also means a vote, a ballot paper. |
| Corsican | Corsican "bigliettu" derives from Italian, with meanings including "promissory note" and "lottery drawing. |
| Croatian | The Serbo-Croatian word "ulaznica" derives from the verb "ulaziti," to enter, suggesting it once signified the act of gaining admittance rather than the document itself. |
| Czech | The Czech word "lístek" literally means a "little leaf", a derivative of "list", a page, reflecting the historical use of tree bark as paper. |
| Danish | In Danish, "billet" can also refer to a promissory note or a type of lottery ticket. |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "ticket" can also refer to a small piece of paper used to wrap something, such as a candy bar or a piece of fruit. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "bileto" originally meant "small bill" and is related to the Latin word "bulla" meaning "bubble" or "seal". |
| Estonian | The word "pilet" originally referred to a small piece of wood used as a primitive form of currency in the Estonian medieval period. |
| Finnish | "Lippa" is also a colloquial word for "mouth". |
| French | The French word "billet" comes from a word meaning a small note and evolved to mean a ticket that provides entrance to events or that authorizes soldiers to stay for short periods in private homes while on campaign. |
| Frisian | The word "ticket" in Frisian also means "lottery ticket" or "raffle ticket". |
| Galician | The word "billete" in Galician is derived from the Old French word "billet," with the original meaning of a sealed document or a military order. |
| Georgian | The Georgian word "ბილეთი" (ticket) is derived from the French word "billet," which originally meant a short note or message. |
| German | The term "Fahrkarte" is composed of two words: "fahren" (to travel) and "Karte" (card), and literally means "travel card." |
| Greek | In Medieval Greek, “εισιτήριο” could also refer to an official document that gave permission to enter a place or travel a certain route. |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word “ટિકિટ” (ticket) comes from the French word “étiquette” meaning "label" or "tag." |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole, "tikè" derives from the French "ticket," but also refers to a type of small lottery ticket associated with a specific neighborhood. |
| Hausa | The word "tikiti" also means "letter" in Hausa language. |
| Hawaiian | The term originated with ancient Hawaiian voting ballots made with pebbles. |
| Hebrew | In Hebrew, the word "כַּרְטִיס" can also refer to a card, such as a credit card or business card. |
| Hindi | The word "टिकट" (ticket) is derived from the French word "étiquette," meaning "small label." |
| Hmong | The word "daim pib" can be broken down into two parts: "daim" (door) and "pib" (to enter), suggesting that a ticket is a way to "enter a door" or gain access to something. |
| Hungarian | The word "jegy" also means "note" or "mark" in Hungarian, implying its significance as a record or proof of something. |
| Icelandic | "Miða" can also mean "target" or "aim", a sense which survives only in the expression "að miða við" ("to aim at or towards"). |
| Igbo | "Tiketi" also means "agreement" in Igbo. |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "tiket" originated from the Dutch word "ticket", which in turn came from the French word "etiquette". |
| Irish | In Irish, "ticéad" can also refer to a type of lottery or raffle ticket. |
| Italian | The Italian word "biglietto" originally referred to a small piece of paper used for writing notes or messages. |
| Japanese | "チケット" (ticket) also means "label" or "tag" in Japanese. |
| Javanese | 'Karcis' derives from 'kārcha' (Sanskrit), 'carta, khartis' (Greek), meaning 'paper,' referring to the material used for tickets. |
| Kannada | The word ಟಿಕೆಟ್ (ticket) in Kannada is derived from the English word "ticket" and can also mean a lottery ticket or a raffle ticket. |
| Kazakh | "Билет" is also a synonym of the noun "banknote" |
| Khmer | The word "សំបុត្រ" can also refer to a letter or document in the Khmer language. |
| Korean | 티켓(ticket)은 프랑스어 'étiquette'에서 유래하였는데, 'étiquette'의 원래 뜻은 '꼬리표'입니다. |
| Kurdish | Qert originates from the Persian word "ghart" and is also used as a term for "proof" or "document". |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word “билет” is a loanword from Russian, where it has the same meaning. |
| Lao | The Lao word ປີ້ can also mean an entrance ticket, a certificate, or a license. |
| Latin | The word 'tessera' originates from Greek, where it meant 'small square' or 'token', and was later used in Latin to denote a token or ticket. |
| Latvian | The Latvian word "biļete" derives from French "billet" which originally meant a short note. |
| Lithuanian | The word "bilietas" comes from the German word "Billet". |
| Luxembourgish | "Ticket" in Luxembourgish can also refer to a concert or event pass. |
| Macedonian | Бiлет is derived from the Turkish word "bilet" or the Italian word "biglietto", both meaning "ticket". |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word "tapakila" is derived from the French word "ticket" and also means "certificate" or "permit" in Malagasy. |
| Malay | The Malay word 'tiket' can also mean 'a coupon or voucher.' |
| Malayalam | The word "ടിക്കറ്റ്" in Malayalam can also refer to a "lot" or "chance" in a lottery or raffle. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "biljett" is likely derived from the French "billet," which in turn comes from the Latin "bulla," meaning "seal" or "stamp." |
| Maori | The word "tīkiti" is also used in Maori to describe a type of small worm. |
| Marathi | The word "तिकीट" in Marathi derives from the Sanskrit word "チケット" which means "note" or "voucher". |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "тасалбар" (ticket) derives from the word "тас" (rock, stone), and originally referred to a document written on a stone slab. |
| Nepali | "टिकट" (ticket) derives from the French "etiquette" (label), which in turn derives from the Frankish root "stikka" (stick), referring to a small piece of paper or wood attached to something as a label or sign. |
| Norwegian | The French word "billet" has two distinct meanings in Norwegian: "billet" (ticket) and "regning" (invoice). |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The Nyanja word "tikiti" originally derives from the English "ticket" meaning "a small card or slip of paper giving a right of admission to an event or travel on a vehicle". |
| Pashto | In Pashto, "ټیکټ" also means a piece of cloth used to wash the body after taking a bath. |
| Persian | In Persian, the word "بلیط" also refers to a lottery ticket or a raffle ticket. |
| Polish | The word 'bilet' in Polish can also refer to a certificate or a document granting a right or privilege. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "bilhete" in Portuguese originates from the Latin word "bulla" which means "seal" or "tablet". |
| Punjabi | The word "ਟਿਕਟ" in Punjabi can also refer to a lottery ticket or a raffle ticket. |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "bilet" not only means "ticket" but also "note" or "fare". |
| Russian | The Russian word "билет" also has alternate meanings of "banknote" and "note". |
| Samoan | The Samoan word "tiketi" also means "a piece of paper on which something is written or a sign of something." |
| Scots Gaelic | From the French "étiquette", a label or ticket. |
| Serbian | "Улазница" is derived from the verb "улазити" (to enter) and originally meant "a permit to enter". |
| Sesotho | In Sesotho, 'tekete' shares its origin with 'tiketeng' or 'liketso,' derived from the Afrikaans 'tiket' and English 'ticket' denoting an entry or travel pass. |
| Shona | "Tikiti" in Shona also refers to a small bundle of banknotes, a banknote, or a receipt. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "ٽڪيٽ" can also refer to a fine imposed on a person by a governing entity. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "ටිකට්" (ticket) is derived from the French word "etiquette" meaning "label" or "tag" |
| Slovak | "Lístok" stems from the Old Church Slavonic word "listъ", meaning a letter or a document, and in various Slavic languages it can also mean a leaf of a plant or a ballot paper. |
| Slovenian | The word "vozovnico" is derived from the German word "Fahrkarte" |
| Somali | The word "tigidh" or "tikid" (pronounced similarly) can mean "ticket" or "coupon," which are used to obtain a service, like public transport or entry into an event. |
| Spanish | In classical Latin, "boleta" referred to a token or a receipt |
| Sundanese | The word "tikét" in Sundanese also means a small piece of paper or a note. |
| Swahili | In Swahili, "tikiti" is derived from the English word "ticket" and it can also mean "a small piece of paper used for various purposes, such as a receipt, a note, or a label." |
| Swedish | "Biljett" is derived from the French word "billet," which means a small note or letter. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | Tiket in Tagalog is ultimately derived from the French word étiquette, which has several meanings including "label" and "pass." |
| Tajik | The word "чипта" in Tajik has alternate meanings including "receipt" and "coupon". |
| Tamil | The word 'டிக்கெட்' can also mean 'a piece of paper used to record a transaction' or 'a voucher entitling the holder to something'. |
| Telugu | టికెట్ is a loanword from English that has been used to describe various types of tickets in Telugu. |
| Thai | In the past, 'ตั๋ว' was used instead of 'เงิน' ('money') as a form of currency. |
| Turkish | The word "bilet" in Turkish has multiple meanings, including "ticket", "note", "certificate", and "lottery ticket." |
| Ukrainian | The word "квиток" also means a receipt in Ukrainian, sharing its origin with the Russian term "квитанция", which comes from the Latin word "quietus" meaning "repayment of a debt or obligation". |
| Urdu | "Ticket" can also mean a piece of paper that serves as an admission pass or coupon. |
| Uzbek | The word "chipta" in Uzbek is ultimately derived from the Persian word "chīpta" (چيپتا), meaning "printed matter" or "a piece of paper with writing on it". |
| Vietnamese | "Vé" can also mean "round-trip ticket" or "voucher". |
| Welsh | Although the Welsh word "tocyn" primarily means "ticket," it also has alternate meanings such as "token" or "sign." |
| Xhosa | "Itikiti" can also mean "a small, flat stick or piece of wood" in Bantu languages. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "בילעט" not only refers to "tickets" but also to small notes and letters, often used to communicate secret messages or love notes. |
| Yoruba | The word "Tiketi" in Yoruba, derived from the English word "ticket," is also used to refer to a small amount of money or a token representing a promise or obligation. |
| Zulu | The word "ithikithi" in Zulu is said to originate from the English word "ticket". |
| English | The word 'ticket' originates from the Old French word 'estiquet', meaning 'small note' or 'label'. |