Tissue in Different Languages
Discover 'Tissue' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Tissue
Afrikaans sneesdoekie | ||
Albanian indeve | ||
Amharic ቲሹ | ||
Arabic نسيج | ||
Armenian հյուսվածք | ||
Assamese টিছ্যু | ||
Aymara p'itata | ||
Azerbaijani toxuma | ||
Bambara fìnimugu | ||
Basque ehuna | ||
Belarusian тканіны | ||
Bengali টিস্যু | ||
Bhojpuri ऊतक | ||
Bosnian tkivo | ||
Bulgarian тъкан | ||
Catalan teixit | ||
Cebuano tisyu | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 组织 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 組織 | ||
Corsican tissutu | ||
Croatian tkivo | ||
Czech tkáň | ||
Danish væv | ||
Dhivehi ޓިޝޫ | ||
Dogri टीशू | ||
Dutch zakdoek | ||
English tissue | ||
Esperanto histo | ||
Estonian pabertaskurätik | ||
Ewe ayi | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) tissue | ||
Finnish kudos | ||
French tissu | ||
Frisian weefsel | ||
Galician tecido | ||
Georgian ქსოვილი | ||
German gewebe | ||
Greek ιστός | ||
Guarani pyahapy | ||
Gujarati પેશી | ||
Haitian Creole tisi | ||
Hausa nama | ||
Hawaiian 'aʻaʻa | ||
Hebrew רִקמָה | ||
Hindi ऊतक | ||
Hmong ntaub so ntswg | ||
Hungarian szövet | ||
Icelandic vefjum | ||
Igbo anụ ahụ | ||
Ilocano taba | ||
Indonesian jaringan | ||
Irish fíochán | ||
Italian tessuto | ||
Japanese 組織 | ||
Javanese tisu | ||
Kannada ಅಂಗಾಂಶ | ||
Kazakh мата | ||
Khmer ជាលិកា | ||
Kinyarwanda tissue | ||
Konkani तंतू | ||
Korean 조직 | ||
Krio ɛnkicha | ||
Kurdish çerm | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) شانە | ||
Kyrgyz кыртыш | ||
Lao ເນື້ອເຍື່ອ | ||
Latin textus | ||
Latvian audi | ||
Lingala elamba | ||
Lithuanian audinio | ||
Luganda busimu bwomubiri | ||
Luxembourgish tissu | ||
Macedonian ткиво | ||
Maithili ऊतक | ||
Malagasy sela | ||
Malay tisu | ||
Malayalam ടിഷ്യു | ||
Maltese tessut | ||
Maori kiko | ||
Marathi मेदयुक्त | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯆꯦ ꯑꯄꯥꯕ | ||
Mizo tisa | ||
Mongolian эд | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) တစ်သျှူး | ||
Nepali टिश्यु | ||
Norwegian vev | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) minofu | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଟିସୁ | ||
Oromo miciree | ||
Pashto نسج | ||
Persian بافت | ||
Polish tkanka | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) tecido | ||
Punjabi ਟਿਸ਼ੂ | ||
Quechua awa | ||
Romanian țesut | ||
Russian ткань | ||
Samoan tisi | ||
Sanskrit उत्तक | ||
Scots Gaelic clò | ||
Sepedi tlhalenama | ||
Serbian ткива | ||
Sesotho dinama tse nyenyane | ||
Shona tishu | ||
Sindhi ٽشو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) පටක | ||
Slovak tkanivo | ||
Slovenian tkivo | ||
Somali nudaha | ||
Spanish tejido | ||
Sundanese jaringan | ||
Swahili tishu | ||
Swedish vävnad | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) tisyu | ||
Tajik бофта | ||
Tamil திசு | ||
Tatar тукыма | ||
Telugu కణజాలం | ||
Thai เนื้อเยื่อ | ||
Tigrinya ቲሹ | ||
Tsonga thixu | ||
Turkish doku | ||
Turkmen dokuma | ||
Twi (Akan) nam | ||
Ukrainian тканина | ||
Urdu ٹشو | ||
Uyghur توقۇلما | ||
Uzbek to'qima | ||
Vietnamese mô | ||
Welsh meinwe | ||
Xhosa izihlunu | ||
Yiddish געוועב | ||
Yoruba àsopọ | ||
Zulu izicubu |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "sneesdoekie" (tissue) comes from the Dutch word "snee", meaning "sneeze", and "doek", meaning "cloth". In some parts of South Africa, "sneesdoekie" also refers to a handkerchief. |
| Albanian | In Albanian, "indeve" comes from the Proto-Albanian word "*endhë" which also means "stomach". |
| Amharic | In Amharic, "ቲሹ" can also refer to a handkerchief or cleaning cloth made of paper or fabric, akin to its English usage. |
| Arabic | The word "نسيج" ("tissue") in Arabic comes from the root "نسج" which means "to weave", suggesting its origin as a woven fabric. |
| Azerbaijani | Toxuma in Azerbaijani comes from the Persian word "tosheh" meaning "provisions, supplies, or equipment". |
| Basque | The word "ehuna" in Basque can also mean "the soul" or "essence" of something. |
| Belarusian | The word "тканіны" in Belarusian is derived from the Old Slavic word "тканъ" meaning "web" or "textile". |
| Bengali | The word "টিস্যু" can also mean a group of people or organizations united by a common interest or purpose. |
| Bosnian | "Tkivo" comes from the Proto-Slavic word "tъkъvъ" which also means "to weave". |
| Bulgarian | "Тъкан" in Bulgarian can also mean "fabric". |
| Catalan | In Catalan, the word "teixit" derives from the Latin "texere," meaning to weave or intertwine, and can also refer to a network or a fabric. |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano word "tisyu" can also refer to a handkerchief or a cloth used for wiping purposes. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The word "组织" can refer to a biological tissue, an organization, or a systematic arrangement. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 組織 (tissue) can also refer to organization, texture, or system. |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "tissutu" not only means "tissue", but also figuratively "discourse", "narration", or "story". |
| Croatian | In Croatian, the word "tkivo" shares the same Indo-European root "tek" with English "textile," highlighting its connection to weaving. |
| Czech | In Czech, "tkáň" also refers to a kind of textile, similar to a gossamer or a gauze. |
| Danish | The word "væv" can also mean "web" or "net" in Danish. |
| Dutch | The word "zakdoek" in Dutch can also mean a "handkerchief" or a "scarf". |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "histo" is derived from the Greek word "histos" (ἱστός), meaning "web" or "fabric". |
| Estonian | The word "pabertaskurätik" is derived from the German word "Papiertaschentuch," which means "paper handkerchief." |
| Finnish | In Finnish, "kudos" has two alternate meanings: "tissue" and "credit”. It is not related to the Greek "κῦδος" (kudos) meaning "glory" or "renown". |
| French | The French word "tissu" comes from the Latin word "texere", meaning "to weave" and can also refer to a fabric or a web. |
| Frisian | In Frisian, “weefsel” originally referred to the material woven on a loom, and still has this meaning in some contexts. |
| Galician | No Galician, "tecido" also means "fabric" or "cloth". |
| German | The German word "Gewebe" also refers to a woven structure, and is related to the English word "weave" and the Indo-European root "webh-". |
| Greek | The word "ιστός" can also mean "loom" or "web", referring to its original function in weaving. |
| Gujarati | "પેશી" also means "presentation" or "argument" in a court of law. |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian Creole word "tisi" comes from the French word "tissu", meaning "fabric" or "material", and is pronounced "tee-see". |
| Hausa | The word "nama" in Hausa is derived from the Arabic word "numa," meaning "moist" or "liquid". |
| Hawaiian | 'Aʻaʻa' also refers to a thin sheet or layer of something, like the outer layer of skin on a person or fruit. |
| Hebrew | The word 'רִקמָה' ('tissue') in Hebrew also means 'embroidery' and is related to the Arabic word 'raqam', meaning 'to weave' or 'to embroider'. |
| Hindi | In Hindi, ऊतक (tissue) can also refer to the context or structure of a narrative, text, or argument. |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "ntaub so ntswg" can also refer to a type of paper.} |
| Hungarian | "Szövet" also means "fabric" in Hungarian and both words come from the Proto-Indo-European root *tek- meaning "to weave". |
| Icelandic | In Icelandic, the word "vefjum" can also mean "to weave" or "to interlace". |
| Indonesian | "Jaringan" in Indonesian can also mean "network" or "framework", related to its literal meaning "interwoven structure." |
| Irish | The term "fíochán" can also refer to a strip of cloth or bandage used for medical purposes, or to the act of binding or wrapping something. |
| Italian | Tessuto in Italian can also mean 'fabric' or 'structure'. |
| Japanese | The word "組織" (soshiki) in Japanese can also mean "organization" or "structure". |
| Javanese | In Javanese, "tisu" can also refer to "paper handkerchiefs" or "paper napkins," and is derived from the Indonesian word "tissue." |
| Kannada | The word "ಅಂಗಾಂಶ" can also mean "part", "organ", or "component". |
| Kazakh | The word "мата" is the Kazakh term for "tissue", and it is derived from the Persian word "mātē," which also means "cloth" or "fabric." |
| Khmer | The term "ជាលិកា" derives from Sanskrit "jālikā," meaning "a net" or "interwoven structure," likely alluding to the intricate weave of tissue paper. |
| Korean | The word "조직" (tissue) can also mean "organization" or "structure" in Korean. |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word "çerm" also refers to the protective membrane covering some seeds. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "кыртыш" is derived from the Proto-Turkic word "*kïrt-," meaning "to cut" or "to chop." |
| Latin | The Latin word "TEXTUS" can also refer to woven fabric, a book, or a theme. |
| Latvian | The word "audi" is related to the verb "audēt" (to weave), which is of Indo-European origin and is found in other languages such as German ("weben") and English ("weave"). |
| Lithuanian | "Audinio" is derived from the word "audinius" meaning "weave", so it can also mean "fabric" or "material." |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "tissu" also refers to a piece of fabric or cloth. |
| Macedonian | The word "тканива" in Macedonian can also mean fabric, material, cloth, or substance. |
| Malagasy | "Sela" also means "to sow" in Malagasy, and the two words share the same root. |
| Malay | The word "tisu" originally meant "thread" in Malay, but it now also refers to paper tissues due to the thin, fibrous material used in their manufacture. |
| Malayalam | The Malayalam word "ടിഷ്യു" means "tissue", but also signifies "essence" or "essence of a liquid", reflecting the word's original Latin roots. |
| Maltese | Maltese "tessut" is derived from Italian "tessuto" which means both "fabric" and "tissue". |
| Maori | Kiko also refers to the soft fibrous material produced by certain insects like spiders. |
| Marathi | The word "मेदयुक्त" can also refer to "fatty tissue" or "adipose tissue". |
| Mongolian | Эд can also mean "body" or "creature" in Mongolian. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word "တစ်သျှူး" is derived from the English word "issue", which originally meant "a going out or forth" or "an outflow" and later became synonymous with "tissue". |
| Nepali | The word "टिश्यु" is derived from the Latin word "texere", meaning "to weave". |
| Norwegian | In Old Norse, "vev" also referred to a woven or knitted textile, providing insight into the word's association with interlacing fibers within a fabric. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | In Nyanja, "minofu" is specifically paper tissue, not other types of tissues. |
| Pashto | "The Pashto word for 'tissue,' نسج, can also refer to the act or process of weaving or constructing something." |
| Persian | "بافت" in Persian can also refer to "context" or "texture". |
| Polish | "Tkanka" also means "plot" or "fabric" in Polish. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | Portuguese "tecido" also means "fabric" in both Brazil and Portugal and derives from the Latin "textus", meaning "fabric" or "woven material". |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word "ਟਿਸ਼ੂ" (tissue) derives from the English word "tissue" meaning "a delicate fabric" and from the Persian word "tiz" meaning "sharp". |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "țesut" ultimately derives from the Latin "texere" which means "to weave" and is also related to "text" which is a woven fabric inscribed with writing. |
| Russian | Ткань (''tkan' '') also means "fabric" in Russian. |
| Samoan | The word "tisi" in Samoan is derived from the Latin word "textile" and can also refer to clothing or a type of fabric. |
| Scots Gaelic | The Gaelic word "clò" can refer to any delicate thin material, such as cloth, tissue paper, or the skin that wraps meat. |
| Serbian | "Ткива" comes from an Indo-European word meaning "to weave", indicating its original meaning as a woven fabric. |
| Shona | The word `tishu` or `chishu` in Shona means both `tissue paper` and the `human skin`, and also connotes tenderness. |
| Sindhi | The word "ٽشو" in Sindhi can also refer to the lining of a body cavity, such as the lining of the mouth or the lining of the lungs. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | "පටක" means a thin layer of something, a piece of paper, a bandage, a membrane, or a covering. |
| Slovak | The word "tkanivo" in Slovak comes from the Old Slavic word "tъkati", meaning "to weave", akin to the Latin word "texere" and the English word "texture". |
| Slovenian | The word tkiva in Slovenian is related to verbs like 'weave' and 'knit', referring to the interconnectedness of its components. |
| Somali | The word 'nudaha' in Somali is also used to refer to a type of traditional cloth or fabric. |
| Spanish | The Spanish word "tejido" derives from the Latin term "texere," meaning "to weave," and is related to terms for "weave" or "textile" in other languages, like the English word "textile." |
| Sundanese | Jaringan can also refer to network, connection, or system in Sundanese. |
| Swahili | Tishu may also refer to a type of traditional Maasai attire |
| Swedish | The word "vävnad" comes from the Old Swedish word "väfva", meaning "to weave"", referring to the interwoven structure of tissues. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Tisyu" is also a slang term for toilet paper or tissue paper, derived from the common use of facial tissues for personal hygiene. |
| Tajik | It is likely that "бофта" is of Persian origin, where "боф" means "to weave" and "та" is a suffix to create nouns, hence "бофта" could mean woven fabric. |
| Tamil | The word "திசு" (tissue) derives from the root "தீ" (to burn) and refers to the soft, combustible material obtained from plants or animals. |
| Telugu | The word 'కణజాలం' is derived from the Sanskrit words 'कण' and 'जाल', meaning 'particle' and 'net', respectively. |
| Thai | "เนื้อเยื่อ" can also refer to "flesh" or "meat" in Thai. |
| Turkish | "Doku" also means "texture" in Turkish, as in the texture of a fabric or the texture of soil. |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "тканина" also means "fabric". |
| Urdu | The Urdu word 'ٹشو' (tissue) is derived from the Persian 'توش' (tuf) meaning 'napkin' or 'covering'. |
| Uzbek | The word to'qima in Uzbek also means "fabric", "cloth", or "textile". |
| Vietnamese | The word "mô" in Vietnamese also means "pattern" or "model". |
| Welsh | The word "meinwe" in Welsh is cognate with its counterpart in Irish "méinne" but also means "mind, consciousness, memory, recollection, opinion" |
| Xhosa | Izihlunu is derived from the Xhosa verb 'zihla', meaning 'to cover' or 'to lay out', and refers to the lining of cells covering a surface or lining a cavity. |
| Yiddish | "געוועב" can also mean "fabric" or "interwoven structure" in Yiddish. |
| Yoruba | Àsopọ also refers to a type of masquerade and a meeting in Yoruba language |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "izicubu" is derived from the Proto-Bantu root *-c(w)ubu, which also appears in languages such as Xhosa and Swati. |
| English | "Tissue" can also refer to interwoven strands, or interwoven threads or fabric. |