Trade in Different Languages
Discover 'Trade' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Trade
Afrikaans handel dryf | ||
Albanian tregtia | ||
Amharic ንግድ | ||
Arabic التجارة | ||
Armenian առևտուր | ||
Assamese বাণিজ্য | ||
Aymara aljawi | ||
Azerbaijani ticarət | ||
Bambara feere | ||
Basque merkataritza | ||
Belarusian гандаль | ||
Bengali বাণিজ্য | ||
Bhojpuri व्यापार | ||
Bosnian trgovina | ||
Bulgarian търговия | ||
Catalan comerç | ||
Cebuano patigayon | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 贸易 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 貿易 | ||
Corsican cummerciu | ||
Croatian trgovina | ||
Czech obchod | ||
Danish handle | ||
Dhivehi ވިޔަފާރި | ||
Dogri बपार | ||
Dutch handel | ||
English trade | ||
Esperanto komerco | ||
Estonian kaubandus | ||
Ewe asitsatsa | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) kalakalan | ||
Finnish käydä kauppaa | ||
French commerce | ||
Frisian handel | ||
Galician comercio | ||
Georgian ვაჭრობა | ||
German handel | ||
Greek εμπορικές συναλλαγές | ||
Guarani ñemurenda | ||
Gujarati વેપાર | ||
Haitian Creole komès | ||
Hausa kasuwanci | ||
Hawaiian kālepa | ||
Hebrew סַחַר | ||
Hindi व्यापार | ||
Hmong kev lag luam | ||
Hungarian kereskedelmi | ||
Icelandic viðskipti | ||
Igbo ahia | ||
Ilocano isukat | ||
Indonesian perdagangan | ||
Irish trádáil | ||
Italian commercio | ||
Japanese トレード | ||
Javanese dagang | ||
Kannada ವ್ಯಾಪಾರ | ||
Kazakh сауда | ||
Khmer ពាណិជ្ជកម្ម | ||
Kinyarwanda ubucuruzi | ||
Konkani वेपार | ||
Korean 무역 | ||
Krio bay ɛn sɛl | ||
Kurdish bazirganî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) بازرگانی | ||
Kyrgyz соода | ||
Lao ການຄ້າ | ||
Latin artis | ||
Latvian tirdzniecība | ||
Lingala mombongo | ||
Lithuanian prekyba | ||
Luganda obusuubuzi | ||
Luxembourgish handel | ||
Macedonian трговија | ||
Maithili व्यापार | ||
Malagasy ara-barotra | ||
Malay perdagangan | ||
Malayalam വ്യാപാരം | ||
Maltese kummerċ | ||
Maori tauhokohoko | ||
Marathi व्यापार | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯂꯂꯣꯟ ꯤꯇꯤꯛ | ||
Mizo sumdawntawnna | ||
Mongolian худалдаа | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ကုန်သွယ်ရေး | ||
Nepali व्यापार | ||
Norwegian handel | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) malonda | ||
Odia (Oriya) ବାଣିଜ୍ୟ | ||
Oromo daldala | ||
Pashto سوداګري | ||
Persian تجارت | ||
Polish handel | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) comércio | ||
Punjabi ਵਪਾਰ | ||
Quechua qatuna | ||
Romanian comerț | ||
Russian сделка | ||
Samoan fefaatauaiga | ||
Sanskrit व्यापार | ||
Scots Gaelic malairt | ||
Sepedi kgwebo | ||
Serbian трговина | ||
Sesotho khoebo | ||
Shona kushambadzira | ||
Sindhi واپار | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) වෙළඳ | ||
Slovak obchod | ||
Slovenian trgovina | ||
Somali ganacsi | ||
Spanish comercio | ||
Sundanese dagang | ||
Swahili biashara | ||
Swedish handel | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) kalakal | ||
Tajik савдо | ||
Tamil வர்த்தகம் | ||
Tatar сәүдә | ||
Telugu వాణిజ్యం | ||
Thai การค้า | ||
Tigrinya ንግዲ | ||
Tsonga ntirho | ||
Turkish ticaret | ||
Turkmen söwda | ||
Twi (Akan) dwadie | ||
Ukrainian торгівля | ||
Urdu تجارت | ||
Uyghur سودا | ||
Uzbek savdo | ||
Vietnamese buôn bán | ||
Welsh masnach | ||
Xhosa urhwebo | ||
Yiddish האַנדל | ||
Yoruba isowo | ||
Zulu ukuhweba |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "handel dryf" has its roots in the Dutch word "handel drijven," meaning to "carry on trade." |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "tregtia" derives from Illyrian "treg" (market) by adding the Latin suffix -ia. |
| Amharic | The word "ንግድ" also means wealth, fortune, and riches in Amharic. |
| Arabic | In Arabic, "التجارة" (at-tijaarah) derives from the root "جر" (jar), meaning "to draw" or "to move," suggesting the act of exchanging goods or services. |
| Armenian | Armenian "առևտուր" is cognate to Greek "ἐμπορία" and means exchange of goods and services or any other form of economic activity. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "ticarət" likely originated from the Persian word "tajir" meaning "merchant". |
| Basque | "Merkataritza" is derived from the Basque word "merkatu," which means "market," and the suffix "-aritza," which means "action or activity." |
| Belarusian | The word "гандаль" is cognate with the Polish word "handel", which also means "trade". |
| Bengali | In Indian music, the word "বাণিজ্য" also refers to a genre of classical songs characterized by a specific style and ornamentation. |
| Bosnian | The word 'trgovina' is also used to refer to stores or shops in Bosnian. |
| Bulgarian | The Slavic word "търговия" (trade) is related to the verbs "to run" and "to travel," indicating its association with movement and exchange. |
| Catalan | The verb 'comerçar' is closely related to 'commercium', meaning 'exchange, market', in Medieval Latin and Late Latin. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 贸易 can also mean 'deal', 'business transaction', or 'profession'. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | In Chinese, "貿易" also means "exchange of goods or services between countries or regions". |
| Corsican | "Cummerciu" derives from the Latin "commercium", the legal capacity of Roman citizens for legal acts of trade and commerce. |
| Croatian | The Croatian word "trgovina" also means "shop" or "store". |
| Czech | The word "obchod" shares the same root with the word "chodit" (to walk or move), indicating the dynamic and circulatory nature of trade. |
| Danish | Danish "handle" has two other meanings, "business" and "to trade". |
| Dutch | The word "handel" in Dutch is thought to derive from the Old High German word "hantalo", meaning "hand" or "action". |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "komerco" can also refer to the act of carrying on or engaging in business, or to a business transaction. |
| Estonian | The word “kaubandus” may also refer to merchandise such as a commodity or goods.} |
| Finnish | In addition to its meaning of 'trade,' the verb 'käydä kauppaa' can also mean 'to haggle' or 'to negotiate.' |
| Frisian | In Frisian, "handel" also means "action" or "behavior". |
| Galician | In Galician, "comercio" can be used to refer to a commercial district or the shops in a town. |
| Georgian | Derived from the Persian word 'vajrat' which means 'sale, bargain'. |
| German | Handel, meaning trade in German, is derived from the Proto-Germanic word *handus, meaning a hand. |
| Greek | The Greek word "εμπορικές συναλλαγές" has a root in the word "εμπόριον" (emporion) meaning "trading post" and can also refer to "trade routes" or "commercial activities". |
| Gujarati | વેપાર can also mean the exchange of goods for goods, in addition to its usual meaning of buying and selling |
| Haitian Creole | The word 'komès' derives from the French word 'commerce' but is also associated with the Taino language. |
| Hausa | The word 'kasuwanci' in Hausa is derived from the Arabic word 'kasb', meaning 'to acquire' or 'to earn'. |
| Hawaiian | The word "kālepa" also means "to exchange property" and "to barter" in Hawaiian. |
| Hebrew | The word "סַחַר" also means "crescent moon" in Hebrew, as it resembles the shape of the moon in its first quarter. |
| Hindi | The word व्यापार originally meant 'to cover', 'to enclose', 'to surround'. |
| Hmong | The term "kev lag luam" in Hmong is also used to refer to business establishments or companies. |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "kereskedelmi" can also refer to "commercial", "trading", or "mercantile" in English. |
| Icelandic | The Old Norse root of viðskipti also means "knowledge" or "information." |
| Igbo | The Igbo word 'ahia' can also refer to 'market' or 'marketplace' in addition to its primary meaning of 'trade'. |
| Indonesian | In Indonesian, the word "perdagangan" originates from "dagang" (to trade) and the prefix "per-," denoting a process or activity. |
| Irish | The Irish word 'trádáil' can be traced back to the Proto-Indo-European root *treǵh-, meaning 'to travel' or 'to go' |
| Italian | The noun "commercio" is derived from Latin "commercium" meaning "intercourse, commerce", and is also used in Italian to indicate "conversation, relations". |
| Japanese | The word "トレード" can also refer to "exchange" or "deal" in Japanese. |
| Javanese | The word "dagang" is also used to refer to a person who sells goods in a market or shop. |
| Kannada | The word "ವ್ಯಾಪಾರ" can also mean "affair" or "transaction" in Kannada. |
| Kazakh | "Сауда" also means "bargain" or "commercial transaction" in Kazakh. |
| Korean | Derived from "물 (mul)" (water) and "역 (yeok)" (station), "무역" (trade) originally referred to the exchange of goods along rivers and canals. |
| Kurdish | Historically, "bazirganî" also referred to an exchange of goods rather than solely a monetary transaction. |
| Kyrgyz | Originally 'соода' meant 'exchange', or 'barter' and still retains this meaning in some rural areas. |
| Latin | Artificer and artisan evolved from the Latin word 'artis', which also refers to 'branches of literature'. |
| Latvian | "Tirdzniecība" derives from "tirds" meaning "market" or "fair", suggesting its historical association with marketplaces. |
| Lithuanian | The word "prekyba" in Lithuanian is related to the word "prekiauti", which means to sell or trade. |
| Luxembourgish | The word "Handel" in Luxembourgish can also mean "deal" or "transaction". |
| Macedonian | The word "трговија" is derived from the Old Church Slavonic word "трьго" meaning "exchange of goods". |
| Malay | The word 'perdagangan' can also mean 'commerce' or 'business' |
| Malayalam | The word "വ്യാപാരം" is derived from the Sanskrit word "व्यापार" (Vyāpāra) and it means "activity, profession, exchange of goods" |
| Maltese | The word 'kummerċ' is derived from the Italian word 'commercio' and the French word 'commerce', and can also refer to 'business' or 'commerce'. |
| Maori | The term 'tauhokohoko' also signifies 'exchange of gifts' and 'hospitality' in Maori culture. |
| Marathi | The word "व्यापार" (trade) in Marathi is derived from the Sanskrit word "व्यापृ" meaning "to undertake"} |
| Mongolian | The word "худалдаа" can also refer to the exchange of goods or services for other goods or services, without involving money. |
| Nepali | The word "व्यापार" can also mean "occupation" or "profession" in Nepali. |
| Norwegian | The word "handel" can also mean "action" or "behavior" in Norwegian. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word Malonda is derived from the Proto-Bantu verb '-ronda' meaning 'to buy or sell' but it also refers to a market or shop. |
| Pashto | In Pashto, the word "سوداګري" originates from the Persian word "سودا" meaning "profit" or "gain". |
| Persian | The Persian word “تجارت” is also used as a synonym for “business” and “commerce”. |
| Polish | The word "handel" in Polish is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "*gъděti" meaning "to speak, to say". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "comércio" in Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) derives from the Latin word "commercium," meaning "intercourse, traffic, trade." |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "comerț" comes from the Latin word "commercium" which means "intercourse or trading." |
| Russian | The word сделка originally meant "a meeting of two parties to discuss business," and later came to mean "a contract" and then "a trade." |
| Samoan | The Samoan word "fefaatauaiga" also means "relationship" or "exchange of goods or services", highlighting the interconnectedness of commercial and social interactions in traditional Samoan society. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word 'malairt' in Scots Gaelic can also mean 'bargain' or 'exchange'. |
| Serbian | The word "трговина" can also refer to a store or marketplace in Serbian. |
| Sesotho | The word "khoebo" in Sesotho is also used to refer to the act of exchange or barter, suggesting its broader meaning beyond just trade. |
| Shona | Kushambadzira is a word that can have a variety of meanings. In addition to its most literal meaning of 'trade,' it can also refer to sharing or exchanging information or items. |
| Sindhi | The word "واپار" originates from the Sanskrit word "व्यापार" (vyāpāra), meaning "business" or "commerce." |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word 'වෙළඳ' ('trade' in Sinhala) is derived from the Sanskrit word 'व्यापार' ('commerce') and also means 'business' in Sinhala. |
| Slovak | The word "obchod" can also mean "shop" or "business" in Slovak. |
| Slovenian | Slovenian 'trgovina' is related to 'terg', 'trg', 'trguvati' (all meaning marketplace), which in turn is likely derived from the Proto-Slavic word 'tъrgъ' (market). |
| Somali | In Somali, "ganacsi" can also refer to "business" or "commerce". |
| Spanish | In the early 17th century, 'comercio' also meant 'conversation', a meaning it has retained in Portuguese. |
| Sundanese | “Dagang” also means “to speak” or “to talk” in Sundanese. |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "biashara" also has the alternate meaning of "work". |
| Swedish | The term 'handel' can also refer to 'actions', 'dealings', or 'affairs' as in 'foreign affairs'. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The root "kal" in "kalakal" has meanings of "exchange" or "transfer", which are closely related to trading. |
| Tajik | The word савдо may be derived either from Sanskrit स्वप्यत (svapyata, "bought") (via Sanskrit-Pali, cf. Hindi svapta) or Sanskrit क्रय (kr̥ya, "purchase or sale"). |
| Tamil | "Varthagam" comes from the Sanskrit root "vrt" meaning to turn or circulate. |
| Telugu | The Telugu word "వాణిజ్యం" also refers to professional discourse or literature, and originates from the Sanskrit word "वाणिज्य" (vāṇijya), which holds both meanings. |
| Turkish | The Turkish word "Ticaret" is a loanword from Persian, and originally referred to a caravan or trading expedition consisting of more than three men. |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "торгівля" is derived from the Old Slavic root "торг", meaning "market," and also has the alternate meaning of "commerce" in Ukrainian. |
| Urdu | The word "تجارت" can also mean "commerce" or "business" in Urdu. |
| Uzbek | The word "savdo" can also mean "commerce" or "business". |
| Vietnamese | "Buôn bán" (trade) comes from the ethnic minority Katu language, from which it was borrowed with a meaning of "exchange." |
| Welsh | "Masnach" also refers to a merchant or a type of ship. |
| Xhosa | Urhwebo is the Xhosa word for trade, but may also refer to a particular type of agreement or a specific commercial transaction. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word 'האַנדל' (handel) is derived from the German word 'handeln', meaning 'to act' or 'to do business'. |
| Yoruba | The word 'isowo' can also refer to the act of exchanging goods or services for other goods or services without the use of money or any other form of currency. |
| Zulu | The word 'ukuhweba' also carries the connotations of 'exchange' and 'reciprocity'. |
| English | The word "trade" derives from the Middle English term "treden," meaning "to tread or walk," suggesting its original connection to the exchange of goods through physical travel. |