Traffic in Different Languages
Discover 'Traffic' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Traffic
Afrikaans verkeer | ||
Albanian trafiku | ||
Amharic ትራፊክ | ||
Arabic حركة المرور | ||
Armenian երթևեկություն | ||
Assamese ট্ৰেফিক | ||
Aymara sarnaqawi | ||
Azerbaijani trafik | ||
Bambara sirikilasiyɔn | ||
Basque trafikoa | ||
Belarusian руху | ||
Bengali ট্র্যাফিক | ||
Bhojpuri यातायात | ||
Bosnian prometa | ||
Bulgarian трафик | ||
Catalan trànsit | ||
Cebuano trapiko | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 交通 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 交通 | ||
Corsican trafficu | ||
Croatian promet | ||
Czech provoz | ||
Danish trafik | ||
Dhivehi ޓްރެފިކް | ||
Dogri ट्रैफिक | ||
Dutch verkeer | ||
English traffic | ||
Esperanto trafiko | ||
Estonian liiklus | ||
Ewe trafik | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) trapiko | ||
Finnish liikenne | ||
French trafic | ||
Frisian ferkear | ||
Galician tráfico | ||
Georgian ტრეფიკი | ||
German der verkehr | ||
Greek κινηση στους δρομους | ||
Guarani ku'eñemurã | ||
Gujarati ટ્રાફિક | ||
Haitian Creole trafik | ||
Hausa zirga-zirga | ||
Hawaiian kalepaʻi | ||
Hebrew תְנוּעָה | ||
Hindi यातायात | ||
Hmong tsheb loj | ||
Hungarian forgalom | ||
Icelandic umferð | ||
Igbo okporo ụzọ | ||
Ilocano panagdaliasat | ||
Indonesian lalu lintas | ||
Irish trácht | ||
Italian traffico | ||
Japanese トラフィック | ||
Javanese lalu lintas | ||
Kannada ಸಂಚಾರ | ||
Kazakh трафик | ||
Khmer ចរាចរណ៍ | ||
Kinyarwanda traffic | ||
Konkani येरादारी | ||
Korean 교통 | ||
Krio trafik | ||
Kurdish tirafîk | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) هاتوچۆ | ||
Kyrgyz трафик | ||
Lao ການຈາລະຈອນ | ||
Latin negotiationis | ||
Latvian satiksme | ||
Lingala makambo ya kotambola | ||
Lithuanian srautas | ||
Luganda tulafiki | ||
Luxembourgish verkéier | ||
Macedonian сообраќај | ||
Maithili ट्रैफिक | ||
Malagasy fifamoivoizana | ||
Malay lalu lintas | ||
Malayalam ട്രാഫിക് | ||
Maltese traffiku | ||
Maori waka | ||
Marathi रहदारी | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯇ꯭ꯔꯐꯤꯛ | ||
Mizo motor | ||
Mongolian замын хөдөлгөөн | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အသွားအလာ | ||
Nepali ट्राफिक | ||
Norwegian trafikk | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) magalimoto | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଟ୍ରାଫିକ୍ | ||
Oromo sosochii | ||
Pashto ترافیک | ||
Persian ترافیک | ||
Polish ruch drogowy | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) tráfego | ||
Punjabi ਟ੍ਰੈਫਿਕ | ||
Quechua trafico | ||
Romanian trafic | ||
Russian движение | ||
Samoan auala | ||
Sanskrit सम्मर्द | ||
Scots Gaelic trafaic | ||
Sepedi sephethephethe | ||
Serbian саобраћај | ||
Sesotho sephethephethe | ||
Shona traffic | ||
Sindhi ٽرئفڪ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ගමනාගමනය | ||
Slovak doprava | ||
Slovenian prometa | ||
Somali taraafikada | ||
Spanish tráfico | ||
Sundanese patalimarga | ||
Swahili trafiki | ||
Swedish trafik | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) trapiko | ||
Tajik ҳаракат | ||
Tamil போக்குவரத்து | ||
Tatar трафик | ||
Telugu ట్రాఫిక్ | ||
Thai การจราจร | ||
Tigrinya ትራፊክ | ||
Tsonga ntlimbano | ||
Turkish trafik | ||
Turkmen ulag | ||
Twi (Akan) trafeke | ||
Ukrainian дорожнього руху | ||
Urdu ٹریفک | ||
Uyghur قاتناش | ||
Uzbek tirbandlik | ||
Vietnamese giao thông | ||
Welsh traffig | ||
Xhosa ukugcwala | ||
Yiddish פאַרקער | ||
Yoruba ijabọ | ||
Zulu ithrafikhi |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans term 'verkeer' also refers to a person's 'manner' and is derived from the Dutch 'verkeren' meaning 'to associate', 'to dwell' and 'to circulate'. |
| Albanian | The word "trafiku" is derived from the Italian word "traffico", meaning "trade" or "commerce". |
| Amharic | The Amharic word ትራፊክ can also mean 'trade' or 'commerce'. |
| Arabic | The word حركة المرور literally means 'the movement of passage.' |
| Armenian | In Armenian, the word “yertevekutian” derives from the verb “ertam” (to go) and signifies both “traffic” and the act of “going to and fro”. |
| Azerbaijani | "Trafik" in Azerbaijani comes from an Arabic word which can mean a "market" or a "way", both of which relate to the Azerbaijani word's meaning of "traffic". |
| Basque | In Basque, "trafikoa" can also refer to a game where a group of people run around and try to avoid being caught by one person. |
| Belarusian | Belarusian "руху" also means "movement", similar to the Russian "движение". |
| Bengali | The Bengali word 'ট্র্যাফিক' (traffic) is a cognate of the English word 'traffic', which originally meant 'trade' or 'commerce'. |
| Bosnian | The word 'promet' in Bosnian can also mean 'transfer of knowledge', 'exchange of goods', or 'progress'. |
| Bulgarian | In Bulgarian, "трафик" (traffic) derives from Arabic "tārif", meaning "announcement" or "proclamation", via Greek "tariffos" and French "tarif". |
| Catalan | The word "trànsit" can also refer to the passage of a heavenly body across the sky or a person's journey to the afterlife. |
| Cebuano | The word "trapiko" also means "tread" in Cebuano, likely due to its origin from the Spanish word "trapiche" meaning "mill". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 交通 is a Chinese word used to describe the movement of people or goods, but also refers to the relationship between people or things. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 交通's original meaning is 'uninterrupted connection' and refers to the flow of water or goods. |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "trafficu" comes from the Italian word "traffico" and may also refer to "commotion" or "noise". |
| Croatian | The word "promet" is derived from the verb "promijentiti", meaning "to change or exchange", and also refers to the circulation of goods and services in the economy. |
| Czech | Provoz can also refer to an establishment, enterprise, or an installation. |
| Danish | The Danish word 'trafik' can also refer to the physical infrastructure, such as roads and railways, used for the movement of people and goods. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "trafiko" is derived from the Italian word "traffico", which means "trade" or "commerce". |
| Estonian | In Estonian, "liiklus" not only refers to automotive traffic, but also transportation overall and even blood circulation. |
| Finnish | The word "liikenne" is related to the verb "liikkua" and means "movement" or "circulation" in general, which includes not only vehicle traffic but also the flow of water or people. |
| French | In Old French, "trafic" meant a trick or a deceptive practice, akin to the English "traffic" in its archaic sense. |
| Frisian | In Dutch, 'verkeer' can also mean 'incorrect behavior' or 'wrongdoing' |
| Galician | En galego, "tráfico" significa também "comércio ilícito". |
| Georgian | Alternate meanings of the Georgian word "ტრეფიკი" include "feverish excitement" and "hustle and bustle." |
| German | The word "der Verkehr" also means "course of action" or "intercourse" in German. |
| Greek | "ΚΙΝΗΣΗ στους ΔΡΟΜΟΥΣ" literally means "movement in the roads". |
| Gujarati | "ટ્રાફિક" comes from Arabic "tafriq" meaning "separation" and also means "trading" in Gujarati. |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole, "trafik" can also refer to a disturbance or commotion |
| Hausa | "Zirga-zirga" also means "to wander" or "to go in circles" in Hausa. |
| Hawaiian | Kalepa'i, meaning "to impede" or "to obstruct," gained its extended meaning of "traffic" due to its association with the obstruction caused by numerous vehicles. |
| Hebrew | תְנוּעָה, in addition to meaning "traffic," also refers to "movement," "dance," and "a vowel." |
| Hindi | The word 'यातायात' has its roots in Sanskrit, meaning 'movement' or 'circulation'. |
| Hungarian | Forgalom can also mean turnover, especially in the context of business revenue. |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "umferð" also refers to a "circuit" or "procession". |
| Igbo | "Okporo ụzọ" literally translates to "road children" in Igbo, highlighting the common perception of traffic as a nuisance caused by numerous vehicles crowding the roads. |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "lalu lintas" can also refer to "flow", "movement", or "circulation". |
| Irish | The Irish word "trácht" originally meant "strand", but has come to mean "traffic" since the 19th century. |
| Italian | The Italian word “traffico” derives from the Latin word “traficare”, meaning “to move from one place to another”. |
| Japanese | The Japanese word "トラフィック" "(traffic)" can also mean "trade" or "intercourse". |
| Javanese | "Lalu lintas" in Javanese literally translates to "passing by," and refers to the movement of people and goods, as well as to physical infrastructure facilitating such movement. |
| Kannada | The word "ಸಂಚಾರ"(traffic) originally meant "wandering" or "circulation" in Kannada. |
| Kazakh | The word “трафик” in Kazakh comes from the Russian “трафик”, which in turn comes from the English “traffic.” |
| Korean | 교통 (gyotong) could also mean public transportation, like buses or trains. |
| Kurdish | The word 'tirafîk' is derived from the Persian word 'tarāfiḵ' meaning 'sides' and can also refer to the sides of a road. |
| Kyrgyz | In Kyrgyz, "трафик" (traffic) also refers to data transmission over a network, like internet or phone data. |
| Lao | The Lao word ການຈາລະຈອນ, which means traffic, is derived from the Sanskrit word "चराचर" (charachar), which means "moving or wandering". This suggests that the concept of traffic has been around for centuries and is not just a modern phenomenon. |
| Latin | Negotiationis in Latin can also refer to trade or travel. |
| Latvian | The word "satiksme" is derived from the verb "satikties", meaning "to meet". |
| Lithuanian | The word "srautas" comes from the Proto-Indo-European root *sreu- meaning "to flow". |
| Luxembourgish | The word "Verkéier" in Luxembourgish can also refer to a crowd of people or the movement of goods or people. |
| Macedonian | The Macedonian word "сообраќај" also means "consideration", "opinion", or "thought" in a more general sense. |
| Malagasy | The word 'fifamoivoizana' in Malagasy is derived from 'five' (fivY) and 'move' (move), referring to the movement of vehicles. |
| Malay | Lalu lintas literally means 'to go back and forth' in Malay, but commonly refers to traffic on roads. |
| Malayalam | The word ട്രാഫിക് (traffic) in Malayalam is derived from the Portuguese word "tráfego", meaning "trade, business, or commerce." |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "traffiku" originates from the Sicilian "trafficu", ultimately deriving from the Arabic "tarfīq" meaning "company" or "association." |
| Maori | The term 'waka' refers to a canoe in Māori, denoting the movement of water vehicles rather than the movement of cars. |
| Marathi | The word 'रहदारी' (traffic) in Marathi comes from the Persian word 'rahdari', which means 'to pass'. |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word for "traffic" is derived from the Sanskrit root "gam" meaning "to go", and can also refer to "movement" or "circulation". |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The root of the word, "သွား," means "to go" and together the word implies movement both ways. |
| Nepali | In Nepali, "ट्राफिक" also refers to the transportation of goods or people, or to the movement of data or information. |
| Norwegian | "Trafikk" is derived from the Dutch word "trafick" which means "trade" or "commerce" and was originally used in Norwegian to refer to the movement of goods. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word 'magalimoto' is derived from the noun 'galimoto' ('car') and the prefix 'ma-' ('of, belonging to'). This suggests that the original meaning of 'magalimoto' was 'a collection of cars'. |
| Pashto | ترافیک also means 'exchange' or 'business' in Pashto. |
| Persian | The Persian word "ترافیک" (tarafik) is derived from the Arabic word "طريق" (tariq) meaning "pathway" or "roadway". |
| Polish | Ruch drogowy, a literal translation of 'traffic', also means 'movement of the road' or 'traffic in the road'. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, the word "tráfego" can also refer to data transmission or the flow of people or goods. |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "trafic" can also refer to the illegal sale or exchange of goods or services. |
| Russian | The word "движение" (traffic) in Russian can also mean "movement", |
| Samoan | The word 'auala' in Samoan can also refer to a road or pathway. |
| Scots Gaelic | Scots Gaelic 'trafaic' also means 'journey', from the Middle Irish 'trabach' meaning 'labour'. |
| Serbian | In Serbian, "саобраћај" originally meant "interaction" or "communication" but later acquired the additional meaning of "traffic". |
| Sesotho | In Sesotho, the word "sephethephethe" originally meant "a large group of people walking together", but its meaning has since evolved to refer to "traffic". |
| Shona | The word "traffic" in Shona can also refer to the movement of people or animals. |
| Sindhi | Sindhi "ٽرئفڪ" (traffic) comes from the Persian "ترافڪ" (trafik), meaning "going and coming". In Sindhi, it can also refer to the number or amount of people or vehicles passing through a particular place. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | In modern usage, ගමනාගමනය (traffic) is mostly but not exclusively associated with motor vehicles; in ancient usage, it referred to the movement of people and goods more generally. |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "doprava" also means "transport" and is derived from the verb "dopraviť" (to transport). |
| Slovenian | The word "prometa" shares the same root "met" with English "come" and "meet," referring to convergence. |
| Somali | In Somali, the word "taraafikada" is also used to refer to a "road" or a "street". |
| Spanish | Tráfico, Spanish for "traffic," derives from the Arabic "at-tawfīq" meaning "distribution, order," but can also refer to drug dealing or human trafficking. |
| Sundanese | The word "patalimarga" likely derives from the Sanskrit word "patala" (underground) and the Sundanese word "marga" (road). |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "trafiki" also means "business" or "affairs" and is derived from the Arabic word "taraafa" meaning "news" or "affairs". |
| Swedish | "Trafik" in Swedish originally meant "post road" (postväg) |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Trapiko" can also refer to a type of board game similar to Ludo. |
| Tajik | The word "ҳаракат" in Tajik is derived from the Arabic word "harakah" (move) and can also mean a "movement" or "action". |
| Telugu | "ట్రాఫిక్" word is derived from the Arabic word “tafriq” which means distribution or separation. Hence, it means the distribution of goods or of people over a particular area. |
| Thai | The Thai word "การจราจร" derives from the Sanskrit word "car" meaning "to move". |
| Turkish | The word "trafik" in Turkish can also refer to a type of dance or a children's game. |
| Ukrainian | "Дорожнього руху" is the Ukrainian translation of "traffic" and literally means "road movement". |
| Urdu | The word 'traffic' also means commerce or trade in Urdu. |
| Uzbek | The word "tirbandlik" also means "embarrassment" or "confusion" in Uzbek. |
| Vietnamese | "Giao thông" originates from the Chinese characters 交通, meaning "interconnecting" or "crossroad." |
| Welsh | Welsh "traffig" means "traffic", but is also an alternate spelling of "traffwyg", meaning "activity, proceedings, or conduct". |
| Xhosa | The word 'Ukugcwala' derives from 'ukugcwala komgwaqa', which means 'being crowded on the road'. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "פאַרקער" also refers to the Jewish practice of blocking traffic near a synagogue for Shabbat services in New York City. |
| Yoruba | "Ijabọ," the Yoruba word for "traffic" shares the same root with "ijó" meaning "to walk" in the Yoruba language. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "ithrafikhi" literally translates to "the movement of people". |
| English | The word 'traffic' derives from the Middle English word 'trafik,' meaning 'commerce' or 'trade,' which in turn comes from the Latin word 'traficus,' meaning 'pertaining to a road.' |