Train in Different Languages
Discover 'Train' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Train
Afrikaans trein | ||
Albanian tren | ||
Amharic ባቡር | ||
Arabic قطار | ||
Armenian գնացք | ||
Assamese ৰেলগাড়ী | ||
Aymara chhukhuchhukhu | ||
Azerbaijani qatar | ||
Bambara tɛrɛn | ||
Basque trena | ||
Belarusian цягнік | ||
Bengali ট্রেন | ||
Bhojpuri रेल | ||
Bosnian voz | ||
Bulgarian влак | ||
Catalan tren | ||
Cebuano tren | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 培养 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 培養 | ||
Corsican trenu | ||
Croatian vlak | ||
Czech vlak | ||
Danish tog | ||
Dhivehi ޓްރެއިން | ||
Dogri रेल | ||
Dutch trein | ||
English train | ||
Esperanto trajno | ||
Estonian rong | ||
Ewe na hehe | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) tren | ||
Finnish kouluttaa | ||
French train | ||
Frisian trein | ||
Galician adestrar | ||
Georgian მატარებელი | ||
German zug | ||
Greek τρένο | ||
Guarani ñembosako'i | ||
Gujarati ટ્રેન | ||
Haitian Creole tren | ||
Hausa jirgin kasa | ||
Hawaiian kaʻaahi | ||
Hebrew רכבת | ||
Hindi रेल गाडी | ||
Hmong tsheb ciav hlau | ||
Hungarian vonat | ||
Icelandic þjálfa | ||
Igbo ụgbọ oloko | ||
Ilocano tren | ||
Indonesian melatih | ||
Irish traein | ||
Italian treno | ||
Japanese 列車 | ||
Javanese sepur | ||
Kannada ರೈಲು | ||
Kazakh пойыз | ||
Khmer រថភ្លើង | ||
Kinyarwanda gari ya moshi | ||
Konkani ट्रेन | ||
Korean 기차 | ||
Krio tren | ||
Kurdish tirên | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ڕاهێنان | ||
Kyrgyz поезд | ||
Lao ຝຶກອົບຮົມ | ||
Latin agmen | ||
Latvian vilciens | ||
Lingala koteya | ||
Lithuanian traukinys | ||
Luganda gaali y'omukka | ||
Luxembourgish trainéieren | ||
Macedonian воз | ||
Maithili ट्रेन | ||
Malagasy fiaran-dalamby | ||
Malay kereta api | ||
Malayalam ട്രെയിൻ | ||
Maltese ferrovija | ||
Maori tereina | ||
Marathi ट्रेन | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯇꯥꯛꯄꯤ ꯇꯝꯕꯤꯕ | ||
Mizo zirtir | ||
Mongolian галт тэрэг | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ရထား | ||
Nepali ट्रेन | ||
Norwegian tog | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) sitima | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଟ୍ରେନ୍ | ||
Oromo leenjisuu | ||
Pashto اورګاډي | ||
Persian قطار - تعلیم دادن | ||
Polish pociąg | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) trem | ||
Punjabi ਟ੍ਰੇਨ | ||
Quechua tren | ||
Romanian tren | ||
Russian поезд | ||
Samoan nofoaafi | ||
Sanskrit रेलयानम् | ||
Scots Gaelic trèana | ||
Sepedi hlahla | ||
Serbian воз | ||
Sesotho terene | ||
Shona chitima | ||
Sindhi ريل | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) දුම්රිය | ||
Slovak vlak | ||
Slovenian vlak | ||
Somali tareen | ||
Spanish tren | ||
Sundanese ngalatih | ||
Swahili treni | ||
Swedish tåg | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) sanayin | ||
Tajik қатора | ||
Tamil தொடர்வண்டி | ||
Tatar поезд | ||
Telugu రైలు | ||
Thai รถไฟ | ||
Tigrinya ባቡር | ||
Tsonga letela | ||
Turkish tren | ||
Turkmen otly | ||
Twi (Akan) tete | ||
Ukrainian поїзд | ||
Urdu ٹرین | ||
Uyghur پويىز | ||
Uzbek poezd | ||
Vietnamese xe lửa | ||
Welsh trên | ||
Xhosa uloliwe | ||
Yiddish באַן | ||
Yoruba reluwe | ||
Zulu isitimela |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | In the Afrikaans language, "trein" additionally denotes a queue or line, similar to its usage in Dutch. |
| Albanian | The English word "train" likely shares a common ancestral Proto-Indo-European root, *tre- ('run, wheel'), with the Albanian word "tren". |
| Amharic | In Amharic, the word ባቡር also means 'a great many' or 'a large number'. |
| Arabic | قطار (qiṭār) is not only the Arabic word for train but also the Arabic plural of قِط (qiṭṭ), which means "cat". |
| Armenian | The word "գնացք" also means "go" in imperative form, urging someone to go or move. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "qatar" is a cognate of the Persian word "qator" and the Arabic word "qaṭār", all meaning "row, series, or file". |
| Basque | The word "trena" in Basque, derived from French "traîne", can also refer to a long trailing fabric or garment worn as part of a ceremonial dress. |
| Belarusian | The word "цягнік" also means "tractor" or "a long line of something moving" in Belarusian. |
| Bengali | In addition to its conventional meaning, "ট্রেন" also refers to a hairstyle similar to a French braid with hair extensions woven in. |
| Bosnian | "Voz" also means "Army" in Bosnian. |
| Bulgarian | The word "влак" has alternate meanings of "convoy" and "line, row" (in the context of military formations) in Bulgarian. |
| Catalan | "Tren" in Catalan also refers to the sound of thunder. |
| Cebuano | The Cebuan word "tren" can also refer to a "line" or a "row." |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The word 培养 can also mean "to cultivate" or "to nurture" in Chinese |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The alternate meaning of the Chinese character "培養" is "nurture". |
| Corsican | The word "trenu" in Corsican is derived from the Italian word "treno", which itself comes from the Latin word "trahere", meaning "to pull". |
| Croatian | The word "vlak" also refers to a type of traditional Croatian folk dance. |
| Czech | In Old Czech, the word "vlak" could also mean a "bundle of hay" or a "group of people" |
| Danish | In Danish, "tog" also means "rope" or "string". |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "trein" also means "procession" or "series". |
| Esperanto | The word "trajno" is originally derived from the French word "traîner" (to drag or pull), which is ultimately derived from the Latin word "trahere" (to draw or pull). |
| Estonian | The word rong, meaning train in Estonian, was derived from an early railway company's telegraph system, 'Telegraaf Rong'} |
| Finnish | The word "kouluttaa" in Finnish can also mean "to teach" or "to educate." |
| French | Train can also mean "to pull" or "to educate" in French. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "trein" can also refer to a "series" or "course", such as a "trein fan dagen" (series of days). |
| Galician | Adestrar derives from Latin ad + dextera (right hand), and also means to become skillful or competent. |
| Georgian | The word "მატარებელი" is derived from the French word "mètre" meaning "measure" and is related to the concept of a train as a means of measuring distance. |
| German | Zug, meaning 'train' in German, comes from the verb 'ziehen,' meaning 'to pull,' as trains pull carriages behind them. |
| Greek | The word "τρένο" can also mean "song" or "hymn" in Greek. |
| Gujarati | This term can also be used to describe a series of people or animals that move in an orderly way. |
| Haitian Creole | The word 'tren' in Haitian Creole is derived from the French word 'train', meaning 'to pull or drag'. |
| Hausa | "Jirgin kasa" means both "train" and "airplane" in Hausa, and derives from the Arabic "jarra" (to pull, to transport) and "kasa" (a thing, an object). |
| Hawaiian | Kaʻaahi is a modern Hawaiian word derived from the English word "train," reflecting the influence of Western technology on Hawaiian culture. |
| Hebrew | רכבת (train) is a combination of the words רֶכֶב (vehicle) and תְּבוּאָה (cargo), referring to the vehicle's purpose of transporting goods. |
| Hindi | "रेल गाडी" (train) is a combination of two words "रेल" (rail) and "गाडी" (cart) |
| Hmong | The word "tsheb ciav hlau" can also refer to "airplane" or "helicopter". |
| Hungarian | The word "vonat" is a Hungarian loanword from the German "Bahnhof", meaning "railway station". |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "þjálfa" can also mean "to exercise" or "to practice". |
| Igbo | In Igbo, the word "ụgbọ oloko" not only means "train" but also refers to a "line of people or things". |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "melatih" derives from the Proto-Austronesian word "*talay", which means "to stretch" or "to extend". |
| Irish | The Irish word "traein" also means "strength" or "power". |
| Italian | The Italian word "treno" derives from the Latin verb "trahere," meaning "to pull" or "to drag," as trains pull or drag carriages behind them. |
| Japanese | "列車" (ressha, train) comes from "連なる" (renreru, to be connected) and "車" (sha, a vehicle), as the individual cars are linked together into a longer train. |
| Javanese | In Javanese, the word 'sepur' can also refer to a snake or a train of carts. |
| Kannada | The word "ರೈಲು" (train) in Kannada is derived from the English word "rail" and also refers to a series of connected vehicles used for transportation. |
| Kazakh | «Пойыз» is thought to have originated from Russian «поезд» (train). In some regional dialects it can mean "a flock of sheep". |
| Khmer | Before the widespread use of trains in Cambodia, រថភ្លើង also referred to a kind of sedan chair carried by several people. |
| Korean | "기차" also refers to a 'series of events, actions, or situations that follow one after the other', like English "train of thought." |
| Kurdish | The word "tirên" also means "to carry" in Kurdish, suggesting its dual role in transportation. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "поезд" also means "line of wagons or carriages" in Kyrgyz. |
| Lao | A common error in teaching the word "ຝຶກອົບຮົມ" for "train" is to include the middle syllable "อบ", which is actually a loanword from Thai that means "to warm". The correct Lao word for "train" contains only the first and last syllables, "ຝຶກ" and "ຮົມ". |
| Latin | The Latin word "agmen" not only means "train" but also can refer to a marching army, a flock of birds, or a swarm of insects. |
| Latvian | The Latvian word "vilciens" is derived from the German word "Viehwagen," meaning "cattle car," due to the use of cattle cars for passenger transport in the early days of Latvian railways. |
| Lithuanian | The word "traukinys" originally referred to a group of people or things traveling together. |
| Macedonian | The word "воз" in Macedonian could be originally derived from Proto-Slavic "vozъ", which also referred to a cart. |
| Malagasy | The word "fiaran-dalamby" literally means "iron carriage". |
| Malay | The word "kereta api" literally means "fire cart" in Malay, referring to the early steam engines used to power trains. |
| Malayalam | "ട്രെയിൻ" in Malayalam also refers to a collection of logs tied together and floated downstream |
| Maltese | The Maltese word 'ferrovija' likely originates from the Italian word 'ferrovia', meaning 'railway', which in turn derives from the Latin words 'ferrum', meaning 'iron', and 'via', meaning 'way'. |
| Maori | The word "tereina" can also refer to a line or row, such as a line of people or a row of trees. |
| Marathi | In Marathi, the word "ट्रेन" (pronounced "tren") can also refer to a line of people or vehicles, or a series of events or actions. |
| Mongolian | The word |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | ရထား is likely derived from Sanskrit, where ''ratha'' means ''chariot'' |
| Nepali | The word "ट्रेन" (train) can also refer to a long group of people or animals moving in a line. |
| Norwegian | The word "tog" in Norwegian can also refer to a garment worn over other clothing |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The Nyanja word sitima can also refer to a motor vehicle or a bicycle |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "اورګاډي" is derived from the Persian word "ارابه" meaning "carriage" or "chariot". |
| Persian | The word "قطار" in Persian can also mean "to educate" or "to teach". |
| Polish | The word "pociąg" also means "urge" or "desire" in Polish. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | "Trem" derives from the Latin word "tramen," meaning "a way across" and also refers to a "streetcar" or "tramway" in Brazil. |
| Punjabi | The word 'ਟ੍ਰੇਨ' (train) in Punjabi can also refer to the process of grooming or training an individual or animal. |
| Romanian | In Romanian, the word "tren" can also refer to a section or route of a railroad, a cable car, or a trolley. |
| Russian | The Russian word "поезд" (train) initially referred to a convoy of carts or sleds and in this sense originated from the verb "поезжать" (to set off on a journey). |
| Samoan | The word 'nofoaafi' in Samoan is cognate with 'oloafi' or 'kolo' ('ship' or 'canoe') in Polynesian languages. |
| Scots Gaelic | The Gaelic word "trèana" was originally "triana" and it meant "three" and described the three wheels that a train travels on. |
| Serbian | The word "воз" (voz) may also refer to a type of wooden cart used for transportation. |
| Sesotho | Sesotho derives 'terene' from the Dutch 'trein' which in turn stems from the French 'train', meaning 'pull' or 'draw'. |
| Shona | The word 'chitima' in Shona also means 'a group of people travelling together for a common purpose'. |
| Sindhi | The word "ريل" (train) in Sindhi is derived from the English word "rail". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "දුම්රිය" can also refer to a "chimney" or "pipe" which is probably because trains have tall chimneys on top of their engine cars. |
| Slovak | The word "vlak" can also refer to a single rail car. |
| Slovenian | The word "vlak" is not originally Slovenian, it was borrowed from German, where it means "plain surface". |
| Somali | The Somali word "tareen" can also refer to a line of people or animals, or a sequence of events. |
| Spanish | Tren derives from the Latin "trahere", meaning "to pull" or "to drag". |
| Sundanese | The word "ngalatih" has another meaning in Sundanese, which is to practice or to repeat something repeatedly |
| Swahili | In Swahili, "treni" is derived from the English word "train" and primarily refers to a mode of transportation on rails, but it can also mean a practice session or a sequence of events. |
| Swedish | The word "tåg" in Swedish comes from the Proto-Germanic |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word 'sanayin' in Tagalog can also refer to the process of training or conditioning. |
| Tajik | "қатора" is derived from the Tajik word "қотар" meaning "row" or "line" and refers to the arrangement of train cars in a single line. |
| Tamil | In Tamil, the term "தொடர்வண்டி" originally referred to an elephant-drawn carriage, showcasing the cultural significance of elephants in the region. |
| Telugu | The word "రైలు" (train) is derived from the Tamil word "ரயில்" (rail), which in turn is derived from the English word "rail." |
| Thai | The Thai word "รถไฟ" (train) is etymologically derived from the Sanskrit word "रथ" (ratha), meaning "vehicle" or "chariot". |
| Turkish | The Turkish word "tren" is derived from the French word "train", which means "pull" or "drag". |
| Ukrainian | The word "поїзд" comes from the Middle French verb "poyer", meaning "to push" or "to drive forward". |
| Urdu | "ٹرین" can also refer to a group of people or animals moving together in a line, or to a line of vehicles moving along a road. |
| Uzbek | The word "poezd" in Uzbek is derived from the Persian word "payizd", which means "foot soldier" or "infantry". |
| Vietnamese | Originally meant 'fire chariot', its meaning drifted from carriages with burning candles to steam trains, then diesel trains and modern ones. |
| Welsh | In Welsh, "trên" is not only a synonym for "train" but also means "upon" or "above". |
| Xhosa | The Xhosa word 'uloliwe' is derived from the Zulu word for 'snake' (ululwe), referring to the snake-like motion of the train. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "באַן" ("train") is derived from the German word "Bahn" ("road" or "track") and also means "path" or "course" in Yiddish. |
| Yoruba | In Yoruba, the word "reluwe" can also refer to a long chain, rope, or line, highlighting its extended usage beyond the realm of trains. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "isitimela" is also used to refer to a "railway" or "line of rail". |
| English | The word 'train' comes from the Old French word 'trahiner', which means 'to drag' or 'to pull'. |