Transformation in Different Languages
Discover 'Transformation' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Transformation
Afrikaans transformasie | ||
Albanian shndërrimi | ||
Amharic ለውጥ | ||
Arabic تحويل | ||
Armenian վերափոխում | ||
Assamese ৰূপান্তৰ | ||
Aymara mayjt’ayaña | ||
Azerbaijani çevrilmə | ||
Bambara fɛn caman tigɛli | ||
Basque eraldaketa | ||
Belarusian трансфармацыя | ||
Bengali রূপান্তর | ||
Bhojpuri परिवर्तन के बा | ||
Bosnian transformacija | ||
Bulgarian трансформация | ||
Catalan transformació | ||
Cebuano pagbag-o | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 转型 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 轉型 | ||
Corsican trasfurmazioni | ||
Croatian preobrazba | ||
Czech proměna | ||
Danish transformation | ||
Dhivehi ޓްރާންސްފޯމަޝަން | ||
Dogri परिवर्तन करना | ||
Dutch transformatie | ||
English transformation | ||
Esperanto transformo | ||
Estonian muutumine | ||
Ewe tɔtrɔ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) pagbabagong-anyo | ||
Finnish muutos | ||
French transformation | ||
Frisian transformaasje | ||
Galician transformación | ||
Georgian ტრანსფორმაცია | ||
German transformation | ||
Greek μεταμόρφωση | ||
Guarani ñemoambue rehegua | ||
Gujarati પરિવર્તન | ||
Haitian Creole transfòmasyon | ||
Hausa canji | ||
Hawaiian hoʻololi | ||
Hebrew טרנספורמציה | ||
Hindi परिवर्तन | ||
Hmong kev hloov pauv | ||
Hungarian átalakítás | ||
Icelandic umbreyting | ||
Igbo mgbanwe | ||
Ilocano panagbalbaliw | ||
Indonesian transformasi | ||
Irish claochlú | ||
Italian trasformazione | ||
Japanese 変換 | ||
Javanese transformasi | ||
Kannada ರೂಪಾಂತರ | ||
Kazakh трансформация | ||
Khmer ការផ្លាស់ប្តូរ | ||
Kinyarwanda guhinduka | ||
Konkani रुपांतर जावप | ||
Korean 변환 | ||
Krio transfכmeshכn | ||
Kurdish veguherîn | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) گۆڕانکاری | ||
Kyrgyz трансформация | ||
Lao ການຫັນເປັນ | ||
Latin transformatio | ||
Latvian transformācija | ||
Lingala mbongwana | ||
Lithuanian transformacija | ||
Luganda enkyukakyuka | ||
Luxembourgish transformatioun | ||
Macedonian трансформација | ||
Maithili परिवर्तन | ||
Malagasy fiovana | ||
Malay penjelmaan | ||
Malayalam രൂപാന്തരം | ||
Maltese trasformazzjoni | ||
Maori panoni | ||
Marathi परिवर्तन | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯁꯐꯣꯔꯃꯦꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo inthlak danglamna | ||
Mongolian өөрчлөлт | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အသွင်ပြောင်း | ||
Nepali परिवर्तन | ||
Norwegian transformasjon | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) kusintha | ||
Odia (Oriya) ପରିବର୍ତ୍ତନ | ||
Oromo jijjiirama | ||
Pashto بدلون | ||
Persian دگرگونی | ||
Polish transformacja | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) transformação | ||
Punjabi ਤਬਦੀਲੀ | ||
Quechua tikray | ||
Romanian transformare | ||
Russian трансформация | ||
Samoan suiga | ||
Sanskrit विकारः | ||
Scots Gaelic cruth-atharrachadh | ||
Sepedi phetogo | ||
Serbian трансформација | ||
Sesotho phetoho | ||
Shona shanduko | ||
Sindhi يرار | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) පරිවර්තනය | ||
Slovak transformácia | ||
Slovenian preobrazba | ||
Somali isbadal | ||
Spanish transformación | ||
Sundanese transformasi | ||
Swahili mabadiliko | ||
Swedish omvandling | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) pagbabago | ||
Tajik табдилдиҳӣ | ||
Tamil மாற்றம் | ||
Tatar үзгәртү | ||
Telugu పరివర్తన | ||
Thai การเปลี่ยนแปลง | ||
Tigrinya ለውጢ | ||
Tsonga ku hundzuka | ||
Turkish dönüşüm | ||
Turkmen öwrülişik | ||
Twi (Akan) nsakrae a ɛba | ||
Ukrainian перетворення | ||
Urdu تبدیلی | ||
Uyghur ئۆزگەرتىش | ||
Uzbek o'zgartirish | ||
Vietnamese sự biến đổi | ||
Welsh trawsnewid | ||
Xhosa inguqu | ||
Yiddish טראַנספאָרמאַציע | ||
Yoruba iyipada | ||
Zulu uguquko |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Transformasie in Afrikaans can also mean 'metamorphosis', 'transfiguration', or 'reformation'. |
| Albanian | In Albanian, "shndërrimi" (transformation) comes from the verb "shndërroj" (to transform, change), which in turn derives from the Proto-Albanian root "*kʷend-/*kʷand-" (to shift, move about). |
| Amharic | The word 'ለውጥ' is a homophone meaning both 'change' and 'balance' or 'equilibrium' |
| Arabic | The term "تحويل" is derived from the Arabic root "حوّل", which means "to turn or change". |
| Armenian | Veraphoxum, etymologically meaning 'change of appearance', holds a secondary, non-literal meaning of 'conversion' or 'transubstantiation'. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "çevrilmə" has its roots in the verb "çevrilmək" (to translate), but it also refers to the process of changing one thing into another. |
| Basque | The word "eraldaketa" (transformation) in Basque originates from the verb "eraldatu" (to transform), which comes from the Proto-Basque root "*er-" (to change). |
| Belarusian | This word is borrowed from Latin and has the same meaning in many other Slavic languages. |
| Bengali | রূপান্তর comes from the Latin word 'transform', meaning 'to change shape or form', reflecting its multiple meanings including metamorphosis, conversion, and transfiguration. |
| Bosnian | The word "transformacija" is derived from the Latin word "transformare", meaning "to change form or appearance." |
| Bulgarian | Трансформация (transformatsiya) comes from the Latin word "transformatio," meaning "to change in form or appearance." |
| Catalan | The original Latin verb "transformare" means "to change into a different shape or substance". |
| Cebuano | The word "pagbag-o" also carries the connotation of "change" or "renewal". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 转型 can mean "transformation" in Chinese (Simplified) but can also refer to "turning to a new path". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 轉型 literally means "turning to a shape", but can also mean "transition", "shift", or "conversion". |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "trasfurmazioni" is a derivative of the Italian word "trasformazione" and the French word "transformation", both meaning "transformation". |
| Croatian | The word 'preobrazba' in Croatian can also mean 'metamorphosis' or 'transfiguration'. |
| Czech | Czech "proměna" shares roots with "měna" and "směna" meaning "change, exchange, shift". |
| Danish | In Danish, the word "transformation" also means "change" or "metamorphosis". |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "transformatie" can also refer to a legal process of changing one's gender or name. |
| Esperanto | In Esperanto, “transformo” can also mean “disfigurement” or “metamorphosis”. |
| Estonian | The word muutumine also has the connotation of "change" and "alteration" in Estonian. |
| Finnish | "Muutos" is derived from the Proto-Uralic form "*muwot-", which likely referred to "changing" or "altering". |
| French | In French, the word "transformation" can also mean a change of appearance. |
| Frisian | It is related to the English word “transform”, which has the same meaning as transformaasje. |
| Galician | The Galician word "transformación" derives from Latin "transformatio," which also means a change in form, condition, character, etc. |
| Georgian | The word "ტრანსფორმაცია" in Georgian is used to describe not only the process of transforming something, but also a change in shape or form. |
| German | The word "Transformation" in German also has the alternate meaning of "incarnate". |
| Greek | Derived from the roots "met(a)" (after, beyond) and "morphosis" (form, shape), "metamorfosis" (μεταμόρφωση) is a term used in Greek to express the alteration of an entity's form after a significant change. |
| Gujarati | The word "પરિવર્તન" is derived from the Sanskrit word "pari-vṛt", meaning "to turn around" or "to change." |
| Haitian Creole | Transfòmasyon derives from the French word 'transformation', meaning a significant change in form or character. |
| Hausa | The word "canji" is derived from the Hausa word "canjawa," which means "to change." |
| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word "hoʻololi" can also refer to "change" or "alteration". |
| Hebrew | The term "טרנספורמציה" derives from the Latin "transformatio" which literally means "changing across". |
| Hindi | The Hindi word "परिवर्तन" is also related to the word "वर्तन," which means "to behave" or "to conduct oneself." |
| Hmong | The word "kev hloov pauv" can also mean "changes" or "shifts" in Hmong. |
| Hungarian | In Hungarian, "átalakítás" can refer to a change in appearance, purpose, or legal status. |
| Icelandic | "Umbreyting" is related to the Old Norse word "umbreyta," which means "to change"} |
| Igbo | In Igbo, the word "mgbanwe" is also an idiom which is said of someone experiencing drastic and negative change from their good fortune. |
| Indonesian | Transformasi has a religious connotation in the Javanese language, specifically in the wayang kulit (puppet) show where it signifies a character's change of appearance. |
| Irish | 'Claochlú' is derived from the Proto-Celtic root *klouk-slou, meaning 'to incline' or 'to change'. |
| Italian | "Trasformazione" derives from the Latin word "transformare", formed by two terms: "trans-", which means "across" or "through", and "formare", which means "to give shape". |
| Japanese | The word “変換” also means conversion, translation, transmutation, or metamorphosis. |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "transformasi" can also refer to a change in social status or appearance. |
| Kannada | "ರೂಪಾಂತರ" in Kannada can also refer to a change in form or appearance, or a metamorphosis. |
| Kazakh | Трансформация (Kazakh) also means "transfiguration" or "metamorphosis". |
| Korean | The word "변환" can also mean "change", "alteration", or "conversion" in Korean. |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word “veguherîn” derives from the word “guher”, and in Kurdish language |
| Kyrgyz | Слово «трансформация» происходит от латинского слова «transformatio», которое означает «превращение» или «изменение». |
| Latin | Transformatio in Latin may also mean 'disguise' or 'change of appearance'. |
| Latvian | "Transformācija" is derived from Latin "transformare" (meaning "to transform, change shape or appearance") and is related to "trans" (meaning "across, over") and "forma" (meaning "shape, form, appearance"). |
| Lithuanian | The term "transformacija" is borrowed from the Latin verb "transformare" which means to "change form" or "alter the appearance". |
| Macedonian | The word "трансформација" can also mean "rebirth" or "change" in Macedonian. |
| Malagasy | The word "fiovana" can also refer to a type of Malagasy folk dance or a ritual dance performed for healing purposes. |
| Malay | The word 'penjelmaan' in Malay can also refer to an 'incarnation' or 'avatar' in Hinduism and Buddhism. |
| Malayalam | The Malayalam word 'रूपांतरം' ('transformation') can also mean 'metamorphosis', 'modification', 'alteration', 'transfiguration', and 'conversion'. |
| Maltese | The word "trasformazzjoni" is derived from the Italian word "trasformazione", which itself comes from the Latin word "transformare", meaning "to change shape or form." |
| Maori | Panoni may also refer to an alteration of form or the changing state or quality of a person. |
| Marathi | In Marathi, the word परिवर्तन (parivartana) can also mean 'circulation', 'rotation', or 'evolution' depending on the context. |
| Mongolian | In Mongolian folklore, өөрчлөлт (transformation) is also associated with the shaman's role as a mediator between the human world and the spirit realm. |
| Nepali | The word परिवर्तन (parivartan) is derived from the Sanskrit word 'परिवर्त' (parivart), which means 'to change, to alter, to transform' |
| Norwegian | The word "transformasjon" is derived from the Latin word "transformare", meaning "to change form". It can also refer to a change in character, nature, or condition. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | Kusintha derives from the verb kusintha (to change) and shares its root with words for altering or exchanging something, like kusinthana (to exchange). |
| Pashto | "بدلون" also means "change" or "alteration" in Pashto. |
| Persian | دگرگونی derives from the Middle Persian word "dīgargōnīh", meaning both “to change” and “to alter”. In Persian mythology, it also describes the ability to shape-shift. |
| Polish | Poza znaczeniem dosłownym, "transformacja" w języku polskim może oznaczać zmianę polityczną lub ustrojową. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Brazil, transformação can also refer to an electrical transformer. |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "transformare" not only means "transformation," but also "disfiguration" and "injury." |
| Russian | В русском языке слово «трансформация» также имеет значение «перевоплощение» или «метаморфоза». |
| Samoan | Suiga is a word in Samoan that also means “to change” and “to move”. |
| Serbian | The word "трансформација" can also refer to a metaphysical change or a change in consciousness. |
| Sesotho | "Phetolo" derives from "pheta"- "change." It can mean "alteration" and "disguise." |
| Shona | "Shando" in Shona refers to the state of being altered or changed, while "kushanduka" means to undergo a transformative process. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "يرار" also means "to turn into" or "to change into" something else. |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "transformácia" can also refer to the transformation of energy, or to a mental or physical change. |
| Slovenian | The word "preobrazba" can also mean "makeover" or "alteration" in Slovenian. |
| Somali | "Isbadal" can also mean "change" or "alteration" in Somali. |
| Spanish | Transformación can also mean 'changing form' or 'evolution' in Spanish. |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word "transformasi" can also mean "transmigration," "reincarnation," "metamorphosis," or "conversion." |
| Swahili | Mabadiliko is derived from the verb -badilika, which means 'to change', and can also refer to 'change', 'alteration', 'modification', or 'transition'. |
| Swedish | The word "omvandling" can also mean "conversion" or "exchange". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Pagbabago" also means "change," "progress" or "metamorphosis" in English. |
| Tajik | The word "табдилдиҳӣ" is derived from the Persian word "تبدیل", meaning "change" or "alteration". |
| Tamil | The word "மாற்றம்" in Tamil originally meant "change", and over time it acquired the secondary meaning of "transformation". |
| Telugu | The Sanskrit word "పరివర్తన" (parivartan) derives from the root "वृत्" (vṛt), meaning "to turn, change, or revolve", and the prefix "परि" (pari), meaning "around, about, or thoroughly". Therefore, "పరివర్తన" can also signify "rotation" or "revolution". |
| Thai | The Thai word "การเปลี่ยนแปลง" can also mean "alteration" or "change" depending on context. |
| Turkish | In Turkish, "dönüşüm" primarily refers to a physical or chemical change, unlike its English counterpart which denotes a broader range of changes. |
| Ukrainian | The word "перетворення" can also mean a mathematical function that transforms one set of data into another. |
| Urdu | "تبدیلی" is derived from the Arabic word "بدل" meaning "exchange" or "replacement" |
| Uzbek | The Uzbek word "o'zgartirish" can also refer to "amendment" or "correction" in a legal or political context. |
| Vietnamese | 'Sự biến đổi' can also mean a sudden change, such as the collapse of the economy or political regime. |
| Welsh | The word 'trawsnewid' can also refer to the process of changing one's gender or sexual orientation. |
| Xhosa | "Ingquku" also means "to change" and "to be changed." |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish term "טראַנספאָרמאַציע" (transformation) originates from the German word "Transformation" and also carries the meaning of "transfiguration" in religious contexts. |
| Yoruba | "Iyipada" derives from the Yoruba words "yi" (to change) and "pada" (to become), highlighting its essence of altering state or form. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "uguquko" not only refers to literal transformations but also to changes in a person's character or status. |
| English | The word "transformation" comes from the Latin word "transformare", meaning "to change shape". |