Transition in different languages

Transition in Different Languages

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Transition


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Afrikaans
oorgang
Albanian
kalim
Amharic
ሽግግር
Arabic
انتقال
Armenian
անցումային
Assamese
স্থানান্তৰ
Aymara
majt'ayaña
Azerbaijani
keçid
Bambara
furancɛfanga
Basque
trantsizioa
Belarusian
пераход
Bengali
উত্তরণ
Bhojpuri
अवस्थांतर
Bosnian
tranzicija
Bulgarian
преход
Catalan
transició
Cebuano
pagbalhin
Chinese (Simplified)
过渡
Chinese (Traditional)
過渡
Corsican
transizione
Croatian
tranzicija
Czech
přechod
Danish
overgang
Dhivehi
ބަދަލުވުން
Dogri
तबादला
Dutch
overgang
English
transition
Esperanto
transiro
Estonian
üleminek
Ewe
dodo le eme
Filipino (Tagalog)
paglipat
Finnish
siirtyminen
French
transition
Frisian
oergong
Galician
transición
Georgian
გარდამავალი
German
überleitung
Greek
μετάβαση
Guarani
jehasasapy'a
Gujarati
સંક્રમણ
Haitian Creole
tranzisyon
Hausa
miƙa mulki
Hawaiian
hoʻololi
Hebrew
מַעֲבָר
Hindi
transition
Hmong
kev hloov pauv
Hungarian
átmenet
Icelandic
umskipti
Igbo
mgbanwe
Ilocano
agbaliw
Indonesian
transisi
Irish
aistriú
Italian
transizione
Japanese
遷移
Javanese
transisi
Kannada
ಪರಿವರ್ತನೆ
Kazakh
ауысу
Khmer
ការផ្លាស់ប្តូរ
Kinyarwanda
inzibacyuho
Konkani
स्थित्यंतर
Korean
전이
Krio
chenj
Kurdish
derbasbûn
Kurdish (Sorani)
گواستنەوە
Kyrgyz
өткөөл
Lao
ການຫັນປ່ຽນ
Latin
transitus
Latvian
pāreja
Lingala
kokende esika mosusu
Lithuanian
perėjimas
Luganda
okuyuuka
Luxembourgish
iwwergang
Macedonian
транзиција
Maithili
संक्रमण
Malagasy
tetezamita
Malay
peralihan
Malayalam
പരിവർത്തനം
Maltese
transizzjoni
Maori
whakawhitinga
Marathi
संक्रमण
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯍꯣꯡꯕ
Mizo
inthlakthleng
Mongolian
шилжилт
Myanmar (Burmese)
အသွင်ကူးပြောင်းရေး
Nepali
संक्रमण
Norwegian
overgang
Nyanja (Chichewa)
kusintha
Odia (Oriya)
ସଂକ୍ରମଣ
Oromo
ce'umsa
Pashto
لیږدول
Persian
انتقال
Polish
przejście
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
transição
Punjabi
ਤਬਦੀਲੀ
Quechua
puriy
Romanian
tranziție
Russian
переход
Samoan
suiga
Sanskrit
परिस्थान
Scots Gaelic
eadar-ghluasad
Sepedi
phetogo
Serbian
прелаз
Sesotho
phetoho
Shona
shanduko
Sindhi
منتقلي
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
සංක්‍රාන්තිය
Slovak
prechod
Slovenian
prehod
Somali
kala guur
Spanish
transición
Sundanese
transisi
Swahili
mpito
Swedish
övergång
Tagalog (Filipino)
paglipat
Tajik
гузариш
Tamil
மாற்றம்
Tatar
күчү
Telugu
పరివర్తన
Thai
การเปลี่ยนแปลง
Tigrinya
መሰጋገሪ
Tsonga
ku hundzuka
Turkish
geçiş
Turkmen
geçiş
Twi (Akan)
nsesamu
Ukrainian
перехід
Urdu
منتقلی
Uyghur
ئۆتكۈنچى
Uzbek
o'tish
Vietnamese
chuyển tiếp
Welsh
trosglwyddo
Xhosa
utshintsho
Yiddish
יבערגאַנג
Yoruba
orilede
Zulu
inguquko

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansThe word "oorgang" may also refer to a period of change or adjustment, or to a passageway or opening.
AlbanianIn Arabic, "kalim" also means "word" or "speech".
AmharicThe term "ሽግግር" can also refer to a "dispute" or "argument" in Amharic.
ArabicThe word "انتقال" (transition) in Arabic also means "transference" or "assignment".
ArmenianIts alternate meaning is "passing".
AzerbaijaniAnother meaning of "keçid" is "passage".
Basque"Trantsizioa" comes from the Latin "transire," to cross over.
Bengaliউত্তরণ (transition) is also used in a religious context to describe the soul's passage from this world to the next.
BosnianBosnian word "tranzicija" comes from Latin "transitus", which means "passing through" or "crossing over".
BulgarianThe word "преход" also means "ford" and is cognate with the Russian word "переход" (same meaning).
CatalanIt may also refers to a political movement or a period of change in a society or culture.
CebuanoThe word "pagbalhin" in Cebuano can also refer to the act of moving or relocating from one place to another.
Chinese (Simplified)过渡 (guòdù): passage/process from one state, form, style, or place to another.
Chinese (Traditional)過渡 originally referred to the stages of human life, and can also be used to refer to the transition between seasons.
CorsicanIn Corsican, 'transizione' also means 'death throes'
CroatianThe word 'tranzicija' can also mean 'transformation' or 'exchange' in Croatian.
CzechDespite being derived from the Czech word for "going through," "přechod" also refers to an intersection or crosswalk.
DanishThe word "overgang" in Danish can also refer to a place where two things meet, such as a bridge or a doorway.
DutchThe Dutch word "overgang" can also refer to menopause.
EsperantoEsperanto's "transiro" also refers to a musical cadence that modulates from one key to another.
EstonianThe verb "üleminema" originally meant "to cross". Only since the 18th century, it has also meant "to change from one state/form to another".
FinnishThe Finnish word "siirtyminen" originally meant "change of place" or "movement".
FrenchIn French, “transition” can mean a bridge or a passage.
FrisianThe word "oergong" derives from the Proto-West Germanic word "urgeng"," which referred to crossings or passages.
GalicianEn Galician, "transición" means both "transition" and "passage".
GermanThe word "Überleitung" can also mean "transfer" in the context of money, goods, or power.
GreekΜετάβαση also means “change of residence” in Greek
Haitian CreoleIt can also mean "bridge" in the sense of "something used to pass over an obstacle".
HausaThe Hausa word for 'transition', 'miƙa mulki', can also mean 'hand over' or 'surrender' in other contexts.
HawaiianThe word "hoʻololi" can also refer to the act of turning or changing something, or to a change in direction.
HebrewThe Hebrew word "מַעֲבָר" can also refer to a passage or a ford.
HindiThe Hindi word "संगत" (sangata), meaning "transition," also carries connotations of "harmony" and "congruity".
HmongKev hloov pauv, literally meaning "changing bones," in Hmong refers to a transformation that occurs during adolescence or childhood, when a person's body and mind undergo significant changes.
HungarianThe word "átmenet" derives from the verb "átmenni" (to go through), indicating a process or period of change or passage.
IcelandicThe word "umskipti" in Icelandic can also mean "change" or "shift".
IgboThe Igbo word "mgbanwe" also means "to change something from one form to another".
IndonesianIn Indonesian, "transisi" also means "change in condition or state".
Irish"Aistriú" also means "translation" in Irish and is used in this sense in many contexts.
ItalianIn Italian, 'transizione' can also mean 'passing' or 'crossing', as in 'transizione di frontiera' (border crossing).
Japanese"遷移" (ten'i) also means "migratory" in Japanese, referring to organisms that move from one place to another.
Javanese"Transisi" in Javanese can refer to both "transition" and "a period of change or preparation."
KannadaThe Kannada word "ಪರಿವರ್ತನೆ" can also refer to a transformation, change, or conversion.
KazakhIn Kazakh, "ауысу" also refers to the process of "changing" or "shifting to something new" and can be used in contexts like changing jobs or moving homes.
Korean"전이" can also refer to "transfer", "change" or "assignment."
KurdishThe word "derbasbûn" in Kurdish also carries the meaning of "change" or "transformation".
KyrgyzThe verb "өткөөл" corresponds to the verb "переход" in Russian and to the verb "transition" in English. It describes the passage from one state to another.
LatinIn Latin, "transitus" also means "death" or "passage to another life."
LatvianThe Latvian word "pāreja" can also refer to a change in state or condition.
LithuanianIn Lithuanian, "perėjimas" can also refer to a pedestrian crossing or the interval between two phases of a cycle.
MacedonianThe word "транзиција" can also mean "transitional period" or "transition to a new stage of development" in Macedonian.
MalagasyIn Malagasy, the term 'tetezamita' derives from the verb 'tezitra' meaning 'to jump', connoting a sudden and transformative change.
Malay"Peralihan" can mean the process of moving from one state to another, or the outcome of such a process.
MalayalamThe word 'പരിവർത്തനം' (transition) can also refer to a change in state or condition, conversion, or transformation.
MalteseThe word "transizzjoni" in Maltese can also mean "transformation" or "change"
MaoriIn Māori mythology, Whakawhitinga refers to the transition from the life of Te Kore (the void) into the life of Te Ao (the world of light).
MarathiThe word "संक्रमण" in Marathi also means "infection" or "transmission of disease".
MongolianThe word “шилжилт” could also means “evolution”, “migration” and, in biology it's “metabolism”.
Myanmar (Burmese)This Burmese term refers to a metamorphosis, a change in form or appearance.
NepaliThe Hindi word "संक्रमण" also means "infection".
Norwegian"Overgang" is derived from the Old Norse "yfirtæki," meaning "to go over." It is cognate with the German "Überfahrt."
Nyanja (Chichewa)The word "kusintha" in Nyanja (Chichewa) is also used to refer to the act of moving from one place to another.
PashtoIn Pashto, the word "لیږدول" also means to transfer, shift, or carry something from one place to another.
Persian"انتقال" in Persian also means "deportation" or "displacement".
PolishThe Polish word "przejście" can also mean "passage" or "crossing".
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)In Portuguese, "transição" derives from the Latin word "transitive" meaning "to pass through" or "to cross over"}
PunjabiIn addition to its primary meaning of "transition," "ਤਬਦੀਲੀ" can also mean "change," "transformation," or "alteration."
RomanianThe Romanian word "tranziție" also means "fainting" or "passing away".
RussianThe word переход in Russian may also refer to a level or stage in a game or task.
SamoanThe Samoan word "suiga" also means "bridge, passage, or connection."
SerbianIn Serbo-Croatian, "prelaz" can also refer to a "railroad crossing" or "border crossing"
SesothoThe word "phetoho" can also mean "change" or "transformation".
Shona"Shanduko" also refers to "change", "alternation", or "transformation".
SindhiThe Sindhi word "منتقلي" also means "passage" or "transition."
Sinhala (Sinhalese)The word සංක්‍රාන්තිය also means the passage of the sun from one zodiac sign to another, or the change of seasons.
SlovakThe Slavic word *prechòd* is related to the Slavic word *choditi* meaning "to walk" and means "a path" or "a way across".
SlovenianThe word "prehod" can also mean "level crossing" in Slovenian.
Somali"Kala guur" also means "transformation" or "change" in Somali.
SpanishIn the context of politics, the Spanish term "transición" specifically refers to the transition from dictatorship to democracy.
SundaneseIt also means a change from one thing or state to another specifically from one social or cultural state to another that is more advanced.
Swahili"Mpito" is also used to refer to a "joining together of two things"
SwedishÖvergång in Swedish can also mean crossing, transfer, or a place where the road crosses a railroad.
Tagalog (Filipino)The Tagalog word "paglipat" carries additional meanings such as "alteration" or "change".
TajikThe word гузариш (transition) in Tajik is derived from the Persian word گذارش (guzārish) which can also mean "report" or "submission".
TamilThe Tamil word "மாற்றம்" ("transition") also means "change" or "transformation" in English.
TeluguThe word "పరివర్తన" also means "change", "alteration", "modification", "transformation", and "conversion".
ThaiThe word "การเปลี่ยนแปลง" can also mean "a change in the way something is done or used".
Turkish"Geçiş" (transition) shares its root with "geçmek" (to pass) and also means "a place where you can pass".
UkrainianThe archaic Slavic word *pere-xod-ъ* meant simply “step, stride” before it came to refer to military attacks.
UrduThe word "منتقلی" also has a separate meaning in Urdu, meaning "one who is transferred from one place to another".
UzbekThe word "o'tish" can also mean "to pass", "to go over", or "to cross".
Vietnamese"Chuyển tiếp" has an extended meaning of "intercourse" from its etymology.
WelshWelsh trosglwyddo means 'transition', but it also means 'conveyance' and derives from trosglwyddo 'deliver, hand over', ultimately from Latin trans 'across' + globus 'globe'.
XhosaUtshintsho, also meaning "crossing", "transformation", or "change", is derived from the verb "ukutshintsha," which means "to change, to replace, to exchange, or to transform."
Yiddish"איבערגאַנג" in Yiddish can also refer to "conversion" or a "crossing".
YorubaOne of the meanings of "orilede" is "a place of beginning," which is also where the word "ile" (home) derives from.
ZuluThe Zulu word "inguquko" also signifies a change of political leadership, marking a pivotal moment in society.
EnglishThe word "transition" originates from the Latin word "transire," meaning "to go across" or "to pass over."

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