Under in different languages

Under in Different Languages

Discover 'Under' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.

Updated on March 6, 2024

The word

Under

Under in Sub-Saharan African Languages

Afrikaansonder
The word "onder" in Afrikaans can also mean "among" or "below"
Amharicበታች
The word "በታች" has other uses, such as a noun meaning "the downstairs" of a building.
Hausaa karkashin
The word "a karkashin" also means "in the name of" or "for the sake of" in Hausa.
Igbon'okpuru
The Igbo word "n'okpuru" can also mean "beneath" or "subsequent".
Malagasyambany
Ambany also means 'underground' and 'inside' in Malagasy.
Nyanja (Chichewa)pansi
The word "pansi" in Nyanja (Chichewa) can also refer to a lower portion, basement, or a person of lower social or economic status.
Shonapasi
The Shona word "pasi" also means "underside" or "foot path".
Somalihoosta
In Somali, "hoosta" also refers to the underside of an object or the space beneath it.
Sesothotlas'a
In Sesotho, the word "tlas'a" can also refer to being hidden from view.
Swahilichini
The word 'chini' may also refer to the bottom part of something, a valley, or a low-lying area.
Xhosangaphantsi
In Xhosa, the word "ngaphantsi" primarily signifies "beneath," also connoting the concepts of "lower" or "inferior."
Yorubalabẹ
The word "labẹ" also means "subsequently" or "afterwards" in Yoruba, depending on the context.
Zulungaphansi
The word "ngaphansi" in Zulu is also used to describe the position of being in front of someone who is standing.
Bambarajukɔrɔ
Eweegɔme
Kinyarwandamunsi
Lingalana nse
Lugandawansi
Sepedika fase
Twi (Akan)aseɛ

Under in North African & Middle Eastern Languages

Arabicتحت
The word "تحت" in Arabic also means "beneath" or "below" in English.
Hebrewתַחַת
The word "תַחַת" ("under") derives from the Akkadian word "tahatu" and can also mean "instead of" or "because of."
Pashtoلاندې
The word "لاندې" is also used in Pashto to mean "below" or "beneath".
Arabicتحت
The word "تحت" in Arabic also means "beneath" or "below" in English.

Under in Western European Languages

Albaniannën
In Albanian,
Basqueazpian
The word "azpian" is related to the word "azpi" (below), which is used to indicate a location below something else.
Catalansota
"Sota" also means "deck" or "floor" in Catalan, and it comes from the Latin word "subtus", which means "beneath".
Croatianpod, ispod
The word 'ispod' is derived from the Proto-Slavic root *podъ, meaning 'base, foundation, foot'. This root is also found in other Slavic languages such as Polish, Czech, and Russian.
Danishunder
The Danish word "under" is cognate with the English "under" and shares its meaning of "situated or moving at a lower level."
Dutchonder
The Dutch word "onder" may also mean "among" or "during" in certain contexts, such as "onder vrienden" (among friends) or "onderweg" (on the way).
Englishunder
The word 'under' derives from the Old English word 'under', meaning 'below or beneath'. It can also refer to a position of subordination or inferiority.
Frenchen dessous de
"En dessous de" can also mean "below the surface, hidden, or not apparent".
Frisianûnder
The word “ûnder” in Frisian can also mean “between” and “among”, similar to its usage in other Germanic languages like Old English.
Galicianbaixo
In Galician, "baixo" also means low, bass (in music), or short (person)
Germanunter
In German, "unter" has an alternate meaning of "among" or "between".
Icelandicundir
The Old Norse word "undirr," which means "off to one side," is the root of the modern Icelandic word "undir."
Irishfaoi
Irish "faoi" derives from Proto-Celtic "upo", meaning "beneath, under, down".
Italiansotto
In Italian, "sotto" can also mean "below, beneath, underneath," or "downward," or even "in the direction of".
Luxembourgishënner
"Ënner" derives from the Middle High German "under" and is also used figuratively to indicate something subordinate or inferior.
Maltesetaħt
The word "taħt" also has the alternate meanings of "below" and "down".
Norwegianunder
In Norwegian, "under" can also mean "wonder" or "miracle".
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)debaixo
"Debaixo" can also mean "hidden" or "secret" in Brazilian Portuguese.
Scots Gaelicfo
Fo also means 'through' as in 'fo na coille' (through the forest).
Spanishdebajo
The word "debajo" also means "just below the surface of" or "hidden beneath".
Swedishunder
Under is also a common component of surnames, like Andersson, meaning "son of Anders".
Welshdan
An alternative meaning of "dan" in Welsh is "to hide" or "to conceal".

Under in Eastern European Languages

Belarusianпад
The word "пад" can also refers to a place under the eaves of a house or the area under the floor of a hut used for storing vegetables and other supplies.
Bosnianpod
The word 'pod' can also be used to refer to a group or collection of things.
Bulgarianпод
"Под" can also be used to express "near", "beside" or "next to"
Czechpod
The Czech word "pod" means "under" but can also mean "near by" or "approximately."
Estonianall
The word "all" also means "down" or "under" in Estonian.
Finnishalla
The word "alla" can also mean "according to" or "on the basis of".
Hungarianalatt
The Hungarian verb 'alá' ('down') is related etymologically to other Finno-Ugric words like the Finnish words 'alle' ('down', 'under'), 'ala' ('the downstairs', 'the bottom of something') and 'alhaalla' ('downstairs', at the 'bottom').
Latvianzem
ZEMS, Latvian for “under,” is the same root as ground in the English language.
Lithuanianpagal
Lithuanian "pagal" is a preposition meaning "according to" and is also used in toponyms to mean "near the river" (like English "by-the-sea")
Macedonianпод
Macedonian "под" derives from the Slavic "podъ", meaning "near" or "by".
Polishpod
The Polish word "pod" has a second meaning, "similar to"
Romaniansub
The Romanian word "sub" (meaning "under") is a cognate of the Latin preposition "sub" and can be found in both Romanian and the Romance languages in compounds like "submarine" or "suburban".
Russianпод
In Russian, 'под' can also mean 'near' or 'next to', and is often used in place names, such as Podolsk.
Serbianиспод
The word “испод” is a homograph, meaning that it can have multiple meanings. One meaning is “under” while the other means “from underneath”.
Slovakpod
The word "pod" can also mean "to go" or "along" in Slovak.
Slovenianspodaj
The word 'Spodaj' is derived from the Proto-Slavic word 'podъ', which means 'under' or 'beneath'.
Ukrainianпід
The word "під" in Ukrainian has its roots in the Proto-Slavic *podъ, which also means "near" or "next to".

Under in South Asian Languages

Bengaliঅধীনে
অধীনে' also means "according to" in a specific context when expressing obedience
Gujaratiહેઠળ
The Gujarati word "હેઠળ" can also be used to describe a subordinate or follower.
Hindiके अंतर्गत
The word "under" can also mean "subordinate to" or "subject to".
Kannadaಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ
In Tulu and Konkani, ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ can also mean "with" or "in the presence of".
Malayalamകീഴിൽ
The word "കീഴിൽ" (under) in Malayalam can also mean "subject to" or "in the power of".
Marathiअंतर्गत
The word "अंतर्गत" in Marathi can also mean "within" or "inside".
Nepaliअन्तर्गत
The Sanskrit root 'antar' also implies a sense of 'interior', as used in words like 'antaranga' (intimate friend) or 'antarjal' (subterranean water).
Punjabiਦੇ ਅਧੀਨ
In some contexts, it can also mean "below" or "inferior to".
Sinhala (Sinhalese)යටතේ
The word "යටතේ" is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *upo-, meaning "under, below".
Tamilகீழ்
In Tamil, the word "கீழ்" not only means "under" but can also indicate the base or lower part of an object, as in "தளம் கீழ்" (bottom of the platform).
Teluguకింద
కింద (kinda) also means 'lower' or 'inferior' in certain contexts.
Urduکے تحت
The word "کے تحت" in Urdu can also mean "in the care of" or "in the custody of."

Under in East Asian Languages

Chinese (Simplified)下
In addition to its primary meaning, "under," the Chinese character "下" also means "down," "below," or "inferior."
Chinese (Traditional)下
下 has also been used to mean “the morning after.”
Japanese下
The kanji "下" (しも) or "しも" can also mean "to descend" or "to be inferior".
Korean아래에
아래에 is also used to refer to something that is lower in rank or status.
Mongolianдор
The word "дор" in Mongolian derives from the Proto-Mongolic word "*tori" meaning "foot".
Myanmar (Burmese)အောက်မှာ
The word "အောက်မှာ" not only means "under" but also "below", "beneath", "underneath", "at the bottom", and "in a lower position or level."

Under in South East Asian Languages

Indonesiandibawah
"Dibawah" comes from the Proto-Austronesian word "*di bavaR" meaning "in the direction of the speaker."
Javaneseing sangisore
The word "ing sangisore" can also mean "in the middle" or "in the midst of something".
Khmerនៅក្រោម
Laoພາຍໃຕ້
Malaybawah
The word "bawah" also colloquially means "downside".
Thaiภายใต้
ภายใต้ (phai tai) means "under" in Thai and is derived from the Sanskrit word "upa-adha" meaning "below" or "underneath"
Vietnamesedưới
"Dưới" in Vietnamese also means "subordinate" or "inferior".
Filipino (Tagalog)sa ilalim

Under in Central Asian Languages

Azerbaijanialtında
"Altında" in Azerbaijani, besides meaning "under," also refers to "the bottom," "the lower part," and "the base."
Kazakhастында
The word "астында" can also mean "in the presence of" or "behind someone's back".
Kyrgyzастында
The word "астында" derives from the Proto-Turkic word *astïnda*, meaning "on the lower side" or "in the lower part".
Tajikдар зери
The word "дар зери" is also used in a figurative sense to indicate something hidden or not apparent.
Turkmenastynda
Uzbekostida
The Uzbek word "ostida" can also be used to mean the underside of an object, the area beneath a place, or the base or foundation of something
Uyghurئاستىدا

Under in Pacific Languages

Hawaiianmalalo
In the Hawaiian language, "malalo" has alternate meanings of "submerged" and "below the surface of the ocean".
Maorii raro
In the Maori language, "i raro" can also mean either "in the lower part" or "of lower rank or importance."}
Samoanlalo
The Samoan word "lalo" also means "within" or "towards"
Tagalog (Filipino)sa ilalim
"Sa ilalim ng" (literally "under the") is also used figuratively to mean "in the subject of" or "with regard to"

Under in American Indigenous Languages

Aymaraaynacha
Guaraniiguýpe

Under in International Languages

Esperantosub
The Esperanto word "sub" also signifies "nearly" or "somewhat."
Latinsub
The Latin word "sub" also means "up" or "near," as in "suburban" and "subcutaneous."

Under in Others Languages

Greekυπό
"Υπό" can also mean "by" or even "about" in certain archaic constructions.
Hmonghauv qab
The Hmong word "hauv qab" can also mean "in" or "within" the confines of something.
Kurdishbinê
The word 'binê' in Kurdish can also refer to 'downwards' or 'lower part'.
Turkishaltında
"Altında" (literally “in its bottom, or under it”) is the Turkish name of a popular Ottoman dance accompanied by songs praising the Sultan or some religious figures, mostly performed during religious festivals.
Xhosangaphantsi
In Xhosa, the word "ngaphantsi" primarily signifies "beneath," also connoting the concepts of "lower" or "inferior."
Yiddishאונטער
The Yiddish word 'אונטער' ('unter') can also mean 'in front of' or 'in the presence of'.
Zulungaphansi
The word "ngaphansi" in Zulu is also used to describe the position of being in front of someone who is standing.
Assameseঅধীনত
Aymaraaynacha
Bhojpuriनीचे
Dhivehiއަޑީގައި
Dogriमतैहत
Filipino (Tagalog)sa ilalim
Guaraniiguýpe
Ilocanobaba
Krioɔnda
Kurdish (Sorani)لەژێر
Maithiliनीचां
Meiteilon (Manipuri)ꯃꯈꯥꯗ
Mizohnuai
Oromojala
Odia (Oriya)ତଳେ |
Quechuaurapi
Sanskritअधः
Tatarастында
Tigrinyaትሕቲ
Tsongaehansi

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