Video in different languages

Video in Different Languages

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

Updated on March 6, 2024

Video, a powerful medium of communication, has revolutionized the way we consume and share information. From entertainment to education, videos have become an integral part of our daily lives. They not only convey complex ideas in a simple manner but also help in building a personal connection with the audience.

The significance of video extends beyond borders, making it a universal language that transcends linguistic barriers. Its cultural importance is evident in the way it has influenced art, music, and storytelling across different civilizations. Understanding the translation of video in various languages can open up new avenues for global collaboration and cross-cultural understanding.

For instance, the word 'video' translates to 'vídeo' in Spanish, 'vidéo' in French, and 'ビデオ' (bideo) in Japanese. These translations not only reflect the linguistic diversity of different cultures but also highlight the global impact of this revolutionary technology.

Intrigued? Keep reading to discover how the word 'video' is translated in different languages around the world!

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Video in Sub-Saharan African Languages

Afrikaansvideo
The Afrikaans word "video" can also mean "film" or "movie".
Amharicቪዲዮ
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Hausabidiyo
In Hausa, the word "bidiyo" is a borrowing from the English word "video".
Igbovidiyo
In the Igbo language, "vidiyo" is derived from "vidi," meaning "to look".
Malagasyvideo
In Malagasy, the word "video" is derived from the French word "vidé", which means "empty".
Nyanja (Chichewa)kanema
The word "kanema'' can also refer to a television show or film.
Shonavhidhiyo
The word "vhidhiyo" is derived from the English word "video," and can also refer to a film or movie.
Somalivideo
In Somali, "video" also means "tape recorder".
Sesothovideo
In Sesotho, "video" can also mean "movie" or "film".
Swahilivideo
In Swahili, "video" can also refer to a television or film
Xhosaividiyo
The word "ividiyo" is also used to describe a specific type of traditional Xhosa dance.
Yorubafidio
Fidio is a Yoruba word that also means 'to show'
Zuluividiyo
The Zulu word ividiyo, meaning 'video', is a loanword from the English word 'video'.
Bambarawideyo
Ewevideo
Kinyarwandavidewo
Lingalavideo
Lugandavidiyo
Sepedibitio
Twi (Akan)video

Video in North African & Middle Eastern Languages

Arabicفيديو
فيديو ('video') derives from the Latin word vidēre ('to see'), and is cognate with vision, vista, visible, and view.
Hebrewוִידֵאוֹ
From Latin "vidēre" - "to see".
Pashtoویډیو
The Pashto word “ویډیو” has Persian and English origins, with “ویډ” stemming from “دید” and “و” being an English suffix.
Arabicفيديو
فيديو ('video') derives from the Latin word vidēre ('to see'), and is cognate with vision, vista, visible, and view.

Video in Western European Languages

Albanianvideo
The Albanian word "video" can also refer to a "video game".
Basquebideoa
"Bideoa" derives from "bioda" (appearance), a term previously used referring to the image and "audioa" (audio) refers to the sound, which is combined to form "bideoa" meaning "image and sound" used for both television and video games.
Catalanvídeo
In Catalan, "vídeo" derives from the Latin "videre" (to see), also sharing its meaning with "video" in English and other languages.
Croatianvideo
In Croatian, 'video' also means 'I see'.
Danishvideo
In Danish, "video" can also refer to a short TV or radio report similar to a newsreel.
Dutchvideo-
"Video" means "I see" in Latin.
Englishvideo
The word "video" derives from the Latin word "videre," meaning "to see".
Frenchvidéo
The word "vidéo" in French can also mean "evidence" or "document".
Frisianfideo
The word "fideo" in Frisian derives from the Latin word "fideus" meaning "string" or "thread"
Galicianvídeo
In Galician, the word "vídeo" can also refer to a film or a film screening.
Germanvideo
The German word "Video" is taken from Latin and also refers to seeing or vision, like the English "Video" from the Greek word for "I see".
Icelandicmyndband
"Myndband" is a loanword from the Danish "filmbånd" (literally "film band"), which is itself cognate with English "video tape". Thus, "myndband" originally meant "video tape", but it now also refers to any video recording, regardless of format.
Irishfíseán
Italianvideo
"Video" is the Latin neuter singular form of the adjective "videre" (to see), so "video" technically means "I see". It's been used in the English language since at least the 1950s to describe "a moving visual image".
Luxembourgishvideo
In Luxemburgish, "Video" can also mean "Film" or "Movie."
Maltesevidjo
"Vidjo" comes from the English word "video" and can also refer to a movie or film.
Norwegianvideo
In Norwegian, "video" is also a verb form of "to watch", e.g. "vide noe på YouTube" ("to watch something on YouTube").
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)vídeo
In Portuguese, the term "vídeo" has the same meaning as "video" in English, referring to visual content captured and played back in electronic form.
Scots Gaelicbhidio
Scots Gaelic "bhidio" derives from French "vidéo" and English "video," both from Latin "videre" (to see).
Spanishvídeo
In Spanish, "vídeo" also means "I see" in the first person singular present indicative.
Swedishvideo-
"Video-" kan också syfta på "insikt" eller "synlighet".
Welshfideo
The Welsh word "fideo" can also mean "to spin" or "to reel".

Video in Eastern European Languages

Belarusianвідэа
Bosnianvideo
The Bosnian word "video" can also mean "sight" or "vision".
Bulgarianвидео
The word «видео» can also mean «vision» or «view».
Czechvideo
Estonianvideo
The Estonian word "video" is derived from the Latin word "videre" which means "to see"
Finnishvideo-
The word "video-" is often used to refer to both "video" and "audio" in Finnish, as the Finnish language doesn't have separate words for these concepts
Hungarianvideó-
The Hungarian word "videó" also means "projection", as in a projected image.
Latvianvideo
''Video'' is a Latin word meaning "I see" or "I have seen."
Lithuanianvaizdo įrašą
Macedonianвидео
The word "Видео" is derived from the Latin word "videre," meaning "to see."
Polishwideo
"Wideo" in Polish can also refer to a person who films or records videos.
Romanianvideo
The Romanian word "video" comes from the Latin word "videre", meaning "to see."
Russianвидео
In Russian 'видео' is an abbreviation from the Latin 'video' - 'I see'; in English 'video' means 'sight' or 'vision' and comes from Latin 'videre'
Serbianвидео
The Serbian word 'видео' ('video') comes from the Greek word 'εἶδος' ('eidos'), which means 'form' or 'appearance'.
Slovakvideo
The word "video" in Slovak can also refer to the "tape" part of a videocassette recorder.
Slovenianvideo
In Slovenian, "video" also refers to a type of lottery, similar to bingo.
Ukrainianвідео
In Ukrainian, "відео" can also refer to a video game or computer graphics.

Video in South Asian Languages

Bengaliভিডিও
"ভিডিও" is the Bengali word for "video" and is derived from the Latin word "videre" which means "to see"
Gujaratiવિડિઓ
The word "વિડિઓ" (video) is derived from the Latin word "videre," meaning "to see," and the Greek word "οἶδα" (oida), meaning "I know."
Hindiवीडियो
"वीडियो" is derived from the Latin word "videre", meaning "to see", and is related to the English word "vision".
Kannadaವೀಡಿಯೊ
Malayalamവീഡിയോ
The word "വീഡിയോ" comes from the Greek word "eidos," meaning "form" or "shape," and the Latin word "videre," meaning "to see."
Marathiव्हिडिओ
The word "व्हिडिओ" is derived from the Latin word "videre", meaning "to see".
Nepaliभिडियो
The word "भिडियो" in Nepali is derived from the English word "video", which comes from Latin "videre" meaning "to see".
Punjabiਵੀਡੀਓ
Sinhala (Sinhalese)වීඩියෝ
Tamilகாணொளி
Teluguవీడియో
Urduویڈیو
The Urdu word ویڈیو is derived from the English word 'video', which has Greek roots and means 'I see' or 'I look'.

Video in East Asian Languages

Chinese (Simplified)视频
视频 can also mean "visual" or "image" in Chinese.
Chinese (Traditional)視頻
In Cantonese, 視頻 (sihpien) refers to 'eyesight' and is not used in the context of video recordings.
Japaneseビデオ
"ビデオ" also means "beta" as in "β-ray" (beta particle)
Korean비디오
In Korean, "비디오" can also mean "secret" or "confidential information".
Mongolianвидео
The Mongolian word "видео" ("video") can also refer to a "film", "movie", or "television program".
Myanmar (Burmese)ဗီဒီယို

Video in South East Asian Languages

Indonesianvideo
The word "video" in Indonesian is derived from the Latin word "videre", meaning "to see".
Javanesevideo
The word "video" in Javanese can also mean "to see" or "to watch".
Khmerវីដេអូ
Laoວິດີໂອ
Malayvideo
The Malay word "video" is also used to refer to a movie or film.
Thaiวิดีโอ
The word "วิดีโอ" in Thai can also refer to a film or movie.
Vietnamesevideo
The word "video" has its origins in the Latin word "videre," meaning "to see" or "to perceive."
Filipino (Tagalog)video

Video in Central Asian Languages

Azerbaijanivideo
In Azerbaijani, "video" is borrowed from Russian "видео" which in its turn is borrowed from Latin "video" meaning "see".
Kazakhвидео
"Видео" in Kazakh also means "proof" or "evidence".
Kyrgyzвидео
The Kyrgyz word "видео" can also mean "television broadcasting" or "movie".
Tajikвидео
В таджикском языке слово «видео» также используется для обозначения «телевизионного фильма».
Turkmenwideo
Uzbekvideo
Uyghurvideo

Video in Pacific Languages

Hawaiianwikiō
'Wikiō' can also refer to a 'moving or flowing liquid', such as rain or a waterfall.
Maoriataata
In Te Reo Māori, it has additional meanings such as "watch", "guard", and "lookout".
Samoanvitio
Vitio is also used in Samoan to describe a movie or television show.
Tagalog (Filipino)video
In Tagalog, "video" is also a term used to refer to a recorded movie or television show.

Video in American Indigenous Languages

Aymarauñtaña
Guaranitecharã

Video in International Languages

Esperantovideo
The Esperanto word "video" also means "I see" or "I look".
Latinvideo
In Latin, "video" means "I see," also the root of the word "vision."

Video in Others Languages

Greekβίντεο
The Greek word "βίντεο" (video) derives from the Latin word "video," meaning "I see".
Hmongduab vis dis aus
Although "duab vis dis aus" translates to "video", it literally means "picture two eyes see out" in Hmong.
Kurdishvideo
In Kurdish, "video" also means "look and see"
Turkishvideo
Video comes from the latin word "videre" meaning "to see".
Xhosaividiyo
The word "ividiyo" is also used to describe a specific type of traditional Xhosa dance.
Yiddishווידעא
ווידעא' derives from the Latin word 'videre,' meaning 'to see,' and also relates to the Yiddish word 'זען' ('zen'), meaning 'to see.'
Zuluividiyo
The Zulu word ividiyo, meaning 'video', is a loanword from the English word 'video'.
Assameseভিডিঅ’
Aymarauñtaña
Bhojpuriवीडियो
Dhivehiވިޑިއޯ
Dogriविडियो
Filipino (Tagalog)video
Guaranitecharã
Ilocanobideo
Kriofim
Kurdish (Sorani)ڤیدیۆ
Maithiliभिडियो
Meiteilon (Manipuri)ꯚꯤꯗꯤꯑꯣ ꯑꯃꯥ꯫
Mizovideo
Oromoviidiyoo
Odia (Oriya)ଭିଡିଓ
Quechuavideo
Sanskritविडिओ
Tatarвидео
Tigrinyaቪዲዮ
Tsongavhidiyo

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