Widely in different languages

Widely in Different Languages

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Widely


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Afrikaans
wyd
Albanian
gjerësisht
Amharic
በስፋት
Arabic
على نطاق واسع
Armenian
լայնորեն
Assamese
ব্যাপকভাৱে
Aymara
wali jach’a uñt’atawa
Azerbaijani
geniş
Bambara
ka caya
Basque
zabal
Belarusian
шырока
Bengali
ব্যাপকভাবে
Bhojpuri
व्यापक रूप से बा
Bosnian
široko
Bulgarian
широко
Catalan
àmpliament
Cebuano
kaylap
Chinese (Simplified)
广泛
Chinese (Traditional)
廣泛
Corsican
largamente
Croatian
široko
Czech
široce
Danish
bredt
Dhivehi
ފުޅާދާއިރާއެއްގައި
Dogri
व्यापक रूप से
Dutch
breed
English
widely
Esperanto
vaste
Estonian
laialdaselt
Ewe
le afisiafi
Filipino (Tagalog)
malawak
Finnish
laajalti
French
largement
Frisian
breed
Galician
amplamente
Georgian
ფართოდ
German
weit
Greek
ευρέως
Guarani
tuichaháicha
Gujarati
વ્યાપકપણે
Haitian Creole
lajman
Hausa
ko'ina
Hawaiian
ākea
Hebrew
במידה רבה
Hindi
व्यापक रूप से
Hmong
dav
Hungarian
széles körben
Icelandic
víða
Igbo
n'ọtụtụ ebe
Ilocano
nasaknap
Indonesian
secara luas
Irish
go forleathan
Italian
ampiamente
Japanese
広く
Javanese
wiyar
Kannada
ವ್ಯಾಪಕವಾಗಿ
Kazakh
кеңінен
Khmer
ទូលំទូលាយ
Kinyarwanda
henshi
Konkani
व्यापकपणान मेळटा
Korean
넓게
Krio
bɔku bɔku wan
Kurdish
bi firehî
Kurdish (Sorani)
بە شێوەیەکی بەرفراوان
Kyrgyz
кеңири
Lao
ຢ່າງ​ກ​້​ວາງ​ຂວາງ
Latin
late
Latvian
plaši
Lingala
mingi mpenza
Lithuanian
plačiai
Luganda
mu bugazi
Luxembourgish
wäit verbreet
Macedonian
широко
Maithili
व्यापक रूप स
Malagasy
betsaka
Malay
secara meluas
Malayalam
പരക്കെ
Maltese
b'mod wiesa '
Maori
whanui
Marathi
व्यापकपणे
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯄꯥꯛ ꯁꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯤ꯫
Mizo
zau takin a awm
Mongolian
өргөн
Myanmar (Burmese)
ကျယ်ပြန့်
Nepali
व्यापक रूपमा
Norwegian
bredt
Nyanja (Chichewa)
ambiri
Odia (Oriya)
ବହୁଳ ଭାବରେ |
Oromo
bal’inaan
Pashto
په پراخه کچه
Persian
به طور گسترده ای
Polish
szeroko
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
amplamente
Punjabi
ਵਿਆਪਕ
Quechua
ancho nisqapi
Romanian
pe scară largă
Russian
широко
Samoan
lautele
Sanskrit
व्यापकतया
Scots Gaelic
gu farsaing
Sepedi
ka bophara
Serbian
широко
Sesotho
ka bophara
Shona
zvakafara
Sindhi
وڏي پيماني تي
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
පුළුල් ලෙස
Slovak
široko
Slovenian
široko
Somali
ballaaran
Spanish
extensamente
Sundanese
lega
Swahili
sana
Swedish
allmänt
Tagalog (Filipino)
malawak na
Tajik
ба таври васеъ
Tamil
பரவலாக
Tatar
киң
Telugu
విస్తృతంగా
Thai
อย่างกว้างขวาง
Tigrinya
ብሰፊሑ
Tsonga
hi ku anama
Turkish
yaygın olarak
Turkmen
giňden
Twi (Akan)
a ɛtrɛw
Ukrainian
широко
Urdu
وسیع پیمانے پر
Uyghur
كەڭ كۆلەمدە
Uzbek
keng
Vietnamese
rộng rãi
Welsh
yn eang
Xhosa
ngokubanzi
Yiddish
וויידלי
Yoruba
jakejado
Zulu
kabanzi

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansWyd is a South African term used in informal speech, meaning 'what are you doing'
AmharicThe word በስፋት can also mean extensively, broadly, abundantly, and thoroughly.
ArabicThe word "على نطاق واسع" can also mean "in general" or "as a whole" in Arabic.
ArmenianThe Armenian word "լայնորեն" ("widely") originally meant "with a large blade" and was used to describe swords.
AzerbaijaniThe Azerbaijani word
BasqueThe word "zabal" is related to " zabaldu" which means "to open".
BelarusianIn Belarusian, “шырока” has additional meanings including “to walk”, “to roam”, and “to wander”.
Bengali**ব্যাপকভাবে** is derived from the Sanskrit word **व्यापक (vyāpaka)**, meaning "pervading" or "extending over a wide area."
BosnianThe word "široko" can also refer to the wind direction known as "east".
BulgarianIn Bulgarian, "широко" is derived from the Greek word "εὐρύς" (eurús), meaning "wide". It is also a homonym of the word "широ",
CatalanIn Old Catalan, "àmpliament" could also mean "freely" or "generously"
Chinese (Simplified)广泛 literally means "wide net", and can also mean "extensive" or "generalized."
Chinese (Traditional)The character 廣 is composed of 广 (wide) and 袤 (vast), suggesting its broad meaning.
CorsicanThe Corsican word 'largamente' can also be translated as 'extensively' or 'amply' in English.
CroatianThe Croatian word 'široko' (widely) finds its etymological roots in the Old Slavic word 'širъ', which translates to 'wide'. Additionally, a colloquial usage of 'široko' implies 'in detail' or 'thoroughly'.
CzechThe word "široce" can also mean "spatially" or "in a comprehensive manner" in Czech.
DanishThe word "bredt" in Danish comes from the Old Norse word "breiðr", which means "wide" or "broad".
DutchDe etymologie van het Bredase "Breedstrand" is onbekend, het betekent niet "breed".
EsperantoThe Esperanto word "vaste" derives from the Latin "vastus," meaning "empty, deserted, wild, uncultivated," and has a similar meaning in Esperanto.
EstonianThe Estonian word "laialdaselt" ("widely") is derived from the word "laialdane" ("extensive"), which in turn is derived from the word "lai" ("wide").
FinnishThe word 'laajalti' comes from the Proto-Finnic word '*laaja', meaning 'wide' or 'broad'.
FrenchThe term « largement » (« widely ») is often replaced by « généralement » (« in general »).
FrisianThe Frisian word "breed" is cognate with the Dutch "breed", meaning "broad", and the Old English "brād", meaning "wide".
GalicianGalician 'amplamente' comes from Latin 'ample' (great, wide) and also means 'fully' ('totalmente').
GeorgianThe word "ფართოდ" is derived from the Proto-Kartvelian root *pʰart-, meaning "to spread".
German"Weit" in German, meaning "widely," also means "distant" or "far" in certain contexts.
GreekThe word "ευρέως" also means "far and wide".
Haitian CreoleHaitian Creole "lajman" evolved from French "largement," meaning "broadly".
HausaKo'ina means "widely" or "in a broad manner".
Hawaiian'Akea' is the root of the Hawaiian word 'keakea,' meaning 'wild' or 'untamed.'
Hebrewבמידה רבה translates to "widely" in English and the word "מידה" in Hebrew refers to "measure".
HmongThe word "dav" in Hmong also means "completely" or "thoroughly" depending on the context.
HungarianSzéles körben is derived from the Hungarian word “széles”, meaning “wide”, and the word “kör”, meaning “circle”, and it originally meant “in a wide circle”.
IcelandicVíða in Icelandic is derived from the Proto-Norse word *wīđa-, meaning 'wide', 'extensive', or 'broad'.
IgboThe word "n'ọtụtụ ebe" in Igbo also means "in different places" or "in many places".
IndonesianThe term "secara luas" can also refer to a comprehensive manner or approach.
IrishThe Irish term "go forleathan" is derived from the word "leathan" (broad, wide), emphasizing the extensive or comprehensive nature of something.
ItalianThe word "ampiamente" derives from the Latin word "amplus," meaning "large" or "wide.
Japanese"広く" means "extensively" or "generally" and can also be used as a suffix to verbs to mean "to do something everywhere or to everyone."
JavaneseThe word "wiyar" in Javanese is derived from the Sanskrit word "vyara" meaning "broad, expansive".
KazakhThe word "кеңінен" can also mean "spacious" or "roomy" in Kazakh.
KoreanThe word "넓게" can also mean "broadly" or "extensively".
KyrgyzThe word "кеңири" (
LatinThe word "late" in English can also mean "recently" or "slow", but these meanings are unrelated to its earlier sense of "widely" in Latin.
LatvianThe word "plaši" also has the connotative meaning of "to a great extent" or "thoroughly" in Latvian.
LithuanianIt is also cognate to Latgalian plaš, Polish plecy, and plací "flat, thin" in several Slavic languages, ultimately all from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- "to flatten, to spread out".
MacedonianThe word "широко" has Slavic roots, deriving from the Proto-Slavic word широк (širok) which also meant "widely" and is the root for "wide" terms throughout most Slavic languages.
Malagasy"Betsaka" is also used as a verb to describe the state of having been spread out, like a bed sheet or a net.
MalayThe word 'secara meluas' also means 'extensively' in Malay.
Malayalamപരക്കെ can also mean 'in general', 'throughout', or 'universally' in Malayalam.
MalteseThe word "b'mod wiesa" in Maltese is derived from the Italian "b'modo visibile", and its other meanings include "apparently" or "visually".
MaoriThe word 'whanui' also refers to the concept of 'extended family' or 'community' in Maori culture.
MongolianThe word "өргөн" can also mean "vast" or "great" in Mongolian.
Nepaliव्यापक रूपमा is derived from Sanskrit व्याप् (
NorwegianThe word 'bredt' is also used in the phrase 'bred med', meaning 'born with' or 'gifted with'.
Nyanja (Chichewa)It originates from the verb "ambirira" meaning "to spread". It can also mean "completely and everywhere".
Polish"Szeroko" in Polish comes from the Old Slavonic word "s širokъ" meaning "open".
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)In Portuguese, the word "amplamente" also has the alternate meaning of "generously".
RomanianThe Romanian phrase "pe scară largă" can also mean "in great numbers".
RussianThe word “широко” can also mean “generously” or “spacious”.
SamoanThe word 'lautele' shares a root with 'tele', meaning 'to spread out' or 'to expand'.
Scots GaelicThe word "gu farsaing" can also be used to mean "extensively" or "completely."
SerbianThe word "широко" can also mean "generously" or "extensively".
SesothoThe word "ka bophara" can also mean "in a scattered manner" or "in a dispersed manner".
ShonaThe word "zvakafara" in Shona, meaning "widely", is derived from the root word "fara," which means "to spread out" or "to extend."
SlovakThe word "široko" in Slovak can also mean "generously" or "abundantly".
SlovenianThe word 'široko' originally meant 'far and wide' and could be used in the sense of 'at large' or 'widely'.
SomaliThe word "ballaaran" in Somali also means "to spread out".
SpanishThe word "extensamente" derives from the Latin verb "extendere", meaning "to stretch out". In addition to its primary meaning of "widely", it can also mean "completely" and "thoroughly".
SundaneseIn modern Sundanese, "lega" can also mean "leisure" or "free time", derived from the Sanskrit word "rāga" meaning "love" or "affection".
SwahiliSana can also mean "completely" or "very much" in Swahili.
SwedishThe Swedish word "allmänt" can also mean "common" or "general".
Tagalog (Filipino)"Malawak na" is derived from the Tagalog word "lawak" which means "width" or "space".
TajikThis word is a loanword from the Persian language and has been in use in the Tajik language for several centuries.
Tamilபரவலாக (paravalaka) means 'expansively' and is derived from the root word 'பரவு' (paravu), meaning 'to spread' or 'to diffuse'.
Thaiอย่างกว้างขวาง "อย่าง" means "such as" in some contexts.
TurkishYaygın olarak also refers to "common" in Turkish.
UkrainianThe word "широко" can also refer to a wide range of things, including a wide area of land, a wide range of topics, or a wide range of opinions.
UzbekIn Uzbek, the word "keng" can also refer to something that is spacious or roomy.
VietnameseThe word "rộng rãi" in Vietnamese can also imply a sense of spaciousness, generosity, or open-heartedness.
WelshThe word "yn eang" (widely) in Welsh derives from the Proto-Celtic word *anjos, meaning "extended" or "open".
XhosaThe word "ngokubanzi" can also mean "completely" or "fully".
YiddishThe Yiddish word "וויידלי" not only means "widely" but is also used in the phrase "וויידלי באַלד" (widely bald), a humorous expression referring to a person with a disproportionately large forehead.
Yoruba"Jakejado" (widely) is also used to describe something that is very important, or something that is far-reaching.
Zulu"Kabanzi" is a Zulu word that can also mean "all over" or "everywhere".
English"Widely" derives from the Old English word "wid" meaning "far, extensive" and also "apart, separate".

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