Wild in Different Languages
Discover 'Wild' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Wild
Afrikaans wild | ||
Albanian i eger | ||
Amharic የዱር | ||
Arabic بري | ||
Armenian վայրի | ||
Assamese বনৰীয়া | ||
Aymara yanqhachiri | ||
Azerbaijani vəhşi | ||
Bambara kungo | ||
Basque basatia | ||
Belarusian дзікі | ||
Bengali বন্য | ||
Bhojpuri जंगली | ||
Bosnian divlje | ||
Bulgarian див | ||
Catalan salvatge | ||
Cebuano ihalas | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 野生 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 野生 | ||
Corsican salvaticu | ||
Croatian divlji | ||
Czech divoký | ||
Danish vild | ||
Dhivehi ވައިލްޑް | ||
Dogri जंगली | ||
Dutch wild | ||
English wild | ||
Esperanto sovaĝa | ||
Estonian metsik | ||
Ewe le gbe me | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) ligaw | ||
Finnish villi | ||
French sauvage | ||
Frisian wyld | ||
Galician salvaxe | ||
Georgian გარეული | ||
German wild | ||
Greek άγριος | ||
Guarani sarigue | ||
Gujarati જંગલી | ||
Haitian Creole sovaj | ||
Hausa daji | ||
Hawaiian ʻāhiu | ||
Hebrew פְּרָאִי | ||
Hindi जंगली | ||
Hmong qus | ||
Hungarian vad | ||
Icelandic villt | ||
Igbo ohia | ||
Ilocano naatap | ||
Indonesian liar | ||
Irish fiáin | ||
Italian selvaggio | ||
Japanese 野生 | ||
Javanese alam bébas | ||
Kannada ಕಾಡು | ||
Kazakh жабайы | ||
Khmer ព្រៃ | ||
Kinyarwanda ishyamba | ||
Konkani रानटी | ||
Korean 야생 | ||
Krio wayl | ||
Kurdish bejî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) کێوی | ||
Kyrgyz жапайы | ||
Lao ທຳ ມະຊາດ | ||
Latin ferox | ||
Latvian savvaļas | ||
Lingala zamba | ||
Lithuanian laukinis | ||
Luganda eky'ensiko | ||
Luxembourgish wëll | ||
Macedonian диви | ||
Maithili जंगली | ||
Malagasy bibidia | ||
Malay liar | ||
Malayalam കാട്ടു | ||
Maltese selvaġġ | ||
Maori mohoao | ||
Marathi वन्य | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯂꯝꯂꯛ | ||
Mizo ramhnuai | ||
Mongolian зэрлэг | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) တောရိုင်း | ||
Nepali जंगली | ||
Norwegian vill | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) zakutchire | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଜଙ୍ଗଲୀ | ||
Oromo kan daggalaa | ||
Pashto وحشي | ||
Persian وحشی | ||
Polish dziki | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) selvagem | ||
Punjabi ਜੰਗਲੀ | ||
Quechua sallqa | ||
Romanian sălbatic | ||
Russian дикий | ||
Samoan vao | ||
Sanskrit अग्राम्यः | ||
Scots Gaelic fiadhaich | ||
Sepedi hlaga | ||
Serbian дивље | ||
Sesotho hlaha | ||
Shona musango | ||
Sindhi جهنگلي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) වල් | ||
Slovak divoký | ||
Slovenian divji | ||
Somali duurjoog ah | ||
Spanish salvaje | ||
Sundanese liar | ||
Swahili mwitu | ||
Swedish vild | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) ligaw | ||
Tajik ваҳшӣ | ||
Tamil காட்டு | ||
Tatar кыргый | ||
Telugu అడవి | ||
Thai ป่า | ||
Tigrinya ልቂ | ||
Tsonga nhova | ||
Turkish vahşi | ||
Turkmen ýabany | ||
Twi (Akan) krakra | ||
Ukrainian дикий | ||
Urdu جنگلی | ||
Uyghur ياۋايى | ||
Uzbek yovvoyi | ||
Vietnamese hoang dã | ||
Welsh gwyllt | ||
Xhosa zasendle | ||
Yiddish ווילד | ||
Yoruba egan | ||
Zulu zasendle |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | As a noun, 'wild' means savage, untamed animal or land in Afrikaans. |
| Albanian | "i eger" comes from Proto-Albanian *jager and is possibly borrowed from the Greek "agrios" (wild). |
| Arabic | The word "بري" in Arabic can also mean "of the desert" or "uncultivated". |
| Armenian | The word "վայրի" (wild) in Armenian can also refer to a "peasant," "boor," or "savage person." |
| Azerbaijani | Vəhşi (wild) is related to vəhşət (horror) in Azerbaijani, which comes from Arabic wahshat (wilderness). |
| Basque | The Basque word “basatia” (“wild”) is similar to the word “basoak” (“forests”) and to the word “baserri” (“farmhouse”) |
| Belarusian | In Belarusian the word “дзікі” can also mean “untamed” or “barbaric; uncivilized,” akin to its meaning in Russian. |
| Bengali | বন্য (bannya) is derived from the Sanskrit word 'vana' meaning 'forest' and also refers to wild animals. |
| Bosnian | "Divlje" can also refer to a specific type of Bosnian folk music, characterized by its rapid, lively tempo and emotional lyrics. |
| Bulgarian | "Див" is cognate with Latin "divus" (divine), and Proto-Slavic "divъ" (beautiful). |
| Catalan | The word "salvatge" derives from the Latin word "silvaticus," meaning "of the woods" or "wild." |
| Cebuano | In other Philippine languages, "ihalas" refers to the air, weather, or nature, but in Cebuano, it has taken on the meaning of "wild". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 除了“野生的”，汉语中的“野生”一词还指生长在野外、未经人工驯化的植物或动物。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 野生 can also refer to animals or plants that live in their natural state, without being domesticated or cultivated. |
| Corsican | The word "salvaticu" in Corsican is derived from the Latin word "silvaticus", meaning "of the forest" or "wild". |
| Croatian | In Croatian, "divlji" also means 'untamed', 'uncultivated', 'natural', or 'native', and can refer to animals, plants, or land. |
| Czech | "Divoký" not only means "wild" in Czech, but also "untamed" or "barbaric". |
| Danish | In Norwegian "vild" means only wild beast or bird. |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "wild" can also mean "game" or "untamed." |
| Esperanto | Sovaĝa is an adjective derived from the Latin word 'silvaticus' meaning 'of the forest', 'of the woods' or 'wild'. |
| Estonian | "Metsik" also means "forest" and "savage" in Estonian, indicating a close connection between wilderness and untamed nature in Estonian culture. |
| Finnish | The word "villi" has Indo-European roots and is related to words meaning "animal", "forest", or "wilderness" in other languages. |
| French | In old French, the word 'sauvage' meant 'from the forest'. |
| Frisian | The word "wyld" in Frisian has Germanic roots, sharing a similar etymology with the English word "wild" and the Dutch word "wild". |
| Galician | The word "salvaxe" originally referred to uncultivated or untamed animals. |
| Georgian | The word "გარეული" (gareuli) derives from the Proto-Kartvelian word "*kar" (outside), denoting something that is external or uncultivated. |
| German | The word "wild" derives from the Old High German "wildi," meaning "wild, untamed," and is related to the Old English "wilde," meaning "savage, fierce." |
| Greek | "Άγριος" is derived from the same root as "αγρός" (field), suggesting a connection between the wild and the untamed natural world. |
| Gujarati | The word "જંગલી" can also be used to refer to someone or something that is uncivilized or barbaric. |
| Haitian Creole | Sovaj also means 'ferocious, savage', from the French 'sauvage' |
| Hausa | The Hausa word "daji" also carries connotations of untamed, uncultivated wilderness and a place inhabited by spirits. |
| Hebrew | פּרא, which means "wild" today, originally also meant "donkey." |
| Hindi | The Hindi word "जंगली" can also refer to someone who is rustic, unruly, or unkempt. |
| Hmong | In addition to meaning "wild", in some dialects "qus" can also mean "crazy" or "foolish". |
| Hungarian | The word "vad" in Hungarian can also refer to a type of wild boar or to an area where wild animals live. |
| Icelandic | "Villt" can also mean "lost, misguided, mistaken, astray" and is related to the Old Norse "villa" (to lose, to mislead) and the Old English "willan" (to lead astray). |
| Igbo | The Igbo word 'ohia' also means 'forest' or 'bush'. |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "liar" can also mean "wild" or "untamed". |
| Italian | The Italian word "selvaggio" shares an etymology with "sylvan" in English, both referring to the wilderness. |
| Japanese | The Japanese word "野生" (yasei) can also mean "natural" or "untamed." |
| Javanese | The term "alam bébas" is also used in the context of Javanese mysticism to refer to the spiritual realm. |
| Kannada | The Kannada word "ಕಾಡು" (kāɖu) likely shares an origin with its Sanskrit counterpart "कादम्ब" (kadamba), which refers to a legendary forest of Kadamba trees associated with Lord Krishna. |
| Khmer | The Khmer word "ព្រៃ" can also mean "forest" or "wilderness" |
| Korean | The word "야생" can also mean "feral" or "savage". |
| Kurdish | Although it now almost exclusively means "wild" in the adjectival sense, the root word *bejî* also historically has carried meanings such as "stranger" or "alien" in Kurdish, a possible source of confusion in some contexts due to overlap in usage with contemporary "wild." |
| Kyrgyz | The word "жапайы" can also mean "rough" or "unrefined" in Kyrgyz. |
| Latin | The term 'ferox' derives from the Proto-Indo-European root '*bʰer-/*bʰerə-, meaning 'wild, savage, ferocious'. |
| Latvian | "Savvaļa" also means "wilderness" and comes from the word "sava" meaning "own". |
| Lithuanian | "Laukinis" in Lithuanian also refers to something that is unkempt or unrefined. |
| Luxembourgish | The word "wëll" is derived from the Indo-European root "*wel-," meaning "to turn, roll, or revolve." |
| Macedonian | The Macedonian word "диви" is derived from a Proto-Slavic root meaning "untamed" or "fierce," and it can also be used colloquially to describe something that is unkempt or disorderly. |
| Malay | In Malay, |
| Malayalam | The word 'കാട്ടു' ('wild') in Malayalam can also mean 'forest' or 'uncultivated'. |
| Maltese | The word "selvaġġ" is derived from Arabic "silwāj" meaning wilderness and from Latin "silva" meaning woods. |
| Maori | The Maori word 'mohoao' can also refer to a state of confusion or bewilderment. |
| Marathi | "वन्य" (wild) in Marathi also refers to uncultivated or natural forests and plants. |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "зэрлэг" has an alternate meaning of "in a disorganized state". |
| Nepali | जंगली (jangali) also means "unprocessed" in Nepali |
| Norwegian | In Norwegian, 'vill' also means 'erring' or 'devious'. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The etymology of the word 'zakutchile' is unclear, but it is hypothesized to be derived from the Proto-Bantu root '-kutch-' or '-kutsh-', which can refer to 'to be cut or divided'. |
| Pashto | In Pashto, وحشي not only means "wild" but also signifies "uncivilized," "savage," and "cruel." |
| Persian | The word "وحشی" also means "savage" or "uncivilized" in Persian. |
| Polish | The word "dziki" can also refer to a type of wild boar in Polish. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The term "selvagem" can also apply to uncultivated lands or animals that haven't been tamed. |
| Romanian | From Proto-Slavic *selvatьkъ, from *selvъ 'village', ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- 'to dwell'. |
| Russian | The word "дикий" in Russian can also mean "untamed" or "uncivilized". |
| Samoan | The Samoan word "vao" can also mean "untamed" or "undomesticated". |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "fiadhaich" also refers to a wild, untamed person, analogous to the English "savage." |
| Serbian | The word "дивље" in Serbian also refers to something that is uninhabited, remote, or untamed. |
| Sesotho | Hlaha also means the 'bush' or 'unoccupied or uncultivated land', in its figurative sense, 'barbarism' or 'a wilderness'. |
| Shona | "Musango" has meanings associated with the wilderness, the bush, and animals. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "جهنگلي" (wild) originates from the word "جهنگ" (forest), signifying its association with untamed and natural environments. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | වල් (wal) also means "to grow", "to multiply", or "to spread" in Sinhala. |
| Slovak | In addition to meaning “wild”, “divoký” can also refer to unkempt hair or an untamed animal. |
| Slovenian | The adjective 'divji' in Slovenian derives from the Proto-Slavic word 'divъ' meaning 'woodland spirit'. |
| Somali | Somali word "duurjoog ah" is derived from "duur" (land) and "joog" (standing) with the latter implying wild animals' tendency to roam freely on the land. |
| Spanish | In Spanish, "salvaje" can also refer to an unsophisticated person or a savage act. |
| Swahili | Mwitu (wild) could also be "unfamiliar", hence the Swahili proverb, "Mgeni si mwitu," meaning a guest is not inherently strange. |
| Swedish | The word "vild" in Swedish can also mean "untamed" or "untamed". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Ligaw" also means "to court" or "to woo" in Tagalog, which is related to its original meaning of "to be free" or "to roam." |
| Tajik | The Tajik word “ваҳшӣ” originally meant “living in water”, but has evolved to mean “wild” and even “rude”. |
| Tamil | In Tamil, "காட்டு" also refers to a place where animals live, a wilderness. |
| Telugu | 'అడవి' (wild) is an expansion of 'అడవు' (forest), which derives from Proto-Dravidian *kaːɖu 'woodland' |
| Thai | The word "ป่า" originally meant "forest" in Sanskrit, but it has also been used to refer to wilderness, wastelands, and places outside of human settlement. |
| Turkish | Vahşi also means "fierce, brutal" and comes from the Arabic word "vahş", meaning "savage, untamed". |
| Ukrainian | The word "дикий" in Ukrainian is derived from the Old East Slavic word "дичь", meaning "game" or "wild animal". |
| Urdu | The word "جنگلی" (jangli) can also mean "of the jungle" or "rustic" in Urdu. |
| Uzbek | The Uzbek word "yovvoyi" originates from the Persian word "yabani", meaning "untamed" or "foreign". |
| Vietnamese | "Hoang dã" also means "vast" in Vietnamese. |
| Welsh | The word 'gwyllt' also means 'wild' or 'untamed' in other Brythonic languages. |
| Xhosa | The word "zasendle" in Xhosa has other meanings such as "undomesticated" or "rough." |
| Yiddish | ווילד יידיש ל שטיותות ו הוא שה מינגל סר שבור, והיא ייד שוינג יד שמואה שואה אי שי או לא שבאו עולמית. |
| Yoruba | The Yoruba word "egan" also means "crazy" or "mad". |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "zasendle" can also refer to something that is difficult or challenging. |
| English | The word 'wild' originally meant 'untamed' or 'undomesticated,' and is related to the word 'wilderness.' |