Within in different languages

Within in Different Languages

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Within


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Afrikaans
binne
Albanian
brenda
Amharic
ውስጥ
Arabic
في غضون
Armenian
ներսում
Assamese
ভিতৰত
Aymara
manqhana
Azerbaijani
daxilində
Bambara
cɛma
Basque
barruan
Belarusian
унутры
Bengali
মধ্যে
Bhojpuri
के भीतर
Bosnian
unutar
Bulgarian
в рамките на
Catalan
dins
Cebuano
sa sulud
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Corsican
indrentu
Croatian
unutar
Czech
v rámci
Danish
inden for
Dhivehi
ތެރެއިން
Dogri
अंदर
Dutch
binnen
English
within
Esperanto
ene
Estonian
jooksul
Ewe
wo dome
Filipino (Tagalog)
sa loob ng
Finnish
sisällä
French
dans
Frisian
binnen
Galician
dentro
Georgian
ფარგლებში
German
innerhalb
Greek
στα πλαίσια
Guarani
hyepy
Gujarati
અંદર
Haitian Creole
nan
Hausa
a ciki
Hawaiian
loko
Hebrew
בְּתוֹך
Hindi
अंदर
Hmong
hauv
Hungarian
belül
Icelandic
innan
Igbo
n'ime
Ilocano
iti uneg ti
Indonesian
dalam
Irish
laistigh
Italian
entro
Japanese
以内に
Javanese
ing njero
Kannada
ಒಳಗೆ
Kazakh
ішінде
Khmer
នៅខាងក្នុង
Kinyarwanda
imbere
Konkani
अंतर्गत
Korean
이내에
Krio
insay
Kurdish
di nav
Kurdish (Sorani)
لەناو
Kyrgyz
ичинде
Lao
ພາຍໃນ
Latin
in
Latvian
ietvaros
Lingala
na kati
Lithuanian
per
Luganda
mu masekati ga
Luxembourgish
bannen
Macedonian
во рамките
Maithili
भीतर मे
Malagasy
ao anatin'ny
Malay
dalam
Malayalam
ഉള്ളിൽ
Maltese
ġewwa
Maori
roto
Marathi
आत
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯀꯔꯒꯨꯝꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗ
Mizo
chhunglam atangin
Mongolian
дотор
Myanmar (Burmese)
အတွင်း
Nepali
भित्र
Norwegian
innenfor
Nyanja (Chichewa)
mkati
Odia (Oriya)
ଭିତରେ
Oromo
wajjin
Pashto
دننه
Persian
در داخل
Polish
w ciągu
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
dentro
Punjabi
ਦੇ ਅੰਦਰ
Quechua
ukhupi
Romanian
în
Russian
в пределах
Samoan
totonu
Sanskrit
अन्तरा
Scots Gaelic
a-staigh
Sepedi
ka gare
Serbian
у склопу
Sesotho
ka hare
Shona
mukati
Sindhi
اندر
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
තුළ
Slovak
v rámci
Slovenian
znotraj
Somali
gudahood
Spanish
dentro
Sundanese
dina jero
Swahili
ndani
Swedish
inom
Tagalog (Filipino)
sa loob ng
Tajik
дар дохили
Tamil
உள்ளே
Tatar
эчендә
Telugu
లోపల
Thai
ภายใน
Tigrinya
አብ ውሽጢ
Tsonga
endzeni
Turkish
içinde
Turkmen
içinde
Twi (Akan)
wɔ mu
Ukrainian
всередині
Urdu
کے اندر
Uyghur
ئىچىدە
Uzbek
ichida
Vietnamese
trong
Welsh
o fewn
Xhosa
ngaphakathi
Yiddish
ין
Yoruba
laarin
Zulu
ngaphakathi

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansBinne is also an archaic Afrikaans word for 'in', and may still be encountered in official place names, e.g., Binneland ('inland').
AlbanianBrenda is derived from the Proto-Albanian *br̥nd-eh₁ and is cognate with the Latin infra "below".
AmharicThe word "ውስጥ" can also mean "inside" or "in".
AzerbaijaniDaxilində can also mean "into" or "among"
BasqueThe word "barruan" also means "in the midst of" and "among" in Basque.
BelarusianThe word "унутры" is cognate with the Latin word "intra" and the English word "enter".
BengaliIn some cases, "মধ্যে" also means "between". For example, "ঘরের মধ্যে" not only means "within the house" but also "between the houses."
BosnianThe word "unutar" can also mean "interior" or "inner part".
BulgarianThe Bulgarian word "в рамките на" can also be used to mean "during" or "within the framework of".
CatalanThe term "dins" evolved from Latin "de intus," meaning "from within or inside," and can also mean "in, into, among, during, during the day."
CebuanoThe term "sa sulud" can also refer to the "interior" or "core" of something.
Chinese (Simplified)"内" is a component in Chinese characters that refers to anything related to the inside and can also be used as a noun, meaning the inside or interior, and as a preposition, meaning within or inside.
Chinese (Traditional)字形由「內」部包圍「口」,意指包容、收藏在內。
Corsican"Indrentu" is derived from the Latin "de intus", meaning "from within".
CroatianThe word "unutar" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "*vъnutъ" which also means "outside".
CzechThe word "v rámci" in Czech can also mean "in the context of" or "according to".
DanishThe word "inden for" is used to express both physical location and emotional states in Danish.
DutchIn Dutch, "binnen" can refer to any enclosed area, including rooms or buildings, and its etymological roots suggest it once meant "inside" or "in between."
Esperanto"Ene" also means "internally" and derives from the Ancient Greek word "endon".
EstonianThe Estonian word "jooksul" can also refer to a period or space of time.
FinnishSisällä ('within') may also mean 'inside' or 'in the presence of someone'
French"Dans" in French can also mean "to" or "toward".
FrisianAlthough it means "within", "binnen" in Frisian can also mean "interior", "central", or "from the inside".
GalicianThe Galician word "dentro" also means "from within" or "inside out".
GermanWithin can mean 'innerhalb' in German which itself is derived from the words 'inner' ('inside') and 'halb' ('half'). Can you think of a context which reflects this?
GreekThe Greek phrase "στα πλαίσια" is also used figuratively to mean "in the context of" or "in relation to".
GujaratiThe Gujarati word 'અંદર' ('within') is of Sanskrit origin, derived from the word 'अन्त' ('inside' or 'end').
Haitian CreoleThe word "nan" in Haitian Creole can also mean "in", "on", "at", or "inside".
HausaIn Hausa, "a ciki" can also mean "in between" or "among" or "inside the midst of."
HawaiianIt can mean 'to be together,' 'to be enclosed,' or 'joined together'
HebrewThe word "בְּתוֹך" can also mean "in the midst of" or "among".
HindiThe Hindi word "अंदर" (within) is often used to describe "inner-ness" of someone or something to a place (physical or imaginary) in various texts such as the Mahabharata and the Atharva Veda.
HmongWhile hau is used in compounds to mean “within,” it is also used as a verb meaning “to hold.”
HungarianIn Hungarian, "belül" not only means "within", but also "inside", "inward", "internally", and less commonly "intrinsically".
IcelandicThe Icelandic word "innan" can also refer to "inside" or "internally", and is cognate with the English word "in".
IgboIgbo "n'ime" also means "the womb" and is related to the word "ime" meaning "stomach" and "belly"
Indonesian"Dalam" also means "deep" and is related to the Javanese word "dalem" meaning "palace".
IrishLaistigh (within) derives from the Old Irish word 'laist' meaning 'middle' or 'centre'
ItalianThe Italian word 'entro' derives from the Latin 'intra' and can also mean 'not later than' or 'by'.
Japanese以内に can also mean "not more than" or "no later than".
JavaneseThe word "ing njero" also means "in the womb" or "in the belly" in Javanese.
Kannada"ಒಳಗೆ" (within) can also mean "inside" or "in the presence of" in Kannada.
KazakhThe word “ішінде” can also mean "in the heart" or "in the soul" in Kazakh.
Korean내 (inside)에 있다 (to be in)에서 파생되어 내 안의 (within me), 그 안의 (within it)로부터 비롯된 말임.
KurdishWhile the word "di nav" primarily means "within, inside" in Kurdish, it also carries additional meanings such as "within the limits of, within the scope of, during, while, in the middle of," and "by, through, during," in the context of time.
KyrgyzThe word "ичинде" can also mean "inside" or "in the midst of" in Kyrgyz.
LatinIn Latin, 'in' can also mean 'into' or 'towards', or it can be used as a prefix to negate a verb.
LatvianIn old Livonian language, "ietvaros" also meant "place".
LithuanianIn Lithuanian, "per" also means "by", "on", and "at".
LuxembourgishThe Luxembourgish word "bannen" also means "amongst" and is related to the German word "innen" meaning "inside".
MacedonianThe word "во рамките" can also mean "among" or "during".
MalagasyThe Malagasy word "ao anatin'ny" can also mean "surrounded by" or "between".
MalayMalay "dalam" also means "deep" and is cognate with Old Javanese "dhalam" and Acehnese "dalom".
MalayalamThe Malayalam word ഉള്ളിൽ can also refer to the human chest cavity or the interior of a fruit.
MalteseThe word "ġewwa" is derived from the Arabic word "jaww", meaning "inside" or "within".
MaoriThe word "roto" in Maori not only means "within" but also denotes the inside surface of a thing, such as the inside of a cave or the inside of a house.
Marathi"आत" or "आंत" can also mean intestine in Marathi, derived from Sanskrit "ānta".
MongolianThe Mongolian word "дотор" (within) may also refer to the innermost part of something or to the body.
Nepaliभित्र is also used to mean 'secret' or 'in hiding' when used in the context of an individual's mind or thoughts.
NorwegianIn Norwegian, "innenfor" can mean "on the inside" or "within certain limits".
Nyanja (Chichewa)The verb 'mkati' can also mean to trap someone; for instance, an animal within a fence.
PersianThe word "درون" (inside) also has the ancient connotation of "stomach".
PolishThe word "w ciągu" can also mean "during" or "along".
RomanianThe Romanian word "în" can also mean "in" (a location), "on" (a surface), or "into" (a container).
RussianThe Russian word "в пределах" (within) can also mean "within limits" or "within acceptable parameters."
SamoanThe word "totonu" in Samoan has a broader meaning, implying "interior" or "inner".
Scots GaelicA-staigh comes from the Proto-Indo-European root "steigh-" meaning "to step".
SerbianThe word 'у склопу' (within) can also refer to a group or organization.
SesothoThe word "ka hare" in Sesotho also means "in the presence of" or "in the company of" someone.
ShonaThe word "mukati" in Shona is also a common prefix or infix that means "interior" or "inner part".
SindhiThe word "اندر" ("within") in Sindhi is derived from the Sanskrit word "अंदर" ("inside") and can also mean "secretly" or "in the mind."
Sinhala (Sinhalese)තුළ is derived from the Sanskrit word "tulā", meaning "scales", and is also used to refer to the inner part of something.
SlovakV rámci can also mean 'within the scope of', 'in terms of', or 'as part of'.
SlovenianThe word "znotraj" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *vъnǫtrъ, which also means "inside" or "within".
SomaliThe Somali word "gudahood" means "within" and is related to the word "gudaha" which means "inside" or "in the interior."
SpanishThe word "dentro" also has the alternate meanings "under" and "beneath" in Spanish.
SundaneseDina jero is also used in the context of clothing, with the meaning of "to wear something inside" (e.g. a t-shirt)
SwahiliNdan is used together with some place names in order to specify what side a certain place is on
SwedishInom can mean 'within' or 'within a certain area or group'
TajikThe word "дар дохили" in Tajik can also mean "inside" or "within the limits of something".
TeluguThe Telugu word "లోపల" (within) derives from the Proto-Dravidian root word ""lo," meaning "inner"}
ThaiThe word "ภายใน" can also mean "interior" or "inside".
TurkishIn Turkish, "içinde" also means "in it" or "in him/her/it".
UkrainianIn Ukrainian, "всередині" can also mean "in the middle" or "in the center".
UrduThe word "کے اندر" can also mean "in the presence of" or "in the company of".
UzbekIchida is also the Uzbek word for a kind of cotton sack.
VietnameseThe word "trong" can also mean "in" or "during" when referring to time or location.
WelshO fewn is the Welsh word equivalent to the Latin 'intro', 'in' and the Greek 'entos' and has the same etymology.
XhosaThe word "ngaphakathi" can also refer to the interior of a thing, or the inner part of something.
YiddishThe word "ין" can also mean "internal" or "inner" in Yiddish.
YorubaLaarin is also used to refer to the interior of a building or object.
ZuluThe word "ngaphakathi" can also refer to the interior of something, such as a house or a container.
EnglishWithin is also used figuratively to suggest that something is included, surrounded, or restricted.

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