Worried in different languages

Worried in Different Languages

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Worried


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Afrikaans
bekommerd
Albanian
i shqetësuar
Amharic
ተጨነቀ
Arabic
قلق
Armenian
անհանգստացած
Assamese
উদ্বিগ্ন
Aymara
llakita
Azerbaijani
narahat
Bambara
jɔrɔlen
Basque
kezkatuta
Belarusian
занепакоены
Bengali
উদ্বিগ্ন
Bhojpuri
चिंतित
Bosnian
zabrinuti
Bulgarian
притеснен
Catalan
preocupat
Cebuano
nabalaka
Chinese (Simplified)
担心
Chinese (Traditional)
擔心
Corsican
inchietu
Croatian
zabrinut
Czech
ustaraný
Danish
bekymret
Dhivehi
ހާސްވުން
Dogri
निम्मोझान
Dutch
bezorgd
English
worried
Esperanto
maltrankvilis
Estonian
murelik
Ewe
tsi dzi
Filipino (Tagalog)
nag-aalala
Finnish
huolestunut
French
préoccupé
Frisian
soargen
Galician
preocupado
Georgian
წუხს
German
besorgt
Greek
ανήσυχος
Guarani
angapy
Gujarati
ચિંતાતુર
Haitian Creole
enkyete
Hausa
damu
Hawaiian
hopohopo
Hebrew
מוּדְאָג
Hindi
चिंतित
Hmong
txhawj xeeb
Hungarian
aggódó
Icelandic
áhyggjufullur
Igbo
nchegbu
Ilocano
madanagan
Indonesian
cemas
Irish
buartha
Italian
preoccupato
Japanese
心配
Javanese
kuwatir
Kannada
ಚಿಂತಿಸುತ್ತಾ
Kazakh
уайымдады
Khmer
ព្រួយបារម្ភ
Kinyarwanda
uhangayitse
Konkani
हुस्को
Korean
걱정
Krio
bin wɔri
Kurdish
liberket
Kurdish (Sorani)
نیگەران
Kyrgyz
тынчсызданды
Lao
ເປັນຫ່ວງ
Latin
sollicitus
Latvian
noraizējies
Lingala
komitungisa
Lithuanian
neramus
Luganda
okweraliikirira
Luxembourgish
besuergt
Macedonian
загрижени
Maithili
चिंता भेल
Malagasy
manahy
Malay
risau
Malayalam
വിഷമിക്കുന്നു
Maltese
inkwetat
Maori
āwangawanga
Marathi
काळजीत
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯄꯥꯈꯠꯄ
Mizo
mangang
Mongolian
санаа зовсон
Myanmar (Burmese)
စိုးရိမ်တယ်
Nepali
चिन्तित
Norwegian
bekymret
Nyanja (Chichewa)
kuda nkhawa
Odia (Oriya)
ଚିନ୍ତିତ
Oromo
yaadda'e
Pashto
اندیښنه
Persian
نگران
Polish
zmartwiony
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
preocupado
Punjabi
ਚਿੰਤਤ
Quechua
llakisqa
Romanian
îngrijorat
Russian
волновался
Samoan
popole
Sanskrit
चिंतित
Scots Gaelic
draghail
Sepedi
tshwenyega
Serbian
забринут
Sesotho
tšoenyehile
Shona
kunetseka
Sindhi
پريشان
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
කනස්සල්ලට
Slovak
ustarostený
Slovenian
zaskrbljen
Somali
walwalsan
Spanish
preocupado
Sundanese
hariwang
Swahili
wasiwasi
Swedish
orolig
Tagalog (Filipino)
nag-aalala
Tajik
хавотир
Tamil
கவலைப்படுகிறார்
Tatar
борчыла
Telugu
ఆందోళన
Thai
กังวล
Tigrinya
ጭኑቕ
Tsonga
vilela
Turkish
endişeli
Turkmen
aladalanýar
Twi (Akan)
ayɛ basaa
Ukrainian
турбуюся
Urdu
پریشان
Uyghur
ئەنسىرىدى
Uzbek
xavotirda
Vietnamese
lo lắng
Welsh
yn poeni
Xhosa
ukhathazekile
Yiddish
באַזאָרגט
Yoruba
dààmú
Zulu
ukhathazekile

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansThe Afrikaans word "bekommerd" is derived from the Dutch word "bekommeren", which means to be anxious or to take care of.
AlbanianThe Albanian word 'i shqetësuar' is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kwet-, meaning 'to be disturbed,' and is related to the English word 'quiet'.
AmharicThe word "ተጨነቀ" is used to express the feeling of being worried, anxious, or troubled.
Arabicقَلق means both “worried” or “uneasy” in Arabic, however the literal root word قَلَق signifies the motion and sound created by shaking a liquid in a container.
Azerbaijani"Narahat" in Azerbaijani can also mean "dismayed" or "distressed".
BasqueThe word "kezkatuta" in Basque is also related to the term "kezka", which means "concern" or "anxiety."
Belarusian"Занепакоены" in Belarusian is a derivative of the word "непакой" (disquiet, concern), and is related to the word "пакой" (peace, calm), meaning "disturbed by a lack of peace".
Bengaliউদ্বিগ্ন can also mean 'to be in a state of expectation or suspense'.
BosnianThe word "zabrinuti" in Bosnian can also mean "to be in trouble" or "to be in a difficult situation."
BulgarianIt can also mean "oppressed" or "downtrodden".
CatalanThe Catalan word "preocupat" derives from the Latin pre-occupare, meaning "to seize beforehand" or "to anticipate".
Cebuano"Nabalaka" originates from the word "balaka," which means "to be worried" or "to be anxious."
Chinese (Simplified)The Chinese character 担心 (dan xin) is literally translated as 'heart (心, xin) hanging (担, dan)', vividly depicting the physical sensation of worry.
Chinese (Traditional)"擔心" is also used in legal contexts to refer to "caution" or an "admonition", e.g. "法官擔心原告無法證明其主張" ("The judge cautioned the plaintiff that he would not be able to prove his claim").
CorsicanThe word "inchietu" derives from the Latin "anxius," meaning "anxious" or "worried."
Croatian"Zabrinut" can mean both "concerned" and "locked up", deriving from the Proto-Slavic *zabrъniti, meaning "to block off, lock up".
CzechThe word "ustaraný" comes from the Proto-Slavic word "*storiti" meaning "to care" or "to worry".
DanishThe Danish term 'bekymret' is derived from an old Germanic root meaning 'to care' and originally denoted someone who was carrying a burden.
DutchThe word "bezorgd" in Dutch originally meant "provided for" or "cared for"
Esperanto"Maltrankvilis" is literally "bad peace" and is related to the word "trankvila" (peaceful).
EstonianThe Estonian phrase 'murelik olem' ('worried being') can refer to either an individual or an abstract concept, such as a concern or worry in general.
FinnishIn Middle Age Finnish, "huoli" meant "care", and "huolestua" meant "to begin to care for" something
FrenchPréoccupé comes from the Latin word "praeoccupare" which means "to preoccupy" or "to seize beforehand"}
FrisianThe word 'soargen' in Frisian is derived from the Proto-Germanic word 'sorgijaną', meaning 'to care for' or 'to be anxious'.
GalicianIn Galician, "preocupado" can also mean "occupied" or "busy".
GeorgianThe word "წუხს" can also mean "to be in trouble" or "to be in a predicament".
GermanThe word "besorgt" can also mean "procured" or "provided"
GreekThe word
GujaratiThe word "ચિંતાતુર" comes from the Sanskrit word "चिन्तातुर" (chintātura), which means "anxious" or "worried".
Haitian Creole'Enkyet' comes from 'en' meaning 'in' and 'kyet' meaning 'corner' implying a person is trapped.
HausaHausa damu can also mean "to be in distress".
HawaiianIn the Hawaiian language, "hopohopo" can also mean "fluttering", "moving gently", or "shaking", as well as "worry" or "anxiety".
HebrewThe Hebrew word "מוּדְאָג" (worried) shares the same root as "דאגה" (anxiety) and "דג" (fish), suggesting a possible connection between emotional distress and the inability to breathe in water.
HindiThe word चिंतित (chinta) is derived from the Sanskrit root चिन्ता (chint) meaning 'to think' or 'to consider', and is also related to the word चेतना (chetna) meaning 'consciousness' or 'awareness'.
HmongThe Hmong word "txhawj xeeb" can also be used to describe someone who is shy or embarrassed, or to describe a situation that is difficult or embarrassing.
HungarianThe word "aggódó" is derived from the Hungarian word "agg", meaning "care" or "concern".
IcelandicIt is a compound word that means 'full of care'—'áhyggja' (care) + 'fullur' (full).
Igbo'Nchegbu' may also mean to feel restless or to feel uneasy in Igbo.
Indonesian"Cemaskan" in Indonesian can also mean "to cause anxiety" or "to provoke worry".
IrishThe Irish word 'buartha' also means 'careful' or 'anxious,' and is cognate with Welsh 'gofal' with the same meaning.
ItalianThe Italian word "preoccupato" derives from the Latin "praeoccupare," meaning "to occupy beforehand" or "to take possession of in advance."
Japanese"心配" can also mean "to care for" or "to look after"
JavaneseJavanese 'kuwatir' has roots in 'ku-wati' meaning 'too careful' and in Arabic 'khawatir' meaning 'worry'
KannadaThe Kannada word "ಚಿಂತಿಸುತ್ತಾ" is derived from the Sanskrit root "chint", meaning "to think" or "to consider."
KazakhThe Kazakh word "уайымдады" can also mean "regretted" or "grieved".
KoreanThe word '걱정' originally meant 'to anticipate' or 'to prepare for', but over time has come to mean 'to worry' or 'to be anxious'.
KurdishLiberket derives from the verb 'liber' meaning 'to fear' or 'to be anxious,' and 'ket' meaning 'feeling' or 'emotion'.
Latin"Sollicitus" also means "carefully cultivated" or "stirred up" in Latin.
LatvianThe Latvian word "noraizējies" is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "*ǵʰer-ā-, *ǵʰre-i-", meaning "to desire, to be anxious."
Lithuanian"Nėramus" is a Lithuanian word most commonly translated as "worried," with less common meanings "fidgety," "restless," and "unquiet."
Luxembourgish"Besuergt" is derived from the Old High German word "bisorgón", meaning "to take care of".
MacedonianThe Macedonian word "загрижени" ("worried") shares a common root with the word "грижа" ("care"), which derives from the Old Slavic word "грижя" ("burden").
MalagasyThe word "manahy" in Malagasy is not only used to mean "worried" but can also suggest "careful; cautious; afraid; thoughtful."
MalayThe word "risau" may be derived from the Arabic word "rizq" (meaning "provisions"), implying a sense of anxiety about sustenance or well-being.
MalteseThe word "inkwetat" is derived from the Arabic word "inkita'at", meaning "to be anxious".
MarathiThe word "काळजीत" ultimately derives from the Sanskrit word "काल" (time) and thus reflects a sense of urgency and stress over time-sensitive matters.
MongolianSanaa has multiple meanings, including to think, to guess, and to expect.
Nepali"चिन्तित" originated from Sanskrit root "cinta" which means "to think" and also "to be concerned or worried".
NorwegianThe word "bekymret" in Norwegian is derived from the Old Norse word "kveda," meaning "to speak," and the suffix "-et," forming past participles. Thus, "bekymret" literally means "having spoken," which may imply the act of speaking as a manifestation of worry.
Nyanja (Chichewa)The Chichewa term "kuda nkhawa" can also be translated as "a condition of fear and concern, often over potential or real threats"
PashtoThe word "اندیښنه" can also refer to a feeling of anxiety or unease.
PersianThe word "نگران" is derived from the Persian word "نگر" meaning "to look" and the suffix "-an" indicating "one who does", thus literally meaning "one who looks" or "spectator".
Polish"Zmartwiony" comes from the Proto-Slavic word "*sъmъrtъ", meaning "death".
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)The word "preocupado" originally meant "occupied", but over time it took on the meaning of "worried" or "concerned".
PunjabiThe word 'ਚਿੰਤਤ' ('chintaat') is derived from the Sanskrit word 'chinta,' meaning 'thought' or 'concern.'
Romanian"Îngrijorat" may derive from the verb "îngriji" (to care for, take care of), but can also mean "preoccupied" or "obsessed".
RussianThe verb "волновался" can also mean "to oscillate" or "to fluctuate" in Russian.
SamoanThe word "popole" in Samoan also means "unsteady".
Scots GaelicThe word "draghail" is also commonly used to describe feelings of stress, anxiety, or unease.
Serbian"Забринут" can also mean "sad" or "gloomy" in Serbian.
ShonaThe Shona word "kunetseka" also means "to be sad" or "to be distressed."
Sinhala (Sinhalese)The Sinhala word "කනස්සල්ලට" also carries the meaning of "to be in a state of mental distress or agitation"
Slovak"Ustarostený" can mean "worried", "anxious", or "haunted" in Slovak.
SlovenianThe word "zaskrbljen" in Slovenian comes from the verb "skrbiti", which means "to care" or "to be concerned".
Somali"Walwalsan" is derived from the Somali word "walwal," meaning "to be in a state of uncertainty or doubt."
Spanish"Preocupado" comes from the Latin "praeoccupatus," meaning "taken beforehand" or "preoccupied."
Sundanese"Hariwang" is a Sundanese word originally meaning "to be on the lookout", but now usually means "to be worried".
SwahiliIn Swahili, the word "wasiwasi" also means "doubt" or "uncertainty."
SwedishOrolig, a Swedish word meaning "worried," originally meant "without rest" and has an alternate meaning of "anxious."
Tagalog (Filipino)The verb "nag-aalala" can also mean "to care for" or "to take care of" in the sense of being responsible for or providing for someone or something.
Tajik"Хавотир" likely originated from Old Iranian "hav" (mind, desire) and the suffix "-tar" (more) to mean "more mindful or attentive." It can also refer to "careful, diligent, and prudent."
Telugu"ఆందోళన" is used to describe a state of mental disturbance or agitation that can be caused by various factors such as stress, anxiety, or fear.
Thai"กังวล" can also mean "to be anxious" or "to be concerned".
TurkishThe word "endişeli" in Turkish is derived from the Persian word "endişe", which means "thought", "concern", or "anxiety".
UkrainianThe word "турбуюся" can also mean "to worry about" or "to be concerned with".
Urdu"پریشان" which literally means 'scattered', has the secondary connotation of 'worried' because when you're worried, your thoughts get all 'scattered'.
UzbekThe word is derived from the Persian word "xavf" ("fear") and the Uzbek suffix "-tirda" ("state of").
VietnameseThe word "lo lắng" also means "to brood over" or "to worry".
WelshIt comes from 'yn' (meaning 'in') and 'poeni' (meaning 'pain')
XhosaThe word 'ukhathazekile' is a combination of the verb 'ukukhala' (to cry) and the noun 'izinganekwane' (fears, anxieties).
YorubaThe Yoruba word "dààmú" originates from the phrase "dá àámú", which means "to make someone think about something".
ZuluThe word 'ukhathazekile' in Zulu is derived from the root word 'khathaza', meaning 'to drag' or 'to pull'.
EnglishThe word "worried" comes from the Middle English word "werien," meaning "to defend or guard," and the Old English word "werian," meaning "to wear."

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