Updated on March 6, 2024
The word 'yield' holds a significant place in our vocabulary, denoting a variety of meanings such as giving way, producing a certain amount, or surrendering to a superior force. Its importance transcends cultural boundaries and is reflected in its translations in different languages.
Historically, the concept of yield has been crucial in agriculture, where it refers to the crops or produce obtained from a piece of land. In economics, it signifies the income generated by an investment. Moreover, in social contexts, yielding means being considerate and making way for others.
Given its multifaceted significance, understanding the translation of 'yield' in various languages can provide valuable insights into different cultures and traditions. For instance, in Spanish, 'yield' translates to 'rendimiento', which not only means 'yield' but also 'performance'. In German, it is 'Ertrag', which also implies 'profit'. Meanwhile, in Japanese, 'yield' is '生産', which stands for 'production'.
Discover more fascinating translations of 'yield' in different languages below.
Afrikaans | opbrengs | ||
The Afrikaans word "opbrengs" can also mean "proceeds" or "revenue" in English. | |||
Amharic | ምርት | ||
In Amharic, the word "ምርት" means "fruit", particularly in the phrase "አፍ ምርት," which signifies "speech" as the "fruit of the mouth." | |||
Hausa | yawa | ||
In Hausa, the word "yawa" can also mean "abundance" or "excessiveness." | |||
Igbo | mmụba | ||
The word "Mmụba" in Igbo also means "a gift given to children during traditional ceremonies." | |||
Malagasy | manomeza làlana | ||
The phrase “manomeza làlana” has a double meaning, which translates to both “yield” and “give way”. | |||
Nyanja (Chichewa) | zotuluka | ||
The word ‘Zotuluka’ can sometimes mean ‘to give birth’ or ‘produce’ depending on the context of usage. | |||
Shona | goho | ||
The word "goho" may also refer to the act of submitting or giving in to defeat. | |||
Somali | dhalid | ||
The Somali word "dhalid" can also refer to a type of traditional Somali bread, typically made from sorghum or cornflour. | |||
Sesotho | khefutsa | ||
The word "Khefutsa" in Sesotho also means "to give up" or "to surrender". | |||
Swahili | mavuno | ||
The term "mavuno" in Swahili is also used figuratively to refer to the results or accomplishments of an undertaking. | |||
Xhosa | yima kancinci | ||
The term "Yima kancinci" can also signify "to let go" or "to loosen" in the Xhosa language. | |||
Yoruba | so eso | ||
In the Yoruba language, the word "So eso" literally translates to "let go of something" or "release something." | |||
Zulu | veza | ||
In Xhosa and other Nguni languages the term means to be “tied” or “bound”. | |||
Bambara | nafa sɔrɔli | ||
Ewe | tse | ||
Kinyarwanda | umusaruro | ||
Lingala | kotika | ||
Luganda | okukungula | ||
Sepedi | tšweletša | ||
Twi (Akan) | so | ||
Arabic | يخضع أو يستسلم | ||
"Yield" comes from the Old English word "gieldan," which means "to pay" or "to give up." | |||
Hebrew | תְשׁוּאָה | ||
The word "תְשׁוּאָה" (''teshuah'') also means "salvation" in Hebrew, reflecting the idea of a harvest or redemption. | |||
Pashto | لاس ته راوړل | ||
The Pashto word "لاس ته راوړل" can also mean "to take hold of" or "to seize". | |||
Arabic | يخضع أو يستسلم | ||
"Yield" comes from the Old English word "gieldan," which means "to pay" or "to give up." |
Albanian | rendimentin | ||
The Albanian word "rendimentin" derives from the French "rendement". In French, "rendement" can refer to both "yield" and "efficiency". Similarly in Albanian, "rendimentin" can be used in these senses but also in a financial context to mean "return on investment". | |||
Basque | etekin | ||
The word "etekin" also means "to give up" or "to surrender" in Basque. | |||
Catalan | rendiment | ||
The Catalan word "rendiment" derives from the French "rendement" and also means "performance". | |||
Croatian | prinos | ||
The word "prinos" in Croatian also means "tribute" or "offering". | |||
Danish | udbytte | ||
In Danish, "udbytte" can also refer to a dividend or profit. | |||
Dutch | opbrengst | ||
The word "opbrengst" in Dutch can also refer to the revenue or profit generated from an activity. | |||
English | yield | ||
The word 'yield' comes from the Old English word 'gieldan,' which means 'to pay, to give, or to grant.' | |||
French | rendement | ||
Le mot français « rendement » vient du latin « reddere » signifiant « rendre », « remettre ». | |||
Frisian | opbringst | ||
The Frisian word "opbringst" can also refer to income or profit. | |||
Galician | rendemento | ||
In Galician, «rendemento» can also mean benefit, profit, or return. | |||
German | ausbeute | ||
The word 'Ausbeute' can also refer to a mining or hunting product, or the profit from such activities. | |||
Icelandic | uppskera | ||
In Icelandic, 'uppskera' also means "to give up" or "to surrender". | |||
Irish | toradh | ||
The Irish word "toradh" (yield) also means fruit, produce or result in certain contexts. | |||
Italian | dare la precedenza | ||
"Dare la precedenza" comes from "dare" meaning "to give" and "precedenza" meaning "priority", so it literally means "to grant priority to". | |||
Luxembourgish | nozeginn | ||
The Luxembourgish word "nozeginn" is derived from the Proto-Germanic word "*nausjanan", meaning "to take" or "to use". | |||
Maltese | rendiment | ||
In Maltese, "rendiment" can also refer to a financial return or the efficiency of a process. | |||
Norwegian | utbytte | ||
"Utbytte" also means dividend in Norwegian. | |||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | produção | ||
The word 'produção' in Portuguese can also refer to a stage of a theatrical production or the act of producing something. | |||
Scots Gaelic | toradh | ||
Toradh is derived from the Proto-Celtic *torako-, meaning 'produce, fruit, gain'. | |||
Spanish | rendimiento | ||
The Spanish word "rendimiento" can also mean "performance" or "return on investment". | |||
Swedish | avkastning | ||
From Danish 'afkastning', meaning 'yield, profit, or return on an investment' | |||
Welsh | cynnyrch | ||
This Welsh term may derive from the Middle English 'kenerthe' (kind), which in turn evolved from the Old English root 'cynn' (tribe), possibly alluding to the cooperative efforts needed for a successful harvest. |
Belarusian | ураджайнасць | ||
Bosnian | prinos | ||
The word prinos may also refer to a type of oak tree or its acorns. | |||
Bulgarian | добив | ||
"Добів" can also mean "extraction" or "mining" in Ukrainian. | |||
Czech | výtěžek | ||
"Výtěžek" can also refer to the revenue or amount of money left over after expenses. | |||
Estonian | saagikus | ||
The word originates from the Proto-Finnic *saajakku ~ *saaŋakku, meaning "a gathering, a harvest," and is cognate with the Finnish saanto, meaning "yield, result, profit." | |||
Finnish | saanto | ||
The word "saanto" is derived from the verb "saada" (to get) and refers to the act of receiving or obtaining something. | |||
Hungarian | hozam | ||
The word "hozam" can also mean "result" or "output" in Hungarian. | |||
Latvian | raža | ||
The Latvian word "raža" not only means "harvest", but also "abundance", "plenty", and "bountiful". | |||
Lithuanian | derlius | ||
The word "derlius" also means "harvest" in Lithuanian, highlighting the close connection between the two concepts. | |||
Macedonian | принос | ||
The word "принос" can also mean "contribution" or "offering". | |||
Polish | wydajność | ||
The word "wydajność" in Polish can also mean "efficiency" or "effectiveness." | |||
Romanian | randament | ||
"Randament" also refers to a person's overall efficiency or performance. | |||
Russian | уступать | ||
The word "Уступать" also has the meaning "to make space for" in Russian. | |||
Serbian | принос | ||
The word "принос" can also refer to a contribution or donation, as in "финансијски принос" (financial contribution). | |||
Slovak | výnos | ||
The word "výnos" in Slovak also means "profit" or "revenue". | |||
Slovenian | donos | ||
The word "donos" in Slovenian also means "a lord" or "a master". | |||
Ukrainian | врожайність | ||
The word "врожайність" (yield) is derived from the Russian word "урожай" (harvest) and also means "productivity" or "efficiency" in Ukrainian. |
Bengali | ফলন | ||
In Sanskrit, "ফলন" (phalana) means "to burst" or "to bear fruit". | |||
Gujarati | ઉપજ | ||
The word "ઉપજ" can also refer to agricultural products or income from cultivation. | |||
Hindi | प्राप्ति | ||
"प्राप्ति" (yield) comes from the root "प्राप" (to obtain), and also means "obtaining", "getting", or "achieving". | |||
Kannada | ಇಳುವರಿ | ||
The word 'ಇಳುವರಿ' ('yield') in Kannada also refers to earnings or profits from an investment or activity. | |||
Malayalam | വരുമാനം | ||
Marathi | उत्पन्न | ||
The word "उत्पन्न" is derived from the Sanskrit word "उत्पादन", which means "to produce" or "to generate". | |||
Nepali | उपज | ||
The word 'उपज' also means 'crop' or 'produce' in Nepali. | |||
Punjabi | ਪੈਦਾਵਾਰ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) | යටත් වෙනවා | ||
Tamil | மகசூல் | ||
மகசூல் can also refer to taxation, especially revenue from the land or other immovable property. | |||
Telugu | దిగుబడి | ||
దిగుబడి (yield) derives from the Sanskrit word 'dig,' meaning 'to gather' or 'to obtain'. | |||
Urdu | پیداوار | ||
Derived from the Persian word "payda" meaning "product, gain or creation", "paydawar" also refers to a "means of income" |
Chinese (Simplified) | 让 | ||
“让”字本义为“给予”,后引申为“容忍”和“礼让”。 | |||
Chinese (Traditional) | 讓 | ||
“讓”字在中文的繁體寫法下,除了“讓步、禮讓”的意思,也有“允許、准予”的用法。 | |||
Japanese | 産出 | ||
The word "産出" can also mean "production" or "output". | |||
Korean | 수율 | ||
수율 (yield) can also refer to productivity, effectiveness, or return rate. | |||
Mongolian | ургац | ||
The word "ургац" ("ургэц") can also refer to a type of Mongolian wrestling. | |||
Myanmar (Burmese) | အသားပေး | ||
Indonesian | menghasilkan | ||
"Meng-hasilkan" originally meant "to give birth to" but now also means "to produce" or "to yield". | |||
Javanese | ngasilake | ||
Ngasilake means "to bear fruit," "to become manifest" or "to appear." | |||
Khmer | ទិន្នផល | ||
Lao | ຜົນຜະລິດ | ||
Malay | hasil | ||
"Hasil" can also mean "outcome" or "product" in Malay. | |||
Thai | ผลผลิต | ||
ผลผลิต (phòn-phliht): a crop or other agricultural product; also means "result, outcome" | |||
Vietnamese | năng suất | ||
"Năng suất" comes from Chinese " năng" (能力) and "suất" (số lượng). The word is used to measure the efficiency of a process and its productivity (e.g., in agriculture). | |||
Filipino (Tagalog) | ani | ||
Azerbaijani | məhsul | ||
"Məhsul" also means "product" or "output" in Azerbaijani. | |||
Kazakh | өткізіп жібер | ||
Kyrgyz | түшүмдүүлүк | ||
Tajik | ҳамоиш | ||
In Persian, the word "Ҳамоиш" also means "agreement" or "understanding". | |||
Turkmen | hasyl | ||
Uzbek | yo'l bering | ||
In Uzbek, "Yo'l bering" can also mean "give way" or "step aside." | |||
Uyghur | ھوسۇل | ||
Hawaiian | hoʻohua | ||
The Hawaiian word "hoʻohua" has two meanings: "yield" and "consent". | |||
Maori | hua | ||
In the Maori language, 'hua' can also refer to the fruit or offspring of a plant, or to a gift or reward. | |||
Samoan | fua | ||
The word "fua" can also mean "crop" or "food". | |||
Tagalog (Filipino) | ani | ||
"Ani" also means harvest or crops in the context of farming and agriculture. |
Aymara | uñt'ayaña | ||
Guarani | moingo | ||
Esperanto | cedi | ||
"Cedi" is also a currency in Ghana and a unit of land area in Ghana and Togo. | |||
Latin | tradite | ||
The Latin word "tradite" also means to deliver or surrender. |
Greek | απόδοση παραγωγής | ||
The word "απόδοση παραγωγής" in Greek can also refer to the return on investment or the output of a process. | |||
Hmong | tawm los | ||
Tawm los is also used as a term for a 'sacrifice' in Hmong ceremonies | |||
Kurdish | hatinî | ||
The word "hatinî" also means "to let pass" or "to make room"} | |||
Turkish | yol ver | ||
The Turkish word "Yol ver" can also be used to mean "make way for" or "give way to". | |||
Xhosa | yima kancinci | ||
The term "Yima kancinci" can also signify "to let go" or "to loosen" in the Xhosa language. | |||
Yiddish | טראָגן | ||
The word "טראָגן" in Yiddish also refers to enduring or going through something difficult or unpleasant. | |||
Zulu | veza | ||
In Xhosa and other Nguni languages the term means to be “tied” or “bound”. | |||
Assamese | উত্পাদন কৰা | ||
Aymara | uñt'ayaña | ||
Bhojpuri | फायदा | ||
Dhivehi | މޭވާ | ||
Dogri | झाड़ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) | ani | ||
Guarani | moingo | ||
Ilocano | agbunga | ||
Krio | gri | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) | بەرهەم | ||
Maithili | उपज | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) | ꯄꯨꯊꯣꯛꯄ | ||
Mizo | hmuchhuak | ||
Oromo | firii | ||
Odia (Oriya) | ଅମଳ | ||
Quechua | panpa | ||
Sanskrit | लब्धिः | ||
Tatar | юл бирегез | ||
Tigrinya | ድነን | ||
Tsonga | vuyerisa | ||