Zone in Different Languages
Discover 'Zone' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Zone
Afrikaans sone | ||
Albanian zonë | ||
Amharic ዞን | ||
Arabic منطقة | ||
Armenian գոտի | ||
Assamese zone | ||
Aymara zona ukanxa | ||
Azerbaijani zona | ||
Bambara zone (zone) la | ||
Basque zona | ||
Belarusian зона | ||
Bengali মণ্ডল | ||
Bhojpuri जोन के बा | ||
Bosnian zona | ||
Bulgarian зона | ||
Catalan zona | ||
Cebuano sona | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 区 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 區 | ||
Corsican zona | ||
Croatian zona | ||
Czech pásmo | ||
Danish zone | ||
Dhivehi ޒޯން | ||
Dogri ज़ोन | ||
Dutch zone | ||
English zone | ||
Esperanto zono | ||
Estonian tsooni | ||
Ewe zone | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) sona | ||
Finnish vyöhyke | ||
French zone | ||
Frisian sône | ||
Galician zona | ||
Georgian ზონა | ||
German zone | ||
Greek ζώνη | ||
Guarani zona rehegua | ||
Gujarati ઝોન | ||
Haitian Creole zòn | ||
Hausa yanki | ||
Hawaiian ʻāpana | ||
Hebrew אֵזוֹר | ||
Hindi क्षेत्र | ||
Hmong cheeb tsam | ||
Hungarian zóna | ||
Icelandic svæði | ||
Igbo mpaghara | ||
Ilocano sona | ||
Indonesian daerah | ||
Irish crios | ||
Italian zona | ||
Japanese ゾーン | ||
Javanese zona | ||
Kannada ವಲಯ | ||
Kazakh аймақ | ||
Khmer តំបន់ | ||
Kinyarwanda akarere | ||
Konkani झोन | ||
Korean 존 | ||
Krio zon | ||
Kurdish dor | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) زۆن | ||
Kyrgyz зона | ||
Lao ເຂດ | ||
Latin zona | ||
Latvian zonā | ||
Lingala zone | ||
Lithuanian zona | ||
Luganda zone | ||
Luxembourgish zone | ||
Macedonian зона | ||
Maithili जोन | ||
Malagasy ara-potoana | ||
Malay zon | ||
Malayalam സോൺ | ||
Maltese żona | ||
Maori rohe | ||
Marathi झोन | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯖꯣꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯟ.ꯗꯤ.ꯑꯦ | ||
Mizo zone a ni | ||
Mongolian бүс | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ဇုန် | ||
Nepali क्षेत्र | ||
Norwegian sone | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) zone | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଜୋନ୍ | ||
Oromo zoonii | ||
Pashto زون | ||
Persian منطقه | ||
Polish strefa | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) zona | ||
Punjabi ਜ਼ੋਨ | ||
Quechua zona nisqa | ||
Romanian zona | ||
Russian зона | ||
Samoan sone | ||
Sanskrit क्षेत्रम् | ||
Scots Gaelic sòn | ||
Sepedi zone | ||
Serbian зона | ||
Sesotho libaka | ||
Shona nzvimbo | ||
Sindhi علائقو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) කලාපය | ||
Slovak zóna | ||
Slovenian območju | ||
Somali aagga | ||
Spanish zona | ||
Sundanese zona | ||
Swahili eneo | ||
Swedish zon | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) sona | ||
Tajik минтақа | ||
Tamil மண்டலம் | ||
Tatar зона | ||
Telugu జోన్ | ||
Thai โซน | ||
Tigrinya ዞባ | ||
Tsonga zone | ||
Turkish bölge | ||
Turkmen zona | ||
Twi (Akan) zone | ||
Ukrainian зони | ||
Urdu زون | ||
Uyghur رايون | ||
Uzbek zona | ||
Vietnamese khu | ||
Welsh parth | ||
Xhosa indawo | ||
Yiddish זאָנע | ||
Yoruba agbegbe | ||
Zulu indawo |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "sone" can also refer to a type of musical instrument or a particular note in a piece of music. |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "zonë" is derived from the Greek word "zoni" which means "belt" or "girdle". |
| Amharic | 'ዞን' in Amharic not only refers to an administrative division but also a time zone or a belt. |
| Arabic | In its original Arabic form, |
| Armenian | The word 'գոտի' derives from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵʰéw- "to hold, cover, protect", also found in the Greek 'ζώνη' (zōnē) "belt" and the Iranian 'gušt' "body, waist". |
| Azerbaijani | In Azerbaijani, |
| Basque | Zona's original meaning in Basque is 'a hole to put something'. |
| Belarusian | The word зона (zone) in Belarusian is a borrowing from the Russian word зона (zone), which in turn is a borrowing from the Greek word ζώνη (zone). |
| Bengali | The word "মণ্ডল" can also refer to a circle, a sphere, or a group of people. |
| Bosnian | The word "zona" in Bosnian can also mean "area" or "region". |
| Bulgarian | Зона (zona), a Bulgarian word for 'zone,' also refers to 'area' and 'region,' and is related to the Greek 'zone,' meaning 'belt' or 'girdle.' |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "zona" and its Spanish cognate "zona" both stem from the Greek word "zōnē" meaning "belt" or "girdle." |
| Cebuano | The word 'sona' also refers to a type of musical gong in Cebuano. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The Chinese character "区" is a homophone for the word "区域", which means "area". Additionally, it has a historical meaning of "village" or "community" in some contexts. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 區 (zone) is also used to refer to administrative divisions such as districts or counties in Taiwan and Hong Kong, and was historically used to refer to a military camp or area. |
| Corsican | In agriculture, 'zona' can also mean a raised area of land used for cultivating vines or fruit trees. |
| Croatian | The word "zona" in Croatian is etymologically related to "zone" in English, but can also mean "area" and "belt" |
| Czech | "Pásmo" derives from a Proto-Slavic term for "belt" or "band" and is the equivalent of a Russian "poyas" |
| Danish | In Danish, "zone" can also refer to a strip of land along a coastline or a period of time. |
| Dutch | In Dutch "zone" can also refer to a sandbank or shoal, and in older sources, to a district or area. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word “zono” also means “girdle” and comes from the Ancient Greek word "ζώνη" (zōnē). |
| Estonian | The word "tsooni" in Estonian can also refer to a "tusk" or a "fang". |
| Finnish | The word "vyöhyke" derives from the Swedish word "vy" meaning "belt". |
| French | In French, « zone » primarily means « zone ». However, it can also mean a specific part of a city or town, such as a business district or a residential area. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "sône" is thought to originate from the same Proto-Germanic root as the English word "sun" and is related to the concept of warmth and light. |
| Galician | In Galician, "zona" also means "area" or "region" and comes from the Latin word "zona," meaning "belt" or "girdle." |
| Georgian | The word ზონა can also refer to a room or compartment in a building, or to an area of land designated for a specific purpose. |
| German | The German word "Zone" can also refer to a time zone or a section of a city. |
| Greek | In Ancient Greek, ζώνη means "belt", a piece of clothing with a specific cultural significance. |
| Gujarati | "ઝોન" (zone) also means "belt" or "area" in Gujarati. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "zòn" can also refer to a specific area or region. |
| Hausa | "Yankee" can also be used as a plural of "yanka" (to cut, chop, or divide). |
| Hawaiian | ʻĀpana can also mean 'division', 'section', 'plot', 'part', or 'area'. |
| Hebrew | The term אֵזוֹר originates from the Biblical Hebrew word for 'enclose', and is also an acronym for 'Ecological Zoology of Reptiles'. |
| Hindi | The word "क्षेत्र" in Hindi can also mean "field" or "area" |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "cheeb tsam" has an alternate meaning of "region or district." |
| Hungarian | In ancient Greek, "zone" referred to a belt worn around the waist, which divided the body into three parts. |
| Icelandic | In Icelandic, the word "svæði" also means "area" or "region", and it is related to the Old Norse word "svíða" ("to burn"), suggesting a connection to the cleared land around a settlement. |
| Igbo | The word 'mpaghara' in Igbo also means 'space' or 'area'. |
| Indonesian | In Indonesian, the word "daerah" not only means "zone," but also refers to a "region" or "territory" |
| Irish | In the 19th century, "crios" also referred to the area around the hearth in a house. |
| Italian | In Italian, "zona" can also mean "area" or "region", similar to its Latin origin. |
| Japanese | The word "ゾーン" (zone) is also used in Japanese to refer to a state of intense concentration or focus, similar to the English term "flow". |
| Javanese | "Zona" also means "belt" in Javanese, referring to a traditional woven garment worn around the waist. |
| Kannada | The word 'ವಲಯ' ('zone') is derived from the Sanskrit word 'वलय' ('circle') and has alternate meanings of 'area', 'region', 'province' and 'sphere'. |
| Kazakh | The word "аймақ" in Kazakh can also refer to a specific region or territory within a larger area. |
| Khmer | The Khmer word "តំបន់" can also refer to areas or regions for other things like zones on a computer or on a mobile phone or even something like a time zone. |
| Korean | 존 (zone) is thought to be derived from the Chinese character '邨', meaning 'a small village or neighborhood' |
| Kurdish | The word "dor" also means "place" or "location" in Kurdish. |
| Kyrgyz | In Kyrgyz, word "зона" is a loanword from Russian that also means "prison". |
| Lao | "ເຂດ" can also mean "area", "district", or "region". |
| Latin | Latin "zona" (Greek "zone") meant “belt” and could refer to the world, the heavens, or the zodiac. |
| Latvian | The word "zonā" in Latvian is derived from the German word "Zone" meaning a "belt" or "area". |
| Lithuanian | The Lithuanian word "zona" is derived from the Latin word "zona," which means "belt" or "girdle." |
| Luxembourgish | The Luxembourgish word "Zone" comes from the French word "zone", which in turn comes from the Greek word "zōnē", meaning "belt" or "girdle". |
| Macedonian | The word "зона" in Macedonian can also refer to a 'zone' in the sense of a geographical region or a specific area of focus or activity. |
| Malagasy | "Ara-potoana" is a Malagasy word that can also mean "district" or "region." |
| Malay | The word 'zon' in Malay is derived from the Arabic word 'sunnat', meaning 'tradition' or 'practice'. |
| Malayalam | "സോൺ" is the colloquial way of saying "zone" in Malayalam; "zone" can also refer to a part of a city or an electoral constituency |
| Maltese | Maltese "żona" derives from Italian "zona", but also means "wife" in Polish. |
| Maori | "Rohe" can also refer to a traditional tribal boundary or territory. |
| Marathi | मराठी 'झोन' अंग्रेज़ी के 'ज़ोन' से लिया है। |
| Mongolian | "Бүс" (/bus/) is also a Mongolian word for a belt, sash, or girdle. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word "ဇုန်" (zone) in Myanmar can also mean "region" or "area". |
| Nepali | The word "क्षेत्र" can also refer to a field, domain, or area of study. |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "sone" comes from the Greek "zonē," meaning "belt" or "band," and is related to the English word "zone." |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | In Nyanja, 'zone' can also mean 'area' or 'region'. |
| Pashto | It has additional meaning such as "circle" in Persian. |
| Polish | In Polish, "strefa" can also refer to a zone of activity, influence, or condition. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "zona" is a polysemic word that can refer not only to a geographical zone, but also to a specific area of a city or neighborhood and, less commonly, to a period of time. |
| Punjabi | The word 'ਜ਼ੋਨ' ('zone') in Punjabi can also refer to the waistband of a garment or the waist region of a body. |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "zona" can also refer to a type of traditional alcoholic beverage made from fermented fruits or grains. |
| Russian | The word "зона" can also refer to a prison camp or a restricted area in Russian. |
| Samoan | The related word 'son' refers to the center or core of a fruit or tuber. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "sòn" can also mean "affection" or "love" in Scots Gaelic. |
| Serbian | In Serbian, "зона" is borrowed from Russian and also means "area" or "region." |
| Sesotho | "Libaka" is also a word in Zulu and means "place" or "spot". |
| Shona | The word "nzvimbo" in Shona is derived from the verb "kuzvimba," meaning "to swell" or "to be inflated," and can also refer to a place of refuge or protection. |
| Sindhi | The word "علائقو" in Sindhi is derived from the Persian word "alāʾiq", meaning "relationship", and can also refer to a division or category of people. |
| Slovak | The word "zóna" is a borrowing from Greek "zónē", but also has a Latin origin "zona" with the meaning "belt", "girdle". In Slovak, it was originally used for "waist", while the meaning "zone" emerged later via German. |
| Slovenian | The word "območju" in Slovenian can also mean "area" or "region". |
| Somali | Its root, 'aag,' refers to the 'center' of an area or an 'open gathering space. |
| Spanish | The term "zona" can also refer to a region of the body or to a period of time, such as the "zona de guerra" (war zone) or the "zona horaria" (time zone). |
| Sundanese | In Sundanese, "zona" is a loanword from Spanish and Javanese, meaning "area" or "region". |
| Swahili | The word "eneo" also means "time" or "space" in Swahili. |
| Swedish | The word "zon" in Swedish can also refer to a certain type of cake called "kakan" or a type of soup called "zonk". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | Tagalog (Filipino) "sona" is an alternate spelling of "zona", the Spanish word for "zone" which it was borrowed from. |
| Tajik | In astronomy, Минтақа (Mintaka) is also the name of the middle star in Orion's Belt. |
| Telugu | In Telugu, 'జోన్' (jōn) can also refer to a specific administrative division or area within a larger region. |
| Thai | "โซน" (zone) มาจากคำฝรั่งเศส "zone" ซึ่งแปลว่า "เขต" หรือ "พื้นที่" |
| Turkish | "Bölge" originally meant "part, region" and then came to mean "zone". Also refers to the "part of an army in the line of battle". |
| Ukrainian | In botany, "зони" is the plural form of "зона" meaning "belt". |
| Urdu | The word "زون" can also mean "waist" or "belt" in Urdu, suggesting a connection between the concept of a zone and the waist, which is a boundary between the upper and lower body. |
| Uzbek | In Uzbek, "zona" ("zone") also means "region", "district", or "territory" and can refer to geographical or administrative divisions. |
| Vietnamese | The word |
| Welsh | The word "parth" in Welsh can also mean "place" or "region". |
| Xhosa | The word "indawo" in Xhosa can also refer to a place, a location, or a position in space. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "זאָנע" also means "sun" or "sunshine". |
| Yoruba | "Agbegbe" also means area, region, district, province, or environment. |
| Zulu | The word 'indawo' can also mean a place or a position. |
| English | The word 'zone' derives from the Greek word 'zōnē', which originally meant 'belt' or 'girdle' and later came to signify a 'region' or 'area'. |