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The word 'box' in many languages. | The word 'box' in many languages. | ||
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!Word | |||
!Country | |||
!Description | |||
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| boks ||Afrikaans || | |||
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| doos ||Afrikaans || | |||
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| kis ||Afrikaans || | |||
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| kassie ||Afrikaans || | |||
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| Kuti ||Albanian || | |||
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| arkgh ||Armenian || | |||
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| qutusu ||Azerbaijani || | |||
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| koadroan ||Basque || | |||
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| akno ||Belarusian || | |||
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| kutiya ||Bulgarian He || | |||
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| quadre ||Catalan || | |||
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| Hé ||Chinese || | |||
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| kutija ||Croatian || | |||
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| krabice ||Czech || | |||
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| kasse ||Danish || | |||
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| doos ||Dutch || | |||
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| kist ||Dutch || | |||
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| koffer ||Dutch || | |||
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| bus ||Dutch || | |||
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| kast ||Estonian || | |||
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| toos ||Estonian || | |||
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| puks ||Estonian || | |||
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| kahon ||Filipino || | |||
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| kaha ||Filipino || | |||
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| suntok ||Filipino || | |||
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| laatikko ||Finnish || | |||
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| kotelo ||Finnish || | |||
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| rasia ||Finnish || | |||
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| lipas ||Finnish || | |||
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| aitio ||Finnish || | |||
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| koppi ||Finnish || | |||
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| boîte ||French || | |||
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| zone ||French || | |||
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| coffre ||French || | |||
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| caisse ||French || | |||
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| tronc ||French || | |||
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| banc ||French || | |||
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| caixa ||Galician || | |||
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| gut'i ||Georgian || | |||
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| Dose ||German || can mean "box" in the sense of a socket or an outlet, can also mean can. | |||
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| Feld ||German || means "field" in German, i.e. it is a "box" in the sense of an "input box" (think <input type="text">) | |||
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| Kasten ||German || used as a common word for quadratic objects | |||
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| Kiste ||German || a crate | |||
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| Packung ||German || means "package" or "packing", so it's a "box" in the sense of "cereal box" | |||
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| Schachtel ||German || usually smaller and lighter, the kind of box a singular, specific object is in - e.g. a present or a hat | |||
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| Zelle ||German || equivalent to "cell" | |||
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| koutí ||Greek || | |||
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| pyxis ||Greek || | |||
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| bwat ||Haitian Creole || | |||
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| argaz ||Hebrew || | |||
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| koofsa ||Hebrew || | |||
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| boksa ||Hindi || | |||
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| doboz ||Hungarian || | |||
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| lada ||Hungarian || | |||
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| kassi ||Icelandic || | |||
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| kotak ||Indonesian || | |||
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| peti ||Indonesian || | |||
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| bosca ||Irish || | |||
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| scatola ||Italian || | |||
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| contenitore ||Italian || | |||
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| cassa ||Italian || | |||
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| scrigno ||Italian || | |||
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| bokkusu ||Japanese || | |||
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| hako ||Japanese || | |||
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| sangja ||Korean || | |||
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| kaste ||Latvian || | |||
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| langelyje ||Lithuanian || | |||
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| buda ||Lithuanian || | |||
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| loze ||Lithuanian || | |||
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| kutija ||Macedonian, Serbian || | |||
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| tempat ||Malay || | |||
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| kaxxa ||Maltese || | |||
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| boks ||Norwegian || | |||
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| pole ||Polish || | |||
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| pudelko ||Polish || | |||
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| skrzynka ||Polish || | |||
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| caixa ||Portuguese || | |||
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| camarote ||Portuguese || | |||
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| estojo ||Portuguese || | |||
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| tabefe ||Portuguese || | |||
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| caseta ||Romanian || | |||
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| cutie ||Romanian || | |||
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| korobka ||Russian || | |||
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| yashchik ||Russian || | |||
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| lozha ||Russian || | |||
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| cuadro ||Spanish || | |||
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| caja ||Spanish || | |||
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| recuadro ||Spanish || | |||
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| estuche ||Spanish || | |||
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| palco ||Spanish || | |||
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| boj ||Spanish || | |||
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| sanduku ||Swahili || | |||
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| låda ||Swedish || | |||
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| ask ||Swedish || | |||
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| skrin ||Swedish || | |||
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| fack ||Swedish || | |||
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| buxbom ||Swedish || | |||
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| petti ||Tamil || | |||
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| kutu ||Turkish || | |||
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| loca ||Turkish || | |||
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| yumruk ||Turkish || | |||
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| korobka ||Ukrainian || | |||
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| skrin'ka ||Ukrainian || | |||
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| hop ||Vietnamese || | |||
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| blwch ||Welsh || | |||
|} | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:06, 24 February 2022
The word 'box' in many languages.
Word | Country | Description |
---|---|---|
boks | Afrikaans | |
doos | Afrikaans | |
kis | Afrikaans | |
kassie | Afrikaans | |
Kuti | Albanian | |
arkgh | Armenian | |
qutusu | Azerbaijani | |
koadroan | Basque | |
akno | Belarusian | |
kutiya | Bulgarian He | |
quadre | Catalan | |
Hé | Chinese | |
kutija | Croatian | |
krabice | Czech | |
kasse | Danish | |
doos | Dutch | |
kist | Dutch | |
koffer | Dutch | |
bus | Dutch | |
kast | Estonian | |
toos | Estonian | |
puks | Estonian | |
kahon | Filipino | |
kaha | Filipino | |
suntok | Filipino | |
laatikko | Finnish | |
kotelo | Finnish | |
rasia | Finnish | |
lipas | Finnish | |
aitio | Finnish | |
koppi | Finnish | |
boîte | French | |
zone | French | |
coffre | French | |
caisse | French | |
tronc | French | |
banc | French | |
caixa | Galician | |
gut'i | Georgian | |
Dose | German | can mean "box" in the sense of a socket or an outlet, can also mean can. |
Feld | German | means "field" in German, i.e. it is a "box" in the sense of an "input box" (think <input type="text">) |
Kasten | German | used as a common word for quadratic objects |
Kiste | German | a crate |
Packung | German | means "package" or "packing", so it's a "box" in the sense of "cereal box" |
Schachtel | German | usually smaller and lighter, the kind of box a singular, specific object is in - e.g. a present or a hat |
Zelle | German | equivalent to "cell" |
koutí | Greek | |
pyxis | Greek | |
bwat | Haitian Creole | |
argaz | Hebrew | |
koofsa | Hebrew | |
boksa | Hindi | |
doboz | Hungarian | |
lada | Hungarian | |
kassi | Icelandic | |
kotak | Indonesian | |
peti | Indonesian | |
bosca | Irish | |
scatola | Italian | |
contenitore | Italian | |
cassa | Italian | |
scrigno | Italian | |
bokkusu | Japanese | |
hako | Japanese | |
sangja | Korean | |
kaste | Latvian | |
langelyje | Lithuanian | |
buda | Lithuanian | |
loze | Lithuanian | |
kutija | Macedonian, Serbian | |
tempat | Malay | |
kaxxa | Maltese | |
boks | Norwegian | |
pole | Polish | |
pudelko | Polish | |
skrzynka | Polish | |
caixa | Portuguese | |
camarote | Portuguese | |
estojo | Portuguese | |
tabefe | Portuguese | |
caseta | Romanian | |
cutie | Romanian | |
korobka | Russian | |
yashchik | Russian | |
lozha | Russian | |
cuadro | Spanish | |
caja | Spanish | |
recuadro | Spanish | |
estuche | Spanish | |
palco | Spanish | |
boj | Spanish | |
sanduku | Swahili | |
låda | Swedish | |
ask | Swedish | |
skrin | Swedish | |
fack | Swedish | |
buxbom | Swedish | |
petti | Tamil | |
kutu | Turkish | |
loca | Turkish | |
yumruk | Turkish | |
korobka | Ukrainian | |
skrin'ka | Ukrainian | |
hop | Vietnamese | |
blwch | Welsh |