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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ud-s-? Proto-Indo-European *h2u-s-? Proto-Germanic *uz- Proto-West Germanic *uʀ- Old English ar- Old English ā- Proto-Indo-European *weǵ-der. Proto-Germanic *wakaną Proto-West Germanic *wakan Old English wacan Old English āwacan Middle English awaken Middle English awake English awake From Middle English awake, a shortened form of awaken (“awakened, awake”), past participle of Middle English awaken (“to awaken”). See verb below. Compare Saterland Frisian woak (“awake”), German Low German waak (“awake”), German wach (“awake”).

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ud-s-? Proto-Indo-European *h2u-s-? Proto-Germanic *uz- Proto-West Germanic *uʀ- Old English ar- Old English ā- Proto-Indo-European *weǵ-der. Proto-Germanic *wakaną Proto-West Germanic *wakan Old English wacan Old English āwacan Middle English awaken English awake From Middle English awaken and awakien, from Old English āwacan and āwacian. By surface analysis, a- + wake.

295 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: zgjuar — conscious
• Arabic: يَقِظ (yaqiẓ) — conscious
• Arabic: صاحي (ṣāḥī) — conscious
• Arabic: صاحي (ṣāḥi) — conscious
• Arabic: قايم (gāyim) — conscious
• Arabic: فايق (fāyiq) — conscious
• Arabic: صاحي (ṣāḥi) — conscious
• Armenian: զարթուն (zartʻun) — conscious
• Armenian: արթուն (artʻun) — conscious
• Asturian: espiertu — conscious
• Asturian: despiertu — conscious
• Belarusian: ня спя́чы (nja spjáčy) — conscious
• Bhojpuri: जगाल (jagāl) — conscious
• Central Bikol: mata — conscious
• Breton: dihun — conscious
• Bulgarian: буден (buden) — conscious
• Catalan: despert — conscious
• Catalan: llevat — conscious
• Chamicuro: ikakwi'ti — conscious
• Chinese Mandarin: 醒着 (xǐngzhe) — conscious
• Chinese Mandarin: 醒覺 /醒觉 (xǐngjué) — conscious
• Chinese Mandarin: 清醒 (qīngxǐng) — conscious
• Ngazidja Comorian: hashiri — conscious
• Czech: vzhůru — conscious
• Czech: probuzený — conscious
• Czech: bdící — conscious
• Danish: vågen — conscious
• Dutch: wakker — conscious
• Dutch: ontwaakt — conscious
• Esperanto: maldorma — conscious
• Esperanto: veka — conscious
• Faroese: vakin — conscious
• Finnish: hereillä oleva — conscious
• Finnish: valveilla oleva — conscious
• French: éveillé — conscious
• French: réveillé — conscious
• Galician: esperto — conscious
• Georgian: მღვიძარე (mɣviʒare) — conscious
• Georgian: გამოღვიძებული (gamoɣviʒebuli) — conscious
• Georgian: ფხიზელი (pxizeli) — conscious
• German: wach — conscious
• Greek: ξύπνιος (xýpnios) — conscious
• Greek: αφυπνισμένος (afypnisménos) — conscious
• Hebrew: ער (er) — conscious
• Hindi: सजग (sajag) — conscious
• Hungarian: éber — conscious
• Icelandic: vakandi — conscious
• Ido: vekanta — conscious
• Ido: vigilanta — conscious
• Ido: vigilema — conscious
• Indonesian: bangun — conscious
• Indonesian: terjaga — conscious
• Indonesian: tidak tidur — conscious
• Irish: i do dhúiseacht — conscious
• Italian: sveglio — conscious
• Italian: desto — conscious
• Japanese: 目が覚めた (me ga sameta) — conscious
• Japanese: 目ざめた (mezameta) — conscious
• Central Kurdish: بەخەبەر (bexeber) — conscious
• Kyrgyz: ойготуу (oygotuu) — conscious
• Kyrgyz: сезимин козгоо (sezimin kozgoo) — conscious
• Kyrgyz: ойгонуу (oygonuu) — conscious
• Kyrgyz: козголуу (kozgoluu) — conscious
• Kyrgyz: жандануу (jandanuu) — conscious
• Kyrgyz: баамдоо (baamdoo) — conscious
• Kyrgyz: түшүнүү (tüşünüü) — conscious
• Kyrgyz: ойгоо (oygoo) — conscious
• Kyrgyz: уктабаган (uktabagan) — conscious
• Kyrgyz: уйкусуз (uykusuz) — conscious
• Kyrgyz: түшүнүүчү (tüşünüücü) — conscious
• Kyrgyz: сак (sak) — conscious
• Kyrgyz: абайлагыч (abaylagıc) — conscious
• Kyrgyz: этият (etiyat) — conscious
• Kyrgyz: этияттуу (etiyattuu) — conscious
• Kyrgyz: акырын (akırın) — conscious
• Latin: vigil — conscious
• Luxembourgish: waakreg — conscious
• Macedonian: буден (buden) — conscious
• Māori: oho — conscious
• Marathi: जागा (jāgā) — conscious
• Marathi: जागे (jāge) — conscious
• Marathi: जागी (jāgī) — conscious
• Norman: rêvilyi — conscious
• Norwegian Bokmål: våken — conscious
• Norwegian Nynorsk: vaken — conscious
• Old English: waciende — conscious
• Persian: بیدار (bidâr) — conscious
• Polish: czujny — conscious
• Polish: przebudzony — conscious
• Portuguese: desperto — conscious
• Portuguese: acordado — conscious
• Romanian: treaz — conscious
• Russian: бо́дрствующий (bódrstvujuščij) — conscious
• Russian: просну́вшийся (prosnúvšijsja) — conscious
• Russian: не спя́щий (ne spjáščij) — conscious
• Scottish Gaelic: dùisgte — conscious
• Serbo-Croatian: бу́дан — conscious
• Serbo-Croatian: búdan — conscious
• Slovak: zobudiť sa — conscious
• Slovene: buden — conscious
• Spanish: despierto — conscious
• Spanish: desvelado — conscious
• Spanish: vigil — conscious
• Swedish: vaken — conscious
• Sylheti: ꠢꠎꠣꠉ (hozag) — conscious
• Tagalog: gising — conscious
• Telugu: మేలుకునియుండు (mēlukuniyuṇḍu) — conscious
• Turkish: uyanık — conscious
• Ottoman Turkish: سهران (sehran) — conscious
• Ukrainian: не спля́чий (ne spljáčyj) — conscious
• Urdu: بیدار (bedār) — conscious
• Vietnamese: thức — conscious
• Vietnamese: thức dậy — conscious
• Walloon: dispierter — conscious
• Albanian: gatshëm — alert, aware
• Arabic: يَقِظ (yaqiẓ) — alert, aware
• Arabic: مُتَنَبِّه (mutanabbih) — alert, aware
• Finnish: hereillä oleva — alert, aware
• Finnish: tietoinen — alert, aware
• Hindi: सजग (sajag) — alert, aware
• Hindi: सतर्क (satark) — alert, aware
• Hungarian: éber — alert, aware
• Italian: consapevole — alert, aware
• Italian: conscio — alert, aware
• Italian: cosciente — alert, aware
• Latin: vigil — alert, aware
• Marathi: जागृत (jāgŕt) — alert, aware
• Spanish: listo — alert, aware
• Spanish: despierto — alert, aware
• Swedish: vaken — alert, aware
• Ottoman Turkish: سهران (sehran) — alert, aware
• Albanian: zgjohem — to gain consciousness
• Arabic: صَحَى (ṣaḥā) — to gain consciousness
• Arabic: اِسْتَيَقَظَ (istayaqaẓa) — to gain consciousness
• Armenian: զարթնել (zartʻnel) — to gain consciousness
• Armenian: արթնանալ (artʻnanal) — to gain consciousness
• Assamese: সাৰ পোৱা (xar püa) — to gain consciousness
• Asturian: espertar — to gain consciousness
• Asturian: despertar — to gain consciousness
• Bengali: জাগা (jaga) — to gain consciousness
• Breton: dihuniñ — to gain consciousness
• Bulgarian: събуждам се (sǎbuždam se) — to gain consciousness
• Catalan: llevar-se — to gain consciousness
• Chinese Mandarin: 醒 (xǐng) — to gain consciousness
• Chinese Mandarin: 醒來 /醒来 (xǐnglái) — to gain consciousness
• Czech: vzbudit se — to gain consciousness
• Czech: probudit se — to gain consciousness
• Danish: vågne — to gain consciousness
• Dutch: ontwaken — to gain consciousness
• Egyptian: nhzj — to gain consciousness
• Esperanto: vekiĝi — to gain consciousness
• Estonian: ärkama — to gain consciousness
• Finnish: herätä — to gain consciousness
• Finnish: havahtua — to gain consciousness
• French: se réveiller — to gain consciousness
• Galician: espertar — to gain consciousness
• Galician: acordar — to gain consciousness
• Galician: recordar — to gain consciousness
• Georgian: გაღვიძება (gaɣviʒeba) — to gain consciousness
• Georgian: გამოღვიძება (gamoɣviʒeba) — to gain consciousness
• German: aufwachen — to gain consciousness
• German: erwachen — to gain consciousness
• Greek: ξυπνώ (xypnó) — to gain consciousness
• Greek: αφυπνίζω (afypnízo) — to gain consciousness
• Hebrew: התעורר (hit'orér) — to gain consciousness
• Hebrew: נֵעוֹר (ne'ór) — to gain consciousness
• Hindi: जागना (jāgnā) — to gain consciousness
• Hungarian: felébred — to gain consciousness
• Ido: vekar — to gain consciousness
• Indonesian: bangun — to gain consciousness
• Indonesian: terjaga — to gain consciousness
• Irish: dúisigh — to gain consciousness
• Irish: múscail — to gain consciousness
• Italian: svegliarsi — to gain consciousness
• Japanese: 目覚める (mezameru) — to gain consciousness
• Japanese: 目を覚ます (me o samasu) — to gain consciousness
• Japanese: 起きる (okiru) — to gain consciousness
• Korean: 일어나다 (ireonada) — to gain consciousness
• Latin: excito — to gain consciousness
• Luxembourgish: erwächen — to gain consciousness
• Malayalam: ഉണരുക (uṇaruka) — to gain consciousness
• Malayalam: എഴുന്നേൽക്കുക (eḻunnēlkkuka) — to gain consciousness
• Māori: whiti — to gain consciousness
• Māori: whitirere — to gain consciousness
• Māori: oho — to gain consciousness
• Marathi: जागे होणे (jāge hoṇe) — to gain consciousness
• Norwegian Bokmål: våkne — to gain consciousness
• Persian: بیدار شدن (bidâr šodan) — to gain consciousness
• Polish: obudzić się — to gain consciousness
• Portuguese: acordar — to gain consciousness
• Portuguese: despertar — to gain consciousness
• Romanian: deștepta — to gain consciousness
• Romanian: scula — to gain consciousness
• Romanian: trezi — to gain consciousness
• Russian: просыпа́ться (prosypátʹsja) — to gain consciousness
• Russian: просну́ться (prosnútʹsja) — to gain consciousness
• Russian: пробужда́ться (probuždátʹsja) — to gain consciousness
• Russian: пробуди́ться (probudítʹsja) — to gain consciousness
• Scottish Gaelic: dùisg — to gain consciousness
• Sicilian: ruspigghiari — to gain consciousness
• Slovene: zbuditi se — to gain consciousness
• Spanish: despertarse — to gain consciousness
• Swedish: vakna — to gain consciousness
• Ukrainian: просипа́тися (prosypátysja) — to gain consciousness
• Urdu: جگنا (jagnā) — to gain consciousness
• Vietnamese: thức dậy — to gain consciousness
• Vietnamese: dậy lên — to gain consciousness
• Vietnamese: dậy — to gain consciousness
• Vietnamese: thức — to gain consciousness
• Albanian: zgjoj — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Arabic: أَيْقَظَ (ʔayqaẓa) — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Armenian: զարթնեցնել (zartʻnecʻnel) — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Armenian: արթնացնել (artʻnacʻnel) — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Assamese: জগোৱা (zogüa) — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Asturian: espertar — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Asturian: despertar — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Breton: dihuniñ — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Bulgarian: будя (budja) — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Bulgarian: събуждам (sǎbuždam) — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Catalan: despertar — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Chinese Mandarin: 喚醒 /唤醒 (huànxǐng) — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Chinese Mandarin: 叫醒 (jiàoxǐng) — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Czech: vzbudit — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Dalmatian: destruar — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Danish: vække — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Dutch: wekken — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Esperanto: veki — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Estonian: äratama — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Finnish: herättää — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• French: réveiller — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• French: éveiller — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Galician: espertar — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Galician: acordar — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Georgian: გაღვიძება (gaɣviʒeba) — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• German: aufwecken — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Greek: ξυπνώ (xypnó) — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Greek: αφυπνίζω (afypnízo) — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Hebrew: עורר (orér) — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Hebrew: העיר (he'ír) — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Hindi: जगाना (jagānā) — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Hungarian: felébreszt — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Ido: vekigar — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Indonesian: membangunkan — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Irish: dúisigh — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Irish: múscail — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Italian: svegliare — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Japanese: 起こす (okosu) — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Japanese: 目ざめさせる (mezame-saseru) — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Latin: excito — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Malayalam: ഉണർത്തുക (uṇaṟttuka) — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Māori: whakaoho — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Marathi: जागवणे (jāgavṇe) — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Portuguese: despertar — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Portuguese: acordar — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Russian: буди́ть (budítʹ) — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Russian: разбуди́ть (razbudítʹ) — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Scottish Gaelic: dùisg — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Sicilian: ruspigghiari — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Slovene: zbuditi — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Spanish: despertar — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Swedish: väcka — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Turkish: uyandırmak — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Ottoman Turkish: ایقاظ ایتمك (ikâz etmek) — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Vietnamese: thức dậy — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Vietnamese: dậy lên — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Vietnamese: dậy — to cause someone to stop sleeping
• Armenian: արթնացնել (artʻnacʻnel) — to excite something latent
• Danish: vække — to excite something latent
• Finnish: herättää — to excite something latent
• Finnish: havahduttaa — to excite something latent
• Finnish: piristää — to excite something latent
• Georgian: გაღვიძება (gaɣviʒeba) — to excite something latent
• German: erwecken — to excite something latent
• Greek: ξυπνώ (xypnó) — to excite something latent
• Hungarian: felkelt — to excite something latent
• Irish: múscail — to excite something latent
• Latin: excito — to excite something latent
• Malayalam: ഉണർത്തുക (uṇaṟttuka) — to excite something latent
• Māori: whakaara — to excite something latent
• Māori: whakaaraara — to excite something latent
• Māori: whakaoho — to excite something latent
• Māori: whakaohooho — to excite something latent
• Norwegian Bokmål: vekke — to excite something latent
• Portuguese: despertar — to excite something latent
• Portuguese: acordar — to excite something latent
• Russian: пробужда́ть (probuždátʹ) — to excite something latent
• Russian: буди́ть (budítʹ) — to excite something latent
• Russian: вызыва́ть (vyzyvátʹ) — to excite something latent
• Russian: возбужда́ть (vozbuždátʹ) — to excite something latent
• Scottish Gaelic: dùisg — to excite something latent
• Slovene: zbuditi — to excite something latent
• Slovene: vzbuditi — to excite something latent
• Swedish: väcka — to excite something latent
• Vietnamese: gợi — to excite something latent
• Vietnamese: gây lên — to excite something latent