love

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• Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈlʌv/
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• Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: [ˈlʌv]
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• Australian, New-Zealand: /ˈlɐv/
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• Australian, New-Zealand: [ˈlä̝v] ~ [ˈlɐ̞v]
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• Ireland, Northern-England: /ˈlʊv/ without the foot-strut split
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• Ireland, Northern-England: [ˈlʊv] without the foot-strut split
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• /ˈləʋ/ India, V-W merger
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Syllabic abbreviation of Logan and Veronica, as a deliberate homophone of love.

From Middle English love, luve, from Old English lufu, from Proto-West Germanic *lubu, from Proto-Germanic *lubō, from Proto-Indo-European *lewbh- (“love, care, desire”). The close of a letter sense is presumably a truncation of With love or the like. The verb is from Middle English loven, luvien, from Old English lufian (“to love”), from Proto-West Germanic *lubōn (“to love”), derived from the noun. Eclipsed non-native English amour (“love”), borrowed from Norman amour (“love”). Cognates Cognate with Scots luve (“love”), Saterland Frisian ljo, ljoo, ljoof (“dear, sweet”), Ljoote, Ljoowe (“love”), West Frisian leaf (“friendly, kind, cordial”), leafde (“love”), Dutch lief (“lovely, nice, sweet”), liefde (“love”), German lieb (“dear; lovable”), Liebe (“love”), German Low German Leevde, Lieve (“love”), Luxembourgish léif (“lovely, kind, nice, sweet”), Léift (“love”), Vilamovian łiwa (“love”), Yiddish ליב (lib, “nice; kind”), Icelandic ljúfur (“beloved, dear”), Norwegian Nynorsk, Swedish ljuv (“lovely, sweet”), Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃 (liufs, “beloved, dear”), Albanian lyp (“to beg”), Russian любовь (ljubovʹ, “love”), Lithuanian liaupsė (“praise”), Latin libido (“desire, lust”), Polish lubić (“to like”), Persian آلفتن (âloftan, “to enamor”), Sanskrit लोभ (lobha, “desire, greed”).

Now widely believed (due to historical written record) to be from the idea that when one does a thing “for love” it is for no monetary gain, the word “love” thus implying “nothing”. Use of “love” for having no score extends to the 18th century in tennis as well as certain card games. The former assumption that it had originated from French l’œuf (literally “the egg”), due to its shape, has largely been discredited and is no longer widely accepted. However, the apparent similarity of the shape of an egg to a zero has inspired similar analogies, such as the use of duck (reputed to be short for duck's egg) for a zero score at cricket, and goose egg for "zero".

1107 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: liefde — strong affection
• Ahom: 𑜍𑜀𑜫 (rak) — strong affection
• Albanian: dashuri — strong affection
• Southern Altai: сӱӱш (süüš) — strong affection
• Southern Altai: сӱӱм (süüm) — strong affection
• Amharic: ፍቅር (fəḳr) — strong affection
• Amharic: መውደድ (mäwdäd) — strong affection
• Arabic: حُبّ (ḥubb) — strong affection
• Arabic: مَحَبَّة (maḥabba) — strong affection
• Arabic: عِشْق (ʕišq) — strong affection
• Arabic: حب (ḥubb) — strong affection
• Arabic: محبة (maḥabba) — strong affection
• Arabic: غرام (ḡarām) — strong affection
• Arabic: حب (ḥob) — strong affection
• Arabic: حب (ḥubb) — strong affection
• Arabic: عِشْق (ʕišg) — strong affection
• Arabic: حب (ḥubb) — strong affection
• Arabic: محبة (maḥabba) — strong affection
• Arabic: غرام (ḡarām) — strong affection
• Sudanese Arabic: ريدة (rēda) — strong affection
• Sudanese Arabic: حب (ḥubb) — strong affection
• Aragonese: aimor — strong affection
• Aramaic: ܚܘܒܐ (ḥūbbā) — strong affection
• Armenian: սեր (ser) — strong affection
• Aromanian: vreari — strong affection
• Aromanian: vreare — strong affection
• Aromanian: agapi — strong affection
• Aromanian: sivdã — strong affection
• Assamese: মৰম (morom) — strong affection
• Assamese: চেনেহ (seneh) — strong affection
• Asturian: amor — strong affection
• Aymara: amawaña — strong affection
• Azerbaijani: sevgi — strong affection
• Azerbaijani: eşq — strong affection
• Azerbaijani: məhəbbət — strong affection
• Bala: 孩拉米 (hailami) — strong affection
• Balinese: tresna — strong affection
• Bangi: bolingo — strong affection
• Bashkir: мөхәббәт (möxəbbət) — strong affection
• Bashkir: һөйөү (höyöw) — strong affection
• Basque: amodio — strong affection
• Basque: maitasun — strong affection
• Belarusian: любо́ў (ljubów) — strong affection
• Belarusian: каха́нне (kaxánnje) — strong affection
• Bengali: মহব্বত (mohobbot) — strong affection
• Bengali: ভালোবাসা (bhalōbaśa) — strong affection
• Central Bikol: pagkamoot — strong affection
• Breton: karantez — strong affection
• Bulgarian: любо́в (ljubóv) — strong affection
• Bulgarian: о́бич (óbič) — strong affection
• Burmese: အချစ် (a.hkyac) — strong affection
• Burmese: မေတ္တာ (metta) — strong affection
• Buryat: дуран (duran) — strong affection
• Carpathian Rusyn: любо́в (ljubóv) — strong affection
• Carpathian Rusyn: ла́ска (láska) — strong affection
• Catalan: amor — strong affection
• Cebuano: gugma — strong affection
• Central Atlas Tamazight: ⵜⴰⵢⵔⵉ (tayri) — strong affection
• Cherokee: ᏥᎨᏳᎢ (tsigeyui) — strong affection
• Chinese Cantonese: 愛 /爱 (oi3) — strong affection
• Chinese Cantonese: 愛情 /爱情 (oi3 cing4) — strong affection
• Chinese: нэ (ne) — strong affection
• Eastern Min Chinese: 愛 /爱 — strong affection
• Eastern Min Chinese: 愛 /爱 (ái) — strong affection
• Eastern Min Chinese: 愛情 /爱情 (ái-cìng) — strong affection
• Gan Chinese: 愛 /爱 (ngai4) — strong affection
• Hakka Chinese: 愛 /爱 — strong affection
• Hakka Chinese: 愛 /爱 (oi) — strong affection
• Chinese: 愛情 /爱情 (ài-chîng) — strong affection
• Chinese: 情愛 /情爱 (chêng-ài) — strong affection
• Chinese: 愛 /爱 (ài) — strong affection
• Jin Chinese: 愛 /爱 (ghai3) — strong affection
• Chinese Mandarin: 愛 /爱 (ài) — strong affection
• Chinese Mandarin: 愛情 /爱情 (àiqíng) — strong affection
• Northern Min Chinese: 愛 /爱 (o̿) — strong affection
• Wu Chinese: 愛 /爱 — strong affection
• Wu Chinese: 愛情 /爱情 (5e-zhin) — strong affection
• Xiang Chinese: 愛 /爱 (ngai4) — strong affection
• Chuvash: юрату (jurat̬u) — strong affection
• West Circassian: шӏу лъэгъун (šwʼu lsɛğwun) — strong affection
• Cornish: kerensa — strong affection
• Corsican: amore — strong affection
• Corsican: amori — strong affection
• Crimean Tatar: süygü — strong affection
• Czech: láska — strong affection
• Dalmatian: amaur — strong affection
• Danish: kærlighed — strong affection
• Dargwa: дигай (digaj) — strong affection
• Dhivehi: ލޯބި (lōbi) — strong affection
• Dolgan: бага (baga) — strong affection
• Duala: ndolo — strong affection
• Dutch: liefde — strong affection
• Middle Dutch: minne — strong affection
• Egyptian: U7:r-w&t-A2 (mrwt) — strong affection
• Elfdalian: tjärliek — strong affection
• Erzya: вечкема (večkema) — strong affection
• Esperanto: amo — strong affection
• Esperanto: korinklino — strong affection
• Esperanto: kareco — strong affection
• Esperanto: amsento — strong affection
• Estonian: armastus — strong affection
• Ewe: lɔlɔ̃ — strong affection
• Farefare: nõŋlʋm class 14 — strong affection
• Faroese: kærleiki — strong affection
• Faroese: ást — strong affection
• Finnish: rakkaus — strong affection
• French: amour — strong affection
• West-Frisian: leafde — strong affection
• Friulian: amôr — strong affection
• Gagauz: sevgi — strong affection
• Galician: amor — strong affection
• Gallurese: amóri — strong affection
• Georgian: სიყვარული (siq̇varuli) — strong affection
• German: Liebe — strong affection
• German: Zuneigung — strong affection
• German: Minne — strong affection
• German: Liäbi — strong affection
• German: Liebi — strong affection
• Bavarian German: Liab — strong affection
• Gothic: 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌸𐍅𐌰 (frijaþwa) — strong affection
• Greek: αγάπη (agápi) — strong affection
• Greek: έρωτας (érotas) — strong affection
• Ancient Greek: ἀγάπη (agápē) — strong affection
• Ancient Greek: φιλία (philía) — strong affection
• Ancient Greek: ἔρως (érōs) — strong affection
• Ancient Greek: στοργή (storgḗ) — strong affection
• Greenlandic: asanninneq — strong affection
• Mbya Guarani: mborayvu — strong affection
• Paraguayan Guarani: mborayhu — strong affection
• Gujarati: પ્રેમ (prem) — strong affection
• Haitian Creole: renmen — strong affection
• Hausa: ƙauna — strong affection
• Hawaiian: aloha — strong affection
• Hebrew: אַהֲבָה (ahavá) — strong affection
• Hiligaynon: higugma — strong affection
• Hindi: प्यार (pyār) — strong affection
• Hindi: प्रेम (prem) — strong affection
• Hindi: सम्मोह (sammoh) — strong affection
• Hindi: स्नेह (sneh) — strong affection
• Hindi: अनुराग (anurāg) — strong affection
• Hindi: प्रीति (prīti) — strong affection
• Hindi: इष्ट (iṣṭ) — strong affection
• Hindi: मोह (moh) — strong affection
• Hiri Motu: lalokau — strong affection
• Hittite: 𒀀𒀸𒅆𒅀𒋻 (āssiyatar) — strong affection
• White Hmong: txoj kev hlub — strong affection
• Hungarian: szeretet — strong affection
• Hungarian: szerelem — strong affection
• Hunsrik: Lieb — strong affection
• Icelandic: ást — strong affection
• Icelandic: kærleikur — strong affection
• Icelandic: elska — strong affection
• Ido: amo — strong affection
• Ilocano: ayat — strong affection
• Indonesian: cinta — strong affection
• Indonesian: suka — strong affection
• Ingrian: suvvaamiin — strong affection
• Ingrian: rakkaus — strong affection
• Interlingua: amor — strong affection
• Irish: grá — strong affection
• Irish: armacas — strong affection
• Italian: amore — strong affection
• Ivatan: addaw — strong affection
• Japanese: 愛 (ai) — strong affection
• Japanese: 愛情 (aijō) — strong affection
• Japanese: 愛好 (aikō) — strong affection
• Javanese: tresna — strong affection
• Javanese: katresnan (katresnan) — strong affection
• Javanese: cinta (cinta) — strong affection
• Old Javanese: tṛṣṇa — strong affection
• Jeju: ᄉᆞ랑 (sawrang) — strong affection
• Kamba: wendo — strong affection
• Kannada: ಪ್ರೀತಿ (prīti) — strong affection
• Kapampangan: lugud — strong affection
• Kapampangan: irug — strong affection
• Kapampangan: sinta — strong affection
• Kapampangan: mal — strong affection
• Kapampangan: buri — strong affection
• Kapampangan: ibug — strong affection
• Karachay-Balkar: сюймеклик (süymeklik) — strong affection
• Kazakh: ғашықтық (ğaşyqtyq) — strong affection
• Kazakh: махаббат (maxabbat) — strong affection
• Kazakh: сүйіс (süiıs) — strong affection
• Khmer: សេចក្ដីស្រឡាញ់ (sackdəy srɑlañ) — strong affection
• Khmer: ស្នេហា (snaehaa) — strong affection
• Kikuyu: wendo — strong affection
• Korean: 사랑 (sarang) — strong affection
• Korean: 애정 (aejeong) — strong affection
• Northern Kurdish: hijkirin — strong affection
• Northern Kurdish: evînî — strong affection
• Northern Kurdish: dildarî — strong affection
• Northern Kurdish: evîn — strong affection
• Northern Kurdish: eşq — strong affection
• Northern Kurdish: mihebet — strong affection
• Kyrgyz: сүйүү (süyüü) — strong affection
• Kyrgyz: махабат (mahabat) — strong affection
• Kyrgyz: сүйүш (süyüş) — strong affection
• Lao: ຄວາມຮັກ (khuām hak) — strong affection
• Latgalian: mīleiba — strong affection
• Latgalian: mīla — strong affection
• Latin: amor — strong affection
• Latin: cāritās — strong affection
• Latvian: mīlestība — strong affection
• Latvian: mīla — strong affection
• Laz: ოროფა (oropa) — strong affection
• Ligurian: amù — strong affection
• Limburgish: leefde — strong affection
• Lingala: bolingo — strong affection
• Lingala: lolango — strong affection
• Lithuanian: meilė — strong affection
• Livonian: arm — strong affection
• Livonian: ārmaztimi — strong affection
• Lombard: amór — strong affection
• Luganda: omukwaano — strong affection
• Luhya: vuyanzi — strong affection
• Lutuv: duena — strong affection
• Luxembourgish: Léift — strong affection
• Macedonian: љубов (ljubov) — strong affection
• Maguindanao: kasih — strong affection
• Malay: cinta — strong affection
• Malay: sayang — strong affection
• Malayalam: സ്നേഹം (snēhaṁ) — strong affection
• Malayalam: ഇഷ്ടം (iṣṭaṁ) — strong affection
• Malayalam: പ്രേമം (prēmaṁ) — strong affection
• Maltese: mħabba — strong affection
• Northern Mansi: э̄руптаӈкве (è̄ruptaňkve) — strong affection
• Manx: graih — strong affection
• Māori: aroha — strong affection
• Maranao: kasi — strong affection
• Marathi: प्रेम (prem) — strong affection
• Marathi: प्रीति (prīti) — strong affection
• Mauritian Creole: lamour — strong affection
• Meänkieli: rakhaus — strong affection
• Meru: wendo — strong affection
• Middle English: love — strong affection
• Mingrelian: ჸოროფა (ʾoropa) — strong affection
• Mirandese: amor — strong affection
• Mizo: hmangaihna — strong affection
• Mongo: lolango — strong affection
• Mongolian: хайр (xajr) — strong affection
• Mongolian: дур хүсэл (dur xüsel) — strong affection
• Mongolian: ᠬᠠᠶᠢᠷ᠎ᠠ (qayir-a) — strong affection
• Mongolian: ᠳᠤᠷ᠎ᠠ ᠬᠦᠰᠡᠯ (dur-a qüsel) — strong affection
• Motu: lalokau — strong affection
• Mozarabic: אמורי (amore) — strong affection
• Khiamniungan Naga: ājūjīe — strong affection
• Naga Pidgin: morom — strong affection
• Nahuatl: tlazohtlaliztli — strong affection
• Nahuatl: tlasojtlalistli — strong affection
• Nanticoke: quámmősch — strong affection
• Navajo: ayóóʼóʼóʼní — strong affection
• Nepali: माया (māyā) — strong affection
• Norman: amour — strong affection
• Norwegian Bokmål: kjærlighet — strong affection
• Norwegian Bokmål: elsk — strong affection
• Norwegian Bokmål: kjærleik — strong affection
• Norwegian Nynorsk: kjærleik — strong affection
• Norwegian Nynorsk: elsk — strong affection
• Norwegian Nynorsk: åst — strong affection
• Occitan: amor — strong affection
• Old Occitan: amor — strong affection
• Odia: ପ୍ରେମ (prema) — strong affection
• Ojibwe: zaagi'idiwin — strong affection
• Okinawan: なさき (nasaki) — strong affection
• Church Slavic: любꙑ (ljuby) — strong affection
• Church Slavic: ⰾⱓⰱⱏⰺ (ljuby) — strong affection
• Old English: lufu — strong affection
• Old Prussian: mīli — strong affection
• Old Tupi: aûsuba class IIa — strong affection
• Old Tupi: îoaûsuba — strong affection
• Ossetian: уарзондзинад (warzonʒinad) — strong affection
• Pannonian Rusyn: любов (ljubov) — strong affection
• Pannonian Rusyn: любосц (ljubosc) — strong affection
• Pashto: مينه (mina) — strong affection
• Pashto: عشق ('ešq) — strong affection
• Pashto: محبت (mohabat) — strong affection
• Dari: عِشْق (išq) — strong affection
• Dari: مُحَبَّت (muhabbat) — strong affection
• Dari: مَحَبَّت (mahabbat) — strong affection
• Dari: مِهْر (mihr) — strong affection
• Iranian Persian: عِشْق (ešġ) — strong affection
• Iranian Persian: مُحَبَّت (mohabbat) — strong affection
• Iranian Persian: مَحَبَّت (mahabbat) — strong affection
• Iranian Persian: مِهْر (mehr) — strong affection
• Phoenician: 𐤇𐤌𐤃𐤕 (ḥmdt) — strong affection
• Piedmontese: amor — strong affection
• Plautdietsch: Leew — strong affection
• Polish: miłość — strong affection
• Portuguese: amor — strong affection
• Punjabi: ਪਿਆਰ (piāra) — strong affection
• Quechua: khuya — strong affection
• Réunion Creole French: lamour — strong affection
• Rohingya: ador — strong affection
• Rohingya: mohábboth — strong affection
• Romagnol: amôr — strong affection
• Romanian: iubire — strong affection
• Romanian: dragoste — strong affection
• Romanian: amor — strong affection
• Romansh: charezza — strong affection
• Russian: любо́вь (ljubóvʹ) — strong affection
• Rwanda-Rundi: urukundo (uru-kūndo) — strong affection
• Northern Sami: ráhkisvuohta — strong affection
• Samoan: alofa — strong affection
• Sanskrit: अनुराग (anurāga) — strong affection
• Sanskrit: प्रेमन् (preman) — strong affection
• Campidanese Sardinian: amóri — strong affection
• Sardinian: ameddu — strong affection
• Sassarese: amóri — strong affection
• Scottish Gaelic: gaol — strong affection
• Scottish Gaelic: gràdh — strong affection
• Scottish Gaelic: spèis — strong affection
• Scottish Gaelic: rùn — strong affection
• Serbo-Croatian: љу́бав — strong affection
• Serbo-Croatian: ljúbav — strong affection
• Shor: кӧлениш (köleniş) — strong affection
• Sicilian: amuri — strong affection
• Sindhi: محبت (mahbbàtà) — strong affection
• Sindhi: عشق ('išqù) — strong affection
• Sindhi: پیار (pyārù) — strong affection
• Sindhi: لَنو (lôve) — strong affection
• Sinhalese: ආදරය (ādaraya) — strong affection
• Slovak: láska — strong affection
• Slovene: ljubezen — strong affection
• Somali: jacayl — strong affection
• Lower Sorbian: lubosć — strong affection
• Spanish: amor — strong affection
• Sranan Tongo: lobi — strong affection
• Sumerian: 𒀀𒊏𒄠𒈬 (arammu) — strong affection
• Sundanese: asih — strong affection
• Sundanese: deudeuh — strong affection
• Sundanese: nya'ah — strong affection
• Swahili: upendo — strong affection
• Swazi: lutsandvo — strong affection
• Swedish: kärlek — strong affection
• Sylheti: ꠝꠣꠄꠣ (maea) — strong affection
• Tagalog: pag-ibig — strong affection
• Tagalog: pagmamahal — strong affection
• Tahitian: aroha — strong affection
• Tajik: муҳаббат (muhabbat) — strong affection
• Tajik: ишқ (išq) — strong affection
• Tajik: меҳр (mehr) — strong affection
• Tamil: அன்பு (aṉpu) — strong affection
• Tamil: பாசம் (pācam) — strong affection
• Tamil: நேசம் (nēcam) — strong affection
• Tamil: பரிவு (parivu) — strong affection
• Tatar: ярату (yaratu) — strong affection
• Telugu: ప్రేమ (prēma) — strong affection
• Tetum: domin — strong affection
• Thai: ความรัก (kwaam-rák) — strong affection
• Tibetan: བརྩེ་དུང — strong affection
• Tigrinya: ፍቕሪ (fəx̣ri) — strong affection
• Tocharian A: tunk — strong affection
• Tocharian B: tankw — strong affection
• Tocharian B: larauñe — strong affection
• Tok Pisin: lav — strong affection
• Turkish: sevgi — strong affection
• Turkish: sevi — strong affection
• Turkish: aşk — strong affection
• Turkish: emre — strong affection
• Turkish: muhabbet — strong affection
• Turkish: sevda — strong affection
• Ottoman Turkish: سوكی (sevgi) — strong affection
• Ottoman Turkish: محبت (muhabbet) — strong affection
• Turkmen: yşk — strong affection
• Turkmen: söýgi — strong affection
• Tuvan: ынакшыл (ınakşıl) — strong affection
• Udmurt: яратон (jaraton) — strong affection
• Ukrainian: любо́в (ljubóv) — strong affection
• Ukrainian: коха́ння (koxánnja) — strong affection
• Unami: aholtëwakàn — strong affection
• Urdu: مُحَبَّت (muhabbat) — strong affection
• Urdu: عِشْق ('iśq) — strong affection
• Urdu: پْیار (pyār) — strong affection
• Urdu: پْریم (prem) — strong affection
• Uyghur: مۇھەببەت (muhebbet) — strong affection
• Uyghur: ئاشىق (ashiq) — strong affection
• Uyghur: ئاشىقلىق (ashiqliq) — strong affection
• Uzbek: sevgi — strong affection
• Uzbek: muhabbat — strong affection
• Uzbek: mehr — strong affection
• Uzbek: ishq — strong affection
• Vietnamese: tình yêu — strong affection
• Vietnamese: ái tình — strong affection
• Volapük: löf — strong affection
• Volapük: lelöf — strong affection
• Volapük: löfil — strong affection
• Walloon: amour — strong affection
• Walloon: amor — strong affection
• Welsh: cariad — strong affection
• Wolof: mbëggeel — strong affection
• Xhosa: uthando — strong affection
• Yakut: таптал (taptal) — strong affection
• Yiddish: אַהבֿה (aave) — strong affection
• Yiddish: ליבע (libe) — strong affection
• Yiddish: ליבשאַפֿט (libshaft) — strong affection
• Yola: loove — strong affection
• Yoruba: ìfẹ́ — strong affection
• Zazaki: esq — strong affection
• Zazaki: pêyar — strong affection
• Zazaki: sineg — strong affection
• Zhuang: aiqcingz — strong affection
• Zhuang: aiq — strong affection
• Zulu: uthando — strong affection
• Albanian: dashur (i/e) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Arabic: حَبِيب (ḥabīb) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Arabic: حَبِيبَة (ḥabība) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Arabic: حَبِيبِي (ḥabībī) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Aramaic: ܚܒܝܒܐ (ḥabbīḇā) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Aramaic: ܚܒܝܒܬܐ (ḥabbīḇtā) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Armenian: սեր (ser) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Azerbaijani: sevgili — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Basque: laztana — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Central Bikol: namumutan — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Breton: karantez — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Breton: karantezig — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Bulgarian: любо́в (ljubóv) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Catalan: amor — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Cebuano: hinigugma — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Chinese Cantonese: 情人 (cing4 jan4) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Chinese Cantonese: 戀人 /恋人 (lyun2 jan4) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Chinese Cantonese: 寶貝 /宝贝 (bou2 bui3) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Chinese: 愛人仔 /爱人仔 (ài-jîn-á/ài-lîn-á) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Chinese: 情人 (chîng-jîn/chîng-lîn) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Chinese: 寶貝 /宝贝 (pó-pòe) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Chinese Mandarin: 情人 (qíngrén) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Chinese Mandarin: 戀人 /恋人 (liànrén) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Chinese Mandarin: 親愛的 /亲爱的 (qīn'ài-de) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Chinese Mandarin: 寶貝 /宝贝 (bǎobèi) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Chinese Mandarin: 甜心 (tiánxīn) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Czech: lásko — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Danish: skat — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Danish: søde — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Danish: elskede — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Danish: kæreste — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Dutch: schat — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Esperanto: amato — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Estonian: armastus — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Ewe: lɔlɔ̃ — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Finnish: rakas — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Finnish: kulta — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Finnish: rakastettu — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Finnish: rakkaus — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• French: amour — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• West-Frisian: skat — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• West-Frisian: leave — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• West-Frisian: leafke — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• German: Liebling — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• German: Lieber — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• German: Liebe — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• German: Liebes — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• German: Liebster — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• German: Liebste — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• German: Geliebter — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• German: Geliebte — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• German: Schatz — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Greek: αγάπη (agápi) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Hebrew: אהוב (ahúv) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Hebrew: אהובה (ahuvá) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Hindi: प्रिय (priya) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Hindi: प्रेमपात्र (prempātra) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Hindi: प्रियतम (priytam) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Hindi: कामुक (kāmuk) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Hindi: कामुकी (kāmukī) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Hindi: प्रीतम (prītam) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Hindi: प्रिया (priyā) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Hindi: पिया (piyā) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Hungarian: szerelmem — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Ido: karo — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Irish: rún — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Irish: grá — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Irish: ansacht — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Italian: amore — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Japanese: 恋人 (koibito) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Kapampangan: ibug — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Kapampangan: irug — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Kapampangan: sinta — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Korean: 연인 (yeonin) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Korean: 자기 (jagi) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Kyrgyz: жан (jan) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Latin: amātor — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Latin: amātrix — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Latvian: mīļais — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Latvian: mīļā — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Latvian: mīļums — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Latvian: mīla — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Luxembourgish: Häerzi — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Macedonian: љубен (ljuben) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Macedonian: љубена (ljubena) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Malayalam: കാമുകി — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Malayalam: കാമുകൻ — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Middle English: love — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Mizo: hmangaih — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Mizo: duhlai — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Norman: amour — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Norwegian Bokmål: elskling — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Norwegian Bokmål: kjæreste — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Norwegian Bokmål: min elskede — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Norwegian Bokmål: kjære — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Iranian Persian: عَزیز (aziz) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Iranian Persian: دِلْبَر (delbar) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Iranian Persian: جان (jân) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Polish: kochanie — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Polish: miłość — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Portuguese: amor — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Romanian: iubit — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Romanian: iubită — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Russian: люби́мый (ljubímyj) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Russian: люби́мая (ljubímaja) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Scottish Gaelic: leannan — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Scottish Gaelic: gaol — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Scottish Gaelic: gràdh — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Scottish Gaelic: rùn — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Serbo-Croatian: душо — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Serbo-Croatian: љубави — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Serbo-Croatian: дра̑г — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Serbo-Croatian: dušo — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Serbo-Croatian: ljubavi — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Serbo-Croatian: drȃg — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Slovak: láska — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Slovene: ljubi — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Slovene: ljuba — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Spanish: amor — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Spanish: cariño — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Swahili: kipenzi — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Swedish: kärlek — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Swedish: älskling — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Swedish: käresta — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Swedish: älskade — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Tagalog: irog — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Tagalog: mahal — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Tagalog: sinta — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Tagalog: iniibig — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Tagalog: iniirog — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Tagalog: kasintahan — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Tagalog: syota — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Tamil: காதலன் (kātalaṉ) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Tamil: காதலி (kātali) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Tamil: காதலர் (kātalar) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Tamil: அன்பு (aṉpu) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Telugu: ప్రియురాలు (priyurālu) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Thai: ที่รัก (tîi-rák) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Thai: ยาหยี (yaa-yǐi) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Thai: สุดที่รัก — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Thai: คนรัก (kon-rák) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Thai: หวานใจ (wǎan-jai) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Turkish: sevgili — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Turkish: sevdicek — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Turkish: sevgilim — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Turkish: aşkım — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Turkish: tatlım — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Turkish: canım — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Urdu: جان (jān) — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Vietnamese: cưng — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Vietnamese: người yêu — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Volapük: löf — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Welsh: cariad — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Zazaki: waşti — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Zazaki: waşte — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Zulu: isingane — object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
• Azerbaijani: əzizim — colloquial: term of friendly address
• Bulgarian: скъ́па (skǎ́pa) — colloquial: term of friendly address
• Finnish: kultaseni — colloquial: term of friendly address
• Italian: amore — colloquial: term of friendly address
• Italian: amo' — colloquial: term of friendly address
• Italian: ammò — colloquial: term of friendly address
• Kapampangan: lugud — colloquial: term of friendly address
• Kapampangan: ojo — colloquial: term of friendly address
• Russian: дорого́й (dorogój) — colloquial: term of friendly address
• Russian: дорога́я (dorogája) — colloquial: term of friendly address
• Turkish: aşk — colloquial: term of friendly address
• Turkish: aşko — colloquial: term of friendly address
• Turkish: aşkito — colloquial: term of friendly address
• Turkish: aşkitoşko — colloquial: term of friendly address
• Azerbaijani: sevişmə — euphemistic: sexual activity
• Danish: elskov — euphemistic: sexual activity
• Esperanto: amoro — euphemistic: sexual activity
• Finnish: lempi — euphemistic: sexual activity
• Italian: fare l'amore — euphemistic: sexual activity
• Spanish: hacer el amor — euphemistic: sexual activity
• Tamil: காதல் செய்தல் (kātal ceytal) — euphemistic: sexual activity
• Zazaki: kelaz — euphemistic: sexual activity
• Bulgarian: с о́бич (s óbič) — closing of a letter
• Dutch: liefs — closing of a letter
• Finnish: rakkaudella — closing of a letter
• German: in Liebe — closing of a letter
• Hawaiian: aloha — closing of a letter
• Hungarian: szeretettel — closing of a letter
• Hungarian: sok puszi — closing of a letter
• Italian: baci — closing of a letter
• Kapampangan: kaluguran — closing of a letter
• Polish: całusy — closing of a letter
• Portuguese: com amor — closing of a letter
• Russian: с любо́вью (s ljubóvʹju) — closing of a letter
• Swedish: kram — closing of a letter
• Tamil: அன்புடன் (aṉpuṭaṉ) — closing of a letter
• Thai: รัก (rák) — closing of a letter
• Turkish: sevgilerimle — closing of a letter
• Zazaki: pê muhabetiya — closing of a letter
• Finnish: silkkiharso — thin silk material
• Finnish: saksankärhö — Clematis vitalba
• French: clématite vigne-blanche — Clematis vitalba
• Albanian: zero — zero
• Bulgarian: ну́ла (núla) — zero
• Catalan: res — zero
• Catalan: zero — zero
• Danish: nul — zero
• Dutch: nul — zero
• Esperanto: nulo — zero
• Finnish: nolla — zero
• French: zéro — zero
• West-Frisian: nul — zero
• German: null — zero
• Hebrew: אפס (éfes) — zero
• Hindi: लॉव (lŏv) — zero
• Hungarian: null — zero
• Hungarian: semmi — zero
• Italian: zero — zero
• Japanese: ラブ (rabu) — zero
• Japanese: 零点 (reiten) — zero
• Latin: nulli — zero
• Macedonian: нула (nula) — zero
• Māori: kore — zero
• Khiamniungan Naga: jūjīe — zero
• Norwegian: null — zero
• Polish: zero — zero
• Polish: jajo — zero
• Portuguese: zero — zero
• Russian: ноль (nolʹ) — zero
• Scottish Gaelic: neoni — zero
• Serbo-Croatian: ну̏ла — zero
• Serbo-Croatian: nȕla — zero
• Slovak: nula — zero
• Spanish: cero — zero
• Spanish: nada — zero
• Swedish: noll — zero
• Tagalog: wala — zero
• Vietnamese: không — zero
• Abenaki: kazalmômuk — have a strong affection for
• Adangme: suɔ — have a strong affection for
• Afrikaans: liefhê — have a strong affection for
• Ainu: カタイロッケ (katayrotke) — have a strong affection for
• Albanian: do — have a strong affection for
• Southern Altai: сӱӱр (süür) — have a strong affection for
• American Sign Language: ILY@Side-PalmForward — have a strong affection for
• Amharic: ማፍቀር (mafḳär) — have a strong affection for
• Amharic: መውደድ (mäwdäd) — have a strong affection for
• Arabic: أَحَبَّ (ʔaḥabba) — have a strong affection for
• Arabic: حب (ḥabb) — have a strong affection for
• Juba Arabic: hibu — have a strong affection for
• Aragonese: amar — have a strong affection for
• Archi: кьан (klʼan) — have a strong affection for
• Armenian: սիրել (sirel) — have a strong affection for
• Aromanian: agãpisescu — have a strong affection for
• Aromanian: alughescu — have a strong affection for
• Assamese: ভাল পোৱা (bhal püa) — have a strong affection for
• Assamese: মৰম কৰা (morom kora) — have a strong affection for
• Asturian: querer — have a strong affection for
• Aymara: munaña — have a strong affection for
• Azerbaijani: sevmək — have a strong affection for
• Bangi: linga — have a strong affection for
• Bashkir: яратыу (yaratıw) — have a strong affection for
• Basque: maite izan — have a strong affection for
• Basque: maitatu — have a strong affection for
• Belarusian: любі́ць (ljubícʹ) — have a strong affection for
• Belarusian: каха́ць (kaxácʹ) — have a strong affection for
• Bengali: ভালবাসা (bhalbaśa) — have a strong affection for
• Breton: karout — have a strong affection for
• Bulgarian: оби́чам (obíčam) — have a strong affection for
• Burmese: အချစ် (a.hkyac) — have a strong affection for
• Burmese: ချစ်ခင် (hkyachkang) — have a strong affection for
• Buryat: дурлаха (durlaxa) — have a strong affection for
• Catalan: estimar — have a strong affection for
• Catalan: amar — have a strong affection for
• Cebuano: higugma — have a strong affection for
• Chechen: деза (deza) — have a strong affection for
• Cherokee: ᏥᎨᏳᎢ (tsigeyui) — have a strong affection for
• Chinese Cantonese: 愛 /爱 (oi3) — have a strong affection for
• Chinese Cantonese: 愛情 /爱情 (oi3 cing4) — have a strong affection for
• Chinese: нэ (ne) — have a strong affection for
• Eastern Min Chinese: 愛 /爱 — have a strong affection for
• Eastern Min Chinese: 愛 /爱 (ái) — have a strong affection for
• Hakka Chinese: 愛 /爱 — have a strong affection for
• Hakka Chinese: 愛 /爱 (oi) — have a strong affection for
• Chinese: 愛情 /爱情 (ài-chîng) — have a strong affection for
• Chinese: 情愛 /情爱 (chêng-ài) — have a strong affection for
• Chinese: 愛 /爱 (ài) — have a strong affection for
• Chinese Mandarin: 愛 /爱 (ài) — have a strong affection for
• Chinese Mandarin: 熱愛 /热爱 (rè’ài) — have a strong affection for
• Chinese Mandarin: 愛好 /爱好 (àihào) — have a strong affection for
• Chinese Mandarin: 愛戴 /爱戴 (àidài) — have a strong affection for
• Wu Chinese: 愛 /爱 — have a strong affection for
• Chuvash: сав (sav) — have a strong affection for
• Coptic: ⲙⲉ (me) — have a strong affection for
• Corsican: amà — have a strong affection for
• Crimean Tatar: sevmek (northern dialect süymek) — have a strong affection for
• Czech: milovat — have a strong affection for
• Czech: mít rád — have a strong affection for
• Dalmatian: amur — have a strong affection for
• Danish: elske — have a strong affection for
• Dhivehi: ލޯބި (lōbi) — have a strong affection for
• Dolgan: багар (bagar) — have a strong affection for
• Dutch: houden van — have a strong affection for
• Dutch: beminnen — have a strong affection for
• Dutch: liefhebben — have a strong affection for
• Dutch: graag zien — have a strong affection for
• Egyptian: U7:r-A2 (mrj) — have a strong affection for
• Esperanto: ami — have a strong affection for
• Estonian: armastama — have a strong affection for
• Faroese: elska — have a strong affection for
• Finnish: rakastaa — have a strong affection for
• French: aimer — have a strong affection for
• North Frisian: liibe — have a strong affection for
• North Frisian: leew haa — have a strong affection for
• North Frisian: lefhaa — have a strong affection for
• Old Frisian: minnia — have a strong affection for
• West-Frisian: leaf hawwe — have a strong affection for
• West-Frisian: hâlde fan — have a strong affection for
• West-Frisian: beminne — have a strong affection for
• West-Frisian: leavje — have a strong affection for
• Friulian: amâ — have a strong affection for
• Gagauz: sevmää — have a strong affection for
• Galician: amar — have a strong affection for
• Georgian: სიყვარული (siq̇varuli) — have a strong affection for
• German: lieben — have a strong affection for
• German: lieb haben — have a strong affection for
• German: gern haben — have a strong affection for
• Gothic: 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐌽 (frijōn) — have a strong affection for
• Greek: αγαπώ (agapó) — have a strong affection for
• Ancient Greek: ἀγαπάω (agapáō) — have a strong affection for
• Ancient Greek: φιλέω (philéō) — have a strong affection for
• Ancient Greek: ἐράω (eráō) — have a strong affection for
• Ancient Greek: στέργω (stérgō) — have a strong affection for
• Paraguayan Guarani: hayhu — have a strong affection for
• Gujarati: પ્રેમ કરવો (prem karvo) — have a strong affection for
• Haitian Creole: renmen — have a strong affection for
• Hebrew: אָהַב (aháv) — have a strong affection for
• Hindi: प्यार करना (pyār karnā) — have a strong affection for
• Hindi: प्रेम करना (prem karnā) — have a strong affection for
• White Hmong: hlub — have a strong affection for
• Hungarian: szeret — have a strong affection for
• Icelandic: elska — have a strong affection for
• Ido: amar — have a strong affection for
• Indonesian: cinta — have a strong affection for
• Ingrian: suvata — have a strong affection for
• Ingrian: armastaa — have a strong affection for
• Ingrian: rakastaa — have a strong affection for
• Ingush: веза (veza) — have a strong affection for
• Interlingua: amar — have a strong affection for
• Irish: gráigh — have a strong affection for
• Italian: amare — have a strong affection for
• Italian: volere bene — have a strong affection for
• Japanese: 愛する (aisuru) — have a strong affection for
• Japanese: 恋する (koisuru) — have a strong affection for
• Japanese: 愛でる (mederu) — have a strong affection for
• Japanese: 好む (konomu) — have a strong affection for
• Japanese: 愛好する (aikō suru) — have a strong affection for
• Jarai: amuăih — have a strong affection for
• Jeju: 궤다 (gweda) — have a strong affection for
• Kalmyk: дурлх (durlx) — have a strong affection for
• Kapampangan: lugud — have a strong affection for
• Karok: íimnih — have a strong affection for
• Kashubian: kòchac — have a strong affection for
• Kazakh: сүю (süü) — have a strong affection for
• Khmer: ស្រឡាញ់ (srɑlañ) — have a strong affection for
• Khmer: ស្នេហ៍ (snae) — have a strong affection for
• Korean: 사랑하다 (saranghada) — have a strong affection for
• Korean: 애정을 품다 (aejeong-eul pumda) — have a strong affection for
• Kumyk: сюймек (süymek) — have a strong affection for
• Central Kurdish: خۆشویستن (xoşuyistin) — have a strong affection for
• Northern Kurdish: hebandin — have a strong affection for
• Northern Kurdish: evandin — have a strong affection for
• Northern Kurdish: evistin — have a strong affection for
• Kyrgyz: сүйүү (süyüü) — have a strong affection for
• Ladin: amà — have a strong affection for
• Ladino: amar — have a strong affection for
• Lao: ຮັກ (hak) — have a strong affection for
• Latin: amo — have a strong affection for
• Latvian: mīlēt — have a strong affection for
• Lezgi: кӏан хьун (ḳan xun) — have a strong affection for
• Ligurian: amà — have a strong affection for
• Lingala: linga — have a strong affection for
• Lithuanian: mylėti — have a strong affection for
• Lombard: amà — have a strong affection for
• Luo: hero — have a strong affection for
• Lutuv: due — have a strong affection for
• Luxembourgish: gär hunn — have a strong affection for
• Macedonian: сака (saka) — have a strong affection for
• Macedonian: љуби (ljubi) — have a strong affection for
• Malay: cinta — have a strong affection for
• Malayalam: ഇഷ്ടപ്പെടുക (iṣṭappeṭuka) — have a strong affection for
• Maltese: ħabb — have a strong affection for
• Manchu: ᠪᡠᠶᡝᠮᠪᡳ (buyembi) — have a strong affection for
• Manchu: ᠴᡳᡥᠠᠯᠠᠮᠪᡳ (cihalambi) — have a strong affection for
• Manchu: ᡥᠠᡳᡵᠠᠮᠪᡳ (hairambi) — have a strong affection for
• Manx: graih — have a strong affection for
• Māori: hiahia — have a strong affection for
• Māori: aroha — have a strong affection for
• Māori: tāmau — have a strong affection for
• Marathi: प्रेम (prem) — have a strong affection for
• Marshallese: io̧kwe — have a strong affection for
• Middle English: loven — have a strong affection for
• Mirandese: amar — have a strong affection for
• Mizo: hmangaih — have a strong affection for
• Mogholi: täla — have a strong affection for
• Mongolian: дурлах (durlax) — have a strong affection for
• Mongolian: хайрлах (xajrlax) — have a strong affection for
• Mozarabic: امار (amār) — have a strong affection for
• Khiamniungan Naga: jūjīe — have a strong affection for
• Nahuatl: tlahzoa — have a strong affection for
• Nahuatl: tlajsoa — have a strong affection for
• Navajo: ayóóʼáyóʼní — have a strong affection for
• Neapolitan: amà — have a strong affection for
• Norman: aimer — have a strong affection for
• Norwegian Bokmål: elske — have a strong affection for
• Occitan: aimar — have a strong affection for
• Old Occitan: amar — have a strong affection for
• Odia: ପ୍ରେମ କରିବା (prema karibā) — have a strong affection for
• Odia: ଭଲ ପାଇବା (Bhala pāibā) — have a strong affection for
• Ojibwe: zaagi' — have a strong affection for
• Ojibwe: zaagitoon — have a strong affection for
• Church Slavic: любити (ljubiti) — have a strong affection for
• Church Slavic: ⰾⱓⰱⰻⱅⰻ (ljubiti) — have a strong affection for
• Old English: lufian — have a strong affection for
• Old Tupi: aûsub — have a strong affection for
• Oromo: jaalachuu — have a strong affection for
• Pela: ŋø55 — have a strong affection for
• Pela: tʃɔ̠t55 tɛʔ31 — have a strong affection for
• Persian: دوست داشتن (dust dâštan) — have a strong affection for
• Persian: عشق داشتن ('ešq dâštan) — have a strong affection for
• Persian: عاشق بودن ('âšeq budan) — have a strong affection for
• Persian: مهر ورزیدن (mehr varzidan) — have a strong affection for
• Piedmontese: amé — have a strong affection for
• Pipil: -tasujta — have a strong affection for
• Pipil: -tazuhta — have a strong affection for
• Polabian: ľaibĕt — have a strong affection for
• Polish: kochać — have a strong affection for
• Polish: miłować — have a strong affection for
• Portuguese: adorar — have a strong affection for
• Quechua: waylluy — have a strong affection for
• Quechua: munai — have a strong affection for
• Quechua: waillui — have a strong affection for
• Romani: kamel — have a strong affection for
• Romanian: iubi — have a strong affection for
• Romanian: adora — have a strong affection for
• Romansh: avair gugent — have a strong affection for
• Romansh: charezzar — have a strong affection for
• Russian: люби́ть (ljubítʹ) — have a strong affection for
• Northern Sami: eahccit — have a strong affection for
• Scottish Gaelic: gràdh — have a strong affection for
• Serbo-Croatian: во̀лети — have a strong affection for
• Serbo-Croatian: во̀љети — have a strong affection for
• Serbo-Croatian: љу́бити — have a strong affection for
• Serbo-Croatian: vòleti — have a strong affection for
• Serbo-Croatian: vòljeti — have a strong affection for
• Serbo-Croatian: ljúbiti — have a strong affection for
• Shan: ႁၵ်ႉ (hâ̰k) — have a strong affection for
• Sinhalese: ආදරය කරනවා (ādaraya karanawā) — have a strong affection for
• Slovak: milovať — have a strong affection for
• Slovak: ľúbiť — have a strong affection for
• Slovak: mať rád — have a strong affection for
• Slovene: ljubiti — have a strong affection for
• Slovene: imeti rad — have a strong affection for
• Lower Sorbian: lubowaś — have a strong affection for
• Upper Sorbian: lubować — have a strong affection for
• Spanish: amar — have a strong affection for
• Spanish: querer — have a strong affection for
• Spanish: bienquerer — have a strong affection for
• Sranan Tongo: lobi — have a strong affection for
• Sumerian: 𒆠𒉘 (KI.ÁG) — have a strong affection for
• Swahili: kupenda — have a strong affection for
• Swedish: älska — have a strong affection for
• Sylheti: ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠙꠣꠃꠣ (bála faua) — have a strong affection for
• Sylheti: ꠝꠣꠄꠣ ꠇꠞꠣ (maea xora) — have a strong affection for
• Tabasaran: ккун хьуб (k̄un xub) — have a strong affection for
• Tagalog: ibig — have a strong affection for
• Tagalog: mahal — have a strong affection for
• Tajik: дӯст доштан (düst doštan) — have a strong affection for
• Tajik: ишқ варзидан (išq varzidan) — have a strong affection for
• Tamil: காதலி (kātali) — have a strong affection for
• Tamil: அன்பு செலுத்து (aṉpu celuttu) — have a strong affection for
• Tamil: நேசி (nēci) — have a strong affection for
• Tatar: яратырга (yaratırğa) — have a strong affection for
• Tatar: сөяргә (söyärgä) — have a strong affection for
• Telugu: ప్రేమించు (prēmiñcu) — have a strong affection for
• Tetum: hadomi — have a strong affection for
• Thai: รัก (rák) — have a strong affection for
• Northern Thai: ᩁᩢ᩠ᨠ (hak) — have a strong affection for
• Turkish: sevmek — have a strong affection for
• Old Anatolian Turkish: سومك (sevmäk) — have a strong affection for
• Ottoman Turkish: سومك (sevmek) — have a strong affection for
• Turkmen: söýmek — have a strong affection for
• Ukrainian: люби́ти (ljubýty) — have a strong affection for
• Ukrainian: коха́ти (koxáty) — have a strong affection for
• Urdu: پیار کرنا (pyār karnā) — have a strong affection for
• Urdu: محبت کرنا (muhabbat karnā) — have a strong affection for
• Urdu: عشق کرنا ('iśq karnā) — have a strong affection for
• Uzbek: sevmoq — have a strong affection for
• Vietnamese: yêu — have a strong affection for
• Volapük: löfön — have a strong affection for
• Welsh: caru — have a strong affection for
• Wolof: mbëggéel — have a strong affection for
• Wolof: mbeugeil — have a strong affection for
• Yakut: таптаа (taptaa) — have a strong affection for
• Yiddish: ליב האָבן (lib hobn) — have a strong affection for
• Yoruba: fẹ́ — have a strong affection for
• Yoruba: fẹ́ràn — have a strong affection for
• Yoruba: nífẹ̀ẹ́ — have a strong affection for
• Yup'ik: kenkeluni — have a strong affection for
• Zazaki: sineyen — have a strong affection for
• ǃXóõ: ǀnàm — have a strong affection for
• ǃXóõ: tsāha — have a strong affection for
• ǃXóõ: tào — have a strong affection for
• Danish: behøve — to need, thrive on
• Dutch: gedijen — to need, thrive on
• Finnish: rakastaa — to need, thrive on
• Finnish: nauttia — to need, thrive on
• West-Frisian: graach meie oer — to need, thrive on
• Hebrew: אָהַב (aháv) — to need, thrive on
• Hindi: बहुत चाहना (bahut cāhnā) — to need, thrive on
• Kapampangan: kaburi — to need, thrive on
• Macedonian: сака (saka) — to need, thrive on
• Middle English: loven — to need, thrive on
• Russian: люби́ть (ljubítʹ) — to need, thrive on
• Swedish: behöva — to need, thrive on
• Tagalog: mahilig — to need, thrive on
• Tamil: பிடிக்க (piṭikka) — to need, thrive on
• Tamil: விரும்பு (virumpu) — to need, thrive on
• Afrikaans: liefhê — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Arabic: أَحَبَّ (ʔaḥabba) — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Aromanian: arisescu — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Bulgarian: оби́чам (obíčam) — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Catalan: agradar — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Cebuano: gusto — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Chinese Mandarin: 喜歡 /喜欢 (xǐhuan) — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Chinese Mandarin: 愛好 /爱好 (àihào) — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Chuvash: юрат (jurat) — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Danish: kunne lide — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Danish: holde af — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Danish: elske — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Dutch: gek zijn op — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Dutch: houden van — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Esperanto: ŝati — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Estonian: armastama — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Finnish: pitää paljon — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Finnish: pitää kovasti — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Finnish: rakastaa — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• French: aimer beaucoup — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• French: aimer bien — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• French: vouloir beaucoup — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• West-Frisian: hâlde fan — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• West-Frisian: graach meie — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• German: lieben — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Greek: λατρεύω (latrévo) — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Greek: ποθώ (pothó) — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Greek: θέλω (thélo) — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Hebrew: אהב (aháv) — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Hungarian: szeret — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Italian: volere bene — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Italian: amare — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Italian: adorare — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Japanese: 大好きである (daisuki de aru) — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Japanese: 気に入る (ki ni iru) — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Kapampangan: palsintan — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Kapampangan: kaburian — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Khmer: ប៉ងប្រាថ្នា (pɑɑng pratnaa) — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Korean: 좋아하다 (joahada) — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Latvian: patikt — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Latvian: mīlēt — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Lithuanian: žavėtis — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Lithuanian: mylėti — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Macedonian: љуби (ljubi) — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Macedonian: милува (miluva) — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Middle English: loven — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Norwegian Bokmål: elske — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Norwegian Bokmål: like — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Old English: lufian — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Polish: uwielbiać — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Portuguese: adorar — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Portuguese: amar — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Romanian: dori — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Romanian: adora — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Romanian: venera — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Russian: люби́ть (ljubítʹ) — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Lower Sorbian: lubowaś — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Spanish: encantarle — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Swedish: tycka om — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Swedish: älska — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Tagalog: gusto — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Tagalog: nais — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Tamil: விரும்பு (virumpu) — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Turkish: sevmek — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Udmurt: яратыны (jaratyny) — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Vietnamese: yêu — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Welsh: dwli ar — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Zazaki: sineyayen — be strongly inclined towards doing — see also like, adore, into
• Adangme: suɔ — care about; will good for
• Bulgarian: жела́я (želája) — care about; will good for
• Cebuano: pagtagad — care about; will good for
• Chinese Mandarin: 愛 /爱 (ài) — care about; will good for
• Chinese Mandarin: 愛慕 /爱慕 (àimù) — care about; will good for
• Chinese Mandarin: 疼愛 /疼爱 (téng'ài) — care about; will good for
• Danish: elske — care about; will good for
• Dutch: houden van — care about; will good for
• Dutch: liefhebben — care about; will good for
• Finnish: rakastaa — care about; will good for
• West-Frisian: leaf hawwe — care about; will good for
• West-Frisian: jouwe om — care about; will good for
• West-Frisian: hâlde fan — care about; will good for
• German: lieben — care about; will good for
• German: ehren — care about; will good for
• Greek: εκτιμώ (ektimó) — care about; will good for
• Greek: αγαπώ (agapó) — care about; will good for
• Hebrew: אהב (aháv) — care about; will good for
• Kapampangan: mal — care about; will good for
• Khmer: ចូលចិត្ត (cool cət) — care about; will good for
• Khmer: ជាប់ចិត្ត (coap cət) — care about; will good for
• Latin: diligo — care about; will good for
• Marshallese: io̧kwe — care about; will good for
• Middle English: loven — care about; will good for
• Mizo: ngaina — care about; will good for
• Khiamniungan Naga: jūjīe — care about; will good for
• Norwegian Bokmål: elske — care about; will good for
• Old English: lufian — care about; will good for
• Polish: kochać — care about; will good for
• Portuguese: amar — care about; will good for
• Romanian: admira — care about; will good for
• Romanian: ține la — care about; will good for
• Romanian: păsa de — care about; will good for
• Russian: люби́ть (ljubítʹ) — care about; will good for
• Slovak: milovať — care about; will good for
• Lower Sorbian: lubowaś — care about; will good for
• Spanish: amar — care about; will good for
• Swedish: älska — care about; will good for
• Tamil: நேசி (nēci) — care about; will good for
• Vietnamese: yêu — care about; will good for
• Danish: lyste — to lust for
• Dutch: gek zijn op — to lust for
• Dutch: smachten naar — to lust for
• Finnish: himota — to lust for
• German: lechzen — to lust for
• German: gieren — to lust for
• German: schmachten — to lust for
• German: schleckern — to lust for
• German: begehren — to lust for
• Hebrew: רצה (ratzá) — to lust for
• Kapampangan: ibug — to lust for
• Kapampangan: kapagnasan — to lust for
• Middle English: loven — to lust for
• Tagalog: nanasa — to lust for
• Turkish: arzulamak — to lust for
• Zazaki: hez kerden — to lust for
• Zazaki: waşten — to lust for
• Asturian: facer l'amor — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Belarusian: займа́цца каха́ннем (zajmácca kaxánnjem) — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Bulgarian: пра́вя любо́в (právja ljubóv) — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Catalan: fer l'amor — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Cebuano: pakipaghilawas — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Chinese Cantonese: 做愛 /做爱 (zou6 oi3) — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Chinese Mandarin: 做愛 /做爱 (zuò'ài) — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Czech: milovat se — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Danish: elske — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Danish: elske med — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Dutch: vrijen — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Dutch: de liefde bedrijven — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Esperanto: amori — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Finnish: mennä sänkyyn jnk kanssa — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Finnish: rakastella jnk kanssa — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• French: faire l'amour — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• French: coucher avec — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• French: baiser — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• German: mit ... schlafen — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• German: lieben — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• German: Liebe machen — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Greek: κάνω έρωτα (káno érota) — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Hungarian: szerelmeskedik — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Indonesian: bercinta — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Italian: fare l'amore — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Latvian: mīlēties — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Lithuanian: mylėtis — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Macedonian: води љубов (vodi ljubov) — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Middle English: loven — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Norwegian Bokmål: elske med — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Polish: kochać się — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Portuguese: amar — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Portuguese: fazer amor — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Romanian: face amor — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Romanian: face dragoste — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Romanian: culca — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Russian: занима́ться любо́вью (zanimátʹsja ljubóvʹju) — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Russian: спать (sleep) — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Scottish Gaelic: gràdh neo-mheasarra — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Scottish Gaelic: leannanachd — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Serbo-Croatian: водити љубав — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Serbo-Croatian: voditi ljubav — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Slovak: milovať sa — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Slovene: ljubiti se — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Spanish: amar — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Swedish: älska — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Swedish: älska med — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Tagalog: makipagmahalan — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Tamil: காதல் செய் (kātal cey) — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Turkish: sevişmek — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Ukrainian: коха́тися (koxátysja) — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Ukrainian: займа́тися любо́в'ю (zajmátysja ljubóvʺju) — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Vietnamese: yêu — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Welsh: caru â — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love
• Zazaki: pêwaşten — (euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love