Prison

//ˈpɹɪzn̩//

Translations of "prison" (158 languages)

Language	Translation	Romanization
Abkhaz	абахҭа(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	abaxta
Adzera	karabus(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Afrikaans	gevangenis(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), tronk(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Albanian	burg(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Amharic	ከርቼሌ(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), ዘብጥያ(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	kärčele, zäbṭəya
Ancient Greek	δεσμωτήριον(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), εἱρκτή(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	desmōtḗrion, heirktḗ
Arabic	حبْس(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), سجن(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), سِجِن(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), سِجِن(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), سِجْن(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	ḥəbs, sign, sijin, síjen, sijn
Aramaic	ܚܒܘܫܝܐ(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Armenian	բանտ(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	bant
Aromanian	filichii(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), hapsi(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), hãpsani(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), ncljisoari(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), pudrumi(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), zundani(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Asturian	cárcel(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), prisión(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Avar	турма(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	turma
Azerbaijani	həbsxana(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), türmə(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Bashkir	төрмә(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), төрмә(confinement in a prison)	törmə, törmə
Basque	espetxe(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Belarusian	астро́г(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), турма́(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), цямні́ца(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	astróh, turmá, cjamníca
Bengali	কারাগার(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	karagar
Breton	prizon(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Bulgarian	дранго́лник(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), занда́н(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), затво́р(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), тъмни́ца(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), тюрма́(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	drangólnik, zandán, zatvór, tǎmníca, tjurmá
Burmese	ထောင်(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), အကျဉ်းထောင်(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	htaung, a.kyany:htaung
Catalan	càrcer(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), presidi(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), presó(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Cebuano	bilanggoan(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), prisohan(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Central Kurdish	بەندیخانە(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), زندان(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), گرتوخانە(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	bendîxane, zindan, girtuxane
Chechen	набахти(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	nabaxti
Cherokee	ᏗᏓᏍᏚᏗ(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	didasdudi
Chinese	банфонзы(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), йүҗян(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), 櫳仔 /栊仔(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), 櫳仔內 /栊仔内(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), 監牢 /监牢(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), 監獄 /监狱(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	banfonzɨ, yüži͡an, lông-á, lông-á-lāi, kaⁿ-lô, zh-min-nan
Chinese Cantonese	牢獄 /牢狱(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), 監牢 /监牢(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), 監獄 /监狱(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	lou⁴ juk⁶, gaam¹ lou⁴, gaam¹ juk⁶
Chinese Mandarin	牢獄 /牢狱(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), 班房(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), 監牢 /监牢(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), 監獄 /监狱(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	láoyù, bānfáng, jiānláo, jiānyù
Church Slavic	острогъ(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), тьмьница(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	ostrogŭ, tĭmĭnica
Chuvash	тӗрме(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	tĕrme
Coptic	ϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), ⲕⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	šteko, kerousia
Cornish	prison(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Corsican	carcera(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), carcere(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), prighjò(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), prigione(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), prigiò(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Czech	uvěznění(confinement in a prison), vězení(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), věznice(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), věznění(confinement in a prison), žalář(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Danish	frihedsstraf(confinement in a prison), fængsel(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), fængselsstraf(confinement in a prison), fængsling(confinement in a prison), hæfte(confinement in a prison), hæftestraf(confinement in a prison), indespærring(confinement in a prison)	—
Dari	زِنْدَان(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	zindān
Dutch	gevangenis(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), kerker(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Esperanto	malliberejo(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), prizono(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Estonian	vangla(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Farefare	yʋ'a deem(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Faroese	fangahús(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), fongsul(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), gegl(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Finnish	tyrmä(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), vankeus(confinement in a prison), vankeusrangaistus(confinement in a prison), vankila(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
French	cabane(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), geôle(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), prison(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), prison(confinement in a prison), pénitencier(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Galician	cadea(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), cárcere(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), prisión(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), trenla(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Georgian	საპატიმრო(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), ციხე(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	saṗaṭimro, cixe
German	Gefangenschaft(confinement in a prison), Gefängnis(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), Haft(confinement in a prison), Kerker(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), Knast(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), Zuchthaus(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Greek	δεσμωτήριο(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), κάθειρξη(confinement in a prison), φυλάκιση(confinement in a prison), φυλακή(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	desmotírio, kátheirxi, fylákisi, fylakí
Greenlandic	parnaarussivik(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Gujarati	તુરંગ(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	turaṅg
Hakka Chinese	囹仔(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), 監牢 /监牢(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), 監獄 /监狱(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	lông-é, kâm-lò, kâm-ngiu̍k
Hawaiian	hale paʻahao(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Hebrew	בֵּית הָאֲסוּרִים(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), בֵּית כֶּלֶא(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), בֵּית סֹהַר(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), כֶּלֶא(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	bet ha'asurím, bet kéle, bet sóhar, kéle
Hiligaynon	bilanggoan(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Hindi	क़ैदख़ाना(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), कारागार(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), जेल(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), बन्दीघर(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	qaidxānā, kārāgār, jel, bandīghar
Hungarian	börtön(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Icelandic	fangelsi(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Ido	karcero(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), karcero(confinement in a prison)	—
Ilocano	pagbaludan(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Indonesian	bui(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), penjara(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Ingrian	tyrmä(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Iranian Persian	زِنْدان(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	zendân
Irish	carcair(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), príosún(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Italian	carcere(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), carcere(confinement in a prison), fresco(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), prigione(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), prigione(confinement in a prison)	—
Japanese	刑務所(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), 牢(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), 牢屋(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), 監獄(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	keimusho, rō, rōya, kangoku
Jarai	sang krư̆(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), sang mơnă(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Kannada	ಜೈಲು(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	jailu
Kazakh	абақты(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), түрме(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	abaqty, türme
Khmer	គុក(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), ពន្ធនាគារ(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	kuk, pŏəntɔniəkiə
Kituba	boloko(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Kongo	boloko(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Korean	감옥(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), 교도소(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), 교화소(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), 형무소(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	gamok, gyodoso, gyohwaso, hyeongmuso
Kyrgyz	абак(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), түрмө(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	abak, türmö
Lao	ຄຸກ(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), ຕະລາງ(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), ພັນທະນາຄານ(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), ເຮືອນຈຳກາງ(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), ໂຮງຣາຊທັນ(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	khuk, ta lāng, phan tha nā khān, hư̄an cham kāng, hōng rāt than
Latin	carcer(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Latvian	cietums(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Ligurian	prexon(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Lingala	boloko(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Lithuanian	kalėjimas(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Livonian	vizākuodā(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Lombard	presón(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Lower Sorbian	popajźeństwo(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), popajźeństwo(confinement in a prison)	—
Luxembourgish	Prisong(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Macedonian	зандана(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), затвор(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	zandana, zatvor
Malay	penjara(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Malayalam	കാരാഗൃഹം(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), ജയില്(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), തുറുങ്ക്(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	kārāgr̥haṁ, jayilŭ, tuṟuṅkŭ
Maltese	ħabs(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Manx	pryssoon(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Māori	whare herehere(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Marathi	तुरुंग(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	turuṅga
Mongolian	гяндан(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), хар гэр(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), шорон(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	gjandan, xar ger, šoron
Moore	bi-bees roogo(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), bãens-roogo(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Navajo	awáalya(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Nepali	थाना(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	thānā
Northern Kurdish	girtîgeh(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), zindan(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Northern Sami	fáŋgal(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), ladni(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Norwegian Bokmål	fengsel(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), fengsel(confinement in a prison)	—
Norwegian Nynorsk	fengsel(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Occitan	càrcer(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), preson(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Ojibwe	gibaakwa'odiiwigamig(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Okinawan	牢(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), 牢屋(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), 監獄(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	rū, rūya, kanguku
Old East Slavic	острогъ(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), тьмьница(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), тюрма(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	ostrogŭ, tĭmĭnica, tjurma
Old English	carcern(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), cweartern(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Old French	prison(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Oromo	mana hidhaa(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Ossetian	ахӕстон(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	axæston
Ottoman Turkish	حبسخانه(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), زندان(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), طومروق(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	hapshane, hapishane, zındân, zindân, tomruk
Pannonian Rusyn	гарешт(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), цемнїца(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	harešt, cemnjica
Pashto	اړتون(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), بنديخانه(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), جېل(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), جېلخانه(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), زندان(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), قيدخانه(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), محبس(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	aṛtun, bandixāna, jel, jelxāna, zendān, qaydxāna, mahbas
Piedmontese	përzon(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Plautdietsch	Jefenkjniss(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), Kjarkja(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Polish	pierdel(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), więzienie(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), więzienie(confinement in a prison)	—
Portuguese	cadeia(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), cárcere(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), cárcere(confinement in a prison), prisão(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), xadrez(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), xilindró(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Punjabi	ਕੈਦਖ਼ਾਨਾ(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), ਕੈਦਖਾਨਾ(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), ਜੇਲ੍ਹ(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), ਬੰਦੀਖ਼ਾਨਾ(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), ਬੰਦੀਖਾਨਾ(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	kaidxānā, kaidkhānā, jelh, bandīxānā, bandīkhānā
Quechua	laqha wasi(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Romagnol	parṣôn(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Romanian	pușcărie(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), temniță(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), închisoare(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Romansch	praschun(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Russian	заточе́ние в тюрьму́(confinement in a prison), зо́на(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), казема́т(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), катала́жка(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), куту́зка(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), остро́г(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), срок(confinement in a prison), темни́ца(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), тюре́мное заключе́ние(confinement in a prison), тюрьма́(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), тюрьма́(confinement in a prison), тюря́га(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	zatočénije v tjurʹmú, zóna, kazemát, katalážka, kutúzka, ostróg, srok, temníca, tjurémnoje zaključénije, tjurʹmá, tjurʹmá, tjurjága
Sanskrit	कारागार(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), कारागृह(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	kārāgāra, kārāgṛha
Scots	preeson(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Scottish Gaelic	prìosan(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Serbo-Croatian	tàmnica(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), zátvor(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), за́твор(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), та̀мница(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Sinhalese	සිරගෙදර(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	siragedara
Slovak	uväznenie(confinement in a prison), väzenie(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), väznenie(confinement in a prison), väznica(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), žalár(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Slovene	ječa(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), zapor(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Southern Altai	тӱрме(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	türme
Spanish	chirona(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), cárcel(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), penitenciaría(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), presidio(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), presidio(confinement in a prison), prisión(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), prisión(confinement in a prison), talego(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), trullo(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Svan	დჷლიგ(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	dəlig
Swahili	gereza(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), jela(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Swedish	fängelse(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Tagalog	bilangguan(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), piitan(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Tajik	зиндон(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	zindon
Tamil	சிறை(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), சிறைச்சாலை(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	ciṟai, ciṟaiccālai
Tatar	төрмә(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	törmä
Telugu	కారాగారం(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), జైలు(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	kārāgāraṁ, jailu
Thai	กรงขัง(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), คุก(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), ทัณฑสถาน(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), พันธนาคาร(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), เรือนจำ(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	grong-kǎng, kúk, tan-tá-sà-tǎan, pan-tá-naa-kaan, rʉʉan-jam
Tibetan	བཙོན་ཁང(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	btson khang
Tigrinya	ቤት ማእሰርቲ(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	bet maʾsärti
Tocharian B	prautke(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Tok Pisin	kalabus(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Turkish	cezaevi(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), hapis(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), hapishane(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Turkmen	türme(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Tuvan	кара-бажың(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	kara-bajıñ
Ukrainian	в'язни́ця(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), остро́г(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), темни́ця(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), тюрма́(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	vʺjaznýcja, ostróh, temnýcja, tjurmá
Upper Sorbian	jastwo(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Urdu	جیل(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), زِنْدان(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), قَید خانَہ(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	jel, zindān, qaid xāna
Uyghur	تۈرمە(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), قاماقخانا(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	türme, qamaqxana
Uzbek	qamoqxona(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), turma(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Venetan	presón(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Vietnamese	nhà tù(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), tù(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Volapük	fanäbam(confinement in a prison), fanäböp(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Walloon	prijhon(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Welsh	carchar(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
West-Frisian	finzenis(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—
Wu Chinese	監獄 /监狱(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	¹ke-gnioq
Yiddish	טורמע(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), תּפֿיסה(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	turme, tfise
Yonaguni	牢屋(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	duya
Zhuang	banfuengz(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), fuengz(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), gam(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes), lauz(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)	—

Abkhaz

абахҭа

abaxta

karabus

gevangenis, tronk

burg

ከርቼሌ, ዘብጥያ

kärčele, zäbṭəya

Ancient Greek

δεσμωτήριον, εἱρκτή

desmōtḗrion, heirktḗ

Arabic

حبْس, سجن, سِجِن, سِجِن, سِجْن

ḥəbs, sign, sijin, síjen, sijn

Aramaic

ܚܒܘܫܝܐ

Armenian

բանտ

bant

Aromanian

filichii, hapsi, hãpsani, ncljisoari, pudrumi, zundani

Asturian

cárcel, prisión

Avar

турма

turma

Azerbaijani

həbsxana, türmə

Bashkir

төрмә, төрмә

törmə, törmə

Basque

espetxe

Belarusian

астро́г, турма́, цямні́ца

astróh, turmá, cjamníca

Bengali

কারাগার

karagar

Breton

prizon

Bulgarian

дранго́лник, занда́н, затво́р, тъмни́ца, тюрма́

drangólnik, zandán, zatvór, tǎmníca, tjurmá

Burmese

ထောင်, အကျဉ်းထောင်

htaung, a.kyany:htaung

Catalan

càrcer, presidi, presó

Cebuano

bilanggoan, prisohan

Central Kurdish

بەندیخانە, زندان, گرتوخانە

bendîxane, zindan, girtuxane

Chechen

набахти

nabaxti

Cherokee

ᏗᏓᏍᏚᏗ

didasdudi

Chinese

банфонзы, йүҗян, 櫳仔 /栊仔, 櫳仔內 /栊仔内, 監牢 /监牢, 監獄 /监狱

banfonzɨ, yüži͡an, lông-á, lông-á-lāi, kaⁿ-lô, zh-min-nan

Chinese Cantonese

牢獄 /牢狱, 監牢 /监牢, 監獄 /监狱

lou⁴ juk⁶, gaam¹ lou⁴, gaam¹ juk⁶

Chinese Mandarin

牢獄 /牢狱, 班房, 監牢 /监牢, 監獄 /监狱

láoyù, bānfáng, jiānláo, jiānyù

Church Slavic

острогъ, тьмьница

ostrogŭ, tĭmĭnica

Chuvash

тӗрме

tĕrme

Coptic

ϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ, ⲕⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ

šteko, kerousia

Cornish

prison

Corsican

carcera, carcere, prighjò, prigione, prigiò

Czech

uvěznění, vězení, věznice, věznění, žalář

Danish

frihedsstraf, fængsel, fængselsstraf, fængsling, hæfte, hæftestraf, indespærring

Dari

زِنْدَان

zindān

gevangenis, kerker

malliberejo, prizono

vangla

yʋ'a deem

fangahús, fongsul, gegl

Finnish

tyrmä, vankeus, vankeusrangaistus, vankila

French

cabane, geôle, prison, prison, pénitencier

Galician

cadea, cárcere, prisión, trenla

Georgian

საპატიმრო, ციხე

saṗaṭimro, cixe

German

Gefangenschaft, Gefängnis, Haft, Kerker, Knast, Zuchthaus

Greek

δεσμωτήριο, κάθειρξη, φυλάκιση, φυλακή

desmotírio, kátheirxi, fylákisi, fylakí

Greenlandic

parnaarussivik

Gujarati

તુરંગ

turaṅg

Hakka Chinese

囹仔, 監牢 /监牢, 監獄 /监狱

lông-é, kâm-lò, kâm-ngiu̍k

Hawaiian

hale paʻahao

Hebrew

בֵּית הָאֲסוּרִים, בֵּית כֶּלֶא, בֵּית סֹהַר, כֶּלֶא

bet ha'asurím, bet kéle, bet sóhar, kéle

Hiligaynon

bilanggoan

Hindi

क़ैदख़ाना, कारागार, जेल, बन्दीघर

qaidxānā, kārāgār, jel, bandīghar

börtön

fangelsi

karcero, karcero

pagbaludan

bui, penjara

tyrmä

زِنْدان

zendân

Irish

carcair, príosún

Italian

carcere, carcere, fresco, prigione, prigione

Japanese

刑務所, 牢, 牢屋, 監獄

keimusho, rō, rōya, kangoku

Jarai

sang krư̆, sang mơnă

Kannada

ಜೈಲು

jailu

Kazakh

абақты, түрме

abaqty, türme

Khmer

គុក, ពន្ធនាគារ

kuk, pŏəntɔniəkiə

Kituba

boloko

Kongo

boloko

Korean

감옥, 교도소, 교화소, 형무소

gamok, gyodoso, gyohwaso, hyeongmuso

Kyrgyz

абак, түрмө

abak, türmö

Lao

ຄຸກ, ຕະລາງ, ພັນທະນາຄານ, ເຮືອນຈຳກາງ, ໂຮງຣາຊທັນ

khuk, ta lāng, phan tha nā khān, hư̄an cham kāng, hōng rāt than

carcer

cietums

prexon

boloko

kalėjimas

vizākuodā

presón

popajźeństwo, popajźeństwo

Luxembourgish

Prisong

Macedonian

зандана, затвор

zandana, zatvor

Malay

penjara

Malayalam

കാരാഗൃഹം, ജയില്, തുറുങ്ക്

kārāgr̥haṁ, jayilŭ, tuṟuṅkŭ

ħabs

pryssoon

whare herehere

तुरुंग

turuṅga

Mongolian

гяндан, хар гэр, шорон

gjandan, xar ger, šoron

Moore

bi-bees roogo, bãens-roogo

Navajo

awáalya

Nepali

थाना

thānā

girtîgeh, zindan

fáŋgal, ladni

fengsel, fengsel

fengsel

càrcer, preson

gibaakwa'odiiwigamig

牢, 牢屋, 監獄

rū, rūya, kanguku

Old East Slavic

острогъ, тьмьница, тюрма

ostrogŭ, tĭmĭnica, tjurma

carcern, cweartern

prison

mana hidhaa

ахӕстон

axæston

Ottoman Turkish

حبسخانه, زندان, طومروق

hapshane, hapishane, zındân, zindân, tomruk

Pannonian Rusyn

гарешт, цемнїца

harešt, cemnjica

Pashto

اړتون, بنديخانه, جېل, جېلخانه, زندان, قيدخانه, محبس

aṛtun, bandixāna, jel, jelxāna, zendān, qaydxāna, mahbas

Piedmontese

përzon

Plautdietsch

Jefenkjniss, Kjarkja

Polish

pierdel, więzienie, więzienie

Portuguese

cadeia, cárcere, cárcere, prisão, xadrez, xilindró

Punjabi

ਕੈਦਖ਼ਾਨਾ, ਕੈਦਖਾਨਾ, ਜੇਲ੍ਹ, ਬੰਦੀਖ਼ਾਨਾ, ਬੰਦੀਖਾਨਾ

kaidxānā, kaidkhānā, jelh, bandīxānā, bandīkhānā

Quechua

laqha wasi

Romagnol

parṣôn

Romanian

pușcărie, temniță, închisoare

Romansch

praschun

Russian

заточе́ние в тюрьму́, зо́на, казема́т, катала́жка, куту́зка, остро́г, срок, темни́ца, тюре́мное заключе́ние, тюрьма́, тюрьма́, тюря́га

zatočénije v tjurʹmú, zóna, kazemát, katalážka, kutúzka, ostróg, srok, temníca, tjurémnoje zaključénije, tjurʹmá, tjurʹmá, tjurjága

Sanskrit

कारागार, कारागृह

kārāgāra, kārāgṛha

Scots

preeson

Scottish Gaelic

prìosan

Serbo-Croatian

tàmnica, zátvor, за́твор, та̀мница

Sinhalese

සිරගෙදර

siragedara

Slovak

uväznenie, väzenie, väznenie, väznica, žalár

Slovene

ječa, zapor

Southern Altai

тӱрме

türme

Spanish

chirona, cárcel, penitenciaría, presidio, presidio, prisión, prisión, talego, trullo

Svan

დჷლიგ

dəlig

gereza, jela

fängelse

bilangguan, piitan

зиндон

zindon

Tamil

சிறை, சிறைச்சாலை

ciṟai, ciṟaiccālai

Tatar

төрмә

törmä

Telugu

కారాగారం, జైలు

kārāgāraṁ, jailu

Thai

กรงขัง, คุก, ทัณฑสถาน, พันธนาคาร, เรือนจำ

grong-kǎng, kúk, tan-tá-sà-tǎan, pan-tá-naa-kaan, rʉʉan-jam

Tibetan

བཙོན་ཁང

btson khang

Tigrinya

ቤት ማእሰርቲ

bet maʾsärti

Tocharian B

prautke

Tok Pisin

kalabus

Turkish

cezaevi, hapis, hapishane

Turkmen

türme

Tuvan

кара-бажың

kara-bajıñ

Ukrainian

в'язни́ця, остро́г, темни́ця, тюрма́

vʺjaznýcja, ostróh, temnýcja, tjurmá

Upper Sorbian

jastwo

Urdu

جیل, زِنْدان, قَید خانَہ

jel, zindān, qaid xāna

Uyghur

تۈرمە, قاماقخانا

türme, qamaqxana

qamoqxona, turma

presón

nhà tù, tù

fanäbam, fanäböp

prijhon

carchar

finzenis

監獄 /监狱

¹ke-gnioq

Yiddish

טורמע, תּפֿיסה

turme, tfise

Yonaguni

牢屋

duya

Zhuang

banfuengz, fuengz, gam, lauz

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