Sister
//ˈsɪs.tɚ//
Translations of "sister" (287 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abkhaz | аеҳәшьа(woman or girl having the same parents) | ajeḥʷša | |
| Adyghe | шыпхъу(woman or girl having the same parents) | šəpꭓʷu | |
| Afrikaans | suster(woman or girl having the same parents), suster(a nun; a female member of a religious community), suster(senior nurse), suster(any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt) | — | |
| Ainu | サポ(woman or girl having the same parents) | sapo | |
| Akkadian | 𒊩𒌆(woman or girl having the same parents) | aḫātu | |
| Albanian | motër(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Amharic | እህት(woman or girl having the same parents), እኅት(woman or girl having the same parents) | ʾəht, ʾəḫt | |
| Ancient Greek | κάσις(woman or girl having the same parents), ἀδελφή(woman or girl having the same parents) | kásis, adelphḗ | |
| Arabic | أخت(woman or girl having the same parents), أخت(woman or girl having the same parents), أخت(woman or girl having the same parents), أخت(any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt), أُخْت(woman or girl having the same parents), إخت(woman or girl having the same parents), اِخْت(woman or girl having the same parents), شَقِيقَة(woman or girl having the same parents) | ʔoḵt, ʔuḵt, ʔuḵt, ʔuḵt, ʔuḵt, ʔiḵt, iḵt, šaqīqa | |
| Aramaic | ܚܬܐ(woman or girl having the same parents) | ḥāṯā | |
| Archi | дошдур(woman or girl having the same parents) | došdur | |
| Armenian | բուժքույր(senior nurse), քույր(woman or girl having the same parents), քույր(a nun; a female member of a religious community), քույր(any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt) | bužkʻuyr, kʻuyr, kʻuyr, kʻuyr | |
| Aromanian | sorã(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Ashkun | sos(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Assamese | বা(woman or girl having the same parents), বাই(woman or girl having the same parents), বাই-ভনী(woman or girl having the same parents), বাইদেউ(woman or girl having the same parents), ভণ্টী(woman or girl having the same parents), ভনী(woman or girl having the same parents) | ba, bai, bai-bhoni, baideu, bhonti, bhoni | |
| Asturian | hermana(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Avar | яц(woman or girl having the same parents) | jac | |
| Avestan | 𐬓𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬀𐬭(woman or girl having the same parents) | xᵛaŋhar | |
| Aymara | kullaka(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Azerbaijani | bacı(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Baluchi | وارک(woman or girl having the same parents), گوہار(woman or girl having the same parents), گہار(woman or girl having the same parents) | wárk, gohár, guhár | |
| Bangi | nkana(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Bashkir | апай(woman or girl having the same parents), ҡәрендәш(woman or girl having the same parents), һеңле(woman or girl having the same parents) | apay, qərendəş, heñle | |
| Basque | ahizpa(woman or girl having the same parents), arreba(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Belarusian | сястра́(woman or girl having the same parents), сястра́(a nun; a female member of a religious community) | sjastrá, sjastrá | |
| Bengali | আপা(woman or girl having the same parents), বুবু(woman or girl having the same parents), বোন(woman or girl having the same parents) | apa, bubu, bōn | |
| Bhojpuri | बहिन(woman or girl having the same parents) | bahin | |
| Breton | c'hoar(woman or girl having the same parents), c'hoar(a nun; a female member of a religious community), klañvdiourez(senior nurse), seurez(a nun; a female member of a religious community) | — | |
| Bulgarian | кака(woman or girl having the same parents), медици́нска сестра́(senior nurse), сестра́(woman or girl having the same parents), сестра́(a nun; a female member of a religious community) | káka, medicínska sestrá, sestrá, sestrá | |
| Burmese | ညီမ(woman or girl having the same parents), အမ(woman or girl having the same parents) | nyima., a.ma. | |
| Buryat | дүү басаган(woman or girl having the same parents), эгэшэ(woman or girl having the same parents) | düü basagan, egeše | |
| Carpathian Rusyn | сестра́(woman or girl having the same parents) | sestrá | |
| Catalan | germana(woman or girl having the same parents), germana(a nun; a female member of a religious community), germana(any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt), infermera(senior nurse), sor(a nun; a female member of a religious community) | — | |
| Cebuano | igsoong babae(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Central Atlas Tamazight | ⵓⵍⵜⵎⴰ(woman or girl having the same parents) | ultma | |
| Central Kurdish | خوشک(woman or girl having the same parents), خوشک(any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt), خوشکە(form of address to a woman) | xuşk, xuşk, xuşke | |
| Chechen | йиша(woman or girl having the same parents) | jiša | |
| Cherokee | ᎤᎸᎢ(woman or girl having the same parents), ᎤᏙ(woman or girl having the same parents) | ulvi, udo | |
| Chichewa | mchemwali(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Chinese | мыймый(woman or girl having the same parents), җеҗе(woman or girl having the same parents), 大姊(woman or girl having the same parents), 姊妹(woman or girl having the same parents), 小妹(woman or girl having the same parents), 阿姊(woman or girl having the same parents) | mɨymɨy, ži͡əži͡ə, tōa-chí, chí-mōe, sió-mōe, a-chí | |
| Chinese Cantonese | 妹妹(woman or girl having the same parents), 姊妹(woman or girl having the same parents), 姐姐(woman or girl having the same parents), 家姐(woman or girl having the same parents) | younger, zi² mui⁶, elder, elder | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 妹妹(woman or girl having the same parents), 姊妹(woman or girl having the same parents), 姐妹(woman or girl having the same parents), 姐姐(woman or girl having the same parents), 嬃 /媭(woman or girl having the same parents) | mèimei, zǐmèi, jiěmèi, jiějie, xū | |
| Chinook Jargon | ats(woman or girl having the same parents), kahpo(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Chukchi | чакыгэт(woman or girl having the same parents) | čakygėt | |
| Church Slavic | сестра(woman or girl having the same parents), ⱄⰵⱄⱅⱃⰰ(woman or girl having the same parents) | sestra, sestra | |
| Chuvash | аппа(woman or girl having the same parents), йӑмӑк(woman or girl having the same parents) | appa, jămăk | |
| Comanche | nami(woman or girl having the same parents), patsi(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Coptic | ⲥⲱⲛⲉ(woman or girl having the same parents) | sōne | |
| Cornish | hwor(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Crimean Tatar | abla(woman or girl having the same parents), apte(woman or girl having the same parents), tata(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Czech | sestra(woman or girl having the same parents), sestra(a nun; a female member of a religious community), sestra(senior nurse) | — | |
| Dalmatian | saur(woman or girl having the same parents), seraur(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Danish | afdelingssygeplejerske(senior nurse), nonne(a nun; a female member of a religious community), søster(woman or girl having the same parents), søster(a nun; a female member of a religious community), søster(any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt) | — | |
| Dari | اُخْت(woman or girl having the same parents), خوَاهَر(woman or girl having the same parents), خْوَاهَر(woman or girl having the same parents), هَمْشِیرَه(woman or girl having the same parents) | uxt, xāhar, xwāhar, hamšīra | |
| Dhivehi | ކޮއްކޮ(woman or girl having the same parents), ދައްތަ(woman or girl having the same parents) | kokko, datta | |
| Dutch | kloosterzuster(a nun; a female member of a religious community), non(a nun; a female member of a religious community), verpleegster(senior nurse), zus(woman or girl having the same parents), zus(a nun; a female member of a religious community), zuster(woman or girl having the same parents), zuster(a nun; a female member of a religious community), zuster(senior nurse) | — | |
| Eastern Mari | ака(woman or girl having the same parents), шӱжар(woman or girl having the same parents) | aka, šüžar | |
| Egyptian | sn-n:t-B1(woman or girl having the same parents) | snt | |
| Elfdalian | syster(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Erzya | патя(woman or girl having the same parents), сазор(woman or girl having the same parents) | paťa, sazor | |
| Esperanto | flegistino(senior nurse), fratino(woman or girl having the same parents), fratino(a nun; a female member of a religious community), fratulino(a nun; a female member of a religious community) | — | |
| Estonian | sõsar(woman or girl having the same parents), õde(woman or girl having the same parents), õde(a nun; a female member of a religious community) | — | |
| Even | нө(woman or girl having the same parents), экэн(woman or girl having the same parents) | nö, əkən | |
| Evenki | экин(woman or girl having the same parents) | əkin | |
| Ewe | daa(woman or girl having the same parents), nɔvinyɔnu(woman or girl having the same parents), tsɛ(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Faroese | nunna(a nun; a female member of a religious community), systir(woman or girl having the same parents), systir(a nun; a female member of a religious community) | — | |
| Fijian | gane(woman or girl having the same parents), taci(woman or girl having the same parents), tuaka(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Finnish | sairaanhoitajatar(senior nurse), sisar(woman or girl having the same parents), sisar(a nun; a female member of a religious community), sisar(any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt), sisar(attributively: of an entity that has a special relationship with another), sisarus(attributively: of an entity that has a special relationship with another), sisko(woman or girl having the same parents), sisko(form of address to a woman), veljes(attributively: of an entity that has a special relationship with another) | — | |
| French | bonne sœur(a nun; a female member of a religious community), infirmière(senior nurse), nonne(a nun; a female member of a religious community), religieuse(a nun; a female member of a religious community), sœur(woman or girl having the same parents), sœur(a nun; a female member of a religious community), sœur(any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt) | — | |
| Friulian | sûr(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Gagauz | kızkardaş(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Galician | irmá(woman or girl having the same parents), irmá(a nun; a female member of a religious community), sor(a nun; a female member of a religious community) | — | |
| Ge'ez | እኅት(woman or girl having the same parents) | ʾəḫt | |
| Georgian | და(woman or girl having the same parents) | da | |
| German | Krankenschwester(senior nurse), Nonne(a nun; a female member of a religious community), Partner(attributively: of an entity that has a special relationship with another), Schwester(woman or girl having the same parents), Schwester(a nun; a female member of a religious community), Schwester(senior nurse), Schwester(any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt), Schwester(form of address to a woman), Schwester(attributively: of an entity that has a special relationship with another), Schwöschter(woman or girl having the same parents), aufdoppeln(strengthen by fastening a second beam alongside), verstärken(strengthen by fastening a second beam alongside) | — | |
| Gothic | 𐍃𐍅𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍂(woman or girl having the same parents) | swistar | |
| Greek | αδελφή(woman or girl having the same parents), αδελφή(a nun; a female member of a religious community), αδελφή(senior nurse), αδελφή(any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt), αδελφή(attributively: of an entity that has a special relationship with another), αδερφή(woman or girl having the same parents) | adelfí, adelfí, adelfí, adelfí, adelfí, aderfí | |
| Greenlandic | aleqa(woman or girl having the same parents), angaju(woman or girl having the same parents), naja(woman or girl having the same parents), nuka(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Gujarati | બેન(woman or girl having the same parents) | ben | |
| Haitian Creole | sè(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Haryanvi | जीजी(woman or girl having the same parents), बेबे(woman or girl having the same parents), भाण(woman or girl having the same parents) | jījī, bebe, bhāṇ | |
| Hausa | ya(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Hawaiian | kaikaina(woman or girl having the same parents), kaikuahine(woman or girl having the same parents), kaikuaʻana(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Hebrew | אָחוֹת(woman or girl having the same parents), אָחוֹת(any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt), נְזירוֹת(a nun; a female member of a religious community), נְזירוֹת(senior nurse) | akhót, akhót, nzirót, nzirót | |
| Hiligaynon | utod nga babaye(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Hindi | बहन(woman or girl having the same parents), बहिन(woman or girl having the same parents) | bahan, bahin | |
| Hungarian | apáca(a nun; a female member of a religious community), húg(woman or girl having the same parents), nővér(woman or girl having the same parents), nővér(a nun; a female member of a religious community), nővér(senior nurse), ápolónő(senior nurse) | — | |
| Icelandic | systir(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Ido | fratino(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Ilocano | ading a babai(woman or girl having the same parents), kabsat a babai(woman or girl having the same parents), manang(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Indonesian | adik perempuan(woman or girl having the same parents), biarawati(a nun; a female member of a religious community), kakak perempuan(woman or girl having the same parents), saudari(woman or girl having the same parents), suster(a nun; a female member of a religious community) | — | |
| Ingrian | sisar(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Ingush | йиша(woman or girl having the same parents) | jiša | |
| Interlingua | infirmera(senior nurse), soror(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Inupiaq | aakauraġa(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Iranian Persian | اُخْت(woman or girl having the same parents), خواهَر(woman or girl having the same parents), خواهَر(a nun; a female member of a religious community), هَمْشیرِه(woman or girl having the same parents) | oxt, xâhar, xâhar, hamšire | |
| Irish | deirfiúr(woman or girl having the same parents), siúr(a nun; a female member of a religious community) | — | |
| Italian | sorella(woman or girl having the same parents), sorella(a nun; a female member of a religious community), suora(a nun; a female member of a religious community) | — | |
| Japanese | お姉さん(woman or girl having the same parents), シスター(woman or girl having the same parents), シスター(a nun; a female member of a religious community), 修道女(a nun; a female member of a religious community), 妹(woman or girl having the same parents), 姉(woman or girl having the same parents), 姉妹(woman or girl having the same parents), 姉妹〜(attributively: of an entity that has a special relationship with another) | onēsan, shisutā, shisutā, shūdōjo, imōto, ane, shimai, shimai- | |
| Javanese | mbak(woman or girl having the same parents), nduk(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Kabuverdianu | armun(woman or girl having the same parents), irmon(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Kaitag | рицци́(woman or girl having the same parents) | riccí | |
| Kalmyk | эгч(woman or girl having the same parents) | egç | |
| Kamkata-viri | sus(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Kannada | ಅಕ್ಕ(woman or girl having the same parents), ತಂಗಿ(woman or girl having the same parents) | akka, taṅgi | |
| Karachay-Balkar | эгеч(woman or girl having the same parents) | egeç | |
| Karelian | sizär(woman or girl having the same parents), čikko(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Kashmiri | بیٚنہِ(woman or girl having the same parents) | beni | |
| Kashubian | sostra(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Kazakh | апа(woman or girl having the same parents), мейірбике(senior nurse), сіңлі(woman or girl having the same parents), қарындас(woman or girl having the same parents), әпеке(woman or girl having the same parents), әпке(woman or girl having the same parents) | apa, meiırbike, sıñlı, qaryndas, äpeke, äpke | |
| Khmer | បងស្រី(woman or girl having the same parents), ប្អូនស្រី(woman or girl having the same parents), ភគិនី(woman or girl having the same parents) | bɑɑng srəy, pʼoun srəy, phĕəʼkinii | |
| Kikai | しだ(woman or girl having the same parents) | shida | |
| Komi-Permyak | чой(woman or girl having the same parents) | ćoj | |
| Korean | 녀동생(woman or girl having the same parents), 누나(woman or girl having the same parents), 누이(woman or girl having the same parents), 동생(woman or girl having the same parents), 수녀(a nun; a female member of a religious community), 시스터(woman or girl having the same parents), 언니(woman or girl having the same parents), 여동생(woman or girl having the same parents), 자매(woman or girl having the same parents) | nyeodongsaeng, nuna, nu'i, dongsaeng, sunyeo, siseuteo, eonni, yeodongsaeng, jamae | |
| Kumyk | иза(woman or girl having the same parents), къызкъардаш(woman or girl having the same parents) | iza, qızqardaş | |
| Kunigami | しじゃー(woman or girl having the same parents) | shijā | |
| Kyrgyz | карындаш(woman or girl having the same parents), синди(woman or girl having the same parents), эже(woman or girl having the same parents) | karındaş, sindi, eje | |
| Laki | خوە(woman or girl having the same parents) | xwe | |
| Lao | ນ້ອງສາວ(woman or girl having the same parents), ເອື້ອຍ(woman or girl having the same parents) | nǭng sāo, ē ʼư̄ ʼa nya | |
| Latgalian | muosa(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Latin | germana(woman or girl having the same parents), soror(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Latvian | medmāsa(senior nurse), māsa(woman or girl having the same parents), māsa(a nun; a female member of a religious community), māsa(senior nurse), māsiņa(senior nurse) | — | |
| Laz | და(woman or girl having the same parents) | da | |
| Lingala | nkana(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Lithuanian | sesuo(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Livonian | sõzār(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Lombard | sorella(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Low German | Swester(woman or girl having the same parents), Süster(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Lower Sorbian | sotša(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Luxembourgish | Schwëster(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Macedonian | се́стра(woman or girl having the same parents) | séstra | |
| Malagasy | anabavy(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Malay | adik perempuan(woman or girl having the same parents), kakak(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Malayalam | ഇത്ത(woman or girl having the same parents), ചേച്ചി(woman or girl having the same parents), ചേച്ചി(form of address to a woman), പെങ്ങൾ(form of address to a woman), സഹോദര(attributively: of an entity that has a special relationship with another), സഹോദരി(woman or girl having the same parents), സഹോദരി(any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt), സഹോദരി(form of address to a woman) | itta, cēcci, cēcci, peṅṅaḷ, sahōdara, sahōdari, sahōdari, sahōdari | |
| Maltese | oħt(woman or girl having the same parents), soru(a nun; a female member of a religious community) | — | |
| Manchu | ᠨᠣᠨ(woman or girl having the same parents), ᡝᠶᡠᠨ(woman or girl having the same parents) | eyun | |
| Mansaka | manang(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Maore Comorian | mwananya(woman or girl having the same parents), mwananya mutru-mama(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Māori | hēhita(a nun; a female member of a religious community), hēhita(senior nurse), teina(woman or girl having the same parents), teina(woman or girl having the same parents), tuahine(woman or girl having the same parents), tuahine(woman or girl having the same parents), tuakana(woman or girl having the same parents), tuakana(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Maranao | renang(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Marathi | बहीण(woman or girl having the same parents) | bahīṇ | |
| Mauritian Creole | ser(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Megleno-Romanian | soră(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Middle English | suster(woman or girl having the same parents), suster(a nun; a female member of a religious community), suster(any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt) | — | |
| Minangkabau | adiak padusi(woman or girl having the same parents), akak(woman or girl having the same parents), kakak(woman or girl having the same parents), uni(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Mingrelian | და(woman or girl having the same parents) | da | |
| Mirandese | armana(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Miyako | すざ(woman or girl having the same parents) | suza | |
| Mòcheno | schbester(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Moksha | ака(woman or girl having the same parents), сазор(woman or girl having the same parents) | aka, sazor | |
| Mongo | nkana(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Mongolian | охин дүү(woman or girl having the same parents), эгч(woman or girl having the same parents) | oxin düü, egč | |
| Mwali Comorian | mwananya(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Nahuatl | cihuācnīuhtli(woman or girl having the same parents), siuakniutli(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Nama | ǃgasas(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Nanai | нэку(woman or girl having the same parents), эгэ(woman or girl having the same parents) | neku, ege | |
| Navajo | adeezhí(woman or girl having the same parents), hádí(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Neapolitan | sora(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Nepali | दिदी(woman or girl having the same parents), बहिनी(woman or girl having the same parents) | didī, bahinī | |
| Ngazidja Comorian | mwananya(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Nheengatu | amú(woman or girl having the same parents), endira(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Nivkh | нанак(woman or girl having the same parents), нанака(woman or girl having the same parents) | nanak, nanaka | |
| Norman | soeu(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| North Frisian | saster(woman or girl having the same parents), söster(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Northern Amami Ōshima | せざ(woman or girl having the same parents) | seza | |
| Northern Kurdish | xuşk(woman or girl having the same parents), xweh(woman or girl having the same parents), xwişk(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Northern Sami | oabbá(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | lillesøster(woman or girl having the same parents), storesøster(woman or girl having the same parents), søster(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | syster(woman or girl having the same parents), søster(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Occitan | sòrre(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Odia | ଭଉଣୀ(woman or girl having the same parents) | bhauṇi | |
| Ojibwe | nimisenh(woman or girl having the same parents), nishiime(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Okinawan | しーじゃ(woman or girl having the same parents), をぅない(woman or girl having the same parents) | shīja, wunai | |
| Okinoerabu | しだ(woman or girl having the same parents) | shida | |
| Old Armenian | քոյր(woman or girl having the same parents) | kʻoyr | |
| Old Czech | sestra(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Old Danish | systær(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Old East Slavic | сестра(woman or girl having the same parents) | sestra | |
| Old English | sweoster(woman or girl having the same parents), sweostor(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Old Frisian | swester(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Old Irish | siur(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Old Prussian | swestro(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Oromo | obboleettii(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Pali | bhaginī(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Pannonian Rusyn | шестра(woman or girl having the same parents) | šestra | |
| Pashto | خور(woman or girl having the same parents) | xor | |
| Pennsylvania German | Schweschder(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Phoenician | 𐤀𐤇𐤕(woman or girl having the same parents) | ʾḥt | |
| Pijin | sista(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Plautdietsch | Sesta(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Polabian | sestră(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Polish | siostra(woman or girl having the same parents), siostra(a nun; a female member of a religious community), siostra(senior nurse), siostrzany(attributively: of an entity that has a special relationship with another) | — | |
| Portuguese | enfermeira(senior nurse), irmã(woman or girl having the same parents), irmã(a nun; a female member of a religious community), soror(a nun; a female member of a religious community) | — | |
| Prasuni | sūsu(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Proto-Norse | ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ(woman or girl having the same parents) | swestar | |
| Punjabi | ਭੈਣ(woman or girl having the same parents) | bhaiṇ | |
| Quechua | pani(woman or girl having the same parents), ñaña(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Rohingya | boin(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Romagnol | surëla(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Romani | phen(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Romanian | călugăriță(a nun; a female member of a religious community), soră(woman or girl having the same parents), surori(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Romansch | sora(woman or girl having the same parents), sour(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Russian | медсестра́(senior nurse), сестра́(woman or girl having the same parents), сестра́(a nun; a female member of a religious community), сестра́(senior nurse), сестра́(any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt), сестри́ца(woman or girl having the same parents), сестри́чка(woman or girl having the same parents) | medsestrá, sestrá, sestrá, sestrá, sestrá, sestríca, sestríčka | |
| Sanskrit | भगिनी(woman or girl having the same parents), स्वसृ(woman or girl having the same parents) | bhaginī, svásṛ | |
| Saraiki | بَھیْݨ(woman or girl having the same parents) | bhaiṇ | |
| Sardinian | sorre(woman or girl having the same parents), sorri(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Scots | sister(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Scottish Gaelic | piuthar(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Serbo-Croatian | sèstra(woman or girl having the same parents), sèstra(a nun; a female member of a religious community), сѐстра(woman or girl having the same parents), сѐстра(a nun; a female member of a religious community) | — | |
| Seychellois Creole | ser(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Sicilian | soru(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Silesian | šwestera(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Sindhi | ديِديِ(woman or girl having the same parents), ڀيڻَ(woman or girl having the same parents) | dīdī, bhēṇa | |
| Sinhalese | අක්කා(woman or girl having the same parents), නංගි(woman or girl having the same parents) | akkā, naṁgi | |
| Slovak | sestra(woman or girl having the same parents), sestra(a nun; a female member of a religious community), sestra(senior nurse), sestrička(senior nurse) | — | |
| Slovene | (medicinska) sestra(senior nurse), sestra(woman or girl having the same parents), sestra(a nun; a female member of a religious community) | — | |
| Somali | huunno(woman or girl having the same parents), walaal(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Southern Altai | кыс карындаш(woman or girl having the same parents), сыйын(woman or girl having the same parents), эје(woman or girl having the same parents) | kïs karïndaš, sïyïn, eǰe | |
| Southern Amami Ōshima | すぃだ(woman or girl having the same parents) | sïda | |
| Southern Kurdish | خوەیشک(woman or girl having the same parents) | xweyişk | |
| Spanish | hermana(woman or girl having the same parents), hermana(a nun; a female member of a religious community), hermana(any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt), hermana(attributively: of an entity that has a special relationship with another), hermano(attributively: of an entity that has a special relationship with another), sor(a nun; a female member of a religious community) | — | |
| Sranan Tongo | sisa(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Sundanese | dédé(woman or girl having the same parents), raka(woman or girl having the same parents), rayi(woman or girl having the same parents), tétéh(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Svan | დაჩუ̂ირ(woman or girl having the same parents), უდილ(woman or girl having the same parents) | dačûir, udil | |
| Swahili | dada(woman or girl having the same parents), umbu(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Swedish | medsyster(any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt), sjuksköterska(senior nurse), sjuksyster(senior nurse), syster(woman or girl having the same parents), syster(a nun; a female member of a religious community), syster(senior nurse) | — | |
| Tabasaran | чи(woman or girl having the same parents) | či | |
| Tagalog | ate(woman or girl having the same parents), ditse(woman or girl having the same parents), kapatid na babae(woman or girl having the same parents), nene(woman or girl having the same parents), sanse(woman or girl having the same parents), sitse(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Tajik | ухт(woman or girl having the same parents), хоҳар(woman or girl having the same parents), ҳамшира(woman or girl having the same parents) | uxt, xohar, hamšira | |
| Talysh | hovə(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Tamil | அக்கா(woman or girl having the same parents), சகோதரி(woman or girl having the same parents), தங்கை(woman or girl having the same parents) | akkā, cakōtari, taṅkai | |
| Taos | pʼàyuʼúna(woman or girl having the same parents), tùtúna(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Tarifit | utšma(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Tat | xuvar(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Tatar | апа(woman or girl having the same parents), кыз кардәш(woman or girl having the same parents), сеңел(woman or girl having the same parents) | apa, qız qärdäş, señel | |
| Tausug | kakah(woman or girl having the same parents), manghūd babai(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Telugu | అక్క(woman or girl having the same parents), అక్కయ్య(woman or girl having the same parents), చెల్లి(woman or girl having the same parents), చెల్లెలు(woman or girl having the same parents), సహోదరి(a nun; a female member of a religious community), సోదరి(woman or girl having the same parents) | akka, akkayya, celli, cellelu, sahōdari, sōdari | |
| Teochew | 姊妹(woman or girl having the same parents) | zê² muê⁷ | |
| Tetum | feton(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Thai | น้องสาว(woman or girl having the same parents), พี่สาว(woman or girl having the same parents) | nɔ́ɔng-sǎao, pîi-sǎao | |
| Tibetan | ནུ་མོ(woman or girl having the same parents), ཨ་ཅག(woman or girl having the same parents) | nu mo, a cag | |
| Tigrinya | ሓብቲ(woman or girl having the same parents) | ḥabti | |
| Toba Batak | iboto(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Tocharian A | ṣar(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Tocharian B | ṣer(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Tokunoshima | すぃーだ(woman or girl having the same parents) | sï̄da | |
| Tupinambá | endyra(woman or girl having the same parents), pyky'yra(woman or girl having the same parents), ykera(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Turkish | aba(woman or girl having the same parents), abla(woman or girl having the same parents), abla(any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt), abla(form of address to a woman), bacı(woman or girl having the same parents), bacı(any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt), bacı(form of address to a woman), hemşire(woman or girl having the same parents), hemşire(senior nurse), kardeş(attributively: of an entity that has a special relationship with another), kız kardeş(woman or girl having the same parents), rahibe(a nun; a female member of a religious community), simil(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Turkmen | ejeke(woman or girl having the same parents), uýa(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Turoyo | ܚܳܬ̣ܳܐ(woman or girl having the same parents) | ḥoṭo | |
| Tuvan | дуңма(woman or girl having the same parents), угба(woman or girl having the same parents) | duñma, ugba | |
| Udmurt | апа(woman or girl having the same parents), апай(woman or girl having the same parents), сузэр(woman or girl having the same parents) | apa, apaj, suzer | |
| Ugaritic | 𐎀𐎃𐎚(woman or girl having the same parents) | ảḫt | |
| Ukrainian | сестра́(woman or girl having the same parents), сестра́(a nun; a female member of a religious community) | sestrá, sestrá | |
| Upper Sorbian | sotra(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Urdu | اُخْت(woman or girl having the same parents), بَہَن(woman or girl having the same parents), بَہِن(woman or girl having the same parents) | uxt, bahan, bahin | |
| Uyghur | ئاچا(woman or girl having the same parents), سىڭىل(woman or girl having the same parents), ھەدە(woman or girl having the same parents) | acha, si'ngil, hede | |
| Uzbek | opa(woman or girl having the same parents), singil(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Venetan | sorela(woman or girl having the same parents), soreła(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Vietnamese | (có) liên quan(attributively: of an entity that has a special relationship with another), chị em(attributively: of an entity that has a special relationship with another), chị or chị gái(woman or girl having the same parents), em(woman or girl having the same parents), em gái(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Vilamovian | syster(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Volapük | gem(woman or girl having the same parents), hikleudan(a nun; a female member of a religious community), hirodan(a nun; a female member of a religious community), jiblod(woman or girl having the same parents), jigem(woman or girl having the same parents), jikleudan(a nun; a female member of a religious community), jirodan(a nun; a female member of a religious community), kleudan(a nun; a female member of a religious community), rodan(a nun; a female member of a religious community), sör(woman or girl having the same parents), tidahikleudan tidajikleudan(a nun; a female member of a religious community), tidakleudan(a nun; a female member of a religious community) | — | |
| Võro | sõssar'(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Votic | sõzar(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Waigali | sos(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Walloon | sour(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Waray-Waray | bugto nga babaye(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Welsh | chwaer(woman or girl having the same parents), chwiorydd(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| West-Frisian | sus(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| White Hmong | muam(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Wolof | mag ju jigéen(woman or girl having the same parents), rakk ju jigéen(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Wu Chinese | 妹妹(woman or girl having the same parents), 姐姐(woman or girl having the same parents), 阿妹(woman or girl having the same parents) | younger, elder, ⁷aq-me | |
| Xhosa | idade(woman or girl having the same parents), usisi(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Yaeyama | しじゃ(woman or girl having the same parents) | shija | |
| Yagara | dad jeen(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Yaghnobi | апа(woman or girl having the same parents), хор(woman or girl having the same parents) | apa, xor | |
| Yakut | аҕас(woman or girl having the same parents), балыс(woman or girl having the same parents) | ağas, balïs | |
| Yámana | way-kipa(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Yiddish | שוועסטער(woman or girl having the same parents) | shvester | |
| Yonaguni | すだ(woman or girl having the same parents) | suda | |
| Yoron | しだび(woman or girl having the same parents) | shidabi | |
| Yoruba | àbúrò obìnrin(woman or girl having the same parents), ẹ̀gbọ́n obìnrin(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Yucatec Maya | kiik(woman or girl having the same parents), íitsʼin(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Záparo | kwiñatu(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Zazaki | hemsira(senior nurse), rahiba(a nun; a female member of a religious community), va (diq)(any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt), vay (diq)(any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt), way (diq)(woman or girl having the same parents), way (diq)(any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt), wayek(attributively: of an entity that has a special relationship with another), wayık(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Zhuang | beix(woman or girl having the same parents), beixmbwk(woman or girl having the same parents), beixsau(woman or girl having the same parents), dahnuengx(woman or girl having the same parents), nuengx(woman or girl having the same parents) | — | |
| Zulu | udade(woman or girl having the same parents), usisi(woman or girl having the same parents) | — |
suster, suster, suster, suster
motër
أخت, أخت, أخت, أخت, أُخْت, إخت, اِخْت, شَقِيقَة
ʔoḵt, ʔuḵt, ʔuḵt, ʔuḵt, ʔuḵt, ʔiḵt, iḵt, šaqīqa
sorã
sos
hermana
kullaka
bacı
nkana
ahizpa, arreba
c'hoar, c'hoar, klañvdiourez, seurez
germana, germana, germana, infermera, sor
igsoong babae
mchemwali
ats, kahpo
nami, patsi
hwor
abla, apte, tata
sestra, sestra, sestra
saur, seraur
afdelingssygeplejerske, nonne, søster, søster, søster
kloosterzuster, non, verpleegster, zus, zus, zuster, zuster, zuster
syster
flegistino, fratino, fratino, fratulino
sõsar, õde, õde
daa, nɔvinyɔnu, tsɛ
nunna, systir, systir
gane, taci, tuaka
sairaanhoitajatar, sisar, sisar, sisar, sisar, sisarus, sisko, sisko, veljes
bonne sœur, infirmière, nonne, religieuse, sœur, sœur, sœur
sûr
kızkardaş
irmá, irmá, sor
Krankenschwester, Nonne, Partner, Schwester, Schwester, Schwester, Schwester, Schwester, Schwester, Schwöschter, aufdoppeln, verstärken
aleqa, angaju, naja, nuka
ya
kaikaina, kaikuahine, kaikuaʻana
utod nga babaye
apáca, húg, nővér, nővér, nővér, ápolónő
systir
fratino
ading a babai, kabsat a babai, manang
adik perempuan, biarawati, kakak perempuan, saudari, suster
sisar
infirmera, soror
aakauraġa
deirfiúr, siúr
sorella, sorella, suora
お姉さん, シスター, シスター, 修道女, 妹, 姉, 姉妹, 姉妹〜
onēsan, shisutā, shisutā, shūdōjo, imōto, ane, shimai, shimai-
mbak, nduk
armun, irmon
sus
sizär, čikko
sostra
녀동생, 누나, 누이, 동생, 수녀, 시스터, 언니, 여동생, 자매
nyeodongsaeng, nuna, nu'i, dongsaeng, sunyeo, siseuteo, eonni, yeodongsaeng, jamae
muosa
germana, soror
medmāsa, māsa, māsa, māsa, māsiņa
nkana
sesuo
sõzār
sorella
Swester, Süster
sotša
Schwëster
anabavy
adik perempuan, kakak
ഇത്ത, ചേച്ചി, ചേച്ചി, പെങ്ങൾ, സഹോദര, സഹോദരി, സഹോദരി, സഹോദരി
itta, cēcci, cēcci, peṅṅaḷ, sahōdara, sahōdari, sahōdari, sahōdari
oħt, soru
manang
mwananya, mwananya mutru-mama
hēhita, hēhita, teina, teina, tuahine, tuahine, tuakana, tuakana
renang
soră
suster, suster, suster
adiak padusi, akak, kakak, uni
armana
schbester
nkana
mwananya
cihuācnīuhtli, siuakniutli
ǃgasas
adeezhí, hádí
sora
mwananya
amú, endira
soeu
saster, söster
xuşk, xweh, xwişk
oabbá
lillesøster, storesøster, søster
syster, søster
sòrre
nimisenh, nishiime
sestra
systær
sweoster, sweostor
swester
siur
swestro
obboleettii
bhaginī
Schweschder
sista
Sesta
sestră
siostra, siostra, siostra, siostrzany
enfermeira, irmã, irmã, soror
sūsu
pani, ñaña
boin
surëla
phen
călugăriță, soră, surori
sora, sour
медсестра́, сестра́, сестра́, сестра́, сестра́, сестри́ца, сестри́чка
medsestrá, sestrá, sestrá, sestrá, sestrá, sestríca, sestríčka
sorre, sorri
sister
piuthar
sèstra, sèstra, сѐстра, сѐстра
soru
šwestera
sestra, sestra, sestra, sestrička
(medicinska) sestra, sestra, sestra
huunno, walaal
hermana, hermana, hermana, hermana, hermano, sor
sisa
dédé, raka, rayi, tétéh
dada, umbu
medsyster, sjuksköterska, sjuksyster, syster, syster, syster
ate, ditse, kapatid na babae, nene, sanse, sitse
hovə
pʼàyuʼúna, tùtúna
utšma
xuvar
kakah, manghūd babai
feton
iboto
ṣar
ṣer
endyra, pyky'yra, ykera
aba, abla, abla, abla, bacı, bacı, bacı, hemşire, hemşire, kardeş, kız kardeş, rahibe, simil
ejeke, uýa
sotra
opa, singil
sorela, soreła
(có) liên quan, chị em, chị or chị gái, em, em gái
syster
gem, hikleudan, hirodan, jiblod, jigem, jikleudan, jirodan, kleudan, rodan, sör, tidahikleudan tidajikleudan, tidakleudan
sõssar'
sõzar
sos
sour
bugto nga babaye
chwaer, chwiorydd
sus
muam
mag ju jigéen, rakk ju jigéen
idade, usisi
dad jeen
way-kipa
àbúrò obìnrin, ẹ̀gbọ́n obìnrin
kiik, íitsʼin
kwiñatu
hemsira, rahiba, va (diq), vay (diq), way (diq), way (diq), wayek, wayık
beix, beixmbwk, beixsau, dahnuengx, nuengx
udade, usisi
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