PC in Different Languages
Discover 'PC' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
PC
Afrikaans pc | ||
Albanian pc | ||
Amharic ፒሲ | ||
Arabic جهاز كمبيوتر | ||
Armenian համակարգիչ | ||
Assamese পিচি | ||
Aymara pc | ||
Azerbaijani pc | ||
Bambara pc | ||
Basque ordenagailua | ||
Belarusian пк | ||
Bengali পিসি | ||
Bhojpuri पीसी के ह | ||
Bosnian pc | ||
Bulgarian настолен компютър | ||
Catalan pc | ||
Cebuano pc | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 个人电脑 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 個人電腦 | ||
Corsican pc | ||
Croatian pc | ||
Czech pc | ||
Danish pc | ||
Dhivehi ޕީސީ އެވެ | ||
Dogri पीसी | ||
Dutch pc | ||
English pc | ||
Esperanto komputilo | ||
Estonian pc | ||
Ewe pc | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) pc | ||
Finnish pc | ||
French pc | ||
Frisian pc | ||
Galician pc | ||
Georgian კომპიუტერი | ||
German pc | ||
Greek η / υ | ||
Guarani pc | ||
Gujarati પી.સી. | ||
Haitian Creole pc | ||
Hausa pc | ||
Hawaiian pc | ||
Hebrew מחשב | ||
Hindi पीसी | ||
Hmong pc | ||
Hungarian pc | ||
Icelandic pc | ||
Igbo pc | ||
Ilocano pc | ||
Indonesian pc | ||
Irish pc | ||
Italian pc | ||
Japanese pc | ||
Javanese pc | ||
Kannada ಪಿಸಿ | ||
Kazakh дк | ||
Khmer កុំព្យូទ័រ pc | ||
Kinyarwanda pc | ||
Konkani पीसी | ||
Korean pc | ||
Krio pc | ||
Kurdish pc | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) pc | ||
Kyrgyz pc | ||
Lao pc | ||
Latin pc | ||
Latvian dators | ||
Lingala pc | ||
Lithuanian pc | ||
Luganda pc | ||
Luxembourgish pc | ||
Macedonian компјутер | ||
Maithili पीसी | ||
Malagasy pc | ||
Malay pc | ||
Malayalam പിസി | ||
Maltese pc | ||
Maori pc | ||
Marathi पीसी | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯄꯤ.ꯁꯤ | ||
Mizo pc | ||
Mongolian компьютер | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) pc ကို | ||
Nepali पीसी | ||
Norwegian pc | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) pc | ||
Odia (Oriya) pc | ||
Oromo pc | ||
Pashto کمپیوټر | ||
Persian رایانه شخصی | ||
Polish pc | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) pc | ||
Punjabi ਪੀ.ਸੀ. | ||
Quechua pc | ||
Romanian pc | ||
Russian пк | ||
Samoan pc | ||
Sanskrit पीसी | ||
Scots Gaelic pc | ||
Sepedi pc | ||
Serbian пц | ||
Sesotho pc | ||
Shona pc | ||
Sindhi پي سي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) පීසී | ||
Slovak pc | ||
Slovenian pc | ||
Somali pc | ||
Spanish ordenador personal | ||
Sundanese pc | ||
Swahili pc | ||
Swedish pc | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) pc | ||
Tajik компютер | ||
Tamil பிசி | ||
Tatar компьютер | ||
Telugu పిసి | ||
Thai พีซี | ||
Tigrinya ፒሲ | ||
Tsonga pc | ||
Turkish pc | ||
Turkmen kompýuter | ||
Twi (Akan) pc | ||
Ukrainian пк | ||
Urdu پی سی | ||
Uyghur pc | ||
Uzbek kompyuter | ||
Vietnamese máy tính | ||
Welsh pc | ||
Xhosa ikhompyuter | ||
Yiddish פּיסי | ||
Yoruba pc | ||
Zulu pc |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "PC" can also mean "personal computer" or "political correctness". |
| Albanian | "PC" (kompjuter personal) is derived from English "PC" but is also occasionally used as an acronym for "Partija Komuniste" (Communist Party). |
| Amharic | The word "ፒሲ" can also mean "police" in Amharic. |
| Arabic | "جهاز كمبيوتر" is an Arabic calque of the English term "PC" (personal computer). |
| Azerbaijani | In Azeri, "PC" can also refer to "peşə məktəbi" (vocational school), though in context it is usually clear whether the term refers to a computer or a vocational school. |
| Basque | The Basque word "Ordenagailua" literally means "machine for organizing" |
| Belarusian | The Belarusian abbreviation ПК, as in IBM ПК, is a legacy abbreviation from the Soviet era and stands for "Personal Computer" |
| Bengali | In Bengali, "PC" can refer to a personal computer, printed circuit board, or polycarbonate. |
| Bosnian | PC označava lično računalo, ali može se odnositi i na političku korektnost ili personalni kompjuter. |
| Bulgarian | The Bulgarian word "настолен компютър" literally translates to "desktop computer". |
| Catalan | En catalán, "PC" también significa "ordenador personal". |
| Cebuano | "PC" is an acronym for "personal computer" in Cebuano, but also can refer to "politically correct" or "personal communications". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 在中国，“个人电脑”一词通常与台式机相关，但在其他语境中也可以指笔记本电脑或平板电脑。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 「個人電腦」的「電」字源於古希臘語「elektron」，意為琥珀，因摩擦琥珀產生靜電的現象而得名。 |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "PC" can also refer to "personal computer" or "police officer". |
| Croatian | Although "PC" in English stands for "Politically Correct", in Croatian it's just a short term for "personal computer". |
| Czech | In Czech the word PC is also used to describe a computer case, which contains the computer's internal components. |
| Danish | In Danish, "PC" can also refer to "personal computer" or "political correctness." |
| Dutch | PC is an abbreviation for 'personal computer', but in Dutch the term also refers to 'politically correct', an ideology that emphasizes sensitivity to potentially offensive words or actions. |
| Esperanto | The word "komputilo" is derived from the Latin word "computare" meaning "to calculate". |
| Estonian | Eestis tähendab "PC" mitte ainult personaalarvutit, vaid ka politseiametnikku. |
| Finnish | "PC" also refers to a policeman (poliisi) in Finnish. |
| French | PC, "politiquement correct" en français, est l'abréviation de l'anglais "politically correct". |
| Frisian | It can also mean the Frisian word "pûs" (English: cat). |
| German | PC can also stand for "Personal Computer" (Personalcomputer) or "Private Collection" (Privatsammlung) in German. |
| Greek | The letter sequence "PC" can also be spelled "Η / Υ" in Greek, referencing the letters eta and upsilon. |
| Gujarati | PCs once were called microcomputers and later evolved into desktops and laptops |
| Haitian Creole | "PC" is also used in Haitian Creole to mean "problem" or "difficulty". |
| Hausa | PC is also a Hausa word derived from 'piece' meaning a coin or a part of something. |
| Hawaiian | The word "PC" can also mean "pimp cane" in Hawaiian slang. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "מחשב" (PC) also refers to the brain or thought. |
| Hindi | In Hindi, "पीसी" can also refer to "Pradhan Mantri" (Prime Minister) or "Patwari" (Village Accountant). |
| Hmong | The word "PC" also has different meanings across different languages, such as "computer" in Hmong. |
| Hungarian | A magyar nyelvben a PC rövidítés a személyi számítógép (Personal Computer) mellett a politikailag korrekt kifejezést is jelenti, amely az angol politikai korrektség (political correctness) rövidítése. |
| Icelandic | In Icelandic, PC can also mean "police", "personal computer" or "politically correct". |
| Igbo | In Igbo, the word 'PC' can also be an abbreviation for 'Igbo Union', representing a strong socio-political organization |
| Indonesian | The initialism "PC" can refer to "personal computer" or "politically correct" in English. |
| Irish | In Irish, "PC" can also mean "police car" or "personal computer". |
| Italian | "Policromia" is an Italian noun meaning "polychromy" or "multicoloration". |
| Japanese | "PC" (ピーシー) is short for "personal computer" and can be used to refer to a desktop or laptop computer. |
| Javanese | In Javanese, “PC” also means 'piece' (pronounced with the same tone as “PC”) |
| Kannada | "PC" is used colloquially in Kannada to refer to a desktop computer or personal computer (not to be confused with "PC" in English which specifically refers to a police constable). |
| Korean | PC can also refer to `personal care` or `patient-centered`. |
| Kyrgyz | Kyrgyz does not have native word for PC. They use the abbreviation "ПК" from Russian word "ПЭВМ" (Personal Electronic Computer). |
| Latin | In Latin, 'PC' also means 'post cibum', which translates to 'after food' in English. |
| Latvian | The word "Dators" also means "computer" in Latvian. |
| Lithuanian | The abbreviation “PC” in Lithuanian means 'personal computer', 'personal calculator' or 'personal control'. |
| Luxembourgish | PC: Abkürzung für "Personnel informatique", oder "Informatikpersonal" auf Deutsch. |
| Macedonian | The Macedonian word "Компјутер" comes from the English word "computer" and has the same meaning. |
| Malagasy | PC is derived from the French word “personnel computer”, and is pronounced as “pe-se” in Malagasy. |
| Malay | In Malay, the term "PC" can also refer to a computer or a personal computer. |
| Malayalam | The Malayalam word "പിസി" (PC) can also mean "personal computer" or "personal assistant". |
| Maori | The word "PC" in Maori has additional meanings such as "police officer" and "personal computer". |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "पीसी" can also mean "maternal aunt" in English. |
| Mongolian | The word "Компьютер" entered Mongolian through the Russian "компьютер", which in turn came from the English word "computer". |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | In Myanmar, "PC" can also stand for "personal computer" or "politician." |
| Nepali | In Nepali, 'PC' can also refer to 'Police Constable' or 'Project Consultant'. |
| Norwegian | The abbreviation “PC” refers to both “personal computer” and “political correctness” in Norwegian. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | "PC" can also mean "personal computer" or "computer" in Nyanja (Chichewa). |
| Pashto | The word "کمپیوټر" in Pashto originates from the English word "computer" and has no additional meanings beyond its standard definition. |
| Polish | In Polish, "PC" is also an abbreviation for "przekaz pocztowy," meaning "postal order." |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, the term "PC" can also refer to a "police officer" or a "personal computer", depending on the context. |
| Romanian | "PC" in context can also mean "police station". |
| Russian | "ПК" is the Russian acronym for "персональный компьютер" (personal computer), and can also refer to "политическая корректность" (political correctness). |
| Samoan | The Samoan word "PC" can also refer to "personal computer" or "political correctness." |
| Scots Gaelic | In Scottish Gaelic the word (PC) can mean "political correctness", "police constable", and "personal computer". |
| Serbian | In Russian, ПЦ is the acronym for 'православие,' meaning 'Eastern Orthodox religion.' |
| Sesotho | PC is also an abbreviation for 'Personal Computer'. Alternatively, 'PC' can be interpreted as 'Politically Correct'. In this context, it carries a mocking or derogatory connotation. |
| Shona | The acronym 'PC' in Shona, 'pi-si' or 'pi-si', does not have the political correctness connotations of the English version, but instead is commonly used to refer to the physical computer. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "پي سي" can also mean "personal computer" or "police constable". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "පීසී" can also refer to "personal computer" in Sinhala. |
| Slovak | "PC" v slovenčine môže znamenať aj osobný počítač. |
| Slovenian | The term "PC" is often used in Slovenian to refer to computers because "računalnik" is the Slovenian word for "computer". However, it can also be used to refer to political correctness. |
| Somali | The Somali word "PC" is derived from the English word "police" and can also refer to a personal computer. |
| Spanish | In Spanish, "ordenador personal" means both "computer" and "organizer" and derives from the verb "ordenar" (to order). |
| Swahili | PC is also used as an acronym for 'Professional Certificate' in Swahili. |
| Swedish | In Swedish, 'PC' can also mean 'personal computer', 'police car' or 'proper care'. |
| Tajik | The word "Компютер" is derived from the English word "computer" and has no alternate meanings in Tajik. |
| Tamil | 'PC' in Tamil can also refer to 'personal computer' or 'political correctness'. |
| Telugu | The word "పిసి" in Telugu can also mean "afraid" or "cowardly". |
| Thai | นอกจากความหมายดั้งเดิมว่า "คอมพิวเตอร์ส่วนบุคคล" แล้ว "พีซี" ยังมีที่มาจาก "ป่าคอนกรีต" และใช้เป็นคำย่อของ "โฟโต้การ์ด" ในวงการเคป็อป |
| Turkish | PC, as it's known in English, is most often used to refer to "personal computer" in Turkish, but it can also mean "pistachio". |
| Ukrainian | In Ukrainian, "ПК" is a shortened form of "персональний комп'ютер," meaning "personal computer" in English. |
| Urdu | The Urdu word "پی سی" can also mean "personal computer" in English, a common meaning in many other languages. |
| Uzbek | In Uzbek, "Kompyuter" is a shortened form of the Russian word "Kompyuter", which itself derives from the English "computer". It is also sometimes used to refer to a laptop, a type of personal computer designed to be portable. |
| Vietnamese | "Máy tính" means either "computer" or "calculator." Its literal translation is "counting machine." |
| Welsh | In Welsh, "PC" is pronounced "pe-se" and can refer to "policeman" rather than "personal computer". |
| Xhosa | The Xhosa word "Ikhompyuter" is derived from the English word "computer" and also means "machine" or "electronic device." |
| Yoruba | In Yoruba, "PC" also means "personal computer" or "policeman". |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "PC" can also mean "police car" or "personal computer". |
| English | The term 'PC' can also refer to 'police constable,' or a personal computer. |