Absolute in Different Languages
Discover 'Absolute' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Absolute
Afrikaans absoluut | ||
Albanian absolute | ||
Amharic ፍፁም | ||
Arabic مطلق | ||
Armenian բացարձակ | ||
Assamese absolute | ||
Aymara absoluto ukaxa | ||
Azerbaijani mütləq | ||
Bambara absolute (dafalen) ye | ||
Basque absolutua | ||
Belarusian абсалютны | ||
Bengali পরম | ||
Bhojpuri निरपेक्ष बा | ||
Bosnian apsolutni | ||
Bulgarian абсолютен | ||
Catalan absolut | ||
Cebuano hingpit | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 绝对 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 絕對 | ||
Corsican assolutu | ||
Croatian apsolutni | ||
Czech absolutní | ||
Danish absolut | ||
Dhivehi މުޅިން މުޅިން | ||
Dogri निरपेक्ष | ||
Dutch absoluut | ||
English absolute | ||
Esperanto absoluta | ||
Estonian absoluutne | ||
Ewe bliboe | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) ganap | ||
Finnish ehdoton | ||
French absolu | ||
Frisian absolút | ||
Galician absoluto | ||
Georgian აბსოლუტური | ||
German absolut | ||
Greek απόλυτος | ||
Guarani absoluto rehegua | ||
Gujarati સંપૂર્ણ | ||
Haitian Creole absoli | ||
Hausa cikakke | ||
Hawaiian paʻa loa | ||
Hebrew מוּחלָט | ||
Hindi पूर्ण | ||
Hmong tsis | ||
Hungarian abszolút | ||
Icelandic alger | ||
Igbo zuru oke | ||
Ilocano absoluto nga | ||
Indonesian mutlak | ||
Irish iomlán | ||
Italian assoluto | ||
Japanese 絶対の | ||
Javanese mutlak | ||
Kannada ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ | ||
Kazakh абсолютті | ||
Khmer ដាច់ខាត | ||
Kinyarwanda byuzuye | ||
Konkani निरपेक्ष | ||
Korean 순수한 | ||
Krio absɔlɔb wan | ||
Kurdish mutleq | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ڕەها | ||
Kyrgyz абсолюттук | ||
Lao ຢ່າງແທ້ຈິງ | ||
Latin absoluta | ||
Latvian absolūts | ||
Lingala absolu | ||
Lithuanian absoliutus | ||
Luganda ekituukiridde | ||
Luxembourgish absolut | ||
Macedonian апсолутно | ||
Maithili निरपेक्ष | ||
Malagasy tanteraka | ||
Malay mutlak | ||
Malayalam കേവല | ||
Maltese assoluta | ||
Maori tino | ||
Marathi परिपूर्ण | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯑꯦꯕꯁꯣꯜꯌꯨꯇꯦꯗ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo absolute tih a ni | ||
Mongolian үнэмлэхүй | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အကြွင်းမဲ့အာဏာ | ||
Nepali निरपेक्ष | ||
Norwegian absolutt | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) mtheradi | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସଂପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ | ||
Oromo absolute ta’e | ||
Pashto مطلق | ||
Persian مطلق | ||
Polish absolutny | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) absoluto | ||
Punjabi ਅਸੀਮ | ||
Quechua absoluto nisqa | ||
Romanian absolut | ||
Russian абсолютный | ||
Samoan aʻiaʻi | ||
Sanskrit निरपेक्षः | ||
Scots Gaelic iomlan | ||
Sepedi e feletšego | ||
Serbian апсолутни | ||
Sesotho feletseng | ||
Shona mhedziso | ||
Sindhi مڪمل | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) නිරපේක්ෂ | ||
Slovak absolútna | ||
Slovenian absolutno | ||
Somali waadax ah | ||
Spanish absoluto | ||
Sundanese mutlak | ||
Swahili kabisa | ||
Swedish absolut | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) ganap | ||
Tajik мутлақ | ||
Tamil அறுதி | ||
Tatar абсолют | ||
Telugu సంపూర్ణ | ||
Thai แน่นอน | ||
Tigrinya ፍጹም ዝኾነ | ||
Tsonga ku hetiseka | ||
Turkish mutlak | ||
Turkmen mutlak | ||
Twi (Akan) koraa | ||
Ukrainian абсолютний | ||
Urdu مطلق | ||
Uyghur مۇتلەق | ||
Uzbek mutlaq | ||
Vietnamese tuyệt đối | ||
Welsh absoliwt | ||
Xhosa ngokupheleleyo | ||
Yiddish אַבסאָלוט | ||
Yoruba idi | ||
Zulu ngokuphelele |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | "Absolute" came to Afrikaans via Dutch, and is originally from Latin where it means "untied, loose," hence the second meaning in Afrikaans of "completely drunk, plastered, sloshed". |
| Albanian | In Albanian, "absolute" is often used to express totality or completeness. |
| Amharic | The Amharic word "ፍፁም" (absolute) originated as a noun meaning "separation" and also means "entire". |
| Arabic | In Arabic, "مطلق" (pronounced "mutlaq") can mean not only "absolute", but also "unconditional" and "unlimited". |
| Armenian | The origin of the word բացարձակ is unclear; it may come from the Armenian root for "open" or the Farsi suffix "-ek" |
| Azerbaijani | The word "mütləq" comes from the Arabic word "mutlaq", which means "unconditional" or "free of limitation". It can also mean "independent" or "unrestricted". |
| Basque | The Basque absolute is cognate to the Latin absolutus and related to absolution, absolve and absorb, all having the sense of 'freeing' or 'releasing'. |
| Bengali | In Bengali, "পরম" can also mean "the highest or supreme," "the ultimate," or "the best possible." |
| Bosnian | The word "apsolutni" is borrowed from Latin "absolutus" meaning "freed" or "untied." |
| Bulgarian | The Bulgarian word "абсолютен" is derived from the Latin word "absolutus", meaning "loosened" or "freed". |
| Catalan | In Catalan, "absolut" does not only mean "absolute", but also "completely", "wholly", or "totally". |
| Cebuano | "Hingpit" can refer to |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The character 绝 in "绝对" originally meant "to cut off". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | In Chinese philosophy, "絕對" can also mean the "Ultimate Oneness" or the "Absolute Principle". |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "assolutu" is derived from the Latin word "absolutus", which means "freed", "released", or "detached". |
| Croatian | The word 'apsolutni' is derived from the Latin word 'absolutus', meaning 'freed from' or 'unrestricted'. |
| Czech | The root word "solut-" is linked etymologically to both "to loosen up, untie." and "to finish, make whole." |
| Danish | The Danish word "absolut" comes from the Latin word "absolutus", meaning "freed" or "completed; also can mean "pure" in the sense of "free from impurities". |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "absoluut" can also mean "completely" or "undoubtedly". |
| Esperanto | Esperanto 'absoluta' derives from the Latin 'absolutus', meaning 'complete' or 'perfect'. |
| Estonian | "Absoluutne" (absolute) can also mean "perfect" in Estonian. |
| Finnish | Ehdoton's alternate meanings include 'inevitable' and its etymology derives from 'ehto', meaning 'condition'. |
| French | In French, "absolu" is derived from the Latin "absolutus", meaning "unconditional" or "unrestricted". |
| Frisian | The word "absolút" also means "definitely" or "completely" in Frisian. |
| Galician | "Absoluto" (absolute) in Galician comes from Latin "absolutus" (freed, acquitted), not from Latin "absolutus" (absolute), so its meaning is closer to "free" than "absolute". |
| Georgian | Georgian აბსოლუტური derives from Latin "absolvere", meaning "free from". Its synonyms include "unconditional" and "unrestricted". |
| German | In addition to its meaning as "absolute," "absolut" can also mean "pure" or "distilled" in German, when used in reference to alcohol. |
| Greek | The word "απόλυτος" originally meant "loosed from" or "released from bonds" in ancient Greek. |
| Gujarati | The word "સંપૂર્ણ" can also mean "complete" or "perfect" in Gujarati. |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole, "absoli" is also a colloquial term to express a sense of overwhelming joy or excitement. |
| Hausa | "Cikakke" is a Hausa word that has multiple meanings, including "complete", "entire", and "perfect." |
| Hawaiian | "Paʻa loa" is a Hawaiian compound word meaning "absolute" or "firmly established." The word "paʻa" means "firm, set, or stable," while "loa" implies something that is "long, extended, or continuous." Together, these two words convey the idea of something that is firmly fixed in place or unyielding. |
| Hebrew | In Hebrew, "מוּחלָט" (absolute) also means "forgiven". |
| Hindi | The word "पूर्ण" (absolute) also implies completeness, wholeness, or totality in Sanskrit and Hindi. |
| Hmong | The word "tsis" can also refer to "completely" or "totally" in Hmong. |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "abszolút" can also mean "unconditional", "positive" or "in all respects." |
| Icelandic | This word is used in Icelandic to describe something that is both absolute and necessary. |
| Igbo | The Igbo phrase 'zuru oke' can also refer to an apex or the highest point. |
| Indonesian | "Mutlak" is derived from the Arabic word "mṭlaqo" meaning "free" or "unbound". It has meanings like "certain", "real", "genuine", and more. |
| Irish | The root "iom" appears in iomad, which means "many," and lán, which means "full". |
| Italian | In music and grammar, 'assoluto' can refer to an independent or self-standing quality or construction. |
| Japanese | "絶対の" is a Japanese word that can also mean "unconditional", "permanent", or "certain". |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "mutlak" can also mean "to be certain" or "to be undeniable". |
| Kannada | The word "ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ" (sampUrNa) also means "complete", "perfect", or "whole" in Kannada. |
| Kazakh | "Абсолютті" (absolute) in Kazakh can also mean "perfect" or "unconditional". |
| Khmer | The word "ដាច់ខាត" ("absolute") is derived from the Sanskrit word "daśa", meaning "ten" or "complete", and "khāta", meaning "cut" or "ended". |
| Korean | The word 순수한 (absolute) is derived from the Chinese word 淳 (pure) and refers to the state of being unmixed or unadulterated. |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word "mutleq" also means "unconditional" and "universal". |
| Kyrgyz | The term "абсолюттук" is derived from the Latin "absolutus," meaning "unbound" or "free from restriction." |
| Latin | In Latin, "absoluta" is also used to refer to a verdict or a judgment that has been reached without appeal. |
| Latvian | The word "absolūts" in Latvian is derived from the German word "absolut" and the Latin word "absolutus," both meaning "absolute." |
| Lithuanian | "Absoliutus" derives from the Latin "ab solutus". Thus, it can also mean "separated" or "freed from". |
| Luxembourgish | In the Luxembourgish language, "absolut" is derived from French and can also have the meaning of "very", "completely". |
| Macedonian | The word "апсолутно" can also mean "completely" or "totally" in Macedonian. |
| Malagasy | The word "tanteraka" originates from the Proto-Austronesian root "*tanəq", meaning complete or finished. |
| Malay | In Malay, 'mutlak' means 'unchangeable,' but it can also indicate the absence of something: a state of 'nothingness.' |
| Malayalam | In Sanskrit, the term "kevala" refers to a state of isolation and detachment, while in Malayalam it connotes the notion of absoluteness. |
| Maltese | The word "assoluta" is derived from the Latin word "absolutus", meaning "freed from" or "unbound". |
| Maori | Tino in Maori also means "core" or "root". |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "परिपूर्ण" shares the same Sanskrit etymology as the Hindi and Nepali terms, and also has the alternate meaning of "full". |
| Mongolian | "Үнэмлэхүй" is derived from the verb "үнэмлэх," meaning "to believe" or "to confirm," and signifies something that is "true" or "certain." |
| Nepali | The word निरपेक्ष has its roots in the Sanskrit words 'निर्' (without) and 'पेक्ष' (depend), denoting 'independence' or 'being self-contained'. |
| Norwegian | The word "absolutt" can also mean "completely" or "utterly" in Norwegian. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "mtheradi" can also refer to a person who is very stubborn or uncompromising. |
| Pashto | The word "مطلق" (absolute) in Pashto also means "divorced" or "freed from obligations." |
| Persian | مطلق can also mean divorced, free of charge, or unconditional. |
| Polish | The Polish word "absolutny" can also mean "pure", an archaic form in English. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "absoluto" can also mean "straight" or "pure" in Portuguese. |
| Punjabi | The word 'ਅਸੀਮ' comes from the Sanskrit word 'असीम' (asim), meaning 'unbounded' or 'infinite'. |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "absolut" can also mean "perfect" or "unconditional". |
| Russian | The Russian word "абсолютный" can also be used figuratively to mean "perfect" or "ideal". |
| Samoan | The word "aʻiaʻi" in Samoan can also refer to the concept of "totality" or "completeness." |
| Scots Gaelic | "Iomlan" also means "perfect" or "complete" in Gaelic. |
| Serbian | The Serbian word for "absolute" derives from Latin and is cognate to the English "absolution," with meanings that range from the philosophical "unconditioned" to the colloquial "complete or utter" |
| Sesotho | The word "feletseng" in Sesotho can also mean "a person who is highly respected and held in high regard" |
| Shona | The word 'mhedziso' in Shona is also used to refer to the act of finalizing or completing something. |
| Sindhi | It can also mean 'free of' or 'rid of' if used with 'جي'. (e.g. آهار مڪمل) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "නිරපේක්ෂ" is derived from the Sanskrit word "निरापेक्ष" (nirāpekṣa), meaning "independent" or "not dependent on anything else". |
| Slovak | "Absolútna" is derived from Latin "absolutus," meaning "freed, released," or "complete, perfect," and also means "completely true" or "unconditional" in Slovak. |
| Slovenian | The word "absolutno" can also mean "absolutely" or "certainly" in Slovenian. |
| Somali | The word "waadax ah" can also mean "perfect" or "complete" in this context. |
| Spanish | In Spanish, the word "absoluto" can also refer to distilled spirits like vodka or brandy. |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word "mutlak" can also mean "definite" or "certain". |
| Swahili | The word "kabisa" in Swahili can also mean "completely" or "thoroughly". |
| Swedish | Absolut in Swedish also means vodka, from the brand Absolut Vodka. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "ganap" may also refer to "complete" or "perfect". |
| Tajik | An ancient meaning of "мутлақ" is "divorced". |
| Tamil | ‘அறுதி’ means ‘final’ in Tamil and can also be an adverb meaning ‘totally’, ‘completely’ or ‘thoroughly’. |
| Telugu | The word "సంపూర్ణ" is derived from the Sanskrit word "sampurna", meaning "complete" or "perfect". |
| Thai | The word "แน่นอน" can also mean "certain" or "sure" |
| Turkish | In Ottoman Turkish, "mutlak" also meant "necessary" and "free from defect." |
| Ukrainian | The word "абсолютний" derives from the Latin "absolutus," meaning "freed from," and can also convey the meanings of "independent," "autonomous," or "unconditional." |
| Urdu | The Urdu word "مطلق" can also mean "divorced" or "unconditional". |
| Uzbek | In Uzbek, the word "mutlaq" can also mean "perfect" or "unconditioned". |
| Vietnamese | The Vietnamese word "tuyệt đối" also means "completely" or "utterly". |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "absoliwt" is derived from the Latin "absolutus", meaning "freed, released, or finished". |
| Xhosa | The word "ngokupheleleyo" can also mean "thoroughly" or "completely" in Xhosa. |
| Yiddish | In Yiddish, the word "אַבסאָלוט" ("absolute") can also be used to describe something that is very good or complete. |
| Yoruba | The word "idi" in Yoruba also means "a person who is very stubborn or inflexible." |
| Zulu | "Ngqongqophelele," meaning "absolute" in Zulu, also means "perfectly complete" or "without exception." |
| English | "Absolute" derives from the Latin "absolutus," meaning "freed, distinct, or perfect." |