Afrikaans landbou | ||
Albanian bujqësore | ||
Amharic ግብርና | ||
Arabic زراعي | ||
Armenian գյուղատնտեսական | ||
Assamese কৃষিভিত্তিক | ||
Aymara yapu lurañataki | ||
Azerbaijani kənd təsərrüfatı | ||
Bambara sɛnɛko siratigɛ la | ||
Basque nekazaritza | ||
Belarusian сельскагаспадарчай | ||
Bengali কৃষি | ||
Bhojpuri कृषि के काम होला | ||
Bosnian poljoprivredni | ||
Bulgarian земеделски | ||
Catalan agrícola | ||
Cebuano panguma | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 农业的 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 農業的 | ||
Corsican agricula | ||
Croatian poljoprivredni | ||
Czech zemědělský | ||
Danish landbrugs | ||
Dhivehi ދަނޑުވެރިކަމުގެ ދާއިރާއިންނެވެ | ||
Dogri खेतीबाड़ी दा | ||
Dutch landbouw | ||
English agricultural | ||
Esperanto agrikultura | ||
Estonian põllumajanduslik | ||
Ewe agbledede me nyawo | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) agrikultural | ||
Finnish maatalous | ||
French agricole | ||
Frisian agrarysk | ||
Galician agrícola | ||
Georgian სოფლის მეურნეობა | ||
German landwirtschaftlich | ||
Greek γεωργικός | ||
Guarani ñemitỹ rehegua | ||
Gujarati કૃષિ | ||
Haitian Creole agrikòl | ||
Hausa aikin gona | ||
Hawaiian mahiai | ||
Hebrew חַקלָאִי | ||
Hindi कृषि | ||
Hmong kev ua liaj ua teb | ||
Hungarian mezőgazdasági | ||
Icelandic landbúnaðar | ||
Igbo oru ugbo | ||
Ilocano agrikultura nga agrikultura | ||
Indonesian pertanian | ||
Irish talmhaíochta | ||
Italian agricolo | ||
Japanese 農業 | ||
Javanese tetanen | ||
Kannada ಕೃಷಿ | ||
Kazakh ауыл шаруашылығы | ||
Khmer កសិកម្ម | ||
Kinyarwanda ubuhinzi | ||
Konkani शेतवडीचें | ||
Korean 농업 | ||
Krio agrikalchɔral biznɛs | ||
Kurdish cotarî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) کشتوکاڵی | ||
Kyrgyz айыл чарба | ||
Lao ກະສິກໍາ | ||
Latin agriculturae | ||
Latvian lauksaimniecības | ||
Lingala ya bilanga | ||
Lithuanian žemės ūkio | ||
Luganda eby’obulimi | ||
Luxembourgish landwirtschaftlech | ||
Macedonian земјоделски | ||
Maithili कृषि सम्बन्धी | ||
Malagasy fambolena | ||
Malay pertanian | ||
Malayalam കാർഷിക | ||
Maltese agrikoli | ||
Maori ahuwhenua | ||
Marathi कृषी | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯂꯧꯎ-ꯁꯤꯡꯎꯒꯤ ꯂꯃꯗꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo agriculture lam thil a ni | ||
Mongolian хөдөө аж ахуй | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) စိုက်ပျိုးရေး | ||
Nepali कृषि | ||
Norwegian jordbruks | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) zaulimi | ||
Odia (Oriya) କୃଷି | ||
Oromo qonnaa irratti | ||
Pashto کرنه | ||
Persian کشاورزی | ||
Polish rolniczy | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) agrícola | ||
Punjabi ਖੇਤੀਬਾੜੀ | ||
Quechua chakra llamk’aymanta | ||
Romanian agricol | ||
Russian сельскохозяйственный | ||
Samoan faʻatoʻaga | ||
Sanskrit कृषिकम् | ||
Scots Gaelic àiteachas | ||
Sepedi tša temothuo | ||
Serbian пољопривредне | ||
Sesotho temo | ||
Shona zvekurima | ||
Sindhi زرعي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) කෘෂි | ||
Slovak poľnohospodársky | ||
Slovenian kmetijski | ||
Somali beeraha | ||
Spanish agrícola | ||
Sundanese tatanén | ||
Swahili kilimo | ||
Swedish jordbruks | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) agrikultura | ||
Tajik кишоварзӣ | ||
Tamil விவசாய | ||
Tatar авыл хуҗалыгы | ||
Telugu వ్యవసాయ | ||
Thai เกษตรกรรม | ||
Tigrinya ሕርሻዊ ምዃኑ’ዩ። | ||
Tsonga swa vurimi | ||
Turkish tarımsal | ||
Turkmen oba hojalygy | ||
Twi (Akan) kuayɛ ho adwuma | ||
Ukrainian сільськогосподарські | ||
Urdu زرعی | ||
Uyghur دېھقانچىلىق | ||
Uzbek qishloq xo'jaligi | ||
Vietnamese nông nghiệp | ||
Welsh amaethyddol | ||
Xhosa kwezolimo | ||
Yiddish לאַנדווירטשאַפטלעך | ||
Yoruba ogbin | ||
Zulu ezolimo |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | In the 19th century, "landbou" meant both "agriculture" and "farming ground" in Afrikaans, but the latter usage declined around 1900. |
| Albanian | Bujqësore derives from the Turkish word 'bujgedi' meaning 'land worked by cattle'. |
| Amharic | The verb "ግብር" (gäbbär) means to "demand taxes", and "ግብርና" (gäbbärnna) as a noun also means "tax or tribute", and as an adjective it means "pertaining to crops or farming". |
| Arabic | The word "زراعي" (agricultural) is derived from the Arabic root "زرع" (to sow), which also refers to the act of planting or cultivating crops. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "kənd təsərrüfatı" comes from the Persian word "kand" meaning "village" and the Arabic word "tasarruf" meaning "management" or "administration". |
| Basque | The Basque word "nekazaritza" also means "agriculture" or "farming". |
| Bengali | "কৃষি" originates from the Sanskrit word "kṛṣi", meaning "tilling of the soil, agriculture". |
| Bosnian | "Poljoprivredni" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "*polje", meaning "field," and "*privesti", meaning "to lead". |
| Bulgarian | The Bulgarian word "земеделски" ("agricultural") is derived from the Old Church Slavonic word "земля" ("land") and the Proto-Slavic suffix "-delь" (indicating an action or occupation). |
| Catalan | The word "agrícola" (agricultural) in Catalan derives from the Latin "ager" (field), and its plural form, "agrícoles", can also refer to agricultural workers. |
| Cebuano | The word "panguma" is also used to refer to traditional farming practices and customs in Cebuano. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 该词是“Agriculture”的音译,有“农耕的、农业的、农事的”等意思。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 農業的,有田園詩般、農村或鄉村特色的;樸實的,務實的。 |
| Corsican | 'Agricula' also means 'countryside' and 'village' in Corsican. |
| Croatian | The word Poljoprivredni is derived from the Latin words "ager" (field) and "cultura" (to cultivate). |
| Czech | The name is borrowed from Polish "ziemia" ("land"), and its Slavic root "země" "land". This word is in its genitive case here. |
| Danish | In Danish, 'landbrugs' is an adjectival form of 'landbrug', derived from 'land' (land) and 'brug' (use), referring to the utilization of land for agricultural purposes. |
| Dutch | The word "landbouw" in Dutch is derived from the Old Dutch words "lant" (land) and "bouwen" (to build, to cultivate), and refers to the cultivation of land for agricultural purposes. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "agrikultura" derives from the Latin word "agricola", meaning "farmer", and can also mean "agriculture" or "farming". |
| Estonian | "Põllumajandus" combines the words "põll" (field) and "majandus" (economy), reflecting the agricultural origins of Estonian economy and the field-based nature of farming. |
| Finnish | The word 'maatalous' is derived from the Proto-Finnic words 'maa' ('land') and 'talous' ('economy'), and has been used at least since the 16th century. |
| French | "Agricole" can also mean "rustic" or "peasant-like" in French. |
| Frisian | The word 'agrarysk' is derived from the Latin word 'ager', meaning 'field' |
| Galician | "Agrícola" in Galician also means "farmer". |
| German | Landwirtschaftlich has an alternate meaning related to rural living and the activities therein |
| Greek | Γεωργικός originally referred to the cultivation of the earth and later became a general term for agriculture. |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "કૃષિ" (agricultural) originally meant "tilling, ploughing" but now it means farming in general. |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian Creole word "agrikòl" derives from the French word "agricole" and is related to the Haitian Creole word "agrikilti" (agriculture). |
| Hausa | In Hausa, "aikin gona" can also refer to the occupation of farming. |
| Hawaiian | "Mahiai" also shares its root with "'ai" (to eat), and "maha" (to live) and its cognates, making its meaning also extend to "nourishment" and "sustenance." |
| Hebrew | חַקלָאִי is derived from the Hebrew word חָקַל (field), and its alternate meanings include 'rural' and 'agrarian'. |
| Hindi | The word "कृषि" (agricultural) comes from the Sanskrit word "कृष" (to plow). |
| Hmong | The word 'kev ua liaj ua teb' has a literal meaning of "working on the ground," but its usage has expanded to include all aspects of agriculture. |
| Hungarian | Mezőgazdasági is derived from the words "mező" (field) and "gazdaság" (economy). |
| Icelandic | "Landbúnaðar" is a compound word consisting of the nouns "land" (land) and "búnaður" (farming, cultivation), hence its meaning as "agricultural". |
| Igbo | "Oru ugbo" can also refer to a farm or farmland in the Igbo language. |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "pertanian" (agricultural) stems from "tani" (farmer), ultimately derived from Sanskrit "tana" (soil). |
| Irish | In Irish mythology, "talmhaíochta" refers to divine beings associated with the land and agricultural prosperity. |
| Italian | The word 'agricolo' in Italian can also refer to agricultural land, such as farmland or vineyards. |
| Japanese | 農業 (nougyou) can be interpreted as "agriculture", "farming industry", or "agriculture, forestry and fishery industry" (although other terms may also be preferred for the latter). |
| Javanese | Tetanen is the Javanese form of the Indonesian word "tani" and refers to the "people of the soil", i.e. the farmers. |
| Kannada | "ಕೃಷಿ" in Kannada is a Sanskrit loanword, coming from "कृषि" (kṛṣi), which also means "agriculture" or "farming". |
| Khmer | The term "កសិកម្ម" is derived from Sanskrit, where it originally meant "cultivation of the land". |
| Korean | "농업" means farming or agriculture, and also has the meaning of farming and cultivating one's health through diet and exercise. |
| Kurdish | The word "cotarî" is of Arabic origin and is related to the word "qatr," which means "drop of water". |
| Kyrgyz | The word "айыл чарба" comes from the Turkic word "ayıl," meaning "village," and the Persian word "charba," meaning "cultivation." |
| Lao | The word 'ກະສິກໍາ' ('agricultural') in Lao can also refer to the process of farming or cultivating crops. |
| Latin | The Latin word "agricultura" derives from "ager" (field) and "colere" (to cultivate). |
| Latvian | Lauksaimniecības is a compound word formed from lauks ('field') and saimniecība ('farm') |
| Lithuanian | The word `žemės ūkio` literally translates to "farming of the land" in Lithuanian. |
| Luxembourgish | Landwirtschaftlech has a second meaning, "in an orderly manner," that stems from an older usage of Land in Luxembourgish to represent "regularity" |
| Macedonian | The word "земјоделски" (agricultural) derives from the Old Church Slavonic word "земьдѣл" (tiller of the soil). |
| Malagasy | The word "fambolena" is derived from the Malagasy words "fambo" (to cultivate) and "lena" (field), and it can also refer to the land used for agriculture or the agricultural sector of the economy. |
| Malay | The word "pertanian" can also refer to the field of agriculture or the industry of farming. |
| Maltese | The word "agrikoli" in Maltese derives from the Latin word "ager", meaning "field". |
| Maori | "Ahuwhenua" (agricultural) also refers to a traditional Polynesian marae complex. |
| Marathi | "कृषी" comes from the Sanskrit word "कृषि" which means "cultivation". The term also denotes the study of soil and the relationship between plants and animals in the environment. |
| Mongolian | Literally "village economy," Mongolian хөдөө аж ахуй is a calque from Russian сельское хозяйство (sel'skoye khozyaystvo) "agriculture, farming." |
| Nepali | The word "कृषि" is derived from the Sanskrit word "कृष" meaning "to plow" and is related to the word "کشاورزی" (keshtvarzi) in Persian, meaning "agriculture." |
| Norwegian | The word "jordbruks" derives from the Old Norse terms "jǫrð" (earth) and "bruk" (cultivation). |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | In the Nyanja (Chichewa) language, the word "zaulimi" can refer to both agricultural practices and crops. |
| Pashto | The word "کرنه" can also mean "cultivation" or "farmland" in Pashto. |
| Persian | کِشاورزی is also the name of a town in Markazi Province, Iran |
| Polish | The Polish word "rolniczy" derives from the Latin "ager" meaning "field" and is also related to the Czech word "role" meaning "acre". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "agrícola" derives from the Latin word "ager", which means "field". |
| Punjabi | The word "ਖੇਤੀਬਾੜੀ" derives from the Sanskrit word "kshetra-vibhardana," meaning "the art of dividing or apportioning the land." |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "agricol" comes from the Latin word "ager", meaning "field."} |
| Russian | The word "сельскохозяйственный" comes from the Old Russian word "сельга," meaning "a village," and "хозяйственный," meaning "economic." |
| Samoan | The word "faʻatoʻaga" in Samoan means "agriculture", but its root word "toʻaga" also means "garden" or "field". |
| Scots Gaelic | In addition to 'agricultural', "àiteachas" can also refer to 'agronomy' or 'cultivation'. |
| Serbian | The word 'пољопривредне' ('agricultural') in Serbian is derived from the Slavic root 'polje', meaning 'field', and 'privredivati', meaning 'to cultivate' or 'to farm'. |
| Sesotho | Temo is cognate with the Zulu word "ilumo" meaning "cultivated field". |
| Shona | The term 'zvekurima' can also refer to agricultural tools and implements, farming activities, and rural areas where agriculture is practiced |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "زرعي" can also refer to "land suitable for farming" or "a farmer". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word 'කෘෂි' derives from the Sanskrit word 'कृषि' (kṛṣi), which also means 'agriculture' and 'cultivation' |
| Slovak | The word "poľnohospodársky" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *polьno, meaning "field", and *gospodъ, meaning "master" or "lord". |
| Slovenian | The word "kmetijski" comes from the Old Slavic word "kmetъ" meaning "peasant". |
| Somali | The word "beeraha" is derived from the root "beer" meaning "to plant" in Somali. |
| Spanish | The word "agrícola" derives from the Latin "ager", meaning "field", and "cola", meaning "cultivating" or "tilling", hence its meaning of "agricultural". |
| Sundanese | The word "tatanén" also means "to cultivate" or "to plant" in Sundanese. |
| Swahili | "Kilimo" is also a word for "farming" in Swahili. |
| Swedish | In Swedish, "jordbruks" is derived from "jord" (earth) and "bruk" (use), denoting land use for farming. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Agrikultura" originates from Spanish "agricultura" and ultimately from the Latin "ager", meaning "land", and "colere," meaning "to cultivate." |
| Tajik | The Tajik word "кишоварзӣ" ultimately derives from the Persian word "کشتکارز" ( "kashtakār"), meaning a cultivator or an agriculturalist. |
| Tamil | The word "விவசாய" (agricultural) originates from the Tamil verb "விவஸிக்க" (to cultivate), implying an action or process rather than a state of being. |
| Telugu | The term 'వ్యవసాయ' ('agricultural') is derived from the Sanskrit root 'कृष्' ('to cultivate') and the Telugu suffix '-యం' ('action'). It can also refer to 'farming' or 'agriculture'. |
| Thai | The word เกษตรกรรม derives from the Sanskrit word krishi, meaning farming. |
| Turkish | The word "tarımsal" is derived from the Persian word "tarım", meaning "cultivation". |
| Ukrainian | The word “сільськогосподарські” (“agricultural”) in Ukrainian is derived from the word “село” (“village”) and the word “господарство” (“economy”), thus referring to the economy of rural areas. |
| Urdu | The word "زرعی" is derived from the Arabic word "زرع", which means plant, sow, or cultivate. |
| Uzbek | The term "qishloq xo'jaligi" is also used in Uzbek to refer to a type of farming system that is based on the collective ownership of land and resources. |
| Vietnamese | "Nông nghiệp" also means "agriculture" in Vietnamese |
| Welsh | Amaethyddol is also used figuratively in Welsh, to describe something rural or rustic in character. |
| Xhosa | The Xhosa word "kwezolimo" can also mean "to cultivate" or "to farm." |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word “לאַנדווירטשאַפטלעך” (“agricultural”) stems from the German “Landwirtschaft”, meaning “farming” or “agriculture”. Interestingly, it also shares a root with “Landesverrat”, which means “treason” in German. |
| Yoruba | "Ogbín" is derived from the Yoruba word "ogbé" (farm) and means "pertaining to farming" |
| Zulu | Ezolimo, an isiZulu term derived from 'isilimo,' means a place of farming and cultivation. |
| English | Alternate meanings of 'agricultural': relating to arable land, or to the process of farming. |