Art in Different Languages
Discover 'Art' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Art
Afrikaans kuns | ||
Albanian arti | ||
Amharic ስነጥበብ | ||
Arabic فن | ||
Armenian արվեստ | ||
Assamese কলা | ||
Aymara arti | ||
Azerbaijani incəsənət | ||
Bambara seko | ||
Basque artea | ||
Belarusian мастацтва | ||
Bengali শিল্প | ||
Bhojpuri कला | ||
Bosnian art | ||
Bulgarian изкуство | ||
Catalan art | ||
Cebuano arte | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 艺术 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 藝術 | ||
Corsican art | ||
Croatian umjetnost | ||
Czech umění | ||
Danish kunst | ||
Dhivehi ޢާޓް | ||
Dogri कला | ||
Dutch kunst | ||
English art | ||
Esperanto arto | ||
Estonian kunst | ||
Ewe nutata | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) sining | ||
Finnish taide | ||
French art | ||
Frisian keunst | ||
Galician art | ||
Georgian ხელოვნება | ||
German kunst | ||
Greek τέχνη | ||
Guarani temiporã | ||
Gujarati કલા | ||
Haitian Creole atizay | ||
Hausa fasaha | ||
Hawaiian art | ||
Hebrew אומנות | ||
Hindi कला | ||
Hmong kos duab | ||
Hungarian művészet | ||
Icelandic list | ||
Igbo nka | ||
Ilocano artes | ||
Indonesian seni | ||
Irish ealaín | ||
Italian arte | ||
Japanese アート | ||
Javanese seni | ||
Kannada ಕಲೆ | ||
Kazakh өнер | ||
Khmer សិល្បៈ | ||
Kinyarwanda ubuhanzi | ||
Konkani कला | ||
Korean 미술 | ||
Krio drɔin | ||
Kurdish fen | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) هونەر | ||
Kyrgyz искусство | ||
Lao ສິນລະປະ | ||
Latin artem | ||
Latvian māksla | ||
Lingala mayele | ||
Lithuanian menas | ||
Luganda ebifaananyi | ||
Luxembourgish konscht | ||
Macedonian уметност | ||
Maithili कला | ||
Malagasy kanto | ||
Malay seni | ||
Malayalam കല | ||
Maltese art | ||
Maori toi | ||
Marathi कला | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯀꯂꯥ | ||
Mizo themthiamna | ||
Mongolian урлаг | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အနုပညာ | ||
Nepali कला | ||
Norwegian kunst | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) luso | ||
Odia (Oriya) କଳା | ||
Oromo aartii | ||
Pashto هنر | ||
Persian هنر | ||
Polish sztuka | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) arte | ||
Punjabi ਕਲਾ | ||
Quechua sumaq ruway | ||
Romanian artă | ||
Russian изобразительное искусство | ||
Samoan faatufugaga | ||
Sanskrit कला | ||
Scots Gaelic ealain | ||
Sepedi bokgabo | ||
Serbian уметност | ||
Sesotho bonono | ||
Shona art | ||
Sindhi آرٽ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) කලාව | ||
Slovak čl | ||
Slovenian umetnost | ||
Somali farshaxanka | ||
Spanish arte | ||
Sundanese seni | ||
Swahili sanaa | ||
Swedish konst | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) arte | ||
Tajik санъат | ||
Tamil கலை | ||
Tatar сәнгать | ||
Telugu కళ | ||
Thai ศิลปะ | ||
Tigrinya ጥበብ | ||
Tsonga vutshila | ||
Turkish sanat | ||
Turkmen sungat | ||
Twi (Akan) adeyɛ | ||
Ukrainian мистецтво | ||
Urdu آرٹ | ||
Uyghur سەنئەت | ||
Uzbek san'at | ||
Vietnamese nghệ thuật | ||
Welsh celf | ||
Xhosa ubugcisa | ||
Yiddish קונסט | ||
Yoruba aworan | ||
Zulu ubuciko |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "kuns" derives from the Dutch word "kunst", meaning "art" or "skill", and originally referred to all forms of craftsmanship. |
| Albanian | In Albanian, "arti" can also refer to a "trade" or a "craft". |
| Amharic | The word "ስነጥበብ" is also used to refer to "literature" and "education". |
| Arabic | In Arabic, 'فن' ('fann') denotes not only 'art' but also a 'branch of knowledge,' 'technique,' or 'skill.' |
| Armenian | The Armenian word "արվեստ" can also mean "skill, craft, or mastery," and is etymologically related to the word "արար", meaning "to create." |
| Azerbaijani | The word "incəsənət" is derived from the Arabic word "sanat", which means "skill" or "craft", and the Persian word "injah", which means "refined" or "delicate". |
| Basque | Artea 'art' in Basque can also mean 'law', 'custom', 'use' |
| Belarusian | The Belarusian word “мастацтва” derives from a Proto-Slavic root, *(isk)ūstvo, that is also related to the Latin ars and art, indicating craftsmanship. |
| Bengali | The term "শিল্প" (art) in Bengali is derived from the Sanskrit word "शिल्प" (śilpa), meaning "craft" or "skill." |
| Bosnian | In Bosnian, "art" can also refer to a "skill" or "craft". |
| Bulgarian | 'Изкуство' also means 'temptation' in Bulgarian |
| Catalan | In Catalan, the word "art" can also refer to a "skill" or "ability". |
| Cebuano | In Cebuano, "arte" can also mean "skill" or "craft". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 艺术, an abstract concept representing one's creative work |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The word "藝術" in Chinese has roots in Confucianism, where it referred to the practice of cultivating one's virtue and morality. |
| Corsican | Arte in Corsican can also mean craft or artifice. |
| Croatian | The word "umjetnost" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *umьjętь, meaning "skill" or "knowledge". |
| Czech | Czech word "umění" originally meant knowledge and later acquired its present meaning "art" in the 14th century. |
| Danish | The Danish word 'kunst' is cognate with the English word 'cunning', and originally meant 'skill' or 'craft'. |
| Dutch | Derived from Middle Dutch 'const', meaning 'knowledge, skill', 'kunst' originally referred to a practical rather than an aesthetic activity. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "arto" derives from the Latin word "ars", which also means "skill" or "craft". |
| Estonian | The word "kunst" in Estonian derives from the Middle Low German "kunst", which refers to knowledge and skill in a specific area. |
| Finnish | In Finnish, the word "taide" originates from "taitaa" (to be able to, to master), reflecting the idea of art as something that requires skill and expertise. |
| French | In French, "art" can also refer to skills, crafts, or techniques, and derives from the Latin "ars," meaning "skill" or "craft." |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "keunst" derives from a Proto-Indo-European root and is also used in Dutch, where it refers to 'cunning' or 'artful skill' |
| Galician | O termo "arte" no galego é derivado do termo latino "ars", que significa habilidade, habilidade ou ofício. |
| German | German 'Kunst' comes from Latin 'conscientia' (conscience, knowledge) and is related to English 'cunning'. |
| Greek | The word 'τέχνη' has also been used to refer to 'skill' or 'craft' in ancient Greek, and even 'knowledge' of the mind or the soul. |
| Gujarati | The word "કલા" in Gujarati also refers to a "skill" or "craft". |
| Haitian Creole | "Atizay" also refers to the act of creating or performing artistic works in Haitian Creole. |
| Hausa | In addition to its primary meaning of "art," "fasaha" can also refer to "skill" or "craft" in Hausa. |
| Hawaiian | In Hawaiian, "art" also refers to the ocean surge. |
| Hebrew | "אומנות" can also mean "craftsmanship" or "skill" in Hebrew. |
| Hindi | The Hindi word "कला" can also refer to a trick, or method as seen for instance in "शतरंज की कला" (Chess Art). |
| Hmong | The term "kos duab" can also be used to refer to decorations, embellishments, designs, motifs, or any other item added to something else to make it more appealing or eye-catching. |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "Művészet" can also refer to "beauty," "talent," or "skill" |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "list" can also mean "cleverness" or "skill". |
| Igbo | The word 'nka' can also refer to 'beauty', 'creativity', or 'ingenuity' in Igbo and is often used in the context of traditional Igbo arts to signify the importance of beauty and functionality. |
| Indonesian | "Seni" derives from the Sanskrit word "sani" meaning "skillful, exquisite, elegant, or expert". |
| Irish | Ealaín in Irish has a broad meaning and encompasses various forms of craft and creativity, including embroidery and metalworking. |
| Italian | Arte comes from the Latin ars and may also refer to a "way", "manner" or "technique" |
| Japanese | The Japanese word "アート" can also refer to artificiality, skill, or artifice. |
| Javanese | The word "seni" in Javanese refers to artistic endeavors and beauty, originating from the Sanskrit word "shreni" meaning "guild" or "class of people," highlighting the collaborative nature of art. |
| Kannada | The term 'ಕಲೆ' (art) in Kannada is cognate with the word 'Kalā' in Sanskrit and likely derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kel-, meaning 'to move or turn'. |
| Kazakh | The word "өнер" in Kazakh also means "skill" or "ability" and is related to the word "өндіру" ("to produce") and the noun "өнім" ("product"). |
| Khmer | The word សិល្បៈ (art) in Khmer can also refer to handicrafts and artistic skills. |
| Korean | 미술 (misul) in Korean can refer to both fine art and martial arts. |
| Kurdish | The word "fen" in Kurdish shares its roots with the Persian word "hunar," meaning "skill" or "craft." |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word "искусство" can also refer to "craft", "skill", or "mastery". |
| Lao | The word ສິນລະປະ is derived from the Pali words sila, meaning 'virtue' or 'morality', and pa, meaning 'protection' or 'preservation'. |
| Latin | The Latin word "artem" is cognate to the Greek word "technē" and refers to practical knowledge or skill. |
| Latvian | "Māksla" can also mean "skill" or "craft" in Latvian, hinting at art's practical and technical aspects. |
| Lithuanian | The word "menas" in Lithuanian is derived from the Proto-Baltic "*mēns" meaning "thought" or "reason." |
| Luxembourgish | Konscht is derived from the Latin word "conscientia," meaning "conscience," implying a sense of morality and self-awareness in artistic creation. |
| Macedonian | The Macedonian word "уметност" derives from the Proto-Slavic root *umetь, meaning "skill" or "know-how." |
| Malagasy | The word 'kanto' also refers to a style of storytelling that uses a musical accompaniment |
| Malay | The term 'seni' can also refer to traditional Malay crafts and skills in Malaysia and Indonesia. |
| Malayalam | The word "കല" ("art") in Malayalam also refers to "parts" or "limbs" and is related to the Sanskrit word "kala" meaning "part" or "portion". |
| Maltese | In Maltese, "art" (arti) also means "craftsmanship" or "skill". |
| Maori | The Maori word "toi" is also used to refer to spells or incantations, and can also mean "to make" or "to create." |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "कला" (kalā) traces its roots back to the Sanskrit term "kal" meaning "to perform" or "calculate". |
| Mongolian | The word "урлаг" is also used to refer to the act of hunting or capturing animals. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word "အနုပညာ" is derived from the Sanskrit word "ānuśāsana", meaning "discipline". It can also refer to knowledge, science, or literature. |
| Nepali | "कला" also refers to "skills", "techniques", and "knowledge" in Nepali. |
| Norwegian | The word “kunst” in Norwegian also means “skill” or “craft”. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word 'luso' in Nyanja can also refer to a person from Portugal. |
| Pashto | The term "هنر" comes from the word "hanair" in Middle Persian, meaning "skill" or "ability."} |
| Persian | هنر, in Persian, can also refer to "skill", which connects to the word's root meaning "to do" or "to make." |
| Polish | Etymology: Polish sztuka derives from Old Czech štúka, from Old High German stucki or from Old Saxon stucki (a piece of work). |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "arte" can refer to both "art" and "cunning" or "skill", showcasing the intrinsic connection between creativity and strategy. |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word "ਕਲਾ" (kalā) is derived from the Sanskrit word "कल (kala)", meaning "part, portion, or member", and it can also refer to "accomplishments, skills, or talents". |
| Romanian | In Romanian, “artă” can refer to both the concept of art as well as the individual skill or craft of an artisan, and derives from the same Latin root as the French “art”. |
| Russian | The Russian word "Изобразительное искусство" (art) literally means "depictive art" and encompasses a wide range of visual art forms. |
| Samoan | Fa'a is derived from fa'aga, which refers to a way or manner of living, and tufugaga means a skillful person, so faatufugaga encompasses both the process and the outcome of skillful artistic expression. |
| Scots Gaelic | In modern Scots Gaelic the word "ealain" can also mean "science". |
| Serbian | "Уметност" can also mean "skill" or "ability" in Serbian. |
| Sesotho | The word 'bonono' in Sesotho finds its origins in the word 'ono', meaning 'to see' or 'to observe'. |
| Shona | In Shona, one of the meanings of "art" is "the process or result of making something beautiful or attractive" |
| Sindhi | The word "آرٽ" in Sindhi can also mean "a piece of work done with skill" or "a craft" |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | "කලාව" (art) can also refer to knowledge, science, or skill |
| Slovak | The word "čl" in Slovak comes from the Proto-Slavic word *čьlъ, which also meant "member", "limb", or "joint". |
| Slovenian | The word 'umetnost' derives from the Slavic root 'uměti', meaning 'to know' or 'to be able', indicating that art was originally understood as a form of knowledge and skill. |
| Somali | Farshaxanka is derived from the Arabic word "fann" meaning "skill" or "craft". |
| Spanish | Arte, in Spanish, can also refer to a kind of magic or cunning, particularly in the context of bullfighting or hunting. |
| Sundanese | Seni can also mean 'dance' or 'skill'. |
| Swahili | The word "sanaa" in Swahili also refers to "craftsmanship" and "creativity" beyond just the visual arts. |
| Swedish | Konst in Swedish can also refer to "skill" or "craft", and can be traced back to the Proto-Indo-European root "*kwen-", meaning "to do" or "to create." |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "arte" can also refer to affectation, pretense, or artificiality in behavior or mannerism. |
| Tajik | The Tajik word "санъат" also refers to knowledge, science, skill, occupation, and industry. |
| Tamil | "கலை" in Tamil can also refer to limbs, parts of the body, tactics, and stratagems. |
| Telugu | The word "కళ" (kala) in Telugu can be derived from the Sanskrit word "kala" meaning "a part, a section, or a moment". |
| Thai | ศิลปะ (art) can also mean technology, technique, ability, science, discipline, way of doing something, or means to achieve something, all of which are related to artistic activities. |
| Turkish | The word 'Sanat' also refers to 'treatment' or 'healing' in traditional Turkish medicine. |
| Ukrainian | The word "мистецтво" (art) is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *mystiti, meaning "to think" or "to know." |
| Urdu | The Urdu word "آرٹ" originates from the Sanskrit word "ऋत" meaning "order", and in Persian it refers to "skill" or "craft". |
| Uzbek | In Uzbek, "san'at" can also refer to a profession, a craft, or a skill, rather than solely artistic expressions. |
| Vietnamese | "Nghệ thuật" also means the skills involved in performing a craft. |
| Welsh | In Middle Cornish, 'kelfa' meant "cleverness, art device, or trick." |
| Xhosa | The word 'ubugcisa' may also refer to the act of creating an artwork, skill, proficiency, wisdom, knowledge, expertise, and cleverness. |
| Yiddish | In Yiddish, "קונסט" "konst" can also refer to an odd or peculiar person. |
| Yoruba | In the Bini language, which is related to Yoruba, the word 'aworan' refers to a 'likeness' or 'portrait'. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word 'ubuciko' not only denotes art but also embraces concepts like 'skill', 'expertise', and 'craft', reflecting its deep cultural significance. |
| English | The word 'art' originates from the Latin word 'ars,' meaning both 'art' and 'skill,' and is related to the Sanskrit word 'rta,' meaning 'order' or 'truth.' |