Behavior in Different Languages
Discover 'Behavior' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Behavior
Afrikaans gedrag | ||
Albanian sjellje | ||
Amharic ባህሪ | ||
Arabic سلوك | ||
Armenian վարքագիծ | ||
Assamese আচৰণ | ||
Aymara kumpurtasiwi | ||
Azerbaijani davranış | ||
Bambara jogo | ||
Basque portaera | ||
Belarusian паводзіны | ||
Bengali আচরণ | ||
Bhojpuri बेवहार | ||
Bosnian ponašanje | ||
Bulgarian поведение | ||
Catalan comportament | ||
Cebuano pamatasan | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 行为 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 行為 | ||
Corsican cumpurtamentu | ||
Croatian ponašanje | ||
Czech chování | ||
Danish opførsel | ||
Dhivehi އުޅުން | ||
Dogri ब्यहार | ||
Dutch gedrag | ||
English behavior | ||
Esperanto konduto | ||
Estonian käitumine | ||
Ewe nuwɔna | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) pag-uugali | ||
Finnish käyttäytymistä | ||
French comportement | ||
Frisian hâlden en dragen | ||
Galician comportamento | ||
Georgian მოქმედება | ||
German verhalten | ||
Greek η συμπεριφορα | ||
Guarani hapykuere | ||
Gujarati વર્તન | ||
Haitian Creole konpòtman | ||
Hausa hali | ||
Hawaiian hana | ||
Hebrew התנהגות | ||
Hindi व्यवहार | ||
Hmong cwj pwm | ||
Hungarian viselkedés | ||
Icelandic hegðun | ||
Igbo omume | ||
Ilocano panagtignay | ||
Indonesian tingkah laku | ||
Irish iompar | ||
Italian comportamento | ||
Japanese 動作 | ||
Javanese tingkah laku | ||
Kannada ನಡವಳಿಕೆ | ||
Kazakh мінез-құлық | ||
Khmer ឥរិយាបទ | ||
Kinyarwanda imyitwarire | ||
Konkani वागणूक | ||
Korean 행동 | ||
Krio biev | ||
Kurdish xwenîşandinî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ڕەفتار | ||
Kyrgyz жүрүм-турум | ||
Lao ພຶດຕິ ກຳ | ||
Latin mores | ||
Latvian uzvedība | ||
Lingala ezaleli | ||
Lithuanian elgesys | ||
Luganda enneeyisa | ||
Luxembourgish verhalen | ||
Macedonian однесување | ||
Maithili व्यवहार | ||
Malagasy fitondrantena | ||
Malay tingkah laku | ||
Malayalam പെരുമാറ്റം | ||
Maltese imġieba | ||
Maori whanonga | ||
Marathi वर्तन | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯂꯤꯆꯠ ꯁꯥꯖꯠ | ||
Mizo nungchang | ||
Mongolian зан байдал | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အပြုအမူ | ||
Nepali व्यवहार | ||
Norwegian oppførsel | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) khalidwe | ||
Odia (Oriya) ବ୍ୟବହାର | ||
Oromo amala | ||
Pashto چلند | ||
Persian رفتار - اخلاق | ||
Polish zachowanie | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) comportamento | ||
Punjabi ਵਿਵਹਾਰ | ||
Quechua comportamiento | ||
Romanian comportament | ||
Russian поведение | ||
Samoan amio | ||
Sanskrit व्यवहार | ||
Scots Gaelic giùlan | ||
Sepedi maitshwaro | ||
Serbian понашање | ||
Sesotho boitshwaro | ||
Shona maitiro | ||
Sindhi رويو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) හැසිරීම | ||
Slovak správanie | ||
Slovenian vedenje | ||
Somali dhaqanka | ||
Spanish comportamiento | ||
Sundanese kalakuan | ||
Swahili tabia | ||
Swedish beteende | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) pag-uugali | ||
Tajik рафтор | ||
Tamil நடத்தை | ||
Tatar тәртип | ||
Telugu ప్రవర్తన | ||
Thai พฤติกรรม | ||
Tigrinya ባህርያት | ||
Tsonga hanyelo | ||
Turkish davranış | ||
Turkmen özüni alyp baryş | ||
Twi (Akan) suban | ||
Ukrainian поведінки | ||
Urdu سلوک | ||
Uyghur ھەرىكەت | ||
Uzbek xulq-atvor | ||
Vietnamese hành vi | ||
Welsh ymddygiad | ||
Xhosa indlela yokuziphatha | ||
Yiddish נאַטור | ||
Yoruba ihuwasi | ||
Zulu ukuziphatha |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "gedrag" is of Dutch origin and can also refer to the movement of heavenly bodies in Afrikaans. |
| Albanian | "Sjellje" is also used in Albanian as a way to say "demeanor" or the way a person acts or presents themselves. |
| Amharic | The word "ባህሪ" (behavior) is derived from the root "ብህር" (character), and can also refer to someone's personality or nature. |
| Arabic | سلوك is a verb that means 'to walk' or 'to conduct oneself,' and is related to the word 'path' ('طريق'). |
| Armenian | Վարքագիծ" has a broader scope than "behavior," covering not only actions but also physical qualities and demeanor. |
| Azerbaijani | In Azerbaijani, the word "davranış" is also used to describe a person's actions, conduct, or demeanor. |
| Basque | Basque word "portaera" also means "conduct", "attitude" and "demeanor". |
| Belarusian | The word "паводзіны" in Belarusian is derived from the verb "паводзіць", which means "to drive, to guide, or to manage". |
| Bengali | আচরণ derives from the Sanskrit word 'चार' (movement, conduct, or behavior) and also means 'practice' or 'usage' in Bengali. |
| Bosnian | The word 'ponašanje' can also mean 'demeanor', 'conduct', or 'bearing' |
| Bulgarian | The word "поведение" has a similar meaning in Bulgarian and French, and is ultimately derived from the Latin word "habere," meaning "to have." |
| Catalan | In Castilian Spanish, the term comportament refers to a compartment or drawer in a piece of furniture, while in Catalan, it exclusively denotes behavior. |
| Cebuano | The word "pamatasan" in Cebuano can also mean "school" or "university", due to its root word "pamatan" which means "to learn". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The word "行为" (behavior) in Chinese also refers to "activity" or "conduct". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 行為 is also a Buddhist term meaning "karmic retribution". |
| Corsican | "Cum purtamentu" is the standard spelling for the word but it can also be written "cumpurtamintu". It's a loan word from the Italian language. |
| Croatian | In Croatian, "ponašanje" also refers to a demeanor or conduct, especially in a social context. |
| Czech | The word "chování" also means "breeding" or "upbringing" in Czech. |
| Danish | While the word "opførsel" directly translates to mean "behavior," it can also mean "performance" or "conduct". |
| Dutch | The word "gedrag" in Dutch can also refer to someone's conduct or demeanor. |
| Esperanto | The word "konduto" in Esperanto can also refer to a conduct or a conduit, and derives from the Latin word "conductus" meaning "leading" or "guiding". |
| Estonian | Estonian word "käitumine" translates to "behavior," but derives from the verb="käima" (to walk), and the suffix="-mine" (characterized by), so literally meaning "a manner of walking." |
| Finnish | The word "käyttäytymistä" in Finnish literally translates to "use of oneself". |
| French | In Old French, "comportement" meant "attitude, way of holding oneself". |
| Frisian | 'Hâlden en dragen' is also an archaic expression meaning 'living and carrying,' especially of livestock. |
| Galician | The Galician word "comportamento" comes from the Latin "comportare," meaning "to carry together" or "to endure." |
| Georgian | The word "moqmedeba" in Georgian can also mean "action" or "act" depending on the context in which it is used. |
| German | Verhalten can also mean 'the attitude towards something' |
| Greek | The word "η ΣΥΜΠΕΡΙΦΟΡΑ" comes from the Greek word "σύμπερι" (symperi) meaning "together" and "φέρω" (fero) meaning "to bear or carry." |
| Gujarati | The word "વર્તન" is derived from the Sanskrit word "वर्तन" (vartan), which means "to turn, to move". |
| Haitian Creole | "Konpòtman" ultimately derives from the French word "comportement" with the addition of the Haitian Creole definite article "la" to the end of the word. |
| Hausa | The word "hali" can also refer to physical appearance or physical attributes. |
| Hawaiian | In Hawaiian, 'hana' also means 'work' or 'craft', reflecting the idea that behavior is a manifestation of one's skills and abilities. |
| Hebrew | התנהגות can also mean 'conduct' or 'manner'. |
| Hindi | The word "व्यवहार" (vyavahara) in Hindi also means "conduct", "dealing", or "transaction". |
| Hmong | "Cwj pwm" can also mean "conduct" or "manners." |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "viselkedés" originates from the word "viselni" meaning "to wear", referring to the outward manifestation of someone's inner disposition. |
| Icelandic | The term hegðun has an etymological origin in the word hegða, which signifies "to keep, observe or tend". |
| Igbo | The word 'omume' (behavior) in Igbo can also refer to 'way of life' or 'conduct'. |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "tingkah laku" can also refer to a person's behavior, demeanor, or conduct. |
| Irish | The Irish word "iompar" also refers to "port" and "carriage" and derives from the Latin word "importare". |
| Italian | In Italian, "comportamento" can also mean "deportment" or "conduct". |
| Japanese | "動作" can also mean "an action" or "a move". |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "tingkah laku" can also mean "posture" or "manner of carrying oneself". |
| Kannada | The word "ನಡವಳಿಕೆ" can also refer to a specific type of behavior, such as the "conduct of a person" or the "manner of acting or behaving". |
| Kazakh | "Мінез-құлық" can also refer to moral or ethical conduct and can be used to describe a person's nature, values, and attitudes. |
| Khmer | The Khmer word "ឥរិយាបទ" (behavior) is derived from the Sanskrit word "आर्यापथ" (āryāpatha), meaning "noble conduct". It can also refer to postures or gestures. |
| Korean | The word "hangdong" (행동) is also used to refer to "action" or "conduct" in a legal or ethical context. |
| Kurdish | Xwenîşandinî has an alternate meaning of "training, education, teaching, instruction" in Kurdish, derived from the Persian word "tarbīyat" with the same meaning. |
| Kyrgyz | The term “жүрүм-турум” is frequently used in the context of social norms and values. |
| Latin | The Latin word 'mores' can also refer to customs, traditions, or moral principles. |
| Latvian | The word "uzvedība" also means "conduct" or "demeanor" in Latvian. |
| Lithuanian | The word "elgesys" in Lithuanian comes from the verb "elgtis," which means "to act". |
| Luxembourgish | The Luxembourgish word "Verhalen" is derived from the German word "Verhalten", which in turn originates from the Middle High German "verhalten" (to carry oneself). |
| Macedonian | The word "однесување" in Macedonian can also refer to "demeanor" or "conduct." |
| Malagasy | The word “fitondrantena” in Malagasy comes from the Proto-Malayo-Polynesian root *tuŋkuḍ, which means “to squat” or “to sit on one's heels.” |
| Malay | "Tingkah laku" can literally be translated as "action appearance", suggesting a close relationship between external actions and internal states. |
| Malayalam | The word "പെരുമാറ്റം" (perumattam) in Malayalam originally meant "manner of conduct befitting a king". |
| Maltese | The word "imġieba" is derived from the Arabic word "majaba" meaning "answer". |
| Maori | The word "whanonga" also has connotations of "custom" and "tradition" within the Maori culture. |
| Marathi | The word "वर्तन" (vartana) is derived from the Sanskrit root "वृत्" (vrt) meaning "to turn, to behave". |
| Mongolian | The word 'зан байдал' in Mongolian can also refer to the nature or disposition of a person. |
| Nepali | The word "व्यवहार" can also mean "conduct" or "transaction". |
| Norwegian | The word "oppførsel" is derived from the Old Norse word "uppføra," meaning "to bring up" or "to educate." |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "khalidwe" can also be used to describe the way in which someone moves or acts. |
| Pashto | The word "چلند" can also mean "conversation" or "interaction" in Pashto. |
| Persian | This word, in Arabic, literally means going on a road, which can be interpreted figuratively as moving forward in a way that would be in accordance with the religious or societal norms of conduct. |
| Polish | Polish "zachowanie" has the same etymology as English "conversation", meaning "staying together" |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | "Comportamento" derives from the Latin verb "comportare," meaning "to bring together" or "to assemble," implying a composite or organized nature. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word comportament is derived from the French word comportement, meaning "behavior," and is ultimately derived from the Latin word comportare, meaning "to carry together." |
| Russian | The word "behavior" in Russian, "поведение", can also refer to "conduct" or "manners". |
| Samoan | The word "amio" in Samoan also means a traditional performance of dance and song. |
| Scots Gaelic | Giùlan, in addition to referring to behavior, can also mean "bearing," "conduct," or "demeanor. |
| Serbian | The word 'ponašanje' comes from the verb 'ponašati se', which means 'to behave' or 'to act'. It can also refer to 'conduct', 'demeanor', or 'bearing'. |
| Sesotho | The word "boitshwaro" translates to "behavior" in English and stems from the root word "itshwaara", which means "to act" or "to behave". |
| Shona | The word "maitiro" in Shona can also refer to character or manner, and is related to the word "muitiro," which means custom or tradition. |
| Sindhi | "رُوئيو" means not only behavior, but is also used for an individual’s conduct, deportment or morality. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "හැසිරීම" can be derived from the Sanskrit word "चार" (chāra), meaning "to move" or "to conduct oneself." |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "správanie" can also refer to a news story or report, or to the administration of justice in a court of law. |
| Slovenian | This word can also refer to skill, knowledge, talent, experience, mastery, wisdom, or the process of learning and acquiring skills. |
| Somali | In Somali, "dhaqanka" not only means "behavior" but also "culture" or "tradition". |
| Spanish | "Comportamiento" (behavior) shares its root with "comportarse" which comes from the French "comporter" which originated from the Late Latin "comportare" meaning "to carry together, conduct, or behave." |
| Sundanese | The word „kalakuan” has alternate meaning: „kalimat” which means “sentence” and it is a loanword from Malay, and the root word „kulaku” which means „my doings”. |
| Swahili | "Tabia" also means "custom" or "usage" in Swahili. |
| Swedish | The word 'beteende' derives from the Latin verb 'betare', meaning 'to beat', referring to the external manifestations of internal states. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Pag-uugali" also means "customs, habits, or manners". |
| Tajik | The Tajik word рафтор is derived from the Persian word رفتار, which also means "behavior." |
| Tamil | The Tamil word |
| Telugu | The Sanskrit word 'pravarta' means 'to move' or 'to act', and the Telugu word 'ప్రవర్తన' is derived from it. |
| Thai | 'พฤติกรรม' derives from the Sanskrit word 'pravrutti' meaning 'to behave, to conduct oneself'. |
| Turkish | The word "davranış" also means "act", "deed", "conduct", "action" or "attitude" in Turkish. |
| Ukrainian | Поведінки also means "deportment" and is a plural form of the noun "поведінка". |
| Urdu | The Urdu word "سلوک" (behavior) is derived from the Arabic word "سَلُوك" and also refers to a system of spiritual practices in Sufism. |
| Uzbek | "Xulq-atvor" has Arabic origins and also means morality, conduct and character. |
| Vietnamese | In Vietnamese, "hành vi" can also refer to actions or conduct. |
| Welsh | 'Ymddygiad' comes from the Welsh words 'ymddyg' meaning 'to behave' and 'iad' meaning 'the state of'. |
| Xhosa | The word 'indlela yokuziphatha' literally translates to 'the way of behaving'. |
| Yiddish | From the Hebrew "הִתְנַּהֲגוּת" ("hitnahagut"), meaning "behavior," and also used in Ashkenazi Hebrew for "conduct". |
| Yoruba | The word "ihuwasi" is derived from the verb "hu" (to do) and the noun "wasi" (manner), hence it carries the meaning of "manner of doing" or "conduct". |
| Zulu | The Zulu word 'ukuziphatha' is derived from the verb 'ukuziphatha' meaning 'to hold oneself', and refers to one's conduct or demeanor. |
| English | The word "behavior" derives from the Latin word "habere," meaning "to have" or "to hold," and originally referred to the manner in which someone held themselves. |