Biological in different languages

Biological in Different Languages

Discover 'Biological' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.

Biological


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Afrikaans
biologies
Albanian
biologjike
Amharic
ባዮሎጂያዊ
Arabic
بيولوجي
Armenian
կենսաբանական
Assamese
জৈৱিক
Aymara
biológico ukat juk’ampinaka
Azerbaijani
bioloji
Bambara
biologique (biologiki) ye
Basque
biologikoa
Belarusian
біялагічны
Bengali
জৈবিক
Bhojpuri
जैविक के बा
Bosnian
biološki
Bulgarian
биологични
Catalan
biològica
Cebuano
biyolohikal
Chinese (Simplified)
生物
Chinese (Traditional)
生物
Corsican
biologicu
Croatian
biološki
Czech
biologický
Danish
biologisk
Dhivehi
ބަޔޮލޮޖިކަލް އެވެ
Dogri
जैविक
Dutch
biologisch
English
biological
Esperanto
biologiaj
Estonian
bioloogiline
Ewe
nugbagbeŋutinunya
Filipino (Tagalog)
biyolohikal
Finnish
biologinen
French
biologique
Frisian
biologysk
Galician
biolóxico
Georgian
ბიოლოგიური
German
biologisch
Greek
βιολογικός
Guarani
biológico rehegua
Gujarati
જૈવિક
Haitian Creole
byolojik
Hausa
ilmin halitta
Hawaiian
meaolaola
Hebrew
בִּיוֹלוֹגִי
Hindi
जैविक
Hmong
kev lom neeg
Hungarian
biológiai
Icelandic
líffræðilegt
Igbo
ndu
Ilocano
biolohikal nga
Indonesian
biologis
Irish
bitheolaíoch
Italian
biologico
Japanese
生物学的
Javanese
biologis
Kannada
ಜೈವಿಕ
Kazakh
биологиялық
Khmer
ជីវសាស្រ្ត
Kinyarwanda
ibinyabuzima
Konkani
जैविक
Korean
생물학적
Krio
bayolojikal wan
Kurdish
biyolojîk
Kurdish (Sorani)
بایۆلۆژی
Kyrgyz
биологиялык
Lao
ຊີວະພາບ
Latin
biological
Latvian
bioloģisks
Lingala
biologique
Lithuanian
biologinis
Luganda
ebiramu
Luxembourgish
biologesch
Macedonian
биолошки
Maithili
जैविक
Malagasy
niteraka
Malay
biologi
Malayalam
ബയോളജിക്കൽ
Maltese
bijoloġiċi
Maori
koiora
Marathi
जैविक
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯕꯥꯏꯑꯣꯂꯣꯖꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ꯫
Mizo
biological a ni
Mongolian
биологийн
Myanmar (Burmese)
ဇီဝဗေဒ
Nepali
जैविक
Norwegian
biologisk
Nyanja (Chichewa)
zachilengedwe
Odia (Oriya)
ଜ bi ବିକ |
Oromo
baayoloojii
Pashto
بیولوژیکي
Persian
بیولوژیکی
Polish
biologiczny
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
biológico
Punjabi
ਜੀਵ
Quechua
biológico nisqa
Romanian
biologic
Russian
биологический
Samoan
meaola
Sanskrit
जैविक
Scots Gaelic
bith-eòlasach
Sepedi
thutaphedi
Serbian
биолошки
Sesotho
ea tlhaho
Shona
zvipenyu
Sindhi
حياتياتي
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
ජීව විද්‍යාත්මක
Slovak
biologický
Slovenian
biološki
Somali
nafley ahaan
Spanish
biológico
Sundanese
biologis
Swahili
kibaolojia
Swedish
biologisk
Tagalog (Filipino)
biyolohikal
Tajik
биологӣ
Tamil
உயிரியல்
Tatar
биологик
Telugu
జీవ
Thai
ทางชีวภาพ
Tigrinya
ስነ-ህይወታዊ
Tsonga
biological
Turkish
biyolojik
Turkmen
biologiki
Twi (Akan)
abɔde a nkwa wom
Ukrainian
біологічний
Urdu
حیاتیاتی
Uyghur
بىئولوگىيىلىك
Uzbek
biologik
Vietnamese
sinh học
Welsh
biolegol
Xhosa
eziphilayo
Yiddish
בייאַלאַדזשיקאַל
Yoruba
ti ibi
Zulu
eziphilayo

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansThe Afrikaans word "biologies" can also refer to the study of life, or biology.
AlbanianThe Albanian word "biologjike" stems from the Greek word "biologos" meaning "studying life".
AmharicThe term "ባዮሎጂያዊ" ("biological") comes from the Greek word "βιολογία," meaning the "study of life."
ArabicThe word “بيولوجي” is derived from the Greek word “bios,” meaning “life,” and “logos,” meaning “study”.
ArmenianThe word "կենսաբանական" is derived from Greek and means both "biological" and "vital", a distinction not always present in Armenian due to the lack of a distinct word for "vital".
AzerbaijaniThe Azerbaijani word "bioloji" is derived from the Greek "bios" (life) and "logos" (study), and is cognate with the English word "biology".
BasqueThe Basque word 'biologikoa' derives from the Greek word 'biologos', meaning 'pertaining to living things'.
BelarusianThis word, with its stem "бія", comes from Greek "bios," meaning "life and existence."
Bengaliজৈবিক শব্দটি গ্রীক শব্দ 'bio' এবং 'logos' থেকে এসেছে
BosnianThe word 'biološki' also means 'organic' in Bosnian.
BulgarianBulgarian "биологични" ("biological") derives from Ancient Greek "βίος" ("life") and "-λογία" ("study of") through French "biologie" and Russian "биологический."
CatalanThe word "biològica" in Catalan also means "lifelike" or "organic looking", and is derived from the Greek word "bios", meaning "life".
Cebuano"Biyolohikal" comes from the Spanish word "biológico" and the Greek word "bios" meaning "life".
Chinese (Simplified)The term 生物 originated as a Buddhist translation meaning "beings, creation"
Chinese (Traditional)生物 in Chinese (Traditional) is short for 生物學, which literally means "the science of living things."
CorsicanThe Corsican word "biologicu" also means "organic".
CroatianThe word "biološki" in Croatian can also mean "organic" or "natural", as opposed to synthetic or artificial.
CzechBiologický can also mean organic, which is not a common meaning in English.
DanishWhile the Danish word "biologisk" primarily means "biological," it can also refer to the "organic" in the sense of "not synthetic."
DutchIn Dutch, 'biologisch' can mean either 'biological' or 'organic'.
EsperantoThe Esperanto word "biologiaj" also means "biologies" or "biological studies."
Estonian"Bioloogiline" derives from Greek, meaning "the study of life."
Finnish"Biologinen" tulee kreikan kielen sanoista "bios", eli elämä, ja "logos", eli tiede.
FrenchIn French, the term "biologique" can also refer to products cultivated without pesticides or chemical fertilizers, known as organic farming.
FrisianThe Frisian word "biologysk" has its origin in the Greek words "bios" (life) and "logos" (study).
Galician"Biolóxico" is used in Galician as a synonym of the Spanish "biológico" and the English "biologic" terms used in the health, biology and pharmaceutical fields.
GermanBiologisch can also mean "organic" in German.
Greekβιολογικός comes from βίος (life) and λόγος (speech or study), referring to the study of phenomena related to life such as living organisms, their functions, structure, and interactions.
GujaratiThe word "જૈવિક" can also mean "organic" or "biochemical".
Haitian CreoleThe word "byolojik" in Haitian Creole originated from French and has no other meanings.
Hausa'Ilmin halitta' also means 'physiology' in Hausa.
HawaiianMeaolaola literally means 'things of life' in Hawaiian, and is a more recent term meaning 'biological'.
HebrewThe term "biological" in Hebrew is derived from the Greek word "bios," meaning "life," and the suffix "-ology," meaning "study of."
HindiThe Hindi word “जैविक” also means “natural” or “organic”.
HmongKev lom neeg literally translates to “human form” and can refer to both plant and animal life.
HungarianA "biológiai" szó az "élettel kapcsolatos" jelentés mellett a "szerves", illetve "állati-növényi" értelmekkel is bír.
IcelandicThe word 'líffræðilegt' comes from the Old Norse word 'líf', meaning 'life', and the Greek word 'logos', meaning 'study'.
IgboThe Igbo word "ndu" has alternate meanings, including "life," "existence," and "soul."
Indonesian"Biologis" comes from Greek "bios" meaning life, and "-logos" meaning knowledge, hence "knowledge of life".
Irish"Bitheolaíoch" is cognate with "bio" in English and "biologie" in French, deriving from the Ancient Greek "bios" (life)
ItalianIn Italian, "biologico" can also refer to organic farming, as it's derived from the Greek word "bios," meaning "life."
JapaneseThe word "生物学的" in Japanese can also mean "organic" or "biochemical".
JavaneseIn Javanese, "biologis" can also refer to the study of living organisms, akin to biology in English.
Kannadaಜೈವಿಕ (jaivīka) also means a person who plays a musical instrument or an attendant in a temple.
KazakhThe Kazakh word "биологиялық" is derived from the Greek word "βιολογία" (biology), which means "the study of life".
KhmerThe word ជីវសាស្រ្ត (jivosas) is ultimately derived from the Sanskrit word जीवशास्त्र (jīvaśāstra), which means "the science of living beings."
Korean생물학적 can also mean 'of the material world', 'physical', 'organic' or 'material' in Korean.
KurdishThe word "biyolojîk" can also mean "natural" or "organic" in Kurdish.
KyrgyzThe term "биологиялык" ("biological") may also be used metaphorically in Kyrgyz to describe anything lively or organic.
LaoThe word "ຊີວະພາບ" can refer to not only biological entities, but also to other systems such as social or economic ones.
LatinFrom Latin (biologicus) meaning "of life," related to the Greek (bios, life).
LatvianLatvian "bioloģisks" derives from Ancient Greek "bios" (life) and "logos" (knowledge).
LithuanianThe Lithuanian word "biologinis" also has a rare secondary meaning of "biographical".
MacedonianБиолошки (biološki) can also mean organic, relating to biology, or botanical in Macedonian.
MalagasyThe word "niteraka" also means "fertile" and "fruitful" in Malagasy.
MalayThe Malay word "biologi" is derived from the Greek word "bios" (life) and "logos" (study), denoting the study of life and living organisms.
MalayalamThe Malayalam word "ബയോളജിക്കൽ" is derived from the Latin word "biologia", which means "the science of life"
MalteseThe word "bijoloġiċi" is derived from the Greek word "bios" meaning "life" and "logos" meaning "study".
MaoriThe Maori word 'koiora' is also used to describe the reproductive process and vitality, highlighting the interconnectedness of the natural and biological world.
Marathiजैविक (biological) can also mean "organic" or "biodegradable" in Marathi.
NepaliThe alternate meaning of "जैविक" in Nepali is "organic".
NorwegianBiologisk derives from the Greek word "biologos", meaning "studying life" and can also have the meaning "vital" as in "this issue is of vital importance".
Nyanja (Chichewa)The word "zachilengedwe" in Nyanja has connotations of both "biological" and "natural".
PashtoThe word is derived from the Greek words "bios" (life) and "logos" (study)
PolishThe word "biologiczny" can also refer to something that is "natural" or "organic".
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)In Portuguese, "biológico" can also refer to organic or natural foods.
PunjabiThe word "ਜੀਵ" in Punjabi also means "living being" or "organism."
RomanianThe Romanian word "biologic" can also refer to someone who studies biology, unlike the English "biological" which strictly means "relating to biology."
Russian"Биологический" is also used in a figurative sense, meaning "essential" or "inherent" in Russian.
SamoanIn Samoan, "meaola" can also refer to someone who is knowledgeable or skilled in a particular area.
Scots GaelicThe word "bith-eòlasach" (biological) derives from the Greek words "bios" (life), and "logos" (knowledge, study), and is related to the word "biology".
SerbianThe Serbian word "биолошки" relates directly to the life science and the study of living organisms.
SesothoThe direct translation of 'ea tlhaho' in English is 'of nature'
SindhiIt has the literal meaning 'of life' or 'living', and is used in a variety of different contexts to denote everything related to the life sciences.
SlovakThe word "biologický" is also used to describe something that is related to life or living things.
SlovenianThe word 'biološki' originally signified a person whose main occupation was working in the garden.
SomaliThe word "nafley ahaan" can also refer to something natural or inherent.
SpanishIn Spanish, the word "biológico" also means "organic" in the sense of "pertaining to or derived from living matter"
SundaneseThe word 'biologis' is derived from the Greek word 'biologia', which means 'the study of life', and the Sundanese suffix '-is', which denotes an agent or actor.
Swahili"Kibaolojia" can also refer to zoology.
SwedishIn Swedish, 'biologisk' also means 'organic'
Tagalog (Filipino)The word "biyolohikal" is derived from the Greek word "bios," meaning "life". It can also refer to anything related to the study of living organisms.
TajikThe word "биологӣ" comes from the Greek word "βιολογία" (biologia), which means "the study of life". In Tajik, it can also refer to the field of biology.
TeluguThe word "జీవ" is derived from the Sanskrit word "jīva," which means "life" or "soul."
ThaiThe word "ทางชีวภาพ" (biological) can also mean "biotechnology" or "bioengineering".
TurkishThe word "biyolojik" derives from the Greek "bios" (life) and "logos" (science), hence "the science of life".
UkrainianThe Ukrainian word "біологічний" comes from the Greek word "βιολογία", meaning "the study of life."
Urduحیاتیاتی is ultimately derived from the Greek word "βίος" (bios) meaning "life". The word has a cognate in English in the form of "biology".
UzbekThe Uzbek word "biologik" can also mean "organic".
VietnameseSinh học derives from chữ Hán 生 (sanh) meaning "life" and 物 (học) meaning "study". In Vietnamese, it can also refer to life or biology (biology), depending on context.
WelshThe word 'biolegol' can also mean 'botanical', originating from the Medieval Welsh word 'bioleg', meaning 'herb'.
XhosaThe term "eziphilayo" in Xhosa also refers to a "living being" or an "organism."
YorubaIn another sense, 'ti ibi' means 'of the womb' and refers to children born of the same mother.
ZuluThe Zulu word "eziphilayo" also means "living" or "pertaining to life".
EnglishThe word "biological" originates from the Greek "bios" (life) and "logos" (study), and can also refer to concepts related to living organisms or their processes.

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