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 |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "biologies" can also refer to the study of life, or biology. |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "biologjike" stems from the Greek word "biologos" meaning "studying life". |
| Amharic | The term "ባዮሎጂያዊ" ("biological") comes from the Greek word "βιολογία," meaning the "study of life." |
| Arabic | The word “بيولوجي” is derived from the Greek word “bios,” meaning “life,” and “logos,” meaning “study”. |
| Armenian | The 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". |
| Azerbaijani | The Azerbaijani word "bioloji" is derived from the Greek "bios" (life) and "logos" (study), and is cognate with the English word "biology". |
| Basque | The Basque word 'biologikoa' derives from the Greek word 'biologos', meaning 'pertaining to living things'. |
| Belarusian | This word, with its stem "бія", comes from Greek "bios," meaning "life and existence." |
| Bengali | জৈবিক শব্দটি গ্রীক শব্দ 'bio' এবং 'logos' থেকে এসেছে |
| Bosnian | The word 'biološki' also means 'organic' in Bosnian. |
| Bulgarian | Bulgarian "биологични" ("biological") derives from Ancient Greek "βίος" ("life") and "-λογία" ("study of") through French "biologie" and Russian "биологический." |
| Catalan | The 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." |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "biologicu" also means "organic". |
| Croatian | The word "biološki" in Croatian can also mean "organic" or "natural", as opposed to synthetic or artificial. |
| Czech | Biologický can also mean organic, which is not a common meaning in English. |
| Danish | While the Danish word "biologisk" primarily means "biological," it can also refer to the "organic" in the sense of "not synthetic." |
| Dutch | In Dutch, 'biologisch' can mean either 'biological' or 'organic'. |
| Esperanto | The 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. |
| French | In French, the term "biologique" can also refer to products cultivated without pesticides or chemical fertilizers, known as organic farming. |
| Frisian | The 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. |
| German | Biologisch can also mean "organic" in German. |
| Greek | βιολογικός 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. |
| Gujarati | The word "જૈવિક" can also mean "organic" or "biochemical". |
| Haitian Creole | The word "byolojik" in Haitian Creole originated from French and has no other meanings. |
| Hausa | 'Ilmin halitta' also means 'physiology' in Hausa. |
| Hawaiian | Meaolaola literally means 'things of life' in Hawaiian, and is a more recent term meaning 'biological'. |
| Hebrew | The term "biological" in Hebrew is derived from the Greek word "bios," meaning "life," and the suffix "-ology," meaning "study of." |
| Hindi | The Hindi word “जैविक” also means “natural” or “organic”. |
| Hmong | Kev lom neeg literally translates to “human form” and can refer to both plant and animal life. |
| Hungarian | A "biológiai" szó az "élettel kapcsolatos" jelentés mellett a "szerves", illetve "állati-növényi" értelmekkel is bír. |
| Icelandic | The word 'líffræðilegt' comes from the Old Norse word 'líf', meaning 'life', and the Greek word 'logos', meaning 'study'. |
| Igbo | The 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) |
| Italian | In Italian, "biologico" can also refer to organic farming, as it's derived from the Greek word "bios," meaning "life." |
| Japanese | The word "生物学的" in Japanese can also mean "organic" or "biochemical". |
| Javanese | In Javanese, "biologis" can also refer to the study of living organisms, akin to biology in English. |
| Kannada | ಜೈವಿಕ (jaivīka) also means a person who plays a musical instrument or an attendant in a temple. |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word "биологиялық" is derived from the Greek word "βιολογία" (biology), which means "the study of life". |
| Khmer | The word ជីវសាស្រ្ត (jivosas) is ultimately derived from the Sanskrit word जीवशास्त्र (jīvaśāstra), which means "the science of living beings." |
| Korean | 생물학적 can also mean 'of the material world', 'physical', 'organic' or 'material' in Korean. |
| Kurdish | The word "biyolojîk" can also mean "natural" or "organic" in Kurdish. |
| Kyrgyz | The term "биологиялык" ("biological") may also be used metaphorically in Kyrgyz to describe anything lively or organic. |
| Lao | The word "ຊີວະພາບ" can refer to not only biological entities, but also to other systems such as social or economic ones. |
| Latin | From Latin (biologicus) meaning "of life," related to the Greek (bios, life). |
| Latvian | Latvian "bioloģisks" derives from Ancient Greek "bios" (life) and "logos" (knowledge). |
| Lithuanian | The Lithuanian word "biologinis" also has a rare secondary meaning of "biographical". |
| Macedonian | Биолошки (biološki) can also mean organic, relating to biology, or botanical in Macedonian. |
| Malagasy | The word "niteraka" also means "fertile" and "fruitful" in Malagasy. |
| Malay | The Malay word "biologi" is derived from the Greek word "bios" (life) and "logos" (study), denoting the study of life and living organisms. |
| Malayalam | The Malayalam word "ബയോളജിക്കൽ" is derived from the Latin word "biologia", which means "the science of life" |
| Maltese | The word "bijoloġiċi" is derived from the Greek word "bios" meaning "life" and "logos" meaning "study". |
| Maori | The Maori word 'koiora' is also used to describe the reproductive process and vitality, highlighting the interconnectedness of the natural and biological world. |
| Marathi | जैविक (biological) can also mean "organic" or "biodegradable" in Marathi. |
| Nepali | The alternate meaning of "जैविक" in Nepali is "organic". |
| Norwegian | Biologisk 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". |
| Pashto | The word is derived from the Greek words "bios" (life) and "logos" (study) |
| Polish | The 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. |
| Punjabi | The word "ਜੀਵ" in Punjabi also means "living being" or "organism." |
| Romanian | The 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. |
| Samoan | In Samoan, "meaola" can also refer to someone who is knowledgeable or skilled in a particular area. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "bith-eòlasach" (biological) derives from the Greek words "bios" (life), and "logos" (knowledge, study), and is related to the word "biology". |
| Serbian | The Serbian word "биолошки" relates directly to the life science and the study of living organisms. |
| Sesotho | The direct translation of 'ea tlhaho' in English is 'of nature' |
| Sindhi | It 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. |
| Slovak | The word "biologický" is also used to describe something that is related to life or living things. |
| Slovenian | The word 'biološki' originally signified a person whose main occupation was working in the garden. |
| Somali | The word "nafley ahaan" can also refer to something natural or inherent. |
| Spanish | In Spanish, the word "biológico" also means "organic" in the sense of "pertaining to or derived from living matter" |
| Sundanese | The 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. |
| Swedish | In 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. |
| Tajik | The 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. |
| Telugu | The word "జీవ" is derived from the Sanskrit word "jīva," which means "life" or "soul." |
| Thai | The word "ทางชีวภาพ" (biological) can also mean "biotechnology" or "bioengineering". |
| Turkish | The word "biyolojik" derives from the Greek "bios" (life) and "logos" (science), hence "the science of life". |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "біологічний" comes from the Greek word "βιολογία", meaning "the study of life." |
| Urdu | حیاتیاتی is ultimately derived from the Greek word "βίος" (bios) meaning "life". The word has a cognate in English in the form of "biology". |
| Uzbek | The Uzbek word "biologik" can also mean "organic". |
| Vietnamese | Sinh 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. |
| Welsh | The word 'biolegol' can also mean 'botanical', originating from the Medieval Welsh word 'bioleg', meaning 'herb'. |
| Xhosa | The term "eziphilayo" in Xhosa also refers to a "living being" or an "organism." |
| Yoruba | In another sense, 'ti ibi' means 'of the womb' and refers to children born of the same mother. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "eziphilayo" also means "living" or "pertaining to life". |
| English | The word "biological" originates from the Greek "bios" (life) and "logos" (study), and can also refer to concepts related to living organisms or their processes. |