Calculate in different languages

Calculate in Different Languages

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

Updated on March 6, 2024

Calculate, such a simple word, yet it holds immense significance in our daily lives. It is the foundation of mathematics, engineering, economics, and many other fields. The ability to calculate allows us to understand the world around us, from basic arithmetic to complex equations. But have you ever wondered how to say 'calculate' in different languages?

The word 'calculate' has been an essential part of human progress since ancient times. The ancient Greeks, for example, were known for their advanced mathematical knowledge and calculation methods. They used a device called the 'abacus' to perform calculations, a tool still used in some cultures today.

Understanding the translation of 'calculate' in different languages can open up a world of cultural exchange and appreciation. For instance, in Spanish, 'calculate' is 'calcular', while in French, it is 'calculer'. In German, it is 'rechnen', and in Japanese, it is 'keisan'.

Join us as we explore the translations of 'calculate' in various languages and cultures. Not only will you learn something new, but you will also gain a deeper appreciation for the beauty and diversity of human language and culture.

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Calculate in Sub-Saharan African Languages

Afrikaansbereken
"Bereken", Afrikaans for "calculate", is cognate with the Dutch verb "berekenen", likely stemming from the Middle Dutch "rekenen", meaning "to stretch out". Figuratively, this meant "to extend an amount" or "to count".
Amharicማስላት
The verb ማስላት is also used to mean "to consider" or "to assume" something.
Hausalissafta
The Hausa word "lissafta" originates from the word "lis" meaning "sand", implying counting as in sand divination which used 16 different sand patterns known as siffodi used for divination, healing etc as well as "safta" meaning "divination".
Igbogbakọọ
The Igbo word "gbakọọ" derives from the Proto-Igbo root *gbák, meaning "to count or measure".
Malagasykajy
Derived from Arabic "hisab", "calculation", via Persian and Swahili.
Nyanja (Chichewa)kuwerengera
The Chichewa word 'kuwerengera' can also mean 'to measure' or 'to estimate'.
Shonakuverenga
The word 'kuverenga' also means to 'read, count or compute'.
Somalixisaabi
"Xisaabi" also means "to think" and "to plan or devise."
Sesothobala
In Sesotho the word "bala" can mean "calculate" or "deduct".
Swahilihesabu
"Hesabu" is based on the Arabic word "hisab", which also means "account".
Xhosaukubala
The Xhosa word "ukubala" can also mean "to count" or "to tell".
Yorubaiṣiro
"ìṣìrọ" can also mean to "calculate" or "estimate" something or to "ponder" about something
Zulubala
"Bala" can also mean "to make an impression" or "to leave a mark" in Zulu.
Bambarajatebɔ kɛ
Ewebu akɔnta
Kinyarwandakubara
Lingalakosala calcul ya kosala calcul
Lugandaokubala
Sepedibala
Twi (Akan)bu akontaa

Calculate in North African & Middle Eastern Languages

Arabicاحسب
The Arabic word "احسب" also carries connotations of estimation or conjecture.
Hebrewלחשב
The verb "לחשב" also means "consider" and in that sense is conjugated differently
Pashtoمحاسبه
The Pashto word "محاسبه" is derived from the Arabic root word "حاسب which also means "to reckon" and "to account".
Arabicاحسب
The Arabic word "احسب" also carries connotations of estimation or conjecture.

Calculate in Western European Languages

Albanianllogarit
The word "llogarit" is derived from the Latin word "logarithmus", meaning "a number that indicates the ratio between two other numbers".
Basquekalkulatu
The word "kalkulatu" comes from the Latin "calculare," meaning "to count" or "to reckon."
Catalancalcular
The Catalan verb "calcular" can also mean "to consider" or "to think".
Croatianizračunati
The verb "izračunati" is derived from the Slavic root "račun", meaning "account" or "reckoning."
Danishberegn
Beregn comes from two words, "berede" meaning "determine" or "prepare" and "regne", which means "account".
Dutchberekenen
The Dutch word "berekenen" not only means "calculate," but also "charge."
Englishcalculate
'Calculate' derives from Latin 'calculus' meaning 'small stone' and was originally used for counting.
Frenchcalculer
In French, "calculer" can also mean "to reckon with" or "to take into account".
Frisianrekkenje
A similar Frisian word is 'rekkening' ('account') and the name 'Rekke' may originate from 'rekken'.
Galiciancalcular
In Galician, "calcular" also means "to think carefully" or "to consider".
Germanberechnung
The word 'Berechnung' can also mean `computation` or `reckoning`.
Icelandicreikna
"Reikna" is derived from the Proto-Germanic root word for "calculation."
Irishríomh
The word "ríomh" also means "number" or "computation" in Irish, and its root word "rí" means "king" or "chieftain"
Italiancalcolare
The word 'calcolare' in Italian derives from the Latin 'calculus,' meaning 'pebble,' which was used in ancient times to perform calculations.
Luxembourgishauszerechnen
The etymology of "auszerechnen" is from German "ausrechnen". The verb is sometimes also translated as "to compute".
Malteseikkalkula
The Maltese word for 'calculate' (ikkalkula) also means 'to think over' or 'to consider' in a more abstract sense.
Norwegianregne ut
The word "regne ut" can also mean to "figure out" or "understand" something.
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)calcular
The word "calcular" also means "count" in Portugal.
Scots Gaelicobrachadh a-mach
The word can also mean 'to reckon' or 'to count'.
Spanishcalcular
"Calcular" derives from the Latin "calculare" meaning "to count on pebbles," referring to the use of pebbles in Roman abacuses.
Swedishberäkna
"Beräkna" (to calculate) comes from the Old Norse "rekna" which also means "to think". So "beräkna" also has the meanings "to consider" or "to judge".
Welshcyfrifwch
The word 'cyfrifwch' ultimately derives from the Latin word 'ciphra', meaning 'zero'

Calculate in Eastern European Languages

Belarusianвылічыць
Belarusian "вылічыць" (calculate) comes from the Proto-Slavic "*līčiti", which means "count" or "calculate".
Bosnianizračunati
The word 'izračunati' in Bosnian derives from the Proto-Slavic word 'račьnъti' and has the alternate meaning of 'to consider' or 'to ponder'.
Bulgarianизчисли
The word "изчисли" can also mean "to count" or "to enumerate" in Bulgarian.
Czechvypočítat
The word can also mean "to compute" or "to figure out."
Estonianarvutama
Besides 'to calculate', the Estonian verb 'arvutama' can translate to 'to rate', 'to value' and 'to assess', all stemming from its root 'arv', meaning 'value'.
Finnishlaskea
Laskea also refers to the act of counting something.
Hungariankiszámítja
"Kiszedi szám szerint a kártyákat a pakliból" jelentése: kihúz egy lapot a pakliból
Latvianaprēķināt
The word "aprēķināt" in Latvian is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *rek-, meaning "to stretch". It shares this etymology with Latvian "rākis" ("rod"), "rīks" ("tool"), and "rāmi" ("frame").
Lithuanianapskaičiuoti
The Lithuanian word "apskaičiuoti" derives from the Proto-Indo-European root *keh₂- "to watch, observe, understand" and is cognate with Latin "computare" and Greek "σκοπείν".
Macedonianпресметај
The word "пресметај" can also mean "to estimate" or "to count".
Polishoblicz
The verb "obliczyć" in Polish can also mean "to blame" or "to accuse".
Romaniancalculati
The word "calculati" in Romanian has a secondary meaning of "to plot or scheme".
Russianвычислить
In addition to 'calculate', 'вычислить' also means 'to detect' or 'to find'.
Serbianизрачунати
The word "израчунати" in Serbian can also mean "to deduce" or "to infer".
Slovakvypočítať
The original meaning comes likely from 'to compute', not specifically from mathematics as it's generally used nowadays.
Slovenianizračunajte
Izračunajte also means calculation, estimate, computation.
Ukrainianобчислити
The Ukrainian word "обчислити" (calculate) has roots in the Proto-Indo-European language and is related to words meaning "to reckon" in other Slavic languages.

Calculate in South Asian Languages

Bengaliগণনা
The word "গণনা" is derived from the Sanskrit word "गणना" (ganana), which means "to count, calculate, or reckon."}
Gujaratiગણત્રી
The Gujarati word "ગણત્રી" also refers to mathematics, counting, or statistics.
Hindicalculate
The word 'calculate' derives from the Latin 'calculus', meaning 'pebble', as pebbles were used to represent numbers in Roman abacuses.
Kannadaಲೆಕ್ಕಾಚಾರ
The word "ಲೆಕ್ಕಾಚಾರ" is derived from the Sanskrit word "लेखाचार" (lekhaacara), which means "the science of accounting or calculation".
Malayalamകണക്കാക്കുക
Marathiगणना करा
The Marathi word 'गणना करा' ('calculate') is also used to refer to taking a count or census.
Nepaliहिसाब गर्नुहोस्
The root of 'हिसाब गर्नुहोस्' ('calculate') is 'हिसाब' ('account'), suggesting accounting or financial calculations.
Punjabiਗਣਨਾ ਕਰੋ
Sinhala (Sinhalese)ගණනය කරන්න
The word ගණනය කරන්න (calculate) is derived from the Sanskrit word 'ganana' which means 'counting' or 'number'. It is also used in mathematics to refer to the process of finding the value of a variable or expression.
Tamilகணக்கிடுங்கள்
Teluguలెక్కించండి
Urduحساب لگائیں

Calculate in East Asian Languages

Chinese (Simplified)计算
“计算”一词最早见于《易经》,意为“占卜”或“预测”
Chinese (Traditional)計算
The word 計算 (calculate) in Traditional Chinese is composed of two characters, 计 (ji) and 算 (suan), which both originated as counting rods used in ancient arithmetic.
Japanese計算する
"計算" derives from "算用", a Chinese concept meaning "method of counting" or "arithmetic" referring to counting with the abacus.
Korean계산하다
계산하다 also has the connotation of 'intending to do something'
Mongolianтооцоолох
The word "тооцоолох" derives from the Mongolian word "тоо" which means "number" and the suffix "-лох" which denotes an action.
Myanmar (Burmese)တွက်ချက်သည်

Calculate in South East Asian Languages

Indonesianmenghitung
The word "menghitung" in Indonesian is derived from the Proto-Austronesian word *quriŋ, which also means "to count".
Javanesengetung
"Ngetung" also means "to estimate" or "to predict" in Javanese.
Khmerគណនា
The word "គណនា" also refers to "arithmetic" or "computation".
Laoຄິດໄລ່
The Lao word ຄິດໄລ່ ('calculate') is derived from the Sanskrit word 'kalpa', meaning 'a long period of time', and also refers to the Hindu concept of a 'cosmic cycle'.
Malaymengira
The word "mengira" in Malay can also mean "to estimate" or "to guess".
Thaiคำนวณ
The Thai word "คำนวณ" (calculate) also means "to determine the time".
Vietnamesetính toán
The word "tính toán" can mean either to "calculate" or to "plan". It comes from the Chinese word 計算 (jísuàn).
Filipino (Tagalog)kalkulahin

Calculate in Central Asian Languages

Azerbaijanihesablamaq
"Hesablamaq" also means "to make an excuse, a reason" and "to find out, to discover, to determine, to resolve".
Kazakhесептеу
Kazakh "есептеу" can also mean "to think" or "to suppose" depending on the context.
Kyrgyzэсептөө
The word "эсептөө" comes from the root word "эс" (mind) and the suffix "-төө" (action), meaning "to think about something" or "to reason something out"
Tajikҳисоб кардан
The verb "ҳисоб кардан" can also mean "to consider" or "to think" in Tajik.
Turkmenhasapla
Uzbekhisoblash
The word "hisoblash" in Uzbek also means "to account for".
Uyghurھېسابلاپ بېقىڭ

Calculate in Pacific Languages

Hawaiianhelu
The word "helu" also means "to count, to reckon, to enumerate, to tally, to number, to cipher" in Hawaiian.
Maoritatau
In Maori, "tatau" can also refer to making a mark or impression, reflecting the process of measurement and calculation.
Samoanfuafua
Fuafua also means 'to plan' and 'to decide' in Samoan.
Tagalog (Filipino)kalkulahin
"Kalkulahin" is derived from the Spanish word "calcular", which means "to compute".

Calculate in American Indigenous Languages

Aymarajakthapiña
Guaraniokalkula haguã

Calculate in International Languages

Esperantokalkuli
"Kalkuli" is related to the word "calculus"}
Latincalculate
The Latin word "calculus" (literally "stone") was originally used for counting stones, hence the related English word "calculate".

Calculate in Others Languages

Greekυπολογίζω
"Υπολογίζω" derives from the ancient Greek root "λογίζω," meaning "to speak."
Hmongsuav
The word "suav" in Hmong can also mean "measure" or "to consider carefully".
Kurdishhesabkirin
The word "hesabkirin" can also mean "accounting" or "settlement of accounts" in Kurdish.
Turkishhesaplamak
Hesaplamak also means to settle accounts in Turkish
Xhosaukubala
The Xhosa word "ukubala" can also mean "to count" or "to tell".
Yiddishרעכענען
"רעכענען" in Yiddish can also mean "to argue"
Zulubala
"Bala" can also mean "to make an impression" or "to leave a mark" in Zulu.
Assameseগণনা কৰ
Aymarajakthapiña
Bhojpuriगणना करे के बा
Dhivehiހިސާބުކުރުން
Dogriगणना करो
Filipino (Tagalog)kalkulahin
Guaraniokalkula haguã
Ilocanokalkularen
Kriokɔlkyul
Kurdish (Sorani)حیساب بکە
Maithiliगणना करब
Meiteilon (Manipuri)ꯍꯤꯁꯥꯕ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫
Mizochhut chhuah rawh
Oromoshallaguu
Odia (Oriya)ଗଣନା କର
Quechuayupay
Sanskritगणयतु
Tatarисәпләү
Tigrinyaምሕሳብ
Tsongahlayela

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