Chemical in Different Languages
Discover 'Chemical' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Chemical
Afrikaans chemiese | ||
Albanian kimike | ||
Amharic ኬሚካል | ||
Arabic المواد الكيميائية | ||
Armenian քիմիական | ||
Assamese ৰাসায়নিক | ||
Aymara químico ukampi | ||
Azerbaijani kimyəvi | ||
Bambara kemikɛli | ||
Basque kimikoa | ||
Belarusian хімічная | ||
Bengali রাসায়নিক | ||
Bhojpuri केमिकल के बा | ||
Bosnian hemijski | ||
Bulgarian химически | ||
Catalan química | ||
Cebuano kemikal | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 化学的 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 化學的 | ||
Corsican chimicu | ||
Croatian kemijska | ||
Czech chemikálie | ||
Danish kemisk | ||
Dhivehi ކެމިކަލް އެވެ | ||
Dogri रसायन दा | ||
Dutch chemisch | ||
English chemical | ||
Esperanto kemia | ||
Estonian keemiline | ||
Ewe atike si wotsɔ wɔa atike | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) kemikal | ||
Finnish kemiallinen | ||
French chimique | ||
Frisian gemysk | ||
Galician química | ||
Georgian ქიმიური | ||
German chemisch | ||
Greek χημική ουσία | ||
Guarani químico rehegua | ||
Gujarati રાસાયણિક | ||
Haitian Creole chimik | ||
Hausa sinadarai | ||
Hawaiian kemika | ||
Hebrew כִּימִי | ||
Hindi रासायनिक | ||
Hmong tshuaj lom neeg | ||
Hungarian kémiai | ||
Icelandic efni | ||
Igbo kemikal | ||
Ilocano kemikal | ||
Indonesian bahan kimia | ||
Irish ceimiceach | ||
Italian chimica | ||
Japanese 化学薬品 | ||
Javanese kimia | ||
Kannada ರಾಸಾಯನಿಕ | ||
Kazakh химиялық | ||
Khmer គីមី | ||
Kinyarwanda imiti | ||
Konkani रसायनीक | ||
Korean 화학 | ||
Krio kemikal | ||
Kurdish şîmyawî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) کیمیایی | ||
Kyrgyz химиялык | ||
Lao ສານເຄມີ | ||
Latin eget | ||
Latvian ķīmiskais | ||
Lingala biloko ya chimique | ||
Lithuanian cheminis | ||
Luganda eddagala eriweweeza ku bulwadde | ||
Luxembourgish chemesch | ||
Macedonian хемиски | ||
Maithili रासायनिक | ||
Malagasy zavatra simika | ||
Malay bahan kimia | ||
Malayalam രാസവസ്തു | ||
Maltese kimika | ||
Maori matū | ||
Marathi रासायनिक | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯀꯦꯃꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ | ||
Mizo chemical hmanga siam a ni | ||
Mongolian химийн | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ဓာတုပစ္စည်း | ||
Nepali रासायनिक | ||
Norwegian kjemisk | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) mankhwala | ||
Odia (Oriya) ରାସାୟନିକ | ||
Oromo keemikaalaa | ||
Pashto کیمیکل | ||
Persian شیمیایی | ||
Polish chemiczny | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) químico | ||
Punjabi ਰਸਾਇਣਕ | ||
Quechua químico nisqa | ||
Romanian chimic | ||
Russian химический | ||
Samoan vailaʻau | ||
Sanskrit रासायनिक | ||
Scots Gaelic ceimigeach | ||
Sepedi khemikhale | ||
Serbian хемијска | ||
Sesotho lik'hemik'hale | ||
Shona kemikari | ||
Sindhi ڪيميائي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) රසායනික | ||
Slovak chemická látka | ||
Slovenian kemična | ||
Somali kiimiko ah | ||
Spanish químico | ||
Sundanese kimia | ||
Swahili kemikali | ||
Swedish kemisk | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) kemikal | ||
Tajik кимиёвӣ | ||
Tamil இரசாயன | ||
Tatar химик | ||
Telugu రసాయన | ||
Thai สารเคมี | ||
Tigrinya ኬሚካላዊ ምዃኑ’ዩ። | ||
Tsonga tikhemikhali | ||
Turkish kimyasal | ||
Turkmen himiki | ||
Twi (Akan) nnuru a wɔde yɛ nnuru | ||
Ukrainian хімічна | ||
Urdu کیمیائی | ||
Uyghur خىمىيىلىك | ||
Uzbek kimyoviy | ||
Vietnamese hóa chất | ||
Welsh cemegol | ||
Xhosa imichiza | ||
Yiddish כעמיש | ||
Yoruba kẹmika | ||
Zulu amakhemikhali |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "chemiese" comes from the Dutch word "chemisch," which in turn comes from the medieval Latin word "alchemia," meaning "alchemy." |
| Albanian | The word “kimike” also refers to the study of alchemy |
| Amharic | The Amharic word "ኬሚካል" (chemical) is derived from the Greek word "χημεία" (chēmeia), meaning "alchemy" or "chemistry." |
| Arabic | كلمات ذات جذر واحد مثل كيمياء الكيمياء والكيميائي مشتقة من الكلمة العربية خيمياء |
| Armenian | The Armenian word քիմիական (chemical) is derived from the Arabic word الكيمياء (al-kīmīyā), which originally meant "alchemy" but was later used to refer to chemistry in general. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "kimyəvi" is derived from the Arabic word "kīmiyāʾ", which originally referred to alchemy, a pseudoscientific practice combining elements of chemistry, metallurgy, physics, medicine, astrology, semiyotics, mysticism, and spiritualism. |
| Basque | In Basque, "kimikoa" also means "medicine" or "remedy". |
| Belarusian | The word “хімічная” can also mean “dry cleaning” in Belarusian. |
| Bengali | The word "রাসায়নিক" (chemical) derives from the Arabic word "الكيمياء" (alchemy), and originally referred to the process of transforming base metals into gold. |
| Bosnian | The word "hemijski" comes from the Persian word "himi'a", meaning "alchemical." |
| Bulgarian | The word «химически» in Bulgarian is derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *k̂hem-, meaning «to do, to make». |
| Catalan | Catalan "química" ultimately derives from the Arabic word "al-kīmiyā" meaning "alchemy", but can also refer to the Spanish "la química" meaning "the chemistry". |
| Cebuano | In Cebuano, "kemikal" can also mean "alchemy" or "sorcery". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "化学的"一词在中文里还可表示"人工合成的"或"与化学有关的"之意。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 「化學的」來自「化學」，指物質的組成、性質和變化，以及相關的科學和技術。 |
| Corsican | The word 'chimicu' is also used in Corsican to refer to a type of fireworks. |
| Croatian | The word "kemijska" comes from the Greek word "χημεία" (khemeia), which originally meant "alchemy" or "metallurgy." |
| Czech | The Czech word "chemikálie" is derived from the Latin word "chemeia" and the Arabic word "al-kimia", and originally referred to alchemy and pharmacy. |
| Danish | The Danish word "kemisk" comes from the Arabic "al-kīmiyā", the name of the medieval pseudoscience alchemy. |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "chemisch" can also mean "synthetic" or "artificial". |
| Esperanto | The word "kemia" in Esperanto comes from the Arabic word "al-kīmiyā", meaning "alchemy". It is also related to the English word "chemistry", meaning "the science of the properties, composition, and behavior of matter." |
| Estonian | Keemiline can also refer to "pharmaceuticals" in Estonian, but is more commonly used to refer to "chemical" substances. |
| Finnish | The Finnish word 'kemiallinen' also means 'synthetic' and comes from the Swedish word 'kemisk' meaning 'chemical'. |
| French | 'Chimique' derives from the Arabic 'kimiya', meaning 'alchemy'. |
| Frisian | Gemyksk originates from the Arabic word ǧamīk, ultimately derived from the Greek word kēmikhē (τέχνη χημική). |
| Georgian | The word "ქიმიური" (chemical) is derived from the Arabic word "كيمياء" (alchemy), which in turn is derived from the Coptic word "χημεία" (chemistry). |
| German | The word "chemisch" can also mean "alchemistic" in German. |
| Greek | Χημική ουσία is a loanword from the Arabic "kimiya" via the Italian "chimica", ultimately derived from the Ancient Egyptian "kēme" (black soil). |
| Gujarati | The word |
| Haitian Creole | The word 'chimik' (chemical) in Haitian Creole is also used to refer to 'medicine' or 'drug'. |
| Hausa | The word 'sinadarai' can also refer to medicine or drugs. |
| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word `kemika` can also mean `chemistry`. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "כִּימִי" (chemical) derives from the Greek word "χημεία" (alchemy), which in turn derives from the ancient Egyptian word "kēme" (black), referring to the fertile black soil along the Nile river. |
| Hindi | The term "रासायनिक" (chemical) is derived from the Arabic word "al-kimia," which means "alchemy" or "the science of transformation." |
| Hmong | The term "tshuaj lom neeg" in Hmong is also used to refer to "poison" or "toxic substances." |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word 'kémiai' is derived from the Arabic word 'kīmiyā', which originally referred to alchemy. |
| Icelandic | In the context of pharmaceuticals, "efni" can mean both "active ingredient" and "excipient". |
| Igbo | Igbo word for `chemical` is a loan word from English, pronounced as `kemikal` |
| Indonesian | The word "bahan kimia" in Indonesian can also be translated to "ingredient" when referring to food or makeup. |
| Irish | The word "ceimiceach" is a loanword from the English word "chemical" and is not related to the Irish word "ceimic" meaning "step". |
| Italian | The word "chimica" derives from the Arabic "al-kimia" which originally referred to alchemy, the precursor of chemistry. |
| Japanese | 化学薬品 is derived from "alchemy medicine" in Chinese |
| Javanese | The word "kimia" in Javanese can also refer to alchemy, the medieval forerunner of chemistry. |
| Kannada | The word "ರಾಸಾಯನಿಕ" comes from the Sanskrit word "रसायन" which means "mercury" or "alchemy." |
| Kazakh | The word "химиялық" in Kazakh can also be used to refer to "a chemical substance" or "a chemical reaction". |
| Khmer | The word "គីមី" also means "alchemy" in Khmer. |
| Korean | The Korean word "화학" is derived from the Japanese word "化学", which is itself derived from the Chinese word "化学". The Chinese word, in turn, is a compound of the characters "火" (fire) and "学" (study), and originally referred to the study of alchemy. |
| Kurdish | "Şîmyawî" köken olarak Arapça "sîmîyâ" sözcüğünden gelir ve "gizlilik" anlamına gelir. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "химиялык" can also refer to "alchemy" in Kyrgyz, reflecting the historical connection between these fields. |
| Latin | The word 'eget' can also mean 'to lack' or 'to need' in Latin. |
| Latvian | "ķīmiskais" means "related to chemistry" in Latvian. |
| Lithuanian | The word "cheminis" comes from the Proto-Indo-European root *kʰēm-, meaning "to mix". |
| Luxembourgish | The word "chemesch" in Luxembourgish originates from the French word "chimie" and refers to the scientific study of matter and its properties. |
| Macedonian | В античко време хемија (алхемија, грчки: χυμεία), било која промена материјала (πράγματα). |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy term 'zavatra simika' can also refer to medicine or drugs. |
| Malay | "Bahan kimia" is literally translated as "material for magic", as "bahan" means "material" and "kimia" is derived from Sanskrit, meaning "alchemy". |
| Malayalam | The word 'രാസവസ്തു' in Malayalam can also refer to a poison or an enchantment. |
| Maltese | The word "kimika" is derived from the Arabic word "kimiya," which means "alchemy" or "transmutation of matter." |
| Maori | "Ma-tu" is the Maori word for water and is an ingredient in many traditional Maori potions. |
| Marathi | The word 'रासायनिक' is also used to describe an element or a compound that is used in chemistry. |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "химийн" can also refer to "chemistry" or "chemical reactions." |
| Nepali | The Nepali word "रासायनिक" (chemical) is derived from the Sanskrit word "रसायन" (rasayana), which means "alchemy" or "the study of alchemy." |
| Norwegian | The word "kjemisk" is derived from the old Norse word "kjimi", meaning "alchemy" or "magic" and is related to the German word "Chemie" and the English word "chemistry". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | In some contexts, it can also refer to fertilizers and cleaning chemicals. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "کیمیکل" (chemical) comes from the Arabic word "كيمياء" (alchemy), which in turn originates from the Greek word "χυμεία" (chemistry). |
| Polish | "Chemiczny" can also mean "relating to alchemy" and comes from the Greek word "χημεία". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "químico" can also mean "pharmacist" or "chemist". |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "chimic" can also be used to describe a person who makes or sells chemicals. |
| Russian | The word "химический" comes from the Greek "χυμεία" (chymeia), meaning "alchemy" or "chemistry". |
| Samoan | The term 'vailaʻau' is also used in Samoan to refer to traditional healing practices and medicinal plants, highlighting its deep cultural significance beyond its modern scientific meaning. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word 'ceimigeach' (chemical) is derived from the Greek word 'chemia', meaning 'alchemy' or 'chemistry'. |
| Serbian | The word "хемијска" comes from the Greek word "χημεία" (khemia), which originally meant "alchemy". |
| Sesotho | The Sesotho word "lik'hemik'hale" derives from the English word "chemical" and is also used to refer to medicines or pharmaceuticals. |
| Shona | The Shona word 'kemikari' also means 'a potion or charm' |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | රසායනික is derived from the Tamil word 'rasa', meaning essence, and the Sanskrit word 'ayanika', meaning 'relating to'. |
| Slovak | In Slovak, "chemická látka" can refer to a chemical substance, a chemical element, or a chemical compound. |
| Slovenian | The word kemična (chemical) comes from the German word “Chemie” and originally meant alchemy. |
| Somali | The word "kiimiko ah" originated from the Arabic word "kemeya," which means "alchemy". |
| Spanish | The Spanish word "químico" derives from the Arabic word "al-kīmiyā", which refers to alchemy and early chemistry. |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word “kimia” can also mean “miracle” or “magic” and is of Indic origin, having entered the Sundanese and Old Malay languages during the Indianisation of Maritime Southeast Asia centuries ago. |
| Swahili | The word 'kemikali' also means 'medicine' in Swahili. |
| Swedish | The word 'kemisk' in Swedish comes from the Arabic word 'kimya', meaning 'alchemy'. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Kemikal" comes from the Spanish word "químico" and can also mean "chemist" in Tagalog. |
| Tajik | Кимёвӣ is also a term to describe alchemy, which was considered an early form of chemistry. |
| Tamil | "இரசாயன" also refers to alchemy and the art of transforming base materials into precious ones. |
| Telugu | "రసాయన" also refers to a particular style of poetry in Telugu literature. |
| Thai | The Thai word “สารเคมี” is used to describe both chemical elements and compounds, whereas in English, the word “chemical” is only used for compounds. |
| Turkish | "Kimyasal" kelimesi Arapça "kimiya"dan gelir ve hem "kimya" hem de "simya" anlamlarına sahiptir. |
| Ukrainian | The word "хімічна" can also refer to a type of bread in Ukrainian. |
| Urdu | Urdu word "کیمیائی" is derived from the Arabic word "al-kimiya", which referred to alchemy and not modern chemistry. |
| Uzbek | The Uzbek word "kimyoviy" shares the same root as the word "alchemy" and also has the meaning of "magical" or "supernatural". |
| Vietnamese | "Hóa chất" is not a single Vietnamese word but two: "hóa" (to transform) and "chất" (substance). |
| Welsh | The word "cemegol" comes from the Latin "chemeg" and the Greek "megos", meaning "great mixture". |
| Xhosa | Imichiza (chemicals) may be derived from the word "umthikozo" (joy), because some of the herbs used traditionally to heal were considered to bring joy |
| Yiddish | In Hebrew, the word "chemical" is spelled "כימיקל", while in Yiddish it is spelled "כעמיש". |
| Yoruba | The word "kẹmika" also means "potion" or "medicine" in Yoruba. |
| Zulu | Amakhemikhali derives from the words “amakhemikhalo” (“poisons”) and “amakhemisi” (“medicines”), which speaks to the duality of the substance in question. |
| English | Its etymology comes from the Arabic word 'al-kīmiyā', which was derived from the Egyptian word 'chem', meaning 'black' |