Classic in Different Languages
Discover 'Classic' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Classic
Afrikaans klassiek | ||
Albanian klasik | ||
Amharic ጥንታዊ | ||
Arabic كلاسيكي | ||
Armenian դասական | ||
Assamese ক্লাসিক | ||
Aymara clásico ukat juk’ampinaka | ||
Azerbaijani klassik | ||
Bambara klasiki | ||
Basque klasikoa | ||
Belarusian класічны | ||
Bengali ক্লাসিক | ||
Bhojpuri क्लासिक के बा | ||
Bosnian klasična | ||
Bulgarian класически | ||
Catalan clàssic | ||
Cebuano klasiko | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 经典 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 經典 | ||
Corsican classicu | ||
Croatian klasična | ||
Czech klasický | ||
Danish klassisk | ||
Dhivehi ކްލާސިކް އެވެ | ||
Dogri क्लासिक | ||
Dutch klassiek | ||
English classic | ||
Esperanto klasika | ||
Estonian klassikaline | ||
Ewe classic | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) klasiko | ||
Finnish klassinen | ||
French classique | ||
Frisian klassiker | ||
Galician clásico | ||
Georgian კლასიკური | ||
German klassisch | ||
Greek κλασσικός | ||
Guarani clásico | ||
Gujarati ઉત્તમ | ||
Haitian Creole klasik | ||
Hausa na gargajiya | ||
Hawaiian kilakila | ||
Hebrew קלַאסִי | ||
Hindi क्लासिक | ||
Hmong classic | ||
Hungarian klasszikus | ||
Icelandic klassískt | ||
Igbo kpochapụwo | ||
Ilocano klasiko | ||
Indonesian klasik | ||
Irish clasaiceach | ||
Italian classico | ||
Japanese クラシック | ||
Javanese klasik | ||
Kannada ಕ್ಲಾಸಿಕ್ | ||
Kazakh классикалық | ||
Khmer បុរាណ | ||
Kinyarwanda kera | ||
Konkani क्लासिक | ||
Korean 권위 있는 | ||
Krio klashik | ||
Kurdish klasîk | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) کلاسیک | ||
Kyrgyz классикалык | ||
Lao ຄລາສສິກ | ||
Latin classic | ||
Latvian klasika | ||
Lingala classique ya kala | ||
Lithuanian klasikinis | ||
Luganda classic | ||
Luxembourgish klassesch | ||
Macedonian класичен | ||
Maithili क्लासिक | ||
Malagasy mahazatra | ||
Malay klasik | ||
Malayalam ക്ലാസിക് | ||
Maltese klassika | ||
Maori aronui | ||
Marathi क्लासिक | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯀ꯭ꯂꯥꯁꯤꯛ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo classic a ni | ||
Mongolian сонгодог | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ဂန္ထဝင် | ||
Nepali क्लासिक | ||
Norwegian klassisk | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) zachikale | ||
Odia (Oriya) କ୍ଲାସିକ୍ | ||
Oromo classic | ||
Pashto کلاسیک | ||
Persian کلاسیک | ||
Polish klasyczny | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) clássico | ||
Punjabi ਕਲਾਸਿਕ | ||
Quechua clásico nisqa | ||
Romanian clasic | ||
Russian классический | ||
Samoan masani | ||
Sanskrit classic | ||
Scots Gaelic clasaigeach | ||
Sepedi classic | ||
Serbian класична | ||
Sesotho khale | ||
Shona classic | ||
Sindhi ڪلاسيڪل | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) සම්භාව්ය | ||
Slovak klasický | ||
Slovenian klasična | ||
Somali caadi ah | ||
Spanish clásico | ||
Sundanese klasik | ||
Swahili classic | ||
Swedish klassisk | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) klasiko | ||
Tajik классикӣ | ||
Tamil செந்தரம் | ||
Tatar классик | ||
Telugu క్లాసిక్ | ||
Thai คลาสสิก | ||
Tigrinya ክላሲካል | ||
Tsonga classic | ||
Turkish klasik | ||
Turkmen klassiki | ||
Twi (Akan) classic | ||
Ukrainian класичний | ||
Urdu کلاسک | ||
Uyghur كىلاسسىك | ||
Uzbek klassik | ||
Vietnamese cổ điển | ||
Welsh clasurol | ||
Xhosa iklasikhi | ||
Yiddish קלאַסיש | ||
Yoruba ayebaye | ||
Zulu zakudala |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "klassiek" can also refer to "classical music" or "a group of classical musicians." |
| Albanian | The word "klasik" in Albanian can also mean "traditional" or "common". |
| Amharic | The word "ጥንታዊ" in Amharic can also refer to ancient, traditional, or old-fashioned. |
| Arabic | In Arabic, the word "كلاسيكي" also means "traditional" or "conventional". |
| Azerbaijani | Klassik is derived from the French word classique, meaning “of the highest class” or “belonging to the first rank”. |
| Basque | The Basque word "klasikoa" also means "something that is old or traditional". |
| Belarusian | In Belarusian "класічны" (classics) is a literary term referring to works of ancient Greek and ancient Roman literature and culture |
| Bengali | "ক্লাসিক" শব্দটির মূল অর্থ 'প্রথম শ্রেণির' এবং এটি ল্যাটিন শব্দ 'ক্লাসিস' থেকে এসেছে, যার অর্থ 'বর্গ'। |
| Bosnian | Klasična also means "classic" or "first-class" in Bosnian, derived from the Latin word "classicus," meaning "relating to the highest class of Roman citizens." |
| Bulgarian | В българския език думата "класически" може да означава също и "училищен", "традиционен" или "приет от обществото". |
| Catalan | In Catalonia, the term clàssic is also associated with a type of traditional Catalan folk dancing. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The Chinese term "经典" (classic) can also refer to Buddhist scriptures, canonical texts, or essential works in a field. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 「經典」在中文中的本意為「有恆久價值的典籍」，引申為「有固定模式、為範例的事物」等含義。 |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "classicu" can also mean "old-fashioned" or "ancient". |
| Croatian | The word "klasična" is also used to refer to traditional food or music in Croatian. |
| Czech | Klasický comes from the Latin “classicus”, meaning “pertaining to the highest class of citizens”. The word also carries the connotation of “traditional” or “timeless”. |
| Danish | In Denmark, "klassisk" can also refer to music written during the Classical period or to ballet. |
| Dutch | Dutch "klassiek" can also mean "class" or "genre". |
| Esperanto | The word "klasika" also means "the classical period of Esperanto literature," from 1905 to 1925. |
| Estonian | "Klassikaline" combines meanings of "classic" and "classicism", not to be confused with "klass" ("class") |
| Finnish | In Finnish, "klassinen" can also refer to the Neoclassical artistic or architectural styles of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. |
| French | The French word "classique" can also mean "first class" or "top-quality". |
| Frisian | The word "klassiker" in Frisian also means "a very good book". |
| Georgian | This word is borrowed from Greek “κλασικός”, which means belonging to the first class of citizens in ancient Greece. |
| German | In German, the word "klassisch" can also mean "first-class" or "of high quality". |
| Greek | The word "κλασσικός" (classic) originates from the Greek word "κλάω" (to break) and was originally used to describe citizens belonging to the upper class. |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "ઉત્તમ" (uttam), akin to the Sanskrit "uttama," denotes not just "classic," but also excellence, superlative quality, and virtue. |
| Haitian Creole | The word “klasik” means “classic” in Haitian Creole, and it is also used to refer to the “classics” of literature, art, or music. |
| Hausa | The Hausa word "na gargajiya" derives from Arabic, where it originally meant "in the manner of the ancients," referring to traditional styles of poetry and literature. |
| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word "kilakila" also means "to shine", "to gleam", or "to sparkle". |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word 'קלַאסִי' (classic) comes from the Greek word 'κλασικός' (classic), which originates from the Latin word 'classicus' (of the highest class). |
| Hindi | The Hindi word 'क्लासिक' (classic) is derived ultimately from Ancient Greek 'κλασικός' (classical), meaning 'of the first class'. |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "classic" means not only "classic", but also "beautiful". |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "klasszikus" derives from Latin "classicus" meaning "of the highest class" and Greek "kleidios" meaning "of the key". Originally it meant "writer or work belonging to the highest rank" and only later gained its modern meaning of "serving as a model". |
| Icelandic | The word "klassískt" is derived from the Latin word "classicus", which means "belonging to the highest class" or "of the first rank". |
| Igbo | Kpochapụwo is derived from the phrase "kpọ ncha pụwo," which means "old things have passed away." |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word 'klasik' is derived from Dutch 'klassiek' meaning both 'classic' and a type of Dutch dance. |
| Irish | The word "clasaiceach" can also mean "aristocratic" or "noble" in Irish. |
| Italian | While it mainly refers to something classical and of high merit, the word can also mean something elegant or first class in Italian. |
| Japanese | In Japanese, "クラシック" (kurashikku) can also refer to western classical music or western music in general. |
| Javanese | Klasik in Javanese can also mean 'pattern' or 'example' |
| Kannada | The word "ಕ್ಲಾಸಿಕ್" (classic) in Kannada can also mean "first-rate" or "of the highest quality." |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word «классикалық» translates to «classic» in English and may also refer to something «classic» or «canonical» in Kazakh literature. |
| Khmer | In Khmer, "បុរាណ" is rooted in Sanskrit and can also denote "old", "past", "ancient", "historical", or "venerable". |
| Latin | The Latin word "classicus" originally meant "of the highest class," referring to Roman citizens of the highest social rank. |
| Latvian | In the 1930s the term could also refer to “a piece that, due to its artistic merit, has been included in a school curriculum.” |
| Lithuanian | "Klasikinis" (classic) in Lithuanian also means "traditional". |
| Luxembourgish | Alternately spelled "klasesch," the word is a cognate of "classic," ultimately deriving from the Latin "classicus," meaning "belonging to the highest class." |
| Macedonian | In Macedonian, "класичен" also means "typical", "traditional", or "stereotypical". |
| Malagasy | Although "mahazatra" often means "classic", it can sometimes also mean "normal" or "regular" depending on context. |
| Malay | The word "klasik" can also refer to traditional music or a specific type of theatre in Malaysia. |
| Malayalam | The Malayalam equivalent "ക്ലാസിക്" can also mean "conventional", "traditional", or "old-fashioned". |
| Maltese | The word 'klassika' in Maltese is the plural of 'klassiku', derived from the Italian 'classico' and ultimately from the Latin 'classicus'. |
| Maori | In New Zealand slang, "aronui" can also mean "good-looking" or "stylish". |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "क्लासिक" (klāsik) is derived from the Hindi word "क्लासिक" (klāsik), which in turn comes from the English word "classic", meaning "belonging to or associated with the classical period of Greek or Roman literature or art; outstanding and lasting in its excellence or quality" |
| Mongolian | The word "сонгодог" also refers to a kind of traditional Mongolian folk song sung by herders while herding their animals. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word ဂန္ထဝင် (classic) in Myanmar (Burmese) is derived from the Pali word 'gantha' meaning 'book' or 'sacred text' and the suffix '-vin' meaning 'possessing'. It can also refer to something that is considered traditional, conventional, or authoritative. |
| Nepali | The word "classic" originates from the Latin word "classicus", meaning "belonging to the highest class" or "of the first rank". |
| Norwegian | "Klassisk" can also mean "elegant" or "sophisticated" in Norwegian. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "zachikale" in Nyanja (Chichewa) is also used to mean "ancient" or "old-fashioned". |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "کلاسیک" (classic) also means "basic" or "fundamental". |
| Polish | The word 'klasyczny' in Polish also refers to the Classical period of music, particularly to the works of Vienna-based composers |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "clássico" can also refer to a soccer match between two traditional rivals. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "clasic" also means "a male student at a theological seminary". |
| Russian | Слово «классический» происходит от латинского слова classis и имеет первоначальный смысл «отличный», «первоклассный». |
| Samoan | Masani also refers to a sacred Samoan tattoo reserved for high chiefs. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "clasaigeach" is also used to describe a highly skilled tradesman or craftsman. |
| Serbian | The word "класична" derives from the Greek "κλασικός" (classical), meaning "of the highest order, excellence" or "first-rate, preeminent". |
| Sesotho | The word khale is also used to describe something that is not in fashion, outdated, or old. |
| Shona | The term 'classic' can also refer to a literary work that serves as a perfect or typical example of a genre |
| Slovak | "Klasický" in Slovak comes from the Latin word "classicus," which means "of the highest class". |
| Slovenian | "Klasična" (classical) has multiple meanings, including a type of guitar and a style of music in Slovenian. |
| Somali | The word "caadi ah" also means "normal" or "common" in Somali. |
| Spanish | In Spanish, "clásico" can also refer to a soccer match between two rival teams or a movie that has become a cultural icon. |
| Sundanese | The word "klasik" also means "antique" in Sundanese. |
| Swahili | Katika Kiswahili neno “classic” lina maana kadhaa, pamoja na “cha jadi” au “cha mfano”.} |
| Swedish | The word klassisk can also refer to something of high quality or regarded as a standard in its genre. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "klasiko" is derived from the Spanish word "clásico", which in turn is derived from the Latin word "classicus", meaning "relating to the highest class or rank." |
| Tajik | Tajik "классикӣ" can also mean "authoritative" or "normative". |
| Tamil | செந்தரம் in Tamil is related to 'red' or 'gold' and also means 'true' or 'genuine'. |
| Thai | The word "คลาสสิก" in Thai can also refer to a type of traditional Thai music. |
| Turkish | In Turkish, the word "klasik" also means "traditional", "conventional", or "orthodox". |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "класичний" also means "typical" or "characteristic." |
| Urdu | کلاسک originates from the Greek word 'classicus,' which means 'of the highest class' or 'first-rate'. |
| Uzbek | "Klassik" can also mean "standard", "example", or "example for imitation" in Uzbek. |
| Vietnamese | In Vietnamese, ''cổ điển'' can mean ''tradition'' or ''traditional'' in certain contexts. |
| Welsh | Clasurol is a loanword from English, and can mean "classical" or "elegant" in Welsh. |
| Xhosa | The word 'iklasikhi' can also mean 'original' or 'ancient' in Xhosa. |
| Yiddish | "קלáñáסיש": Yiddish, from Middle High German "klassich", from Latin classicus "belonging to a higher social class" |
| Yoruba | "Ayebaye" is also the term used in Yoruba to describe objects or art works made of bronze or copper, which is a testament to the importance of bronze work in traditional Yoruba culture. |
| Zulu | "Zakudala" can also refer to something or someone traditional or conservative. |
| English | "Classic" originally meant "of the highest class" or "first-rate" in Latin. |