Afrikaans omvattend | ||
Albanian gjithëpërfshirëse | ||
Amharic ሁሉን አቀፍ | ||
Arabic شامل | ||
Armenian համապարփակ | ||
Assamese বিস্তৃত | ||
Aymara taqpacha | ||
Azerbaijani hərtərəfli | ||
Bambara famuyalen | ||
Basque integrala | ||
Belarusian комплексны | ||
Bengali বিস্তৃত | ||
Bhojpuri व्यापक | ||
Bosnian sveobuhvatan | ||
Bulgarian изчерпателен | ||
Catalan integral | ||
Cebuano komprehensibo | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 全面 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 全面 | ||
Corsican cumpletu | ||
Croatian sveobuhvatan | ||
Czech obsáhlý | ||
Danish omfattende | ||
Dhivehi ކޮމްޕްރިހެންސިވް | ||
Dogri व्यापक | ||
Dutch uitgebreid | ||
English comprehensive | ||
Esperanto ampleksa | ||
Estonian terviklik | ||
Ewe de blibo | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) komprehensibo | ||
Finnish kattava | ||
French complet | ||
Frisian wiidweidich | ||
Galician comprensivo | ||
Georgian ყოვლისმომცველი | ||
German umfassend | ||
Greek περιεκτικός | ||
Guarani kũmbykuaa | ||
Gujarati વ્યાપક | ||
Haitian Creole konplè | ||
Hausa m | ||
Hawaiian laulā | ||
Hebrew מַקִיף | ||
Hindi व्यापक | ||
Hmong kev muaj txhij txhua | ||
Hungarian átfogó | ||
Icelandic alhliða | ||
Igbo keukwu | ||
Ilocano komprehensibo | ||
Indonesian luas | ||
Irish cuimsitheach | ||
Italian completo | ||
Japanese 包括的 | ||
Javanese jangkep | ||
Kannada ಸಮಗ್ರ | ||
Kazakh жан-жақты | ||
Khmer ទូលំទូលាយ | ||
Kinyarwanda byuzuye | ||
Konkani सर्वसमावेशक | ||
Korean 포괄적 인 | ||
Krio kpatakpata | ||
Kurdish giştane | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) گشتگیر | ||
Kyrgyz ар тараптуу | ||
Lao ທີ່ສົມບູນແບບ | ||
Latin comprehensive | ||
Latvian aptverošs | ||
Lingala ya mobimba | ||
Lithuanian visapusiškas | ||
Luganda kirimu bulikimu | ||
Luxembourgish ëmfaassend | ||
Macedonian сеопфатна | ||
Maithili बिस्तरीत | ||
Malagasy feno | ||
Malay menyeluruh | ||
Malayalam സമഗ്രമായ | ||
Maltese komprensiv | ||
Maori matawhānui | ||
Marathi सर्वसमावेशक | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ ꯁꯨꯕ | ||
Mizo huapzo | ||
Mongolian цогц | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ပြည့်စုံသော | ||
Nepali व्यापक | ||
Norwegian omfattende | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) mokwanira | ||
Odia (Oriya) ବିସ୍ତୃତ | ||
Oromo hunda haammataa | ||
Pashto هر اړخيز | ||
Persian همه جانبه | ||
Polish wszechstronny | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) compreensivo | ||
Punjabi ਵਿਆਪਕ | ||
Quechua hamutana | ||
Romanian cuprinzător | ||
Russian всеобъемлющий | ||
Samoan lautele | ||
Sanskrit सामासिक | ||
Scots Gaelic coileanta | ||
Sepedi kwešišegago | ||
Serbian обиман | ||
Sesotho akaretsang | ||
Shona nzwisisika | ||
Sindhi جامع | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) විස්තීර්ණ | ||
Slovak obsiahly | ||
Slovenian celovit | ||
Somali dhameystiran | ||
Spanish exhaustivo | ||
Sundanese komprehensif | ||
Swahili kina | ||
Swedish omfattande | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) komprehensibo | ||
Tajik ҳамаҷониба | ||
Tamil விரிவான | ||
Tatar комплекслы | ||
Telugu సమగ్ర | ||
Thai ครอบคลุม | ||
Tigrinya ኣጠቓላሊ | ||
Tsonga xitwalana | ||
Turkish kapsamlı | ||
Turkmen hemmetaraplaýyn | ||
Twi (Akan) nteaseɛ | ||
Ukrainian всебічний | ||
Urdu وسیع | ||
Uyghur ئەتراپلىق | ||
Uzbek keng qamrovli | ||
Vietnamese toàn diện | ||
Welsh cynhwysfawr | ||
Xhosa banzi | ||
Yiddish פולשטענדיק | ||
Yoruba okeerẹ | ||
Zulu olunzulu |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "omvattend" can also mean "all-inclusive" or "thorough". |
| Albanian | The word "gjithëpërfshirëse" originates from the Greek word "πανκαταληπτική" (pancataleptic), meaning "all-embracing" or "universally applicable". |
| Amharic | The word ሁሉን አቀፍ, meaning 'comprehensive' in Amharic, has a broader semantic range than its English cognate, and can refer to anything that encompasses all aspects of a subject or topic. |
| Arabic | The word "شامل" is derived from the Arabic root "ش م ل" (sha-mi-la), meaning "to encompass" or "to include." |
| Azerbaijani | The word "hərtərəfli" in Azerbaijani comes from the Persian word "har taräfli" meaning "all-sided". |
| Basque | “Integrala” was used in the Middle Ages to refer to a list of goods in a will. |
| Belarusian | Комплексний is also used as a term in mathematics to refer to 'complex' numbers. |
| Bengali | The word "বিস্তৃত" is derived from the Sanskrit word "विस्तृत" (vistR^ita), which means "extended, spread out, or detailed". |
| Bosnian | The word "sveobuhvatan" is derived from the words "sve" (all) and "obuhvatan" (encompassing). It can also mean "thorough" or "inclusive". |
| Bulgarian | The word "изчерпателен" comes from "изчeрпя", meaning "to exhaust". Therefore, an "изчерпателен" text exhausts, or covers, the topic entirely. |
| Catalan | In Catalan, the word "integral" has a separate meaning, referring to the sum of all parts that make up a whole. |
| Cebuano | The word "komprehensibo" in Cebuano is derived from the Spanish "comprensivo", which also means "tolerant" or "understanding". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The character 面 in 全面 also suggests the concept of a 'plane.' |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "全面" can also refer to a military or strategic context, implying surrounding and overwhelming an enemy from all directions. |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "cumpletu" also means "complete" in Italian and "accomplished" in Latin. |
| Croatian | The word 'sveobuhvatan' is derived from 'sve' (all) and 'obuhvatati' (to encompass), and it can also mean 'global' or 'universal'. |
| Czech | The word "obsáhlý" comes from the Old Czech word "obsáhati", meaning "to encompass" or "to contain". |
| Danish | In addition, its meaning has expanded to refer to something "deep" and "thorough". |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "uitgebreid" is an adjective, meaning "comprehensive, extensive or far-reaching". It is derived from the verb "uitbreiden", meaning "to expand, enlarge or increase". |
| Estonian | The word "terviklik" comes from the word "terve," which means "whole" or "entirety." |
| Finnish | The word "kattava" can also mean "comprehensive coverage" or "an extensive range" in Finnish. |
| French | In French, the word "complet" can also mean "full" or "finished". |
| Frisian | The word "wiidweidich" in Frisian derives from the Old Frisian word "wīd", meaning "wide" or "extensive". |
| Galician | In Galician, "comprensivo" may also refer to a comprehensive view of something, which includes both its positive and negative aspects. |
| German | The German word "umfassend" is derived from the verb "umfassen", which can also mean "to embrace" or "to include." |
| Greek | The Greek word "περιεκτικός" (periektikos) literally means "containing all" or "inclusive". |
| Gujarati | “વ્યાપક” means “common”, “general”, “extensive”, “unrestricted” |
| Haitian Creole | The word "konplè" comes from the French word "complet", meaning "complete". |
| Hausa | "M" (comprehensive) is also the Hausa word for 'name' and 'place'. |
| Hawaiian | As one of several Polynesian cognates, |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "מַקִיף" (comprehensive) derives from the root "קָפַף" (surround), suggesting something that encircles or embraces all aspects. |
| Hindi | While व्यापक is usually translated in English as "comprehensive," its root word "व्याप्" actually means "to extend," and thus can also refer to "spread" or "expansion." |
| Hmong | The word "kev muaj txhij txhua" in Hmong can also be used to describe a person with a multifaceted skillset or a situation with multiple components. |
| Hungarian | Át- and fog- are prefixes and suffixes that mean 'across' and 'cover' or 'contain', respectively, so the word át-fog-ó literally means 'cross-cover' or 'all-inclusive'. |
| Icelandic | An alternate meaning is "full of joints or articulation", likely stemming from "hlið" (side) |
| Igbo | The Igbo word "keukwu" can also mean "entire" or "all-encompassing". |
| Indonesian | The word “luas” can also refer to the size of a geographical area or a piece of land. |
| Irish | Cuimsitheach is derived from the Irish word 'cuimse,' meaning 'memory' or 'remembrance,' and literally translates to 'having memory' or 'remembering well'. |
| Italian | The Italian word "completo" comes from the Latin word "completus" which means "full" or "whole." |
| Japanese | The word "包括的" can also mean "inclusive" or "all-encompassing" in Japanese. |
| Javanese | "Jangkep" originates from "jangka" (compass) and "ap" (limit), thus implying something complete and well-rounded. |
| Kannada | The word "samāgra" derives from the Sanskrit word "samagrah," which also means "whole" or "entire." |
| Kazakh | The word "жан-жақты" in Kazakh is also used to describe something that is "well-rounded" or "versatile." |
| Khmer | The Khmer word "ទូលំទូលាយ" does not have alternate meanings. It is only used to mean "comprehensive." |
| Korean | '포괄적'은 '포괄'에서 유래했으며, '모든 것을 포함하는' 또는 '전반적인'을 의미합니다. |
| Kurdish | "Giştane" also means "thoroughly, perfectly" in Kurdish. |
| Kyrgyz | In Kyrgyz, "ар тараптуу" can also refer to something that is wide-ranging or all-encompassing. |
| Latin | The Latin root 'comprehendo' means both 'to seize' and 'to understand', hinting at a deeper connection between physical and intellectual grasp. |
| Latvian | The word "aptverošs" has Proto-Baltic and Proto-Indo-European roots, related to words for "to take" and "to cover." |
| Lithuanian | The word "visapusiškas" in Lithuanian is derived from the words "visa pusė", meaning "all sides", and is sometimes also used to refer to something that is "all-round" or "complete". |
| Macedonian | Derived from Old Church Slavonic (длъгъ 'debt' + въздати 'return'), сеопфатна initially meant 'reimbursement for a debt'. |
| Malagasy | The word "feno" also means "to cover" or "to be covered" in Malagasy. |
| Malay | The root of the Malay word "menyeluruh" is from the Sanskrit word "sarwa", meaning "all" or "entire." |
| Malayalam | The word 'സമഗ്രമായ' comes from the Sanskrit word 'सम्' (sam), meaning 'together', and 'ग्रह' (grah), meaning 'to grasp' or 'to take hold'. Therefore, 'സമഗ്രമായ' literally means 'to grasp or take hold together', or 'to comprehend'. It can also mean 'thorough' or 'complete'. |
| Maltese | The word 'komprensiv' in Maltese originates from the French word 'compréhensif', meaning 'comprehensive' or 'inclusive'. |
| Maori | The word 'matawhānui' originates from 'mata' ('eye') and 'whānui' ('broad'), referring to a wide field of view or understanding. |
| Marathi | The word सर्वसमावेशक originates from the Sanskrit word सर्वसमावेश, which means 'all-encompassing' or 'inclusive'. |
| Mongolian | "Цогц" not only means "comprehensive" but also refers to the "top button" on a Mongolian deel, the traditional Mongolian gown. |
| Nepali | The word 'व्यापक' comes from the Sanskrit word 'वि' ('apart') and 'आप' ('to reach'), meaning 'to reach everywhere' or 'to spread widely'. |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "omfattende" shares the same root as "umfangreich" in German, which literally means "embracing". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | Mokwanira is a compound word derived from Kuwona and Kukwanira, meaning 'to see' and 'to understand' respectively, hence 'comprehensive'. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "هر اړخيز" is derived from the Persian word "هر" meaning "all" and "اړخ" meaning "side". |
| Persian | In Persian, "همه جانبه" (comprehensive) literally means "all side." |
| Polish | The Polish word "wszechstronny" comes from the Old Slavonic word "vьsь", meaning "all", and "strana", meaning "side" or "direction". It originally meant "turning in all directions" or "versatile", and its meaning has evolved over time to mean "comprehensive". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, the word "compreensivo" can also mean "sympathetic" or "understanding". |
| Punjabi | The word 'ਵਿਆਪਕ' in Punjabi, derived from Sanskrit, also means 'widespread' or 'pervading', capturing the broader implications of being inclusive or thorough. |
| Romanian | The word "cuprinzător" comes from the Latin "comprehendere", which means "to seize or grasp". |
| Russian | In Slavic languages, the prefix |
| Samoan | The Samoan word "lautele" can also refer to "knowledge, wisdom, or understanding". |
| Scots Gaelic | "Coileanta" can also mean "collecting" or "gathering" in Scots Gaelic. |
| Serbian | Serbian "обиман" can mean "comprehensive", "abundant", or "voluminous", all of which relate to the idea of "a lot". |
| Sesotho | Derived from the prefix 'a-' and the verb stem '-ka-' meaning 'to do; to make; to create', 'akaretsang' also means 'making an effort', 'endeavouring' or 'attempting to do something'. |
| Shona | The Shona word 'nzwisisika' also means 'to be thorough' or 'to be complete'. |
| Sindhi | The word "جامع" or "جامعo" in Sindhi also means a mosque, a place of worship for Muslims. |
| Slovak | The word "obsiahly" originated from the Proto-Slavic word "*obъsijati", meaning "to encompass", "to embrace". |
| Slovenian | The word "celovit" is derived from "celota" meaning "wholeness" or "totality" in Slovenian. |
| Somali | Dhameystiran, meaning "complete" or "thorough", can also refer to a person who is "trustworthy" or "reliable" in Somali. |
| Spanish | "Exhaustivo" derives from the Latin "exhaurire" meaning "to draw out" or "to drain off". |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word "komprehensif" has the same etymological origin as the English word "comprehensive". |
| Swahili | The word "kina" in Swahili can also refer to the totality of something or the general sense of a matter. |
| Swedish | It comes from the Swedish words "om" (around) and "fatta" (to grasp), and so essentially means "to grasp all around". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Komprehensibo" comes from the Spanish word "comprensivo" which also means perceptive and thoughtful. |
| Tajik | The word "ҳамаҷониба" in Tajik comes from the Persian word "hama-janiba", which literally means "all-sided". |
| Tamil | The word "விரிவான" is derived from the Tamil word "விரிவு", which means "expansive" or "extensive." |
| Telugu | The word 'సమగ్ర' (comprehensive) derives from Sanskrit and can also mean 'thorough', 'complete', or 'all-embracing'. |
| Thai | The word "ครอบคลุม" ("comprehensive") in Thai also has the meaning of "to envelop", "to cover", or "to encompass". |
| Turkish | The word "kapsamlı" in Turkish is derived from the Arabic word "comprehensive" and can also mean "complete" or "inclusive". |
| Ukrainian | The term "всебічний" is a direct borrowing from Russian (where it means "comprehensive, complete"). |
| Urdu | The word originates from the Arabic word "wasia" meaning "to be wide" or "to be spacious". |
| Vietnamese | The word "toàn diện" is of Chinese-Vietnamese origin, with "toàn” translating into "all, entire" in English, and "diện" translating into "field, area, aspect, side". |
| Welsh | The word "cynhwysfawr" in Welsh can also refer to a "comprehensive summary" or a "concise abridgement". |
| Xhosa | In Xhosa, the word "banzi" is said to originate from "banzela", meaning "to take up all of space" or "to fill to capacity". |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "פולשטענדיק" is derived from the German word "vollständig," which also means "comprehensive". In addition to its literal meaning, "פולשטענדיק" can also be used figuratively to describe someone who is thorough or complete in their work. |
| Yoruba | "Okeere," meaning "comprehensive," also refers to the broad river dividing Ede from Ejigbo in Osun State, Nigeria. |
| Zulu | Olunzulu can also mean 'full' or 'thorough' in isiZulu, highlighting its multifaceted nature. |
| English | Origin: from Latin "comprehendere," to grasp. |