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Comprehensive in Different Languages

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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

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansThe word "omvattend" can also mean "all-inclusive" or "thorough".
AlbanianThe word "gjithëpërfshirëse" originates from the Greek word "πανκαταληπτική" (pancataleptic), meaning "all-embracing" or "universally applicable".
AmharicThe 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.
ArabicThe word "شامل" is derived from the Arabic root "ش م ل" (sha-mi-la), meaning "to encompass" or "to include."
AzerbaijaniThe 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.
BelarusianКомплексний is also used as a term in mathematics to refer to 'complex' numbers.
BengaliThe word "বিস্তৃত" is derived from the Sanskrit word "विस्तृत" (vistR^ita), which means "extended, spread out, or detailed".
BosnianThe word "sveobuhvatan" is derived from the words "sve" (all) and "obuhvatan" (encompassing). It can also mean "thorough" or "inclusive".
BulgarianThe word "изчерпателен" comes from "изчeрпя", meaning "to exhaust". Therefore, an "изчерпателен" text exhausts, or covers, the topic entirely.
CatalanIn Catalan, the word "integral" has a separate meaning, referring to the sum of all parts that make up a whole.
CebuanoThe 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.
CorsicanThe Corsican word "cumpletu" also means "complete" in Italian and "accomplished" in Latin.
CroatianThe word 'sveobuhvatan' is derived from 'sve' (all) and 'obuhvatati' (to encompass), and it can also mean 'global' or 'universal'.
CzechThe word "obsáhlý" comes from the Old Czech word "obsáhati", meaning "to encompass" or "to contain".
DanishIn addition, its meaning has expanded to refer to something "deep" and "thorough".
DutchThe 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".
EstonianThe word "terviklik" comes from the word "terve," which means "whole" or "entirety."
FinnishThe word "kattava" can also mean "comprehensive coverage" or "an extensive range" in Finnish.
FrenchIn French, the word "complet" can also mean "full" or "finished".
FrisianThe word "wiidweidich" in Frisian derives from the Old Frisian word "wīd", meaning "wide" or "extensive".
GalicianIn Galician, "comprensivo" may also refer to a comprehensive view of something, which includes both its positive and negative aspects.
GermanThe German word "umfassend" is derived from the verb "umfassen", which can also mean "to embrace" or "to include."
GreekThe Greek word "περιεκτικός" (periektikos) literally means "containing all" or "inclusive".
Gujarati“વ્યાપક” means “common”, “general”, “extensive”, “unrestricted”
Haitian CreoleThe word "konplè" comes from the French word "complet", meaning "complete".
Hausa"M" (comprehensive) is also the Hausa word for 'name' and 'place'.
HawaiianAs one of several Polynesian cognates,
HebrewThe Hebrew word "מַקִיף" (comprehensive) derives from the root "קָפַף" (surround), suggesting something that encircles or embraces all aspects.
HindiWhile 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."
HmongThe 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.
HungarianÁt- 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'.
IcelandicAn alternate meaning is "full of joints or articulation", likely stemming from "hlið" (side)
IgboThe Igbo word "keukwu" can also mean "entire" or "all-encompassing".
IndonesianThe word “luas” can also refer to the size of a geographical area or a piece of land.
IrishCuimsitheach is derived from the Irish word 'cuimse,' meaning 'memory' or 'remembrance,' and literally translates to 'having memory' or 'remembering well'.
ItalianThe Italian word "completo" comes from the Latin word "completus" which means "full" or "whole."
JapaneseThe 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.
KannadaThe word "samāgra" derives from the Sanskrit word "samagrah," which also means "whole" or "entire."
KazakhThe word "жан-жақты" in Kazakh is also used to describe something that is "well-rounded" or "versatile."
KhmerThe 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.
KyrgyzIn Kyrgyz, "ар тараптуу" can also refer to something that is wide-ranging or all-encompassing.
LatinThe Latin root 'comprehendo' means both 'to seize' and 'to understand', hinting at a deeper connection between physical and intellectual grasp.
LatvianThe word "aptverošs" has Proto-Baltic and Proto-Indo-European roots, related to words for "to take" and "to cover."
LithuanianThe 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".
MacedonianDerived from Old Church Slavonic (длъгъ 'debt' + въздати 'return'), сеопфатна initially meant 'reimbursement for a debt'.
MalagasyThe word "feno" also means "to cover" or "to be covered" in Malagasy.
MalayThe root of the Malay word "menyeluruh" is from the Sanskrit word "sarwa", meaning "all" or "entire."
MalayalamThe 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'.
MalteseThe word 'komprensiv' in Maltese originates from the French word 'compréhensif', meaning 'comprehensive' or 'inclusive'.
MaoriThe word 'matawhānui' originates from 'mata' ('eye') and 'whānui' ('broad'), referring to a wide field of view or understanding.
MarathiThe 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.
NepaliThe word 'व्यापक' comes from the Sanskrit word 'वि' ('apart') and 'आप' ('to reach'), meaning 'to reach everywhere' or 'to spread widely'.
NorwegianThe 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'.
PashtoThe Pashto word "هر اړخيز" is derived from the Persian word "هر" meaning "all" and "اړخ" meaning "side".
PersianIn Persian, "همه جانبه" (comprehensive) literally means "all side."
PolishThe 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".
PunjabiThe word 'ਵਿਆਪਕ' in Punjabi, derived from Sanskrit, also means 'widespread' or 'pervading', capturing the broader implications of being inclusive or thorough.
RomanianThe word "cuprinzător" comes from the Latin "comprehendere", which means "to seize or grasp".
RussianIn Slavic languages, the prefix
SamoanThe Samoan word "lautele" can also refer to "knowledge, wisdom, or understanding".
Scots Gaelic"Coileanta" can also mean "collecting" or "gathering" in Scots Gaelic.
SerbianSerbian "обиман" can mean "comprehensive", "abundant", or "voluminous", all of which relate to the idea of "a lot".
SesothoDerived 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'.
ShonaThe Shona word 'nzwisisika' also means 'to be thorough' or 'to be complete'.
SindhiThe word "جامع" or "جامعo" in Sindhi also means a mosque, a place of worship for Muslims.
SlovakThe word "obsiahly" originated from the Proto-Slavic word "*obъsijati", meaning "to encompass", "to embrace".
SlovenianThe word "celovit" is derived from "celota" meaning "wholeness" or "totality" in Slovenian.
SomaliDhameystiran, 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".
SundaneseThe Sundanese word "komprehensif" has the same etymological origin as the English word "comprehensive".
SwahiliThe word "kina" in Swahili can also refer to the totality of something or the general sense of a matter.
SwedishIt 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.
TajikThe word "ҳамаҷониба" in Tajik comes from the Persian word "hama-janiba", which literally means "all-sided".
TamilThe word "விரிவான" is derived from the Tamil word "விரிவு", which means "expansive" or "extensive."
TeluguThe word 'సమగ్ర' (comprehensive) derives from Sanskrit and can also mean 'thorough', 'complete', or 'all-embracing'.
ThaiThe word "ครอบคลุม" ("comprehensive") in Thai also has the meaning of "to envelop", "to cover", or "to encompass".
TurkishThe word "kapsamlı" in Turkish is derived from the Arabic word "comprehensive" and can also mean "complete" or "inclusive".
UkrainianThe term "всебічний" is a direct borrowing from Russian (where it means "comprehensive, complete").
UrduThe word originates from the Arabic word "wasia" meaning "to be wide" or "to be spacious".
VietnameseThe word "toàn diện" is of Chinese-Vietnamese origin, with "toàn” translating into "all, entire" in English, and "diện" translating into "field, area, aspect, side".
WelshThe word "cynhwysfawr" in Welsh can also refer to a "comprehensive summary" or a "concise abridgement".
XhosaIn Xhosa, the word "banzi" is said to originate from "banzela", meaning "to take up all of space" or "to fill to capacity".
YiddishThe 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.
ZuluOlunzulu can also mean 'full' or 'thorough' in isiZulu, highlighting its multifaceted nature.
EnglishOrigin: from Latin "comprehendere," to grasp.

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