Context in different languages

Context in Different Languages

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Context


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Afrikaans
konteks
Albanian
kontekst
Amharic
ዐውደ-ጽሑፍ
Arabic
سياق الكلام
Armenian
համատեքստ
Assamese
সন্দৰ্ভ
Aymara
uñjatarjama
Azerbaijani
kontekst
Bambara
hukumu
Basque
testuingurua
Belarusian
кантэкст
Bengali
প্রসঙ্গ
Bhojpuri
प्रसंग
Bosnian
kontekst
Bulgarian
контекст
Catalan
context
Cebuano
konteksto
Chinese (Simplified)
语境
Chinese (Traditional)
語境
Corsican
cuntestu
Croatian
kontekst
Czech
kontext
Danish
sammenhæng
Dhivehi
ކޮންޓެކްސްޓް
Dogri
संदर्भ
Dutch
context
English
context
Esperanto
kunteksto
Estonian
kontekst
Ewe
nu si nɔa edzi yim
Filipino (Tagalog)
konteksto
Finnish
yhteydessä
French
le contexte
Frisian
kontekst
Galician
contexto
Georgian
კონტექსტი
German
kontext
Greek
συμφραζόμενα
Guarani
ñe'ẽnda
Gujarati
સંદર્ભ
Haitian Creole
kontèks
Hausa
mahallin
Hawaiian
pōʻaiapili
Hebrew
הֶקשֵׁר
Hindi
प्रसंग
Hmong
cov ntsiab lus teb
Hungarian
kontextus
Icelandic
samhengi
Igbo
ihe gbara ya gburugburu
Ilocano
konteksto
Indonesian
konteks
Irish
comhthéacs
Italian
contesto
Japanese
環境
Javanese
kontek
Kannada
ಸಂದರ್ಭ
Kazakh
контекст
Khmer
បរិបទ
Kinyarwanda
imiterere
Konkani
संदर्भ
Korean
문맥
Krio
sem say
Kurdish
hevgirêk
Kurdish (Sorani)
سیاق
Kyrgyz
контекст
Lao
ສະພາບການ
Latin
context
Latvian
kontekstā
Lingala
makambo bazolobela
Lithuanian
kontekste
Luganda
embera eletera enkola yomukolo
Luxembourgish
kontext
Macedonian
контекст
Maithili
संदर्भ
Malagasy
teny manodidina
Malay
konteks
Malayalam
സന്ദർഭം
Maltese
kuntest
Maori
horopaki
Marathi
संदर्भ
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯋꯥꯐꯝ
Mizo
tlangpui
Mongolian
агуулга
Myanmar (Burmese)
အခြေအနေ
Nepali
प्रसंग
Norwegian
kontekst
Nyanja (Chichewa)
nkhani
Odia (Oriya)
ପ୍ରସଙ୍ଗ
Oromo
haala wanta tokkoo
Pashto
اړوند
Persian
متن نوشته
Polish
kontekst
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
contexto
Punjabi
ਪ੍ਰਸੰਗ
Quechua
winasqa
Romanian
context
Russian
контекст
Samoan
anotusi
Sanskrit
सन्दर्भ
Scots Gaelic
co-theacsa
Sepedi
kamano
Serbian
контекст
Sesotho
moelelo oa taba
Shona
mamiriro
Sindhi
حوالي
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
සන්දර්භය
Slovak
kontext
Slovenian
kontekstu
Somali
macnaha guud
Spanish
contexto
Sundanese
kontéks
Swahili
muktadha
Swedish
sammanhang
Tagalog (Filipino)
konteksto
Tajik
контекст
Tamil
சூழல்
Tatar
контекст
Telugu
సందర్భం
Thai
บริบท
Tigrinya
ዓውዲ
Tsonga
vundzeni
Turkish
bağlam
Turkmen
konteksti
Twi (Akan)
ne nkaeɛ mu
Ukrainian
контекст
Urdu
خیال، سیاق
Uyghur
مەزمۇن
Uzbek
kontekst
Vietnamese
bối cảnh
Welsh
cyd-destun
Xhosa
umxholo
Yiddish
קאָנטעקסט
Yoruba
àyíká ọ̀rọ̀
Zulu
umongo

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansIn Afrikaans, 'konteks' also refers to the social or environmental setting of something.
AlbanianThe word "kontekst" in Albanian originates from the Latin word "contextus", meaning "interwoven" or "connection".
Amharic"ዐውደ ጽሑፍ" literally translates to "the body/frame/outline of writing".
ArabicOriginally, سياق الكلام (siyāq al-kalām) meant 'the sequence of words in a sentence' in Arabic.
ArmenianThe Armenian word համատեքստ ('context') literally means 'joint-woven' and was invented by H. Acharyan in the 20th century.
AzerbaijaniKontekst also means "intertextuality" in Azerbaijani.
BasqueThe word "testuingurua" comes from the Latin word "textus", meaning "fabric" or "texture".
BelarusianThe word "кантэкст" (context) in Belarusian comes from the Latin word "contextus" (woven together), indicating the interconnectedness of ideas within a text.
BengaliThe word "প্রসঙ্গ" can also refer to a topic of conversation or a specific situation.
BosnianThe word 'kontekst' is derived from the Latin word 'contextus', which means 'woven together' or 'interwoven'.
Bulgarian"Контекст" е думата, използвана в българския език за обозначаване на
CatalanEl término "context" proviene del latín "contextus", que significa "entrelazado" o "tejido".
CebuanoIn Cebuano, the word "konteksto" can also be used to refer to the background or circumstances in which something happens or is done.
Chinese (Simplified)语境一词由“语”与“境”两个字组成,其中“语”指语言,“境”指环境或背景
Chinese (Traditional)語境,意指上下文或特定的時間和地點,源自「語」和「境」,分別指語言和環境或情境。
CorsicanIn Corsican, the word "cuntestu" also means "frame" or "setting".
CroatianThe word 'kontekst' in Croatian derives from the Latin 'contextus', meaning 'a joining together'.
CzechThe word "kontext" can also mean "frame" or "setting" in Czech.
DanishThe word "sammenhæng" in Danish has a literal meaning of "hanging together".
DutchIn Dutch, "context" is also used to refer to a situation within which a particular event occurs.
EsperantoEsperanto has two words for "context": "kunteksto", from Latin, and "kunteksto", from Polish.
EstonianKontekst means both "context" and "texture" in Estonian.
Finnish"Yhteydessä" (context) has its etymology in "yhteys" (connection), referring to the state of being connected, and shares a semantic field with "yhteystiedot" (contact information), "yhteistyö" (cooperation), "yhteyksissä" (in contact).
FrenchLe mot « le contexte » vient du latin « contexere » qui signifie « assembler », « tisser ensemble ».
FrisianIt originates from the Latin word 'contextus', meaning 'connection'.
Galician"Contexto" means both "context" and "environment".
GeorgianThe Georgian word
GermanThe word 'Kontext' is derived from the Latin word 'contextus', meaning 'woven together' or 'interconnected'.
GreekΣυμφραζόμενα literally means 'put together with' and implies coherence in a given discourse.
Haitian CreoleThe Haitian Creole word "kontèks" has the same etymology as the English word "context". It is derived from the Latin word "contextus", meaning "woven together."
HausaThe word "mahallin" in Hausa can also refer to a 'place' or 'locality'.
HawaiianThe Hawaiian word "pōʻaiapili" is derived from ancient Hawaiian words, "pōʻai" meaning "to gather, to eat" and "pili" meaning "to adhere". It refers to the "gathering of ideas to share a common meal"
Hebrewהקשר also signifies a bond, a linkage; it derives possibly from קשר and is cognate with קשר – 'knot'.
HindiThe word 'प्रसंग' originates from the Sanskrit root 'सङ्ग' meaning 'to join,' and implies 'a connection' or 'a relationship'.
HungarianA "kontextus" szó a régi magyarban "összefüggést" vagy "rendet" jelentett.
IcelandicThe word "samhengi" can also refer to a group or a social gathering.
IgboThe Igbo word "ihe gbara ya gburugburu" translates to "the things that surround something" and is related to the concept of context in English.
Indonesian"Konteks" is also used in Indonesian to refer to a "pretext" or "excuse".
IrishThe Irish word "comhthéacs" can also refer to a framework, system, or arrangement.
ItalianThe word "contesto" originally meant "a weaving together" and is derived from the Latin word "contextus."
JapaneseThe word 環境 (kankyō) has its roots in Buddhism, where it refers to the world that surrounds and influences a person or thing.
JavaneseKontek (context) in Javanese also means 'to look at', 'to examine', or 'to see'.
KannadaThe word 'ಸಂದರ್ಭ' originates from the Sanskrit word 'सम् + दर्भ', which means 'coming together'. This term denotes a circumstance or the setting in which an event or a conversation occurs.
KazakhThe Kazakh word "контекст" originates from the Latin word "contextus", which means "woven together".
KhmerThe term 'បរិបទ' ultimately derives from Sanskrit, where it meant 'surrounding, environment, context'.
Korean"문맥" is a Sino-Korean word meaning “textual surrounding,” with synonyms including "맥락, 정황" (circumstances) and "사정, 형편" (conditions).
KurdishThe word "hevgirêk" in Kurdish also refers to the "frame" or "surroundings" of something.
KyrgyzКонтекст (конtext) — то же самое, что «окружение», «среда», «обстановка».
LatinThe Latin word "contextus" referred to a text's composition, structure, or weaving together.
LatvianKonteksŅ, from Latin contextus and Late Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰo-ns-tekʷ-s-o-, originally "woven together" but also used figuratively, "connection, series".
LithuanianThe word "kontekste" in Lithuanian derived from the Latin "contestus" meaning "woven together"
LuxembourgishThe word "Kontext" in Luxembourgish can also refer to the environment in which something exists or occurs.
MacedonianThe word “контекст” in Macedonian originates from the French word “contexte”, which itself is derived from the Latin word “contextus”, meaning “woven together, interconnected, composition”.
MalagasyThe term "teny manodidina" literally means "words surrounding" in Malagasy.
MalayThe Malay word "konteks" is derived from the Dutch word "context". It can also refer to a "frame" or "setting".
Malayalam"സന്ദർഭം" is derived from Sanskrit word "sam" (together), "da" (to give) and "bha" (to become)
MalteseThe word "kuntest" is derived from the Latin word "contextus", meaning "woven together".
MaoriHoropaki can also mean 'to gather together' or 'to accumulate'.
MarathiThe Marathi word संदर्भ can also refer to a 'reference or citation' or a 'relation'.
MongolianThe word "агуулга" may also refer to the topic or theme of a speech or text.
NepaliIn Nepali, 'प्रसंग' can also mean 'episode' or 'incident'.
Norwegian"Kontekst" in Norwegian can also refer to the specific circumstances or situation in which something occurs.
Nyanja (Chichewa)In addition to its primary meaning of "context," "nkhani" can also refer to "news" or "a story."
PashtoThe word "اړوند" can also mean "relevant" or "appropriate" in Pashto.
PersianThe Persian word متن نوشته 'matne neveshte' literally means 'writing text', which is the original meaning of 'context' in English.
PolishThe word 'kontekst' comes from the Latin word 'contextus', which means 'woven together'.
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)Pode se referir tanto ao local de ocorrência de uma frase ou palavra ou ao sentido, circunstância ou situação em que algo é dito ou feito.
Punjabiप्रसंग (Prasaṅg) is a Sanskrit word that can also mean 'circumstances', 'connection', 'relation', or 'occasion'.
RomanianIn Romanian, the word "context" is also used figuratively to mean "pretext".
RussianThe word "контекст" in Russian can also refer to a "subtext" or a "hidden meaning" of a statement or text.
SamoanContext in Samoan is expressed using the word “anotusi”, which derives from the verb “anotusi”, meaning to “speak” or “recite”.
SerbianThe word "контекст" (context) in Serbian can also refer to the 'surroundings' or 'environment' of something.
Sesotho"Moelelo oa taba" (context) is literally the "story of the matter."
Shona"Mamitiro" also means "a framework supporting a house's walls" in Shona.
SindhiThe word "حوالي" can also refer to an "excuse" in Sindhi.
SlovakIn Slovak, "kontext" has a separate meaning from its English equivalent, referring to a "social circle or milieu".
SlovenianThe word 'kontekstu' is derived from the Latin word 'contextus', meaning 'woven together' or 'connected'.
SomaliThe term “macnaha guud” can also refer to the overall idea or central point of a discourse.
SpanishIn Spanish, "contexto" can also mean "frame of mind" or "mood".
SundaneseThe Sundanese word "kontéks" can also refer to a situation or circumstance.
SwahiliThe word 'muktadha' is a loanword from Arabic meaning 'extract' or 'passage'.
SwedishThe Swedish word "sammanhang" is a compound of "samman" meaning "together" and "hang" meaning "slope", hence "a coming together".
Tagalog (Filipino)The Tagalog word "konteksto" is derived from the Spanish word "contexto", which comes from the Latin word "contextus", meaning "woven together" or "connected".
TajikIn Persian, the word
Tamil"சூழல்" means 'encircling', 'embracing' or 'surrounding', which in English would refer to the 'context' of a particular situation
TeluguThis word also means 'circumstance' or 'situation'.
Thai"บริบท" เป็นคำภาษาบาลีที่แปลว่า "บริเวณรอบด้าน" หรือ "สถานที่ตั้งโดยรอบ" ซึ่งหมายถึงสิ่งแวดล้อมทางสังคมและวัฒนธรรมที่กำหนดความหมายของข้อความ
TurkishThe word "bağlam" originally meant "tie" or "connection" in Turkish.
UkrainianThe word "контекст" comes from the Latin word "contextus," meaning "woven together."
Urduخیال is an Arabic word that was borrowed into Urdu. It originally meant "imagination, thought, or idea," but in Urdu it has come to mean "context" or "theme."
UzbekKontekst (kontekst) n kontekst (kontekst)
Vietnamese"Bối cảnh" ultimately traces back to the Proto-Austronesian word "pituq", meaning "base", "foundation", or "origin".
WelshWelsh 'cyd-destun' is derived from 'cyd ' meaning 'together' and 'testun' from latin 'textus' meaning 'woven'
XhosaIn Xhosa, "umxholo" not only means "context" but also specifically refers to the main subject matter of a discourse or discussion.
YiddishIn Yiddish, “קאָנטעקסט” can also mean "circumstance" or "condition."
Yoruba"Àyíká ọ̀rọ̀" literally means "the surroundings of a word", hence its use as "context".
ZuluThe word "umongo" also means "a thought, an idea," from the verb "-onga" "to think."
EnglishThe word 'context' stems from the Latin word 'contextus', meaning 'to weave together', highlighting its role in providing a coherent framework for understanding.

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