Cultural in different languages

Cultural in Different Languages

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Cultural


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Afrikaans
kulturele
Albanian
kulturore
Amharic
ባህላዊ
Arabic
ثقافي
Armenian
մշակութային
Assamese
সাংস্কৃতিক
Aymara
cultural sata uñt’atawa
Azerbaijani
mədəni
Bambara
laadalakow la
Basque
kulturala
Belarusian
культурнай
Bengali
সাংস্কৃতিক
Bhojpuri
सांस्कृतिक बा
Bosnian
kulturni
Bulgarian
културен
Catalan
cultural
Cebuano
kultura
Chinese (Simplified)
文化
Chinese (Traditional)
文化
Corsican
culturale
Croatian
kulturni
Czech
kulturní
Danish
kulturel
Dhivehi
ސަގާފީ ގޮތުންނެވެ
Dogri
सांस्कृतिक
Dutch
cultureel
English
cultural
Esperanto
kultura
Estonian
kultuuriline
Ewe
dekɔnuwo
Filipino (Tagalog)
pangkultura
Finnish
kulttuurinen
French
culturel
Frisian
kultureel
Galician
cultural
Georgian
კულტურული
German
kulturell
Greek
πολιτιστικός
Guarani
cultural rehegua
Gujarati
સંસ્કૃતિક
Haitian Creole
kiltirèl
Hausa
na al'ada
Hawaiian
moʻomeheu
Hebrew
תַרְבּוּתִי
Hindi
सांस्कृतिक
Hmong
kab lis kev cai
Hungarian
kulturális
Icelandic
menningarlegt
Igbo
omenala
Ilocano
kultural
Indonesian
kultural
Irish
cultúrtha
Italian
culturale
Japanese
文化的
Javanese
budaya
Kannada
ಸಾಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಕ
Kazakh
мәдени
Khmer
វប្បធម៌
Kinyarwanda
umuco
Konkani
सांस्कृतीक
Korean
문화적
Krio
kɔlchɔral
Kurdish
çandeyî
Kurdish (Sorani)
کولتووری
Kyrgyz
маданий
Lao
ວັດທະນະ ທຳ
Latin
culturae
Latvian
kultūras
Lingala
culturel
Lithuanian
kultūrinis
Luganda
eby’obuwangwa
Luxembourgish
kulturell
Macedonian
културен
Maithili
सांस्कृतिक
Malagasy
ara-kolontsaina
Malay
budaya
Malayalam
സാംസ്കാരിക
Maltese
kulturali
Maori
ahurea
Marathi
सांस्कृतिक
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯀꯂꯆꯔꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ꯫
Mizo
culture lam hawi
Mongolian
соёлын
Myanmar (Burmese)
ယဉ်ကျေးမှု
Nepali
सांस्कृतिक
Norwegian
kulturell
Nyanja (Chichewa)
chikhalidwe
Odia (Oriya)
ସାଂସ୍କୃତିକ
Oromo
aadaa
Pashto
کلتوري
Persian
فرهنگی
Polish
kulturalny
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
cultural
Punjabi
ਸਭਿਆਚਾਰਕ
Quechua
cultural
Romanian
cultural
Russian
культурный
Samoan
aganuu
Sanskrit
सांस्कृतिक
Scots Gaelic
cultarail
Sepedi
setšo
Serbian
културни
Sesotho
setso
Shona
tsika nemagariro
Sindhi
ثقافتي
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
සංස්කෘතික
Slovak
kultúrne
Slovenian
kulturni
Somali
dhaqan
Spanish
cultural
Sundanese
budaya
Swahili
kitamaduni
Swedish
kulturell
Tagalog (Filipino)
kultural
Tajik
фарҳангӣ
Tamil
கலாச்சார
Tatar
культуралы
Telugu
సాంస్కృతిక
Thai
วัฒนธรรม
Tigrinya
ባህላዊ
Tsonga
ndhavuko
Turkish
kültürel
Turkmen
medeni
Twi (Akan)
amammerɛ mu
Ukrainian
культурні
Urdu
ثقافتی
Uyghur
مەدەنىيەت
Uzbek
madaniy
Vietnamese
văn hóa
Welsh
diwylliannol
Xhosa
inkcubeko
Yiddish
קולטורעל
Yoruba
asa
Zulu
amasiko

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansThe Afrikaans word "kulturele" shares the same etymology as the English word "culture," derived from the Latin "cultura" meaning "cultivation."
AlbanianThe word "kulturore" in Albanian also refers to "civilized" or "refined" behavior.
Arabicثقافي is also used to describe a person who is knowledgeable and well-rounded.
AzerbaijaniThe word "mədəni" also means "civilized" or "cultured" in Azerbaijani.
BasqueThe word “kulturala” in Basque is a neologism adapted from Spanish in the 19th century after the Basque orthography was reformed by Arturo Kanpion.
BelarusianBelarusian “культурнай” comes from the Proto-Slavic “*kъltura” which also means "worship" and "religion".
BengaliThe word "সাংস্কৃতিক" can also mean "relating to culture" or "having a cultural background".
BosnianKulturni literally means 'cultured', and may be applied to people, places, or objects in Bosnian.
Bulgarian"културен" is cognate with the Serbian, Slovak, Czech, Polish, and Russian equivalents of "cultured", as opposed to the unrelated word with the same meaning borrowed from French ("културологичен").
CatalanIn Catalan, "cultural" refers to a "cultivated" or "agricultural" form of land, in addition to its more common meaning of "related to culture".
Cebuano"Kultura" is also used to refer to the soil in which a plant is growing.
Chinese (Simplified)文化 is also used to refer to 'cultivation' of a person, in the sense of 'raising' or 'refining' their character.
Chinese (Traditional)文化 derives from 文 and 化, which respectively mean 'character' and 'education, transformation'; it originally pertained to education but later evolved to denote all forms of civilization.
CorsicanIn Corsican, "culturale" can also refer to a type of agricultural field.
CroatianThe word "kulturni" in Croatian can also refer to "cultured" or "refined."
CzechThe Czech word "kulturní" is derived from the German word "kulturell", which in turn comes from the Latin word "cultura", meaning "cultivation" or "tilling".
Danish"Kulturel" can also mean "fermented" in some regional dialects.
DutchIn Dutch, "cultureel" can also refer to an activity or event with an elevated cultural status, such as a concert or exhibition.
Esperanto"Kultura" comes from polish language where it means the same as in Esperanto.
EstonianIn Estonian, "kultuuriline" (cultural) is also used to refer to something that is refined, sophisticated, or aesthetically pleasing.
Finnish‘Kulttuurinen’ is a loanword that entered Finnish from German and is cognate to the word ‘culture’.
FrenchThe word "culturel" in French can also refer to a microbe culture, in addition to its common meaning of "cultural".
FrisianThe Dutch word "cultuur" and the English word "culture" ultimately originate from the Latin word "cultus" which means "worship" (specifically "care of the gods") or, more generally, "cultivation".
GalicianCulturalmente (Galician) derives from the Latin "cultura", meaning "to cultivate".
GeorgianThe word "კულტურული" means "cultural", but it can also be used in a more general sense to mean "pertaining to the cultivation of the mind or the arts."
GermanThe German word "kulturell" can also mean "intellectual" or "refined".
GreekIn Greek, “πολιτιστικός” is not only related to culture but can also refer to civilization, refinement, education, and cultivation.
Gujarati"સંસ્કૃતિક" (cultural) can literally mean "of one's own culture" or "native" in Gujarati, similar to "cultural" in English.
Haitian Creole"Kiltirèl" comes from French "culturel" and also means "cultivated, polished".
HausaThe word "na al'ada" in Hausa can also mean "traditional" or "customary."
HawaiianThe word "moʻomeheu" can also mean education or training in Hawaiian.
HebrewThe word תַרְבּוּתִי comes from the root ת-ר-ב meaning to grow or multiply, referring to the idea of cultivation and growth in the context of culture.
HindiThe Hindi word 'सांस्कृतिक' comes from the Sanskrit word 'संस्कृति', which means 'culture, refinement or civilization'.
HmongThe word "kab lis kev cai" can also mean "traditional" or "customary".
HungarianThe word “kulturális” in Hungarian originally meant “civilized”, as opposed to “barbaric,” and is derived from the Latin word “cultura,” meaning “cultivation.”
IcelandicIt stems from menning which comes from hugr/huga (`heart`) and minni (`memory`). Historically, it has also meant spiritual and religious life.
IgboThe Igbo word "omenala" derives from the root word "omen" meaning "custom and tradition."
IndonesianThe word 'kultural' in Indonesian is derived from the Dutch word 'cultureel' and also refers to traditional arts and customs.
IrishIn Irish, 'cultúrtha' is derived from the Latin word 'cultura', meaning 'cultivation', and refers to the development and refinement of knowledge, beliefs, and practices.
ItalianThe Italian word 'culturale' derives from the Latin 'cultura,' meaning both 'agriculture' and 'cultivation of the mind'.
JapaneseWhile written using the same characters as the English word “culture,” in Japanese, it means “civilized.”
JavaneseThe word "budaya" in Javanese also means "agriculture" or "farming".
KannadaThe word 'ಸಾಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಕ' in Kannada is derived from Sanskrit 'संस्कृत' (saṃskṛta) meaning 'refined', 'cultured', or 'educated' and refers to the refinement and cultivation of human beings, especially through education, art, and literature.
KazakhThe Kazakh word "мәдени" also has the alternate meaning of "educated" and is related to the word "мәдениет" meaning "culture".
KhmerThe word "វប្បធម៌" is derived from the Sanskrit words "su" (well) and "budh" (to grasp), meaning "good grasp".
KoreanIt can be traced back to the Chinese word '文化' (wenhua), which originally meant 'literary education' or 'civilization'.
KurdishThe word "çandeyî" (cultural) in Kurdish also means "beauty" or "aesthetics".
KyrgyzThe word "маданий" (cultural) in Kyrgyz is derived from the Arabic word "مَدني" (madani), which means "civic" or "urban."
LatinThe plural form "culturae" in Latin can refer to both "cultural" ideas and the more physical sense of "cultivation," such as agriculture, or cultivation of oneself and one's mind.
Latvian"Kultūras" is derived from the word "kult", meaning "to cultivate". Its meaning is extended to encompass both physical cultivation (of land) and the cultivation of the mind.
Lithuanian"Kultūrinis" (cultural) originates from the verb "kulti" (to cultivate) and shares a root with "kultūra" (culture), "kultas" (cult), "kultūristai" (bodybuilders), "kultūringa" (refined, cultured), and "nekultūringa" (uncultured).
LuxembourgishThe word 'kulturell' in Luxembourgish can also refer to something refined or sophisticated.
MacedonianThe word 'културен' (cultural) in Macedonian comes from the Latin word 'cultura', which referred to the cultivation of the land.
MalagasyThe first part of the word “ara-kolontsaina” “ara” means “time” referring to the concept of “culture” as being a specific moment in history.
MalayThe word "budaya" comes from the Sanskrit word "buddhi," meaning "intellect" or "reason."
MalteseMaltese "kulturali" (cultural) also means "interesting" or "entertaining", sharing a root with "kultura" (culture) and "kultivazzjoni" (cultivation).
Maori"Ahurea" also means "mythology" and "traditional teachings".
MarathiThe Marathi word for cultural, सांस्कृतिक, derives from the Sanskrit "sanskar," meaning "a refined practice" or "a habit."
MongolianThe Mongolian word "соёлын" is cognate to the Turkic word "söz", meaning "word" or "speech."
NepaliThe Hindi word “संस्कृतिक” comes from the Sanskrit word “samskriti”, which means
NorwegianThe word 'kulturell' can also refer to the artistic and intellectual life of a society, or to the customs and beliefs of a particular group of people.
Nyanja (Chichewa)The word 'chikhalidwe' also means 'custom' or 'tradition'.
PashtoThe Pashto word "کلتوري" (kelturi) is derived from Persian and Sanskrit, and also carries the meaning of "civilized" and "educated".
PersianThe word "فرهنگی" can also refer to a person who is knowledgeable about or involved in culture.
PolishThe Polish word "kulturalny" also means "polite" or "well-mannered".
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)In Portuguese, "cultural" can also mean "cultivated" or "refined".
RomanianThe word 'cultural' originated in Germany from 'Kultur' meaning "cultivation or development of the mind", which was subsequently imported into French in 1830 as 'culture'", ultimately arriving in Romania.
RussianThe Russian word культурный has more complex connotations, encompassing concepts such as 'cultivation,' 'politeness,' and even 'intelligence'.
SamoanThe word "aganuu" in Samoan can also refer to the "way of life" or "traditions" of a particular culture.
Scots GaelicThe Scots Gaelic word "cultarail" can also mean "agriculture" or "cultivation".
Serbian"Културни" means not only "cultural" but also "educated" in Serbian.
SesothoThe word "setso" can also refer to the cultural customs and practices of a particular group of people
SindhiThe literal meaning of the Sindhi word "ثقافتي" is "that which is grown naturally," reflecting its connection to the nurturing and cultivation of culture.
SlovakThe word "kultúrne" also refers to a specific genre of Slovak music popular in the early 20th century.
SlovenianThe word 'kulturni' can also refer to a specific type of cultural event, such as a festival or exhibition.
SomaliThe word "dhaqan" in Somali also refers to traditions, customs, and practices
Spanish"Cultural" can refer not just to culture in the sense of the arts or customs, but also to the cultivation of the land or of living beings.
SundaneseThe word 'budaya' in Sundanese also means 'nature' or 'the environment'.
Swahili"Kitamaduni" shares its root with "maduni", which means "traditions" or "customs".
SwedishKulturell can also refer to bacteria cultures.
Tagalog (Filipino)The Tagalog word "kultural" also refers to traditional practices and values of a group of people.
TajikThe word "фарҳангӣ" (cultural) in Tajik has its roots in the Persian word "farhang" meaning "culture, civilization, refinement."
Tamilகலாச்சாரம் (kalāchāram) is also the name for the art form in Tamil Nadu and the style of Carnatic music that originated there.
TeluguCultural is derived from the Latin "cultus" which means "worship" or "cultivation".
ThaiThe word 'วัฒนธรรม' (cultural) in Thai literally means 'cultivation of culture'.
TurkishKültürel can mean either "related to cultivation of natural resources" or "related to human culture and customs" in Turkish.
Urduثقافتی is derived from an Arabic root meaning “to cultivate” or “to refine,” and it can also refer to the collective cultural practices and beliefs of a society.
UzbekThe word "madaniy" in Uzbek is derived from the Arabic word "madaniya", which can also mean "civilization" or "urbanity".
VietnameseIn Vietnamese, "văn hóa" can also refer to an individual's refinement and education.
WelshThe word 'diwylliannol' is derived from the Welsh word 'diwylliant', which means 'culture' or 'civilization' and is related to the Latin word 'civilitas', meaning 'citizenship' or 'politeness'.
XhosaThe word 'inkcubeko' is derived from the Xhosa verb 'uku nquba,' meaning 'to dive into something,' suggesting that engaging with culture is like diving into a deep body of water.
YiddishThe Yiddish word "קולטורעל" directly translates to "cultural" in English.
YorubaThe Yoruba word "asa" can also refer to a person's character, nature, or disposition.
ZuluAmasiko also loosely means 'customs or traditions'.
English"Cultural" comes from the Latin "cultura," meaning "cultivation" or "care."

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