Afrikaans ekonomiese | ||
Albanian ekonomike | ||
Amharic ኢኮኖሚያዊ | ||
Arabic الاقتصادية | ||
Armenian տնտեսական | ||
Assamese অৰ্থনৈতিক | ||
Aymara juk'a chaniniki | ||
Azerbaijani iqtisadi | ||
Bambara marali | ||
Basque ekonomikoa | ||
Belarusian эканамічны | ||
Bengali অর্থনৈতিক | ||
Bhojpuri किफायती | ||
Bosnian ekonomski | ||
Bulgarian икономически | ||
Catalan econòmic | ||
Cebuano ekonomikanhon | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 经济 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 經濟 | ||
Corsican ecunomicu | ||
Croatian ekonomski | ||
Czech hospodářský | ||
Danish økonomisk | ||
Dhivehi އިކޮނޮމިކް | ||
Dogri माली | ||
Dutch economisch | ||
English economic | ||
Esperanto ekonomia | ||
Estonian majanduslik | ||
Ewe ga nya | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) ekonomiya | ||
Finnish taloudellinen | ||
French économique | ||
Frisian ekonomysk | ||
Galician económico | ||
Georgian ეკონომიკური | ||
German wirtschaftlich | ||
Greek οικονομικός | ||
Guarani hepy'ỹva | ||
Gujarati આર્થિક | ||
Haitian Creole ekonomik | ||
Hausa tattalin arziki | ||
Hawaiian hoʻokele waiwai | ||
Hebrew כַּלְכָּלִי | ||
Hindi आर्थिक | ||
Hmong kev khwv noj | ||
Hungarian gazdasági | ||
Icelandic efnahagsleg | ||
Igbo akụ na ụba | ||
Ilocano ekonomiko | ||
Indonesian ekonomis | ||
Irish eacnamaíoch | ||
Italian economico | ||
Japanese 経済的 | ||
Javanese ekonomi | ||
Kannada ಆರ್ಥಿಕ | ||
Kazakh экономикалық | ||
Khmer សេដ្ឋកិច្ច | ||
Kinyarwanda ubukungu | ||
Konkani अर्थिक | ||
Korean 간결한 | ||
Krio mɔni biznɛs | ||
Kurdish aborîn | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ئابوری | ||
Kyrgyz экономикалык | ||
Lao ເສດຖະກິດ | ||
Latin oeconomica | ||
Latvian ekonomiski | ||
Lingala ya nkita | ||
Lithuanian ekonominis | ||
Luganda okukekkereza | ||
Luxembourgish wirtschaftlech | ||
Macedonian економски | ||
Maithili आर्थिक | ||
Malagasy ara- | ||
Malay ekonomi | ||
Malayalam സാമ്പത്തിക | ||
Maltese ekonomiku | ||
Maori ohanga | ||
Marathi आर्थिक | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯁꯦꯟꯃꯤꯠꯂꯣꯟ | ||
Mizo sum leh pai inrelbawlna | ||
Mongolian эдийн засгийн | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) စီးပွားရေး | ||
Nepali आर्थिक | ||
Norwegian økonomisk | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) zachuma | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଅର୍ଥନ .ତିକ | | ||
Oromo kan diinagdee | ||
Pashto اقتصادي | ||
Persian اقتصادی | ||
Polish gospodarczy | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) econômico | ||
Punjabi ਆਰਥਿਕ | ||
Quechua economico | ||
Romanian economic | ||
Russian экономический | ||
Samoan tamaoaiga | ||
Sanskrit आर्थिक | ||
Scots Gaelic eaconamach | ||
Sepedi tsheketšo ya tšhelete | ||
Serbian економски | ||
Sesotho moruo | ||
Shona zveupfumi | ||
Sindhi معاشي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ආර්ථීක | ||
Slovak ekonomické | ||
Slovenian ekonomsko | ||
Somali dhaqaale | ||
Spanish económico | ||
Sundanese ékonomi | ||
Swahili kiuchumi | ||
Swedish ekonomisk | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) ekonomiya | ||
Tajik иқтисодӣ | ||
Tamil பொருளாதார | ||
Tatar икътисадый | ||
Telugu ఆర్థిక | ||
Thai เศรษฐกิจ | ||
Tigrinya ቁጠባዊ | ||
Tsonga swa ikhonomi | ||
Turkish ekonomik | ||
Turkmen ykdysady | ||
Twi (Akan) sikasɛm | ||
Ukrainian економічний | ||
Urdu معاشی | ||
Uyghur ئىقتىسادىي | ||
Uzbek iqtisodiy | ||
Vietnamese thuộc kinh tế | ||
Welsh economaidd | ||
Xhosa kwezoqoqosho | ||
Yiddish עקאָנאָמיש | ||
Yoruba aje | ||
Zulu kwezomnotho |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | "Ekonomiese" is derived from the Greek word "oikos" meaning "house" and "nomos" meaning "law". It originally referred to the management of a household. |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "ekonomike" derives from the Greek "oikonomikos", meaning "pertaining to household management". |
| Amharic | The word "ኢኮኖሚያዊ" also means "thrifty" or "frugal" in Amharic. |
| Arabic | In Arabic, the word "الاقتصادية" (economic) traces back to the root "قصد" (to aim) and can also refer to "sparing" or "moderation". |
| Azerbaijani | The word "iqtisadi" is derived from the Arabic word "iqtisad," which means "thrift" or "economy." |
| Basque | The Basque word "ekonomikoa" also means "economic science" and "economics department". |
| Bengali | Derived from Sanskrit अ अर्थ (artha) "meaning; goal or purpose of something; what is sought for its own sake". |
| Bosnian | The word 'ekonomski' in Bosnian is derived from the Greek word 'oikonomia', meaning 'household management'. |
| Bulgarian | Etymology: Greek "oikonomia," meaning household management, and ultimately from "oikos" (house) and "nomos" (law, custom). |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "econòmic" also means "thrifty" or "frugal". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The word 经济 (jingji), meaning "economy," also has meanings of "orderly," "manageable," and "frugal." |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "經濟" (economic) literally means "governing the country" or "governing the people" |
| Corsican | The word "ecunomicu" can also mean "cheap" or "stingy" in Corsican. |
| Croatian | Although 'ekonomski' in Croatian primarily means 'economic', it can also refer to 'economical' meaning frugal or efficient in terms of resource usage. |
| Czech | The Czech word "hospodářský" can also mean "farm" or "household." |
| Danish | økonomisk's etymology is thought to originate from the Greek words 'oikos' and 'nomos,' meaning 'household' and 'management'. |
| Dutch | The word “economisch” can also mean “thrifty” or “stingy” in Dutch. |
| Esperanto | The word "ekonomia" in Esperanto derives from the Greek word "oikonomia," which means "household management" or "stewardship." |
| Estonian | "Majandus" originates from Middle Low German "megede", meaning "great amount". |
| Finnish | The word "taloudellinen" derives from "talous," the Finnish word for "household," and originally referred to the management of household finances. |
| French | In the past, the term 'économique' was used in French to refer to a frugal and thrifty way of life. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word 'ekonomysk' also means 'thrifty'. |
| Galician | The Galician word "económico" can also mean "thrifty" or "frugal." |
| German | The German word "wirtschaftlich" can also refer to "efficient", "thrifty", or "prudent". |
| Greek | The term "οικονομικός" in Greek originally referred to the management of a household, with "οίκος" meaning house and "νόμος" meaning law or management. |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "આર્થિક" can also refer to "of value" or "wealthy" in addition to its primary meaning of "economic." |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian Creole word "ekonomik" derives from the French word "économique". |
| Hausa | The word 'tattalin arziki' originally meant 'economy' in Hausa, but its modern usage has expanded to encompass the broader concept of 'economics'. |
| Hawaiian | The term 'hoʻokele waiwai' literally translates to 'managing wealth'. |
| Hebrew | כַּלְכָּלִי also means thrifty and frugal |
| Hindi | The Hindi word "आर्थिक" also refers to "financial", and is an adjective denoting "relating to wealth". |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "kev khwv noj" can also refer to a person who is knowledgeable or resourceful. |
| Hungarian | The word "gazdasági" can also refer to the "economy" or "farming" in Hungarian. |
| Icelandic | Icelandic's 'efnahagslegur' derives from 'efni' ('wealth'), linking economics to material prosperity. |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "ekonomis" can also refer to being efficient, or not spending money extravagantly. |
| Irish | The Irish word "eacnamaíoch" may also refer to "money-making" or "lucrative". |
| Italian | In economics and finance, the term 'economico' can refer specifically to concepts related to the efficient allocation and distribution of resources. |
| Japanese | "経済的" is also used to mean "frugal" or "thrifty" in Japanese, which is not its primary meaning in English. |
| Javanese | The Javanese word 'ekonomi' also has the alternative meaning of 'stingy'. |
| Kannada | ಆರ್ಥಿಕ (ārthika) comes from the Sanskrit word अर्थ (artha), meaning wealth or property, and can also refer to the study or management of wealth. |
| Khmer | The word សេដ្ឋកិច្ច in Khmer, derives from the Sanskrit words śreṣṭha (best) and kṛtya (action), and originally meant 'good conduct'. |
| Korean | "간결한" can also mean brief or simple. |
| Kurdish | The word "aborîn" in Kurdish derives from the Persian word "avar" meaning "poor" or "in need". |
| Latin | "Oeconomica" derives from the Greek "oikos" (house) and "nomos" (law), implying household management rather than just finance. |
| Latvian | Latvian "ekonomiski" derives from Greek "οἰκονομικός" originally meaning "pertaining to the household" and later "pertaining to the management of resources". |
| Lithuanian | "Ekonomis" is derived from Greek "oikonomia", which can mean either "household management" or "law of the house" |
| Luxembourgish | In der Umgangssprache wird "wirtschaftlech" häufig mit "profitabel" gleichgesetzt. |
| Macedonian | The word "економски" (economic) in Macedonian also refers to the economic branch of science or to the field of household management, thrift and conservation while "економија" means economy. |
| Malagasy | The word "ARA-" is related to the verb "mitatitra" which means "to make an effort" and to the noun "ezaka" which means "work". |
| Malay | Ekonomi is also used to refer to a type of traditional Malay dance and music |
| Malayalam | "സാമ്പത്തിക" means 'prosperity' or 'well-being'. It is derived from the Sanskrit words 'sam', meaning 'with', and 'artha', meaning 'purpose' or 'wealth'. In Malayalam, the term is used in a variety of contexts, including financial matters and general economic conditions. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word 'ekonomiku' is derived from the Greek word 'oikonomia', which originally meant 'household management'. |
| Maori | The Maori word "ohanga" means "to give and receive" in a commercial sense, implying a shared understanding and benefit in the transaction. |
| Marathi | The word "आर्थिक" in Marathi is derived from the Sanskrit word "अर्थ" meaning "wealth" or "money". |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "эдийн засгийн" derives from the old Mongolian word "эдиг" meaning "well-being" and the suffix "-йн" which indicates a relationship or belonging. |
| Nepali | The Nepali word 'आर्थिक' ('economic') comes from the Sanskrit word 'अर्थ' ('wealth', 'meaning'). |
| Norwegian | The word "økonomisk" in Norwegian can also mean "thrifty" or "frugal." |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "zachuma" in Chichewa can also mean "sufficient" or "abundant" in reference to available resources or wealth. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "اقتصادي" is derived from the Greek word "oikonomia" and has alternate meanings of "thrifty" or "house management". |
| Persian | The Persian word "اقتصادی" originates from the Greek "οἶκος", meaning "house," and "νόμος," meaning "law," referring to the management of household affairs. |
| Polish | The word "gospodarczy" can also mean "domestic" or "household" in Polish. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | "Econômico" derives from "economia", itself originating from "οἶκος" (oikos, "house, dwelling, household") in Greek, and "νόμος" (nomos, "law, regulation, custom"), hence meaning "household management". |
| Punjabi | "ਆਰਥਿਕ" शब्द 'अर्थ' (अर्थ=मूल्य) शब्द से बना है जिसका अर्थ "मूल्य से संबंधित" होता है। |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "economic" comes from the Greek word "oikonomia", which means "household management" or "economy". |
| Russian | Derived from Greek economy, οἰκονομία in the Russian language the term "экономический" is not only used to denote economic but also "frugal"} |
| Samoan | The word "tamaoaiga" in Samoan also means "family" or "relatives" |
| Scots Gaelic | The Gaelic word 'eaconamach' is also used to describe someone who is frugal or thrifty. |
| Serbian | The word "економски" can also mean "thrifty" or "frugal" in Serbian. |
| Sesotho | The word "moruo" in Sesotho is derived from the verb "rua" meaning "to earn" and signifies the concept of "economic" through its association with the process of acquiring financial means. |
| Shona | In an alternate context, zveupfumi can also denote 'sparing' or 'frugal'. |
| Sindhi | The word 'معاشي' is also used in Sindhi to refer to a 'businessman' or 'trader'. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The term 'ආර්ථීක' derives from the Sanskrit word 'अर्थ' (artha), meaning wealth, purpose, or meaning. |
| Slovak | The word 'ekonomické' also means 'frugal' in Slovak. |
| Slovenian | The word "ekonomsko" in Slovenian also denotes items in the sense of "thrifty" or "economical". |
| Somali | The word "dhaqaale" is derived from the Arabic word "iqtisad", which means "thrift" or "economy". It can also refer to the study of economics. |
| Spanish | In Spanish, 'económico' also means 'cheap' or 'thrifty' and can come from the Ancient Greek word οἶκος (`oikos`), meaning 'household'. |
| Sundanese | The word 'ékonomi' in Sundanese can also mean 'thrifty' or 'frugal'. |
| Swahili | The word "kiuchumi" is derived from the Arabic word "iqtisad", meaning "economy, moderation, regulation". |
| Swedish | The Swedish word "ekonomisk" can also mean "frugal" or "thrifty". |
| Tajik | The Tajik word "иқтисодӣ" is derived from the Arabic word "iqtisad", which means "thrift" or "economy". |
| Telugu | The word "ఆర్థిక" can also mean "financial" or "monetary" in Telugu. |
| Thai | The Thai word "เศรษฐกิจ" originally meant "a strong or powerful kingdom" but has since acquired its modern meaning "economic". |
| Turkish | The Ottoman Turkish word "ekonomik" originates from the late Greek "oikonomikos" which can mean both "economic" and "domestic or pertaining to the household". |
| Ukrainian | "Економіка" (ekonomika) and "економний" (economnyj) share the root "коном" (kon), meaning "rule"} |
| Urdu | مَعاشی (maʿāshi) derives from the Arabic word Maʿāsh (معاش) and is often used to refer to wages or sustenance. |
| Uzbek | The word "iqtisodiy" in Uzbek derives from the Arabic word "iqtisad," meaning "moderation" or "thrift." |
| Vietnamese | The Vietnamese word "thuộc kinh tế" can also refer to "belonging to the economy", "related to the economy", or "economic aspect". |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "economaidd" can also mean "frugal" or "sparing". |
| Xhosa | The Xhosa word 'kwezoqoqosho' primarily means 'economic' but can also be used to refer to thrift, prudence, and financial discipline. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "עקאָנאָמיש" can also be translated as "frugal", which highlights a common Jewish value emphasizing financial responsibility. |
| Yoruba | The word "aje" in Yoruba is a homonym that refers to both "economic" and "witch". |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "kwezomnotho" is derived from the prefix "kwe-", meaning "of", and the noun "umnotho", meaning "economy or wealth." |
| English | The word 'economic' derives from the Greek 'oikos' meaning 'house' or 'household', and 'nomos' meaning 'law' or 'custom' |