Educate in different languages

Educate in Different Languages

Discover 'Educate' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.

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Afrikaans
opvoed
Albanian
edukoj
Amharic
ማስተማር
Arabic
تعليم
Armenian
կրթել
Assamese
শিক্ষিত কৰা
Aymara
yatichaña
Azerbaijani
tərbiyə etmək
Bambara
kalan kɛ
Basque
hezi
Belarusian
выхоўваць
Bengali
শিক্ষিত করা
Bhojpuri
शिक्षित करे के बा
Bosnian
obrazovati
Bulgarian
възпитавам
Catalan
educar
Cebuano
edukar
Chinese (Simplified)
教育
Chinese (Traditional)
教育
Corsican
educà
Croatian
obrazovati
Czech
vzdělávat
Danish
uddanne
Dhivehi
ތަޢުލީމު ދިނުން
Dogri
शिक्षित करना
Dutch
onderwijzen
English
educate
Esperanto
eduki
Estonian
harida
Ewe
fia nu ame
Filipino (Tagalog)
turuan
Finnish
kouluttaa
French
éduquer
Frisian
opliede
Galician
educar
Georgian
განათლება
German
erziehen
Greek
εκπαιδεύσει
Guarani
ohekombo’e
Gujarati
શિક્ષિત
Haitian Creole
edike
Hausa
ilimantarwa
Hawaiian
aʻo
Hebrew
לְחַנֵך
Hindi
शिक्षित
Hmong
kawm ntawv
Hungarian
oktat
Icelandic
mennta
Igbo
kuziere
Ilocano
edukaren
Indonesian
mendidik
Irish
oideachas
Italian
educare
Japanese
教育する
Javanese
ndhidhik
Kannada
ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ
Kazakh
білім беру
Khmer
អប់រំ
Kinyarwanda
kwigisha
Konkani
शिक्षण दिवप
Korean
기르다
Krio
ɛdyukeshɔn
Kurdish
gîhandin
Kurdish (Sorani)
پەروەردەکردن
Kyrgyz
билим берүү
Lao
ສຶກສາອົບຮົມ
Latin
educo
Latvian
izglītot
Lingala
koteya bato
Lithuanian
auklėti
Luganda
okusomesa
Luxembourgish
educéieren
Macedonian
едуцира
Maithili
शिक्षित करब
Malagasy
hanabe
Malay
mendidik
Malayalam
അഭ്യസിപ്പിക്കുന്നത്
Maltese
teduka
Maori
whakaakona
Marathi
शिकवणे
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯑꯦꯖꯨꯀꯦꯁꯟ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ꯫
Mizo
zirtirna pe rawh
Mongolian
сургах
Myanmar (Burmese)
ပညာတတ်
Nepali
शिक्षित
Norwegian
utdanne
Nyanja (Chichewa)
phunzitsa
Odia (Oriya)
ଶିକ୍ଷିତ କର |
Oromo
barsiisuu
Pashto
روزنه ورکول
Persian
آموزش
Polish
kształcić
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
educar
Punjabi
ਸਿੱਖਿਅਤ
Quechua
yachachiy
Romanian
educa
Russian
обучать
Samoan
aʻoaʻo
Sanskrit
शिक्षयति
Scots Gaelic
oideachadh
Sepedi
ruta
Serbian
васпитавати
Sesotho
ruta
Shona
dzidzisa
Sindhi
تعليم رکو
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
දැනුවත් කරන්න
Slovak
vzdelávať
Slovenian
izobraževati
Somali
waxbarid
Spanish
educar
Sundanese
ngadidik
Swahili
kuelimisha
Swedish
utbilda
Tagalog (Filipino)
turuan
Tajik
таълим медиҳанд
Tamil
கல்வி
Tatar
укыту
Telugu
చదువు
Thai
ให้ความรู้
Tigrinya
ምምሃር
Tsonga
dyondzisa
Turkish
eğitmek
Turkmen
bilim bermek
Twi (Akan)
kyerɛkyerɛ
Ukrainian
виховувати
Urdu
تعلیم
Uyghur
تەربىيىلەش
Uzbek
tarbiyalash
Vietnamese
giáo dục
Welsh
addysgu
Xhosa
fundisa
Yiddish
דערציען
Yoruba
eko
Zulu
fundisa

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansOpvoed is derived from Old Dutch opvoeden meaning "to bring up" and is cognate with the English word "upbringing".
AlbanianThe word "edukoj" comes from the Latin word "educere", meaning "to lead out".
AmharicDerived from the Ge'ez word 'stmr', meaning 'to show, demonstrate'
ArabicThe word "تعليم" can also mean "mark" or "sign" in Arabic.
AzerbaijaniThe word "tərbiyə etmək" in Azerbaijani is derived from the Arabic word "tarbiya", meaning "training" or "upbringing".
Basque"Hezi" can also mean "breed" or "raise livestock".
BelarusianThe word “выхоўваць” (educate) comes from the Proto-Slavic word “*vъzъchovattь”, meaning “to raise”.
BengaliThe Bengali word "শিক্ষিত করা" also means "to civilize" or "to refine".
BosnianThe word 'obrazovati' derives from the Old Slavonic root 'obraz', meaning both 'image' and 'form'. It shares this root with words like 'obr(a)z', 'obrazac', 'obrati', and 'obrazina'.
BulgarianThe word "възпитавам" comes from the Old Church Slavonic word "въспитати", which originally meant "to raise" or "to bring up".
CatalanThe word "educar" in Catalan originates from the Latin word "educare", meaning "to lead out or bring up".
Cebuano"Edukar" is derived from "Educare", Latin for 'to draw out', and also shares the root of 'education', 'educate' and 'edutainment."
Chinese (Simplified)教育 in Chinese (Simplified) can also refer to raising children, cultivating personal character, cultivating plants or animals, and training or instructing others.
Chinese (Traditional)The first character 教 in "教育" means teaching, and the second character 育 means growing and nourishing, implying the process of cultivating knowledge and wisdom in students.
CorsicanIn Corsican, "educà" can also mean "to feed" or "to give birth to a child".
CroatianThe verb "obrazovati" also means "to create" or "to form".
CzechThe Czech word "vzdělávat" originates from "vzdělat", meaning "to cultivate" or "to improve", signifying the nurturing aspect of education.
DanishThe word "uddanne" is derived from the Old Norse word "udan," which means "to bring up" or "to raise."
DutchThe Dutch verb 'onderwijzen' is derived from the Middle Dutch word 'onderwisen', which originally meant 'to instruct in the faith'.
EsperantoThe word "eduki" in Esperanto is derived from the Latin word "educere", meaning "to lead out". In addition to its primary meaning, it can also refer to "to raise" or "to bring up".
EstonianThe Estonian word "harida" also means "to rear" or "to cultivate" in the sense of growing crops.
Finnish"Kouluttaa" has a secondary meaning of "to train".
FrenchThe French word "éduquer" derives from the Latin "educare", meaning "to lead out, to bring up".
FrisianThe Frisian word "opliede" is derived from the Old Frisian word "oplieden", which originally meant "to bring up" or "to raise". In modern Frisian, it is used exclusively in the sense of "to educate".
GalicianIn Galician, "educar" can also mean "to breed" or "to raise" animals.
German"Erziehen" comes from "er-zieh-en" - to pull up, and in old usage also meant "to feed (livestock)".
GreekThe term is derived from the Greek root word ''paideia'', meaning ''upbringing'' or ''education''.
Gujaratiશિક્ષિત (shikshit) comes from Sanskrit and is related to 'knowledge', 'instruction', and 'learning'.
Haitian CreoleThe Haitian Creole word "edike" comes from the French word "éduquer" which also means "educate".
HausaIlimantarwa derives from the Arabic word 'ilm (knowledge), suggesting a strong emphasis on the acquisition of knowledge as the foundation of education.
HawaiianThe word "aʻo" also conveys meanings of "to teach; to be wise; to make known; to enlighten;" to bring out to the light or from the dark."
HebrewThe Hebrew word 'לְחַנֵך' ('educate') also means 'to dedicate' or 'to inaugurate' in the context of religious ceremonies.
HindiThe Hindi word "शिक्षित" can also mean "trained" or "disciplined."
HmongThe Hmong word "kawm ntawv" also means "to teach" and "to learn".
HungarianThe word "oktat" in Hungarian derives from the Latin "octo" (eight), referring to the eight-year elementary education system during the Middle Ages.
IcelandicThe word 'mennta' comes from the Old Norse word 'menta' ('to think'), thus it's related to the English words 'mental' and 'mentality'.
IgboThe word "kuziere" can also mean "to bring up" or "to nurture" in Igbo.
Indonesian"Mend" is a Middle English word that means “make whole,” “restore to health,” and “repair.” It derives ultimately from the Latin "medēri," which means “heal.”
IrishThe word "oideachas" can also refer to the act of fostering or nurturing something.
ItalianThe Latin verb "educare" originally referred to the act of raising or bringing up a child.
JapaneseThe kanji for 'education' (教育) literally means 'to pull out the child,' reflecting the traditional belief that education is about fostering potential from within.
JavaneseThe Javanese word "ndhidhik" can also refer to the process of training animals, particularly horses.
Kannada"ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ" derives from the Sanskrit root "śiks" meaning "to learn," and also bears the connotation of "discipline and punishment."
KazakhThe Kazakh word "білім беру" ("educate") derives from the Proto-Turkic verb "bil-" meaning "to know".
KhmerThe word "អប់រំ" also means "to nourish" or "to nurture" in Khmer.
KoreanThe word "기르다" (educate) shares its origin with the word "길러 (raise)", and can also mean "to nurture" or "to care for".
KurdishThe Kurdish word "gîhandin" has cognates in other Indo-European languages, such as the Sanskrit word "jihvā", which means "tongue".
KyrgyzThe Kyrgyz word "билим берүү" can also mean "to give knowledge" or "to teach someone something."
LatinThe Latin word "Educo" also means "to lead out, or to bring up", as in "to lead out of ignorance".
LatvianThe word "izglītot" comes from the German word "ausbilden" and originally meant "to train". It can also mean "to civilize".
LithuanianThe word "auklėti" is derived from the verb "aukti", to grow, and refers to the process of cultivating or nurturing the mind
Luxembourgish"Educéieren" derives from the Latin "educare", meaning to "lead out" or "bring up".
MacedonianThe word "едуцира" comes from the Latin word "educare," which means to bring up or rear.
MalagasyIn the traditional sense, "hanabe" in Malagasy also refers to the preparation of a child for adulthood rather than the formal imparting of knowledge.
MalayIn Malay, the word "mendidik" has its roots in the Sanskrit term "vidya," which refers to knowledge and wisdom.
MalteseThe word "teduka" in Maltese is derived from the Italian word "educare," which means "to bring up" or "to nurture."
MaoriThe Maori word "whakaakona" shares its root "ako" with the noun "akonga" (student), suggesting a reciprocal relationship between teaching and learning.
MarathiThe word "शिकवणे" is derived from the Sanskrit word "शिक्ष," which means "teaching."}
MongolianThe Mongolian word "сургах" derives from the verb "сургуули", meaning "to study" or "to learn", and is cognate with the Turkish word "sürmek" (to pull, drag, or drive).
Myanmar (Burmese)In addition to the common meaning of "educate," ပညာတတ် can also mean "to acquire knowledge or skill."
NepaliThe word "शिक्षित" can also mean "educated", "knowledgeable", or "civilized".
NorwegianThe word Utdanne has roots in Old Norse and means 'to bring up' or 'to nourish'. Originally, the word was used to refer to the upbringing of children, but it has since come to be used in a more general sense to refer to the process of education.
Nyanja (Chichewa)The word 'phunzitsa' is derived from the root word 'phunzi', which means 'to learn' or 'to understand'. In some contexts, 'phunzitsa' can also refer to 'teaching' or 'instructing'.
PashtoThe word "روزنه ورکول" in Pashto originally meant "to light a fire" or "to kindle", and only later came to mean "to educate".
Persian'آموزش' is derived from the root 'آموز' meaning 'to learn, to study', indicating that the emphasis is on the process of knowledge acquisition.
PolishKształcić means 'to form', 'to shape', 'to mold', or 'to educate' in Polish.
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)"Educar" is derived from Latin "educare," which meant "to lead forth," and can also mean "to train" or "to raise" in Portuguese.
Punjabi"ਸਿੱਖਿਅਤ" also means "to train, to teach, to make one learn," and also "to correct" and "to discipline".
RomanianThe word "educa" in Romanian is related to the Latin verb "educare" (to nourish, to feed), suggesting the idea of nurturing the mind.
RussianОбучать' can also mean to 'train' or 'to teach' in Russian.
SamoanThe word aʻoaʻo can be interpreted as either the act of educating/teaching or the knowledge acquired through the process.
Scots GaelicThe word 'oideachadh' is derived from the Gaelic word 'oide' meaning 'teacher' or 'scholar'.
SerbianThe word "васпитавати" can also mean "to nurture" or "to raise" in Serbian.
SesothoThe word 'ruta' can also refer to grooming, teaching or bringing up.
Shona"Dzidzisa" also means "to sow" in Shona, reflecting the traditional association between education and agriculture.
SindhiThe word "تعليم رکو" in Sindhi literally means "to put a mark on something".
SlovakThe word "vzdelávať" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "*vьzdelati", meaning "to work on, to cultivate" or "to make intelligent," and is related to the word "vzdelanie" ("education").
SlovenianThe word "izobraževati" in Slovenian is derived from the Slavic root "obraz", meaning "image" or "form," suggesting that education involves the shaping or transformation of the mind.
SomaliIn some contexts, "waxbarid" can also mean "to train" or "to discipline."
SpanishIn Spanish, "educar" derives from the Latin "educare," meaning "to lead out" or "to bring up."
SundaneseThe word ngadidik has a special connotation in Sundanese. It means not only teaching, but also nurturing and fostering one's character.
SwahiliThe word "kuelimisha" is derived from the Arabic word "علم" (ʻilm), which means "knowledge" or "science".
SwedishUtbilda, meaning "educate", is derived from the Old Norse word "bilda"}
Tagalog (Filipino)"Turuan" can also mean "lesson" or "instruction".
TajikThe word "таълим медиҳанд" in Tajik ultimately derives from the Classical Arabic word "تعليم" (taʿlīm), meaning "education", "instruction", or "teaching."
TamilThe Tamil word 'கல்வி' shares an etymological root with 'கல்' ('stone') and carries the meaning of 'chiseling or inscribing' on a stone tablet.
Teluguచదువు can also refer to the process of learning, studying, or gaining knowledge.
ThaiThe Thai word "ให้ความรู้" (educate) also means "to enlighten" and "to give knowledge or information to".
TurkishThe Turkish word "Eğitmek," meaning "to educate," comes from the Persian word "ākhīdan," meaning "to teach."
UkrainianThe word 'виховувати' is derived from the Proto-Slavic root *vychov-, meaning 'to lead, to guide', and is related to the words 'education' and 'upbringing'.
UrduThe term تعلیم also refers to the knowledge or lessons derived from any experience, incident or narrative.
UzbekThe Uzbek word "tarbiyalash" (educate) derives from the Arabic "tarbiya" (breeding) and can also mean "upbringing" or "nurturing."
VietnameseGiáo dục means both "educate" in general and "raise livestock" in the animal husbandry context.
WelshThe Welsh word 'addysgu' (educate) is derived from the Proto-Celtic *ad-sko- and is cognate with Latin 'disco' (learn) and the English 'school'
XhosaThe Xhosa word "fundisa" is derived from the Zulu word "funda," meaning "to learn."
YiddishIn Yiddish, the word 'דערציען' ('educate') also refers to raising a child, while in modern Hebrew it primarily means teaching.
YorubaThe word "eko" in Yoruba not only means "educate" but also refers to knowledge, school, and the brain.
ZuluThe word "fundisa" derives from the root "funda", meaning "to build" or "to establish".
EnglishThe word "educate" derives from the Latin "educare," meaning "to bring up, rear, or nourish."

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