Education in Different Languages
Discover 'Education' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Education
Afrikaans onderwys | ||
Albanian edukimi | ||
Amharic ትምህርት | ||
Arabic التعليم | ||
Armenian կրթություն | ||
Assamese শিক্ষা | ||
Aymara yatichäw | ||
Azerbaijani təhsil | ||
Bambara ladamuni | ||
Basque hezkuntza | ||
Belarusian адукацыя | ||
Bengali শিক্ষা | ||
Bhojpuri पढ़ाई | ||
Bosnian obrazovanje | ||
Bulgarian образование | ||
Catalan educació | ||
Cebuano edukasyon | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 教育 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 教育 | ||
Corsican educazione | ||
Croatian obrazovanje | ||
Czech vzdělání | ||
Danish uddannelse | ||
Dhivehi ތަޢުލީމް | ||
Dogri शिक्षा | ||
Dutch opleiding | ||
English education | ||
Esperanto edukado | ||
Estonian haridus | ||
Ewe susᴐsrɔ̃ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) edukasyon | ||
Finnish koulutus | ||
French éducation | ||
Frisian oplieding | ||
Galician educación | ||
Georgian განათლება | ||
German bildung | ||
Greek εκπαίδευση | ||
Guarani tekombo'e | ||
Gujarati શિક્ષણ | ||
Haitian Creole edikasyon | ||
Hausa ilimi | ||
Hawaiian aʻo | ||
Hebrew חינוך | ||
Hindi शिक्षा | ||
Hmong kev kawm | ||
Hungarian oktatás | ||
Icelandic menntun | ||
Igbo mmuta | ||
Ilocano edukasion | ||
Indonesian pendidikan | ||
Irish oideachas | ||
Italian formazione scolastica | ||
Japanese 教育 | ||
Javanese pendhidhikan | ||
Kannada ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ | ||
Kazakh білім беру | ||
Khmer ការអប់រំ | ||
Kinyarwanda uburezi | ||
Konkani शिक्षण | ||
Korean 교육 | ||
Krio skul biznɛs | ||
Kurdish zanyarî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) خوێندن | ||
Kyrgyz билим берүү | ||
Lao ການສຶກສາ | ||
Latin educationem | ||
Latvian izglītība | ||
Lingala mateya | ||
Lithuanian švietimas | ||
Luganda okusoma | ||
Luxembourgish ausbildung | ||
Macedonian образование | ||
Maithili शिक्षा | ||
Malagasy fampianarana | ||
Malay pendidikan | ||
Malayalam വിദ്യാഭ്യാസം | ||
Maltese edukazzjoni | ||
Maori matauranga | ||
Marathi शिक्षण | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯃꯍꯩ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ | ||
Mizo zirna | ||
Mongolian боловсрол | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ပညာရေး | ||
Nepali शिक्षा | ||
Norwegian utdanning | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) maphunziro | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଶିକ୍ଷା | ||
Oromo barumsa | ||
Pashto زده کړه | ||
Persian تحصیلات | ||
Polish edukacja | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) educação | ||
Punjabi ਸਿੱਖਿਆ | ||
Quechua yachay | ||
Romanian educaţie | ||
Russian образование | ||
Samoan aʻoaʻoga | ||
Sanskrit शिक्षा | ||
Scots Gaelic foghlam | ||
Sepedi thuto | ||
Serbian образовање | ||
Sesotho thuto | ||
Shona dzidzo | ||
Sindhi تعليم | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) අධ්යාපන | ||
Slovak vzdelanie | ||
Slovenian izobraževanje | ||
Somali waxbarasho | ||
Spanish educación | ||
Sundanese pendidikan | ||
Swahili elimu | ||
Swedish utbildning | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) edukasyon | ||
Tajik маориф | ||
Tamil கல்வி | ||
Tatar мәгариф | ||
Telugu చదువు | ||
Thai การศึกษา | ||
Tigrinya ትምህርቲ | ||
Tsonga dyondzo | ||
Turkish eğitim | ||
Turkmen bilim | ||
Twi (Akan) nwomasua | ||
Ukrainian освіта | ||
Urdu تعلیم | ||
Uyghur مائارىپ | ||
Uzbek ta'lim | ||
Vietnamese giáo dục | ||
Welsh addysg | ||
Xhosa imfundo | ||
Yiddish חינוך | ||
Yoruba eko | ||
Zulu imfundo |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "onderwys" in Afrikaans is derived from the Dutch word "onderwijs" which also means "education". |
| Albanian | The Albanian word 'edukimi' is derived from the Latin word 'educere', meaning 'to lead out' or 'to draw forth'. |
| Amharic | "ትምህርት" is derived from the Ge'ez root "ትመ" which means "to teach". |
| Azerbaijani | Təhsil also means "learning" in Azerbaijani. |
| Basque | "Hezkuntza" literally translates as "action to raise." |
| Belarusian | "Адукацыя" [adukacyja - education] is connected with the Latin “educere” [to lead] and means "upbringing". |
| Bengali | The Bengali word for "education" (শিক্ষা) can also refer to learning, teaching, training, and discipline. |
| Bosnian | The word "obrazovanje" in Bosnian is derived from the Old Slavic word "obrazъ", meaning "image" or "form". Alternatively, it can also refer to the "process of forming" something. |
| Bulgarian | The word "образование" in Bulgarian also means "formation" or "establishment", reflecting its broader sense of "shaping" or "molding" individuals and society. |
| Catalan | "Educació" derives from the Latin "educatio", meaning "a breeding, a bringing up, or a nourishing". |
| Cebuano | The original meaning of "edukasyon" is "to take or lead out". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The word "教育" (jiàoyù) originally meant "to cultivate and raise" in ancient Chinese. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The traditional Chinese character 教育 also means "upbringing", "cultivation", "breeding", and "nurture". |
| Croatian | The Croatian word "obrazovanje" is derived from the Slavic root "ob-raz", meaning "to form" or "to shape". |
| Czech | Etymology: from past tense of vzdělat (to educate) from vědět (to know). |
| Danish | Related linguistically to the Danish words for 'form', 'shape', 'image', and the German 'gestalten' (to shape). |
| Dutch | The word "opleiding" in Dutch can also refer to a training course or a program of study. |
| Esperanto | "Edukado" also means "brought up" or "brought to perfection" in Esperanto. |
| Estonian | The word “haridus” is derived from the verb “harima”, meaning “to cultivate” or “to refine”. |
| Finnish | The word "koulutus" comes from the Old Norse word "skóli" meaning "school" or "knowledge." |
| French | The French word "éducation" derives from the Latin "educatio," meaning "a bringing up, a rearing," and is related to the verb "educo," meaning "to lead out, to bring up." |
| Frisian | In the 18th century, 'oplieding' was used for both education and upbringing. |
| Galician | In Galician, "educación" also means "upbringing", "breeding", or "good manners" |
| German | German "Bildung" has many meanings, from "culture" to "cultivation" to "molding oneself" or "being part of a community". |
| Greek | "Εκπαίδευση" comes from the Ancient Greek word "παιδεία" (paideia), which means "the rearing of a child", from "παῖς" (pais), "child". |
| Gujarati | The word "shikshan" (शिक्षण) in Gujarati is derived from the Sanskrit root "shish" (शिश), meaning "to discipline or instruct". It can also refer to the process of training or learning, as well as the knowledge or skills acquired through education. |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian Creole word "edikasyon" comes from the French word "éducation" but in other Creole dialects like Trinidadian Creole it means "poison." |
| Hausa | Hausa word "ilimi" means education and it refers to knowledge acquired through formal learning. |
| Hawaiian | The word "aʻo" in Hawaiian can also mean "light" or "torch". |
| Hebrew | The word "חינוך" derives from the root "חנך", meaning "to dedicate" or "to lead," emphasizing the transformative aspect of education. |
| Hindi | In Sanskrit, "śikṣā" originally referred to the six disciplines of grammar, etymology, prosody, astronomy, mathematics, and archery. |
| Hmong | The Hmong noun "kev kawm" derives from the root verb "kawm", meaning "to learn or study". |
| Hungarian | The word "oktatás" is derived from the verb "oktat", which means "to teach" or "to instruct" in Hungarian. |
| Icelandic | The word "menntun" is derived from the Old Norse word "mentun", which means "wisdom" or "thought". |
| Igbo | "Mmuta" also means "that which is known" or "that which is learned". |
| Indonesian | "Pendidikan" in Indonesian originally referred to "breeding" (of animals or plants), and then later came to be applied more broadly to the training of humans. |
| Irish | Oideachas shares a root with 'Aoidh' (a poet), suggesting the role of education in preserving a culture's knowledge and traditions. |
| Italian | "formazione scolastica" literally translates to "school formation," reflecting the emphasis on the formative role of education in shaping individuals. |
| Japanese | The kanji '教' in '教育' originally meant 'to receive instructions', while '育' meant 'to nurture or raise' |
| Javanese | The word 'pendhidhikan' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'vidya', meaning knowledge or learning. |
| Kannada | The word "ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ" comes from the Sanskrit root "shiksh", meaning "to teach", and also carries the connotation of "discipline, training, guidance, and instruction" |
| Kazakh | The word "білім беру" in Kazakh can also refer to "instruction", "training", or "upbringing". |
| Korean | The Korean word "교육" (education) originally meant "to teach what is right and proper". |
| Kurdish | In Kurdish folklore, 'zanyarî' also refers to a form of spiritual guidance and mentorship found in Sufi practices. |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word “bilim berүү” means “to give knowledge” and is related to the word “bilim”, meaning “knowledge” or “science”. |
| Latin | The word "educationem" in Latin also means "the act of breeding or rearing". |
| Latvian | Izglītība comes from 'izgelt' - to become mature, and 'tība' - the state of becoming, it's the process of maturing the mind. |
| Lithuanian | The Lithuanian word "švietimas" derives from the PIE root *swei-, meaning "to be bright". |
| Luxembourgish | The word "Ausbildung" in Luxembourgish has an etymological connection to the verb 'ausbilden', meaning 'to shape' or 'to mould'. |
| Macedonian | The Macedonian word "образование" can also refer to "civilization" or "politeness."} |
| Malagasy | The word "fampianarana" in Malagasy derives from the root "ianatra", meaning "to learn", and the prefix "fa-", indicating "causation". It can also refer to "teaching" or "instruction". |
| Malay | The word "pendidikan" in Malay comes from the root word "didik," meaning "to rear" or "to train." |
| Malayalam | Its etymology originates from Sanskrit and it has two meanings: 'acquisition of knowledge through study' and 'discipline', "right conduct". Also referred to as 'Sanskrit knowledge' or 'traditional disciplines'. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "edukazzjoni" derives from the Latin "educatio," meaning "a bringing up," and is related to the verb "educare," meaning "to nourish" or "to rear." |
| Maori | The word "matauranga" can also refer to knowledge, wisdom, or understanding, and it is often used in a spiritual or cultural context. |
| Marathi | शिक्षण (shikshan) derives from the Sanskrit root 'shiksh', meaning to learn or instruct. |
| Mongolian | Боловсрол derives from the Mongolian verb "боловсруулх" meaning "to educate" or "to cultivate." |
| Nepali | शिक्षा can also mean training, discipline, or correction. |
| Norwegian | The word "utdanning" means "education in Norwegian" and derives from the verb "utdanne" which itself comes from "danne" which means "to form". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The term 'maphunziro' is also used to describe the physical location where education takes place, i.e., a school. |
| Pashto | The word "زده کړه" is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "*wid-", meaning "to see" or "to know." |
| Persian | The word "تحصیلات" comes from the Arabic root "حصص" meaning "portion" or "distribution", and refers to the process of receiving a portion of knowledge. |
| Polish | The term 'Edukacja' derives from Latin 'educere', meaning 'to lead out' or 'to bring up' |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "Educação" in Portuguese derives from the Latin "educatio", meaning "a bringing up", and encompasses the broader concept of cultivation and development of human potential. |
| Punjabi | ਸਿੱਖਿਆ is also used in the sense of 'learning' or 'acquirement of knowledge,' and sometimes 'instruction'. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "educaţie" comes from the Latin "educatio", meaning "the act of raising a child". |
| Russian | The Russian word "образование" also means "formation" and "upbringing". |
| Samoan | The word 'aʻoaʻoga' can also refer to religious instruction, and comes from the root word ʻaʻo, meaning 'to learn' or 'to teach'. |
| Scots Gaelic | Its ultimate origin is the Proto-Indo-European root *wleǵh- ("to lie, to speak"). |
| Serbian | The word "образовање" also implies a process of shaping or forming, as in the phrase "образовање личности" (formation of personality). |
| Sesotho | The word "thuto" in Sesotho derives from the root "-thut-", meaning "to extract" or "to derive", implying the process of extracting knowledge through education. |
| Shona | The word "dzidzo" can also refer to the process of being educated or to the knowledge acquired through education. |
| Sindhi | The word "تعليم" in Sindhi also has the meanings of "teaching", "instruction", and "knowledge". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | "අධ්යාපන" is derived from the Sanskrit word "अध्ययनं" (adhyayanam), meaning 'study' or 'learning'. This also reflects a similar sense of 'acquiring knowledge' as found in the usage of "education" in English. |
| Slovak | "Vzdelanie" originally meant "upbringing" or "care" and denoted the process of shaping a person's character and behaviour. |
| Slovenian | The word 'izobraževanje' in Slovenian originally meant 'to give form to', and still retains that connotation today. |
| Somali | The word 'waxbarasho' comes from the Arabic 'ta'līm', meaning 'teaching or learning'. It can also refer to a 'school' or 'university'. |
| Spanish | The word "educación" comes from the Latin verb "educare," meaning "to lead out" or "to train." |
| Sundanese | In Sundanese, "pendidikan" can also refer to the process of raising and caring for livestock or poultry. |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "elimu" is ultimately derived from the Arabic "ilm", which means "knowledge". |
| Swedish | The word "utbildning" is derived from the Old Norse word "utbygging", meaning "to build out" or "to expand". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Edukasyon" in Tagalog can also refer to the cultivation of something, such as a plant or animal, as well as the development of someone's character or qualities. |
| Tajik | The word "маориф" ("education") in Tajik comes from the Arabic word "معارف" ("knowledge") and has alternate meanings of "learning" and "enlightenment". |
| Tamil | The word 'கல்வி' in Tamil derives from the root 'கல்' (stone) and is related to the concept of writing and engraving on stone as a means of transmitting knowledge. |
| Telugu | "చదువు" also means "reading" and has an alternate meaning of "literacy." |
| Thai | The word "การศึกษา" in Thai is derived from the Sanskrit word "shiksha" (instruction) and the Pali word "sikkha" (training). |
| Turkish | In the old Turkic language, the term 'eğitim', meaning 'education' or 'training,' was used to describe the process of teaching a hawk to hunt. |
| Ukrainian | "Освіта" has historically also meant "enlightenment", "culture", and "erudition". |
| Urdu | The word "تعلیم" can also refer to the process of disciplining or training a person or an animal. |
| Uzbek | Ta'lim (Uzbek) comes from the Arabic word "ta'lim" meaning "teaching, learning". It can also mean "discipline, instruction, training". |
| Vietnamese | The word "giáo dục" originated from the Chinese word "教导", meaning "to instruct and guide." |
| Welsh | The word "addysg" is derived from the Latin word "educere", meaning "to lead out" or "to bring up". |
| Xhosa | The word 'imfundo' in Xhosa, meaning education, is derived from the verb 'funda,' which means 'to learn' or 'to study.' |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "חינוך" also means "dedication" or "inauguration." |
| Yoruba | In Yoruba, "eko" also denotes enlightenment, training, or knowledge acquisition process. |
| Zulu | The word 'imfundo' in Zulu is also used to mean 'knowledge', 'intelligence' and 'wisdom'. |
| English | "Education" also means the act or process of raising or training a child or young person. |