Efficient in Different Languages
Discover 'Efficient' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Efficient
Afrikaans doeltreffend | ||
Albanian efikas | ||
Amharic ቀልጣፋ | ||
Arabic فعالة | ||
Armenian արդյունավետ | ||
Assamese দক্ষ | ||
Aymara wakiskiri | ||
Azerbaijani səmərəli | ||
Bambara nɔɔ kaɲin | ||
Basque eraginkorra | ||
Belarusian эфектыўны | ||
Bengali দক্ষ | ||
Bhojpuri माहिर | ||
Bosnian efikasan | ||
Bulgarian ефективно | ||
Catalan eficient | ||
Cebuano episyente | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 有效率的 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 有效率的 | ||
Corsican efficace | ||
Croatian učinkovit | ||
Czech účinný | ||
Danish effektiv | ||
Dhivehi އެފިޝަންޓް | ||
Dogri चतर | ||
Dutch efficiënt | ||
English efficient | ||
Esperanto efika | ||
Estonian tõhus | ||
Ewe wᴐ dᴐ nyuie | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) mabisa | ||
Finnish tehokas | ||
French efficace | ||
Frisian effisjint | ||
Galician eficiente | ||
Georgian ეფექტური | ||
German effizient | ||
Greek αποτελεσματικός | ||
Guarani hembiapoporãva | ||
Gujarati કાર્યક્ષમ | ||
Haitian Creole efikas | ||
Hausa ingantaccen | ||
Hawaiian maikaʻi | ||
Hebrew יָעִיל | ||
Hindi कुशल | ||
Hmong ua tau zoo | ||
Hungarian hatékony | ||
Icelandic skilvirkur | ||
Igbo oru oma | ||
Ilocano adda kabaelanna | ||
Indonesian efisien | ||
Irish éifeachtach | ||
Italian efficiente | ||
Japanese 効率的 | ||
Javanese efisien | ||
Kannada ದಕ್ಷ | ||
Kazakh нәтижелі | ||
Khmer មានប្រសិទ្ធិភាព | ||
Kinyarwanda gukora neza | ||
Konkani कार्यक्षम | ||
Korean 실력 있는 | ||
Krio ɔganayz fayn | ||
Kurdish kêrhatê bicîanîn | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) توانست | ||
Kyrgyz натыйжалуу | ||
Lao ປະສິດທິພາບ | ||
Latin agentibus | ||
Latvian efektīvs | ||
Lingala ya ntina | ||
Lithuanian efektyvus | ||
Luganda okukola bulungi | ||
Luxembourgish effizient | ||
Macedonian ефикасен | ||
Maithili कुशल | ||
Malagasy mahomby | ||
Malay cekap | ||
Malayalam കാര്യക്ഷമമാണ് | ||
Maltese effiċjenti | ||
Maori whaihua | ||
Marathi कार्यक्षम | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯑꯐꯕ | ||
Mizo thawkrim | ||
Mongolian үр ашигтай | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ထိရောက်သော | ||
Nepali कुशल | ||
Norwegian effektiv | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) kothandiza | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଦକ୍ଷ | ||
Oromo kan hin qisaasessine | ||
Pashto موثره | ||
Persian کارآمد | ||
Polish wydajny | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) eficiente | ||
Punjabi ਅਸਰਦਾਰ | ||
Quechua aswan allin | ||
Romanian eficient | ||
Russian эффективный | ||
Samoan lelei | ||
Sanskrit कुशल | ||
Scots Gaelic èifeachdach | ||
Sepedi šoma ka tshwanelo | ||
Serbian ефикасан | ||
Sesotho sebetsang hantle | ||
Shona inoshanda | ||
Sindhi موثر | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) කාර්යක්ෂම | ||
Slovak efektívne | ||
Slovenian učinkovito | ||
Somali hufan | ||
Spanish eficiente | ||
Sundanese épisién | ||
Swahili ufanisi | ||
Swedish effektiv | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) mahusay | ||
Tajik самаранок | ||
Tamil திறமையானது | ||
Tatar эффектив | ||
Telugu సమర్థవంతమైన | ||
Thai มีประสิทธิภาพ | ||
Tigrinya ስሉጥ | ||
Tsonga tirheka | ||
Turkish verimli | ||
Turkmen täsirli | ||
Twi (Akan) bɔ adwuma | ||
Ukrainian ефективний | ||
Urdu موثر | ||
Uyghur ئۈنۈملۈك | ||
Uzbek samarali | ||
Vietnamese có hiệu quả | ||
Welsh effeithlon | ||
Xhosa ngokufanelekileyo | ||
Yiddish עפעקטיוו | ||
Yoruba ṣiṣe | ||
Zulu esebenza kahle |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | "Doeltreffend" comes from the Dutch word "doeltreffend", which itself comes from "doel" (goal) and "treffen" (to hit). |
| Albanian | "Efikas" in Albanian derives from the Latin "efficax", from "efficere" (to produce, effect), which itself originated from "ex- " (out) + "facere" (to make or do). |
| Amharic | The word ቀልጣፋ (efficient) in Amharic also means 'quick and agile'. |
| Arabic | The word "فعالة" can refer to a female effective person, a feminine agent, or a passive action. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "səmərəli" in Azerbaijani originates from the Persian word "samara", meaning "fruit" or "yield", and has the alternate meaning of "productive" or "fruitful". |
| Basque | The word "eraginkorra" (efficient) is related to "egin" (do), "eragin" (effect), and "eragilea" (efficient) |
| Belarusian | The word "эфектыўны" can also mean "effective" or "efficacious" in Belarusian. |
| Bengali | The word "দক্ষ" also means "capable", "able", or "expert" in Sanskrit, and it is related to the word "দক্ষতা" which means "skill". |
| Bosnian | The word "efikasan" is derived from the Turkish word "fırsat", which means "opportunity". |
| Bulgarian | The word "ефективно" also means "effectively" in Bulgarian. |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "eficient" originates from the Latin "efficiens," meaning "producing an effect." |
| Cebuano | In Cebuano, the word "episyente" also refers to the concept of being effective, productive, or capable |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "有效的"一词源自拉丁语 "efficiens"，意为 "产生效果"，也可表示 "有能力" 或 "胜任"。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 有效率的源自有效並有率，指事情按一定法則或率而有效運行或進行，故有效率的意指做事有方法，結果符合預期。 |
| Corsican | In Corsican, 'efficace' also means 'efficacious', 'effective', 'potent', 'valid', 'reliable', 'trustworthy', 'sure'. |
| Croatian | The word "učinkovit" in Croatian can also mean "effective" or "impactful". |
| Czech | The Czech word "účinný" also means "effective", "valid", and "potent." |
| Danish | "Effektiv" also means "affect" in Danish. |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "efficiënt" can also retain its original Latin meaning of "effective" (doeltreffend). |
| Esperanto | "Efka" derives from the French phrase "sans faille" ("without error") which was originally used to refer to someone who was an excellent shot, hence "efficient". |
| Estonian | "Tõhus" derives from "tohu", meaning "dust" in ancient Estonian, suggesting the eradication of impurities to optimize effectiveness. |
| Finnish | The Finnish word "tehokas" can also mean "effective" or "impactful". |
| French | The word "efficace" comes from the Latin word "efficere," which means "to create" or "to make." |
| Frisian | In Frisian, "effisjint" also has the connotation of "quick" and "prompt". |
| Galician | In Galician the word `eficiente` has the same meaning as in English, and it comes from the Latin verb `efficere`. |
| German | "Effizient" is derived from the Latin word "efficere" meaning "to carry out, accomplish" and also related to "effectus" meaning "effect, result". |
| Greek | The Ancient Greek prefix apo- also meant "thoroughly", so the word means "thoroughly accomplished" |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian Creole word "efikas" is derived from the French word "efficace," which means "effective". It can also mean "potent" or "efficacious". |
| Hausa | The word "ingantacce" is also used in the context of "perfection" or "flawlessness". |
| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word "maikaʻi" also means "good, excellent, or beautiful". |
| Hebrew | יָעִיל has no direct meaning in modern Hebrew, its root "יעל" is used mostly in reference to the animal _Capra Ibex_ |
| Hindi | The word "कुशल" also means "skilled" or "accomplished" in Hindi, indicating proficiency in a particular area. |
| Hmong | "Ua tau zoo" literally translates to "it has come out the water mill or rice pounder" |
| Hungarian | The word "hatékony" is derived from the Hungarian word "hatás" (meaning "effect"). |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "skilvirkur" is derived from the Old Norse term "skilvirki", which refers to the ability or skill in performing tasks. |
| Igbo | Etymology: 'oru' (work or task) and 'oma' ('good'), indicating excellence in completing a task |
| Indonesian | "Efisien" is derived from the French word "efficace," meaning "effective" or "capable," and ultimately from the Latin word "efficere," meaning "to bring about" or "to accomplish." |
| Irish | The word "éifeachtach" (efficient) originally meant "effective" or "efficacious" in Irish. |
| Italian | The Italian word "efficiente" derives from the Latin word "efficientia", meaning "accomplishment" or "effect." |
| Japanese | In Japanese, the word "効率的" (kōritsu teki) also means "effective" or "productive." |
| Javanese | In Javanese, "efisien" also means "quick" and "done without delay." |
| Kannada | The word "ದಕ್ಷ" is also used to describe someone who is skillful, or proficient. |
| Kazakh | "Нәтижелі" is the Kazakh equivalent of "effective" and "result-oriented". |
| Korean | "실력" originally meant "power" or "capability" but its meaning has changed to "efficiency" over time. |
| Kurdish | The word "kêrhatê bicîanîn" is derived from the words "kêr" (work) and "bicî" (manner), and it refers to accomplishing something in a way that requires less effort, resources, or time. |
| Kyrgyz | The word 'натыйжалуу' (efficient) in Kyrgyz derives from the root 'натыйжа' (result), suggesting a connection between efficiency and achieving desired outcomes. |
| Latin | In Scholastic metaphysics, 'agentibus' referred to one of three efficient causes: instrumental (the craftsman's hammer), principal (the craftsman), or exemplary (the craftsman's skill). |
| Latvian | Latvian "efektīvs" is derived from the Latin "effectus" and has the same meaning. |
| Lithuanian | The Lithuanian word "efektyvus" derives from the Latin word "effectus," meaning "result" or "outcome." |
| Luxembourgish | The Luxembourgish word "effizient" comes from the Latin word "efficiens", meaning "effective" or "productive". |
| Macedonian | The word “ефикасен” (“efficient”) comes from the French “efficace”, which in turn comes from the Late Latin “efficax”, “able to produce an effect”. |
| Malagasy | The word "mahomby" also means "sharp" in Malagasy. |
| Malay | "Cekap" is originally a Sanskrit word "sakap" referring to "able-bodied and diligent workers", now in Bahasa Indonesia meaning "fast" and in Malaysian meaning "efficient". |
| Malayalam | In the context of a Malayalam loanword, this word can also refer to a person or object that is "capable" or "qualified" for a particular task. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word “effiċjenti” originates from the Latin word “efficiens”, meaning “producing”. |
| Maori | Whaihua is also a term for an indigenous, medicinal plant. |
| Marathi | The word "कार्यक्षम" can also mean "effective", "capable", or "competent" in Marathi. |
| Mongolian | The word үр ашигтай (efficient) is derived from the Mongolian words үр (seed) and ашигтай (beneficial), and can also mean "productive" or "fruitful". |
| Nepali | The word कुशल is also used to describe someone as 'healthy' or 'well'. |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "effektiv" can also mean "effective" or "forceful". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "kothandiza" in Nyanja is derived from the verb "kuthandiza", meaning "to help", and is also used to describe something that is "helpful" or "useful." |
| Pashto | موثره may also denote an official or authorized representative in official matters of state and government. |
| Persian | The word "کارآمد" (kārāmad) in Persian is derived from the Arabic word "كفاية" (kifāya), meaning "sufficiency", "adequacy", or "competence". |
| Polish | The word 'wydajny' can also mean 'productive' or 'yielding', depending on the context. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "eficiente" (Portuguese) comes from the Latin "efficiens", meaning "capable of producing an effect" or "effective". |
| Punjabi | The word "ਅਸਰਦਾਰ" (efficient) derives from the Sanskrit word "asarkata", meaning "not ineffective" or "not powerless". |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "eficient" also has the archaic meanings of "effective" or "capable". |
| Russian | The word "эффективный" (efficient) in Russian can also mean "effective" or "productive". |
| Samoan | The word 'lelei' also means 'beautiful' or 'handsome' in Samoan. |
| Scots Gaelic | The Gaelic term "èifeachdach" also refers to effectiveness and successfulness in achieving a particular purpose. |
| Serbian | The word "ефикасан" comes from the Latin word "efficax", meaning "effective" or "producing the desired result". |
| Shona | Inoshara also means the ability or skill to do something. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "موثر" means "efficient" and is derived from the Arabic word "أثر" meaning "effect" or "trace". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word is thought to derive from the verb |
| Slovak | "Efektívne" in Slovak also means "effectively". |
| Slovenian | In other Slavic languages, the word "učinkovit" can also mean "effective" or "impressive." |
| Somali | The word "hufan" in Somali is derived from the Arabic word "kafa'a," meaning "to be sufficient" or "to be competent."} |
| Spanish | "Eficiente" comes from the Latin word "efficiens," meaning "producing an effect," and also has the alternate meaning of "effective." |
| Sundanese | The word “épisién” can also mean “accurate” or “to the point”. |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "ufanisi" is derived from the verb "fanikisha," meaning to succeed or achieve. |
| Swedish | "Effektiv" primarily means "efficient," but also carries connotations of "force," "effect" and "result" |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | 'Mahusay' was originally used to describe those who know how to write. |
| Tajik | The word “самаранок” also refers to a type of knife with a curved blade and a pointed tip, used for cutting and slicing in kitchen and household tasks. |
| Tamil | The word "திறமையானது" also means "skilled", "proficient", and "capable" in Tamil. |
| Telugu | The word 'సమర్థవంతమైన' (samartha-vantamaina) is a compound of 'samartha' (capable, able), and 'vantamu' (having), and means 'having the capacity or ability'. |
| Thai | In addition to "efficient," "มีประสิทธิภาพ" can also mean "effective" or "efficacious." |
| Turkish | "Verimli" comes from the Arabic word "verim", which means "product" or "fruit", and was introduced into Turkish in the 13th century. |
| Ukrainian | The word “ефективний” is derived from the Latin word “efficere,” meaning “to produce” or “to bring about”. |
| Urdu | The word "موثر" (efficient) in Urdu also means "impressive" or "effective". |
| Uzbek | The word "samarali" in the Uzbek language can also mean to accomplish something without difficulty. |
| Vietnamese | It comes from Chinese "高效 quả" (pinyin: gāoxiào guǒ), lit. "great result, high fruit." |
| Welsh | The word "effeithlon" comes from the combination of "effeithiol" (efficient) and "lon" (tail). |
| Xhosa | The Xhosa word "ngokufanelekileyo" can also mean "effectively" or "adequately" in English. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "עפעקטיוו" ("efficient") is a loanword from German "effektiv", while also retaining the English meaning of "effective", "forceful", and "impressive". |
| Yoruba | "Ṣiṣe" also means "to manage", "to run", or "to lead" in Yoruba. |
| Zulu | The word "esebenza kahle" in Zulu can also mean "hard work" or "diligence." |
| English | Though the word 'efficient' is often used to describe someone or something that does things in a way that gets the most work done, its root word, 'efficere,' means 'to bring about' or 'to accomplish.' |