Elect in Different Languages
Discover 'Elect' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Elect
Afrikaans verkies | ||
Albanian zgjedhin | ||
Amharic መርጧል | ||
Arabic انتخب | ||
Armenian ընտրել | ||
Assamese নিৰ্বাচিত | ||
Aymara chhijllatanaka | ||
Azerbaijani seçmək | ||
Bambara sugandilenw | ||
Basque aukeratu | ||
Belarusian абраць | ||
Bengali নির্বাচিত | ||
Bhojpuri चुनल गइल बा | ||
Bosnian izabrati | ||
Bulgarian избирам | ||
Catalan elegir | ||
Cebuano mga pinili | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 选 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 選 | ||
Corsican elettu | ||
Croatian izabrati | ||
Czech zvolit | ||
Danish vælge | ||
Dhivehi އިންތިހާބު ކުރާށެވެ | ||
Dogri चुने | ||
Dutch kiezen | ||
English elect | ||
Esperanto elekti | ||
Estonian valitud | ||
Ewe ame tiatiawo | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) hinirang | ||
Finnish valita | ||
French élire | ||
Frisian útkieze | ||
Galician elixir | ||
Georgian არჩევა | ||
German wählen | ||
Greek εκλεκτός | ||
Guarani ojeporavóva | ||
Gujarati ચૂંટાયેલા | ||
Haitian Creole eli | ||
Hausa zaɓa | ||
Hawaiian i waeia | ||
Hebrew לבחור | ||
Hindi इलेक्ट्रोनिक | ||
Hmong xaiv | ||
Hungarian választ | ||
Icelandic kjósa | ||
Igbo hoputara | ||
Ilocano napili | ||
Indonesian memilih | ||
Irish toghadh | ||
Italian eleggere | ||
Japanese 選出 | ||
Javanese milih | ||
Kannada ಚುನಾಯಿತ | ||
Kazakh таңдау | ||
Khmer ជ្រើសរើស | ||
Kinyarwanda gutora | ||
Konkani वेंचून काडटात | ||
Korean 선택된 | ||
Krio ilɛkt | ||
Kurdish hilbijartin | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) هەڵبژێرە | ||
Kyrgyz тандоо | ||
Lao ເລືອກຕັ້ງ | ||
Latin eligere | ||
Latvian ievēlēt | ||
Lingala baponami | ||
Lithuanian išrinkti | ||
Luganda alondeddwa | ||
Luxembourgish wielt | ||
Macedonian избира | ||
Maithili चुनल गेल | ||
Malagasy olom-boafidy | ||
Malay memilih | ||
Malayalam തിരഞ്ഞെടുക്കപ്പെട്ടവർ | ||
Maltese jeleġġi | ||
Maori hunga whiriwhiri | ||
Marathi निवडलेले | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯈꯅꯒꯠꯂꯕꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo thlan chhuah a ni | ||
Mongolian сонгох | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ရွေးကောက်တင်မြှောက်သည် | ||
Nepali निर्वाचित | ||
Norwegian velge | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) sankhani | ||
Odia (Oriya) ମନୋନୀତ | ||
Oromo filata | ||
Pashto انتخاب | ||
Persian برگزیدن | ||
Polish elekt | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) eleger | ||
Punjabi ਚੋਣ | ||
Quechua ajllasqa | ||
Romanian alege | ||
Russian избрать | ||
Samoan filifilia | ||
Sanskrit निर्वाचित | ||
Scots Gaelic tagh | ||
Sepedi kgetha | ||
Serbian изабрати | ||
Sesotho kgetho | ||
Shona vakasarudzwa | ||
Sindhi چونڊيو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) තේරී පත් වූ අය | ||
Slovak vol | ||
Slovenian izvoljen | ||
Somali dooran | ||
Spanish electo | ||
Sundanese milih | ||
Swahili wateule | ||
Swedish välja | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) hinirang | ||
Tajik интихоб кардан | ||
Tamil தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்டவர்கள் | ||
Tatar сайланган | ||
Telugu ఎన్నుకోండి | ||
Thai เลือก | ||
Tigrinya ምረጹ | ||
Tsonga va hlawula | ||
Turkish seçmek | ||
Turkmen saýlaň | ||
Twi (Akan) paw wɔn | ||
Ukrainian обраний | ||
Urdu چننا | ||
Uyghur سايلانغان | ||
Uzbek saylamoq | ||
Vietnamese trúng tuyển | ||
Welsh ethol | ||
Xhosa nyula | ||
Yiddish דערווייַלן | ||
Yoruba yan | ||
Zulu abakhethiwe |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | "Verkies" is derived from Middle Dutch "verkiesen" and Old High German "wirkiosan", meaning "to choose" or "to bring to life". |
| Albanian | The word for "elect" in Albanian comes from the Latin "elegere", meaning "to choose." |
| Amharic | The Amharic word መርጧል comes from the root word መረጥ (merat), which means 'to choose' or 'to select'. |
| Arabic | The Arabic word "انتخب" also means "to select" or "to choose". |
| Armenian | The word "ընտրել" (elect) originates from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂el- "to choose" and is related to the Latin word "eligere" and the Greek word "αἱρέω" (haireō). |
| Azerbaijani | The word "seçmək" also means "choose" in Azerbaijani, indicating a connection between electing and selecting. |
| Basque | The word "aukeratu" in Basque also means "to choose" or "to select". |
| Belarusian | The word “абраць” is derived from the Proto-Slavic verb *obrati, which also means to “turn” or “change.” |
| Bengali | The verb "নির্বাচিত" also means "chosen"} |
| Bosnian | The word "izabrati" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *izbrati, which means "to choose". |
| Bulgarian | The verb "избирам" can also mean "to separate", "to sort" or "to prefer" in Bulgarian. |
| Catalan | The noun "elegir" (choice) and the verb "elegir" (to choose) come from the Latin root *eligere*. "Elegir" also exists in Castilian (Spanish) with a slightly different meaning than "choose": it is a parliamentary procedure by which one or several persons or entities are designated for a public post through voting, a process very close to what is meant by *cooptation*: a body chooses the people that join the body itself in a self-appointment procedure that doesn't need to involve any kind of popular consultation, unlike with elections which require a popular vote by electorate citizens or other voters. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The character "选" was originally used in the sense of "select" in the oracle bone script and bronze script, and it was gradually used in the sense of "elect" in the Warring States period. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | In Classical Chinese, 選 can also mean 'to classify'. |
| Corsican | The word "elettu" can also refer to a member of a town council in Corsican. |
| Croatian | Its root is the Old Church Slavonic verb `izabrati` meaning `to take out` or `to choose`. |
| Czech | "Zvolit" also means "to choose", similar to the Slovak "zvoliť". |
| Danish | The Danish word "vælge" derives from the Proto-Germanic root *walijaną, "to choose". |
| Dutch | The word "kiezen" is derived from the Middle Dutch verb "kiesen," which meant "to choose or select." |
| Esperanto | Esperanto "elekti" is related to Latin "ligere" (to gather together) and English "lect" (to read, collect, assemble). |
| Estonian | The Estonian word "valitud" derives from "vali-" ("to elect, to choose") and the past passive suffix "-tud" |
| Finnish | The word "valita" comes from the Proto-Finnic "*wale-," which also means "to choose" and "to gather." |
| French | While the word "élire" means "elect" in French, it originally meant "to choose" and is a derivative of the Latin "eligere" with the same meaning. |
| Frisian | The word "útkieze" is closely related to the West Frisian word "útkear" and the Dutch word "uitverkoren", meaning "chosen". |
| Galician | In Galician, "elixir" also means "to choose" or "to select". |
| German | "Wählen" is also used in German to describe the choosing of a partner in a card game, the act of picking something, or the decision-making in a parliamentary vote. |
| Greek | "Εκλεκτός" means "choice" and is cognate with the Latin "electus" from which we get our "elect." |
| Gujarati | The word "elect" comes from the Latin word "eligere," meaning "to choose." |
| Haitian Creole | The word "eli" in Haitian Creole, meaning "elect" or "chosen one," is derived from the biblical term used to describe those chosen by God. |
| Hausa | Hausa "zaɓa" originally meant "to choose between alternatives" or "to take (one thing) from others". |
| Hawaiian | In the Hawaiian language, the word "i waeia" can also refer to fishing rods or a tool used to catch birds. |
| Hebrew | The verb לבחור (elect) also means 'to decide' or 'to choose'. |
| Hindi | The term "elect" originates from the Greek word "elektron," meaning "amber," and refers to the static electrical charge that can be produced when amber is rubbed against certain materials. |
| Hmong | The word "xaiv" in Hmong also means "to choose" or "to select". |
| Hungarian | "Választ" also means "answer" in Hungarian |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "kjósa" is derived from the Old Norse word "kjósa", meaning "to choose" or "to wish." |
| Igbo | The verb “ho”pṣtara” (elect) is derived from the noun “ho”pṣta” (choice, elect). |
| Indonesian | Memilih also means "choose" or "pick" in Indonesian. |
| Irish | The Irish word "toghadh" is derived from the Proto-Celtic verb *to-ag- and cognate with Welsh "dewis" and Breton "dibab", all meaning "choice" or "selection." |
| Italian | The Italian verb "eleggere" also means "to choose" or "to delegate". |
| Japanese | 選出 is also the word for the Shinshū-kyō's (True Pure Land Buddhism, a branch of Amidism) selection of people to be saved by Amitābha's vows. |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "milih" can also mean "choose", "select", or "pick". |
| Kannada | ಚುನಾಯಿತ also means chosen, selected, or approved. |
| Kazakh | The word "таңдау" ("elect") also denotes "preference", "choice", and "option" in Kazakh. |
| Khmer | The term "ជ្រើសរើស" can also refer to the act of choosing something from a group, such as selecting a leader or a candidate. |
| Korean | 선택된(elect)은 '선택된 자'라는 뜻도 있으며, 종교적인 맥락에서는 '신에게 택함받은 자'를 의미한다. |
| Kurdish | The word "hilbijartin" is thought to derive from the Old Persian word "hillbarti-", meaning "to choose" or "to select". |
| Kyrgyz | The word "тандоо" can also mean "to gather" or "to assemble". |
| Latin | The Latin word "eligere" also means "to pick out" or "to choose", and is the root of the English word "elite". |
| Latvian | "Ievēlēt" is cognate with German "erwählen," Latin "ēlīgere," Ancient Greek "ἐκλέγω" (eklegō), and Sanskrit "वृणोति" (vrnoti). |
| Lithuanian | In Lithuanian, "išrinkti" means "to choose", and is also used in the context of elections, as in "to elect". Notably, the word itself does not have any political connotations. |
| Luxembourgish | The word "wielt" can also mean "elected, chosen, or nominated". |
| Macedonian | In Slavic languages, the word originates from the Proto-Indo-European root *wel-, meaning 'to choose'. The root is also the origin of the English word 'will'. |
| Malagasy | The word "olom-boafidy" in Malagasy has no direct equivalent in English and is a combination of two words meaning "person" and "chosen". |
| Malay | Memilih in Malay, which literally means 'to pick', can be used to describe the act of selecting someone for office, making a choice, or even taking something. |
| Maltese | The word "jeleġġi" is derived from the Arabic word "jalaq", meaning "to choose" or "to select". |
| Maori | The word "hunga whiriwhiri" is not derived from any other Maori words, but rather comes from the English word "elect." |
| Marathi | The Marathi word 'निवडलेले' (elect) derives from the Sanskrit root 'Vrr', meaning 'to choose'. |
| Mongolian | "Сонгох" is also used in Mongolian to refer to a meeting where a decision is made by vote. |
| Nepali | The word 'निर्वाचित' ('elect') is derived from the Sanskrit word 'निर्वाचन' ('selection'), which in turn comes from the root 'वृच्' ('to choose'). |
| Norwegian | Velge in Norwegian derives from the Indo-European root *wel, meaning "to wish," "to choose," "to desire." |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The name "Sankhani" is also given to an ancient god of thunder in Chichewa mythology. |
| Pashto | انتخاب also means "to get a choice" or "to get an option" in Pashto. |
| Persian | The Persian word "برگزیدن" is derived from the word "گزینش" meaning "choice, selection" in Farsi and shares similarities with the word " برگزيده (Bargozideh)'' (Chosen), implying a conscious and thoughtful process of selecting the most suitable individual or option. |
| Polish | The Polish word "elekt" can also refer to the anode or cathode of a battery. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "eleger" shares its root with "elegia" (elegy), meaning a mournful poem or song, and "eleição" (election), as both involve choosing. |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word "ਚੋਣ" also has the meanings "wish" and "choice". |
| Romanian | "Alegerea" means "choice", "election" and "prefer" in Romanian. |
| Russian | The Russian verb "избрать" (elect) also means "to choose" or "to pick". |
| Samoan | In Samoan, the word "filifilia" can also have the alternate meaning of "to choose". |
| Scots Gaelic | *Tagh* also refers to an official, a governor in Scots Gaelic and comes from a Germanic language meaning "to show" |
| Serbian | "Изабрати" also means "to choose" from the Old Church Slavonic word "izьbrati". |
| Sesotho | The word ‘kgetha` refers to the act of selecting and appointing. |
| Sindhi | In Sindhi, the word "چونڊيو" can also refer to a chosen person or an assembly of chosen persons. |
| Slovak | In Slovak the word 'vol' can also mean 'ox'. |
| Slovenian | The word 'izvoljen' also means 'chosen' in Slovenian. |
| Somali | The word 'dooran' in Somali can also mean 'vote' or 'election', reflecting its connection to the process of choosing leaders. |
| Spanish | In Spanish, "electo" can also mean "chosen", "called", or "designated." |
| Sundanese | The word "milih" in Sundanese also means "to like" or "to prefer". |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "wateule" can also mean "chosen" or "selected". |
| Swedish | The Swedish word "välja" is cognate with the English "will", and originally meant "to be chosen". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | Hinirang originates from the Spanish term for 'chosen'. |
| Tajik | The Tajik word "интихоб кардан" is related to the Persian word "انتخاب کردن", meaning "to choose." |
| Tamil | The word "elect" comes from the Latin word "eligere," which means "to choose" or "to pick out." |
| Thai | The word "เลือก" also means "to choose" or "to select" in Thai. |
| Turkish | Elect was derived from a Turkish word |
| Ukrainian | In Ukrainian, the word "обраний" can also refer to a "chosen" or "selected" person. |
| Urdu | The word "چننا" derives from Persian and Sanskrit, and originally meant "to select" or "to choose". |
| Uzbek | The word "saylamoq" in Uzbek also means "to choose" or "to select". |
| Vietnamese | In Vietnamese, "trúng tuyển" also means winning or passing an examination. |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "ethol" derives from the Proto-Celtic root "*walet", meaning "to choose". |
| Xhosa | Nyula (Xhosa for ‘elect’) shares a root with ‘nyukel' – to point or designate something. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "דערווייַלן" can also mean "to choose" or "to select". |
| Yoruba | The Yorùbá word 'yan' also means 'to choose' or 'to select' and is related to the word 'yànà' meaning 'choice' or 'selection'. |
| Zulu | The word 'abakhethiwe' originates from the Zulu word 'ukukhetha', meaning 'to choose' or 'to select'. |
| English | The word |