Election in Different Languages
Discover 'Election' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Election
Afrikaans verkiesing | ||
Albanian zgjedhje | ||
Amharic ምርጫ | ||
Arabic انتخاب | ||
Armenian ընտրություն | ||
Assamese নিৰ্বাচন | ||
Aymara chhijllañataki | ||
Azerbaijani seçki | ||
Bambara kalata | ||
Basque hauteskundeak | ||
Belarusian выбары | ||
Bengali নির্বাচন | ||
Bhojpuri चुनाव के आयोजन भइल | ||
Bosnian izbora | ||
Bulgarian избори | ||
Catalan elecció | ||
Cebuano eleksyon | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 选举 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 選舉 | ||
Corsican elezzione | ||
Croatian izbora | ||
Czech volby | ||
Danish valg | ||
Dhivehi އިންތިޚާބެވެ | ||
Dogri इलेक्शन | ||
Dutch verkiezing | ||
English election | ||
Esperanto elekto | ||
Estonian valimised | ||
Ewe tiatiawɔwɔ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) eleksyon | ||
Finnish vaaleissa | ||
French élection | ||
Frisian ferkiezing | ||
Galician elección | ||
Georgian არჩევნები | ||
German wahl | ||
Greek εκλογή | ||
Guarani jeporavo rehegua | ||
Gujarati ચૂંટણી | ||
Haitian Creole eleksyon | ||
Hausa zabe | ||
Hawaiian koho balota | ||
Hebrew בְּחִירָה | ||
Hindi चुनाव | ||
Hmong kev xaiv tsa | ||
Hungarian választás | ||
Icelandic kosningar | ||
Igbo ntuli aka | ||
Ilocano eleksion | ||
Indonesian pemilihan | ||
Irish toghchán | ||
Italian elezione | ||
Japanese 選挙 | ||
Javanese pamilihan | ||
Kannada ಚುನಾವಣೆ | ||
Kazakh сайлау | ||
Khmer ការបោះឆ្នោត | ||
Kinyarwanda amatora | ||
Konkani वेंचणूक जाली | ||
Korean 선거 | ||
Krio ilɛkshɔn | ||
Kurdish hilbajartinî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) هەڵبژاردن | ||
Kyrgyz шайлоо | ||
Lao ການເລືອກຕັ້ງ | ||
Latin electio | ||
Latvian vēlēšanas | ||
Lingala maponami | ||
Lithuanian rinkimai | ||
Luganda okulonda | ||
Luxembourgish wahl | ||
Macedonian избори | ||
Maithili चुनाव | ||
Malagasy fifidianana | ||
Malay pilihan raya | ||
Malayalam തിരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പ് | ||
Maltese elezzjoni | ||
Maori pooti | ||
Marathi निवडणूक | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯃꯤꯈꯂꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯈꯜ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯈꯤ꯫ | ||
Mizo inthlanpui neih a ni | ||
Mongolian сонгууль | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ရွေးကောက်ပွဲ | ||
Nepali चुनाव | ||
Norwegian valg | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) chisankho | ||
Odia (Oriya) ନିର୍ବାଚନ | ||
Oromo filannoo | ||
Pashto ټاکنې | ||
Persian انتخابات | ||
Polish wybór | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) eleição | ||
Punjabi ਚੋਣ | ||
Quechua akllanakuy | ||
Romanian alegerea | ||
Russian выборы | ||
Samoan palota | ||
Sanskrit निर्वाचन | ||
Scots Gaelic taghadh | ||
Sepedi dikgetho | ||
Serbian избора | ||
Sesotho khetho | ||
Shona sarudzo | ||
Sindhi اليڪشن | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) මැතිවරණ | ||
Slovak voľby | ||
Slovenian volitvah | ||
Somali doorashada | ||
Spanish elección | ||
Sundanese pamilihan | ||
Swahili uchaguzi | ||
Swedish val | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) eleksyon | ||
Tajik интихобот | ||
Tamil தேர்தல் | ||
Tatar сайлау | ||
Telugu ఎన్నికల | ||
Thai การเลือกตั้ง | ||
Tigrinya ምርጫ | ||
Tsonga nhlawulo | ||
Turkish seçim | ||
Turkmen saýlaw | ||
Twi (Akan) abatow a wɔpaw | ||
Ukrainian вибори | ||
Urdu الیکشن | ||
Uyghur سايلام | ||
Uzbek saylov | ||
Vietnamese cuộc bầu cử | ||
Welsh etholiad | ||
Xhosa unyulo | ||
Yiddish וואלן | ||
Yoruba idibo | ||
Zulu ukhetho |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Verkiesing stems from Middle Dutch word 'verkiezen' meaning 'to prefer', implying the election of the most preferred candidate. |
| Albanian | In Albanian, "zgjedhje" can also refer to the act of selecting or choosing someone or something for a specific purpose. |
| Amharic | The word "ምርጫ" is also used in Amharic to mean "choice" or "option". |
| Arabic | The term اختيار (election) also has a religious connotation referring to God's determination of a person's destiny |
| Azerbaijani | The word "seçki" is rooted in the Old Turkic verb "seç-", meaning "to choose" or "to select", and is cognate with the Turkish word "seçim" and the Kazakh word "saylau". |
| Basque | The word hauteskundeak is formed by merging the Basque words hautatu 'to choose' and kundeak 'affairs'. |
| Belarusian | The word "выбары" is derived from the Proto-Slavic verb *vorati, meaning "to choose" or "to select". |
| Bengali | The word "নির্বাচন" also means "choice" or "selection" in Bengali. |
| Bosnian | The word "izbora" derives from the Slavic term "izbirati", meaning "to choose" or "to select". |
| Bulgarian | The Slavic word “избори” refers both to “election” and “chosen by God”; a similar connection of meanings is visible in Ancient Greek “ekloge” —“to choose” and —“the Chosen,” “the Elect”; or in the verb “to elect” that in Medieval Latin had “to pick out and to prefer as divine service” among its main meanings. |
| Catalan | In Catalan, "elecció" is also used to refer to the act of choosing a religious leader or representative. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | In ancient Chinese, "选举" also referred to a system of selecting and promoting officials and scholars based on their merits and virtues. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 選舉 (xuǎnjǔ) refers to both elections and the process of selecting a marriage partner. |
| Corsican | Corsican elezzione comes from the Latin |
| Croatian | The Croatian word "izbora" is derived from the Old Slavic word "izbora" meaning "choice" or "decision." |
| Czech | In Russian, “Volby” (выборы) has a related term that also means “choice, desire or preference.” |
| Danish | Valg originates from the Old Norse word 'val' meaning 'choice'. |
| Dutch | The Dutch verkiezing, 'election' originates in 'keuze', 'picking', thus related to the English verb to choose. |
| Esperanto | The word "elekto" is cognate with "elect" and "electrician" in English. |
| Estonian | Valimised is derived from the verb "valima" meaning "to choose" and also serves as a synonym for "selection of one from several alternatives". |
| Finnish | "Vaaleissa" is a cognate with the Estonian word "valimised", both deriving from the Proto-Finnic word "*waleh-". |
| French | The French word "élection" (election) also refers to the right to choose and the result of that choice. |
| Frisian | The word "ferkiezing" in Frisian is derived from the Old Frisian word "keria", meaning "choice". |
| Galician | The Galician word "elección" is derived from the Latin word "electio", meaning "choice" or "selection." |
| German | The word "Wahl" comes from the Old High German "waljan", meaning "to choose" or "to elect". |
| Greek | Εκλογή originates from the verb εκλέγω (eklego), which also means "to choose" or "to select." |
| Gujarati | ચૂંટણી means 'the act of choosing or making a formal choice' in Gujarati. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "eleksyon" in Haitian Creole is also used to refer to a choice, preference, or decision. |
| Hausa | It can be argued that zaɓe in Hausa, meaning "vote" or "election," may derive from the word "zaɓo" in the same language, which means "to choose" or "to select." |
| Hawaiian | "Koho" means "to choose" or "to select," and "balota" is derived from the English word "ballot." |
| Hebrew | The word "בְּחִירָה" (election) also means "selection", "choice" or "decision", and derives from the root בּ-ח-ר (b-kh-r) which means "to select", "to choose" or "to make a decision." |
| Hindi | चुनाव means both "election" and "selection" in Hindi, and is derived from the verb चुनना (choose). |
| Hmong | The term "kev xaiv tsa" also means "the process of deciding or selecting" in the Hmong language. |
| Hungarian | Hungarian 'választás' derives from the verb 'választ' meaning 'to separate', 'to distinguish' or 'to decide'. |
| Icelandic | The word "kosningar" also means "chosen one" in Old Icelandic, a reference to the election of a king. |
| Igbo | The word "ntuli aka" can also refer to a gathering or assembly of people. |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "pemilihan" derives from the root "pilih," meaning "to choose" and also refers to the process of natural selection. |
| Irish | The Irish word "toghchán" also means "selection" and is derived from the Old Irish word "togairm," meaning "summons" or "call." |
| Italian | The Italian word "elezione" also refers to the act of selecting a pope or other religious leader. |
| Japanese | In Japanese, "選挙" (senkyo) literally means "choice by vote". |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "pamilihan" is derived from the root "pilih" meaning "to choose". Similarly to the English language, it can refer to any type of selection, not just elections. |
| Kannada | The word "ಚುನಾವಣೆ" (election) in Kannada also means "a choice" or "a selection." |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word "сайлау" is also used to refer to the process of selecting a horse from a herd |
| Khmer | Although the Khmer word “ការបោះឆ្នោត” is commonly translated as “election,” it literally means “casting a vote” or “taking a ballot.” |
| Korean | 선거(election) is a Sino-Korean word derived from the Chinese characters "" which refers to "selection," "choice," or "electorate." |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word "hilbijartinî" comes from the Arabic word "al-ikhtiyār", meaning "choice" or "option". |
| Kyrgyz | The word "шайлоо" entered the Kyrgyz language from Arabic and Persian, where it meant "choosing, selecting". |
| Lao | The Lao word ການປຕນມກຣບຈຸກ was originally also used to mean 'vote' or 'balloting'. |
| Latin | "Elect" comes from the Latin "eligere" (to select), related to the noun "electio" (selection). |
| Latvian | The word 'vēlēšanas' is derived from the verb 'vēlēt' which means 'to choose' or 'to want'. |
| Lithuanian | The root *renk- is of Proto-Indo-European origin and meant ‘to gather’. |
| Luxembourgish | Luxembourgish "Wahl" is not only the cognate of English "well", but also means "mole". |
| Macedonian | The word "избори" is derived from the Old Church Slavonic word "избирати", meaning "to choose" or "to select". |
| Malagasy | In Malagasy, the word "FIFIDIANANA" not only means "election", but also "the act of choosing" or "the act of judging something". |
| Malay | The word "pilihan raya" derives from "pilih" (to choose) and "raya" (great), hence "great choosing". |
| Malayalam | The Malayalam word തിരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പ് (election) is derived from the Sanskrit word 'tri' (three), 'ranj' (to obtain), and 'up' (to gain or obtain), referring to the process of selecting one option from three or more candidates. |
| Maltese | The word "elezzjoni" in Maltese is derived from the Latin word "electio", meaning "choice". |
| Maori | The Maori word "pooti" also means "box" or "container," reflecting the traditional practice of holding elections in a whare pooti (voting box). |
| Marathi | The word "निवडणूक" (nivadnuuk) in Marathi originates from the Sanskrit word "निवेदन" (nivedan), meaning "announcement" or "proclamation". |
| Mongolian | The word "сонгууль" can also refer to the act of choosing or selecting something. |
| Nepali | चुनाव (chunav) comes from the Sanskrit word chuna, meaning "to choose or select." |
| Norwegian | The word "valg" in Norwegian derives from the Old Norse word "val" meaning "choice" or "selection." |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The term **chisankho** also refers to any process of selection in everyday use. |
| Pashto | The word "ټاکنې" in Pashto comes from the Persian word "انتخاب" (entekhab), meaning "choice" or "selection." |
| Persian | The word "انتخابات" has its origins in the Arabic root “ntq,” meaning “to choose” or “to select”. |
| Polish | "Wybór" derives from the Old Slavic verb "obirati" meaning "to choose," and also refers to the act of choosing. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The Portuguese word "eleição" derives from the Latin "electio," meaning "choice" or "selection." |
| Punjabi | The word "ਚੋਣ" (election) in Punjabi also means "choice", "option", or "selection". |
| Romanian | The word "alegere" in Romanian also means "choice" and comes from the verb "a alege" meaning "to choose". |
| Russian | The word 'выборы' ('election') is cognate with the word 'выбор' ('choice'), reflecting the idea that an election is a collective choice made by a group of people. |
| Samoan | In Samoan, the word 'palota' can also mean 'a choice' or 'a decision'. |
| Scots Gaelic | Taghadh, meaning 'choice', also refers to the act of selecting a person or group for a particular role or position. |
| Serbian | The Serbian word “избора” (izbora) is the plural form of the word “избор” (izbor), which can also mean “choice”. |
| Sesotho | The word "khetho" in Sesotho originates from the verb "khetha," meaning "to choose or select" |
| Shona | The Shona word 'sarudzo' can also refer to 'divination' or 'choice' in a wider sense. |
| Sindhi | The word "election" comes from the Latin word "eligere," meaning "to choose" or "to select". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The Sinhalese word “මැතිවරණ” also refers to a “contest to choose the best person or thing.” |
| Slovak | The word "voľby" also refers to a collective gathering or group of people in Slovak. |
| Slovenian | The term 'volitvah' in Slovenian derives from the Proto-Slavic word 'voliti' and shares a root with the words 'will' and 'vote' in English. |
| Somali | In Somali, the word "doorashada" derives from the root "dooran," meaning "to choose," and is related to the Arabic word "ikhtiyar," sharing a common Semitic origin. |
| Spanish | In Spanish, "elección" means both "election" and "choice" or "option" and derives from the Latin "eligere," meaning "to choose"} |
| Sundanese | The word "pamilihan" is also used in Sundanese to refer to a market or marketplace. |
| Swahili | The word "uchaguzi" also means "choice" or "selection" in Swahili |
| Swedish | Val derives from the Old Norse 'val', meaning choice or selection. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "eleksyon" originates from the Spanish word "elección," which means "choice" or "selection." |
| Tajik | The word "интихобот" is derived from the Persian word "entekhab" which means "choice" or "selection". |
| Tamil | The Tamil word 'தேர்தல்' also refers to the act of 'selecting', or 'separating' one thing from another. |
| Telugu | The word "ఎన్నికల" is derived from the Sanskrit word "निर्वाचन" (nirvācana), meaning "choice" or "selection." |
| Thai | การเลือกตั้ง refers to the process of picking a leader, but its root word also implies 'separation,' such as separating the grain from the chaff. |
| Turkish | The word "seçim" is also used in Turkish to refer to the act of choosing or selecting |
| Ukrainian | The word "вибори" also means "choice" or "option" in Ukrainian. |
| Urdu | The word "الیکشن" is derived from the Latin word "eligere", meaning "to choose". |
| Uzbek | In Uzbek, the word "saylov" has no alternate meanings and its etymology is unknown. |
| Vietnamese | Cuộc bầu cử (literally "the picking up vote event") derives from Hán nôm 舉選 (cử tuyển) with the same meaning. |
| Welsh | The word 'etholiad' is derived from the Welsh word 'ethol', which means 'to choose'. |
| Xhosa | The word "unyulo" in Xhosa also means "a call" or "a summons". |
| Yiddish | The word "וואלן" in Yiddish is derived from the German word "Wahl" and can also refer to the act of spinning or the desire to go somewhere. |
| Yoruba | The word 'idibo' in Yoruba has alternate meanings such as 'time' or 'season'. |
| Zulu | The word "ukhetho" in Zulu comes from the verb "ukhetha," meaning "to choose." |
| English | The word "election" comes from the Latin word "eligere", meaning "to choose". |