Electric in Different Languages
Discover 'Electric' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Electric
Afrikaans elektries | ||
Albanian elektrike | ||
Amharic ኤሌክትሪክ | ||
Arabic كهربائي | ||
Armenian էլեկտրական | ||
Assamese বৈদ্যুতিক | ||
Aymara electricidad tuqitwa | ||
Azerbaijani elektrik | ||
Bambara kuran ye | ||
Basque elektrikoa | ||
Belarusian электрычны | ||
Bengali বৈদ্যুতিক | ||
Bhojpuri बिजली के बा | ||
Bosnian električni | ||
Bulgarian електрически | ||
Catalan elèctric | ||
Cebuano elektrisidad | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 电动 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 電動 | ||
Corsican elettricu | ||
Croatian električni | ||
Czech elektrický | ||
Danish elektrisk | ||
Dhivehi ކަރަންޓުންނެވެ | ||
Dogri इलेक्ट्रिक | ||
Dutch elektrisch | ||
English electric | ||
Esperanto elektra | ||
Estonian elektriline | ||
Ewe elektrik-ŋusẽ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) electric | ||
Finnish sähköinen | ||
French électrique | ||
Frisian elektrysk | ||
Galician eléctrica | ||
Georgian ელექტრო | ||
German elektrisch | ||
Greek ηλεκτρικός | ||
Guarani eléctrico rehegua | ||
Gujarati ઇલેક્ટ્રિક | ||
Haitian Creole elektrik | ||
Hausa lantarki | ||
Hawaiian uila | ||
Hebrew חשמלי | ||
Hindi बिजली | ||
Hmong hluav taws xob | ||
Hungarian elektromos | ||
Icelandic rafmagns | ||
Igbo eletrik | ||
Ilocano de koriente | ||
Indonesian listrik | ||
Irish leictreach | ||
Italian elettrico | ||
Japanese 電気の | ||
Javanese listrik | ||
Kannada ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ | ||
Kazakh электр | ||
Khmer អគ្គិសនី | ||
Kinyarwanda amashanyarazi | ||
Konkani विद्युत | ||
Korean 전기 같은 | ||
Krio ilɛktrik | ||
Kurdish elatrîkî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) کارەبایی | ||
Kyrgyz электр | ||
Lao ໄຟຟ້າ | ||
Latin electrica | ||
Latvian elektrisks | ||
Lingala électrique | ||
Lithuanian elektrinis | ||
Luganda amasannyalaze | ||
Luxembourgish elektresch | ||
Macedonian електрични | ||
Maithili इलेक्ट्रिक | ||
Malagasy elektrika | ||
Malay elektrik | ||
Malayalam വൈദ്യുത | ||
Maltese elettriku | ||
Maori hiko | ||
Marathi विद्युत | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯏꯂꯦꯛꯠꯔꯤꯛ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯝ.ꯑꯦꯁ.ꯑꯦꯝ.ꯏ | ||
Mizo electric hmanga siam a ni | ||
Mongolian цахилгаан | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) လျှပ်စစ် | ||
Nepali बिजुली | ||
Norwegian elektrisk | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) zamagetsi | ||
Odia (Oriya) ବ electric ଦ୍ୟୁତିକ | ||
Oromo elektirikii | ||
Pashto برقي | ||
Persian برقی | ||
Polish elektryczny | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) elétrico | ||
Punjabi ਬਿਜਲੀ | ||
Quechua electricidad nisqawan | ||
Romanian electric | ||
Russian электрический | ||
Samoan eletise | ||
Sanskrit विद्युत् | ||
Scots Gaelic dealain | ||
Sepedi motlakase | ||
Serbian електрични | ||
Sesotho motlakase | ||
Shona magetsi | ||
Sindhi بجلي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) විද්යුත් | ||
Slovak elektrický | ||
Slovenian električni | ||
Somali koronto | ||
Spanish eléctrico | ||
Sundanese listrik | ||
Swahili umeme | ||
Swedish elektrisk | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) elektrisidad | ||
Tajik барқ | ||
Tamil மின்சார | ||
Tatar электр | ||
Telugu విద్యుత్ | ||
Thai ไฟฟ้า | ||
Tigrinya ብኤሌክትሪክ ዝሰርሕ | ||
Tsonga gezi | ||
Turkish elektrik | ||
Turkmen elektrik | ||
Twi (Akan) anyinam ahoɔden | ||
Ukrainian електричний | ||
Urdu بجلی | ||
Uyghur توك | ||
Uzbek elektr | ||
Vietnamese điện | ||
Welsh trydan | ||
Xhosa zombane | ||
Yiddish עלעקטריש | ||
Yoruba itanna | ||
Zulu kagesi |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "elektries" originates from the Dutch word "elektrisch" and can also mean "static" or "electrostatic" in Afrikaans. |
| Albanian | In Albanian, the word "elektrike" also refers to a type of fish called electric eel. |
| Amharic | The word 'ኤሌክትሪክ' is derived from the Greek word 'ἤλεκτρον' (elektron), meaning 'amber'. |
| Arabic | كهربائي also refers to electromagnetism or a person proficient in the science and applications of electricity. |
| Armenian | The word 'էլեկտրական' is derived from the Greek word 'ήλεκτρον', meaning 'amber', which was the first material known to exhibit static electricity. |
| Azerbaijani | The word “elektrik” could also mean “amber” in Azerbaijani as it relates to the original Greek word “elektron”. |
| Basque | The word "elektrikoa" is a loanword from Spanish that derives from the Latin word "ēlectricus", which in turn comes from the Greek word "ἤλεκτρον" (ēlektron), meaning "amber". |
| Bengali | The word "বৈদ্যুতিক" is derived from the Sanskrit word "विद्युत्" (vidyut), which means "lightning" or "electricity". |
| Bosnian | The word "električni" also means "electrician" in Bosnian. |
| Bulgarian | Bulgarian "електрически" means electric, but was derived from Greek "ήλεκτρον", meaning amber. |
| Catalan | In Catalan, 'elèctric' also means 'frightening' or 'causing fear'. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "电动" also means the verb "to energize" or "to activate". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 電動 can be used to refer to motorized vehicles, such as electric cars and wheelchairs. |
| Corsican | "Elettricu" is also used in Corsican as a noun to refer to an "electrician". |
| Croatian | The word 'električni' in Croatian also means 'electrified', 'charged with electricity', or 'full of electricity'. |
| Czech | The word "elektrický" can also mean "sparkling (wine)", derived from the crackling sound it makes when poured. |
| Danish | In Danish, "elektrisk" can also mean "electrifying" or "exciting". |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "elektrisch" is related to the Greek word "elektron", meaning "amber". |
| Esperanto | The word “elektra” in Esperanto is a cognate of the Greek word for amber and derives from the ability of statically charged amber to attract light objects. |
| Estonian | The word "elektriline" comes from the Greek word "ēlektron", which means "amber". Amber is a material that can generate static electricity when rubbed. |
| Finnish | The word "sähköinen" derives from the Finnish word "sähkö," which means "lightning." |
| French | Électrique can also relate to a person's electrifying personality or magnetism. |
| Frisian | "Elektrysk" comes from the Ancient Greek word "ḗlektron", meaning "amber", as this material was used to generate static electricity in early experiments. |
| Galician | In Galician, "eléctrica" is also used to refer to the electric guitar, especially in the context of traditional Galician music. |
| Georgian | The Georgian word 'ელექტრო' is derived from the Greek word 'ήλεκτρον', meaning 'amber', referring to the substance's ability to produce static electricity when rubbed. |
| German | The word "elektrisch" in German can also mean "stately", "dignified", or "solemn". |
| Greek | The Ancient Greek word “ηλεκτρικός” (ēlektrikós) originally referred to anything related to amber (particularly its ability to attract small objects when rubbed), and to substances and phenomena that have similar properties. |
| Haitian Creole | The word 'elektrik' is related to the word 'elektrikman', a Haitian Creole term for the voodoo deity representing thunder and lightning. |
| Hausa | Alternate origins of Hausa 'lantarki' suggest connections to 'lightning' and 'metal' from Arabic and Berber. |
| Hawaiian | The word "uila" also means "lightning" or "thunder" in Hawaiian. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "חשמלי" also refers to the sense of "electric" in the context of excitement. |
| Hindi | "बिजली" in Hindi also means lightning and power. |
| Hmong | Hmong: "hluav taws xob" is also an idiom meaning "fast moving" in reference to a person or object. |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word “elektromos” comes from the Greek word “ēlektron,” meaning “amber”. |
| Icelandic | Raf, which is the first part of the word rafmagns, means amber and was the source of static electricity. |
| Igbo | The Igbo word "eletrik" is also used figuratively to describe something extraordinary or surprising. |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word 'listrik' is derived from the Dutch word 'elektriciteit' and the Malay word 'listrik', both meaning 'electricity'. |
| Irish | The word "Leictreach" (electric) in Irish also refers to amber, which was believed to have electrical properties in the past. |
| Italian | In Italian, "elettrico" can also refer to "electrifying" or "exciting," especially in a literary context. |
| Japanese | Electricity translates to "denki" in Japanese, which also refers to lightning. |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "listrik" originates from the Dutch word "electriciteit" and also means "bright" or "shiny." |
| Kannada | The word 'ವಿದ್ಯುತ್' also refers to the Hindu deity Indra, who is associated with rain, lightning, and thunder. |
| Kazakh | In Kazakh, the word "электр" can also refer to a person who is very energetic or active. |
| Korean | 전기 같은 has a secondary meaning of "exciting" which is related to its meaning of "electric" because electricity can be exciting. |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word "elatrîkî" is borrowed from the Greek word "ēlektron" which means "amber" and is the origin of the word "electricity" in many languages. |
| Kyrgyz | In addition to “electric”, “электр“ in Kyrgyz can also refer to amber or electricity. |
| Lao | The term "ໄຟຟ້າ" in Lao is derived from the Sanskrit words "vi" (moving) and "dyut" (heaven), and also refers to lightning. |
| Latin | In Latin, "electrica" was also used to refer to amber, as it has the ability to generate static electricity when rubbed. |
| Latvian | The Latvian word "elektrisks" is derived from the Greek word "ēlektron", which means "amber". |
| Lithuanian | In Lithuanian, the word "elektrinis" also means "electromagnetic". |
| Luxembourgish | The word "elektresch" is derived from the Ancient Greek word "elektron", meaning "amber". |
| Macedonian | The word for "electric" in Macedonian, "електрични," is derived from the Greek word "ηλεκτρόν," which means "amber," as the ancients believed that electricity was created by rubbing amber. |
| Malagasy | The word "elektrika" in Malagasy is derived from the French word "électrique" and can also refer to electricity or electrical appliances. |
| Malay | The word 'elektrik' also refers to 'electrocution' or 'electric shock' in Malay. |
| Malayalam | The word 'വൈദ്യുത' (vaidyuta) in Malayalam originates from the Sanskrit root 'विद्युत' (vidyut), which means 'lightning' or 'electricity', and also refers to the Hindu deity Indra, who is associated with thunder and rain. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "elettriku" derives from the Italian word "elettrico" and ultimately from the Greek word "ēlektron" (amber). |
| Maori | The word |
| Marathi | The word "विद्युत" also means "lightning" in Marathi. |
| Mongolian | The word "цахилгаан" can also refer to "lightning" or "electricity" in Mongolian. |
| Nepali | Nepali word 'बिजुली' is derived from Sanskrit, meaning 'lightning' and is also used to denote 'electricity'. |
| Norwegian | The word "elektrisk" is derived from the Greek word "ēlektron," which means "amber" or "shining object." |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | Zamagetsi, an electric current, derives from "jamagetsi", meaning a line of ants in Chichewa. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "برقي" ("barqee") is derived from the Arabic word "برق" ("barq"), which means "lightning". |
| Persian | In Persian "برقی" has been influenced by Arabic, originally deriving from the Greek word "ήλεκτρον" meaning both "amber" and "electricity". |
| Polish | "Elektryczny" also means "electrified" or "electrocuted" in Polish. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "elétrico" also means "tram" or "trolleybus". |
| Punjabi | The word "ਬਿਜਲੀ" (bijlī) comes from the Sanskrit word "विद्युत्" (vidyut), meaning "shining" or "flashing." |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "electric" can also refer to a trolleybus or its driver, due to the use of electric power by these vehicles. |
| Russian | The word "электрический" ultimately comes from the Greek word "elektron," which means "amber." |
| Samoan | In Samoan, "eletise" also means "lightning" and is derived from the Proto-Polynesian word "*leki" meaning "to shine". |
| Scots Gaelic | "Dealainn" also refers to a type of small, freshwater crustacean found in lochs and rivers. |
| Serbian | The Serbian word 'електрични' derives from the Greek 'ēlektron,' referring to amber, the first material observed to possess electric properties. |
| Sesotho | The word "motlakase" is derived from the word "motho" meaning "person" and the word "lako" meaning "lightning". |
| Shona | The word 'magetsi' is derived from the Shona word 'magetsa', meaning 'to sparkle' or 'to glow' |
| Sindhi | The word "بجلي" in Sindhi derives from the Sanskrit word विद्युत्, which means "lightning". |
| Slovak | In Slovak, "elektrický" can also refer to "electric shock" or a "short circuit". |
| Slovenian | The word 'električni' in Slovenian is derived from the Greek word 'ēlektron', which originally meant 'amber', a material that can generate static electricity when rubbed. |
| Somali | The word "koronto" is cognate with the Arabic "kahrubaʾ" (amber), highlighting the historical connection between electricity and the static charge generated by rubbing amber. |
| Spanish | The Spanish word "eléctrico" can also refer to a type of fabric made from a mixture of wool and silk. |
| Sundanese | The word "listrik" in Sundanese is derived from the Dutch word "electriciteit" and originally referred to the phenomenon of lightning. |
| Swahili | "Umeme" derives from the Luganda word "ememe," meaning "spark," and can also refer to "lightning." |
| Swedish | The word 'elektrisk' is cognate with the German word 'elektrisch' and was first used in the 16th century. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The term "elektrisidad" originated from the Greek word "ēlektron", meaning "sun" or "amber", which is the source of static electricity when rubbed. |
| Tajik | The word “барқ” also refers to lightning, thunderbolt or flash in Tajik. |
| Tamil | The word "மின்சார" comes from the Sanskrit word "vidyut", meaning "to shine" or "to flash", and it is also related to the Latin word "fulgur", meaning "lightning". |
| Thai | The word ไฟฟ้า can also refer to lightning or electricity as a natural phenomenon. |
| Turkish | Elektrik can also mean "amber" in Turkish, as its etymology derives from the Greek word for amber, "elektron" |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "електричний" ('electric') comes from the Greek word "ήλεκτρον" ('amber'), referring to the static electricity produced when rubbing amber. |
| Urdu | The word “بجلی” is also used colloquially to refer to lightning which is a natural occurrence of atmospheric electricity. |
| Uzbek | The word "elektr" has Greek and Arabic roots and also refers to amber or electricity, as in a car or a radio. |
| Vietnamese | The word "điện" also means "lightning" and "telegram" in Vietnamese. |
| Welsh | The word "trydan" shares a root with "tyrnu" (to break) and "darnau" (to thunder), suggesting its ancient association with destructive and awe-inspiring natural phenomena. |
| Xhosa | The word "zombane" in Xhosa is derived from "izinyembezi" (tears), likely due to the sparks and flashes associated with electricity resembling tears. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word 'עלעקטריש' ('electric') is likely derived from the German word 'elektrisch' or the English word 'electric'. |
| Yoruba | "Itanna" also means "lamp" and derives from the verb "tan", meaning "to shine". |
| Zulu | 'Kagesi' can mean 'light' (usually from electricity) or 'lightning' depending on the context. |
| English | The word "electric" comes from the Greek "elektron," meaning "amber," due to the static electricity produced when amber is rubbed. |