Elementary in Different Languages
Discover 'Elementary' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Elementary
Afrikaans elementêr | ||
Albanian fillore | ||
Amharic የመጀመሪያ ደረጃ | ||
Arabic ابتدائي | ||
Armenian տարրական | ||
Assamese প্ৰাথমিক | ||
Aymara elemental ukan yatiqañataki | ||
Azerbaijani ibtidai | ||
Bambara duguma kalanso la | ||
Basque oinarrizkoak | ||
Belarusian элементарна | ||
Bengali প্রাথমিক | ||
Bhojpuri प्राथमिक के बा | ||
Bosnian osnovno | ||
Bulgarian елементарно | ||
Catalan elemental | ||
Cebuano elementarya | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 初级 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 初級 | ||
Corsican elementariu | ||
Croatian osnovno | ||
Czech základní | ||
Danish elementære | ||
Dhivehi އެލިމެންޓަރީ އެވެ | ||
Dogri प्राथमिक | ||
Dutch elementair | ||
English elementary | ||
Esperanto elementa | ||
Estonian elementaarne | ||
Ewe gɔmedzesuku | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) elementarya | ||
Finnish perus | ||
French élémentaire | ||
Frisian elemintêr | ||
Galician elemental | ||
Georgian დაწყებითი | ||
German elementar | ||
Greek στοιχειώδης | ||
Guarani elemental-pegua | ||
Gujarati પ્રારંભિક | ||
Haitian Creole elemantè | ||
Hausa na farko | ||
Hawaiian kula haʻahaʻa | ||
Hebrew יְסוֹדִי | ||
Hindi प्राथमिक | ||
Hmong nyob puag ncig | ||
Hungarian alapvető | ||
Icelandic grunnskóli | ||
Igbo elementrị | ||
Ilocano elementaria | ||
Indonesian dasar | ||
Irish bunrang | ||
Italian elementare | ||
Japanese 小学校 | ||
Javanese sd | ||
Kannada ಪ್ರಾಥಮಿಕ | ||
Kazakh бастауыш | ||
Khmer បឋម | ||
Kinyarwanda ibanze | ||
Konkani प्राथमीक शिक्षण | ||
Korean 초등학교 | ||
Krio ɛlimɛntri | ||
Kurdish seretayî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) سەرەتایی | ||
Kyrgyz башталгыч | ||
Lao ປະຖົມ | ||
Latin elementa exordii | ||
Latvian elementāri | ||
Lingala eteyelo ya ebandeli | ||
Lithuanian elementarus | ||
Luganda eya pulayimale | ||
Luxembourgish elementar | ||
Macedonian основно | ||
Maithili प्राथमिक | ||
Malagasy fototra | ||
Malay sekolah rendah | ||
Malayalam പ്രാഥമികം | ||
Maltese elementari | ||
Maori kura tuatahi | ||
Marathi प्राथमिक | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯏꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇꯔꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo elementary a ni | ||
Mongolian анхан шатны | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အခြေခံ | ||
Nepali प्राथमिक | ||
Norwegian elementær | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) zoyambira | ||
Odia (Oriya) ପ୍ରାଥମିକ | ||
Oromo sadarkaa tokkoffaa | ||
Pashto لومړنی | ||
Persian ابتدایی | ||
Polish podstawowy | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) elementar | ||
Punjabi ਐਲੀਮੈਂਟਰੀ | ||
Quechua elemental nisqa yachay | ||
Romanian elementar | ||
Russian элементарный | ||
Samoan tulagalua | ||
Sanskrit प्राथमिकम् | ||
Scots Gaelic bunasach | ||
Sepedi elementary | ||
Serbian елементарно | ||
Sesotho mathomo | ||
Shona chepuraimari | ||
Sindhi بنيادي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) මූලික | ||
Slovak elementárne | ||
Slovenian osnovno | ||
Somali hoose | ||
Spanish elemental | ||
Sundanese sd | ||
Swahili msingi | ||
Swedish elementärt | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) elementarya | ||
Tajik ибтидоӣ | ||
Tamil தொடக்க | ||
Tatar башлангыч | ||
Telugu ప్రాథమిక | ||
Thai ประถม | ||
Tigrinya መባእታ ትምህርቲ | ||
Tsonga xikolo xa le hansi | ||
Turkish temel | ||
Turkmen başlangyç | ||
Twi (Akan) mfitiase sukuu | ||
Ukrainian елементарний | ||
Urdu ابتدائی | ||
Uyghur elementary | ||
Uzbek boshlang'ich | ||
Vietnamese sơ cấp | ||
Welsh elfennol | ||
Xhosa zamabanga aphantsi | ||
Yiddish עלעמענטאַר | ||
Yoruba alakobere | ||
Zulu aphansi |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "elementêr" is derived from the Latin word "elementum", meaning "the first principles of a thing". |
| Albanian | "Fillore" means "elementary" but it also means "basic principles" |
| Amharic | The word 'elementary' derives from its meaning in Latin, which is 'first principles'. |
| Arabic | The word "ابتدائي" also means "primary" or "initial" in Arabic. |
| Armenian | The word "տարրական" is derived from the Greek word "στοιχειώδης" (stoicheiōdēs), meaning "of the elements" or "pertaining to the elements". |
| Azerbaijani | The word "ibtidai" (elementary) in Azerbaijani ultimately derives from the Arabic word "ibtida", meaning "beginning" or "initiation". |
| Basque | The Basque word "oinarrizkoak" can also mean "fundamental" or "basic." |
| Belarusian | In Russian, the word "элементарна" can also mean "very simple" or "superficial". |
| Bengali | "প্রাথমিক" (elementary) is derived from the Sanskrit root "pra"," first, and "tham", to stand; thus meaning "first stage of standing or learning." |
| Bosnian | "Osnovno" also means "basically" or "essentially" in Bosnian. |
| Bulgarian | In Bulgarian, "елементарно" can also mean "easily" or "simple to understand". |
| Catalan | The word "elemental" in Catalan, "elemental," can also refer to spirits associated with the elements (earth, water, fire, and air). |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 初级 can also mean "beginner" or "primary" in the sense of "first in order or importance". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 初級 is used not only for primary school education, but also for martial arts training, as a rank below "intermediate". |
| Corsican | The Corsican word 'elementariu' is derived from the Latin word 'elementarius', which means 'of the first elements' or 'belonging to the first principles'. |
| Croatian | Osnovno in Croatian can also mean 'basic', 'fundamental', and 'primary'. |
| Czech | The Czech word "základní" originally meant "fundamental", and is related to the word "základ" (foundation). |
| Danish | The word "elementære" originates from the Latin word "elementaris", meaning "pertaining to the elements." |
| Dutch | Het woord 'elementair' komt van het Latijnse 'elementum', dat 'beginsel' of 'grondstof' betekent. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "elementa" is derived from the Latin word "elementum," meaning "first principle" or "rudiment." |
| Estonian | In Estonian, "elementaarne" can refer to chemical elements, the first principles of a subject, or primary substances like earth, fire, air, and water (as in Ancient Greek philosophy). |
| Finnish | "Perus" also means "fundaments, foundations" and is used in this meaning e.g. in "perusteollisuus" (basic industry). |
| French | "Élémentaire" can also mean "essential" or "fundamental." |
| Frisian | The word "elemintêr" in Frisian also means "fundamental" or "essential". |
| Galician | “Elementar” (elementary) shares the same root as “elemento” (element) but also means “basic” or “essential” |
| German | The German word "elementar" also means "elemental" in the sense of "associated with or composed of basic natural forces or elements". |
| Greek | The word "στοιχειώδης" comes from the Greek word "στοιχεία," which means "elements" or "principles." |
| Gujarati | The word "elementary" in Gujarati is derived from the Sanskrit word "praarambhik," meaning "initial" or "beginning." |
| Haitian Creole | "Elemantè" is the Haitian Creole version of the French word "élémentaire," which means "basic" or "fundamental." |
| Hausa | "Na farko" in Hausa can also mean "first" or "at first". |
| Hawaiian | 'Kula ha'aha'a' and other Hawaiian terms for 'elementary' share the meaning of 'low,' 'humble,' or 'basic' through different Hawaiian word roots. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "יְסוֹדִי" also means "fundamental" or "basic". |
| Hindi | "प्राथमिक" can also mean primary or initial in Hindi. |
| Hmong | Derived from the Proto-Hmong-Mien word "*p-raŋ-ŋuŋ", meaning "to learn" or "to study". |
| Hungarian | "Alapvető" is a compound noun formed from "alap" (base) and "vető" (founder), and thus means "fundamental" or "basic". |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "grunnskóli" literally means "ground school" or "grassroots school." |
| Igbo | The Igbo word 'elementrị' also means 'youngest child'. |
| Indonesian | "Dasar" is a word which also means "base," "basis," or "ground" in Indonesian. |
| Irish | The word 'bunrang' is also used to describe the basic elements of a subject, or the first steps in learning something. |
| Italian | The Italian word "elementare" originated in the Medieval Latin "elementaris," referring to the four classical elements (earth, air, fire, water). |
| Japanese | 小学校 is also used as a metaphor for something fundamental or basic. |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "SD" can also refer to a "younger sibling" or "relative". |
| Kannada | The word 'elementary' comes from the Latin word 'elementum', which means 'first principle'. |
| Kazakh | The word "бастауыш" (elementary) in Kazakh is derived from the verb "бастау" (to begin), which suggests the fundamental or initial nature of something elementary. |
| Khmer | The word "បឋម" can also mean "first" or "original". |
| Korean | 초등학교 (elementary) literally means "beginning learning place" in Korean, referring to its role as the initial stage of formal education. |
| Kurdish | The word 'seretayî' is derived from the Persian word 'sarhad' meaning 'border' or 'frontier'. |
| Kyrgyz | In Kyrgyz, "башталгыч" can also mean "initiator" or "pioneer of a movement or idea". |
| Latin | The term "elementa exordii" was also used to refer to the four classical elements: earth, water, air, and fire. |
| Latvian | The word "elementāri" derives from the Latin "elementum" and can mean "of the first principles" or "very simple". |
| Lithuanian | Lithuanian "elementarus" derives from the Latin word elementāris, in which it means "pertaining to the elements or the first principles". |
| Luxembourgish | The Luxembourgish word "elementar" can also mean "primary school", "basic" or "simple". |
| Macedonian | The word "основно" in Macedonian can also mean "basic" or "fundamental" in English. |
| Malagasy | The word 'fototra' in Malagasy also means 'first' or 'first step' |
| Malay | 'Sekolah rendah' derives from 'sekolah' (school) and 'rendah' (low), implying a lower level of education. |
| Malayalam | The term "പ്രാഥമികം" (prāthaymikam) derives from Sanskrit and carries additional meanings of "fundamental," "primary," and "original." |
| Maltese | The word “elementari” is used in both Maltese and Italian, but has different etymological roots in each language. |
| Maori | The word 'kura tuatahi' can also refer to a primary school or to a first-born child. |
| Marathi | The Marathi word प्राथमिक (elementary) is also related to the word "प्रती", meaning "towards" or "in the direction of". |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "анхан шатны" can also mean "beginning" or "initial." |
| Nepali | "प्राथमिक" (Prāthamik), "primary" or "first", is also the "root," or "origin" of a word, a tree, etc. |
| Norwegian | "Elementær" also means "basic, fundamental" or "rudimentary" in Norwegian. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | Zoyambira may also refer to a novice in a religious or cultural context, or someone at an entry-level position. |
| Pashto | The word "لومړنی" (elementary) in Pashto originally meant "first" or "primary" and is related to the word "لومړ" (first). |
| Persian | 'ابتدایی' (elementary) derives from the Arabic 'ibtida' (beginning) and thus also means 'primary' or 'basic'. |
| Polish | The word "podstawowy" comes from the Polish word "podstawa" ("base") and means "basic" or "fundamental". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "elementar" can mean not only "elementary", but also "rudimentary", "essential", and "main." |
| Punjabi | The word "elementary" comes from the Latin word "elementum" meaning "first principle" or "element", which is also the root of the word "element" in English. |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "elementar" can also mean "part of the alphabet" or "the first steps of something". |
| Russian | The word "элементарный" can also mean "simple", "basic", or "fundamental" in Russian |
| Samoan | The word “tulagalua” is also used to describe basic or fundamental teachings and the process of learning. |
| Scots Gaelic | The term likely originates from 'bunasg' meaning 'foundation' while its usage as 'elementary' is a recent development in Gaelic. |
| Serbian | The Serbian word "елементарно" can also mean "easy" or "simple". |
| Sesotho | This word is also used to refer to the first or basic aspects of any subject or field of study. |
| Shona | The word 'chepuraimari' in Shona is derived from the verb 'chepura', which means 'to begin' or 'to start', and the noun 'imari', which refers to 'the first' or 'the beginning'. Therefore, 'chepuraimari' literally translates to 'the beginning of the beginning', emphasizing the fundamental or foundational nature of something. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "بنيادي" also means "fundamental" or "basic" in English. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | "මූලික" is derived from Sanskrit "मूल", which means "base", and can refer to both the fundamental principles of a subject and to the elements that form the base of something. |
| Slovak | The word 'elementárne' also means 'fundamental' or 'basic' in Slovak. |
| Slovenian | 'Osnovno' can be a noun, but when used as an adjective it means 'main' or 'basic'. |
| Somali | The word "hoose" in Somali is also used to mean "small". |
| Spanish | En español, "elemental" significa "básico" o "primario", y "elementary" significa "de escuela primaria". |
| Sundanese | The word "SD" in Sundanese can also refer to something that is basic or fundamental. |
| Swahili | "Msingi" also means "foundation" or "base". |
| Swedish | Elementärt, 'elementary', is in Swedish a cognate of its English counterpart and, in older usage, also related to 'element' in chemistry. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Elementarya" can also refer to the first three levels of primary education (grade 1-3) or the classroom where these levels are taught. |
| Tajik | The word "ибтидоӣ" ("elementary") in Tajik can also mean "primitive", "rudimentary", or "basic". |
| Thai | "ประถมศึกษา" (elementary education) derives from the Thai word "ประถม" (primary), which also means "first" or "first level". |
| Turkish | "Temel" is also a common name in Turkish, meaning "foundation" or "base". |
| Ukrainian | The word "елементарний" (elementary) comes from the Latin word "elementarius", meaning "of the first principles". |
| Uzbek | "Boshlang'ich" means "initial" in Uzbek and is often used to describe something that is basic or fundamental. |
| Vietnamese | Sơ cấp (elementary) originates from the Chinese compound word "初級" (elementary) and shares the same meaning in Vietnamese. |
| Welsh | "Elfennau" refers to the four classical elements, earth, air, fire, and water in Welsh. |
| Xhosa | Xhosa has several verbs for 'to begin', and zama and qala are the most common and are both commonly used as nouns referring to the beginning of something. |
| Yiddish | "עלעמענטאַר" can also mean "rudimentary", "naive", or "superficial" in Yiddish. |
| Yoruba | "Alakobere" in Yoruba is also used to describe the early stages of a learning process or a beginner's level of knowledge. |
| Zulu | In the context of Zulu divination, "aphansi" also refers to the spirit of a deceased chief or other respected individual. |
| English | The word "elementary" derives from the Greek στοιχειώδης (stoicheiōdēs), meaning "pertaining to the elements" |