Emotional in different languages

Emotional in Different Languages

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Emotional


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Afrikaans
emosioneel
Albanian
emocionale
Amharic
ስሜታዊ
Arabic
عاطفي
Armenian
հուզական
Assamese
আবেগিক
Aymara
kusisiña
Azerbaijani
emosional
Bambara
nisɔndiya
Basque
emozionala
Belarusian
эмацыянальны
Bengali
সংবেদনশীল
Bhojpuri
भावुक
Bosnian
emocionalno
Bulgarian
емоционална
Catalan
emocional
Cebuano
emosyonal
Chinese (Simplified)
情感的
Chinese (Traditional)
情感的
Corsican
emutivu
Croatian
emotivan
Czech
emocionální
Danish
følelsesmæssig
Dhivehi
އިމޯޝަނަލް
Dogri
जजबाती
Dutch
emotioneel
English
emotional
Esperanto
emocia
Estonian
emotsionaalne
Ewe
se seselelãme
Filipino (Tagalog)
emosyonal
Finnish
tunnepitoinen
French
émotif
Frisian
emosjoneel
Galician
emocional
Georgian
ემოციური
German
emotional
Greek
συναισθηματική
Guarani
py'andýireko
Gujarati
ભાવનાત્મક
Haitian Creole
emosyonèl
Hausa
na motsin rai
Hawaiian
manaʻo
Hebrew
רִגשִׁי
Hindi
भावुक
Hmong
kev xav
Hungarian
érzelmi
Icelandic
tilfinningaþrungin
Igbo
mmetụta uche
Ilocano
emosional
Indonesian
emosional
Irish
mhothúchánach
Italian
emotivo
Japanese
感情の
Javanese
emosi
Kannada
ಭಾವನಾತ್ಮಕ
Kazakh
эмоционалды
Khmer
អារម្មណ៍
Kinyarwanda
amarangamutima
Konkani
भावनीक
Korean
감정적 인
Krio
aw yu de fil
Kurdish
hisî
Kurdish (Sorani)
سۆزداری
Kyrgyz
эмоционалдык
Lao
ອາລົມ
Latin
motus
Latvian
emocionāls
Lingala
ya mayoki
Lithuanian
emocinis
Luganda
obusungu
Luxembourgish
emotional
Macedonian
емотивно
Maithili
भावुक
Malagasy
pihetseham-po
Malay
beremosi
Malayalam
വികാരപരമായ
Maltese
emozzjonali
Maori
kare ā-roto
Marathi
भावनिक
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯄꯨꯛꯅꯤꯡ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯕ
Mizo
thil vei
Mongolian
сэтгэл хөдлөм
Myanmar (Burmese)
စိတ်ခံစားမှု
Nepali
भावनात्मक
Norwegian
emosjonell
Nyanja (Chichewa)
zotengeka
Odia (Oriya)
ଭାବପ୍ରବଣ
Oromo
miiraan guutamuu
Pashto
احساساتي
Persian
عاطفی
Polish
emocjonalny
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
emocional
Punjabi
ਭਾਵਾਤਮਕ
Quechua
kuyakuq
Romanian
emoţional
Russian
эмоциональный
Samoan
lagona
Sanskrit
भावुक
Scots Gaelic
tòcail
Sepedi
maikutlo
Serbian
емоционално
Sesotho
maikutlo
Shona
manzwiro
Sindhi
جذباتي
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
චිත්තවේගීය
Slovak
emotívny
Slovenian
čustveno
Somali
qiiro leh
Spanish
emocional
Sundanese
émosional
Swahili
kihisia
Swedish
emotionell
Tagalog (Filipino)
emosyonal
Tajik
эҳсосӣ
Tamil
உணர்ச்சி
Tatar
эмоциональ
Telugu
భావోద్వేగ
Thai
อารมณ์
Tigrinya
ስምዒታዊ
Tsonga
matitwelo
Turkish
duygusal
Turkmen
emosional
Twi (Akan)
atenka
Ukrainian
емоційний
Urdu
جذباتی
Uyghur
ھېسسىياتچان
Uzbek
hissiy
Vietnamese
đa cảm
Welsh
emosiynol
Xhosa
ngokweemvakalelo
Yiddish
עמאָציאָנעל
Yoruba
imolara
Zulu
ngokomzwelo

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansAlso means "sensitive" in Afrikaans.
AlbanianThe Albanian word "emocionale" is derived from Latin "emotionalis", which means "pertaining to emotions".
Amharic"ስሜታዊ" can also refer to 'sympathetic' and 'moving'.
ArabicThe Arabic word "ʿāṭifī" comes from the root "ʿ-ṭ-f", which means "to turn" or "to soften."
AzerbaijaniThe Azerbaijani word "emosional" also means "sensitive, delicate".
BasqueThe word "emozionala" in Basque, meaning "emotional", also refers to a concept of collective emotionality and shared feeling.
BelarusianThe word
BengaliThe word "সংবেদনশীল" ("emotional") is derived from the Sanskrit word "संवेदन" ("feeling") and can also mean "sensitive" or "susceptible".
BosnianThe word 'emocionalno' (emotional) can also be used to mean 'affected' or 'touched' by emotion.
BulgarianThe word "емоционална" also means "sentimental" in Bulgarian
CatalanIn Catalan, 'emocional' means both 'emotional' and 'passionate'.
CebuanoThe Cebuano word "emosyonal" also means "sensitive" or "delicate."
Chinese (Simplified)情感的 is also used to describe something as touching or moving
Chinese (Traditional)“情感”在中文语境中也有“亲情”之意,与英文中的“emotion”一词意义上略有差异。
CorsicanThe Corsican word "emutivu" has the alternate meaning of "impressive".
CroatianThe Croatian word "emotivan" is derived from the Latin word "emovere", meaning "to move" or "to arouse emotion". It is also related to the French word "émotif", which has a similar meaning.
CzechThe word "emocionální" in Czech is derived from the French word "émotionnel", which itself comes from the Latin word "emovere", meaning "to move" or "to stir up".
DanishThe Danish word 'følelsesmæssig' can also refer to the physical or psychological response to a situation.
Dutch"Emotioneel" can also mean 'sensitive,' 'tender,' or 'excitable' in Dutch.
Esperanto"Emocia" is derived from the Latin word "emovere," meaning "to move out": one's emotions move one to act.
Estonian"Emotsionaalne" can also mean "sentimental". The word comes from the Latin word "emovere," which means "to move out".
Finnish"Tunnepitoinen" on suomen kielessä monimerkityksinen sana, joka voi tarkoittaa muun muassa tunteikasta, sentimentaalista ja subjektiivista.
FrenchÉmotif derives from the Greek word "éma" meaning "blood" and originally referred to physiological reactions.
FrisianEmosioneel also means emotional in Dutch, an official language of Suriname, which has had historical ties with Friesland, the province of the Netherlands where West Frisian is spoken.
GalicianEn gallego, "emocional" es un préstamo del francés "émotionnel", que a su vez deriva del latín "emovere" (mover).
GeorgianThe Georgian word for
GermanThe word "emotional" (emotionell) in German can refer to the realm of feelings, or a particular style of painting.
GreekAncient Greeks also used συναισθηματική, which now means 'emotional', to refer to physical sensations or awareness.
GujaratiIn Gujarati, the word "ભાવનાત્મक" (bhaavanaatmak) is not only used to describe emotional states but also refers to feelings, thoughts, and attitudes.
Haitian CreoleThe Haitian Creole word "emosyonèl" is derived from the French word "émotionnel", meaning "emotional" in English.
HausaThe word "na motsin rai" can also mean "impressionable" or "easily influenced" in Hausa.
HawaiianThe Hawaiian word "manaʻo" also refers to "mind" or "thought."
HebrewThe Hebrew word "רגשי" (emotional) is derived from the root "רגש" (to shake, to tremble), which also appears in the word "רגע" (moment).
HindiThe word "भावुक" also has the alternate meaning of "sentimental", which implies nostalgia and affection.
HmongThe Hmong word "kev xav" also means "mind" or "thought".
HungarianThe Hungarian word "érzelmi" derives from the verb "érez" (to feel) and originally referred to the sense of touch.
IcelandicIt is similar to the Norwegian word "tilfinningstung", which means "difficult to feel."
IgboThe Igbo word for 'emotional', mmetụta uche, literally means 'feeling of the heart'
IndonesianThe Indonesian word "emosional" can also mean impulsive.
IrishThe word "mhothúchánach" originally referred to physical sensations and emotions together
ItalianIn Italian, 'emozionante' is an adjective that expresses strong feelings, like joy or sorrow.
Japanese感情の (kanjō no) is also used in the sense of "affection" or "sentiment"
Javanese"Emos" is commonly used to describe someone who is very sensitive to the feelings of others and can be easily moved to tears or anger.
KannadaThe word ಭಾವನಾತ್ಮಕ also refers to a type of music that evokes emotions.
KhmerThe word "អារម្មណ៍" has several alternate meanings including "object", "goal", and "intention."
Korean감(感) is the character used to express the five senses, and 정(情) is the feeling or emotion created in the heart after experiencing the five senses.
KurdishThe word "hisî" in Kurdish comes from the Arabic word "hiss" meaning "sense" or "feeling".
LatinThe Latin word "motus" also means "movement" or "change".
LatvianThe word "emocionāls" in Latvian derives from the French "émotionnel".
LithuanianThe word "emocinis" is derived from the Latin word "emovere", meaning "to move" or "to stir up".
LuxembourgishThe Luxembourgish word "emotional" comes from the French word "émotionnel" and can also mean "touchy" or "sensitive".
MacedonianЕмотивно, derived from the word 'емоција' (emotion), has the same meaning in Macedonian.
Malagasy"Pihetseham-po" also means "to be annoyed" or "to be irritated" in Malagasy.
Malay"Beremosi" comes from the Arabic "ramasa" meaning "emotion" or "sentiment".
MalayalamThe word "വികാരപരമായ" ("emotional") in Malayalam is derived from the Sanskrit word "विकार" ("change") and refers to a change in mental or emotional state.
MalteseThe Maltese word "emozzjonali" is derived from the French word "émotif," which itself comes from the Latin word "emovere," meaning "to stir up" or "to move out."
MaoriThe word “kare ā-roto” means “emotional”, but the word “ā-roto” also means "heart" or "mind".
MarathiThe word 'भावनिक' in Marathi can also refer to a spiritual or devotional feeling.
NepaliThe word भावनात्मक (bhavanatmak) in Nepali derives from the Sanskrit words भाव (bhava) meaning 'emotion' and आत्मक (atmak) meaning 'pertaining to the self' or 'subjective'
NorwegianThe word "emosjonell" can also refer to "sensitive" or "touchy" in Norwegian.
Nyanja (Chichewa)The word 'zotengeka' is also used to describe something strange or unfamiliar.
PashtoIn Pashto, "احساساتي" means "emotional" and can also refer to someone who is sensitive or sentimental.
PersianIn addition to its primary meaning of "emotional," "عاطفی" can also mean "affectionate" or "sentimental."}
PolishThe word "emocjonalny" can be considered a false spelling of the word "emocjonalny".
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)"Emocional" can also mean "sensitive" or "touchy" in Portuguese.
PunjabiThe word "ਭਾਵਾਤਮਕ" (bhavaatmak) in Punjabi derives from the Sanskrit word "bhava" meaning "feeling, emotion" and "aatmak" meaning "pertaining to self".
RomanianIn Romanian, "emoţional" (emotional) derives from the French "émotionnel" and can also mean "excitable".
RussianСлово «эмоциональный» произошло от латинского слова «emovere», что значит «вызывать, волновать».
SamoanIn Samoan, the word "lagona" can also refer to "a feeling" or "a desire".
Scots GaelicThe Gaelic word 'tòcail' can also refer to a sudden movement, a twitch, a tremor, a shock or a jolt.
SerbianThe Serbian word "емоционално" can also mean "sensitive" or "touchy".
SesothoThe word maikutlo in Sesotho can also refer to the innermost feelings of a person.
SindhiThe Sindhi word "جذباتي" (jazbaati) comes from the Arabic word "جذب" (jazb), meaning "attraction" or "pull."
SlovakIn its earlier use, it also had an alternate meaning of "sensitive".
Slovenian"Čustveno" in Slovenian can also mean "sensually".
Somali"Qiiro leh" literally means "having a liver" and derives from the older meaning of "liver" as the seat of emotions.
SpanishThe word "emocional" in Spanish originally meant "relating to emotions or feelings" but now also means "sensitive" or "sentimental".
SundaneseThe word "émosional" in Sundanese can also mean "sensitive" or "easily moved to tears".
SwahiliDerived from the archaic word 'kisi' meaning 'heart', 'kihisia' also refers to 'feelings' and 'emotions'
SwedishThe word "emotionell" comes from the Latin word "emovere", meaning "to move out or remove."
Tagalog (Filipino)"Emosyonal" can be traced to the Spanish word "emocional" meaning "emotional" but it can also have connotations of sentimentality or being overly emotional.
TajikThe Tajik word "эҳсосӣ" (emotional) has multiple meanings such as "sentimental", "touchy", and "sensitive".
Tamilஉணர்ச்சி literally translates to "feeling" but is also used to refer to "taste".
ThaiThe word "อารมณ์" ("emotional") is derived from the Sanskrit word "आराम" ("ārama"), meaning "delight" or "pleasure".
Turkish"Duygusal" ayrıca "duygudan oluşan" anlamına da gelir.
UkrainianThe word "емоційний" comes from the Greek word "εμωθιω" meaning "passionate" or "inspired".
UrduThe Urdu word 'جذباتی' is rooted in the Arabic verb 'جَذب,' meaning 'to pull' or 'to attract,' capturing the idea of emotional responses being elicited by external stimuli.
UzbekThe word "hissiy" in Uzbek has roots in the Persian language, where it also means "emotional", and has a figurative meaning of "sensitive or touchy".
Vietnamese"Đa cảm" consists of "đa" (many) and "cảm" (feel). This word is derived from Chinese, where it means "to feel strongly", but Vietnamese usage has narrowed its meaning to "emotional".
WelshThe word 'emosiynol' comes from the French word 'émotionnel', which means 'emotional', and has existed in Welsh since the mid-19th century.
XhosaThe Xhosa word "Ngókwéémvakálélo" (emotional) means more directly "that which comes from the heart".
YiddishThe Yiddish word "emotsional" shares its etymology with the English word "emotional" and means both "emotional" and "sentimental"
YorubaIn addition to "emotional", "imolara" may also refer to "consciousness" or "intelligence".
ZuluThe word "ngokomzwelo" is also used to describe a deep, heartfelt feeling that is difficult to express in words.
EnglishThe word "emotional" comes from the Latin word "emovere," which means "to move" or "to stir up."

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