Essentially in different languages

Essentially in Different Languages

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Essentially


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Afrikaans
in wese
Albanian
në thelb
Amharic
በመሠረቱ
Arabic
بشكل أساسي
Armenian
ըստ էության
Assamese
মূলতঃ
Aymara
esencial ukhamawa
Azerbaijani
mahiyyətcə
Bambara
a jɔyɔrɔba la
Basque
funtsean
Belarusian
па сутнасці
Bengali
মূলত
Bhojpuri
अनिवार्य रूप से बा
Bosnian
esencijalno
Bulgarian
по същество
Catalan
essencialment
Cebuano
hinungdanon
Chinese (Simplified)
本质上
Chinese (Traditional)
本質上
Corsican
essenzialmente
Croatian
u suštini
Czech
v podstatě
Danish
i det væsentlige
Dhivehi
މުހިންމު ގޮތެއްގައި
Dogri
अनिवार्य रूप कन्नै
Dutch
eigenlijk
English
essentially
Esperanto
esence
Estonian
sisuliselt
Ewe
vevietɔ
Filipino (Tagalog)
mahalagang
Finnish
oleellisesti
French
essentiellement
Frisian
yn wêzen
Galician
esencialmente
Georgian
არსებითად
German
im wesentlichen
Greek
ουσιαστικά
Guarani
esencialmente
Gujarati
અનિવાર્યપણે
Haitian Creole
esansyèlman
Hausa
da gaske
Hawaiian
ʻano nui
Hebrew
בעצם
Hindi
अनिवार्य रूप से
Hmong
tseem ceeb
Hungarian
lényegében
Icelandic
í meginatriðum
Igbo
nnoo
Ilocano
kangrunaanna
Indonesian
pada dasarnya
Irish
go bunúsach
Italian
essenzialmente
Japanese
本質的に
Javanese
ateges
Kannada
ಮೂಲಭೂತವಾಗಿ
Kazakh
мәні бойынша
Khmer
សំខាន់
Kinyarwanda
by'ingenzi
Konkani
मुळाव्यान
Korean
본질적으로
Krio
essentially
Kurdish
esas
Kurdish (Sorani)
لە بنەڕەتدا
Kyrgyz
негизинен
Lao
ເປັນສິ່ງ ຈຳ ເປັນ
Latin
se
Latvian
būtībā
Lingala
na ntina mpenza
Lithuanian
iš esmės
Luganda
mu bukulu
Luxembourgish
wesentlech
Macedonian
во суштина
Maithili
अनिवार्य रूप स
Malagasy
indrindra
Malay
secara asasnya
Malayalam
അടിസ്ഥാനപരമായി
Maltese
essenzjalment
Maori
tino
Marathi
मूलत:
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯇꯉꯥꯏꯐꯗꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯟ.ꯗꯤ.ꯑꯦ
Mizo
a bul berah chuan
Mongolian
үндсэндээ
Myanmar (Burmese)
အခြေခံအားဖြင့်
Nepali
अनिवार्य रूपमा
Norwegian
i hovedsak
Nyanja (Chichewa)
kwenikweni
Odia (Oriya)
ମୁଖ୍ୟତ। |
Oromo
bu’uuraan
Pashto
په لازمي ډول
Persian
اساسا
Polish
głównie
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
essencialmente
Punjabi
ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਤੌਰ ਤੇ
Quechua
esencialmente
Romanian
in esenta
Russian
по существу
Samoan
matua taua
Sanskrit
अनिवार्यतया
Scots Gaelic
gu bunaiteach
Sepedi
gabotsebotse
Serbian
у суштини
Sesotho
hantle
Shona
chaizvo
Sindhi
بنيادي طور تي
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
අත්‍යවශ්‍යයෙන්ම
Slovak
v podstate
Slovenian
v bistvu
Somali
asal ahaan
Spanish
esencialmente
Sundanese
intina
Swahili
kimsingi
Swedish
väsentligen
Tagalog (Filipino)
mahalaga
Tajik
аслан
Tamil
அடிப்படையில்
Tatar
асылда
Telugu
ముఖ్యంగా
Thai
โดยพื้นฐานแล้ว
Tigrinya
ብመሰረቱ
Tsonga
hi xiviri
Turkish
esasen
Turkmen
esasan
Twi (Akan)
ne titiriw no
Ukrainian
по суті
Urdu
بنیادی طور پر
Uyghur
ماھىيەتتە
Uzbek
mohiyatan
Vietnamese
bản chất
Welsh
yn y bôn
Xhosa
ngokukodwa
Yiddish
יסענשאַלי
Yoruba
pataki
Zulu
empeleni

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansThe phrase "in wese" in Afrikaans is derived from the Dutch phrase "in wezen", ultimately coming from the Old French word "essence" meaning "being".
AlbanianThe word "në thelb" is made of the preposition "në" and the noun "thelb", meaning "root".
Amharicበመሠረቱ ('essentially') also means 'at its foundation' or 'fundamentally'.
Arabicبشكل أساسي means "essentially" in Arabic but also connotes "fundamentally" or "intrinsically."
BasqueFuntsean (essentially) derives from funtsa (base), and has an alternate meaning of 'fundamentally'.
Bengaliমূলত শব্দটি সংস্কৃত "মূল" শব্দ থেকে এসেছে, যার অর্থ "শিকড়" বা "মূল"।
BosnianThe Bosnian word "esencijalno" comes from the Latin word "essentia", meaning "being" or "existence".
BulgarianThe Bulgarian word "по същество" can also mean "in reality" or "in essence".
CatalanEssencialment comes from the Latin word "essentialis," meaning "of the essence" or "of the nature of a thing."
Chinese (Simplified)"本质上"也可指一件事物的内在本质或真实性质,例如:"从本质上讲,人类是群居动物。"
Chinese (Traditional)"本質上"原指植物的根,引申為事物事物的根本属性或主要特徵。
Corsican"Essenzialmente" in Corsican can also mean "especially" or "particularly".
CroatianThe word "u suštini" (essentially) in Croatian derives from the Latin word "substantia" (substance).
CzechThe Czech word "v podstatě" can also refer to the substance or essential nature of something.
DanishThe Danish word "i det væsentlige" is used in the same way as the English word "essentially", but it can also mean "in the main" or "for the most part."
DutchHistorically, the word "eigenlijk" was used in the sense of "very" or "really".
EsperantoEsperanto's "esence" comes from French "essence," ultimately deriving from Latin "*ens," meaning "being."
EstonianThe word "sisuliselt" originally meant "in terms of content" and has only later evolved to also mean "essentially".
Finnish"Oleellisesti" consists of two parts: "ole", meaning "be", and "ellinen", meaning "of the nature of". The word "oleellisesti" came into use during the 17th century as an adverb derived from the adjective "oleellinen", which means "essential".
French"Essentiellement" derives from the Latin word "esse", meaning "to be", and also refers to the quality of being essential, or fundamental.
FrisianIt is cognate with the German wesend, which ultimately derives from the Proto-Indo-European *wes-o-, meaning "to remain."
GalicianAdemás del significado de 'esencialmente' o 'vital', 'esencialmente' puede significar 'principalmente' o 'generalmente'.
GermanThe German word im Wesentlichen (essentially) derives from Middle High German "wesentlich"/"wesenliche" (being, being true).
GreekThe word "ουσιαστικά" is derived from the word "ουσία", which means "substance". In Greek grammar, it is used to refer to nouns that are the subject of a sentence and that express the main idea.
Haitian CreoleThe word "esansyèlman" is derived from the French word "essentiel," meaning "fundamental" or "of the essence."
HausaThe word da gaske is a compound of da, meaning «to be», and gaske, meaning «truth».
Hawaiian'Ano nui' translates to 'very much' or 'very greatly' in English.
HebrewThe word "בעצם" can also mean "actually" or "in fact".
Hindi"अनिवार्य रूप से" is an adverb meaning "without fail" or denoting a necessary consequence.
HmongThe Hmong word "tseem ceeb" was borrowed from Chinese.
Hungarian"Lényegében" can also mean "as a matter of principle," "in substance," or "fundamentally".
IcelandicThe word "í meginatriðum" in Icelandic is a derivative of the word "megin", which means "essence" or "core". The word "atriði" is a plural form of "atriði", which means "item" or "particular". Therefore, the word "í meginatriðum" can be understood as being "in the core items" or "in the main particulars". This is a more literal translation of the word than the more common translation of "essentially".
IgboThe Igbo word "nnoo" also means "the essence of" or "the core of".
Indonesian"Pada dasarnya" in Indonesian can also mean "by nature" or "intrinsically".
IrishGo bunúsach is an Irish phrase meaning 'essentially', but can also mean 'fundamentally' or 'in essence'.
ItalianEssenzialmente, in its plural form, can mean essential oils.
Japanese本質的に is a word that can be translated as "essentially" into English, but its etymology is more complex, consisting of the words "hon" (root, origin), "shit" (quality, nature), and "teki" (adjective suffix).
Javanese"Ateges" also means thorough, meticulous, or complete
KhmerThe word "សំខាន់" can also refer to the "main part" or "gist" of something, or to "the most important thing" or "the essence" of something.
Korean"본질적으로" is a compound of "본질(essence)" and "~적으로(~ly, ~ly)", and has a nuance that is "innate" and "pervasive than "기본적으로(basically)".
KurdishThe word "esas" also means "law" or "rule" in Kurdish.
KyrgyzThe word "негизинен" in Kyrgyz can also mean "primordial", "primary", or "basic".}
LatinLatin "se" can mean "aside", "separate", or "without".
LatvianThe word "būtībā" in Latvian can also mean "primarily" or "in general".
Lithuanian"Iš esmės" is sometimes used to mean "in general" or "on the whole" in Lithuanian.
LuxembourgishThe expression 'wesentlech' is often used as a euphemism for 'mainly', 'particularly' or 'especially'.
MacedonianThe word "во суштина" comes from the Old Church Slavonic words "въ" (in) and "суштина" (essence)
MalagasyIndrindra, meaning "very" or "indeed" in Malagasy, is possibly borrowed from the Indonesian word "sangat" with the same meaning.
MalayThe word "secara asasnya" derives from the Malay word "asas" meaning "basis" and is also used in the sense of "generally" or "in general".
MalteseIn Maltese, the word "essenzjalment" can also mean "fundamentally" or "basically."
MaoriTīno, which can be defined as "fundamentally", is an important philosophical term in the Māori worldview.
Marathiमूलत: is short for "मूळतः", which in turn comes from the word "मूल" meaning "root", "origin", and "base."
MongolianThe Mongolian word "үндсэндээ" comes from the root word "үндэс", meaning "foundation" or "root", and is used to emphasize the fundamental nature or core aspect of something.
NepaliThe word "अनिवार्य रूपमा" is derived from the Sanskrit word "अनिवार्य" (essential) and can also mean "necessarily" or "obligatory".
NorwegianThe word "i hovedsak" literally translates to "in the main thing".
Nyanja (Chichewa)The word "kwenikweni" also means "in essence" or "in reality".
PersianThe Persian word "اساسا" (asasan) comes from the Arabic word "أَساسًا" (asāsan), which means "foundation" or "basis."
PolishGłównie, meaning 'mainly' in Polish, is derived from the Old Polish word 'głowa', meaning 'head' or 'source'.
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)The word "essencialmente" can mean "basically" or "mainly" in Portuguese.
RomanianThe Romanian word "in esenta" is derived from the Latin preposition "in" and the noun "essentia," meaning "the true nature of something."
RussianThe Russian phrase is a calque from the German 'im Wesentlichen' and has the same meaning, but can also mean 'on merit'.
SamoanThe Samoan word "matua taua" is derived from the word "matua," meaning "parent" or "elder," and "tau," meaning "warrior" or "champion."
Scots Gaelic"Gu bunaiteach" (essentially) could also mean "by nature" or "fundamentally".
SerbianThe word "У суштини" can also mean "in essence" or "fundamentally" in Serbian.
Sesotho"Hantle" in Sesotho also means "truly," "without a doubt," and "very much."
ShonaThe word "chaizvo" is said to have originated from the phrase "cha zvirevo", meaning "like something animalistic", possibly referring to the primal nature of the concept being described.
SindhiThe Sindhi word "بنيادي طور تي" is used to describe something as being fundamental or essential, or as being a basic or underlying characteristic of something.
SlovakThe word "v podstate" is sometimes used as a euphemism for "almost" or "approximately".
Slovenian"V bistvu" is derived from the word "bistvo" which means "essence" or "the most important part of something."
Somali'Asal ahaan' is used to express the basic or fundamental nature of something, but can also mean 'originally' or 'in the beginning'.
SpanishEl término "esencialmente" también puede significar "fundamentalmente" o "intrínsecamente".
Sundanese"Intina" in Sundanese denotes the inner layer of plant seeds, especially rice, and is derived from the base word "inti" meaning "core" or "essence."
SwahiliIt also means 'in principle' or 'fundamentally'.
SwedishVäsentligen is a loanword from German, and its suffix "-ligen" is cognate to English "-ly", both of which derive from Proto-Indo-European "-liko".
Tagalog (Filipino)The term 'mahalaga' originally meant 'of value,' or 'importance' before coming to mean 'essentially.'
TajikThe word "аслан" is derived from the Old Persian word "assān", meaning "easy" or "effortless."
Thaiโดยพื้นฐานแล้ว is often translated as “fundamentally”; it is also frequently used to say “basically” or “fundamentally” (in a less formal context).
TurkishEsasen shares the word “as” (the source of the English word “ass”) with “esas” (meaning "ancient" or "bygone").
Ukrainian"по суті" comes from the prefix "по-", meaning "along, by, near," and the root "сут-", meaning "to be," so the whole word literally means "according to the way it is."
Uzbek"Mohiyatan" (essentially) comes from the Arabic word "mahhiyat" (essence) and shares the same root with the word "mohiyat" (substance).
VietnameseThe word 'bản chất' derives from Sino-Vietnamese and can also mean 'nature', 'essence', or 'substance'.
WelshY bôn also means "the beginning" in Welsh.
XhosaXhosa "ngokukodwa" derives from the noun "ikodwa" (lone, single), indicating that something is isolated, alone, or fundamental.
YiddishThe Yiddish word "יסענשאַלי" is also used in the sense of "in fact" or "in reality".
YorubaThe Yoruba word "pataki" also means "very important" or "crucial."
Zulu'Empeleni' is thought, by many linguists, to be a derivation (and a contraction) of the word 'umkhawempeleni', where 'uMk' is the isiNguni prefix 'uMu', denoting a person, an agent or one who is known for a particular characteristic.
English"Essentially" derives from Latin "essentia," meaning "nature, being" & "-al," meaning "related to," in reference to the essence or central nature of something.

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