Excellent in Different Languages
Discover 'Excellent' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Excellent
Afrikaans uitstekend | ||
Albanian i shkëlqyeshëm | ||
Amharic በጣም ጥሩ | ||
Arabic ممتاز | ||
Armenian գերազանց | ||
Assamese অতি উত্তম | ||
Aymara wusa | ||
Azerbaijani əla | ||
Bambara ɲuman ɲuman | ||
Basque bikaina | ||
Belarusian выдатна | ||
Bengali দুর্দান্ত | ||
Bhojpuri बहुत नीमन | ||
Bosnian izvrsno | ||
Bulgarian отлично | ||
Catalan excel · lent | ||
Cebuano maayo kaayo | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 优秀的 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 優秀的 | ||
Corsican eccellente | ||
Croatian izvrsno | ||
Czech vynikající | ||
Danish fremragende | ||
Dhivehi ވަރަށް މޮޅު | ||
Dogri आ'ल्ला | ||
Dutch uitstekend | ||
English excellent | ||
Esperanto bonega | ||
Estonian suurepärane | ||
Ewe enyo ŋutᴐ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) mahusay | ||
Finnish erinomainen | ||
French excellent | ||
Frisian treflik | ||
Galician excelente | ||
Georgian შესანიშნავი | ||
German ausgezeichnet | ||
Greek έξοχος | ||
Guarani jarýi | ||
Gujarati ઉત્તમ | ||
Haitian Creole ekselan | ||
Hausa kwarai da gaske | ||
Hawaiian maikaʻi loa | ||
Hebrew מְעוּלֶה | ||
Hindi अति उत्कृष्ट | ||
Hmong zoo heev | ||
Hungarian kiváló | ||
Icelandic æðislegt | ||
Igbo magburu onwe | ||
Ilocano nalaing | ||
Indonesian luar biasa | ||
Irish ar fheabhas | ||
Italian eccellente | ||
Japanese 優秀な | ||
Javanese apik banget | ||
Kannada ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ | ||
Kazakh өте жақсы | ||
Khmer ល្អបំផុត | ||
Kinyarwanda byiza | ||
Konkani उत्कृश्ट | ||
Korean 우수한 | ||
Krio wɛl dɔn | ||
Kurdish pirrbidilî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) نایاب | ||
Kyrgyz мыкты | ||
Lao ດີເລີດ | ||
Latin praeclarus | ||
Latvian izcils | ||
Lingala kitoko | ||
Lithuanian puikus | ||
Luganda -suffu | ||
Luxembourgish exzellent | ||
Macedonian одлично | ||
Maithili एकदम बढ़ियां | ||
Malagasy tsara | ||
Malay sangat baik | ||
Malayalam മികച്ചത് | ||
Maltese eċċellenti | ||
Maori tino pai | ||
Marathi उत्कृष्ट | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯌꯥꯝꯅ ꯐꯕ | ||
Mizo a tha lutuk | ||
Mongolian маш сайн | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အရမ်းကောင်းတယ် | ||
Nepali उत्कृष्ट | ||
Norwegian utmerket | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) zabwino kwambiri | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଉତ୍କୃଷ୍ଟ | ||
Oromo baay'ee gaarii | ||
Pashto عالي | ||
Persian عالی | ||
Polish świetny | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) excelente | ||
Punjabi ਸ਼ਾਨਦਾਰ | ||
Quechua aswan allin | ||
Romanian excelent | ||
Russian превосходно | ||
Samoan sili ona lelei | ||
Sanskrit सर्वोत्कृष्ट | ||
Scots Gaelic sàr-mhath | ||
Sepedi gabotse kudu | ||
Serbian изврсно | ||
Sesotho khabane ka ho fetisisa | ||
Shona zvakaisvonaka | ||
Sindhi چ .و | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) විශිෂ්ටයි | ||
Slovak vynikajúci | ||
Slovenian odlično | ||
Somali fiican | ||
Spanish excelente | ||
Sundanese alus pisan | ||
Swahili bora | ||
Swedish excellent | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) napakahusay | ||
Tajik аъло | ||
Tamil சிறந்தது | ||
Tatar бик яхшы | ||
Telugu అద్భుతమైన | ||
Thai ยอดเยี่ยม | ||
Tigrinya ንኡድ | ||
Tsonga kahle | ||
Turkish mükemmel | ||
Turkmen gaty gowy | ||
Twi (Akan) asɛnka nni ho | ||
Ukrainian відмінний | ||
Urdu عمدہ | ||
Uyghur مۇنەۋۋەر | ||
Uzbek zo'r | ||
Vietnamese thông minh | ||
Welsh rhagorol | ||
Xhosa ngokugqwesileyo | ||
Yiddish ויסגעצייכנט | ||
Yoruba o tayọ | ||
Zulu kuhle kakhulu |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "uitstekend" (excellent) derives from the Dutch word "uitstekend" (protruding, jutting out). |
| Albanian | The word "i shkëlqyeshëm" in Albanian is also used to describe something that is very beautiful or impressive. |
| Amharic | "በጣም ጥሩ" can also be used to wish someone good health. |
| Arabic | The word "ممتاز" is also used in Turkish, Persian, and Urdu with the same meaning of "excellent." |
| Azerbaijani | The word "əla" is commonly used to express high quality and superiority, derived from the Arabic root "ʕ-l-w" meaning "to be high, to be elevated." |
| Basque | "Bikaina" also means "in vain" in Basque, likely due to the influence of the Latin phrase "in vanum" (in vain), which was often used in Basque texts. |
| Belarusian | The word "выдатна" can also mean "outstanding" or "remarkable". |
| Bengali | The word "দুর্দান্ত" can also mean "terrible" or "formidable" in Bengali, reflecting its Sanskrit origin where it meant "difficult to control". |
| Bosnian | The word 'izvrsno' in Bosnian is derived from the Slavic word 'vrh' ('top'), indicating its highest quality. |
| Bulgarian | The word 'отлично' also carries the meaning of 'distinct' or 'separate' in Bulgarian. |
| Catalan | The word "excel·lent" in Catalan comes from the Latin word "excellens", which means "standing out" or "surpassing". |
| Cebuano | Maayo kaayo' can refer to something that is very good, beautiful, or amazing |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 优秀的, originally meaning 'to stand out' and 'to be in harmony' |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 優秀的 derives from a character meaning 'fine' and another meaning 'to surpass' |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "eccellente" also means "most high" or "sublime". |
| Croatian | The word "izvrsno" in Croatian is derived from the Latin "exversus", meaning "turned out" or "completed". |
| Czech | The word "vynikající" in Czech is derived from the verb "vyniknout", meaning "to stand out" or "to be prominent." |
| Danish | The Danish word "fremragende" derives from the German verb "hervorragen," meaning "to protrude" or "to excel." |
| Dutch | "Uitstekend" not only means "excellent" but also means "protruding, sticking out". |
| Esperanto | The word 'bonega' is likely derived from the Latin word 'bonus', meaning 'good' or 'excellent'. |
| Estonian | The Estonian word "suurepärane" is derived from the German word "superb", which in turn comes from the Latin word "superbus", meaning "proud" or "arrogant". |
| Finnish | "Erinomainen" evolved from a word that originally meant "separate" or "distinguished" in Finnish. |
| French | Excellent, in French, also means "outstanding" or "very good". |
| Frisian | The word 'treflik' in Frisian can also mean 'nice', 'pretty', or 'beautiful'. |
| Galician | 'Excelente' in Galician is derived from the Latin word 'excellens', which means 'surpassing' or 'distinguished'. |
| German | The word "Ausgezeichnet" derives from the Middle High German "ûzzeichnen," meaning "to mark out" or "to distinguish." |
| Greek | "έξοχος" (excellent) comes from the Greek word "έχω" (to have) and the suffix "-οχος" (having), implying "having excellence" or "possessing outstanding qualities. |
| Gujarati | The word 'ઉત્તમ' (excellent) comes from the Sanskrit word 'uttama', meaning 'highest' or 'best'. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "ekselan" in Haitian Creole shares the same etymology with the French word "excellent" and the Latin word "excellere", meaning "to rise above" |
| Hausa | The word "kwarai da gaske" is derived from the Hausa words "kwarai" (truth) and "gaske" (really), together meaning "truly excellent". |
| Hawaiian | Maikaʻi loa originated from the Polynesian word "mataki-loa" meaning long-eyed, and over time came to mean "very good". |
| Hebrew | "מעולה" is the perfect way to describe the quality of the wine; it is derived from the root "עלה" meaning "to ascend," highlighting the wine's superior quality. |
| Hindi | 'अति उत्कृष्ट' literally means 'too much excellent' or 'beyond excellent'. |
| Hmong | In a separate context, "zoo heev" can also mean "beautiful". |
| Hungarian | In Turkish, 'kavi' means 'strong', so 'kiváló' may originate from it as a reference to a person of strong character. |
| Icelandic | The word "Æðislegt" is derived from the Old Norse word "æðiligr", meaning "of noble birth or rank". It can also refer to something that is "worthy of esteem or respect". |
| Igbo | "Magburu onwe" literally translates to "one who has been judged" or "one who has been found to be without fault." |
| Indonesian | 'Luar biasa' literally means 'outside ordinary' in Indonesian, implying something exceptional. |
| Irish | The word "ar fheabhas" can also mean "very well" or "perfectly". |
| Italian | 'Eccellente' is used not only to praise a person or an artistic production but also with a humorous intent (e.g. someone who behaves badly as a driver can be called 'l'eccellente automobilista' ('the excellent driver')) |
| Japanese | The word "優秀な" can also mean "outstanding" or "preeminent", highlighting the exceptional nature of the subject. |
| Javanese | "Apik banget" literally means "very beautiful" in Javanese. |
| Korean | "우수한" (excellent) is a compound of "뛰어나다" (to excel, surpass) and the suffix "-은", which indicates the passive or resultative state. |
| Kurdish | The word 'pirrbidilî' is derived from the Persian word 'piruz' meaning 'victorious', and can also mean 'fortunate' or 'successful'. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "мыкты" in Kyrgyz can also mean "perfect" or "ideal". |
| Lao | In Old Lao ດີເລີດ meant 'very good' but now is used almost exclusively to refer to Thai Royalty. |
| Latin | "Praeclarus" in Latin can also mean "bright," "famous," or "conspicuous." |
| Latvian | The word "izcils" (excellent) in Latvian shares the same root with the word "zils" (blue), indicating that the original concept of excellence was associated with the sky. |
| Lithuanian | The original meaning of the Old Lithuanian word *puku- was “growth.” |
| Luxembourgish | Exzellent, meaning excellent in Luxembourgish, is derived from the Latin word "excellere" meaning to rise above or to excel, and is ultimately related to the English word "excel". |
| Macedonian | The word "одлично" comes from the Greek "ολυτελής" meaning "luxurious" or "magnificent". |
| Malagasy | The word "tsara" also means "good, beautiful, fine, nice, and well" in Malagasy. |
| Malay | "Sangat baik" can be broken down into "sangat", meaning "very" or "greatly", and "baik", meaning "good" or "well". |
| Malayalam | Though most commonly used to refer to excellence, the word 'മികച്ചത്' also has the alternate meanings of 'difference' and 'surplus'. |
| Maltese | The word "eċċellenti" derives from the Latin word "excellens", meaning "rising above" or "outstanding". |
| Maori | The word "tino pai" originated from the Maori word "tino," meaning "very," and the word "pai," meaning "good." |
| Marathi | उत्कृष्ट, meaning "excellent" in Marathi, comes from the Sanskrit root "ut" meaning "up" or "above". |
| Mongolian | In Mongolian, "маш сайн" can also refer to a high level of skill or expertise in a particular field. |
| Nepali | उत्कृष्ट is the Nepali cognate of the Sanskrit word 'utkrista', meaning 'raised up' or 'lifted up'. |
| Norwegian | "Utmerket" comes from the Proto-Germanic word "\u00FCz-markjan", meaning "to mark out", and is related to the English word "mark" |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "عالي" can also refer to "high altitude" or "tallness." |
| Persian | The word "عالی" is derived from the Arabic word "عالٍ" meaning "high" or "elevated", and can also refer to the Ottoman military commander known as the "vali". |
| Polish | "Świetny" w języku polskim wywodzi się od słowa "światło" i pierwotnie oznaczało "jasny", "błyszczący". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "excelente" derives from the Latin word "excellens" meaning "outstanding" or "remarkable." |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "excelent" derives from the Latin word "excellens", which meant "surpassing" or "exceptional". |
| Russian | The word превосходно also means 'excellently' in Russian, and it is derived from the Old Church Slavonic word прѣдъ, meaning 'before', and ход, meaning 'course' or 'way'. Therefore, превосходно literally means 'in the best possible course or way'. |
| Samoan | The word "sili" means "to cut" and "ona" means "fine" or "beautiful." |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "sàr-mhath" in Scots Gaelic can also mean "very good" or "very well." |
| Serbian | "Izvrstan" comes from "izvrnuti" meaning "to overturn", so this might reflect the way of life was often turned upside down when guests arrived, or that the arrival of guests turns the host's life upside down. |
| Sesotho | The phrase "khabane ka ho fetisisa" literally translates to "in the yard of the excellent one". |
| Shona | The word "zvakaisvonaka" itself means "very good". In most cases it is preceded by the word "chai" (tea) and together they form the expression "chaizvakaisvonaka" which means "very good tea". |
| Sindhi | The word "چ .و" in Sindhi is derived from the Persian word "چو" meaning "when" or "as". It can also be used as an exclamation of surprise or admiration. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | In Pali, the word can be traced to 'visesa', meaning 'special' or 'extraordinary', and also denoting 'distinction' or 'pre-eminence'. |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "vynikajúci" shares a root word meaning "outstanding" with other Slavic words such as Polish "wybitny" and Czech"vynikat", all suggesting "to stick out" |
| Slovenian | The word "odlično" is a cognate of the Latin word "excellens" and also means "distinguished". |
| Somali | "Fiican" is also used as a form of address for the learned and the elderly in Somali-speaking communities. |
| Spanish | The word 'excelente' comes from the Latin word 'excellens', which means 'surpassing' or 'distinguished'. |
| Sundanese | The term "alus pisan" in Sundanese is derived from two words: "alus" (fine, delicate) and "pisan" (very, extremely), together meaning "extremely fine" or "exceptional." |
| Swahili | The word 'bora' in Swahili also means 'white' or 'pure'. |
| Swedish | The Swedish word “excellent” is used as a noun to refer to a person in the highest level of proficiency in a particular skill or profession. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Napaka- + husay" is broken up into "napaka-" (very) and "husay" (skill or ability), meaning "very skillful" or "very capable" in this case. |
| Tajik | The word "аъло" in Tajik is derived from the Persian word "عالی" (ali), which also means "excellent". |
| Tamil | "சிறந்தது" can also refer to "the best" or "the highest quality" in Tamil, indicating something that is particularly outstanding or exceptional. |
| Thai | The word "ยอดเยี่ยม" can also mean "top" or "tip" in Thai, as in "ยอดเขา" (top of a mountain). |
| Turkish | The word "mükemmel" is derived from the Arabic word "kamal", which means "to be complete" or "to be perfect". |
| Ukrainian | "Відмінний" comes from the Proto-Indo-European root "wei-d-", meaning "to separate" or "divide". |
| Urdu | The word "عمدہ" can also mean "deliberate", "intentional", or "willful" in Urdu. |
| Uzbek | "Zo'r" is also a slang term used to describe someone who is powerful or influential. |
| Vietnamese | The word "thông minh" is derived from the Chinese word "tongming" which means "brightness" or "intelligence." |
| Welsh | Rhagorol, meaning "excellent," is the comparative form of the Welsh word "rhagor," meaning "more" or "beyond." |
| Xhosa | The word "ngokugqwesileyo" can also mean "superlative" or "to the highest degree". |
| Yiddish | The word "ויסגעצייכנט" is derived from the German "ausgezeichnet," which also means "excellent". |
| Yoruba | "O tayọ" means "very good, excellent" in Yoruba and is related to the verb "tayọ" which means "to be good, worthy of praise, to be excellent, to be successful". |
| Zulu | "Kuhle kakhulu" is an expression of admiration or praise, derived from the Zulu word "khulu," meaning "big" or "great." |
| English | The word 'excellent' derives from the Latin 'excellere', meaning 'to rise above' or 'to surpass'. |