Explore in different languages

Explore in Different Languages

Discover 'Explore' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.

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Afrikaans
verken
Albanian
eksploroj
Amharic
ያስሱ
Arabic
يكتشف
Armenian
ուսումնասիրել
Assamese
অণ্বেষণ কৰা
Aymara
yant'aña
Azerbaijani
araşdırmaq
Bambara
ka mafilɛ
Basque
arakatu
Belarusian
даследаваць
Bengali
অন্বেষণ
Bhojpuri
पता लगाव
Bosnian
istražiti
Bulgarian
изследвайте
Catalan
explorar
Cebuano
pagsuhid
Chinese (Simplified)
探索
Chinese (Traditional)
探索
Corsican
scopra
Croatian
istražiti
Czech
prozkoumat
Danish
udforske
Dhivehi
ދިރާސާކުރުން
Dogri
छान-बीन करना
Dutch
verkennen
English
explore
Esperanto
esplori
Estonian
uurima
Ewe
tsa le eme
Filipino (Tagalog)
galugarin
Finnish
tutkia
French
explorer
Frisian
ferkenne
Galician
explorar
Georgian
გამოკვლევა
German
erkunden
Greek
εξερευνώ
Guarani
jehyvykói
Gujarati
અન્વેષણ કરો
Haitian Creole
eksplore
Hausa
bincika
Hawaiian
makaikai
Hebrew
לַחקוֹר
Hindi
अन्वेषण करना
Hmong
tshawb
Hungarian
fedezd fel
Icelandic
kanna
Igbo
inyocha
Ilocano
dapadapen
Indonesian
jelajahi
Irish
iniúchadh
Italian
esplorare
Japanese
見る
Javanese
njelajah
Kannada
ಅನ್ವೇಷಿಸಿ
Kazakh
зерттеу
Khmer
រុករក
Kinyarwanda
shakisha
Konkani
सोद घेवप
Korean
탐험하다
Krio
lan mɔ
Kurdish
lêkolîn
Kurdish (Sorani)
گەڕان
Kyrgyz
изилдөө
Lao
ສຳ ຫຼວດ
Latin
explorarent
Latvian
izpētīt
Lingala
kotala
Lithuanian
tyrinėti
Luganda
okulambuula
Luxembourgish
entdecken
Macedonian
истражува
Maithili
अन्वेषण
Malagasy
hijery
Malay
meneroka
Malayalam
പര്യവേക്ഷണം ചെയ്യുക
Maltese
tesplora
Maori
torotoro
Marathi
अन्वेषण
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯊꯤꯗꯣꯛꯄ
Mizo
zawngchhuak
Mongolian
судлах
Myanmar (Burmese)
စူးစမ်းလေ့လာပါ
Nepali
अन्वेषण
Norwegian
utforske
Nyanja (Chichewa)
kufufuza
Odia (Oriya)
ଅନୁସନ୍ଧାନ କର |
Oromo
gadi fageenyaan ibsuu
Pashto
سپړنه
Persian
کاوش کردن
Polish
badać
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
explorar
Punjabi
ਪੜਚੋਲ ਕਰੋ
Quechua
taqwiriy
Romanian
explora
Russian
исследовать
Samoan
suesue
Sanskrit
अन्वेषण
Scots Gaelic
rannsaich
Sepedi
utolla
Serbian
истражити
Sesotho
hlahloba
Shona
ongorora
Sindhi
ڳوليو
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
ගවේෂණය කරන්න
Slovak
preskúmať
Slovenian
raziskovati
Somali
sahamin
Spanish
explorar
Sundanese
ngajajah
Swahili
chunguza
Swedish
utforska
Tagalog (Filipino)
galugarin
Tajik
омӯхтан
Tamil
ஆராயுங்கள்
Tatar
тикшерү
Telugu
అన్వేషించండి
Thai
สำรวจ
Tigrinya
ዳህሰሳ
Tsonga
valanga
Turkish
keşfetmek
Turkmen
gözleg
Twi (Akan)
hwehwɛ mu
Ukrainian
досліджувати
Urdu
دریافت کریں
Uyghur
ئىزدىنىش
Uzbek
o'rganmoq
Vietnamese
khám phá
Welsh
archwilio
Xhosa
hlola
Yiddish
ויספאָרשן
Yoruba
ṣawari
Zulu
hlola

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansThe word "verken" is derived from the Dutch verb "verkennen", meaning "to reconnoiter" or "to scout".
AlbanianThe Albanian word "eksploroj" comes from the Latin word "explorare", which means "to search out" or "to investigate."
AmharicThe verb ያስሱ has multiple meanings and can mean "explore", "explain", or "interpret".
Arabicيكتشف also means "to discover" in Arabic, and this meaning is used in the expression "مكتشف الذهب" (gold explorer).
AzerbaijaniThe Azerbaijani word "araşdırmaq" is derived from the Persian word "ārāstan", meaning "to adorn" or "to decorate".
Basque"Arakatu" also means "to seek" and "to discover" in other Basque dialects.
Bengaliঅন্বেষণ (anvEshon) likely derives from the Sanskrit word 'an-vish' meaning 'to seek out', and thus also means 'research' or 'investigation' in Bengali.
BosnianThe word "istražiti" in Bosnian has its origins in the Old Church Slavonic word "istražiti", which means "to seek out" or "to investigate".
BulgarianThe verb "изследвайте" can also mean "to investigate" or "to research".
CatalanThe word "explorar" comes from the Latin word "explorare", which means to search out or investigate.
CebuanoPagsuhid comes from the root word "suhid" which means to rub, scrub, or wipe something.
Chinese (Simplified)探索 originated as a Buddhist term to mean the searching for truth, with the 索 (seek) radical and 探 (probe) phonetic element.
Chinese (Traditional)探索 can also mean "to inquire into," as in "to explore causes (探究原因)".
CorsicanThe etymology of "scopra" can be traced back to the medieval Latin word "explorāre" (to investigate).
Croatian"Istražiti" is derived from the Latin word "investigare", meaning "to search into", and is related to the Croatian word "istraga", meaning "investigation".
CzechThe word "prozkoumat" also means "to investigate" or "to examine" in Czech.
DanishThe Danish word "udforske" is derived from the Old Norse word "útforska", meaning "to search by going out".
DutchAlthough "verkennen" can mean to explore, it can also mean "mistake" or "misrecognize".
EsperantoThe word "esplori" also means "spy out, scout out" and was coined by L. L. Zamenhof in his dictionary.
EstonianThe word "uurima" is derived from the Proto-Finnic verb *uor-, meaning "to see" or "to watch".
Finnish"Tutkia" is an etymological sibling of "touch"
FrenchThe French word "explorer" shares its origin with the Latin word "explicare", meaning "to unfold" or "to make clear".
FrisianFrisian "ferkenne" shares its root with English "fern" or "faring," but in its modern usage refers to "exploring" or "investigating."
Galician"Explorar" also means "to spy" or "to research" in Galician.
German"Erkunden" originates from the Middle High German "erkunnen" meaning "to make known" or "to find out".
GreekThe Greek word "εξερευνώ" is derived from the ancient Greek verb "εξερευναώ," which means "to search out thoroughly" or "to investigate."
Haitian Creole"Eksplore" is a Haitian Creole word borrowed from French "explorer" and also means "to inquire about" or "to investigate".
HausaThe Hausa word "bincika" can also mean "research", "investigate", or "discover."
Hawaiian"Makaikai" is derived from "maka" (eye) and "kai" (sea), indicating the act of gazing out to sea to discover something new.
Hebrewלַחקוֹר (lachakór) also means 'to search' or 'to examine'.
HindiThe Hindi word "अन्वेषण करना" can also mean "to investigate" or "to research".
HmongThe word 'tshawb' has different meanings, such as to go through, to look around, or to investigate.
HungarianThe word "Fedezd fel" can also mean "to discover" or "to find out".
IcelandicThe word "kanna" is also used to mean "to feel" or "to sense" in Icelandic.
Igbo"Iyocha" also means "to search for" or "to look for" in Igbo.
IndonesianThe word 'jelajahi' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'carita', which means 'to go' or 'to move'.
IrishThe Irish word "iniúchadh" can also refer to examining or investigating something.
ItalianThe Italian word "Esplorare" comes from the Latin word "Explorare", which means "to investigate" or "to examine". It was brought to Italy around the 16th century and has been used since to describe the act of exploring and investigating.
JapaneseThe original meaning of "見る" was more of "looking over" or "watching", and the meaning as "explore" has a rather short history as just ~ 100 years.
JavaneseThe Javanese word "njelajah" also means "to travel" or "to go on a journey."
KannadaThe word 'ಅನ್ವೇಷಿಸಿ' ('explore') in Kannada derives from the Sanskrit verb 'अन्वेष' ('to search, inquire, investigate').
Kazakh"Зерттеу" can also mean to investigate or examine.
KhmerThe word "រុករក" also refers to "fumbling" and "rummaging".
KoreanThe word 탐험하다 can also mean to investigate or examine something carefully.
KurdishThe word "lêkolîn" is derived from the Persian word "talash" meaning "to search". It can also mean "to investigate" or "to examine".
KyrgyzThe Kyrgyz word "изилдөө" also has the alternate meaning of "investigation"}
LaoThe word "ສຳ ຫຼວດ" is derived from the Pali word " samma-iddhi ", which means "correct achievement" or "perfect accomplishment". It is also related to the Sanskrit word " sampūrṇa ", which means "complete" or "perfect".
LatinIn Latin, "explorarent" can also mean "probe" or "examine".
LatvianThe word “izpētīt” shares its root with “pētīt” (“to study”), and is likely derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *peh₂- (“to watch, guard, protect”).
LithuanianThe word "tyrinėti" is derived from the Lithuanian word "tyros" meaning "research" or "investigation".
LuxembourgishIn Luxembourgish, "entdecken" not only means "discover" but also "to uncover".
MacedonianThe word comes from the Slavic root „стр„, meaning „to look".
MalagasyThe word "hijery" is of Arabic origin and also means "to flee" or "to exile".
Malay"Meneroka" is derived from the Malay word "teroka" meaning "to break open or to clear land" and is synonymous with "menjelajah" which means "to travel or roam across a place"
MalteseThe word "tesplora" can mean "explore" in Maltese, but also "inspect" or "examine" when referring to a place or object.
MaoriThe word "torotoro" in Maori also means "to search for" or "to investigate".
Marathiअन्वेषण, meaning 'to explore' in Marathi, derives from Sanskrit and carries the connotation of 'following after' or 'seeking with care'.
Mongolian"Судлах" comes from the Mongolian word "суд" (path) and can also mean "to follow a path" or "to investigate".
NepaliThe word "अन्वेषण" is derived from the Sanskrit root "anvishan", meaning "to seek" or "to follow up on."
Norwegian"Utforske" derives from Old Norse "út" (out) and "forskja" (search).
Nyanja (Chichewa)The word "kufufuza" can also mean "to search for" or "to investigate".
PashtoThe Pashto word "سپړنه" can also mean "examination" or "research".
PolishThe word "badać" in Polish is cognate to "badania" meaning "scientific research", and "badacz" meaning "researcher."
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)"Explorar" comes from Latin "explorare" meaning also "observe carefully."
Romanian"Explora" and its derivatives in Romanian also have the sense of "to examine" and "to investigate."
RussianThe word "исследовать" also means "to research" or "to investigate".
Samoan'Suesue' also means to 'inquire' about a person's whereabouts
Scots GaelicThe verb rannsaich evolved from the Old Irish ro-fo-saic (literally 'to seek out thoroughly').
SerbianThe verb 'истражити' derives from the Serbo-Croatian verb 'istražiti', which means 'to investigate' or 'examine'.
SesothoThe word "hlahloba" means "to investigate" or "to examine" in Sesotho.
Shona"Ongorora" comes from the verb stem "-ongor" (look at or into), and can refer to examining an area, investigating an issue, or simply thinking carefully.
SindhiThe Sindhi word "ڳوليو" (explore) is derived from the Sanskrit word "गोल" (circle), suggesting a circular or comprehensive search.
SlovakThe verb "preskúmať" originally comes from the Old Church Slavonic word "poruskati" (to investigate, search).
Slovenian"Raziskovati" comes from the Proto-Slavic word "razo", meaning "to scatter, separate, or divide."
SomaliIn addition to its primary meaning, "sahamin" can also mean "investigate" or "study" in Somali.
SpanishIn Spanish, the verb "explorar" can also mean "to reconnoiter" or "to probe".
Sundanese"Ngajajajah" means "elephant hunting" in Sundanese, which also implies exploration.
SwahiliThe Swahili word "chunguza" is derived from the Arabic word "jassa", meaning "to examine or scrutinize."
SwedishUtforska comes from "ut" (out) and "forska" (research), meaning "to go out and research".
Tagalog (Filipino)The Tagalog word 'galugarin' comes from the Spanish word 'galugar', which means 'to traverse or travel through'.
TajikThe word "омӯхтан" is derived from the Persian verb "آموختن" (âmoxtan), which can also mean "to learn", "to study", or "to gain knowledge".
TamilThe word "ஆராயுங்கள்" (explore) in Tamil originates from the root word "ஆர்" which means "to search or inquire".
TeluguIn addition to its primary sense of 'explore,' 'anveṣiñcaṇḍi' can mean 'to inquire,' 'to search for,' and 'to consider.'
Thaiสำรวจ (สำ-เรี-ย) < สํ (สํ) + อร (อ่านว่า อาน) + ว (อ่านว่า วอ) + ษ (อ่านว่า สะ) แปลว่า ประสาท ตรวจตรอง
TurkishKeşfetmek is also used when revealing a secret or making people aware of something new and unseen.
UkrainianThe Ukrainian word "досліджувати" also means "investigate" or "study".
UzbekIn Uzbek, "o'rganmoq" also means "to study" or "to be engaged in."
Vietnamese"Khám phá" also refers to discover new lands or knowledge.
WelshArchwilio's root word 'arch' means 'sufficient' or 'enough', suggesting the concept of delving deep enough to find something valuable.
Xhosa"Hlola" can also mean "to examine," "to search," or "to investigate."
YiddishThe Yiddish word "ויספאָרשן" (visporshn) is derived from the German "erforschen", meaning "to investigate thoroughly".
YorubaYoruba "ṣawari" meaning "to explore" also means "to look after something or someone".
ZuluIn Zulu, 'hlola' also means 'to examine' or 'to observe carefully'.
EnglishThe word 'explore' derives from the Middle English verb 'aspyren', which means 'to search' or 'to investigate'.

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