Formula in different languages

Formula in Different Languages

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

Formula


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Afrikaans
formule
Albanian
formulë
Amharic
ቀመር
Arabic
معادلة
Armenian
բանաձև
Assamese
সূত্ৰ
Aymara
fórmula ukaxa
Azerbaijani
düstur
Bambara
formula
Basque
formula
Belarusian
формула
Bengali
সূত্র
Bhojpuri
फार्मूला के बारे में बतावल गइल बा
Bosnian
formula
Bulgarian
формула
Catalan
fórmula
Cebuano
pormula
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Corsican
fòrmula
Croatian
formula
Czech
vzorec
Danish
formel
Dhivehi
ފޯމިއުލާ އެވެ
Dogri
सूत्र
Dutch
formule
English
formula
Esperanto
formulo
Estonian
valem
Ewe
formula
Filipino (Tagalog)
pormula
Finnish
kaava
French
formule
Frisian
formule
Galician
fórmula
Georgian
ფორმულა
German
formel
Greek
τύπος
Guarani
fórmula rehegua
Gujarati
સૂત્ર
Haitian Creole
fòmil
Hausa
dabara
Hawaiian
haʻilula
Hebrew
נוּסחָה
Hindi
सूत्र
Hmong
mis
Hungarian
képlet
Icelandic
uppskrift
Igbo
usoro
Ilocano
pormula
Indonesian
rumus
Irish
foirmle
Italian
formula
Japanese
Javanese
rumus
Kannada
ಸೂತ್ರ
Kazakh
формула
Khmer
រូបមន្ត
Kinyarwanda
formula
Konkani
सूत्र
Korean
공식
Krio
fɔmula
Kurdish
formîl
Kurdish (Sorani)
فۆرمۆلەی
Kyrgyz
формула
Lao
ສູດ
Latin
formulae
Latvian
formula
Lingala
formule
Lithuanian
formulė
Luganda
enkola ya formula
Luxembourgish
formel
Macedonian
формула
Maithili
सूत्र
Malagasy
raikipohy
Malay
formula
Malayalam
സമവാക്യം
Maltese
formula
Maori
tātai
Marathi
सुत्र
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯐꯣꯔꯃꯨꯂꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯦꯟ.ꯗꯤ.ꯑꯦ
Mizo
formula hmanga siam a ni
Mongolian
томъёо
Myanmar (Burmese)
ပုံသေနည်း
Nepali
सूत्र
Norwegian
formel
Nyanja (Chichewa)
chilinganizo
Odia (Oriya)
ସୂତ୍ର
Oromo
foormulaa
Pashto
فورمول
Persian
فرمول
Polish
formuła
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
fórmula
Punjabi
ਫਾਰਮੂਲਾ
Quechua
fórmula nisqa
Romanian
formulă
Russian
формула
Samoan
fuafaatatau
Sanskrit
सूत्रम्
Scots Gaelic
foirmle
Sepedi
fomula
Serbian
формула
Sesotho
foromo
Shona
fomura
Sindhi
فارمولا
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
සූත්‍රය
Slovak
vzorec
Slovenian
formula
Somali
formula
Spanish
fórmula
Sundanese
rumus
Swahili
fomula
Swedish
formel
Tagalog (Filipino)
pormula
Tajik
формула
Tamil
சூத்திரம்
Tatar
формула
Telugu
సూత్రం
Thai
สูตร
Tigrinya
ቀመር
Tsonga
fomula
Turkish
formül
Turkmen
formula
Twi (Akan)
formula a wɔde yɛ aduan
Ukrainian
формула
Urdu
فارمولہ
Uyghur
فورمۇلا
Uzbek
formula
Vietnamese
công thức
Welsh
fformiwla
Xhosa
ifomula
Yiddish
פאָרמולע
Yoruba
agbekalẹ
Zulu
ifomula

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansThe Afrikaans word "formule" is derived from the French word "formule", which in turn comes from the Latin word "formula". The Latin word originally meant "a legal document or a prescribed form of words", and it is related to the verb "formare", which means "to form".
AlbanianThe word "formulë" in Albanian also means "recipe" or "prescription".
AmharicAlthough the Amharic word ቀመር (qämer) commonly refers to a formula, it can also mean a rule, law, or principle.
ArabicThe word "معادلة" in Arabic can also mean "equation" in mathematics or "comparison" in a general sense.
AzerbaijaniThe Azerbaijani word "düstur" originates from the Arabic word "dustūr", which has various meanings including "constitution", "principle", and "custom".
BasqueThe word "formula" comes from the Latin word "formulare", which means "to give form to".
BelarusianThe word "формула" in Belarusian is derived from the Latin word "formula", meaning “prescription”.
BengaliThe word "সূত্র" (formula) is derived from the Sanskrit word "sūtra", which means "thread" or "rule".
BosnianU Bosanskom jeziku, izvedenica od riječi formula je formular, sa značenjem obrasca.
Bulgarian"Формула" в переносном смысле означает "изречение, краткое по объёму, но глубокое по содержанию"
CatalanLa palabra "fórmula" en catalán deriva del latín "formula", que significa "prescripción" o "regla".
CebuanoThe term "pormula" is also used in Cebuano to refer to a recipe or a set of instructions.
Chinese (Simplified)"式" can also mean "type" or "system".
Chinese (Traditional)The Chinese character 式 (shì) can also mean 'ceremony', 'rite', or 'model'.
CorsicanThe word "fòrmula" also means "spell" or "charm" in Corsican.
CroatianRiječ "formula" potječe od latinske riječi "formula", koja znači "oblik" ili "obrazac".
CzechThe word "vzorec" derives from the Old Slavic root "*vorъ", meaning "enclosure" or "pattern".
DanishThe Danish word "formel" also refers to a "scientific theory" or "scientific theorem".
DutchThe Dutch word "formule" can also mean "spell" or "incantation".
EsperantoThe Esperanto word "formulo" also means "form, shape, figure, or pattern."
EstonianThe word "valem" in Estonian also means "motto".
FinnishThe word 'kaava' has various meanings including a 'formula', a 'pattern', a 'plan', a 'map', or a 'mold'.
FrenchThe word "formule" comes from the Latin word "formulare", meaning "to prescribe".
FrisianFrisian formúle also means 'form' as in 'shape' and 'kind'
GeorgianIn addition to its primary meaning of "formula," ფორმულა can also refer to a "recipe" or a "set of rules".
GermanThe word "Formel" comes from the Latin word "forma," meaning "shape" or "pattern."
GreekIn ancient Greek, 'τύπος' originally meant 'impression, mark, or blow', deriving from PIE '*tup-'. The word 'τύπος' has a rich etymology and numerous meanings, including: type, model, pattern, form, character, and way or manner.
Gujaratiસૂત્ર (sūtra) can also mean 'string', 'thread', or 'rule' in Gujarati, alluding to its original meaning as a collection of oral teachings or aphorisms.
Haitian CreoleThe word "fòmil" in Haitian Creole can also refer to a magic spell or a secret recipe.
Hausa"Dabara" in Hausa can mean a written talisman with magic signs inscribed, which is worn or displayed to ward off evil or promote good fortune.
HawaiianThe Hawaiian word "haʻilula" also refers to a chant that is used to memorize a genealogy.
HebrewThe Hebrew word "נוּסחָה" (formula) comes from the root word "סוּג" (kind, type), indicating a set of rules or instructions that defines a particular type of thing or process.
HindiThe Hindi word "सूत्र" is derived from the Sanskrit word "सूत्र" meaning "thread", referring to the underlying thread or pattern in a formula.
HmongThe word "mis" also means "measure" or "calculate" in Hmong.
HungarianThe Hungarian word "képlet" has alternate meanings such as "equation" and "recipe".
IcelandicThe Icelandic word "uppskrift" not only means "formula," but also "recipe," likely due to the influence of Danish.
IgboIn Old Igbo, “usoro” also meant “secret.”
IndonesianThe word "rumus" can also mean "secret" in Indonesian.
IrishIn the Irish language, foirmle is also a form of a type of poem which celebrates a famous ancestor or event.
ItalianIn Italian, the term “formula” also refers to a legal or contractual agreement or a mathematical expression.
JapaneseThe character 式 can also mean 'style', 'ceremony' or 'equation', and it is used in words such as 'etiketto' (etiquette) and 'keisiki' (a ceremony).
JavaneseThe word "rumus" in Javanese also has an alternate meaning of "instruction" or "order".
Kannada"ಸೂತ್ರ" is a Sanskrit word meaning any thread or string, especially as used in sewing, weaving, etc.
KazakhФормула (formula) comes from the Latin word 'formula', which means 'prescription, rule'.
KhmerThe Khmer word "រូបមន្ត" likely comes from Sanskrit, where it originally meant "a principle, law, or rule".
Korean"공식"의 한자어 "公式"은 "공(公)"과 "식(式)"의 합성어로, "공통적으로 사용하는 규정이나 원리"라는 뜻을 가진다.
KurdishThe word "formîl" also means "model", "template", or "pattern" in Kurdish.
KyrgyzThe word "формула" is derived from Latin, where it meant "to prescribe", or "to fix".
LaoThe Lao word ສູດ can also refer to a recipe or a method.
LatinThe Latin word "formulae" has different meanings, including the original concept of religious law, a general guideline, or a prescription.
LatvianThe word "formula" comes from the Latin word "formulare", meaning "to prescribe or set down in writing" and it is related to the word "form".
Lithuanian"Formulė" also means "regulation" or "order" in Lithuanian.
LuxembourgishThe Luxembourgish word "Formel" derives from the Middle Latin "formula", which originally meant "little form".
MacedonianIn Macedonian, "формула" can also refer to a chemical formula or a mathematical expression.
MalagasyThe word "raikipohy" also refers to traditional medicinal potions and magical charms.
MalayIn Malay, it also means 'charm' or 'incantation'.
MalayalamThe word "സമവാക്യം" can also mean "equality" or "equation" in mathematics.
MalteseThe Maltese word 'formula' is derived from the Latin word 'formula', meaning 'a form or mold' and 'a prescribed or set form of words'.
Maori'Tātai' has a dual meaning and can also refer to something that is a foundation or structure.
MarathiThe word 'सुत्र' in Marathi comes from the Sanskrit word 'सूत्र' meaning 'thread', 'guideline' or 'rule'. Hence, in Marathi it also means 'axiom', 'law' or 'theory'. In some literary contexts, it can also mean a 'parable' or an 'anecdote'.
MongolianThe word "томъёо" in Mongolian can also mean "rule", "law", or "pattern."
Myanmar (Burmese)The word ပုံသေနည်း (pronounced [pòʊn θè nɛ́]) derives from the words ပုံ (pronounced [pòʊn], meaning "a model, a form") and သေ (pronounced [θè], meaning "fixed, definite"), so it literally means "a fixed model, a set form". It has the same meaning as the English word "formula".
NepaliThe word 'सूत्र' ('formula' in Nepali) is a common term in Buddhism, especially in the Mahayana tradition, and refers to the essential teachings of Buddha which are believed to lead to enlightenment.
NorwegianThe word "formel" can also mean "form", "shape", or "pattern" in Norwegian.
Nyanja (Chichewa)"Chilinganizo" is a derivative of the verb "chilinga" which means "to plan" or "to calculate".
PashtoThe Pashto word "فورمول" comes from the Arabic word "فرمول" which means "to arrange" or "to classify".
Persianفرمول (formool) in Persian is borrowed from the French formule and ultimately from the Latin formula meaning 'rule'.
Polish"Formuła" is also used in Polish to refer to a kind of legal or official document, like a contract or a prescription
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)In Portuguese, the word "Fórmula" can also mean a recipe or a prescription.
PunjabiThe term "ਫਾਰਮੂਲਾ" can also refer to a prescription used in traditional Indian medicine, or a magical ritual or formula.
RomanianIn Romanian, the word "formulă" can also refer to a prescription or a legal document.
RussianThe term "формула" can refer to a recipe and is of Latin origin.
SamoanThe Samoan word "fuafaatatau" also means "recipe" or "method".
Scots GaelicThe Scottish Gaelic word "foirmle" is also used to describe a religious creed or belief system.
SerbianIn the automotive context, the word "формула" can refer to the Formula 1 racing series.
SesothoForomo derives from the infinitive "ho foma" (to create) and thus conveys the meaning "principle of creation".
ShonaIn Shona, "fomura" has other meanings, including an expression of a plan, recipe, system, process, or law, and it can be used in a wide range of contexts.
SindhiThe word "فارمولا" (formula) is derived from the Latin word "formulare," which means "to give shape to something by words."
Sinhala (Sinhalese)"සූත්‍රය" (soothraya) in Sinhala also refers to a collection of teachings, principles, or instructions.
SlovakThe Slovak word "vzorec" derives from the Proto-Slavic word *vorъ, meaning "law" or "rule," suggesting its historical association with establishing and following rules or procedures.
SlovenianThe word formula can refer to a mathematical expression, a chemical formula, or a set of instructions.
SomaliSomali term 'foomulo' also means 'to become a person' or 'to be a person'
SpanishThe word "fórmula" refers not only to a specific expression but also to a recipe or a legal document.
SundaneseSundanese word "rumus" is derived from Malay-Javanese, while its alternate meaning "spell" is related to the Malay-Javanese term for "incantation".
SwahiliThe Swahili word "fomula" also means "prescription".
SwedishFormel derives from Latin formula meaning "little form" or "prescription" and is cognate with other Germanic words for formula, including Middle Dutch vormel, German Formel, Dutch vormel, and English formula.
Tagalog (Filipino)The word 'pormula' is derived from the Spanish word 'fórmula', which in turn comes from the Latin 'formula' meaning 'prescription, rule'.
TajikIn Tajik, the word «формула» can also mean «a set of rules or instructions».
TamilThe word "சூத்திரம்" (sūtram) in Tamil can also mean "an aphorism," "a brief statement of a principle," "a guideline" or "a rule of conduct".
TeluguThe word "సూత్రం" also signifies the thread used in sewing, derived from the Sanskrit root "syū" meaning "to sew".
Thaiสูตร "สูต" (sutra) หมายถึง "สิ่งที่ได้ฟัง" หรือ "คำพูดที่สืบทอดมา" ในศาสนาพุทธ
TurkishIn Turkish, "formül" can also mean "recipe" or "prescription".
UkrainianThe word "формула" can also refer to a prescription, rule, or regulation.
UrduThe Urdu word "فارمولہ" derives from the Latin word "formula," meaning "prescription" or "rule."
UzbekUzbek word "formula" "формула" is derived from the Latin word "formula" meaning "fixed form, rule, or prescription".
VietnameseCông thức means 'recipe' as well and is sometimes used in that context.
WelshThe word "fformiwla" is derived from the Latin word "formula", meaning "rule" or "prescription".
XhosaThe Xhosa word 'ifomula' shares its root with 'fomoza', meaning 'to create'.
Yiddish"פאָרמולע" can also mean "spell" or "charm"
YorubaThe Yoruba word "agbekalẹ" can also mean "the act of prescribing".
Zulu"I-ifomula" can refer specifically to a scientific formula but also more generally to any secret recipe that is used to treat a specific disease.
EnglishThe word 'formula' comes from the Latin word 'formula', meaning 'rule' or 'prescription'.

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