Afrikaans raamwerk | ||
Albanian kornizë | ||
Amharic ማዕቀፍ | ||
Arabic إطار العمل | ||
Armenian շրջանակ | ||
Assamese ফ্ৰেমৱৰ্ক | ||
Aymara marku | ||
Azerbaijani çərçivə | ||
Bambara hukumu | ||
Basque esparrua | ||
Belarusian рамкі | ||
Bengali কাঠামো | ||
Bhojpuri ढांचा | ||
Bosnian okvir | ||
Bulgarian рамка | ||
Catalan marc | ||
Cebuano gambalay | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 构架 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 構架 | ||
Corsican quadru | ||
Croatian okvir | ||
Czech rámec | ||
Danish ramme | ||
Dhivehi އޮނިގަނޑު | ||
Dogri ढांचा | ||
Dutch kader | ||
English framework | ||
Esperanto kadro | ||
Estonian raamistik | ||
Ewe ɖoɖo | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) balangkas | ||
Finnish puitteet | ||
French cadre | ||
Frisian kader | ||
Galician marco | ||
Georgian ჩარჩო | ||
German rahmen | ||
Greek δομή | ||
Guarani hetepy | ||
Gujarati માળખું | ||
Haitian Creole fondasyon | ||
Hausa tsarin | ||
Hawaiian papahana | ||
Hebrew מִסגֶרֶת | ||
Hindi ढांचा | ||
Hmong lub moj khaum | ||
Hungarian keretrendszer | ||
Icelandic umgjörð | ||
Igbo kpuchie | ||
Ilocano kuadro ti tarabaho | ||
Indonesian kerangka | ||
Irish creat | ||
Italian struttura | ||
Japanese フレームワーク | ||
Javanese kerangka kerja | ||
Kannada ಚೌಕಟ್ಟು | ||
Kazakh жақтау | ||
Khmer ក្របខ័ណ្ឌ | ||
Kinyarwanda urwego | ||
Konkani आराखडो | ||
Korean 뼈대 | ||
Krio ɛksplen | ||
Kurdish çarçove | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) چوارچێوە | ||
Kyrgyz алкак | ||
Lao ກອບ | ||
Latin compage | ||
Latvian ietvaros | ||
Lingala kadre | ||
Lithuanian sistema | ||
Luganda endabika | ||
Luxembourgish kader | ||
Macedonian рамка | ||
Maithili ढांचा | ||
Malagasy rafitra | ||
Malay kerangka | ||
Malayalam ചട്ടക്കൂട് | ||
Maltese qafas | ||
Maori anga | ||
Marathi फ्रेमवर्क | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯃꯇꯥꯏ ꯈꯥꯕ | ||
Mizo ruhrel | ||
Mongolian хүрээ | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) မူဘောင် | ||
Nepali फ्रेमवर्क | ||
Norwegian rammeverk | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) chimango | ||
Odia (Oriya) framework ାଞ୍ଚା | ||
Oromo caasaa wanta tokko tumsu | ||
Pashto چوکاټ | ||
Persian چارچوب | ||
Polish struktura | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) estrutura | ||
Punjabi ਫਰੇਮਵਰਕ | ||
Quechua tawa kuchu | ||
Romanian cadru | ||
Russian фреймворк | ||
Samoan faʻavae | ||
Sanskrit प्रारूप | ||
Scots Gaelic frèam | ||
Sepedi tlhako | ||
Serbian оквир | ||
Sesotho moralo | ||
Shona chimiro | ||
Sindhi فريم ورڪ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) රාමුව | ||
Slovak rámec | ||
Slovenian okvir | ||
Somali qaab | ||
Spanish marco de referencia | ||
Sundanese kerangka | ||
Swahili mfumo | ||
Swedish ramverk | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) balangkas | ||
Tajik чаҳорчӯба | ||
Tamil கட்டமைப்பு | ||
Tatar каркасы | ||
Telugu ఫ్రేమ్వర్క్ | ||
Thai กรอบ | ||
Tigrinya ምስሊ | ||
Tsonga rimba | ||
Turkish çerçeve | ||
Turkmen çarçuwasy | ||
Twi (Akan) yɛbea | ||
Ukrainian рамки | ||
Urdu فریم ورک | ||
Uyghur رامكا | ||
Uzbek ramka | ||
Vietnamese khuôn khổ | ||
Welsh fframwaith | ||
Xhosa sikhokelo | ||
Yiddish פריימווערק | ||
Yoruba ilana | ||
Zulu uhlaka |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Raamwerk originates from the Dutch word "raam" (window) and refers to the skeletal structure of something, such as a house or a plan. |
| Albanian | The word "kornizë" in Albanian is derived from the Italian word "cornice" (frame). |
| Amharic | The word "ማዕቀፍ" can also mean "skeleton", implying that all things rely on a frame to remain intact as in the case of the human skeleton and body. |
| Arabic | Literally "work-picture," "إطار" means both "picture-frame" and "work-picture," while "عمل" (literally "labor") also takes the wider sense of a picture or a drawing. |
| Armenian | "Շրջանակ" in Armenian can refer specifically to a "framework" but it can also simply mean "circle" or "surround" depending on the context. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "çərçivə" in Azerbaijani can also mean "border", "edge", or "limit". |
| Basque | "Esparrua" means something like a "framework," but also the framework of a building, or even the "skeleton" of a person or animal. |
| Belarusian | In Ukrainian, the word "рамки" (ramky) can also mean "limits" or "boundaries". |
| Bengali | The word "কাঠামো" (framework) is derived from the Sanskrit word "काष्ठ" (wood). |
| Bosnian | The word "okvir" can also refer to a picture frame, a window frame, or a door frame. |
| Bulgarian | The word “рамка” can also mean "picture frame" or "border" in Bulgarian. |
| Catalan | The word "marc" is also used to refer to the "margin" or "border" of something, or to the "mark" left by something. |
| Cebuano | In Ilocano, "gambalay" is a type of tree and in Bikol, it means "to be in a hurry". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 构架'一词最初仅指建筑中的框架结构,后来意义扩大,可指任何系统的结构或框架。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 構架: the word can also be read as 'gòujià'. This variant is also homophonous with '構築' in Standard Mandarin |
| Corsican | "Quadru" in Corsican can also mean a plot of land divided into four parts. |
| Croatian | The word "okvir" originally meant "a frame for a picture" or "mirror", and is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *okvirъ, which in turn comes from the Germanic word *ramma. |
| Czech | Rámec in Czech can also mean 'scope', 'scale' or 'outline' depending on context. |
| Danish | The word "ramme" is also used in Danish to refer to a picture frame, a set of rules, or a mental framework. |
| Dutch | In Indonesian, "kader" means "cadre", which refers to a trained and loyal member of a political party or organization. |
| Esperanto | The word "kadro" in Esperanto is derived from the French word "cadre" and can also refer to a group of actors or a list of employees. |
| Estonian | Raamistik can also mean 'frame' or 'outline' in English. |
| Finnish | The word "puitteet" in Finnish can also mean "background" or "context". |
| French | "Cadre" also signifies « picture frame » and, figuratively, « setting » or « milieu ». |
| Frisian | The word "kader" also means "boundary", "border", "framework", or "mold" in Frisian. |
| Galician | The word "marco" in Galician derives from the Latin "marcus", meaning "edge", and also refers to the frame of a door or window. |
| Georgian | The word ჩარჩო can also refer to a picture frame or a window frame. |
| German | "Rahmen" also means "cream" or "sour cream" in Old High German, which is a cognate of the English word "cream". |
| Greek | In modern Greek, δομή can also refer to an administrative unit in the context of state governance. |
| Gujarati | The word "માળખું" can also refer to a person's physical structure or build. |
| Haitian Creole | "Fondasyon" in Haitian Creole can also refer to a foundation or basis, as in the foundation of a building or the basis of an argument. |
| Hausa | "Tsarin", in Hausa, can also mean "system" or a "structure." |
| Hawaiian | In Hawaiian mythology, Papahāna is also the name of a goddess associated with night, darkness, and the underworld. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "מִסגֶרֶת" ("framework") also means "a frame for a mirror, picture, or another object." |
| Hindi | "ढांचा" is also a synonym for "structure" in Hindi, and can refer to the underlying architecture of a physical object or a system of ideas. |
| Hmong | In Hmong, "lub moj khaum" also means "the frame of a house". |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "keretrendszer" can also refer to a system or structure that provides support or guidance. |
| Icelandic | The Old Norse word "umgjörð" also meant "girdle" and "border". |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "kerangka" also refers to "skeleton". |
| Irish | The Irish word "creat" is cognate with the Latin word "crates" meaning "wicker hurdles", hence its modern meaning of a scaffold or framework. |
| Italian | "Struttura" derives from the Latin "struere," meaning "to build," and has various meanings, including "structure," "framework," "texture," and "organization." |
| Japanese | フレームワーク can also mean "scaffold" or "stage" in Japanese. |
| Javanese | "Kerangka kerja," meaning "skeleton" in Javanese, has taken on the modern meaning of "framework." |
| Kannada | The Kannada word "ಚೌಕಟ್ಟು" also means an outline, sketch or a pattern. |
| Kazakh | "Жақтау" can also mean "backing" or "support" in Kazakh. |
| Khmer | The word "ក្របខ័ណ្ឌ" in Khmer is derived from the Sanskrit word "karpasa khaṇḍa" meaning "cotton cloth" or "garment". |
| Korean | 뼈대 can also mean "bony structure" like the framework of the body. |
| Kurdish | The word "çarçove" also means "boundary" or "limit" in Kurdish. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "алкак" in Kyrgyz originally meant "a wooden yoke for horses". |
| Lao | The Lao word ກອບ is also used to refer to the rim of a picture, a tray, or a basket. |
| Latin | The word "compage" has meanings in Latin referring to both "packing, squeezing, fitting together" and "arrangement, structure, system, order, union". |
| Latvian | The word "ietvaros" also has the connotation of "scope" or "boundaries" in Latvian. |
| Lithuanian | "Sistema" can also refer to a group of organisms that live together and depend on each other for survival. |
| Luxembourgish | The word "Kader" in Luxembourgish comes from the French word "cadre" which also means "framework". |
| Macedonian | The word 'рамка' is a cognate of the Russian word 'рамка', but it may also refer to an 'installation' or a 'stage', as in 'theater'. |
| Malagasy | In Malagasy, "rafitra" can also refer to a ladder or scaffold. |
| Malay | The word "kerangka" in Malay is derived from the Portuguese word "esqueleto" and also refers to the skeletal system of a living organism. |
| Maltese | In the Muslim calendar, the word qafas is used to refer to the leap year. |
| Maori | The word "anga" can also refer to a part of the body, a group of people, or a resource. |
| Mongolian | In Mongolian, "хүрээ" is derived from the verb "хүрэх," meaning "to surround" or "to encircle," and also means "perimeter" or "enclosure" |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word "မူဘောင်" is primarily used in a technical context and has a more specific meaning compared to the English word "framework" |
| Nepali | The Nepali word "फ्रेमवर्क" can also refer to a mental framework, system of thought, or a structure of beliefs. |
| Norwegian | The word "rammeverk" (framework) comes from the German word "Rahmenwerk", which means "framework" or "support structure." |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | In addition to its primary meaning of framework, "chimango" can also refer to a bed or a stretcher in Nyanja. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "چوکاټ" has no known etymological origin and is exclusively used for the concept of "framework". |
| Persian | The term "چارچوب" (framework) in Persian derives from the Proto-Indo-European root "*kwrek-, meaning "to weave, frame" |
| Polish | Structura is often used to refer to the structure of a substance, such as the atomic structure of a molecule. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | Estrutura can also mean 'structure', 'composition' or 'organization'. In Portuguese, 'framework' can be translated as 'quadro' or 'esqueleto'. |
| Romanian | The word "cadru" is a loanword from French, where it means "picture frame" or "setting". |
| Russian | The word "фреймворк" is derived from the English word "framework", which means "а skeletal structure" or "а set of rules or guidelines". |
| Samoan | Faʻavae can also mean "foundation" or "base" in Samoan. |
| Scots Gaelic | Frèam in Scots Gaelic, from French "frame" and ultimately Latin "frama," may also refer to the "hull" of a ship or the "skeleton" of something. |
| Serbian | The Serbian word "оквир" is a cognate of the Spanish word "marco" ("frame") and the German word "Rahmen" ("frame"). |
| Sesotho | In other African languages, the word "moralo" refers to morality or ethics. |
| Shona | The word 'chimiro' is also used to refer to the traditional Shona house. |
| Sindhi | The word "فريم ورڪ" (framework) comes from the Old English word "fram", meaning "advantage" or "beginning", and the Middle English word "werk", meaning "work" or "construction". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word “රාමුව” (“framework”) in Sinhala is derived from the Sanskrit word “रम” (“delight”) and originally referred to a “pleasing sight” before acquiring its current meaning. |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "rámec" can also be translated as "scope", "context" or "border" in English. |
| Slovenian | The Slavic root of 'okvir' means both 'surrounding' and 'open view', reflecting the dual function of a framework. |
| Somali | The word "qaab" may also be used to colloquially refer to "the manner of doing or making something" in Somali. |
| Spanish | The term "marco de referencia" can also refer to a system of coordinates used to describe the position or motion of an object in space or time. |
| Sundanese | Kerangka in Sundanese can also refer to a building's structural framework or a body's skeletal structure. |
| Swahili | "Mfumo" in Swahili can also refer to a system, organization, or structure. |
| Swedish | The word "ramverk" is derived from the German word "Rahmenwerk", which means "framework of a picture". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | In some areas and contexts, "balangkas" can also refer to the backbone of a person or animal. |
| Tajik | The word "чаҳорчӯба" is derived from the Persian word "چارچوب", meaning "frame" or "casing". |
| Tamil | கட்டமைப்பு's ancient meaning is 'a dam' or 'an embankment'. This word is also used to indicate the structure of a building. |
| Telugu | In addition to its literal meaning, the word "ఫ్రేమ్వర్క్" can also refer to a conceptual structure or set of guidelines that shape or organize something else. |
| Thai | The word "กรอบ" also means "picture frame" or "window frame" in Thai. |
| Turkish | "Çerçeve" derives from the French "cadre" and also means "picture frame" in Turkish. |
| Ukrainian | The word "рамки" also means "limits" or "boundaries" in Ukrainian. |
| Urdu | فریم ورک can also mean a scaffold built around a building under construction or restoration, or a trellis used to support plants. |
| Uzbek | The word "ramka" in Uzbek is derived from the Persian word "ram", meaning "frame" or "border". |
| Vietnamese | "Khuôn khổ" is a Sino-Vietnamese compound of "khuôn" (mold, pattern) and "khổ" (frame, boundary). |
| Welsh | "Fframwaith" is a loanword from English and has no alternate meanings in Welsh. |
| Xhosa | Sikhokelo may also mean 'scaffolding' or act as a 'pattern' or 'template' for creating something. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "פריימװערק" ("framework") has two distinct root words, "פרי" ("free") and "װערק" ("work"), and is often used metaphorically to describe a set of guidelines or a system of thought. |
| Yoruba | "Ilana" comes from the Yoruba prefix "i-" ("of") followed by the verb "la" ("to weave"), and can also mean "network" or "organization." |
| Zulu | The word 'uhlaka' also refers to the skeleton of an animal or a person. |
| English | In carpentry, 'framework' refers to the underlying wooden skeleton of a house or building. |