Method in Different Languages
Discover 'Method' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Method
Afrikaans metode | ||
Albanian metoda | ||
Amharic ዘዴ | ||
Arabic طريقة | ||
Armenian մեթոդ | ||
Assamese পদ্ধতি | ||
Aymara thakhi | ||
Azerbaijani metod | ||
Bambara kɛcogo | ||
Basque metodoa | ||
Belarusian метад | ||
Bengali পদ্ধতি | ||
Bhojpuri विधि | ||
Bosnian metoda | ||
Bulgarian метод | ||
Catalan mètode | ||
Cebuano pamaagi | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 方法 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 方法 | ||
Corsican mètudu | ||
Croatian metoda | ||
Czech metoda | ||
Danish metode | ||
Dhivehi ގޮތް | ||
Dogri तरीका | ||
Dutch methode | ||
English method | ||
Esperanto metodo | ||
Estonian meetod | ||
Ewe nuwɔmɔnu | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) paraan | ||
Finnish menetelmä | ||
French méthode | ||
Frisian metoade | ||
Galician método | ||
Georgian მეთოდი | ||
German methode | ||
Greek μέθοδος | ||
Guarani tapereko | ||
Gujarati પદ્ધતિ | ||
Haitian Creole metòd | ||
Hausa hanya | ||
Hawaiian hana hana | ||
Hebrew שיטה | ||
Hindi तरीका | ||
Hmong txujci | ||
Hungarian módszer | ||
Icelandic aðferð | ||
Igbo usoro | ||
Ilocano wagas | ||
Indonesian metode | ||
Irish modh | ||
Italian metodo | ||
Japanese 方法 | ||
Javanese cara | ||
Kannada ವಿಧಾನ | ||
Kazakh әдіс | ||
Khmer វិធីសាស្រ្ត | ||
Kinyarwanda buryo | ||
Konkani पद्दत | ||
Korean 방법 | ||
Krio we | ||
Kurdish awa | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ڕێگا | ||
Kyrgyz ыкма | ||
Lao ວິທີການ | ||
Latin modum | ||
Latvian metodi | ||
Lingala metode | ||
Lithuanian metodas | ||
Luganda engeri | ||
Luxembourgish method | ||
Macedonian метод | ||
Maithili तरीका | ||
Malagasy fomba | ||
Malay kaedah | ||
Malayalam രീതി | ||
Maltese metodu | ||
Maori tikanga | ||
Marathi पद्धत | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯊꯧꯑꯪꯡ | ||
Mizo tihdan | ||
Mongolian арга | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) နည်းလမ်း | ||
Nepali विधि | ||
Norwegian metode | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) njira | ||
Odia (Oriya) ପଦ୍ଧତି | ||
Oromo mala | ||
Pashto میتود | ||
Persian روش | ||
Polish metoda | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) método | ||
Punjabi .ੰਗ | ||
Quechua imayna | ||
Romanian metodă | ||
Russian метод | ||
Samoan metotia | ||
Sanskrit प्रक्रिया | ||
Scots Gaelic modh | ||
Sepedi mokgwa | ||
Serbian метода | ||
Sesotho mokhoa | ||
Shona nzira | ||
Sindhi طريقو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ක්රමය | ||
Slovak metóda | ||
Slovenian metoda | ||
Somali habka | ||
Spanish método | ||
Sundanese cara | ||
Swahili njia | ||
Swedish metod | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) paraan | ||
Tajik усул | ||
Tamil முறை | ||
Tatar ысулы | ||
Telugu పద్ధతి | ||
Thai วิธี | ||
Tigrinya ሜላ | ||
Tsonga ndlela | ||
Turkish yöntem | ||
Turkmen usuly | ||
Twi (Akan) ɔkwan | ||
Ukrainian метод | ||
Urdu طریقہ | ||
Uyghur method | ||
Uzbek usul | ||
Vietnamese phương pháp | ||
Welsh dull | ||
Xhosa indlela | ||
Yiddish מעטאָד | ||
Yoruba ọna | ||
Zulu indlela |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "metode" has the same origin as the French word "méthode" and the English word "method". |
| Albanian | The word "metoda" is also used in Albanian to mean "way, manner, or means". It is a cognate of the Latin word "methodus" and the Greek word "μεθοδος" (methodos). |
| Amharic | "ዘዴ" also means "way, manner, fashion, mode, practice, procedure, style, system, technique." |
| Arabic | The word "طريقة" ('method') comes from the Persian word "طرق" ('road, way, method, manner') and is cognate with Sanskrit "त्रिक" ('path, way'). |
| Armenian | The Armenian word "մեթոդ" is derived from the Greek "μέθοδος" meaning "way" or "manner". |
| Azerbaijani | The word "metod" in Azerbaijani originally meant "road". |
| Basque | The Basque word "metodoa" derives from the Greek "methodos," meaning "way" or "pursuit," and has similar meanings in English and other Indo-European languages. |
| Belarusian | Белорусское слово «метад» происходит от греческого «μεθοδος» и также может означать «путь», «способ» или «приём». |
| Bengali | In ancient times, the Bengali word "পদ্ধতি" also meant "a way" or "a road to follow" |
| Bosnian | Metoda may derive from the Greek “methodos”, meaning “the way of following an ordered plan”. |
| Bulgarian | The Bulgarian word "метод" comes from the Greek word "μέθοδος" which means "way". It can also be used to refer to a system or a discipline. |
| Catalan | The word "mètode" in Catalan comes from the Greek "methodos", which means "way" or "path." |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "方法" (method) originated from the Buddhist term "方便", representing the expedient means to attain enlightenment. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 方法 (Method) is the Japanese reading of the Chinese characters for 'way' and 'law'. |
| Corsican | The word "mètudu" in Corsican derives from the Latin "modus," meaning "measure" or "way." |
| Croatian | The Croatian word 'metoda' derives from the Greek 'methodos', meaning 'way of inquiry'. |
| Czech | Metoda in Czech can also mean "delay" or "hindrance", coming from the Proto-Slavic word "*metoti". |
| Danish | The word "metode" can also mean "recipe" or "approach" in Danish. |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "methode" can also refer to "procedure" or "teaching method". |
| Esperanto | "Metodo" derives from Ancient Greek "μέθοδος" (methodos) meaning "way" or "pursuit". |
| Estonian | In Estonian, the word "meetod" also refers to a procedure or technique for achieving a specific goal. |
| Finnish | The word "menetelmä" comes from the Proto-Finnic word "menettelema", meaning "to do, to act". |
| French | Méthode also means "a person or group sent on a mission or assignment" in French. |
| Frisian | Metoade is cognate with English “method” and comes from Ancient Greek “methodos” (literally “way of pursuing, path of search”). |
| Galician | In Galician, "método" also refers to certain procedures used by doctors and veterinarians during physical examinations of animals. |
| Georgian | The word «მეთოდი» derives from the Greek «μέθοδος» meaning the way (of doing something, or in the sense of) following a certain set of rules. |
| German | The German word "Methode" (method) is derived from the Greek word "methodos" (way, path), which in turn comes from the verb "hodos" (to go). |
| Greek | The word "μέθοδος" in Greek originally meant "pursuit" or "investigation". |
| Gujarati | The word "પદ્ધતિ" can also refer to a system or a way of doing something. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "metòd" in Haitian Creole also means "system" or "way". |
| Hausa | The word "hanya" can also refer to a way of life or a code of conduct. |
| Hawaiian | The word "hana hana" can also mean "work" or "labor" in Hawaiian. |
| Hebrew | The word "שיטה" (shita) in Hebrew is derived from the root "שוט" (shut), meaning "to whip, lash, or drive". |
| Hindi | The word "तरीका" can also refer to a way, style, or manner of doing something. |
| Hmong | 'Txuj ci' is also a noun meaning 'manner, way; path' and a verb meaning 'to do, to make'. |
| Hungarian | In Hungarian, "módszer" originally meant "the way of a witch", but in the 19th century it gained its current meaning of "method". |
| Icelandic | Áðferð means "way" but also "method", "device" and "approach", and derives from "á" (on, upon) and "ferð" (course, path, way). |
| Igbo | The Igbo word "usoro" also refers to a pattern, design, or system, as in "usoro ihe," or a way of doing or accomplishing something. |
| Indonesian | The word "metode" in Indonesian came from the Dutch word "methode" which in turn came from the Greek word "methodos", meaning "way" or "pursuit". |
| Irish | Modh (Irish for 'method') is a cognate of the Latin 'modus'. |
| Italian | The word 'metodo' in Italian comes from the Greek word 'methodos', meaning 'way' or 'path'. |
| Japanese | The word "方法" was originally a Buddhist term meaning "reason" or "principle". |
| Javanese | In Javanese, "cara" can also refer to a means, way, or manner. |
| Kannada | The word "ವಿಧಾನ" can also refer to a way of life or a system of thought. |
| Kazakh | The original meaning of "әдіс" might have been "the way of getting out, the exit." |
| Korean | "방법" originally meant "to cure or treat" and the "way to avoid harm or achieve good health," but now it means "method". |
| Kurdish | The word "awa" also means "way" or "manner" in Kurdish, indicating its broader use beyond simply describing a method. |
| Kyrgyz | Ыкма (method) is borrowed from Arabic 'iqmā'. It also had meanings, such as "measure, norm". |
| Latin | The Latin word "modum" has its roots in the word "modus," which means "measure". It can also refer to a "manner" or a "way". |
| Latvian | Metodi, in Latvian, also means 'manner' or 'way', denoting a systematic or prescribed approach to carrying out a task. |
| Lithuanian | Metodas also means "road," "way," "mode" and "means" in Lithuanian and is possibly borrowed from Ancient Greek through Polish. |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "Method" can also mean "courage" or "boldness". |
| Macedonian | The Macedonian word "метод" comes from the Russian word "метод", and ultimately comes from the Greek word "μέθοδος" (methodos), meaning "way" or "path" |
| Malagasy | The word "FOMBA" can also mean "way of doing something" or "custom" in Malagasy. |
| Malay | The Malay word "kaedah" is cognate with the Arabic word "qāʿidah", which means "base" or "foundation". |
| Malayalam | "രീതി" is also used to refer to the manner or style in which something is done or expressed. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "metodu" is ultimately derived from the Greek "méthodos" (from "meta" and "hodos") meaning "way" or "road," although it may also be related to the Arabic word "maṯūd" meaning "extension". |
| Maori | Tikanga is a word in the Maori language that is used to refer to a method or way of doing something. It can also refer to customs, traditions, and practices. |
| Marathi | पद्धत (method) is derived from the Sanskrit word 'pad' which means 'foot', implying a path or way to follow. |
| Mongolian | Arga also means a certain tool for horse training and a device for catching birds in Mongolian. |
| Nepali | In Sanskrit, the word "विधि" also means "law" or "rule". } |
| Norwegian | Metode is derived from the Greek methodos, meaning "the way" or "the route." |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "njira" can also refer to a path or route in Nyanja. |
| Pashto | In Pashto, the word "میتود" can also refer to a "pattern" or a "way of doing something." |
| Persian | Persian word "روش" comes from the Arabic word "رَوْش" meaning "light, illumination, clearness" and has a synonym in Persian "روشنایی" meaning "brightness, luminosity." |
| Polish | "Metoda" is derived from the Greek "methodos," meaning "way of pursuit." |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "método" can also mean "way of doing something" or "procedure without precise rules." |
| Punjabi | The word "ੰਗ" can also refer to a sect or order, and is often used in the context of religious or spiritual practices. |
| Romanian | "Metodă" derives from the Greek word "methodos" meaning "way to follow" or "path leading to a result". |
| Russian | The word "метод" also has a derivative meaning of "mode" or "manner" in Russian, suggesting a specific approach to something. |
| Samoan | The Samoan word 'metotia' also means 'to follow' or 'to obey'. |
| Scots Gaelic | In Gaelic, "modh" can also refer to a tune, air, or style of music, and is cognate with the Welsh word "modd." |
| Serbian | In Serbian, "метода" (method) comes from the Greek word "μέθοδος" (methodos), meaning "way" or "procedure." |
| Sesotho | The noun 'mokhoa' can also refer to someone's character, personality or behaviour. |
| Shona | The word "nzira" can also refer to a path or road. |
| Sindhi | "طريقو" can also mean "way" or "manner". |
| Slovak | The Slovak language derives "metóda", or "procedure" in English, via medieval Greek from an Ancient Greek word for pursuit or approach. |
| Slovenian | In some Slavic languages, this word has a slightly different meaning, and for example in Polish it means "opinion" or "belief". |
| Somali | The Somali word "habka" is derived from the Arabic word "haqq", meaning "true" or "right", and signifies a correct or established way of doing something. |
| Spanish | "Método" comes from the Greek "meta hodos", meaning "after the path or way." |
| Sundanese | Sundanese "cara" likely originates from Sanskrit "caraṇa" (foot, movement), which is cognate with French "char" (chariot), English "choir" (from Greek "khoros" (band, dance)). |
| Swahili | "Njia" in Swahili can also refer to a path, road, or way. |
| Swedish | Metoden derives from the Greek word that means 'to follow a course of thinking' but in Swedish, it also means 'courage' |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Paraan" is derived from the Spanish word "parar", which means to stop or halt. |
| Tajik | The word "усул" also means style, way, manner or means |
| Tamil | முறை ('method') refers to a sequence of actions, but in archaic Tamil also denotes a specific order, occasion, or system, as in grammar and astrology. |
| Telugu | The word 'పద్ధతి' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'पद्धति' which means 'way' or 'course' and can also refer to a 'systematic procedure' or 'methodology.' |
| Thai | The word "วิธี" (method) is derived from the Sanskrit word "vidhi" (law, rule), and also means "way" or "path". |
| Turkish | The word "yöntem" comes from the Persian word "rahnamud" meaning "guide", and also shares its root with the word "yön" meaning "direction" in Turkish. |
| Ukrainian | The word "метод" in Ukrainian has several alternate meanings, including "technique", "procedure", "approach", or "methodology". |
| Urdu | The word "طریقہ" is derived from the Arabic word "طرق" which means "path" or "way", and it can also refer to a "rule" or "procedure". |
| Uzbek | The word "usul" can also refer to a traditional musical genre in Central Asia. |
| Vietnamese | "Phương pháp" literally means "direction method" and refers to a systematic procedure or technique. |
| Welsh | "Dull" derives from the Welsh word "dyll". In the 19th century it was used in the sense of "method", as in "dull of procedure." |
| Xhosa | Indlela originates from the word 'ndlela', which means 'path' or 'way'. It is also used to refer to a person's character or way of life. |
| Yiddish | In Yiddish, the word "מעטאָד" can also refer to a "way" or "manner". |
| Yoruba | Ọna can also mean a 'road, path' |
| Zulu | The word 'indlela' also means 'path' or 'road' in Zulu |
| English | The word 'method' is derived from the Greek word 'methodos', which means 'way' or 'path'. |