Moderate in different languages

Moderate in Different Languages

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Moderate


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Afrikaans
matig
Albanian
i moderuar
Amharic
መካከለኛ
Arabic
معتدل
Armenian
չափավոր
Assamese
মধ্যমীয়া
Aymara
turpa
Azerbaijani
orta
Bambara
ka bɛrɛbɛn
Basque
moderatua
Belarusian
ўмераны
Bengali
পরিমিত
Bhojpuri
उदार
Bosnian
umjereno
Bulgarian
умерен
Catalan
moderat
Cebuano
kasarangan
Chinese (Simplified)
中等
Chinese (Traditional)
中等
Corsican
moderatu
Croatian
umjereno
Czech
mírný
Danish
moderat
Dhivehi
މެދުމިން
Dogri
दरम्याना
Dutch
matig
English
moderate
Esperanto
modera
Estonian
mõõdukas
Ewe
le ve dome
Filipino (Tagalog)
katamtaman
Finnish
kohtalainen
French
modérer
Frisian
matich
Galician
moderado
Georgian
ზომიერი
German
mäßig
Greek
μέτριος
Guarani
akãguapy
Gujarati
માધ્યમ
Haitian Creole
modere
Hausa
matsakaici
Hawaiian
akahai
Hebrew
לְמַתֵן
Hindi
उदारवादी
Hmong
pes nrab
Hungarian
mérsékelt
Icelandic
í meðallagi
Igbo
agafeghị oke
Ilocano
kalalainganna
Indonesian
moderat
Irish
measartha
Italian
moderare
Japanese
中程度
Javanese
sedheng
Kannada
ಮಧ್ಯಮ
Kazakh
орташа
Khmer
ល្មម
Kinyarwanda
gishyize mu gaciro
Konkani
मध्यम
Korean
보통의
Krio
soba
Kurdish
navînî
Kurdish (Sorani)
ناوەند
Kyrgyz
орточо
Lao
ປານກາງ
Latin
moderari
Latvian
mērens
Lingala
malembe
Lithuanian
vidutinio sunkumo
Luganda
kyomumakati
Luxembourgish
moderéiert
Macedonian
умерено
Maithili
उदारवादी
Malagasy
mampitony
Malay
sederhana
Malayalam
മിതത്വം
Maltese
moderat
Maori
ngawari
Marathi
मध्यम
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯞ
Mizo
thunun
Mongolian
дунд зэрэг
Myanmar (Burmese)
အလယ်အလတ်
Nepali
मध्यम
Norwegian
moderat
Nyanja (Chichewa)
moyenera
Odia (Oriya)
ମଧ୍ୟମ
Oromo
giddugaleessa
Pashto
اعتدال
Persian
در حد متوسط
Polish
umiarkowany
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
moderado
Punjabi
ਦਰਮਿਆਨੀ
Quechua
moderado
Romanian
moderat
Russian
умеренный
Samoan
feololo
Sanskrit
सन्तुलित
Scots Gaelic
meadhanach
Sepedi
magareng
Serbian
умерен
Sesotho
itekanetseng
Shona
zvine mwero
Sindhi
اعتدال پسند
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
මධ්‍යස්ථ
Slovak
mierny
Slovenian
zmerno
Somali
dhexdhexaad ah
Spanish
moderar
Sundanese
sedeng
Swahili
wastani
Swedish
måttlig
Tagalog (Filipino)
katamtaman
Tajik
мӯътадил
Tamil
மிதமான
Tatar
уртача
Telugu
మోస్తరు
Thai
ปานกลาง
Tigrinya
ማእኸላይ
Tsonga
xikarhi
Turkish
ılımlı
Turkmen
ortaça
Twi (Akan)
kakra
Ukrainian
помірний
Urdu
اعتدال پسند
Uyghur
ئوتتۇراھال
Uzbek
o'rtacha
Vietnamese
vừa phải
Welsh
cymedrol
Xhosa
ngcathu
Yiddish
מעסיק
Yoruba
dede
Zulu
ngokulinganisela

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansThe Afrikaans word "matig" is derived from the Dutch word "matig", which means "moderate" or "temperate".
AlbanianIn Albanian, "i moderuar" is also used in the sense of "to adjust," "to regulate," or "to set in order."
AmharicThe word "መካከለኛ" can also mean "middle" or "in between" in Amharic.
ArabicThe word معتدل can also mean "tempered," "proportioned," "harmonious," or "balanced."
ArmenianThe word չափավոր (chapavor) in Armenian derives from the Persian word "chapa" meaning "measure" and "avor" meaning "to take".
AzerbaijaniOrta also means the middle (of something), such as in "orta barmaq" (middle finger).
BasqueThe Basque word "moderatua" also means "well-balanced" or "temperate".
BelarusianIn Belarusian, the word "ўмераны" can also mean "temperate" (in climate) or "mediocre".
BengaliThis word can also mean 'limited' in Bengali.
Bosnian"Umjereno" has been used in Bosnia since the Middle Ages to describe food that is not too spicy or sour.
BulgarianIn Bulgarian, "умерен" can also mean "temperate" or "moderate" in terms of climate.
CatalanThe Catalan word "moderat" can also mean "mediator" or "mediator".
Chinese (Simplified)中等 literally means "middle class" but can also mean "average" or "medium"
Chinese (Traditional)中等 is literally 'medium level', a sense preserved in the traditional Chinese medical system where it designates the 'moderate' level of heat or fever.
CorsicanIn Corsica, "moderatu" is also a dialectal form of "moderato", meaning "slow", "gentle", or "composed."
CroatianThe word "umjereno" in Croatian can also mean "temperate" or "balanced".
CzechThe Czech word "mírný" also means "mild, gentle, or calm".
DanishThe word "moderat" in Danish can also refer to a type of bread made with oats and rye.
DutchThe Dutch word 'matig' can also refer to a unit of weight equal to half a Rotterdam pound (213.36 grams).
Esperanto"Moderanto", which means "moderator", is derived from "modera" (meaning "moderate").
EstonianThe word mõõdukas derives from mõõt "measure, size," hence it originally meant "of average measure," "neither large nor small."
FinnishThe word "kohtalainen" in Finnish means "moderate" but also has a meaning of "fair" or "okay".
FrenchModérer in French has medieval origins, derived from the Latin word
FrisianThe word "matich" in Frisian can also mean "tolerant" or "gentle".
GalicianGalician "moderado" comes from the Latin "moderatus" meaning both "moderate" and "calm".
GeorgianThe word ზომიერი (
German"Maß" once meant "banquet" and "mäßig" originally meant "frugal".
Greek"Μέτριος" originates from the Ancient Greek "μέτρον" (English: "measure"), signifying "conforming to measurement, appropriate".
GujaratiThe word "માધ્યમ" can also mean "average" or "mean" in Gujarati
Haitian CreoleIn Haitian Creole, "modere" can also refer to controlling one's anger or emotions.
HausaThe Hausa word "matsakaici" shares the same root as "matsakaita," meaning "center," implying fairness and lack of bias.
HawaiianIn the Hawaiian language, the word also means "half" or "intermediate".
HebrewThe word "למתן" also refers to the act of "giving" or "granting" in Hebrew.
HindiThe Hindi term "उदारवादी" (udārvadi) originally referred to people who followed the ideas of Western philosophers known as classical liberals.
HmongPes nrab also means 'lukewarm', 'cool', and 'indifferent'.
HungarianIn older Hungarian language, it referred to the amount of rain, meaning 'not too much but not too little'.
IcelandicOriginally used to refer to an average level of wealth, the word has gradually shifted over time to refer simply to a middle or moderate amount of anything.
IgboApologies for the previous response. Here is a valid JSON object: {"text": "Igbo verb "agafeghị oke" can mean "to be moderate" or "to be slow/gentle/cautious in nature, motion, or action."}
Indonesian"Moderat" in English can also mean 'a term for an Islamic political group originating in Indonesia'.
IrishThe word “measartha” can also mean “mediocre” or “fair.”
Italian"Moderare" is derived from the Latin "modus" which means "measure". Its other meanings include "to limit, restrain, regulate, temper, qualify, reduce, or soften."
JapaneseThe word 中程度 can also mean "fair" or "medium" in Japanese.
JavaneseIn Javanese, the word 'sedheng' not only denotes 'moderate', but can also imply 'straight ahead' or 'facing the opposite direction', depending on the context.
KannadaThe word 'ಮಧ್ಯಮ' also refers to a 'neutral gender' in Kannada grammar.
KazakhThe word "орташа" is of Persian origin and can also mean "middle" or "average" in Kazakh.
Khmer"ល្មម" is also used in Khmer to mean appropriate, reasonable, or fair.
Korean보통의 is an abbreviation of 보통적인, which is the Sino-Korean reading of the Japanese word 普通的な (futsuutekina) derived ultimately via Latin from the Greek polis (city). As such, it can sometimes have a slightly different connotation than the original Korean word 중간의 (junggangeui), which more strictly means “the middle” and can also be used in a spatial or numerical sense, whereas 보통의 is used more exclusively for levels of intensity or concentration such as temperature or strength.
KurdishThe word "navînî" in Kurdish also refers to "novelty" or "innovation".
KyrgyzIn the Kyrgyz language, орточо may also refer to a level of difficulty in traditional games or competitions.
LaoThe Lao word
LatinThe word 'moderari' originally meant 'to measure' or 'to set limits', and was derived from the Latin word 'modus', meaning 'measure' or 'limit'.
LatvianThe word “mērens” can translate from Latvian to English variously to describe moderate weather and moderate physical effort among many other options.
Lithuanian"Vidutinio" comes from "vidurys" (middle) + "tinkamas" (appropriate) + "-inis" (ending for adjectives).
MacedonianThe word "умерено" in Macedonian can mean not only "moderate" but also "reasonably", "temperate" or "restrained".
MalagasyAlternate use "to be well-balanced"; possibly related to Proto-Austronesian *ma(n)-pitun "seven" with an affix or reduplication.
MalayThe word "sederhana" can also mean "humble" or "unpretentious" in Malay.
MalteseIn Maltese, "moderat" can also refer to a mediator or arbitrator.
MaoriMaori word for 'moderate', ngawari, also refers to half-caste or mixed race people.
Marathiमध्यम can also mean middle or neutral in Marathi.
NepaliThe word 'मध्यम' can also mean 'average', 'central' or 'middle'.
Norwegian"Moderat" can also mean "courageous,''brave,'' or "determined" in Norwegian.
Nyanja (Chichewa)Nyanja has three words for 'moderate,' but 'moyenera' also refers to 'medium-sized things'.
PashtoThe Pashto word اعتدال originally also meant "the day of the month when the sun crosses the equator".
PersianIn Persian, "در حد متوسط" can be used to mean "mediocre" or "average."
PolishThe word "umiarkowany" comes from the Proto-Slavic word "mīrkъ", meaning "peace" or "tranquility," and is related to the words "mercy" and "quiet."
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)"Moderado" is used in Portuguese to indicate the quality of being a medium shade of color, and is also the name of a traditional style of Portuguese guitar music.
RomanianIn Romanian, "moderat" can also refer to "moderately warm" weather or a "medium" level of skill.
RussianRussian "умеренный" ultimately originates from the Slavic root *mer- meaning "to die" but now only means "moderate" due to semantic shift.
SamoanThe word "feololo" in Samoan can also mean "calm" or "meek".
Scots GaelicThe word "meadhanach" is derived from the noun "meadhan" (middle), signifying a position between extremes.
SerbianThe word "умерен" can also mean "temperate" or "mild" in Serbian.
Sesotho"Itekanetseng" also refers to a person who is not very enthusiastic or easily excited.
SindhiThe word 'اعتدال پسند' ('moderate') in Sindhi is derived from the Arabic root 'اعتدال' ('to be balanced'), and can also refer to someone who is impartial or reasonable.
Sinhala (Sinhalese)The Sinhala word "මධ්‍යස්ථ" originates from the Sanskrit word "मध्यम" (madhya), which means "middle" or "moderate", and is also used in Hindi and Marathi with the same meaning.
SlovakThe Slovak word "mierny" originally meant "calm" and was also used to describe a "mild" or "gentle" wind.
SlovenianThe word "zmerno" in Slovenian can also mean "slowly", or "evenly", depending on the context.
SpanishModerar comes from Latin "moderari"; in Spain it also means to slow down the tempo of a song, but in Latin America it means to reduce its volume instead.
SundaneseThe word "sedeng" in Sundanese refers to something in the middle, such as a person's height or intelligence.
SwahiliWastani is derived from the Arabic word "وسط", meaning "middle", and also refers to an average or normal state.
SwedishThe word "måttlig" can be related to the word "mått" (measurement), referring to "something that is measured out".
Tagalog (Filipino)"Katamtaman" is derived from the root word "kataman," which also means "measure" or "standard."
TajikThe word "мӯътадил" also means "balanced" and "temperate" in Tajik.
TamilThe word "மிதமான" can also mean "sweet" or "pleasing" in Tamil.
TeluguThe word "మోస్తరు" in Telugu has an alternate meaning of "a sample" or "a specimen".
ThaiThe word "ปานกลาง" in Thai shares its root ("ปาน") with "ปานกลาง" in Sanskrit, meaning "middle". In Sanskrit, this root also gives rise to the word "मान" (maan), meaning "measure".
Turkish"Ilımlı" has another meaning, which is "slightly alcoholic".
UkrainianIn Ukrainian, the word "помірний" (pomirnyi) shares a root with the word "міра" (mira), meaning "measure" or "standard", suggesting moderation as a balancing of extremes.
UrduThe Urdu word اعتدال پسند can also refer to something or someone in the state of equilibrium or balance.
UzbekThe word "o'rtacha" in Uzbek is derived from the Persian word "mi'tar", meaning "amount". It can also mean "medium" or "average" in some contexts.
VietnameseVừa phải derives from the Chinese word "just enough", and also refers to "a reasonable amount" in Vietnamese.
WelshCymedrol is derived from the Welsh words 'cym' (together) and 'mesur' (measure), implying balance and moderation.
XhosaThe word "ngcathu" in Xhosa can also mean "mediocre" or "okay", depending on the context.
Yiddish"מעסיק" can be interpreted as "more-sick" or "less-well" in Yiddish.
YorubaThe Yoruba word "dẹdẹ" also means "gently" or "slowly".
ZuluThe Zulu word 'ngokulinganisela' is a compound noun formed from the noun 'ulinganiso' (balance) and the verbal particle '-ela,' which denotes a moderate or gradual action.
EnglishFrom the Latin word 'moderatus', meaning 'kept within measure' or 'restrained'.

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