Modern in Different Languages
Discover 'Modern' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Modern
Afrikaans modern | ||
Albanian moderne | ||
Amharic ዘመናዊ | ||
Arabic عصري | ||
Armenian ժամանակակից | ||
Assamese আধুনিক | ||
Aymara qhipa uñsta | ||
Azerbaijani müasir | ||
Bambara kura | ||
Basque modernoa | ||
Belarusian сучасны | ||
Bengali আধুনিক | ||
Bhojpuri आधुनिक | ||
Bosnian moderno | ||
Bulgarian модерен | ||
Catalan modern | ||
Cebuano moderno | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 现代 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 現代 | ||
Corsican mudernu | ||
Croatian moderna | ||
Czech moderní | ||
Danish moderne | ||
Dhivehi ޒަމާނީ | ||
Dogri अजकना | ||
Dutch modern | ||
English modern | ||
Esperanto modernaj | ||
Estonian kaasaegne | ||
Ewe egbe nu | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) moderno | ||
Finnish moderni | ||
French moderne | ||
Frisian modern | ||
Galician moderno | ||
Georgian თანამედროვე | ||
German modern | ||
Greek μοντέρνο | ||
Guarani iyahúva | ||
Gujarati આધુનિક | ||
Haitian Creole modèn | ||
Hausa zamani | ||
Hawaiian kēia manawa | ||
Hebrew מוֹדֶרנִי | ||
Hindi आधुनिक | ||
Hmong niaj hnub | ||
Hungarian modern | ||
Icelandic nútíma | ||
Igbo nke oge a | ||
Ilocano moderno | ||
Indonesian modern | ||
Irish nua-aimseartha | ||
Italian moderno | ||
Japanese モダン | ||
Javanese modern | ||
Kannada ಆಧುನಿಕ | ||
Kazakh заманауи | ||
Khmer ទំនើប | ||
Kinyarwanda bigezweho | ||
Konkani आधुनीक | ||
Korean 현대 | ||
Krio naw | ||
Kurdish rojane | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) مۆدێرن | ||
Kyrgyz заманбап | ||
Lao ທັນສະໄຫມ | ||
Latin modern | ||
Latvian mūsdienīgs | ||
Lingala ya mikolo oyo | ||
Lithuanian modernus | ||
Luganda munnakuzino | ||
Luxembourgish modern | ||
Macedonian модерен | ||
Maithili आधुनिक | ||
Malagasy ankehitriny | ||
Malay moden | ||
Malayalam ആധുനികം | ||
Maltese moderna | ||
Maori hou | ||
Marathi आधुनिक | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯝꯒꯤ | ||
Mizo tunlai | ||
Mongolian орчин үеийн | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ခေတ်သစ် | ||
Nepali आधुनिक | ||
Norwegian moderne | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) zamakono | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଆଧୁନିକ | ||
Oromo ammayyaa | ||
Pashto عصري | ||
Persian نوین | ||
Polish nowoczesny | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) moderno | ||
Punjabi ਆਧੁਨਿਕ | ||
Quechua moderno | ||
Romanian modern | ||
Russian современное | ||
Samoan po nei | ||
Sanskrit आधुनिक | ||
Scots Gaelic ùr-nodha | ||
Sepedi sebjalebjale | ||
Serbian модеран | ||
Sesotho tsa kajeno | ||
Shona yanhasi | ||
Sindhi جديد | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) නූතන | ||
Slovak moderný | ||
Slovenian moderno | ||
Somali casri ah | ||
Spanish moderno | ||
Sundanese moderen | ||
Swahili kisasa | ||
Swedish modern | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) moderno | ||
Tajik муосир | ||
Tamil நவீன | ||
Tatar заманча | ||
Telugu ఆధునిక | ||
Thai ทันสมัย | ||
Tigrinya ዘበናዊ | ||
Tsonga ximanguvalawa | ||
Turkish modern | ||
Turkmen döwrebap | ||
Twi (Akan) abɛɛfosɛm | ||
Ukrainian сучасний | ||
Urdu جدید | ||
Uyghur modern | ||
Uzbek zamonaviy | ||
Vietnamese hiện đại | ||
Welsh modern | ||
Xhosa yanamhlanje | ||
Yiddish מאָדערן | ||
Yoruba igbalode | ||
Zulu yesimanje |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "modern" in Afrikaans can also mean "fashionable" or "up-to-date in style". |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "moderne" also refers to a type of traditional Albanian folk song. |
| Amharic | The word 'ዘመናዊ' can also mean 'fashionable' or 'up-to-date' in Amharic. |
| Arabic | The Arabic word "عصري" (modern) originally meant "of the time of the Prophet Muhammad (may peace be upon him)." |
| Azerbaijani | Müasir also means "contemporary" or "present-time" in Azerbaijani. |
| Basque | The word "modernoa" also refers to something "recently developed" |
| Belarusian | The word "сучасны" can also mean "current" or "present" in Belarusian. |
| Bengali | আধুনিক শব্দটির মূল অর্থ ছিলো এখনকার, তবে বর্তমানে এর ব্যাপক অর্থে বর্তমান সময়ের বা সংস্কৃতির মধ্যে নতুন ও প্রগতিশীল। |
| Bosnian | The word "moderno" can also refer to a style of music in Bosnian |
| Bulgarian | The word "модерен" (modern) in Bulgarian also has the meaning of "fashionable" or "stylish". |
| Catalan | In Catalan, "modern" can also refer to the Catalan version of the Art Nouveau architectural movement, known as Modernisme. |
| Cebuano | In Cebuano, "moderno" can also mean "fashionable" or "up-to-date." |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 现代 (xiàndài) is an umbrella term that encompasses various time periods in Chinese philosophy and historiography. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 現代 comes from the phrase "今（now）" and "代（generation)" which means "this generation". |
| Corsican | In Corsican, the word "mudernu" can also mean "young" or "fashionable". |
| Croatian | In Croatian, the word "moderna" also refers to a type of folk song. |
| Czech | "Moderní" in Czech can also mean "contemporary" or "up-to-date". |
| Danish | The word "moderne" in Danish also means "fashionable" or "stylish". |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "modern" can also denote something recent or fashionable. |
| Esperanto | Esperanto's "modernaj" also relates more specifically to "the present era," "current times," and "contemporary things." |
| Estonian | Estonian word "kaasaegne” (modern) is derived from "kaas" (companion) and "aeg" (time), hence meaning something that belongs to the present time. |
| Finnish | The word "moderni" can also mean "moderate" or "mediocre" in Finnish. |
| French | The word "moderne" comes from the Latin "modo" which means "just now" and originally meant "in conformity with the fashion of the time". |
| Frisian | The Frisian word 'modern' has the same meaning as its English counterpart, 'modern', and can also mean 'recent' or 'new'. |
| Galician | In Galician the word "moderno" can also mean "stylish" or "fashionable". |
| German | In German, "modern" can also mean "fancy" or "stylish". |
| Greek | Although μοντέρνο comes from the word "modern" in Western languages, it often refers to the Art Nouveau style in Greece. |
| Gujarati | Historically, the word 'આધુનિક' ('modern') was only used to describe times or places that were in vogue. In the 20th century, it evolved to encompass the idea of 'modern' in the sense of 'new.' |
| Haitian Creole | The word "modèn" in Haitian Creole also means "fashionable" or "stylish". |
| Hausa | The word "zamani" in Hausa has Arabic origins and can also mean "time" or "era". |
| Hawaiian | The word "kēia manawa" can also refer to the present time, this era, or the current generation. |
| Hebrew | The root of "מוֹדֶרנִי" is Latin, where it refers to current time as opposed to the past, and also to fashionable, contemporary styles. |
| Hindi | "आधुनिक" का अर्थ "वर्तमान" है, लेकिन इसका उपयोग "नया" या "वर्तमान फैशन" के अर्थ में भी किया जाता है। |
| Hmong | The word "niaj hnub" literally means "the new sun" in Hmong, and it is often used to refer to modern times or contemporary culture. |
| Hungarian | The word "modern" comes from the Latin word "modo," which means "now" or "just now." |
| Icelandic | In Icelandic, the word „nútíma“ translates to “modern,” but a more literal interpretation would be, “now-times.” |
| Igbo | "Nke oge a" literally means "thing of this time" in Igbo, indicating its connection to the present or contemporary. |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "modern" can also refer to a traditional musical genre, originating from the Dutch word "moderne". |
| Irish | An alternate meaning of the word "nua-aimseartha" is "new-old", implying an innovative twist on a traditional idea. |
| Italian | In Italian, the adjective "moderno" can also mean "fashionable" or "up-to-date." |
| Japanese | The word “モダン” (modern) has an alternate meaning of “stylish” or “fashionable” in Japanese. |
| Javanese | In Javanese, "modern" ("moderen") also means "to appear" or "to look like" something. |
| Kannada | The word "ಆಧುನಿಕ" comes from the Sanskrit word "आधुनिक," which means "new" or "recent." |
| Kazakh | The word "заманауи" (modern) in Kazakh is derived from the Persian word "zamān" (time) and originally meant "of the time" or "contemporary". |
| Khmer | The word "ទំនើប" (modern) in Khmer is likely derived from the Sanskrit word "नव" (nava), meaning "new" or "modern." |
| Korean | 현대 (現代), meaning 'modern,' in Korean is derived from the Chinese characters meaning 'present' and 'time'. |
| Kurdish | The word 'rojane' is thought to be derived from the Persian word 'ruz' meaning 'day' or 'brightness'. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "заманбап" in Kyrgyz comes from the Arabic word "zamānī" meaning "belonging to the time", and its original meaning in Kyrgyz was "new", "fashionable", later changing to "modern". |
| Latin | The Latin word "modernus" originally referred to the "present" or "current" time, not necessarily to the modern era. |
| Latvian | Mūsdienīgs in Latvian comes from mūsis meaning “our own, recent, contemporary”, which also exists in other Baltic languages |
| Lithuanian | In Lithuanian, the word “modernus” derives from the Latin “modo,” meaning “just now” or “presently,” and refers to something that is new, stylish, or up-to-date, indicating its temporal aspect rather than its connection to a historical period. |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "modern" can also mean "contemporaneous" or "up-to-date." |
| Macedonian | "Модерен" has other meanings including "fashionable" and "stylish" instead of just "modern". |
| Malagasy | ANKEHITRINY (modern) is also a common first name for girls in Madagascar. |
| Malay | In Malay, "moden" can also mean "fashionable" or "up-to-date". |
| Malayalam | The word "ആധുനികം" in Malayalam is derived from the Sanskrit word "आधुनिक" (ādhunika), which means "recent" or "new". It can also refer to a style or period of art, architecture, or literature that is characterized by its break from traditional forms and its embrace of new ideas and technologies. |
| Maltese | In Maltese, "moderna" has an additional meaning of "fashionable" or "stylish" |
| Maori | The word "hou" in Maori can also mean "new" or "fresh". |
| Marathi | The word "आधुनिक" comes from the Sanskrit word "अधुनिक" meaning "modern" or "present-day." |
| Mongolian | The term |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word "ခေတ်သစ်" derives from the Sanskrit words "kala" (time) and "siddha" (fulfilled or accomplished), meaning "current time." |
| Nepali | The word "आधुनिक" is derived from the Sanskrit word "आधुन" meaning "recent" or "new". |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "moderne" can also refer to the Art Nouveau architectural style of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The term "zamakono" is also used to describe something that is fashionable or trendy. |
| Pashto | In Pashto, "عصري" ("asri") means "modern," but is also used to describe something stylish or fashionable. |
| Persian | The word نوین (modern) in Persian comes from the Arabic root ن-و-ن meaning "new," and can refer not only to contemporary time but also to novel or innovative ideas. |
| Polish | The word 'nowoczesny' comes from the Old Polish word 'nowo' ('new') and the suffix '-czesny' ('pertaining to or characterized by'), hence its original meaning was 'newfangled'. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The Portuguese word "moderno" comes from the Latin word "modernus," which means "recent," "of the present time," or "new." |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "modern" also means "fashionable" or "stylish". |
| Russian | The term "современное" can refer to the 19th century or to the period from 1917 to 1991 in Russian, while in English "modern" generally describes the last 60-70 years. |
| Samoan | Po is the Samoan word for 'night', and nei means 'this'. |
| Scots Gaelic | The term comes from the Scots Gaelic word ùr, meaning "new", and nodha, meaning "fashion, manner". |
| Serbian | The word "модеран" (modern) in Serbian also has the alternate meaning of "fashionable" or "stylish." |
| Sesotho | The term "tsa kajeno" (modern) in Sesotho is derived from the words "ka" (of) and "jeno" (now or today), denoting something belonging to the present time or current era. |
| Shona | 'Yanhasi' is also used to refer to people of the present generation or the youth. |
| Sindhi | جديد (jadīd) is a relative term that can also mean 'new' or 'fresh'. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | "නූතන" is derived from Sanskrit "नूतन" (nūtan) meaning "new, recent, fresh, modern." |
| Slovak | In Slovak, "moderný" also has archaic meanings associated with "fashionable" and "stylish". |
| Slovenian | The word 'moderno' originally meant 'fashionable' in Slovenian and was used to describe stylish or trendy people or things. |
| Somali | Casri ah is related to the word 'caasr' meaning 'town', suggesting a connection between modern and urban life in Somali culture. |
| Spanish | In Spanish, the word "moderno" can also mean "up-to-date" or "stylish", conveying a sense of innovation and currency. |
| Sundanese | The word "moderen" in Sundanese also means "fashionable". |
| Swahili | The word kisasa also refers to the concept of justice in the Swahili context |
| Swedish | An alternate meaning of "modern" in Swedish is "modish" or "fashionable." |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "moderno" is also used to describe things that are "up-to-date" or "fashionable". |
| Tajik | The word "муосир" in Tajik is derived from the Persian word "معاصر" (Moaser) meaning "contemporary". |
| Tamil | The word "நவீன" (naviiṉa) in Tamil is derived from the Sanskrit word "नवीन" (navīna), meaning "new" or "recent". |
| Telugu | The Telugu word "ఆధునిక" is derived from the Sanskrit words "आधुन" and "इक" and denotes a state of being updated or fashionable. |
| Thai | The Thai word "ทันสมัย" is derived from the Sanskrit word "ทันตะ" meaning "tooth" and "สมัย" meaning "time", originally referring to the changing fashions in women's teeth-blackening ceremonies. |
| Turkish | Modern comes from the Latin word "modo," meaning "just now," and is related to the French word "moderne," meaning "of the present time." |
| Ukrainian | The word "сучасний" can also refer to "present" or "current," as opposed to something from the past or the future. |
| Urdu | "جدید" can also mean "new" in Urdu, and is related to the word "jadid" in Arabic, meaning "innovation". |
| Uzbek | The word "zamonaviy" is derived from the Persian word "zeman" meaning "time". |
| Vietnamese | "Hiện đại" can mean "the present time" or "modern times" in Vietnamese. |
| Welsh | In Welsh, the word 'modern' ('modern') is also used to describe something that is fashionable or stylish. |
| Xhosa | 'Yanamhlanje' also means 'just now' or 'now'. |
| Yiddish | מאָדערן derives from the German moderen and can also refer to the latest fashion. |
| Yoruba | The word "igbalode" is also used to describe something that is up-to-date or fashionable. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word 'yesimanje' is derived from the Dutch word 'jes' (yes) and 'manje' (now). |
| English | The term "modern" came into use in the early 15th century, initially denoting "late medieval" and later referring to the Renaissance. |