Normal in Different Languages
Discover 'Normal' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Normal
Afrikaans normaal | ||
Albanian normal | ||
Amharic መደበኛ | ||
Arabic عادي | ||
Armenian նորմալ | ||
Assamese স্বাভাৱিক | ||
Aymara nurmalaki | ||
Azerbaijani normal | ||
Bambara o ka kan | ||
Basque normala | ||
Belarusian нармальны | ||
Bengali সাধারণ | ||
Bhojpuri सामान्य | ||
Bosnian normalno | ||
Bulgarian нормално | ||
Catalan normal | ||
Cebuano normal | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 正常 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 正常 | ||
Corsican nurmale | ||
Croatian normalan | ||
Czech normální | ||
Danish normal | ||
Dhivehi އާދައިގެ | ||
Dogri आम | ||
Dutch normaal | ||
English normal | ||
Esperanto normala | ||
Estonian normaalne | ||
Ewe gbe sia gbe ƒe nu | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) normal | ||
Finnish normaalia | ||
French ordinaire | ||
Frisian normaal | ||
Galician normal | ||
Georgian ნორმალური | ||
German normal | ||
Greek κανονικός | ||
Guarani jepigua | ||
Gujarati સામાન્ય | ||
Haitian Creole nòmal | ||
Hausa na al'ada | ||
Hawaiian maʻamau | ||
Hebrew נוֹרמָלִי | ||
Hindi साधारण | ||
Hmong ib txwm | ||
Hungarian normál | ||
Icelandic eðlilegt | ||
Igbo nkịtị | ||
Ilocano normal | ||
Indonesian normal | ||
Irish gnáth | ||
Italian normale | ||
Japanese 正常 | ||
Javanese lumrahe | ||
Kannada ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ | ||
Kazakh қалыпты | ||
Khmer ធម្មតា | ||
Kinyarwanda bisanzwe | ||
Konkani सामान्य | ||
Korean 표준 | ||
Krio nɔmal | ||
Kurdish normal | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ئاسایی | ||
Kyrgyz кадимки | ||
Lao ທຳ ມະດາ | ||
Latin normalem | ||
Latvian normāli | ||
Lingala ya malamu | ||
Lithuanian normalus | ||
Luganda ekya bulijjo | ||
Luxembourgish normal | ||
Macedonian нормално | ||
Maithili सामान्य | ||
Malagasy ara-dalàna | ||
Malay biasa | ||
Malayalam സാധാരണ | ||
Maltese normali | ||
Maori noa | ||
Marathi सामान्य | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕ | ||
Mizo pangngai | ||
Mongolian хэвийн | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ပုံမှန် | ||
Nepali सामान्य | ||
Norwegian normal | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) wabwinobwino | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସାଧାରଣ | ||
Oromo baratamaa | ||
Pashto نورمال | ||
Persian طبیعی | ||
Polish normalna | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) normal | ||
Punjabi ਆਮ | ||
Quechua kaqlla | ||
Romanian normal | ||
Russian обычный | ||
Samoan masani | ||
Sanskrit सामान्य | ||
Scots Gaelic àbhaisteach | ||
Sepedi tlwaelo | ||
Serbian нормално | ||
Sesotho tloaelehileng | ||
Shona zvakajairika | ||
Sindhi عام | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) සාමාන්යයි | ||
Slovak normálne | ||
Slovenian normalno | ||
Somali caadi ah | ||
Spanish normal | ||
Sundanese normal | ||
Swahili kawaida | ||
Swedish vanligt | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) normal | ||
Tajik муқаррарӣ | ||
Tamil சாதாரண | ||
Tatar нормаль | ||
Telugu సాధారణ | ||
Thai ปกติ | ||
Tigrinya ንቡር | ||
Tsonga ntolovelo | ||
Turkish normal | ||
Turkmen adaty | ||
Twi (Akan) daa daa | ||
Ukrainian нормальний | ||
Urdu عام | ||
Uyghur نورمال | ||
Uzbek normal | ||
Vietnamese bình thường | ||
Welsh arferol | ||
Xhosa eqhelekileyo | ||
Yiddish נאָרמאַל | ||
Yoruba deede | ||
Zulu evamile |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | "Normaal" also means "ordinary", "common" or "regular". |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "normal" is derived from the Latin word "norma", meaning a standard or a rule. |
| Amharic | The word 'መደበኛ' ('normal') in Amharic is derived from the verb 'ደበበ' ('to be equal') and originally meant 'corresponding'. |
| Arabic | "Normal" (عَادِي) could be "not uncommon" as in its literal definition, but it could also mean, in colloquial speech, "bad" as in "not great." |
| Armenian | Նորմալ (normal) comes from the French word 'normal' adopted from the Latin 'normalis' and refers to the 90-degree angle formed by the perpendicular lines, or 'rule' ('նորմա'). |
| Azerbaijani | "Normal" also describes the state of a person who is in good health, and it can be used to describe something that is expected or usual. |
| Basque | In Basque, "normala" can also refer to "right", "straight", or "level". |
| Belarusian | The word "нармальны" can also mean "straight" or "correct" in Belarusian. |
| Bengali | The word 'সাধারণ' in Bengali can also mean 'ordinary' or 'common'. It is derived from the Sanskrit word 'sadharana', which means 'common' or 'belonging to all'. |
| Bosnian | In Serbian and Bosnian, normalno can also mean 'good' or 'ok'. |
| Bulgarian | The word 'нормално' in Bulgarian can also refer to something perpendicular, vertical, or standard. |
| Catalan | In Catalan, "normal" can also refer to a person's sexual orientation, specifically "heterosexual." |
| Cebuano | The word "normal" can also mean "common", "usual", or "typical" in Cebuano. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 正常 often refers to a state of balance or correctness, but can also mean 'normalcy' in the sense of 'average' or 'common'. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | In Chinese, 正常 (zhèngcháng) can also mean "the correct state" or "the expected state". |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "nurmale" has no other meanings besides "normal" and is derived from the Latin "normalis". |
| Croatian | The word "normalan" can also mean "usual" or "regular" in Croatian. |
| Czech | The Czech word "normální" can also mean "perpendicular" or "straight", deriving from the Latin "norma" meaning "rule" or "carpenter's square. |
| Danish | The Danish word 'normal' can also be used to mean 'perpendicular' in carpentry and masonry. |
| Dutch | The word "normaal" in Dutch can also mean "standard" or "average". |
| Estonian | In Estonian, "normaalne" can also mean "okay" or "passable" depending on intonation and context. |
| Finnish | The word 'normaalia' can also mean 'average' or 'standard' in Finnish. |
| French | The word "Ordinaire" can also refer to a meal or a type of wine. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "normaal" can also refer to a specific dimension of building materials |
| Galician | In Galician, the word "normal" can also mean "straight", as in not crooked or curved. |
| Georgian | The Georgian word "ნორმალური" comes from the Greek word "normalis", which means "according to the rule or norm" or "perpendicular" or "straight". |
| German | In German, "normal" also means "perpendicular". |
| Greek | κανονικός in Greek originally referred to something made using a straight edge. |
| Haitian Creole | Nòmal in Haitian Creole does not share the same medical and biological undertones as the English word "normal." |
| Hausa | "Na al'ada" is derived from the Arabic "al-'āda", meaning "the usual", while in everyday speech it can also refer to something "good". |
| Hawaiian | The word "maʻamau" can also mean "ordinary" or "standard" in Hawaiian. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "נוֹרמָלִי" (normal) is derived from the Latin word "normalis", meaning "according to the rule" or "conforming to the standard". |
| Hindi | The word साधारण in Hindi can also mean common, general, usual, or average. |
| Hmong | The word 'ib txwm' can also refer to a type of rice that is commonly grown in the uplands of Laos and Thailand. |
| Hungarian | The word "Normál" in Hungarian can also refer to a type of brick or a standard size of paper. |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "eðlilegt" is derived from the Old Norse "eðli", meaning "nature" or "character". |
| Igbo | In addition to its usual meaning of 'regular' or 'ordinary,' the Igbo word 'nkịtị' can also refer to 'the way things are' or 'the status quo.' |
| Indonesian | In Indonesian, the word 'normal' (normal) derives from the Dutch 'normaal' and also denotes 'perpendicular' or 'right-angled'. |
| Irish | The word "gnáth" in Irish can also refer to "custom" or "habit". |
| Italian | The feminine form, "normale," specifically refers to a school that prepares students to become teachers. |
| Japanese | The word "正常" can also mean "regular" or "standard". |
| Javanese | This word could also mean "in the usual way" in Javanese. |
| Kannada | The word ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ, meaning normal, also has a connotation of 'common' or 'ordinary' in Kannada. |
| Kazakh | The word "қалыпты" can also mean "typical", "ordinary", "usual", or "standard" in Kazakh. |
| Khmer | "ធម្មតា" also applies more broadly to concepts such as "ordinary" and "as usual". |
| Korean | The word "표준" also means "standard" or "norm" in Korean. |
| Kurdish | In Kurdish, 'normal' also means 'common, usual, typical'. |
| Kyrgyz | Кадимки (normal) came from the Turkic word “kadim,” which means ancient, old. |
| Latin | Latin “normalis” originally meant "according to a rule, square, or carpenter's level." |
| Latvian | Historically, "normāli" meant "according to rule" and "not sick". |
| Lithuanian | The word "normalus" is derived from the Latin word "normalis," which means "conforming to type" or "regular." |
| Luxembourgish | The Luxembourgish word “normal” can also mean “crazy” or “simple”. |
| Macedonian | In Old Macedonian, the term “нормално” had more spiritual connotations, referring to something in accordance with societal values and expectations. |
| Malagasy | The word |
| Malay | The word "biasa" in Malay shares its root with the Sanskrit word "vyasah," meaning "different," suggesting an earlier meaning of "different from the norm," or "uncommon." |
| Malayalam | The Malayalam word "സാധാരണ" can also mean "ordinary" or "common". |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "normali" also translates to "everyday" and "ordinary" depending on the context |
| Maori | Noa can also mean clear, free from obstacles, or unblemished |
| Marathi | The term "सामान्य" (sādhāran) can also mean "universal" in Marathi. |
| Mongolian | The word 'хэвийн' has additional meanings of 'standard' and 'ordinary'. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word ပုံမှန် (pronounced |
| Nepali | "सामान्य" (normal) in Nepali can also mean "usual" or "ordinary". |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "normal" can also mean "perpendicular" or "at right angles". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | Despite its seemingly positive connotation, the literal translation of the word "wabwinobwino" is "bad or ugly". |
| Persian | In Persian the word "طبیعی" can also mean "natural" or "organic". |
| Polish | The word "normalna" in Polish can also mean "level", "regular", or "standard" |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, unlike in English, "normal" also means perpendicular or forming a right angle. |
| Punjabi | The word 'ਆਮ' (aam) in Punjabi can also refer to the fruit 'mango' or to a specific variety of mango. |
| Romanian | In the 19th century, the term "normal" in Romanian started to be used in the medical sense and in science. |
| Russian | The word "обычный" can also mean "usual" or "customary" in Russian. |
| Samoan | The word masani also refers to the 'ordinary' or 'basic' version of something, as in the phrase 'masani o le taumafataga,' which means 'the basic meal.' |
| Scots Gaelic | The word àbhaisteach, meaning "normal" in Scots Gaelic, also has connotations of regularity and customariness. |
| Serbian | The Serbian word "нормално" can also mean "regularly" or "usually". |
| Shona | The word "zvakajairika" is derived from the Shona verb "kujairika," meaning "to be in order" or "to be correct." |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word عام (ām) comes from the Arabic word عام (ʿām), meaning 'general' or 'common', and can also mean 'public' or 'open' |
| Slovak | In addition to its usual meaning, the Slovak word "normálne" can also be used to convey the idea of "that's to be expected, of course, without a doubt, or absolutely". |
| Slovenian | The word "normalno" can also mean "usually" or "ordinarily" in Slovenian. |
| Somali | The term 'caadi ah,' meaning 'normal' in Somali, is rooted in Arabic and signifies something that is 'moderate' or 'regular.' |
| Spanish | En español la palabra "normal" también puede referirse a una persona común y corriente. |
| Sundanese | In Sundanese, the word "normal" can also mean "usual" or "common". |
| Swahili | Kawaida also refers to tradition or established practice and can be used to describe cultural norms and values. |
| Swedish | "Vanligt" can also refer to "usual" in Swedish. However its most frequent meaning is "ordinary". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | In Tagalog, "normal" can also refer to "plain" or "unadorned. |
| Tajik | The word "муқаррарӣ" can also refer to something that is established or determined. |
| Tamil | The Tamil word 'சாதாரண' can also refer to something that is 'common', 'usual', or 'average'. |
| Telugu | The word "సాధారణ" comes from Sanskrit and means "ordinary, regular" or "not special". |
| Thai | ปกติ can also mean "regular" or "usual" |
| Turkish | The Turkish word "normal" also means "perpendicular" and derives from French "normale" and Latin "normalis" meaning "according to rule." |
| Ukrainian | Normally, the word "нормальний" in Ukrainian means "regular" or "typical," but it can also have a connotation of "healthy" or "sane." |
| Urdu | The Urdu word "عام" derives from the Arabic "ʿāmm", meaning both "general" and "public". |
| Uzbek | The Uzbek word "normal" can also refer to "standard" or "usual". |
| Vietnamese | 'Bình thường' also means 'water jug' or 'vase' in Vietnamese. |
| Welsh | The Welsh word 'arferol', meaning 'normal' originates from the word 'arfer', meaning 'habit'. |
| Xhosa | The noun 'eqhelekileyo' is derived from the verb 'qheleka' ('to be accustomed to') and thus connotes something that is familiar or usual. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "נאָרמאַל" ("normal") can also mean "decent" or "respectable". |
| Yoruba | The word "deede" is derived from the Yoruba word "dide" which means "to stand upright". It also means "to be straight", "to be correct", or "to be in order". This is the origin of the proverb "Igi deede ko gbogbo iru ojo ri" which means "An upright tree cannot see all kinds of days". This proverb is used to refer to someone who is always doing the right thing and is not always rewarded for it. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word 'evamile' derives from the Proto-Bantu root *-pʰami- 'to measure, to test' and has cognates in several other Bantu languages, including Swahili 'fami' and Tonga 'bhami' with similar meanings. |
| English | The word "normal" originally meant "conforming to the standard," but now has the connotation of "average" or "expected." |