Afrikaans organies | ||
Albanian organike | ||
Amharic ኦርጋኒክ | ||
Arabic عضوي | ||
Armenian օրգանական | ||
Assamese জৈৱিক | ||
Aymara orgánico ukaxa wali ch’amawa | ||
Azerbaijani üzvi | ||
Bambara biologique (biologique) ye | ||
Basque organikoa | ||
Belarusian арганічны | ||
Bengali জৈব | ||
Bhojpuri जैविक बा | ||
Bosnian organska | ||
Bulgarian органични | ||
Catalan orgànica | ||
Cebuano organiko | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 有机 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 有機 | ||
Corsican urganicu | ||
Croatian organski | ||
Czech organický | ||
Danish økologisk | ||
Dhivehi އޯގަނިކް އެވެ | ||
Dogri जैविक | ||
Dutch biologisch | ||
English organic | ||
Esperanto organika | ||
Estonian orgaaniline | ||
Ewe organic | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) organic | ||
Finnish luomu | ||
French biologique | ||
Frisian organysk | ||
Galician orgánico | ||
Georgian ორგანული | ||
German organisch | ||
Greek οργανικός | ||
Guarani orgánico rehegua | ||
Gujarati કાર્બનિક | ||
Haitian Creole òganik | ||
Hausa kwayoyin | ||
Hawaiian meaola | ||
Hebrew אורגני | ||
Hindi कार्बनिक | ||
Hmong organic | ||
Hungarian organikus | ||
Icelandic lífrænt | ||
Igbo organic | ||
Ilocano organiko | ||
Indonesian organik | ||
Irish orgánach | ||
Italian biologico | ||
Japanese オーガニック | ||
Javanese organik | ||
Kannada ಸಾವಯವ | ||
Kazakh органикалық | ||
Khmer សរីរាង្គ | ||
Kinyarwanda kama | ||
Konkani कार्बनी | ||
Korean 본질적인 | ||
Krio ɔrganik | ||
Kurdish organîk | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ئەندامی | ||
Kyrgyz органикалык | ||
Lao ປອດສານພິດ | ||
Latin organicum | ||
Latvian organiski | ||
Lingala biologique | ||
Lithuanian ekologiškas | ||
Luganda ebiramu | ||
Luxembourgish organesch | ||
Macedonian органски | ||
Maithili जैविक | ||
Malagasy voajanahary | ||
Malay organik | ||
Malayalam ഓർഗാനിക് | ||
Maltese organiku | ||
Maori rauropi | ||
Marathi सेंद्रिय | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯑꯣꯔꯒꯥꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo organic a ni | ||
Mongolian органик | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အော်ဂဲနစ် | ||
Nepali जैविक | ||
Norwegian organisk | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) organic | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଜ organic ବିକ | | ||
Oromo orgaanikii | ||
Pashto عضوي | ||
Persian ارگانیک. آلی | ||
Polish organiczny | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) orgânico | ||
Punjabi ਜੈਵਿਕ | ||
Quechua orgánico nisqa | ||
Romanian organic | ||
Russian органический | ||
Samoan faatulagaina | ||
Sanskrit जैविक | ||
Scots Gaelic organach | ||
Sepedi organic | ||
Serbian органска | ||
Sesotho manyolo | ||
Shona organic | ||
Sindhi نامياتي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) කාබනික | ||
Slovak organický | ||
Slovenian ekološko | ||
Somali dabiici ah | ||
Spanish orgánico | ||
Sundanese organik | ||
Swahili kikaboni | ||
Swedish organisk | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) organiko | ||
Tajik органикӣ | ||
Tamil கரிம | ||
Tatar органик | ||
Telugu సేంద్రీయ | ||
Thai โดยธรรมชาติ | ||
Tigrinya ኦርጋኒክ ዝበሃል ምዃኑ ይፍለጥ | ||
Tsonga organic | ||
Turkish organik | ||
Turkmen organiki | ||
Twi (Akan) organic | ||
Ukrainian органічні | ||
Urdu نامیاتی | ||
Uyghur ئورگانىك | ||
Uzbek organik | ||
Vietnamese hữu cơ | ||
Welsh organig | ||
Xhosa eziphilayo | ||
Yiddish אָרגאַניק | ||
Yoruba abemi | ||
Zulu organic |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | In Afrikaans, "organies" can also mean "bodily organs" or "musical instruments". |
| Albanian | The Albanian word “organike” derives from Ottoman Turkish “organik”, which itself comes from Greek “οργανικός” (organikos), meaning “of or belonging to an organ.” The word also retains its original Greek meaning of “instrumental” or “serving as an instrument.” |
| Amharic | The word 'ኦርጋኒክ' in Amharic can also mean 'natural' or 'living'. |
| Arabic | The word عضوي is a loanword from Greek and originally meant 'relating to living beings' but is also used as a loanword to mean 'organic' in chemistry. |
| Azerbaijani | "Üzvi" is also used to refer to a member of a group or organization. |
| Basque | In Basque, "organikoa" literally translates to "of organs" or "of life". |
| Belarusian | The term "арганічны" in Belarusian can also refer to something that is natural or innate to a person or thing. |
| Bengali | জৈব (Jaib) also means 'alive' or 'living' in Bengali, akin to the Latin origin of 'organic' meaning 'a living organism'. |
| Bosnian | Orgaljka (an organ in Bosnian) is a cognate of organska (organic), sharing the same root word "org", meaning "tool" or "instrument." |
| Bulgarian | В български език думата "органични" може да се отнася и до вещества или материали, които са свързани с живи организми или са получени от тях. |
| Catalan | El término «orgànica» también significa «que tiene una organización o estructura», como en «una estructura orgánica». |
| Cebuano | The word "organiko" can also refer to a person who has a particular skill or talent. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 有机 (yǒujī) is also used in Taoism and Chinese philosophy, where its meaning roughly corresponds to the concept of spontaneity or naturalness. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | In Chinese, "有機" can also mean "potential" or "machinery". |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "urganicu" can also mean "original" or "natural" in the sense of being unprocessed or unmodified. |
| Croatian | In Croatian, "organski" can also refer to organs or organisms, or to a chemical containing carbon. |
| Czech | "Organický" pochází z řečtiny "organōn", což znamená "nástroj" nebo "orgán", a odkazuje na něco, co má uspořádanou strukturu. |
| Danish | The Danish word "økologisk" also means "ecological" in the broader sense of the word, and the "eco" prefix comes from the ancient Greek word "oikos", meaning "house" or "habitat". |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "biologisch" is not only used in the sense of "organic," but also as a general term for "biological." |
| Esperanto | Esperanto's "organika" means "organic", but also "organ-related". |
| Estonian | In botany, "orgaaniline" can also mean "organogenetic", referring to structures capable of producing other organs. |
| Finnish | Luomu's etymology originates from the Proto-Uralic *lume, meaning 'tree' or 'branch'. |
| French | In French, "biologique" also refers to biology and biological sciences, deriving from Greek "bios" (life) and "logos" (study). |
| Frisian | The Frisian word 'organysk' is most likely a loanword from the Greek word 'organikos' meaning 'of an organ' |
| German | "Organisch" has an additional meaning in German, namely "well-organized" or "systematic", derived from Latin "organum" meaning "tool" or "instrument". |
| Greek | The term "organic" derives from the Greek word "οργανόω" (organóō), which means "to compose or combine", also referring to an instrument or apparatus. |
| Gujarati | The term "organic" may also refer to chemical compounds containing carbon atoms bonded with each other or atoms of other non-metallic elements. |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole, òganik can also refer to something that is homemade, handmade, or non-commercial.' |
| Hausa | Kwayoyin in Hausa also refers to 'something or someone that is of value' |
| Hawaiian | Meaola is of Proto-Austronesian origin and is cognates to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *meahu and other Oceanic words for "ripe". |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "אורגני" is etymologically related to the root "אור," meaning "light," and can also carry the connotation of "original" or "primordial." |
| Hindi | The word "कार्बनिक" in Hindi originated from the Sanskrit word "कार्बण" meaning "carbon", and is also used to refer to living organisms. |
| Hmong | In Hmong, “organic” has broader meanings, including anything that is natural, pure, or original. |
| Hungarian | Az "organikus" szó a "szervezeti" jelentésű "organum" szóból származik. |
| Icelandic | The Old Norse word lífrænt meant both "pertinent to life", and "inanimate" or "dead". |
| Igbo | "Organic" in Igbo can also mean "natural," "genuine," or "authentic." |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "organik" can also mean "authentic" or "original". |
| Irish | The word "orgánach" is a loanword from the English word "organic", and shares similar meanings to its English counterpart. |
| Italian | In Italian, "biologico" can also refer to a "logical" argument, or to the study of biology itself. |
| Japanese | 「オーガニック」はもともと生物学の用語で、現在では食品以外にも「有機的」の意味で使われています。 |
| Javanese | In Javanese, the word "organik" originally meant "having a physical body" and is still used in this sense in some contexts. |
| Kannada | The word ಸಾವಯವ has two meanings in Kannada: 'organic' and 'living' |
| Kazakh | The word |
| Khmer | The word "សរីរាង្គ" can also refer to the parts of a plant or animal's body. |
| Korean | 본질적인 is also used to describe things that are natural or intrinsic to something. |
| Kurdish | The word "organîk" is a loanword from Persian that has two meanings in Kurdish: "musical instrument" and "living thing". |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word "органикалык" can also refer to "natural", "organic", or "biological." |
| Latin | The Latin word "organicum" also means "organ" or "instrument." |
| Latvian | The word “organiski” also has the alternate meanings “biologically, organically, or chemically”. |
| Lithuanian | The word "ekologiškas" in Lithuanian is derived from the Greek word "oikos", meaning "house" or "habitat", and "logos", meaning "study" or "knowledge". |
| Macedonian | The Macedonian word "органски" can also refer to a musical instrument or a body organ. |
| Malagasy | "Voajanahary" in Malagasy is related to the concept of "nature" or "spirit of the forest" and not explicitly "organic" in the sense of agriculture. |
| Malay | "Organik" in Malay also means natural, genuine, or authentic. |
| Malayalam | The Malayalam word 'ഓർഗാനിക്' can also mean "living" or "of living origin". |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "organiku" can also mean "organism" |
| Maori | "Rauropi" in Māori can also refer to something that is fresh, natural, or unprocessed. |
| Marathi | The Sanskrit word 'saindriya' is derived from 'indriya', meaning 'sense organ', and refers to the qualities perceived by the senses. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | Myanmar “အော်ဂဲနစ်” (organic) can also mean "involving the use of the organs of the body" or "of or relating to organisms" and is derived from Greek "organon," meaning "organ." |
| Nepali | The word "जैविक" can refer to both biological organisms and things that are naturally produced or cultivated without using synthetic chemicals. |
| Norwegian | Organisk also refers to organisms and can be translated as 'organic', 'biological' or 'living'. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | Organic refers to a system of farming that does not use artificial chemicals in the form of pesticides or fertilizers and only produces food that is natural without any preservatives or chemicals added. |
| Pashto | The word عضوي (organic) in Pashto also refers to a person's body or to a bodily organ. |
| Polish | The Polish word "organiczny" can also mean "related to or derived from living organisms" or "constituting an organ". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "orgânico" can also mean "organ-like" or "organ-related". |
| Punjabi | ਜੈਵਿਕ is derived from the Sanskrit word 'jaya' meaning 'victory,' and also refers to a type of farming that promotes ecological balance. |
| Romanian | In Romanian, the word "organic" has additional meanings, such as referring to the field of chemistry. |
| Russian | The word "органический" in Russian also means "natural" or "grown without chemicals." |
| Samoan | Fa'atulagaina, meaning 'organic,' originally referred to any product derived from trees or plants. |
| Scots Gaelic | Organach can also mean "generous" or "kindly" in Scots Gaelic. |
| Serbian | The word "органска" (organska) in Serbian can also refer to a musical instrument or a body organ. |
| Sesotho | The word "manyolo" in Sesotho finds its roots in the idea of "ripening" or "maturation" and it can also refer to the process of something becoming "ripe" or "mature". |
| Shona | In Shona, "organic" also refers to something that is natural or traditional. |
| Sindhi | In Sindhi, "نامياتي" can also mean "pertaining to the name" or "named after someone or something." |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The term "කාබනික" was coined by agricultural chemist J. Howard in 1930. |
| Slovak | "Organický" is also an adjective for "organic" in chemistry. |
| Slovenian | In Slovenian, the term "ekološko" means "organic", and can also refer to the ecological system or the environment. |
| Somali | The Somali word "dabiici ah" can also mean "authentic" or "traditional". |
| Spanish | In Spanish, "orgánico" means both "organic" and "related to an organism". |
| Sundanese | Dalam bahasa Sunda, kata "organik" berasal dari bahasa Belanda dan berarti "alami". |
| Swahili | Kikaboni is a term used in Swahili to describe something that is pure, natural, or unprocessed. |
| Swedish | The word "organisk" in Swedish can also refer to "musical" or "pertaining to an organism". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The root word "organ" of the Tagalog word "organiko" references "internal organs", rather than "organized systems", like its English counterpart. Thus, the term refers to the "vital" or "essential" parts of a whole, rather than something being a part of a larger, cooperative structure. |
| Tajik | The Tajik word "органикӣ" can also refer to "natural" products, not just "organic" ones. |
| Tamil | The Tamil word "கரிம" (organic) derives from Sanskrit "कालिम्" (black, denoting the dark color of soil). |
| Telugu | The word "సేంద్రీయ" (organic) in Telugu also means "of, relating to, or derived from living organisms." |
| Thai | The Thai word "โดยธรรมชาติ" is derived from the Pali word "pākathajāti" or the Sanskrit word "prakṛta". |
| Turkish | Besides its primary meaning as "organic", "organik" can also refer to "natural, authentic, genuine" in Turkish. |
| Ukrainian | In Ukrainian, the word “органічні” can also mean “biological” or “pertaining to nature.” |
| Urdu | نامیاتی is derived from the Persian word 'nami' which means 'moist' or 'fresh'. |
| Uzbek | The Uzbek word “organik” also means “regular, inherent” and “characteristic”. |
| Vietnamese | The word "hữu cơ" in Vietnamese also means "to have" or "to have on hand". |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "organig" traces back to the Greek "organikos" meaning "instrumental". |
| Xhosa | The word "eziphilayo" is cognate to the Zulu word "isiphilayo", which means "living". This suggests that the Xhosa concept of "organic" is closely tied to the idea of life and growth. |
| Yiddish | In Yiddish, "אָרגאַניק" can also mean "musical instrument" or "organism". |
| Yoruba | In Yorùbá, abèmí also refers to something of a fine, exquisite or beautiful quality; a perfect state; or something well made or done. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "organic" is also used to describe something that is authentic or genuine. |
| English | The word "organic" stems from the Greek word "organon," meaning "tool" or "instrument," and has a range of meanings, including "relating to living organisms" and "produced without synthetic chemicals," among others. |