Orientation in Different Languages
Discover 'Orientation' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Orientation
Afrikaans oriëntasie | ||
Albanian orientim | ||
Amharic አቅጣጫ | ||
Arabic اتجاه | ||
Armenian կողմնորոշում | ||
Assamese অভিবিন্যাস | ||
Aymara amuyt'ayawi | ||
Azerbaijani oriyentasiya | ||
Bambara ɲɛyirali | ||
Basque orientazio | ||
Belarusian арыентацыя | ||
Bengali অভিমুখীকরণ | ||
Bhojpuri अभिविन्यास | ||
Bosnian orijentacija | ||
Bulgarian ориентация | ||
Catalan orientació | ||
Cebuano orientation | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 方向 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 方向 | ||
Corsican orientazione | ||
Croatian orijentacija | ||
Czech orientace | ||
Danish orientering | ||
Dhivehi އޮރިއެންޓޭޝަން | ||
Dogri ओरीएन्टेशन | ||
Dutch oriëntatie | ||
English orientation | ||
Esperanto orientiĝo | ||
Estonian orientatsioon | ||
Ewe susutɔtrɔ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) oryentasyon | ||
Finnish suuntautuminen | ||
French orientation | ||
Frisian oriïntaasje | ||
Galician orientación | ||
Georgian ორიენტაცია | ||
German orientierung | ||
Greek προσανατολισμός | ||
Guarani mbohape | ||
Gujarati અભિગમ | ||
Haitian Creole oryantasyon | ||
Hausa fuskantarwa | ||
Hawaiian hoʻonohonoho hoʻonohonoho | ||
Hebrew נטייה | ||
Hindi उन्मुखीकरण | ||
Hmong kev taw qhia | ||
Hungarian orientáció | ||
Icelandic stefnumörkun | ||
Igbo nghazi | ||
Ilocano orientasion | ||
Indonesian orientasi | ||
Irish treoshuíomh | ||
Italian orientamento | ||
Japanese オリエンテーション | ||
Javanese orientasi | ||
Kannada ದೃಷ್ಟಿಕೋನ | ||
Kazakh бағдар | ||
Khmer ការតំរង់ទិស | ||
Kinyarwanda icyerekezo | ||
Konkani कल | ||
Korean 정위 | ||
Krio usay | ||
Kurdish rêsandin | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ئاڕاستەکردن | ||
Kyrgyz багыттоо | ||
Lao ປະຖົມນິເທດ | ||
Latin sexualis | ||
Latvian orientācija | ||
Lingala kolakisa ndenge ya kosala | ||
Lithuanian orientacija | ||
Luganda okuteekateeka | ||
Luxembourgish orientéierung | ||
Macedonian ориентација | ||
Maithili अनुस्थापन | ||
Malagasy fironana | ||
Malay orientasi | ||
Malayalam ഓറിയന്റേഷൻ | ||
Maltese orjentazzjoni | ||
Maori takotoranga | ||
Marathi अभिमुखता | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯑꯃꯒ ꯆꯨꯅꯅꯕ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕ | ||
Mizo zirtir | ||
Mongolian чиг баримжаа | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) တကယ | ||
Nepali अभिमुखीकरण | ||
Norwegian orientering | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) malingaliro | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଆଭିମୁଖ୍ୟ | ||
Oromo akaataa taa'umsaa | ||
Pashto لورموندنه | ||
Persian گرایش | ||
Polish orientacja | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) orientação | ||
Punjabi ਰੁਝਾਨ | ||
Quechua rikuchiy | ||
Romanian orientare | ||
Russian ориентация | ||
Samoan faamasani | ||
Sanskrit आभिमुख्य | ||
Scots Gaelic treòrachadh | ||
Sepedi tlwaetšo | ||
Serbian оријентација | ||
Sesotho tloaelo | ||
Shona maitiro | ||
Sindhi واقفيت | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) දිශානතිය | ||
Slovak orientácia | ||
Slovenian usmerjenost | ||
Somali hanuuninta | ||
Spanish orientación | ||
Sundanese orientasi | ||
Swahili mwelekeo | ||
Swedish orientering | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) oryentasyon | ||
Tajik ориентировка | ||
Tamil நோக்குநிலை | ||
Tatar юнәлеш | ||
Telugu ధోరణి | ||
Thai ปฐมนิเทศ | ||
Tigrinya ኣንፈት | ||
Tsonga dyondzisa | ||
Turkish oryantasyon | ||
Turkmen ugrukdyrma | ||
Twi (Akan) nhyɛmu | ||
Ukrainian орієнтація | ||
Urdu واقفیت | ||
Uyghur يۆنىلىش | ||
Uzbek yo'nalish | ||
Vietnamese sự định hướng | ||
Welsh cyfeiriadedd | ||
Xhosa ukuqhelaniswa | ||
Yiddish אָריענטירונג | ||
Yoruba iṣalaye | ||
Zulu ukuma |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | "Oriëntasie" in Afrikaans is derived from the Latin word "oriens", meaning "east", but also refers to one's general direction or position. |
| Albanian | The Albanian word 'orientim' can also mean 'landmark' or 'reference point'. |
| Amharic | The word "አቅጣጫ" (aqtacha) also means "position" or "location". |
| Arabic | The word "اتجاه" (orientation) in Arabic also means "direction" or "side" depending on the context. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "oriyentasiya" also means "east" in Azerbaijani. |
| Basque | The Basque word "orientazio" shares its root with the Latin word "oriens" (east), emphasizing the role of the sun in the east as a primary reference point for direction. |
| Belarusian | "Арыентацыя" in Belarusian not only refers to orientation, but also to sexual orientation. |
| Bengali | The word "অভিমুখীকরণ" can also mean "induction" or "training program" in Bengali. |
| Bosnian | The word 'orijentacija' in Bosnian also conveys the meaning of 'bearing' in relation to a specific direction or landmark. |
| Bulgarian | "Ориентация" също означава "вълна на електромагнитна енергия, разпространяваща се чрез редуващо се електрическо и магнитно поле". |
| Catalan | Orientació in Catalan has many alternate meanings, and the etymology of the word in the 13th century refers to the act of locating oneself as far as possible from anything. |
| Cebuano | In Cebuano, "orientation" also refers to the act of getting one's bearings, or to the general sense of direction. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | “方向”意为“朝向”，最初指太阳的方位，后引申为“指向”或“目标”等义。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 方向 (fāngxiàng) literally means "direction of fragrance", and has been used figuratively to mean "orientation" since the Qing dynasty. |
| Corsican | "Orientazione" derives from the Italian word for "east", due to Corsican mariners needing to determine their bearings on the water. |
| Croatian | The word 'orijentacija' is also used in Croatian to refer to one's political or philosophical stance. |
| Czech | The word "orientace" has a similar meaning to the Latin word "orient", meaning "east", and has been used in Czech since the Middle Ages to describe the direction of the East. |
| Danish | "Orientering" means both "orientation" and "cross-country running" in Danish, highlighting the importance of directionality in both activities. |
| Dutch | The word "oriëntatie" in Dutch, derived from Latin "oriens" meaning "rising", also refers to one's initial position in an academic program or the initial phase of a plan. |
| Esperanto | The word "Orientiĝo" can also mean "direction" or "position". |
| Estonian | Orientatsioon also means "Asian direction" (in addition to "orientation") |
| Finnish | "Suuntautuminen" can also mean aligning, directing, focusing, or aiming |
| French | In French, orientation can also mean east, or the direction from which the sun rises. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word `oriïntaasje` can also refer to the act of getting one's bearings or finding one's way. |
| Galician | In Galician, "orientación" also refers to a student's preferred field of study in university, similar to a major in English. |
| Georgian | The Georgian word "ორიენტაცია" can also refer to the eastern Orthodox Church that is dominant in the country. |
| German | The German word "Orientierung" comes from the Latin word "oriens", meaning "east" or "rising sun". |
| Greek | Προσανατολισμός can also refer to the alignment of something or the act of directing or guiding. |
| Gujarati | अभिगम can also mean "approach" or "direction" in Gujarati. |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole, the word "oryantasyon" can also mean "initiation" or "training". |
| Hausa | The word "fuskantarwa" can also mean "guidance" or "direction" in Hausa. |
| Hebrew | נטייה can also mean 'inclination', 'tendency', or 'disposition'. |
| Hindi | The word "उन्मुखीकरण" is derived from the Sanskrit root "उन्मुख," meaning "turned towards" or "facing," and is also used to refer to the process of introducing a new student to a school or university. |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "kev taw qhia" means both "orientation" and "direction." |
| Hungarian | In Hungarian, "orientáció" can also mean "navigation" or "position determination". |
| Icelandic | In Icelandic, Stefnumörkun can also refer to the cardinal directions as well as a general sense of direction. |
| Igbo | The word 'nghazi' can also mean 'direction', 'aim', or 'purpose' in Igbo. |
| Indonesian | "Orientasi" comes from the Latin word "oriens," meaning "rising," as in the rising of the sun in the east. |
| Irish | The Irish word "treoshuíomh" comes from the Old Irish "tréoshúim," meaning "to direct the course of" and "-ím," meaning "turning, revolving." |
| Italian | "Orientamento" also means the "east" in Italian. |
| Japanese | In Japanese, オリエンテーション can also mean |
| Javanese | "Orientasi" is also synonymous with "timur" in Javanese, which means "east". |
| Kannada | दृष्टिकोण (Drishtikone) is a Sanskrit word which also means 'perspective' in Kannada. |
| Kazakh | The word "бағдар" also means "direction" or "course" in Kazakh. |
| Khmer | The word "ការតំរង់ទិស" can also refer to the act of guiding or directing someone, such as a new employee or a visitor to a new place. |
| Korean | The word "정위" can also mean "attitude" or "disposition." |
| Kurdish | The word "rêsandin" in Kurdish derives from the verb "rêsandin" which means "to send" or "to direct" and is used to describe the process of providing guidance or instruction. |
| Kyrgyz | “Багыттоо” (orientation) can also mean “to determine the direction of something” or “to point something in a specific direction” in Kyrgyz. |
| Latin | The Latin word "sexualis" comes from "sexus," meaning "gender," and originally applied to anything related to birth or reproduction. |
| Latvian | The root of the word "orientācija" is the Latin "oriens," meaning "east" or "rising sun". |
| Lithuanian | The word "orientacija" derives from the Latin word "oriēns" and means "the east" or "the sunrise". |
| Luxembourgish | The word “orientéierung” stems from an antiquated Latin term “orientem” meaning “the place where the sun rise”, thus meaning “East”. |
| Macedonian | The word "ориентација" can also mean "sexual orientation" or "political orientation" in Macedonian. |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word 'fironana' can also refer to the act of pointing something out or showing the way. |
| Malay | "Orientasi" comes from the Latin "oriens" (east), and can also refer to the east in Indonesian and Malay, or to the east-facing part of a building in Javanese. |
| Malayalam | The word |
| Maltese | This derivative term does not have the original meaning of the term "orientation" in Maltese, which is "direction" but rather has the more modern meaning of "focus", and usually denotes a field or discipline of study. |
| Maori | The word "takotoranga" can also refer to a resting place, a place of repose, or a place of security. |
| Marathi | The word "अभिमुखता" in Marathi also means "facing towards" or "facing in a particular direction". |
| Mongolian | "Чиг баримжаа" is a Mongolian term often used in the context of military or organizational orientations, and can also mean 'guidance' or 'direction' |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word "တကယ" in Myanmar (Burmese) also means "position" or "location". |
| Nepali | The word "अभिमुखीकरण" can also refer to the process of making someone familiar with a new place or situation. |
| Norwegian | "Orientering" in Norwegian also means cross-country skiing, in the sense of finding one's way across a course that is not marked with a track. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | - |
| Pashto | The word "لورموندنه" has its roots in the Persian word "رو", meaning "face" or "direction". |
| Persian | The word "گرایش" is also commonly used to refer to a tendency, inclination, or predisposition towards something. |
| Polish | In Polish, the word 'orientacja' also refers to a person's sexual orientation. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "orientação" also refers to guidelines, guidance, directions, and advice given especially to newcomers. |
| Romanian | In Romanian, the verb "orientare" also means "to determine the cardinal points" or "to get one's bearings". |
| Russian | "Ориентация" in Russian can refer to a person's sexual orientation or their political stance. |
| Samoan | The word "faamasani" can also mean "to welcome" or "to show hospitality" in Samoan. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "treòrachadh" in Scots Gaelic also means "instruction, teaching, direction, navigation, course, direction of motion, path, road, way"} |
| Serbian | The word "оријентација" can also refer to one's political or religious beliefs. |
| Sesotho | Tloaelo is derived from the word "tloa", meaning "to set straight", hence its connotation of alignment and direction. |
| Shona | In Shona, the word "maitiro" also refers to "customs" or "traditions". |
| Sindhi | "واقفيت" word came from Persian word "وقوف" and also means "وقف" (endowment) in Sindhi. |
| Slovak | Orientácia can also mean 'direction', or 'knowledge of a subject'. |
| Slovenian | In nautical contexts, usmerjenost can also refer to a ship's course or heading. |
| Somali | The word "hanuuninta" in Somali can also mean "to lead" or "to direct". |
| Spanish | In Spanish, "orientación" also refers to an address, as in the postal address of a building. |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word 'orientasi' is cognate with both the English word 'orientation' and the Sanskrit word 'orintaasi', both meaning 'direction' or 'position'. |
| Swahili | Mwelekeo is Swahili word that derives from kuelekeza "to point at" and thus also means "attitude" or "tendency". |
| Swedish | The word "orientering" in Swedish also means "to navigate in the wilderness using a map and compass". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "oryentasyon" originally derives from the Spanish word "orientación", which itself comes from the Latin word "oriens", meaning "east". |
| Tajik | Кроме значения «ориентация», слово «ориентировка» в таджикском языке также означает «местонахождение» и «знак». |
| Tamil | The word "நோக்குநிலை" can also refer to the act of facing or the position of something in relation to another object. |
| Telugu | ధోరణి is used to indicate a place or region, and means "place of" or "region of." |
| Thai | The word "ปฐมนิเทศ" comes from the Sanskrit word "prathama" meaning "first" and "nisidesh" meaning "lesson". |
| Turkish | The word "oryantasyon" can also mean "freshman week" or "the process of getting to know a new environment" in Turkish. |
| Ukrainian | In Ukrainian, "орієнтація" also means "sexual orientation" |
| Uzbek | In Uzbek, the word "yo'nalish" can also refer to a direction or course |
| Vietnamese | "Định hướng" also refers to the act of directing or guiding something or someone in a specific direction. |
| Welsh | In a figurative sense, the word "cyfeiriadedd" can also refer to a person's mental outlook, perspective, and understanding. |
| Xhosa | The Xhosa word 'ukuqhelaniswa' originates from the root word 'ukwqhela', meaning 'to become familiar' or 'to be accustomed to', and 'iswa', a suffix that forms passive verbs, indicating that something is being done to the subject. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "אָריענטירונג" is derived from the German word "Orientierung" and also means "landmark" or "pointer." |
| Yoruba | Ìṣàlàyé can also mean "a preface" or "an explanation." |
| Zulu | The word "ukuma" in Zulu derives from the verb "ukumaka," meaning "to move around," and is also used to refer to the practice of traditional medicine. |
| English | The word 'orientation' derives from the Latin word 'oriens', meaning "the east" or "the rising sun". |