Particular in different languages

Particular in Different Languages

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Particular


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Afrikaans
besonders
Albanian
të veçantë
Amharic
በተለይ
Arabic
معين
Armenian
հատուկ
Assamese
নিৰ্দিষ্ট
Aymara
partikulara
Azerbaijani
xüsusi
Bambara
kɛrɛnkɛrɛnlen
Basque
bereziki
Belarusian
прыватнасці
Bengali
বিশেষ
Bhojpuri
खास
Bosnian
posebno
Bulgarian
особено
Catalan
particular
Cebuano
partikular
Chinese (Simplified)
特定
Chinese (Traditional)
特定
Corsican
particulare
Croatian
posebno
Czech
konkrétní
Danish
særlig
Dhivehi
ވަކި ޚާއްސަ
Dogri
चेचा
Dutch
bijzonder
English
particular
Esperanto
aparta
Estonian
eriti
Ewe
ma
Filipino (Tagalog)
partikular
Finnish
tietty
French
particulier
Frisian
beskaat
Galician
particular
Georgian
კერძოდ
German
besonders
Greek
ιδιαιτερος
Guarani
poravpyre
Gujarati
ખાસ
Haitian Creole
patikilye
Hausa
musamman
Hawaiian
kikoʻī
Hebrew
מיוחד
Hindi
विशेष
Hmong
tshwj xeeb
Hungarian
különös
Icelandic
sérstaklega
Igbo
akpan akpan
Ilocano
partikular
Indonesian
tertentu
Irish
áirithe
Italian
particolare
Japanese
特に
Javanese
tartamtu
Kannada
ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ
Kazakh
атап айтқанда
Khmer
ពិសេស
Kinyarwanda
byumwihariko
Konkani
थारावीक
Korean
특정한
Krio
patikyula
Kurdish
taybetî
Kurdish (Sorani)
تایبەت
Kyrgyz
өзгөчө
Lao
ໂດຍສະເພາະ
Latin
maxime
Latvian
īpaši
Lingala
moko boye
Lithuanian
ypač
Luganda
okwenankanya
Luxembourgish
besonnesch
Macedonian
особено
Maithili
विशेष
Malagasy
manokana
Malay
khas
Malayalam
പ്രത്യേക
Maltese
partikolari
Maori
motuhake
Marathi
विशिष्ट
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯑꯈꯟꯅꯕ
Mizo
bik
Mongolian
ялангуяа
Myanmar (Burmese)
အထူးသဖြင့်
Nepali
विशेष
Norwegian
bestemt
Nyanja (Chichewa)
makamaka
Odia (Oriya)
ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦିଷ୍ଟ
Oromo
addatti
Pashto
خاص
Persian
خاص
Polish
szczególny
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
especial
Punjabi
ਖਾਸ
Quechua
sapaq
Romanian
special
Russian
частности
Samoan
faʻapitoa
Sanskrit
विशिष्टः
Scots Gaelic
sònraichte
Sepedi
itšego
Serbian
посебно
Sesotho
ka ho khetheha
Shona
kunyanya
Sindhi
خاص
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
විශේෂයෙන්
Slovak
najmä
Slovenian
posebno
Somali
gaar ah
Spanish
especial
Sundanese
tinangtu
Swahili
hasa
Swedish
särskild
Tagalog (Filipino)
partikular
Tajik
аз ҷумла
Tamil
குறிப்பாக
Tatar
аерым
Telugu
ప్రత్యేకంగా
Thai
โดยเฉพาะ
Tigrinya
ብፍሉይ
Tsonga
xo karhi
Turkish
belirli
Turkmen
aýratyn
Twi (Akan)
nkanka
Ukrainian
зокрема
Urdu
خاص طور پر
Uyghur
بولۇپمۇ
Uzbek
xususan
Vietnamese
cụ thể
Welsh
arbennig
Xhosa
ngokukodwa
Yiddish
באַזונדער
Yoruba
pataki
Zulu
ikakhulukazi

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansIn Afrikaans, "besonders" is also used to mean "especially" or "very much".
Albanian"Të veçantë" (particular) in Albanian ultimately derives from Latin "speciālis" (special), which also gave the modern English words "special", "specify" and "species."
AmharicIn Amharic, "በተለይ" can also refer to exceptional or notable things, or to something that stands out from the ordinary.
ArabicThe word "معين" also means "defined" or "specified" in Arabic.
Armenian"Հատուկ" (particular) comes from the Armenian root "hat", "a cut". It can also refer to something "special" or "unique".
Azerbaijani"Xüsusi" also means "unique" or "exceptional" in Azerbaijani.
BasqueThe word "bereziki" can also mean "specifically" or "especially" in Basque.
Bengaliবিশেষ is also used as an intensifier for adjectives and adverbs, similar to 'very' or 'especially'.
BosnianThe word "posebno" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "*posъbъ", meaning "separate" or "apart".
BulgarianThe word "особено" in Bulgarian can also mean "especially" or "particularly".
Catalan"Particular" comes from the Latin word "particularis," which means "of or belonging to a particular person or thing."
CebuanoThe word "partikular" could also refer to a certain part or a specific amount, or to being partial to something.
Chinese (Simplified)特定 (tèdìng) can also mean 'specifically' or 'appointed' depending on the context.
Chinese (Traditional)特定 (tèdìng) means “specific” or “fixed”, but also has an alternate usage in law denoting “specified” or “designated”.
CorsicanThe Corsican word "particulare" is cognate with the Italian phrase "in particolare" (in particular), with which it shares a common Indo-European root.
CroatianThe word "posebno" in Croatian can also refer to "distinctive" or "specific" characteristics.
CzechThe word "konkrétní" derives from the Latin "concretus" meaning "something material" or "dense"
DanishThe word "særlig" is derived from the Old Norse word "sær", meaning "apart" or "special."
DutchThe word "bijzonder" in Dutch can also mean "extraordinary" or "special."
EsperantoThe Esperanto word "aparta" also means "separate", "apart", or "different".
EstonianThe word "eriti" is also used to refer to something that is unusual or exceptional.
Finnish"Tietty" can also be used as an intensifier, to emphasize an affirmative or negative statement, similar to "indeed" or "certainly" in English.
FrenchThe French word 'particulier' (meaning 'individual' or 'private') comes from the Latin 'particularis' (meaning 'pertaining to a part' or 'special').
FrisianThe word 'beskaat' in Frisian is derived from the Old Frisian word 'biscat', which means 'special' or 'exclusive'.
GalicianEn gallego "particular" también puede significar "raro", "extraño" o "excéntrico."
GeorgianThe Georgian word "კერძოდ" originates from the noun "კერძი," meaning "dish" or "meal." This suggests that the concept of "particular" was originally linked to the idea of a specific dish or item.
GermanThe word "besonders" in German can also mean "particularly". While the former implies something exceptional, the latter usually refers to something general.
GreekThe word ιδιαιτερος (particular) in Greek also has the alternate meaning of "special" or "personal".
GujaratiIn Hindi, "ख़ास" can also mean "beautiful" or "precious".
Haitian CreoleThe word "patikilye" derives from the French word "particulier" and it can also mean "private" or "personal"
HausaThe word "musamman" also means "custom" in Hausa.
HawaiianKīkōʻī is also synonymous with "piko" or "navel" in the Hawaiian language.
HebrewThe Hebrew word מיוחד ('meyuhad') can also mean 'unique, exclusive,' likely from its Semitic root, 'y.h.d,' meaning 'to be separate.'
Hindiविशेष shares its etymology with the word विश् with which it shares the meanings 'know' and 'perceive'.
HmongThe Hmong word "tshwj xeeb" originally meant "specific person" but now also means "particular".
HungarianThe word "különös" in Hungarian can also mean "strange" or "unusual".
IcelandicSérstaklega derives from sérstakur "particular, special, unique" and thus retains the connotation "separateness" from the crowd.
IgboThe Igbo word "akpan akpan" can also mean "very" or "extremely".
Indonesian"Tertentu" can also mean "specifically" or "precisely".
ItalianThe Italian word "particolare" derives from the Latin "particularis", meaning "pertaining to a part", and can also refer to a detail or peculiarity.
Japanese"特に" can also mean "especially", "in particular" or "particularly" depending on the context.
JavaneseThe word 'tartamtu' also has alternate meanings such as 'clear', 'exact', 'distinct', and 'specific'.
KazakhThe Kazakh phrase "атап айтқанда" also means "by the way" or "incidentally" in English.
KhmerThe word "ពិសេស" can also mean "extraordinary" or "special".
Korean특정한 is also a Sino-Korean word that literally means "individual section".
KurdishThe word "taybetî" is the Arabic form of Persian "taybatî" which originally means "good odor."
KyrgyzOriginally meaning "different," the word "өзгөчө" now also conveys senses of "exceptional" and "rare."
LatinThe Latin word "maxime" can also mean "very" or "chiefly".
Latvian"Īpaši" is a cognate of the Lithuanian word „ypatingas‟, which means “special, unusual, distinct".
LithuanianThe word "ypač" in Lithuanian is derived from the Old Prussian word "ipaks", meaning "very" or "especially". It can also be used as a superlative, meaning "most" or "highest".
Luxembourgish"Besonnesch" originates from the French word "besoin" (need) and refers to a situation where something is necessary for a certain purpose.
MacedonianThe Macedonian word "особено" is derived from the Old Church Slavonic word "особо", meaning "apart, special, or separate".
MalagasyThe Malagasy word "manokana" is derived from the Proto-Austronesian word "*manuk" meaning "bird" and has the alternate meaning "special".
Malay"Khas" can also refer to exclusivity, privacy, or intimacy.
MalayalamEnglish "particular" is derived from Middle English "particuler," which comes from Latin "particularis," which in turn comes from Greek "katà meros," meaning "by parts."
MalteseThe Maltese word "partikolari" can also refer to a detail or characteristic, or to a private or confidential matter.
MaoriThe word motuhake also refers to a type of fish, the blue moki.
Marathiविशिष्ट (vishisht) also means "distinctive" and "excellent" in Marathi.
MongolianThe word ялангуяа (yalanguyaa) is also used to refer to something that is different or unusual.
Myanmar (Burmese)It is derived from Pali 'visesato' meaning 'precisely'
Nepali"विशेष" भी "विशेषता" (specialty) और "विशेषण" (adjective) के लिए प्रयुक्त होता है।
NorwegianThe word "bestemt" in Norwegian comes from the Old Norse word "bestia," meaning "beast," and can also mean "definite," "certain," or "appointed."
Nyanja (Chichewa)The word 'makamaka' in Nyanja (Chichewa) can also refer to a specific area, a boundary, or a limit.
PashtoThe word "خاص" also means "own" or "private" in Pashto.
PersianThe word "خاص" can also mean "special" or "personal" in Persian, and its plural form "خواص" refers to "properties" or "characteristics.
PolishThe word "szczególny" can also mean "special" or "unusual" in Polish.
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)"Especial" in Portuguese can also mean "special", "specific".
PunjabiThe Punjabi word "ਖਾਸ" meaning "special" also means "specific" or "certain".
RomanianIn Romanian, the word "special" can also mean "unusual" or "extraordinary".
RussianThe word "частности" (particular) in Russian, also means "details", "minutiae", or "specifics".
SamoanFaʻapitoa also means "especially" or "particularly" in Samoan.
Scots GaelicThe word "sònraichte" also means "distinguished" or "special" in Scots Gaelic.
SerbianThe word 'посебно' ('posebno') means 'especially' or 'in particular' in Serbian and is cognate with the Latin 'specialis' and the English 'special'.
SesothoThe word "ka ho khetheha" is derived from the verb "khetha", which means "to choose" or "to select". It can also refer to something that is unique or special.
ShonaThe word 'kunyanya' is derived from the verb 'kunya' meaning 'to be special' or 'to be different'.
SindhiThe word "خاص" can also be translated as "special," "private," "peculiar," "own," or "personal.".
SlovakThe word "najmä" in Slovak can also mean "specifically", "especially", or "above all".
SlovenianPosebno is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *posь, meaning 'by oneself'.
SomaliThe word "gaar ah" can also mean "specific" or "concrete".
SpanishEspecial can also mean 'special' in the sense of 'extraordinary' or 'uncommon.'
Sundanese'Tinangtu' may be related to Javanese 'tenget' which means 'stubborn'.
Swahili"Hasa" also means "especially" or "specifically" in Swahili.
Swedish"Särskild" stems from the words "skill", "sär" and "skilja", meaning divide or distinguish.
Tagalog (Filipino)"Partikula" in Tagalog means "particle" and is similar to the French and Spanish "particula".
TajikThe word "аз ҷумла" in Tajik can also mean "among other things" or "for example".
Tamilகுறிப்பாக is the Tamil word for ‘particularly’, ‘especially’, ‘notably’, ‘specifically’ and ‘remarkably’.
TeluguThe Telugu word "ప్రత్యేకంగా" can also denote "specifically", a more technical and precise meaning not found in its English counterpart
ThaiThe term "โดยเฉพาะ" ("particular") in Thai originates from the Sanskrit word "viśeṣa" which means "difference" or "distinction."
Turkish"Belirli" can also mean “a certain quantity of” in Turkish.
UkrainianThe word "зокрема" can be used as an adverb to mean "especially" or "particularly".
UrduThe Urdu word خاص طور پر ("particular") is derived from the Arabic phrase "khāṣṣatan 'ala", which means "especially".
UzbekIn Uzbek, "xususan" also means "especially" or "in detail".
VietnameseCụ thể derives from Hán tự meaning "something concrete and palpable," hence its original meaning of "a detailed account".
WelshArbennig is also a type of bread or cake in Welsh.
XhosaThe word "ngokukodwa" can also mean "only" or "alone" in Xhosa.
YiddishThe Yiddish word "באַזונדער" also means "especially" or "in particular".
YorubaAlthough primarily meaning ‘particular’, ‘pataki’ is also used in the sense of ‘private business or affairs’.
Zulu"Ikakhulukazi" in Zulu also signifies 'extraordinary' and 'uncommon', extending beyond its primary meaning of 'particular'.
EnglishThe word 'particular' derives from the Latin 'pars' (part), and can also denote a distinctive detail or characteristic.

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