Afrikaans perfek | ||
Albanian në mënyrë të përkryer | ||
Amharic በትክክል | ||
Arabic تماما | ||
Armenian կատարելապես | ||
Assamese নিখুঁতভাৱে | ||
Aymara perfectamente | ||
Azerbaijani mükəmməl | ||
Bambara dafalen don | ||
Basque primeran | ||
Belarusian выдатна | ||
Bengali পুরোপুরি | ||
Bhojpuri एकदम सही बा | ||
Bosnian savršeno | ||
Bulgarian перфектно | ||
Catalan perfectament | ||
Cebuano hingpit | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 完美 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 完美 | ||
Corsican perfettamente | ||
Croatian savršeno | ||
Czech dokonale | ||
Danish perfekt | ||
Dhivehi ފުރިހަމައަށް | ||
Dogri बिल्कुल सही | ||
Dutch perfect | ||
English perfectly | ||
Esperanto perfekte | ||
Estonian täiuslikult | ||
Ewe bliboe | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) ganap | ||
Finnish täydellisesti | ||
French à la perfection | ||
Frisian perfekt | ||
Galician perfectamente | ||
Georgian მშვენივრად | ||
German perfekt | ||
Greek τέλεια | ||
Guarani perfectamente | ||
Gujarati સંપૂર્ણ રીતે | ||
Haitian Creole parfe | ||
Hausa daidai | ||
Hawaiian hemolele | ||
Hebrew באופן מושלם | ||
Hindi पूरी तरह से | ||
Hmong txig | ||
Hungarian tökéletesen | ||
Icelandic fullkomlega | ||
Igbo zuru oke | ||
Ilocano naan-anay a naan-anay | ||
Indonesian sempurna | ||
Irish go foirfe | ||
Italian perfettamente | ||
Japanese 完全に | ||
Javanese sampurna | ||
Kannada ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ | ||
Kazakh тамаша | ||
Khmer ឥតខ្ចោះ | ||
Kinyarwanda neza | ||
Konkani एकदम परिपूर्णपणान | ||
Korean 아주 | ||
Krio pafɛkt wan | ||
Kurdish bêkêmasî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) بە تەواوی | ||
Kyrgyz кемчиликсиз | ||
Lao ຢ່າງສົມບູນ | ||
Latin perfectly | ||
Latvian perfekti | ||
Lingala na ndenge ya kokoka | ||
Lithuanian puikiai | ||
Luganda mu ngeri etuukiridde | ||
Luxembourgish perfekt | ||
Macedonian совршено | ||
Maithili एकदम सही | ||
Malagasy tanteraka | ||
Malay dengan sempurna | ||
Malayalam തികച്ചും | ||
Maltese perfettament | ||
Maori tino pai | ||
Marathi उत्तम प्रकारे | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯅꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo famkim takin | ||
Mongolian төгс | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ုံ | ||
Nepali राम्रोसँग | ||
Norwegian perfekt | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) mwangwiro | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସଂପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଭାବରେ | ||
Oromo guutummaatti | ||
Pashto سمال | ||
Persian کاملا | ||
Polish doskonale | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) perfeitamente | ||
Punjabi ਬਿਲਕੁਲ | ||
Quechua perfectamente | ||
Romanian perfect | ||
Russian отлично | ||
Samoan atoatoa | ||
Sanskrit सम्यक् | ||
Scots Gaelic gu foirfe | ||
Sepedi ka mo go phethagetšego | ||
Serbian савршено | ||
Sesotho ka ho phethahala | ||
Shona zvakakwana | ||
Sindhi مڪمل طور تي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) පරිපූර්ණයි | ||
Slovak dokonale | ||
Slovenian popolnoma | ||
Somali si fiican | ||
Spanish perfectamente | ||
Sundanese sampurna | ||
Swahili kikamilifu | ||
Swedish perfekt | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) perpekto | ||
Tajik комилан | ||
Tamil செய்தபின் | ||
Tatar бик яхшы | ||
Telugu ఖచ్చితంగా | ||
Thai อย่างสมบูรณ์แบบ | ||
Tigrinya ፍጹም ምዃኑ’ዩ። | ||
Tsonga hi ku hetiseka | ||
Turkish kusursuzca | ||
Turkmen ajaýyp | ||
Twi (Akan) pɛpɛɛpɛ | ||
Ukrainian ідеально | ||
Urdu بالکل | ||
Uyghur مۇكەممەل | ||
Uzbek mukammal | ||
Vietnamese hoàn hảo | ||
Welsh yn berffaith | ||
Xhosa ngokugqibeleleyo | ||
Yiddish בישליימעס | ||
Yoruba pipe | ||
Zulu ngokuphelele |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word 'perfek' is derived from the Latin word 'perfectus', meaning 'complete' or 'finished'. |
| Amharic | The word "በትክክል" can also mean "correctly" or "accurately". |
| Arabic | The Arabic word "تماما" has a secondary meaning of "in all respects", and is a cognate of the word for an apple ("تفاح" or "تفاحة") |
| Azerbaijani | "Mükəmməl" can also mean "complete" or "thorough" in Azerbaijani. |
| Basque | The Basque word “primeran” is likely derived from the Latin “primum” meaning “first” or “excellent”. |
| Belarusian | The word "выдатна" can also refer to something that is exceptional or prominent. |
| Bengali | The word "পুরোপুরি" is derived from the Sanskrit word "पूर्ण" (pūrṇa), which means "complete", "entire", or "perfect". |
| Bosnian | The word "savršeno" can also mean "completely" or "thoroughly" in Bosnian. |
| Bulgarian | In Bulgarian, "перфектно" originated from the French "parfait" and initially referred to excellence in culinary arts, then spread to other areas indicating completeness and flawlessness. |
| Catalan | "Perfectament" comes from the Latin "perfectus" meaning "completely finished". |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano word "hingpit" originated from the Proto-Austronesian word "qəmpit", meaning "to hold firmly" or "to grasp tightly." |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "完美" means having a beautiful (美) jade (玉) in ancient China. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "完美" is a compound word of "无" (no), "美" (beautiful), and "满" (full). Originally it meant "not lacking anything," or "nothing extra." |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "perfettamente" comes from the Italian "perfettamente" and has identical meaning. |
| Croatian | The word "savršeno" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *sъvьrъšenъ, which means "complete" or "perfect." |
| Czech | The word "dokonale" (perfectly) comes from the Proto-Slavic root *dokъn-, meaning "to reach". It also means "completely" or "thoroughly". |
| Danish | Perfekt derives from the Latin word “perfectus,” meaning complete or fulfilled, and is used in Danish to describe something that is flawlessly executed or free from error. |
| Dutch | Dutch "perfect" originated from Latin "perfectus", meaning "completed" or "finished", and is only used in the meaning "perfectly" in loanwords from English. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "perfekte" also means "in a perfectly executed manner" or "in a way corresponding exactly to the intended purpose". |
| Estonian | "Täiuslikult" is derived from the verb "täita" (to fill), suggesting the idea of completeness and flawlessness. |
| Finnish | The word "täydellisesti" means "completely" or "thoroughly" in Finnish. |
| French | The French phrase "à la perfection" literally means "to the perfection," highlighting the idea of reaching the highest level of excellence. |
| Frisian | From Old Frisian "perfecte", from French "parfait", from Latin "perfectus", from "perficere", meaning "to complete, finish" |
| Galician | The Galician word "perfectamente" is derived from the Latin "perfecte", meaning "thoroughly" or "completely". |
| German | In German, the word "perfekt" also means "complete" and is used in various contexts beyond the state of perfection. |
| Greek | Τέλεια is derived from the Greek word τέλος, meaning 'end', and is also used as an exclamation meaning 'oh, dear!' or 'my goodness!' |
| Gujarati | The word "perfectly" can also mean "completely" or "to the fullest extent". |
| Haitian Creole | The word "parfe" in Haitian Creole has its origins in the French word "parfait," meaning "perfect," and can also be used to express approval or agreement. |
| Hausa | In Hausa, the word "daidai" also refers to a small, bitter citrus fruit with a green or yellow rind. |
| Hawaiian | The word 'hemolele' is also used to refer to something that is 'beautiful' or 'handsome'. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "באופן מושלם" (be'ofen mushlam) literally means "in a perfect manner" and is also used to express "completely" or "thoroughly". |
| Hindi | The word "पूरी तरह से" is derived from the Sanskrit word "पूर्ण" (पूर्ण), meaning "complete" or "whole". |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "txig" can also mean "very" or "too much". |
| Hungarian | A "tökéletes" szó eredetileg a tökéhez hasonlót, vagyis a hibátlant jelentette. |
| Icelandic | The word "fullkomlega" means "perfectly" in Icelandic, but it can also mean "completely" or "thoroughly." |
| Igbo | Zuru oke can also mean 'in full' or 'without omitting anything'. |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word 'sempurna' comes from the Sanskrit word 'sampūrṇa', meaning complete or whole. |
| Irish | In Old Irish "go foirfe" also meant "entirely" or "completely". |
| Italian | The suffix -mente in 'perfettamente' derives from Latin 'mens' (mind) suggesting a state of mind. |
| Japanese | 完璧 is considered a wasei-kango word formed from the combination of the Chinese characters 完 (finished) and 壁 (wall), thus meaning "a wall without gaps". |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "sampurna" can also mean "complete" or "whole". |
| Kannada | The Kannada word "ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ" is often used to mean something that is "perfectly" accurate or true, but it may also mean "totally," "wholly," or "completely." |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word “тамаша” not only means “perfectly”, but also “show” or “spectacle”. |
| Khmer | The word "ឥតខ្ចោះ" is derived from the Sanskrit word "अचित्र" (achitra), meaning "without a blemish or mark". |
| Korean | "아주" originally meant 'to the end' and is also an abbreviation of "아무것도 주지 않다" (to not give anything). |
| Kurdish | The word "bêkêmasî" can also mean "completely" or "thoroughly" in Kurdish. |
| Kyrgyz | In Kyrgyz, the word "кемчиликсиз" can also refer to the absence of flaws or defects in an object or an action. |
| Lao | The word comes from the Sanskrit word "sampūrṇa," meaning "complete" or "whole." |
| Latin | **Perfectly** (Latin _perfectus_, 'finished, completed') implies the state of 'without defect or imperfection,' and is often used to convey an absolute state of being. |
| Latvian | The word "perfekti" in Latvian can also mean "perfectly" in English. |
| Lithuanian | The word "puikiai" derives from the word "puikus", which means "excellent" or "outstanding". |
| Luxembourgish | When used to describe a person, 'perfekt' can mean 'well-behaved' in Luxembourgish. |
| Macedonian | In Macedonian, "совршено" means "exactly" as well, while in Russian it means "done". |
| Malagasy | The word "tanteraka" in Malagasy has alternate meanings of "to carry something on one's head" and "to do something with difficulty." |
| Malay | "Dengan sempurna" also means "with perfect". |
| Maltese | Perfettament is derived from the Italian 'perfect' and also means 'excellently'. |
| Maori | The Maori word "tino pai" means both "very good" and "perfectly". |
| Marathi | The word "उत्तम प्रकारे" comes from the Sanskrit word "उत्तम", meaning "best" or "excellent". |
| Mongolian | The word "төгс" (perfectly) derives from the Mongolian word "төгөлдөр" (to complete, finish) and can also imply "entirely", "completely", or "fully". |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | "ုံ (pronounced like 'ohn')" in Burmese means 'completely' or 'thoroughly' and is also used to refer to a flat, level surface or the state of being smooth or even. |
| Nepali | The term "राम्रोसँग" originates from the Sanskrit word "राम" meaning "pleasing". |
| Norwegian | The word "perfekt" in Norwegian can also mean "completely finished" or "in a state of completion." |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The Nyanja (Chichewa) word "mwangwiro" can also be used to refer to a state of well-being or contentment. |
| Pashto | The word "سمال" can also mean "equally" or "exactly". |
| Persian | كاملا is an Arabic word that literally means "complete, whole" but it is commonly used to mean "completely, perfectly" in Persian. |
| Polish | The word "doskonale" in Polish comes from the Latin "absolutio", meaning "release" or "acquittal". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "perfeitamente" derives from the Latin "perfectus," meaning "complete, finished, or accomplished." |
| Punjabi | The word "ਬਿਲਕੁਲ" is derived from the Sanskrit "विशेषकुल" meaning "especially" or "in particular". It can also mean "exactly" or "precisely". |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "perfect" derives from Latin "perfectus", meaning "complete" or "finished", and carries the additional meaning of "faultless" or "ideal". |
| Russian | Russian word "отлично" derives from "отличить", meaning to differentiate, and can also mean "very well" or "distinguished."} |
| Samoan | The word "atoatoa" is derived from the verb "ato" meaning "to be true" or "to be correct"} |
| Scots Gaelic | The word 'gu foirfe' literally translates to 'well formed' or 'well made' in Scots Gaelic. |
| Serbian | The word “савршено” is also used to mean “very” or “quite”, e.g. in the phrase “савршено невероватно” (“completely unbelievable”). |
| Sesotho | This expression comes from the word "phetha" which means to complete a task or to fulfill a responsibility. |
| Shona | "Zvakakwana" also conveys the meaning of ""it fits."" |
| Sindhi | The word "مڪمل طور تي" can also mean "completely" or "in full" in Sindhi. |
| Slovak | The word "dokonale" in Slovak can also mean "thoroughly" or "completely" from the Proto-Slavic word *dokonati "to finish." |
| Slovenian | The root word 'popoln' means 'complete', implying that something is flawless or without imperfections. |
| Somali | The Somali phrase "si fiican" is an idiom with the double-meaning "very well" or "perfectly good." |
| Spanish | Originally, "perfectamente" was a term that could refer to either physical or moral perfection. |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word "sampurna" can also mean to complete or achieve.} |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "kikamilifu" derives from the Arabic "kamāl", meaning perfection or completeness, and can also refer to totality or comprehensiveness, beyond its primary meaning of "perfectly". |
| Swedish | The Swedish word "perfekt" also means "perfect" in the sense of "complete" or "finished". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "perpekto" is derived from the Spanish word "perfecto". |
| Tajik | The word "комилан" can also mean "completely" or "thoroughly" in Tajik. |
| Tamil | The word "செய்தபின்" can also mean "after doing" or "having done" in Tamil. |
| Telugu | The word ఖచ్చితంగా (khachchitaanga) in Telugu originally meant 'certainly' or 'without doubt', but it has now come to mean 'perfectly' as well. |
| Thai | The word “อย่างสมบูรณ์แบบ” literally means “as complete”, which is in line with its meaning of “perfectly”. |
| Turkish | The word "kusursuzca" is derived from the Persian word "kusur," meaning "shortcoming," and the suffix "-suz," meaning "without." |
| Ukrainian | The word 'ідеально' in Ukrainian, derived from the Greek 'idea', also means 'conceptually' or 'theoretically'. |
| Urdu | The word "بالکل" (baalkul) in Urdu originally meant "completely" or "in entirety" but now also commonly means "perfectly". |
| Uzbek | The word "Mukammal" in Uzbek is derived from the Arabic word "kamal" which means "perfection" or "completeness" |
| Vietnamese | Hoàn hảo can also mean complete or whole. |
| Welsh | Yn berffaith derives from berf (to boil), and is used in Welsh both literally (perfectly boiled) and figuratively (perfectly). |
| Xhosa | The word "ngokugqibeleleyo" is derived from the root word "gqiba", which means "to complete" or "to finish". |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "בישליימעס" is thought to derive from the Hebrew word "בשלום", meaning "peacefully" or "completely." |
| Yoruba | The Yoruba word "pipe" can also refer to a hole or opening in something, such as a wall or fence. |
| Zulu | The word 'ngokuphelele' in Zulu can also refer to a state of being complete or fulfilled. |
| English | "Perfectly" comes from the Latin "perfectus," meaning "completed" or "finished." |