Physical in Different Languages
Discover 'Physical' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Physical
Afrikaans fisies | ||
Albanian fizike | ||
Amharic አካላዊ | ||
Arabic جسدي - بدني | ||
Armenian ֆիզիկական | ||
Assamese শাৰীৰিক | ||
Aymara janchi ch'amani | ||
Azerbaijani fiziki | ||
Bambara fanga | ||
Basque fisikoa | ||
Belarusian фізічны | ||
Bengali শারীরিক | ||
Bhojpuri भौतिक | ||
Bosnian fizički | ||
Bulgarian физически | ||
Catalan físic | ||
Cebuano pisikal | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 物理 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 物理 | ||
Corsican fisicu | ||
Croatian fizički | ||
Czech fyzický | ||
Danish fysisk | ||
Dhivehi ފިޒިކަލް | ||
Dogri जिसमानी | ||
Dutch fysiek | ||
English physical | ||
Esperanto fizika | ||
Estonian füüsiline | ||
Ewe ŋutilã me | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) pisikal | ||
Finnish fyysinen | ||
French physique | ||
Frisian lichaamlik | ||
Galician físico | ||
Georgian ფიზიკური | ||
German physisch | ||
Greek φυσικός | ||
Guarani hete | ||
Gujarati શારીરિક | ||
Haitian Creole fizik | ||
Hausa na jiki | ||
Hawaiian kino | ||
Hebrew גוּפָנִי | ||
Hindi शारीरिक | ||
Hmong lub cev | ||
Hungarian fizikai | ||
Icelandic líkamlegt | ||
Igbo aru | ||
Ilocano pisikal | ||
Indonesian fisik | ||
Irish fisiceach | ||
Italian fisico | ||
Japanese 物理的 | ||
Javanese fisik | ||
Kannada ಭೌತಿಕ | ||
Kazakh физикалық | ||
Khmer រាងកាយ | ||
Kinyarwanda umubiri | ||
Konkani शारीरिक | ||
Korean 물리적 인 | ||
Krio bɔdi | ||
Kurdish cûsseyî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) جەستەیی | ||
Kyrgyz физикалык | ||
Lao ທາງດ້ານຮ່າງກາຍ | ||
Latin corporis | ||
Latvian fizisks | ||
Lingala ya nzoto | ||
Lithuanian fizinis | ||
Luganda okukozesa amanyi | ||
Luxembourgish kierperlech | ||
Macedonian физички | ||
Maithili शारीरिक | ||
Malagasy ara-batana | ||
Malay fizikal | ||
Malayalam ശാരീരിക | ||
Maltese fiżiku | ||
Maori ā-tinana | ||
Marathi शारीरिक | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯍꯛꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ | ||
Mizo pawnlam | ||
Mongolian физик | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ရုပ်ပိုင်းဆိုင်ရာ | ||
Nepali शारीरिक | ||
Norwegian fysisk | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) thupi | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଶାରୀରିକ | ||
Oromo qaama | ||
Pashto فزیکي | ||
Persian فیزیکی | ||
Polish fizyczny | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) fisica | ||
Punjabi ਸਰੀਰਕ | ||
Quechua fisico | ||
Romanian fizic | ||
Russian физический | ||
Samoan faʻaletino | ||
Sanskrit भौतिक | ||
Scots Gaelic corporra | ||
Sepedi ka sebele | ||
Serbian физички | ||
Sesotho 'meleng | ||
Shona muviri | ||
Sindhi جسماني | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ශාරීරික | ||
Slovak fyzický | ||
Slovenian fizično | ||
Somali jireed | ||
Spanish físico | ||
Sundanese fisik | ||
Swahili kimwili | ||
Swedish fysisk | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) pisikal | ||
Tajik ҷисмонӣ | ||
Tamil உடல் | ||
Tatar физик | ||
Telugu భౌతిక | ||
Thai ทางกายภาพ | ||
Tigrinya ኣካላዊ | ||
Tsonga xivumbeko | ||
Turkish fiziksel | ||
Turkmen fiziki | ||
Twi (Akan) anisoɔ | ||
Ukrainian фізичний | ||
Urdu جسمانی | ||
Uyghur فىزىكىلىق | ||
Uzbek jismoniy | ||
Vietnamese vật lý | ||
Welsh corfforol | ||
Xhosa ngokomzimba | ||
Yiddish פיזיש | ||
Yoruba ti ara | ||
Zulu ngokomzimba |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Albanian | Fizike's etymology is debated, but it may derive from Greek φυσιγχή or Turkish fiziki, both meaning "related to nature" |
| Amharic | The Amharic word "አካላዊ" can also refer to the physical body or to a material object. |
| Arabic | The word "جسدي - بدني" can also refer to the material or tangible form of something, such as an object or a person's body. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "fiziki" in Azerbaijani is borrowed from Persian, where it means "relating to the natural sciences" as well as "relating to physics". |
| Basque | The word 'fisikoa' can also refer to someone who has studied or specializes in physics. |
| Belarusian | "Фізічны" also means "psychic" in Belarusian, reflecting the historical connection between the two in the Belarusian language. |
| Bengali | The word "শারীরিক" is derived from the Sanskrit word "शारीरिक" (śārīrika), which means "of or relating to the body". |
| Bosnian | The term fizički is also used in a sense of 'bodily' meaning something that concerns one's body. |
| Bulgarian | Физически may also mean 'in person' as in 'физически в офиса' ('at the office in person.') |
| Catalan | The word "físic" can also mean "doctor" or "surgeon" in Catalan. |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano word "pisikal" is also used to refer to a person's physical appearance or body. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | In Japanese, "物理" (butsuri) means "physics" while in Chinese, it means "physical". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 物理 in Chinese can also refer to metaphysics and the study of the supernatural |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "fisicu" can also mean "nature" or "the countryside", likely derived from the Latin "physicus" meaning "natural" or "pertaining to nature". |
| Croatian | In Old Church Slavonic, 'fizički' (физичьскъ) is used to describe the state of the body as opposed to the soul, while in Russian, it's also used to denote a person's appearance. |
| Czech | The Czech word "fyzický" is derived from the Greek word "physikós" and can also mean "natural" or "material". |
| Danish | The Danish word "fysisk" can also mean "natural" or "bodily". |
| Dutch | The word "fysiek" in Dutch can also mean "appearance" or "posture". |
| Esperanto | The word "fizika" (physical) comes from the Greek word "physis" (nature), and can also refer to the study of natural phenomena. |
| Estonian | "Füüsiline" can also mean "natural" or "bodily". |
| Finnish | The word "fyysinen" can also refer to the physical environment or to one's physical appearance. |
| French | In French, the word "physique" can also refer to a person's bodily appearance or physical characteristics. |
| Frisian | The modern sense of "lichaamlik" derives from the older sense of "of the body," while its more ancient sense related to leeches. |
| Galician | In Galician, "físico" can also mean "physician". |
| German | The German word "physisch" originates from the Greek word "physis" (φύσις), meaning nature, and is also related to the English word "physics". |
| Greek | The Greek term "φυσικός" (physikos) originally referred to nature or the natural world and is related to "φυσις" (physis), meaning "nature," "growth," or "origin." |
| Gujarati | The word "શારીરિક" can also mean "worldly" or "material" in Gujarati, in addition to its literal meaning of "physical". |
| Haitian Creole | The word "fizik" in Haitian Creole also refers to the study of natural phenomena, similar to the English word "physics". |
| Hausa | The Hausa word 'na jiki' can also refer to 'concrete' or 'tangible' things. |
| Hawaiian | Kino can also refer to a person, or sometimes a body part, and means 'form' in the sense of 'manifestation'. |
| Hebrew | The word "גוּפָנִי" (gūpānī, "physical") derives from the Greek "γυμνός" (gumnόs, "naked") via Aramaic. It can also refer to the body's appearance, shape, or condition. |
| Hindi | The Sanskrit root 'श्री' (shree) means "to shine" or "to go, wander," indicating an emphasis on movement and energy in the word "शारीरिक". |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "lub cev" is said to mean "strong" or "healthy" and is often used as a term of endearment. |
| Hungarian | The term "fizikai" originally derives from the Greek word "physike," signifying nature. |
| Icelandic | líkamlegt is derived from the Old Norse líkami, which means 'body'. |
| Igbo | "Arụ" also refers to a taboo or abomination that should be strictly avoided. |
| Indonesian | "Fisik" also means "money" (from Portuguese "fisico" and Latin "fiscus") |
| Irish | The Irish word "fisiceach" originates from the Greek "physikos" meaning "natural". |
| Italian | The word "fisico" derives from Greek and can also mean "physician". |
| Japanese | Japanese word "物理的 (ぶつりがく てき)" also means "physics-related" or "scientific." |
| Javanese | In Javanese, 'fisik' does not mean 'physical' but refers to a person's body or appearance. |
| Kannada | The term ಼ฎตದ (ಪຕುಹುಕ್), in addition to its “physical” meaning, refers to a philosophical school of thought focusing on reality – in this case, matter – as opposed to ideas. |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word "физикалық" can also refer to a person's physical appearance or physique. |
| Khmer | The word "រាងកាយ" (physical) in Khmer can also refer to a person's appearance or physique. |
| Korean | The word 물리적 comes from the Chinese word 物理, which can also mean 'physics'. |
| Kurdish | The term 'cûsseyî' is also used to refer to the human body or physique and can carry a connotation of vitality and strength. |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word "физилык" can also refer to a person's appearance, personality, or behavior. |
| Latin | The Latin word "corporis" also means "body" and is the root of the English word "corpse." |
| Latvian | In Latvian, "fizisks" has a colloquial and archaic usage meaning "strong" or "powerful", derived from the German word "physisch" |
| Lithuanian | Derived from the Greek word “fysis,” "fizinis" can also denote "characteristic" or "essence." |
| Luxembourgish | The word "kierperlech" is derived from the Middle High German "körperlich", which in turn is derived from the Old High German "chopar", meaning "body". |
| Macedonian | The word физички (physical) comes from the Greek word "physikos" meaning "natural" or "relating to nature". |
| Malagasy | The word "ara-batana" also has the meaning "to be able to do something" in Malagasy. |
| Malay | The word "fizikal" in Malay can also refer to the physical or tangible properties of something. |
| Malayalam | ശാരീരിക is derived from the Sanskrit word शारिरीक (śārīrika), which also means "relating to the body" or "corporeal." |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "fiżiku" comes from the Greek word "physikos", meaning "belonging to nature". |
| Maori | The Maori word "ā-tinana" also refers to the body of knowledge associated with the physical realm. |
| Marathi | The term 'शारीरिक' not only denotes something that relates to the body or is corporeal in nature but also that which pertains to or deals with one of the six main branches of Indian philosophy known as 'Sāṃkhya' |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word “физик” can also refer to a person with a degree in physics. |
| Nepali | The term ''शारीरिक'' is also used to describe non-corporeal qualities, such as character. |
| Norwegian | "Fysisk" in Norwegian also means "mental". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | **Thupi** also denotes being pregnant or the belly of an animal, which derives from the word **kutuwa** meaning to be big or swollen. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "فزیکي" also means "scientific" or "natural" in a more general sense. |
| Persian | In Persian, "فیزیکی" can also refer to "natural" or "material". |
| Polish | The word "fizyczny" derives from the Greek "physis" meaning "nature", and also means "real" or "in the flesh" in Polish. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "fisica" can also refer to a "woman physicist" or "a female student of physics." |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "fizic" also refers to a type of folk song and dance. |
| Russian | "Физический" также означает "связанный с природой". |
| Samoan | Faʻaletino can also refer to an inanimate object or animal but generally refers to humans. |
| Scots Gaelic | A similar word, corporra (sometimes spelled coirpear), means 'body, as a whole' or 'corpse' |
| Serbian | The Serbian word "физички" can also mean "real" or "concrete" in philosophical contexts. |
| Sesotho | The Sesotho word 'meleng' also has the meaning of 'body' and is related to the word 'melemo' meaning 'strength'. |
| Shona | "Muviri" also refers to an appearance or vision (physical or spiritual) of a departed person |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "جسماني" (jasmani) is derived from the Arabic word "جسم" (jasm), meaning "body". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "ශාරීරික" (physical) in Sinhala is derived from the Sanskrit word "शारीरिक" (śārīrika), meaning "bodily" or "pertaining to the body". |
| Slovak | The word "fyzický" also has the meaning of "corporal" or "physical" in the sense of "tangible". |
| Slovenian | The word 'fizično' in Slovenian also refers to the concept of 'presence' or 'being in a certain place'. |
| Somali | In Somali, "jireed" also refers to a flexible rod used in traditional equestrian sports or a javelin thrown in such sports. |
| Spanish | In Spanish, "físico" can also refer to a medical doctor or a person with a degree in physics. |
| Sundanese | In Sundanese, the word "fisik" also conveys the meaning of "essence" or "substance." |
| Swahili | Kimwili' refers to 'nature' in the sense of 'essence' or 'substance', and is related to the verb 'ku-wili' ('to peel', 'to pare', 'to pluck', 'to strip', 'to remove'). |
| Swedish | In Swedish, "fysisk" not only means "physical" but it can also refer to "physics" or "natural science". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "pisikal" (physical) comes from the Spanish word "físico", likely introduced and modified with time. |
| Tajik | The word "ҷисмонӣ" is derived from the Arabic word "جسماني" which means "corporeal" or "relating to the body". |
| Tamil | "உடல்" (physical) is derived from the root word "உள்" (inside), denoting the embodiment of the soul or consciousness within the physical body. |
| Telugu | The term "భౌతిక" (physical) is a Sanskrit word derived from the root "భూ" (earth) and is also used in several other Indian languages. |
| Thai | The word "path" is included in the Thai word for "physical", emphasizing its connection to the physical realm. |
| Turkish | "Fiziksel" is derived from the Greek word "physis," meaning nature, and also refers to the physical realm or the material world in Turkish. |
| Ukrainian | The word "фізичний" is also used in a more abstract way to refer to something tangible or concrete. |
| Urdu | The word "جسمانی" originates from the Sanskrit word "deha" meaning "body". |
| Uzbek | In Uzbek, the word "jismoniy" originally meant "of or related to the body" but is now primarily used to refer to something that is physical. |
| Vietnamese | "Vật lý" (physical) in Vietnamese also refers to the discipline of physics. |
| Welsh | "Corfforol" comes from the word "corff," meaning "body," and is also a synonym for "real" or "substantial." |
| Xhosa | "Ngkomzimba" also means "to touch" in Xhosa. |
| Yiddish | The word "פיזיש" can also mean "appearance" or "face" in Yiddish. |
| Yoruba | Ti ara can also mean "body" like in "omo ti ara nla", "a person with a large body" |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "ngokomzimba" can also refer to "in person" or "in the flesh". |
| English | The word "physical" derives from the Greek "physika", meaning "nature", and was first used in English in the 14th century to describe the natural world as opposed to the supernatural. |