Policy in Different Languages
Discover 'Policy' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Policy
Afrikaans beleid | ||
Albanian politika | ||
Amharic ፖሊሲ | ||
Arabic سياسات | ||
Armenian քաղաքականություն | ||
Assamese নীতি | ||
Aymara pulitika | ||
Azerbaijani siyasət | ||
Bambara fɛɛrɛ | ||
Basque politika | ||
Belarusian палітыка | ||
Bengali নীতি | ||
Bhojpuri नीति | ||
Bosnian politika | ||
Bulgarian политика | ||
Catalan política | ||
Cebuano patakaran | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 政策 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 政策 | ||
Corsican pulitica | ||
Croatian politika | ||
Czech politika | ||
Danish politik | ||
Dhivehi އުސޫލު | ||
Dogri पालिसी | ||
Dutch het beleid | ||
English policy | ||
Esperanto politiko | ||
Estonian poliitika | ||
Ewe ɖoɖo | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) patakaran | ||
Finnish käytäntö | ||
French politique | ||
Frisian belied | ||
Galician política | ||
Georgian პოლიტიკა | ||
German politik | ||
Greek πολιτική | ||
Guarani tetãrayhu | ||
Gujarati નીતિ | ||
Haitian Creole politik | ||
Hausa siyasa | ||
Hawaiian kulekele | ||
Hebrew מְדִינִיוּת | ||
Hindi नीति | ||
Hmong txoj cai | ||
Hungarian irányelv | ||
Icelandic stefna | ||
Igbo amụma | ||
Ilocano polisiya | ||
Indonesian kebijakan | ||
Irish beartas | ||
Italian politica | ||
Japanese ポリシー | ||
Javanese kabijakan | ||
Kannada ನೀತಿ | ||
Kazakh саясат | ||
Khmer គោលនយោបាយ | ||
Kinyarwanda politiki | ||
Konkani धोरण | ||
Korean 수단 | ||
Krio wɔd | ||
Kurdish tektîk | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) سیاسەت | ||
Kyrgyz саясат | ||
Lao ນະໂຍບາຍ | ||
Latin consilium | ||
Latvian politika | ||
Lingala malako | ||
Lithuanian politiką | ||
Luganda etteeka | ||
Luxembourgish politik | ||
Macedonian политика | ||
Maithili नीति | ||
Malagasy politika | ||
Malay dasar | ||
Malayalam നയം | ||
Maltese politika | ||
Maori kaupapa here | ||
Marathi धोरण | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯡꯧꯁꯤꯜ ꯊꯧꯔꯥꯡ | ||
Mizo tihdan | ||
Mongolian бодлого | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) မူဝါဒ | ||
Nepali नीति | ||
Norwegian politikk | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) ndondomeko | ||
Odia (Oriya) ନୀତି | ||
Oromo imaammata | ||
Pashto پالیسي | ||
Persian خط مشی | ||
Polish polityka | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) política | ||
Punjabi ਨੀਤੀ ਨੂੰ | ||
Quechua politica | ||
Romanian politică | ||
Russian политика | ||
Samoan faiga faʻavae | ||
Sanskrit नीति | ||
Scots Gaelic poileasaidh | ||
Sepedi pholisi | ||
Serbian политике | ||
Sesotho leano | ||
Shona mutemo | ||
Sindhi پاليسي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ප්රතිපත්ති | ||
Slovak politiky | ||
Slovenian politike | ||
Somali siyaasad | ||
Spanish política | ||
Sundanese kabijakan | ||
Swahili sera | ||
Swedish politik | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) patakaran | ||
Tajik сиёсат | ||
Tamil கொள்கை | ||
Tatar политикасы | ||
Telugu విధానం | ||
Thai นโยบาย | ||
Tigrinya ፖሊሲ | ||
Tsonga pholisi | ||
Turkish politika | ||
Turkmen syýasaty | ||
Twi (Akan) nhyehyɛeɛ | ||
Ukrainian політика | ||
Urdu پالیسی | ||
Uyghur سىياسەت | ||
Uzbek siyosat | ||
Vietnamese chính sách | ||
Welsh polisi | ||
Xhosa umgaqo-nkqubo | ||
Yiddish פּאָליטיק | ||
Yoruba imulo | ||
Zulu inqubomgomo |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "beleid" also means "politeness" or "courtesy" and is derived from the Dutch word "beleid" with the same meaning. |
| Albanian | In Albanian, "politika" can refer to both "policy" and "politics" in general. |
| Amharic | In Amharic, "ፖሊሲ" (policy) originally meant "a method of government". |
| Arabic | In Arabic, the word "سياسات" ("policy") also refers to a person's conduct and behavior. |
| Azerbaijani | Siyasət is sometimes used in the sense of |
| Basque | The word politika in Basque can refer to the rules and regulations established by a government as well as the strategies, plans, and courses of action adopted by an individual, group, or organization. |
| Bengali | The word 'নীতি' derives from the Sanskrit word 'नीति' (nīti), meaning 'conduct, behavior, or rule of conduct'. |
| Bosnian | Politika also means 'politics' in Bosnian, sharing the same etymology as the English word with the same spelling. |
| Bulgarian | The Bulgarian word "политика" (policy) originates from the Greek word "πολιτική" (politics), which refers to the activities of a city-state or a polis. |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "política" also means "politics" and derives from the Greek "politikos", meaning "of, for, or relating to citizens". |
| Cebuano | The word 'patakaran' is derived from the Spanish word 'politica', which refers to political affairs or principles. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "政策" (simplified Chinese) means both "policy" and "politics" (as in "political science"). |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "政策" (policy) can also mean "method" or "tactic". |
| Corsican | In addition to the standard sense, **pulitica** can in Corsica mean 'an agreement between farmers about how they will split their produce'. |
| Croatian | "Politika" can also refer to politics or a political party in Croatian. |
| Czech | The Czech word "politika" comes from the Greek word "polis", meaning "city-state," and originally referred to the affairs of the city. |
| Danish | In Danish, "politik" not only means "policy" but also "politics". |
| Dutch | "Het beleid" (policy) originally meant 'the wisdom of the city'. |
| Esperanto | "Politiko" can also refer to a "person involved in politics." |
| Estonian | In Estonian, "poliitika" also refers to the art of government and the conduct of public affairs. |
| Finnish | The Finnish word "käytäntö" also means "practice" or "usage". |
| French | The French word "politique" can also refer to astuteness, cunning, or deceit, originating from the Greek "politikos" meaning "of, for, or relating to citizens". |
| Frisian | The word "belied" in Frisian can also mean "lied" or "deceived". |
| Galician | Galician "política" also refers to an "insurance"} |
| Georgian | The Georgian word "პოლიტიკა" (policy) has a broader meaning than its English equivalent, encompassing both "policy" and "politics". |
| German | "Politik" can also mean "politics" and is ultimately derived from Greek "Polis" meaning "city". |
| Greek | In ancient Greece, the term "πολιτική" ('politikē') also referred to the art of citizenship and participation in public affairs. |
| Gujarati | Gujarati word સિતિ ("nīti") originally meant "conduct, behavior" in Sanskrit, where its cognate "nīti" still has that meaning. |
| Haitian Creole | Politik in Haitian Creole can also mean "police" or "authority". |
| Hausa | The word 'siyasa' derives from Arabic and also refers to 'trickery', 'deceit' or 'political intrigue' in Hausa. |
| Hawaiian | The word “kulekele” also means to “steer” (like a canoe), a reminder that policies and laws guide our journey. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "מדיניות" ("mediniyut") originally meant "judgment". |
| Hindi | The word "नीति" ultimately derives from the Sanskrit word "niyati" meaning "order" or "arrangement", and also has the alternate meaning of "conduct" or "behavior" |
| Hmong | In Hmong, the word "txoj cai" not only means "policy," but also refers to "law," "regulation," and "principle." |
| Hungarian | The term "irányelv" can also refer to a guideline or principle. |
| Icelandic | The word "stefna" derives from the Old Norse word "stefna" meaning "course, direction, or route." |
| Igbo | Amụma also denotes an 'edict' or 'decree' with an air of authority in Igbo. |
| Indonesian | "Kebijakan" is derived from Arabic word "kaffa" (sufficiency) which also became the root of word "cukup" (enough) in Indonesian. |
| Irish | Beartas derives from beart, meaning 'act' and the suffix -as, meaning 'condition, state'. |
| Italian | The Italian word "politica" derives from the Greek word "politikos," which refers to the activities of the "polis," or city-state. |
| Japanese | The word "ポリシー" (policy) in Japanese can also refer to a "regulation" or "principle". |
| Javanese | In Javanese, "kabijakan" also means "strength" or "influence". |
| Kannada | The Kannada word "ನೀತಿ" ("nīti") shares a common origin with the Sanskrit word "नीति" ("nīti"), meaning "conduct, morality, or ethics." |
| Kazakh | The word "саясат" has a dual origin: the Arabic "siyasa" (management, rule) and the Persian "sayasat" (politics, strategy). |
| Khmer | The Khmer word គោលនយោបាយ ("policy") is derived from the Sanskrit words गोः ("cow"), नयः ("leading"), and उप ("near"), originally meaning "cowherding tactics". It also means "expedient" or "stratagem". |
| Korean | The word '수단' can also mean 'method' or 'means' |
| Kurdish | The word "tektîk" in Kurdish can also mean "method" or "approach". |
| Kyrgyz | The word "саясат" ("policy") in Kyrgyz originally meant "politics" during the Soviet era but was later loaned from Russian with the specific meaning of "policy". |
| Latin | The Latin word "consilium" derives from "consulo", meaning "to deliberate" or "hold a consultation". |
| Latvian | The etymology of the Latvian word "politika" is from the Greek word "politikos" meaning "of, for, or relating to the state or its government." |
| Lithuanian | "Politika" is derived from Greek "politeia", meaning "citizenship" or "affairs of the city-state." |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "Politik" also means "politics" in a broader sense, including political opinions or activities. |
| Macedonian | The word "политика" can also mean "politics" or "polity". |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word "POLITIKA" can also refer to traditional customs and beliefs. |
| Malay | The word "dasar" in Malay can also mean "foundation" or "principle". |
| Malayalam | "നയം" also means "prudence" and is derived from the Sanskrit word "niti" meaning "guidance". |
| Maori | "Kaupapa here" is derived from a plant that provided sustenance in times of hardship and also refers to the concept of a guiding principle. |
| Marathi | The word "धोरण" in Marathi can also refer to a plan or strategy, especially in a political context. |
| Mongolian | In Mongolian, "бодлого" can also mean "opinion" or "viewpoint". |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The Burmese word "မူဝါဒ" also has alternate meanings, including "methodology", "doctrine", and "platform". |
| Nepali | The word 'नीति' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'नीति', which originally meant 'rule or principle'. |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "Politikk" derives from the Ancient Greek word "politikós," meaning "affairs of the city." |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word 'ndondomeko' can also mean a 'prohibition' |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "پالیسي" also means "strategy" or "plan." |
| Persian | Persian word "خط مشی" (policy) derives from "خط" (line) and "مشي" (action) implying a guided course of action. |
| Polish | In Polish, "polityka" has its roots in the Greek "politeia," meaning "citizenship" or "state affairs," reflecting its broader historical usage beyond just "policy." |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "política" can also mean "politeness" or "courtesy". |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "politică" can also mean "politics", "polity", or "statecraft". |
| Russian | The word политика "policy" in Russian can also mean "politics". |
| Samoan | The word "faʻavae" also means "foundation" or "basis" in Samoan. |
| Scots Gaelic | Poileasaidh derives from the older Gaelic "poliscie" meaning "politeness" or "good manners". In modern Gaelic it can also mean "police". |
| Serbian | The word "политике" in Serbian can ultimately be traced back to the Latin word "politicus", meaning "of or pertaining to the state or government". |
| Sesotho | "Leano" in Sesotho originates from the Nguni word for agreement or treaty, signifying its role in establishing and regulating social arrangements. |
| Shona | The word "mutemo" can also refer to a law, regulation, or principle. |
| Sindhi | Alternately, the word "پاليسي" comes from the Arabic word "السياسة" (siyasah), meaning "governance" or "administration". This broader meaning is reflected in its use in Sindhi to refer to "political policy" or "government policy". |
| Slovak | Slovak "politika" or "politiky" can also mean "politics" or "insurance policy". |
| Slovenian | In ancient Greek, "politike" could also mean "ethics" and "citizenship". |
| Somali | The word "siyaasad" can also mean "politics," "government," or "administration" in Somali. |
| Spanish | In Spanish, **política** not only means **policy**, but also refers to **politics** and **prudence**. |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word "kabijakan" can also refer to "a plan". |
| Swahili | "Sera" also means "custom" and "habits" in Swahili. |
| Swedish | In Swedish, politiken and politik are loanwords which have the same meaning, although politik is less common. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "patakaran" is derived from the Malay word "pataka", meaning "sign" or "mark". In the context of a policy, it refers to a set of rules or guidelines that serve as a guide for action or decision-making. |
| Tajik | The word "сиёсат" (policy) is derived from the Persian word "سیاست" (politics). |
| Tamil | "கொள்கை" in Tamil can also refer to a principle, belief, or doctrine. |
| Telugu | The word "విధానం" ("policy") in Telugu also refers to a rule, regulation, ordinance, or an established method or procedure. |
| Thai | "นโยบาย" comes from Sanskrit and also means "moral discipline." |
| Turkish | Politika originates from the Greek word 'politikos', meaning 'relating to the state' and refers to the actions taken by governments or political parties. |
| Ukrainian | In Ukrainian, politics is also referred as the 'science of the state' or 'state science' |
| Urdu | The word "پالیسی" can also refer to a religious sect or denomination. |
| Uzbek | The word "siyosat" in Uzbek originated from the Persian word "siyāshat", which means "politics" or "governance". |
| Vietnamese | "Chính sách" is a Vietnamese word for "policy" originating from Classical Chinese "政策" (zhèngcè), which means "political strategy". In modern Chinese, it is still used to refer to government guidelines while in Vietnamese, it is more broadly applied. |
| Welsh | Welsh "polisi" derives from Greek "polis" (city-state) via Latin "politia" (citizenship). |
| Yiddish | The word "פּאָליטיק" (policy) in Yiddish is not related to the English word "politics" but instead is a shortened form of "פּאָליטצע" (letter). |
| Yoruba | Imulo is also used to mean 'wisdom, knowledge, counsel, guidance' |
| Zulu | The term 'inqubomgomo' in Zulu is derived from the verb 'ukubomula', meaning 'to cover' or 'hide'. This reflects the role of policies as instruments to conceal or obscure the true intentions or actions of individuals or organizations. |
| English | The word 'policy' derives from the Greek word 'polis,' meaning city-state. |