Political in Different Languages
Discover 'Political' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Political
Afrikaans politiese | ||
Albanian politike | ||
Amharic የፖለቲካ | ||
Arabic سياسي | ||
Armenian քաղաքական | ||
Assamese ৰাজকীয় | ||
Aymara política tuqita | ||
Azerbaijani siyasi | ||
Bambara politiki siratigɛ la | ||
Basque politikoa | ||
Belarusian палітычны | ||
Bengali রাজনৈতিক | ||
Bhojpuri राजनीतिक बा | ||
Bosnian politička | ||
Bulgarian политически | ||
Catalan polític | ||
Cebuano pamolitika | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 政治 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 政治 | ||
Corsican puliticu | ||
Croatian politička | ||
Czech politický | ||
Danish politisk | ||
Dhivehi ސިޔާސީ... | ||
Dogri राजनीतिक | ||
Dutch politiek | ||
English political | ||
Esperanto politika | ||
Estonian poliitiline | ||
Ewe dunyahehe | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) pampulitika | ||
Finnish poliittinen | ||
French politique | ||
Frisian polityk | ||
Galician político | ||
Georgian პოლიტიკური | ||
German politisch | ||
Greek πολιτικός | ||
Guarani política rehegua | ||
Gujarati રાજકીય | ||
Haitian Creole politik | ||
Hausa siyasa | ||
Hawaiian kālaiʻāina | ||
Hebrew פּוֹלִיטִי | ||
Hindi राजनीतिक | ||
Hmong ua nom | ||
Hungarian politikai | ||
Icelandic pólitískt | ||
Igbo ndọrọ ndọrọ ọchịchị | ||
Ilocano politikal | ||
Indonesian politik | ||
Irish polaitiúil | ||
Italian politico | ||
Japanese 政治 | ||
Javanese politik | ||
Kannada ರಾಜಕೀಯ | ||
Kazakh саяси | ||
Khmer នយោបាយ | ||
Kinyarwanda politiki | ||
Konkani राजकीय | ||
Korean 주재관 | ||
Krio pɔlitiks | ||
Kurdish sîyasî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) سیاسی | ||
Kyrgyz саясий | ||
Lao ທາງດ້ານການເມືອງ | ||
Latin rei publicae | ||
Latvian politisks | ||
Lingala makambo ya politiki | ||
Lithuanian politinis | ||
Luganda ebyobufuzi | ||
Luxembourgish politesch | ||
Macedonian политички | ||
Maithili राजनीतिक | ||
Malagasy ara-politika | ||
Malay politik | ||
Malayalam രാഷ്ട്രീയ | ||
Maltese politiku | ||
Maori tōrangapū | ||
Marathi राजकीय | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯔꯥꯖꯅꯤꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo politics lam hawi | ||
Mongolian улс төрийн | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) နိုင်ငံရေး | ||
Nepali राजनीतिक | ||
Norwegian politisk | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) ndale | ||
Odia (Oriya) ରାଜନ political ତିକ | ||
Oromo siyaasaa | ||
Pashto سیاسي | ||
Persian سیاسی | ||
Polish polityczny | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) político | ||
Punjabi ਰਾਜਨੀਤਿਕ | ||
Quechua política nisqamanta | ||
Romanian politic | ||
Russian политический | ||
Samoan faaupufai | ||
Sanskrit राजनैतिक | ||
Scots Gaelic poilitigeach | ||
Sepedi dipolotiki | ||
Serbian политичка | ||
Sesotho lipolotiki | ||
Shona zvematongerwo enyika | ||
Sindhi سياسي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) දේශපාලන | ||
Slovak politické | ||
Slovenian politično | ||
Somali siyaasadeed | ||
Spanish político | ||
Sundanese politik | ||
Swahili kisiasa | ||
Swedish politisk | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) pampulitika | ||
Tajik сиёсӣ | ||
Tamil அரசியல் | ||
Tatar сәяси | ||
Telugu రాజకీయ | ||
Thai ทางการเมือง | ||
Tigrinya ፖለቲካዊ... | ||
Tsonga swa tipolitiki | ||
Turkish siyasi | ||
Turkmen syýasy | ||
Twi (Akan) amammuisɛm mu | ||
Ukrainian політичний | ||
Urdu سیاسی | ||
Uyghur سىياسى | ||
Uzbek siyosiy | ||
Vietnamese chính trị | ||
Welsh gwleidyddol | ||
Xhosa kwezopolitiko | ||
Yiddish פּאָליטיש | ||
Yoruba oselu | ||
Zulu ezepolitiki |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | "Politiese" in Afrikaans can also refer to "courteous" or "polite". |
| Albanian | Politike comes from the Greek word "politeia", which means "citizenship" or "government". |
| Amharic | The word 'የፖለቲካ' derives from the Greek word 'politikos', meaning 'of, for, or relating to the state'. |
| Arabic | The word "سياسي" in Arabic can also mean "astrologer", deriving from the Greek word "πολιτικός" (politikos), meaning "of, for, or relating to the state or its affairs". |
| Armenian | "Քաղաքական" (political) is derived from the Ancient Greek word "πολιτικός" (politikos) and is related to the word "urbs" (city) in Latin, implying urban or public affairs. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "siyasi" is derived from the Arabic word "siyasa", which originally meant "government" or "administration", and has come to mean "political" in Azerbaijani. |
| Basque | "Politikoa" is one of several words for "political" in Basque; "politikal" (borrowed from Spanish) is generally preferred in formal uses. |
| Bengali | রাজনৈতিক শব্দটি সংস্কৃত শব্দ রাজনীতি (rajaniti) থেকে এসেছে, যার অর্থ হল 'রাজ্যের ব্যাপার'। |
| Bosnian | The word "politička" in Bosnian also means "female politician" when used as a noun. |
| Bulgarian | “Политически” literally means “of many” or “public” in Greek, from which it was borrowed into Bulgarian to mean “political”. |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "polític" also means "polite" and derives from the Greek "politikós", meaning "citizen". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 政治 "politics" is a borrowing from Japanese, where it means "science of government". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 政治 originally referred to a form of governance in which rulers were aided by the principles of morality and the counsels of worthy men. |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "puliticu" can also mean "cunning" or "sly". |
| Croatian | The Croatian word 'politička' can also mean 'political science' or 'female politician'. |
| Czech | The word "politický" can also mean "state" or "public" in Czech. |
| Danish | In Danish, the word "politisk" can also refer to something that is "well-mannered" or "socially correct." |
| Dutch | "Politiek" shares its etymology with the Greek word "polis" (city) and can also mean "public" or "urban" in Dutch. |
| Esperanto | The word "politika" in Esperanto is derived from the Greek word "politikos" which means "of, for, or pertaining to the state". |
| Estonian | The word "poliitiline" in Estonian is derived from the Greek word "politikos", meaning "of or relating to the state". |
| Finnish | Poliittinen's origin is 'polis', meaning 'city-state' or 'citizen'. Originally, it referred to city life and governance, but now it encompasses all aspects related to governing a society or group. |
| French | In French, "politique" can also mean "policy," "statecraft," or "diplomacy." |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "polityk" can be derived from the Greek word "politeia", referring to the organization or constitution of a state. |
| Galician | In Galician, "político" also refers to a type of octopus dish. |
| German | The word "politisch" can also mean "prudent" or "diplomatic" in German, reflecting its Latin origins (from Greek "politeia") |
| Greek | The word "πολιτικός" can also refer to a person involved in city affairs or a citizen |
| Gujarati | The word "રાજકીય" also means "related to power or authority" in Gujarati, and originates from the Sanskrit root "राज", meaning "to rule". |
| Haitian Creole | Politik is also a Haitian Creole word for a type of sweet potato bread roll. |
| Hausa | The Hausa word "siyasa" originates from Arabic meaning governance, authority or policy. |
| Hawaiian | In Hawaiian, "kālaiʻāina" also refers to the ancient art of land and boundary management. |
| Hebrew | Hebrew פּוֹלִיטִי "political" derives from Ancient Greek "polei" meaning city states |
| Hindi | The term "राजनीतिक" can be traced to the Sanskrit root ‘राजन्’ (rajan), indicating king, and "niti", denoting conduct, principles or rules. |
| Hmong | The literal meaning of "political" in the Hmong language is "to fight". |
| Hungarian | Politikai in Hungarian derives from the Ancient Greek word "politikos," meaning "of, for, or relating to the state". |
| Icelandic | The word "pólitískt" in Icelandic derives from the Greek word "politikos", meaning "of or relating to the state" or "civic." |
| Igbo | The first word 'ndọrọ' refers to the act of 'managing' or 'arranging' while the second 'ndọrọ' suggests 'governing' or 'ruling. |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "politik" is derived from the Greek word "politikos", meaning "of, for, or relating to citizens or the state". |
| Irish | The word "polaitiúil" also means "relating to the city" or "pertaining to citizens" in Irish. |
| Italian | "Politico" in Italian can also mean a politician or political operator. |
| Japanese | The compound word "政治" means "to control and correct" or "country and political affairs" when written with Kanji, but in more modern Japanese usage it is a generic, and usually negative, way of describing politics, as is the related noun "政治家" („politician“). |
| Javanese | In Javanese, "politik" (political) can also refer to "cunning" or "scheming". |
| Kannada | The Kannada word "ರಾಜಕೀಯ" is derived from the Sanskrit word "rāja", meaning "king", and "kriyā", meaning "action". It refers to the actions and principles of government, as well as the art or science of governing a state or nation. |
| Kazakh | "Саяси" also means "affairs" or "relations" in Kazakh. |
| Khmer | The word "នយោបាយ" is derived from the Sanskrit word "nītiśāstra", meaning "the science of governance". |
| Korean | 주재관 is also the Korean word for a Resident in Diplomacy. |
| Kurdish | The word "sîyasî" originates from the Persian word "siyāsī", ultimately derived from the Greek word "politikos" meaning "of or relating to the state". |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word “саясий” derives from the Arabic term “siyāsa” meaning "state governance" and "politics." |
| Latin | Ancient Romans used 'rei publicae' to refer to the affairs of a sovereign state. |
| Latvian | The word "politisks" in Latvian can also mean "political economy" or "public affairs". |
| Lithuanian | Politinis derives from the Greek, and has been preserved since at least the 17th century in Lithuanian |
| Luxembourgish | Politesch in Luxembourgish derives from the French word "politique" and is also used to refer to "polite" or "courteous" behavior. |
| Macedonian | The word "политички" can also mean "political correctness" or "political party" in Macedonian. |
| Malagasy | The root "ara-politika" is also frequently used to designate politics and political issues |
| Malay | The Malay word 'politik' comes from the Arabic word 'siyāsa' which means 'to rule', 'to govern', or 'to administer'. |
| Maltese | Politiku was derived from the Ancient Greek word politēs (πολῑ́της), meaning 'citizen'. |
| Maori | The term "tōrangapū" can also refer to governance or the realm of politics and the exercise of power. |
| Marathi | The Marathi word राजकीय ('political') is cognate with the Sanskrit word राज्य (rajya, 'realm'), from which it was derived. |
| Mongolian | The word "улс төрийн" has been used since the 15th century to refer to policies and governments. |
| Nepali | "राजनीतिक" also refers to a game of chess, or to affairs that happen within the palace of a king. |
| Norwegian | In Norwegian, "politisk" can also refer to politics in a wider sense, including social and economic issues. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "ndale" in Nyanja (Chichewa) can refer to anything related to politics, government, or public affairs. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "سیاسي" derives from the Arabic word "سوس" (suws) meaning "ruler". |
| Persian | The term "سیاسی" also means "related to policy". |
| Polish | In Polish, "polityczny" stems from the word "polis," which refers to the ancient Greek city-states. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "político" also refers to a person who is cunning or manipulative in their dealings with others. |
| Punjabi | The word comes from the Sanskrit word 'rajniti', meaning 'the art of governance'. |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "politic" can also mean "polite" or "well-mannered." |
| Russian | The term "политический" in Russian derives from the Greek word "πολιτικός," meaning "of, or pertaining to the state. |
| Samoan | Derived from the word 'fa' meaning 'government' or 'rule', and 'upu' meaning 'to gather' or 'meet', 'faaupufai' refers to the act of governing, gathering people together for political purposes. |
| Scots Gaelic | In Scots Gaelic, "poilitigeach" also means "politician" or "statesman". |
| Serbian | The Serbian word for "political," "политичка," has different semantic meanings from the English "political," as it can also refer to a female politician or a woman who works in the realm of politics, rather than referring solely to political ideas or actions. |
| Sesotho | Lipolotiki derives from the word -polotiki, meaning 'to lead,' as in 'head of cattle' or 'leader of the people'. |
| Shona | The Shona word "zvematongerwo enyika" can also mean "pertaining to the government" or "of or pertaining to public affairs." |
| Sindhi | The word "سياسي" also refers to a politician, statesman or diplomat. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The second part of the term - පාලන - comes from Sanskrit "palana" meaning "care" or "rule". The first part of the term - දේශ - is of Sanskrit origin and refers to "country" or "territory". |
| Slovak | Politické (political) also means 'political science' or 'political economy' in Slovak. |
| Slovenian | "Politično" can also mean "political party" or "policy" |
| Somali | The Somali word "siyaasadeed" can also refer to "policy" or "government." |
| Spanish | The word 'político' can also mean 'polite' or 'courteous'. |
| Sundanese | Derived from the Greek "polis" meaning "city", "politik" also refers to the traditional concept of a Sundanese village council in English |
| Swahili | The word "kisiasa" in Swahili can also refer to "affairs" or "business" in a broader sense. |
| Swedish | The word «politisk» in Swedish can also mean «prudish» or «overly sensitive». |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word pampulitika can also mean "controversial" |
| Tajik | The word "сиёсӣ" is also used to refer to "science" in Tajik. |
| Tamil | "அரசியல்" is etymologically related to the word "அரசு" (government), and its literal meaning is "pertaining to government or the state". |
| Telugu | The word "రాజకీయ" is derived from the Sanskrit word "राजकुल" (kingdom) and means "relating to the affairs of government". |
| Thai | ทางการเมือง (political) literally means "to go via the city" in Thai, referring to the ancient practice of conducting political affairs in the city center. |
| Turkish | The Turkish word "siyasi" derives from the Arabic word "siyasa," which originally meant "government," "governance," or "policy" in general. |
| Ukrainian | Ukrainian 'політичний' and English 'political' come from the same Greek word 'politikos' meaning 'of, for, or relating to citizens'. |
| Urdu | سیاسی can also refer to something fashionable, particularly in clothing. |
| Uzbek | The word 'siyosiy' is derived from the Arabic word 'siysa', which means 'governance' or 'management'. It can also refer to the political system or the government of a country. |
| Vietnamese | Chính trị can also refer to government or national affairs. |
| Welsh | The word "gwleidyddol" can mean either "political" or "civil", derived from the Latin word "civilis". |
| Xhosa | The word kwezopolitiko is derived from the Xhosa words "kwezo" (of) and "politiki" (politics). |
| Yiddish | 'פאָליטיש' ('political') derives from the Greek word for city (πόλις), and retains the alternate meaning 'urban' or 'citizenly'. |
| Yoruba | In some contexts, the word "oselu" can have negative implications, such as "manipulative" or "cunning". |
| Zulu | The Zulu word 'ezepolitiki' has various meanings, including 'of or pertaining to politics', 'political science', and 'politically correct'. |
| English | "Politics" also denotes a person's views or a line of action, especially one designed to achieve a specific result through the exercise of power or influence. |