Politics in Different Languages
Discover 'Politics' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Politics
Afrikaans politiek | ||
Albanian politika | ||
Amharic ፖለቲካ | ||
Arabic سياسة | ||
Armenian քաղաքականություն | ||
Assamese ৰাজনীতি | ||
Aymara política tuqitxa | ||
Azerbaijani siyasət | ||
Bambara politiki siratigɛ la | ||
Basque politika | ||
Belarusian палітыка | ||
Bengali রাজনীতি | ||
Bhojpuri राजनीति के बात कइल जाव | ||
Bosnian politika | ||
Bulgarian политика | ||
Catalan política | ||
Cebuano politika | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 政治 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 政治 | ||
Corsican pulitica | ||
Croatian politika | ||
Czech politika | ||
Danish politik | ||
Dhivehi ސިޔާސީ ކަންކަމެވެ | ||
Dogri राजनीति | ||
Dutch politiek | ||
English politics | ||
Esperanto politiko | ||
Estonian poliitika | ||
Ewe dunyahehe | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) pulitika | ||
Finnish politiikka | ||
French politique | ||
Frisian polityk | ||
Galician política | ||
Georgian პოლიტიკა | ||
German politik | ||
Greek πολιτική | ||
Guarani política rehegua | ||
Gujarati રાજકારણ | ||
Haitian Creole politik | ||
Hausa siyasa | ||
Hawaiian kālaiʻāina | ||
Hebrew פּוֹלִיטִיקָה | ||
Hindi राजनीति | ||
Hmong ua nom ua tswv | ||
Hungarian politika | ||
Icelandic stjórnmál | ||
Igbo ndọrọ ndọrọ ọchịchị | ||
Ilocano politika | ||
Indonesian politik | ||
Irish polaitíocht | ||
Italian politica | ||
Japanese 政治 | ||
Javanese politik | ||
Kannada ರಾಜಕೀಯ | ||
Kazakh саясат | ||
Khmer នយោបាយ | ||
Kinyarwanda politiki | ||
Konkani राजकारणांतलें | ||
Korean 정치 | ||
Krio pɔlitiks | ||
Kurdish sîyaset | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) سیاسەت | ||
Kyrgyz саясат | ||
Lao ການເມືອງ | ||
Latin rei publicae | ||
Latvian politikā | ||
Lingala politiki | ||
Lithuanian politika | ||
Luganda ebyobufuzi | ||
Luxembourgish politik | ||
Macedonian политика | ||
Maithili राजनीति | ||
Malagasy politika | ||
Malay politik | ||
Malayalam രാഷ്ട്രീയം | ||
Maltese politika | ||
Maori torangapu | ||
Marathi राजकारण | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯔꯥꯖꯅꯤꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯂꯃꯗꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo politics lam a ni | ||
Mongolian улс төр | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) နိုင်ငံရေး | ||
Nepali राजनीति | ||
Norwegian politikk | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) ndale | ||
Odia (Oriya) ରାଜନୀତି | ||
Oromo siyaasa | ||
Pashto سیاست | ||
Persian سیاست | ||
Polish polityka | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) política | ||
Punjabi ਰਾਜਨੀਤੀ | ||
Quechua política nisqamanta | ||
Romanian politică | ||
Russian политика | ||
Samoan polokiki | ||
Sanskrit राजनीति | ||
Scots Gaelic poilitigs | ||
Sepedi dipolotiki | ||
Serbian политике | ||
Sesotho lipolotiki | ||
Shona zvematongerwo enyika | ||
Sindhi سياست | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) දේශපාලනය | ||
Slovak politika | ||
Slovenian politiko | ||
Somali siyaasada | ||
Spanish política | ||
Sundanese politik | ||
Swahili siasa | ||
Swedish politik | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) politika | ||
Tajik сиёсат | ||
Tamil அரசியல் | ||
Tatar сәясәт | ||
Telugu రాజకీయాలు | ||
Thai การเมือง | ||
Tigrinya ፖለቲካ | ||
Tsonga tipolitiki | ||
Turkish siyaset | ||
Turkmen syýasat | ||
Twi (Akan) amammuisɛm | ||
Ukrainian політика | ||
Urdu سیاست | ||
Uyghur سىياسەت | ||
Uzbek siyosat | ||
Vietnamese chính trị | ||
Welsh gwleidyddiaeth | ||
Xhosa ezopolitiko | ||
Yiddish פּאָליטיק | ||
Yoruba oselu | ||
Zulu ipolitiki |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | "Politiek" in Afrikaans is also used as a noun to describe political activity, a political system, or political thinking. |
| Albanian | The word "politika" in Albanian derives from the ancient Greek word "polis," meaning "city-state" and referring to the affairs of the citizenry. |
| Arabic | سياسة means "the art of government" or "the way something is run." |
| Azerbaijani | The word "siyasət" in Azerbaijani derives from the Persian word "siyāsat" meaning "governance, administration". |
| Basque | In Basque, "politika" shares its root with words meaning "city" and "order", indicating the historical link between politics and urban governance. |
| Belarusian | Палітыка (“politics”) is a word that appeared in the 15th century from the Greek “πολιτικός” (“belonging to the city or state”), which is related to the words “polis” and “πολίτης” (“citizen”). It is worth noting that in Belarus in the late Middle Ages, the meaning of the word “палітыка” was also associated with the “state”, but only later did it acquire a political meaning. |
| Bengali | রাজনীতি' শব্দের মূল অর্থ 'রাজার নীতি', অর্থাৎ যে নীতি অনুসারে রাজা তার রাজ্য শাসন করেন। |
| Bosnian | The word 'politika' originally meant "the art of citizenship" from Greek. |
| Bulgarian | The word “политика” also means “policy” and derives from the Greek word for “city,” πόλις (polis). |
| Catalan | In Catalan, "política" can also refer to the art of governance or the science of politics. |
| Cebuano | Politika in Cebuano can also refer to the way something is organized, how something is done, or the behavior someone exhibits. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 政治 (zhèngzhì) originally meant 'to govern a state' and later broadened to mean 'politics'. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 政治 is derived from two characters: 治, meaning "to govern" and 政, meaning "to order or administer." |
| Croatian | Politika means a policy of the government; it can also stand for the entire sphere of the social life |
| Czech | The word 'politika' comes from the Greek word 'politikos', which means 'of citizens', and is also related to the word 'polis', which means 'city'. |
| Danish | Politik is derived from the Greek word "polis," meaning "city-state," and refers to the art of governing a city or state. |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "politiek" derives from the Greek word "politikos", meaning "pertaining to government". |
| Esperanto | "Politiko" in Esperanto also refers to the body of politicians in a state. |
| Estonian | The word "poliitika" is derived from the Greek word "polis," meaning "city-state," and refers to the activities involved in governing a city or state. |
| Finnish | The word "politiikka" is borrowed from the French word "politique", which in turn comes from the Ancient Greek word "πολιτική" (politikē), meaning "of, for, or relating to the citizens". In Finnish, the word has acquired a more general meaning, encompassing all aspects of government and public affairs. |
| French | "Politique" in the French language can mean both "policy", as in "public policy" or "corporate policy," and also "civility" in the sense of refinement and cultivation. |
| Frisian | Frisian "polityk" is derived from the Greek word "politeia", meaning "citizenship" or "form of government". |
| Galician | In Galician, "política" can also mean "insurance policy" or "strategy". |
| Georgian | The word "პოლიტიკა" derives from Greek, where it originally meant "the art of governance" or "citizenship". |
| German | The German word "Politik" can also refer to police affairs, as in the "Polizeidirektion" (police headquarters). |
| Greek | The word "πολιτική" originally meant "affairs of the city" in ancient Greek, and its alternate meanings include "civics" and "governance". |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian Creole word "politik" originated from the French word for "politics" and has taken on additional meanings such as "gossip" and "slander" in Haitian Creole. |
| Hausa | "Siyasa" also means "wisdom" and "cunning" in Hausa. |
| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word "kālaiʻāina" (literally "land carving") was also used to refer to the division of land among chiefs. |
| Hebrew | The word "פּוֹלִיטִיקָה" derives from the Greek word "πολιτικός", meaning "of or pertaining to the state or government". |
| Hindi | The term "राजनीति" can also imply statesmanship or diplomacy. |
| Hmong | The Hmong term "ua nom ua tswv" combines the words for "words" and "power" to describe the realm of politics and decision-making. |
| Hungarian | The word "politika" is borrowed from Greek and it also means "science, scholarly writing" in Hungarian. |
| Icelandic | In modern Icelandic, "stjórnmál" is a plural noun but it is used with singular verbs like the singular "stjórnmálfræði" (political science), which was calqued on German "Politikwissenschaft" |
| Indonesian | Politik in Indonesian also means 'politics' in a more narrow sense, referring to the activities of political parties and their leaders. |
| Irish | The word "polaitíocht" derives from the Greek "politeia", meaning "citizenship" or "the affairs of the city-state". |
| Italian | Politica is derived from the Greek word "polis," meaning "city-state," indicating its focus on governing a community. |
| Japanese | '政治' can refer to either "political affairs" or "government," depending on whether it is read as "seiji" or " siyaji," respectively, in Japanese. |
| Javanese | Javanese 'politik' also refers to 'social etiquette' or 'customary laws' in addition to 'politics'. |
| Kannada | The word "ರಾಜಕೀಯ" is derived from the Sanskrit word "राजनीति" (rājanīti), which means "the art of governing." |
| Kazakh | The word 'саясат' ('politics') in Kazakh comes from the Arabic word 'siyāsat' ('governance'), which in turn derives from the Greek word 'politeia' ('citizenship'). |
| Khmer | "នយោបាយ" is derived from Pali and Sanskrit words meaning "guidance" or "control." |
| Korean | 정치 ('jeong-chi') can also refer to 'government' or 'politics and governance'. |
| Kurdish | In Ottoman Turkish, the word "sîyaset" could also refer to the art of horsemanship and archery, as well as the science of managing horses. |
| Kyrgyz | Саясат means the art of government or prudence in Kyrgyz, the word is derived from Arabic and Persian and has other meanings such as "statecraft", "policy", or "governance." |
| Latin | The term "rei publicae," meaning "of the public thing," encompasses the administration of public affairs and the responsibilities of citizens. |
| Latvian | 'Politika' also means 'affair' or 'event' in Latvian. |
| Lithuanian | The word 'politika' is thought to derive from the Ancient Greek term 'polis,' denoting a city-state, suggesting that politics originates in the organization and governance of urban communities. |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "Politik" can also mean "policy" or "strategy". |
| Macedonian | The word "политика" in Macedonian can also refer to a type of insurance policy or a lottery ticket. |
| Malagasy | Politika is also a Malagasy term for 'policy,' 'law,' or 'rule' |
| Malay | The Malay word "politik" can also refer to "clever manipulation" or "cunning stratagem". |
| Maltese | The word "politika" comes from the Greek word "politiki", meaning "affairs of the city-state". |
| Maori | The word 'torangapu' can also mean 'negotiation,' 'mediation,' or 'peacemaking' in Maori. |
| Marathi | "राजकारण" can also mean "the business of government" in Marathi. |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "улс төр" derives from an ancient word, "үлүс тооригч" which means a "leader who looks over the interests of the nation." |
| Nepali | The word 'राजनीति' is derived from the Sanskrit words 'राज' (king) and 'नीति' (policy), and can also refer to statecraft, diplomacy, or the science of government. |
| Norwegian | The word "politikk" is derived from the Greek word "polis," meaning "city-state" or "community." |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | "Ndale" also means "the place where a chief resides". |
| Pashto | The Pashto word “سیاست” is also used to refer to the “system of government”. |
| Persian | The word "سیاست" (politics) in Persian is derived from the Greek word "polis", meaning "city-state". |
| Polish | In Poland, polityka can also mean insurance, such as health, life, property or car insurance. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, the word "política" can also refer to a type of insurance policy or a lottery bet. |
| Romanian | The word "politică" in Romanian ultimately derives from the ancient Greek word "politikos", meaning "of the city-state" or "citizenly". |
| Russian | In ancient Greek, “πολιτικά” meant the affairs of the citizens of a city-state, the “πόλις” (“polis”). |
| Samoan | Polokiki is a term that entered the Samoan language when New Zealand took over the administration of Samoa in 1914. |
| Scots Gaelic | The Scots Gaelic word "poilitigs" is borrowed from English, and is often used to refer to traditional music and song. |
| Serbian | The word "politike" in Serbian can also refer to "rules" or "guidelines" when used in a non-political context. |
| Sesotho | 'Lipolotiki' also means 'the practice of governing a country or organization' and derives from the word 'polotika' in Greek which means 'of, for, or relating to citizens' |
| Sindhi | Historically, it also meant a |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | "දේශපාලනය" (politics) derives from Sanskrit "deśa" (country, land) and "pālana" (protection, preserving), hence "protection or preservation of the country". |
| Slovak | Politika can also refer to a type of sausage in Slovakia, known for its strong flavor and aroma. |
| Slovenian | The word "politiko" can also refer to a politician or political figure in Slovenian. |
| Somali | The word 'siyaasada' is derived from the Arabic word 'siyasa', which means 'governance' or 'management'. |
| Spanish | In Spanish, "política" also refers to a written agreement or contract. |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word "politik" can also mean "clever tricks" or "strategems". |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "siasa" originally referred to the management of traditional African kingdoms. |
| Swedish | In Swedish, "politik" can also refer to "police matters" or "political science" when preceded by terms like "politi- or "polis-. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | Politika may derive from the Greek word "polis" which means "city", or from the Spanish word "politica" which means "policy". |
| Tajik | The word "сиёсат" is ultimately derived from the Greek word "πολιτική" (politikē), meaning "affairs of the city". |
| Tamil | The word அரசியல் also means "policy" or "governance" in Tamil |
| Telugu | It can also refer to the art of governance without implying the presence of political parties. |
| Thai | In Thai, "การเมือง" (politics) also refers to the affairs of the state and the process of governing. |
| Turkish | "Siyaset" derives from Persian word "siyāsah" meaning "management" or "policy," suggesting that politics is considered the art of governing and managing state affairs. |
| Ukrainian | "Політика" is derived from the Greek "polis" meaning "city-state", highlighting politics' connection to governance and society. |
| Urdu | سیاست is the Urdu word for "politics" but is also an Islamic term meaning "jurisprudence" originating from the Quran. |
| Uzbek | The word "siyosat" in Uzbek comes from the Persian word "siyāsat" meaning "governance", "polity", |
| Vietnamese | The word “chính trị” derives from two Chinese characters, “chính” (correct) and “trị” (rule), and can also mean “administrative management” in Vietnamese. |
| Xhosa | The Xhosa word "ezopolitiko" is derived from the Zulu word "izopolitiki," which means "the state of affairs." |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "פּאָליטיק" can also mean "a political party" or "a government policy". |
| Yoruba | The Yoruba word "oselu" also refers to "a gathering of people for an assembly or meeting" or "the place where such a gathering is held." |
| Zulu | Ipolitiki can also mean 'policy,' 'ideology,' or 'governmental affairs' in Zulu. |
| English | Stemming from the ancient Greek word polis, meaning "city-state," "politics" retains its original definition of "affairs of the city" alongside its modern meaning. |