Practical in Different Languages
Discover 'Practical' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Practical
Afrikaans prakties | ||
Albanian praktike | ||
Amharic ተግባራዊ | ||
Arabic عملي | ||
Armenian գործնական | ||
Assamese বাস্তৱিক | ||
Aymara jasaki | ||
Azerbaijani praktik | ||
Bambara nɔ̀gɔman | ||
Basque praktikoa | ||
Belarusian практычны | ||
Bengali ব্যবহারিক | ||
Bhojpuri व्यावहारिक | ||
Bosnian praktično | ||
Bulgarian практичен | ||
Catalan pràctic | ||
Cebuano praktikal | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 实际的 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 實際的 | ||
Corsican pratica | ||
Croatian praktično | ||
Czech praktický | ||
Danish praktisk | ||
Dhivehi ޕްރެކްޓިކަލް | ||
Dogri ब्यहारी | ||
Dutch praktisch | ||
English practical | ||
Esperanto praktika | ||
Estonian praktiline | ||
Ewe asidɔwɔwɔ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) praktikal | ||
Finnish käytännöllinen | ||
French pratique | ||
Frisian praktysk | ||
Galician práctico | ||
Georgian პრაქტიკული | ||
German praktisch | ||
Greek πρακτικός | ||
Guarani apokuaa | ||
Gujarati વ્યવહારુ | ||
Haitian Creole pratik | ||
Hausa mai amfani | ||
Hawaiian mea hiki | ||
Hebrew מַעֲשִׂי | ||
Hindi व्यावहारिक | ||
Hmong tswv yim | ||
Hungarian gyakorlati | ||
Icelandic hagnýt | ||
Igbo bara uru | ||
Ilocano praktikal | ||
Indonesian praktis | ||
Irish praiticiúil | ||
Italian pratico | ||
Japanese 実用的 | ||
Javanese praktis | ||
Kannada ಪ್ರಾಯೋಗಿಕ | ||
Kazakh практикалық | ||
Khmer ជាក់ស្តែង | ||
Kinyarwanda ngirakamaro | ||
Konkani वेव्हारीक | ||
Korean 실용적인 | ||
Krio gud | ||
Kurdish destemel | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) کرداریی | ||
Kyrgyz практикалык | ||
Lao ພາກປະຕິບັດ | ||
Latin practical | ||
Latvian praktiski | ||
Lingala ya malamu | ||
Lithuanian praktiška | ||
Luganda kikolebwa | ||
Luxembourgish praktesch | ||
Macedonian практични | ||
Maithili व्यावहारिक | ||
Malagasy mahasoa | ||
Malay praktikal | ||
Malayalam പ്രായോഗികം | ||
Maltese prattiku | ||
Maori whaihua | ||
Marathi व्यावहारिक | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯊꯕꯛ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯕ | ||
Mizo tih theih | ||
Mongolian практик | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) လက်တွေ့ကျ | ||
Nepali व्यावहारिक | ||
Norwegian praktisk | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) zothandiza | ||
Odia (Oriya) ବ୍ୟବହାରିକ | | ||
Oromo hojiitti hiikuu | ||
Pashto عملي | ||
Persian کاربردی | ||
Polish praktyczny | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) prático | ||
Punjabi ਅਮਲੀ | ||
Quechua practical | ||
Romanian practic | ||
Russian практичный | ||
Samoan aoga | ||
Sanskrit व्यावहारिक | ||
Scots Gaelic practaigeach | ||
Sepedi ka dirwago | ||
Serbian практично | ||
Sesotho e sebetsang | ||
Shona inoshanda | ||
Sindhi عملي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ප්රායෝගික | ||
Slovak praktické | ||
Slovenian praktično | ||
Somali wax ku ool ah | ||
Spanish práctico | ||
Sundanese praktis | ||
Swahili vitendo | ||
Swedish praktisk | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) praktikal | ||
Tajik амалӣ | ||
Tamil நடைமுறை | ||
Tatar практик | ||
Telugu ఆచరణాత్మక | ||
Thai ในทางปฏิบัติ | ||
Tigrinya ብተግባር | ||
Tsonga koteka | ||
Turkish pratik | ||
Turkmen amaly | ||
Twi (Akan) wotumi yɛ | ||
Ukrainian практичний | ||
Urdu عملی | ||
Uyghur ئەمەلىي | ||
Uzbek amaliy | ||
Vietnamese thực dụng | ||
Welsh ymarferol | ||
Xhosa iyasebenza | ||
Yiddish פּראַקטיש | ||
Yoruba wulo | ||
Zulu okusebenzayo |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "prakties" in Afrikaans, meaning "practical", shares its etymology with "practice" in English, having originated from the Greek "praktikos" (active, practical). |
| Albanian | "Praktike" in Albanian can also mean "experience" or "practice". |
| Amharic | Amharic word "ተግባራዊ" also refers to a practical activity or hands-on project, and is related to the word "ተግባር" meaning action or deed. |
| Arabic | The word "عملي" (practical) literally means "effective" or "performable" in Arabic, highlighting its result-oriented nature. |
| Armenian | The term "գործնական" (practical) has evolved from a root meaning "work", signifying a direct connection between action and tangible results. |
| Azerbaijani | The term "praktik" is also used as a noun to refer to a person engaged in a specific profession or trade. |
| Basque | The Basque word "praktikoa" may come from Spanish or Latin and originally meant "a book of sermons". |
| Bengali | The word ব্যবহারিক can also mean 'pragmatic' or 'utilitarian' in English. |
| Bosnian | The word 'praktično' is derived from the Greek word 'praktikos', meaning 'pertaining to action' or 'efficient'. |
| Bulgarian | The word "практичен" comes from the Greek word "πρακτικός" meaning "active", "efficient", or "pertaining to action". |
| Catalan | The adjective pràctic in Catalan shares an etymology with the English practical, but additionally describes a person skilled in a trade or activity. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 实际的 can also mean 'existing' or 'current', such as "实际 GDP" (current GDP). |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 在日本，“實用主義”一詞有時也指哲學流派實用主義。 |
| Corsican | "Pratica" in Corsican also means "exercise" or "experience." |
| Croatian | The word "praktično" can also mean "useful" or "serviceable" in Croatian. |
| Czech | The word "praktický" also means "useful" or "handy" in Czech. |
| Danish | {"text": "Praktisk derives from Hellenistic Greek praktikos, "practical, active," from praktein, "to do," from PIE base *per- (**across, forward")."} |
| Dutch | Praktisch means 'to practice' or 'to bring into effect', as opposed to 'theoretisch' (theoretical), which means 'in theory' or 'conjectural'. |
| Esperanto | "Praktika" in Esperanto also means "internship". |
| Estonian | The word "praktiline" in Estonian is derived from the Latin word "practicus" meaning "experienced" or "skilled." |
| Finnish | Käytännöllinen is a Finnish word derived from the verb "käyttää" (use) and refers to something that is useful or applicable in practice. |
| French | The French word "pratique" derives from the Greek "praktikos" meaning "actual" or "real," and is also used to refer to medical or legal practices. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "praktysk" also means "useful" or "handy". |
| Galician | In Galician, práctico means the same as in Spanish, but can also have the alternate meaning of "sea pilot". |
| German | "Praktisch" derives from the Greek "praktikos" ("active"), via Latin "practicus," French "pratique," and Middle Dutch "practijc." |
| Greek | The word "πρακτικός" also means "active" or "skilled", and derives from "πράσσω", meaning "to do" or "to act". |
| Gujarati | વ્યવહારુ can also mean a customary practice, a convention, or a transaction. |
| Haitian Creole | "Pratik" in Haitian Creole can also refer to a small bag used to store money or personal items. |
| Hausa | 'Mai amfani' also means 'useful' rather than 'practical' in Hausa. |
| Hawaiian | "Mea hiki" originally meant "a suitable thing" or "something that works" in Hawaiian. |
| Hebrew | מַעֲשִׂי in biblical Hebrew means 'deed', while its modern meaning of 'practical' is a modern coinage. |
| Hindi | The word "व्यावहारिक" in Hindi is derived from the Sanskrit root "व्यवहर" (vyavahara), meaning "conduct" or "transaction". |
| Hmong | The word "tswv yim" can also mean "useful" or "beneficial" in Hmong. |
| Hungarian | The word "gyakorlati" also means "experienced" or "skilled" in Hungarian. |
| Icelandic | Hagnýt is related to hagnaður, a word that means both "a profit" in the business sense or "a benefit" and "an act of defending or protecting". |
| Igbo | The word "bara uru" can be literally translated as "to come down to the earth" or "to be down to earth". This phrase is used to describe someone who is practical and realistic. |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word 'praktis' comes from the Portuguese word 'pratico', meaning 'practical or skilled'. |
| Irish | "Praiticiúil" is also used in Irish to refer to something that is 'useful' or 'advantageous'. |
| Italian | The Italian word "pratico" (practical) also means "familiar with a place or thing" or "experienced in a particular field". |
| Japanese | The word '実用的' has many meanings such as effective, workable, or useful. |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "praktis" can also mean "efficient" or "effective" |
| Kannada | The word "ಪ್ರಾಯೋಗಿಕ" is derived from the Sanskrit word "प्रायोगिक" (prāyogika), meaning "relating to practice or use". |
| Kazakh | The word "практикалық" can also mean "applicable" or "useful" in Kazakh. |
| Korean | 실용적인 is derived from the Chinese word '實用' (real-use), which also means 'utilitarian' or 'pragmatic'. In Korean, it has acquired a broader meaning to include 'feasible' or 'workable'. |
| Kurdish | The word "destemel" in Kurdish is derived from the Persian word "dast-mel", meaning "handmade" or "crafted". |
| Kyrgyz | The word "практикалык" comes from the Greek word "πρακτικός" meaning "active" or "engaged in doing." |
| Latin | Latin _practica_ (_practical_) is a derivative of _prācticus_ (_fit for action_), which is related to _praec_ (_before_) and _facere_ (_to do_) |
| Latvian | The word "praktiski" is derived from the Greek word "praktikos", meaning "active" or "capable of doing something." |
| Lithuanian | Praktiška is also used in Lithuanian slang to refer to a person who is cunning or resourceful. |
| Luxembourgish | 'Praktesch' comes from the German 'praktisch' and is related to the Greek 'pragmatikos', meaning 'dealing with affairs'. |
| Macedonian | The word "практични" in Macedonian also means "useful". |
| Malagasy | The word "mahasoa" can also mean "profitable" in Malagasy. |
| Malay | The word "praktikal" in Malay was derived from the Dutch word "practijk", which means "practice" or "experience". |
| Maltese | The word "prattiku" is derived from the Italian word "pratico" and also means "experienced" or "skilled". |
| Maori | The Maori word "whaihua" comes from the root "wai" (water) and "hua" (to grow), and can also mean "to nourish" or "to sustain." |
| Marathi | In Sanskrit, "vyaavaharika" means "of a common speech or colloquial language" and is contrasted with "taatvika" or "philosophical language". |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "практик" is etymologically related to the Sanskrit word "prati-karman", meaning "action in response", and thus also carries connotations of "response" and "action". |
| Nepali | In some contexts, व्यावहारिक may also imply "routine" or "workaday". |
| Norwegian | In Norwegian, “praktisk” can also refer to a tool or something that is used for a specific purpose, such as a “praktisk” (tool) or “en praktisk” (tool). |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | Zothandiza means "practical" in Nyanja. It also refers to something that is useful, helpful, or profitable. |
| Pashto | عملي can also mean 'feasible', 'possible', 'workable', 'achievable', or 'doable' in Pashto. |
| Persian | In mathematics, 'کاربردی' can also mean 'applied' (to a certain subject). |
| Polish | The word "praktyczny" derives from Greek "πρακτικός" (praktikos) and was first recorded in Polish in 1551. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "prático" can also refer to a pilot who guides ships into and out of harbors or a physician who specializes in a particular area of medicine. |
| Punjabi | The word "ਅਮਲੀ" is derived from the Arabic word "amal" which means "work" or "action" and also has the alternate meaning of "an addict" or "a habitual user of drugs". |
| Romanian | The word `practic` comes from Greek `praktikos` and may also mean `skilled` and `feasible`. |
| Russian | The word "практичный" comes from the Greek word "πρακτικός", meaning "pertaining to action" or "capable of being done." |
| Samoan | The Samoan term "aoga" holds close connections with the Hawaiian word "aoao". Both share the meaning of instruction or knowledge. |
| Scots Gaelic | The Gaelic word "practaigeach" may also refer to a person who engages in illicit or underhanded activities. |
| Serbian | "Практично" originated from the French word "pratique" meaning "practical or useful," but it also implies a sense of suitability and convenience in Serbian. |
| Sesotho | The word "sebetsang" is derived from the verb "sebetsa," meaning "to work or do something." This suggests that something practical is something that is useful or effective in achieving a desired result. |
| Shona | The word "inoshanda" is also sometimes used to describe a person who is capable or competent. |
| Sindhi | The word "عملي" in Sindhi can also mean "useful" or "beneficial". |
| Slovak | The word "praktické" can also mean "useful" or "convenient" in Slovak. |
| Slovenian | The word “praktično” in Slovenian has German (praktisch) and Latin (practicus) roots and can also mean “convenient” or “advantageous”. |
| Somali | The literal translation of "wax ku ool ah" is "work in accordance with something". |
| Spanish | In Spanish, "práctico" can also refer to a nautical guide who helps ships navigate dangerous waters or a doctor who specializes in internal medicine. |
| Sundanese | Praktis can also mean "expert" or someone skilled in a particular domain. |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "vitendo" can also refer to "actions" or "deeds". |
| Swedish | The word 'praktisk' ('practical') in Swedish is derived from the Greek word 'praktikos', meaning 'active' or 'doing'. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "praktikal" in Tagalog also means "prudent" or "careful". |
| Tajik | The word 'амалӣ' ('practical') is of Arabic origin and can also mean 'worker' or 'laborer' in some contexts. |
| Tamil | The term "நடைமுறை" is derived from the Tamil word "நடை" (step) and "முறை" (method), and also refers to a dance performance in the context of fine arts. |
| Telugu | ఆచరణాత్మక may also mean 'actuality', 'application', or 'practice' depending on the context. |
| Thai | In Thai, "ในทางปฏิบัติ" means not just "practical," but also "in practice" or "in reality." |
| Turkish | "Pratik" in Turkish originates from the Greek "praktikos," meaning "active" or "efficient," reflecting its association with swift and effective action. |
| Ukrainian | The word "практичний" in Ukrainian also means "convenient". |
| Urdu | "عملی" is an Arabic-originated word that also means "operational" |
| Uzbek | The word "amaliy" can also mean "useful" or "effective" in Uzbek. |
| Vietnamese | Thực dụng is composed of two Sino-Vietnamese words: thực meaning "fact" and dụng meaning "use," which together imply "using facts". |
| Welsh | The word ‘ymarferol’ can also mean ‘experiment’ or ‘practice’, reflecting its derivation from the root ‘marfer’, meaning ‘to practice’.”} |
| Xhosa | In Xhosa, "iyasebenza" is derived from the root "sebenza," meaning "to work," and the prefix "iya," denoting ability or capacity. |
| Yiddish | In Yiddish, "פּראַקטיש" derives from the French "pratique" and originally meant "experienced" or "skilled". |
| Yoruba | The word "wulo" can also mean "skillful" or "capable". |
| Zulu | Oku-sebenz-ayo is derived from the verb 'sebenza' (to work), which implies the quality of being useful, applicable, or effective. |
| English | The word "practical" originated from the Greek word "praktikos," meaning "active," and the Latin word "practicus," meaning "skilful." |