Quality in Different Languages
Discover 'Quality' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Quality
Afrikaans kwaliteit | ||
Albanian cilësia | ||
Amharic ጥራት | ||
Arabic جودة | ||
Armenian որակ | ||
Assamese গুণমান | ||
Aymara suma | ||
Azerbaijani keyfiyyət | ||
Bambara kalite | ||
Basque kalitatea | ||
Belarusian якасць | ||
Bengali গুণ | ||
Bhojpuri गुण | ||
Bosnian kvaliteta | ||
Bulgarian качество | ||
Catalan qualitat | ||
Cebuano kalidad | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 质量 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 質量 | ||
Corsican qualità | ||
Croatian kvaliteta | ||
Czech kvalitní | ||
Danish kvalitet | ||
Dhivehi ކޮލިޓީ | ||
Dogri म्यार | ||
Dutch kwaliteit | ||
English quality | ||
Esperanto kvalito | ||
Estonian kvaliteeti | ||
Ewe nyonyo | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) kalidad | ||
Finnish laatu | ||
French qualité | ||
Frisian kwaliteit | ||
Galician calidade | ||
Georgian ხარისხი | ||
German qualität | ||
Greek ποιότητα | ||
Guarani porãngue | ||
Gujarati ગુણવત્તા | ||
Haitian Creole bon jan kalite | ||
Hausa inganci | ||
Hawaiian mea e like ai | ||
Hebrew איכות | ||
Hindi गुणवत्ता | ||
Hmong zoo | ||
Hungarian minőség | ||
Icelandic gæði | ||
Igbo ogo | ||
Ilocano kalidad | ||
Indonesian kualitas | ||
Irish cáilíocht | ||
Italian qualità | ||
Japanese 品質 | ||
Javanese kualitas | ||
Kannada ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ | ||
Kazakh сапа | ||
Khmer គុណភាព | ||
Kinyarwanda ubuziranenge | ||
Konkani दर्जो | ||
Korean 품질 | ||
Krio kwaliti | ||
Kurdish çêwe | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) کواڵیتی | ||
Kyrgyz сапат | ||
Lao ຄຸນນະພາບ | ||
Latin qualis | ||
Latvian kvalitāte | ||
Lingala ndenge ezali | ||
Lithuanian kokybė | ||
Luganda omutindo | ||
Luxembourgish qualitéit | ||
Macedonian квалитет | ||
Maithili गुण | ||
Malagasy kalitao | ||
Malay kualiti | ||
Malayalam ഗുണമേന്മയുള്ള | ||
Maltese kwalità | ||
Maori kounga | ||
Marathi गुणवत्ता | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯃꯒꯨꯟ | ||
Mizo nihphung | ||
Mongolian чанар | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အရည်အသွေး | ||
Nepali गुण | ||
Norwegian kvalitet | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) khalidwe | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଗୁଣବତ୍ତା | ||
Oromo qulqullina | ||
Pashto کیفیت | ||
Persian کیفیت | ||
Polish jakość | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) qualidade | ||
Punjabi ਗੁਣ | ||
Quechua allin kasqan | ||
Romanian calitate | ||
Russian качество | ||
Samoan lelei | ||
Sanskrit गुणवत्ता | ||
Scots Gaelic càileachd | ||
Sepedi boleng | ||
Serbian квалитет | ||
Sesotho boleng | ||
Shona mhando | ||
Sindhi ڪيفيت | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) තත්ත්ව | ||
Slovak kvalita | ||
Slovenian kakovost | ||
Somali tayada | ||
Spanish calidad | ||
Sundanese kualitas | ||
Swahili ubora | ||
Swedish kvalitet | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) kalidad | ||
Tajik сифат | ||
Tamil தரம் | ||
Tatar сыйфат | ||
Telugu నాణ్యత | ||
Thai คุณภาพ | ||
Tigrinya ፅፈት | ||
Tsonga nkoka | ||
Turkish kalite | ||
Turkmen hili | ||
Twi (Akan) papa | ||
Ukrainian якість | ||
Urdu معیار | ||
Uyghur سۈپەت | ||
Uzbek sifat | ||
Vietnamese chất lượng | ||
Welsh ansawdd | ||
Xhosa umgangatho | ||
Yiddish קוואַליטעט | ||
Yoruba didara | ||
Zulu ikhwalithi |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kwaliteit originally meant "property", with many senses, including "bad property". |
| Albanian | The word 'cilësia' is etymologically related to Latin 'qualitas' and means 'condition', 'nature'. It also translates to 'goodness' in some religious or philosophical texts. |
| Amharic | "ጥራት" comes from the Ge'ez adjective "ጣራ" (ṭāra), which means "choice," "select," or "excellent." |
| Arabic | The word "جودة" (goodness, excellence, quality) shares the same root as the word "جود" (generosity, beneficence), suggesting a connection between the two concepts in Arabic thought. |
| Armenian | The Armenian word որակ ("quality") comes from the Indo-European root *kwel-, meaning "to turn" or "to revolve," suggesting the idea of something being transformed or improved. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "keyfiyyət" in Azerbaijani is derived from the Arabic word "kayfiyyah", which means "state, condition, or manner". |
| Basque | The word "kalitatea" in Basque also refers to the nature of a person and their actions. |
| Belarusian | The word "якасць" in Old Belarusian meant "good" or "better". Only by the end of the 19th century did it begin to mean exclusively "quality". |
| Bengali | "গুণ" can also refer to the attributes of a deity, the virtues of a person, the essence of something, or even a factor in mathematics. |
| Bosnian | The word "kvaliteta" is derived from the Latin word "qualitas," which means "characteristic," "property," or "nature." |
| Bulgarian | “Качество” (kachestvo) means both “quality” and “as” in Bulgarian. |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "qualitat" originates from the Latin word "qualitas", meaning "nature, property, or characteristic". |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano term "kalidad" is also used to refer to the "quality" of a person's character or nature. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | In early Classical Chinese, '质量' meant 'heavy', 'important'. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | Besides meaning "quality," 質量 can also refer to "mass" in a physics context. |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "qualità" can refer both to the quality of something and to the characteristic of someone being noble or distinguished. |
| Croatian | Croatian word "kvaliteta" can also refer to "metal quality" or "hardness of steel". |
| Czech | The word "kvalitní" (quality) in Czech is derived from the Latin word "qualitas", meaning "property" or "nature". |
| Danish | Historically, "kvalitet" could also be used in the meanings "violence" or "pain" but those meanings are now obsolete. |
| Dutch | "Kwaliteit" is a loanword from French that originally meant "condition, property." |
| Esperanto | The word "kvalito" is derived from the Latin "qualitas", meaning property or characteristic. |
| Estonian | The word "kvaliteeti" entered the Estonian language through German "Qualität" in the early 20th century, influenced by Russian "качество". |
| Finnish | The word "laatu" in Finnish is a derivation of the Proto-Germanic word *lagō which also gave rise to the English word "law". |
| French | The French word 'qualité' comes from the Latin word 'qualitas' which means 'characteristics or nature of a thing'. |
| Frisian | It is etymologically related to the Dutch word "kwaad" (bad) |
| Galician | In Galician, "calidade" also means "temperature" or "weather conditions," akin to Spanish "calidad." |
| Georgian | The word 'ხარისხი' ('quality') is derived from the Persian word 'kharej', meaning 'external' or 'outward', and is related to the concept of appearance or outward qualities. |
| German | The word "Qualität" derives from the Latin "qualitas" meaning both "attribute" and "kind" |
| Greek | The term ποιότητα initially indicated the social class of a person but took its meaning of "quality" only later |
| Gujarati | In Sanskrit, the word 'guna' means 'excellence', 'virtue', or 'attribute'. |
| Haitian Creole | The phrase "bon jan kalite" is derived from the French phrase "bonne qualité," meaning "good quality." |
| Hausa | Inganci (quality) originates from the Arabic word (انقان). |
| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word "mea e like ai" literally translates to "an item to be desired," emphasizing the value and desirability of an item. |
| Hebrew | איכות (quality) derives from אכ (eat), implying that something of good quality is fit for consumption. |
| Hindi | In Sanskrit, "गुणवत्ता" means "goodness", from "गुण" (good quality) |
| Hmong | In Hmong, "zoo" is a suffix that can also mean "to become," "to be," or "to do something frequently." |
| Hungarian | The word "minőség" originally meant "the act of examining or estimating something's value or worth" in Hungarian. |
| Icelandic | The word gæði in Icelandic derives from the Old Norse word gæðr, meaning 'excellence' or 'goodness'. |
| Igbo | Ogo can also mean 'dignity', 'status', or 'respect' depending on the context. |
| Indonesian | The word "kualitas" in Indonesian is derived from the Dutch word "kwaliteit" and has similar meanings in both languages, referring to the level of excellence or worth of something. |
| Irish | From the Old Irish word "cáil," meaning "suitability, fitness," and is cognate with the English word "quality." |
| Italian | Qualità can also mean "ability" or "nature" in Italian. |
| Japanese | In modern Japanese, 品質 can refer not only to inherent attributes or objective measures but also to consumer satisfaction or perceived value. |
| Javanese | The word "kualitas" in Javanese also means "kind" or "type". |
| Kannada | The word "ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ" ("quality") in Kannada can also refer to a person's virtues or characteristics. |
| Kazakh | The word "сапа" can also refer to a certain type of shovel used for gardening or construction. |
| Khmer | The word "គុណភាព" (quality) is derived from the Sanskrit word "guṇaprabhāva", which literally means "effect of virtue" or "influence of goodness." |
| Korean | 품질 is an example of a word that means 'good quality' or 'bad quality', depending on the context. |
| Kurdish | The word "çêwe" in Kurdish can also refer to a type of fabric or cloth. |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word "сапат" also has a meaning of "condition, state" and comes from the Arabic "صفت" ( sifat ). |
| Lao | ຄນຈບຄມິສປາ จัน "เลือง" ไทยเคมีย "ตอนเม็ิ" ล้านค้นี้ลัก |
| Latin | The Latin word 'qualis' can also mean 'how much' or 'how many', and it is related to the English word 'quantity'. |
| Latvian | The word "kvalitāte" means "quality" in Latvian, and is derived from the German word "Qualität". |
| Lithuanian | The Lithuanian word "kokybė" is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kwekw- meaning "to boil, to bubble" and also means "fermentation, yeast". |
| Macedonian | The Macedonian word "квалитет" is derived from the Latin word "qualitas", ultimately meaning "property" or "characteristic". |
| Malagasy | The word 'kalitao' is derived from the Arabic word 'kualitas' and the French word 'qualité'. |
| Malay | In Malay, "kualiti" also means "sort" or "type", and is related to the word "kelas" meaning "class". |
| Malayalam | The Malayalam word "গুণমেধয়" is borrowed from the Sanskrit word "गुणावत्ता" (guṇāvatta) and is related to the word "गुण" (guṇa, "quality" or "excellence"). |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "kwalità" ultimately derives from the Latin word "qualitas", meaning "property" or "nature". |
| Maori | Kounga (often spelt in different variations) derives from the Polynesian language and was widely used by the Maori people before English was introduced into New Zealand, with various different meanings across the islands and tribes. |
| Marathi | The word "गुणवत्ता" can also mean "virtue" or "merit" in Marathi. |
| Mongolian | The word "чанар" in Mongolian is related to the concept of goodness and is also used to describe the quality of something. |
| Nepali | "गुण" also refers to the three fundamental qualities that form the basis of the universe, namely sattva (goodness), rajas (passion), and tamas (ignorance). |
| Norwegian | The Old Norse word "hvāldi" which originally meant "authority, power," also serves as the root of "kvalitet". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word “khalidwe” is also used to refer to a person's character or reputation. |
| Pashto | In Pashto, "کیفیت" can also refer to a "condition" or "situation." |
| Persian | In Persian, "کیفیت" (keifeyat) also refers to a "state" or "condition". |
| Polish | The word 'jakość' is derived from the Proto-Slavic word 'kako', meaning 'how', and its cognates are found in many other Slavic languages, such as Czech, Slovak, and Russian. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "qualidade" can also mean "characteristics" or "property". |
| Punjabi | "ਗੁਣ" can also refer to a character trait or attribute of a person or thing in Punjabi. |
| Romanian | The word "calitate" has the same Latin root "qualitas" as "quality" in English. |
| Russian | The word "качество" in Russian can also mean "grade" or "level". |
| Samoan | The Samoan word 'lelei' can also mean 'good' or 'well'. |
| Scots Gaelic | The Scots Gaelic word "càileachd" also refers to a woman past the age of childbearing or an old woman. |
| Serbian | The word "квалитет" in Serbian comes from the Latin word "qualitas", meaning "property". |
| Sesotho | Boleng can also refer to a precious gemstone, such as a diamond. |
| Shona | The Shona word "mhando" can also mean "excellence" or "goodness". |
| Sindhi | The word "ڪيفيت" also means "situation" or "condition" in Sindhi. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word තත්ත්ව, originating from Pāli tatta-va ("thatness"), can also denote "condition" or "principle". |
| Slovak | "Kvalita" is a loanword from Latin "qualitas" which also means "characteristic" or "attribute." |
| Slovenian | In colloquial Slovene, "kakovost" also denotes bad or poor quality (kakovost). |
| Somali | The word 'tayada' in Somali also refers to the 'best' or 'most excellent' version or type of something. |
| Spanish | The Spanish word "calidad" derives from the Latin word "qualitas," meaning "nature" or "character." |
| Sundanese | The word "kualitas" in Sundanese can also mean "type" or "sort". |
| Swahili | While the Swahili word "ubora" commonly translates to "quality," it also refers to the "excellence" or "fineness" of something. |
| Swedish | The word "kvalitet" in Swedish originated from the Latin word "qualitas", meaning "nature, property, or characteristic." |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "kalidad" is derived from the Spanish word "calidad" and originally meant "nobility" or "honorable conduct". |
| Tajik | The Persian word "صفة" (sefat) has several meanings such as attribute, quality, and form. |
| Tamil | The word "தரம்" (taram) also means "standard" or "grade" in Tamil, and is often used in contexts related to measurement or comparison. |
| Telugu | The word 'నాణ్యత' can also refer to 'character', 'worth' or 'excellence' |
| Thai | The word "คุณภาพ" in Thai is derived from the Pali word "guṇa", meaning "characteristic" or "attribute". |
| Turkish | In Turkish, "kalite" originally meant "essence" or "nature" and also took the meaning of "category" or "type" in Ottoman Turkish. |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "якість" derives from the Proto-Slavic "kakъ", meaning "good, suitable, or proper". |
| Urdu | The word "معیار" is derived from the Arabic root ق-و-ر (q-w-r), meaning "to establish" or "to determine". |
| Uzbek | "Sifat" also means "adjective" and is used in grammar. |
| Vietnamese | From Sino-Vietnamese 質量, from Chinese 質量, from 質 (“substance, matter”) and 量 (“quantity, amount”). |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "ansawdd" can also refer to a person's status or reputation. |
| Xhosa | The Xhosa word "umgangatho" derives from the verb "umgangatho," meaning "to arrange, to set in order, to put in a particular quality or condition." |
| Yiddish | In Yiddish, "קוואַליטעט" can also refer to the traits of a good or the level of its perfection. |
| Yoruba | The Yoruba word "didara" can also refer to the notion of "goodness" or "excellence" in a moral sense. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "ikhwalithi" shares a root with the word "kwazi", which means "to know" or "to understand". This suggests that the concept of quality in Zulu culture is closely linked to knowledge and understanding. |
| English | The word 'quality' originates from the Latin word 'qualis', meaning 'of what kind'. |