Reality in Different Languages
Discover 'Reality' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Reality
Afrikaans werklikheid | ||
Albanian realiteti | ||
Amharic እውነታ | ||
Arabic واقع | ||
Armenian իրականություն | ||
Assamese বাস্তৱতা | ||
Aymara chiqapuni | ||
Azerbaijani reallıq | ||
Bambara kow | ||
Basque errealitatea | ||
Belarusian рэальнасць | ||
Bengali বাস্তবতা | ||
Bhojpuri असलियत | ||
Bosnian stvarnost | ||
Bulgarian реалност | ||
Catalan realitat | ||
Cebuano tinuud | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 现实 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 現實 | ||
Corsican rialità | ||
Croatian stvarnost | ||
Czech realita | ||
Danish virkelighed | ||
Dhivehi ހަޤީޤަތް | ||
Dogri असलीयत | ||
Dutch realiteit | ||
English reality | ||
Esperanto realo | ||
Estonian reaalsus | ||
Ewe nyateƒe | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) katotohanan | ||
Finnish todellisuus | ||
French réalité | ||
Frisian werklikheid | ||
Galician realidade | ||
Georgian რეალობა | ||
German wirklichkeit | ||
Greek πραγματικότητα | ||
Guarani añetegua | ||
Gujarati વાસ્તવિકતા | ||
Haitian Creole reyalite | ||
Hausa gaskiya | ||
Hawaiian ʻoiaʻiʻo | ||
Hebrew מְצִיאוּת | ||
Hindi वास्तविकता | ||
Hmong kev muaj tiag | ||
Hungarian valóság | ||
Icelandic raunveruleikinn | ||
Igbo eziokwu | ||
Ilocano realidad | ||
Indonesian realitas | ||
Irish réaltacht | ||
Italian realtà | ||
Japanese 現実 | ||
Javanese kasunyatan | ||
Kannada ವಾಸ್ತವ | ||
Kazakh шындық | ||
Khmer ភាពពិត | ||
Kinyarwanda ukuri | ||
Konkani खरें | ||
Korean 현실 | ||
Krio rial | ||
Kurdish rastî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ڕاستی | ||
Kyrgyz чындык | ||
Lao ຄວາມເປັນຈິງ | ||
Latin rem | ||
Latvian realitāte | ||
Lingala likambo ya solo | ||
Lithuanian tikrovė | ||
Luganda ebyaddala | ||
Luxembourgish realitéit | ||
Macedonian реалност | ||
Maithili हकीकत | ||
Malagasy zava-misy | ||
Malay realiti | ||
Malayalam യാഥാർത്ഥ്യം | ||
Maltese realtà | ||
Maori mooni | ||
Marathi वास्तव | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯇꯁꯦꯡꯕ | ||
Mizo anihna tak | ||
Mongolian бодит байдал | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အဖြစ်မှန် | ||
Nepali वास्तविकता | ||
Norwegian virkelighet | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) zenizeni | ||
Odia (Oriya) ବାସ୍ତବତା | ||
Oromo dhugaa qabatama | ||
Pashto حقیقت | ||
Persian واقعیت | ||
Polish rzeczywistość | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) realidade | ||
Punjabi ਅਸਲੀਅਤ | ||
Quechua sullull | ||
Romanian realitate | ||
Russian реальность | ||
Samoan mea moni | ||
Sanskrit वास्तविकतया | ||
Scots Gaelic fìrinn | ||
Sepedi kgonthe | ||
Serbian стварност | ||
Sesotho nnete | ||
Shona chokwadi | ||
Sindhi حقيقت | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) යථාර්ථය | ||
Slovak realita | ||
Slovenian resničnost | ||
Somali xaqiiqda | ||
Spanish realidad | ||
Sundanese kanyataan | ||
Swahili ukweli | ||
Swedish verklighet | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) katotohanan | ||
Tajik воқеият | ||
Tamil உண்மை | ||
Tatar чынбарлык | ||
Telugu వాస్తవికత | ||
Thai ความเป็นจริง | ||
Tigrinya ክውንነት | ||
Tsonga ntiyiso | ||
Turkish gerçeklik | ||
Turkmen hakykat | ||
Twi (Akan) deɛ ɛwɔ hɔ | ||
Ukrainian реальність | ||
Urdu حقیقت | ||
Uyghur رېئاللىق | ||
Uzbek haqiqat | ||
Vietnamese thực tế | ||
Welsh realiti | ||
Xhosa inyani | ||
Yiddish פאַקט | ||
Yoruba otito | ||
Zulu ngokoqobo |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | "Werklik" is an archaic form of the word "werklik" meaning "actual". |
| Albanian | The word "realiteti" derives from the Latin "realitas", ultimately going back to the verb "reor", meaning "to think". |
| Amharic | "እውነታ" in Amharic is rooted in two terms, denoting 'true' and 'thing,' suggesting both 'what is real' and 'what is established.' |
| Arabic | The word "واقع" (reality) in Arabic also has the meanings of "situation" or "event" and is derived from the root "و ق ع" (to occur). |
| Azerbaijani | In Azerbaijani, the word "reallıq" means "reality", but it can also be used to refer to the physical world or to the state of being real. |
| Basque | 'Errealitatea' comes from 'erreala' ('real') and the suffix '-tasuna', which indicates quality or state. |
| Bosnian | The word "stvarnost" in Bosnian derives from the word "stvar", meaning "thing", and connotes a concrete, material reality. |
| Bulgarian | The word "реалност" is derived from the Latin word "realis", meaning "actual" or "true." |
| Catalan | The word "realitat" in Catalan, which means "reality", derives from the Latin word "realis", meaning "actual" or "existing". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The word “现实” also means “current” and “pragmatic”. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 現實 refers to not only the present but the objective world as opposed to the ideal. |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "rialità" can also refer to the appearance or superficial aspect of something. |
| Croatian | The word 'stvarnost' can trace its origins back to the Proto-Slavic word 'stvorъ', meaning 'creature' or 'creation'. |
| Czech | The word "realita" in Czech can also mean "material world" or "everyday life". |
| Danish | The word "virkelighed" derives from the Old Norse word "verkelighet", meaning "activity" or "work". |
| Dutch | "Realisme", or the philosophical belief that the external "realiteit" exists, derives from the Latin "res", meaning "thing or object" |
| Esperanto | Realo is related to the root 'real', as in 'realism' and 'reality', and is often used to refer to the material world. |
| Estonian | The word 'reaalsus' derives from the Latin word 'realis', meaning 'actual' or 'existing'. |
| Finnish | In Finnish, the word "todellisuus" can also refer to "actuality" or "existence". |
| French | Réalité, from the Latin "res" meaning "thing," also means "estate" or "property" in French. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "werklikheid" also denotes the physical world or the condition of being actual or factual. |
| Galician | In Brazilian Portuguese, "realidade" can also refer to a "real estate property". |
| Georgian | The Georgian term "რეალობა," besides meaning "reality"—derives from the Arabic "ra'lab" and refers to either the "fourth dimension" or to "eternity/immortality." |
| German | The word "Wirklichkeit" is derived from the Old High German word "werc", meaning "work" or "deed". |
| Greek | The Greek word "πραγματικότητα" derives from the word "πράγμα", meaning "thing" or "substance." |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole, the word "reyalite" derives from the French word "réalité" and can also mean "existence" or "true state of affairs." |
| Hausa | The Hausa word for "reality" (gaskiya) also means "truth" or "justice." |
| Hawaiian | 'Oia'i'o derives from the Proto-Polynesian root *oia, meaning "true" or "real." |
| Hebrew | מְצִיאוּת can also refer to 'finding' something and is connected to the root מ-צ-א ('found'). |
| Hindi | "वास्तविकता" (reality) derives from "वास्तव" (actual, real), cognate with "वस्तु" (object), and can also mean "substance, essence". |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "kev muaj tiag" (reality) is also used to refer to the real world as opposed to the spirit world. |
| Hungarian | The word "valóság" is derived from the verb "valódik" (to exist), and can also mean "existence" or "being real" |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "raunveruleikinn" is derived from the Old Norse word "raun", meaning "trial" or "experience", and the suffix "-veruleikinn", which means "likeness" or "state of being". This suggests that in Old Norse, reality was perceived as something that was experienced or tested rather than something that was objectively true. |
| Igbo | The Igbo word 'eziokwu' is also used to mean 'proof' or 'evidence', further emphasizing its fundamental connection to objective truth. |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "realitas" derives from the Sanskrit word "ri" which means "to appear" or "to manifest" and the suffix "-tas" which signifies "the state of being" or "the quality of". |
| Irish | In Irish mythology, the word "réaltacht," besides meaning "reality" also signifies the "Otherworld" or the realm of fairies and spirits. |
| Italian | The Italian word 'realtà' comes from the plural of the Late Latin word 'realitas' ('substance, reality'). |
| Japanese | 現実 (genjitsu) is composed of the characters 現 (gen) meaning "manifest" and 実 (jitsu) meaning "substance or thing." |
| Javanese | Kasunyatan derives from the word "sunya" meaning "empty" and "kata" meaning "word", implying that reality is just an empty word. |
| Kannada | In the context of ancient Indian philosophy, "ವಾಸ್ತವ" can also refer to the concept of "true reality" beyond appearances. |
| Kazakh | The word "шындық" in Kazakh also means "truth" or "actuality". |
| Khmer | In Khmer, the word 'ភាពពិត' can also refer to a 'condition or state of being' or a 'true nature or essence of something'. |
| Korean | The word "현실" (reality) is derived from the Chinese word "現實", which means "the present situation" or "what is actually happening". |
| Kurdish | The word 'rastî' is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁reǵ- ('to stretch out, make straight'), and is related to the English word 'right' (from *h₁reǵ-tós). |
| Kyrgyz | "Чындык" also means "mirror" in Old Turkic, suggesting a connection between reality and truth. |
| Latin | In Latin, "rem" (reality) comes from the word "res" (thing), meaning something concrete, tangible, or substantial. |
| Latvian | The word "realitāte" is derived from the Latin word "realis", meaning "actual" or "existing." |
| Lithuanian | The word "tikrovė" is derived from the word "tikras", meaning "true", and the suffix "-ovė", meaning "state of being". Therefore, "tikrovė" literally means "the state of being true". |
| Luxembourgish | In German, the word "Realität" can also mean "truth" or "authenticity"} |
| Macedonian | In Macedonian, "реалност" also refers to the "physical world" or "material existence". |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word "ZAVA-MISY" also means "something that is there" or "something that exists". |
| Malay | The word "realiti" is derived from the Arabic word "realita", which means "real" or "fact." |
| Malayalam | The word "യാഥാർത്ഥ്യം" (reality) in Malayalam originates from the Sanskrit word "यथा" (as is) and "अर्थ" (meaning), implying a concept of objective reality that corresponds to the actual state of affairs. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "realtà" is derived from the Latin word "realitas", which means "actuality" or "existence". |
| Maori | The Maori word "mooni" also means "world" or "earth." |
| Marathi | वास्तव is derived from Sanskrit वस्तु, meaning 'thing', and also has the meaning 'truth'. |
| Mongolian | The word 'бодит байдал' in Mongolian can also mean 'truth', 'existence', or 'actuality'. |
| Nepali | वास्तविकता is derived from 'वास्तव' meaning 'true or actual' and refers to the state of being true or actual as well as the totality of existing things. |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "virkelighet" stems from "virke", which means "to work" or "to operate", and the abstract suffix "-het", suggesting the state or quality of working. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | "Zenizeni" in Nyanja also refers to the physical world as opposed to the spiritual. |
| Pashto | حقیقت can also mean "justice" or "truth" in Pashto, and is cognate with the Persian word حقیقت "truth". |
| Persian | The word "واقعیت" also means "being" or "state of being" in Persian. |
| Polish | The word 'rzeczywistość' derives from the Slavic word 'rzecz', which means 'thing', and the suffix '-istość', which denotes a quality or state, thus conveying the sense of 'the quality of being a thing'. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, the word "realidade" can also mean "something that is true or genuine" or "the state of being real or genuine". |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word "ਅਸਲੀਅਤ" (reality) is derived from the Arabic word "أصل" (origin, root), indicating a state of being true to one's nature or source. |
| Romanian | The word "realitate" comes from the Latin word "realitas", meaning "the state of being real." |
| Russian | Реальность - "реальное", "действительное" от латинского "реалис", "вещественный", "настоящий". |
| Samoan | Mea moni, meaning "that which is real," may derive from "mea," which denotes a concrete thing, and "moni," meaning "truthful" or "genuine." |
| Scots Gaelic | The word 'fìrinn' has been used in Irish literature since the 13th century and originates from the Proto-Indo-European word 'wēr-' meaning 'true'. |
| Serbian | "Стварање - створ - стварност" is a group of words sharing the same root "ствар" with the meaning "thing" or "creature". Therefore, the word "стварност" can be interpreted as "a quality of being a thing or a creature". |
| Sesotho | The word "nnete" in Sesotho also means "truth" or "fact" and is related to the word "nete," meaning "straight" or "correct." |
| Shona | It comes from the verb **kwhaka** - which carries several other interpretations like **to hold**, to **possess**, or **understand** – which is why it’s also a term that implies **the truth**. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "حقيقت" is derived from the Arabic word "حق" meaning "truth" or "fact". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | "යථාර්ථය" is also used to describe something that is tangible or substantial. |
| Slovak | The Slovak word 'realita' comes from the Latin word 'realis', which means 'pertaining to things'. In modern Slovak, it can also refer to the 'truth' or the 'facts'. |
| Slovenian | The word "resničnost" also refers to the existence of something that is not necessarily physical but has a real or substantial quality. |
| Somali | The word "xaqiiqda" also means "truth" or "fact" in Somali. |
| Spanish | The word "realidad" in Spanish comes from the Latin word "realitas", meaning "actuality" or "substance" |
| Sundanese | The word "kanyataan" in Sundanese literally means "the existence of something or the fact that something is true or actual" |
| Swahili | The word "ukweli" is derived from the verb "ukua" which means "to be true" or "to exist". It can also refer to a state of being, a fact, or a truth. |
| Swedish | The word "verklighet" is derived from the Old Norse "verkelikr," meaning "actual" or "true." |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word 'katotohanan' ('reality') originates from the root word 'totoo' ('truth') and the affix 'han,' which denotes a state or condition, suggesting that reality is a state of being truthful. |
| Tajik | Воқеият translates as "event, incident" from Persian واقعة and also means "reality" or "occurrence" in the Tajik language. |
| Tamil | The Tamil word "உண்மை" can also refer to "truth" or "fact." |
| Telugu | The term "వాస్తవికత" in Telugu is derived from the Sanskrit word "vastav" which means "real" or "actual". |
| Thai | ความเป็นจริง can also refer to authenticity, naturalness, truthfulness, or sincerity. |
| Turkish | The word "gerçeklik" (reality) in Turkish shares its root with the word "gerçek" (truth), suggesting a connection between reality and what is perceived as true. |
| Ukrainian | The word "реальність" in Ukrainian is derived from the Latin word "realis", meaning "actual" or "existing." |
| Urdu | The word 'حقیقت' also means essence, nature, and truth. |
| Uzbek | The word "haqiqat," meaning "the real or true essence of something," is derived from the Arabic word for "truth". |
| Vietnamese | The Vietnamese word "thực tế" literally means "solid facts" or "actual results". |
| Welsh | The Welsh word 'realiti' is also cognate with the Latin word 'realis', meaning 'existing' or 'actual'. |
| Xhosa | The word "inyani" can also refer to "a state of being" or "a situation" in Xhosa. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "פאַקט" can also refer to a "fact" in the English sense. |
| Yoruba | In Yoruba, the word "otito" can also mean "truth," "genuineness," or "certainty." |
| Zulu | "Ngqongqobo" is derived from the Zulu root "-gqob-", meaning "truth" or "fact". |
| English | The word "reality" derives from the Latin word "res" which means "thing." |