Afrikaans streeks | ||
Albanian rajonal | ||
Amharic ክልላዊ | ||
Arabic إقليمي | ||
Armenian տարածաշրջանային | ||
Assamese আঞ্চলিক | ||
Aymara regional ukana | ||
Azerbaijani regional | ||
Bambara marabolow kɔnɔ | ||
Basque eskualdekoa | ||
Belarusian рэгіянальны | ||
Bengali আঞ্চলিক | ||
Bhojpuri क्षेत्रीय के बा | ||
Bosnian regionalni | ||
Bulgarian регионален | ||
Catalan regional | ||
Cebuano rehiyonal | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 区域性 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 區域性 | ||
Corsican regiunale | ||
Croatian regionalni | ||
Czech regionální | ||
Danish regional | ||
Dhivehi ސަރަހައްދީ ގޮތުންނެވެ | ||
Dogri क्षेत्रीय | ||
Dutch regionaal | ||
English regional | ||
Esperanto regiona | ||
Estonian piirkondlik | ||
Ewe nutome ƒe nutome | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) rehiyonal | ||
Finnish alueellinen | ||
French régional | ||
Frisian regionaal | ||
Galician rexional | ||
Georgian რეგიონალური | ||
German regional | ||
Greek περιφερειακό | ||
Guarani regional | ||
Gujarati પ્રાદેશિક | ||
Haitian Creole rejyonal yo | ||
Hausa na yanki | ||
Hawaiian āpana | ||
Hebrew אֵזוֹרִי | ||
Hindi क्षेत्रीय | ||
Hmong cheeb tsam | ||
Hungarian regionális | ||
Icelandic svæðisbundin | ||
Igbo mpaghara | ||
Ilocano rehional | ||
Indonesian daerah | ||
Irish réigiúnach | ||
Italian regionale | ||
Japanese 地域 | ||
Javanese regional | ||
Kannada ಪ್ರಾದೇಶಿಕ | ||
Kazakh аймақтық | ||
Khmer ក្នុងតំបន់ | ||
Kinyarwanda karere | ||
Konkani प्रादेशिक | ||
Korean 지역 | ||
Krio rijinol | ||
Kurdish dorane | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) هەرێمی | ||
Kyrgyz аймактык | ||
Lao ພາກພື້ນ | ||
Latin regional | ||
Latvian reģionālā | ||
Lingala etuka ya etuka | ||
Lithuanian regioninis | ||
Luganda ekitundu | ||
Luxembourgish regional | ||
Macedonian регионален | ||
Maithili क्षेत्रीय | ||
Malagasy isam-paritra | ||
Malay serantau | ||
Malayalam പ്രാദേശികം | ||
Maltese reġjonali | ||
Maori rohe | ||
Marathi प्रादेशिक | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯔꯤꯖꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯟ.ꯗꯤ.ꯑꯦ | ||
Mizo regional-a awm a ni | ||
Mongolian бүс нутгийн | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ဒေသဆိုင်ရာ | ||
Nepali क्षेत्रीय | ||
Norwegian regional | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) chigawo | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଆ regional ୍ଚଳିକ | ||
Oromo naannoo | ||
Pashto سیمه ایز | ||
Persian منطقه ای | ||
Polish regionalny | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) regional | ||
Punjabi ਖੇਤਰੀ | ||
Quechua regional | ||
Romanian regional | ||
Russian региональный | ||
Samoan faʻaitulagi | ||
Sanskrit प्रादेशिक | ||
Scots Gaelic roinneil | ||
Sepedi selete sa selete | ||
Serbian регионални | ||
Sesotho lebatowa | ||
Shona dunhu | ||
Sindhi علائقائي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) කලාපීය | ||
Slovak regionálne | ||
Slovenian regionalni | ||
Somali gobol | ||
Spanish regional | ||
Sundanese régional | ||
Swahili kikanda | ||
Swedish regional | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) panrehiyon | ||
Tajik минтақавӣ | ||
Tamil பிராந்திய | ||
Tatar региональ | ||
Telugu ప్రాంతీయ | ||
Thai ภูมิภาค | ||
Tigrinya ዞባዊ ምዃኑ ይፍለጥ | ||
Tsonga xifundzhankulu | ||
Turkish bölgesel | ||
Turkmen sebitleýin | ||
Twi (Akan) ɔmantam no mu | ||
Ukrainian регіональний | ||
Urdu علاقائی | ||
Uyghur رايون | ||
Uzbek mintaqaviy | ||
Vietnamese khu vực | ||
Welsh rhanbarthol | ||
Xhosa yengingqi | ||
Yiddish רעגיאָנאַל | ||
Yoruba agbegbe | ||
Zulu yesifunda |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "streeks" in Afrikaans is a shortened version of the Dutch word "oostreeks", which means "eastern region". |
| Albanian | In Albanian, "rajonal" has a secondary meaning of "related to the kidneys" related to the Turkish "böbrek" meaning "kidney". |
| Amharic | The word "ክልላዊ" can also mean "provincial" or "departmental". |
| Azerbaijani | The word "regional" in Azerbaijani can also refer to "a specific area" or "a particular region". |
| Basque | The word "eskualdekoa" in Basque also means "of the territory" or "of the country". |
| Bengali | The Bengali word "আঞ্চলিক" is also used to describe traditional arts or styles that are associated with specific geographical regions. |
| Bosnian | The word 'regionalni' also has the alternate meaning of 'province' in Bosnian. |
| Bulgarian | The Bulgarian word "регионален" ("regional") is derived from the Latin word "regio" meaning "region" or "district". |
| Catalan | The word "regional" comes from the Latin word "regio," meaning "region" or "district." |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano word "%s" means regional. It has the same spelling as the Filipino word, but is pronounced differently. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 区域性的英文译文为regional,意指地区性的、地方性的,与全国性相对。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "區域性"的本意為「區的部分」或「區的特質」,後延伸為「區域性的」之意。 |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "regiunale" can also mean "related to the countryside". |
| Croatian | The word “Regionalni” also has the meaning of “temporary”, as in “regional manager”. |
| Czech | The word "regionální" also derives from the word "region" meaning "territory" and refers to a specific territory. |
| Danish | In Danish, the word "regional" ("regional") can also mean "local" or "provincial". |
| Dutch | The word "regionaal" can also mean "belonging to a specific region or area" |
| Esperanto | "Regiona" originates from the root "region" which also appears in some Romance languages. |
| Estonian | The word "piirkondlik" is derived from the Estonian word "piirkond", meaning "region" or "area", and the suffix "-lik", which indicates a quality or characteristic. |
| Finnish | The word "alueellinen" is derived from the Finnish word "alue," which means "area" or "region." |
| French | French "régional" also references the 16th-18th century royal bureaucracy in the provinces. |
| Frisian | In German the word "regionaal" means "punctual" or "on time". |
| Galician | Rexional is derived from the same root as "región" in Spanish, which in turn derives from the Latin word "regio" meaning "area" or "district". |
| German | The German word "regional" originates from the Latin word "regio" for "territory of a king (rex)." |
| Greek | The word "περιφερειακό" comes from the Greek word "περιφέρεια," meaning "circumference" or "boundary." |
| Gujarati | In Sanskrit, the word "प्राादेशिक" ("praadeshik") means "relating to a country or territory" as well as "provincial". |
| Haitian Creole | "Rejyonal yo' is derived from the French word 'régional' and also means 'local' in Haitian Creole. |
| Hausa | Hausa na yanki (regional) refers to both regional variations of the language as well as the specific dialects spoken by certain ethnic groups in the region. |
| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word "āpana" also means "land division" or "section of land". |
| Hebrew | The word "אֵזוֹרִי" is derived from the Hebrew word "אֵזוֹר" meaning "belt" or "girdle", referring to the idea of a defined area. |
| Hindi | The term "क्षेत्रीय" can also mean "local" or "rural" in Hindi. |
| Hmong | Cheeb tsam was borrowed from the Chinese word 地區 (dìqū), meaning 'area' or 'region'. |
| Hungarian | In Hungarian, "regionális" also has a second meaning of "local" or "provincial." |
| Icelandic | The word "svæðisbundin" also has the meanings "territorial" and "geographical". |
| Igbo | The Igbo word "mpaghara," also meaning "territory" in English, derives from "mpagharu" (to share). |
| Indonesian | "Daerah" comes from the Sanskrit word "desa" meaning "countryside". |
| Irish | Réigiúnach is also used to refer to the people of a particular region. |
| Italian | The word "regionale" in Italian can also refer to a type of train service provided by Trenitalia, the national railway company. |
| Japanese | The term 「地域」(ちいき) originally meant "place" or "territory". |
| Javanese | The word 'regional' in Javanese also means 'from the same region' or 'belonging to the same place'. |
| Kannada | The term "ಪ್ರಾದೇಶಿಕ" in Kannada may also refer to a "province" in a feudal or monarchic system. |
| Kazakh | Аймақтық (regional) also means 'belonging to a region or tribe' or 'of one's own country' in Kazakh. |
| Korean | The Korean word "지역" also carries the meaning of "neighborhood" or "community". |
| Kurdish | The word "dorane" also means "of or relating to a particular place or region" in Arabic. |
| Kyrgyz | The word аймактык is derived from the Mongolian word аймаг meaning "region", which is also the origin of the name of the modern-day Aimag subdivisions of Mongolia. |
| Latin | In Latin, "regionalis" denotes not only "regional" but also "pertaining to royalty" or "majestic." |
| Latvian | "Reģionālā" is a Latvian adjective that means "regional" and is derived from the Latin word "regio" meaning "district" or "territory." |
| Lithuanian | The word "regioninis" in Lithuanian originates from the Latin word "regio," meaning "region" or "area." |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, the word "regional" can also refer to "local" or "provincial". |
| Macedonian | Регионален (regional) is derived from the Latin word "regio", meaning "district" or "region". |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy term "isam-paritra" derives from the root "isa" (to know) and "paritra" (area), indicating a place of familiarity. |
| Malay | "Serantau" is derived from the Malay word "serantau", meaning "faraway place" or "country." |
| Malayalam | In the Indian context, 'പ്രാദേശികം' or 'regional' can also refer to a specific language or dialect spoken in a particular region of India. |
| Maltese | The etymology can be traced to the Ancient Greek "regione" (region), from the noun "rector", ultimately from "regere" (to govern, to lead). |
| Maori | The Maori word "rohe" also means "area" or "district". |
| Marathi | "प्रादेशिक" also refers to "a native of a particular locality" in Marathi. |
| Nepali | The word "क्षेत्रीय" in Nepali can also mean "territorial" or "local". |
| Norwegian | Norwegian "regional" is also the synonym of "geographically limited" but in English it means "concerning a particular area". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "chigawo" in Nyanja can also refer to a traditional type of beer or a region where people speak a particular dialect. |
| Pashto | The word "سیمه ایز" can also refer to the boundaries of a region, such as a province or district. |
| Persian | In Persian, the word "منطقه ای" can also refer to "zonal" or "district" in addition to "regional". |
| Polish | The word "regionalny" in Polish originates from the Latin word "regio" meaning "region" and is related to the concept of "regionality" which emphasizes the importance of local and regional identity and culture. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | Em português, a palavra regional pode ter o sentido de relativo a uma província, ou algo muito localizado, como um bairro ou cidade. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "regional" stems from the French word "régional" and the Latin word "regionem", both meaning "district" or "area". |
| Russian | "Региональный" происходит от латинского слова "regio", означающего "область" или "провинция". |
| Samoan | The word "faʻaitulagi" is derived from the root word "tulagi", which refers to a district, island or the world. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word roinneil can also refer to a district or a region of a country. |
| Serbian | In Serbian, the word "регионални" can also refer to a military unit covering a specific region. |
| Sesotho | The word 'lebatowa' can also refer to a specific region in South Africa. |
| Shona | The word "dunhu" can also refer to a specific region or area. |
| Sindhi | The word “علائقائي” (“regional”) in Sindhi is derived from the Persian word “عالاقه” (“relation”) and refers to a person or thing belonging to or relating to a particular region. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The term 'කලාපීය' in Sinhala originally meant 'coastal', referring to areas near the sea. |
| Slovak | The word "regionálne" (regional) in Slovak can also mean "regional studies" or "regionalism". |
| Slovenian | The root of the word 'regionalni' in Slovenian is 'regija', which means 'region' or 'area'. Alternatively, 'regionalni' can also refer to 'regionalism' or 'regionalization'. |
| Somali | Gobol can also refer to a region in a political or administrative sense. |
| Spanish | In Spanish, "regional" can also mean "menstrual" or "relating to a region or district" |
| Sundanese | Daerah (daerah) |
| Swahili | The word "kikanda" can also refer to a small shop or kiosk in Swahili. |
| Swedish | The Swedish word "regional" can also refer to a "provincial dialect" or a "provincial court". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "panrehiyon" can also refer to a type of Filipino dance that is performed by multiple regions. |
| Tamil | In Tamil, பிராந்திய (piranthiya) is a term meaning 'regional' derived from the Sanskrit word 'pradeshik', but also refers to the areas surrounding a temple. |
| Telugu | It is cognate with the word 'pradesam', meaning 'state' or 'province'. |
| Thai | The Thai word "ภูมิภาค" can also mean "continent" or "district". |
| Turkish | The Turkish word "bölgesel" is derived from the Persian word "bulga", meaning "part" or "region" |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "регіональний" (regional) derives from the Latin word "regio" (region) and shares its root with the English word "region". |
| Urdu | Urdu "علاقائي" (regional) derives from the root word "علاقہ" (area) and can also mean "pertaining to relations" or "relational". |
| Uzbek | The word "mintaqaviy" in Uzbek is derived from the Arabic word "mintaqa", which means "region" or "district". |
| Vietnamese | The word "khu vực" in Vietnamese can also refer to a "zone" or a "district." |
| Welsh | "Rhanbarthol" comes from the Welsh phrase "rhan" ("part") and "barthol" ("four"), which may also refer to the four provinces into which Wales was once divided. |
| Xhosa | The word 'yengingqi' can also be used to refer to 'local' or 'native' in Xhosa. |
| Yiddish | 'רעגיאָנאַל' could also refer to the Regional Division in the Yiddish Police Alliance (Jüdisch Polizei Verband). |
| Yoruba | "Agbegbe" additionally means "neighbourhood, quarter, or district" in Yoruba. |
| Zulu | The word 'yesifunda' in Zulu also means 'a place where people gather to learn' or 'a school'. |
| English | The term 'regional' is used to refer to geographical areas with shared characteristics but can also refer to a person's place of origin. |