Regular in different languages

Regular in Different Languages

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Regular


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Afrikaans
gereeld
Albanian
i rregullt
Amharic
መደበኛ
Arabic
منتظم
Armenian
կանոնավոր
Assamese
নিয়মিত
Aymara
chiqachaña
Azerbaijani
müntəzəm
Bambara
kumabɛ
Basque
erregularra
Belarusian
рэгулярны
Bengali
নিয়মিত
Bhojpuri
नियमित
Bosnian
redovno
Bulgarian
редовен
Catalan
regular
Cebuano
regular
Chinese (Simplified)
定期
Chinese (Traditional)
定期
Corsican
rigulari
Croatian
redovito
Czech
pravidelný
Danish
fast
Dhivehi
ޢާންމު
Dogri
पाबंद
Dutch
regelmatig
English
regular
Esperanto
regula
Estonian
tavaline
Ewe
edzidzi
Filipino (Tagalog)
regular
Finnish
säännöllinen
French
ordinaire
Frisian
regelmjittich
Galician
regular
Georgian
რეგულარული
German
regulär
Greek
τακτικός
Guarani
mbohekojoja
Gujarati
નિયમિત
Haitian Creole
regilye
Hausa
na yau da kullun
Hawaiian
maʻa mau
Hebrew
רגיל
Hindi
नियमित
Hmong
tsis tu ncua
Hungarian
szabályos
Icelandic
reglulega
Igbo
mgbe
Ilocano
regular
Indonesian
reguler
Irish
rialta
Italian
regolare
Japanese
レギュラー
Javanese
biasa
Kannada
ನಿಯಮಿತ
Kazakh
тұрақты
Khmer
ទៀង​ទា​ត
Kinyarwanda
bisanzwe
Konkani
नियमीत
Korean
정규병
Krio
ɔltɛm
Kurdish
rêzbirêz
Kurdish (Sorani)
ئاسایی
Kyrgyz
үзгүлтүксүз
Lao
ປົກກະຕິ
Latin
iusto
Latvian
regulāri
Lingala
ya mbala na mbala
Lithuanian
reguliarus
Luganda
buli kaseera
Luxembourgish
regelméisseg
Macedonian
редовно
Maithili
नियमित
Malagasy
tapaka
Malay
biasa
Malayalam
പതിവ്
Maltese
regolari
Maori
auau
Marathi
नियमित
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯆꯥꯡ ꯅꯥꯏꯕ
Mizo
inang rual
Mongolian
тогтмол
Myanmar (Burmese)
ပုံမှန်အစည်းအဝေး
Nepali
नियमित
Norwegian
regelmessig
Nyanja (Chichewa)
wokhazikika
Odia (Oriya)
ନିୟମିତ |
Oromo
idilee
Pashto
منظم
Persian
منظم
Polish
regularny
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
regular
Punjabi
ਰੋਜਾਨਾ
Quechua
kaqlla
Romanian
regulat
Russian
регулярный
Samoan
masani
Sanskrit
नियमित
Scots Gaelic
cunbhalach
Sepedi
mehleng
Serbian
редовно
Sesotho
kamehla
Shona
nguva dzose
Sindhi
باقاعده
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
නිතිපතා
Slovak
pravidelné
Slovenian
redno
Somali
joogto ah
Spanish
regular
Sundanese
biasa
Swahili
mara kwa mara
Swedish
regelbunden
Tagalog (Filipino)
regular
Tajik
мунтазам
Tamil
வழக்கமான
Tatar
регуляр
Telugu
రెగ్యులర్
Thai
ปกติ
Tigrinya
ልሙድ
Tsonga
nkarhi na nkarhi
Turkish
düzenli
Turkmen
yzygiderli
Twi (Akan)
daa daa
Ukrainian
регулярні
Urdu
باقاعدہ
Uyghur
دائىملىق
Uzbek
muntazam
Vietnamese
đều đặn
Welsh
rheolaidd
Xhosa
rhoqo
Yiddish
רעגולער
Yoruba
deede
Zulu
njalo

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansThe word "gereeld" originates from the Dutch "geregeld", meaning "arranged" or "organized."
AlbanianThe word "i rregullt" in Albanian is also used to describe something or someone that is common, ordinary, or usual.
AmharicThe word 'መደበኛ' ('regular') in Amharic derives from the root 'መድብ' ('law' or 'order') and originally referred to things that adhered to an established norm or pattern.
ArabicThe Arabic word "منتظم" can also refer to someone who is organized or methodical.
AzerbaijaniIn Azerbaijani, the word "müntəzəm" also has the alternate meanings of "consistent" and "orderly".
BasqueBasque erregularra (regular) is originally a borrowing from Spanish regular, a noun meaning 'monk,' from Old Spanish reegla 'rule of an order.
Bengaliনিয়মিত can also mean customary, conventional, common, habitual, ordinary, usual, and uniform.
BosnianThe word "redovno" originally meant "in a row" in Old Slavic.
BulgarianThe word "редовен" can also refer to someone who is reliable or punctual.
CatalanIn Catalan, "regular" can also refer to a monastic order or a type of traditional dance.
CebuanoIn Cebuano, "regular" can also mean "ordinary" or "commonplace".
Chinese (Simplified)定期 can also refer to regular meetings, events, or intervals.
Chinese (Traditional)"定期" can also mean "period" or "menstruation" in Traditional Chinese.
CorsicanThe word "rigulari" in Corsican comes from the Latin "regularis", meaning "according to rule".
Croatian"Redovito" comes from the Proto-Slavic word *redъ "order" and is related to the word "red"
CzechThe Czech word "pravidelný" can also mean "proper", "correct", or "orthodox".
DanishThe Danish word "fast" originally meant "firm" and is related to the German "fest" and the English "fasten".
DutchThe word 'regelmatig' is derived from the Latin word 'regula', meaning 'rule' or 'law'. The word is cognate with the English word 'regular' and the French word 'régulier'.
EsperantoThe word "regula" is borrowed from Latin, where it means "a straight edge, ruler, a standard."
EstonianIn older usage, "tavaline" could also mean "usual" or "ordinary".
FinnishIn addition to "regular," "säännöllinen" can also mean "lawful" or "methodical."
FrenchThe word "ordinaire" in French, meaning "regular," has a Latin origin, "ordinarius," and also means "ordinary" or "commonplace."
FrisianIn Frisian, "regelmjittich" can also refer to "orderly" or "correct".
GermanThe German word "regulär" can also mean "normal" or "usual".
GreekThe word "τακτικός" also means "ordinary" or "habitual" in Greek.
Gujaratiનિયમિત is cognate with the English word 'nomos', meaning law, custom, or practice, and the Greek word 'nomizein', meaning to allot or distribute.
Haitian CreoleIn Haitian Creole, "regilye" can also mean "customary" or "proper."
HausaThe word "na yau da kullun" can also mean "on a daily basis"
HawaiianMaʻa mau, a compound word formed from the roots maʻa, meaning food or a meal, and mau, meaning continuous or permanent, is used in Hawaiian to describe an unchanging, routine activity.
HebrewThe Hebrew word "רגיל" (regular) comes from the root "רגל" (foot), and originally meant "on foot" or "pedestrian".
HindiThe word 'नियमित' (niyamit) in Hindi, meaning 'regular', can also refer to a 'rule', 'law', or something that is 'customary'.
Hmong'Tsis tu ncua' can also mean 'common' or 'ordinary' in Hmong.
HungarianThe word “szabályos” (“regular”) also means “symmetrical” in Hungarian.
IcelandicIn Icelandic, "reglulega" can also mean "normally" or "usually".
IgboMgbe can also refer to a person's age or a specific period of time.
IndonesianIn Indonesian, the word "reguler" also has a second, more informal meaning, "ordinary" or "normal".
Irish"Rialta" can also mean "ordinary" or "simple" in Irish.
ItalianThe Italian word "regolare" derives from the Latin "regula", meaning "straightedge" or "rule". It can also mean "uniform" or "orderly".
JapaneseThe word "レギュラー" (regular) also means "leaded gasoline" in Japanese.
Javanese"Biasa" in Javanese also means "normal" or "ordinary".
Kannada"ನಿಯಮಿತ" originates from the Sanskrit word "nīyata" meaning "fixed" or "established."
KazakhThe word "тұрақты" can also mean "consistent", "stable", or "lasting".
Korean정규병 means 'regular', but in the military it can refer specifically to conscripts serving a full term.
KurdishThe Kurdish word "rêzbirêz" also has the alternate meaning of "orderly" or "in order."
LaoThe term ປົກກະຕິ can refer to both standard norms and the act of doing something routinely
LatinAn alternate meaning of "iusto" is "pious," which is also the root of the word "Justice."
LatvianThe word “regulāri” can also refer to the menstrual cycle in Latvian.
LithuanianThe word "reguliarus" originates from the Latin word "regularis", meaning "according to rule"}
MacedonianIn Cyrillic, the word "редовно" can also mean "orderly" or "systematically".
Malagasy"Tapaka" also means "to press". Regular items used to be pressed to give them a better presentation.
MalayThe word "biasa" originates from the Sanskrit word "vyavahāra" which also means "custom" or "practice".
MalayalamThe word "പതിവ്" can also mean "custom" or "habit".
MalteseThe Maltese word "regolari" can also mean "periodic" or "customary".
MaoriIn Maori, 'auau' can also refer to the act of cleansing or purifying something.
Marathi"नियमित" is a regular Marathi word that also refers to an adjective describing an object that is "not fixed"}
MongolianThe Mongolian word "тогтмол" (regular) is ultimately derived from the Proto-Mongolic word "*toγuγu-mal" meaning "permanent".
Nepali"नियमित" is derived from the Sanskrit word "niyama," which originally meant "restraint" or "discipline."
NorwegianThe word "regelmessig" in Norwegian comes from the Latin word "regula", meaning "rule".
Nyanja (Chichewa)The word 'wokhazikika' can also mean 'routine' or 'habitual'.
PashtoThe Pashto word "منظم" is etymologically related to "نظم," meaning "order," and also has the alternate meaning of "organized."
PersianThe word "منظم" comes from the Arabic word for "order" and can also mean "organized" or "arranged".
PolishThe term "regularny" in Polish can also refer to an event or activity that is performed at a consistent rhythm or in a predictable pattern.
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)"Regular" is often used in Portuguese for "cool" or "awesome".
PunjabiThe word 'ਰੋਜਾਨਾ' (daily) is derived from the Persian word 'روز' (day), and also means 'daily' or 'newspaper'.
RomanianIn Romanian, the word "regulat" can mean "regular" in terms of frequency or behavior, but also "well-planned" or "ordered".
Russian"Регулярный" (regular) came to Russian from the French word "régulier" meaning "uniform".
SamoanWhile 'masani' directly translates to 'regular,' its etymology denotes a state of 'in order' or 'prepared.'
Scots GaelicCunbhalach derives from Old Irish "congbálach," possibly meaning "having equal parts" or "balanced".
Serbian"Редовно" can also mean "in due time" or "on a regular basis".
SesothoThe word "kamehla" can also mean "well-known" or "usual" in Sesotho.
ShonaThe word 'nguva dzose' in Shona can also refer to something that is complete or perfect.
SindhiThe word "باقاعده" is derived from the Arabic word "قاعده" meaning "base" or "rule".
Sinhala (Sinhalese)In the 19th century, නිතිපතා was also used in the sense of “custom” or “usage”.
SlovakThe Slovak word "pravidelné" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *pravidlo, meaning "ruler" or "measuring stick."
SlovenianThe word 'redno' in Slovenian also means 'orderly' or 'punctual'.
SomaliThe word "joogto ah" can also refer to something that is normal or usual.
Spanish"Regular" is related to "regla" (rule) and "regir" (to rule).
SundaneseThe word ''biasa'' may derive from the Sanskrit word ''vyasa'' meaning 'distinctive, different'.
Swahili"Mara kwa mara" can also mean "repeatedly" in Swahili.
SwedishCognate with 'rule' but originally meant 'what is right', and hence 'orderly'
Tagalog (Filipino)The Tagalog word "regular" can also refer to a soldier or police officer.
TajikThe word "мунтазам" also means "continuous" and "orderly" in the Tajik language.
TamilIn Tamil, "வழக்கமான" also refers to something that is "common" or "usual".
ThaiThe Thai word "ปกติ" (p̀gk-dtì) is a Sanskrit loan from the word "Prakṛti" which refers to the primordial substance that creates material existence and from which the physical universe evolves.
TurkishTürkçede 'düzenli' sözcüğü sadece 'regular' anlamına değil, aynı zamanda 'well-organized, tidy, disciplined' anlamlarına da gelir.
UkrainianThe word "регулярні" in Ukrainian can also refer to something that is done in accordance with a rule or regulation.
UrduThe word "باقاعدہ" can also mean "according to rule" or "in accordance with the law".
Uzbek"Muntazam" is a derivative of the Arabic word "nazam" (order, discipline), and also means "harmonious".
VietnameseThe word "đều đặn" in Vietnamese literally means "equal distance between two points".
WelshThe word "rheolaidd" can also mean "methodical" or "orderly" in Welsh.
XhosaIn Xhosa, "rhoqo" also means "straight" or "proper" as in following the correct or expected way of doing something.
YiddishThe Yiddish word "רעגולער" also means "periodically" or "on schedule".
Yoruba"Deede" can mean "ordinary, straight or smooth" in Yoruba.
ZuluThe word "njalo" can also mean "all the time" or "always" in Zulu.
EnglishThe word "regular" comes from the Latin word "regula", meaning "rule" or "standard", and can also refer to something that occurs according to a pattern or schedule.

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