Scheme in Different Languages
Discover 'Scheme' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Scheme
Afrikaans skema | ||
Albanian skema | ||
Amharic እቅድ | ||
Arabic مخطط | ||
Armenian սխեման | ||
Assamese আঁচনি | ||
Aymara esquema ukaxa mä juk’a pachanakwa lurasi | ||
Azerbaijani sxem | ||
Bambara scheme (sɛgɛsɛgɛli). | ||
Basque eskema | ||
Belarusian схема | ||
Bengali পরিকল্পনা | ||
Bhojpuri योजना के बारे में बतावल गइल बा | ||
Bosnian šema | ||
Bulgarian схема | ||
Catalan esquema | ||
Cebuano laraw | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 方案 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 方案 | ||
Corsican schema | ||
Croatian shema | ||
Czech systém | ||
Danish ordning | ||
Dhivehi ސްކީމެވެ | ||
Dogri योजना दी | ||
Dutch regeling | ||
English scheme | ||
Esperanto skemo | ||
Estonian skeem | ||
Ewe ɖoɖo | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) scheme | ||
Finnish järjestelmän mukaisesti | ||
French schème | ||
Frisian skema | ||
Galician esquema | ||
Georgian სქემა | ||
German planen | ||
Greek σχέδιο | ||
Guarani esquema rehegua | ||
Gujarati યોજના | ||
Haitian Creole konplo | ||
Hausa makirci | ||
Hawaiian hoʻolālā | ||
Hebrew תָכְנִית | ||
Hindi योजना | ||
Hmong tswvyim | ||
Hungarian rendszer | ||
Icelandic áætlun | ||
Igbo atụmatụ | ||
Ilocano eskema | ||
Indonesian skema | ||
Irish scéim | ||
Italian schema | ||
Japanese スキーム | ||
Javanese skema | ||
Kannada ಯೋಜನೆ | ||
Kazakh схема | ||
Khmer គ្រោងការណ៍ | ||
Kinyarwanda gahunda | ||
Konkani येवजणेंतल्यान | ||
Korean 계획 | ||
Krio skim | ||
Kurdish nexşe | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) پلان | ||
Kyrgyz схема | ||
Lao ໂຄງການ | ||
Latin ratio | ||
Latvian shēma | ||
Lingala scheme ya kosala | ||
Lithuanian schema | ||
Luganda enteekateeka | ||
Luxembourgish schema | ||
Macedonian шема | ||
Maithili योजना | ||
Malagasy tetika | ||
Malay skema | ||
Malayalam സ്കീം | ||
Maltese skema | ||
Maori kaupapa | ||
Marathi योजना | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯁ꯭ꯀꯤꯝ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯐꯝ ꯀꯌꯥ ꯊꯃꯈꯤ꯫ | ||
Mizo scheme a ni | ||
Mongolian схем | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အစီအစဉ် | ||
Nepali योजना | ||
Norwegian ordningen | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) chiwembu | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଯୋଜନା | ||
Oromo skiimii | ||
Pashto سکیم | ||
Persian طرح | ||
Polish schemat | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) esquema | ||
Punjabi ਸਕੀਮ | ||
Quechua esquema nisqa | ||
Romanian sistem | ||
Russian схема | ||
Samoan polokalame | ||
Sanskrit योजना | ||
Scots Gaelic sgeama | ||
Sepedi sekema | ||
Serbian шема | ||
Sesotho morero | ||
Shona scheme | ||
Sindhi اسڪيم | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) යෝජනා ක්රමය | ||
Slovak schéma | ||
Slovenian shemo | ||
Somali qorshe | ||
Spanish esquema | ||
Sundanese skéma | ||
Swahili mpango | ||
Swedish schema | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) iskema | ||
Tajik нақша | ||
Tamil திட்டம் | ||
Tatar схемасы | ||
Telugu పథకం | ||
Thai โครงการ | ||
Tigrinya ስኬም | ||
Tsonga xikimi | ||
Turkish plan | ||
Turkmen shemasy | ||
Twi (Akan) nhyehyɛe | ||
Ukrainian схеми | ||
Urdu اسکیم | ||
Uyghur لايىھە | ||
Uzbek sxema | ||
Vietnamese kế hoạch | ||
Welsh cynllun | ||
Xhosa inkqubo | ||
Yiddish סכעמע | ||
Yoruba eni | ||
Zulu isikimu |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "skema" in Afrikaans stems from the Dutch word "schema" and can also refer to a plan, outline, or diagram. |
| Albanian | Albanian "skema" comes from the Ancient Greek "schema" meaning "shape, plan, form, or pattern." |
| Amharic | The Amharic word “እቅድ” (scheme) comes from the root “ቅድ” (to fix, to establish), and originally meant “a plan” or “a design”. |
| Arabic | The word "مخطط" (scheme) can also mean "plan", "diagram", or "sketch" in Arabic. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "sxem" in Azerbaijani has Slavic roots and means |
| Basque | The word "eskema" in Basque derives from the Greek word "σχῆμα" meaning "form" or "shape". |
| Belarusian | The word "схема" in Belarusian can also refer to a plan or outline. |
| Bengali | The word পরিকল্পনা originated from the Sanskrit word 'parikalpa' which means 'imagination' or 'concept'. |
| Bosnian | The word ''šema'' in Bosnian (''ʃɛːma'') comes from Arabic and originally means ''mark'', hence ''accent'' or ''sign''. |
| Bulgarian | In Bulgarian, "схема" can also mean a diagram, blueprint, or outline. |
| Catalan | "Esquema" in Spanish also refers to a "framework", "outline" or "diagram", which all share the concept of a structured framework. |
| Cebuano | "Laraw" comes from the Indonesian word "lurah" which means "village head". In Cebuano, it also means "plan" or "intention". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The Chinese word for "scheme" ("方案") also has the meaning of "plan" or "proposal". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 方案 can also refer to a plan, design, or proposal. |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "schema" can also mean "outline" or "framework". |
| Croatian | In Croatian, "shema" also means "sketch" and "diagram" in addition to its common English meaning of "scheme". |
| Czech | In Czech, "systém" also means "system" and comes from the Greek word "σύστημα" (systēma), meaning "organized whole". |
| Danish | The word "ordning" in Danish can also refer to a religious order or a category within a classification system. |
| Dutch | The Dutch word 'regeling' can also refer to a regulation or arrangement. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "skemo" has alternative meanings including "plan", "diagram," and "project". |
| Estonian | The noun "skeem" also denotes "layout, plan" in Estonian, similar to how "scheme" can mean "diagram" in English. |
| Finnish | The word "järjestelmän mukaisesti" in Finnish is related to the word "järjestelmä", which means "system" or "plan". Thus, "järjestelmän mukaisesti" can also mean "systematically" or "according to a system". |
| French | In French, "schème" can also refer to a mental structure or framework that underlies perception and thought. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "skema" can also refer to a plan or diagram. |
| Galician | O word “esquema” deriva do grego “schēma” (“forma”, “aparência”, “esquema”); |
| Georgian | The Georgian word "სქემა" is cognate with the Latin word "schema" and the Greek word "σχῆμα", and can refer to a plan, diagram, or outline. |
| German | The word "planen" is derived from "plane". Originally, "planen" referred to the flat surface of land used for building. |
| Greek | The Ancient Greek word "σχέδιο" (scheme) referred to a drawing or plan, particularly in military and architectural contexts. |
| Gujarati | The word "યોજના" can also refer to a unit of distance approximately equal to nine miles. |
| Haitian Creole | "Konplo" is derived from the French word "complot" and can also refer to a plot, conspiracy, or plan. |
| Hausa | The word 'makirci' can also refer to a person who engages in underhanded or deceitful activities and is often associated with dishonesty and cunning. |
| Hawaiian | While "hoʻolālā" means "scheme," it has secondary meanings like "to deceive or entice". |
| Hebrew | The word "תָכְנִית" can also mean "plan" or "program" in Hebrew. |
| Hindi | The Sanskrit root 'Yoj' of 'Yojana' means to link, and 'Na' means not, so the original meaning is - not to link. |
| Hmong | The term "tswvyim" has various meanings such as plan, plot, or strategy. |
| Hungarian | Rendszer also means 'system' and originates from the Latin 'règere' ('to order') and 'règimen' ('rule, order'). |
| Icelandic | The word "áætlun" also means "plan, design, program, chart, diagram, schedule, timetable, arrangement, project, organization, structure, order, system, method, process, routine, pattern, procedure, etc." |
| Igbo | The term 'atụmatụ' can refer to a deliberate design, plan, or a machination. |
| Indonesian | The word "skema" in Indonesian can also mean "diagram" or "plan" |
| Irish | The word "scéim" in Irish has alternate meanings including "plan", "design", and "model". |
| Italian | In Italian, "schema" also means "outline" or "diagram". |
| Japanese | Japanese word "スキーム" can also mean "diagram" or "pattern" in English. |
| Javanese | Skema in Javanese also means a plan, design, or intention. |
| Kannada | The word "ಯೋಜನೆ" (scheme) in Kannada is derived from the Sanskrit word "योजना" (yojana), which means "a distance of approximately 13 kilometres". |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word "схема" can also refer to a plan, diagram, or blueprint. |
| Korean | "계획" also means a "plan" or "design". |
| Kurdish | The word "nexşe" (scheme) in Kurdish is also used to describe a type of traditional Kurdish dance. |
| Kyrgyz | In some contexts the Kyrgyz word "схема" (scheme) can refer to outlines of objects in paintings and sculptures. |
| Latin | The Latin word "ratio" can also mean "account," "reckoning," or "proportion." |
| Latvian | The word "shēma" in Latvian may originally have meant "shape, figure" and is cognate to "schema" in many other Indo-European languages, including Greek "schêma," English "scheme" and "schema," German "Schema," and Sanskrit "skandh-," "épauler, shoulder, shape, part, portion." |
| Lithuanian | The Lithuanian word "schema" can also refer to "schema theory" in psychology or "database schema" in computer science. |
| Luxembourgish | Schema, when used as a noun, shares the same meaning as the German noun Schema. |
| Macedonian | The word "шема" (shema) in Macedonian can also mean "diagram" or "plan". |
| Malagasy | The word "tetika" in Malagasy can also refer to a plan, project, or enterprise. |
| Malay | The Malay word "skema" may have originated from Javanese or Sanskrit, meaning "plan" or "framework." |
| Malayalam | The Malayalam word "സ്കീം" is derived from the English word "scheme", which itself has multiple meanings, including "a plan or design" and "a underhand plot". |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "skema" also means "plan" or "diagram". |
| Maori | The concept of 'kaupapa' also involves an interconnectedness and sense of harmony with one's environment. |
| Marathi | The word "योजना" in Marathi has a double meaning, referring to both a "scheme" and an ancient unit of measurement. |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "схем" ("scheme") can also refer to a plan, diagram, or model. |
| Nepali | The word "योजना" is cognate with the English word "yojana" and both ultimately derive from Sanskrit, where "yojana" means "a measure of distance". |
| Norwegian | Ordningen, pronounced with an 'O' and not an 'Å', refers to a church service in Norwegian. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word 'chiwembu' in Nyanja (Chichewa) can also mean 'trick' or 'cunning plan'. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "سکیم" ("scheme") likely originates from the Arabic word "سُكُم" ("plot" or "scheme") and also has the alternate meanings of "plan" or "design". |
| Persian | The word "tarh" (طرح) in Persian originally meant "design" or "plan" and is related to the verb tarah kardan (طرح کردن) which means "to design" or "to plan" |
| Polish | In Polish, "schemat" can also refer to a diagram or blueprint. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "esquema" in Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) also means "outline" or "framework" |
| Punjabi | The word “ਸਕੀਮ” can also be used to refer to a plan or a project that people are working on. |
| Romanian | The word "sistem" in Romanian can also refer to a set of organized processes or elements. |
| Russian | "Схема" (scheme) comes from the Greek word "σχῆμα" (skhēma), meaning 'form' or 'figure' |
| Samoan | The word "polokalame" is derived from the Polynesian root word "kala", meaning "to divide" or "to separate". |
| Scots Gaelic | In Scots Gaelic, "sgeama" can also refer to a "plan" or a "phantom". |
| Serbian | The Serbian word "шема" (shema) originates from the Greek word "σχῆμα" (skhēma), meaning "form" or "figure". |
| Sesotho | The word “morero” also means “way” or “route”. |
| Shona | "Scheme" in Shona can refer to a plan, idea, trick, or plot, as well as a diagram or outline. |
| Sindhi | The word "scheme" originates from the Greek word "schema", meaning "form" or "plan". |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "schéma" can also refer to a "diagram" or "plan". |
| Slovenian | The Slovenian word "shemo" is borrowed from the German "Schema," meaning "table" or "plan." |
| Somali | The Somali word "qorshe" has an extended meaning of "plan" or "aim" beyond its core meaning of "scheme". |
| Spanish | The word "esquema" originally meant "outline or sketch" in Latin, but has since taken on the more negative connotation of "scheme" in Spanish. |
| Sundanese | Sundanese 'skéma' derives from 'skema' in Dutch, meaning pattern or outline, which is itself from Greek 'σχῆμα', meaning shape or form. |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "mpango" can also refer to a marriage arrangement or an agreement, highlighting its multifaceted nature. |
| Swedish | In Swedish, Schema can also refer to a blueprint or outline, and in architecture, a facade or pattern. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "iskema" can also mean "trick" or "ploy". |
| Tajik | The word "нақша" in Tajik is of Persian origin, meaning "plan, design, pattern, or map". |
| Tamil | திட்டம் also means 'plan, proposal, intention, arrangement, framework, pattern, design, device, contrivance, system, organization, method, order, or procedure'. |
| Telugu | పథకం can also refer to a plan, a project, a method, a device, or a strategy. |
| Thai | โครงการ can also refer to a plan, a project, or an enterprise. |
| Turkish | Turkish "plan" means both "scheme" and "map", and this double meaning is also found in the word "plan" in several other languages. |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "схеми" can also mean "diagram" or "plan" |
| Urdu | The Urdu word "اسکیم" can also refer to a plan or project. |
| Uzbek | Uzbek word «sxema» comes from Russian «схема» which has Greek etymology, originally meant «form, appearance, shape» (from the Greek σχῆμα «form, appearance, shape»), and also a «geometrical figure» as well as a «plan» or «project». |
| Vietnamese | Kế hoạch (scheme) has the same root as "kế hoạch hóa" (plan), both derived from Chinese "計" (jì), meaning "plan, scheme, devise". |
| Welsh | "Cynllun" initially referred to a plan or pattern of a building, and to this day retains its architectural meaning. |
| Xhosa | 'Inkqubo' can also refer to a traditional wooden drum used for communication in Xhosa culture. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "סכעמע" (''scheme'') derives from the Hebrew root "סכמ" (''plan''), and also means "pattern" or "diagram" in Yiddish. |
| Yoruba | The word 'eni' in Yoruba also means 'person' or 'human'. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word 'isikimu' can also be used to refer to a 'device,' 'contrivance,' 'mechanism,' 'stratagem,' 'cunning plan,' 'trick,' 'method,' 'system,' 'procedure,' or 'way.' |
| English | The word 'scheme' derives from a Greek word for 'form or figure' and can also refer to a geometrical pattern, as in a 'colour scheme'. |