Select in Different Languages

Discover 'Select' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.

Updated on March 6, 2024

The word 'select' holds great significance in many contexts, ranging from decision-making to highlighting important information. Its cultural importance is evident in various fields such as literature, education, and technology. For instance, in literature, 'select' is often used to describe a character's thoughtful consideration or choice, while in education, it's a term used to describe the process of choosing the best candidates for a particular program or opportunity.

Moreover, in technology, 'select' is a common command used in programming languages to choose specific data or elements from a larger set. Given its wide-ranging importance, it's no surprise that someone might want to know its translation in different languages.

Interestingly, the word 'select' has been used in various historical contexts, such as in the Bible, where it's used to describe God's choice of certain individuals or groups for specific purposes. In Latin, 'selectus' means 'chosen,' while in French, 'sélectionner' means 'to select.' In Spanish, the word 'seleccionar' also means 'to select,' while in German, 'auswählen' means 'to choose out.'

In the following list, you'll find the translations of the word 'select' in even more languages, providing a glimpse into the diversity and richness of global languages and cultures.

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Select in Sub-Saharan African Languages

Afrikaans	kies
	The word "kies" in Afrikaans derives from the Dutch word "kiezen", which shares the same meaning.
Amharic	ምረጥ
	"ምረጥ" can also mean "choose" or "pick out."
Hausa	za .i
	"Za .i" can also mean "choice" or "the act of choosing" in Hausa.
Igbo	họrọ
	"Họrọ" can also mean "to search" or "to find" in Igbo.
Malagasy	mifidy
	The Malagasy word "mifidy" derives from the Proto-Austronesian root *pilid, which also means "to choose" or "to elect".
Nyanja (Chichewa)	sankhani
	"Sankhani" can also mean "to win" or "to get chosen".
Shona	sarudza
	The word sarudza can also mean 'choose' or 'pick'
Somali	dooro
	The word "dooro" can also refer to the process of weeding in agriculture.
Sesotho	khetha
	The word "khetha" also means "choose"}
Swahili	chagua
	The Swahili word "chagua" is derived from the Arabic word "akhtaara", which means "to choose" or "to make a choice".
Xhosa	khetha
	The word 'khetha' can also mean 'choose' or 'pick'.
Yoruba	yan
	"Yan" can also refer to "to pick" or "to choose" in Yoruba.
Zulu	khetha
	The Zulu word "khetha" also means "to take" or "to choose", and originates from the Proto-Bantu language root *keta.
Bambara	ka sugandi

Ewe	tia

Kinyarwanda	hitamo

Lingala	kopona

Luganda	okulonda

Sepedi	kgetha

Twi (Akan)	yi ho

Select in North African & Middle Eastern Languages

Arabic	تحديد
	In the Qur'an, تحديد refers both to divine choice and human accountability
Hebrew	בחר
	The verb "בחר" (to choose) is related to the noun "בחירה" (choice), both deriving from the root ב-ח-ר, which also gives rise to the noun "בחור" (young man), originally a euphemism for "chosen one".
Pashto	وټاکئ
	The Pashto word "وټاکئ" can also mean "to choose" or "to pick out".
Arabic	تحديد
	In the Qur'an, تحديد refers both to divine choice and human accountability

Select in Western European Languages

Albanian	zgjedh
	In Albanian, the word “zgjedh” also means “luck” or “luckiness”.
Basque	hautatu
	The Basque word "hautatu" originates from the Proto-Basque verb "au" (to choose), sharing a common etymology with "hautatu" (to capture) and "hauteste" (to win).
Catalan	seleccioneu
	"Seleccioneu" is the imperative form of the Catalan verb "seleccionar", which comes from the Latin verb "seligere", meaning "to choose".
Croatian	odaberi
	The word "odaberi" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *obirati, which also means "to gather" or "to collect."
Danish	vælg
	The Danish word "vælg" is also an archaic noun meaning "choice" or "option."
Dutch	selecteer
	The Dutch word "selecteer" or "selecteren" has a broader meaning than just "select", it also means "to make a choice" or "to pick out".
English	select
	"Select" can also mean "to gather" and originates from the Latin word "legere," which means "to choose" or "to collect."
French	sélectionner
	"Sélectionner" has origins in the Latin verb "eligere," meaning "to choose or select".
Frisian	útkieze
	Frisian "útkieze" shares its etymology with English "choose" and German "küren". Like them, it comes from Proto-Germanic *keusaną "to test, to select".
Galician	seleccionar
	In Galician, the verb "seleccionar" also means "to reserve" or "to book".
German	wählen
	The word "wählen" is related to "well" and once meant "to turn" or "to roll".
Icelandic	veldu
	In addition to its primary meaning of "select," "veldu" also means "to choose from an assortment."
Irish	roghnaigh
	The word 'roghnaigh' originates from the Old Irish verb 'rogain', which means 'to ask', and is related to the word 'rogha' meaning 'choice' or 'selection'.
Italian	selezionare
	The word "selezionare" comes from the Latin word "seligere," which means "to choose out."
Luxembourgish	wielt
	Wielt is derived from the German word 'wählen', which means 'to choose' or 'to elect'. In Luxembourgish, it also means 'to select'.
Maltese	agħżel
	Maltese 'agħżel' comes from the Arabic verb 'ghazala' meaning 'to spin' or 'to choose'.
Norwegian	plukke ut
	The verb 'plukke ut' can also mean 'to pinch out', 'to pick out', or 'to pluck out'.
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)	selecionar
	The word "selecionar" comes from the Latin verb "seligere", meaning "to choose out" or "to pick out".
Scots Gaelic	tagh
	The Gaelic word "tagh" can also mean "to pick" or "to gather".
Spanish	seleccione
	The verb “seleccionar” and the noun “selección” come from the Latin word “selectio,” which is related to the word “eligere,” meaning “to choose”.
Swedish	välj
	The word "Välj" is derived from the Old Norse word "velja", meaning "to choose".
Welsh	dewiswch
	"Dewiswch" derives from the Welsh word "dewis" meaning "choice" and is cognate with the Irish word "toisg" meaning "selection".

Select in Eastern European Languages

Belarusian	выбраць
	The word "выбраць" has two etymologies, the first coming from the Old Slavic word "iz-brati", meaning "to pick out" or "to choose", and the second coming from the Proto-Indo-European root "weik", meaning "to separate" or "to divide."
Bosnian	odaberite
	Odaberite (select) comes from the Slavic stem od, meaning "separate," which is also found in words like odvojiti (separate) and odustati (give up).
Bulgarian	изберете
	The word "изберете" comes from the Proto-Slavic root *obirati, meaning "to choose" or "to select."
Czech	vybrat
	The word "vybrat" can also mean "to collect" or "to pick out" in Czech.
Estonian	valige
	The word "valige" is likely derived from the Old Norse verb "velja", meaning "to choose", and is cognate with the German word "wählen" and the English word "elect".
Finnish	valitse
	The Finnish word "valitse" also means "to take over"}
Hungarian	válassza
	"Választ" can also mean "choose", "decide", or "elect".
Latvian	atlasiet
	The term "atlasiet" is also used to describe "selection for the final stage of a competition".
Lithuanian	pasirinkite
	Pasirinkite is of uncertain origin, maybe borrowed from Polish "pasierb" (stepson) or "pasieść" (to adopt/tame).
Macedonian	изберете
	The word "изберете" (select) in Macedonian comes from the Proto-Slavic root *birati, meaning "to take" or "to choose."
Polish	wybierz
	The Polish word "wybierz" derives from the Old Slavic "voliti", meaning "to will" or "to prefer".
Romanian	selectați
	The term "Selectați" is derived from the Latin word "selectus," meaning "chosen or picked out."
Russian	выбрать
	The word "выбрать" derives from the Proto-Slavic root *vir-, meaning "to turn, to twist"
Serbian	изаберите
	The Serbian word "изаберите" also means "be chosen" or "be elected".
Slovak	vyberte
	"Vyberte" comes from the Czech root "vybírat" meaning "to choose".
Slovenian	izberite
	The word "izberite" in Slovenian is derived from the Proto-Slavic root *izbrati, meaning "to choose". It also has the alternate meaning of "to elect" in some contexts.
Ukrainian	виберіть
	The word "виберіть" derives from the Old Slavonic "вибрати" meaning "to choose" and is also related to the word "вибір" (choice).

Select in South Asian Languages

Bengali	নির্বাচন করুন
	The word "নির্বাচন করুন" is derived from the Sanskrit word "निर्वचन" (nirvacana), which means "to decide" or "to determine".
Gujarati	પસંદ કરો

Hindi	चुनते हैं
	In Hindi, the word "चुनते हैं" can also refer to the act of picking or choosing something.
Kannada	ಆಯ್ಕೆ ಮಾಡಿ
	The Kannada word "ಆಯ್ಕೆ ಮಾಡಿ" ("select") comes from the Sanskrit word "ā-√vṛñj", meaning "to choose; to take; to get."
Malayalam	തിരഞ്ഞെടുക്കുക

Marathi	निवडा
	निवडा is also an obsolete Marathi word that means 'to make a decision' or 'to resolve'
Nepali	चयन गर्नुहोस्
	"Select" derives from the Latin word "seligere," meaning "to choose out." Its first known use in English was in the 13th century.
Punjabi	ਚੁਣੋ
	In Punjabi, the word "ਚੁਣੋ" also means "choose," "pick," or "appoint."
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	තෝරන්න
	The Sinhala word “තෝරන්න” can also mean “to choose, to pick out, to elect, and to opt for”.
Tamil	தேர்ந்தெடுக்கவும்

Telugu	ఎంచుకోండి
	The word "ఎంచుకోండి" is derived from the Sanskrit word "वृञ्चति" (vṛñcati), meaning "to choose" or "to select".
Urdu	منتخب کریں

Select in East Asian Languages

Chinese (Simplified)	选择
	选择 in Chinese can also mean 'pick', 'choose', or 'option'.
Chinese (Traditional)	選擇
	The full form of 選擇 is 選擇擇，meaning 'to pick and choose'
Japanese	選択する
	"選択する" literally means "to grab" in Japanese.
Korean	고르다
	고르다 also means "to make straight, even out" and originated from the Proto-Korean "*koɾ-ta"
Mongolian	сонгох
	The word "сонгох" can also refer to the process of choosing or appointing someone for a particular role.
Myanmar (Burmese)	ရွေးချယ်ပါ

Select in South East Asian Languages

Indonesian	pilih
	"Pilih" may be related to the Proto-Austronesian word *pilix, meaning "to choose," and is a cognate of words like "pili" in the Philippines and "pihi" in Hawaii.
Javanese	pilih
	The Javanese word 'pilih' shares its root with the Malay word 'pilih', both meaning to choose or select, and is cognate with the Indonesian 'pilih'.
Khmer	ជ្រើសរើស
	The word "ជ្រើសរើស" in Khmer comes from Pali and has an alternate meaning of "to investigate".
Lao	ເລືອກ
	The word "ເລືອກ" also means "to taste" or "to choose something to eat" in Lao.
Malay	pilih
	The Malay word "pilih" may have been borrowed from Tamil "pirik" or "per-i" which means "divide". In Sundanese and Javanese languages, "pilih" means to "separate", although in Thai the word "pilih" means to "compare".
Thai	เลือก
	In Thai, the word "เลือก" can also mean to "pick" or "choose".
Vietnamese	lựa chọn
	The Sino-Vietnamese word "lựa chọn" is composed of the elements "lựa" (to choose) and "chọn" (to pick), and is cognate with the Classical Chinese verb 擇 (择) "to select".
Filipino (Tagalog)	pumili

Select in Central Asian Languages

Azerbaijani	seçin
	The word "seçin" in Azerbaijani can also mean "to choose" or "to pick out."
Kazakh	таңдаңыз
	The word "таңдаңыз" in Kazakh is related to the word "таң", which means "to choose" or "to select".
Kyrgyz	тандоо
	The word "тандоо" also means "to decide, to choose" and originated from Old Turkic.
Tajik	интихоб кунед
	In Tajik, the word "интихоб кунед" ("select") has Persian roots and is derived from the word "انتخاب" ("selection").
Turkmen	saýlaň

Uzbek	tanlang
	The word "tanlash" is derived from the Persian word "tanidan" which means "to know" or "to recognize."
Uyghur	تاللاڭ

Select in Pacific Languages

Hawaiian	koho
	The Hawaiian word “koho” originally referred specifically to the selection of a chief or ruler, but gradually acquired more general meanings.
Maori	tīpako
	The word "tīpako" also means "filter", "separate" or "cleanse" in Maori.
Samoan	filifili
	The word "filifili" in Samoan is derived from the Proto-Polynesian word "pili" meaning "to choose".
Tagalog (Filipino)	pumili ka
	The word "pumili ka" is also used in Tagalog to mean "choose" or "pick" when referring to a person or an inanimate object.

Select in American Indigenous Languages

Aymara	ajlliña

Guarani	poravo

Select in International Languages

Esperanto	elektu
	The root of 'elektu' is from the Latin word 'eligere' meaning 'to choose'.
Latin	eligere
	The etymology of "eligere" is connected to the Proto-Indo-European root *leg- "to gather" and is used in English in words like negligence, election and legend.

Select in Others Languages

Greek	επιλέγω
	Derived from 'epi' meaning 'upon' and 'legō' meaning 'to gather', the word originally implied the action of harvesting before its use in selecting.
Hmong	xaiv
	A form of "xaiv" is used as "xaiv lub" in the context of choosing a spouse.
Kurdish	neqandin
	The word "neqandin" also means "to take, to grab" in Kurdish.
Turkish	seç
	The word "seç" (select) also has the meaning of "to choose" or "to pick", which is derived from the Proto-Turkic root "seç-" meaning "to separate".
Xhosa	khetha
	The word 'khetha' can also mean 'choose' or 'pick'.
Yiddish	אויסקלייַבן
	"אויסקלייַבן" also means to separate wheat from other grains by winnowing.
Zulu	khetha
	The Zulu word "khetha" also means "to take" or "to choose", and originates from the Proto-Bantu language root *keta.
Assamese	চয়ন কৰা

Aymara	ajlliña

Bhojpuri	चुनीं

Dhivehi	ޚިޔާރުކުރުން

Dogri	चुनो

Filipino (Tagalog)	pumili

Guarani	poravo

Ilocano	agpili

Krio	pik

Kurdish (Sorani)	دەسنیاشنکردن

Maithili	चुननाइ

Meiteilon (Manipuri)	ꯈꯟꯕ

Mizo	thlang

Oromo	filuu

Odia (Oriya)	ଚୟନ କରନ୍ତୁ \|

Quechua	akllay

Sanskrit	विचि

Tatar	сайлагыз

Tigrinya	ምረፅ

Tsonga	hlawula

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Select in Different Languages

Discover 'Select' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.

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