Selection in Different Languages
Discover 'Selection' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Selection
Afrikaans seleksie | ||
Albanian zgjedhja | ||
Amharic ምርጫ | ||
Arabic اختيار | ||
Armenian ընտրություն | ||
Assamese নিৰ্বাচন | ||
Aymara ajlliwi | ||
Azerbaijani seçim | ||
Bambara sugandili | ||
Basque hautaketa | ||
Belarusian адбор | ||
Bengali নির্বাচন | ||
Bhojpuri चयन के बारे में बतावल गइल बा | ||
Bosnian selekcija | ||
Bulgarian селекция | ||
Catalan selecció | ||
Cebuano pagpili | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 选择 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 選擇 | ||
Corsican selezzione | ||
Croatian izbor | ||
Czech výběr | ||
Danish udvælgelse | ||
Dhivehi ސެލެކްޝަން | ||
Dogri चयन करना | ||
Dutch selectie | ||
English selection | ||
Esperanto elekto | ||
Estonian valik | ||
Ewe tiatiawɔwɔ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) pagpili | ||
Finnish valinta | ||
French sélection | ||
Frisian seleksje | ||
Galician selección | ||
Georgian შერჩევა | ||
German auswahl | ||
Greek επιλογή | ||
Guarani jeporavo rehegua | ||
Gujarati પસંદગી | ||
Haitian Creole seleksyon | ||
Hausa zaɓi | ||
Hawaiian koho | ||
Hebrew בְּחִירָה | ||
Hindi चयन | ||
Hmong xaiv | ||
Hungarian kiválasztás | ||
Icelandic val | ||
Igbo nhọrọ | ||
Ilocano panagpili | ||
Indonesian pilihan | ||
Irish roghnú | ||
Italian selezione | ||
Japanese 選択 | ||
Javanese pilihan | ||
Kannada ಆಯ್ಕೆ | ||
Kazakh таңдау | ||
Khmer ការជ្រើសរើស | ||
Kinyarwanda guhitamo | ||
Konkani निवड करप | ||
Korean 선택 | ||
Krio sɛlɛkshɔn | ||
Kurdish neqînî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) هەڵبژاردن | ||
Kyrgyz тандоо | ||
Lao ການຄັດເລືອກ | ||
Latin legio | ||
Latvian atlase | ||
Lingala koponama | ||
Lithuanian pasirinkimas | ||
Luganda okulonda | ||
Luxembourgish auswiel | ||
Macedonian избор | ||
Maithili चयन | ||
Malagasy fifantenana | ||
Malay pemilihan | ||
Malayalam തിരഞ്ഞെടുക്കൽ | ||
Maltese għażla | ||
Maori tīpakonga | ||
Marathi निवड | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯈꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ꯫ | ||
Mizo thlan chhuah a ni | ||
Mongolian сонголт | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ရွေးချယ်ရေး | ||
Nepali छनौट | ||
Norwegian valg | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) kusankha | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଚୟନ | ||
Oromo filannoo | ||
Pashto ټاکنه | ||
Persian انتخاب | ||
Polish wybór | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) seleção | ||
Punjabi ਚੋਣ | ||
Quechua akllay | ||
Romanian selecţie | ||
Russian отбор | ||
Samoan filifiliga | ||
Sanskrit चयनम् | ||
Scots Gaelic taghadh | ||
Sepedi kgetho | ||
Serbian избор | ||
Sesotho kgetho | ||
Shona sarudzo | ||
Sindhi چونڊ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) තේරීම | ||
Slovak výber | ||
Slovenian izbiro | ||
Somali xulasho | ||
Spanish selección | ||
Sundanese pamilihan | ||
Swahili uteuzi | ||
Swedish urval | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) pagpili | ||
Tajik интихоб | ||
Tamil தேர்வு | ||
Tatar сайлау | ||
Telugu ఎంపిక | ||
Thai การเลือก | ||
Tigrinya ምምራጽ | ||
Tsonga ku hlawula | ||
Turkish seçim | ||
Turkmen saýlamak | ||
Twi (Akan) paw a wɔpaw | ||
Ukrainian відбір | ||
Urdu انتخاب | ||
Uyghur تاللاش | ||
Uzbek tanlov | ||
Vietnamese sự lựa chọn | ||
Welsh dewis | ||
Xhosa ukhetho | ||
Yiddish סעלעקציע | ||
Yoruba yiyan | ||
Zulu ukukhetha |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Afrikaans word 'seleksie' derives from the Dutch word 'selectie' and also holds the meaning of 'choice' or 'option'. |
| Albanian | "Zgjedhja" in Albanian also refers to election or choice, stemming from the root "zgjidh," meaning "to choose" or "to elect." |
| Amharic | The word "ምርጫ" (selection) also means "free will" in an ethical sense. |
| Arabic | The word "اختيار" (selection) in Arabic comes from the root "خير" (good) and also means "choice" or "option."} |
| Azerbaijani | "Seçim" means "choice" in Azerbaijani, but it can also refer to "election" or "natural selection." |
| Basque | The word "hautaketa" in Basque can also refer to the process of selecting a spouse. |
| Belarusian | The word "адбор" in Belarusian shares the same origin with the word "abort" in English because both originate from the Medieval Latin "abortus" which means "miscarriage". |
| Bengali | The root 'var' in 'nirbachan' is a cognate with 'vara' and 'varn'. |
| Bosnian | The word "selekcija" is derived from the Latin word "selectio", meaning "a choosing out"} |
| Bulgarian | In Bulgarian, "селекция" also refers to plant or animal breeding, the process of improving the genetic makeup of a population. |
| Catalan | The word "selecció" in Catalan can also refer to a national sports team. |
| Cebuano | "Pagpili" can also refer to a choice, or the act of choosing |
| Chinese (Simplified) | In Chinese, "选择" also means "to choose" or "to prefer". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | In Chinese, the character “選擇” also means “to distinguish,” “to compare,” or “to prefer.” |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "selezzione" also means "assortment" or "choice". |
| Croatian | The word `izbor` can also mean the act of choosing or election, a place from which something is chosen, or a body of persons chosen to perform a function. |
| Czech | "Výběr" comes from the verb "vybírat" (to select) and can also mean "a collection" or "an extract". |
| Danish | The word "udvælgelse" is derived from the Old Norse word "val," meaning "to choose" or "to elect. |
| Dutch | "Selectie" is also a term used in Dutch football referring to the national team. |
| Esperanto | The word "elekto" in Esperanto also has the meanings of "elect" and "election". |
| Estonian | "Valik" also means "choice" in Estonian. |
| Finnish | "Valinta" also means "choice" and is related to the verb "valita" meaning "to choose" which further comes from the Proto-Finnic word *valita meaning "to elect". |
| French | The French word **sélection** also translates to "harvest", with the connotation of a choice of a certain kind or grade |
| Frisian | The word "seleksje" is derived from the Latin word "selectio", meaning "choice". It can also refer to a group of people or things that have been chosen for a particular purpose. |
| Galician | In Galician, "selección" is also used to refer to a team of sports players. |
| German | In addition to 'selection', 'Auswahl' also means 'team', 'squad', or 'assortment' in German. |
| Greek | επιλογή is also used in Greek to describe a 'team selection' (e.g. football). |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian Creole word "seleksyon" is derived from the French word "sélection", meaning "choice" or "selection". |
| Hausa | The word "zaɓi" can also mean "choice" or "option" in Hausa. |
| Hawaiian | In Hawaiian, 'koho' also refers to a type of Hawaiian hawk or a gathering of people. |
| Hebrew | The word "בְּחִירָה" in Hebrew also means "choice" or "freedom of choice". |
| Hindi | Hindi word "चयन" derives from Sanskrit, meaning "to arrange in order" or "to separate or choose." |
| Hmong | In some contexts, "xaiv" can also refer to "choose" or "pick out". |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "kiválasztás" is related to the verb "választani" (to choose, to elect), which also appears in the words választás (election) and kiválasztott (chosen, elected). |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic term "val" can also refer to the process of choosing or the result of a choice. |
| Igbo | The word |
| Indonesian | The word "pilihan" in Indonesian can also mean "choice" or "option". |
| Irish | Derived from an Old Irish word meaning "choice", "roghnú" can also mean "sort", "kind", or "type" in modern Irish. |
| Italian | It also shares its etymology with other terms, such as «scelta» («choice»), «eleggere» («to elect»), |
| Japanese | 選択肢（せんたくし）は「選択」の訓読みで、他に「せんたく」と読むと洗濯の意味になる。 |
| Javanese | The word "pilihan" in Javanese also refers to a choice that is made from a number of alternatives. |
| Kannada | The word "ಆಯ್ಕೆ" also means "wish" or "desire" in Kannada. |
| Kazakh | The word "таңдау" is also used to refer to a "choice" or "option" in Kazakh. |
| Korean | 선택 means to “separate”, “determine”, or “decide on” in Korean. |
| Kurdish | The word "neqînî" is derived from the Persian word "negin" meaning "jewel" and has the alternate meaning of "special" or "unique". |
| Kyrgyz | The English equivalent of "тандоо" is a collection of objects or texts. |
| Latin | The Latin word 'legio' can also refer to a military unit or a group of people united by a common purpose. |
| Latvian | The word "atlase" in Latvian may also refer to a type of fabric with a smooth, lustrous surface. |
| Lithuanian | The word "pasirinkimas" also means "choice" or "option" in Lithuanian. |
| Luxembourgish | The word "Auswiel" is derived from the German word "Auswahl" and also means "choice" or "assortment" in Luxembourgish. |
| Macedonian | The word "избор" can also mean "the act of choosing" or "a choice that is made." |
| Malagasy | "Fifantenana" is derived from the verb "mifantina", meaning "to weigh" or "to ponder." |
| Malay | "Pemilihan" has roots in the Old Malay word "piliah," meaning "to choose," and is also used to refer to the process of election or selection of candidates for leadership roles. |
| Maltese | The word għażla ('selection') is cognate with other Semitic terms for 'spinning' or 'weaving' |
| Maori | Tīpakonga also means 'a choosing' or 'a selection from something' in Māori. |
| Marathi | In Marathi, "निवड" can also mean a "choice" between two options presented. |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word “сонголт” ("selection") derives from the word “сонисон” ("chosen"), and its synonym “сонхон” ("to choose") relates to the Sanskrit word "chinta"} |
| Nepali | The origin of the word "छनौट" is in Hindi where it means a choice made from a range of competing possibilities. |
| Norwegian | Valg is also Norwegian for the parliamentary election that is held every four years in Norway |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | Kusankha is derived from the verb 'kusankha' meaning 'to choose' or 'to select'. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "ټاکنه" not only means "selection" but also has the alternate meaning of "election" in the political context. |
| Persian | The Persian word "انتخاب" also has meanings including "to choose", "to pick", and "to elect". |
| Polish | In Polish, "wybór" can also refer to an election or a choice between two or more options. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, the word "seleção" is also used in a non-sporting context to describe a choice made after careful consideration, analogous to the English "pick". |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word 'ਚੋਣ' originally meant 'theft' or 'plunder' in the Prakrit language from which it derived. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "selecție" is derived from the Latin word "selectio", meaning "a choosing out". |
| Russian | "Отбор" can also refer to the process of breeding animals and plants to produce offspring with desired traits. |
| Samoan | The word 'filifiliga' in Samoan can also refer to a group of people chosen for a specific purpose. |
| Scots Gaelic | In Scots Gaelic, "taghadh" can also refer to a choice between options or a preference |
| Serbian | The word "избор" comes from the Old Church Slavonic word "изьбрати", meaning “to select” or “to choose”. |
| Sesotho | Kgetho can also refer to the process of natural selection in evolutionary biology. |
| Shona | The word "sarudzo" can also mean "choice" or "election". |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "چونڊ" ("selection") also means "choice" or "option" in the context of voting or decision-making. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | තේරීම (tereema) derives from the past participle of the Sanskrit verb "tr" meaning "to protect" and is cognate with words such as "tri" (three) and "tra" (across). |
| Slovak | Výber can also be translated as "collection" or "harvest"} |
| Slovenian | "Izbiro" is a Slovenian word originating from Proto-Slavic *izbirati, meaning "to choose" or "to select". |
| Somali | "Xulasho" can also refer to a selection of livestock from a herd. |
| Spanish | The Spanish word "selección" can also refer to a group of organisms chosen to improve a breed through controlled mating. |
| Sundanese | In Sundanese, the word "pamilihan" can also be used to refer to a marketplace or a place where goods are sold. |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "uteuzi" can also mean "appointment," "nomination," or "choice."} |
| Swedish | Urval is a cognate of the English word "ordeal," both words originating from the Proto-Germanic root *uzwalijō, meaning "judgment" or "decision." |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Pagpili" can also mean "choice", "option", or "decision." |
| Tajik | The word "интихоб" is derived from the Persian word "انتخاب" (intihāb), meaning "choice" or "selection". |
| Tamil | The word தேர்வு can also mean "examination" or "test" |
| Telugu | ఎంపిక (Empika) is derived from the Sanskrit word 'Mrga' - meaning 'hunt', alluding to the act of hunting and selecting the finest prey |
| Thai | In Thai, the word "การเลือก" can also mean "to elect" or "to vote for". |
| Turkish | The word "seçim" also means "election" in Turkish, originating from the Arabic word "siyam" which means "fasting". |
| Ukrainian | Відбір is also a term used in sports to describe the process of choosing players for a team. |
| Urdu | The word "انتخاب" is derived from the Arabic verb "انتخب" meaning "to choose" or "to select" and can also refer to the process of "electing" or "appointing" someone to a position. |
| Uzbek | The word "tanlov" is also used to refer to the act of choosing or the result of a choice. |
| Vietnamese | In Vietnamese, "sự lựa chọn" can also refer to "the fact or state of having or being able to choose". |
| Welsh | Dewis can also refer to an act of judgment, especially a choice between good and evil. |
| Xhosa | Ukhetho derives from the verb khetha (to choose) and denotes an electoral process where an individual is selected from a group of candidates. |
| Yiddish | In Yiddish, 'selektsie' can also refer to a period of time, or a particular group of people. |
| Yoruba | The word "yiyan" in Yoruba can also mean "to eat" or "food," a homonym to its meaning of "selection." |
| Zulu | Ukukhetha, meaning 'selection' in Zulu, also refers to the process of choosing the best option from multiple choices. |
| English | The word "selection" can also refer to a group of individuals chosen for a specific purpose, such as a jury or a sports team. |