Sequence in different languages

Sequence in Different Languages

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Sequence


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Afrikaans
volgorde
Albanian
sekuenca
Amharic
ቅደም ተከተል
Arabic
تسلسل
Armenian
հաջորդականություն
Assamese
ক্ৰম
Aymara
sikunsya
Azerbaijani
ardıcıllıq
Bambara
dasigi
Basque
sekuentzia
Belarusian
паслядоўнасць
Bengali
ক্রম
Bhojpuri
अनुक्रम
Bosnian
slijed
Bulgarian
последователност
Catalan
seqüència
Cebuano
han-ay
Chinese (Simplified)
顺序
Chinese (Traditional)
順序
Corsican
sequenza
Croatian
slijed
Czech
sekvence
Danish
sekvens
Dhivehi
ސީކުއެންސް
Dogri
लड़ी
Dutch
volgorde
English
sequence
Esperanto
sinsekvo
Estonian
järjestus
Ewe
yomenuwo
Filipino (Tagalog)
pagkakasunod-sunod
Finnish
järjestys
French
séquence
Frisian
folchoarder
Galician
secuencia
Georgian
თანმიმდევრობა
German
reihenfolge
Greek
αλληλουχία
Guarani
takykuerigua
Gujarati
ક્રમ
Haitian Creole
sekans
Hausa
jerin
Hawaiian
kaʻina
Hebrew
סדר פעולות
Hindi
अनुक्रम
Hmong
ib theem zuj zus
Hungarian
sorrend
Icelandic
röð
Igbo
usoro
Ilocano
panagsasaruno
Indonesian
urutan
Irish
seicheamh
Italian
sequenza
Japanese
シーケンス
Javanese
urutan
Kannada
ಅನುಕ್ರಮ
Kazakh
жүйелі
Khmer
លំដាប់
Kinyarwanda
urukurikirane
Konkani
अनुक्रम
Korean
순서
Krio
ɔda
Kurdish
dor
Kurdish (Sorani)
زنجیرە
Kyrgyz
ырааттуулук
Lao
ລໍາດັບ
Latin
sequentia
Latvian
secība
Lingala
ndenge esalemaka
Lithuanian
seka
Luganda
olunyiriri
Luxembourgish
sequenz
Macedonian
низа
Maithili
क्रम
Malagasy
filaharana
Malay
urutan
Malayalam
ശ്രേണി
Maltese
sekwenza
Maori
raupapa
Marathi
क्रम
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯃꯊꯪ ꯃꯅꯥꯎ
Mizo
indawt
Mongolian
дараалал
Myanmar (Burmese)
ဆက်တိုက်
Nepali
अनुक्रम
Norwegian
sekvens
Nyanja (Chichewa)
ndondomeko
Odia (Oriya)
କ୍ରମ |
Oromo
tartiiba
Pashto
ترتیب
Persian
توالی
Polish
sekwencja
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
seqüência
Punjabi
ਕ੍ਰਮ
Quechua
qati qati
Romanian
secvenţă
Russian
последовательность
Samoan
faʻasologa
Sanskrit
श्रेणी
Scots Gaelic
sreath
Sepedi
tatelano
Serbian
низ
Sesotho
tatellano
Shona
zvinoteverana
Sindhi
تسلسل
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
අනුක්‍රමය
Slovak
postupnosť
Slovenian
zaporedje
Somali
isku xigxiga
Spanish
secuencia
Sundanese
sekuen
Swahili
mlolongo
Swedish
sekvens
Tagalog (Filipino)
pagkakasunud-sunod
Tajik
пайдарпаӣ
Tamil
வரிசை
Tatar
эзлеклелеге
Telugu
క్రమం
Thai
ลำดับ
Tigrinya
ቕደም ስዓብ
Tsonga
xaxamela
Turkish
sıra
Turkmen
yzygiderliligi
Twi (Akan)
ntoasoɔ
Ukrainian
послідовність
Urdu
ترتیب
Uyghur
تەرتىپ
Uzbek
ketma-ketlik
Vietnamese
sự nối tiếp
Welsh
dilyniant
Xhosa
ulandelelwano
Yiddish
סיקוואַנס
Yoruba
ọkọọkan
Zulu
ukulandelana

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansVolgorde shares an etymology with the German "folgordnung" and was previously also spelled "folgorde".
AlbanianIn Albanian, "sekuenca" also refers to a set of clothing or objects used together, especially in traditional outfits.
Arabic"تسلسل" in Arabic, comes from the root "س ل س" (s-l-s) which means "to follow in order" or "to be in a series".
AzerbaijaniThe word "ardıcıllıq" can also be translated as "order", "line", or "continuation".
BasqueIn Basque, it can also refer to a liturgical text sung at Mass during the offertory
BelarusianIn another meaning, the word "паслядоўнасць" can refer to a series of events or actions that occur one after another in a logical order.
Bengali"ক্রম" is etymologically related to the Sanskrit word "क्रम" (step) and the Latin word "orior" (to rise).
Bosnian"Slijed" is a cognate of the Old Church Slavonic word "slьdъ" meaning "direction, track, path, trace" and is also related to the Polish word "ślad" meaning "trace, track, mark, sign".
BulgarianIn Bulgarian, "последователност" can also refer to coherence, consistency, or continuity.
CatalanCatalan "seqüència" from Latin "sequentia" meaning "following" may also mean "dance" depending on context.
CebuanoThe word "han-ay" can also mean "to arrange" or "to put in order" in Cebuano.
Chinese (Simplified)“顺序”也可指序列的第一个元素,例如“顺序第一”即“第一序列”的简称。
Chinese (Traditional)The first character 順 means 'obedient', 'orderly', 'complying', and the second character 序 means 'introduction' or 'preface'.
CorsicanThe word “sequenza” can also refer to a set of stanzas or verses on the same theme
CroatianThe Croatian word "slijed" comes from the Proto-Slavic root *sъlědъ, meaning "trace" or "path".
CzechThe word "sekvence" can also mean "sequence of events" or "series of moves in a game".
DanishThe Danish word "sekvens" can also refer to a series of musical notes played in succession.
DutchThe Dutch word "volgorde" means "sequence" but more literally means "full order".
EsperantoSinsekvo derives from the Latin word "sequentia" meaning "following".
EstonianThe word "järjestus" can also mean "order" or "arrangement" in Estonian.
Finnish"Järjestys" is related to the word "järki" (reason), which is related to the Scandinavian word "järn" (iron). In Finnish, "järjestys" can also mean "order" or "arrangement."
FrenchThe French word "séquence" derives from the Latin word "sequentia," meaning both "sequence" and "musical passage of an anthem to be sung after the Alleluia."
FrisianFrisian folchoarder (sequence) is likely related to Middle Dutch volchorden (to follow in order), which in turn derives from Old High German volgen (to follow).
Galician"Secuencia" in Galician also means "sequel" or "continuation" and derives from the Latin word "sequentia", meaning "following".
GermanThe word "Reihenfolge" can also mean "order of battle" or "lineup".
GreekThe root word αλλήλων means "of each other," and the root word ουσία means "essence" or "Being."
Gujarati"ક્રમ" also means "order", "arrangement", or "position" in Gujarati.
Haitian CreoleSèkans means "sequence" in Haitian Creole but has been used to refer to the concept of "sequencing" by association.
HausaJerin also means "set" and can mean "series" while it's most common meaning is "sequence".
Hawaiian"Kaʻina" also means a section of a chant or story, or a sequence of waves, in Hawaiian.
HebrewIn Hebrew, "סדר פעולות" can also refer to the order of mathematical operations that are performed in a mathematical expression.
HindiThe word 'अनुक्रम' also has a philosophical connotation in Hindi, referring to a logical progression of ideas in a text.
HmongThe word "ib theem zuj zus" is composed of three words: "ib" (one), "theem" (order), and "zuj zus" (follow).
HungarianThe Hungarian word "sorrend" meaning "sequence" derives from the verb "sorolni" meaning "to list".
IcelandicThe word "röð" in Icelandic can also refer to a row, a line, or a series.
IgboIn the context of computer science, 'usoro' refers to a sequence of computational operations.
IndonesianThe Indonesian word "urutan" also means "order", "rank", or "level".
IrishThe verb 'seicheamh' also means 'to seek out'.
ItalianThe Italian word 'sequenza' also refers to a type of contemporary musical composition based on a predetermined pitch series.
JapaneseThe word 「シーケンス」 can also mean a sequence of notes in music or dance.
JavaneseThe word "urutan" in Javanese also means "order", "arrangement", or "series".
KannadaThe Kannada word "ಅನುಕ್ರಮ" can also refer to a "step-by-step plan" or a "methodology".
Kazakh"Жүйелі" can also mean "orderly" or "systematic" in Kazakh.
KhmerThe term លំដាប់ is a compound of Khmer words that translate to 'in order'.
KoreanThe word 순서 can also refer to an order of precedence or seniority.
KurdishIn Sorani Kurdish, 'dor' means 'sequence' and in Kurmanji Kurdish, it means 'generation'.
KyrgyzЫрааттуулук in Kyrgyz is derived from the verb ыраатта-, meaning “to put in order” or “to arrange”. The term can also refer to a set of consecutive events or the order in which things occur.
LaoThe word "ລໍາດັບ" in Lao can also refer to the order of events in a story or the order of items in a list.
LatinIn medieval Latin, "sequentia" meant a text sung after the "Alleluia"
LatvianDerived from Latin "sequentia" ("a following"), also meaning "religious ceremony following a funeral".
Lithuanian"Sēka" in Lithuaninan is derived from the word "sekti" (to follow), which also refers to "successive numbers" in a sequence.
LuxembourgishIn Luxembourgish, "Sequenz" can also refer to a sermon or liturgy during a mass.
MacedonianWhile низа translates to 'sequence' in English, its other meanings include 'necklace', 'row', and 'string'.
Malagasy"Filaharana" can also refer to a series of events or actions, or to a genealogy.
MalayAlternate meaning: traditional Malay massage that stimulates pressure points along the spine.
MalayalamIn Sanskrit, the word 'श्रेणी' means 'row', while in Tamil it means 'order' or 'series'
Maltese"Sekwenza" can also mean "sequel" in Maltese, and it comes from the Italian "seguenza".
MaoriRaupapa is also the name of the flax used for making traditional Maori clothing.
MarathiThe Marathi word "क्रम" (sequence) also means "step-by-step order" or "series".
MongolianThe word "дараалал" can also refer to a series of events or actions.
Nepali'अनुक्रम' ('sequence' in Nepali) also means 'series', 'succession', or 'order'
NorwegianSekvens can also mean the Norwegian national anthem.
Nyanja (Chichewa)The word ndondomeko is derived from the prefix "ndondi" (meaning "to follow") and the suffix "-eko" (denoting an action).
Pashto"ترتیب" also means "order" or "arrangement" in Pashto.
PersianThe word "توالی" can also mean "succession" or "continuity" in Persian.
PolishIn Polish, the word "sekwencja" has a musical meaning, denoting a short melody or progression of chords.
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)In Portuguese, "seqüência" can also refer to a musical phrase or a series of dance steps.
RomanianIn Romanian, the word "secvenţă" can also refer to a series of musical phrases or movements.
Russian"Последовательность" in Russian can also mean "coherence", "consistency", "consecution" or "chain reaction"
SamoanFaʻasologa can also mean series, arrangement, order, or rank.
Scots GaelicSreath, meaning "sequence" in Scots Gaelic, derives from the Proto-Celtic word "seratī" ("order, series").
SerbianThe word "низ" can also mean "row", "line", or "level" in Serbian.
SesothoIn addition to "sequence," "tatellano" can mean "a story or series of events told in order."
ShonaThe word "zvinoteverana" derives from the root word "tevera" meaning to follow in a connected or logical order.
SindhiThe word 'تسلسل' is also used in Persian, Farsi, and Hebrew, often in religious texts in the context of 'lineage' or 'genealogies.'
Sinhala (Sinhalese)"অনুক্রম" শব্দটি
SlovakPostupnosť is a term that can refer to a series of events, a set of related concepts, or a chronological arrangement.
SlovenianThe word "zaporedje" can also refer to a series of events or a chronological order.
Spanish"Secuencia" can also refer to the set of prayers said in the Catholic Mass after the "Gloria" or after the "Agnus Dei".
SundaneseThe Sundanese word "sekuen" can also refer to a series of events or actions.
Swahili"Mlolongo" can also mean a long strip of land, a line of people or animals, or a series of events.
SwedishThe word 'sekvens' comes from the Latin word 'sequentia', meaning 'following' or 'consecutive'.
TajikThe word "пайдарпаӣ" in Tajik is derived from the Persian word "پایدار پای" (pāydār pāy), meaning "lasting foot" or "steadfast walk".
Tamil"வரிசை" also means a row or a line.
Telugu"క్రమం" also means 'method, manner', 'order, rule' and 'succession, series', all pointing to an underlying common thread of 'order'
ThaiThe word "ลำดับ" ("sequence") in Thai can also refer to "order" or "rank".
TurkishThe word "sıra" derives from the Persian word "sirah", meaning "row", "line", or "rank".
UkrainianIn addition to its primary meaning of "sequence", "послідовність" can also refer to "coherence" or "consistency" in Ukrainian.
UrduThe word "ترتیب" comes from the Arabic word "ترتيب", meaning "to arrange in order" or "to make orderly."
Vietnamese"Sự nối tiếp" in Vietnamese can also refer to a succession or a dynasty.
WelshThe word "dilyniant" is derived from the Welsh word "dilyn", meaning "to follow" or "to succeed".
XhosaThe word "ulandelelwano" derives from the verb "landelela," meaning "to follow" or "to proceed," highlighting the sequential nature of its reference.
YiddishIn Yiddish, the alternate meaning of סיקוואַנס is the portion of the weekly Torah reading that is read on Shabbat during the afternoon or evening service.
YorubaIn some contexts, the word ọkọọkan can also mean "group" or "gathering".
ZuluThe verb "ukulandelana" is related to the noun "ulandelo", meaning "succession" or "continuation."
EnglishThe word 'sequence' comes from the Latin word 'sequentia', meaning 'following' or 'coming in order'.

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