Smart in Different Languages
Discover 'Smart' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Smart
Afrikaans slim | ||
Albanian i zgjuar | ||
Amharic ብልህ | ||
Arabic ذكي | ||
Armenian խելացի | ||
Assamese স্মাৰ্ট | ||
Aymara jiwaki | ||
Azerbaijani ağıllı | ||
Bambara kegun | ||
Basque argia | ||
Belarusian разумны | ||
Bengali স্মার্ট | ||
Bhojpuri बनल ठनल | ||
Bosnian pametno | ||
Bulgarian умен | ||
Catalan intel·ligent | ||
Cebuano utokan | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 聪明 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 聰明 | ||
Corsican astutu | ||
Croatian pametan | ||
Czech chytrý | ||
Danish smart | ||
Dhivehi ވިސްނުންތޫނު | ||
Dogri सन्हाकड़ा | ||
Dutch slim | ||
English smart | ||
Esperanto inteligenta | ||
Estonian tark | ||
Ewe zãzɛ̃ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) matalino | ||
Finnish fiksu | ||
French intelligent | ||
Frisian tûk | ||
Galician intelixente | ||
Georgian ჭკვიანი | ||
German clever | ||
Greek έξυπνος | ||
Guarani arandu | ||
Gujarati સ્માર્ટ | ||
Haitian Creole entelijan | ||
Hausa wayo | ||
Hawaiian akamai | ||
Hebrew לִכאוֹב | ||
Hindi होशियार | ||
Hmong ntse | ||
Hungarian okos | ||
Icelandic klár | ||
Igbo mara ihe | ||
Ilocano nasirib | ||
Indonesian pintar | ||
Irish cliste | ||
Italian inteligente | ||
Japanese スマート | ||
Javanese pinter | ||
Kannada ಸ್ಮಾರ್ಟ್ | ||
Kazakh ақылды | ||
Khmer ឆ្លាត | ||
Kinyarwanda umunyabwenge | ||
Konkani स्मार्ट | ||
Korean 똑똑한 | ||
Krio gɛt sɛns | ||
Kurdish baqil | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ژیر | ||
Kyrgyz акылдуу | ||
Lao ສະຫຼາດ | ||
Latin captiosus | ||
Latvian gudrs | ||
Lingala mayele | ||
Lithuanian protingas | ||
Luganda okulabika obulungi | ||
Luxembourgish schlau | ||
Macedonian паметни | ||
Maithili बुद्धिमान | ||
Malagasy manan-tsaina | ||
Malay pintar | ||
Malayalam സ്മാർട്ട് | ||
Maltese intelliġenti | ||
Maori atamai | ||
Marathi हुशार | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯍꯩꯁꯤꯡꯕ | ||
Mizo chengvawng | ||
Mongolian ухаалаг | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) စမတ် | ||
Nepali स्मार्ट | ||
Norwegian smart | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) wanzeru | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସ୍ମାର୍ଟ | ||
Oromo qaxalee | ||
Pashto هوښیاره | ||
Persian هوشمندانه | ||
Polish mądry | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) inteligente | ||
Punjabi ਚੁਸਤ | ||
Quechua yachayniyuq | ||
Romanian inteligent | ||
Russian умная | ||
Samoan atamai | ||
Sanskrit पटु | ||
Scots Gaelic spaideil | ||
Sepedi botse | ||
Serbian оштроуман | ||
Sesotho bohlale | ||
Shona akangwara | ||
Sindhi هوشيار | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) දක්ෂයි | ||
Slovak chytrý | ||
Slovenian pametno | ||
Somali caqli badan | ||
Spanish inteligente | ||
Sundanese pinter | ||
Swahili werevu | ||
Swedish smart | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) matalino | ||
Tajik оқилона | ||
Tamil புத்திசாலி | ||
Tatar акыллы | ||
Telugu స్మార్ట్ | ||
Thai ฉลาด | ||
Tigrinya ንቁሕ | ||
Tsonga ntlharhi | ||
Turkish akıllı | ||
Turkmen akylly | ||
Twi (Akan) nyansa | ||
Ukrainian розумний | ||
Urdu ہوشیار | ||
Uyghur ئەقىللىق | ||
Uzbek aqlli | ||
Vietnamese thông minh | ||
Welsh craff | ||
Xhosa krelekrele | ||
Yiddish קלוג | ||
Yoruba ọlọgbọn | ||
Zulu uhlakaniphile |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "slim" can also mean "clever" or "cunning" and is related to the Dutch and German words "slim," meaning "crafty" or "sly." |
| Albanian | The word "i zgjuar" in Albanian originally meant "awake" or "alert". |
| Amharic | It can also mean “knowledgeable” or “erudite”. |
| Arabic | In Arabic, the word "ذكي" (smart) can also refer to someone who is "sharp-witted" or "clever". |
| Azerbaijani | Although "ağıllı" means "smart" in Azerbaijani, it can also mean "with common sense" or "sensible." |
| Basque | The word 'argia' can also be used to mean 'calm', 'slow' or even 'lazy' depending on the context. |
| Belarusian | The word "разумны" in Belarusian is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "*razumъ", meaning "understanding" or "intelligence". |
| Bengali | In Bengali, 'স্মার্ট' can mean 'beautiful' in addition to 'smart' or 'intelligent'. |
| Bosnian | The word “pametno” can also mean “mindful” or “thoughtful” in Bosnian. |
| Bulgarian | Bulgarian умен can also mean 'deft' or 'crafty', reflecting its Proto-Slavic root, *ǫmъ, or 'strong'. |
| Catalan | In Catalan, the word "intel·ligent" also means "clear" and "perspicuous." |
| Cebuano | In Cebuano, the word 'utokan' can also refer to someone who is quick-witted or cunning. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The Chinese word 聪 (cōng) in '聪明' (cōngming) originally referred to hearing, while 明 (míng) meant vision. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 聰明 comes from 聰, meaning to hear, and 明, meaning bright. It originally meant perceptive, then intelligent. |
| Corsican | The word "astutu" can also mean "sharp", "tricky", or "cunning" in Corsican. |
| Croatian | The word 'pametan' also means 'mindful' and comes from the Proto-Slavic word 'pamiťь', which means 'memory'. |
| Czech | The word "chytrý" in Czech is derived from the Proto-Slavic root "*khitrъ", which also means "cunning" or "sly". |
| Danish | The Danish word "smart" can also mean pain, grief, or sorrow, and is related to the German word "Schmerz", meaning pain. |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "slim" is derived from the Proto-Germanic root *slimaz, which also gave rise to the English word "sly". |
| Esperanto | "Inteligenta" also means "intelligence" or "intellect" in Esperanto. |
| Estonian | The word “tark” has been used to describe someone who is clever, insightful, or cunning since at least the 16th century. |
| Finnish | The word “fiksu” can also be translated as “clever”, “prudent”, “ingenious” or “sensible” depending on its usage |
| French | The French word |
| Frisian | Frisian "tûk" also denotes a sudden noise (onomatopoeia) or the twitch of a muscle during sleep. |
| Galician | The Galician word "intelixente" derives from the Latin word "intelligere", meaning "to understand" or "to comprehend". |
| German | The German word "clever" originates from the Middle High German "klieben," meaning "to stick," suggesting a person's ability to "cling" to ideas and solve problems. |
| Greek | The word 'έξυπνος' is derived from the ancient Greek word 'ξύω', which means 'to scrape' or 'to polish', suggesting that being smart involves the refinement and sharpening of one's intellect. |
| Gujarati | "સ્માર્ટ" (smart) comes from the Old English word "smerte," meaning "painful" or "sharp," and the Old French word "esmerir," meaning "to sharpen." |
| Haitian Creole | The word "entelijan" originates from the French word "intelligent" and can also mean "clever" or "bright". |
| Hausa | The word "wayo" in Hausa has alternate meanings such as wisdom, cunning, and deceit. |
| Hawaiian | "Akamai" also means "cunning" or "resourceful". |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "לִכאוֹב" can also refer to "pain" or "grief". |
| Hindi | The word 'होशियार' in Hindi has its origins in the Sanskrit word 'हूश' (vigilance) and ultimately derives from the Proto-Indo-European root *keus-, meaning 'to perceive'. |
| Hmong | "Ntse" can also mean "to guess" in Hmong. |
| Hungarian | In Hungarian, "Okos" also means "clever", "intelligent", and "witty". |
| Icelandic | In Icelandic, "klár" can also mean "ready" or "prepared." |
| Igbo | Mara ihe is a versatile expression that can also mean 'quick' or 'agile' depending on context. |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "pintar" also has a secondary meaning of "clever" or "skillful", which aligns with its Latin root "pinctura", meaning "painting". |
| Irish | The Irish word "cliste" also means "skillful" or "expert", and is related to the word "cleas", meaning "trick" or "feat." |
| Italian | The Italian word "intelligente" originally meant "understandable" and derives from the Latin "intellegere" meaning "to understand". |
| Japanese | スマート (suma-to) may also refer to an old unit of measurement for length and area. |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "pinter" can also refer to being physically agile or having a good memory. |
| Kannada | The Kannada word "ಸ್ಮಾರ್ಟ್" is derived from the English word "smart," which can also mean "stylish" or "clever. |
| Kazakh | The word "ақылды" in Kazakh shares its root with the word "ақыл" (wisdom, intelligence), suggesting that intelligence is derived from an abundance of wisdom and knowledge. |
| Khmer | ឆ្លាត originates from Sanskrit meaning 'bright', referring to a sharp mind and quick-wittedness. |
| Korean | The Korean word "똑똑한" can also mean "sharp" or "quick-witted" depending on the context. |
| Kurdish | The word "baqil" in Kurdish also means "to remain" or "to stay". |
| Kyrgyz | The word "акылдуу" in Kyrgyz can also mean "sensible" or "wise". |
| Latin | The Latin word "captiosus" also denotes a fallacy in argumentation known as a "fallacy of equivocation". |
| Latvian | The word "gudrs" in Latvian is derived from the Proto-Baltic word "gudro" and has the alternate meaning of "wise". |
| Lithuanian | The Lithuanian word "protingas" is etymologically related to "protasū̃", meaning "mind" or "intellect, |
| Luxembourgish | The word "schlau" can also mean "cunning" or "sly" in Luxembourgish. |
| Macedonian | "Паметни" може да значи и мудър, досетлив. |
| Malagasy | "Manan-tsaina" also means "knowing well" or "well-informed" in Malagasy. |
| Malay | "Pintar" also means "to paint" or "to draw" in Malay. |
| Malayalam | The term 'സ്മാർട്ട്' also refers to a community within various sects of Hinduism |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "intelliġenti" originates from the Latin "intelligere", meaning "to understand" or "to comprehend" |
| Maori | The Maori word "atamai" can also refer to a person's intellect or intelligence. |
| Marathi | "हुशार" is also related to the Sanskrit word "हुँकार", meaning a sound that is made by a lion or other animal, used to scare away the enemy animals. This shows the aspect of aggression and alertness associated with the word "हुशार". |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "ухаалаг" is derived from the verb "ухах" meaning "to think, to understand", and also refers to intelligence in a specific domain. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word စမတ် in Myanmar comes from the English word "smart" and also has the alternate meaning of "cool". |
| Nepali | The word "स्मार्ट" in Nepali, like its English cognate, carries connotations of both intelligence and elegance. |
| Norwegian | Norwegian "smart" can refer to feeling physical pain and to "hurt". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "wanzeru" can also mean "well-behaved" in Nyanja (Chichewa). |
| Pashto | The word "هوښیاره" can also mean "clever" or "intelligent" in Pashto. |
| Persian | }هوشمندانه can also mean "wisely" or "intelligently" in Persian, not just "smart"} |
| Polish | The word "mądry" can also mean "wise" or "sensible" in Polish. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The Portuguese word "inteligente" is derived from the Latin word "intellegere", meaning "to understand." |
| Punjabi | The word 'ਚੁਸਤ' can also refer to alertness, agility, or cleverness. |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "inteligent" shares a root with "lege," meaning "law," suggesting a connection between intelligence and the ability to discern right and wrong. |
| Russian | The Russian word "умная" is derived from the Proto-Slavic root *umъ, meaning "mind" or "intelligence," and is related to the Latin word "mens," meaning "mind" or "intellect." |
| Samoan | The word 'atamai' can also refer to a type of fish found in the waters of Samoa. |
| Scots Gaelic | The Scots Gaelic word 'spaideil' can also mean 'swift', 'rapid' or 'quick'. |
| Serbian | The word "оштроуман" is also used to describe a person who is clever and witty. |
| Sesotho | "Bohlale" derives from the verb "bohlala", meaning "to be bright or clever". |
| Shona | The word "akangwara" can also mean "intelligent" or "wise" in Shona. |
| Sindhi | 'هوشيار' is derived from the Persian word 'هوش' which means 'intelligence', and it also means 'alert' in Sindhi. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The Sinhala word “දක්ෂයි” can also refer to cleverness, skill, ability, quick-wittedness, or intelligence. |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "chytrý" also means "cunning", highlighting the dual nature of intelligence. |
| Slovenian | The word "pametno" can also refer to "mindful", "conscious", or "prudent" in Slovenian. |
| Somali | The Somali word "caqli badan" is derived from the Arabic word "عاقل" (ʿāqil) meaning "wise" or "prudent". |
| Spanish | Inteligente also means "well behaved" or "diligent," which is related to being astute but also being polite and hardworking. |
| Sundanese | Sundanese word "pinter" is derived from Portuguese "pintar" meaning "to draw". |
| Swahili | "Werevu" in Swahili can also refer to 'cleverness', 'intelligence', or 'wisdom' |
| Swedish | In Swedish, "smart" can also mean "pain" or "ache". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "matalino" may also refer to the sharpness of a tool or a cutting edge. |
| Tamil | The word புத்திசாலி also refers to one who has acquired knowledge and skills through education or experience. |
| Telugu | The word "స్మార్ట్" is derived from the English word "smart", which originally meant "painful" or "stinging". |
| Thai | The word "ฉลาด" also means "alert," "watchful," or "clever." |
| Turkish | In Turkish, 'akıllı' is also a folk belief, referring to evil spirits of water or trees |
| Ukrainian | The word "розумний" can also mean "reasonable" or "intelligent". |
| Urdu | The Urdu word "হুশিয়ার" ultimately derives from the Arabic word "شعار" (shi'ar), meaning a sign. Hence "হুশিয়ার" can have the alternative meaning of "cognizant". |
| Uzbek | The word "aqlli" can also refer to a person who is clever or cunning |
| Vietnamese | The Vietnamese word "thông minh" also means "quick-witted" and "clever". |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "craff" also means "crafty" and "skillful". |
| Xhosa | The word "krelekrele" can also refer to "being alert or watchful" in Xhosa. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "קלוג" originates from the Middle High German word "kluoc," meaning "prudent" or "wise." |
| Yoruba | "Ọlọgbọn" means "smart" or "intelligent" in Yoruba and can also refer to a "wise person" or "sage". |
| Zulu | "Uhlakaniphile" derives from the Zulu word "hlakanipha" meaning "to sharpen," also relating to "cleverness" or "intelligence." |
| English | The word "smart" has evolved from its original meaning of "painful" or "stinging" to include connotations of intelligence and cleverness. |