Afrikaans strategies | ||
Albanian strategjike | ||
Amharic ስልታዊ | ||
Arabic إستراتيجي | ||
Armenian ռազմավարական | ||
Assamese কৌশলগত | ||
Aymara estratégico uka tuqita | ||
Azerbaijani strateji | ||
Bambara fɛɛrɛ tigɛlenw | ||
Basque estrategikoa | ||
Belarusian стратэгічны | ||
Bengali কৌশলগত | ||
Bhojpuri रणनीतिक रूप से बा | ||
Bosnian strateški | ||
Bulgarian стратегически | ||
Catalan estratègic | ||
Cebuano estratehiko | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 战略 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 戰略 | ||
Corsican strategicu | ||
Croatian strateški | ||
Czech strategický | ||
Danish strategisk | ||
Dhivehi ސްޓްރެޓެޖިކް އެވެ | ||
Dogri रणनीतिक ऐ | ||
Dutch strategisch | ||
English strategic | ||
Esperanto strategia | ||
Estonian strateegiline | ||
Ewe aɖaŋudzedze ƒe mɔnu | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) madiskarte | ||
Finnish strateginen | ||
French stratégique | ||
Frisian strategysk | ||
Galician estratéxico | ||
Georgian სტრატეგიული | ||
German strategisch | ||
Greek στρατηγική | ||
Guarani estratégico rehegua | ||
Gujarati વ્યૂહાત્મક | ||
Haitian Creole èstratejik | ||
Hausa dabarun | ||
Hawaiian hoʻolālā | ||
Hebrew אסטרטגי | ||
Hindi सामरिक | ||
Hmong ntaus tswv yim | ||
Hungarian stratégiai | ||
Icelandic stefnumótandi | ||
Igbo usoro | ||
Ilocano estratehiko nga | ||
Indonesian strategis | ||
Irish straitéiseach | ||
Italian strategico | ||
Japanese 戦略的 | ||
Javanese strategis | ||
Kannada ಕಾರ್ಯತಂತ್ರದ | ||
Kazakh стратегиялық | ||
Khmer យុទ្ធសាស្ត្រ | ||
Kinyarwanda ingamba | ||
Konkani रणनितीचें | ||
Korean 전략적 | ||
Krio stratejik wan | ||
Kurdish stratejîk | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ستراتیژی | ||
Kyrgyz стратегиялык | ||
Lao ຍຸດທະສາດ | ||
Latin opportuna | ||
Latvian stratēģisks | ||
Lingala stratégique ya kosala | ||
Lithuanian strateginis | ||
Luganda enkola ey’obukodyo | ||
Luxembourgish strategesch | ||
Macedonian стратешки | ||
Maithili सामरिक | ||
Malagasy stratejika | ||
Malay strategik | ||
Malayalam തന്ത്രപരമായ | ||
Maltese strateġiku | ||
Maori rautaki | ||
Marathi मोक्याचा | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯇꯦꯖꯤꯛ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo strategic a ni | ||
Mongolian стратегийн | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) မဟာဗျူဟာ | ||
Nepali रणनीतिक | ||
Norwegian strategisk | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) njira | ||
Odia (Oriya) ରଣନୀତିକ | | ||
Oromo tarsiimoodha | ||
Pashto ستراتیژیک | ||
Persian راهبردی | ||
Polish strategiczny | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) estratégico | ||
Punjabi ਰਣਨੀਤਕ | ||
Quechua estratégico nisqa | ||
Romanian strategic | ||
Russian стратегический | ||
Samoan fuafuaga faataatitia | ||
Sanskrit रणनीतिक | ||
Scots Gaelic ro-innleachdail | ||
Sepedi leano la maano | ||
Serbian стратешки | ||
Sesotho mosolotogamaano | ||
Shona zvine hungwaru | ||
Sindhi حڪمت عملي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) උපායමාර්ගික | ||
Slovak strategické | ||
Slovenian strateško | ||
Somali istiraatiiji ah | ||
Spanish estratégico | ||
Sundanese strategis | ||
Swahili kimkakati | ||
Swedish strategisk | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) madiskarteng | ||
Tajik стратегӣ | ||
Tamil மூலோபாய | ||
Tatar стратегик | ||
Telugu వ్యూహాత్మక | ||
Thai เชิงกลยุทธ์ | ||
Tigrinya ስትራተጂካዊ ምዃኑ’ዩ። | ||
Tsonga ya maqhinga | ||
Turkish stratejik | ||
Turkmen strategiki | ||
Twi (Akan) ɔkwan a wɔfa so yɛ adwuma | ||
Ukrainian стратегічний | ||
Urdu حکمت عملی | ||
Uyghur ئىستراتېگىيىلىك | ||
Uzbek strategik | ||
Vietnamese chiến lược | ||
Welsh strategol | ||
Xhosa qhinga | ||
Yiddish סטראַטידזשיק | ||
Yoruba ilana | ||
Zulu amasu |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | In Afrikaans, 'strategies' ('strategisch') means 'strategic' but also 'strategic' in the sense of 'political' or 'military'. |
| Albanian | Despite its resemblance, the Albanian word "strategjike" isn't directly borrowed from Greek, coming instead from a Turkish intermediary |
| Amharic | The word "ስልታዊ" can also mean "tactical" or "pertaining to strategy". |
| Arabic | In Arabic, "إستراتيجي" is a borrowing from French, and it also means "strategic". This word has a secondary meaning that is not found in the French word, which is "having a good plan". This word is most often used in this sense in military and sports contexts. |
| Armenian | The word "ռազմավարական" ("strategic") derives from the Greek word "στρατηγικός" ("relating to a general") and can also mean "pertaining to strategy" or "of great importance." |
| Azerbaijani | The word "strateji" in Azerbaijani, deriving from ancient Greek, refers both to military strategy and to a card game similar to bridge. |
| Basque | In Basque, "estrategikoa" can also be used in a figurative sense referring to someone or something that displays cunning and resourcefulness. |
| Bengali | The Bengali word 'কৌশলগত' ('strategic') is cognate to the Sanskrit word 'कोशल' ('skill'), and can also refer to 'art' or 'science' in certain contexts. |
| Bosnian | The word "strateški" in Bosnian is derived from the Greek word "stratēgia", meaning "generalship" or "military command" |
| Bulgarian | In Russian, |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "estratègic" derives from the Greek "strategos", meaning "military commander" or "leader of an army." |
| Cebuano | The word 'estratehiko' is derived from the Spanish word 'estratégico', which means 'strategy'. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 战略 also means "strategy" and originates from the words "general" and "plan" |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 戰略 has the original meaning of "military strategy", but is now often used to refer to any general plan of action. |
| Corsican | Corsican 'strategicu' also has the specific meanings of 'good planner' and 'sharp'. |
| Croatian | The word 'strateški' in Croatian can also mean 'tactical' or 'military'. |
| Czech | Slovo „strategický“ pochází z řeckého „strategos“, což znamená „generál“. |
| Danish | The word "strategisk" is derived from the Greek word "strategos", which means "general" or "commander". |
| Dutch | In Dutch, 'strategisch' also connotes 'tactically'. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word 'strategia' also means 'strategy' in English, but it can also refer to a 'plan of war' or a 'military campaign'. |
| Estonian | The word "strateegiline" is derived from the Greek word "strategos", meaning "general" or "military leader". |
| Finnish | The word "strateginen" in Finnish is derived from the Greek word "strategos", meaning "military commander" or "general". |
| French | In French, « stratégique » can refer to a military action or to a cunning plan. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "strategysk" can also be used to describe someone who is cunning or devious. |
| Galician | The Galician word "estratéxico" has many different alternate meanings depending on its usage including "tactical", "key", "pivotal", and "essential". |
| German | In military contexts, "strategisch" can also stand for "tactical in a long-term perspective." |
| Greek | The word "στρατηγική" comes from the Greek word "στρατηγός", meaning "general," and refers to the art of military strategy, hence its modern meaning of "strategic." |
| Gujarati | The word 'વ્યૂહાત્મક' ('strategic') in Gujarati is derived from the Sanskrit word 'व्यूह' ('vyuha'), which means 'an array of troops' or 'a battle formation', and the suffix '-ात्मक' ('-ātmaka'), which means 'pertaining to' or 'similar to', together forming the meaning 'pertaining to or similar to a battle formation' or 'strategic' in the sense of 'relating to or involving the planning and execution of long-term plans and strategies'. The word can also be used in a broader sense to mean 'pertaining to or involving the use of strategies or tactics' or 'pertaining to or involving the use of plans or policies' in general. |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian Creole word "èstratejik" can also mean "important" or "essential". |
| Hausa | The word "dabarun" has a second meaning of "careful" or "cautious." |
| Hawaiian | The word "hoʻolālā" in Hawaiian is related to the words "lālā" (to think) and "kālā" (time), suggesting a connection to thoughtful planning and strategy. |
| Hindi | The Hindi word 'सामरिक' ('strategic') derives from the Sanskrit word 'समर' ('battle') and can also mean 'relating to war' or 'military'. |
| Hmong | In Hmong Daw, ntaus tswv yim means 'to calculate' or 'to strategize'. |
| Hungarian | In Hungarian, the word "stratégiai" also has a connotation of "large-scale" or "comprehensive". |
| Icelandic | Stefnumótandi is the Icelandic translation of the English word strategic, which comes from the Greek word strategos, meaning leader or general. |
| Igbo | Usoro also refers to "the way it is" or "the way things should be." |
| Indonesian | In Indonesian, the word "strategis" can also refer to something or someone that is "important" or "key." |
| Irish | In Irish, “straitéiseach” (strategic) literally means “related to the plan” or “in accordance with the plan”. |
| Italian | "Strategico" comes from the Greek "strategos" meaning "commander" or "general". It can also mean "farsighted" or "shrewd". |
| Japanese | In Japanese, "戦略的" can also mean "tactical" or "operational" depending on the context. |
| Javanese | Strategis is a Javanese word derived from Sanskrit 'adhi' meaning more or 'stratum' meaning layer, with 'teges' meaning to put or place. |
| Kazakh | The word "стратегиялық" is derived from the Greek word "στρατηγία", meaning "the art of war". |
| Khmer | In Khmer, យុទ្ធសាស្ត្រ is also used to describe a strategy or plan, and can refer to both military and non-military contexts. |
| Korean | The term "전략적" has a similar meaning to its English counterpart, but it has also taken on an extended meaning of "planned" or "purposeful" in Korean. |
| Kurdish | Kurdish 'stratejîk' is derived from the Persian word 'istratîj', which in turn comes from the Greek 'strategikos', meaning 'military' or 'pertaining to a general'. |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word "стратегиялык" is the equivalent of the English word "strategic", and in addition may also refer to issues like "strategy", "plans", or "policy". |
| Latin | In ancient Roman law, "opportuna" also referred to a type of property right. |
| Latvian | In military usage, the word "stratēģisks" also refers to strategic decisions made at the highest level of command. |
| Lithuanian | The word "strateginis" comes from the Greek word "strategos", meaning a military leader or general. |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, the word "strategesch" can also mean "carefully considered" or "well-planned" |
| Macedonian | The word "стратешки" in Macedonian originally referred only to military strategy, but its meaning has since expanded to include other areas such as economics and politics. |
| Malagasy | The word "stratejika" in Malagasy is derived from the French word "stratégique". |
| Malay | In Malay, "strategik" can mean not only "strategic" but also "systematic" or "tactical" |
| Malayalam | The word "തന്ത്രപരമായ" (strategic) is derived from the Sanskrit word "तन्त्र" (tantra), meaning "thread" or "loom", and refers to the idea of weaving together different elements to achieve a goal. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "strateġiku" is derived from the Italian "strategico". In Italian, it also means "ingenious" or "clever". |
| Maori | "Rautaki" also refers to the ridgepole or backbone of a house or building. |
| Marathi | The word "मोक्याचा" can also refer to an opportune moment or a favourable position. |
| Mongolian | The word "стратегийн" can also refer to a person who is in charge of planning and implementing strategies. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The term "မဟာဗျူဟာ" originated from the Pali word "maha + byuha", which means a great battle plan or the art of disposing of troops. |
| Nepali | The word "रणनीतिक" (strategic) is derived from the Greek word "strategos", meaning "general" or "military commander". |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "strategisk" is derived from the Greek word "strategos", meaning "general", and can also refer to a military strategy or plan. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "njira" is also used in the sense of "a route, path, or course of action". |
| Pashto | The word "ستراتیژیک" can also mean "wise" or "prudent" in Pashto. |
| Persian | The Persian word "راهبردی" ("strategic") is derived from the Arabic word "استراتجية" (istrātijīyah), which in turn is derived from the Greek word "στρατηγία" (stratēgia) |
| Polish | Strategiczny means 'strategic' in Polish and derives from Greek and Latin where the word means 'army corps, general, and leader'. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "estratégico" can also mean "important" or "essential". |
| Punjabi | "ਰਣਨੀਤਕ" (strategic) is derived from the Sanskrit word "रणनीति" (strategy) which comes from the root words "रण" (battle) and "नीति" (policy). |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "strategic" has an alternate meaning of "relating to the military". |
| Russian | The word “стратегический” is derived from the Greek “στρατηγικός”, meaning “relating to an army”. |
| Samoan | The word "fuafuaga faataatitia" can also mean "to think ahead" or "to plan for the future" in Samoan. |
| Scots Gaelic | The first element of the word "ro-innleachdail" is "ro- " (very), while the second element is related to "gniomh" (action) and means "efficient." |
| Serbian | In chess, "стратешки" can also refer to a piece's position on the board, where it can exert significant influence on the game's outcome. |
| Sesotho | The term 'mosolotogamaano' is derived from Sesotho roots, where it translates to 'the art of outwitting an opponent'. |
| Shona | The phrase "zvine hungwaru" can also mean "carefully planned" or "well-thought-out". |
| Sindhi | The word 'حڪمت عملي' in Sindhi is derived from the Arabic word 'حكمة', meaning wisdom, and 'عملي', meaning applied or practical, referring to wisdom used in a practical context. |
| Slovak | The word "strategické" in Slovak can also refer to "tactical" or "operational" in a military context. |
| Slovenian | The word 'strateško' comes from the Greek 'strategos', meaning 'general' or 'commander' in ancient Greece. |
| Spanish | El uso de 'estratégico' para referirse a un lugar proviene del griego στρατιά ('ejército') a través del latín *strategicum*. |
| Sundanese | In Sundanese, "strategis" can also mean "important" or "essential". |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "kimkakati" can also refer to a battle plan, strategy, or scheme. |
| Swedish | The Swedish word "strategisk" comes from the Latin word "strategia", which means "the art of war". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | This word means "strategic" in Tagalog (Filipino). |
| Tajik | This word comes from the Greek word “στρατηγός” meaning military commander. |
| Tamil | The word "மூலோபாய" comes from the Sanskrit words "मूल" (root) and "उपाय" (means), meaning "root of means" or "source of methods or strategies." |
| Thai | In Thai, "เชิงกลยุทธ์" (strategic) can also mean "at the tactical level" or "having a tactical purpose or function." |
| Turkish | The word 'stratejik' in Turkish can also mean 'tactical' in English. |
| Ukrainian | The word "стратегічний" is derived from the Greek word "stratēgos", meaning "general, commander", and can also refer to long-term plans or policies. |
| Urdu | The word "حکمت عملی" is derived from two Arabic words, "حكمة" (wisdom) and "عملي" (practical), hence it refers to the application of wisdom to practical matters. |
| Uzbek | Слово "strategik" в узбекском языке также означает "решающий", "главный". |
| Vietnamese | The word "chiến lược" in Vietnamese comes from the Old Chinese word "zhanlue", which literally means "war plan". |
| Welsh | The word 'strategol' can also mean 'stratagem' or 'tactic' in Welsh. |
| Xhosa | The word "qhinga" in Xhosa translates to "strategic" and also means "plan" or "way of doing something." |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "סטראַטידזשיק" can also mean "cunning" or "shrewd". |
| Yoruba | The word "ilana" is also commonly used to refer to a military strategy or formation aimed at trapping and defeating enemies. |
| Zulu | Amasu can also mean 'wisdom' and 'intelligence' in Zulu. |
| English | The word "strategic" comes from the Greek word "strategos," meaning "general" or "commander."} |