Strategy in Different Languages
Discover 'Strategy' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Strategy
Afrikaans strategie | ||
Albanian strategji | ||
Amharic ስትራቴጂ | ||
Arabic إستراتيجية | ||
Armenian ստրատեգիա | ||
Assamese কৌশল | ||
Aymara mayjata | ||
Azerbaijani strategiya | ||
Bambara fɛɛrɛ | ||
Basque estrategia | ||
Belarusian стратэгія | ||
Bengali কৌশল | ||
Bhojpuri रणनीति | ||
Bosnian strategija | ||
Bulgarian стратегия | ||
Catalan estratègia | ||
Cebuano pamaagi | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 战略 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 戰略 | ||
Corsican strategia | ||
Croatian strategija | ||
Czech strategie | ||
Danish strategi | ||
Dhivehi ސްޓްރޭޓެޖީ | ||
Dogri पैंतरेबाजी | ||
Dutch strategie | ||
English strategy | ||
Esperanto strategio | ||
Estonian strateegia | ||
Ewe ayɛ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) diskarte | ||
Finnish strategia | ||
French stratégie | ||
Frisian strategy | ||
Galician estratexia | ||
Georgian სტრატეგია | ||
German strategie | ||
Greek στρατηγική | ||
Guarani akãporukuaa | ||
Gujarati વ્યૂહરચના | ||
Haitian Creole estrateji | ||
Hausa dabarun | ||
Hawaiian hoʻolālā | ||
Hebrew אִסטרָטֶגִיָה | ||
Hindi रणनीति | ||
Hmong lub tswv yim | ||
Hungarian stratégia | ||
Icelandic stefnumörkun | ||
Igbo atụmatụ | ||
Ilocano stratehiya | ||
Indonesian strategi | ||
Irish straitéis | ||
Italian strategia | ||
Japanese 戦略 | ||
Javanese strategi | ||
Kannada ತಂತ್ರ | ||
Kazakh стратегия | ||
Khmer យុទ្ធសាស្ត្រ | ||
Kinyarwanda ingamba | ||
Konkani युक्ती | ||
Korean 전략 | ||
Krio plan | ||
Kurdish stratejîk | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ستراتیجیەت | ||
Kyrgyz стратегия | ||
Lao ຍຸດທະສາດ | ||
Latin belli | ||
Latvian stratēģiju | ||
Lingala mayele | ||
Lithuanian strategija | ||
Luganda akakodyo | ||
Luxembourgish strategie | ||
Macedonian стратегија | ||
Maithili कूटनीति | ||
Malagasy tetika | ||
Malay strategi | ||
Malayalam തന്ത്രം | ||
Maltese strateġija | ||
Maori rautaki | ||
Marathi रणनीती | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯂꯥꯂꯣꯡ | ||
Mizo remhriatna | ||
Mongolian стратеги | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) မဟာဗျူဟာ | ||
Nepali रणनीति | ||
Norwegian strategi | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) njira | ||
Odia (Oriya) ରଣନୀତି | ||
Oromo tarsiimoo | ||
Pashto تګلاره | ||
Persian استراتژی | ||
Polish strategia | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) estratégia | ||
Punjabi ਰਣਨੀਤੀ | ||
Quechua estrategia | ||
Romanian strategie | ||
Russian стратегия | ||
Samoan fuafuaga | ||
Sanskrit रणनीति | ||
Scots Gaelic ro-innleachd | ||
Sepedi leanophethagatšo | ||
Serbian стратегија | ||
Sesotho leqheka | ||
Shona zano | ||
Sindhi حڪمت عملي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) උපාය | ||
Slovak stratégia | ||
Slovenian strategijo | ||
Somali istaraatijiyad | ||
Spanish estrategia | ||
Sundanese strategi | ||
Swahili mkakati | ||
Swedish strategi | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) diskarte | ||
Tajik стратегия | ||
Tamil மூலோபாயம் | ||
Tatar стратегиясе | ||
Telugu వ్యూహం | ||
Thai กลยุทธ์ | ||
Tigrinya ሜላ | ||
Tsonga endlelo | ||
Turkish strateji | ||
Turkmen strategiýasy | ||
Twi (Akan) ɔkwan | ||
Ukrainian стратегія | ||
Urdu حکمت عملی | ||
Uyghur ئىستراتېگىيىسى | ||
Uzbek strategiya | ||
Vietnamese chiến lược | ||
Welsh strategaeth | ||
Xhosa qhinga | ||
Yiddish סטראַטעגיע | ||
Yoruba nwon.mirza | ||
Zulu isu |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Afrikaans 'strategie' is derived from Ancient Greek and originally meant 'the art of a general'. |
| Albanian | Albanian "strategji" is rooted in Greek and derives from the combination of "stratos" (army) and "agein" (to lead). |
| Amharic | The word "ስትራቴጂ" is derived from the Greek word "στρατηγία" (stratēgia), which means "generalship" or "military leadership." |
| Arabic | إستراتيجية also means `star` or `position of stars` in astronomy, as it has the same Arabic root as the word نجمة (`star`). |
| Armenian | The word "Ստրատեգիա" derives from the Greek "στρατηγία" meaning "generalship, military command," but also "political or military leadership." |
| Azerbaijani | In Azerbaijani, the word "strategiya" is derived from the Greek word "strategia," meaning "the art of generalship". |
| Basque | The term 'estrategia' means 'strategy' in Basque, and its root 'trata' comes from the French 'traiter' ('to treat'). |
| Belarusian | The word "стратэгія" derives from Greek "strategos," meaning "general" or "commander," suggesting its military origin. |
| Bengali | The Bengali word "কৌশল" (strategy) is derived from the Sanskrit word "कौशल" which means "cleverness, skill, or art". |
| Bosnian | The word "strategija" derives from the Greek word "strategia," meaning "army leadership" or "generalship." |
| Bulgarian | The word "стратегия" can also refer to a military plan or a plan of action to achieve a specific goal. |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "estratègia" comes from the Greek "strategos", meaning "army general". |
| Cebuano | The word "pamaagi" is derived from the root word "agi" which means "do" or "perform". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "战略" comes from "军略", originally meaning tactics of deployment and strategy of warfare. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 戰略's literal meaning, 'fighting plan', reflects the role of strategy in the military context. |
| Corsican | A stratìgia designa l'arte di comandare e di guidare un esercito in guerra. |
| Croatian | The Croatian word "strategija" ultimately derives from the Greek word "strategos," meaning "general" or "military leader." |
| Czech | The Czech word "strategie" is derived from the Greek word "strategia" meaning "military generalship". |
| Danish | The word "strategi" in Danish comes from the Greek word "strategia," meaning "generalship" or "art of war." |
| Dutch | "Strategie" is also an archaic spelling of "strattegie" (street), from the Greek "stratos" (army) and "agein" (to lead). |
| Esperanto | "strategio" means "leading an army" in Ancient Greek |
| Estonian | The Estonian word "strateegia" comes from the Greek word "strategia" but also refers to an area used to store military supplies. |
| Finnish | The Finnish word "strategia" originally meant "war plan" and is derived from the Greek word "stratēgia", meaning "generalship". |
| French | The French word "stratégie" comes from the Greek word "strategos" meaning "general" or "military commander". In the military context, it refers to the art of planning and conducting military operations. |
| Frisian | In Frisian, the word “strategy” can also refer to the skill of wrestling and the art of war. |
| Galician | The Galician word "estratexia" also means "strategy" in English. |
| Georgian | The word "სტრატეგია" ("strategy") in Georgian ultimately derives from the Greek word "στρατηγός" (strategos), meaning "general" or "commander-in-chief." |
| German | In German, 'Strategie' can refer to the military term 'strategy' or the more general concept of 'course of action'. |
| Greek | The Greek word "στρατηγική" originally meant "generalship" or "the art of commanding an army". |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole, the word "estrateji" shares its etymology and broader meanings with its French cognate, particularly in contexts of military tactics and political manoeuvring. |
| Hausa | In the context of Hausa, the word "dabarun" may also refer to a tactic or plan for achieving a particular goal. |
| Hawaiian | The word "hoʻolālā" can also refer to a plan, scheme, or device in Hawaiian. |
| Hebrew | אֶסְטְרָטֶגִיָה, משמעה במקור 'אמנות הצבא' ביוונית עתיקה, משמש כיום בתחומים רבים, כגון שח, פוליטיקה או עסקים. |
| Hindi | The Hindi word "रणनीति" (strategy) is derived from two Sanskrit words: "रण" (war) and "नीति" (policy), signifying a plan for warfare or military operations |
| Hmong | Lub tswv yim (strategy) means "mastering the plan" or "commanding the plan." |
| Hungarian | In Hungarian, the word "stratégia" can also refer to a military campaign or a plan of action. |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "stefnumörkun" can also refer to a plan of action for a political party or organization |
| Igbo | "Atụmatụ" (strategy) in Igbo also encompasses "plan," "plot," or "deception." |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "strategi" is derived from the Greek "strategia", meaning "the art of a general" or "military science." |
| Irish | The Irish word "straitéis" is derived from the Greek word "strategia", meaning "generalship" or "art of war". |
| Italian | The Italian word "strategia" derives from the Greek word "stratēgia," meaning "generalship" or "art of war." |
| Japanese | 戦略 is derived from the Chinese words "策" (plan) and "略" (short; small), originally meaning a minor plan or strategy. |
| Javanese | Strategi (strategy) is also a term used in traditional Javanese military warfare, and means a battalion of an army, or a division of a large battalion. |
| Kannada | The word "ತಂತ್ರ" can also refer to a system of knowledge and rituals in Hinduism and Buddhism, particularly related to tantric practices. |
| Kazakh | Слово "стратегия" в казахском языке также имеет значение "план", "уловка". |
| Korean | The Korean word "전략" can also refer to a plan or a scheme. |
| Kurdish | The word "stratejîk" is derived from the Greek word "strategia", which originally referred to the art of generalship or military leadership. |
| Kyrgyz | In Kyrgyz, «стратегия» is also used to refer to military affairs. |
| Latin | The Latin word "belli" derives from the Proto-Indo-European root "*bhel-", meaning "to strike" or "to wound." |
| Latvian | The word "stratēģiju" is derived from the Greek word "stratēgos", which means "general" or "commander". |
| Lithuanian | Strategy originates from the Greek word "strategos" meaning "general" |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "Strategie" can also refer to a plan or program, or a tactic or maneuver. |
| Macedonian | In Macedonian, 'стратегија' can also refer to a battle plan or a plan of action, not just a strategy. |
| Malagasy | Derived from the French word "tactique", but also shares a root word with "teti-ka", meaning "to think" in Malagasy. |
| Malay | The term 'strategi' in Malay, derived from the English 'strategy', has broader connotations encompassing schemes and calculations beyond warfare. |
| Malayalam | The word 'തന്ത്രം' in Malayalam also has the alternate meaning of 'a mystical rite' or 'a technique'. |
| Maltese | In Italian it also refers to a stratagem or cunning move. |
| Maori | The term "rautaki" in Māori may also refer to a course of action, a plan, or a tactic. |
| Marathi | The Marathi word रणनीती derives from the Sanskrit word रणनीति, meaning "military strategy or tactics." |
| Mongolian | The word "стратеги" in Mongolian is also used to refer to a "stratagem" or "tactic" |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word "မဟာဗျူဟာ" is derived from the Sanskrit word "maha-bhavana", meaning "great thought". In Myanmar, it can also refer to a military campaign or a political strategy. |
| Nepali | The word "रणनीति" is derived from the Sanskrit word "रणन्यास," which means "the arrangement of troops in the battlefield," and can also mean "diplomacy" or "state-craft". |
| Norwegian | The word "strategi" in Norwegian can also refer to a military campaign or a plan of action. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "njira" in Nyanja (Chichewa) can also mean "a road" or "a path". |
| Pashto | The word "تګلاره" in Pashto is derived from the Arabic word "تدبير", meaning "plan" or "arrangement." |
| Persian | The Persian word "استراتژی" also has the meaning of "stratagem" in English. |
| Polish | In Polish, the word "strategia" is derived from the Greek word "stratēgia" meaning "generalship" or "art of war". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "estratégia" originates from the Greek word "stratēgos", meaning "general" or "military commander". |
| Punjabi | ਰਣਨੀਤੀ is the Punjabi word for both |
| Romanian | "Strategie" can also be the plural form of "strategie" (meaning "strategy") |
| Russian | In Russian, “стратегия” (“strategy”) derives from Greek through French, denoting a military campaign plan for a war or battle, which is its original meaning in Greek (στρατηγία). |
| Samoan | The word "fuafuaga" in Samoan can also refer to a battle plan, a plot, or a game plan. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "ro-innleachd" also means "ingenuity" and "resourcefulness" in Scots Gaelic. |
| Serbian | The Serbian word "стратегија" ultimately derives from the Greek word "στρατηγία", meaning "generalship, command." |
| Sesotho | The word "leqheka" is derived from the verb "leqha", meaning "to think" or "to plan" |
| Shona | Zano (n.) - 1. A strategy, plan, or scheme; 2. A way of doing something |
| Sindhi | حڪمت عملي derives from Arabic and translates into English as 'practical wisdom. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "උපාය" can also mean "skill" or "ability" in Sinhala. |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "stratégia" is derived from the Greek word "strategos", meaning "general" or "commander". |
| Slovenian | In Slovene, “strategijo” can also refer to a strategic, high-level plan or a course of action. |
| Somali | Derived from the Arabic "istaraatiijiya", which in turn comes from the Greek "strategia" meaning "generalship" or "art of war." |
| Spanish | In Spanish, the word "estrategia" can also refer to a clever plan or tactic in general, not just in a military or business context. |
| Sundanese | The word "strategi" is derived from the Greek word "strategia", meaning "generalship" or "the art of war." |
| Swahili | "Mkakati" can also refer to a specific technique or approach in Swahili. |
| Swedish | In Swedish, 'strategi' can also refer to a piece of cloth spread on the floor at card games. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Diskarte" also means "scheme, plan" and comes from the Spanish "descartar" (to remove or reject). |
| Tajik | The word "стратегия" is derived from the Greek word "strategos", meaning "general" or "commander". |
| Tamil | The word "மூலோபாயம்" ("strategy") in Tamil literally means "that which is at the root." |
| Telugu | The word "వ్యూహం" in Telugu can also refer to a plan of action or a set of tactics used to achieve a goal, especially in a military context. |
| Thai | The Thai word "กลยุทธ์" is derived from the Sanskrit word "उपाधि" (upadhi), meaning "means" or "expedient". Therefore, "กลยุทธ์" refers not only to military strategy, but also to any plan or course of action designed to achieve a goal. |
| Turkish | Strateji, aynı zamanda askeri anlamda 'ordugah' anlamına gelir. |
| Ukrainian | The word "стратегія" in Ukrainian derives from the Greek word "strategos", meaning "general" or "military leader". |
| Urdu | The word "حکمت عملی" can also refer to "wisdom" or "practical wisdom" in Urdu. |
| Uzbek | The word "strategiya" comes from the Greek word "strategos", which means "general". In Uzbek, it can also refer to a "plan" or "tactic." |
| Vietnamese | Chiến lược, ultimately stemming from the Greek word strategos (στρατηγός), denotes not only a strategy but also a military leader or general. |
| Welsh | The word 'strategaeth' is an umbrella term covering the concepts of strategy, tactics, planning and organising |
| Xhosa | In Xhosa, "qhinga" can also refer to a plan or scheme, often with a negative connotation. |
| Yiddish | In Yiddish, "סטראַטעגיע" has a secondary meaning of "a clever or skillful way of doing something." |
| Yoruba | The word "nwon.Mirza" in Yoruba can also mean "to plan" or "to scheme". |
| Zulu | The Zulu word 'isu' originally meant 'plan'. Derived from the infinitive 'ukuisa', 'to set out', it is related to the Xhosa and Sotho equivalents, 'iso' and 'tsó'. |
| English | The word "strategy" originates from the Greek word "stratēgos", meaning "general" or "military commander." |