Structure in different languages

Structure in Different Languages

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Structure


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Afrikaans
struktuur
Albanian
struktura
Amharic
መዋቅር
Arabic
بناء
Armenian
կառուցվածքը
Assamese
গাঁঠনি
Aymara
utt'ayata
Azerbaijani
quruluş
Bambara
kɛcogo
Basque
egitura
Belarusian
структуры
Bengali
কাঠামো
Bhojpuri
ढांचा
Bosnian
struktura
Bulgarian
структура
Catalan
estructura
Cebuano
istruktura
Chinese (Simplified)
结构体
Chinese (Traditional)
結構體
Corsican
struttura
Croatian
struktura
Czech
struktura
Danish
struktur
Dhivehi
ބިނާ
Dogri
ढांचा
Dutch
structuur
English
structure
Esperanto
strukturo
Estonian
struktuur
Ewe
nɔnɔme
Filipino (Tagalog)
istraktura
Finnish
rakenne
French
structure
Frisian
struktuer
Galician
estrutura
Georgian
სტრუქტურა
German
struktur
Greek
δομή
Guarani
hetepy
Gujarati
માળખું
Haitian Creole
estrikti
Hausa
tsari
Hawaiian
hanana
Hebrew
מִבְנֶה
Hindi
संरचना
Hmong
qauv
Hungarian
szerkezet
Icelandic
uppbyggingu
Igbo
ọdịdị
Ilocano
istruktura
Indonesian
struktur
Irish
struchtúr
Italian
struttura
Japanese
構造
Javanese
struktur
Kannada
ರಚನೆ
Kazakh
құрылым
Khmer
រចនាសម្ព័ន្ធ
Kinyarwanda
imiterere
Konkani
बांदावळ
Korean
구조
Krio
bildin
Kurdish
awayî
Kurdish (Sorani)
پێکهاتە
Kyrgyz
структура
Lao
ໂຄງສ້າງ
Latin
structure
Latvian
struktūru
Lingala
ndenge ezali
Lithuanian
struktūra
Luganda
enkula
Luxembourgish
struktur
Macedonian
структура
Maithili
ढांचा
Malagasy
firafitra
Malay
struktur
Malayalam
ഘടന
Maltese
struttura
Maori
hanganga
Marathi
रचना
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯃꯇꯧ
Mizo
ruangam
Mongolian
бүтэц
Myanmar (Burmese)
ဖွဲ့စည်းပုံ
Nepali
संरचना
Norwegian
struktur
Nyanja (Chichewa)
kapangidwe
Odia (Oriya)
ଗଠନ
Oromo
caasaa
Pashto
جوړښت
Persian
ساختار
Polish
struktura
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
estrutura
Punjabi
ਬਣਤਰ
Quechua
estructura
Romanian
structura
Russian
структура
Samoan
fausaga
Sanskrit
संरचना
Scots Gaelic
structar
Sepedi
sebopego
Serbian
структура
Sesotho
sebopeho
Shona
chimiro
Sindhi
بناوت
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
ව්‍යුහය
Slovak
štruktúra
Slovenian
struktura
Somali
qaabdhismeed
Spanish
estructura
Sundanese
struktur
Swahili
muundo
Swedish
strukturera
Tagalog (Filipino)
istraktura
Tajik
сохтори
Tamil
அமைப்பு
Tatar
структурасы
Telugu
నిర్మాణం
Thai
โครงสร้าง
Tigrinya
ቅርፂ
Tsonga
xivumbeko
Turkish
yapı
Turkmen
gurluşy
Twi (Akan)
nhyehyɛeɛ
Ukrainian
структура
Urdu
ساخت
Uyghur
قۇرۇلما
Uzbek
tuzilishi
Vietnamese
kết cấu
Welsh
strwythur
Xhosa
ulwakhiwo
Yiddish
סטרוקטור
Yoruba
igbekale
Zulu
isakhiwo

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
Afrikaans"Struktuur" can mean structure, posture, or build in Afrikaans, and derives from the French word "structure".
AlbanianIn Albanian, the word "struktura" (structure) can also refer to a physical or social system, or to a complex or intricate arrangement.
Amharic"መዋቅር" can also mean "foundation", especially in the context of a religious or philosophical system.
ArabicThe word "بناء" in Arabic is cognate with the English word "edify" and shares the meaning of "to instruct or improve morally or intellectually"
Azerbaijani"Quruluş" also means "establishment" or "foundation" in Azerbaijani.
BasqueThe word “egitura” in Basque also refers to the “framework” or “body” of a building.
BelarusianThe word "структуры" can also refer to an organization or institution in Belarusian.
Bengaliকাঠামো (structure) derives from 'কাঠ' ('wood'), signifying a robust framework supporting something.
BosnianIt derives from Latin word „sstructura” (building, construction, arrangement) and was adopted into German, Czech, Polish, Slovak, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Russian and Ukrainian languages.
BulgarianThe word "структура" can also refer to a building or construction in Bulgarian.
CatalanThe Catalan word for "structure" is a homonym meaning "strain"
CebuanoThe Cebuano word "istruktura" ultimately derives from the Spanish "estructura", which has an etymology of Latin roots that also gave us words like "construct" and "destroy".
Chinese (Simplified)在计算机科学中,"结构体"指一种数据结构,用于存储和组织不同类型数据
Chinese (Traditional)"結構體" is a translation of the English word "structure". Alternatively, it can also mean something like organization or something that is organized.
Corsican"struttura" also means "bed frame" in Corsican.
CroatianStruktura can also mean 'texture' in Croatian and is a cognate of 'structure' in English which comes from Latin 'struere' (to pile up).
CzechIn Czech, "struktura" can also refer to the "construction" of a building or the "fabric" of a textile.
DanishThe Danish word "struktur" can also refer to the texture of a fabric or the framework of a story.
DutchIn some dialects in the north of the Netherlands, 'structuur' means an old barn.
EsperantoThe word "strukturo" is also used in Esperanto to refer to the skeletal framework of a building or the internal organization of something.
EstonianThe word "struktuur" in Estonian can also mean "organ".
FinnishThe suffix '-ne' forms singular, abstract forms; it could derive from '-nen,' where '-n-' would serve as an euphonic glide (see 'nenä').
FrenchIn French, "structure" also refers to a building or construction, and can be used in a literary sense to describe the organization or arrangement of something.
FrisianThe word "struktuer" in Frisian has the added meaning of "skeleton" which is not found in Standard Dutch.
GalicianGalician estrutura has the same meaning of "structure" and "building" in Portuguese, as it comes from the Latin "structūra", meaning "construction".
GeorgianThe word "სტრუქტურა" can also refer to the organization of a building or other object, or to the way in which something is constructed
GermanIn linguistics, "Struktur" can also refer to the framework for classifying the grammatical roles of words within a sentence.}
GreekThe word 'δομή' can also mean 'building' or 'edifice' in Greek.
GujaratiThe word 'માળખું' (structure) in Gujarati can also refer to the backbone or skeleton of an animal or the frame of a building.
Haitian CreoleThe word "estrikti" in Haitian Creole can also mean "building" or "framework".
Hausa"Tsari" in Hausa, derived from Arabic, also refers to the order or formation of something.
Hawaiian"Hana" is one of the Hawaiian words for craft, work, or industry and is also the name for a Hawaiian dance style.
HebrewThe word "מִבְנֶה" originates from the root ב.נ.ה, meaning "to build", and is related to the Arabic word "بناء" (bināʾ), meaning "structure" or "building".
HindiThe word "संरचना" also refers to the process of construction or arrangement, and the result of this process.
HmongThe word 'qauv' in Hmong is derived from the Proto-Hmong-Mien word '*kɔu', meaning 'to weave' or 'to braid'.
HungarianThe Hungarian word "szerkezet" comes from the Latin word "structura", which means "building, construction, arrangement".
IcelandicUppbyggingu is also used in Icelandic to refer to a person's character or the quality of being upstanding.
IgboThe word "Ọdịdị" in Igbo can also refer to the state or quality of being something, particularly in the abstract sense.
IndonesianThe Indonesian word 'struktur' can also refer to 'form' or 'system'
IrishIn Irish, the word 'struchtúr' is derived from the Latin word 'structūra', which means 'arrangement' or 'building'.
ItalianThe Italian word "struttura" comes from the Latin word "structura", meaning "building" or "arrangement".
Japanese構造's kun-yomi reading, "たてまえ", implies the basic framework or plan of a project, building, or organization and dates back to the 10th century.
JavaneseThe Javanese word "struktur" can also mean "composition" or "arrangement".
KannadaThe word "ರಚನೆ" is a compound word of "ರಚ" (compose) and "ನೆ" (the one that is).
KazakhThe word "құрылым" can also refer to "organization" or "system" in Kazakh.
Korean구조 derives from the Chinese word "枸杞", meaning "wolfberry" or "goji berry".
Kurdish"Awayî" also means "the act of creating, constructing, arranging."
LatinThe Latin word “struere” means “to build, put together, join,” and “to arrange.”
LatvianIn Latvian, "struktūru" also refers to a building's framework or internal organization.
LithuanianThe Lithuanian word "struktūra" originates from the Latin "structūra" and can also refer to a pattern or a plan.
LuxembourgishIn Luxembourgish, "Struktur" can also refer to the act of organizing or the composition of something.
MacedonianThe word "структура" is derived from the Latin word "struere", meaning "to build".
MalagasyThe term "firafitra" also means "order" in its abstract sense, like in the expression "firafitry ny fisehoan-javatra". This second meaning is shared with the French term "structure" from which it derives.
MalayIn Malay, 'struktur' also refers to a musical composition's form.
MalayalamThe word "ഘടന" (structure) is derived from the Sanskrit word "घटना" (combination, composition), signifying the arrangement and relationship of parts within a whole.
MalteseIn Maltese, "struttura" can also refer to a "framework" or "outline".
MaoriThe word 'hanganga' also refers to a type of woven flax basket or container in Maori culture.
Marathiरचना in Marathi can also mean an essay, a play, a novel, or any other form of creative writing.
MongolianБүтэц (bütets) is a Mongolian word meaning 'structure' or 'composition'. It is derived from the verb бүтээх (büteeld) 'to create' or 'to make'.
Nepaliसांख्य दर्शन में, संरचना को 'प्रकृति' या 'वस्तु' से अलग एक स्वतंत्र और नित्य तत्व के रूप में देखा जाता है।
NorwegianStruktur in Norwegian can also mean texture
Nyanja (Chichewa)The verb "kapangidwe" also means to build or construct.
PashtoThe Pashto word "جوړښت" means both "structure" and "arrangement".
PersianIn Persian the word "ساختار" derives from the word "ساختن" which means "to build" and it can also mean "arrangement" or "organization".
Polish"Struktura" can also refer to a building or other architectural construction.
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)The Portuguese word "estrutura" comes from the Latin word "structura", meaning "arrangement" or "order".
PunjabiThe word "ਬਣਤਰ" is derived from the Sanskrit word "बनावट" meaning "construction" or "form."
RomanianFrom Old French structure ('building', 'construction'), via Latin from the past participle stem of struere ('to build'), perhaps of Etruscan origin.
RussianThe word "структура" can also mean "organization" or "framework".
SamoanThe word 'fausaga' in Samoan comes from the Proto-Polynesian word '*pusanga', and also means 'to erect' or 'to build'
Scots GaelicIn Scots Gaelic, the word "structar" not only means "structure," but also "foundation" and "fabrication."
SerbianThe Slavic words for "form" and "shape" are the most frequent synonyms of "структура" in Serbian
SesothoSebopeho is related to the word sebopeha, which means "to establish."
ShonaThe word "chimiro" can also mean "building" or "house".
Sindhiبناوت derives from the Sanskrit words "bandh" (to tie) and "n" (action) and also has the meaning "building".
Sinhala (Sinhalese)In the field of architecture, 'ව්‍යුහය' refers to the skeletal framework of a building or other structure.
SlovakThe word "štruktúra" can also refer to a building or a formation of people or things.
SlovenianThe Slovenian word "struktura" comes from the Latin word "structura", which means "arrangement" or "organization".
Somali"Qaabdhismeed" is also used to refer to a group of people organized for a specific purpose, such as a committee or a board.
SpanishThe word "estructura" in Spanish can also refer to the arrangement of elements in a text or discourse.
SundaneseThe Sundanese word "struktur" also refers to the frame of a house or the skeletal frame of a person or an animal's body.
SwahiliMuundo, meaning 'structure', is derived from the verb 'ku-unda', which means 'to create', 'to form', or 'to put together'. In some contexts, muundo can also mean 'system' or 'organization'.
SwedishThe word "strukturera" is also used to refer to the act of organizing or arranging something.
Tagalog (Filipino)"Istraktura" is an adopted Spanish word which is used to refer to the organization and interrelation of the parts of something or a whole.
TajikThe word "сохтори" can also mean "creation" or "building" in Tajik.
TamilIn Tamil, "அமைப்பு" can also refer to a system, organization, or composition.
Teluguనిర్మాణం may also refer to the arrangement, form, or organization of something.
ThaiIn Thai, "โครงสร้าง" also refers to the structure of a story or organization.
TurkishIn Turkish, "yapı" can also refer to a "composition" or "work"
UkrainianIn scientific disciplines, the word can have a broad meaning, referring to the organization of objects and their relationships.
UrduDerived from Persian "ساخت" (sākht) meaning "construction, workmanship"}
UzbekIn Uzbek, "tuzilishi" can also refer to the composition or arrangement of something.
VietnameseThe word "kết cấu" originates from Chinese words meaning both "structure" and a type of fabric with woven patterns.
WelshStrwythur is the Welsh word for "structure". It may also refer to a person of large or imposing stature.
XhosaThe Xhosa word 'ulwakhiwo' can also refer to a building or a framework.
Yiddishסטרוקטור also means a building, an establishment or a company
YorubaIgbekale refers to "framework", especially of a building.
ZuluIn Xhosa, 'isakhiwo' also means 'behavior', 'conduct' or 'character', especially the character of children
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