Style in Different Languages
Discover 'Style' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Style
Afrikaans styl | ||
Albanian stil | ||
Amharic ዘይቤ | ||
Arabic أسلوب | ||
Armenian ոճ | ||
Assamese শৈলী | ||
Aymara istilu | ||
Azerbaijani stil | ||
Bambara mɔdɛli | ||
Basque estiloa | ||
Belarusian стыль | ||
Bengali স্টাইল | ||
Bhojpuri अंदाज | ||
Bosnian stil | ||
Bulgarian стил | ||
Catalan estil | ||
Cebuano estilo | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 风格 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 風格 | ||
Corsican stile | ||
Croatian stil | ||
Czech styl | ||
Danish stil | ||
Dhivehi ސްޓައިލް | ||
Dogri स्टाइल | ||
Dutch stijl | ||
English style | ||
Esperanto stilo | ||
Estonian stiil | ||
Ewe atsyiã | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) istilo | ||
Finnish tyyli | ||
French style | ||
Frisian styl | ||
Galician estilo | ||
Georgian სტილი | ||
German stil | ||
Greek στυλ | ||
Guarani tekopy | ||
Gujarati શૈલી | ||
Haitian Creole style | ||
Hausa salo | ||
Hawaiian kaila | ||
Hebrew סִגְנוֹן | ||
Hindi अंदाज | ||
Hmong qauv | ||
Hungarian stílus | ||
Icelandic stíl | ||
Igbo ịke | ||
Ilocano estilo | ||
Indonesian gaya | ||
Irish stíl | ||
Italian stile | ||
Japanese スタイル | ||
Javanese gaya | ||
Kannada ಶೈಲಿ | ||
Kazakh стиль | ||
Khmer រចនាប័ទ្ម | ||
Kinyarwanda imiterere | ||
Konkani शैली | ||
Korean 스타일 | ||
Krio stayl | ||
Kurdish awayî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ستایڵ | ||
Kyrgyz стиль | ||
Lao ແບບ | ||
Latin style | ||
Latvian stils | ||
Lingala lolenge | ||
Lithuanian stiliaus | ||
Luganda engeri | ||
Luxembourgish stil | ||
Macedonian стил | ||
Maithili अंदाज | ||
Malagasy fomba | ||
Malay gaya | ||
Malayalam ശൈലി | ||
Maltese stil | ||
Maori kāhua | ||
Marathi शैली | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯃꯑꯣꯡ | ||
Mizo tihdan | ||
Mongolian хэв маяг | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) စတိုင်လ် | ||
Nepali शैली | ||
Norwegian stil | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) kalembedwe | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଶ style ଳୀ | ||
Oromo akkaataa | ||
Pashto ډول | ||
Persian سبک | ||
Polish styl | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) estilo | ||
Punjabi ਸ਼ੈਲੀ | ||
Quechua rikchay | ||
Romanian stil | ||
Russian стиль | ||
Samoan sitaili | ||
Sanskrit शैली | ||
Scots Gaelic stoidhle | ||
Sepedi mohuta | ||
Serbian стил | ||
Sesotho setaele | ||
Shona chimiro | ||
Sindhi انداز | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) විලාසය | ||
Slovak štýl | ||
Slovenian slog | ||
Somali qaab | ||
Spanish estilo | ||
Sundanese gaya | ||
Swahili mtindo | ||
Swedish stil | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) style | ||
Tajik услуб | ||
Tamil நடை | ||
Tatar стиль | ||
Telugu శైలి | ||
Thai สไตล์ | ||
Tigrinya ኣገባብ | ||
Tsonga xitayili | ||
Turkish stil | ||
Turkmen stil | ||
Twi (Akan) yɔbea | ||
Ukrainian стиль | ||
Urdu اسٹائل | ||
Uyghur ئۇسلۇب | ||
Uzbek uslubi | ||
Vietnamese phong cách | ||
Welsh steil | ||
Xhosa isitayile | ||
Yiddish סטיל | ||
Yoruba ara | ||
Zulu isitayela |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | In Afrikaans, 'styl' can also refer to a pen or pencil |
| Albanian | Albanian word "stil" derives from Latin "stylus" meaning both "writing implement" and "manner of writing" |
| Amharic | The word "ዘይቤ" can also refer to "kind, sort, type, or species". |
| Arabic | The Arabic word "أسلوب" can also mean "manner" or "method," suggesting that style is not limited to aesthetics but encompasses a broader approach. |
| Armenian | The word "ոճ" in Armenian can also refer to a "cane" or a "walking stick". |
| Azerbaijani | In Azerbaijani, the word “stil” also refers to a metal rod or a wooden stake used to support something. |
| Basque | The Basque word "estiloa" comes from the Latin "stylus", meaning "a writing implement". It also means "a way of doing something". |
| Belarusian | Belarusian word "стыль" comes from the German "Stil", which refers to the way in which a text or artwork is written, painted or executed. |
| Bengali | The word "স্টাইল" also refers to a stylus in Bengali, a writing instrument used for engraving or drawing on wax tablets. |
| Bosnian | In Bosnian, the word "stil" is an archaic form of "style" primarily used in a literary context. |
| Bulgarian | The word "стил" can also mean "theft" in Bulgarian |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "estil" can also refer to a writing instrument, such as a pen or pencil. |
| Cebuano | "Estilo" means both "style" and "knife", hence the word play when a character asks where his knife is. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | In Chinese, "风格" can also mean "temperament" or "character." |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "風格" (style) derives from "風尚"; "風" means custom and "尚" implies to prefer. |
| Corsican | In Corsican, the word "stile" can also refer to a type of traditional Corsican knife. |
| Croatian | In Croatian, "stil" can also refer to a "manner of speaking" or a "dialect". |
| Czech | The Czech word "styl" can also refer to a writing implement known as a stylus. |
| Danish | The word "stil" in Danish can also refer to the post of a gate or a door. |
| Dutch | In architecture, "stijl" can refer to a particular style, such as the De Stijl movement. |
| Esperanto | Its original meaning in Latin was "stylus", ie. "writing tool". |
| Estonian | The word "stiil" in Estonian is derived from the Latin word "stilus," meaning "writing tool" or "manner of writing." |
| Finnish | The word 'tyyli' also means 'type' or 'kind' in Finnish. |
| French | In French, style can also refer to a pen, a way of behaving, or the long, slender part of a plant. |
| Frisian | In Frisian, "styl" refers not only to "style" but also to "pen" or "writing implement." |
| Galician | In Galician, "estilo" not only means "style", but also "pillar". |
| Georgian | In some rare cases, the word |
| German | The word "Stil" can also refer to a pen or a stalk, and it is derived from the Latin word "stilus". |
| Greek | Στις αρχαίες Ελληνικά η έννοια του στυλ αναφέρεται στο «καλαμάκι της γραφίδος» |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word 'શૈલી' comes from the Sanskrit 'शैली', meaning 'a manner of writing or speaking', and also 'a kind of writing' or 'a type of literature'. |
| Haitian Creole | The Creole word "estil" derives from the French "style" and can also refer to a writing instrument. |
| Hausa | Hausa "salo" also means "kind" and "type". |
| Hawaiian | The term "kaila" can also refer to a personal trait or characteristic. |
| Hebrew | The term "סִגְנוֹן" is rooted in the Hebrew term "סגן" (literally "deputy"), reflecting its role as a representative or expression of a particular discourse or genre. |
| Hindi | "अंदाज" is cognate with the Persian word "andāze" which means "measure, estimation." |
| Hmong | Qauv also means "beautiful, handsome, or pretty". |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "stílus" also means "instrument for writing", as in the original Latin. |
| Icelandic | Icelandic "stíl" can also mean "steel". |
| Igbo | In the Igbo language, the word "ịke" also refers to "power" or "strength." |
| Indonesian | In Indonesian, 'gaya' also refers to physical attitude, bearing, or behavior that reflects an individual's personality or mood. |
| Irish | In Irish, "stíl" can also mean "pen" or "pencil" |
| Italian | In Italian, "stile" can also refer to a pointed instrument used for writing on a wax tablet. |
| Japanese | スタイル derives from the Latin word "stilus", meaning a thin pointed stick used for writing on wax tablets. |
| Javanese | The word 'gaya' in Javanese can also refer to one's posture or demeanor. |
| Kannada | The word "ಶೈಲಿ" has multiple meanings, including musical or literary composition and a way of speaking or doing something. |
| Kazakh | In Kazakh, "стиль" can also refer to the stem of a plant or a person's mannerisms and behaviors. |
| Khmer | The word "រចនាប័ទ្ម" means "style" in Khmer, and is also used to refer to "method" or "system" in other contexts. |
| Korean | "스타일" originally translates to "column of letters" in English |
| Kurdish | The word 'awayî' is also used to refer to a particular way of speaking, writing, or performing |
| Kyrgyz | "Стиль" (style) is borrowed from the Russian word стиль, which in turn comes from the Latin word stylus, meaning "writing instrument." |
| Lao | The word "ແບບ" can also refer to a pattern, a model, or a way of doing something. |
| Latin | Latin "stilus" means not only "stylus", but also "manner", "method", or "custom" |
| Latvian | In Latvian, "stils" has several alternate meanings, including "mode," "fashion," and "manners." |
| Lithuanian | The word "stiliaus" in Lithuanian also refers to a style of music or dance. |
| Luxembourgish | The word "Stil" (style) is derived from the Latin word "stilus," which refers to a pointed instrument used for writing on wax tablets. |
| Macedonian | The Macedonian |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word "fomba" also means "custom" or "tradition". |
| Malay | In Javanese, 'gaya' means 'attitude' or 'spirit' and refers to the way someone carries themselves. |
| Malayalam | The word "ശൈലി" can also refer to a particular system of writing, such as a script or alphabet. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "stil" is not related to the English word "style", and instead has a more complex origin, with meanings ranging from "to distill or trickle" to "a thin stick or thread" and "a manner or fashion". |
| Maori | In addition to "style", "kāhua" may also refer to a "garment" or a "form" in Maori. |
| Marathi | The word "शैली" in Marathi also means "a way of doing something", "a manner", or "a method". |
| Mongolian | In Mongolian, хэв маяг is also a term for the handwriting style of Mongolian script. |
| Nepali | The term "śaili" is derived from the Sanskrit word "śil", meaning "rock or stone" and refers to the sharp edge or point of a weapon. |
| Norwegian | Stil in Norwegian, like the English word, can refer to a writer's literary or artistic approach but can also mean calm and composure. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The Nyanja word 'kalembedwe' is derived from the verb 'kalemba', meaning 'to write' or 'to draw'. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word ډول also means a "type, sort or manner" in addition to meaning "style". |
| Persian | The word "سبک" not only means "style", it also means "light" and "easy". |
| Polish | The word "styl" in Polish can also refer to a writing instrument similar to a pen or stylus. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "estilo" can also refer to writing instruments such as a pen or pencil. |
| Punjabi | ਸ਼ੈਲੀ (shailī) is derived from the Sanskrit word शैली (śailī), which means 'a sharp point' or 'a pointed stake'. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word 'stil' derives from the Latin word 'stilus', which originally referred to a pointed instrument used for writing on wax tablets. |
| Russian | The word "стиль" in Russian can also mean "pen", "stylus", "pillar", or "column". |
| Samoan | The word "sitaili" in Samoan can also refer to a pattern or design, such as those found in tapa cloth. |
| Scots Gaelic | Scots Gaelic 'stoidhle' also refers to a column or pillar, or a type of bagpipe chanter. |
| Serbian | In addition to its primary meaning of "style," the Serbian word "стил" can also mean "stylus," "column," or "pillar." |
| Sesotho | While both "setaele" and "mokhoa", meaning style, are derived from the root "-eta," the latter suggests more of a method or system. |
| Shona | The word "chimiro" can also refer to a "dance pattern" or a "fashion trend." |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word 'انداز' is derived from the Persian word 'اندازه' meaning 'measurement' or 'proportion'. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The Sinhala word "විලාසය" ("vilāsaya") is derived from the Sanskrit word "विलास" ("vilāsa"), which means "play, sport, pleasure," and is also related to the word "විලසිත" ("vilasita"), which means "beautiful, charming." |
| Slovak | Despite its obvious similarity to English, the word "štýl" comes from Latin "stilus", meaning "writing implement", and is cognate to "stylus" in English |
| Slovenian | The word "slog" in Slovenian also means "to cut or chop" in the context of meat and wood. |
| Somali | The Somali word "qaab" can also refer to a pattern or template used in art, architecture, or music. |
| Spanish | The word "estilo" ultimately derives from the Greek "stylos", meaning "writing implement" or "column". |
| Sundanese | The word "gaya" can also mean "behavior" or "attitude" in Sundanese. |
| Swahili | "Mtindo" can also refer to "fashion" or a "trend" |
| Swedish | The word 'stil' in Swedish can also mean 'stillness', 'calm' or 'peace'. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | A style of writing is called 'estilo' in Tagalog and is related to the word 'istilo', which means style or manner. |
| Tajik | Derived from the Arabic word "uslub" which means "method", "approach", "way", or "manner". |
| Tamil | நடை also means 'way' or 'conduct' |
| Telugu | The word "శైలి" (style) comes from the Sanskrit word "शैली" (śaili), which means "manner", "fashion", or "custom". |
| Thai | The Thai word "สไตล์" can also refer to a person's attitude or demeanor. |
| Turkish | In Turkish "stil" (style) comes from the Greek στῦλος (stylos) meaning "column, pillar" and also "writing implement; pointed stick used for writing on wax tablets." |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "стиль" is derived from the Latin word "stilus" (writing instrument), and also means "a pointed stake" or "a pillar". |
| Urdu | The Urdu word "اسٹائل" can also refer to a person's behavior, manner, or fashion of life. |
| Uzbek | The word "uslubi" in Uzbek can also mean "manner", "way", or "method". |
| Vietnamese | "Phong" means "wind," while "cách" means "manner" or "way." Thus, "phong cách" means literally "the way of the wind." |
| Welsh | In modern Welsh, 'steil' ('steyl': style-noun) can also refer in general ways to appearance ('look': noun-look). |
| Xhosa | The word "isitayile" originates from the isiXhosa word "isitayi", meaning "a way or manner". |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "סטיל" also means "pen" and is derived from the German word "Stiel". |
| Yoruba | The word "ara" also means "body" or "person" in Yoruba, reflecting the connection between one's appearance and their identity. |
| Zulu | "Isitayela" also means "way of life" and is related to the word "isiko", meaning "custom". |
| English | The word 'style' derives from Latin 'stilus', a sharp-pointed writing instrument, and refers to a distinctive way of writing or speaking. |