Afrikaans tegniek | ||
Albanian teknikë | ||
Amharic ቴክኒክ | ||
Arabic تقنية | ||
Armenian տեխնիկա | ||
Assamese কৌশল | ||
Aymara técnica uka tuqita | ||
Azerbaijani texnika | ||
Bambara fɛɛrɛ | ||
Basque teknika | ||
Belarusian тэхніка | ||
Bengali প্রযুক্তি | ||
Bhojpuri तकनीक के इस्तेमाल कइल जाला | ||
Bosnian tehnika | ||
Bulgarian техника | ||
Catalan tècnica | ||
Cebuano teknik | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 技术 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 技術 | ||
Corsican tecnica | ||
Croatian tehnika | ||
Czech technika | ||
Danish teknik | ||
Dhivehi ޓެކްނިކް އެވެ | ||
Dogri तकनीक | ||
Dutch techniek | ||
English technique | ||
Esperanto tekniko | ||
Estonian tehnika | ||
Ewe aɖaŋu si wotsɔ wɔa dɔe | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) pamamaraan | ||
Finnish tekniikka | ||
French technique | ||
Frisian technyk | ||
Galician técnica | ||
Georgian ტექნიკა | ||
German technik | ||
Greek τεχνική | ||
Guarani técnica rehegua | ||
Gujarati તકનીક | ||
Haitian Creole teknik | ||
Hausa dabara | ||
Hawaiian ʻenehana | ||
Hebrew טֶכנִיקָה | ||
Hindi तकनीक | ||
Hmong txheej txheem | ||
Hungarian technika | ||
Icelandic tækni | ||
Igbo usoro | ||
Ilocano teknik | ||
Indonesian teknik | ||
Irish teicníc | ||
Italian tecnica | ||
Japanese 技術 | ||
Javanese teknik | ||
Kannada ತಂತ್ರ | ||
Kazakh техника | ||
Khmer បច្ចេកទេស | ||
Kinyarwanda tekinike | ||
Konkani तंत्रांतल्यान मेळटा | ||
Korean 기술 | ||
Krio teknik | ||
Kurdish teknîk | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) تەکنیک | ||
Kyrgyz техника | ||
Lao ເຕັກນິກ | ||
Latin ars | ||
Latvian tehnika | ||
Lingala technique ya kosala | ||
Lithuanian technika | ||
Luganda obukodyo | ||
Luxembourgish technik | ||
Macedonian техника | ||
Maithili तकनीक | ||
Malagasy technique | ||
Malay teknik | ||
Malayalam സാങ്കേതികത | ||
Maltese teknika | ||
Maori tikanga | ||
Marathi तंत्र | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯦꯟ.ꯗꯤ.ꯑꯦ | ||
Mizo technique hmanga tih a ni | ||
Mongolian техник | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) နည်းပညာ | ||
Nepali प्रविधी | ||
Norwegian teknikk | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) luso | ||
Odia (Oriya) କ techni ଶଳ | | ||
Oromo teeknika | ||
Pashto تخنیک | ||
Persian تکنیک | ||
Polish technika | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) técnica | ||
Punjabi ਤਕਨੀਕ | ||
Quechua técnica nisqa | ||
Romanian tehnică | ||
Russian техника | ||
Samoan metotia | ||
Sanskrit तकनीक | ||
Scots Gaelic innleachd | ||
Sepedi thekniki | ||
Serbian техника | ||
Sesotho thekniki | ||
Shona michina | ||
Sindhi ٽيڪنڪ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) තාක්ෂණය | ||
Slovak technika | ||
Slovenian tehniko | ||
Somali farsamo | ||
Spanish técnica | ||
Sundanese téhnik | ||
Swahili mbinu | ||
Swedish metod | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) diskarteng | ||
Tajik техника | ||
Tamil நுட்பம் | ||
Tatar техника | ||
Telugu టెక్నిక్ | ||
Thai เทคนิค | ||
Tigrinya ሜላ | ||
Tsonga thekiniki | ||
Turkish teknik | ||
Turkmen tehnikasy | ||
Twi (Akan) ɔkwan a wɔfa so yɛ adwuma | ||
Ukrainian техніка | ||
Urdu تکنیک | ||
Uyghur تېخنىكا | ||
Uzbek texnika | ||
Vietnamese kỹ thuật | ||
Welsh techneg | ||
Xhosa ubuchule | ||
Yiddish טעכניק | ||
Yoruba ilana | ||
Zulu inqubo |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word “tegniek” is derived from the Dutch word “techniek” and the French word “technique”, which both mean “skill” or “method”. |
| Albanian | Teknikë comes from Ancient Greek, where it originally meant "art" or "craft". |
| Amharic | The word "ቴክኒክ" originally comes from the Greek word "τεχνικός" (tekhnikos), meaning "of or pertaining to art or craft." |
| Arabic | In Arabic, تقنية can also refer to the use of skill in the creation of a work of art. |
| Armenian | The word "տեխնիկա" also refers to the equipment or machinery used for a specific task or activity. |
| Azerbaijani | In Azerbaijani, "texnika" shares roots with the Persian word for "craft", indicating a connection to skilled craftsmanship. |
| Basque | The word 'teknika' is derived from the Greek word 'techne', which means 'art, skill, or craft'. |
| Belarusian | Alternate meanings include «art, manner of acting, method» |
| Bengali | প্রযুক্তি can also mean "skill" or "method" in Bengali. |
| Bosnian | In Bosnian, "tehnika" may also refer to a high school that specializes in applied sciences or vocational training. |
| Bulgarian | Bulgarian "техника" comes from Greek "τεχνική" which means "art", "craft", "skill", "method", "technique" or "system". |
| Catalan | "Tècnica" in Catalan comes from the Greek word "tekhnikos", meaning art or craft. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "技术" also means "skill in arts, crafts, and professions" in Chinese. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | In Japanese, 技術 often refers to 'technology' rather than 'technique', while in Traditional Chinese, it refers to 'skill' or 'craft'. |
| Corsican | In Corsican, the word «tecnica» does not mean «technique» but «technology». |
| Croatian | Tehnika also refers to any type of craft or skill, particularly one involving the use of machines or tools. |
| Czech | In Czech, "technika" can also refer to a university faculty of engineering or technology. |
| Danish | In Danish, "teknik" can also mean the set of equipment for recording or reproducing music, such as a stereo system. |
| Dutch | In Dutch, **techniek** can also refer to engineering or technology, or to the specific skills or methods used in a particular art or craft. |
| Esperanto | Tekniko may also refer to a person skilled in a particular field. |
| Estonian | In Estonian, "tehnika" can also refer to the subject "technology" taught in schools, as "techniques" are seen as the building blocks of technology. |
| Finnish | The word 'tekniikka' is derived from the Greek word 'tekhne', meaning 'art' or 'skill' |
| French | The French word "technique" comes from the Greek word "τέχνη" (tekhnē), meaning "art, craft, or skill." |
| Frisian | It is derived from Ancient Greek and it can also mean "art; craft" in Modern Greek |
| Galician | The word "técnica" in Galician can also refer to a set of tools or equipment, or the knowledge and skills to use them. |
| German | Technik in German also refers to the practical aspects of a subject, like the skills required for playing a musical instrument or other practical or mechanical knowledge. |
| Greek | The Greek word "τεχνική" also has the alternate meaning of "art" and comes from the word "τέχνη" (art). |
| Gujarati | In Gujarati, |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole, "teknik" can also refer to a particular style of dance or drumming. |
| Hausa | "Dabara" is related to a Fulani word that means "to show" or "to reveal". |
| Hawaiian | ʻEnehana also means "the art of" or "the craft of". |
| Hebrew | The word טֶכנִיקָה in Hebrew, which derives from the Greek "techne", also refers to "art, craftsmanship, skill" and "a system of principles and methods". |
| Hindi | It can refer to a method of artistic achievement or the practical aspect of any science. |
| Hungarian | In Hungarian, "technika" (technique) originally meant "art, craft" and is still used in that sense in some contexts. |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "tækni" can also refer to magic, sorcery, or trickery. |
| Igbo | In Osuofia in Nsukka area of Igbo, |
| Indonesian | "Teknik" originally meant "magic" before shifting to the meaning "skill" and is now a popular word to refer to "technology". |
| Irish | The Irish word 'teicníc' is likely derived from the Greek word 'tekhnikós', meaning 'art' or 'skill'. |
| Italian | The Italian word "tecnica" also means "knowledge or skill in a particular field". |
| Japanese | The word 技術 (gijutsu) in Japanese is also used as a synonym for "skill" or "art." |
| Javanese | In Javanese, "teknik" may also refer to the art of puppetry or the skill of traditional Javanese dance. |
| Kannada | "ತಂತ್ರ" has an alternative meaning: method, system or strategy. |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word "техника" has additional meanings such as "appliances" and "machinery". |
| Korean | "기술" (technique) comes from the Chinese word "技術" meaning "skill" or "art." |
| Kurdish | The word "teknîk" in Kurdish is derived from the Greek word "τεχνική" (tekhnikē), meaning "art" or "skill". |
| Kyrgyz | "Техника" is a loanword from Russian that can also mean "equipment" in Kyrgyz. |
| Latin | Ars is a Latin word meaning not only technique, but skill and knowledge in any art, trade, profession, or science |
| Latvian | "Tehnika" can also refer to "physics" in Latvian. |
| Lithuanian | The word 'technika' is derived from the Greek word 'τέχνη' (τέchnē) meaning 'art, craft, skill' or 'technique', and is also related to the Lithuanian word 'tekė' meaning 'flow' or 'movement'. |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "Technik" can also refer to the art of masonry or a particular style of building. |
| Macedonian | The word "техника" can also refer to the field of engineering or technology. |
| Malay | "Teknik" is also the Malay word for "technology." |
| Maltese | Maltese word "teknika" may have been borrowed from Late Latin "tēchnicus" or "tēchnicē" with a slight shift in meaning to its current usage. |
| Maori | The Maori word "tikanga" has additional meanings of "correct procedure", "custom", "methodology" and "ritual". |
| Marathi | तंत्र (technique) derives from the Sanskrit root तन् (to stretch or extend), implying its role in guiding and expanding knowledge or skills. |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word 'техник' can also refer to a person employed in a technical field. |
| Nepali | प्रविधी primarily means "method" or "process" and is used in the context of science, art, or literature, rather than simply indicating technological methods. |
| Norwegian | Teknikk in Norwegian is derived from the Greek word "technē", meaning "art, skill, or craft". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | In Nyanja, the word "luso" means both "technique" and "methodology". |
| Pashto | The word "تخنیک" can also refer to a method or system, especially in medicine or science. |
| Persian | "تکنیک" also means "techne" in Greek, which means "art" or "craft" |
| Polish | In Polish, "technika" also refers to "technology" and is derived from the Greek "τέχνη" (téchnē) meaning "art" or "skill." |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "técnica" can also refer to the practice or exercise of manual or industrial arts, or to the knowledge of a particular technique or procedure. |
| Romanian | Tehnică can also refer to a profession that requires high levels of skill and knowledge, akin to English 'art' or 'craft'. |
| Russian | The Russian word "техника" (tekhnika) can also refer to technology or equipment in general. |
| Samoan | Metotia is a compound word in Samoan derived from meto meaning "to do" and tia meaning "action or behavior". |
| Scots Gaelic | Innleachd: this word may also mean 'skill' or 'craft', it derives from the Irish word ionlachd, ultimately from the Latin word ingenium, meaning 'characteristic disposition'. |
| Serbian | In Serbian, 'tehnika' is also used to refer to technology, mechanical science, or engineering. |
| Sesotho | Thekniki is used to refer to a procedure, method, or skill, and can also mean 'art' or 'craft'. |
| Shona | "Michina" also means "a device" or "a way of doing something." |
| Sindhi | In Sindhi, the word “ٽيڪنڪ” can also refer to the act of weaving or knitting. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | In Sinhala, the word "තාක්ෂණය" can also mean "technology" or "skillful means." |
| Slovak | In Slovak, "technika" also refers to the entirety of technological devices or the physical manifestation of an idea or concept. |
| Slovenian | Tehniko, meaning technique, is borrowed from Greek. |
| Somali | Somali 'farsamo' (technique) derives from Arabic 'fann' and may also imply skill and experience. |
| Spanish | The word "técnica" in Spanish has roots in the Greek "τεχνικός" (tekhnikos), meaning "of or relating to an art or craft." |
| Sundanese | In Sundanese, 'téhnik' is also colloquially used to describe a person with a unique, unusual, or even strange style, manner, or behavior. |
| Swahili | The word 'mbinu' is derived from the verb '-binua' ('to analyze'), suggesting the analytical and analytical aspect of a technique. |
| Swedish | Metod is a borrowed word from the German "Methode", which in turn is derived from the Greek "methodos" (way, manner, pursuit). |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "diskarteng" in Tagalog is derived from the Spanish word "diskarte," which means "scheme" or "trickery." |
| Tajik | The word "техника" in Tajik can also refer to "craft" or "skill". |
| Tamil | The word "நுட்பம்" is also used to describe a "subtlety", "nuance", or "delicacy". |
| Telugu | The word "టెక్నిక్" can also be used to denote a 'methodology' in the context of research. |
| Thai | The word |
| Turkish | The Turkish word "teknik" comes from the Greek word "τέχνη" (τέchnē), meaning "art, skill, or craft". |
| Ukrainian | In Russian, the word "техніка" (tekhnika) also means "equipment". |
| Urdu | Urdu "تکنیک" is derived from the Greek "τέχνη" (technē), meaning "art" or "craft", and also relates to the Persian "تکنیک" (taknīk), meaning "method" or "procedure". |
| Uzbek | "Texnika" also means "technical training" and "technology" in Uzbek. |
| Vietnamese | The word "kỹ thuật" can also be used to refer to a "skill" or "craft". |
| Welsh | The word 'techneg' in Welsh is etymologically related to the Latin 'tecnica', meaning 'art' or 'craft'. |
| Xhosa | The word "ubuchule" in Xhosa, meaning "technique," also relates to "skill" or "expertise." |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "טעכניק" also has the alternate meaning of "skill" or "ability". |
| Yoruba | "Ilana" also refers to a type of woven cloth used in traditional Yoruba attire. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word 'inqubo' means 'technique', but can also refer to a 'procedure' or a 'method'. |
| English | The word "technique" originally meant "art," and is related to the Greek word "tekhne," meaning "craft." |