Theme in Different Languages
Discover 'Theme' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Theme
Afrikaans tema | ||
Albanian tema | ||
Amharic ጭብጥ | ||
Arabic موضوع | ||
Armenian թեման | ||
Assamese বিষয়বস্তু | ||
Aymara timatika | ||
Azerbaijani mövzu | ||
Bambara dakun | ||
Basque gaia | ||
Belarusian тэма | ||
Bengali থিম | ||
Bhojpuri विषय | ||
Bosnian tema | ||
Bulgarian тема | ||
Catalan tema | ||
Cebuano tema | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 主题 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 主題 | ||
Corsican tema | ||
Croatian tema | ||
Czech téma | ||
Danish tema | ||
Dhivehi ތީމް | ||
Dogri थीम | ||
Dutch thema | ||
English theme | ||
Esperanto temo | ||
Estonian teema | ||
Ewe nyati | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) tema | ||
Finnish teema | ||
French thème | ||
Frisian tema | ||
Galician tema | ||
Georgian თემა | ||
German thema | ||
Greek θέμα | ||
Guarani ñe'ẽrã | ||
Gujarati થીમ | ||
Haitian Creole tèm | ||
Hausa taken | ||
Hawaiian kumuhana | ||
Hebrew נושא | ||
Hindi विषय | ||
Hmong ntsiab lus | ||
Hungarian téma | ||
Icelandic þema | ||
Igbo isiokwu | ||
Ilocano amad | ||
Indonesian tema | ||
Irish téama | ||
Italian tema | ||
Japanese テーマ | ||
Javanese tema | ||
Kannada ಥೀಮ್ | ||
Kazakh тақырып | ||
Khmer ប្រធានបទ | ||
Kinyarwanda insanganyamatsiko | ||
Konkani माथाळो | ||
Korean 테마 | ||
Krio tim | ||
Kurdish mijad | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) مەبەستی سەرەکی | ||
Kyrgyz тема | ||
Lao ຫົວຂໍ້ | ||
Latin theme | ||
Latvian tēma | ||
Lingala moto ya likambo | ||
Lithuanian tema | ||
Luganda omulamwa | ||
Luxembourgish thema | ||
Macedonian темата | ||
Maithili बिसय | ||
Malagasy foto-kevitra | ||
Malay tema | ||
Malayalam തീം | ||
Maltese tema | ||
Maori kaupapa | ||
Marathi थीम | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯍꯤꯔꯝ | ||
Mizo thupui | ||
Mongolian сэдэв | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ခေါင်းစဉ် | ||
Nepali विषयवस्तु | ||
Norwegian tema | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) mutu | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଥିମ୍ | ||
Oromo dhimma haasaa | ||
Pashto موضوع | ||
Persian موضوع | ||
Polish motyw | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) tema | ||
Punjabi ਥੀਮ | ||
Quechua rimay | ||
Romanian temă | ||
Russian тема | ||
Samoan autu | ||
Sanskrit विषयवस्तु | ||
Scots Gaelic cuspair | ||
Sepedi tabataba | ||
Serbian тема | ||
Sesotho sehlooho | ||
Shona theme | ||
Sindhi موضوع | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) තේමාව | ||
Slovak téma | ||
Slovenian temo | ||
Somali dulucda | ||
Spanish tema | ||
Sundanese téma | ||
Swahili mandhari | ||
Swedish tema | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) tema | ||
Tajik мавзӯъ | ||
Tamil தீம் | ||
Tatar тема | ||
Telugu థీమ్ | ||
Thai ธีม | ||
Tigrinya ጭብጢ | ||
Tsonga mombo | ||
Turkish tema | ||
Turkmen mowzuk | ||
Twi (Akan) nsɛmpɔ | ||
Ukrainian теми | ||
Urdu خیالیہ | ||
Uyghur تېما | ||
Uzbek mavzu | ||
Vietnamese chủ đề | ||
Welsh thema | ||
Xhosa umxholo | ||
Yiddish טעמע | ||
Yoruba akori | ||
Zulu isihloko |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "tema" is derived from the Portuguese word "tema", meaning "task" or "assignment." |
| Albanian | The word "tema" in Albanian can also mean "topic" or "subject matter". |
| Amharic | The Amharic word 'ጭብጥ' is derived from a verb meaning 'to point' or 'to direct', and it also holds the meanings of 'direction', 'issue', 'topic', 'thesis', 'subject', and 'title'. |
| Arabic | The word موضوع (mawḍūʿ) can also refer to a subject, topic, or matter under discussion, as well as a target or aim. |
| Armenian | The Armenian word "թեման" derives from the Greek word "θεμα", meaning both "subject" and "administrative district" in the Byzantine Empire. |
| Azerbaijani | Mövzu is also used to refer to a subject of discussion, a topic, or a conversation. |
| Basque | The Basque word "gaia" also means "topic," "subject," or "matter" |
| Belarusian | The word "тэма" or "theme" derives ultimately from Indo-European "*dʰeh₁-" meaning “to put, place, set”. |
| Bengali | "थीम" (theme) is a cognate of the English word "theme", both deriving from the Greek "θέμα (thema)" meaning "that which is laid down." |
| Bosnian | Tema can also mean a load or burden |
| Bulgarian | The word "тема" can also refer to a "topic" or "subject" in Bulgarian. |
| Catalan | Tema in Catalan can also mean a task, work, charge, occupation, affair, matter, business, or job. |
| Cebuano | In Cebuano, "tema" can also refer to a subject, a problem, or a situation. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 主題 (主题) is an abbreviation derived from 主体 (主体). |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "主題" is composed of "主" (main, principal) and "題" (subject), which can also refer to the question posed in a classical Chinese exam. |
| Corsican | Corsican "tema" can also refer to the "subject" or "content" of a sentence, a conversation, a literary composition, a school assignment, or a musical composition. |
| Croatian | In Croatian, "tema" can also refer to a melody, a topic, a subject, or a task. |
| Czech | The Czech word "téma" can also refer to the main course of a meal or to a subject to be debated. |
| Danish | Tema can also mean 'subject' or 'task' in Danish. |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "thema" can also refer to a dissertation or a school assignment. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "temo" also means "fear" and is ultimately derived from the Greek word "θύμος" meaning "spirit" or "mind."} |
| Estonian | The Estonian word "teema" also means "target", especially in a military context. |
| Finnish | The word "teema" in Finnish also means "tea". |
| French | The word "thème" derives from the Greek "θέμα" (theme), meaning "subject" or "proposition". |
| Frisian | Frisian "tema" can also mean "rein" or "bridle" and is cognate with Old English "tēam" and German "Zaum". |
| Galician | Tema comes from the Greek "titahemi", meaning "I place" or "I establish", and in Galician is also used to refer to a "topic". |
| Georgian | The Georgian word "თემა" ("theme") originally meant "foundation" or "base" and is related to the Armenian word "տեմ" ("place"). |
| German | "Theme" can also refer to a topic, a musical motif or melody, or the main idea of a piece of writing. |
| Greek | The word "θέμα" (theme) in Greek also refers to a province or administrative division of the Byzantine Empire. |
| Gujarati | થીમ (theme) comes from the Greek word 'τίθημι' ('tithemi'), which means 'to place' or 'to put'. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "tèm" is also used to describe the main idea, topic, or subject of a conversation, article, or piece of music. |
| Hausa | In Hausa, the word 'taken' can also mean 'chosen,' 'selected,' or 'preferred.' |
| Hawaiian | "Kumuhana" can also mean "ground" or "foundation" in Hawaiian. |
| Hebrew | "נושא" can also mean "subject" or "topic" |
| Hindi | In Hindi, विषय can also refer to a chapter or topic of study. |
| Hmong | "Ntsiab lus" in Hmong can also mean the main idea of a story or article, or the subject of a conversation. |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "téma" comes from the Greek word "θέμα", which means "position" or "foundation". |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "þema" originally referred to a judicial assembly or district, and is related to the Old English word "þegn", meaning "servant" or "retainer". |
| Igbo | The word also refers to an Igbo proverb which literally translates to “truth is bitter”. |
| Indonesian | The word "tema" in Indonesian can also refer to a meeting or discussion, with the meaning of "topic" or "subject matter". |
| Irish | The Irish word 'téama' shares its origin with the English word 'team', both originating from the Proto-Indo-European root *temeh2, meaning 'to set' or 'to put'. |
| Italian | The Italian word "tema" can also refer to a homework assignment, a musical composition's main melody, or a topic of discussion. |
| Japanese | The word “テーマ” (theme) is derived from the Greek word “θέμα,” meaning “fundamental issue” or “subject. |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "tema" can also mean "intention" or "purpose". |
| Kannada | ಥೀಮ್ in English refers to both theme (central idea/topic of discourse) & theme (musical or literary motif) |
| Kazakh | The word "тақырып" can also mean "topic" or "subject matter". |
| Khmer | The word "ប្រធានបទ" derives from the Sanskrit word "प्रधानपद" meaning "chief place" or "principal position." |
| Korean | 테마(theme)는 그리스어 '티테미'에서 유래했으며, '놓음', '배치함'을 의미합니다. |
| Kurdish | The word "mijad" can also refer to the main topic or subject of a speech or presentation. |
| Kyrgyz | In Kyrgyz, "тема" also means "purpose" or "intention". |
| Latin | In Latin theme can also mean "spectacle, festival, scene". |
| Latvian | The word "tēma" in Latvian also refers to a conversation or discussion topic. |
| Lithuanian | In Lithuanian, the word "tema" can also mean "subject" or "task"} |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "Thema" can refer to a "topic" or a "thesis", derived from the Greek "τίθημι" (tithemi) meaning "to place, to put". |
| Macedonian | The word "темата" in Macedonian also refers to the topic of a discussion, a sermon, or a scientific paper. |
| Malagasy | The word "foto-kevitra" (theme) is derived from the combination of "foto" (subject) and "kevitra" (thought or idea) in Malagasy. |
| Malay | The Malay word "tema" originates from the Sanskrit word "tattva", meaning "truth" or "essence". |
| Malayalam | The Malayalam word 'തീം' is adapted from the English word 'theme'. |
| Maltese | Maltese "tema" derives from Ancient Greek "thema" (θέμα), meaning a province or administrative division. |
| Maori | The word 'kaupapa' in Maori can also mean a foundation, belief or principle. |
| Marathi | In Marathi, 'थीम' can also mean a proposition or a topic of a discussion or debate. |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "сэдэв" (theme) is derived from the Mongolian word "сэдэх" (to talk about, to discuss) indicating a connection to discourse. |
| Nepali | In Nepali, the word "विषयवस्तु" can mean topic, subject matter, or content. |
| Norwegian | Tema, or temme, also means "theme" in Old Norse when used in relation to literature and poetry, similar to its English cognate. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | In Malawi, 'mutu' can also refer to a funeral wake where people bring food and share stories about the deceased. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "موضوع" is cognate with the Persian word "موضوع" ("mawzuʿ"), which means "put" or "placed", and ultimately derives from the Arabic root "وضع" ("waḍaʿa"), which means "to place" or "to put". |
| Persian | موضوع (mowzu) is a loanword from Arabic that also means 'subject', 'topic', or 'material'. |
| Polish | "Motyw" is a Latin loanword derived from "motivus" (moving, motive), and also cognate with the English "motion" |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | "Tema" derives from "Thema", a Late Latin word meaning "position" or "arrangement," and "θέμα" (Thema), a Greek word meaning "that which is laid down." |
| Punjabi | The word ਥੀਮ is derived from the Greek word 'θέμα' meaning "something laid down" or "foundation." |
| Romanian | Romanian "temă" derives from Greek "thema" (a topic, a subject) and also can mean "homework assignment" |
| Russian | The Russian word "тема" (theme) comes from the Greek word "θέμα" (subject), which was originally used in music to refer to a melody that was repeated throughout a composition. |
| Samoan | In Samoan, "autu" also means to make a public speech. |
| Scots Gaelic | In Middle Irish, cuspair also meant 'case', and possibly 'pair' (e.g. of shoes) |
| Serbian | The word "тема" in Serbian also refers to a diocese within a province of the Serbian Orthodox Church. |
| Sesotho | "Sehlooho" is likely derived from the Bantu root "-loha", meaning "to say" or "to speak." |
| Shona | Shona "theme" can also mean "talk", "subject matter", or "discussion". |
| Sindhi | In Sindhi, the word "موضوع" also means "thesis" or "matter". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The Sinhala word "තේමාව" can also refer to a "topic","subject", or "composition". |
| Slovak | The word "téma" also means "subject" or "topic" in Slovak. |
| Slovenian | "Temo" also has other meanings in Slovene, including "fear" or "anxiety" |
| Somali | The word "dulucda" in Somali can also refer to a composition of the same subject. |
| Spanish | "Tema" in Spanish can also refer to a tax or duty levied by a government or authority. |
| Sundanese | In Sundanese, the word "téma" also means "seed" or "topic" when used in a discussion or discourse. |
| Swahili | Mandhari is also used to refer to the main subject or focus of a discussion or event. |
| Swedish | Tema is also a nickname for the Swedish town of Norrtälje; the name comes from the area's 16th century importance as a customs post for the iron trade, and means 'scales' in Swedish. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Tema" also means "homework" or "task" in Tagalog. |
| Tajik | The word "мавзӯъ" in Tajik is derived from the Arabic word "موضوع" and can also mean "topic", "subject", or "matter". |
| Tamil | "தீம்" comes from the root "தீ", meaning "fire, brilliance, light", and is also related to "தீதி", meaning "sweetness, beauty, excellence". |
| Telugu | థీమ్ (theme) is derived from the Greek word "θέμα" (thema), meaning "a subject or proposition." |
| Thai | "ธีม" เป็นคำยืมจากภาษาอังกฤษ (theme) ซึ่งมีความหมายครอบคลุมมากกว่า "รูปแบบ" หรือ "หัวข้อ" เช่น อาจหมายถึง "แนวคิดพื้นฐาน" "สิ่งที่ครอบคลุมสิ่งต่างๆ ให้เป็นกลุ่ม" หรือ "อารมณ์โดยรวมของงานศิลป์" |
| Turkish | Tema is also a word in the Turkish language that can refer to a "subject", "topic" or "lesson". |
| Ukrainian | "Tema" is also a colloquial term for a conversation or discussion. |
| Urdu | خیالیہ in Urdu shares its root with the Arabic word 'khyal', meaning 'imagination' or 'thought'. |
| Uzbek | The Uzbek word 'mavzu' derives from the Arabic 'mawdū', with alternate meanings in Farsi and Urdu, including 'subject', 'topic', and 'thesis'. |
| Vietnamese | The word "chủ đề" can also mean "topic", "subject", or "main idea". |
| Welsh | In Welsh, "thema" can also refer to a particular type of bird, akin to a raven or crow. |
| Xhosa | In linguistics, the Xhosa idiom "umxholo wendaba" means both "theme of a story" and "the plot of story". |
| Yiddish | The word טעמע can also refer to "taste" in Yiddish. |
| Yoruba | In Yoruba, 'akori' also refers to a style or pattern |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "isihloko" can also refer to a story or a speech topic. |
| English | The word 'theme' comes from the Greek 'thema,' meaning 'that which is laid down,' and is related to the word 'thesis,' meaning 'a proposition to be proved.' |