Theory in Different Languages
Discover 'Theory' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Theory
Afrikaans teorie | ||
Albanian teoria | ||
Amharic ቲዎሪ | ||
Arabic نظرية | ||
Armenian տեսություն | ||
Assamese তত্ত্ব | ||
Aymara qillqataki | ||
Azerbaijani nəzəriyyə | ||
Bambara kɛ cogo | ||
Basque teoria | ||
Belarusian тэорыя | ||
Bengali তত্ত্ব | ||
Bhojpuri सिद्धांत | ||
Bosnian teorija | ||
Bulgarian теория | ||
Catalan teoria | ||
Cebuano teyorya | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 理论 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 理論 | ||
Corsican tiuria | ||
Croatian teorija | ||
Czech teorie | ||
Danish teori | ||
Dhivehi ތިއަރީ | ||
Dogri सिद्धांत | ||
Dutch theorie | ||
English theory | ||
Esperanto teorio | ||
Estonian teooria | ||
Ewe agbalẽmenya | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) teorya | ||
Finnish teoria | ||
French théorie | ||
Frisian teory | ||
Galician teoría | ||
Georgian თეორია | ||
German theorie | ||
Greek θεωρία | ||
Guarani kuaapy | ||
Gujarati સિદ્ધાંત | ||
Haitian Creole teyori | ||
Hausa ka'idar | ||
Hawaiian kumumanaʻo | ||
Hebrew תֵאוֹרִיָה | ||
Hindi सिद्धांत | ||
Hmong kev tshawb xav | ||
Hungarian elmélet | ||
Icelandic kenning | ||
Igbo tiori | ||
Ilocano teoria | ||
Indonesian teori | ||
Irish teoiric | ||
Italian teoria | ||
Japanese 理論 | ||
Javanese teori | ||
Kannada ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತ | ||
Kazakh теория | ||
Khmer ទ្រឹស្តី | ||
Kinyarwanda inyigisho | ||
Konkani प्रमेय | ||
Korean 이론 | ||
Krio wetin pɔsin tink | ||
Kurdish dîtinî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) گریمانە | ||
Kyrgyz теория | ||
Lao ທິດສະດີ | ||
Latin doctrina | ||
Latvian teorija | ||
Lingala liteya | ||
Lithuanian teorija | ||
Luganda okukkiriza | ||
Luxembourgish theorie | ||
Macedonian теорија | ||
Maithili सिद्धांत | ||
Malagasy -kevitra | ||
Malay teori | ||
Malayalam സിദ്ധാന്തം | ||
Maltese teorija | ||
Maori ariā | ||
Marathi सिद्धांत | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ ꯈꯟꯅꯕ ꯋꯥꯔꯣꯜ | ||
Mizo thu | ||
Mongolian онол | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) သီအိုရီ | ||
Nepali सिद्धान्त | ||
Norwegian teori | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) chiphunzitso | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସିଦ୍ଧାନ୍ତ | ||
Oromo yaad-rimee | ||
Pashto تیوري | ||
Persian تئوری | ||
Polish teoria | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) teoria | ||
Punjabi ਸਿਧਾਂਤ | ||
Quechua teoría | ||
Romanian teorie | ||
Russian теория | ||
Samoan talitonuga | ||
Sanskrit सिद्धांत | ||
Scots Gaelic teòiridh | ||
Sepedi teori | ||
Serbian теорија | ||
Sesotho khopolo | ||
Shona dzidziso | ||
Sindhi نظريو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) න්යාය | ||
Slovak teória | ||
Slovenian teorija | ||
Somali aragti | ||
Spanish teoría | ||
Sundanese tiori | ||
Swahili nadharia | ||
Swedish teori | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) teorya | ||
Tajik назария | ||
Tamil கோட்பாடு | ||
Tatar теория | ||
Telugu సిద్ధాంతం | ||
Thai ทฤษฎี | ||
Tigrinya ሓሳብ | ||
Tsonga xianakanyiwa | ||
Turkish teori | ||
Turkmen nazaryýeti | ||
Twi (Akan) tiɔri | ||
Ukrainian теорія | ||
Urdu نظریہ | ||
Uyghur نەزەرىيە | ||
Uzbek nazariya | ||
Vietnamese học thuyết | ||
Welsh theori | ||
Xhosa ithiyori | ||
Yiddish טעאריע | ||
Yoruba yii | ||
Zulu inkolelo |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "teorie" in Afrikaans can also refer to a hypothesis or conjecture, rather than a well-established principle. |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "teoria" can also mean "opinion" or "doctrine" |
| Amharic | "ቲዎሪ" comes from the Greek word "theoreein" meaning "to look at," "to speculate," and "to view". |
| Arabic | The word نظرية is derived from the root word نظر, meaning "to look." It has connotations of speculation, conjecture, and abstract thought. |
| Armenian | In Armenian, the term "տեսություն" (tesutyun) literally translates to "sight" or "vision," hinting at the idea of a mental construct formed through observation or contemplation. |
| Azerbaijani | In some contexts, "nəzəriyyə" can also refer to a "doctrine" or "principle". |
| Basque | Teoria, in Basque, is also used to refer to a book or a notebook. |
| Belarusian | "Тэорыя" (Belarusian for "theory") also means "speculation" or "hypothesis". |
| Bengali | The Sanskrit root of "তত্ত্ব" (tattva) is "tattva," meaning "principle," "reality," or "thatness." |
| Bosnian | In Bosnian, the word "teorija" also refers to a "scientific discipline". |
| Bulgarian | In modern Bulgarian "теория" has gained the additional meaning of "rumor or gossip" |
| Catalan | The word 'teoria' in Catalan can also refer to a hypothesis, a conjecture, or a speculative explanation. |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano word "teyorya" can also mean a hypothesis, conjecture, or speculation. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 理论 (lìlùn) originally meant to weave threads together on a loom. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The simplified character "论" in the word for "theory" also means to discuss or to debate |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "tiuria" also means "hypothesis" or "idea". |
| Croatian | The word "teorija" can also mean "thesis" or "hypothesis" in Croatian. |
| Czech | The Czech word "teorie" can also be understood in a less formal sense, referring to a wild guess or speculation. |
| Danish | Danish “teori” has the more specialised meaning of “dramatic theory” or “dramatic principles”. |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "theorie" can also refer to a hypothesis, a doctrine, or a system of ideas. |
| Esperanto | The word "teorio" is derived from the Greek "theoria," meaning "contemplation" or "speculation." |
| Estonian | The word "teooria" in Estonian is derived from the Greek word "theoría," meaning "investigation, contemplation, speculation". |
| Finnish | In Finnish, "teoria" can also mean "opinion" or "hypothesis" |
| French | In French, "théorie" can mean either an explanation or a hypothesis, a subtlety often lost in translation. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "teory" can also refer to a discussion or debate, or a set of principles or rules. |
| Galician | A palabra "teoría" en galego ten orixe etimolóxica na palabra grega "θεωρία", que significa "contemplación" ou "observación". |
| Georgian | The Georgian word თეორია derives from the Greek word θεορία (theōria), meaning contemplation. |
| German | It derives from Greek theorein (θεωρεῖν), meaning "to observe" or "to speculate". |
| Greek | In Greek, "θεωρία" can also refer to a contemplation, spectacle, or a religious or philosophical doctrine. |
| Gujarati | `સિદ્ધાંત` ('theory') traces its roots to the Sanskrit 'siddhānta,' which also carries the meaning of 'conclusion'. |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian Creole word "teori" can also mean "hypothesis" or "conjecture." |
| Hausa | The word "ka'idar" in Hausa has Arabic origins, and also means "law" or "rule". |
| Hawaiian | 'Kumumanaʻo,' meaning 'theory' or 'concept', is a compound of the Hawaiian words 'kumu' (base, source, root) and 'manaʻo' (thought, idea). |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word תֵאוֹרִיָה can also refer to a legal theory or a system of thought. |
| Hindi | The Hindi word 'सिद्धांत' derives from Sanskrit, and literally translates to 'established principle' |
| Hmong | Kev tshawb xav is derived from the Hmong word "xav," meaning "to think or to figure out," and "kev," meaning "the act of doing something." |
| Hungarian | The word "elmélet" comes from the Greek word "theoria," meaning "to observe" or "to contemplate." |
| Icelandic | In Icelandic, the word "kenning" also refers to a type of metaphorical poetic device employed in verse. |
| Igbo | The word tiori, meaning "theory", can also mean "belief" or "principle" in Igbo. |
| Indonesian | Teori's alternate meaning is 'opinion' in Javanese, which it adopted through Arabic, but has a more scientific connotation in Indonesian. |
| Irish | The Irish word "teoiric" originates from the Greek word "theoria", meaning "contemplation" or "speculation". |
| Italian | "Teoria" in Italian can also mean "thesis" or "principle." |
| Japanese | The word "理論" (theory) in Japanese has a broader meaning than in English, referring not only to scientific theories but also to philosophies, doctrines, and principles. |
| Javanese | In Javanese, "teori" can also refer to a plan or a strategy. |
| Kannada | The Kannada word "ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತ" can also mean "principle", "doctrine", or "creed". |
| Kazakh | In Kazakh, “теория” also means “hypothesis”. |
| Khmer | The Khmer word "ទ្រឹស្តី" can also refer to a hypothesis, principle, or doctrine. |
| Korean | It is derived from the Greek word theoria, which means "to see, to look at, to consider." |
| Kurdish | The word "dîtinî" also means "hypothesis" or "idea" in Kurdish. |
| Kyrgyz | Kyrgyz теорйа ("теория") is a borrowing from Russian теория ("theory"), which in turn comes from Greek θεωρία ("contemplation, speculation"). |
| Latin | "Doctrina " in Latin also means "teaching" or "instruction." |
| Latvian | The word 'teorija' can also mean 'hypothesis' or 'doctrine' in Latvian. |
| Lithuanian | The term "teorija" derives from the ancient Greek "theorein," meaning "to contemplate" or "to speculate." |
| Luxembourgish | Theorie can also mean "doctrine" |
| Macedonian | In Macedonian, "теорија" also means a hypothesis or assumption. |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word "-kevitra" is derived from the Sanskrit word "kalpavitra," meaning "a sacred object or formula." |
| Malay | The Malay word "teori" is not of Malay origin, but is borrowed from the Greek word "theorein" meaning "to behold" or "to contemplate". |
| Maltese | Derived from French “theorie” via Italian, and ultimately from Greek “theorein” meaning “to observe, contemplate, speculate”. |
| Maori | In Māori, "ariā" also refers to a traditional chant or formula for remembering knowledge and reciting whakapapa (genealogical lines). |
| Marathi | The word "सिद्धांत" comes from the Sanskrit words "सिद्ध" (proven) and "अंत" (end) and also means "premise" or "doctrine." |
| Mongolian | In addition to "theory", "онол" also means "doctrine", "principle", and "law" in Mongolian. |
| Nepali | The Sanskrit root of सिद्धान्त (siddhānta) is composed of two morphemes: सिद्ध (siddha), meaning "proven" or "accomplished", and अन्त (anta), meaning "end," "goal," or "conclusion." |
| Norwegian | Teori comes from the Greek word theorein, meaning 'to observe' or 'to contemplate'. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | Chiphunzitso means 'interpretation' and 'guess' in Nyanja and is also used figuratively in a philosophical context. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word 'تیوري' has Persian origins, and also means 'idea' or 'opinion'. |
| Persian | In Persian, "تئوری" is derived from the Greek "θεωρία" (theōria), meaning "contemplation" or "speculation." |
| Polish | In Polish, teoria also means belief or dogma. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "teoria" can also mean "hypothesis" or "conjecture". |
| Punjabi | The word "ਸਿਧਾਂਤ" ("theory") in Punjabi also carries the connotation of "principle" or "doctrine." |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "teorie" is derived from the Greek word "theoria," which means "contemplation" or "speculation." |
| Russian | In Russian, 'теория' (theory) also refers to a speculative hypothesis or concept, or a systematic body of knowledge. |
| Samoan | The Samoan word "talitonuga" derives from "tali" (string) and "tonuga" (to pull). |
| Scots Gaelic | In Gaelic, the word "teòiridh" can also refer to a speculation or a conjecture. |
| Serbian | The term "teorija" in Serbian can also refer to a hypothesis, a set of principles, or a system of thought. |
| Sesotho | Khopolo is a word used in Sesotho as a translation for "theory" and also means "a reason". |
| Shona | The word "dzidziso" in Shona is thought to have originated from the word "dzi" meaning "to know" and "dzo" meaning "to try". It also means "conjecture". |
| Sindhi | The word "نظريو" in Sindhi can also refer to a concept or hypothesis. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "න්යාය" ("theory") in Sinhala is derived from the Sanskrit word "न्याय" (Nyāya), which originally meant "justice" or "right conduct". |
| Slovak | The word "teória" can also mean "opinion" or "opinion poll" in Slovak. |
| Slovenian | In Bosnian "teorija" also has another meaning: exercise book. |
| Somali | Araguti derives from the Arabic word "nazar ("نظر), which means "study" or "view". |
| Spanish | In Spanish, "teoría" can also mean "hypothesis" or "doctrine". |
| Sundanese | In Sundanese, the word "tiori" can also refer to a type of traditional song. |
| Swahili | "Nadhi'a" also means "belief" and "speculation" in Swahili. |
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| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "teorya" originally meant "pattern" or "example" but gained its current meaning through Spanish influence. |
| Tajik | In Persian, "naẓariya" means "look" or "view", and in Arabic, it means "something that is seen" or "a spectacle". |
| Tamil | கோட்பாடு ( theory) also means 'belief' or 'faith' in Tamil. |
| Telugu | In Telugu, సిద్ధాంతం can also refer to a philosophical or religious doctrine, an established principle or rule, or a hypothesis. |
| Thai | The word "ทฤษฎี" (theory) in Thai can also refer to a proposition, principle, or doctrine. |
| Turkish | 'Teori' sözcüğü Osmanlıca 'te'vîl' sözcüğünden gelir ve 'yorum' anlamına da gelir. |
| Ukrainian | "Теорія" in Ukrainian can also mean "a set of principles governing a particular activity". |
| Urdu | The Urdu word "نظریہ" is derived from the Arabic word "نظر" meaning "opinion" or "viewpoint" and can also refer to a "hypothesis" or " conjecture" |
| Uzbek | "Nazariya" also means "outlook" in Uzbek. |
| Vietnamese | The Vietnamese word "học thuyết" can also mean "doctrine" or "dogma". |
| Welsh | The Welsh word 'theori' can also refer to a sermon or lecture, reflecting its Latin root 'theoria' meaning 'contemplation' or 'speculation'. |
| Xhosa | The word "ithiyori" can also refer to a plan or scheme, or to a set of principles or beliefs. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "טעאריע" (teorie) can also refer to a hypothesis, a supposition, or an assumption. |
| Yoruba | The Yoruba word 'yii' can also refer to a 'pattern' or a 'way' that someone does something. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word 'inkolelo' ('theory') also refers to a 'pattern of movement' or 'a guiding principle'. |
| English | The English word "theory" comes from the Greek word "theorein", meaning "to contemplate or to look at." |