Typical in Different Languages
Discover 'Typical' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Typical
Afrikaans tipies | ||
Albanian tipike | ||
Amharic ዓይነተኛ | ||
Arabic نموذجي | ||
Armenian բնորոշ | ||
Assamese সাধাৰণ | ||
Aymara kikipa | ||
Azerbaijani tipik | ||
Bambara gansan | ||
Basque tipikoa | ||
Belarusian тыповы | ||
Bengali সাধারণ | ||
Bhojpuri ठेठ | ||
Bosnian tipično | ||
Bulgarian типичен | ||
Catalan típic | ||
Cebuano tipikal | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 典型 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 典型 | ||
Corsican tipicu | ||
Croatian tipična | ||
Czech typický | ||
Danish typisk | ||
Dhivehi އާންމު | ||
Dogri चेचा | ||
Dutch typisch | ||
English typical | ||
Esperanto tipa | ||
Estonian tüüpiline | ||
Ewe ŋutɔŋutɔ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) tipikal | ||
Finnish tyypillinen | ||
French typique | ||
Frisian typysk | ||
Galician típico | ||
Georgian ტიპიური | ||
German typisch | ||
Greek τυπικός | ||
Guarani ymareko | ||
Gujarati લાક્ષણિક | ||
Haitian Creole tipik | ||
Hausa na hali | ||
Hawaiian ʻano maʻamau | ||
Hebrew אופייני | ||
Hindi ठेठ | ||
Hmong raug | ||
Hungarian tipikus | ||
Icelandic dæmigert | ||
Igbo ahụkarị | ||
Ilocano kadawyan | ||
Indonesian khas | ||
Irish tipiciúil | ||
Italian tipico | ||
Japanese 典型的な | ||
Javanese khas | ||
Kannada ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ | ||
Kazakh типтік | ||
Khmer ធម្មតា | ||
Kinyarwanda bisanzwe | ||
Konkani नमुनेदार | ||
Korean 전형적인 | ||
Krio nɔmal | ||
Kurdish mîna | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) نموونەیی | ||
Kyrgyz типтүү | ||
Lao ປົກກະຕິ | ||
Latin typical | ||
Latvian tipisks | ||
Lingala ya ndenge wana | ||
Lithuanian tipiškas | ||
Luganda okulabika nga omuntu omulala | ||
Luxembourgish typesch | ||
Macedonian типичен | ||
Maithili ठेंठ | ||
Malagasy mahazatra | ||
Malay khas | ||
Malayalam സാധാരണ | ||
Maltese tipiku | ||
Maori angamaheni | ||
Marathi ठराविक | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯃꯈꯜ ꯑꯃ | ||
Mizo thuhmun | ||
Mongolian ердийн | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ပုံမှန် | ||
Nepali सामान्य | ||
Norwegian typisk | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) wamba | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସାଧାରଣ | ||
Oromo addumaan | ||
Pashto ځانګړی | ||
Persian معمول | ||
Polish typowy | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) típica | ||
Punjabi ਆਮ | ||
Quechua sumaq | ||
Romanian tipic | ||
Russian типичный | ||
Samoan masani | ||
Sanskrit प्रारूपिक | ||
Scots Gaelic àbhaisteach | ||
Sepedi mohuta o itsego | ||
Serbian типичан | ||
Sesotho tloaelehileng | ||
Shona zvakajairika | ||
Sindhi عام | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) සාමාන්යයි | ||
Slovak typické | ||
Slovenian tipično | ||
Somali caadiga ah | ||
Spanish típico | ||
Sundanese has | ||
Swahili kawaida | ||
Swedish typisk | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) tipikal | ||
Tajik хос | ||
Tamil வழக்கமான | ||
Tatar типик | ||
Telugu సాధారణ | ||
Thai โดยทั่วไป | ||
Tigrinya ዝተለመደ | ||
Tsonga swantolovelo | ||
Turkish tipik | ||
Turkmen tipiki | ||
Twi (Akan) taa | ||
Ukrainian типовий | ||
Urdu عام | ||
Uyghur تىپىك | ||
Uzbek tipik | ||
Vietnamese điển hình | ||
Welsh nodweddiadol | ||
Xhosa eqhelekileyo | ||
Yiddish טיפּיש | ||
Yoruba aṣoju | ||
Zulu ejwayelekile |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | "Tipies" is also a colloquialism for a "typical person". |
| Albanian | Tipike is an Albanian word derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *tip-, meaning "to cut" or "to divide". |
| Amharic | The word "ዓይነተኛ" in Amharic is derived from the root "ዓይን" meaning "eye" and the suffix "-ተኛ," indicating a characteristic or quality, and thus literally means "having the nature of an eye," which is associated with being observant, discerning, and characteristic. |
| Arabic | The word "نموذجي" has an additional meaning of "normal", as in "normal body temperature". |
| Armenian | The Armenian word "բնորոշ" ("typical") comes from the root "բուն" ("nature"), indicating that it describes characteristics that are inherent to the nature of something. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "tipik" in Azerbaijani, meaning "typical," originates from the Arabic word "tayp," further deriving from the Greek word "typos," meaning "form" or "pattern." |
| Basque | Tipikoa (Basque for "typical") can also mean "folk song" or "traditional dance" in a more specific context. |
| Belarusian | "Тыповы" can also mean "typhus" in Belarusian and comes from "typhus" in Latin. |
| Bengali | সাধারণ can also mean "simple" or "ordinary" in Bengali. |
| Bosnian | The word "tipično" can also mean "characteristically" or "usually" |
| Bulgarian | The Bulgarian word "типичен" is derived from the Greek word "τυπικός", which means "characteristic" or "pertaining to type". |
| Catalan | The etymology of the word "típic" in Catalan comes from the Greek word "typos" meaning "form, impression" |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 典型, as an abbreviation, also means "a typical example". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | In Chinese, "典型" (typical) shares its root with "典范" (exemplary), both stemming from "典" (standard) |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "tipicu" can also mean "typical", "normal", or "usual." |
| Croatian | The word "tipična" comes from the Greek word "typos", meaning "impression" or "form". In Croatian, it can also mean "characteristic" or "ordinary". |
| Czech | The word "typický" can also mean "archetypal" or "prototypical" in Czech. |
| Danish | The Danish word "typisk" comes from Dutch typisch and originally meant "distinctly printed" but now just means "distinctive" or "usual." |
| Dutch | "Typisch" in Dutch can also mean "characteristic of a group or type of person", "ordinary", "familiar", "usual", or "everyday". |
| Esperanto | "Tipa" comes from the Russian "типовый", which means "typical" but can also mean "standard" or "usual". |
| Estonian | In Estonian, the word "tüüpiline" can also mean "archetypal" or "representative". |
| Finnish | In Finnish, the word "tyypillinen" can also mean "average" or "standard". |
| French | "Typique" originally meant "emblematic of a group" as well as "characteristic of an individual". In modern usage, it generally connotes "ordinariness", "dullness", or "lack of innovation". |
| Frisian | Frisian "typysk" can also mean "exceptional" or "remarkable". |
| Galician | In Galician, "típico" also means "ordinary", "simple" or "rustic". |
| Georgian | The Georgian word "ტიპიური" can be related to "типик" in Russian, which refers to a book with guidelines for religious services. |
| German | 'Typisch' comes from the Greek word 'tupos,' meaning 'form' or 'impression,' and can also indicate 'originality' or 'model' in German. |
| Greek | The word "τυπικός" can also be translated as "ritual" or "ceremonial". |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole "tipik" can also mean "traditional" or "characteristic of the people or culture of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola." |
| Hausa | The word "na hali" in Hausa can also mean "the same", "usual", or "normal". |
| Hawaiian | 'Ano maʻamau' is used to say 'regular' as well as 'boring' or even 'unspectacular'. |
| Hebrew | The modern Hebrew word אופייני, meaning "typical", is related to אופי, meaning "character". |
| Hindi | ठेठ (pronounced 'thheth') means 'true' or 'real', and may refer to a characteristic or a place that has maintained its authenticity or tradition. |
| Hmong | The word "raug" can also mean "ordinary" or "common" in Hmong. |
| Hungarian | "Tipikus" is a word derived from the Greek word "typos," meaning "form, type, or pattern." |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word dæmigert, meaning 'typical,' is derived from the word dæmi, meaning 'example' or 'model.' |
| Indonesian | The word "khas" in Indonesian also means "special" or "unique". |
| Irish | The Irish word "tipiciúil" (typical) comes from the Greek "typikos" (imprinting) and the Latin "typus" (model). |
| Italian | The word "tipico" in Italian can be used to denote something characteristic of a particular region or community, or something that conforms to a certain type or standard. |
| Japanese | 典型的な may also mean "classical", "ideal" or "epitome" in Japanese. |
| Javanese | The term "khas" can also refer to a distinctive attribute or signature characteristic. |
| Kannada | The word "ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ" also means "distinguished" or "unique" in Kannada. |
| Kazakh | "Типтік" means "typical" in Kazakh, and may also refer to a person with a certain characteristic or trait. |
| Khmer | Originally meaning "regular", "normal" or "ordinary", "ធម្មតា" has come to mean "typical" in modern Khmer. |
| Korean | The word "전형적인" can also mean "archetypal" or "stereotypical". |
| Kurdish | The word "mîna" can also mean "customs, habits, traditional, usual, way of life, manners, or a particular quality." |
| Kyrgyz | In Kyrgyz, "типтүү" is a compound word consisting of the noun "тип" (type) and the suffix "-үү," which indicates a state or condition. |
| Lao | The Lao word 'ปกกะติ' ('typical') derives from the Sanskrit word 'prakṛti' ('original nature'). |
| Latin | The term 'typical' originates from the Greek word 'typos,' meaning 'impression', which is also the source of 'typography'. |
| Latvian | "Tipiski" is an adjective of "tips" ("type") used to describe something representative of something or somebody. |
| Lithuanian | "Tipiškas" derives from the same Proto-Indo-European root (*tép- "to bind, to fasten") as „topas“ ("to mend, to patch"), „tampa“ ("to seal, to clog"), „tupėti“ ("to squat") and "topurys" ("knot"). In Russian, the cognate «топор» (topor) means "axe". |
| Luxembourgish | The Luxembourgish word "typesch" can also refer to a stereotype or an archetype. |
| Macedonian | In English, "typical" derives from Middle French "typique", a loanword from Medieval Latin "typicus" that meant "figurative" and denoted something pertaining to a model, archetype, or norm. |
| Malagasy | The word "mahazatra" also means "usual" or "ordinary" in Malagasy. |
| Malay | The word "khas" in Malay can also mean "special" or "exclusive". |
| Malayalam | The word 'സാധാരണ' can also mean 'ordinary', 'usual', or 'common'. |
| Maltese | The word 'tipiku' is derived from the Italian word “tipico”, meaning 'typical' or 'characteristic', and is used to describe something that is typical or characteristic of a particular place or group. |
| Maori | In Maori, "angamaheni" also refers to conforming to a specific norm or standard. |
| Marathi | The word 'ठराविक' derives from the Sanskrit word 'sthira' meaning 'fixed' or 'unchanging'. |
| Mongolian | In Mongolian, the word ердийн can also mean 'simple' or 'clear'. |
| Nepali | The Nepali word "सामान्य" can also refer to someone of the Brahmin caste or the "common man," which reflects its Sanskrit root word, "samanya," meaning "of all, common." |
| Norwegian | "Typisk" is derived from the Greek word "typos," meaning "form," and can also mean "stamp" or "impression" in Norwegian. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "wamba" in Nyanja is said to be derived from an old word for "chief". This reflects the original connotation of the word as a synonym for "proper" or "correct", as befitting a chief. |
| Pashto | The word "ځانګړی" (typical) in Pashto also means "special" or "peculiar." |
| Persian | In Persian, "معمول" can also refer to a type of Middle Eastern date-filled pastry. |
| Polish | The word "typowy" in Polish also means "printing error", originating from the term "typographical error". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | "Típica" (typical) is also used to describe something as usual, expected, or customary. |
| Punjabi | "ਆਮ" also refers to the mango fruit and is etymologically related to the English word "mango" |
| Romanian | "Tipic" can also mean "pattern" or "canon" in Romanian. |
| Russian | The word "типичный" can also mean "characteristic" or "stereotypical". |
| Samoan | Masani is also used in the phrase 'masani ona,' meaning 'a typical Samoan' |
| Serbian | The word "типичан" can also mean "standard" or "common" in Serbian. |
| Sesotho | The word 'tloaelehileng' comes from the root '-tloaela', meaning 'to be accustomed to' or 'to be usual'. |
| Shona | Zvakajairika in Shona comes from the words ‘zvai' (which means 'that which is') and ‘jairika' (which means 'ordinary' or 'usual'), hence meaning 'that which is usual' or 'typical'. |
| Sindhi | عام 'aam' literally means 'general', and is often used in the sense of something being 'common' or 'ordinary'. |
| Slovak | The word "typické" also means "typical" in Czech and "characteristic" in Polish. |
| Slovenian | The word 'tipično' can also mean 'characteristically' or 'usually'. |
| Somali | The word "caadiga ah" can also mean "usual" or "normal" in Somali. |
| Spanish | "Típico" can also mean "traditional" or "characteristic" in Spanish |
| Sundanese | The word "has" in Sundanese can also mean "yes". |
| Swahili | The word "kawaida" in Swahili can also mean "custom" or "tradition". |
| Swedish | "Typisk" is a Swedish word that can mean both "typical" and "characteristic", depending on the context. |
| Tajik | The word "хос" in Tajik can also mean "ordinary", "usual", or "commonplace". |
| Tamil | The Tamil word 'வழக்கமான' not only means 'typical', but can also refer to something 'common' or 'usual'. |
| Telugu | సాధారణ in modern Telugu is often used as a synonym for the English word typical but it originally meant "usual" and is connected to the noun సాయి (sai, 'norm') |
| Thai | The Thai word โดยทั่วไป literally means "by generality". |
| Turkish | The Turkish word 'tipik' shares the same etymological root as the French word 'type,' likely derived from the Greek word 'typos,' meaning 'impression' or 'mark,' suggesting its connection to the notion of standard or characteristic traits. |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "типовий" can also mean "standard", "representative" or "average". |
| Urdu | The Arabic-derived word عام can also refer to a “year” or a “common or public” element in Urdu. |
| Uzbek | Tipik also means "to be proper," "to be suitable" |
| Vietnamese | The word "điển hình" (typical) in Vietnamese is derived from the Chinese word "典型", which originally meant "a model" or "an example". |
| Xhosa | Xhosa "eqhelekileyo" (typical) comes from "eqhelekile" (to be used to), related to "qheleka" (to lean on; to depend on; to lean; to bend; to incline; to recline). |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word “טיפּיש” (typical) is derived from the Greek word “τύπος” (type, model), which also gave rise to the English word “type”. |
| Yoruba | The Yoruba word 'aṣoju' is also used to describe someone who is 'complete' or has good 'character'. |
| Zulu | The term "ejwayelekile" also implies a sense of uniqueness or conformity to expected standards within a given context or domain. |
| English | Typical comes from the Latin typus, meaning “pattern,” “model,” or “impression,” and the Greek typos, which referred to the imprint left by a blow. |