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Afrikaans
sigbaar
Albanian
e dukshme
Amharic
የሚታይ
Arabic
مرئي
Armenian
տեսանելի
Assamese
দৃশ্যমান
Aymara
uñjañjamawa
Azerbaijani
görünən
Bambara
yelen ye
Basque
ikusgai
Belarusian
бачны
Bengali
দৃশ্যমান
Bhojpuri
लउकत बा
Bosnian
vidljivo
Bulgarian
видими
Catalan
visible
Cebuano
makita
Chinese (Simplified)
可见
Chinese (Traditional)
可見
Corsican
visibile
Croatian
vidljivo
Czech
viditelné
Danish
synlig
Dhivehi
ފެންނަން ހުރެއެވެ
Dogri
दिक्खने गी मिलदा ऐ
Dutch
zichtbaar
English
visible
Esperanto
videbla
Estonian
nähtav
Ewe
nukpɔkpɔ
Filipino (Tagalog)
nakikita
Finnish
näkyvä
French
visible
Frisian
sichtber
Galician
visible
Georgian
ჩანს
German
sichtbar
Greek
ορατός
Guarani
ojehechakuaáva
Gujarati
દૃશ્યમાન
Haitian Creole
vizib
Hausa
bayyane
Hawaiian
ʻike ʻia
Hebrew
גלוי
Hindi
दिखाई
Hmong
pom tau
Hungarian
látható
Icelandic
sýnilegur
Igbo
anya
Ilocano
makita
Indonesian
terlihat
Irish
infheicthe
Italian
visibile
Japanese
見える
Javanese
katon
Kannada
ಕಾಣುವ
Kazakh
көрінетін
Khmer
ដែល​អាច​មើលឃើញ
Kinyarwanda
bigaragara
Konkani
दिसपी
Korean
명백한
Krio
we pɔsin kin si
Kurdish
têdîtinî
Kurdish (Sorani)
دیارە
Kyrgyz
көрүнөө
Lao
ເບິ່ງເຫັນໄດ້
Latin
visibilis
Latvian
redzams
Lingala
oyo emonanaka
Lithuanian
matomas
Luganda
ebirabika
Luxembourgish
sichtbar
Macedonian
видлив
Maithili
दृश्यमान
Malagasy
hita maso
Malay
kelihatan
Malayalam
ദൃശ്യമാണ്
Maltese
viżibbli
Maori
kitea
Marathi
दृश्यमान
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯎꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯏ꯫
Mizo
hmuh theih a ni
Mongolian
харагдана
Myanmar (Burmese)
မြင်နိုင်သော
Nepali
देखिने
Norwegian
synlig
Nyanja (Chichewa)
kuwonekera
Odia (Oriya)
ଦୃଶ୍ୟମାନ
Oromo
mul’atu
Pashto
څرګندیدل
Persian
قابل رویت
Polish
widoczny
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
visível
Punjabi
ਦਿਸਦਾ ਹੈ
Quechua
rikukuq
Romanian
vizibil
Russian
видимый
Samoan
vaʻaia
Sanskrit
दृश्यमानम्
Scots Gaelic
ri fhaicinn
Sepedi
e bonagalago
Serbian
видљиво
Sesotho
bonahalang
Shona
zvinoonekwa
Sindhi
ظاهر آهي
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
දෘශ්‍යමාන වේ
Slovak
viditeľné
Slovenian
vidna
Somali
muuqda
Spanish
visible
Sundanese
katingali
Swahili
inayoonekana
Swedish
synlig
Tagalog (Filipino)
nakikita
Tajik
намоён
Tamil
தெரியும்
Tatar
күренеп тора
Telugu
కనిపించే
Thai
มองเห็นได้
Tigrinya
ዝርአ እዩ።
Tsonga
swi vonaka
Turkish
gözle görülür
Turkmen
görünýär
Twi (Akan)
a wotumi hu
Ukrainian
видно
Urdu
مرئی
Uyghur
كۆرۈندى
Uzbek
ko'rinadigan
Vietnamese
có thể nhìn thấy
Welsh
gweladwy
Xhosa
ebonakalayo
Yiddish
קענטיק
Yoruba
han
Zulu
kuyabonakala

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansThe word "sigbaar" is derived from the Dutch word "zichtbaar", which means "visible" or "perceptible". It can also be used figuratively to mean "evident" or "noticeable".
AlbanianThe word "e dukshme" is derived from the Latin "ducere" (to lead), and also means "conspicuous" or "prominent".
AmharicThe Amharic word "የሚታይ" (visible) can also mean "that which can be seen" or "what is apparent."
Arabic"مرئي" means visible, readable, seen, conspicuous, perceptible, or legible
Armenian'Տեսանելի' (visible) derives from the Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- 'to see' (cognate with Greek 'deiknumi' 'to show'), and was used in the sense of 'seen' in some Armenian dialects.
BasqueThe word "ikusgai" in Basque can also mean "conspicuous" or "noticeable".
BelarusianThe word "бачны" derives from the Proto-Slavic root *obkъ, meaning "around, near, by, with, near, at, on, in".
Bosnian"Vidljivo" comes from the Proto-Slavic root *viděti, which also means "to see".
Bulgarian"Видими") is a form of "видим" (visible), which is derived from the Slavic root "vid-", meaning 'to see' or 'to know'
CatalanThe Catalan word "visible" comes from the Latin word "visibilis", meaning "able to be seen" or "perceptible to the eye".
Chinese (Simplified)可見 (kě jiàn) is an adverb meaning "possibly" or "probably" in addition to its more common meaning of "visible"
Chinese (Traditional)可見 in Traditional Chinese can also be used as an adjective to describe something that is worthy of seeing.
CorsicanIn Corsican, "visibile" also means "demonstrable, evident".
CroatianThe word "vidljivo" comes from the Proto-Slavic word *viděti, meaning "to see".
CzechThe Czech word "viditelné" means not only "visible", but also "evident" or "obvious".
DanishSynlig in Danish shares its root with the word 'sun' in English and German, and also means 'apparent' or 'obvious'.
DutchThe Dutch word
EsperantoIt is derived from the Latin words "videre" (to see) and "abl" (fit).
EstonianThe word "nähtav" also means "understandable" in Estonian.
FinnishIt can also be used to describe something that is obvious or noticeable.
FrenchThe French word "visible" comes from the Latin word "visibilis", which means "able to be seen".
FrisianBesides "visible", "sichtber" can also mean "transparent" in Frisian.
GalicianThe Galician word "visible" also means "noticeable" or "evident".
GeorgianThe verb ჩანს (visible) is cognate with the Proto-Kartvelian *č'an, and relates to the concept of 'appearance' found in the related language Svan.
German"Sichtbar" is cognate with English "sight" and the verb "sehen" (to see), originating from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweik- meaning "to see, watch, look".
GreekThe word "ορατός" can also mean "seen," "noticed," or "observable."
GujaratiIts root in Sanskrit 'drishya' is also a term of Indian aesthetics that describes a sensory perception.
Haitian CreoleVizib is derived from the French word "visible," which carries the same meaning in Haitian Creole.
HausaIn the Sokoto Caliphate, the word 'bayyane' also had the meaning of 'public'.
Hawaiian'Ike ʻia can also mean to be found, known, or understood, coming from the root word ʻike meaning to know.
HebrewIn modern Hebrew, "גלוי" ("visible") also means frank, open or revealed.
HindiThe Hindi word "दिखाई" also means "appearance" or "sight".
HmongIn addition to its literal meaning of "visible," "pom tau" can also refer to a person's appearance or attractiveness.
Hungarian"Látható" is a Hungarian word meaning 'visible', but it can also mean 'apparent' or 'evident'.
IcelandicSýnilegur derives from the Old Norse word "sýnligr" and also means "conspicuous".
IgboIn many Igbo communities, the word "anya" also represents the left side.
IndonesianThe word
IrishCognate with Welsh gweled, meaning 'to see'
ItalianVisibile derives from visus (Latin for sight) and also means "conspicuous" and "manifest".
Japanese"Miru" is the Sino-Japanese reading of 見える and means “to see,” while "mieru" is its native Japanese reading, meaning “to be visible."
JavaneseKaton is likely derived from the Proto-Austronesian root *ka-di-n, also found in the Malay and Philippine words for 'eye' and 'see'.
KoreanThe word "명백한" can also mean "evident" or "obvious".
KurdishThe Kurdish word
KyrgyzThe word "көрүнөө" can also mean "appearance" or "view" in Kyrgyz.
Latin"Visibilis" in Latin also relates to "sight" or "vision".
LatvianRedzams is derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *reg-, meaning to see or perceive.
LithuanianThe word "matomas" derives from the Proto-Indo-European root *men-, meaning "to think" or "to know."
MacedonianIn addition to its primary meaning, "видлив" can also mean "prominent" or "noticeable".
MalagasyThe word 'hita maso' also means 'open' in Malagasy, likely due to the commonality between what is seen and what is not hidden behind a barrier.
Malay"Kelihatan" originates from the Proto-Malayo-Polynesian root "*kita", meaning "to see" or "to appear."
MalayalamA Malayalam word that can mean a movie or a television program
Maltese"Viżibbli" is derived from the Latin word "visibilis" and it also means "evident". It can be used to describe something that can be seen or understood.
MaoriThe Māori word "kitea" can also refer to a sighting, appearance, or vision, and is related to the word "kite" (to see).
MarathiThe Marathi word "दृश्यमान" means "visible", but also "visible to the mind" or "that which can be understood by reason".
NepaliThe word "देखिने" is also used in Nepali to refer to the aspect or appearance of something.
NorwegianThe word "synlig" stems from the Old Norse word "sýnligr", which means "capable of being seen".
Nyanja (Chichewa)The word "kuwonekera" in Nyanja can also mean "to be present" or "to be in attendance"
Pashtoڅرګندیدل comes from the Persian word "zaahir shudan" meaning "to appear" or "to become visible".
PersianThe word "قابل رویت" (visible) is derived from the Arabic root word "راء" (to see). It can also mean "perceptible" or "observable."
Polish"Widoczny" in Polish can also mean "clear, distinct" and is a synonym for "widowy" (publicly known).
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)"Visível" comes from Latin "visibilis" and also means "noticeable" or "evident" in both Portuguese (Portugal and Brazil)
Romanian"Vizibil" derives from Latin "videre" (to see) and Slavic "videti" (to appear), but it also means tangible or clear.
RussianThe word "видимый" can also mean "apparent" or "seeming" in Russian, conveying a sense of something that might not be as it appears.
SamoanThe word vaʻaia derives from the Proto-Austronesian word *paŋaŋa, meaning "view" or "look".
SerbianThe word 'видљиво' (''vidljivo'') in Serbian can also refer to 'appearance' or 'image', as in the phrase 'добар видљив' ('''dobar vidljiv'') meaning 'good appearance'.
ShonaThe word "zvinoonekwa" can also mean "evident" or "clear".
SlovakThe word "viditeľné" is derived from the Proto-Slavic root *vid-, meaning "to see".
SlovenianThe word "vidna" also shares a root with "videti" (to see) and "videc" (seer).
SomaliThe Somali word "muuqda" comes from the Arabic word "wujuh", meaning "face" or "countenance."
Spanish"Visible" in Spanish can also mean "dressed up" or "evident."
SundaneseIn addition to its primary meaning of 'visible', 'katingali' also has a figurative meaning of 'obvious' or 'unmissable'.
SwahiliIn addition to meaning "visible," "inayoonekana" can also mean "understood" in Swahili.
SwedishThe word 'synlig' comes from the Old Norse word 'sjǫn' which means 'to see'.
Tagalog (Filipino)"Nakikita" can also mean "to be caught" or "to be involved" in Tagalog.
TajikThe word "намоён" in Tajik can also mean "clear" or "distinct".
TamilThe word "தெரியும்" also means "to know" or "to be aware" in Tamil.
TeluguThe word "కనిపించే" comes from the root "కను" (to see) and the suffix "-పించే" (causing to see), and can also mean "to appear" or "to become visible."
Thaiมองเห็นได้ can also mean 'noticeable', 'discernible', or 'evident'.
Turkish"Gözle görülür" means "visible" in Turkish, but it also means "conspicuous" or "noticeable".
Ukrainian"Видно" derives from the Proto-Slavic verb *viděti, meaning "to look, to behold; to know, to understand."
UrduThe root م‌ر‌أ (marʾa) means 'to see,' and is also found in the words مراة (mirʾāh, 'mirror') and منظَر (manẓar, 'view').
UzbekThe word "ko'rinadigan" is derived from the verb "ko'rin-" meaning "to be visible" or "to appear".
Vietnamese"Có thể nhìn thấy" is also a phrase used to refer to the ability to see something or to be able to see something.
XhosaThe word "ebonakalayo" in Xhosa also means "to be seen" or "to appear."
YiddishThe root of 'קענטיק' in Yiddish can also be found in the English word 'recognize', meaning 'to make visible'.
YorubaThe word "han" also means "to appear, to become known, to be revealed" in Yoruba.
Zulu"Kuyabonakala" is derived from the verb 'bona', which also means "see" or "perceive".
EnglishThe word "visible" originates from the Latin "visibilis," meaning "able to be seen" or "clearly visible."

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