Definition
A riddle, puzzle, or mysterious statement that is difficult to understand or explain.
Etymology
From Latin 'aenigma,' borrowed from Greek 'ainigma' (riddle), derived from 'ainissesthai' (to speak in riddles). The word traveled through centuries of European languages, always retaining its association with mystery.
Kelly Says
This is where we get the English word 'enigma'—but the 'ae' spelling shows its classical pedigree, and it was so important to ancient thinkers that it appears in works by Latin scholars discussing wisdom and knowledge.
Translations
ARالعربية
ال لغز
al-la-ghz
CSČeština
záhada
za-ha-da
DEDeutsch
Rätsel
raet-sel
ELΕλληνικά
αίνιγμα
ain-igma
ESEspañol
enigma
e-ni-gma
FRFrançais
énigme
e-ni-gm
HEעברית
תעלומה
ta-al-o-ma
HUMagyar
rejtély
re-j-te-ly
IDBahasa Indonesia
misteri
mis-te-ri
ITItaliano
enigma
e-ni-gma
MSBahasa Melayu
misteri
mis-te-ri
MYမြန်မာ
ပုံမှန်
pon-ma-shan
NLNederlands
enigma
e-ni-gma
PLPolski
zagadka
za-ga-dka
PTPortuguês
enigma
e-ni-gma
RUРусский
загадка
za-ga-dka
SVSvenska
enigma
e-ni-gma
TAதமிழ்
சந்தேகம்
san-the-ka-m
TEతెలుగు
సందేహం
san-de-ham
TLTL
misteryo
mis-te-ri-yo
TRTürkçe
bilmece
bil-me-ce
UKУкраїнська
загадка
za-ga-dka
URاردو
پریشانی
pari-sha-ni