Definition
A request for information or an investigation into a particular matter, often formal or systematic in nature.
Etymology
From Old French 'enquerre', from Latin 'inquirere' meaning 'to seek into, investigate'. The British English spelling preserves the French influence, while American English simplified it to 'inquiry'.
Kelly Says
Parliamentary enquiries and judicial enquiries represent some of the most formal uses of this word, where systematic investigation seeks truth or accountability. The word carries more weight than a simple 'question' - it implies serious investigation.
Translations
ARالعربية
استفسار
is-taf-sar
CSČeština
šetření
/ʃɛ.tɛɲiː/
DADansk
undersøgelse
/un.dɐˈsøˀəl.səl/
DEDeutsch
Anfrage
/anˈfʁaːɡə/
ELΕλληνικά
ερώτηση
/eˈro.ti.si/
ESEspañol
investigación
in-ves-ti-ga-sion
FAفارسی
تحقیق
ta-ha-gh-gh
FISuomi
tutkimus
/tuk.ki.mus/
FRFrançais
enquête
/ɑ̃.kɛt/
HIहिन्दी
पूछताछ
pu-ch-tach
HUMagyar
vizsgálat
/viʒɡaːlɒt/
IDBahasa Indonesia
penyelidikan
pe-nya-li-dik-an
ITItaliano
inchiesta
/inˈkjɛsta/
KMKM
ស៊ើបអង្កេត
seub-aeng-kaet
MSBahasa Melayu
siasatan
si-a-sa-tan
MYမြန်မာ
စုံစမ်းစစ်ဆေးခြင်း
suin-za-myin-chei-hkyin
NLNederlands
onderzoek
/ˈɔndər.zoːk/
NONorsk
undersøkelse
/ʉn.dɛr.søː.kɛl.sə/
PLPolski
wystąpienie
/vɨ.stɔ̃ˈpɛɲɛ/
PTPortuguês
investigação
in-ves-ti-ga-sion
RORomână
anchetă
/anˈketə/
SVSvenska
utredning
/ʉː.tʁɛd.nɪŋ/
SWKiswahili
uchunguzi
u-chun-gu-zi
TAதமிழ்
விசாரணை
vi-cha-ra-nai
TEతెలుగు
విచారణ
vi-cha-ra-na
THไทย
การสอบถาม
gaan-sob-tham
TLTL
imbestigasyon
im-bes-ti-ga-syon
UKУкраїнська
дослідження
do-sli-dzhen-nya
URاردو
پوچھ گچھ
poo-ch-gach
VITiếng Việt
điều tra
dieu-tra
ZUZU
ukuzingela
u-ku-zi-nga-la