Exams

/ɪɡˈzæmz/ noun

Definition

plural of exam; tests or formal assessments used to check knowledge or ability in a subject.

Etymology

Short for 'examinations,' from Latin 'examinare' (to weigh or test), combining 'ex-' (out) and 'agmen' (a weighing scale). Originally the word meant to weigh or consider carefully, then evolved to mean testing knowledge.

Kelly Says

The Latin root 'examinare' originally meant to use scales to weigh something—it connected testing knowledge to the physical act of weighing things on a balance, suggesting that testing and weighing knowledge are similar acts of measurement.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ምርጫ
mir-cha
ARالعربية
امتحانات
im-ti-ha-naat
BNবাংলা
পরীক্ষা
pa-reeksha
CACatalà
exàmens
eh-zah-mens
CSČeština
zkoušky
zkou-shki
DADansk
eksamen
eks-a-men
DEDeutsch
Prüfungen
prou-foon-gen
ELΕλληνικά
εξετάσεις
e-kse-ta-se-es
ESEspañol
exámenes
eks-a-men-es
FAفارسی
آزمون
a-zmo-on
FISuomi
kokeet
ko-keet
FRFrançais
examens
e-zah-men
GUGU
પરીક્ષા
pa-reeksha
HAHA
bincike
bin-chee-keh
HEעברית
בחינות
ba-chin-ot
HIहिन्दी
परीक्षाएँ
pareekshaan
HUMagyar
vizsga
viz-gha
IDBahasa Indonesia
ujian
oo-jaan
IGIG
ịntị
ee-n-tee
ITItaliano
esami
e-za-mee
JA日本語
試験
shiken
KKKK
тест
test
KMKM
ប្រកាស
bra-kaas
KO한국어
시험
siheom
MRMR
परीक्षा
pa-reeksha
MSBahasa Melayu
peperiksaan
pe-pe-ri-ksa-an
MYမြန်မာ
စာမသွန်း
sa-ma-thwo-ng
NLNederlands
examens
e-zah-men
NONorsk
eksamen
eks-a-men
PAPA
ਪਰੀક્ષਾ
pa-reeksha
PLPolski
egzaminy
eg-za-min-ee
PTPortuguês
exames
e-zah-mehs
RORomână
examene
e-ks-a-men-eh
RUРусский
экзамены
eks-amen-ee
SVSvenska
prov
prov
SWKiswahili
mtihani
m-tee-ha-ni
TAதமிழ்
பரீட்சை
pa-ree-k-shai
TEతెలుగు
పరీక్ష
pa-reeksha
THไทย
การสอบ
gaan-sohb
TLTL
pag-susulit
pa-g-su-su-lit
TRTürkçe
sınavlar
see-nav-lar
UKУкраїнська
іспити
is-piti
URاردو
امتحان
im-ti-haan
VITiếng Việt
thi
thee
YOYO
ìṣẹ́
ee-she
ZH中文
考试
kǎoshì
ZUZU
imikhiqizo
ee-mee-khee-khoo-zo

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