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
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
FRFrançais
examens
e-zah-men
HAHA
bincike
bin-chee-keh
HEעברית
בחינות
ba-chin-ot
HIहिन्दी
परीक्षाएँ
pareekshaan
IDBahasa Indonesia
ujian
oo-jaan
ITItaliano
esami
e-za-mee
MSBahasa Melayu
peperiksaan
pe-pe-ri-ksa-an
MYမြန်မာ
စာမသွန်း
sa-ma-thwo-ng
NLNederlands
examens
e-zah-men
NONorsk
eksamen
eks-a-men
PLPolski
egzaminy
eg-za-min-ee
PTPortuguês
exames
e-zah-mehs
RORomână
examene
e-ks-a-men-eh
RUРусский
экзамены
eks-amen-ee
SWKiswahili
mtihani
m-tee-ha-ni
TAதமிழ்
பரீட்சை
pa-ree-k-shai
TEతెలుగు
పరీక్ష
pa-reeksha
TLTL
pag-susulit
pa-g-su-su-lit
TRTürkçe
sınavlar
see-nav-lar
UKУкраїнська
іспити
is-piti
ZUZU
imikhiqizo
ee-mee-khee-khoo-zo