Organ

/ˈɔːr.ɡən/ noun

Definition

A body part with a specific function, like your heart or liver; also a large keyboard instrument that makes music with air.

Etymology

From Greek 'organon' meaning 'tool' or 'instrument.' Both meanings derive from this—body organs are nature's tools, and the musical organ is an instrument.

Kelly Says

The word organ literally means 'tool' in Greek—and that's perfect because both your heart and a pipe organ are specialized tools that do their specific jobs really well!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
оргаን
or-gan
ARالعربية
أعضاء
a-i-dhaa-ee
BNবাংলা
অঙ্গ
ong
CACatalà
òrgan
or-gan
CSČeština
orgán
or-gan
DADansk
organ
or-gan
DEDeutsch
Organ
OR-gan
ELΕλληνικά
όργανο
or-GAN-oh
ESEspañol
órgano
or-GAN-oh
FAفارسی
آ عضو
a-z-v-oo
FISuomi
eli
e-li
FRFrançais
organe
oh-GAN
GUGU
શરીર
sha-ree-r
HAHA
jiki
ji-ki
HEעברית
איבר
iv-ver
HIहिन्दी
अंग
a-ng
HUMagyar
szerv
s-erv
IDBahasa Indonesia
organ
or-gan
IGIG
ọkwọ
oh-kwo
ITItaliano
organo
or-GAH-noh
JA日本語
臓器
zou-ki
KKKK
орган
or-gan
KMKM
សម្លាញ់
som-la-nyh
KO한국어
기관
gi-gwan
MRMR
अंग
a-ng
MSBahasa Melayu
organ
or-gan
MYမြန်မာ
အစိတ်
a-shet
NLNederlands
orgaan
or-gaan
NONorsk
organ
or-gan
PAPA
ਅੰਗ
ang
PLPolski
organ
or-gan
PTPortuguês
órgão
or-ZHAO
RORomână
organ
or-gan
RUРусский
орган
or-gan
SVSvenska
organ
or-gan
SWKiswahili
organ
or-gan
TAதமிழ்
உறுப்பு
u-rup-pu
TEతెలుగు
అవయవం
a-va-ya-vam
THไทย
อวัยวะ
awai-wa
TLTL
organo
or-ga-noh
TRTürkçe
organ
or-gan
UKУкраїнська
орган
or-gan
URاردو
اندام
in-dam
VITiếng Việt
cơ quan
co-kwan
YOYO
ẹ̀rọ
eh-ro
ZH中文
器官
qì-gǎn
ZUZU
isigwe
ee-si-gwe

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