Definition
Allowed to know a secret or private information; also an old-fashioned term for a bathroom toilet.
Etymology
From Old French 'prive' meaning 'private,' derived from Latin 'privatus.' The toilet meaning comes from 'privy' being a private place away from public view.
Kelly Says
A 'privy council' advises a monarch in secret, and 'being privy to' information means you're in the inner circle—it shows how exclusivity and privacy have always been connected in English!
Translations
CACatalà
privats
pri-vats
CSČeština
soukromý
soo-kro-mee
DEDeutsch
privat
pree-vat
ELΕλληνικά
ιδιωτικός
i-dio-ti-kos
ESEspañol
privado
pri-vah-doh
FAفارسی
خصوصی
khosh-soos-ee
FISuomi
privaatti
pri-va-at-ti
FRFrançais
privatif
pri-va-tif
HAHA
kwatakwata
kwat-a-kwat-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
pribadi
pri-ba-di
ITItaliano
privato
pree-va-toh
KMKM
មានសម្ងាត់
mahn-sam-ngaa-t
MSBahasa Melayu
peribadi
pe-ri-ba-di
NLNederlands
prive
pree-ve
PLPolski
prywatny
pry-vat-ny
PTPortuguês
privado
pri-vah-doh
RUРусский
частный
cha-st-nyy
SVSvenska
privat
pree-vat
SWKiswahili
faragha
fa-ra-gha
TLTL
pribadong
pri-ba-dong
UKУкраїнська
приватний
pri-vat-nyy
VITiếng Việt
riêng tư
rieng-tu
ZUZU
umngani
oom-ngah-nee