Definition
Properly means in a correct, suitable, or acceptable way.
Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French *proprement*, from Latin *proprius* 'one’s own, special, appropriate'. It’s linked to the idea of something being fitting or belonging in its right place.
Kelly Says
Doing something 'properly' is really doing it in the way that fits its true nature or purpose. Different cultures quietly disagree on what 'proper' is, which is why manners can feel so confusing between countries.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በተገለፀው መንገድ
be-te-ge-le-tsu mew-ged
ARالعربية
بشكل صحيح
bi-skil sa-wih
BNবাংলা
সঠিকভাবে
so-th-ik-bha-be
CACatalà
correctament
kor-rek-ta-ment
CSČeština
správně
spra-v-ne
DEDeutsch
richtig
rik-tkh
ELΕλληνικά
κατάλληλα
ka-ta-li-la
ESEspañol
correctamente
kor-rek-ta-men-te
FAفارسی
به درستی
be-dar-sti
FRFrançais
correctement
kor-rek-tman
HEעברית
לנכונה
le-n-khn-a
HIहिन्दी
सही तरह
sa-hee ta-ra
HUMagyar
helyesen
he-le-sen
IDBahasa Indonesia
dengan benar
de-ngan be-nar
ITItaliano
propriamente
pro-pee-a-men-te
KMKM
យ៉ាងត្រឹមត្រូវ
yaang-trai-m-tra-ruv
KO한국어
적절하게
jeok-jeol-ha-ge
MRMR
सर्वोत्तम
sar-vo-ttam
MSBahasa Melayu
dengan betul
de-ngan be-tul
MYမြန်မာ
အကျယ်အဝန်း
a-kyi-e-a-wan-an
NLNederlands
behoorlijk
be-hoor-lijk
PLPolski
odpowiednio
od-po-wied-nio
PTPortuguês
apropriadamente
a-pro-pee-a-da-men-te
RORomână
corespunzător
ko-res-pon-za-tor
RUРусский
правильно
pra-vihl-no
SVSvenska
på rätt sätt
pa rätt set
SWKiswahili
vizuri
vi-zu-ri
TAதமிழ்
சரியாக
sa-ri-ya-a-ga
TEతెలుగు
సరియైన
sa-ri-ya-in
THไทย
อย่างถูกต้อง
yaang-took-dtaung
UKУкраїнська
правильно
pra-vil-no