curious

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkjʊə.ɹi.əs/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkjɔː-/
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• British, Southern, Standard: /ˈkjɵːɹɪjəs/
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• British, Southern, Standard: /ˈkjoː-/
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• General-American: /ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/
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• General-American: /ˈkjɝ.i.əs/
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• Scotland: /ˈkjʉɾe.əs/
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• Scotland: [ˈkjʉːɾe.əs]
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• US, dialectal: /ˈkjʊ.ɹəs/
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• rhymes with -ʊəɹiəs
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• CMU ARPABET: K Y UH1 R IY0 AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English curious, from Old French curius, from Latin cūriōsus. The English word is cognate with Italian curioso, Occitan curios, Portuguese curioso, and Spanish curioso.

Etymology tree English curi(um) Proto-Indo-European *h3ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h3édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English curious From curi(um) + -ous.

127 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: nuuskierig — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Albanian: kureshtar — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Arabic: فُضُولِيّ (fuḍūliyy) — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Armenian: հետաքրքրասեր (hetakʻrkʻraser) — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Azerbaijani: maraqcıl — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Belarusian: дапы́тлівы (dapýtlivy) — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Belarusian: ціка́вы (cikávy) — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Belarusian: ціка́ўны (cikáwny) — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Bulgarian: любопи́тен (ljubopíten) — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Bulgarian: любозна́телен (ljuboznátelen) — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Catalan: curiós — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Catalan: curiosa — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Chamicuro: ka'sulujyaka — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Chinese Mandarin: 好奇 (hàoqí) — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Chinese Mandarin: 有好奇心 (yǒu hàoqíxīn) — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Czech: zvědavý — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Danish: nysgerrig — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Dutch: nieuwsgierig — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Esperanto: scivolema — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Estonian: uudishimulik — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Faroese: forvitin — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Finnish: utelias — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• French: curieux — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Galician: curioso — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• German: neugierig — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Greek: περίεργος (períergos) — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Ancient Greek: περίεργος (períergos) — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Hebrew: סַקְרָן (sakrán) — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Hebrew: סקרנית (sakranít) — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Hindi: उत्सुक (utsuk) — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Hindi: जिज्ञासु (jijñāsu) — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Hungarian: kíváncsi — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Irish: fiosrach — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Italian: curioso — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Italian: interessato — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Japanese: 好奇心の強い (kōkishin no tsuyoi) — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Japanese: 知りたがる (shiritagaru) — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Korean: 호기심이 많은 (hogisimi maneun) — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Korean: 궁금하다 (gunggeumhada) — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Latin: cūriōsus — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Latin: studiōsus — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Latvian: ziņkārīgs — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Latvian: ziņkārs — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Lithuanian: smalsus — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Lithuanian: žingeidus — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Macedonian: љубопитен (ljubopiten) — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Māori: māhirahira — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Navajo: haalá nízin — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Norman: tchuthieux — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Norwegian: nysgjerrig — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Norwegian Nynorsk: nyfiken — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Norwegian Nynorsk: vitekjær — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Old English: firwitt — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Old English: firwitġeorn — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Persian: کنجکاو (konjkâv) — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Plautdietsch: nieschierich — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Polish: ciekawy — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Polish: dociekliwy — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Portuguese: curioso — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Romanian: curios — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Russian: любопы́тный (ljubopýtnyj) — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Russian: любозна́тельный (ljuboznátelʹnyj) — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Russian: проявля́ющий интере́с (projavljájuščij interés) — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Russian: пытли́вый (pytlívyj) — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Scottish Gaelic: feòrachail — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Serbo-Croatian: зна̏тиже̄љан — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Serbo-Croatian: радо̀знао — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Serbo-Croatian: znȁtižēljan — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Serbo-Croatian: radòznao — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Slovak: zvedavý — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Slovene: radoveden — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Spanish: curioso — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Spanish: tener curiosidad — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Swedish: nyfiken — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Tagalog: kiyuryus — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Tongan: fie'ilo — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Turkish: meraklı — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Ukrainian: допи́тливий (dopýtlyvyj) — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Ukrainian: ціка́вий (cikávyj) — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Ukrainian: знаттєлю́бний (znattjeljúbnyj) — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Vietnamese: tò mò — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Volapük: nulälik — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Welsh: chwilfrydig — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Welsh: chwilgar — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Yiddish: טשיקאַווע (tshikave) — tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate — see also inquisitive
• Bulgarian: курио́зен (kuriózen) — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Bulgarian: стра́нен (stránen) — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Chinese Mandarin: 異常 /异常 (yìcháng) — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Czech: zvláštní — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Czech: podivný — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Danish: kuriøs — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Danish: besynderlig — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Danish: mærkværdig — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Dutch: apart — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Esperanto: kurioza — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Finnish: erikoinen — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Finnish: outo — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• French: curieux — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• German: kurios — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Irish: aisteach — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Italian: curioso — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Italian: strano — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Korean: 기이한 (giihan) — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Lithuanian: keistas — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Lithuanian: neįprastas — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Macedonian: необичен (neobičen) — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Macedonian: чуден (čuden) — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Portuguese: curioso — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Portuguese: estranho — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Romanian: curios — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Romanian: bizar — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Romanian: ciudat — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Romanian: neobișnuit — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Romanian: straniu — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Russian: курьёзный (kurʹjóznyj) — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Russian: любопы́тный (ljubopýtnyj) — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Russian: стра́нный (stránnyj) — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Russian: вызыва́ющий любопы́тство (vyzyvájuščij ljubopýtstvo) — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Spanish: curioso — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Spanish: extraño — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Spanish: raro — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Swedish: besynnerlig — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Swedish: märklig — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Swedish: märkvärdig — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Ukrainian: курйо́зний (kurjóznyj) — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Welsh: hynod — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual
• Welsh: rhyfedd — leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual