Basic Component Names in Your Language

[Horusaem]

hi

So an idea came to my mind as English is not my first language for a thread where folks around the world would place their component names next to english names . Yes I am aware that most of the nowadays electronics is like pure english names but this might be a nice test to see how other languages implent or borrow their english Counterparts

So here it is ( It`s a test too for me so I`ll describe the function if uncertain of the english name )

Polish(shhhhhczhhhshhhzzhhh )

Resistor  - Opornik

Capacitor - Kondensator

Transistor - Tranzystor ( Bipolar - Bipolarny )

Coil - Cewka

Coil on a Single Core but not transforemer ? Inductor ? - D?awik

Diode - Dioda
  Zener Diode - Dioda Zenera
  Schotkys Diode - Dioda Szotkiego
Transformer - Transformator

(Full) Bridge Rectifier - (Pe?ny) Mostek Prostowniczy

Chip - Czip 

Microcontroller - Mikrokontroller

And a little Bonus

AC - Pr?d Zmienny
DC - Pr?d Sta?y
Voltage - Napi?cie
Amperage - Nat??enie ( pr?du)
Power - Moc

I hope that at least some of you are as curious as me

[Edison]

It's in Czech                        x     To je ?ESKY
resistor                         x   odpor/rezistor
capacitor                            x   kondenzátor
electrolytic capacitor            x   elektrolitický kondenzátor
varikap - capacitance diode    x   varikap - kapacitní dioda
thermistor                            x   termistor
posistor                            x   pozistor
varistor                            x   varistor
coil                                    x   cívka
transformer                    x   transformátor
diode                            x   dioda
zener diode                    x   zenerova dioda
led                                    x   led
transistor                            x   tranzistor
thyristor                            x   tyristor
triak                                    x   triak
diak                                    x   diak
optocoupler                    x   opto?len
display                            x   displej
screen                            x   obrazovka
integrated circuit            x   integrovaný obvod
processor                            x   procesor
chip                                    x   ?ip
switch - 1/0                    x   vypína? - 1/0
switch - 1/1                    x   p?epína? - 1/1
button                            x   tla?ítko
microswitch                    x   mikrospína?
connector                            x   konektor
socket                            x   zásuvka
etc                                    x   atd

something that has not adhered to excel table form

Oh the diacritics of the Czech language, those question marks instead of the letters - are "r" with hook and "c" with hook - pronunciation is softened.

optoclen, prepínac, vypínac, tlacítko, mikrospínac, cip

[free_electron]

DUTCH


resistor                         x   WEERSTAND
capacitor                            x   KONDENSATOR / CONDENSATOR
electrolytic capacitor            x   ELEKTROLYTISCHE KONDENSATOR
varikap - capacitance diode    x   VARICAP
thermistor                            x   THERMISTOR

varistor                            x   VARISTOR
coil                                    x   SPOEL
transformer                    x   TRANSFORMATOR
diode                            x   DIODE
zener diode                    x   ZENER DIODE
led                                    x   LED
transistor                            x  TRANSISTOR
thyristor                            x   THYRISTOR
triaC                                    x   TRIAC
diaC                                    x   DIAC
optocoupler                    x   OPTOKOPPEL
display                            x   DISPLAY
screen                            x   SCHERM
integrated circuit            x   GEINTEGREERDE SCHAKELING
processor                            x   PROCESSOR
chip                                    x   CHIP
switch - 1/0                    x   SCHAKELAAR

button                            x   DRUKKNOP
microswitch                    x   MICROSWITCH
connector                            x   CONNECTOR
socket                            x   SOCKET

[igendel]

Nice idea for a thread 

Some background for Hebrew: about a hundred years ago, reviving the language of the Bible was all the rage, and people constantly invented new words for then-modern things. As time went by this impulse waned, so more recent technology-related terms either have no Hebrew name at all, or has a name that no one actually uses. I'll spare you the alphabet and transliterate the terms that are in common use.

Resistor : Nagad
Capacitor : Kabal
Coil : Slil
Transformer : Shanai
Diode : Dyoda
Display : Tetsuga
Screen : Masach ("ch" as Germans pronounce it, not English)
Integrated circuit : Ma'agal Meshulav
Processor : Me'abed
Chip : Shvav
switch : Meteg
Button : Kaftor / Lachtsan

[tszaboo]

resistor            ellenállás
capacitor            kondenzátor
electrolytic capacitor   elektrolitik kondenzátor
varikap               varicap dióda
thermistor            termisztor
varistor            varisztor
coil               tekercs
transformer            transzformátor
diode               dióda
zener diode            zéner dioda
led                  Fényfibocsájtó dióda
transistor            tranzisztor
thyristor            tirisztor
triak               triak
diak               diak
optocoupler            optocsatoló
display               kijelz?
screen               képerny?
integrated circuit      integrált áramkör
processor            processzor
chip               csip
switch               kapcsoló
button               nyomógomb
microswitch            mikrokapcsoló
connector            konnektor
socket               csatlakozó
etc                  satöbbi

[ebastler]

etc                  satöbbi

I had realized that Belgium is bilingual, but I was not aware that Hungarian is one of those languages. 

[capt bullshot]

resistor                         x   Widerstand
capacitor                            x   Kondensator
electrolytic capacitor            x   Elko (Elektrolytkondensator)
tuning diode / varactor    x   Kapazitätsdiode
thermistor                            x   Thermistor (not used) / Temperaturfühler / NTC / PTC
posistor                            x   PTC (positiver Temperaturkoeffizient)
MOV / varistor            x   Varistor
spark gap                      x  Funkenstrecke / Überspannungsableiter
coil                                    x   Spule
choke                             x  Drossel
blackbird                       x  Amsel (that's a common joke, because "Drossel" is also a bird, same species as "Amsel")
inductor                         x  Induktivität
transformer                    x   Transformator
diode                            x   Diode
zener diode                    x   Zenerdiode
led                                    x   LED / Leuchtdiode
transistor                            x   Transistor
SCR                            x   Thyristor
triac                                 x   Triac
diac                                    x   Diac
optocoupler                    x   Optokoppler
display                            x   Display / Anzeige
screen                            x   Schirm / Bildschirm
integrated circuit            x   IC / Integrierte Schaltung
processor                            x   Prozessor
chip                                    x   Chip
switch                 x   Schalter
button                            x   Knopf / Druckknopf
microswitch                    x   Mikroschalter
connector                            x   Steckverbinder
socket                            x   Buchse / Sockel
plug                         x   Stecker
tube / valve            x   Röhre
CRT                       x   Bildröhre
X-Ray tube           x   Röntgenröhre
potentiometer      x  Poti
shield                    x  Schirm / Abschirmung
ground (GND)     x  Masse
safety ground       x  Erde
live (wire)               x  Phase
neutral (wire)          x  Null
full bridge rectifier   x  Brückengleichrichter
AC                           x   Wechselstrom
DC                          x  Gleichstrom
negative feedback   x  Gegenkopplung
positive feedback    x  Mitkopplung

[wraper]

Won't work well unless written with pure Latin letters. Most other letters with few exceptions on this forum will be replaced with question marks, so I'll pass on this.

[Ampera]

Won't work well unless written with pure Latin letters. Most other letters with few exceptions on this forum will be replaced with question marks, so I'll pass on this.

You could take a screenshot in the editor and plop it on the forum.

[BrianHG]

  Why is it resistor has so many completely different pronunciations, but, capacitor in most languages follows along the lines of condensa....  Well, except for Hebrew.

[ebastler]

Why is it resistor has so many completely different pronunciations, but, capacitor in most languages follows along the lines of condensa....  Well, except for Hebrew.

Because "resisting something" came natural to people across the world, well before electronics were invented, so they came up with their own words for it. 

("Having a capacity to store charge" was less popular in pre-electronics days, so everyone was happy to wait until a suitable technical term came along...)

[chris_leyson]

Thanks Horusaem, nice idea for a thread. Is Polish for valve or tube, lampa or lampy ? It's such a good description  . I think in Wales we just use the English words, I've worked with Welsh speaking engineers in the past and I can't remember them using a Welsh word to describe a component.
However, my favorite Welsh word is for microwave oven, popty micro-don or popty ping although microwaves don't go "ping" anymore.

[tszaboo]

etc                  satöbbi

I had realized that Belgium is bilingual, but I was not aware that Hungarian is one of those languages. 

Actually, German is also an official language in Belgium, so make that trilingual. And I'm not Belgian, I just live here.

[gamalot]

resistor                         x   Widerstand
capacitor                            x   Kondensator
electrolytic capacitor            x   Elko (Elektrolytkondensator)
tuning diode / varactor    x   Kapazitätsdiode
thermistor                            x   Thermistor (not used) / Temperaturfühler / NTC / PTC
posistor                            x   PTC (positiver Temperaturkoeffizient)
MOV / varistor            x   Varistor
spark gap                      x  Funkenstrecke / Überspannungsableiter
coil                                    x   Spule
choke                             x  Drossel
blackbird                       x  Amsel (that's a common joke, because "Drossel" is also a bird, same species as "Amsel")
inductor                         x  Induktivität
transformer                    x   Transformator
diode                            x   Diode
zener diode                    x   Zenerdiode
led                                    x   LED / Leuchtdiode
transistor                            x   Transistor
SCR                            x   Thyristor
triac                                 x   Triac
diac                                    x   Diac
optocoupler                    x   Optokoppler
display                            x   Display / Anzeige
screen                            x   Schirm / Bildschirm
integrated circuit            x   IC / Integrierte Schaltung
processor                            x   Prozessor
chip                                    x   Chip
switch                 x   Schalter
button                            x   Knopf / Druckknopf
microswitch                    x   Mikroschalter
connector                            x   Steckverbinder
socket                            x   Buchse / Sockel
plug                         x   Stecker
tube / valve            x   Röhre
CRT                       x   Bildröhre
X-Ray tube           x   Röntgenröhre
potentiometer      x  Poti
shield                    x  Schirm / Abschirmung
ground (GND)     x  Masse
safety ground       x  Erde
live (wire)               x  Phase
neutral (wire)          x  Null
full bridge rectifier   x  Brückengleichrichter
AC                           x   Wechselstrom
DC                          x  Gleichstrom
negative feedback   x  Gegenkopplung
positive feedback    x  Mitkopplung

Chinese

[Nusa]

Why is it resistor has so many completely different pronunciations, but, capacitor in most languages follows along the lines of condensa....  Well, except for Hebrew.

Because "resisting something" came natural to people across the world, well before electronics were invented, so they came up with their own words for it. 

("Having a capacity to store charge" was less popular in pre-electronics days, so everyone was happy to wait until a suitable technical term came along...)

Even in English, Condensor was the mainstream word up to around 1940 (in the US, anyway). Some industries continue to use the term, like the condensor in points ignition systems (its purpose is to suppress arcing of the points, if you were wondering), still available for maintaining older engines.

[igendel]

Why is it resistor has so many completely different pronunciations, but, capacitor in most languages follows along the lines of condensa....  Well, except for Hebrew.

The Hebrew "Kabal" actually follows the exact same logic that derives "Capacitor" from "Capacity" in English. Keeping in mind that the British ruled the area from 1917 to 1948, one can probably make an interesting technological-historical-etymological study out of this

[igendel]

Chinese

That's cool - I just recently learned the Chinese numerals, those are "Two" signs in Diodes, and the "Zero" sign in Neutral, right?

[gamalot]

Chinese

That's cool - I just recently learned the Chinese numerals, those are "Two" signs in Diodes, and the "Zero" sign in Neutral, right?

Completely correct! 

[ucanel]

I will write some letters incorrectly because of english alphabet does not have them.

Electric(ity)  = Elektrik
Electronic    = Elektronik
Video          = Video, vidyo
Blog            = Blog

Condensor   = Kondansator
Capacitor     = Kapasitor
Resistor       = Direnc     ("Rezistans" also used but nearly just for heating elements)
(Resistive)   = (Rezistif)
Transistor    = Transistor
Inductor      = Enduktor
Coil             = Bobin
Diode          = Diyot

Voltage        = Voltaj, Gerilim
Current        = Akim
Power          = Guc
Energy         = Enerji

[Masa]

Here's a few in finnish:

electricity                                 sähkö
voltage                                    jännite
current                                    virta
charge                                    varaus
energy                                    energia
power                                     teho
AC                                          vaihtovirta
DC                                          tasavirta

resistor                                    vastus
capacitor                                 kondensaattori
electrolytic capacitor                elektrolyyttikondensaattori
varikap - capacitance diode       kapasitanssi diodi ?
thermistor                               termistori
varistor                                   varistori
coil                                         kela
transformer                             muuntaja
diode                                      diodi
zener diode                            zener diodi
led                                        led
transistor                               transistori
thyristor                                tyristori
display                                  näyttö
screen                                   näyttö
integrated circuit                    integroitu piiri
processor                              prosessori, suoritin
chip                                       siru ?
switch                                   kytkin
button                                   nappi
microswitch                          mikrokytkin
connector                             liitin
socket                                  kanta

[BrianHG]

Chinese

How about an English phonetically interpreted version on those Chinese words?

[Cerebus]

Why is it resistor has so many completely different pronunciations, but, capacitor in most languages follows along the lines of condensa....  Well, except for Hebrew.

Because "resisting something" came natural to people across the world, well before electronics were invented, so they came up with their own words for it. 

So the French ought to be céderator... 

[vk6zgo]

resistor                         x   Widerstand
capacitor                            x   Kondensator
electrolytic capacitor            x   Elko (Elektrolytkondensator)
tuning diode / varactor    x   Kapazitätsdiode
thermistor                            x   Thermistor (not used) / Temperaturfühler / NTC / PTC
posistor                            x   PTC (positiver Temperaturkoeffizient)
MOV / varistor            x   Varistor
spark gap                      x  Funkenstrecke / Überspannungsableiter
coil                                    x   Spule
choke                             x  Drossel
blackbird                       x  Amsel (that's a common joke, because "Drossel" is also a bird, same species as "Amsel")
inductor                         x  Induktivität
transformer                    x   Transformator
diode                            x   Diode
zener diode                    x   Zenerdiode
led                                    x   LED / Leuchtdiode
transistor                            x   Transistor
SCR                            x   Thyristor
triac                                 x   Triac
diac                                    x   Diac
optocoupler                    x   Optokoppler
display                            x   Display / Anzeige
screen                            x   Schirm / Bildschirm
integrated circuit            x   IC / Integrierte Schaltung
processor                            x   Prozessor
chip                                    x   Chip
switch                 x   Schalter
button                            x   Knopf / Druckknopf
microswitch                    x   Mikroschalter
connector                            x   Steckverbinder
socket                            x   Buchse / Sockel
plug                         x   Stecker
tube / valve            x   Röhre
CRT                       x   Bildröhre
X-Ray tube           x   Röntgenröhre
potentiometer      x  Poti
shield                    x  Schirm / Abschirmung
ground (GND)     x  Masse
safety ground       x  Erde
live (wire)               x  Phase
neutral (wire)          x  Null
full bridge rectifier   x  Brückengleichrichter
AC                           x   Wechselstrom
DC                          x  Gleichstrom
negative feedback   x  Gegenkopplung
positive feedback    x  Mitkopplung

I was working on a bit of German gear, where the schematic showed a circle with wires going into & out of it.
The thing was labelled a "Drossel".
The actual component was potted.
I assumed it was an Inductor, but all the other German schematics called that an "Induktivität", so I thought I'd better check it out.

My wife was born in Germany, but her Dad was Polish, & she was brought up using three languages interchangeably, ( or a mixture), so was no help.

I asked a lady at work, but all she came up with was the bird reference.

I went with my "gut", as logically an Inductor would be appropriate in that position.

It looks to me that the EE who designed the device was of an earlier generation, used the term " Drossel", as I might use  "choke", & drew it as a circle in his original rough sketch.
The Draftsman was perhaps of a later generation, so no more idea than I of what a "Drossel" was, hence the mystery circle.

[technix]

Can this forum support proper Unicode? Why am I seeing mojibake in this thread? Bug found?

[ebastler]

Even in English, Condensor was the mainstream word up to around 1940 (in the US, anyway).

Indeed: 
https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=condensor%2Ccapacitor&year_start=1900&year_end=1932&corpus=15&smoothing=3&share=&direct_url=t1%3B%2Ccondensor%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2Ccapacitor%3B%2Cc0

(Google Ngrams also lets you select British English or American English specifically. Seems that "condensor" was even more common in British English.)