Ethic

| ˈɛθɪk |

Definition

• noun (singular)
  • a set of moral principles, especially one’s relating to or affirming a specified group, field, or form of conduct
• adjective [rare]
  • relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge dealing with these
• noun (plural – ethics)
  • [usu. treated as pl.] moral principles that govern a person’s behavior or the conducting of an activity
  • [usu. treated as sing.] the branch of knowledge that deals with moral principles

Etymology

Late Middle English (denoting ethics or moral philosophy; also used attributively), from Old French éthique, itself from Latin ethice, itself from Greek (hē) ēthikē (tekhnē) (“the science of morals”), based on ēthos.

In Other Languages

• Bahasa Indonesia: etika, tata susila
• بهاس ملايو:
  • ايتيكا (etika)
• Cebuano: ethics
• Deutsch: die Ethik, die Moral
• Español: la ética
• Filipino: etika
• Français: l’éthique (fem.), la morale
• 한국어: 윤리학 (yunlihag)
• Italiano: le etica, la morale
• ភាសាខ្មែរ: ក្រមសីលធម៌ (kramseilothmr)
• Latino: ethice
• မြန်မာဘာသာ: လူ့ကျင့်ဝတ်
• 日本語: 倫理 (りんり)
• ພາສາລາວ: ຈັນຍາບັນ (chnaiaban)
• ภาษาไทย: จริยธรรม (criyṭhrrm)
• தமிழ்: நெறிமுறைகள் (neṟimuṟaikaḷ)
• Tiếng Việt: đạo đức học, luân lý học
• 中文: 道德 (dàodé), 倫理 / 伦理 (lúnlǐ)