internal

English

Etymology

From Middle English internall, internalle, borrowing from New Latin internālis (“of or pertaining to the inner part”), from internus (“inward, internal”) +‎ -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to intern +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈtɜː.nəl/, /ɪnˈtɜː.nl̩/
• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈtɝ.nl̩/, /ˈɪnˌtɝ.nl̩/

  • Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nəl

Adjective

internal (comparative more internal, superlative most internal)

1. Of or situated on the inside.

   We saw the internal compartments of the machine.

   1. (medicine) Within the body.

      Her bleeding was internal.

   2. Concerned with the domestic affairs of a nation, state or other political community.

      The nation suffered from internal conflicts.

      the minister of internal affairs

   3. Concerned with the non-public affairs of a company or other organisation.

      An internal investigation was conducted.

   4. (biology) Present or arising within an organism or one of its parts.

      an internal stimulus

   5. (pharmacology) Applied or intended for application through the stomach by being swallowed.

      an internal remedy

2. Experienced in one's mind; inner rather than expressed.

   internal feelings

3. Of the inner nature of a thing.

   Synonyms: intrinsic, inherent

4. (British, education, of a student) Attending a university as well as taking its examinations.

Synonyms

• inner
• inly
• interior
• intern, interne

Antonyms

• external
• exterior

Derived terms

• anterointernal
• complete internal reflection
• dorsointernal
• internal affairs
• internal auditory canal
• internal carotid artery
• internal carotid plexus
• internal combustion
• internal combustion engine
• internal conflict
• internal diameter
• internal ear
• internal energy
• internal exile
• internal fertilization
• internalism
• internalist
• internality
• internalize, internalise
• internal link
• internally
• internal maxillary artery
• internal medicine
• internal migration
• internal monologue
• internalness
• internal oblique muscle
• internal organ
• internal passport
• internal reconstruction
• internal refugee
• Internal Revenue Code
• Internal Revenue Service
• internal rhyme
• internal sandhi
• noninternal
• posterointernal
• total internal reflection

 

Translations

inside of something

• Armenian: ներքին (hy) (nerkʻin)
• Bulgarian: вътрешен (bg) (vǎtrešen)
• Catalan: intern (ca)
• Czech: vnitřní (cs)
• Danish: indvendig, intern
• Dutch: intern (nl), inwendig (nl)
• Esperanto: interna (eo), ena (eo)
• Finnish: sisäinen (fi), sisä- (fi), sisäpuolinen
• Greek: εσωτερικός (el) m (esoterikós)
• Hebrew: פנימי m (pnimí)
• Interlingua: interne
• Italian: interno (it)
• Latin: internus
• Latvian: iekšējs
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Macedonian: внатрешен m (vnatrešen)
• Maori: a roto, o roto
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: intern

  Nynorsk: intern

• Occitan: intèrne (oc)
• Oriya: ଭିତରର (bhitarara)
• Persian: درونی (fa) (darôni)
• Polish: wewnętrzny (pl)
• Portuguese: interno (pt)
• Romanian: intern (ro)
• Russian: вну́тренний (ru) (vnútrennij)
• Serbo-Croatian: ȉntērnī (sh), ùnutrašnjī (sh)
• Spanish: interno (es)

within the body

• Armenian: ներքին (hy) (nerkʻin)
• Bulgarian: вътрешен (bg) (vǎtrešen)
• Catalan: intern (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 體內／体内 (zh) (tǐnèi), 体内 (zh) (tǐnèi); 內／内 (zh), 内 (zh) (nèi)

• Czech: vnitřní (cs)
• Dutch: inwendig (nl)
• Esperanto: interna (eo)
• Finnish: sisäinen (fi)
• French: interne (fr)
• Greek: εσωτερικός (el) m (esoterikós)
• Hebrew: פנימי m (pnimí)
• Interlingua: interne
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: interno (it)
• Latvian: iekšējs
• Macedonian: внатрешен m (vnatrešen)
• Maori: a roto o te tinana, o roto o te tinana
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: intern

  Nynorsk: intern

• Persian: درونی (fa) (darôni), داخلی (fa) (dâxeli)
• Polish: wewnętrzny (pl)
• Portuguese: interno (pt)
• Serbo-Croatian: ȉntērnī (sh), ùnutārnjī (sh)
• Spanish: interno (es)

concerned with the domestic affairs of a nation, state etc.

• Armenian: ներքին (hy) (nerkʻin)
• Bulgarian: вътрешен (bg) (vǎtrešen)
• Catalan: intern (ca)
• Czech: domácí (cs)
• Dutch: binnenlands (nl)
• Esperanto: interna (eo)
• Finnish: sisäinen (fi), sisä- (fi)
• Greek: εσωτερικός (el) m (esoterikós)
• Hebrew: פנימי m (pnimí)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: interno (it)
• Latvian: iekšējs
• Macedonian: внатрешен m (vnatrešen)
• Maori: taiwhenua
• Portuguese: interno (pt)
• Serbo-Croatian: ȉntērnī (sh), ùnutrašnjī (sh)
• Spanish: interior (es), interno (es)
• Urdu: اندرونی (andrūnī)

concerned with the non-public affairs of a company or other organisation

• Armenian: ներքին (hy) (nerkʻin)
• Bulgarian: вътрешен (bg) (vǎtrešen)
• Catalan: intern (ca)
• Dutch: intern (nl)
• Esperanto: interna (eo)
• Finnish: sisäinen (fi)
• Greek: εσωτερικός (el) m (esoterikós)
• Hebrew: פנימי m (pnimí)
• Italian: interno (it), privato (it)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Latvian: iekšējs
• Macedonian: интерен m (interen)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: intern

  Nynorsk: intern

• Portuguese: interno (pt)
• Serbo-Croatian: ȉntērnī (sh), ùnutrašnjī (sh)
• Urdu: اندرونی (andrūnī)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• French: ^{(please verify)} interne (fr)
• German: ^{(please verify)} intern (de), ^{(please verify)} innerlich (de), ^{(please verify)} inländisch (de)
• Interlingua: ^{(please verify)} interne
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} interno (es)
• Swedish: ^{(please verify)} intern (sv)
• Telugu: ^{(please verify)} అంతర్గత (antargata)

References

• “internal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “internal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Further reading

• “internal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “internal”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “internal”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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Indonesian

Etymology

From English internal, from Middle English internall, internalle, from Medieval Latin internālis (“of or pertaining to the inner part”), from Latin internus (“internal”) + -ālis, equivalent to intern +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɪntərˈnal]
• Hyphenation: in‧têr‧nal

Adjective

internal (first-person possessive internalku, second-person possessive internalmu, third-person possessive internalnya)

1. internal.

   Synonym: intern

Related terms

• intern
• interna
• internat

 

Further reading

• “internal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.