Agency in Different Languages
Discover 'Agency' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Agency
Afrikaans agentskap | ||
Albanian agjenci | ||
Amharic ኤጀንሲ | ||
Arabic وكالة | ||
Armenian գործակալություն | ||
Assamese এজেন্সী | ||
Aymara ajinsya | ||
Azerbaijani agentlik | ||
Bambara tɔn | ||
Basque agentzia | ||
Belarusian агенцтва | ||
Bengali সংস্থা | ||
Bhojpuri एजेंसी | ||
Bosnian agencija | ||
Bulgarian агенция | ||
Catalan agència | ||
Cebuano ahensya | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 机构 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 機構 | ||
Corsican agenzia | ||
Croatian agencija | ||
Czech agentura | ||
Danish bureau | ||
Dhivehi އެޖެންސީ | ||
Dogri अजैंसी | ||
Dutch agentschap | ||
English agency | ||
Esperanto agentejo | ||
Estonian agentuur | ||
Ewe alɔdze | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) ahensya | ||
Finnish virasto | ||
French agence | ||
Frisian agintskip | ||
Galician axencia | ||
Georgian სააგენტო | ||
German agentur | ||
Greek πρακτορείο | ||
Guarani mba'aporenda | ||
Gujarati એજન્સી | ||
Haitian Creole ajans | ||
Hausa hukuma | ||
Hawaiian kuokoa | ||
Hebrew סוֹכְנוּת | ||
Hindi एजेंसी | ||
Hmong koomhaum | ||
Hungarian ügynökség | ||
Icelandic umboðsskrifstofa | ||
Igbo ụlọ ọrụ | ||
Ilocano ahensia | ||
Indonesian agen | ||
Irish gníomhaireacht | ||
Italian agenzia | ||
Japanese 代理店 | ||
Javanese agensi | ||
Kannada ಏಜೆನ್ಸಿ | ||
Kazakh агенттік | ||
Khmer ទីភ្នាក់ងារ | ||
Kinyarwanda ikigo | ||
Konkani संस्था | ||
Korean 대리점 | ||
Krio ɔfis | ||
Kurdish ajans | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) دەزگا | ||
Kyrgyz агенттик | ||
Lao ອົງການ | ||
Latin propellente | ||
Latvian aģentūra | ||
Lingala lisanga | ||
Lithuanian agentūra | ||
Luganda ababaka | ||
Luxembourgish agence | ||
Macedonian агенција | ||
Maithili संस्था | ||
Malagasy fahafahana misafidy | ||
Malay agensi | ||
Malayalam ഏജൻസി | ||
Maltese aġenzija | ||
Maori ti'amâraa | ||
Marathi एजन्सी | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠ ꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯅꯕ ꯃꯐꯝ | ||
Mizo dawr hmunpui | ||
Mongolian агентлаг | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အေဂျင်စီ | ||
Nepali एजेन्सी | ||
Norwegian byrå | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) bungwe | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସଂସ୍ଥା | ||
Oromo bakka bu'ummaa | ||
Pashto اژانس | ||
Persian آژانس | ||
Polish agencja | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) agência | ||
Punjabi ਏਜੰਸੀ | ||
Quechua agencia | ||
Romanian agenţie | ||
Russian агентство | ||
Samoan faitalia | ||
Sanskrit कर्तृकत्व | ||
Scots Gaelic bhuidheann | ||
Sepedi lekalatirelo | ||
Serbian агенција | ||
Sesotho mokhatlo | ||
Shona agency | ||
Sindhi ايجنسي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) නියෝජිතායතනය | ||
Slovak agentúra | ||
Slovenian agencija | ||
Somali wakaaladda | ||
Spanish agencia | ||
Sundanese agénsi | ||
Swahili wakala | ||
Swedish byrå | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) ahensya | ||
Tajik агентӣ | ||
Tamil நிறுவனம் | ||
Tatar агентлыгы | ||
Telugu ఏజెన్సీ | ||
Thai หน่วยงาน | ||
Tigrinya ትካል | ||
Tsonga xihatla | ||
Turkish ajans | ||
Turkmen gullugy | ||
Twi (Akan) kuo | ||
Ukrainian агентство | ||
Urdu ایجنسی | ||
Uyghur agency | ||
Uzbek agentlik | ||
Vietnamese đại lý | ||
Welsh asiantaeth | ||
Xhosa iarhente | ||
Yiddish אַגענטור | ||
Yoruba ibẹwẹ | ||
Zulu ejensi |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "agentskap" can also refer to a person who acts on behalf of another. |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "agjenci" (agency) originates from the Latin word "agens" (acting or doing), and has the same meaning in English. |
| Amharic | In Amharic, "ኤጀንሲ" (agency) originally meant "a representative or deputy" and was borrowed from Greek via Arabic. |
| Arabic | وكالة comes from the Arabic word وَكَلَ, meaning 'to entrust' or 'to commission', and can also refer to a diplomatic mission or an official representation. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "agentlik" in Azerbaijani shares its etymology with the English word "agent", both originating from the Latin word "agere" (to do). |
| Basque | In Basque, "agentzia" can also refer to a "commission" or "errand." |
| Belarusian | "Агенцтва" can also refer to a place or organization that represents or acts on behalf of another person, group, or entity. |
| Bengali | The Bengali word সংস্থা ('agency') comes from the Sanskrit word 'sangathan' meaning 'organization' or 'association'. |
| Bosnian | In Bosnian, "agencija" also refers to a news agency, real estate agency, or employment agency. |
| Bulgarian | Агенция (agentsia) is derived from the Latin word "agere", meaning "to act" or "to do". |
| Catalan | In Catalan, "agència" also refers to a "news agency" or "employment agency". |
| Cebuano | In Old Cebuano, the word "ahensya" meant "vessel" before it began to mean an organizational entity (such as a government body or a business). |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The Chinese word "机构" (jī gòu) also means "organization" or "structure" and is composed of the characters "机" (jī), meaning "machine" or "mechanism," and "构" (gòu), meaning "to construct" or "to form." |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 機構 is sometimes used as a synonym for 機關 (agency or organization). |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "agenzia" can also refer to news or the office where news is produced. |
| Croatian | The Croatian word "agencija" also means "insurance company". |
| Czech | The word "agentura" can also refer to an organization involved in intelligence, spying, or espionage. |
| Danish | In Danish, "bureau" also means "writing desk" and comes from the French word "bureau." |
| Dutch | "Agentschap" is related to "act" and also refers to the quality or state of being active. |
| Esperanto | "Agentejo" can also refer to a place where agents work, like a real estate agency or a travel agency. |
| Estonian | Agentuur may also refer to the process of acting or doing, the state or fact of being an agent, or the capacity to act or do. |
| Finnish | The word "virasto" can also refer to a government or public authority. |
| French | The French word "agence" can also mean "news agency" or "employment agency". |
| Frisian | Frisian "agintskip" is related to the Old Dutch word "agente" and the French word "agent". |
| Galician | The Galician word "axencia" comes from the Latin word "agentia", meaning "action" or "activity". |
| Georgian | The word originates from the Latin word "agere," which means "to do" or "to act." |
| German | The word "Agentur" in German can also mean "intelligence agency" or "news agency." |
| Greek | The word "πρακτορείο" can also refer to a news agency or a travel agency. |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "એજન્સી" can also mean "authority" or "jurisdiction". |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian Creole word 'ajans' comes from the French word 'agence', meaning 'agency' or 'news agency'. |
| Hausa | In Arabic, hukuma is loosely translated as "rule" or "government" and refers to the exercise of authority over a domain or people. |
| Hawaiian | "Kuokoa" has a second meaning: ``a native Hawaiian missionary sent out by a church or mission organization to establish and run a Hawaiian-speaking church or mission station". |
| Hebrew | In Hebrew, סוֹכְנוּת can also refer to a news agency, travel agency, or employment agency. |
| Hindi | The word 'एजेंसी' in Hindi derives from the Sanskrit word 'अजेंसी', meaning 'action' or 'instrumentality'. |
| Hmong | Koomhaum is also known as 'txoj cai' in Hmong, which means 'the power to act' or 'the ability to make things happen'. |
| Hungarian | In Hungarian, "ügynökség" can also refer to a secret service or intelligence agency. |
| Icelandic | Umboðsskrifstofa is not to be confused with umboð, which means "mandate" or "authorization". |
| Igbo | Ụlọ Ọrụ can also connote a government agency such as NAFDAC (National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control). Other agencies can be private institutions. |
| Indonesian | In Indonesian, the word "agen" is also used as a short form of "agen judi", which means "gambling agent". |
| Italian | The Italian word "agenzia" has its roots in the Latin word "agere," meaning "to act" or "to do." |
| Japanese | 代理店 derives from the Portuguese word "agencia", meaning "action" or "management." |
| Javanese | The Javanese word 'agensi' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'aja', which means 'to act' or 'to move'. |
| Kannada | The Kannada word "ಏಜೆನ್ಸಿ" can also refer to an area under government administration in a tribal region. |
| Kazakh | Агенттік's etymology traces back to the French word 'agent', which refers to a person or thing that performs an action or function. |
| Korean | The word "대리점" (agency) in Korean can also refer to a store that sells lottery tickets or a travel agency. |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word "ajans" also refers to "a person or organization who supplies news to newspapers".} |
| Kyrgyz | Агенттик ( Kyrgyz for "agency") is a loanword from Russian, and it also means "commission fee" in Kyrgyz. |
| Lao | The Lao word ອົງການ derives from the Sanskrit word anga meaning 'organ of the body' or 'part of a living being'. |
| Latin | The Latin word "propellente" also means "means of propulsion". |
| Latvian | The word "aģentūra" also means "agency" in Latvian. |
| Lithuanian | The word "Agentūra" originates from the French word "agence" which has been used for various meanings over time, including "action" or "business." |
| Luxembourgish | "Agence" (French for "agency") can refer to either a government agency or an advertising agency. |
| Macedonian | The Macedonian word "агенција" comes from the French "agence" which in turn derives from the Latin "agentia," meaning "action" or "doing." |
| Malagasy | The word "fahafahana misafidy" can also mean "ability to choose" or "power of attorney". |
| Malay | In Malay, the word "agensi" can also refer to a person or organization that represents another person or organization, or to the power or ability to act independently. |
| Malayalam | The word "ഏജൻസി" is derived from the Latin word "agere", meaning "to do" or "to act." |
| Maltese | “Aġenzija” also means “an agent” (one who acts for another in some capacity) in Maltese. |
| Maori | The word "ti'amâraa" in Maori also refers to the act of mediating or being an intermediary. |
| Marathi | The word "एजन्सी" (agency) in Marathi derives from the Sanskrit root "अज्" (aj), meaning "to go" or "to act". |
| Mongolian | Mongolian агентлаг derives from Russian агентство which derives from Italian agente meaning "agent" and Latin agere meaning "to act." |
| Nepali | The Hindi word "एजेन्सी" originated from the English word "agency" and is also used in Nepali to mean "representative" or "authority." |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "byrå" ultimately comes from the Old French word "bureau," meaning "writing desk" or "office." |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The Yao word 'bungwe' means 'council' and shares an etymology with the Nyanja word 'boma,' meaning 'fort' or 'camp,' suggesting a connection between 'bungwe' and the idea of a gathering place. |
| Pashto | In Pashto, the word "اژانس" can also refer to a "spy agency" or "intelligence agency". |
| Persian | The word "آژانس" is derived from the French word "agence", which in turn comes from the Latin word "agens", meaning "one who acts". |
| Polish | The word "agencja" can also mean "institute" or "office" in Polish. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | Portuguese "agência" comes from Latin "agere" (to drive, perform), the same root of English "agent" and "act". |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "agenţie" can also refer to a travel agency or news agency. |
| Russian | The word “агентство” also means “agency” in English, but it can also refer to a government department or a news agency. |
| Samoan | The word "faitalia" in Samoan also has the alternate meanings of "ministry" and "department". |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "bhuidheann" (agency) also has the alternate meanings "band" or "company" in Scots Gaelic. |
| Serbian | In Serbian, "агенција" can also refer to an employment agency or a travel agency. |
| Sesotho | The word "mokhatlo" (agency) is derived from the verb "ho khatla" (to represent) and it also means a gathering or meeting of people. |
| Shona | The Shona word 'agensi' is borrowed from English and has the same meaning. |
| Sindhi | The word "ايجنسي" also means "will" and "desire" in Sindhi. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word 'agency' derives from the Latin 'agere,' meaning 'to act'. |
| Slovak | The word "agentúra" derives from the Latin word "agens", meaning "doing". |
| Slovenian | Agencija ('agency') derives from Latin 'agens' ('doing'), originally meaning an 'action' or 'business'. |
| Somali | The word "wakaaladda" can also refer to a government department or a representative. |
| Spanish | "Agencia" in Spanish not only means "agency" but also "news agency" and "travel agency." |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word 'agénsi' can mean both 'agency' and 'agent', with the latter being a person or organization acting on behalf of another. |
| Swahili | The word "wakala" can also refer to a document that grants someone the authority to act on behalf of another person. |
| Swedish | The word 'byrå' in Swedish can also mean 'drawer' or 'cabinet'. This is because the word originally referred to a small chest or box that was used to store documents and other valuables. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "ahensya" also means "store" and is derived from the Spanish word "agencia" with the same meaning. |
| Tajik | The Tajik word "агентӣ" derives from the Persian word "عنایت" meaning "favor, kindness," and retains a connotation of favor or patronage. |
| Tamil | The word 'நிறுவனம்' (agency) in Tamil can also mean 'an organization' or 'an institution'. |
| Telugu | “ఏజెన్సీ” (“agency”) derives from the Latin “agere,” meaning "to do or set in motion,", and can also refer to a department of government responsible for a particular function. |
| Thai | หน่วยงาน also means a single unit or measure, e.g. a unit of currency. |
| Turkish | The word "ajans" in Turkish not only means "agency" but also "news agency" and "spy organization". |
| Ukrainian | The word "агентство" can also refer to departments or subdivisions within an organization or the authority delegated to an individual to act on behalf of another. |
| Urdu | The Urdu word "ایجنسی" also refers to a government department or a region under its control. |
| Uzbek | "Agentlik" (agency) in Uzbek may also refer to a state enterprise or government department. |
| Vietnamese | Đại lý in Vietnamese refers to 1) a foreign company or representative office and 2) an independent sales agent. |
| Welsh | The word 'asiantaeth' is derived from the Latin word 'agentia', which means 'action' or 'influence'. |
| Xhosa | 'iarhente' is not found in the Xhosa language. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word אַגענטור (agentur) can also refer to an intelligence or government organization. |
| Yoruba | Ìbẹ̀wẹ́ can also mean "messenger" as in "an agent of God" or "a diplomatic agent". |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "ejensi" also denotes the position of a chief's messenger. |
| English | "Agency" derives from the Latin "agentia," meaning "action" or "activity." |