Afrikaans agent | ||
Albanian agjent | ||
Amharic ወኪል | ||
Arabic وكيل | ||
Armenian գործակալ | ||
Assamese এজেণ্ট | ||
Aymara ajinti | ||
Azerbaijani agent | ||
Bambara walekɛla | ||
Basque agentea | ||
Belarusian агент | ||
Bengali প্রতিনিধি | ||
Bhojpuri एजेंट | ||
Bosnian agent | ||
Bulgarian агент | ||
Catalan agent | ||
Cebuano ahente | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 代理人 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 代理人 | ||
Corsican agente | ||
Croatian agent | ||
Czech činidlo | ||
Danish agent | ||
Dhivehi އޭޖެންޓު | ||
Dogri अजैंट | ||
Dutch agent | ||
English agent | ||
Esperanto agento | ||
Estonian agent | ||
Ewe dɔla | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) ahente | ||
Finnish agentti | ||
French agent | ||
Frisian agint | ||
Galician axente | ||
Georgian აგენტი | ||
German agent | ||
Greek μέσο | ||
Guarani tembiapo mbohapehára | ||
Gujarati એજન્ટ | ||
Haitian Creole ajan | ||
Hausa wakili | ||
Hawaiian ʻākena | ||
Hebrew סוֹכֵן | ||
Hindi एजेंट | ||
Hmong tus neeg sawv cev | ||
Hungarian ügynök | ||
Icelandic umboðsmaður | ||
Igbo gị n'ụlọnga | ||
Ilocano ahente | ||
Indonesian agen | ||
Irish gníomhaire | ||
Italian agente | ||
Japanese エージェント | ||
Javanese agen | ||
Kannada ಏಜೆಂಟ್ | ||
Kazakh агент | ||
Khmer ភ្នាក់ងារ | ||
Kinyarwanda umukozi | ||
Konkani दलाल | ||
Korean 에이전트 | ||
Krio maneja | ||
Kurdish casus | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) بریکار | ||
Kyrgyz агент | ||
Lao ຕົວແທນ | ||
Latin agente | ||
Latvian aģents | ||
Lingala mosali | ||
Lithuanian agentas | ||
Luganda omuwanika | ||
Luxembourgish agent | ||
Macedonian агент | ||
Maithili मुनीम | ||
Malagasy mpandraharaha | ||
Malay ejen | ||
Malayalam ഏജന്റ് | ||
Maltese aġent | ||
Maori kaihoko | ||
Marathi एजंट | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠ ꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕ | ||
Mizo thawktu | ||
Mongolian агент | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အေးဂျင့် | ||
Nepali एजेन्ट | ||
Norwegian middel | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) wothandizila | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଏଜେଣ୍ଟ | ||
Oromo bakka bu'aa | ||
Pashto اجنټ | ||
Persian عامل | ||
Polish agent | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) agente | ||
Punjabi ਏਜੰਟ | ||
Quechua ruwachiq | ||
Romanian agent | ||
Russian агент | ||
Samoan sooupu | ||
Sanskrit दूत: | ||
Scots Gaelic àidseant | ||
Sepedi agente | ||
Serbian агент | ||
Sesotho moemeli | ||
Shona mumiririri | ||
Sindhi ايجنٽ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) නියෝජිතයා | ||
Slovak agent | ||
Slovenian agent | ||
Somali wakiil | ||
Spanish agente | ||
Sundanese agén | ||
Swahili wakala | ||
Swedish ombud | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) ahente | ||
Tajik агент | ||
Tamil முகவர் | ||
Tatar агент | ||
Telugu ఏజెంట్ | ||
Thai ตัวแทน | ||
Tigrinya ወኪል | ||
Tsonga ejente | ||
Turkish ajan | ||
Turkmen agent | ||
Twi (Akan) ananmusini | ||
Ukrainian агент | ||
Urdu ایجنٹ | ||
Uyghur ۋاكالەتچى | ||
Uzbek agent | ||
Vietnamese đặc vụ | ||
Welsh asiant | ||
Xhosa ummeli | ||
Yiddish אַגענט | ||
Yoruba oluranlowo | ||
Zulu umenzeli |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | In Afrikaans, "agent" can also refer to a person who acts on behalf of another, such as a real estate agent or a stockbroker. |
| Albanian | In Albanian, "agjent" also means "attorney" and is derived from the Latin word "agere" meaning "to do". |
| Amharic | The word "ወኪል" in Amharic can also mean "representative" or "intermediary", depending on the context. |
| Arabic | The Arabic term "وكيل" (agent) also signifies someone authorized to act on behalf of another, similar to the English term "attorney." |
| Armenian | The word գործակալ also means "factor" in Armenian, a person or thing that contributes to a result. |
| Azerbaijani | The Azerbaijani word “agent” can also mean “spy” or “broker”. |
| Basque | In Basque, the word "agentea" can also mean "representative" or "attorney." |
| Belarusian | The word "агент" can also mean "intelligence officer" in Russian. |
| Bengali | The word "প্রতিনিধি" also means "representative" in Bengali. |
| Bosnian | In Bosnian, the word "agent" can also refer to a broker or representative, particularly in the context of real estate or insurance. |
| Bulgarian | The word "агент" is derived from the Latin word "agens," which means "one who acts." |
| Catalan | In Catalan, "l’agent" can also refer to a representative or a mediator. |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano "ahente" is derived from Spanish "agente," denoting a person or group acting as a representative or medium. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | In Cantonese, “代理人” (daai6 lei2 jan4) can also mean a boyfriend or girlfriend, especially when one is not yet ready to make the relationship public. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 代理人 (Mandarin) comes from the word "proxy" in Latin, meaning "in place of another", but also has alternate meanings such as "acting for others" and "doing on behalf of others". |
| Corsican | In the Corsican language, "agente" can also refer to a salesperson |
| Croatian | The word 'agent' is derived from the Latin word 'agere', meaning 'to do', and is related to the words 'act', 'action', and 'agency'. |
| Czech | Činidlo can refer to a chemical reagent (substance reacting in a chemical reaction) in the context of chemistry whereas in other contexts an 'agent', |
| Danish | The word "agent" is derived from the Latin word "agens," which means "acting" or "doing." |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "agent" can also refer to a brokerage firm or a commission agent representing insurance companies. |
| Esperanto | In the sense of an agent or representative, " |
| Estonian | The word "agent" comes from the Latin "agere", meaning "to do" or "to act". |
| Finnish | The word 'agentti' also means 'element' in Finnish chemistry. |
| French | In French, the word "agent" can also refer to a person who acts on behalf of another, such as a real estate agent or a travel agent. |
| Frisian | The verb 'agint' originates from the Latin 'agere', meaning 'to do, drive, set in motion'. It can also mean 'to do business' and 'to act'. |
| Galician | Galician "axente" is derived from Latin "agens, agentis," meaning "acting, doing," as in a "sales agent" or "chemical agent," distinct from the "agent" meaning "spy" or "representative". |
| Georgian | აგენტი (agent), a loanword, originally meant 'representative of a foreign country'. |
| German | "Agent" originates from Latin, meaning "one who acts", and has evolved in German to denote a wide range of functions, including representatives, negotiators, and substances that produce effects. |
| Greek | The word "μέσο" in Greek can mean "agent" in the sense of a "person or thing that does something for or on behalf of someone or something else." |
| Gujarati | 'એજન્ટ' is derived from the Latin word 'agere', meaning 'to do' or 'to act'. |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole, "ajan" can also mean "spy". |
| Hausa | In the context of the Hausa legal system, "wakili" can also refer to an individual who is appointed to represent another person in court or other legal matters. |
| Hawaiian | 'Ākena' in Hawaiian can also refer to a lawyer, a spy, or a messenger. |
| Hebrew | The word “סוכן” originally derives from the Greek word “syn”, meaning together |
| Hindi | एजेंट फ़्रांसीसी शब्द 'एजेंट' से लिया गया है जिसका अर्थ 'करने वाला' या 'कार्रवाई करने वाला' होता है। |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "tus neeg sawv cev" may also refer to "messenger" or "representative". |
| Hungarian | Ügynök originates from the Turkish word "ügüneş" meaning "sun". |
| Icelandic | The term 'umboðsmaður' can also refer to a commissioner, a spokesman or a steward in Icelandic. |
| Igbo | Gị n'ụlọnga's literal meaning is 'one used out', but it also signifies 'one with whom another does something'. |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "agen" can also refer to a "representative" or a "sales agent" in English. |
| Italian | The Italian word "agente" comes from the Latin "agens" meaning "one who acts," and can also mean "detective," "sales representative," or "actor." |
| Japanese | エージェント (agent) は、ラテン語の agere (行動する、働く) から来ており、他の人や組織の代わりに働く個人または組織を指します。 |
| Javanese | In Javanese, "agen" can also refer to a representative or a proxy. |
| Kannada | The word 'ಏಜೆಂಟ್' ('agent') in Kannada also means 'actor' or 'representative'. |
| Kazakh | Слово «агент» также означает «шпион» или «представитель». |
| Khmer | The word "ភ្នាក់ងារ" can also refer to a representative or a person who carries out duties on behalf of someone else. |
| Korean | The word "에이전트" can also mean "spy" or "secret agent" in Korean. |
| Kurdish | The word "casus" also means "reason" or "cause" in Kurdish. |
| Kyrgyz | В кыргызских словарях у термина "агент" есть несколько значений: "разведчик", "представитель", "посредник". |
| Latin | In Latin, the word "agente" can also refer to an actor or doer, a principal or source, or a representative or delegate. |
| Latvian | In Latvian, "aģents" can also refer to a substance that acts on something else to cause a change, such as a chemical catalyst. |
| Lithuanian | "Agentas" in Lithuanian can also mean "traveler" or "representative." |
| Luxembourgish | Luxembourgish word 'Agent' also means 'representative'. |
| Macedonian | The word "агент" in Macedonian also means "sales representative". |
| Malagasy | "Mpandraha-raha" is a French loanword derived from "mandataire," meaning "delegate" or "proxy." |
| Malay | The word "ejen" can also refer to a representative, broker, or spy in Malay. |
| Malayalam | ഏജന്റ് has the alternate meaning of 'manager' in Malayalam. |
| Maltese | Maltese "aġent" also means "an intermediary who arranges contracts or employment". |
| Maori | Kaihoko can also refer to a lawyer or a spokesperson. |
| Marathi | In Marathi, "एजंट" can also refer to a secret service operative or informer. |
| Mongolian | The word "агент" derives from the French agent, but also has connotations of "representative" in Mongolian. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word "agent" comes from the Latin word "agere", meaning "to do" or "to act". It can also refer to a person or thing that acts on behalf of another. |
| Nepali | In Sanskrit, the word 'एजेन्ट' ('agent') means 'one who sets in motion or causes to move'. It can also refer to a substance that brings about a chemical change in another substance. |
| Norwegian | The word 'middel' also means 'means' in Norwegian. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "wothandizila" in Nyanja can also mean "helper" or "guide". |
| Pashto | "اجنټ" also means "spy" in Pashto. |
| Persian | In Persian, عامل (ʿāmel) can also refer to a person who causes something to happen or a factor that contributes to a result. |
| Polish | In Polish "agent" can also mean "a person working on behalf of another to achieve a particular result" |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "agente" comes from the Latin "agens", participle of the verb "agere", meaning "to do" or "to act". |
| Punjabi | The word "ਏਜੰਟ" in Punjabi can also mean "an active principle" or "a substance that produces a specific effect." |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "agent" can also mean "representative" or "delegate". |
| Russian | "Агент" is also a slang for "spy" in Russian. |
| Samoan | The word "sooupu" can also refer to a "companion" or "friend" in Samoan. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "àidseant" can also mean "easy" or "convenient" in Scots Gaelic. |
| Serbian | The word "агент" can also refer to a spy or representative. |
| Sesotho | The word “moemeli” also carries connotations of responsibility and accountability. |
| Shona | In the Shona language, "mumiririri" can mean "agent" or "envoy". |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word ايجنٽ can also refer to a spy or an informer. |
| Slovak | The word "agent" in Slovak can also mean "secret service" or "secret police". |
| Slovenian | The term "agent" comes from the Latin word "agere" which means "to do" or "to act". |
| Somali | The word "wakiil" in Somali also means "representative" or "ambassador". |
| Spanish | The Spanish word "agente", meaning "agent", is derived from the Latin word "agens", meaning "acting" or "doing". |
| Sundanese | The word 'agén' in Sundanese can also refer to an envoy, deputy, or emissary. |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "wakala" can also mean "agency" or "brokerage" in a business context. |
| Swedish | The word "ombud" in Swedish can also mean a person who represents someone else in a legal or financial matter. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Ahentê" is a Spanish loanword that entered the Philippine languages at some point during the Spanish colonial period. |
| Tajik | The word "агент" is also used in Tajik to refer to a representative or a deputy. |
| Tamil | The Tamil word "முகவர்" can also mean "a person entrusted with the management of an estate" |
| Telugu | ఏజెంట్ can also refer to an individual who acts with power or authority on behalf of another person or organization. |
| Thai | In Thai, "ตัวแทน" (agent) also means "representative" or "delegate." |
| Turkish | "Ajan" kelimesinin kökeni Farsça'daki "ajandan" kelimesine dayanır, "müdahale eden" veya "harekete geçiren" anlamına gelir. |
| Ukrainian | In Russian, the word "агент" can also mean "spy" or "representative of a foreign power." |
| Urdu | The Urdu word "ایجنٹ" is derived from the Latin word "agere" meaning "to do" or "to act". |
| Uzbek | The Uzbek word "agent" can also mean "representative" or "commissioner." |
| Vietnamese | "Đặc vụ" also refers to spies and assassins |
| Welsh | The Welsh word 'asiant' can also refer to a 'tenant' or 'settler'. |
| Xhosa | From the English word "emissary" with an assimilated "l". |
| Yiddish | אַגענט can also refer to a person acting on the behalf of another in the context of Jewish religious practice |
| Yoruba | The Yoruba word "oluranlowo" can also mean "representative" or "intermediary". |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "umenzeli" also means "a friend or companion". |
| English | The word 'agent' stems from the Latin word 'agere,' meaning 'to do' or 'to act,' and has historically been used to refer to a person or thing that acts or produces an effect. |