Assignment in Different Languages
Discover 'Assignment' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Assignment
Afrikaans opdrag | ||
Albanian caktimin | ||
Amharic ምደባ | ||
Arabic مهمة | ||
Armenian հանձնարարություն | ||
Assamese আবণ্টন কৰা কাৰ্য | ||
Aymara chhijllata | ||
Azerbaijani tapşırıq | ||
Bambara baara | ||
Basque esleipena | ||
Belarusian заданне | ||
Bengali অ্যাসাইনমেন্ট | ||
Bhojpuri दिहल गयिल कवनो काम | ||
Bosnian zadatak | ||
Bulgarian възлагане | ||
Catalan assignació | ||
Cebuano asaynment | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 分配 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 分配 | ||
Corsican missione | ||
Croatian zadatak | ||
Czech úkol | ||
Danish opgave | ||
Dhivehi އެސައިންމަންޓް | ||
Dogri सपुर्द कम्म | ||
Dutch opdracht | ||
English assignment | ||
Esperanto tasko | ||
Estonian ülesanne | ||
Ewe dᴐdeasi | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) takdang-aralin | ||
Finnish tehtävä | ||
French affectation | ||
Frisian opdracht | ||
Galician asignación | ||
Georgian დავალება | ||
German zuordnung | ||
Greek αναθεση εργασιας | ||
Guarani me'ẽ | ||
Gujarati સોંપણી | ||
Haitian Creole plasman | ||
Hausa aiki | ||
Hawaiian hāmeʻa | ||
Hebrew מְשִׁימָה | ||
Hindi असाइनमेंट | ||
Hmong txib | ||
Hungarian feladat | ||
Icelandic verkefni | ||
Igbo ọrụ | ||
Ilocano panangidutok | ||
Indonesian tugas | ||
Irish sannadh | ||
Italian incarico | ||
Japanese 割り当て | ||
Javanese tugas | ||
Kannada ನಿಯೋಜನೆ | ||
Kazakh тапсырма | ||
Khmer កិច្ចការ | ||
Kinyarwanda umukoro | ||
Konkani प्रयोग | ||
Korean 할당 | ||
Krio wok | ||
Kurdish danî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ئەرک | ||
Kyrgyz тапшырма | ||
Lao ການແຕ່ງຕັ້ງ | ||
Latin assignment | ||
Latvian uzdevums | ||
Lingala mosala | ||
Lithuanian užduotis | ||
Luganda ekigezo | ||
Luxembourgish aufgab | ||
Macedonian задача | ||
Maithili कार्य | ||
Malagasy andraikitra | ||
Malay tugasan | ||
Malayalam അസൈൻമെന്റ് | ||
Maltese assenjazzjoni | ||
Maori taumahi | ||
Marathi असाइनमेंट | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯊꯕꯛ | ||
Mizo tihtur | ||
Mongolian даалгавар | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) တာဝန်ကျ | ||
Nepali असाइनमेन्ट | ||
Norwegian oppdrag | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) ntchito | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଆସାଇନମେଣ୍ଟ | ||
Oromo hojii manaa | ||
Pashto ګمارنه | ||
Persian وظیفه | ||
Polish zadanie | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) tarefa | ||
Punjabi ਅਸਾਈਨਮੈਂਟ | ||
Quechua llamkanakuna | ||
Romanian misiune | ||
Russian назначение | ||
Samoan tofiga | ||
Sanskrit नियोजनम् | ||
Scots Gaelic sònrachadh | ||
Sepedi karolelo | ||
Serbian додељивање | ||
Sesotho kabelo | ||
Shona basa | ||
Sindhi ذميواري | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) පැවරුම | ||
Slovak zadanie | ||
Slovenian dodelitev | ||
Somali meelaynta | ||
Spanish asignación | ||
Sundanese ngerjakeun | ||
Swahili zoezi | ||
Swedish uppdrag | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) takdang-aralin | ||
Tajik супориш | ||
Tamil பணி | ||
Tatar бирем | ||
Telugu అప్పగించిన | ||
Thai การมอบหมาย | ||
Tigrinya ዕዮ | ||
Tsonga asayimente | ||
Turkish görev | ||
Turkmen ýumuş | ||
Twi (Akan) dwumadie | ||
Ukrainian доручення | ||
Urdu تفویض | ||
Uyghur تاپشۇرۇق | ||
Uzbek topshiriq | ||
Vietnamese sự phân công | ||
Welsh aseiniad | ||
Xhosa isabelo | ||
Yiddish אַסיינמאַנט | ||
Yoruba iṣẹ iyansilẹ | ||
Zulu isabelo |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Opdrag can also mean 'upbringing' or 'education', indicating its origin from the Dutch word 'opdracht' with the same meanings. |
| Albanian | The word "caktimin" in Albanian comes from the Turkish word "taktim", which means "team". |
| Amharic | 'ምደባ' has alternate meanings of 'homework', 'task', 'duty' and its verb form 'to assign', 'to commission' |
| Arabic | The word "مهمة" ("assignment") in Arabic also means "mission" or "task". |
| Azerbaijani | The word "tapşırıq" ultimately derives from the Persian word "tapsir" meaning "order" or "command". |
| Basque | The word "esleipena" in Basque is derived from the verb "esleitu", meaning "to choose" or "to select"} |
| Belarusian | The word "заданне" in Belarusian also has the alternate meaning of "question" or "problem" in mathematics. |
| Bengali | The word 'অ্যাসাইনমেন্ট' ('assignment') in Bengali can also refer to a task or duty that is given to someone. |
| Bosnian | "Zadatak" can also mean "problem" or "issue" in Bosnian. |
| Bulgarian | The word "възлагане" is derived from the verb "възлагам" which means "to assign, to entrust" and has the same root as the noun "възложение" which means "assignment, mission". |
| Catalan | The word "assignació" in Catalan also has the alternate meanings of "allocation of funds" and "appointment to a position". |
| Cebuano | In Cebuano, the spelling "asaynment" is used interchangeably with "assignment", which is derived from the English term. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 分配 (fēnpèi) literally means "to distribute," and is also used to refer to "distribution," "allocation," or "assignment." |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 分配 is also a term in probability theory, meaning "distribution". |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "missione" can also mean "message" or "errand." |
| Croatian | The word "zadatak" in Croatian has roots in the word "zadati", meaning "to give" or "to set", and can also refer to a task or mission. |
| Czech | While "úkol" mostly means "assignment" today, it originates from "úkolek" which had the meaning of "task" or "charge". |
| Danish | The Danish word "opgave" is derived from the Old Norse word "uppgjöf" meaning "settlement" or "agreement". |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "opdracht" originally referred to an order or commission given by a superior, but now also means "assignment" in the sense of a task given to a student. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "tasko" may derive from the Hungarian word "taska" ("bag") or from the Slavic word "taska" ("pocket"). |
| Estonian | Ülesanne is derived from the verb "üles (to finish)" and the suffix "-anne" (result of action), meaning "the result of finishing something." |
| Finnish | It comes from the verb `tehdä` meaning 'to do', and originally had a broader meaning, 'that which should be done'. |
| French | En français, "affectation" signifie aussi "attribution", un sens dérivé de son étymologie latine "adfectare" (assigner). |
| Frisian | The word "opdracht" in Frisian can also mean "task" or "commission". |
| Galician | In Galician, "asignación" is also used to refer to a financial allocation or a specific amount of money assigned to a particular purpose. |
| German | The German word 'Zuordnung' can also refer to a mathematical relation or a correspondence between different mathematical structures. |
| Greek | The word 'ΑΝΑΘΕΣΗ ΕΡΓΑΣΙΑΣ' comes from the Greek verb 'ανατίθημι,' meaning 'to assign' or 'to entrust,' and the noun 'έργο,' meaning 'work' or 'task.' |
| Gujarati | The word "સોંપણી" can also refer to a gift or a present. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "plasman" is derived from the French word "placement" and can also mean "job placement" or "employment" in Haitian Creole. |
| Hausa | The word "aiki" also means "work" or "job" in Hausa. |
| Hawaiian | Hāmeʻa can also refer to a task, duty, or chore, and is derived from the Proto-Polynesian word *fāmeʻa*. |
| Hebrew | "מְשִׁימָה" derives from the biblical Hebrew verb "שׂם" (śīm), meaning "to place" or "to set". |
| Hindi | The Hindi term "असाइनमेंट" is rooted in the English word "assignment" and holds similar meanings. |
| Hmong | The word "txib" is pronounced as "tshe-eb" or "sh-ee-b" and can also mean "task" or "job". It's derived from the Vietnamese word "trách nhiệm", which means "responsibility".} |
| Hungarian | The word "feladat" in Hungarian comes from the Proto-Turkic word "*pъldat," meaning "order, commandment, decree."} |
| Icelandic | "Verkefni" comes from the Old Norse word "verk" which means "work" and "efni" which means "material" or "subject matter." |
| Igbo | In the context of language, "ọrụ" can also mean "words" or "speech". |
| Indonesian | The word "tugas" comes from the Proto-Austronesian word *tuga-s*, meaning "work", "duty", or "obligation". |
| Irish | The noun sannadh was first attested in the late 17th century and derives from the earlier word sainfead "to appoint". |
| Italian | "Incarico" derives from the Latin word "incaricare," meaning "to load" or "to burden." |
| Japanese | In Japanese, "割り当て" (wariate) has multiple meanings, including "assignment of a task" and "allotment of resources". |
| Javanese | 'Tugas' in Javanese can also mean 'duty', 'obligation' or 'responsibility'. |
| Kannada | The Kannada word "ನಿಯೋಜನೆ" also means "deployment" or "allocation". |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word "тапсырма" is derived from the verb "тапсыру," which means "to entrust". It can also refer to a "task" or "mission". |
| Korean | "할당" also refers to the proportion of something that is distributed or allotted to a specific purpose or person. |
| Kurdish | The word "danî" in Kurdish can also refer to a task, chore, or obligation. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "тапшырма" also means "mission" or "task" in Kyrgyz. |
| Lao | The word “ການແຕ່ງຕັ້ງ” comes from the Pali root of the word “ordination”, which refers to the religious ceremony in which a person is ordained as a monk or nun. |
| Latin | "Assignatio" is a Latin term that means "sign on a document", "to designate", or "to transfer". |
| Latvian | The archaic meaning of "uzdevums" was "a duty," while today it most commonly means "an assignment given to a student." |
| Lithuanian | The word "užduotis" is derived from the Proto-Baltic word *uzdeiti, meaning "to put on" or "to impose (a task)." |
| Luxembourgish | The word "Aufgab" in Luxembourgish can also mean "duty" or "responsibility". |
| Macedonian | The word 'задача' also means 'problem' or 'task' and comes from the Russian word 'задача', which also has these meanings. |
| Malagasy | The word "andraikitra" in Malagasy also means "task, errand, job". |
| Malay | Tugas refers to any duty, obligation, or charge, including tax. |
| Malayalam | The word "assignment" can also refer to a task or mission. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "assenjazzjoni" derives from the Italian "assegnazione" or the French "assignment" with the suffix "-joni" added, although its meaning only encompasses the English word "assignment". |
| Maori | The word 'Taumahi' also has the meanings 'to work' and 'to work for'. |
| Marathi | The word असाइनमेंट/assignment in Marathi can also mean a task or duty that is assigned to someone. |
| Mongolian | The word "даалгавар" is derived from the verb "даалгах" ("to assign"), which is related to Mongolian words for "task", "order", and "commission". |
| Nepali | The word असाइनमेन्ट or 'assignment' is derived from the Latin 'assignare', meaning to mark or distribute |
| Norwegian | "Oppdrag" also means "errand" or "mission" in Norwegian. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "ntchito" in Nyanja ultimately derives from a Proto-Bantu root meaning "work" or "thing to be done." |
| Pashto | ګمارنه also means `order` when used in the context of military commands. |
| Persian | The word "وظیفه" can also mean "duty" or "obligation" in Persian. |
| Polish | "Zadanie" also means "task" or "mission" and shares the same root as the word "zadać" meaning "to ask" or "to give a task". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | Tarefa is an ancient noun and originally refers to a specific work in the field (tareia or taréia) |
| Romanian | « Misiune » is also used as a synonym for the word « vocation ». |
| Russian | In addition to "assignment", "назначение" may also mean "appointment" or "purpose". |
| Samoan | "Tofiga" also means "burden" in Samoan, signifying the weight of responsibility that comes with an assignment. |
| Serbian | The word “додељивање” comes from the verb “доделити” which means “to assign” or “to allot” and is rooted in the Slavic “del” meaning “part” or “share”. |
| Sesotho | The word "kabelo" is also used to refer to a type of grass that is used for thatching roofs. |
| Shona | The word basa can also refer to a place of residence in Shona, often a rural one. |
| Sindhi | "ذميواري" is a Farsi loanword that originally means "conscience". It is used in Sindhi to mean "assignment". It is also sometimes used to refer to a person's responsibility or duty. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word 'පැවරුම' comes from the Sanskrit word 'प्रवृत्ति' (pravṛtti), which means 'engagement, undertaking, or activity' |
| Slovak | The word "zadanie" in Slovak can also refer to a task, chore, or duty assigned to someone. |
| Slovenian | The word "dodelitev" derives from the verb "dodeliti" which means "to assign" or "to allot; specifically, to divide up an amount of something between several people or groups." |
| Somali | The word 'meelaynta' derived from the Somali word 'meel', meaning 'place', and 'ayn', meaning 'thing' or 'object', hence 'meelayn' which means to place something in a specific place. |
| Spanish | "Asignación" also means "appropriation" or "allocation" in the context of budgeting. |
| Sundanese | The word "ngerjakeun" can also mean "to work on" or "to do" in Sundanese. |
| Swahili | Although "zoezi" means "assignment/exercise" in Swahili, it also means "training" or "practice". |
| Swedish | Uppdrag is cognate with English “trip” and also means “mission” or “errand”. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Takdang-aralin" is a Tagalog word derived from "takda" (task) and "aralin" (lesson), also used to refer to homework or extracurricular activities assigned by teachers to students. |
| Tajik | The word "супориш" comes from the Farsi word "سپارش" which means "commandment" or "order". |
| Tamil | The word "பணி" also means "work" or "service" in Tamil. |
| Telugu | The word "అప్పగించిన" can also refer to a task or responsibility that has been given to someone. |
| Thai | Originally, มอบหมาย meant "to give advice to subordinates," and has since come to include the meaning of delegation. |
| Turkish | Görev can also mean "duty" or "responsibility" in Turkish. |
| Ukrainian | The word "доручення" is derived from the Ukrainian word "доручити", which means "to entrust" or "to assign." |
| Urdu | The word "تفویض" (assignment) in Urdu can also mean "delegation" or "entrustment." |
| Uzbek | The word 'topshiriq' is a derivative of the verb 'topshir-' which has the meaning of sending someone (or something) away on an errand |
| Vietnamese | The word "sự phân công" derives from the Sino-Vietnamese phrase "分工". This phrase originally referred to the division of labor but has expanded in meaning to encompass assignments or distribution of tasks in both the formal and informal registers of the language |
| Welsh | "Aseiniad" also means "appointment" or "commission." |
| Xhosa | The word "isabelo" also means "thing sent". |
| Yiddish | Yiddish "אַסיינמאַנט" (assignment) derives from German "ansetzen" (to set), via Russian "задание" (task). |
| Yoruba | The word 'iṣẹ iyansilẹ' in Yoruba is also used to refer to a task or project that has been delegated to someone for completion. |
| Zulu | The word "isabelo" is also used to refer to a type of traditional Zulu dance. |
| English | The word "assignment" originates from the Latin word "assigno", meaning "to appoint or mark out". |