Afrikaans assosieer | ||
Albanian bashkëpunëtor | ||
Amharic ተባባሪ | ||
Arabic مساعد | ||
Armenian գործակից | ||
Assamese সহযোগী | ||
Aymara mayachata | ||
Azerbaijani əlaqələndirmək | ||
Bambara jɛɲɔgɔn | ||
Basque elkartu | ||
Belarusian паплечнік | ||
Bengali সহযোগী | ||
Bhojpuri सहजोगी | ||
Bosnian saradnik | ||
Bulgarian сътрудник | ||
Catalan associat | ||
Cebuano kauban | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 关联 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 關聯 | ||
Corsican assucià | ||
Croatian suradnik | ||
Czech spolupracovník | ||
Danish knytte | ||
Dhivehi އެސޮސިއޭޓް | ||
Dogri संगी | ||
Dutch associëren | ||
English associate | ||
Esperanto asociita | ||
Estonian kaaslane | ||
Ewe wɔ ɖeka | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) iugnay | ||
Finnish kumppani | ||
French associer | ||
Frisian kompanjon | ||
Galician asociado | ||
Georgian ასოცირებული | ||
German assoziieren | ||
Greek σύντροφος | ||
Guarani moirũ | ||
Gujarati સહયોગી | ||
Haitian Creole asosye | ||
Hausa aboki | ||
Hawaiian hoapili | ||
Hebrew חָבֵר | ||
Hindi साथी | ||
Hmong nyob qib qub | ||
Hungarian munkatárs | ||
Icelandic félagi | ||
Igbo akpakọrịta | ||
Ilocano inaig | ||
Indonesian rekan | ||
Irish comhlach | ||
Italian socio | ||
Japanese 仲間、同僚 | ||
Javanese digandhengake | ||
Kannada ಸಹವರ್ತಿ | ||
Kazakh қауымдастық | ||
Khmer ភ្ជាប់ | ||
Kinyarwanda inshuti | ||
Konkani सांगाती | ||
Korean 동무 | ||
Krio kip kɔmpin | ||
Kurdish şirîk | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) پەیوەست | ||
Kyrgyz бириктирүү | ||
Lao ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມ | ||
Latin adiunctus | ||
Latvian asociētais | ||
Lingala kosangana | ||
Lithuanian bendradarbis | ||
Luganda okwuliraanya | ||
Luxembourgish assoziéieren | ||
Macedonian соработник | ||
Maithili संगी | ||
Malagasy mpiara-miasa | ||
Malay bersekutu | ||
Malayalam സഹകാരി | ||
Maltese assoċjat | ||
Maori whakahoahoa | ||
Marathi सहयोगी | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕ | ||
Mizo thawhpui | ||
Mongolian хамтрах | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) တွဲဖက် | ||
Nepali सहयोगी | ||
Norwegian forbinder | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) wothandizana naye | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସହଯୋଗୀ | ||
Oromo walitti hidhuu | ||
Pashto ملګری | ||
Persian وابسته | ||
Polish współpracownik | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) associado | ||
Punjabi ਸਹਿਯੋਗੀ | ||
Quechua huñu | ||
Romanian asociat | ||
Russian ассоциировать | ||
Samoan uo | ||
Sanskrit यत् | ||
Scots Gaelic caidreabhach | ||
Sepedi amanya | ||
Serbian стручни сарадник | ||
Sesotho motsoalle | ||
Shona shamwari | ||
Sindhi ساٿي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ආශ්රිත | ||
Slovak spolupracovník | ||
Slovenian sodelavec | ||
Somali saaxiib | ||
Spanish asociar | ||
Sundanese gaul | ||
Swahili mshirika | ||
Swedish associera | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) iugnay | ||
Tajik шарик | ||
Tamil இணை | ||
Tatar аралашу | ||
Telugu అసోసియేట్ | ||
Thai ที่เกี่ยวข้อง | ||
Tigrinya ሕብረት | ||
Tsonga mutirhisani | ||
Turkish ortak | ||
Turkmen birleşmek | ||
Twi (Akan) apamfo | ||
Ukrainian асоційований | ||
Urdu ایسوسی ایٹ | ||
Uyghur شېرىك | ||
Uzbek sherik | ||
Vietnamese liên kết | ||
Welsh cyswllt | ||
Xhosa nxulumana | ||
Yiddish מיטאַרבעטער | ||
Yoruba alabaṣiṣẹpọ | ||
Zulu isihlobo |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "assosieer" also carries the meaning of "to combine" as opposed to "to connect" in English. |
| Albanian | "Bashkëpunëtor" could also refer to an accomplice, or a collaborator (person who collaborates or has conspired), not only an associate. |
| Amharic | The word ተባባሪ derives from the root 'ባባር', meaning to 'come together' or 'be in agreement'. |
| Arabic | The word 'مساعد' is also used in Arabic to refer to a 'helper' or 'assistant'. |
| Azerbaijani | The Azerbaijani word "əlaqələndirmək" comes from the Persian word "ارتباط" (etebar), which means "alliance" or "connection". |
| Basque | The word "elkartu" is also used in the sense of gathering, assembling or accumulating. |
| Belarusian | The word "паплечнік" is cognate with the Polish word "poplecznik", meaning "supporter" or "follower". |
| Bengali | "সহযোগী" refers to "an assistant or colleague" and also "cooperate" or "accompany". |
| Bosnian | Saradnik derives from the Turkish word 'saray' (palace), and can also refer to a royal court official or advisor. |
| Bulgarian | "Сътрудник" also means a collaborator or contributor. |
| Catalan | In Catalan, "associat" can also mean "company member" or "partner in a business or organization". |
| Cebuano | Some sources suggest that "kauban" is derived from the archaic root word "kaub"," which means "to work together" or "to help each other." |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 关联, an originally Buddhist term and now a common phrase, also indicates "cause-and-effect relation" |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 關聯, 詞語源自「關涉聯繫」 |
| Corsican | The word "assucià" also means "to join" or "to unite" in Corsican. |
| Croatian | The word 'suradnik' is derived from the verb 'suradjivati', which means 'to cooperate'. It is also sometimes used to refer to a 'colleague' or 'co-worker'. |
| Czech | In Czech, "spolupracovník" has a nuance of someone who is not officially employed by a company, but rather works on a project basis. |
| Danish | The word 'knytte' in Danish has other meanings such as 'to knot' and 'to attach' |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "associëren" also means to link up or to establish. |
| Esperanto | In Esperanto, "asociita" is derived from Latin "associatus" (past participle of "associare"), which means "joined together or allied." |
| Estonian | Derived from the German word "Geselle", a journeyman or apprentice in a craft or trade. |
| Finnish | The word "kumppani" (associate) derives from the German word "Kompan" (companion), which itself comes from the Latin word "companis" (companion). |
| French | The French word "associer" also means "pair with" |
| Frisian | The Frisian word `kompanjon` is rooted in the Middle Dutch term `compaignoen`, meaning `fellow traveller on a sea voyage`. |
| Galician | The Galician word "asociado" also means "married" or "fiancé". |
| German | Assoziieren also means "pairing two related things, such as socks, and not the act of associating an idea with an object or event." |
| Greek | The ancient Greek word "σύντροφος" meant "associate" but also "lover or spouse", deriving from the words "σύν" (together) and "τρέφω" (to nourish). |
| Gujarati | The term 'સહયોગી' derives from the Sanskrit word 'sahayogi,' meaning 'helper' or 'assistant.' |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian Creole word "asosye" also means "to relate" or "to belong to something." |
| Hausa | The Hausa word "aboki" can also refer to a male adult person of northern Nigerian origin, typically from the Hausa ethnic group. |
| Hawaiian | Hoapili can also mean 'friend' or even 'lover'. |
| Hebrew | "חָבֵר" is also used as an informal way to address members of a collective group, such as a kibbutz, indicating familiarity and camaraderie. |
| Hindi | "साथी" (associate) can also refer to a wife or husband. |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "nyob qib qub" is a compound word meaning "to live together". It can also be used to refer to a spouse, or to a close friend. |
| Hungarian | In Hungarian, "munkatárs" literally means "work companion" and can refer to a colleague or a collaborator. |
| Icelandic | In Icelandic, "félagi" also means "companion" or "friend" and derives from the word "félag" meaning "partnership" or "companionship". |
| Igbo | The word "akpakọrịta" can also mean "to share the same experience or fate". |
| Indonesian | The word "rekan" in Indonesian has several meanings, including ally, assistant, and colleague. |
| Irish | "Comhlach" has a double meaning - its literal meaning, "associate", comes from the comh ("co" in English) meaning "together" and lach meaning "lay" or "put". In Gaelic law, comhlach refers to people associated by mutual pledges - they shared in one another's liabilities, privileges, and losses. |
| Italian | In Italian, "socio" can also mean "partner" or "member of a society or group." |
| Japanese | 仲間、同僚 is derived from the word 仲間 (nakama) meaning "friend" or "comrade", and 僚 (ryo) meaning "person of equal rank". |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "digandhengake" can also mean "connected" or "united" |
| Kannada | The term “ಸಹವರ್ತಿ” can also refer to an associate professor, or a co-traveller. |
| Khmer | The word ភ្ជាប់ can also mean to bind, to join, or to connect. |
| Korean | The word "동무" (associate) in Korean shares its origin with the Chinese word "同志" (comrade), which conveys a sense of shared beliefs and goals. |
| Kurdish | The word 'şirîk' can also mean 'partner', 'comrade', or 'co-worker'. Originally derived from Persian 'šarīk', it is used to describe a person who shares in an enterprise or undertaking. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "бириктирүү" can also mean "to relate" or "to connect". |
| Latin | While "adiunctus" most often means "associate," it may also refer to an "addition" or a "consequence." |
| Latvian | "Asociētais" is the masculine form of the Latvian word for "associate", which also means "partner" or "colleague". |
| Lithuanian | The word "bendradarbis" in Lithuanian derives from the words "bendras" (common) and "darbas" (work). |
| Luxembourgish | The Luxembourgish word "assoziéieren" can also mean "to associate with" or "to connect with". |
| Macedonian | The word "соработник" is derived from the Greek word "συνέργω" (synergo), meaning "to work together". It can also be used to refer to a business partner or a colleague. |
| Malagasy | "Mpiaram-piasa" is also a word used for a person who helps in the preparation of a market or fair. |
| Malay | The word "bersekutu" in Malay comes from the Arabic word "sharikat", which means "company" or "partnership". |
| Malayalam | The word "സഹകാരി" can also refer to a colleague, coworker, or partner. |
| Maltese | Maltese "assoċċjat" is ultimately derived from Vulgar Latin "associāre", meaning to accompany and be in partnership with someone. |
| Maori | In Maori, the word "whakahoahoa" also refers to the joining together of different components or the formation of a network. |
| Marathi | In Marathi, "सहयोगी" can also refer to an assistant or a partner in a business or activity. |
| Mongolian | The word 'хамтрах' came from 'хамт' (together) and 'рах' (to do), it also means a colleague, comrade and fellow worker |
| Nepali | "सहयोगी" comes from "सह" (with) and "योग" (union), suggesting a joint effort or collaboration. |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "forbinder" can also mean to "connect" or "unite". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | "Wothandizana naye" also means "having a personal association with someone." |
| Pashto | The word "ملګری" in Pashto also means "companion", "friend", or "partner". |
| Persian | The word وابستـه also means "follower" or "dependent." |
| Polish | "Współpracownik" originally referred to a co-worker or someone who works for the same employer, but now it is also used to refer to a business partner or someone who works with you on a specific project. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "associado" in Portuguese can also mean "partner" or "shareholder". |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "asociat" can also mean "partner" or "member" in addition to "associate". |
| Russian | In Russian, "ассоциировать" also means "to relate". |
| Samoan | The word "uo" can also carry the meaning of "be close to" which is more literal to the root word "o" referring to being a place. |
| Scots Gaelic | A caidreabhach refers not just to an associate but also to somebody who is friendly and familiar. |
| Serbian | In Serbian, "stručni saradnik" can also refer to a consultant or expert in a particular field. |
| Sesotho | In Southern Sotho, 'motsoalle' also refers to a friend or companion, highlighting the close bonds and sense of community in this language. |
| Shona | The word "shamwari" in Shona shares a root with the word for "clan" in neighboring Nguni languages. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "ساٿي" (associate) also means "companion" or "friend". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | "ආශ්රිත" is also used to refer to a person or group who is dependent on another person or group for support or assistance. |
| Slovak | The word spolupracovník derives from the Proto-Slavic term *sъpolobrьnikь and shares a root with other Slavic words like Russian сотрудник (sotrudnik) and Polish współpracownik. |
| Slovenian | The Slovene word 'sodelavec' has two possible etymologies; the root 'sloga', meaning 'harmony', or 'delati', meaning 'work'. |
| Somali | The Somali word 'saaxiib' also means 'friend' or 'companion'. |
| Spanish | The verb "asociar" can also mean "to link", "to connect", or "to relate". |
| Sundanese | In Indonesian, "gaul" also means "fashionable" or "trendy" |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "mshirika" can also refer to a member of a cooperative or association, or someone who works in partnership with another. |
| Swedish | The Swedish word "associera" can also mean "link" or "connect". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Iugnay" is a Spanish-loanword ultimately originating in the Latin verb "iungo", which means "bind" or "join". |
| Tajik | The word "шарик" is also the Tajik word for "sphere" and "ball". |
| Tamil | In Tamil, "இணை" can also mean "twin" or "yoke". |
| Telugu | The word "associated" can also mean to join in a company or partnership. |
| Thai | The word "ที่เกี่ยวข้อง" can also mean "connected", "related", or "relevant". |
| Turkish | "Ortak" comes from the Old Turkic word "ortakh", which means "friend" or "ally". |
| Ukrainian | The word "асоційований" can also mean "connected" or "related" in Ukrainian. |
| Urdu | ایسوسی ایٹ is derived from the Latin word “sociatus”, meaning to join or to bring together. |
| Uzbek | The word "sherik" in Uzbek is derived from the Arabic word "sharik", meaning "partner" or "companion", and is commonly used to refer to a business partner. |
| Vietnamese | The word "liên kết" comes from two Chinese characters, "liên" meaning "join" and "kết" meaning "tie". Therefore, "liên kết" literally means "to join or connect". |
| Welsh | The word "cyswllt" can refer to an association, connection, link, or even a relationship between people or things in Welsh. |
| Xhosa | "Nxulumana" could also mean a "connection" or a "relationship". |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish term "מיטאַרבעטער" derives from German "mitarbeiter," which also means a member of staff, employee, helper, assistant, collaborator, and contributor. |
| Yoruba | "Alabasiṣẹpọ" originates from "alaba" (associate) and "iṣe" (work), implying partnership. |
| Zulu | Isihlóbo can also refer to a comrade or colleague. |
| English | The verb associate, meaning “to connect,” comes from the Latin *associāre*, “to unite,” via Old French *associer*. |