Afrikaans vereniging | ||
Albanian shoqatë | ||
Amharic ማህበር | ||
Arabic جمعية | ||
Armenian ասոցիացիա | ||
Assamese সংস্থা | ||
Aymara tama | ||
Azerbaijani birlik | ||
Bambara tɔn | ||
Basque elkartea | ||
Belarusian асацыяцыя | ||
Bengali সংঘ | ||
Bhojpuri संगत | ||
Bosnian udruženje | ||
Bulgarian асоциация | ||
Catalan associació | ||
Cebuano panag-uban | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 协会 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 協會 | ||
Corsican associu | ||
Croatian udruživanje | ||
Czech sdružení | ||
Danish forening | ||
Dhivehi އެސޮސިއޭޝަން | ||
Dogri संघ | ||
Dutch vereniging | ||
English association | ||
Esperanto asocio | ||
Estonian ühing | ||
Ewe habɔbɔ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) samahan | ||
Finnish yhdistys | ||
French association | ||
Frisian bûn | ||
Galician asociación | ||
Georgian ასოციაცია | ||
German verband | ||
Greek σχέση | ||
Guarani ñembyaty | ||
Gujarati સંગઠન | ||
Haitian Creole asosyasyon | ||
Hausa tarayya | ||
Hawaiian ahahui | ||
Hebrew אִרגוּן | ||
Hindi संगति | ||
Hmong koom xwm | ||
Hungarian egyesület | ||
Icelandic samtök | ||
Igbo mkpakọrịta | ||
Ilocano asosasion | ||
Indonesian asosiasi | ||
Irish comhlachas | ||
Italian associazione | ||
Japanese 協会 | ||
Javanese asosiasi | ||
Kannada ಸಂಘ | ||
Kazakh қауымдастық | ||
Khmer សមាគម | ||
Kinyarwanda ishyirahamwe | ||
Konkani संघटणा | ||
Korean 협회 | ||
Krio kip kɔmpin | ||
Kurdish komel | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) دامەزراوە | ||
Kyrgyz бирикме | ||
Lao ສະມາຄົມ | ||
Latin consociatio | ||
Latvian asociācija | ||
Lingala lisanga | ||
Lithuanian asociacija | ||
Luganda ekitongole | ||
Luxembourgish associatioun | ||
Macedonian здружение | ||
Maithili समिति | ||
Malagasy association | ||
Malay persatuan | ||
Malayalam അസോസിയേഷൻ | ||
Maltese assoċjazzjoni | ||
Maori whakahoahoa | ||
Marathi संघटना | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯂꯨꯞ | ||
Mizo pawl | ||
Mongolian холбоо | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အသင်းအဖွဲ့ | ||
Nepali संघ | ||
Norwegian assosiasjon | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) mayanjano | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସଙ୍ଗଠନ | ||
Oromo dhaabbata | ||
Pashto انجمن | ||
Persian اتحادیه | ||
Polish stowarzyszenie | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) associação | ||
Punjabi ਐਸੋਸੀਏਸ਼ਨ | ||
Quechua huñu | ||
Romanian asociere | ||
Russian ассоциация | ||
Samoan faʻatasiga | ||
Sanskrit संगठन | ||
Scots Gaelic comann | ||
Sepedi mokgatlo | ||
Serbian удружење | ||
Sesotho mokhatlo | ||
Shona kushamwaridzana | ||
Sindhi انجمن | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ඇසුර | ||
Slovak združenie | ||
Slovenian združenje | ||
Somali urur | ||
Spanish asociación | ||
Sundanese pakaitna | ||
Swahili chama | ||
Swedish förening | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) samahan | ||
Tajik ассотсиатсия | ||
Tamil சங்கம் | ||
Tatar ассоциация | ||
Telugu అసోసియేషన్ | ||
Thai สมาคม | ||
Tigrinya ማሕበር | ||
Tsonga nhlangano | ||
Turkish bağlantı | ||
Turkmen birleşmesi | ||
Twi (Akan) nkabomkuo | ||
Ukrainian асоціація | ||
Urdu انجمن | ||
Uyghur ئۇيۇشما | ||
Uzbek birlashma | ||
Vietnamese sự liên kết | ||
Welsh cymdeithas | ||
Xhosa umbutho | ||
Yiddish פאַרבאַנד | ||
Yoruba ajọṣepọ | ||
Zulu inhlangano |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "vereniging" in Afrikaans also refers to a town in South Africa, which derives its name from the Dutch word "vereeniging", meaning "union" or "association". |
| Albanian | The word "shoqatë" in Albanian is rooted in the Proto-Albanian word *shōqate, meaning "group", and has the alternate meaning of "guild" or "club". |
| Amharic | The word "ማህበር" is a derivative of the root word " حبر \ḥ-b-r". In Arabic it means "to join" and in Hebrew it connotates "to be together" "to associate". |
| Arabic | In 1926, the Muslim Brotherhood, founded by Hassan al-Banna, changed the spelling of the word “جمعية” (“association”) to “جماعة” (“group”) in all its official documents to distance the organization from the colonial regime, which used the former term to refer to European-style associations. |
| Armenian | The word "ասոցիացիա" comes from the Latin word "associatio", which means "a joining together" or "a partnership". |
| Azerbaijani | "Birlik" also means "unity" in Azerbaijani. |
| Basque | The word "elkartea" has the alternate meaning of "club". |
| Belarusian | The word |
| Bengali | "সম+অঘ= সংঘ" (not hurting others, being in a nonviolent society) |
| Bosnian | The word "udruženje" can also mean "company" or "corporation" in Bosnian. |
| Bulgarian | "Асоциация" е свързано с глаgola "социум"" ( |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "Associació" originates from the Latin word "associatio", meaning "a joining together". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | In Chinese the word '协会' ('association') can also mean a 'gathering, society, alliance, guild or club'. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | In Traditional Chinese, "協會" can also refer to a guild or a professional organization. |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "associu" can also refer to a religious brotherhood or a social club. |
| Croatian | In Old Slavonic the term 'družina' meant 'retinue' or a 'band of warriors'. |
| Czech | The word "sdružení" can also mean "coalition" or "alliance" in Czech. |
| Danish | The word "forening" in Danish has a broader meaning than its English counterpart, encompassing societies and clubs of various kinds, and originally meant "union." |
| Dutch | In Afrikaans, "vereniging" means reconciliation or unification. |
| Esperanto | The word 'asocio' also means 'dissociation', 'disconnection', or 'unrelatedness'. |
| Estonian | "Ühing" is related to the verb "ühinema" meaning "to join" and is used to refer to a group of people with a shared interest, an organization or society. |
| Finnish | The word 'yhdistys' can also refer to an association between two things, such as an agreement or partnership. |
| French | The French word "association" can also refer to a chemical association or a religious association (as in the "Association of Clergy"). |
| Frisian | "Bûn" in Frisian is derived from the Old Frisian word "bûra", meaning "a group of people living together" or "a household". |
| Galician | In Galician, "asociación" also means "trade union". |
| Georgian | The Georgian word "ასოციაცია" (association) derives from the Latin word "associatio," meaning "association or union of people for a common purpose." |
| German | The word "Verband" can also refer to a medical dressing or bandage. |
| Greek | The word "σχέση" (relationship) is derived from the verb "σχεῖν" (to have) and also means "position", "connection", or "proportion". |
| Gujarati | સંગઠન (sangathan) may also refer to a group of people who come together for a common purpose or interest. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "asosyasyon" also refers to a group of people who come together for a specific purpose. |
| Hausa | Originally, 'tarayya' means 'to go and come' |
| Hawaiian | 'Ahahui' derives from 'aha,' meaning 'gathering,' and 'hui,' meaning 'group.' |
| Hebrew | The word ארגון "association" is derived from the verb רגן "to be excited." |
| Hindi | "संगति" is a Sanskrit word that also means 'company', 'companionship' and 'harmony'. |
| Hmong | The term "koom xwm" is also used for family planning. |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "Egyesület" (association) comes from the verb "egyesül" (to unite), and is also used in contexts of unions, federations, and alliances. |
| Icelandic | Samtök originally implied something of a temporary gathering, as well as implying the joining together for a common purpose; the latter is still reflected in the use of the word in "samtök stjórnmálaflokka" ("coalition of political parties"). |
| Igbo | "Mkpakọrịta" shares the same root with the verb "kpakọ," meaning "to gather." |
| Indonesian | The word 'asosiasi' in Indonesian can also refer to a collective or group of people with a shared interest or goal. |
| Irish | "Comhlachas" can also mean "friendship," "relationship," or "family connection" in Irish. |
| Italian | The Italian word "associazione" can also mean "connection" or "relationship". |
| Japanese | The kanji '協' in '協会' means 'to work together' and is also used in the word '協力' ('cooperation'). |
| Javanese | "Asosiasi" in Javanese carries the additional meaning of "to agree, to conspire" (sareh). |
| Kannada | While "ಸಂಘ" can mean "association", it also carries the connotation of a "group of people united for a common purpose." |
| Khmer | The word "សមាគម" (association) also means "conference" in Khmer; its root word is "គម" (to go). |
| Korean | The word "협회" in Korean can also refer to a "society", "organization", or "union". |
| Kurdish | The word "komel" in Kurdish derives from the Persian word "komaleh", meaning "group" or "assembly". |
| Kyrgyz | "Бирикме" also means "alliance", "coalition", and "union" in Kyrgyz. |
| Lao | The Lao word ສະມາຄົມ (samakhom) is derived from the Pali word samāgama, meaning "coming together" or "assembly". |
| Latin | The term can mean "confraternity," "brotherhood," "society," "partnership," or "covenant." |
| Latvian | The Latvian word "asociācija" comes from the Latin "associatio", meaning "a joining together." |
| Lithuanian | Asociacija' derives from Old Lithuanian and is related to 'associate' in English. |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "Associatioun" also refers to a group of people sharing a common bond, such as a trade union or a sports club. |
| Macedonian | The word 'здружение' comes from the Proto-Slavic word '*druga*', meaning 'friend' or 'companion'. |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word "fikambanana" has an additional meaning beyond "association": it also refers to "union" or "coalition". |
| Malay | The word "persatuan" also has the meaning of "unity", reflecting its role in bringing people together. |
| Malayalam | "സംഘടന" (Association) means joining of persons or things; a combination, a society, a body, a union or an organization. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word 'assoċjazzjoni' can also mean 'link' or 'connection' with the same Latin root as the English word 'associate'. |
| Maori | Whakahoahoa is a Maori word with multiple meanings, including 'association', 'friendship', and 'connection'. |
| Marathi | सघटना (sanghatana) comes from the Sanskrit word संघट (sanghhata), meaning "to join together". |
| Mongolian | Холбоо originates from the verb "холбох" ("to connect") and has the alternate meaning of "connection". |
| Nepali | The word "संघ" also means "union" or "group" but originally means "coming together" in Hindi and Sanskrit. |
| Norwegian | Derived from Latin, "associatio", meaning "partnership" or "connection". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "mayanjano" also refers to the gathering of a group of people, often in a place of worship. |
| Pashto | The word "انجمن" is also the name of a common type of social gathering in Pashto culture. |
| Persian | اتحادیه, also اتحاد, is derived from the Arabic word وحد meaning one or unity, and is used in Persian to refer to a variety of associations, including political parties, trade unions, and professional organizations. |
| Polish | The word "stowarzyszenie" derives from the Old Polish word "towarzysz," meaning "companion" or "comrade." |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "Associação" comes from the Latin word "associatio" and also means "connection" or "link". |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "asociere" comes from the Latin "associare", which means "to unite" or "to join". |
| Russian | *Originally, it meant 'sharing thoughts' and then it came to be used in the sense of an organization. |
| Samoan | Faʻatasiga can also refer to a group of people who have come together for a common purpose or goal. |
| Scots Gaelic | Scots Gaelic 'comann' also implies a sense of kinship and mutual obligation, possibly influenced by Irish 'comh-' |
| Serbian | The Serbian word "удружење" can also refer to a society, union, or fellowship. |
| Sesotho | The word "mokhatlo" also refers to a political party |
| Shona | The word "kushamwaridzana" also means the act of mixing, and can be traced back to the word "shamwari", which means "friend". |
| Sindhi | In Sindhi, the word "انجمن" can also refer to a gathering or assembly, or to a public meeting place. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | In Old Sinhala, the word 'ඇසුර' also meant 'company', 'society', 'crowd', 'assembly' |
| Slovak | The word "združenie" comes from the verb "združiť" meaning "to unite". |
| Slovenian | The Slovenian word "združenje" comes from the Old Slavic root "druž", which also appears in other Slavic languages like Polish, Russian, and Czech. |
| Somali | In the word "urur," the vowel "u" is repeated to add emphasis, highlighting the strength and significance of associations in Somali culture. |
| Spanish | "Asociación" also refers to stock or partnership companies. |
| Sundanese | As a verb, 'pakaitna' also means 'to get something indirectly' or 'to take advantage of a situation'. |
| Swahili | The word "chama" is a homophone of the word "jamaa" which means "community". |
| Swedish | Förening also means 'marriage' in Swedish, deriving from the verb 'förena', meaning 'to unite'. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "samahan" can also refer to a group of people working together for a common goal or a place where people gather for a common purpose. |
| Tajik | Ассотсиатсия (от латинского associo — «присоединяю») |
| Tamil | The word "சங்கம்" (sangam) can also refer to a gathering of poets, scholars, or artists. |
| Telugu | The word 'అసోసియేషన్' ('association') originates from the Latin word 'associatio', meaning 'a union or partnership'. |
| Thai | The word "สมาคม" (samakhom) can also refer to a meeting or gathering, derived from the Sanskrit word "samagama" meaning "going together." |
| Turkish | The Turkish word "bağlantı" also refers to the concept of "connection" or "relationship". |
| Ukrainian | The word "асоціація" (association) derives from the Latin word "associatio" meaning to unite or join together. |
| Urdu | The word "انجمن" also means "assembly". |
| Uzbek | "Birlashma" also refers to unity, harmony and togetherness in the society. |
| Vietnamese | "Sự liên kết" derives from "liên" (connecting, attaching) and "kết" (binding, tying), implying a process of binding or connecting together. |
| Welsh | The Welsh word 'cymdeithas' is related to the words 'cwmwd' (community) and 'cyd' (together), implying a sense of community and shared experiences. |
| Xhosa | The Xhosa word 'umbutho' is also used to refer to a regiment or army. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "פאַרבאַנד" derives from the German word "Verband" (association), suggesting its connection to organized or federated groups. |
| Yoruba | The word "ajọṣepọ" in Yoruba can also refer to a meeting or gathering of people, or a partnership or alliance. |
| Zulu | The word "inhlangano" can also mean "a group of people who come together for a specific purpose" or "a gathering". |
| English | The word "association" derives from the Latin "associatio," meaning "connection" or "union." |