Author in Different Languages
Discover 'Author' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Author
Afrikaans skrywer | ||
Albanian autori | ||
Amharic ደራሲ | ||
Arabic مؤلف | ||
Armenian հեղինակ | ||
Assamese লিখক | ||
Aymara awtura | ||
Azerbaijani müəllif | ||
Bambara wálebaga | ||
Basque egilea | ||
Belarusian аўтар | ||
Bengali লেখক | ||
Bhojpuri लेखक | ||
Bosnian autor | ||
Bulgarian автор | ||
Catalan autor | ||
Cebuano tagsulat | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 作者 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 作者 | ||
Corsican autore | ||
Croatian autor | ||
Czech autor | ||
Danish forfatter | ||
Dhivehi ލިޔުންތެރިޔާ | ||
Dogri लेखक | ||
Dutch schrijver | ||
English author | ||
Esperanto aŭtoro | ||
Estonian autor | ||
Ewe nuŋlɔla | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) may-akda | ||
Finnish kirjailija | ||
French auteur | ||
Frisian skriuwer | ||
Galician autor | ||
Georgian ავტორი | ||
German autor | ||
Greek συντάκτης | ||
Guarani apohára | ||
Gujarati લેખક | ||
Haitian Creole otè | ||
Hausa marubucin | ||
Hawaiian mea kākau | ||
Hebrew מְחַבֵּר | ||
Hindi लेखक | ||
Hmong sau | ||
Hungarian szerző | ||
Icelandic höfundur | ||
Igbo odee | ||
Ilocano mannurat | ||
Indonesian penulis | ||
Irish údar | ||
Italian autore | ||
Japanese 著者 | ||
Javanese panganggit | ||
Kannada ಲೇಖಕ | ||
Kazakh автор | ||
Khmer អ្នកនិពន្ធ | ||
Kinyarwanda umwanditsi | ||
Konkani लेखक | ||
Korean 저자 | ||
Krio pɔsin we de rayt buk | ||
Kurdish nivîskar | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) نووسەر | ||
Kyrgyz автор | ||
Lao ຜູ້ຂຽນ | ||
Latin auctor | ||
Latvian autors | ||
Lingala mokomi | ||
Lithuanian autorius | ||
Luganda omuwandiisi | ||
Luxembourgish auteur | ||
Macedonian автор | ||
Maithili लेखक | ||
Malagasy mpanoratra | ||
Malay pengarang | ||
Malayalam രചയിതാവ് | ||
Maltese awtur | ||
Maori kaituhi | ||
Marathi लेखक | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯑꯏꯕ | ||
Mizo ziaktu | ||
Mongolian зохиогч | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) စာရေးသူ | ||
Nepali लेखक | ||
Norwegian forfatter | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) wolemba | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଲେଖକ | ||
Oromo barreessaa | ||
Pashto لیکوال | ||
Persian نویسنده | ||
Polish autor | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) autor | ||
Punjabi ਲੇਖਕ | ||
Quechua ruwaq | ||
Romanian autor | ||
Russian автор | ||
Samoan tusitala | ||
Sanskrit लेखकः | ||
Scots Gaelic ùghdar | ||
Sepedi mongwadi | ||
Serbian аутор | ||
Sesotho mongoli | ||
Shona munyori | ||
Sindhi ليکڪ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) කර්තෘ | ||
Slovak autor | ||
Slovenian avtor | ||
Somali qoraa | ||
Spanish autor | ||
Sundanese panulis | ||
Swahili mwandishi | ||
Swedish författare | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) may akda | ||
Tajik муаллиф | ||
Tamil நூலாசிரியர் | ||
Tatar автор | ||
Telugu రచయిత | ||
Thai ผู้เขียน | ||
Tigrinya ጸሓፊ | ||
Tsonga mutsari | ||
Turkish yazar | ||
Turkmen awtory | ||
Twi (Akan) ɔtwerɛfoɔ | ||
Ukrainian автор | ||
Urdu مصنف | ||
Uyghur ئاپتور | ||
Uzbek muallif | ||
Vietnamese tác giả | ||
Welsh awdur | ||
Xhosa umbhali | ||
Yiddish מחבר | ||
Yoruba onkowe | ||
Zulu umbhali |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Afrikaans skrywers were often influenced by the Dutch literary tradition, using words like "skrywer" (author) which come from Dutch. |
| Albanian | The word 'autori' (author) is derived from the Latin word 'auctor', meaning 'promoter' or 'instigator' of an action, or 'founder' of something. |
| Amharic | The word 'ደራሲ' in Amharic has also been used to refer to a 'historian' or 'writer of religious texts'. |
| Arabic | The word "مؤلف" in Arabic can also mean "composer" or "writer", and is derived from the root word "ألف" meaning "to compose". |
| Armenian | Հեղինակ derives from the Persian word "گانگ" (Gāng), meaning "treasure" or "precious", reflecting the high esteem in which authors were held in ancient Armenian society. |
| Azerbaijani | Müəllif is derived from the Arabic word مؤلف (mu'allif), which means 'compiler' or 'collector' of texts. |
| Basque | The word "egilea" is also used to refer to the person who creates or originates something, such as an artist, composer, or scientist. |
| Belarusian | The word "аўтар" in Belarusian is derived from the Greek word "αυτορ" and also means "instigator". |
| Bengali | In Bengali, 'লেখক' ('lekhok') can also refer to a composer, scriptwriter, or playwright, highlighting the close association between writing and creative expression. |
| Bosnian | The word 'autor' comes from the Latin word 'auctor', meaning 'one who increases, promotes, or originates something'. |
| Bulgarian | The Russian word "автор" is derived from the Greek word "αυθωρ" (author), which in turn derives from the Greek word "αυτος" (self). |
| Catalan | The Catalan word “autor” derives from the Latin term "auctor," meaning “promoter" or "agent." |
| Cebuano | The word "tagsulat" is derived from the root "sulat", meaning "to write," and can also refer to "one who is engaged in literary work." |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The term '作者' was initially defined as 'a painter' but is now used for 'author'. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 作者 (zuò zhě) also means 'writer' or 'creator' in Chinese. |
| Corsican | Corsican word “autore” is derived from the Latin word “auctor”, meaning “founder” or “originator”. |
| Croatian | The Croatian word 'autor' also means 'the one who drives' a vehicle, derived from the Latin 'auctor' (creator) and the Proto-Indo-European root '*h₂ew-' (to drive). |
| Czech | Autor in Czech can also mean "parent" or "ancestor". |
| Danish | In Danish, the word "forfatter" means not only an "author" but also a "perpetrator" or a "composer". |
| Dutch | The word "schrijver" can also refer to a clerk or a secretary. |
| Esperanto | The origin of the word "aŭtoro" is the Greek "authentḗs," meaning "doer, master, or owner." |
| Estonian | "Autor" in Estonian can also mean "power" or "authority". |
| Finnish | Kirjailija, meaning 'author' in Finnish, also refers to 'scribe' or 'writer' in its etymological origins. |
| French | The French word "auteur" originated from the Latin word "auctor," meaning both "author" and "source." |
| Frisian | The Frisian word 'skriuwer' may derive from Middle Dutch and has cognates in West Germanic. |
| Galician | In Galician, "autor" can also mean the person who commits a crime or fault. |
| Georgian | The Georgian term "ავტორი" can also be translated as "source, cause, origin" and is derived from the Old Georgian word "აბტორი" meaning "creator." |
| German | The German word "Autor" comes from the Latin word "auctor" which can also mean "originator," "creator," or "guarantor." |
| Greek | The word "συντάκτης" in Greek can also refer to the editor of a publication or the compiler of a document. |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "લેખક" can also refer to a poet, writer, or composer, and is derived from the Sanskrit word "लेख्य" (lekhya). |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole, "otè" also means "creator" or "inventor." |
| Hausa | "Marubucin" also means "writer" or "scribe" in Hausa, and can refer to someone who produces any type of written work, not just literature. |
| Hawaiian | In Hawaiian, the word "mea kākau" literally means "writing person," and can also refer to a scribe or someone who records events. |
| Hebrew | The term מְחַבֵּר in Hebrew can also refer to a compiler or editor of a work. |
| Hindi | लेखक also refers to "god" or "Brahma". |
| Hmong | The word "sau" can also mean "teacher". |
| Hungarian | The word "szerző" can also mean "composer" or "writer" in Hungarian. |
| Icelandic | In Icelandic, "höfundur" also means "source" or "originator," reflecting a broader sense of authorship beyond writing. |
| Igbo | The Igbo word "odee" also means "a knowledgeable person" or "an elder". |
| Indonesian | The word 'penulis' is also used to refer to a writer in Indonesian, but it can also mean 'translator' or 'compiler'. |
| Irish | "Údar" also signifies "water" in the sense of being pregnant with a child. |
| Italian | It is derived from the Latin word auctor ("originator, creator "), and in Italian, it also means "guarantor" or "sponsor". |
| Japanese | The word "著者" in Japanese can also refer to the compiler of an anthology or the editor of a book. |
| Javanese | 'Panganggit' also means 'key' or 'handle' in Javanese, referring to the author's role in 'unveiling' or 'opening up' the story or song. |
| Kannada | "ಲೇಖಕ" (lēkhaka) comes from the Sanskrit word "lekhaka" which simply means "writer". |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word "автор" can also refer to an "originator" or "creator" in a broad sense. |
| Khmer | The term ភីរាខ means "author" and comes from the Sanskrit term "granth" meaning "book or text." |
| Korean | "저자" literally means "person who knows". |
| Kurdish | The word "nivîskar" in Kurdish is derived from the Persian word "navīsandeh", which literally means "writer" or "scribe". |
| Kyrgyz | The word "автор" in Kyrgyz is also used to refer to the creator of a literary work |
| Lao | ຜູ້ຂຽນ originally meant "composer" or "creator" in Pali, but now exclusively means "author" in Lao. |
| Latin | The Latin word "auctor" means "author" but can also mean "promoter", "sponsor", "guarantor", and "responsible one". |
| Latvian | In Latvian, the word "autors" can also refer to the source or origin of something. |
| Lithuanian | In Latin, "auctor" means "guarantor" or "originator". |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, the word 'Auteur' can also refer to the 'author of a play' |
| Macedonian | In Old Church Slavonic it was used to denote the "doer, creator, perpetrator, perpetrator", but also the "author, writer" of a text. |
| Malagasy | The word "mpanoratra" can also mean "scribe" or "secretary" in Malagasy. |
| Malay | The word 'pengarang' can also mean 'composer' or 'creator' in a broader sense. |
| Malayalam | The word "രചയിതാവ്" can also refer to a "composer", indicating a broad sense of creation, not just in writing. |
| Maltese | "Awtur" in Maltese can also refer to "creator" or "inventor". |
| Maori | The word 'kaituhi' in Maori also means 'scribe', indicating the traditional role of authors as recorders of knowledge. |
| Marathi | The word "लेखक" (author) in Marathi derives from the Sanskrit root "likh", meaning "to write," and is cognate with the English word "literature" |
| Mongolian | Зохиогч is derived from the verb "зохиох" (to compose, to write), which is related to the word "зүй" (thing, object). |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The term စာရေးသူ can also refer to a 'writer' more generally, including journalists and other creators of written content. |
| Nepali | Though commonly understood as 'author', 'लेखक' (lekhak) also refers to a play, a piece of writing, or a literary work. |
| Norwegian | The word 'forfatter' comes from the Old Norse word 'forfatta', meaning 'to compose' or 'to write'. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "wolemba" in Nyanja (Chichewa) is derived from the verb "lemba", meaning "to write", and can also refer to a student or scholar. |
| Pashto | The word "لیکوال" can also refer to a writer or a composer. |
| Persian | "نویسنده" is a loan word from Arabic that can also mean "writer" in Persian. |
| Polish | In Polish, "autor" can also refer to the "source" or "origin" of something. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese the word "autor" can also mean "license plate holder" in vehicles. |
| Punjabi | The word 'লেখক' is also used to refer to a writer of religious or philosophical texts. |
| Romanian | In Romanian, 'autor' also means 'owner', 'originator' or 'maker', indicating the diverse roles one can play in creating a work. |
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| Samoan | Tusitala is the honorific name bestowed upon Robert Louis Stevenson because he lived in 'Tusitala,' a house in Samoa whose name means 'teller of tales.' |
| Scots Gaelic | The Gaelic word for author, "ùghdar", can also mean "inventor" or "composer". |
| Serbian | The word "аутор" also means "creator" or "source" in Serbian. |
| Sesotho | This word, which also means "the one who knows," comes from the root "-ongo," meaning "to know, to understand." |
| Shona | In some instances, ‘munyori’ may refer to people who create artistic works. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word 'ليکڪ' ('lekak') derives from Sanskrit 'लेख', meaning 'writing'. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "කර්තෘ" is closely related to the concept of "karma" in Hinduism and Buddhism, referring to the agent or doer of an action, and in the context of authorship, it implies a sense of responsibility and ownership for the work. |
| Slovak | The word "autor" in Slovak can also mean "source" or "cause". |
| Slovenian | The word "avtor" can also mean "creator" or "inventor" in Slovenian. |
| Somali | Qoraa derives from Arabic 'qara' meaning 'read', reflecting the oral tradition of sharing stories before writing became widespread. |
| Spanish | In Spanish, 'autor' can also mean 'perpetrator', originating from the same Latin root as 'authority' and 'authenticity'. |
| Sundanese | The word "panulis" originated from the word "tulis" which means "to write". |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "mwandishi" can also mean "scribe," "recorder," or "writer." |
| Swedish | The word "författare" also means "inventor" or "composer" in Swedish. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | May akda is a Tagalog word that literally translates to "owner of the script". |
| Tajik | The word "муаллиф" ("author") in Tajik may also refer to a teacher or a writer of a religious text. |
| Tamil | "நூலாசிரியர்" is derived from the Tamil word "நூல்" meaning "book" and "ஆசிரியர்" meaning "teacher" or "master". It connotes someone who has mastered a particular subject or field of knowledge and shares their expertise through writing. |
| Telugu | The word "రచయిత" can also refer to a "composer" or "writer of books". |
| Thai | ผู้เขียน can also mean "a writer" or "a composer" in Thai. |
| Turkish | The word "yazar" can also mean "writer" or "scribe" in Turkish. |
| Ukrainian | The word "автор" ("author") in Ukrainian is also used in the sense of "creator" or "originator". |
| Urdu | The word "مصنف" in Urdu can also refer to a compiler or a writer of a literary work. |
| Uzbek | In Uzbek, "muallif" can also mean "creator" or "inventor," emphasizing the author's role in bringing something new into existence. |
| Vietnamese | "Tác giả" in Vietnamese is derived from the Chinese word "作者" and can also refer to "creator", "inventor", or "writer". |
| Welsh | awdur originates from the Latin auctor, meaning 'founder' or 'creator' |
| Xhosa | The word "umbhali" can also refer to a person who writes down traditional stories and songs. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word “מחבר” (“makher”) also means “connector” or “matchmaker”. |
| Yoruba | The word "onkowe" in Yoruba can also mean "a person who tells a story or composes songs or poems" |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "umbhali" also means "one who has the ink" or "one who is soaked in ink". This is because, in the past, people would often write with ink made from plants or tree bark. |
| English | In Middle English, the word “author” meant someone who makes something new, such as a book. |