Career in Different Languages
Discover 'Career' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Career
Afrikaans loopbaan | ||
Albanian karriera | ||
Amharic ሙያ | ||
Arabic مسار مهني مسار وظيفي | ||
Armenian կարիերա | ||
Assamese কেৰিয়াৰ | ||
Aymara thakhi | ||
Azerbaijani karyera | ||
Bambara baara | ||
Basque karrera | ||
Belarusian кар'ера | ||
Bengali কর্মজীবন | ||
Bhojpuri करियर | ||
Bosnian karijera | ||
Bulgarian кариера | ||
Catalan carrera | ||
Cebuano karera | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 事业 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 事業 | ||
Corsican carriera | ||
Croatian karijera | ||
Czech kariéra | ||
Danish karriere | ||
Dhivehi ވަޒީފާ | ||
Dogri पेशा | ||
Dutch carrière | ||
English career | ||
Esperanto kariero | ||
Estonian karjäär | ||
Ewe dᴐwᴐna | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) karera | ||
Finnish ura | ||
French carrière | ||
Frisian karriêre | ||
Galician carreira | ||
Georgian კარიერა | ||
German werdegang | ||
Greek καριέρα | ||
Guarani mba'apokuaa teéva | ||
Gujarati કારકિર્દી | ||
Haitian Creole karyè | ||
Hausa aiki | ||
Hawaiian ʻoihana | ||
Hebrew קריירה | ||
Hindi व्यवसाय | ||
Hmong kev ua haujlwm | ||
Hungarian karrier | ||
Icelandic feril | ||
Igbo ọrụ | ||
Ilocano karera | ||
Indonesian karier | ||
Irish gairme | ||
Italian carriera | ||
Japanese キャリア | ||
Javanese karir | ||
Kannada ವೃತ್ತಿ | ||
Kazakh мансап | ||
Khmer អាជីព | ||
Kinyarwanda umwuga | ||
Konkani करिअर | ||
Korean 직업 | ||
Krio wok | ||
Kurdish pêşveçûnî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) پیشە | ||
Kyrgyz мансап | ||
Lao ອາຊີບ | ||
Latin vitae | ||
Latvian karjeru | ||
Lingala mosala | ||
Lithuanian karjerą | ||
Luganda omulimu | ||
Luxembourgish carrière | ||
Macedonian кариера | ||
Maithili आजीविका | ||
Malagasy asany | ||
Malay kerjaya | ||
Malayalam കരിയർ | ||
Maltese karriera | ||
Maori umanga | ||
Marathi करिअर | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤ ꯂꯝꯕꯤ | ||
Mizo hnathawh | ||
Mongolian ажил мэргэжил | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အသက်မွေးဝမ်းကျောင်း | ||
Nepali क्यारियर | ||
Norwegian karriere | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) ntchito | ||
Odia (Oriya) ବୃତ୍ତି | ||
Oromo hojii | ||
Pashto مسلک | ||
Persian حرفه | ||
Polish kariera | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) carreira | ||
Punjabi ਕੈਰੀਅਰ | ||
Quechua carrera | ||
Romanian carieră | ||
Russian карьера | ||
Samoan matata | ||
Sanskrit चरितम् | ||
Scots Gaelic dreuchd | ||
Sepedi boiphedišo | ||
Serbian каријера | ||
Sesotho mosebetsi | ||
Shona basa | ||
Sindhi ڪيريئر | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) වෘත්තිය | ||
Slovak kariéra | ||
Slovenian kariero | ||
Somali shaqo | ||
Spanish carrera | ||
Sundanese karir | ||
Swahili kazi | ||
Swedish karriär | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) karera | ||
Tajik мансаб | ||
Tamil தொழில் | ||
Tatar карьера | ||
Telugu కెరీర్ | ||
Thai อาชีพ | ||
Tigrinya ሞያ | ||
Tsonga ntirhovutomi | ||
Turkish kariyer | ||
Turkmen karýerasy | ||
Twi (Akan) adwuma | ||
Ukrainian кар'єра | ||
Urdu کیریئر | ||
Uyghur كەسپى | ||
Uzbek martaba | ||
Vietnamese nghề nghiệp | ||
Welsh gyrfa | ||
Xhosa umsebenzi | ||
Yiddish קאַריערע | ||
Yoruba iṣẹ | ||
Zulu umsebenzi |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | In Afrikaans, the word "loopbaan" can also refer to a racing track, suggesting the idea of a race or journey in one's professional life. |
| Albanian | The word "karriera" in Albanian also means "ladder" or "stepladder." |
| Amharic | "ሙያ" originates from the Ge'ez word ሙያ፡ (muya) meaning "trade" or "profession". |
| Arabic | The Arabic word "\u0645سار مهني \u0645سار وظيفي" ("career") also refers to "a way, route, or path". |
| Azerbaijani | The word "karyera" is derived from the French word "carrière", which means "a racecourse", and originally referred to the path of a horse in a race, but now signifies a person's professional path. |
| Basque | In Basque, the word "karrera" can refer to both a path or road and a competition or race. |
| Belarusian | In Belarusian, "кар'ера" can also refer to a gravel pit or quarry. |
| Bengali | The word "কর্মজীবন" (career) in Bengali is derived from the Sanskrit word "कर्म" (karma), meaning "action" or "deed". It can also refer to a person's profession or occupation. |
| Bosnian | The word "karijera" can also refer to a "quarry", "mine", "gravel", "stone". |
| Bulgarian | The word "кариера" (career) in Bulgarian comes from the French word "carrière" which means "race" or "course". |
| Catalan | Catalan "carrera" derives from Latin "carrus" (cart), also denoting "racetrack" or "street". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "事业" also means "cause" or "goal" in Chinese. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 事業 (shìyè) originally meant 'great undertaking' and can also refer to an enterprise or organization. |
| Corsican | Corsican "carriera" has an alternate meaning: "road". |
| Croatian | In Croatian, 'karijera' also means 'quarry' or 'mine'. |
| Czech | The word "kariéra" in Czech comes from the Italian word "carriera", meaning "race" or "path". |
| Danish | "Karriere", the Swedish word for "Career, can also mean, "a groove or furrow," or sometimes, "rut." |
| Dutch | In the Netherlands, "carrière" can refer to the "gutter" in the road |
| Esperanto | The word 'kariero' in Esperanto is thought to derive from French 'carrière' ('quarry'), possibly due to the notion of 'extracting' a path in life. |
| Estonian | The Estonian word "karjäär" can also refer to a quarry. |
| Finnish | The first written mention of ura appears in 1489 in a German-Latin vocabulary. |
| French | In Old French, "carrière" also meant a road or path. |
| Frisian | In Frisian, "karriêre" can also mean "a rut in the ice". |
| Galician | In Galician, "carreira" also means "road" or "track," suggesting a journey or path one follows in life or work. |
| Georgian | "კარიერა" comes from the French word "carrière," which originally meant "a path or road." |
| German | "Werdegang" also means "development" and can refer to either personal or professional growth. |
| Greek | The word 'καριέρα' originally referred to a chariot used in races and processions. |
| Gujarati | Originally borrowed from Middle Indian 'karikira' - 'action, occupation'. |
| Haitian Creole | Karyè is also used to refer to a quarry or rock slide in Haitian Creole. |
| Hausa | In 1939, the term 'aiki' was translated as 'calling' by the missionary and Hausa scholar John Edgar. |
| Hawaiian | The term ʻoihana originally referred to work in temples or for chiefs but today it means any profession. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "קריירה" derives from the Aramaic word "קריר" meaning "cold" or "detached" and originally referred to a path or direction rather than a profession. |
| Hindi | The word "व्यवसाय" literally means "to engage in business or a profession" and is a cognate of the English word "business". |
| Hmong | The word "kev ua haujlwm" in Hmong can also refer to the path or track of something such as an animal or a vehicle. |
| Hungarian | In Hungarian, "karrier" also means "trolley" or "tram" as a reference to its origin as a military vehicle used to transport troops. |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "ferill" can also mean "path" or "journey". |
| Igbo | "Ọrụ" also means "work" or "job" in Igbo, derived from the verb "rụ" meaning "to do" or "to work" |
| Indonesian | The word 'karier' is borrowed from the English word 'career', but in Indonesian it can also refer to a field or specialism. |
| Irish | The Irish word "gairme" can also refer to a summons, call, or outcry. |
| Italian | The word "carriera" in Italian shares the same etymology as the French word "carrière" and originally referred to a race track or a place for running. |
| Japanese | The Japanese word "キャリア" (career) also means "carrier" (a person or thing that transports something). |
| Javanese | "Kariir" in Javanese holds alternate meanings, from a 'way' or 'path' to a 'living' or 'trade'. |
| Kannada | The Kannada word "ವೃತ್ತಿ" can also refer to a vocation, occupation, or profession. |
| Kazakh | The word "Мансап" in Kazakh can also refer to a "post" or a "position". |
| Khmer | The word អាជីព can also refer to the quality of being professional or expert. |
| Korean | 직업 is a Sino-Korean word that originally meant "to control or manage" but now refers to one's profession or calling in life. |
| Kurdish | The word "pêşveçûnî" is also used in the sense of "profession" in some Kurdish dialects. |
| Kyrgyz | In Persian, the word "mansap" also means "rank" or "office." |
| Lao | The Lao word ອາຊີບ (อาชีพ) is derived from the Sanskrit word 'ajiva', meaning "livelihood". In Thai, the word อาชีพ (อาชีพ) also means "occupation" or "profession". |
| Latin | Vitae also means "life" in Latin, and the plural form, "vitae," can refer to a biography or a curriculum vitae. |
| Latvian | The word "karjeru" is derived from the French word "carrière", which also means "quarry". This is because the first "careers" were in mines and quarries. |
| Lithuanian | In Lithuanian, "karjerą" can also refer to a quarry or a rock formation. |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "Carrière" can also refer to a narrow country road or a ravine. |
| Macedonian | The Macedonian word "кариера" can also refer to a rock quarry or a quarry where raw materials are extracted. |
| Malagasy | The word "asany" also means "road". |
| Malay | The Malay word 'kerjaya' derives from the Sanskrit 'karya' meaning 'work, action, or deed'. |
| Malayalam | The word 'കരിയർ' ('career') in Malayalam also means 'charcoal' or 'black' in English. |
| Maltese | The word "karriera" in Maltese is derived from the Italian word "carriera", which originally meant a "street" or "racecourse". |
| Maori | The Maori word 'umanga' (career) originally referred to a path or direction taken for any purpose. |
| Marathi | The Marathi word 'करिअर' ('career') is derived from the Sanskrit word 'करियर्' ('deed' or 'action'), which in turn comes from the Proto-Indo-European root 'kwer-' ('to make' or 'to do'). |
| Nepali | The word "क्यारियर" derives from the Latin word "carrus", meaning "cart" or "wagon", and originally referred to the profession of a carrier or carter. |
| Norwegian | The related Norwegian word “kjör,” meaning “driving,” shares the same historical root as “career.” |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "ntchito" in Nyanja can also mean any kind of work, especially paid work. |
| Pashto | The word "مسلک" can also be used to refer to a person's profession, occupation, or trade. |
| Persian | The word "حرفه" in Persian can also refer to a "trade" or "skill". |
| Polish | The Polish word "kariera" originates from the Italian word "carriera" meaning "racecourse" or "street". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "carreira" also means "race" or "run". The word derives from the Latin "carrus", meaning "cart", and originally referred to a track for horse races. |
| Punjabi | The word 'ਕੈਰੀਅਰ' comes from the French word 'carriere', meaning 'course' or 'race'. |
| Romanian | "Cariera" can also refer to a quarry, an excavation made in the ground to extract rock, stone or minerals. |
| Russian | The Russian word "карьера" has multiple meanings, ranging from mining excavation and stone quarrying to career advancement. |
| Samoan | "Matata" also means "a way of doing things" or "a habit" in Samoan. |
| Scots Gaelic | The Scots Gaelic word "dreuchd" can also refer to a turn or direction, alluding to the twists and turns of a career path. |
| Serbian | The word "каријера" in Serbian originally meant "a place where carts are made or repaired" and is a cognate of the modern-day English word "career" (referring to a wheeled vehicle). |
| Shona | The word basa refers to the profession, trade, or calling one pursues. |
| Sindhi | The word 'ڪيريئر' (career) also refers to the speed at which a horse runs, especially when galloping. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | In the 16th century, it was used to denote a religious vocation |
| Slovak | The word "kariéra" also means "quarry" or "gravel pit" |
| Slovenian | The word "kariero" is derived from the Latin word "carrus", meaning "cart" or "wagon", and originally referred to the path or direction taken by a wagon or cart. |
| Somali | The Somali word "shaqo" not only means "career" but also "work" or "occupation." |
| Spanish | The Spanish word "carrera" comes from the Latin word "carraria," meaning "road" or "pathway," and also refers to a horse race or chariot race. |
| Sundanese | Sundanese "karir" (career) derives from Sanskrit "karira" (elephant; literally "runner"), perhaps alluding to the slow but steady progress of a career. |
| Swahili | The word "kazi" can also mean "work" or "occupation" in Swahili. |
| Swedish | The Swedish word 'karriär' originates from the French word 'carrière', meaning 'racecourse'. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "karera" in Tagalog (Filipino) also means a race or a competition, such as a foot race or horse race. |
| Tajik | In Persian, "mansab" means "office" or "rank" in addition to "career" |
| Tamil | The word "தொழில்" also means "craft", "profession", and "occupation" in Tamil. |
| Telugu | The word "కెరీర్" is derived from the Latin word "carrus", meaning "cart" or "chariot". |
| Thai | "อาชีพ" comes from the Sanskrit word "อาชีวะ" which means "livelihood" or "vocation". |
| Turkish | The word 'kariyer' in Turkish derives from the Arabic word 'qarya' meaning 'village'. |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "кар'єра" comes from the French word "carrière", which also means "quarry" and "racecourse". |
| Urdu | The Urdu word کیریئر (kayriyar) is derived from the English word 'career', meaning a profession or occupation involving special skills or knowledge. |
| Uzbek | The word "martaba" also means "stage" or "level" in Uzbek. |
| Vietnamese | The word "nghề nghiệp" in Vietnamese can also mean "vocation" or "occupation." |
| Welsh | The word 'gyrfa' also means "orbit" in Welsh, reflecting an older meaning of "course" or "path." |
| Xhosa | In Xhosa, the word "umsebenzi" not only refers to a career but also means "work" or "occupation." |
| Yiddish | This Yiddish word can also mean "a race" or "running" in English. |
| Yoruba | "Iṣẹ" also means "work" or "labour" in Yoruba. |
| Zulu | Despite the word 'umsebenzi' being translated as 'career,' its literal translation is 'that which keeps one busy' or 'work'. |
| English | The word "career" comes from the Latin word "carrus," meaning "wheel" or "cart," and originally referred to a chariot racecourse. |