Competitor in Different Languages
Discover 'Competitor' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Competitor
Afrikaans mededinger | ||
Albanian konkurrenti | ||
Amharic ተወዳዳሪ | ||
Arabic منافس | ||
Armenian մրցակից | ||
Assamese প্ৰতিযোগী | ||
Aymara atipt’asir jaqi | ||
Azerbaijani rəqib | ||
Bambara ɲɔgɔndankɛla | ||
Basque lehiakidea | ||
Belarusian канкурэнт | ||
Bengali প্রতিযোগী | ||
Bhojpuri प्रतियोगी के बा | ||
Bosnian takmičar | ||
Bulgarian състезател | ||
Catalan competidor | ||
Cebuano kakompetensya | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 竞争者 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 競爭者 | ||
Corsican cuncurrente | ||
Croatian konkurent | ||
Czech konkurent | ||
Danish konkurrent | ||
Dhivehi ވާދަވެރިއެކެވެ | ||
Dogri प्रतियोगी | ||
Dutch concurrent | ||
English competitor | ||
Esperanto konkuranto | ||
Estonian konkurent | ||
Ewe hoʋlila | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) katunggali | ||
Finnish kilpailija | ||
French concurrent | ||
Frisian konkurrint | ||
Galician competidor | ||
Georgian კონკურენტი | ||
German wettbewerber | ||
Greek ανταγωνιστής | ||
Guarani competidor rehegua | ||
Gujarati હરીફ | ||
Haitian Creole konkiran | ||
Hausa mai gasa | ||
Hawaiian hoʻokūkū hoʻokūkū | ||
Hebrew מתחרה | ||
Hindi प्रतियोगी | ||
Hmong neeg sib tw | ||
Hungarian versenyző | ||
Icelandic keppinautur | ||
Igbo onye osompi | ||
Ilocano kakompetensia | ||
Indonesian saingan | ||
Irish iomaitheoir | ||
Italian concorrente | ||
Japanese 競合他社選手 | ||
Javanese pesaing | ||
Kannada ಪ್ರತಿಸ್ಪರ್ಧಿ | ||
Kazakh бәсекелес | ||
Khmer គូប្រជែង | ||
Kinyarwanda umunywanyi | ||
Konkani सर्तक | ||
Korean 경쟁자 | ||
Krio kɔmpitishɔn | ||
Kurdish gavbir | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ڕکابەر | ||
Kyrgyz атаандаш | ||
Lao ຄູ່ແຂ່ງ | ||
Latin competitor | ||
Latvian konkurents | ||
Lingala momekani na ye | ||
Lithuanian konkurentas | ||
Luganda omuvuganya | ||
Luxembourgish konkurrent | ||
Macedonian конкурент | ||
Maithili प्रतियोगी | ||
Malagasy mpifaninana | ||
Malay pesaing | ||
Malayalam എതിരാളി | ||
Maltese kompetitur | ||
Maori kaiwhakataetae | ||
Marathi स्पर्धक | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯀꯝꯄꯤꯇꯤꯇꯔ ꯑꯣꯏꯈꯤ꯫ | ||
Mizo inelna neitu a ni | ||
Mongolian өрсөлдөгч | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ပြိုင်ဘက် | ||
Nepali प्रतिस्पर्धी | ||
Norwegian konkurrent | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) wopikisana naye | ||
Odia (Oriya) ପ୍ରତିଯୋଗୀ | ||
Oromo dorgomaa ta’uu isaati | ||
Pashto سيال | ||
Persian رقیب | ||
Polish konkurent | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) concorrente | ||
Punjabi ਮੁਕਾਬਲੇਬਾਜ਼ | ||
Quechua atipanakuq | ||
Romanian concurent | ||
Russian конкурент | ||
Samoan tauva | ||
Sanskrit प्रतियोगी | ||
Scots Gaelic farpaiseach | ||
Sepedi mophenkgišani | ||
Serbian такмичар | ||
Sesotho mohlodisani | ||
Shona mukwikwidzi | ||
Sindhi مقابلو ڪندڙ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) තරඟකරු | ||
Slovak konkurent | ||
Slovenian tekmovalec | ||
Somali tartame | ||
Spanish competidor | ||
Sundanese paséa | ||
Swahili mshindani | ||
Swedish konkurrent | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) kakumpitensya | ||
Tajik рақиб | ||
Tamil போட்டியாளர் | ||
Tatar көндәш | ||
Telugu పోటీదారు | ||
Thai คู่แข่ง | ||
Tigrinya ተወዳዳሪ ምዃኑ’ዩ። | ||
Tsonga muphikizani | ||
Turkish yarışmacı | ||
Turkmen bäsdeş | ||
Twi (Akan) akansifo | ||
Ukrainian конкурент | ||
Urdu مدمقابل | ||
Uyghur رىقابەتچى | ||
Uzbek raqib | ||
Vietnamese đối thủ | ||
Welsh cystadleuydd | ||
Xhosa okhuphisana naye | ||
Yiddish קאָנקורענט | ||
Yoruba oludije | ||
Zulu esincintisana naye |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "mededinger" in Afrikaans is derived from the Dutch word "mededi(n)ger", meaning "fellow (participating in an activity)". |
| Albanian | "Konkurrenti" comes from the Latin word "concurrere," meaning "to run together". |
| Amharic | The word "ተወዳዳሪ" also means "rival" and "antagonist". |
| Arabic | "منافس" (competitor) in Arabic also means "someone who is seeking to win the favor of a lover or friend". |
| Azerbaijani | The word "rəqib" can mean "enemy" or "adversary" in Arabic. |
| Basque | The Basque word “lehiakidea” has the alternate meaning of “opponent” or “adversary”. |
| Belarusian | The word "канкурэнт" comes from the French word "concurrence", which means "participation in a competition". |
| Bengali | প্রতিযোগী is derived from the Sanskrit word 'pratiyoga', meaning 'opposition' or 'rivalry'. |
| Bosnian | The word 'takmičar' (competitor) is derived from the Turkish word 'takım' (team), and can also refer to a member of a team or group. |
| Bulgarian | The word "състезател" is derived from the Proto-Slavic root *sъtekati, meaning "to run together" or "to compete". |
| Catalan | The Catalan word “competidor”, which means “competitor”, derives from the verb “competir” (to compete), which in turn comes from Latin “competere”. |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano word "kakompetensya" derives from the Spanish "competencia", meaning "rivalry" or "contest". It can also refer to a "rival" or "antagonist". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 竞来自争夺，争来竞去，互相争斗，争斗者即竞争者。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 「競爭者」一詞在中文裡同時具有「競爭對手」和「參與競爭的人」兩層意思，後者可泛指在任何領域中參與競爭的人，不限於商業競爭。 |
| Corsican | The word "cuncurrente" also means "rival". |
| Croatian | The word "konkurent" derives from the Late Latin word "concurrere", meaning "to run together" or "to strive at the same time". Its usage in Croatian also encompasses the alternative meaning of "rival". |
| Czech | The Czech word "konkurent" also means "a horse competitor at races". |
| Danish | The word Konkurrent is derived from the Latin word "concurrere," meaning "to run together, to collide." |
| Dutch | In Dutch, the word "concurrent" is also used to mean "concurrently" or "at the same time". |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word “konkuranto” shares its root with the English word “concur,” meaning to happen at the same time. |
| Estonian | The word "konkurent" in Estonian originally meant "conqueror" or "co-ruler". |
| Finnish | The word "kilpailija" is derived from a combination of "kilpa-," meaning "compete" and "-ija," which forms agent nouns. |
| French | In French, "concurrent" also means "simultaneous" or "occurring at the same time." |
| Frisian | Konkurrint is a loanword from Dutch that is sometimes used as a synonym of the Frisian word 'jister' (competitor) but can also refer to someone who runs for a position on a board or committee. |
| Galician | In Galician, the word "competidor" is also a synonym for "rival". |
| Georgian | The word "კონკურენტი" (konkurent'i) comes from the Latin word "concurrere," which means "to run together" or "to come together." |
| German | The German word "Wettbewerber" can also mean "rival", "opponent", or "adversary". |
| Greek | Ανταγωνιστής in Greek can also mean an antagonist or an opponent in a play or story. |
| Gujarati | The word 'હરીફ' primarily means 'competitor', but can also refer to an 'opponent', 'rival', or 'enemy'. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "konkiran" is derived from the French word "concurrent", meaning "competitor" or "rival". |
| Hausa | The term "mai gasa" comes from the Hausa word for "race" ("gasa"). |
| Hebrew | The word מתחרה (competitor) in Hebrew also means "rival", "opponent", "adversary", "antagonist", or "foe". |
| Hindi | The word "प्रतियोगी" comes from the Sanskrit root "प्रति" (against) and "युज्" (to join or engage), meaning "one who engages against another". |
| Hmong | The word "neeg sib tw" can also mean "rival" or "opponent". |
| Hungarian | The word "versenyző" also means "racer" and is derived from the verb "versenyez", meaning "to compete". |
| Icelandic | Keppinautur, meaning competitor, is derived from keppni (competition) and nautr (animal). |
| Igbo | The Igbo word 'onye osompi' also means 'opponent' or 'adversary' in different contexts. |
| Indonesian | The word "saingan" can also mean "rival" or "adversary". |
| Italian | The word 'concorrente' also means 'convergent' in Italian. |
| Japanese | The word "競合他社選手" can also refer to a contestant or rival in a contest or competition. |
| Javanese | The word "pesaing" originates from the word "saing" which means "rival" or "to compete". |
| Kazakh | The word "бәсекелес" can also mean "rival" or "opponent" in Kazakh. |
| Korean | The word "경쟁자" literally means "one who fights together". |
| Kurdish | The word 'gavbir' in Kurdish can also mean 'rival' or 'opponent'. |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word "атаандаш" can also refer to "opponent" or "rival" in a non-competitive context, such as in a debate or argument. |
| Latin | In Latin, "competitor" also means "one who seeks together," implying a sense of cooperation in addition to rivalry. |
| Latvian | The word "konkurents" in Latvian is derived from the Latin word "concurrere", meaning "to run together". |
| Lithuanian | The word "konkurentas" comes from the Latin word "concurrere," meaning "to run together" |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, 'Konkurrent' can also mean 'the one who snores'. |
| Macedonian | In Russian, the word "конкурент" is also a synonym of "lover," derived from the verb "конкурировать" meaning "to compete for a love interest." |
| Malagasy | "Mpifaninana" can also mean opponent, rival or enemy. |
| Malay | Pesaing is derived from the Javanese word 'saing' meaning 'to compete' and the Malay suffix '-ing' indicating an action or process. |
| Malayalam | In Tamil, "എതിരാളി" is a compound word of "எതിர்" (opposite) and "ஆள்" (person), meaning "one who is opposite you". |
| Maltese | The word "kompetitur" can also mean "participant" or "rival" in Maltese. |
| Maori | The word "kaiwhakataetae" can also mean "one who causes to contest or strive" or "a challenger or opponent." |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "स्पर्धक" (spardhak) is derived from the Sanskrit word "स्पृध्" (sprdh) meaning "to rival" or "to compete." |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian term "өрсөлдөгч" can also refer to a "rival" or an "opponent" in a competition or conflict. |
| Nepali | The Nepali word "प्रतिस्पर्धी" is derived from Sanskrit "pratispardh" (rival) and also has the meaning "adversary". |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "konkurrent" originates from the Latin word "concurrere," meaning "to run together" or "to collide." |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "wopikisana naye" in Nyanja can also mean a rival or an opponent. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word سيال shares an etymological root with the Persian word سيال meaning "liquid" |
| Persian | The word "رقیب" (competitor) in Persian has an alternate meaning of "watcher" or "observer". |
| Polish | "Konkurent" literally means "someone who runs together" in Polish, as it derives from the Latin word "concurrere" meaning "to run together". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "concorrente" comes from the Latin word "concurrere", meaning "to run together". |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "concurent" has alternative meanings such as "participant" and "candidate". |
| Russian | The word "конкурент" is derived from the Latin word "currere", which means "to run". |
| Samoan | In Samoan, "tauva" may also refer to a person who fights with others or a person who has difficulty controlling their anger. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "farpaiseach" can also mean "rival" or "adversary" and is thought to derive from the Old Irish word "farpaisecht" meaning "rivalry" or "opposition." |
| Serbian | The word "такмичар" is derived from the verb "такмичити се", meaning "to compete". |
| Sesotho | The word "mohlodisani" can also refer to a contestant or a participant in a competition. |
| Shona | In Zimbabwe, "mukwikwidzi" can also refer to a person who makes or repairs shoes, especially sandals. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word 'තරඟකරු' is derived from the Pali word 'taragita', meaning 'to contend' or 'to compete'. |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "konkurent" derives from the Latin word "concurrere," meaning "to run together" |
| Slovenian | The word "tekmovalec" is derived from the verb "tekmovati" (to compete), which is ultimately derived from the Proto-Slavic root *tek-, meaning "to run". |
| Somali | "Tartame" is also used to refer to a person who is quarrelsome or argumentative. |
| Spanish | 'Competidor' comes from the Latin word 'competere', meaning 'to strive for', and is related to the words 'competition' and 'competence'. |
| Sundanese | In Sundanese, the word "paséa" can also be used to refer to a "friend" or "colleague". |
| Swahili | "Mshindani" is derived from the verb "shindana" meaning "to race" or "to compete." |
| Swedish | Konkurrent shares its etymological root with the German verb "konkurrieren," meaning "to compete." |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Kakumpitensya" may also refer to the person competing with another, not just the act of competing. |
| Tajik | In addition to meaning "competitor," the word "рақиб" can also mean "rival" or "opponent" in some contexts. |
| Tamil | The word "போட்டியாளர்" (competitor) in Tamil means "a person or group that strives to win". |
| Telugu | "పోటీదారు" can also mean an opponent or adversary in a sporting event or contest. |
| Thai | The word "คู่แข่ง" ("competitor") is an example of a reduplication of "แข่ง" ("compete") and means "pair of competitors". |
| Turkish | "Yarışmacı" kelimesi "yarışma" sözcüğünden türemiştir ve ayrıca "rakip" anlamına gelir. |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "конкурент" comes from the Russian "конкурент", which in turn derives from the Latin "concurrere", meaning "to come together". |
| Urdu | "مدمقابل" also means "opposite" in Urdu. |
| Uzbek | "Raqib" can also mean "rival" or "opponent" in Uzbek. |
| Vietnamese | The word "đối thủ" can also mean "adversary, opponent, rival, contestant." |
| Welsh | The word "cystadleuydd" literally translates to "contender against the adversary". |
| Xhosa | The word 'okhuphisana naye' is also used to describe rivals and adversaries. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "קאָנקורענט" derives from the Latin "concurrent-em" (concurrent) via French. |
| Yoruba | The word "oludije" in Yoruba also refers to a traditional Yoruba masquerade that represents the spirit of competition. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "esincintisana naye" means "to compete with someone" and is derived from the root "ncinti" meaning "to compete". |
| English | Etymology: Latin 'com' ('with') + 'petere' ('to seek'). |