Compose in different languages

Compose in Different Languages

Discover 'Compose' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.

Compose


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Afrikaans
komponeer
Albanian
kompozoj
Amharic
መጻፍ
Arabic
مؤلف موسيقى
Armenian
կազմել
Assamese
ৰচনা কৰা
Aymara
composiña
Azerbaijani
bəstələmək
Bambara
ka daɲɛw labɛn
Basque
konposatu
Belarusian
складаць
Bengali
রচনা করা
Bhojpuri
रचना करे के बा
Bosnian
sastaviti
Bulgarian
съставям
Catalan
compondre
Cebuano
pagsulat
Chinese (Simplified)
撰写
Chinese (Traditional)
撰寫
Corsican
cumpone
Croatian
sastaviti
Czech
komponovat
Danish
komponere
Dhivehi
ކޮމްޕޯސް ކުރުން
Dogri
रचना
Dutch
componeren
English
compose
Esperanto
komponi
Estonian
koostama
Ewe
hakpakpa
Filipino (Tagalog)
sumulat
Finnish
säveltää
French
composer
Frisian
komponearje
Galician
compoñer
Georgian
შედგენა
German
komponieren
Greek
συνθέτω
Guarani
ocompone
Gujarati
કંપોઝ
Haitian Creole
konpoze
Hausa
shirya
Hawaiian
haku mele
Hebrew
לְהַלחִין
Hindi
लिखें
Hmong
sau
Hungarian
összeállít
Icelandic
yrkja
Igbo
ikpegara
Ilocano
agkomposo
Indonesian
menyusun
Irish
chum
Italian
comporre
Japanese
作曲
Javanese
ngarang
Kannada
ರಚಿಸಿ
Kazakh
құрастыру
Khmer
តែង
Kinyarwanda
guhimba
Konkani
रचना करप
Korean
짓다
Krio
kɔmpoz
Kurdish
pêkhatin
Kurdish (Sorani)
ئاوازدانان
Kyrgyz
түзүү
Lao
ປະກອບ
Latin
componas
Latvian
sacerēt
Lingala
kosala composer
Lithuanian
kurti
Luganda
okuyiiya
Luxembourgish
komponéieren
Macedonian
компонира
Maithili
रचना करब
Malagasy
mamboatra
Malay
mengarang
Malayalam
രചിക്കുക
Maltese
ikkomponi
Maori
tito
Marathi
लिहा
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯀꯝꯄꯣꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫
Mizo
hla phuah rawh
Mongolian
зохиох
Myanmar (Burmese)
တေးရေး
Nepali
रचना
Norwegian
komponere
Nyanja (Chichewa)
lembani
Odia (Oriya)
ରଚନା
Oromo
qindeessuu
Pashto
کمپوز
Persian
ساختن
Polish
komponować
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
compor
Punjabi
ਲਿਖੋ
Quechua
qillqay
Romanian
compune
Russian
сочинять
Samoan
tusi
Sanskrit
रचयति
Scots Gaelic
compose
Sepedi
hlama
Serbian
саставити
Sesotho
ngola
Shona
kunyora
Sindhi
ترتيب ڏيو
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
රචනා කරන්න
Slovak
komponovať
Slovenian
sestavi
Somali
curiso
Spanish
componer
Sundanese
nyusun
Swahili
tunga
Swedish
komponera
Tagalog (Filipino)
bumuo
Tajik
таълиф кардан
Tamil
எழுது
Tatar
композиция
Telugu
కంపోజ్ చేయండి
Thai
เขียน
Tigrinya
ምድራፍ
Tsonga
ku qambha
Turkish
oluşturmak
Turkmen
düzmek
Twi (Akan)
hyehyɛ nnwom
Ukrainian
складати
Urdu
تحریر کریں
Uyghur
compose
Uzbek
tuzmoq
Vietnamese
soạn, biên soạn
Welsh
cyfansoddi
Xhosa
qamba
Yiddish
צונויפשטעלן
Yoruba
ṣajọ
Zulu
qamba

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansAfrikaans "komponeer" also means "to assemble" or "to put together".
AlbanianIn Albanian, "kompozoj" also means "to create a work of art" or "to make up a story".
AmharicIn Amharic, "compose" has the alternate meaning of "to make a bed".
Arabic"Compose" derives from the Latin"componere," meaning "to put together."
AzerbaijaniThe word "bəstələmək" can also mean "to assemble" or "to put together" in Azerbaijani.
Basque"Konposatu" comes from the Latin verb componere, meaning "to put together" or "to arrange", and in Basque it is also used in expressions of good behavior.
BelarusianThe word "складаць" can also mean "to fold" or "to arrange" in Belarusian.
BengaliThe word "রচনা করা" in Bengali can also mean "to write music" or "to create a literary work".
BosnianThe verb 'sastaviti' in Bosnian can also mean 'to compile' or 'to put together'.
BulgarianThe Bulgarian word "съставям" can also mean "compile," "make up," or "form."
CatalanThe Catalan word "compondre" also means "combine" or "form".
CebuanoIn Tagalog, "pagsulat" also means "writing."
Chinese (Simplified)"撰" originally means "choose", and writing can be composed by selecting and organizing words. Therefore, "撰写" means to write.
Chinese (Traditional)"撰寫" consists of "撰" (select) and "寫" (write), meaning to carefully select words to write.
CorsicanThe Corsican word "cumpone" can also mean "set up" or "establish".
CroatianThe root of 'sastaviti' is the verb 'staviti' ('to put'), which reflects its original meaning of 'to put together' or 'to assemble'.
CzechIn music and art contexts the Czech term "komponovat" also refers to the creation or combination of various elements into a coherent whole.
DanishKomponere can also mean compile, plan or constitute something in Danish.
DutchThe word "componeren" in Dutch can also mean "to make up" or "to fabricate".
EsperantoThe root "kompon" comes from Latin "componere", meaning "to put together or arrange"
Estonian"Koostama" can also refer to preparing, organizing, or assembling something.
Finnish"Säveltää" in Finnish also means "to compose" in music, with the related noun "sävellys" meaning "musical composition".
FrenchThe French word "compositeur" (composer) derives from the Latin word "componere" (to put together, assemble).
FrisianIt is a loanword which originally meant `to collect`.
GalicianGalician word "compoñer" derives from Latin "componere" which means "to put together" and "to reconcile".
GeorgianThe word შედგენა (compose) is derived from the root "დგენა" (listen) and originally meant "to put together" or "to assemble".
German"Komponieren" (compose) derives from the Latin "componere" (to put together) and originally meant "to assemble" or "to create".
GreekThe verb "συντίθημι" in Greek can also mean "to combine" or "to arrange"
GujaratiThe Gujarati word "કંપોઝ" can also mean "to make up or invent" or "to arrange or put together".
Haitian CreoleThe Haitian Creole word "konpoze" originates from the French word "composer" and can also mean "to create" or "to write."
Hausa"Shirya" also means "prepare" or "assemble" in Hausa.
HawaiianThe word "haku mele" can also mean "create a chant" or "write a song" in Hawaiian.
Hebrew"לחן" is derived from a root meaning "charm", "grace", or "song", hinting at the power of composition to elevate and inspire.
HindiThe Hindi word 'लिखें' can also mean 'write' or 'draw', and is derived from the Sanskrit word 'लेख' meaning 'mark' or 'character'.
HmongThe word "sau" can also mean "to put together" or "to join".
Hungarian"Összeállít" derives from "összead" ("to add") and "állít" ("to set"), referring to the process of combining and arranging elements into a cohesive whole.
IcelandicThe word "yrkja" in Icelandic is cognate with the Old Norse word "yrkja,
IgboThe verb "ikpegara" can also be used to mean "to construct" or "to build."
IndonesianThe word "menyusun" also means "to compile" and "to arrange" in Indonesian.
Irish"Chum" in Irish is a homophone for both "compose" and "partner".
Italian"Comporre" also means "to settle" or "to compromise" in Italian.
Japanese曲 is a component of many Japanese words relating to music including the word for 'score' and the word for 'melody'.
JavaneseThe word "ngarang" can also mean "to arrange" or "to put in order" in Javanese.
KannadaThe word "rachisi" is also used to refer to 'creation', 'formation', 'establishment', or 'arrangement'.
KazakhThe Kazakh word "құрастыру" (compose) also means "to assemble" or "to construct".
Khmer"តែង" has different meanings depending on how it is used, including "edit" or "adjust" as in a law.
Korean'짓다' also means to build, erect, make, do, or commit.
KurdishThe word "pêkhatin" is also used to refer to the act of compilation or synthesis, as well as to the creation of a literary or artistic work.
KyrgyzKyrgyz "түзүү" comes from the same root as "to make level" and "to order" and can also mean "to assemble".
LaoThe word 'ປະກອບ' ('compose') in Lao can also refer to 'mix', 'assemble', or 'consist of'.
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LatvianThe word "sacerēt" is derived from Latin "sacrāre" meaning "to dedicate to a sacred purpose"}
LithuanianThe word "kurti" also means "to mold" or "to shape" in Lithuanian.
LuxembourgishThe verb "komponéieren" can also mean "to write a piece of music" or "to organize something in a certain way".
MacedonianIn Macedonian, "компонира" also means "to compose" or "to build".
MalagasyThe word "Mamboatra" in Malagasy also means "to write", "to design", or "to create".
Malay'Mengarang' can also refer to weaving a story, creating a dance, making medicine by combining herbs or other ingredients, arranging flowers into a bouquet.
MalayalamThe Malayalam word "രചിക്കുക" ("compose") can also mean to write or create literature.
MalteseThe word "ikkomponi" is also used figuratively in Maltese to signify "to arrange".
MaoriIn Maori culture, "tito" can also refer to the act of preparing food or setting a table for a special occasion.
MarathiThe word "लिहा" in Marathi also means "to write" or "to draw".
MongolianThe Mongolian word "зохиох" (compose) shares its root with "зохион бүтээх" (to create), suggesting a shared concept of structure and organization.
Myanmar (Burmese)တေးရေး is sometimes used in Myanmar to refer to the person who sings or performs music instead of the person who writes the music.
NepaliThe word "रचना" can also refer to a literary work or a musical composition.
Norwegian"Komponere" also means "to construct" or "to arrange" in Norwegian.
Nyanja (Chichewa)Lembani is related to 'lemba', which means weave or write.
PashtoThe word "کمپوز" (compose) is also used to mean "arrangement" or "combination" in Pashto.
PersianThe Persian word "ساختن" can also mean "to build" or "to create", emphasizing the tangible outcomes of composition.
PolishThe word "komponować" in Polish derives from the Latin word "componere", meaning "to put together", and also has the alternate meaning of "to arrange".
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)The word "compor" in Portuguese comes from the Latin verb "componere," meaning "to put together" or "to arrange."
PunjabiThe term "ਲਿਖੋ" in Punjabi, meaning "to write," also signifies "to draw" and "to create," showcasing its broader artistic implications.
RomanianIn Romanian "compune" can also mean to create or to write music.
RussianThe word "сочинять" can also mean "to invent" or "to make up".
SamoanThe word 'tusi' has an alternate meaning 'to write', as in the Samoan translation of the Bible.
Scots GaelicIn Scots Gaelic, "compose" has the connotation of "write" or "arrange".
SerbianIn Russian, the verb "составить" can mean "to compile" or "to make up". In Serbian, its cognate "саставити" retains those meanings but also adds the meaning "to compose".
Sesotho"Ngola" may be related to the Sesotho word "ngo" meaning "to join together".
ShonaIn addition to meaning "compose," "kunyora" can also mean "write" or "draw."
Sinhala (Sinhalese)රචනා කරන්න literally translates to "to arrange" in Sinhala, highlighting the fundamental creative act of organizing and structuring ideas.
SlovakThe word "komponovať" in Slovak can also mean "to devise" or "to design".
SlovenianThe word "sestavi" comes from the Slavic word "sestaviti", which means "to put together".
SomaliThe Somali word "curiso" can also mean "to arrange" or "to organize".
SpanishIn Spanish, "componer" can also mean to reconcile, settle a dispute, or correct.
SundaneseThe word nyusun in Sundanese also means 'to arrange' or 'to set up'.
SwahiliThe word "tunga" in Swahili can also mean "to mix" or "to combine".
SwedishThe word "komponera" is derived from the Latin "componere," meaning "to put together" or "to arrange," and is also related to the French "composer" and the Italian "comporre."
Tagalog (Filipino)In Tagalog, "bumuo" also means to create, establish, make or assemble.
TajikThe Tajik word "таълиф кардан" can also mean "compiling" or "composing" in the literary sense.
Tamilஎழுது also means 'to write' or 'to draw'.
TeluguThe word "compose" can also mean to create poetry or music, or to arrange something in a pleasing way.
ThaiThe word
TurkishThe word "oluşturmak" can also mean "to create" or "to produce".
UkrainianIn music, "складати" also means "to play". In Ukrainian, the word "складати" is a cognate of the Russian "складывать" (to add up, to fold), while in Polish, "składać" means "to fold" as well as "to put together, assemble".
UzbekThe word "tuzmoq" (compose) also means "to create" or "to invent" in Uzbek.
VietnameseIn Vietnamese, "soạn" means "arrange" and "biên soạn" means "compile" or "edit".
WelshThe word "cyfansoddi" derives from "cyfnos" (to join together) and "soddi" (a layer or foundation).
XhosaIn addition to "compose," "qamba" also means "to lie" or "to steal".
YiddishThe word "צונויפשטעלן" also refers to creating something new, similar to the English phrase "putting together".
YorubaṢajọ, meaning "compose" in Yoruba, originates from the verb "ṣa," which means "to create" or "to make," and the noun "ọ̀rọ̀," which means "speech" or "language."
ZuluThe Zulu word "qamba" originally meant "to plait" or "to weave", suggesting a connection between composing and the intricate patterns of speech.
English"Compose" comes from the Latin word "componere," meaning "to put together" or "to arrange."

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