Conference in Different Languages
Discover 'Conference' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Conference
Afrikaans konferensie | ||
Albanian konferencë | ||
Amharic ኮንፈረንስ | ||
Arabic مؤتمر | ||
Armenian գիտաժողով | ||
Assamese সন্মিলন | ||
Aymara yatiyawi | ||
Azerbaijani konfrans | ||
Bambara lajɛba | ||
Basque konferentzia | ||
Belarusian канферэнцыі | ||
Bengali সম্মেলন | ||
Bhojpuri सम्मेलन | ||
Bosnian konferencija | ||
Bulgarian конференция | ||
Catalan conferència | ||
Cebuano komperensya | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 会议 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 會議 | ||
Corsican cunferenza | ||
Croatian konferencija | ||
Czech konference | ||
Danish konference | ||
Dhivehi ކޮންފަރެންސް | ||
Dogri इजलास | ||
Dutch conferentie | ||
English conference | ||
Esperanto konferenco | ||
Estonian konverents | ||
Ewe takpekpe | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) pagpupulong | ||
Finnish konferenssi | ||
French conférence | ||
Frisian konferinsje | ||
Galician conferencia | ||
Georgian კონფერენცია | ||
German konferenz | ||
Greek διάσκεψη | ||
Guarani ñe'esyry | ||
Gujarati પરિષદ | ||
Haitian Creole konferans | ||
Hausa taro | ||
Hawaiian ʻaha kūkā | ||
Hebrew וְעִידָה | ||
Hindi सम्मेलन | ||
Hmong lub rooj sib tham | ||
Hungarian konferencia | ||
Icelandic ráðstefna | ||
Igbo ogbako | ||
Ilocano kumperensia | ||
Indonesian konferensi | ||
Irish comhdháil | ||
Italian conferenza | ||
Japanese 会議 | ||
Javanese konperensi | ||
Kannada ಸಮ್ಮೇಳನ | ||
Kazakh конференция | ||
Khmer សន្និសិទ | ||
Kinyarwanda nama | ||
Konkani परिशद | ||
Korean 회의 | ||
Krio mitin | ||
Kurdish şêwre | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) کۆنفرانس | ||
Kyrgyz конференция | ||
Lao ກອງປະຊຸມ | ||
Latin colloquium | ||
Latvian konference | ||
Lingala likita | ||
Lithuanian konferencija | ||
Luganda olukungaana | ||
Luxembourgish konferenz | ||
Macedonian конференција | ||
Maithili सम्मेलन | ||
Malagasy amin 'ny conference | ||
Malay persidangan | ||
Malayalam സമ്മേളനം | ||
Maltese konferenza | ||
Maori amuiraa | ||
Marathi परिषद | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯑꯄꯥꯝꯕ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯒꯤ ꯃꯤꯐꯝ | ||
Mizo intawhkhawm | ||
Mongolian бага хурал | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ညီလာခံ | ||
Nepali सम्मेलन | ||
Norwegian konferanse | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) msonkhano | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସମ୍ମିଳନୀ | ||
Oromo walga'ii idilee | ||
Pashto کنفرانس | ||
Persian کنفرانس | ||
Polish konferencja | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) conferência | ||
Punjabi ਕਾਨਫਰੰਸ | ||
Quechua rimanakuy | ||
Romanian conferinţă | ||
Russian конференция | ||
Samoan konafesi | ||
Sanskrit परिषद | ||
Scots Gaelic co-labhairt | ||
Sepedi khonferentshe | ||
Serbian конференција | ||
Sesotho seboka | ||
Shona musangano | ||
Sindhi ڪانفرنس | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) සමුළුව | ||
Slovak konferencia | ||
Slovenian konferenca | ||
Somali shir | ||
Spanish conferencia | ||
Sundanese konperénsi | ||
Swahili mkutano | ||
Swedish konferens | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) pagpupulong | ||
Tajik конфронс | ||
Tamil மாநாடு | ||
Tatar конференция | ||
Telugu సమావేశం | ||
Thai การประชุม | ||
Tigrinya ዋዕላ | ||
Tsonga nhlengeletano | ||
Turkish konferans | ||
Turkmen konferensiýasy | ||
Twi (Akan) nhyiamudie | ||
Ukrainian конференції | ||
Urdu کانفرنس | ||
Uyghur يىغىن | ||
Uzbek konferensiya | ||
Vietnamese hội nghị | ||
Welsh cynhadledd | ||
Xhosa inkomfa | ||
Yiddish זיצונג | ||
Yoruba apero | ||
Zulu inkomfa |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "konferensie" originates from the Dutch word "conferentie," which itself derives from the Latin word "conferentia" (meaning "a bringing together") |
| Albanian | The word "konferencë" is derived from the Latin word "conferentia", meaning "a meeting" or "a discussion". |
| Amharic | The word "ኮንፈረንስ" is derived from the French word "conférence", which in turn comes from the Latin word "conferentia", meaning "a bringing together". |
| Arabic | The word "مؤتمر" (conference) derives from the word "ta'amara" (to consult), implying a gathering for exchange of ideas. |
| Azerbaijani | In Azerbaijani, "konfrans" also means "press conference" or "briefing". |
| Basque | The Basque word "konferentzia" derives from the Latin word "conferentia," meaning "a meeting or discussion." |
| Belarusian | In Polish, the word "konferencja" also means "press conference". |
| Bosnian | The word "konferencija" in Bosnian ultimately derives from the Latin "conferre", meaning "to bring together". |
| Bulgarian | "Конференция" also means the 2nd and 3rd lessons in Bulgarian schools. |
| Catalan | The word "conferència" in Catalan has several meanings, including "a talk given to an audience", "a meeting of people to discuss a topic", and "an academic degree". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "会议" (conference) also means "collusion" or "consultation" in Chinese. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 會議 in Chinese can also mean "meeting of the minds" or "convergence of opinions". |
| Corsican | The Corsican term "cunferenza" also means "circumference". |
| Croatian | The Croatian word "konferencija" has Latin roots and derives from the Latin word "conferre," meaning "to bring together" or "to compare." |
| Czech | In Czech "konference" can also mean "a meeting or an assembly". |
| Danish | In Danish, "konference" can also refer to a press briefing or a summit. |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "conferentie" is derived from the Latin word "conferre", which means "to bring together" or "to compare". |
| Esperanto | "Conference" can also mean "lecture" or "conversation" in Esperanto |
| Estonian | The Estonian word "konverents" (conference) derives from the German word "Konferenz" via Russian. |
| Finnish | The word "konferenssi" comes from the German word "Konferenz" and also means "a meeting of scientists or experts to discuss a particular topic." |
| French | The word "conférence" can also refer to a talk given by a visiting professor at a French university. |
| Frisian | The word "konferinsje" is borrowed from French "conférence" and originally meant "speech". |
| Galician | In Galician, "conferencia" can also mean a sermon or a lecture.} |
| German | The German word "Konferenz" derives from the Latin "conferre", meaning "to bring together" or "to compare". |
| Greek | The word "διάσκεψη" can also mean "consultation" or "deliberation" in Greek. |
| Gujarati | The word 'પરિષદ' (conference) is derived from the Sanskrit root 'षद्' (to sit), and refers to a meeting or gathering of people. |
| Haitian Creole | Konferans is also a type of dance music popular in Haiti |
| Hausa | The word "taro" in Hausa can also mean "a meeting called to resolve a dispute". |
| Hawaiian | ʻAha kūkā, meaning "conference" in Hawaiian, also refers to assemblies of chiefs and priests for discussions and decision-making. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "וְעִידָה" is also used to refer to a "convention" or "assembly". |
| Hindi | The word 'सम्मेलन' ('conference') is derived from the Sanskrit root 'sam-mil', meaning 'to come together' or 'to meet'. |
| Hmong | The word "lub rooj sib tham" in Hmong can also mean "gathering" or "meeting". |
| Hungarian | The word "konferencia" derives from the Latin "conferre" meaning "to come together, to compare, to consult". |
| Icelandic | The word "ráðstefna" in Icelandic can also mean a strategy meeting or a council meeting. |
| Igbo | In some dialects of Igbo, "ogbako" also denotes a "gathering of the gods" or a "spirit meeting." |
| Indonesian | The term 'konferensi' is derived from the Dutch word 'conferentie,' which in turn comes from the Latin word 'conferre,' meaning to bring together or compare. |
| Irish | The word comhdháil can also mean "meeting" or "assembly" and is derived from two words meaning "to come" and "to gather". |
| Italian | The Italian word 'conferenza' is likely derived from the Latin |
| Japanese | Originally meant "talk" or "to speak", but now only used in the context of a meeting. |
| Javanese | In Javanese, "konperensi" can also mean a meeting or gathering of experts to discuss a particular topic. |
| Kannada | ಸಮ್ಮೇಳನ (conference in Kannada) likely comes from Sanskrit "sammelana" which means "coming together" or "union" and could possibly be related to Kannada "sammilana" which means "gathering" or "coming together." |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word "конференция" is borrowed from Russian and originally meant "a meeting of representatives". |
| Korean | Although the word "회의" is generally translated to "conference," it can also refer to a meeting between people or a gathering to deliberate on a matter. |
| Kurdish | "Şêwre" is also used to refer to a gathering of people for a specific purpose, such as a meeting or assembly. |
| Kyrgyz | The word конференция has a few meanings: gathering or assembly, convention or congress of representatives from various organizations. Also a gathering of scientific people to discuss some particular scientific subject matter; in this respect it is synonymous with the word симпозиум, but the latter implies that its participants deliver papers for purposes of exchange of ideas. |
| Latin | "Colloquium" originates from the Latin verb "colloquor," meaning to speak with someone, or to have a conversation. |
| Latvian | In Latvian, “konference” comes from the French word “conférence”, meaning “consultation” or “discussion”. |
| Lithuanian | The word "konferencija" derives from the Latin "conferre" meaning "to bring together" or "to compare". |
| Luxembourgish | The Luxembourgish word "Konferenz" is derived from the French "conférence" and can also refer to a "lecture" or "discussion" |
| Macedonian | In Russian and many Slavic languages, "conference" has an additional meaning of "lecture"} |
| Malagasy | The word "amin 'ny Conference" can also refer to a meeting of chiefs or a village council. |
| Malay | The word "persidangan" also refers to a court hearing or session in Malay. |
| Malayalam | The word "സമ്മേളനം" can also refer to an interview or an assembly or gathering, or it can refer to a meeting between two or more groups of people to discuss matters of mutual interest |
| Maltese | The word "konferenza" is derived from the Italian word "conferenza" which means "meeting" or "assembly". It can also refer to a "press conference" or a "scientific conference". |
| Maori | The word "amuiraa" in Maori is derived from the Proto-Polynesian word "*amui", meaning "to gather" or "to meet". |
| Marathi | परिषद (parishad) is derived from the Sanskrit word "parishada," meaning "assembly" or "council. |
| Mongolian | The original meaning of the word "бага хурал" is a place where people gather. "Бага" means small (in relation to the Great Khural) and "хурал" means meeting/gathering/parliament. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word "ညီလာခံ" (conference) derives from Pali and literally means "to meet, to assemble, or to consult together". |
| Nepali | The word "सम्मेलन" (sammelan) also has the alternate meaning of "gathering of individuals" or "assembly." |
| Norwegian | Konferanse is derived from the French word "conférence" and in Norwegian also has the meaning of "negotiation". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | Msonkhano, the Nyanja word for "conference" is borrowed from the English word "conference". |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "کنفرانس" can also refer to a sermon or lecture. |
| Persian | The word "کنفرانس" "conference" is borrowed from the French word "conférence" which literally means "coming together" or "being present together". |
| Polish | Polish "konferencja" originates from Latin "conferre," meaning "to bring together or compare," and can also refer to a comparison or confrontation of views. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "conferência" can also refer to a university degree or a press interview. |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word "ਕਾਨਫਰੰਸ" comes from the English word "conference" and refers to a formal meeting or discussion, often between experts in a particular field. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "conferinţă" (conference) is derived from Latin "conferencia" meaning "conversation". |
| Russian | Конференция, от латинского conferentia, означает «совещание», «встреча». |
| Samoan | The word 'konafesi' is used in Samoan both as 'conference' and 'confession'. |
| Scots Gaelic | The Scots Gaelic word "co-labhairt" is derived from the Old Irish "com-rád", meaning "conference" or "a meeting of persons for the purpose of discussion or consultation." |
| Serbian | The word "конференција" in Serbian ultimately derives from the Latin word "conferre", meaning "to bring together". |
| Sesotho | "Seboka" is thought to derive from the verb "ho boka" meaning "to make a mark". |
| Shona | 'Musangano' also refers to 'an organised movement, party or group' in Shona. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "ڪانفرنس" (pronounced "ka-an-fa-rans") is derived from the English word "conference". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | සමුළුව stands for an assembly in addition to meaning conference. |
| Slovak | The word "konferencia" in Slovak also refers to a meeting of representatives from different organizations or groups to discuss a specific topic. |
| Slovenian | The word 'konferenca' comes from the French word 'conférence' which refers to a formal meeting or discussion. |
| Somali | Somali "shir" originates from Arabic "shura", meaning "council". In Arabic, it also signifies "drinking", hinting at the tradition of serving tea/coffee in Somali conferences. |
| Spanish | In some Spanish-speaking countries, "conferencia" also refers to an academic lecture or a sermon, while in the Dominican Republic it specifically means a bachelor's thesis. |
| Sundanese | The word "konperénsi" in Sundanese originally meant "a gathering of people for a specific purpose". |
| Swahili | Some say mkutano (conference in Swahili) is derived from the verb kukutana (to meet). |
| Swedish | "Konferens" originally meant "discourse" in Latin and "discussion" in French. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word also refers to "the act of meeting, assembling, or coming together". |
| Tajik | The word "конфронс" is also used to refer to a "meeting" or a "gathering". |
| Tamil | The word "மாநாடு" can also mean an assembly or gathering of people. |
| Telugu | The word "సమావేశం" in Telugu is derived from the Sanskrit word "samāvesha", meaning "gathering" or "assembly". |
| Thai | The Thai word "การประชุม" (conference) can also refer to a meeting or assembly. |
| Turkish | The word "konferans" in Turkish originated from the French word "conférence" and was first used to refer to academic gatherings. |
| Ukrainian | The word "конференції" in Ukrainian can also refer to press conferences, academic congresses, or diplomatic summits. |
| Urdu | The word "کانفرنس" ultimately derives from the Latin "conferre," meaning "to bring together." |
| Uzbek | The Uzbek word "konferensiya" is derived from the Latin word "conferentia", meaning "a comparison or discussion". |
| Vietnamese | The Vietnamese word "hội nghị" derives from the Chinese phrase "huì yì," which meant both "gathering" and "counsel". |
| Welsh | The Welsh word for conference, "cynhadledd", also means "discussion" or "debate". |
| Xhosa | In Xhosa, 'inkomfa' comes from the verb 'ukumfa' ('to speak against someone'), and can also mean a 'dispute' or 'argument'. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "זיצונג" also means "sitting" or "session" and originates from the German "Sitzung" |
| Yoruba | In Yoruba, "apero" also means "the first of something," particularly the first appearance of the moon in its new phase. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "inkomfa" can also refer to a confluence of rivers or roads. |
| English | The word "conference" comes from the Latin word "conferentia", which means "a bringing together" or "a meeting." |