Afrikaans bydrae | ||
Albanian kontributin | ||
Amharic መዋጮ | ||
Arabic إسهام | ||
Armenian ներդրումը | ||
Assamese অৱদান | ||
Aymara yanapawi | ||
Azerbaijani töhfə | ||
Bambara bolomafara | ||
Basque ekarpena | ||
Belarusian уклад | ||
Bengali অবদান | ||
Bhojpuri योगदान | ||
Bosnian doprinos | ||
Bulgarian принос | ||
Catalan contribució | ||
Cebuano amot | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 贡献 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 貢獻 | ||
Corsican cuntribuzione | ||
Croatian doprinos | ||
Czech příspěvek | ||
Danish bidrag | ||
Dhivehi ކޮންޓްރިބިއުޝަން | ||
Dogri जोगदान | ||
Dutch bijdrage | ||
English contribution | ||
Esperanto kontribuo | ||
Estonian panus | ||
Ewe wɔƒe | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) kontribusyon | ||
Finnish panos | ||
French contribution | ||
Frisian bydrage | ||
Galician contribución | ||
Georgian წვლილი | ||
German beitrag | ||
Greek συνεισφορά | ||
Guarani pytyvõrã | ||
Gujarati ફાળો | ||
Haitian Creole kontribisyon | ||
Hausa taimako | ||
Hawaiian hāʻawi | ||
Hebrew תְרוּמָה | ||
Hindi योगदान | ||
Hmong kev pab nyiaj | ||
Hungarian hozzájárulás | ||
Icelandic framlag | ||
Igbo onyinye | ||
Ilocano kontribusion | ||
Indonesian kontribusi | ||
Irish ranníocaíocht | ||
Italian contributo | ||
Japanese 貢献 | ||
Javanese sumbangan | ||
Kannada ಕೊಡುಗೆ | ||
Kazakh үлес | ||
Khmer ការចូលរួមចំណែក | ||
Kinyarwanda umusanzu | ||
Konkani योगदान | ||
Korean 기부 | ||
Krio gi | ||
Kurdish beş | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) بەشداری کردن | ||
Kyrgyz салым | ||
Lao ການປະກອບສ່ວນ | ||
Latin conlationem | ||
Latvian ieguldījums | ||
Lingala likabo | ||
Lithuanian indėlis | ||
Luganda ekiweebwayo | ||
Luxembourgish bäitrag | ||
Macedonian придонес | ||
Maithili योगदान | ||
Malagasy fandraisana anjara | ||
Malay sumbangan | ||
Malayalam സംഭാവന | ||
Maltese kontribuzzjoni | ||
Maori takoha | ||
Marathi योगदान | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯇꯝꯕ | ||
Mizo thawhkhawm | ||
Mongolian хувь нэмэр | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အလှူငွေ | ||
Nepali योगदान | ||
Norwegian bidrag | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) chopereka | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଯୋଗୋଦାନ | ||
Oromo gumaacha | ||
Pashto ونډه | ||
Persian مشارکت | ||
Polish wkład | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) contribuição | ||
Punjabi ਯੋਗਦਾਨ | ||
Quechua quy | ||
Romanian contribuţie | ||
Russian вклад | ||
Samoan saofaga | ||
Sanskrit योगदान | ||
Scots Gaelic tabhartas | ||
Sepedi seabe | ||
Serbian допринос | ||
Sesotho tlatsetso | ||
Shona mupiro | ||
Sindhi ڀاو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) දායකත්වය | ||
Slovak príspevok | ||
Slovenian prispevek | ||
Somali tabarucaad | ||
Spanish contribución | ||
Sundanese sumbangan | ||
Swahili mchango | ||
Swedish bidrag | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) kontribusyon | ||
Tajik саҳм | ||
Tamil பங்களிப்பு | ||
Tatar кертем | ||
Telugu సహకారం | ||
Thai ผลงาน | ||
Tigrinya ኣበርክቶ | ||
Tsonga nghenisa xandla | ||
Turkish katkı | ||
Turkmen goşant | ||
Twi (Akan) ntoboa | ||
Ukrainian внесок | ||
Urdu شراکت | ||
Uyghur تۆھپە | ||
Uzbek hissa | ||
Vietnamese sự đóng góp | ||
Welsh cyfraniad | ||
Xhosa umnikelo | ||
Yiddish צושטייַער | ||
Yoruba ilowosi | ||
Zulu umnikelo |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "bydrae" derives from the Dutch word "bijdrage" and also means "article" or "essay". |
| Albanian | The word "kontributin" shares roots with the word for "contribution" in French and Romanian. |
| Amharic | The Amharic word "መዋጮ" also means "share" or "portion". |
| Arabic | The word 'إسهام' can also mean 'share' or 'portion'. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "töhfə" is derived from the Persian word "tuhfa", meaning "gift" or "present". |
| Basque | The word “ekarpena” is also used in Basque to refer to “a portion” (of food) or “a share” of something. |
| Belarusian | The word "уклад" is a loanword from Old Church Slavic meaning "order" or "way of life." |
| Bengali | The word 'অবদান' (obodān) is derived from 'अव + दान' (ava + dāna), meaning 'throwing down' or 'making a gift'. |
| Bosnian | The word "doprinos" can also mean "tribute" or "tax" in Bosnian. |
| Bulgarian | The Bulgarian word "принос" is derived from the Slavic root "прин", meaning "to bring" or "to add", and it can also refer to a "gift" or "offering". |
| Catalan | In Catalan, the word "contribució" can also refer to a type of tax or payment made to the government. |
| Cebuano | The word "amot" likely originated from the Proto-Austronesian term *amo, meaning "to give" or "to share". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "贡献" (gòngxiàn) originally meant "presenting a bird". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 貢獻, also pronounced 'gòng xiàn,' means 'contribution' in simplified Chinese. |
| Corsican | In addition to ‘contribution’. ‘cuntribuzione’ also may mean ‘tribute’ in Corsican. |
| Croatian | The word "doprinos" in Croatian also means "an additional fee or tax". |
| Czech | "Příspěvek" also means "allowance" and is related to the verb "přispět" (to contribute). |
| Danish | The word 'bidrag' originates from the Old Norse word 'bota,' which means 'to make amends or compensate'. |
| Dutch | Bijdrage is derived from the Old Dutch word 'bidragen', meaning 'to carry' or 'to bring'. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "kontribuo" comes from the Latin word "contribuo," which means "to give together"} |
| Estonian | It is a loanword from German "Bann" ("decree"). |
| Finnish | The word "panos" is likely derived from the Proto-Finnic word "*panokša", which originally meant "stake" or "pole". |
| French | "Contribution" is derived from the Latin word "contribuere", meaning "to bring together". |
| Frisian | In Frisian, "bydrage" can also mean "help" or "assistance". |
| Galician | In Galician, "contribuci�n" can mean "contribution" and also "tax". |
| German | Beitrag can also mean “an installment payment” or “an article in a magazine or journal”. |
| Greek | Συνεισφορά's etymology traces back to its prefix 'συν', meaning 'together', and its root 'φέρειν', meaning 'to bear'. |
| Gujarati | The word "ફાળો" originally meant "a share" or "a portion" in Gujarati. |
| Haitian Creole | Haitian Creole "kontribisyon" derives from French "contribution" and implies both a monetary and a non-monetary contribution. |
| Hausa | "Taimako" can refer to a contribution, a donation, or a remittance. |
| Hawaiian | Hāʻawi can also mean 'to give', 'to grant' or 'to entrust'. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "תְרוּמָה" also means "heave-offering" or "gift to the priests or sanctuary" in religious contexts, which reflects its original meaning as a contribution to the Temple or sanctuary. |
| Hindi | The word "योगदान" in Hindi also refers to a kind of medicinal herb used in Ayurveda. |
| Hmong | Kev pab nyiaj in Hmong can also refer to a payment made to a family who has suffered a loss. |
| Hungarian | The word "hozzájárulás" in Hungarian derives from the word "járul" ("to contribute"), but it also has the connotation of "to approach" or "to come closer". |
| Icelandic | The word "framlag" also translates to "proposal" and carries this meaning from Old Norse, where it meant "something one puts forward". |
| Igbo | Onyinye derives from 'onyi' (gift) and 'nye' (to give), suggesting it's something given with a positive intention. |
| Indonesian | The word "kontribusi" in Indonesian is derived from the Dutch word "contributie", meaning "fee" or "subscription." |
| Irish | It is thought to be a borrowing from Middle English 'randon' ('gift, contribution') |
| Italian | "Contributo" also means "tax" or "levy" in Italian. |
| Japanese | '貢献' originates from the Japanese word '勤' meaning 'task' or 'duty'. |
| Javanese | In Javanese, the word "sumbangan" can also refer to a gift or offering made to a temple or religious figure. |
| Kannada | The Kannada word "ಕೊಡುಗೆ" (contribution) is sometimes used in the extended sense of "giving a gift for religious purposes like festivals or rituals". |
| Kazakh | The word "үлес" in Kazakh also means "part" or "share". |
| Korean | In Korean, "기부" can also mean "tribute" or "donation", and originates from the Chinese character "寄付" with similar meanings. |
| Kurdish | The word 'beş' can be derived from the Persian word 'besh', meaning 'giving'. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "салым" also means "tax" in Kyrgyz. |
| Latin | The word 'conlationem' is derived from the Latin verb 'confero', meaning 'to bring together' or 'to compare'. |
| Latvian | The word "ieguldījums" is derived from the German word "Einlage", meaning a deposit or investment. |
| Lithuanian | The word "indėlis" comes from the Old Lithuanian word "indėti," meaning "to deposit," and can also refer to a savings account or a down payment. |
| Luxembourgish | "Bäitrag" is also a German word that can mean "contribution" or "installment". |
| Macedonian | The Macedonian word "придонес" is derived from the Proto-Slavic root "*dorь", meaning "gift" or "present." |
| Malay | "sumbangan" also means "sacrifice" in Javanese and "present" in Sundanese. |
| Malayalam | The word "സംഭാവന" in Malayalam comes from the Sanskrit word "संभू" meaning "to arise" or "to be born". It can also mean "a gift" or "a donation". |
| Maltese | The word 'kontribuzzjoni' in Maltese derives from the Italian 'contribuzione', meaning 'contribution', 'support', or 'help'. |
| Maori | The Maori word "takoha" is also a verb meaning "to exchange gifts" and can refer to any offering of money or goods. |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "योगदान" originally meant "a gift from God" and is still used in that sense in some contexts. |
| Mongolian | The word “хувь нэмэр” can also mean “share” or “portion” in Mongolian. |
| Nepali | As a noun, "योगदान" can also mean "proportion" or "share", and as a verb, it can mean "to contribute" or "to make a share". |
| Norwegian | In Norwegian, "bidrag" also refers to a financial support provided by a parent towards their child's upbringing. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | "Chopereka" can also mean a piece of firewood. |
| Pashto | ونډه (wandah) comes from the Proto-Iranian *u-hand-i, cognate to Sanskrit andi and Avesta ušti. |
| Persian | The word "مشارکت" (meshārekat) is derived from the Arabic root "شرک" (shirk), which means "association" or "partnership", and is related to the term "مشورة" (mashwara), which means "consultation" or "deliberation". |
| Polish | Wkład is thought to have originated from wkładać 'to put' or wkłódk ‘to be drawn in'. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "contribuição" can also refer to a government tax or duty on something. |
| Punjabi | The word 'ਯੋਗਦਾਨ' in Punjabi has Sanskrit roots and can also mean a sacrificial offering, a gift, or a donation. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "contribuție" also refers to an amount of money collected from members for the benefit of an organisation. |
| Russian | Вклад can also mean deposit, investment, or mortgage in Russian. |
| Samoan | The word 'saofaga' is also the name for the meeting place where the contribution is paid. |
| Scots Gaelic | "Tabhartas" is also a term for any of various dues exacted on clansmen by feudal superiors in the days of the clan system, as "calp," "kain" or "kindly tenants", but in the course of time the significance of this word was practically merged in these and similar forms. |
| Serbian | "Допринос" is derived from the Proto-Slavic *doprъ "bringing". |
| Sesotho | The word 'tlatsetso' also has the connotation of 'a voluntary gift made to someone who is not necessarily a relative.' |
| Shona | The word "mupiro" also means "the act of contributing something" in Shona. |
| Sindhi | The word 'ڀاو' in Sindhi can also refer to the 'value' of something or 'esteem'. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | In astrology, the term 'දායකත්වය' denotes the 8th Bhava (house), corresponding to longevity, obstacles, and inheritance. |
| Slovak | The word "príspevok" can also refer to a literary or artistic work submitted to a collection or publication. |
| Slovenian | "Prispevek" is derived from the Old Slavic word "prispěti" meaning "to add" or "to contribute" |
| Somali | The Somali word "tabarucaad" can also refer to a gift or a donation. |
| Spanish | The term "contribución" in Spanish can also refer to a tax or duty imposed by a government. |
| Sundanese | Sumbangan also has an alternate meaning as a "taro leaf" |
| Swahili | In the Swahili language, the word “mchango” originates from “changa,” which signifies a collective contribution. |
| Swedish | The word "bidrag" can also mean "support" or "donation" in Swedish. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "kontribusyon" can also refer to a bribe or payoff in Tagalog. |
| Tajik | The word "саҳм" also means "share" (of stock or property) in Tajik. |
| Tamil | Originally, பங்களாந் ("pangalippu") meant "exchange of shares in a business for investment," and it still signifies "partnership, joint venture." |
| Telugu | The word "సహకారం" can also refer to a cooperative society or organization. |
| Thai | The name of the Thai fruit durian is a combination of the words "duri" (thorn) and "an" (fruit), resulting in "thorny fruit" |
| Turkish | The word "katkı" in Turkish can also mean "additive" or "admixture". |
| Ukrainian | The word "внесок" comes from the root "нос" meaning to carry. |
| Urdu | The word 'شراکت' can also mean 'partnership' in Urdu |
| Uzbek | 'Hissa' is also used figuratively in Uzbek to refer to a share or portion of something, such as a responsibility or a task. |
| Vietnamese | The word "sự đóng góp" can also mean "dedication" or "input". |
| Welsh | Literally meaning 'counting up' in Welsh, 'cyfraniad' is also a synonym for 'instalment' and 'subscription'. |
| Xhosa | The Xhosa word 'umnikelo' can refer to a gift, offering, or contribution, as well as a portion of food or drink set aside for ancestors. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "צושטייַער" ("contribution") is derived from the German word "steuer" ("tax"). |
| Yoruba | "Ilowəsi" can also mean "service" or "tribute" in Yoruba |
| Zulu | The word 'umnikelo' is derived from the verb 'ukunikela', which means 'to give' or 'to contribute' |
| English | The word 'contribution', originating from Latin 'contribuere', originally referred to an action of bringing something together, and its financial meaning developed later. |