Cooperation in different languages

Cooperation in Different Languages

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

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Afrikaans
samewerking
Albanian
bashkëpunimi
Amharic
ትብብር
Arabic
تعاون
Armenian
համագործակցություն
Assamese
সহযোগ
Aymara
yanapt'iri
Azerbaijani
əməkdaşlıq
Bambara
tɛgɛdiɲɔgɔnma
Basque
lankidetza
Belarusian
супрацоўніцтва
Bengali
সহযোগিতা
Bhojpuri
सहयोग
Bosnian
saradnja
Bulgarian
сътрудничество
Catalan
cooperació
Cebuano
kooperasyon
Chinese (Simplified)
合作
Chinese (Traditional)
合作
Corsican
cuuperazione
Croatian
suradnja
Czech
spolupráce
Danish
samarbejde
Dhivehi
ބައިވެރިވުން
Dogri
सैहयोग
Dutch
samenwerking
English
cooperation
Esperanto
kunlaboro
Estonian
koostöö
Ewe
alɔdodo
Filipino (Tagalog)
pagtutulungan
Finnish
yhteistyö
French
la coopération
Frisian
gearwurking
Galician
cooperación
Georgian
თანამშრომლობა
German
zusammenarbeit
Greek
συνεργασία
Guarani
ñopytyvõ
Gujarati
સહકાર
Haitian Creole
koperasyon
Hausa
hadin kai
Hawaiian
ka laulima ʻana
Hebrew
שיתוף פעולה
Hindi
सहयोग
Hmong
kev koom tes
Hungarian
együttműködés
Icelandic
samvinnu
Igbo
imekọ ihe ọnụ
Ilocano
pannakipaset
Indonesian
kerja sama
Irish
comhar
Italian
cooperazione
Japanese
協力
Javanese
kerja sama
Kannada
ಸಹಕಾರ
Kazakh
ынтымақтастық
Khmer
កិច្ចសហប្រតិបត្តិការ
Kinyarwanda
ubufatanye
Konkani
सहकार्य
Korean
협력
Krio
jɔyn an togɛda
Kurdish
hevkarî
Kurdish (Sorani)
هاوکاری
Kyrgyz
кызматташтык
Lao
ການຮ່ວມມື
Latin
cooperante
Latvian
sadarbība
Lingala
boyokani
Lithuanian
bendradarbiavimą
Luganda
okukolagana
Luxembourgish
zesummenaarbecht
Macedonian
соработка
Maithili
सहयोग
Malagasy
fiaraha-miasa
Malay
kerjasama
Malayalam
സഹകരണം
Maltese
kooperazzjoni
Maori
mahi tahi
Marathi
सहकार्य
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯇꯦꯡꯕꯥꯡꯅꯕ
Mizo
inlungrualna
Mongolian
хамтын ажиллагаа
Myanmar (Burmese)
ပူးပေါင်းဆောင်ရွက်မှု
Nepali
सहयोग
Norwegian
samarbeid
Nyanja (Chichewa)
mgwirizano
Odia (Oriya)
ସହଯୋଗ
Oromo
gamtoomina
Pashto
همکاري
Persian
مشارکت
Polish
współpraca
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
cooperação
Punjabi
ਸਹਿਯੋਗ
Quechua
yanapanakuy
Romanian
cooperare
Russian
сотрудничество
Samoan
felagolagomai
Sanskrit
सहयोग
Scots Gaelic
co-obrachadh
Sepedi
tšhomišano
Serbian
сарадња
Sesotho
tšebelisano
Shona
mushandirapamwe
Sindhi
تعاون
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
සහයෝගීතාව
Slovak
spolupráca
Slovenian
sodelovanje
Somali
iskaashi
Spanish
cooperación
Sundanese
gawé babarengan
Swahili
ushirikiano
Swedish
samarbete
Tagalog (Filipino)
kooperasyon
Tajik
ҳамкорӣ
Tamil
ஒத்துழைப்பு
Tatar
хезмәттәшлек
Telugu
సహకారం
Thai
ความร่วมมือ
Tigrinya
ሕብረት
Tsonga
ntirhisano
Turkish
işbirliği
Turkmen
hyzmatdaşlygy
Twi (Akan)
nkabomdie
Ukrainian
співпраця
Urdu
تعاون
Uyghur
ھەمكارلىق
Uzbek
hamkorlik
Vietnamese
hợp tác
Welsh
cydweithredu
Xhosa
intsebenziswano
Yiddish
קוואַפּעריישאַן
Yoruba
ifowosowopo
Zulu
ukubambisana

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansThe Afrikaans word "samewerking" means "cooperation" and is derived from the Dutch word "samenwerken".
AlbanianThe word "bashkëpunimi" in Albanian derives from the verb "bashkëpunoj" meaning "to work together" and the suffix "-im" indicating "action or result", ultimately coming from Proto-Indo-European roots "*kom" (together) and "*werg" (to do).
AmharicAmharic "ትብብር" derives from "ትበብ" "to be together" and can also mean "association" or "partnership."
ArabicIn Arabic, the term “تعاون” can also refer to a collective or collaborative effort.
ArmenianFrom the Armenian roots "hama" (with, together) and "gortsi" (deed, action).
AzerbaijaniThe word “əməkdaşlıq” in Azerbaijani is ultimately derived from the Arabic word “ʿumda” (meaning “support”) and the Persian suffix “-lıq” (meaning “ness”).
BasqueThe word "lankidetza" also means "solidarity" or "mutual aid".
BelarusianIn a broad sense, the term "супрацоўніцтва" can be translated as "coordination" or "collaboration".
BengaliIn Sanskrit, 'sah' means 'with' and 'yog' means 'join', hence 'joining with' someone.
BosnianThe word "saradnja" is derived from the Slavic root "rad", meaning "work" or "labor", and the prefix "sa-", meaning "with" or "together", indicating a joint effort or collaboration.
BulgarianIn Bulgarian the word "сътрудничество" ("cooperation") comes from the root "сътруд" with the meaning of "to labor together"
CatalanThe Catalan word "cooperació" also means "coordination" and is derived from the Latin word "cooperatio", meaning "to work together".
Cebuano"Kooperasyon" is derived from the Spanish "cooperación", which in turn comes from the Latin "cooperātiō", meaning "working together".
Chinese (Simplified)This term is made up of two Chinese characters, 合, which means "together," and 作, which means "to act."
Chinese (Traditional)合作 (hé zuò) is also used to refer to a cooperative or joint venture.
CorsicanThe Corsican word "cuuperazione" derives from the Italian "cooperazione", but also has the meaning of "help" or "assistance" in some contexts.
CroatianThe word 'suradnja' also has connotations of harmony and mutual understanding.
CzechSpolupráce in Czech can also mean 'harmony' or 'coordination'.
DanishThe word "samarbejde" can be broken down into "sam-", meaning "together", and "arbejde", meaning "work".
DutchThe Dutch word "samenwerking" (cooperation) literally means "working together" and is derived from the words "samen" (together) and "werken" (to work).
EsperantoKunlaboro is not a loanword; it is a compound of the word "kune" (together) and "laboro" (work).
EstonianThe word "koostöö" in Estonian is derived from the Finnish word "koostumus" meaning "composition".
FinnishThe word 'yhteistyö' is derived from the words 'yhdessä' ('together') and 'työ' ('work'), emphasizing the joint effort involved in cooperation.
FrenchCooperation (derived from 'co-operari') originally meant working together to achieve a common end, but now it more broadly implies mutual help or assistance of any kind, regardless of whether it's toward a shared goal or not.
FrisianGearwurking is derived from the Old Frisian word 'geare', meaning 'ready', and 'wirk', meaning 'work'.
GalicianCooperación derives from the Latin word "cooperari", which means "to work together."
GermanThe German word "Zusammenarbeit" literally translates to "working together" and is used in a variety of contexts to describe collaborative efforts and partnerships.
GreekThe word συνεργασία can also mean "working together" or "collaboration".
GujaratiThe word "સહકાર" (cooperation) is derived from the Sanskrit word "सह" (saha), meaning "together", and "कार" (kāra), meaning "action".
Haitian CreoleKoperasyon derives from the French "coopération" and can also mean 'association'
HausaIn Hausa, the word "hadin kai" literally means "one hand", implying a collective effort accomplished by multiple individuals working together.
HawaiianKa laulima ʻana is the joining of two or more hands and is a Hawaiian proverb about working together.
Hebrew"שיתוף פעולה" derives from the root "פעל" (to do) and means "working together."
HindiThe Hindi word "सहयोग" is derived from the Sanskrit word "सह" meaning "with" and "योग" meaning "joining", thus signifying "joining together". It has the alternate meaning of "assistance" or "support".
HmongThe word "kev koom tes" is derived from the Hmong words "kev" (to work together), "koom" (to gather), and "tes" (to assist).
HungarianThe word "együttműködés" in Hungarian comes from two words meaning "to do together" and has a similar meaning in other Finno-Ugric languages.
IcelandicThe word "samvinnu" is a compound of the words "sam" (together) and "vinna" (work) and thus means "working together".
IndonesianThe word "kerja sama" in Indonesian literally means "work together".
IrishThe word 'comhar' can also refer to 'assistance', 'aid', or 'help'.
ItalianThe Italian word "cooperazione" also has the meaning of "co-opting", "incorporating", or "working together".
Japanese"協力" is composed of the kanji for "work together" and "strength".
JavaneseIn Javanese, 'kerja sama' is an archaic compound noun, with its root words 'kerja' (work) and 'sama' (together), although 'kerja sama' is commonly translated as 'cooperation', which is a newer concept.
KannadaThe Kannada word "ಸಹಕಾರ" is loosely based on the Sanskrit word "सहकार", which also means cooperation.
KoreanThe word "협력" is also used to mean "collaboration" or "working together" in Korean, highlighting the importance of collective effort in Korean culture.
KurdishThe word "hevkarî" originates from the Old Iranian word "ham-kar" meaning "together-work."
LatinThe Latin word "cooperante" also means "working together" or "helping out".
LatvianSadarbība can also mean 'coexistence' or 'association'.
LithuanianIn Lithuanian, the word "bendradarbiavimą" also means "to cooperate," "to work together," and "to collaborate"
Luxembourgish"Zesummenaarbecht" derives its origin from the German "Zusammenarbeit", meaning working or acting collectively or cooperatively.
MacedonianThe term “соработка” in Macedonian is derived from the Russian “сотрудничество”, which also means cooperation in English.
MalagasyThe etymology of the Malagasy word 'fiaraha-miasa' can be traced back to the Malay language where it means "to move together."
Malay"Kerjasama" is a Malay word meaning 'cooperation' that stems from the Sanskrit and Javanese languages, and is also used in Indonesian, although it can have different meanings and connotations in different contexts and cultures and can also be translated into 'coordination,' 'joint effort,' or 'collaboration.'
MalayalamThe word 'സഹകരണം' also means 'working together in a friendly way'.
MalteseMaltese "kooperazzjoni" means cooperation, from Italian "cooperazione" meaning cooperation, from Latin "cooperatio" with the same meaning, ultimately from "operari" (to work): "com-" (together) with "operari" (to work).
MaoriMahi tahi is sometimes used to describe a meeting or workshop to build group consensus or make collective decisions.
Marathiसहकार्य means "mutual aid" in Sanskrit, and is related to the word "सहचर" meaning "companion".
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NepaliThe Nepali word 'सहयोग' ('cooperation') derives from the Sanskrit word 'sahयोग', which means 'to work together' or 'mutual assistance'.
Norwegian"Samarbeid" originates from Old Norse "sam-arfi", which means "co-inheritance" or "joint possession".
Nyanja (Chichewa)The word mgwirizano is derived from the verb 'kugwirizana' (to unite) and the suffix '-ano', which denotes a state or condition.
PashtoThe word “همكاري” “cooperation” can also be used to refer to a partner in Persian.
PersianThe word "مشارکت" can also refer to the concept of "joint authorship" in Persian literature.
PolishThe word "współpraca" derives from the word "praca" which means "work", and the prefix "współ-" which means "together".
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)A palavra "cooperação" deriva do latim "cooperari", que significa "trabalhar junto".
PunjabiThe word 'ਸਹਿਯੋਗ' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'सहयोग', which means 'mutual service' or 'working together'.
RomanianThe word "cooperare" in Romanian comes from the Latin word "cooperari" and has the alternate meaning of "to work together".
RussianThe word "сотрудничество" in Russian derives from the verb "сотрудничать", and in some contexts it can also mean "collaboration".
SamoanAs the word “feagaiga” (“covenant”) derives from the word “fealofa’i” (“to love one another”), so “felagolagomai” (“cooperation”) is built from the word “fagolago” (“to speak” or “to plan”).
Scots GaelicThe Gaelic word `co-obrachadh` has a broader meaning than the English `cooperation`, encompassing ideas of unity and teamwork.
SerbianThe word "сарадња" comes from the Old Church Slavonic word "сърадѣти", meaning "to work together".
SesothoThe word “tšebelisano” derives from the root word “tšebetso,” which means “work.” However, “tšebelisano” specifically refers to work done collectively.
ShonaIt originated from the term, 'shanda', which means to hold and 'pamwe', meaning togetherness, to hold or do things together
SindhiThe Sindhi word "تعاون" has its roots in Arabic and means "to work together" or "to assist another person."
Sinhala (Sinhalese)සහයෝගීතාව can also refer to the act of helping others or working together with them.
SlovakThe word 'spolupráca' is formed of the Slovak words 'spolu' ('together') and 'práca' ('work').
SlovenianSodelovanje also refers to the action of working or operating together toward some goal and the condition or quality of being able to work together effectively
SomaliIskaashi can also mean 'to help' or 'to assist' in Somali.
SpanishIn Spanish, "cooperación" also means "assistance" or "help".
SundaneseThe term 'gawé babarengan' literally means 'mutual labor' and is related to the communal work practice called 'guguruitan', where villagers assist each other in various tasks.
SwahiliUshirikiano is also a term used to describe the informal cooperation and sharing of resources among individuals in rural African communities.
SwedishA synonym for samarbete in Swedish is "samverkan".
Tagalog (Filipino)"Kooperasyon" is the Tagalog word for "cooperation." It is derived from the Spanish word "cooperación," which is in turn derived from the Latin word "cooperATIO," meaning "to work together."
TajikThe word "ҳамкорӣ" also means "mutual respect" and is derived from the Persian compound word "ham" (together) and "kâr" (work or deed).
TeluguThe word "సహకారం" also means "companionship" and "association" and derives from the Sanskrit roots सह (saha, "together") and कार्य (karya, "work").
Thai"ความ" is "the state or quality," "ร่วม" indicates being or doing together, or joining, and “มือ is hand or the action of using hand; thus, “ “ร่วม มือ“ can be translated "join the hand" or working closely together."
TurkishThe Turkish term 'işbirliği' (cooperation) is composed of the words 'iş' (work, business) + 'bir' (together) + 'liği' (suffix denoting a condition, state or relationship).
UkrainianThe Ukrainian word "співпраця" is a compound word derived from "спів" (together) and "праця" (labor).
UrduThe word "تعاون" also means "mutual assistance" or "helping each other" in Urdu.
UzbekThe word "hamkorlik" in Uzbek also refers to "mutual participation" or "joint efforts".
VietnameseThe word 'hợp tác' is composed of two Chinese characters: 'hợp' meaning 'to join' and 'tác' meaning 'to act'.
WelshThe word 'cydweithredu' literally translates to 'work together' and is used to describe the process of collaborating with others.
XhosaIn Xhosa, the word “intsebenziswano” literally translates to “the making use of each other”.
Yoruba'Ifowosowopo' literally means 'two hands' or 'working together' in Yoruba, highlighting the importance of collaboration and unity.
Zulu"Ukubambisana" (cooperation) draws its meaning from two Zulu words: "ukubamba" (to hold) and "isana" (together), capturing the notion of holding or working together.
EnglishThe term derives from the Latin word “cooperari”, meaning “to work together” or "together" in the sense of "to cooperate" and "to work with each other."

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