Afrikaans korporasie | ||
Albanian korporatë | ||
Amharic ኮርፖሬሽን | ||
Arabic مؤسسة | ||
Armenian կորպորացիա | ||
Assamese নিগম | ||
Aymara corporación ukankirinaka | ||
Azerbaijani korporasiya | ||
Bambara tɔnba (corporation) ye | ||
Basque korporazioa | ||
Belarusian карпарацыя | ||
Bengali কর্পোরেশন | ||
Bhojpuri निगम के ह | ||
Bosnian korporacija | ||
Bulgarian корпорация | ||
Catalan corporació | ||
Cebuano korporasyon | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 公司 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 公司 | ||
Corsican corporazione | ||
Croatian korporacija | ||
Czech korporace | ||
Danish virksomhed | ||
Dhivehi ކޯޕަރޭޝަން އެވެ | ||
Dogri निगम ने दी | ||
Dutch corporatie | ||
English corporation | ||
Esperanto korporacio | ||
Estonian korporatsioon | ||
Ewe dɔwɔha | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) korporasyon | ||
Finnish yhtiö | ||
French société | ||
Frisian ûndernimming | ||
Galician corporación | ||
Georgian კორპორაცია | ||
German konzern | ||
Greek εταιρεία | ||
Guarani corporación rehegua | ||
Gujarati કોર્પોરેશન | ||
Haitian Creole sosyete | ||
Hausa kamfani | ||
Hawaiian ahahui | ||
Hebrew תַאֲגִיד | ||
Hindi निगम | ||
Hmong kev koom tes | ||
Hungarian vállalat | ||
Icelandic hlutafélag | ||
Igbo ụlọ ọrụ | ||
Ilocano korporasion | ||
Indonesian perusahaan | ||
Irish corparáid | ||
Italian società | ||
Japanese 株式会社 | ||
Javanese perusahaan | ||
Kannada ನಿಗಮ | ||
Kazakh корпорация | ||
Khmer សាជីវកម្ម | ||
Kinyarwanda isosiyete | ||
Konkani म्हामंडळ हें म्हामंडळ | ||
Korean 법인 | ||
Krio kɔpɔreshɔn | ||
Kurdish dayre | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) کۆمپانیا | ||
Kyrgyz корпорация | ||
Lao ບໍລິສັດ | ||
Latin corporation | ||
Latvian korporācija | ||
Lingala société ya société | ||
Lithuanian korporacija | ||
Luganda ekitongole | ||
Luxembourgish corporation | ||
Macedonian корпорација | ||
Maithili निगम के | ||
Malagasy fikambanana | ||
Malay perbadanan | ||
Malayalam കോർപ്പറേഷൻ | ||
Maltese korporazzjoni | ||
Maori kaporeihana | ||
Marathi महानगरपालिका | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯀꯣꯔꯄꯣꯔꯦꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯌꯨ.ꯑꯦꯁ | ||
Mizo corporation a ni | ||
Mongolian корпораци | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ကော်ပိုရေးရှင်း | ||
Nepali निगम | ||
Norwegian selskap | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) kampani | ||
Odia (Oriya) ନିଗମ | ||
Oromo korporeeshinii | ||
Pashto کارپوریشن | ||
Persian شرکت | ||
Polish korporacja | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) corporação | ||
Punjabi ਕਾਰਪੋਰੇਸ਼ਨ | ||
Quechua corporación nisqa | ||
Romanian corporație | ||
Russian корпорация | ||
Samoan faʻapotopotoga | ||
Sanskrit निगमः | ||
Scots Gaelic corporra | ||
Sepedi koporasi ya koporasi | ||
Serbian корпорација | ||
Sesotho mokhatlo | ||
Shona mubatanidzwa | ||
Sindhi ڪارپوريشن | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) සංස්ථා | ||
Slovak spoločnosť | ||
Slovenian družba | ||
Somali shirkad | ||
Spanish corporación | ||
Sundanese korporasi | ||
Swahili shirika | ||
Swedish företag | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) korporasyon | ||
Tajik корпоратсия | ||
Tamil நிறுவனம் | ||
Tatar корпорация | ||
Telugu కార్పొరేషన్ | ||
Thai บริษัท | ||
Tigrinya ኮርፖሬሽን ምዃኑ ይፍለጥ | ||
Tsonga nhlangano wa nhlangano | ||
Turkish şirket | ||
Turkmen korporasiýasy | ||
Twi (Akan) adwumakuw bi | ||
Ukrainian корпорація | ||
Urdu کارپوریشن | ||
Uyghur corporation | ||
Uzbek korporatsiya | ||
Vietnamese tập đoàn | ||
Welsh corfforaeth | ||
Xhosa indibaniselwano | ||
Yiddish קאָרפּאָראַציע | ||
Yoruba ajọṣepọ | ||
Zulu inkampani |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "korporasie" also refers to a group of people or an organization formed by a number of people or institutions. |
| Albanian | The word "korporatë" also has a figurative meaning in Albanian, referring to a group of individuals working together for a specific purpose. |
| Amharic | From the Latin word "corpus," meaning "body," suggesting a group of people acting as a single entity. |
| Arabic | The word “مؤسسة” in Arabic can also mean “foundation” or “institution”. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "korporasiya" is derived from the Latin "corporatio", meaning "body of individuals associated with a common purpose" and in Azerbaijani is also used to describe an organization or group of people, such as a military or religious body. |
| Basque | 'Korporazioa' comes from the Latin term 'corpus', meaning 'body', hence the English word 'corpse'. |
| Belarusian | Карпарація is derived from Old French "corporacion" and can also mean a "professional association" |
| Bengali | "কর্পোরেশন" শব্দটির আদি অর্থ হল শারীরিক অস্তিত্ব। |
| Bosnian | The word "korporacija" in Bosnian can also refer to a group of people united by a common purpose or goal, similar to the English word "corporation." |
| Bulgarian | The word "корпорация" in Bulgarian has an additional meaning of "trade union" or "professional association". |
| Catalan | The term "corporació" also carries the connotation of a professional body or association representing individuals within a specific industry. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 公司 (gōngsī) is formed from the Chinese words 公 (gōng), meaning 'public' or 'common' and 司 (sī) meaning 'office' or 'business'. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | In Classical Chinese, "公司" meant "public", and "公" originally represented the concept of "open doors". |
| Corsican | *Corporazione* in Corsican also means corporation or guild. |
| Croatian | The Croatian word "korporacija" can also refer to a group of people united by a common purpose or interest. |
| Czech | The Czech word "korporace" can also refer to a university faculty or other organized body. |
| Danish | "Virksomhed" originally meant "activity," also found in the word "virksom"} |
| Dutch | The word "corporatie" derives from the Latin "corpus", meaning "body" or "group", and carries connotations of association, unity, and legal entity in Dutch. |
| Esperanto | "Korporacio" can also mean "municipality" or "guild" |
| Estonian | The Estonian word "korporatsioon" derives from the Latin word "corpus", with its original meaning being a body of people or an association. |
| Finnish | The Finnish word 'yhtiö' derives from the Old Swedish term 'høghe' meaning 'association' or 'society'. |
| French | The word "société" can also mean "society" or "companionship" in French. |
| Frisian | "Ûndernimming" is a loanword from Low German and is related to the Dutch word "onderneming" and the German word "Unternehmen", both meaning "enterprise" or "company." |
| Georgian | "კორპორაცია" is the Georgian word for "corporation", which is a legal entity that has its own rights and liabilities separate from its owners, and can act independently of its members. Corporations can be formed under various legal frameworks. |
| German | "Konzern" is a loanword from Italian, deriving from Latin "concertare" which means "to agree/to act together." |
| Greek | The Greek word "εταιρεία" (corporation) originates from the ancient Greek word "ἑταῖρος" (hétairos), meaning "companion" or "friend." |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "કોર્પોરેશન" (corporation) is derived from the Latin word "corpus" meaning "body" and refers to a group of people acting as a single unit and having legal recognition. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "sosyete" in Haitian Creole also refers to a group of people who share common interests or goals. |
| Hausa | Etymology: from Arabic "kumfaniya", meaning "company" or "gathering". |
| Hawaiian | The word "ahahui" also means "organization," "society," or "council" in Hawaiian. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word תַאֲגִיד comes from the root עָגַד, meaning "to bind" or "to unite." |
| Hindi | The word "निगम" originates from the Sanskrit word "नि" (ni), meaning "down" or "together," and "गम" (gam), meaning "to go," hence signifying a "coming together" or "union." |
| Hmong | In the Hmong language, the term "kev koom tes" literally translates to "gathering together to build a group or organization. |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian term "vállalat" is derived from the verb "vállal", meaning "to undertake" or "to assume responsibility." |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "hlutafélag" is a calque of the German "Aktiengesellschaft" and directly means "share company". |
| Indonesian | The term "perusahaan" can refer to a corporation, partnership, or sole proprietorship in Indonesian. |
| Irish | The word 'corparáid' (corporation) is derived from the French 'corporalité' (corporation), which in turn comes from the Latin 'corpus' (body). This reflects the original meaning of a corporation as a group of people united for a common purpose. |
| Italian | The Italian word "società" can also refer to a society, community, or group of people, highlighting its broader meaning beyond just a corporation. |
| Japanese | Originally, "株式会社" (literally "shares-company") denoted limited partnerships in the Dutch East India Company. |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "perusahaan" originally referred to a meeting of equals for mutual aid, cooperation, or entertainment. |
| Kannada | The term "ನಿಗಮ" has its etymology in the Sanskrit word "nigama," which refers to an assembly of sages, merchants, or experts in a specific field, and also signifies the rules and regulations established by them. |
| Khmer | "សាជីវកម្ម" is derived from the Sanskrit word "sāhjiva" meaning "one who or that which has life". Its alternate meanings include "life sciences", "biology", and "organized being". |
| Korean | The word '법인' is also used in Korean to refer to 'juridical persons', which includes both natural and artificial persons with legal rights and obligations. |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word "dayre" is also used to refer to a specific type of government agency or office. |
| Kyrgyz | Корпорация (corporatio) - юридическое лицо, созданного для того, чтобы действовать независимо от его участников как единое целое, которое не может быть расторгнуто без ликвидации юридического лица. |
| Latin | The Latin word "corpus" referred to the "body" and "substance" and had meanings of substance, unity, body, whole, society, community, association, guild, or body of citizens. |
| Latvian | "Korporācija" can also refer to student fraternities and sororities in Latvia. |
| Lithuanian | The Lithuanian word "korporacija" can also refer to a fraternity or sorority, particularly one associated with a university. |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish the word "Corporation" is used to describe both a corporation and a body of persons, often used in a religious context. |
| Macedonian | The word "корпорација" can also refer to a group of people or organizations that work together for a common purpose. |
| Malagasy | Fikambanana is derived from the root word 'fikambanana' meaning "to come together" and 'fikambanana' meaning "union". |
| Malay | The word 'perbadanan' in Malay derives from the Sanskrit word 'perbadananam', which means a 'union' or 'association', and can also refer to a 'body of persons' or a 'corporate body'. |
| Malayalam | The word "കോർപ്പറേഷൻ" is derived from the Latin word "corpus", meaning "body". In Malayalam, it also refers to a municipal body responsible for local government. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "korporazzjoni" comes from the Latin "corporatio", meaning "a body of people united for a common purpose", and is also used to refer to a group of shareholders in a company. |
| Maori | Despite the common connotation of 'kaporeihana' as 'corporation', it can also mean 'to come together' or 'to work collectively'. |
| Marathi | The word 'महानगरपालिका' (metropolitan municipality) is derived from the Sanskrit words 'महानगर' (large city) and 'पालिका' (protector). |
| Mongolian | Corporations were founded in the early 17th century to promote trade and exploration. |
| Nepali | The word "निगम" has multiple meanings in Nepali including "corporation", "association", "organization", "body" and "gathering". |
| Norwegian | The word "selskap" also means "group of people gathered for a social event". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "kampani" in Nyanja also means "company" or "firm". |
| Pashto | The word "کارپوریشن" can also mean "company" or "organization" in Pashto. |
| Persian | The word "شرکت" can also mean "partnership" or "participation" in Persian, and is derived from the Arabic word "شرک" meaning "sharing". |
| Polish | In Polish, "Korporacja" can also refer to a student fraternity or association. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "corporação" can also mean "group" or "association", especially in a professional or official context. |
| Romanian | Corporație, in Romanian, also means "community of beings," "association," or "community." |
| Russian | In Russian, "корпорация" can also refer to a group of people united by a common goal or profession. |
| Samoan | In Samoan, the word "faʻapotopotoga" can also refer to a meeting or gathering of people. |
| Scots Gaelic | In Scots Gaelic, 'corporra' can also refer to a 'body of people'. |
| Serbian | У српском, реч „корпорација” може да означава и друштво као правно лице или групу индивидуа са заједничким интересима. |
| Sesotho | The word "mokhatlo" can also refer to a society, an organisation, or a group of people working together. |
| Slovak | Spoločnosť is the Slovak word for “society,” and it is related to the word “spora,” which means “to gather” in Latin. |
| Slovenian | The word "družba" in Slovenian also means "company, companionship" or "friendship". |
| Somali | The word "shirkad" also has the alternate meaning of "partnership" or "association" in Somali. |
| Spanish | The word "corporación" derives from the Latin "corpus", meaning "body" or "group," and has been used in Spanish since the 14th century. |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word "korporasi" is derived from the Dutch word "corporatie", meaning "legal body". |
| Swahili | The word shirika is derived from the Arabic shirkah, meaning a group of people who share in a common enterprise. |
| Swedish | The Swedish word "företag" can also mean "enterprise" or "project". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | Korporasyon in Tagalog (Filipino) can also refer to a group of people who work together for a common purpose. |
| Tajik | Корпоратсия также может означать «организация» или «сообщество». |
| Tamil | The word "நிறுவனம்" can also mean "establishment" or "foundation" in Tamil. |
| Telugu | కార్పొరేషన్ is derived from the Latin word corpus, meaning 'body'. It can also refer to a municipal body or a chartered company. |
| Thai | The word "บริษัท" (corporation) in Thai is derived from the Sanskrit word "บริษัท" (assembly, group), and can also refer to a company or organization. |
| Turkish | The Turkish word "şirket" has its origins in the Arabic word "sharaka", which means "to participate". It also refers to a group of people or shareholders who come together to form a company. |
| Ukrainian | The word "корпорація" can also refer to a professional association or guild. |
| Urdu | The word "کارپوریشن" ("corporation") comes from the Latin word "corpus", meaning "body", and originally referred to a group of people or organizations acting as a single entity. |
| Uzbek | The word "korporatsiya" originates from the Latin word "corpus", meaning "body" or "group". |
| Vietnamese | In Vietnamese, "tập đoàn" can also mean a conglomerate, syndicate, or group. |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "corfforaeth" is derived from the Latin "corpus", meaning "body", and originally referred to a group of individuals acting as a single entity. |
| Xhosa | The word "indibaniselwano" is derived from the verb "dibanisa", meaning "to meet" or "to bring together". |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "קאָרפּאָראַציע" (korporatsie) is derived from the Latin word "corpus", meaning "body." |
| Yoruba | The word 'ajọṣepọ' is derived from the Yoruba words 'àjọ' (association) and 'ṣe-pọ' (to do together), suggesting the collaborative nature of corporations. |
| Zulu | The word 'inkampani' originates from the isiZulu word 'inkampu', meaning a military camp or group. |
| English | The word "corporation" derives from the Latin "corpus", meaning "body" or "group of people". |