Correspondent in Different Languages
Discover 'Correspondent' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Correspondent
Afrikaans korrespondent | ||
Albanian korrespondent | ||
Amharic ዘጋቢ | ||
Arabic مراسل | ||
Armenian թղթակից | ||
Assamese সংবাদদাতা | ||
Aymara corresponsal ukan irnaqiri | ||
Azerbaijani müxbir | ||
Bambara kunnafonisɛbɛndila | ||
Basque berriemailea | ||
Belarusian карэспандэнт | ||
Bengali সংবাদদাতা | ||
Bhojpuri संवाददाता के ह | ||
Bosnian dopisnik | ||
Bulgarian кореспондент | ||
Catalan corresponsal | ||
Cebuano magsusulat | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 通讯员 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 通訊員 | ||
Corsican currispundente | ||
Croatian dopisnik | ||
Czech korespondent | ||
Danish korrespondent | ||
Dhivehi މުވައްޒަފު އެވެ | ||
Dogri संवाददाता | ||
Dutch correspondent | ||
English correspondent | ||
Esperanto korespondanto | ||
Estonian korrespondent | ||
Ewe nyadzɔdzɔŋlɔla | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) koresponden | ||
Finnish kirjeenvaihtaja | ||
French correspondant | ||
Frisian korrespondint | ||
Galician correspondente | ||
Georgian კორესპოდენტი | ||
German korrespondent | ||
Greek ανταποκριτής | ||
Guarani corresponsal rehegua | ||
Gujarati સંવાદદાતા | ||
Haitian Creole korespondan | ||
Hausa wakilin rahoto | ||
Hawaiian mea leka | ||
Hebrew כַתָב | ||
Hindi संवाददाता | ||
Hmong tus sau ntawv | ||
Hungarian levelező | ||
Icelandic fréttaritari | ||
Igbo onye mmekorita | ||
Ilocano koresponsal | ||
Indonesian koresponden | ||
Irish comhfhreagraí | ||
Italian corrispondente | ||
Japanese 特派員 | ||
Javanese koresponden | ||
Kannada ವರದಿಗಾರ | ||
Kazakh корреспондент | ||
Khmer អ្នកឆ្លើយឆ្លងព័ត៌មាន | ||
Kinyarwanda umunyamakuru | ||
Konkani संवाददात म्हणून काम करता | ||
Korean 거래처 | ||
Krio kɔrɛspɔndɛnt | ||
Kurdish nûçevan | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) پەیامنێر | ||
Kyrgyz корреспондент | ||
Lao ນັກຂ່າວ | ||
Latin correspondente | ||
Latvian korespondents | ||
Lingala mopanzi-nsango | ||
Lithuanian korespondentas | ||
Luganda omuwandiisi w’amawulire | ||
Luxembourgish korrespondent | ||
Macedonian дописник | ||
Maithili संवाददाता | ||
Malagasy iraky | ||
Malay wartawan | ||
Malayalam ലേഖകൻ | ||
Maltese korrispondent | ||
Maori kaikawe korero | ||
Marathi बातमीदार | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯀꯣꯔꯁꯄꯣꯔꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯤ꯫ | ||
Mizo correspondent a ni | ||
Mongolian сурвалжлагч | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) သတင်းထောက် | ||
Nepali संवाददाता | ||
Norwegian korrespondent | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) mtolankhani | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସମ୍ବାଦଦାତା | ||
Oromo rippoortara | ||
Pashto خبریال | ||
Persian خبرنگار | ||
Polish korespondent | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) correspondente | ||
Punjabi ਪੱਤਰ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਕ | ||
Quechua corresponsal nisqa | ||
Romanian corespondent | ||
Russian корреспондент | ||
Samoan tusitala | ||
Sanskrit संवाददाता | ||
Scots Gaelic neach-sgrìobhaidh | ||
Sepedi mongwaledi wa ditaba | ||
Serbian дописник | ||
Sesotho mongoli | ||
Shona munyori | ||
Sindhi صحافي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) වාර්තාකරු | ||
Slovak korešpondent | ||
Slovenian dopisnik | ||
Somali wariye | ||
Spanish corresponsal | ||
Sundanese koréspondén | ||
Swahili mwandishi | ||
Swedish korrespondent | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) nagsusulat | ||
Tajik мухбир | ||
Tamil நிருபர் | ||
Tatar корреспондент | ||
Telugu కరస్పాండెంట్ | ||
Thai ผู้สื่อข่าว | ||
Tigrinya ሪፖርተር | ||
Tsonga mutsari wa mahungu | ||
Turkish muhabir | ||
Turkmen habarçy | ||
Twi (Akan) nsɛm ho amanneɛbɔfo | ||
Ukrainian кореспондент | ||
Urdu نمائندہ | ||
Uyghur مۇخبىر | ||
Uzbek muxbir | ||
Vietnamese phóng viên | ||
Welsh gohebydd | ||
Xhosa umbhaleli | ||
Yiddish קארעספאנדענט | ||
Yoruba oniroyin | ||
Zulu umbhali |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Afrikaans "korrespondent" also means "respondent" in law. |
| Albanian | In Albanian, “korrespondent” may also mean “corrupt”. |
| Amharic | The verb ዘገበ derives from the Ge’ez cognate ዘገ፡በ “to go around, roam.” |
| Arabic | The word "مراسل" in Arabic can also refer to a "news reporter" or a "messenger". |
| Azerbaijani | The word "müxbir" is derived from the Arabic word "mukhabir" meaning "journalist"} |
| Basque | The word "berriemailea" is derived from the Basque words "berri" meaning "new" and "emailea" meaning "giver" and thus literally translates to "one who gives new information". |
| Belarusian | The word "карэспандэнт" comes from the Latin word "correspondere", which means "to answer" or "to agree with". |
| Bengali | "সংবাদদাতা" is the Bengali word for "correspondent", and its root word "সংবাদ" means "news". |
| Bosnian | "Dopisnik" derives from the root "pisati" (to write), signifying "one who writes" or "a writing person" in an archaic sense. |
| Bulgarian | The word "кореспондент" ("correspondent") in Bulgarian comes from the French word "correspondant" and also means a person who is engaged in regular correspondence. |
| Catalan | « Corresponsal » en catalan peut aussi signifier « journaliste ». |
| Cebuano | In Filipino, 'magsusulat' means 'correspondent', while in Cebuano it means 'writer'. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The traditional Chinese characters for "通讯员" are 通訊員, where 通 means "communicate" and 訊 means "news, message". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "通" means "communicate", "訊" means "information" and "員" means "person". |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "currispundente" is derived from the Italian word "corrispondente" and Latin word "currere" (to run), with alternate meanings including "messenger" and "runner". |
| Croatian | "Dopisnik" can also refer to a letter in Croatian, possibly deriving from the Old Slavic word "pisati," meaning "to write". |
| Czech | In Czech, "korespondent" can also refer to a news correspondent, but it primarily means "defendant" in legal contexts. |
| Danish | It is also used on the title of a letter, meaning "addressee". |
| Dutch | In Dutch, the word "correspondent" can also be used to describe a person who is responsible for taking minutes at a meeting or conference. |
| Esperanto | The word korespondanto in Esperanto has the alternate meaning of a person who contributes to a publication. |
| Estonian | "Korrespondent" in Estonian has a broader meaning, also referring to a person who is in charge of a certain territory for a company. |
| Finnish | "Kirjeenvaihtaja" in Finnish is derived from the Old Norse word "bref", meaning letter, and "bera", meaning to bear or carry. |
| French | The French word «correspondant» can also refer to a member of a learned society or a member of the French National Academy of Medicine. |
| Frisian | It is not attested in other Germanic languages; it probably comes from French "correspondant." |
| Galician | In Galician, "correspondente" can also mean "equivalent" or "similar." |
| German | "Korrespondent" can also mean an editor of a book or newspaper. |
| Greek | “Ανταποκριτής” can also mean “respondent” or “defendant” in a legal context. |
| Gujarati | "સંવાદદાતા" can also be used to refer to someone who initiates a conversation or discussion |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian Creole word "korespondan" also means "mail" or "letter" in French. |
| Hausa | Wakilin rahoto, meaning 'correspondent' in Hausa, comes from the Arabic word 'wakil', meaning 'representative' or 'agent'. |
| Hawaiian | Mea leka can also mean "good thing" or "gift" in Hawaiian. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "כַתָב" can also refer to a journalist, secretary, or scribe. |
| Hindi | The Hindi word 'संवाददाता' can also mean 'messenger' or 'reporter'. |
| Hmong | The word "tus sau ntawv" can also be used to refer to a person who is responsible for distributing news or information. |
| Hungarian | In some archaic or poetic contexts, "levelező" can also refer to a literary or academic correspondent involved in the exchange of letters, particularly in the context of scholarly or literary circles. |
| Icelandic | The word "fréttaritari" can also be translated as "reporter". |
| Igbo | The word "onye mmekorita" literally means "one who carries messages". |
| Indonesian | The word "koresponden" can also mean "letter" or "mail" in Indonesian. |
| Italian | The Italian word "corrispondente" also derives from the Latin *respondere*, meaning "to answer" |
| Japanese | 特派員 can also mean 'envoy' or 'delegate' |
| Javanese | "Koresponden" (correspondent) in Javanese can also mean "to agree" and is cognate with the Malay and Indonesian word "korespondensi" (correspondence). |
| Kannada | ವರದಿಗಾರ means not only a correspondent but also a reporter or a journalist. |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word "корреспондент" can also refer to a "reporter". |
| Khmer | The word "correspondent" derives from the Latin word "correspondere", meaning "to agree" or "to suit". |
| Korean | "거래처" can also indicate a trading partner, dealer or customer. |
| Kurdish | The word "nûçevan" derives from the Persian word "nowcheh-vaan", meaning "new-listener". |
| Kyrgyz | The word корреспандент is derived from Latin “cor”, “respond”, therefore, this word has meaning of the person which provides information for newspapers or the person which writes in the newspaper. |
| Lao | The Lao word "ນັກຂ່າວ" (correspondent) is derived from the Sanskrit word "नृत्" (dance) and "वाद" (speech), and originally referred to a person who recited news or stories to an audience. |
| Latin | "Correspondente" derives from the Latin verb "respondere," meaning "to answer" or "to respond." |
| Latvian | Korespondents has two alternate meanings in Latvian: “debtor” and “credit debtor”. |
| Lithuanian | The Lithuanian word "korespondentas" originates from the Latin word "correspondere", meaning "to answer". |
| Luxembourgish | 'Korrespondent' is also used as a synonym for 'pen pal' in Luxembourgish. |
| Macedonian | The word "дописник" can also mean "reporter" or "journalist". |
| Malagasy | The word "iraky" in Malagasy also means "messenger" or "emissary". |
| Malay | The Malay word 'wartawan' is derived from the Persian word 'vartavan' meaning 'messenger or reporter'. It has also been used in other Southeast Asian languages, including Indonesian and Thai. |
| Malayalam | 'ലേഖകൻ' is the Malayalam word for 'author' or 'journalist', literally meaning 'one who writes'. |
| Maltese | In Maltese, “korrispondent” can also mean “relative”. |
| Maori | "Kaikawē kōrerorero": the term comes either "from a bird" which "imitates other bird songs" and thereby carries "different messages" to different birds; or "the word kaikaiawe describes "a person who eats everything"." |
| Marathi | The word 'बातमीदार' originally meant 'a person who brings news', and has evolved to mean 'correspondent' in Marathi. |
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| Nepali | The word 'संवाददाता' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'संवाद', meaning 'conversation' or 'dialogue'. |
| Norwegian | «Korrespondent» originated as a term for members of a club who regularly wrote to each other, and can also mean a reporter or a contact person for an organization. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | "Mtolankhani" is derived from the verb "tolankhana" (to write) and the prefix "mto-" (an agent), indicating a person who writes. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "خبریال" ultimately derives from the Arabic-based Persian word "خبرنگار" ("one who brings news"). |
| Persian | The word "خبرنگار" is derived from the Arabic word "خبر" (khabar), meaning "news," and the Persian suffix "-gar," meaning "doer," suggesting "one who brings news." |
| Polish | In Polish, „korespondent” can also mean „correspondence” or „correspondent's work”. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | "Correspondente" in Portuguese can also mean "matching" or "equivalent." |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "corespondent" can also mean "adulterer" or "person involved in a lawsuit as a party opposite to the main litigant." |
| Russian | The Russian word ‘корреспондент’ derives from the French word ‘correspondant’, meaning ‘person that has dealings with another’, hence its current meaning of ‘correspondent’. |
| Samoan | Tusitala, meaning 'storywriter' in Samoan, was Robert Louis Stevenson's adopted Samoan name. |
| Serbian | The word 'дописник' in Serbian can also refer to a 'columnist' or 'special reporter' |
| Sesotho | The word "mongoli" in Sesotho has roots in the Bantu language family and is also used to refer to a person who acts as an intermediary or a messenger. |
| Shona | The word also means 'to write', 'to record', 'to send a message', and 'to draw'. |
| Sindhi | The term "صحافي" (correspondent) is a loanword from Arabic which has taken on the additional meaning of "writer". |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "korešpondent" can also refer to a student in a boarding school. |
| Slovenian | "Dopisnik" means "pen pal" in Russian and "informant" in Croatian. |
| Somali | The term "wariye" in Somali can also refer to a "partner" or "colleague". |
| Spanish | Corresponsal can also mean “mail correspondent” or “match” in Spanish. |
| Sundanese | The word "koréspondén" in Sundanese comes from the Dutch word "correspondent". |
| Swahili | Mwandishi literally means 'one who writes' and can also refer to an author or journalist. |
| Swedish | The word "korrespondent" also means "news reporter" in Swedish. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | Nagsusulat in Tagalog can also mean 'one who writes' or 'writer'. |
| Tajik | "Мухбир" originally meant "informer" or "intelligencer". |
| Tamil | "நிருபர்" is derived from the Sanskrit word "nirvapa", meaning "to report". |
| Telugu | The word "కరస్పాండెంట్" can also refer to a person who writes letters on behalf of another person. |
| Thai | The etymology of "ผู้สื่อข่าว" implies that it is an individual who carries messages or information. |
| Turkish | Muhabir (Turkish for "correspondent") derives from the Arabic word "muhbir", meaning "informer" or "newsman". |
| Ukrainian | The word "кореспондент" comes from the Latin word "correspondere", meaning "to answer" or "to agree". |
| Uzbek | The word "muxbir" means "informant" and is derived from the Arabic word "akhbar", which means "news". |
| Vietnamese | "Phóng viên" is Sino-Vietnamese for "send-er of news," hence "reporter, correspondent." |
| Welsh | Welsh "gohebydd" is related to "gohebu" (answer), and also means "interpreter" or "translator". |
| Xhosa | The word "umbhaleli" in Xhosa can also mean "a person who carries messages". |
| Yiddish | In Yiddish, קארעספאנדענט (korespondent) can also refer to a student of Torah who receives a monthly stipend from a wealthy patron. |
| Yoruba | The word "oniroyin" in Yoruba derives from the verb "oniro" meaning "to dream". |
| Zulu | "Umbhali" also means one who reports back after an errand in Zulu. |
| English | The word "correspondent" can also refer to a person who is responsible for carrying out or overseeing correspondence on behalf of an organization or individual. |