Crew in Different Languages
Discover 'Crew' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Crew
Afrikaans bemanning | ||
Albanian ekuipazhit | ||
Amharic ሠራተኞች | ||
Arabic طاقم | ||
Armenian անձնակազմը | ||
Assamese দল | ||
Aymara walja | ||
Azerbaijani ekipaj | ||
Bambara ekipu | ||
Basque tripulazioa | ||
Belarusian экіпаж | ||
Bengali নাবিকদল | ||
Bhojpuri चालक दल | ||
Bosnian posada | ||
Bulgarian екипаж | ||
Catalan tripulació | ||
Cebuano tripulante | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 船员 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 船員 | ||
Corsican equipaggiu | ||
Croatian posada | ||
Czech osádka | ||
Danish mandskab | ||
Dhivehi ފަޅުވެރިން | ||
Dogri चालक दल | ||
Dutch bemanning | ||
English crew | ||
Esperanto ŝipanaro | ||
Estonian meeskond | ||
Ewe dɔwɔha | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) crew | ||
Finnish miehistö | ||
French équipage | ||
Frisian bemanning | ||
Galician tripulación | ||
Georgian ეკიპაჟი | ||
German besatzung | ||
Greek πλήρωμα | ||
Guarani yvyporakuéra ygapegua | ||
Gujarati ક્રૂ | ||
Haitian Creole ekipaj | ||
Hausa ƙungiya | ||
Hawaiian luina | ||
Hebrew צוות | ||
Hindi कर्मी दल | ||
Hmong neeg coob | ||
Hungarian legénység | ||
Icelandic áhöfn | ||
Igbo ndi oru ugbo | ||
Ilocano tattao | ||
Indonesian awak kapal | ||
Irish criú | ||
Italian equipaggio | ||
Japanese クルー | ||
Javanese punggawa | ||
Kannada ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿ | ||
Kazakh экипаж | ||
Khmer នាវិក | ||
Kinyarwanda abakozi | ||
Konkani तारवटी | ||
Korean 크루 | ||
Krio wan dɛn we wok na bot | ||
Kurdish birîvebir | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) دەستە | ||
Kyrgyz экипаж | ||
Lao ລູກເຮືອ | ||
Latin cantavit | ||
Latvian apkalpe | ||
Lingala bato ya ekipe | ||
Lithuanian įgula | ||
Luganda ekibinja | ||
Luxembourgish crew | ||
Macedonian екипажот | ||
Maithili चालक दल | ||
Malagasy tantsambo | ||
Malay anak kapal | ||
Malayalam ക്രൂ | ||
Maltese ekwipaġġ | ||
Maori kaimahi | ||
Marathi चालक दल | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯇꯦꯡꯕꯥꯡꯅꯕ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ | ||
Mizo pawl | ||
Mongolian багийнхан | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) သင်္ဘောသား | ||
Nepali चालक दल | ||
Norwegian mannskap | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) gulu | ||
Odia (Oriya) କ୍ରୁ | ||
Oromo gartuu | ||
Pashto عمله | ||
Persian خدمه | ||
Polish załoga | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) equipe técnica | ||
Punjabi ਚਾਲਕ ਦਲ | ||
Quechua huñu | ||
Romanian echipaj | ||
Russian экипаж | ||
Samoan auvaa | ||
Sanskrit नाविकाः | ||
Scots Gaelic sgioba | ||
Sepedi sehlopha | ||
Serbian посада | ||
Sesotho basebetsi | ||
Shona vashandi | ||
Sindhi عملو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) කාර්ය මණ්ඩලය | ||
Slovak posádka | ||
Slovenian posadka | ||
Somali shaqaalaha | ||
Spanish tripulación | ||
Sundanese awak awak | ||
Swahili wafanyakazi | ||
Swedish besättning | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) mga tauhan | ||
Tajik экипаж | ||
Tamil குழுவினர் | ||
Tatar экипаж | ||
Telugu సిబ్బంది | ||
Thai ลูกเรือ | ||
Tigrinya ጀምዓ | ||
Tsonga ntlawa | ||
Turkish mürettebat | ||
Turkmen ekipa .y | ||
Twi (Akan) adwumayɛfoɔ | ||
Ukrainian екіпаж | ||
Urdu عملہ | ||
Uyghur خىزمەتچىلەر | ||
Uzbek ekipaj | ||
Vietnamese phi hành đoàn | ||
Welsh criw | ||
Xhosa abasebenzi | ||
Yiddish קאָמאַנדע | ||
Yoruba atuko | ||
Zulu abasebenzi |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "bemanning" in Afrikaans can also refer to the act of staffing or providing personnel for a specific task or purpose. |
| Albanian | The word "ekuipazhit" comes from the French word "équipage", meaning "a group of people working together on a ship, aircraft, or spacecraft" |
| Amharic | The word "ሠራተኞች" (crew) in Amharic is derived from the verb "ሠራ" (to work) and the suffix "-ተኛ" (agent noun), hence it literally means "workers" or "those who work." |
| Arabic | The word "طاقم" (crew) in Arabic shares the same root "طقم" (set) with words for "suit" and "garniture". |
| Azerbaijani | –j suffix in ekipaj means “place of a specific action.” |
| Basque | The word "tripulazioa" in Basque comes from the Latin word "tripulare" (to dance), which is also the origin of the word "trip" in English. |
| Belarusian | "Экіпаж" is a word of French origin, which in Belarusian means only "crew", but in Russian also means "carriage", "team" and even "equipment" |
| Bengali | The word 'নাবিকদল' also means sailors or a group that serves or works aboard a vessel, and is derived from the Sanskrit word 'नौकादल' ('naukadal'), where 'নৌ' ('nau') refers to boats. |
| Bosnian | Posada can also refer to a gathering of people during the Christmas season. |
| Bulgarian | The word "екипаж" also has the alternate meaning of "team" or "group" in Bulgarian. |
| Catalan | The word "tripulació" comes from the Latin word "tripulare", which means "to manage a ship". |
| Cebuano | The root word of "tripulante" is "tripulacion" which refers to a group of people collectively undertaking a common activity as a team. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 船员 (Simplified Chinese) can also mean "seaman" or "sailer". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "船" means "boat" and "員" means "person" or "employee." |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "equipaggiu" is derived from the Italian "equipaggio" and also means "carriage" or "outfit". |
| Croatian | "Posada" also means "loan" in Spanish, but it refers to a "crew" in Croatian. |
| Czech | The word "osádka" comes from the Czech word "osada", meaning "settlement" or "village. |
| Danish | The Danish word “mandskab” can also mean “team” in sports or “staff” in non-nautical contexts. |
| Dutch | The word "bemanning" in Dutch can also refer to the act of staffing a position or organization with the necessary personnel. |
| Esperanto | The etymon is ŝipo, meaning 'ship'. |
| Estonian | In Estonian, "meeskond" also means a group of people working together on a project or task. |
| Finnish | "Miehistö" also refers to a group of male individuals. |
| French | In the past, "équipage" referred specifically to a retinue of noblemen and their horses. |
| Frisian | bemanning" is likely cognate with Dutch "bemannen" (to man (a ship)), but could also be an early borrowing from Low German "bemannen" (to provide with a crew). |
| Galician | The Galician word "tripulación" originally meant "group of pilgrims" or "group of people traveling together". |
| Georgian | The word "ეკიპაჟი" (ekipaji) likely comes from the French word "equipage" (pronounced similarly), meaning "crew" or "outfit". |
| German | In German, "Besatzung" can also mean "occupation" or "garrison" in a military context. |
| Greek | The word πλήρωμα ('crew') in Greek also means 'fullness' or 'completion'. |
| Gujarati | The word "crew" is derived from the Old English word "cruwe," meaning "a company of people." |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole, "ekipaj" can also mean "team," "group," or "band" |
| Hausa | The etymology of "ƙungiya" is uncertain but may be related to the word "ƙungi", meaning "gathering" or "band"} |
| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word "luina" can also refer to a group of people who work together or a company of actors. |
| Hebrew | צוות (tzevet), meaning "crew," shares an etymology with צב (tzav), "tortoise," referencing the animal's slow and steady progress and collective nature. |
| Hindi | The term "कर्मी दल" is a compound of two Sanskrit words, "कर्मी" (worker) and "दल" (group), and thus literally means "working group". |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "neeg coob" can also refer to a group of people working together or a team, as in a sports team or a work team. |
| Hungarian | "Legénység" is derived from "legény" (meaning "lad, young man") and originally referred to an all-male ship's crew |
| Icelandic | "Áhöfn" also means "ability, capacity," and is cognate with the English words "have" and "able." |
| Igbo | The Igbo word "ndi oru ugbo" literally means "people of the farm work". |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "awak kapal" for "crew" literally means "the ship's body." |
| Irish | In medieval Irish, "criú" also referred to a class of craftsmen and professional performers. |
| Italian | Equipaggio also means 'carriage', from 'equi' meaning 'horse' and 'paggio' from 'page' (i.e. 'carriage drawn by horses'). |
| Japanese | The word クルー has alternate meanings of 'group' or 'company'. |
| Javanese | The word "punggawa" in Javanese also means "leader" or "chief". |
| Kannada | The word "ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿ" can also refer to a group of people working together, such as a team or a department. |
| Kazakh | The word "экипаж" also means "team" or "group" of people in Russian. |
| Khmer | The term "នាវិក" (crew) in Khmer is derived from the Sanskrit word "nāvika" meaning "sailor or boatman." |
| Korean | "크루" in Korean is also a homonym of "그루" which refers to a small fish known as a |
| Kurdish | The word "birîvebir" can also refer to a group of people who work together on a specific task or project. |
| Kyrgyz | Экипаж – это команда, группа или группа лиц, отвечающая за управление или работу самолета, корабля, танка или другого транспортного средства. |
| Lao | The word "ລູກເຮືອ" "(crew)" in Lao translates to "ลูกเรือ" in Thai language. |
| Latin | The Latin word "cantavit" has both literal and metaphorical meanings: it can refer to singing or to the sound of rowing or paddling. |
| Latvian | The word "apkalpe" is a relatively new one, derived from the verb "apkalpot" which means "to serve" |
| Lithuanian | The word "įgula" is derived from the German word "Ingesind" and originally meant "servants" or "dependents" in Lithuanian. |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "Crew" can also refer to a group of people who work together on a specific task. |
| Macedonian | The word "екипажот" is a loanword from French "équipage", meaning a group of people working together, especially on a ship or aircraft. |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word "tantsambo" can also refer to a group of people working together on a common goal, not necessarily related to sailing. |
| Malay | "Anak kapal" can also mean "child of the ship" or "ship's child". |
| Malayalam | The word "ക്രൂ" ("crew") in Malayalam may also mean a group of persons or a team. |
| Maltese | Ekwipaġġ is derived from the French word "équipage", and can also mean "equipment" or "outfit." |
| Marathi | The word "चालक दल" ("crew") in Marathi literally translates to "group of drivers". |
| Mongolian | In addition to meaning "crew," the word "багийнхан" can also be used to refer to someone's assistants or followers |
| Nepali | In Sanskrit, the word 'चालक दल' ('crew') literally means 'those who move' or 'those who direct,' indicating their role in operating a vessel or vehicle. |
| Norwegian | The word ' Mannskap' in Norwegian has an alternate meaning of military troops. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | Nyanja "gulu" also means "group" or "team." |
| Pashto | عمله (crew) is also used to refer to a group of workers or laborers in Pashto. |
| Persian | The word "خدمه" is also used in Persian to refer to servants or household staff. |
| Polish | Etymology: From Middle Low German "salle" meaning "hall" or "room" hence "company". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "equipe técnica" in Portuguese can also refer to technical staff or a technical team. |
| Punjabi | The word "ਚਾਲਕ ਦਲ" (crew) is derived from the Latin word "equus", meaning "horse", and can also refer to a group of people working together in any type of vessel or vehicle. |
| Romanian | The word "echipaj" in Romanian comes from the French word "équipage," meaning "crew" or "team." |
| Russian | The word "экипаж" can have the additional meaning of "means of transportation" in Russian. |
| Samoan | The word "auvaa" also means "family" in Samoan. |
| Scots Gaelic | The Scots Gaelic word 'sgioba' also means 'troop', 'band', 'company', 'team', or 'group'. |
| Serbian | "Посада" can also mean a settlement which is not a city or a village, like a large farm or a railway station. |
| Sesotho | The word 'basebetsi' can also be used to refer to 'men', emphasizing their role as 'head' figures in their respective groups. |
| Shona | Vashandi also referred to as the working class, or those that are employed. |
| Sindhi | The word "عملو" (crew) in Sindhi also means "a band of thieves or robbers". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | කාර්ය මණ්ඩලය is derived from the Portuguese word 'caravel', also 'crew' refers to a group of people who work together on a task or project. |
| Slovak | The term "posádka" in Slovak can also refer to a garrison or a military base. |
| Slovenian | "Posadka" shares the same root with "posditi" (to put something down), and can also mean "a place where something is put down" (e.g. a flower pot). |
| Somali | The Somali word "shaqaalaha" is derived from the verb "shaqeeyo" meaning "to work". It can also refer to a group of people performing a specific task. |
| Spanish | The term "tripulación" also refers to the group of individuals responsible for the care of the ship's equipment and maintenance. |
| Sundanese | Awak awak derives from the word "awak", meaning "self" or "person". |
| Swahili | The word "wafanyakazi" in Swahili means "crew" or "staff" and is derived from the verb "kufanya kazi," meaning "to work." |
| Swedish | The word "besättning" also means "herd". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Tauhan" in Tagalog can also mean "character" or "role" in a play or story. |
| Tajik | In Tajik, "экипаж" can also refer to a team of workers or a set of equipment. |
| Tamil | The original term in Tamil means 'the people who share the burden'. |
| Telugu | The word "సిబ్బంది" can also refer to the staff or personnel of an organization. |
| Thai | The term ลูกเรือ, meaning "crew," is derived from "ลูก" ("child") and "เรือ" ("boat"), implying a familial bond among crew members on a boat. |
| Turkish | Although it is often used to refer to a ship's crew, "mürettebat" can also mean "ensemble" in Turkish. |
| Ukrainian | “Екіпаж” is a borrowing from the French language, the original meaning of which is “team of horses, harness, crew”. |
| Uzbek | In Uzbek, "ekipaj" also refers to a set of objects, such as a sewing kit, necessary for carrying out a specific task. |
| Vietnamese | The word "phi hành đoàn" is composed of "phi hành" (to fly) and "đoàn" (group or team). |
| Welsh | The word 'criw' can also refer to a small flock or herd, or to a party or company of people. |
| Xhosa | The word "abasebenzi" can also refer to a group of people working together on a specific task or project. |
| Yiddish | "קאָמאַנדע" - in Yiddish may also mean a "group of performers", especially used for musicians in a band or an orchestra |
| Yoruba | "Atuko" can also be a term of endearment meaning "my love." |
| Zulu | The word 'abasebenzi' in Zulu can also refer to a group of people working together on a project or task. |
| English | The word "crew" can also refer to a group of people who work together on a specific task, such as a construction crew or a film crew. |