Afrikaans ontwerper | ||
Albanian projektuesi | ||
Amharic ንድፍ አውጪ | ||
Arabic مصمم | ||
Armenian դիզայներ | ||
Assamese ডিজাইনাৰ | ||
Aymara diseñador ukhamawa | ||
Azerbaijani dizayner | ||
Bambara dilanbaga | ||
Basque diseinatzailea | ||
Belarusian дызайнер | ||
Bengali নকশাকার | ||
Bhojpuri डिजाइनर के काम कइले बाड़न | ||
Bosnian dizajner | ||
Bulgarian дизайнер | ||
Catalan dissenyador | ||
Cebuano tiglaraw | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 设计师 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 設計師 | ||
Corsican designer | ||
Croatian dizajner | ||
Czech návrhář | ||
Danish designer | ||
Dhivehi ޑިޒައިނަރެވެ | ||
Dogri डिजाइनर ने दी | ||
Dutch ontwerper | ||
English designer | ||
Esperanto projektisto | ||
Estonian disainer | ||
Ewe aɖaŋuwɔla | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) taga-disenyo | ||
Finnish suunnittelija | ||
French designer | ||
Frisian ûntwerper | ||
Galician deseñador | ||
Georgian დიზაინერი | ||
German designer | ||
Greek σχεδιαστής | ||
Guarani diseñador rehegua | ||
Gujarati ડિઝાઇનર | ||
Haitian Creole designer | ||
Hausa mai tsarawa | ||
Hawaiian mea hoʻolālā kiʻi | ||
Hebrew מְעַצֵב | ||
Hindi डिजाइनर | ||
Hmong tus tsim qauv | ||
Hungarian tervező | ||
Icelandic hönnuður | ||
Igbo mmebe | ||
Ilocano disenio | ||
Indonesian perancang | ||
Irish dearthóir | ||
Italian progettista | ||
Japanese デザイナー | ||
Javanese desainer | ||
Kannada ಡಿಸೈನರ್ | ||
Kazakh дизайнер | ||
Khmer អ្នករចនា | ||
Kinyarwanda uwashushanyije | ||
Konkani डिझायनर हांणी केला | ||
Korean 디자이너 | ||
Krio disayna | ||
Kurdish şikilda | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) دیزاینەر | ||
Kyrgyz дизайнер | ||
Lao ຜູ້ອອກແບບ | ||
Latin excogitatoris | ||
Latvian dizainers | ||
Lingala mosali ya mayemi | ||
Lithuanian dizaineris | ||
Luganda omukugu mu kukola dizayini | ||
Luxembourgish designer | ||
Macedonian дизајнер | ||
Maithili डिजाइनर | ||
Malagasy endrika | ||
Malay pereka | ||
Malayalam ഡിസൈനർ | ||
Maltese disinjatur | ||
Maori kaihoahoa | ||
Marathi डिझाइनर | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯗꯤꯖꯥꯏꯅꯔ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯈꯤ꯫ | ||
Mizo designer a ni | ||
Mongolian дизайнер | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ဒီဇိုင်နာ | ||
Nepali डिजाइनर | ||
Norwegian designer | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) wokonza | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଡିଜାଇନର୍ | ||
Oromo dizaayinara ta’e | ||
Pashto ډیزاینر | ||
Persian طراح | ||
Polish projektant | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) designer | ||
Punjabi ਡਿਜ਼ਾਇਨਰ | ||
Quechua diseñador | ||
Romanian designer | ||
Russian дизайнер | ||
Samoan tisaini | ||
Sanskrit डिजाइनरः | ||
Scots Gaelic dealbhaiche | ||
Sepedi moqapi | ||
Serbian дизајнер | ||
Sesotho moqapi | ||
Shona mugadziri | ||
Sindhi ڊزائنر | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) නිර්මාණකරු | ||
Slovak návrhár | ||
Slovenian oblikovalec | ||
Somali naqshadeeye | ||
Spanish diseñador | ||
Sundanese desainer | ||
Swahili mbuni | ||
Swedish designer | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) taga-disenyo | ||
Tajik тарроҳ | ||
Tamil வடிவமைப்பாளர் | ||
Tatar дизайнер | ||
Telugu డిజైనర్ | ||
Thai นักออกแบบ | ||
Tigrinya ዲዛይነር | ||
Tsonga muendli wa swifaniso | ||
Turkish tasarımcı | ||
Turkmen dizaýner | ||
Twi (Akan) ɔdebɔneyɛfo | ||
Ukrainian дизайнер | ||
Urdu ڈیزائنر | ||
Uyghur لايىھىلىگۈچى | ||
Uzbek dizayner | ||
Vietnamese nhà thiết kế | ||
Welsh dylunydd | ||
Xhosa umyili | ||
Yiddish דיזיינער | ||
Yoruba onise | ||
Zulu umklami |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "ontwerper" derives from the Dutch word "ontwerp," meaning "plan" or "concept."} |
| Albanian | The word "projektuesi" in Albanian derives from the Italian word "progettista" and refers to someone who designs or creates something. |
| Arabic | مصمم (muṣammim) can also refer to the person who draws up the plans for a building or other structure |
| Azerbaijani | The word "dizayner" in Azerbaijani also has the meaning of "stylist". |
| Basque | The Basque word "diseinatzailea" derives from the Spanish word "diseñar," meaning "to design," and originally meant "someone who plans or invents something." |
| Belarusian | The word "дызайнер" in Belarusian comes from the French word "designer", which in turn comes from the Latin word "designare", meaning "to mark out". |
| Bengali | "নকশাকার" may also refer to a type of traditional Bengali sweet made from cottage cheese and sugar syrup. |
| Bosnian | The word "dizajner" is ultimately derived from the French word "dessinateur", meaning someone who draws. |
| Bulgarian | The word "дизайнер" ultimately derives from the Latin verb "designare". Originally, "designare" meant "to mark out" or "to designate". This led to the French noun "dessinateur", meaning "a person who draws". "Дизайнер" later borrowed the French suffix "-ateur", becoming "дизайнер", which now refers to a person who creates or designs something. |
| Catalan | The word "dissenyador" in Catalan originates from the Latin word "disegno" meaning drawing and has been in use in Catalan since the late 16th century. |
| Cebuano | Tiglaraw also means 'artist' and comes from the root word "tigla" which means 'to create' or 'to make' |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "设计师" is a Mandarin Chinese occupational title for designers used in Mainland China. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The term “設計師” can refer to an engineer, a planner, a creator and an organizer. |
| Corsican | Corsican: "disinnu" may also refer to a drawing, plan, or sketch. |
| Croatian | The word "dizajner" in Croatian also means "someone who is designing something", not necessarily a professional designer. |
| Czech | The Czech word "návrhář" derives from the verb "navrhovat," meaning "to design" or "to propose," and refers to someone who creates plans or ideas. |
| Danish | The Danish word "designer" can also refer to a type of sausage. |
| Dutch | Ontwerper is derived from the Middle Dutch "ontwerpen," meaning "to make a plan or sketch," and is related to the verb "werpen," or "to throw." |
| Esperanto | Projektisto's root verb is 'projekti' meaning to 'project', or to think ahead and devise a future action |
| Estonian | In Estonian, "disainer" can also refer to a "graphic artist" or a "typographer". |
| Finnish | The word suunnittelija is derived from the verb suunnitella, meaning to plan or design. |
| French | The French word "designer" can also refer to a draftsman or a drawer. |
| Frisian | The term "ûntwerper" is also used informally to refer to a craftsman who designs and builds furniture or other objects. |
| Galician | In Galician, the word "deseñador" can also mean "drawer" or "draftsman". |
| Georgian | Georgian "დიზაინერი" is derived from English "designer," which in turn came from French "dessiner," meaning to "draw" in Middle English. |
| German | "Designer" can also mean "designer drug" or "designer baby" in German. |
| Greek | The word "σχεδιαστής" also means "draftsman" or "planner" in Greek. |
| Gujarati | The word "ડિઝાઇનર" comes from the French word "dessinateur," which means "draftsman" or "drawer." |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole, the word "designer" is also used to mean a witch or a sorcerer. |
| Hausa | In Hausa, “mai tsarawa” literally translates to "owner of sewing," highlighting the traditional role of designers as skilled seamsters. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word “מְעַצֵב“ comes from the same root as “צורה,” which means “form” or “shape”. |
| Hindi | The Hindi word "डिजाइनर" derives from the English word "designer", originally meaning someone who draws up plans and specifications. |
| Hmong | Tus tsim qauv means 'designer' in Hmong, specifically a designer of clothing, textiles, or accessories, and is a compound of 'tus' meaning 'person' and 'tsim qauv' meaning 'to make, create, or design' |
| Hungarian | In Hungarian, "tervező" also has the meaning of "planner" and "drafter". |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "hönnuður" originally meant "inventor". |
| Igbo | "Mmebe", an Igbo term for "designer", also means a type of cloth worn by royalty in the Igbo culture |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "perancang" is derived from the Sanskrit word "pra-rachna," meaning "to create beforehand". |
| Irish | Darthor is an anglicisation of the Irish word dearthóir, a term used for any type of architect or craftsperson. |
| Italian | The Italian word "progettista" derives from the Latin "proiectum," meaning "to throw forward," and implies a sense of planning and forethought in design. |
| Japanese | デザイナー originally meant 'designer' in French, but came to mean 'interior decorator' or 'architect' in Japanese. |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "desainer" can also refer to someone who creates a pattern or design for fabric or batik. |
| Kannada | ಡಿಸೈನರ್ (designer) is also used in Kannada to describe artists or those skilled in crafting. |
| Kazakh | In Russian, the word "дизайнер" is borrowed from English and means "designer", but in Kazakh, it also has the meaning of "draftsman". |
| Khmer | The word "អ្នករចនា" comes from the Sanskrit word "racana", meaning "to compose". It can also refer to an artist or a writer. |
| Korean | 디자이너 is the Korean word for designer, originally an alteration of the English word, but also carrying the connotation of 'scheme' or 'stratagem'. |
| Kurdish | The word "şikilda" in Kurdish comes from the Persian word "şekil" meaning "form" or "shape". |
| Kyrgyz | Слово "дизайнер" в кыргызском языке также означает "распоряжаться", "присматривать", "оформлять". |
| Latin | The term "excogitatoris" can also refer to a "thinker" or "contriver" in Latin. |
| Latvian | The Latvian word "dizainers" is derived from the French word "designer," which means "one who designs." |
| Lithuanian | The word "dizaineris" is derived from the French word "dessinateur", meaning "one who draws". |
| Luxembourgish | The Luxembourgish word "Designer" can also refer to a person who creates or modifies plans for structures or machines, such as an architect or engineer. |
| Macedonian | The word "дизајнер" derives from the French word "designer" and the Italian word "disegnatore", both meaning "one who draws". |
| Malagasy | The root of the word 'endrika' may be onomatopoeic, referring to the sound of cutting cloth. |
| Malay | The word "pereka" is derived from the Sanskrit word "prayaka," meaning "one who makes, creates, or prepares." |
| Malayalam | ഡിസൈനർ is the Malayalam word for "designer." It is derived from the English word "design," which in turn comes from the Latin word "designare," meaning "to mark out" or "to draw." |
| Maltese | The word "disinjatur" in Maltese also means "one who disassembles or takes things apart". |
| Maori | Kaihoahoa also refers to someone who makes or constructs things. |
| Marathi | The word "डिझाइनर" is derived from the Latin word "designare", meaning "to mark out", and the French word "dessinateur", meaning "a draftsman". |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "дизайнер" is borrowed from Russian and has the same meaning, but it can also refer to someone who creates patterns or decorations. |
| Nepali | The word "डिजाइनर" can also refer to a "planner" or a "creator" in Nepali. |
| Norwegian | The word "designer" can also refer to a person who creates or makes something, such as a garment or a piece of furniture. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | Wokonza is a Chichewa word originally meaning 'craftsman', but is now often used to mean 'designer' |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "ډیزاینر" ("designer") derives from the English word "designer" and means "a person who creates or plans something." |
| Persian | The word طراح initially meant architect or artist, but now mostly refers to a designer in the English sense. |
| Polish | In Polish, "projektant" derives from the Latin "proiectus" meaning "to throw forward" and encompasses both "designer" and "projector" |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In addition to meaning "designer", "designer" can also mean "inventor", "creator" and, less commonly, "author" in Portuguese. |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "designer" can also refer to a person who creates patterns for embroidery or textiles. |
| Russian | The word "дизайнер" comes from the English word "design", meaning to create or plan something. |
| Samoan | The word "tisaini" is derived from the verb "sae", meaning "to shape" or "to form". |
| Scots Gaelic | The Gaelic word for "designer" is also applied to craftsmen of wooden items including casks and musical instruments. |
| Serbian | In Serbian, "дизајнер" can refer to a clothing designer, graphic designer, or industrial designer. |
| Sesotho | The word "moqapi" can also refer to a person who creates or invents something. |
| Shona | The word "mugadziri" can also refer to a creator or maker, and is derived from the verb "kugadzira", meaning "to create" or "to make". |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word ڊزائنر can also mean 'fashion designer'. |
| Slovak | The word "návrhár" in Slovak can also refer to a draughtsman or a draftsman. |
| Slovenian | The word " oblikovalec" also means " shaper, creator, or maker" and originates from the word "oblika", meaning "shape or form". |
| Somali | The term 'naqshadeeye' can also mean 'architect' or 'artist' in Somali, reflecting its diverse range of creative applications. |
| Spanish | The word "diseñador" originally referred to a person who drew or designed, and nowadays it means someone who creates a design. |
| Sundanese | "desainer" dalam bahasa Sunda juga bisa merujuk pada orang yang membuat batik atau kain tradisional lainnya |
| Swahili | The word "mbuni" in Swahili can also refer to a type of antelope or gazelle. |
| Swedish | In Swedish, "designer" is used interchangeably for someone who designs, produces, or sells furniture and other interior elements. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "taga-disenyo" directly translates to "design person," emphasizing the human element behind the creative process. |
| Tajik | The word "тарроҳ" also means "fashion designer" in Tajik. |
| Tamil | The Tamil word "வடிவமைப்பாளர்" can also refer to someone who creates or plans something, such as an architect or engineer. |
| Telugu | The Telugu word "డిజైనర్" ("designer") is derived from the English word "design" and its root word in French, "desiger". |
| Thai | The word "นักออกแบบ" can also mean "architect" or "planner" depending on the context. |
| Turkish | Tasarımcı, literally translating to 'conceiver', also serves as a synonym for 'mother' in Turkish. |
| Ukrainian | "Дизайнер" is formed in the Russian language from French "dessin" (drawing, pattern), and its original meaning was related to drawing patterns on fabrics or creating new types of fabrics. |
| Urdu | The word "ڈیزائنر" comes from the Persian "دیسگار" (disgar), meaning "preparer". In Urdu, it retains its original meaning but also acquired the additional meaning of "designer", which is borrowed from English. |
| Uzbek | The word "dizayner" in Uzbek also has the alternate meaning of "decorator". |
| Vietnamese | The Vietnamese word "nhà thiết kế" literally means "house designer," but is commonly used to refer to designers in general. |
| Welsh | The term “dylunydd” originates from the phrase for “one that forms,” “that draws,” or “one who devises.” |
| Xhosa | "Umyili" is a Xhosa word that also means "someone who is imaginative; a creative person". |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "דיזיינער" can also refer to a planner or organizer. |
| Yoruba | The word "onise" can also refer to a "tailor" or "seamstress" in Yoruba. |
| Zulu | The word "umklami" in Zulu can also refer to a person who creates or crafts something, or to a person who is skilled in a particular craft. |
| English | The word "designer" originally referred to someone who created patterns for textiles. |