Draft in different languages

Draft in Different Languages

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Draft


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Afrikaans
konsep
Albanian
drafti
Amharic
ረቂቅ
Arabic
مشروع
Armenian
նախագիծ
Assamese
খচৰা
Aymara
wurarura
Azerbaijani
qaralama
Bambara
ka labɛn
Basque
zirriborroa
Belarusian
скразняк
Bengali
খসড়া
Bhojpuri
मसउदा
Bosnian
nacrt
Bulgarian
проект
Catalan
esborrany
Cebuano
draft
Chinese (Simplified)
草案
Chinese (Traditional)
草案
Corsican
prugettu
Croatian
nacrt
Czech
návrh
Danish
udkast
Dhivehi
ދެލިކޮޕީ
Dogri
मसौदा
Dutch
droogte
English
draft
Esperanto
malneto
Estonian
mustand
Ewe
tata gbãtɔ
Filipino (Tagalog)
burador
Finnish
luonnos
French
brouillon
Frisian
konsept
Galician
borrador
Georgian
პროექტი
German
entwurf
Greek
προσχέδιο
Guarani
yvytupa'ũ
Gujarati
ડ્રાફ્ટ
Haitian Creole
bouyon
Hausa
daftarin aiki
Hawaiian
ʻōkuhi
Hebrew
טְיוּטָה
Hindi
प्रारूप
Hmong
cua ntsawj ntshab
Hungarian
huzat
Icelandic
drög
Igbo
akwukwo
Ilocano
angin
Indonesian
minuman
Irish
dréacht
Italian
bozza
Japanese
ドラフト
Javanese
konsep
Kannada
ಡ್ರಾಫ್ಟ್
Kazakh
жоба
Khmer
ពង្រាង
Kinyarwanda
umushinga
Konkani
मसुदो
Korean
초안
Krio
briz
Kurdish
pêşnûma
Kurdish (Sorani)
ڕەشنووس
Kyrgyz
долбоор
Lao
ຮ່າງ
Latin
capturam
Latvian
melnraksts
Lingala
komeka
Lithuanian
juodraštis
Luganda
ekifananyi
Luxembourgish
entworf
Macedonian
нацрт
Maithili
ड्राफ्ट
Malagasy
volavolan-
Malay
draf
Malayalam
ഡ്രാഫ്റ്റ്
Maltese
abbozz
Maori
hukihuki
Marathi
मसुदा
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯑꯍꯥꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯏꯊꯣꯛꯄ
Mizo
duangchhin
Mongolian
ноорог
Myanmar (Burmese)
မူကြမ်း
Nepali
ड्राफ्ट
Norwegian
utkast
Nyanja (Chichewa)
kusindikiza
Odia (Oriya)
ଡ୍ରାଫ୍ଟ
Oromo
axeereraa
Pashto
مسوده
Persian
پیش نویس
Polish
wersja robocza
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
esboço, projeto
Punjabi
ਡਰਾਫਟ
Quechua
pichanalla
Romanian
proiect
Russian
проект
Samoan
ata faataitai
Sanskrit
प्रारूप
Scots Gaelic
dreach
Sepedi
sethalwa
Serbian
промаја
Sesotho
moralo
Shona
kurongedza
Sindhi
مسودو
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
කෙටුම්පත
Slovak
návrh
Slovenian
osnutek
Somali
qabyo ah
Spanish
sequía
Sundanese
draf
Swahili
rasimu
Swedish
förslag
Tagalog (Filipino)
draft
Tajik
лоиҳа
Tamil
வரைவு
Tatar
проект
Telugu
చిత్తుప్రతి
Thai
ร่าง
Tigrinya
ንድፊ
Tsonga
mpfapfarhuto
Turkish
taslak
Turkmen
garalama
Twi (Akan)
atwerɛkan
Ukrainian
чернетка
Urdu
ڈرافٹ
Uyghur
لايىھە
Uzbek
qoralama
Vietnamese
bản nháp
Welsh
drafft
Xhosa
uyilo
Yiddish
פּלאַן
Yoruba
tunbo
Zulu
okusalungiswa

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansIn some contexts, "konsep" can also denote the general notion of "concept" as in philosophy.
AlbanianThe word "drafti" in Albanian comes from the German word "Draft".
AmharicThe word "ረቂቅ" (draft) can also refer to a type of cloth or fabric.
ArabicThe word "مشروع" (draft) in Arabic is also used to describe a 'plan' or 'project'.
ArmenianThe Armenian term for draft, "nakhagits," also refers to a scheme or design in some contexts.
Azerbaijani"Qaralama" also means "scribble" in Azerbaijani.
Basque"Zirriborroa" originated from "zirriborro," which is the Basque equivalent of the Spanish "borrador."
Bengaliখসড়া (khôśra) literally translates to 'fallen' and is also used figuratively to mean a 'rough copy or sketch'.
BosnianThe word "nacrt" can also be used to refer to a sketch, diagram or blueprint.
BulgarianThe word "проект" also means "project" or "plan" in some contexts.
CatalanEsborrany has different secondary meanings depending on the spoken Catalan. In Mallorquin the second meanings refer to the action of sketching or to a sketch.
CebuanoIn Cebuano, 'draft' also means a rough sketch or plan.
Chinese (Simplified)In ancient China, "草案" was a plan made on grass cloth because paper wasn't invented.
Chinese (Traditional)草案 can also mean a rough sketch or outline in Chinese (Traditional).
CorsicanCorsican "prugettu" also means "design" or "project".
CroatianEtymology: Nacrt may come from "napisati" - "to write on", hence "plan" or "scheme".
CzechThe Czech word "návrh" can also refer to a proposal or plan.
DanishThe Danish word "udkast" comes from "at kaste ud" (literally "to throw out") but also means "design" in architecture.
DutchDroogte can also mean drought, dryness, shallowness.
EsperantoThe Esperantido word "malneto" means "draft" but also means "bad air" in Romanian.
EstonianIn the Estonian language, the word "mustand" (draft) also has the alternate meaning of "black horse."
FinnishThe word "luonnos" also refers to a preliminary sketch or design.
FrenchThe word "brouillon" comes from the Old French word "brouiller," meaning "to mix" or "to stir up."
FrisianThe word "konsept" in Frisian also means "summary".
GalicianAlso used to refer to an item that serves to wrap or cover something else, due to its similarity to cloth scraps.
GeorgianThe word "პროექტი" (draft) in Georgian also means "project" and is derived from the Latin word "projectum" (thrown forward).
GermanThe word 'Entwurf' in German can also refer to a sketch or a plan, and it derives from the Middle High German word 'enwürfen', meaning 'to throw out' or 'to cast'.
GreekΠροσχέδιο is also used to describe a rough sketch or outline, especially in the context of art or design.
GujaratiThe word "draft" in Gujarati is a loanword from the English language and retains its original meaning of "a preliminary version of a document or plan".
Haitian CreoleThe Haitian Creole word "bouyon" also means "broth" or "soup" and may derive from the French bouillon.
HausaThe word "daftarin aiki" also means "work copy" in Hausa.
HawaiianʻŌkuhi can also mean "to be deep in conversation" or "to be secretive".
HebrewThe word "טְיוּטָה" (draft) is derived from the Arabic word "طَوْت" (to fold), referring to the folded sheets of paper used for writing drafts.
HindiThe word 'प्रारूप' also means 'outline' or 'sketch' in Hindi.
Hmong"Cua ntsawj ntshab" is a compound of two Hmong words: cua, "wind," and ntsawj ntshab, "a breeze," which together refer to the force of air moving across a surface.
HungarianThe word 'huzat' is derived from the Proto-Slavic word 'sǫti', meaning 'to blow'.
IcelandicThe word "drög" can also refer to a group of people or animals, or to a particular type of fabric.
IgboThe word 'akwukwo' in Igbo can also mean 'book' or 'writing'.
Indonesian"Minuman" in Indonesian is also a noun meaning "drink" akin to "minuman keras" (alcoholic drink).
IrishThe Irish word "dréacht" can also refer to a design, plan, or scheme.
ItalianIn Italian, "bozza" can also refer to a rough sketch, a proof, or a bubble.
JapaneseIn Japanese, the word "ドラフト" can also mean "lottery" or "selection process".
JavaneseIn Javanese, "konsep" also means "a plan or scheme" or "a sketch or outline".
KannadaThe word 'draft' can also refer to a preliminary version of a document or a plan.
Kazakh"Жоба" can also mean "idea", and the suffix "ғал" can denote an attempt at something, so "жобағал" can mean "a half-baked idea".
KhmerThe Khmer word "ពង្រាង" can also refer to a sketch or outline of a written work.
KoreanThe word 초안 can also mean a preliminary sketch or outline.
KurdishIn Kurdish, "pêşnûma" also connotes a preview, a preliminary version of a larger work.
KyrgyzThe Kyrgyz word "Долбоор" originally derived from Mongolian and meant "outline" or "sketch".
LaoThe etymology of Lao word ຮ່າງ "draft" refers to the idea of a preliminary version of a text, or an outline.
LatinThe Latin term "capturam" also denotes a "catch" in the context of fishing or hunting.
LatvianThe word "melnraksts" can also refer to a rough sketch or blueprint.
Lithuanian"Juodraštis" is a word of common Slavonic origin - "črĭnъ", meaning "black". In Old Lithuanian, "juodas" meant "dark", "unclean".
LuxembourgishIn Luxembourgish, "Entworf" also has the alternate meaning of "design" or "plan".
MacedonianThe word "нацрт" can also mean "sketch" or "design" in Macedonian.
MalagasyThe Malagasy word "volavolan-" can also be translated as "air current" or "breeze".
MalayIn Malay, "draf" can also mean a type of traditional boat.
MalayalamThe word "ഡ്രാഫ്റ്റ്" (draft) in Malayalam can also refer to a type of lottery or a bill of exchange.
MalteseThe word "abbozz" can refer to a rough sketch, a first draft of a document, or an early stage of a plan.
Maori"Huki" means "to pull," while "huki huki" means "to pull repeatedly" or "to draft."
MarathiThe word "मसुदा" is often used to refer to a preliminary or rough sketch of a document, plan, or idea.
MongolianThe word "ноорог" can also refer to a kind of lasso used to catch horses.
NepaliIn English, the word 'draft' can also refer to a preliminary version of a document, a beverage, or a team of people selected for a specific purpose.
NorwegianThe word «utkast» originally meant a «projection» or «a model», and is cognate with the English word «outline».
Nyanja (Chichewa)The word "kusindikiza" can also refer to the process of copying or transcribing something.
PashtoThe word 'مسوده' also means 'sketch' or 'outline' in Pashto.
PersianIn Persian, the word پیش نویس (draft) can also refer to a sketch or outline of a document or a preliminary agreement.
PolishThe word "wersja robocza" in Polish literally means "a working version" or "a version in progress".
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)In Portuguese, "esboço, projeto" can also refer to a sketch, plan, or outline.
PunjabiThe Punjabi word "ਡਰਾਫਟ" (draft) is derived from the English word "draft" and can also refer to a rough sketch or plan.
RomanianThe Romanian word "proiect" can also mean "project" in English.
Russian“Проект” (draft) means “a plan or scheme,” and is related to the verb “to throw” (бросать)
SamoanThe word "ata faataitai" in Samoan is composed of "ata" (day) and "faataitai" (to do something briefly), indicating a short period of time.
Scots GaelicThe etymology of "dreach" derives from the Gaelic "dreachd" meaning "storm" or "heavy rain".
Serbian"Промаја" comes from the Proto-Slavic "*рromajь" meaning "the act of blowing", which is related to the verb "*projati" meaning "to blow".
SesothoThe word "moralo" can be used to refer to both the act of blowing something and the object being blown.
ShonaThe word "kurongedza" in Shona can also mean "to protect" or "to shield".
SindhiThe word "مسودو" in Sindhi also refers to a rough sketch, outline, or preliminary version of a work.
Sinhala (Sinhalese)The word "කෙටුම්පත" (draft) in Sinhala is also used to refer to a preliminary version of a document or a plan.
SlovakThe Slovak word "návrh" shares its etymology with the Czech word "návrh", meaning "plan", and is distantly related to the German word "Entwurf", meaning "rough sketch".
SlovenianOsnutek can also refer to a 'plot' or 'conspiracy.'
Somali"Qabyo ah" in Somali is a word derived from Arabic, where it also means "draft".
SpanishThe word "sequía" derives from the Latin "siccus" meaning "dry" and also refers to a lack of water caused by drought.
SundaneseSundanese "draf" can also mean "a small portion of something" or "a small amount of liquid".
Swahili"Rasimu" derives from the Arabic "rasm" meaning "plan" or "sketch".
Swedish"Förslag" is a Swedish word that literally means "proposal" and is cognate with the English "forslag"
Tagalog (Filipino)Tagalog "draft" also means "check" when it's given to someone as payment.
TajikThe word ‘лоиҳа’ is sometimes used to refer to a draft law for a project.
TamilThe Tamil word 'வரைவு' ('draft') also carries the meaning of 'sketch' or 'outline'.
Teluguచిత్తుప్రతి is used in the sense of a 'rough copy' of a written work, like a first draft awaiting further editing.
ThaiThe word "ร่าง" can also mean "body" or "form".
Turkish"Taslak" means not only "draft" but also "plan" in Turkish.
UkrainianThe word "чернетка" is derived from the Old Church Slavonic "чернь", meaning "black" or "dirt", and originally referred to a rough sketch or unfinished writing.
UrduThe term "ڈرافٹ" in Urdu can carry multiple meanings, including a sketch or outline, a financial instrument, or a current of air.
UzbekThe word "qoralama" can also mean "plan" or "sketch" in Uzbek.
Vietnamese"Bản nháp" xuất phát từ chữ "Nháp" trong tiếng Nôm, nghĩa là "phác thảo", chỉ bản viết đầu tiên chưa hoàn chỉnh của một bài văn, một bức tranh, một bài thơ...
WelshThe Welsh word "drafft" may originate from the Old English word "draf" meaning "refuse"}
XhosaUyilo is derived from the Proto-Bantu word *yilo, which means "to be drawn" or "to be pulled"
Yiddishפּלאַן is derived from French "plan" with the same meaning.
Yoruba"Tunbo" also means "a young man". The word derives from "tu" (to bear) and either "bọ" (to carry something) or "unbo" (something that supports or sustains).
ZuluThe word "okusalungiswa" also means "to revise" in Zulu.
EnglishThe verb 'draft' shares roots with the noun 'draught', both deriving from the Old English word 'dragan', meaning 'to pull'.

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