Expert in Different Languages
Discover 'Expert' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Expert
Afrikaans kenner | ||
Albanian eksperti | ||
Amharic ባለሙያ | ||
Arabic خبير | ||
Armenian փորձագետ | ||
Assamese বিশেষজ্ঞ | ||
Aymara yatxatata | ||
Azerbaijani mütəxəssis | ||
Bambara dɔnnibaga | ||
Basque aditua | ||
Belarusian эксперт | ||
Bengali বিশেষজ্ঞ | ||
Bhojpuri विशेषज्ञ | ||
Bosnian stručnjak | ||
Bulgarian експерт | ||
Catalan expert | ||
Cebuano eksperto | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 专家 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 專家 | ||
Corsican spertu | ||
Croatian stručnjak | ||
Czech expert | ||
Danish ekspert | ||
Dhivehi މާހިރުން | ||
Dogri माहिर | ||
Dutch deskundige | ||
English expert | ||
Esperanto sperta | ||
Estonian asjatundja | ||
Ewe nunyala | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) dalubhasa | ||
Finnish asiantuntija | ||
French expert | ||
Frisian saakkundige | ||
Galician experto | ||
Georgian ექსპერტი | ||
German experte | ||
Greek εμπειρογνώμονας | ||
Guarani katupyry | ||
Gujarati નિષ્ણાત | ||
Haitian Creole ekspè | ||
Hausa gwani | ||
Hawaiian loea | ||
Hebrew מוּמחֶה | ||
Hindi विशेषज्ञ | ||
Hmong tus kws tshaj lij | ||
Hungarian szakértő | ||
Icelandic sérfræðingur | ||
Igbo ọkachamara | ||
Ilocano eksperto | ||
Indonesian ahli | ||
Irish saineolaí | ||
Italian esperto | ||
Japanese 専門家 | ||
Javanese ahli | ||
Kannada ತಜ್ಞ | ||
Kazakh сарапшы | ||
Khmer អ្នកជំនាញ | ||
Kinyarwanda umuhanga | ||
Konkani तज्ञ | ||
Korean 전문가 | ||
Krio masta sabi bukman | ||
Kurdish pispor | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) شارەزا | ||
Kyrgyz эксперт | ||
Lao ຊ່ຽວຊານ | ||
Latin peritum | ||
Latvian eksperts | ||
Lingala moto ya mayele | ||
Lithuanian ekspertas | ||
Luganda omukugu | ||
Luxembourgish expert | ||
Macedonian експерт | ||
Maithili विशेषज्ञ | ||
Malagasy manam-pahaizana | ||
Malay ahli | ||
Malayalam വിദഗ്ദ്ധൻ | ||
Maltese espert | ||
Maori tohunga | ||
Marathi तज्ञ | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯑꯈꯪ ꯑꯍꯩ | ||
Mizo mithiam bik | ||
Mongolian шинжээч | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ကျွမ်းကျင်သူ | ||
Nepali विज्ञ | ||
Norwegian ekspert | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) katswiri | ||
Odia (Oriya) ବିଶେଷଜ୍ଞ | ||
Oromo ogeessa | ||
Pashto کارپوه | ||
Persian کارشناس | ||
Polish ekspert | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) especialista | ||
Punjabi ਮਾਹਰ | ||
Quechua yachaq | ||
Romanian expert | ||
Russian эксперт | ||
Samoan tagata poto | ||
Sanskrit निपुण | ||
Scots Gaelic eòlaiche | ||
Sepedi setsebi | ||
Serbian стручњак | ||
Sesotho setsebi | ||
Shona nyanzvi | ||
Sindhi ماهر | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) විශේෂ | ||
Slovak expert | ||
Slovenian strokovnjak | ||
Somali khabiir | ||
Spanish experto | ||
Sundanese ahli | ||
Swahili mtaalam | ||
Swedish expert- | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) dalubhasa | ||
Tajik мутахассис | ||
Tamil நிபுணர் | ||
Tatar белгеч | ||
Telugu నిపుణుడు | ||
Thai ผู้เชี่ยวชาญ | ||
Tigrinya ክኢላ | ||
Tsonga xitivi | ||
Turkish uzman | ||
Turkmen bilermen | ||
Twi (Akan) ɔbenfoɔ | ||
Ukrainian експерт | ||
Urdu ماہر | ||
Uyghur مۇتەخەسسىس | ||
Uzbek mutaxassis | ||
Vietnamese chuyên gia | ||
Welsh arbenigwr | ||
Xhosa ingcali | ||
Yiddish מומחה | ||
Yoruba amoye | ||
Zulu uchwepheshe |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "kenner" has the same origin as the English word "to know" and also means "acquaintance" in Afrikaans. |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "eksperti" is the masculine form of "ekspert," which derives from the Latin word "expertus," meaning "experienced" or "knowledgeable." |
| Amharic | ባለሙያ is derived from the Ge'ez word meaning 'lord' or 'master'. |
| Arabic | خبير, in the sense of "well-versed or skillful," is etymologically related to "خَبَر," meaning "news" in Arabic. |
| Armenian | The word "փորձագետ" in Armenian initially meant "witness" or "guarantor" and only later acquired the meaning of "expert". |
| Azerbaijani | 'Mütəxəssis' is derived from the Arabic word 'mutakhaṣṣiṣ', meaning 'specialist' or 'expert' in a particular field. |
| Basque | The Basque word "aditua" may have descended from the Proto-Basque root "*aditu- " meaning "to know." |
| Belarusian | The word "эксперт" in Belarusian also refers to a type of mushroom or a person who is well-versed in a particular field. |
| Bengali | The word "বিশেষজ্ঞ" can also refer to a kind of bird, the Bengal Green Pigeon. |
| Bosnian | The word "stručnjak" in Bosnian also means "pod" (meaning "pea pod"). |
| Bulgarian | The word "експерт" is derived from the Latin word "expertus", meaning "experienced" or "tried and tested". |
| Catalan | It derives from Old French *expertus, from Latin expertus (past participle of experiri, "to try") and expertus (adjective, "experienced"). |
| Cebuano | Eksperto may also refer to a supernatural being or a witch. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The Chinese word '专家' ('expert') originates from the phrase '经史专家', referring to scholars who mastered classical texts on history and literature. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The word "專家" literally means "special household" or "special family" in Chinese, indicating that experts in ancient China were often highly skilled craftsmen or artisans who specialized in a particular trade or skill and were highly respected within their families and communities. |
| Corsican | The word "spertu" also means "experienced" or "skilled" in Corsican. |
| Croatian | "Stručnjak" derives from the Slavic root "str" meaning "current" and "know", thus the term literally means "one who possesses current knowledge". |
| Czech | Expert meaning "to experiment" is derived from Latin "experiri". |
| Danish | In Danish, "ekspert" has several meanings, among them "experienced" and "skilled." |
| Dutch | "Deskundige" is derived from the Old Dutch word "kunnen," meaning "to know". |
| Esperanto | "Sperta" also means "basket" in several Slavic languages, including Polish, Czech, and Slovak. |
| Estonian | The word "asjatundja" can also refer to a specialist or someone who is knowledgeable in a particular field or subject matter. |
| Finnish | The word "asiantuntija" is derived from the Finnish words "asia" (matter) and "tuntija" (knower). |
| French | The word "expert" comes from the Latin word "expertus," meaning "experienced" or "skilled." |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "saakkundige" is derived from the Dutch word "zakelijk" meaning "pertaining to business" and also from "deskundige" meaning "expert". |
| Galician | In Galician, the word "experto" also means "experienced" or "skilled". |
| Georgian | The word "expert" derives from the Latin "expertus", meaning "experienced". |
| German | The German word "Experte" is cognate with the Latin word "expertus," meaning "experienced" or "tested." |
| Greek | The Greek word "εμπειρογνώμονας" derives from the words "έμπειρος" (having experience) and "γνώμονας" (ruler, guide), meaning someone with expertise and knowledge that guides others. |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian Creole word "ekspè" derives from the French word "expert", with the alternate meaning of "skilled craftsman". |
| Hausa | The word "gwani" can also mean "someone who knows a lot about something" or "a master of a craft" |
| Hawaiian | The word "loea" in Hawaiian can also refer to a sorcerer or kahuna whose knowledge is derived from spirits. |
| Hebrew | The word "מוּמחֶה" (expert) is derived from the root "מֻם" (blemish), and originally referred to someone who had a physical or mental impairment that made them particularly skilled in a specific area. |
| Hindi | The term "विशेषज्ञ" originally meant "chief" or "superior" in Sanskrit. |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "tus kws tshaj lij" literally means "one who knows the way" or "one who has the knowledge to navigate." |
| Hungarian | The word "szakértő" also means "authority" in Hungarian. |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "sérfræðingur" is derived from the Old Norse word "serfræðingr", meaning "one who has special knowledge or skill". |
| Igbo | "Ọkachamara" derives from the verb "chawara," meaning "to know" or "to be familiar with," implying deep understanding and proficiency. |
| Indonesian | The word "ahli" is derived from the Arabic word "ahl" which means "people" or "family" and denotes specialization in a particular field |
| Italian | In Italian, the word "esperto" can also mean a type of fish, specifically a small Mediterranean shark. |
| Japanese | "専門家" can be split into "専" (special) and "門" (field), indicating a person who specializes in a particular area |
| Javanese | In Javanese, the word "ahli" can also mean "familiar" or "well-versed". |
| Kannada | The word 'ತಜ್ಞ' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'tarjana', meaning 'to terrify or warn'. It is also used in Kannada to refer to someone who has knowledge or experience in a particular area. |
| Kazakh | The word "сарапшы" can also refer to a type of falcon used in hunting. |
| Khmer | The Khmer word "អ្នកជំនាញ" can also refer to a skilled craftsman or someone who is very knowledgeable about a particular subject. |
| Korean | The word "전문가" can also mean "professional" or "specialist" in English. |
| Kurdish | The word 'pispor' in Kurdish shares its origin with the German word 'bishop', both deriving from the Greek word 'episkopos' meaning 'overseer'. |
| Kyrgyz | The Russian loan "эксперт" also has a second, more specific Kyrgyz loan sense of someone who has undergone religious training. |
| Lao | The word "ຊ່ຽວຊານ" can also be used to describe someone who is skilled or proficient in a particular area, such as a "specialist" or "professional". |
| Latin | The plural form “periti” was used to refer to an advisory or judicial body. |
| Latvian | “Eksperts” in Latvian derives from “expert” in French, but also means “test” or “exam”. |
| Lithuanian | "Ekspertas" is derived from the Latin word "expertus", which means "experienced". |
| Luxembourgish | The Luxembourgish word "Expert" also refers to a specialist consultant for financial or tax matters. |
| Macedonian | The Macedonian word "експерт" comes from the Latin word "expertus", meaning "experienced". |
| Malagasy | The word "manana-pahaizana" can mean either "expert" or "specialist". |
| Malay | The Malay word "ahli" can also refer to a member of a group or organization. |
| Maltese | The word "espert" is derived from the Italian word "esperto" meaning "experienced" and can also refer to someone who has specialised knowledge or skill in a particular area. |
| Maori | The word "tohunga" in Maori also refers to traditional healers, spiritual leaders, and other specialized individuals. |
| Marathi | The word "तज्ञ" is derived from the Sanskrit word "तक्षन्", meaning "carpenter" or "craftsman". |
| Mongolian | The word |
| Nepali | "विज्ञ" is derived from the Sanskrit word "विद्" meaning "to know". |
| Norwegian | The word 'Ekspert' in Norwegian derives from the Latin word 'expertus', meaning 'tried and tested'. It can also refer to someone who has special knowledge or skills in a particular field. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The term 'katswiri' may also refer to 'a knowledgeable person' in the context of traditional medicine. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "کارپوه" can also refer to a person who is well-versed in a particular subject or field. |
| Persian | The Persian word "کارشناس" (kârshenâs) literally means "a person with expertise." |
| Polish | "Ekspert" is derived from Latin "expertus" meaning "experienced" and can also refer to a magician or fortune teller in Polish. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "especialista" in Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) comes from the Latin "specialista", meaning "one who specializes in a particular subject". |
| Punjabi | The word "ਮਾਹਰ" derives from the Proto-Indo-European term meaning "skillful" and is ultimately related to the word "magic" as well as "myth". |
| Romanian | The Romanian word “expert” can also mean “skill”, “specialty”, or “experience”. |
| Russian | The Russian word "эксперт" is derived from the Latin word "expertus", which means "experienced". |
| Samoan | In Samoan, the word "tagata poto" was traditionally used for navigators with advanced sailing and stargazing knowledge. |
| Scots Gaelic | The Gaelic word "eòlaiche" is a borrowing from the Middle English word "yoman", which originally meant a servant or attendant to a noble. |
| Serbian | The word "стручњак" (expert) in Serbian is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "*strokъ", meaning "row" or "line"} |
| Sesotho | "Setsebi" also means "one who knows everything" in Sesotho. |
| Shona | While the word "nyanzvi" in Shona means "expert," it also denotes "a person who is knowledgeable in various fields," or "a polymath." |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "ماهر" has no alternate meanings and is not derived from another word. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | විශේෂ can also mean exceptional, uncommon or distinct from the norm in Sinhala. |
| Slovak | "Expert" comes from the Latin "expertus," meaning "tried" or "experienced." |
| Slovenian | The term 'strokovnjak' originally referred to a person who worked in a 'stroka' (profession or trade) or had achieved a certain level of expertise in a specific field. |
| Somali | An alternate meaning of "khabiir" in Somali is "experienced." |
| Spanish | "Experto" can also mean "tested" or "experienced". |
| Sundanese | Ahli in Sundanese, like its Malay cognate, refers to a specialist in a traditional knowledge field. |
| Swahili | The word "mtaalam" originates from the Arabic root "ʿilm" meaning "knowledge" and is cognate with the Hebrew "talmid" meaning "student". |
| Swedish | The Swedish word "expert" derives from the Latin word "expertus", meaning "experienced or tested". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Dalubhasa" is also used to refer to a person who is skilled in a particular field or subject matter. |
| Tajik | The term "мутахассис" has Arabic origin and can also refer to a "specialist" or someone with "skill or knowledge" in a specific field. |
| Tamil | The word "நிபுணர்" is derived from the Sanskrit word "निपुण" (nipuna), meaning "skilful" or "adept". |
| Telugu | "నిపుణుడు" also means the stalk or stem of paddy, a needle or a pin in Telugu. |
| Thai | The word 'ผู้เชี่ยวชาญ' can also be used to refer to someone who is highly skilled in a particular area, such as a master craftsman or a virtuoso musician. |
| Turkish | The word "uzman" derives from Persian "huşman" meaning "one who has a good mind or memory," or Arabic "a'zam" meaning "one who is strong, mighty, or powerful." |
| Ukrainian | The word "експерт" is derived from the Latin word "expertus", meaning "experienced" or "skilled." |
| Urdu | The word "ماہر" in Urdu can also mean "proficient", "skilled", or "specialist" |
| Uzbek | Mutassassis is derived from the Arabic word “mutakhashshis” meaning “specialized”. |
| Vietnamese | The word "chuyên gia" can also mean "specialist" or "practitioner" in Vietnamese. |
| Welsh | The word "arbenigwr" can also refer to a skilled person in a particular field, such as a craftsman or artisan. |
| Xhosa | Ingcali may refer to a doctor, craftsman, or someone who excels in their field. |
| Yiddish | "מומחה" also means "crazy" in Yiddish. |
| Yoruba | The Yoruba word 'amoye' can mean either 'expert' or 'one who has been tested'. |
| Zulu | In Zulu, the word "uchwepheshe" can also mean someone who is knowledgeable and has a deep understanding of a certain subject or field. |
| English | The word "expert" derives from the Latin word "expertus," meaning "experienced" or "tested." |