Afrikaans fakulteit | ||
Albanian fakulteti | ||
Amharic ፋኩልቲ | ||
Arabic كلية | ||
Armenian ֆակուլտետը | ||
Assamese অনুষদ | ||
Aymara facultad ukankirinaka | ||
Azerbaijani fakültə | ||
Bambara karamɔgɔw ka baarakɛyɔrɔ | ||
Basque fakultatea | ||
Belarusian факультэт | ||
Bengali অনুষদ | ||
Bhojpuri संकाय के ह | ||
Bosnian fakultet | ||
Bulgarian факултет | ||
Catalan facultat | ||
Cebuano magtutudlo | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 学院 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 學院 | ||
Corsican facultà | ||
Croatian fakultet | ||
Czech fakulta | ||
Danish fakultet | ||
Dhivehi ފެކަލްޓީ | ||
Dogri संकाय ने दी | ||
Dutch faculteit | ||
English faculty | ||
Esperanto fakultato | ||
Estonian teaduskond | ||
Ewe faculty ƒe nufialagã | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) faculty | ||
Finnish henkilöstö | ||
French la faculté | ||
Frisian fakulteit | ||
Galician facultade | ||
Georgian ფაკულტეტი | ||
German fakultät | ||
Greek σχολή | ||
Guarani facultad rehegua | ||
Gujarati ફેકલ્ટી | ||
Haitian Creole fakilte | ||
Hausa baiwa | ||
Hawaiian kumu | ||
Hebrew סגל | ||
Hindi संकाय | ||
Hmong kws qhia ntawv | ||
Hungarian kar | ||
Icelandic deild | ||
Igbo ngalaba | ||
Ilocano faculty ti | ||
Indonesian fakultas | ||
Irish dáimhe | ||
Italian facoltà | ||
Japanese 学部 | ||
Javanese fakultas | ||
Kannada ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿ | ||
Kazakh факультет | ||
Khmer មហាវិទ្យាល័យ | ||
Kinyarwanda abarimu | ||
Konkani फॅकल्टी हांणी केला | ||
Korean 학부 | ||
Krio fakulti | ||
Kurdish kêrhatinî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) فاکەڵتی | ||
Kyrgyz факультет | ||
Lao ຄະນະວິຊາ | ||
Latin faculty | ||
Latvian fakultāte | ||
Lingala faculté ya ba professeurs | ||
Lithuanian fakultetas | ||
Luganda ekitongole ky’amasomero | ||
Luxembourgish fakultéit | ||
Macedonian факултет | ||
Maithili संकाय के | ||
Malagasy sampam-pianarana | ||
Malay fakulti | ||
Malayalam ഫാക്കൽറ്റി | ||
Maltese fakultà | ||
Maori manga | ||
Marathi प्राध्यापक | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯐꯦꯀꯜꯇꯤꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯌꯨ.ꯑꯦꯁ | ||
Mizo faculty a ni | ||
Mongolian тэнхим | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ဒြေ | ||
Nepali संकाय | ||
Norwegian fakultet | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) luso | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଅଧ୍ୟାପିକା | ||
Oromo faakiultii | ||
Pashto پوهنځی | ||
Persian دانشکده | ||
Polish wydział | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) faculdade | ||
Punjabi ਫੈਕਲਟੀ | ||
Quechua facultad nisqa | ||
Romanian facultate | ||
Russian факультет | ||
Samoan faiaoga | ||
Sanskrit संकायः | ||
Scots Gaelic dàmh | ||
Sepedi lefapha la lefapha | ||
Serbian факултет | ||
Sesotho boiphihlelo | ||
Shona fakaroti | ||
Sindhi فيڪلٽي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) පීඨය | ||
Slovak fakulty | ||
Slovenian fakultete | ||
Somali kuliyada | ||
Spanish facultad | ||
Sundanese fakultas | ||
Swahili kitivo | ||
Swedish fakultet | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) guro | ||
Tajik факултет | ||
Tamil ஆசிரிய | ||
Tatar факультет | ||
Telugu అధ్యాపకులు | ||
Thai คณะ | ||
Tigrinya ፋካሊቲ | ||
Tsonga xiyenge xa faculty | ||
Turkish fakülte | ||
Turkmen fakulteti | ||
Twi (Akan) faculty a wɔyɛ adwuma wɔ hɔ | ||
Ukrainian факультет | ||
Urdu فیکلٹی | ||
Uyghur فاكۇلتېت | ||
Uzbek fakultet | ||
Vietnamese khoa | ||
Welsh gyfadran | ||
Xhosa isikhundla | ||
Yiddish פיייקייַט | ||
Yoruba oluko | ||
Zulu ubuhlakani |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | In Afrikaans, the word 'Fakulteit' also has the meaning of 'ability' or 'power' |
| Albanian | In Albanian, 'fakultet' can also refer to the institution offering academic degrees. |
| Amharic | The word ፋኩልቲ ('faculty') also means 'skill, capability, ingenuity' in Amharic. |
| Arabic | In classical Arabic, "كلية" (faculty) also means "group" or "body", and it can refer to a group of scholars or students or to a military unit. |
| Armenian | In addition to its meaning as 'faculty', the Armenian word 'ֆակուլտետը' can also refer to a 'department' within an organization. |
| Azerbaijani | The Azerbaijani word "fakültə" is derived from the Arabic word "fiqh", meaning "jurisprudence" or "law". It can also refer to a department within a university that specializes in a particular subject. |
| Basque | The Latin origin of "fakultatea" suggests its broader sense including the concept of "ability" in addition to the narrower academic notion of "faculty". |
| Belarusian | В значении 'сорт, разновидность' слово факультэт происходит от латинского "facultas"" (возможность, способность). |
| Bengali | The term "অনুষদ" (faculty) derives from the Sanskrit word "anushashana," meaning "instruction, guidance." |
| Bosnian | In Bosnian, "fakultet" can also refer to a specific field of scientific study, such as the faculty of medicine or the faculty of law. |
| Bulgarian | The word "факултет" can also refer to a department or division within a university or other educational institution. |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "facultat" also means "ability" or "power", similar to the Latin word "facultas" from which it is derived. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 学院 (xuéyuàn) comes from the word academy in English and has the additional meaning of 'institute' in Chinese. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | In ancient Chinese, "學院" (xuéyuàn) referred to a school specializing in a particular subject, such as Confucianism or Buddhism. |
| Corsican | In Corsican, « facultà » can also mean « right » or « ability ». |
| Croatian | The Croatian word "fakultet" is derived from the Latin word "facultas" meaning "ability" or "power" and in Croatian, it can also refer to a person's ability or talent in a particular area. |
| Czech | Fakulta is also used to refer to the academic senate of a particular faculty |
| Danish | The Danish word "fakultet" can also refer to the faculty of a university, or to the teaching staff in a particular subject area. |
| Dutch | Dutch "faculteit" derives from Latin "facultas" (ability, power, authority) and can also mean "facility" or "faculty as a group of people with a special skill." |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word 'fakultato' is derived from the Latin 'facultas' meaning 'ability, capacity, power,' from the Latin 'facere' meaning 'to do, to make,' which is also the origin of the English word 'faculty'. |
| Estonian | The Estonian word "teaduskond" (faculty) is a compound word consisting of "teadus" (science) and "kond" (group, society) |
| Finnish | From the German word "Personal" meaning "personnel, staff" |
| French | In French, "la faculté" can also refer to a university or a particular field of study. |
| Frisian | In Frisian, the word "fakulteit" also refers to a "complication" or "difficulty". |
| Galician | The Galician word "facultade" comes from the Latin word "facultas", which means "ability, power, or permission". |
| Georgian | The word "faculty" in Georgian, "ფაკულტეტი", also denotes a "section" in various fields, including administrative bodies, educational institutions, and religious organizations. |
| German | The German word "Fakultät" has its origin in the Latin term "facultas", which means "ability, talent, and power". |
| Greek | The word "σχολή" also means "leisure" or "free time" in ancient Greek, reflecting the idea that education was seen as a pursuit of knowledge and wisdom, not just a means of acquiring skills. |
| Gujarati | The word "faculty" in English can also refer to a person's ability to do something, or to a group of people who have a particular skill or knowledge. |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole, 'fakilte' may also refer to a 'talent' or 'aptitude'. |
| Hausa | The Hausa word “baiwa” is an abbreviated form of the Arabic word “bayān” with meanings including 'clarification' and 'explanation'. |
| Hawaiian | In traditional Hawaiian culture, 'kumu' also refers to respected experts or masters in various fields, such as hula, martial arts, and navigation. |
| Hebrew | סגל (faculty) likely stems from the root "סג" (to shut), referring to the seclusion of teachers in their work spaces. |
| Hindi | The Hindi word "संकाय" can also refer to the various faculties of the human body, such as the digestive or respiratory system. |
| Hmong | The word "kws qhia ntawv" in Hmong can also refer to a teacher or instructor. |
| Hungarian | "Kar" can also refer to the "force of gravity," or the "pull," in some Hungarian contexts. |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "deild" can also refer to a section within a store or organization or a division within the military. |
| Igbo | In addition to its academic meaning, 'ngalaba' also means 'reasoning' or 'intelligence' in Igbo. |
| Indonesian | "Fakultas" in Indonesian can refer to either an academic faculty or a university division, but is more commonly used in the former sense. |
| Irish | The Irish word 'dáimhe' can also refer to a retinue, a band of warriors, or a company. |
| Italian | The word "facoltà" can also refer to the abilities or powers of the mind or body. |
| Japanese | As a combination of "学科" and "部", the word "学部" is often translated to "faculty", "department", or "school" in English |
| Javanese | In Javanese, 'fakultas' originally meant 'a group of people who work or study together' and can also be used to refer to 'a faculty member'. |
| Kannada | ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿ is also a Kannada word for 'staff', and is related to the English word 'staff'. |
| Kazakh | In Kazakh, "факультет" can also refer to an association or group of people with similar interests or expertise. |
| Khmer | The term "មហាវិទ្យាល័យ" is a borrowing from Sanskrit, where it refers to both a "great temple of learning" and a "group of teachers and students forming a particular branch of study within a university". |
| Korean | "학부" can also mean "department" or "college" in a university setting. |
| Kurdish | The word "kêrhatinî" has multiple meanings in Kurdish, including "capability", "ability", "authority", and "power". |
| Kyrgyz | The word "факультет" is used not only in the context of higher education but also in reference to a group of people united according to a certain characteristic, such as profession or specialty. |
| Lao | The word "ຄະນະວິຊາ" ("faculty") is also used in Lao to refer to a particular field of study, such as the faculty of medicine or the faculty of law. |
| Latin | The Latin word "facultas" can also mean "ability" or "power". |
| Latvian | Latvian word "fakultāte" originates from Old French "faculté" (ability, skill, authorization), which in turn came from the Latin word "facultas" (ability, capacity, opportunity). |
| Lithuanian | The word “fakultetas” comes from the Latin “facultas,” which can also mean “ability” or “quality.” |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, the word "Fakultéit" can also refer to a school, department, or academic division within a university. |
| Macedonian | The word "факултет" can also refer to a person's ability or skill in a particular area. |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word "sampam-pianarana" literally means "place of learning" or "center of study". |
| Malay | In Malay, 'fakulti' can also refer to the 'power or ability to do something' or a 'talent' |
| Malayalam | The Malayalam term ഫാക്കൽറ്റി ('faculty') derives from the Latin 'facultas', which means 'ability' or 'power'. |
| Maltese | In Maltese, "fakultà" not only means "faculty" but also "the ability to do or produce something". |
| Maori | Manga is also a word in te reo Māori, meaning 'a group of people who perform a particular function' |
| Marathi | The word "प्राध्यापक" is derived from the Sanskrit word "प्राध्यापन," meaning "teaching" or "instruction." |
| Mongolian | The word "тэнхим" derives from the Tibetan word "khangshim" meaning "temple" or "hall of learning," and in Mongolian usage it also refers to the "faculty" of a university or college. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | "ဒြေ" comes from the Sanskrit root "dhri", meaning "to support" or "to hold." |
| Nepali | The word "संकाय" also means "a group of people belonging to a particular profession" in Nepali. |
| Norwegian | "Fakultet" in Norwegian can also mean "department" or "ability. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "luso" in Nyanja (Chichewa) can also mean "reasoning" or "intelligence" |
| Pashto | The Pashto word “پوهنځی” originated from the Persian word “پوهنه”, meaning “knowledge” or “science”. |
| Persian | The word "دانشکده" (faculty) in Persian also means "school" or "college". |
| Polish | The Polish word "Wydział" also has the archaic meaning of "district" or "department" which may refer to administrative districts or subdivisions of a larger organization. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "faculdade" in Portuguese can also refer to a university, or to a person's ability or talent. |
| Romanian | In Romanian, the word "facultate" can also refer to the ability or skill to do something. |
| Russian | The Russian word "факультет" also refers to the department of an institution or organization responsible for a specific area of study or activity. |
| Samoan | "Faiaoga" is Samoan for "instructor" and is related to the words "fa'aliliuga" and "a'oga" in the Samoan language, meaning "teaching" and "school" respectively. |
| Scots Gaelic | "Dàmh" can refer to academic "subjects" as well as the "intellectual abilities" to study those "subjects." |
| Serbian | The word 'факултет' can also refer to the teaching staff of a university or the building where they work. |
| Sesotho | The word "boiphihlelo" in Sesotho can also mean "ability" or "capability." |
| Shona | The word 'fakaroti' in Shona can also mean the space or room where a faculty is located (e.g., Faculty of Social Sciences building). |
| Sindhi | In Sindhi, the word "فيڪلٽي" can also refer to a teacher or instructor. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | Its other meanings include 'footstool', 'foundation', 'pedestal', 'base', and 'stool'. |
| Slovak | Slovak word "fakulty" also means "abilities". |
| Slovenian | "Fakulteta" is a derivative of the Latin word "facultas" which also means "ability, capability". |
| Somali | The term "kuliyada" in Somali is derived from the Arabic word "kulliyah", which refers to a faculty or department within a university or institution of higher learning. |
| Spanish | The Spanish word "facultad" also means "power", "ability", or "permission". |
| Sundanese | In Sundanese, 'fakultas' also means 'a group of people with similar skills or interests'. |
| Swahili | The word 'kitivo' comes from the Arabic word 'qitfah', meaning 'thing'. |
| Swedish | Fakultet shares its etymology with "faculty" but also encompasses the sense of a department in a university. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The alternate meaning of "guro" is "teacher". |
| Tajik | The word "факултет" can also mean "department" or "division" in Tajik. |
| Tamil | The word "ஆசிரிய" is also used in Tamil to refer to a teacher or mentor. |
| Telugu | The word "అధ్యాపకులు" also means "teachers" in Telugu, deriving from the Sanskrit root "adhyapaka" meaning "one who teaches." |
| Thai | "คณะ" is also used to refer to a group of people gathered for a specific purpose, such as a political party or a committee. |
| Turkish | The word ‘Fakülte’, meaning faculty in Turkish, also refers to an organization composed of individuals working towards a common goal. |
| Ukrainian | The word “faculty” comes from the Latin word “facultas,” which means “ability” or “power.” |
| Urdu | The word "فیکلٹی" derives from the Latin word "facultas" meaning "ability, power, or opportunity". |
| Uzbek | The word "fakultet" in Uzbek can also refer to a "higher education institution" or a "department of a university". |
| Vietnamese | In Chinese, "khoa" originally meant "department," but in Vietnamese it has come to refer to a "faculty" of a university or college. |
| Welsh | In the 19th century, "gyfadran" also referred to a group of musicians, as well as an organized body of people with a particular role or function. |
| Xhosa | Isikhundla is also a Xhosa word for a group of people who share a common purpose or interest, or a gathering of people for a specific purpose. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "פיייקייַט" may also refer to a person's ability or talent. |
| Yoruba | Oluko can also mean "a person of wisdom" or "a scholar" in Yoruba. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word 'ubuhlakani' not only means 'faculty' but also refers to wisdom and intelligence. |
| English | In addition to "faculty", meanings of the word include: power; prerogative; innate power, such as of intellect or imagination; and any group or body organized into or forming an essential part of an organization. |