Afrikaans befondsing | ||
Albanian financim | ||
Amharic የገንዘብ ድጋፍ | ||
Arabic التمويل | ||
Armenian ֆինանսավորում | ||
Assamese পুঁজিৰ ব্যৱস্থা | ||
Aymara qullqichasiwimpi | ||
Azerbaijani maliyyələşdirmə | ||
Bambara wariko la | ||
Basque finantzaketa | ||
Belarusian фінансаванне | ||
Bengali অর্থায়ন | ||
Bhojpuri फंडिंग के काम हो रहल बा | ||
Bosnian finansiranje | ||
Bulgarian финансиране | ||
Catalan finançament | ||
Cebuano pagpondo | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 资金 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 資金 | ||
Corsican finanzamentu | ||
Croatian financiranje | ||
Czech financování | ||
Danish finansiering | ||
Dhivehi ފަންޑިންގ | ||
Dogri फंडिंग दी | ||
Dutch financiering | ||
English funding | ||
Esperanto financado | ||
Estonian rahastamine | ||
Ewe gakpekpeɖeŋunana | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) pagpopondo | ||
Finnish rahoitusta | ||
French financement | ||
Frisian finansiering | ||
Galician financiamento | ||
Georgian დაფინანსება | ||
German finanzierung | ||
Greek χρηματοδότηση | ||
Guarani financiamiento rehegua | ||
Gujarati ભંડોળ | ||
Haitian Creole finansman | ||
Hausa kudade | ||
Hawaiian kālā | ||
Hebrew מימון | ||
Hindi वित्त पोषण | ||
Hmong kev pab nyiaj | ||
Hungarian finanszírozás | ||
Icelandic fjármögnun | ||
Igbo ego | ||
Ilocano pondo ti pondo | ||
Indonesian pendanaan | ||
Irish maoiniú | ||
Italian finanziamento | ||
Japanese 資金調達 | ||
Javanese pendanaan | ||
Kannada ಧನಸಹಾಯ | ||
Kazakh қаржыландыру | ||
Khmer ការផ្តល់មូលនិធិ | ||
Kinyarwanda inkunga | ||
Konkani निधी दिवप | ||
Korean 자금 | ||
Krio fɔ gi mɔni | ||
Kurdish dravdanîn | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) پارەدان | ||
Kyrgyz каржылоо | ||
Lao ທຶນຮອນ | ||
Latin funding | ||
Latvian finansējums | ||
Lingala misolo ya kopesa | ||
Lithuanian finansavimas | ||
Luganda okusonda ssente | ||
Luxembourgish finanzéierung | ||
Macedonian финансирање | ||
Maithili फंडिंग के लिये | ||
Malagasy famatsiam-bola | ||
Malay pembiayaan | ||
Malayalam ധനസഹായം | ||
Maltese finanzjament | ||
Maori pūtea | ||
Marathi निधी | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯐꯟꯗ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo funding pek a ni | ||
Mongolian санхүүжилт | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ရန်ပုံငွေ | ||
Nepali कोष | ||
Norwegian finansiering | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) ndalama | ||
Odia (Oriya) ପାଣ୍ଠି | ||
Oromo maallaqa kennuu | ||
Pashto تمویل | ||
Persian منابع مالی | ||
Polish finansowanie | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) financiamento | ||
Punjabi ਫੰਡਿੰਗ | ||
Quechua qullqi quy | ||
Romanian finanțarea | ||
Russian финансирование | ||
Samoan faʻatupeina | ||
Sanskrit वित्तपोषणम् | ||
Scots Gaelic maoineachadh | ||
Sepedi thušo ya ditšhelete | ||
Serbian финансирање | ||
Sesotho chelete | ||
Shona mari | ||
Sindhi پئسي ڏيڻ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) අරමුදල් සැපයීම | ||
Slovak financovanie | ||
Slovenian financiranje | ||
Somali maalgelinta | ||
Spanish fondos | ||
Sundanese waragad | ||
Swahili ufadhili | ||
Swedish finansiering | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) pagpopondo | ||
Tajik маблағгузорӣ | ||
Tamil நிதி | ||
Tatar финанслау | ||
Telugu నిధులు | ||
Thai เงินทุน | ||
Tigrinya ምወላ ምሃብ | ||
Tsonga ku nyikiwa ka mali | ||
Turkish finansman | ||
Turkmen maliýeleşdirmek | ||
Twi (Akan) sika a wɔde ma | ||
Ukrainian фінансування | ||
Urdu فنڈنگ | ||
Uyghur مەبلەغ | ||
Uzbek mablag ' | ||
Vietnamese kinh phí | ||
Welsh cyllid | ||
Xhosa inkxaso-mali | ||
Yiddish פאַנדינג | ||
Yoruba igbeowosile | ||
Zulu imali |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "befondsing" comes from the German word "Befund" meaning "finding, result". In the context of financing, it has also been used in the sense of "financing, funding". |
| Albanian | The term "financim" comes from the French loanword "finance" and originally meant "tax payment" before expanding to include all meanings of "funding" and "finance". |
| Amharic | Etymology: "የገንዘብ ድጋፍ" is originally derived from the Ge'ez term "ገዚफ" (gezif), meaning "tribute". Through the influence of Arabic and Modern Standard Arabic, the word has also taken on the meaning of "funding" or "financial support" in Amharic. |
| Arabic | The word "التمويل" is derived from the root "و م ل" which means "to give" or "to provide". |
| Azerbaijani | The word |
| Basque | The word 'finantzaketa' derives from the Basque 'finantza', meaning 'finance' and '-keta', indicating a process or action. |
| Belarusian | The word "фінансаванне" is derived from the Latin word "finansia", which means "payment" or "money". |
| Bosnian | "Finansiranje" is a loanword from French "financement". In French, "financement" can also mean "financing a business activity on a long-term basis". |
| Bulgarian | The word "финансиране" can also refer to the process of providing financial support or the state of being financed. |
| Catalan | "Finançament" derives from the Latin "financiare", meaning "to pay". It can also refer to an interest-bearing loan. |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano word 'pagpondo' is thought to have come from the Spanish word 'fondo', meaning 'fund', or 'capital'. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 资金 "funds" is a homophone with a different character "资金" "capital". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 資金 (zījīn) can also refer to capital, funds, or finances. |
| Corsican | In Italian, "finanziamento" means "funding" or "financing." |
| Croatian | "Financiranje" comes from the French word "financer", which means "to provide money". Alternatively, it can refer to the act of financing a particular project or venture. |
| Czech | The word "financování" can also refer to "financing" in a financial sense, such as providing capital to a business or project. |
| Danish | The word 'finansiering' in Danish means 'financing' and comes from the French word 'financer', meaning 'to provide with funds'. |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "financiering" can also refer to the financial structure of a company or organization. |
| Estonian | The Estonian word for “funding” is cognate to “money” in several Uralic languages. |
| Finnish | The word "rahoitusta" is derived from the German word "Finanzierung" and the French word "financement." |
| French | The word "financement" in French comes from the Latin word "financia," meaning "payment." |
| Frisian | It is derived from the Latin word "finansia", which means "payment of money." |
| Galician | The Galician word "financiamento" derives from the Latin "financia" meaning "financial transactions" and is also used in other Romance languages like Spanish, Catalan, and Portuguese. |
| Georgian | The Georgian word 'დაფინანსება' ('funding') has a secondary meaning of 'to provide with financial assistance', which is derived from the Latin 'finansia' ('finance'). |
| German | In German, the term "Finanzierung" also refers to specific financial instruments such as leasing and factoring. |
| Greek | The word χρηματοδότηση comes from the Greek words "χρήμα" (money) and "δόση" (gift), suggesting the concept of providing financial aid. |
| Gujarati | The word "ભંડોળ" is derived from the Sanskrit word "कोष" (kosa), meaning "treasure" or "fund". |
| Haitian Creole | The finanman is a financing method specific to the Haitian diaspora in the United States, Canada, or elsewhere in the world. |
| Hausa | The Hausa word "kudade" derives from the Arabic "qudwa," meaning "model" or "example." |
| Hawaiian | The word "kālā" in Hawaiian also means "interest" (financial) in addition to "funding or funds". |
| Hebrew | The word "מימון" (meemon) originates from the ancient Greek word "μνημοσύνη" (mnēmosýnē), meaning "memory" or "remembrance." |
| Hindi | The Sanskrit word 'वित्त' ('vitta') means 'wealth,' and 'पोषण' ('poshana') means 'nourishment'; thus, 'वित्त पोषण' connotes 'nourishing with wealth'. |
| Hmong | The term "kev pab nyiaj" is derived from the Hmong words "kev" (action) and "pab nyiaj" (to give money), indicating the act of providing financial support. |
| Hungarian | finanszírozás means both `financing` and `covering` in Hungarian. |
| Icelandic | The word "fjármögnun" in Icelandic can also refer to financial resources or capital. |
| Igbo | In Igbo, 'ego' also means 'cowry shells,' an ancient form of currency. |
| Indonesian | In Indonesian, "pendanaan" can also refer to a fund or foundation established for a specific purpose. |
| Irish | ‘Maoin’ and ‘maoineadh’ have the same root as ‘maoinigh,’ meaning ‘little bit’. The term ‘maoinigh’ is sometimes used to refer to ‘the poor’ as people of little means. |
| Italian | The term “finanziamento” comes from the Italian verb “finanziare,” meaning "to provide with funds." |
| Japanese | "資金調達" can also mean "capital increase" |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "pendanaan" can also refer to a place where rice is stored. |
| Kannada | The term "dhanasahaya" in Kannada, derived from Sanskrit, is not only used for funding but also for financial assistance. |
| Kazakh | The word "қаржыландыру" is derived from the Persian word "kar" (work) and the Arabic word "dān" (money), and it can also refer to the process of providing financial resources for a project or activity. |
| Korean | 자금 can also refer to assets, resources, or capital. |
| Kurdish | The word 'dravdanîn' is derived from the Persian word 'dārād' meaning 'to have' or 'to possess'. |
| Kyrgyz | The term "каржылоо" is also used in Kyrgyz to refer to the provision of financial aid or assistance, especially for a project or initiative. |
| Latin | The Latin term "fundus" meant not only "bottom" or "land" but also a sum of money put into a business as capital. |
| Latvian | The Latvian word "finansējums" is derived from the German word "Finanzierung", meaning "financing". |
| Lithuanian | The Lithuanian word "finansavimas" originates from the French word "finance" which means "money management". |
| Luxembourgish | "Finanzéierung" is a borrowing from German and means "the provision of financial means for a purpose". |
| Macedonian | The word "финансирање" comes from the French word "finance", which in turn comes from the Latin word "finansia" meaning "payment". |
| Malagasy | The word "Famatsiam-bola" derives from the root word "bola" meaning "money" and the prefix "fam" indicating possession or association. |
| Malay | The word "pembiayaan" in Malay comes from the Arabic word "bayyinah" (بينه), which means "proof", and also refers to the financial resources allocated to support a project or initiative. |
| Malayalam | "ധനസഹായം" (funding), from Sanskrit, is also used in a narrower sense for 'endowment'. |
| Maltese | The word "finanzjament" in Maltese originates from the Italian word "finanziamento" and has the alternate meaning of "investment". |
| Maori | The word "pūtea" can also refer to a spring or well, reflecting the concept of funding as a source of sustenance. |
| Marathi | The word "निधी" also means "treasure" in Marathi. |
| Mongolian | The term |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | Myanmar's "funding" literally means "money to spend on the enemy," which reflects the idea that the allocation of resources is crucial in winning a battle. |
| Nepali | The word "कोष" in Nepali is derived from the Sanskrit word "कोश" (lit. "treasure, store") and has multiple meanings, including "treasury, fund, dictionary, and sheath". |
| Norwegian | The word "finansiering" is derived from the French word "financer", meaning "to finance". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | Ndalama is also a type of traditional Malawian dance. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "تمویل" is a foreign borrowing from the Arabic word تمويل, which means "provision" or "supply". |
| Persian | The Persian word "منابع مالی" derives from the Arabic "maaliyah", meaning "financial matters". It can also refer to "resources" or "wealth". |
| Polish | The word "finansowanie" is derived from the Latin word "financiae", meaning "finances" or "money matters". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | "Financiamento" means "funding" in Portuguese and comes from the Latin verb "financium," meaning "to pay". |
| Punjabi | ਫੰਡਿੰਗ can also be used to describe a person's style of dress, such as a 'funky' or 'fund' style. |
| Romanian | In Romanian, the word "finanțarea" can also refer to the process of providing loans or capital. |
| Russian | The word "финансирование" (funding) in Russian comes from the Latin verb "finare," meaning "to pay." |
| Samoan | In addition to its primary meaning of "funding," "faʻatupeina" also means "to be funded" and "to provide funds." |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "maoineachadh" can also refer to the process of raising funds or the act of providing financial support to a cause. |
| Serbian | "Финансирање" can also refer to the process of providing funds, such as in the phrase "финансирање пројекта" (funding a project). |
| Sesotho | "Chelete" in Sesotho also means money, wealth or fortune. |
| Shona | The Shona word "mari" also refers to a traditional form of African dance and music. |
| Sindhi | In Sindhi, "pēsi ḍiṇa" also means "to give money to a beggar." |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "financovanie" also has the additional meaning of "financing in the arts". |
| Slovenian | The word "financiranje" derives from the French "financer" (to provide money for a project or venture) and can also mean "financing" or "sponsoring". |
| Somali | The word "maalgelinta" comes from the Somali words "maal" (money) and "gelin" (to bring or to contribute), and can also mean "revenue" or "income" |
| Spanish | Fondo's other meaning is "background" in photography, cinema and painting, from the root fundere "to pour". |
| Sundanese | The word "waragad" also means "money" or "wealth" in Sundanese. |
| Swahili | "Ufadhili" is derived from the Arabic word "faḍl" meaning abundant or surplus. |
| Swedish | Finansiering is not to be confused with 'finansier', a loan to the French government after 1870 of which some remained outstanding until 1928. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "pagpopondo" is derived from the root word "pondo," which means "fund" or "capital." |
| Tajik | In Persian, the word "mablagh-guzari" also means "transfer of money" or "remittance". |
| Tamil | The word "நிதி" is ultimately derived from the Sanskrit word "निधि" (nidhi), meaning "treasure". In Tamil, it can also refer to "wealth" or "money". |
| Telugu | The word "నిధులు" can also refer to "treasures" or "wealth" in Telugu. |
| Thai | The word "เงินทุน" originates from the Sanskrit word "mudra", meaning "seal" or "stamp". |
| Turkish | In Turkish, finansman is the French loanword of |
| Ukrainian | In addition to "financing," "фінансування" can also mean "funding source. |
| Urdu | In Urdu, "فنڈنگ" can also refer to the act of sponsoring or providing financial assistance to an individual or organization. |
| Uzbek | The word "mablag" can also refer to a "capital" or the "financial resources" of a company in Uzbek. |
| Vietnamese | The word "kinh phí" derives from the Chinese characters "經費" meaning "regular expenses" or "budgeted expenses". |
| Welsh | The word "cyllid" can also mean "the act of providing funds" or "a source of funds". |
| Xhosa | The word "inkxaso-mali" is derived from the Xhosa words "inkxaso" (support) and "mali" (money), and it can also refer to financial assistance or sponsorship. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "פאַנדינג" can also refer to "the funds to cover an expenditure" or "a subsidy." |
| Yoruba | "Igbeowosile" is also used to refer to a sum of money that is given as a gift or contribution to someone or a cause. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word 'imali' also signifies wealth or property. |
| English | The word "funding" originally referred to the act of pouring molten metal into a mold. |