Afrikaans begaafd | ||
Albanian i dhuruar | ||
Amharic ተሰጥዖ | ||
Arabic موهوبين | ||
Armenian շնորհալի | ||
Assamese মেধাৱী | ||
Aymara regalonakampi | ||
Azerbaijani istedadlı | ||
Bambara nilifɛnw ye | ||
Basque talentu handiko | ||
Belarusian адораны | ||
Bengali প্রতিভাধর | ||
Bhojpuri मेधावी के बा | ||
Bosnian nadaren | ||
Bulgarian надарен | ||
Catalan dotat | ||
Cebuano gasa | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 天才 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 天才 | ||
Corsican talentu | ||
Croatian nadaren | ||
Czech nadaný | ||
Danish begavet | ||
Dhivehi ހަދިޔާއެއް | ||
Dogri मेधावी | ||
Dutch begaafd | ||
English gifted | ||
Esperanto talenta | ||
Estonian andekas | ||
Ewe nunana le ame si | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) likas na matalino | ||
Finnish lahjakas | ||
French doué | ||
Frisian bejeftige | ||
Galician dotado | ||
Georgian საჩუქარი | ||
German begabtes | ||
Greek προικισμένος | ||
Guarani donado | ||
Gujarati હોશિયાર | ||
Haitian Creole ki gen don | ||
Hausa baiwa | ||
Hawaiian makana | ||
Hebrew מוּכשָׁר | ||
Hindi प्रतिभाशाली | ||
Hmong khoom plig | ||
Hungarian tehetséges | ||
Icelandic hæfileikaríkur | ||
Igbo onyinye | ||
Ilocano naisagut | ||
Indonesian berbakat | ||
Irish cumasach | ||
Italian dotato | ||
Japanese 才能がある | ||
Javanese wasis | ||
Kannada ಉಡುಗೊರೆ | ||
Kazakh дарынды | ||
Khmer អំណោយទាន | ||
Kinyarwanda impano | ||
Konkani मेधावी आशिल्लें | ||
Korean 영재 | ||
Krio gifted | ||
Kurdish diyarî kirin | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) بەهرەمەند | ||
Kyrgyz белек | ||
Lao ຂອງຂວັນ | ||
Latin donatus | ||
Latvian apdāvināts | ||
Lingala bato bazali na makabo | ||
Lithuanian gabus | ||
Luganda ebirabo | ||
Luxembourgish geschenkt | ||
Macedonian надарен | ||
Maithili मेधावी | ||
Malagasy manan-talenta | ||
Malay berbakat | ||
Malayalam സമ്മാനം | ||
Maltese talent | ||
Maori koha | ||
Marathi भेट दिली | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯒꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo thilpek nei a ni | ||
Mongolian авъяаслаг | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) လက်ဆောင် | ||
Nepali उपहार | ||
Norwegian begavet | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) wamphatso | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଉପହାର | ||
Oromo kennaa kan qabu | ||
Pashto ډالۍ شوې | ||
Persian با استعداد | ||
Polish utalentowany | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) dotado | ||
Punjabi ਤੋਹਫਾ | ||
Quechua dotadayuq | ||
Romanian talentat | ||
Russian одаренный | ||
Samoan talenia | ||
Sanskrit दानवान् | ||
Scots Gaelic tàlantach | ||
Sepedi ba nago le dimpho | ||
Serbian надарен | ||
Sesotho mpho | ||
Shona chipo | ||
Sindhi تحفي طور تي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) තෑගි | ||
Slovak nadaný | ||
Slovenian nadarjen | ||
Somali hibo leh | ||
Spanish dotado | ||
Sundanese kado | ||
Swahili vipawa | ||
Swedish begåvad | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) binigyan ng regalo | ||
Tajik тӯҳфа | ||
Tamil பரிசளித்தார் | ||
Tatar сәләтле | ||
Telugu బహుమతిగా | ||
Thai มีพรสวรรค์ | ||
Tigrinya ውህበት ዘለዎም | ||
Tsonga nyiko leyi nga ni tinyiko | ||
Turkish yetenekli | ||
Turkmen zehinli | ||
Twi (Akan) akyɛde a wɔde ma | ||
Ukrainian обдарований | ||
Urdu تحفے | ||
Uyghur impano | ||
Uzbek iqtidorli | ||
Vietnamese năng khiếu | ||
Welsh dawnus | ||
Xhosa unesiphiwo | ||
Yiddish טאַלאַנטירט | ||
Yoruba yonu si | ||
Zulu uphiwe |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "begaafd" is derived from the Afrikaans word "gaaf", meaning "perfect" or "flawless." |
| Albanian | The word "i dhuruar" can also refer to a person who has received a gift or donation, or to something that is given or bestowed. |
| Amharic | The word ተሰጥዖ (gifted) in Amharic also means "to possess a special gift or ability" or "to be blessed with a special talent or quality." |
| Arabic | The word "موهوبين" also refers to students in special education programs or institutions designated for students with learning and developmental disabilities in Arab countries. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "istedadlı" is derived from the Arabic word "istidad", meaning "ability" or "aptitude". |
| Basque | The word "talentu handiko" is derived from Latin "talentum" (ability) and Basque "handi" (big, large). |
| Bengali | The word "প্রতিভাধর" can also mean "talented" or "skillful". |
| Bosnian | The term "nadaren" also refers to a person who possesses supernatural abilities or who is divinely inspired. |
| Bulgarian | The word "надарен" in Bulgarian also means "endowed" or "wealthy". |
| Catalan | The word "dotat" in Catalan can also mean "endowed" or "equipped". |
| Cebuano | In Indonesian, 'gasa' also means 'to play' or 'to perform'. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | In addition to meaning “gifted,” "天才" literally means "heavenly birth". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The term "天才" originally referred to "heavenly talent" or "divine inspiration". |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "talentu" has the same Latin root as the English word "talent" and originally referred to a coin used as a unit of weight and currency. |
| Croatian | The word "nadaren" in Croatian also means "talented" and "endowed with innate abilities". |
| Czech | In some Slavic languages like Russian or Polish the word "nadaný" means "without hope". |
| Danish | The word "begavet" is derived from the Old Norse word "gengr", meaning "ingenious" or "capable". It can also refer to talents or abilities that are not necessarily intellectual in nature. |
| Dutch | "Begaafd" in Dutch derives from the German "begabt," meaning "endowed with talents". |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "talento" has the same root as the Latin word "talentum," which referred to a unit of weight and currency. |
| Estonian | The word andekas may also refer to someone with a special skill, talent, or aptitude in a particular field |
| Finnish | The Finnish word "lahjakas" also means "talented" or "able". |
| French | "Doué" derives its meaning of "gifted" from the Latin "dotāre" meaning "to endow". |
| Frisian | The Frisian word 'bejeftige' is derived from the Old Frisian 'bifefta', meaning 'to endow' or 'to give'. It can also refer to a gift or donation. |
| Galician | The Galician word "dotado" not only means "gifted" but also carries the meaning of "assigned" or "equipped". |
| Georgian | It also means 'present' or 'gift' in Georgian. |
| German | Etymologically the German word "begabt" goes back to the concept of "giving" (Geben). This in turn relates to the "gifting" in English and French (donner, gift). |
| Greek | "Προικισμένος" derives from the word "προίκα" meaning "dowry" and implies a "natural endowment" or "gift" bestowed upon someone. |
| Gujarati | The word "હોશિયાર" is derived from the Persian word "هوش دار" (hōš dār), meaning "possessing intellect". |
| Haitian Creole | "Ki gen don" literally means "who has a gift," with "don" possibly derived either from French "don" ("gift") or from Fon "don" ("divination"). |
| Hausa | In Hausa, the word "baiwa" can also refer to a person who is skilled in a particular craft or profession. |
| Hawaiian | In Hawaiian, the word "makana" can also mean "offering", "tribute", or "sacrifice". |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word מוּכשָׁר (gifted) is derived from the root כָּשַׂר (to be suitable, fit). |
| Hindi | The word "प्रतिभाशाली" derives from the Sanskrit root "pratibha", meaning "brightness" or "intuition". |
| Hmong | "Khoom plig" is a Hmong word that may have roots in an Austroasiatic language and has multiple meanings, including "talented", "skillful", and "clever". |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "tehetséges" is etymologically related to the word "tehet" which means "can" in Hungarian, but today it only retains the meaning of "gifted". |
| Icelandic | The word "hæfileikaríkur" derives from the Old Norse phrase "hæfileiki ar riki," meaning "ability or skill in a field." |
| Igbo | Onyinye can also mean "good luck" or "abundance" in Igbo, depending on the context. |
| Indonesian | The word 'berbakat' shares the same root with 'bakat', meaning talent or skill, and is often used to describe individuals with natural abilities in specific areas. |
| Irish | The Irish word "cumasach" (gifted) derives from the Old Irish word "cumachta" (power, authority), indicating the connection between inherent abilities and the ability to influence or achieve results. |
| Italian | "Dotato" derives from the Latin word "dos, dotis" (dowry) and also means "endowed, provided, equipped". |
| Japanese | Although "才能がある" means "gifted" in Japanese, it literally translates to "having talent". |
| Javanese | In Javanese, wasis refers to both inherited supernatural powers and spiritual enlightenment. |
| Kannada | The term "ಉಡುಗೊರೆ" also signifies a "present or endowment" in the context of Hindu tradition. |
| Kazakh | "Дарынды" originates from the Persian word "dârandah" meaning "owner" or "possessor". |
| Korean | 영재 can also mean 'reincarnation' when used as a Buddhist term. |
| Kurdish | “Diyarî kirin” (“gifted”) has a second meaning: “having a good heart/virtuous.” |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word “белек” also means "present, offering" and is related to the Turkic verb "ber-", meaning "give, bestow". |
| Latin | The name Donatus may also refer to a Roman grammarian who lived in the 4th century AD. |
| Latvian | The word "apdāvināts" can also mean "talented" or "endowed with a particular ability". |
| Lithuanian | "Gabus" in Lithuanian also has connotations of talent and intellectual prowess. |
| Luxembourgish | The Luxembourgish word "geschenkt" comes from the German word for "gift" or "present," but can also refer to a favor or service someone does for you that doesn't require repayment. |
| Macedonian | The word “надарен” (“gifted”) in Macedonian comes from the Proto-Slavic root *dorъ, meaning “gift.” |
| Malagasy | The word "manan-talenta" in Malagasy is derived from the root words "mana" and "talenta", meaning "ability" and "to have", respectively, and literally translates to "having ability". |
| Malay | The word "berbakat" is derived from the Arabic word "barakah", which means "blessing" or "abundance." |
| Malayalam | സമ്മാനം originates from Sanskrit 'saṃpanna' (perfected, successful, etc.) which also means gift and is used in the same sense in many Indian languages |
| Maltese | In Maltese, "talent" also has the meaning of "coin", as in "talent of silver" (talant tal-fidda). |
| Maori | The word "koha" in Maori also refers to a traditional offering or gift given to show respect or gratitude. |
| Marathi | The word 'भेट दिली' in Marathi can also mean 'to visit'. |
| Mongolian | The word "авъяаслаг" in Mongolian can also mean "talented" or "skillful". |
| Nepali | In Nepali, "उपहार" not only refers to someone who is talented or endowed with a natural ability, but it also means a present or gift given to someone as a token of affection or gratitude. |
| Norwegian | The etymology of 'begavet' is the Old Norse word 'gáfa,' meaning 'gift' or 'talent' |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "wamphatso" can also be translated as "talented" or "blessed", indicating a sense of divine favor and natural abilities. |
| Pashto | The word "ډالۍ شوې" also means "spoiled" in Pashto, which suggests that the concept of being gifted in Pashto culture may also include the idea of being favored or having special treatment. |
| Persian | The word "با استعداد" in Persian can also refer to someone predisposed to a certain way of thinking or behaving. |
| Polish | The Polish word for "gifted," utalentowany, also has the connotation of being "talented." |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The Portuguese word "dotado" (gifted) also means "endowed" and "equipped." |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word "ਤੋਹਫਾ" can mean both "a gift" or "gifted". In the latter sense, the word comes from the Arabic word "tuhfah", meaning "something wonderful, remarkable or extraordinary." |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "talentat" comes from the Turkish word "talantli," meaning "lucky." |
| Russian | The word "одаренный" (gifted) in Russian derives from the Old Church Slavonic word "даръ" (gift), which also relates to the word "дарить" (to give) and the noun "дар" (gift). |
| Samoan | The word "talenia" can also refer to a "skill" or "talent" in Samoan. |
| Scots Gaelic | The Scots Gaelic word "tàlantach" also means "spirited horse" and derives from the Welsh word "talan". |
| Serbian | The verb “надарить” comes from Old Church Slavonic and originally meant "to give a donation". |
| Sesotho | Sesotho's mpho derives from an early word for 'a child's first gift' |
| Shona | In Shona, the word "chipo" can also refer to a small, round object, such as a button or a bead. |
| Sindhi | The term "تحفي طور تي" is derived from the Persian word "تحفه" (tahfa) meaning "gift". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | "තෑගි" has two separate derivations in Sinhala, with two independent meanings depending on how it is written. |
| Slovak | The word "nadaný" can also mean "hopeless" in some contexts. |
| Slovenian | The word "nadarjen" also means "talented" and "skilled" in Slovenian. |
| Somali | The Somali word 'hibo leh' also connotes ideas of blessings, favors, and good fortune. |
| Spanish | "Dotado" is used to describe a person with certain abilities or natural talent. |
| Sundanese | The word "kado" in Sundanese also means "gift" or "present". |
| Swahili | The word "vipawa" in Swahili can also mean "talent" or "ability". |
| Swedish | The word 'begåvad' is derived from the Old Norse word 'gáfa', meaning 'gift', and can also mean 'talented' or 'clever'. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Binigyan ng regalo" in Tagalog literally means "was given a gift". The word "bigay" means "to give", and "binigyan" is the passive voice, meaning "was given". This usage of the passive voice is common in Tagalog to indicate that an action has been done to someone or something. |
| Tajik | The word "тӯҳфа" in Tajik can also mean "a present" or "a gift". |
| Telugu | The word "బహుమతిగా" (bahumati gaa) in Telugu is derived from the Sanskrit word "bahumat," which means "respect" or "honor." |
| Thai | "มีพรสวรรค์" can also mean "talented" or "skilled" depending on the context, but the literal translation is "to have a gift". |
| Turkish | The word "yetenekli" is derived from the Persian word "yetenek", meaning "ability" or "skill." |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word обдарований, meaning 'gifted', originates from the Proto-Indo-European root *dher- ('to give'). |
| Urdu | The word 'تحفے' (tuhfe) is derived from the Arabic word 'تحفة' (tuhfa), which means 'a present or gift' |
| Uzbek | "Iqtidorli" is derived from the Persian word "iqtidar", meaning "power" or "ability". |
| Vietnamese | "Năng khiếu" means "gifted" in Vietnamese, "năng" means "ability" and "khiếu" means "inclination." |
| Welsh | "Dawnus" is an old form of the noun "daen", a gift; the latter form has survived only in the plural, the modern singular form being "rhodd". |
| Xhosa | The term "unesiphiwo" has alternate meanings such as "favor" and "mercy" in the Xhosa language, reflecting a broader sense of bestowal beyond just natural abilities. |
| Yiddish | טאַלאַנטירט is derived from the Hebrew word for 'coin' and originally meant 'rich' or 'fortunate'. |
| Yoruba | The word 'yonu si' in Yoruba is a combination of the verb 'yonu' (to give) and the noun 'si' (gift). |
| Zulu | The word "uphiwe" in Zulu means "gifted" and is rooted in the verb "upha," meaning "to give or bestow." |
| English | The words 'gift' and 'gifted' also mean 'poisoned' in some contexts. |