Afrikaans instrukteur | ||
Albanian instruktori | ||
Amharic አስተማሪ | ||
Arabic مدرب | ||
Armenian հրահանգիչ | ||
Assamese প্ৰশিক্ষক | ||
Aymara yatichiriwa | ||
Azerbaijani təlimatçı | ||
Bambara kalanfa ye | ||
Basque irakaslea | ||
Belarusian інструктар | ||
Bengali প্রশিক্ষক | ||
Bhojpuri प्रशिक्षक के रूप में काम कइले बानी | ||
Bosnian instruktor | ||
Bulgarian инструктор | ||
Catalan instructor | ||
Cebuano instruktor | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 讲师 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 講師 | ||
Corsican istruttore | ||
Croatian instruktor | ||
Czech instruktor | ||
Danish instruktør | ||
Dhivehi އިންސްޓްރަކްޓަރެވެ | ||
Dogri प्रशिक्षक | ||
Dutch instructeur | ||
English instructor | ||
Esperanto instruisto | ||
Estonian juhendaja | ||
Ewe nufiala | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) tagapagturo | ||
Finnish ohjaaja | ||
French instructeur | ||
Frisian ynstrukteur | ||
Galician instrutor | ||
Georgian ინსტრუქტორი | ||
German lehrer | ||
Greek εκπαιδευτής | ||
Guarani mbo’ehára | ||
Gujarati પ્રશિક્ષક | ||
Haitian Creole enstriktè | ||
Hausa malami | ||
Hawaiian kumu aʻo | ||
Hebrew מַדְרִיך | ||
Hindi प्रशिक्षक | ||
Hmong tus qhia | ||
Hungarian oktató | ||
Icelandic leiðbeinandi | ||
Igbo onye nkuzi | ||
Ilocano instruktor | ||
Indonesian pengajar | ||
Irish teagascóir | ||
Italian istruttore | ||
Japanese インストラクター | ||
Javanese instruktur | ||
Kannada ಬೋಧಕ | ||
Kazakh нұсқаушы | ||
Khmer គ្រូ | ||
Kinyarwanda umwigisha | ||
Konkani प्रशिक्षक म्हणून काम करता | ||
Korean 강사 | ||
Krio instrɔkta | ||
Kurdish dersda | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ڕاهێنەر | ||
Kyrgyz инструктор | ||
Lao ຜູ້ສອນ | ||
Latin magister | ||
Latvian instruktors | ||
Lingala molakisi | ||
Lithuanian instruktorius | ||
Luganda omusomesa | ||
Luxembourgish instruktor | ||
Macedonian инструктор | ||
Maithili प्रशिक्षक | ||
Malagasy mpampianatra | ||
Malay tenaga pengajar | ||
Malayalam ഇൻസ്ട്രക്ടർ | ||
Maltese għalliem | ||
Maori kaiwhakaako | ||
Marathi शिक्षक | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯏꯟꯁꯠꯔꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯈꯤ꯫ | ||
Mizo zirtirtu a ni | ||
Mongolian зааварлагч | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) နည်းပြ | ||
Nepali प्रशिक्षक | ||
Norwegian instruktør | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) mlangizi | ||
Odia (Oriya) ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶକ | ||
Oromo barsiisaa ta’uu isaati | ||
Pashto ښوونکی | ||
Persian مربی | ||
Polish instruktor | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) instrutor | ||
Punjabi ਇੰਸਟ੍ਰਕਟਰ | ||
Quechua yachachiq | ||
Romanian instructor | ||
Russian инструктор | ||
Samoan faiaoga | ||
Sanskrit प्रशिक्षकः | ||
Scots Gaelic neach-teagaisg | ||
Sepedi mohlahli | ||
Serbian инструктор | ||
Sesotho morupeli | ||
Shona murayiridzi | ||
Sindhi سيکاريندڙ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) උපදේශක | ||
Slovak inštruktor | ||
Slovenian inštruktor | ||
Somali macallin | ||
Spanish instructor | ||
Sundanese instruktur | ||
Swahili mwalimu | ||
Swedish instruktör | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) nagtuturo | ||
Tajik инструктор | ||
Tamil பயிற்றுவிப்பாளர் | ||
Tatar инструктор | ||
Telugu బోధకుడు | ||
Thai อาจารย์ | ||
Tigrinya መምህር ምዃኑ ይፍለጥ | ||
Tsonga mudyondzisi | ||
Turkish eğitmen | ||
Turkmen mugallym | ||
Twi (Akan) ɔkyerɛkyerɛfo | ||
Ukrainian інструктор | ||
Urdu انسٹرکٹر | ||
Uyghur ئوقۇتقۇچى | ||
Uzbek o'qituvchi | ||
Vietnamese người hướng dẫn | ||
Welsh hyfforddwr | ||
Xhosa umhlohli | ||
Yiddish ינסטראַקטער | ||
Yoruba oluko | ||
Zulu umfundisi |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "instrukteur" is derived from the Dutch word "instructeur", which in turn comes from the Latin word "instruere", meaning "to build, construct, or arrange". |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "instruktori" ultimately derives from Latin "destruere" meaning "to destroy". |
| Amharic | The word "አስተማሪ" can also refer to a "teacher" or an individual who imparts knowledge or skills. |
| Arabic | In some cases, the word مدرب also refers to a "coach" in the sports or fitness field |
| Azerbaijani | "Təlimat" means "instruction" in Azerbaijani, coming from the Old French word "testament" meaning "will" or "instruction". |
| Basque | The word "irakaslea" is derived from the Basque words "irakatsi" (to teach) and "le" (person), meaning "the one who teaches". In addition to its primary meaning of "instructor", it can also refer to a "tutor" or "teacher". |
| Bengali | "প্রশিক্ষক" derives from Sanskrit प्रशिष्य (praśiṣya, 'learner') and प्रत्य (pratya, 'against'). The 'against' element indicates an opposite relationship between the teacher and the learner. |
| Bosnian | This term derives from Latin "instruere", also used in Bosnian to mean "to equip" or "to prepare". |
| Bulgarian | The verb root "инструктир-/" (instruct-) is also found in words such as "инструкция/" (instruction) and "инструктаж/" (instruction). |
| Catalan | "Instructor" comes from the Latin word "instruere," which means "to equip" or "to provide with knowledge." |
| Cebuano | In Cebuano, 'instruktor' also refers to spiritual guides and mentors within religious communities. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The word 讲师 can also mean "lecturer" or "teacher". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "講師" also means "lecturer". |
| Corsican | The noun "istruttore" comes from the French verb "instruire," meaning "to teach" or "to educate." |
| Croatian | In Croatian, the word "instruktor" can also mean "helper" or "assistant". |
| Czech | "Instruktor" can also refer to a sports coach or a dance teacher. |
| Danish | The Danish word "instruktør" can also refer to a stage director or other person who provides guidance and direction in a creative field. |
| Dutch | In het Nederlands verwijst "instructeur" ook naar een onderofficier die verantwoordelijk is voor de militaire opleidingen |
| Esperanto | The word 'instruisto' is derived from the Latin word 'instruere', which means 'to build' or 'to equip'. |
| Estonian | The word "juhendaja" is derived from "juhend", meaning "instruction" or "manual", and ultimately stems from the German word "Handbuch" with the same meaning. |
| Finnish | Though the word 'ohjaaja' literally translates to 'director', it can also be used to refer to an instructor, teacher or coach. |
| French | The French word "instructeur" derives from the Latin verb "instruere," meaning "to build, construct, or equip." |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "ynstrukteur" originates from the French "instructeur", meaning "one who instructs or teaches". |
| Galician | "Instrutor" (Galician for "instructor") derives from the Latin "instruere" through its past participle "instructus", meaning "to educate" and hence "one who instructs." |
| Georgian | The word "ინსტრუქტორი" comes from the Latin word "instruere," which means "to build" or "to provide with equipment." |
| German | The word "Lehrer" also has the archaic meaning of "student". |
| Greek | The word "εκπαιδευτής" in Greek originates from the Ancient Greek term "παιδευτής," meaning a slave responsible for the education and discipline of a child. |
| Gujarati | The word "પ્રશિક્ષક" ("instructor") in Gujarati comes from the Sanskrit word "प्रशिक्षक" (praśikṣaka), which means "one who trains or teaches". It can also mean a "coach" or a "tutor". |
| Haitian Creole | Enstriktè derives from the French word "instructeur" which means "instructor." |
| Hausa | "Malami" can also refer to a doctor or a skilled craftsman. |
| Hawaiian | Kumu also means 'spring' and aʻo is a plant, so it literally means 'spring of knowledge'. |
| Hebrew | The word 'מַדְרִיך' ('instructor') derives from the root 'דָּרַךְ,' meaning 'to guide' or 'to teach,' and can also refer to someone who leads or shows the way. |
| Hindi | The Hindi word "प्रशिक्षक" (instructor) ultimately derives from the Sanskrit word "शिक्ष" (teach), indicating the role of an instructor in providing knowledge or skills. |
| Hmong | Tus qhia (Hmong) means "to instruct" and is also used as a term for "teacher" or "professor." |
| Hungarian | The word "oktató" originates from the Latin "octo," meaning "eight," and was originally used to refer to someone who taught the eight liberal arts. |
| Icelandic | The word "leiðbeinandi" originates from the Old Norse word "leiðbeina" meaning "to guide". |
| Igbo | In a traditional Igbo society, onye nkuzi was also known as onye nkuzi nri, meaning 'giver of food', as he was often responsible for providing his students with sustenance. |
| Indonesian | "Pengajar" originated from the Javanese word "ajar", meaning "to teach" or "to guide." |
| Irish | The Irish word "teagascóir" derives from the words "teagasg" (teaching) and "fear" (man), indicating the traditional role of male teachers in Irish society. |
| Italian | The word "istruttore" can also mean "trainer" or "coach". |
| Japanese | インストラクター is derived from the word "instruct," which originally meant "to build" or "to arrange". |
| Javanese | In Javanese, the word "instruktur" also means "a person who teaches or guides others" or "a person who trains or advises others". |
| Kannada | The Kannada word 'ಬೋಧಕ' (instructor) can also refer to a Buddhist monk or an enlightened being. |
| Kazakh | The word "нұсқаушы" can also mean "manual" or "instruction" in Kazakh. |
| Khmer | The word "គ្រូ" can also refer to a person who transmits knowledge or wisdom, such as a religious teacher or a philosopher. |
| Korean | The word "강사" also means a "lecturer" or "professor" in Korean. |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word "dersda" is ultimately derived from the Persian word "dars" meaning "lesson" and the suffix "-da" indicating the doer of an action. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "инструктор" means "teacher" in the Kyrgyz language. |
| Lao | The word ຜູ້ສອນ (instructor) can also be used to refer to a teacher or guide, or someone who provides guidance or instruction. |
| Latin | The term 'magister' in Latin is derived from 'magis,' meaning 'more,' and denotes someone with profound knowledge or experience in a particular field. |
| Latvian | The word "instruktors" in Latvian is derived from the Latin word "instruere", meaning "to teach" or "to inform". |
| Lithuanian | Lithuanian "instruktorius" relates to English "instruction" and "instrument" via Proto-Indo-European root *wes-. |
| Luxembourgish | As of 2016, "Instruktor" also means a "trainer" or "assistant" in a sports club. |
| Macedonian | Instructors train soldiers, which is similar to the word 'instruct'. |
| Malagasy | "Mpampianatra" is related to the root word "pianatra" which means "to study" or "to learn". |
| Malay | The word "tenaga pengajar" literally means "teaching power" in Malay and can also refer to the teaching staff of a school or university. |
| Malayalam | The alternate spelling of the Malayalam equivalent of the word 'instructor' is instructor or instruktar. |
| Maltese | "Għalliem" is also used in the sense of "doctor" or "healer", possibly a borrowing from the Arabic word "ʿalīm" (learned). |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "शिक्षक" also means "someone who disciplines or corrects". |
| Mongolian | The word "зааварлагч" can also be used to refer to a person who gives advice or guidance. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | Originally referred to a spiritual advisor or guide; now commonly used for any type of instructor or teacher. |
| Nepali | प्रशिक्षक has an alternate meaning of 'trainer' in the context of animals. |
| Norwegian | The word 'instruktør' also means 'stage director' in Norwegian. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | "Mlángizi" originates from "ku-langiza" (to instruct) and "ku-lámula" (to teach). |
| Pashto | The word "ښوونکی" (instructor) in Pashto comes from the root word "ښوول" (to teach), and its alternate meaning is "teacher". |
| Persian | مربی may also refer to "a horse trainer" as a derived meaning, based on its original sense of "feeder, rearer" and the specific feeding and training of horses for riding. |
| Polish | "Instruktor" comes from the Latin word "instruere," meaning "to equip" or "to teach." |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The Portuguese noun "instrutor" is also used to designate the "coach" of a sports team or similar group. |
| Punjabi | The word 'ਇੰਸਟ੍ਰਕਟਰ' (instructor) in Punjabi also has the alternate meaning of 'a person who gives religious teachings' or 'a spiritual guide'. |
| Romanian | In Romanian, the word "instructor" can also refer to someone who provides guidance or training specifically in the field of education, such as a teacher or professor. |
| Russian | Инструкто́р (от латинского instruere — строить) — лицо, осуществляющее практическое обучение, инструктирование, передачу опыта и навыков, приучение к чему-либо. |
| Samoan | The word "faiaoga" also refers to a craftsman or artisan, someone skilled in a particular trade. |
| Scots Gaelic | It can also be used to refer to a "tutor or teacher, especially one who instructs children or youths" |
| Serbian | The word "инструктор" is derived from the Latin word "instruere", meaning "to build, construct, or equip." |
| Sesotho | In Sesotho, "morupeli" also means "one who teaches or advises". |
| Shona | The word 'murayiridzi' in Shona can also refer to a guide or a leader. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word سیکارنڈر ("instructor") can also refer to a "demonstrator" or "guide". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The Sinhalese word "උපදේශක" also means a spiritual advisor, philosopher, or guide. |
| Slovak | In Slovak, "inštruktor" can also refer to a person who gives private lessons or training, especially in music or sports. |
| Slovenian | The word "inštruktor" has a Latin origin and is related to the word "instruere", meaning "to build up", "to equip". |
| Somali | The word "Macallin" in Somali also means "teacher", "tutor", "lecturer", and "professor." |
| Spanish | The word "instructor" comes from the Latin word "instruere," which means "to build" or "to furnish." |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word "instruktur" is derived from the Indonesian word "instruktur", which in turn is derived from the Dutch word "instructeur" (teacher). |
| Swahili | The word "mwalimu" originates from the Arabic word "mu'allim" which means "teacher" or "one who teaches". |
| Swedish | In Swedish, "instruktör" also refers to a skiing instructor. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "nagtuturo" can also be used to refer to a guide or a mentor. |
| Tajik | The Tajik word "инструктор" can also refer to a "coach" or "trainer". |
| Telugu | The word "బోధకుడు" ("instructor") in Telugu is derived from the Sanskrit word "bodhaka," meaning "one who awakens or enlightens." |
| Thai | The term "อาจารย์" can also refer to a revered or respected person, such as a mentor or a spiritual teacher. |
| Turkish | The word 'eğitmen' is derived from the verb 'eğitmek' which means 'to teach' or 'to train' in Turkish. |
| Ukrainian | The word "інструктор" derives from the Latin word "instruere", meaning "to build" or "to furnish". |
| Urdu | انسٹرکٹر Urdu word is a loanword from the English word "instructor", meaning a person who teaches a subject or skill. |
| Uzbek | The word "o'qituvchi" in Uzbek is derived from the verb "o'qitish" ("to teach") and the suffix "-chi" ("doer of an action"), and can also refer to a tutor or a teacher. |
| Vietnamese | The word "người hướng dẫn" also means a "guide" (e.g., a tour or museum guide). |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "hyfforddwr" originally meant "one who directs the way" before taking on its modern meaning of "instructor". |
| Xhosa | The word "umhlohli" in Xhosa derives from the verb "ukuhlohla" meaning "to lead, guide, or direct." |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word for 'instructor' comes from Latin 'instructus', 'provided with' or Latin 'instruere', 'to provide' |
| Yoruba | The word "oluko" can also refer to an interpreter or a teacher of a trade or profession. |
| Zulu | Umfundisi can also mean 'pastor' or 'priest' in Zulu. |
| English | The word 'instructor' originated in the 15th century from the Latin 'instruere', meaning 'to build up', 'to furnish', or 'to provide'. |