Join in different languages

Join in Different Languages

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Afrikaans
sluit aan
Albanian
bashkohen
Amharic
ተቀላቀል
Arabic
انضم
Armenian
միանալ
Assamese
যোগদান কৰক
Aymara
chikachasiña
Azerbaijani
qoşulmaq
Bambara
sɛgɛrɛ
Basque
batu
Belarusian
далучыцца
Bengali
যোগ দিন
Bhojpuri
ज्वाइन
Bosnian
pridruži se
Bulgarian
присъединяване
Catalan
unir-se
Cebuano
apil
Chinese (Simplified)
加入
Chinese (Traditional)
加入
Corsican
raghjunghje
Croatian
pridružiti
Czech
připojit
Danish
tilslutte
Dhivehi
ޖޮއިން
Dogri
शामल होना
Dutch
toetreden
English
join
Esperanto
aliĝi
Estonian
liituma
Ewe
ge ɖe eme
Filipino (Tagalog)
sumali
Finnish
liittyä seuraan
French
joindre
Frisian
meidwaan
Galician
únete
Georgian
შეუერთდნენ
German
beitreten
Greek
συμμετοχή
Guarani
mbyaty
Gujarati
જોડાઓ
Haitian Creole
rantre nan
Hausa
shiga
Hawaiian
hui pū
Hebrew
לְהִצְטַרֵף
Hindi
में शामिल होने के
Hmong
koom
Hungarian
csatlakozik
Icelandic
vera með
Igbo
sonye
Ilocano
makipaset
Indonesian
ikuti
Irish
páirt a ghlacadh
Italian
aderire
Japanese
参加する
Javanese
gabung
Kannada
ಸೇರಲು
Kazakh
қосылу
Khmer
ចូលរួម
Kinyarwanda
injira
Konkani
संयोग
Korean
어울리다
Krio
jɔyn
Kurdish
bihevgirêdan
Kurdish (Sorani)
پەیوەندیکردن
Kyrgyz
кошулуу
Lao
ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມ
Latin
join
Latvian
pievienoties
Lingala
kosangana
Lithuanian
prisijungti
Luganda
okweyunga
Luxembourgish
matmaachen
Macedonian
придружи се
Maithili
जुड़िजाय
Malagasy
anjara
Malay
sertai
Malayalam
ചേരുക
Maltese
jingħaqdu
Maori
hono atu
Marathi
सामील व्हा
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯌꯥꯎꯁꯤꯟꯕ
Mizo
zawm
Mongolian
нэгдэх
Myanmar (Burmese)
ဆက်သွယ်ပါ
Nepali
join
Norwegian
bli med
Nyanja (Chichewa)
lowani
Odia (Oriya)
ଯୋଗ ଦିଅନ୍ତୁ |
Oromo
itti makamuu
Pashto
یوځای کیدل
Persian
پیوستن
Polish
przystąp
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
junte-se
Punjabi
ਜੁੜੋ
Quechua
taqruy
Romanian
a te alatura
Russian
присоединиться
Samoan
auai
Sanskrit
आबन्धम्
Scots Gaelic
gabh a-steach
Sepedi
kopanya
Serbian
придружити
Sesotho
ikopanya
Shona
joinha
Sindhi
شامل ٿيو
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
එක්වන්න
Slovak
pripojiť sa
Slovenian
pridruži se
Somali
ku biir
Spanish
unirse
Sundanese
ngiringan
Swahili
jiunge
Swedish
ansluta sig
Tagalog (Filipino)
sumali ka
Tajik
ҳамроҳ шудан
Tamil
சேர
Tatar
кушыл
Telugu
చేరండి
Thai
เข้าร่วม
Tigrinya
ተሓወስ
Tsonga
hlanganisa
Turkish
katılmak
Turkmen
goşul
Twi (Akan)
ka bom
Ukrainian
приєднуватися
Urdu
شامل ہوں
Uyghur
قوشۇلۇڭ
Uzbek
qo'shilish
Vietnamese
tham gia
Welsh
ymuno
Xhosa
joyina
Yiddish
פאַרבינדן
Yoruba
darapọ
Zulu
ujoyine

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
Afrikaans"Sluit aan" is similar "slot in" in English, meaning to fit easily into a place.
AlbanianThe Albanian word "bashkohen" is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "*bheg-", meaning "to unite" or "to come together."
AmharicThe word "ተቀላቀል" also means "to mix" or "to commingle" in Amharic.
Arabic"انضم" means "to connect" and can also mean "to become a part of something"
ArmenianIn Armenian, "միանալ" can also mean "to get married" or "to become unified".
AzerbaijaniThe word qoşulmaq is also used in Azeri with the meanings of "to add" and "to be connected."
BasqueThe Basque word "batu" can also mean "a gathering" or "a collection".
BelarusianBelarusian “далучыцца” is related to the Russian “долучиться”, which in turn comes from “доля” (“share”), meaning that to join is to share a fate with someone or something.
BengaliThe Bengali word "যোগ দিন" or "যোগ দিন" can also mean "to participate" or "to take part" depending on the context.
Bosnian"Pridruži se" can also mean "participate in" or "become a member of."
BulgarianBulgarian "присъединяване" comes from "сядам" (to sit down) and "съд" (court), and means "to take one's place at court".
CatalanThe Catalan word "unir-se" also means "to be united" in the sense of "to be married" or "to be in a relationship."
CebuanoThe term "apil" is also believed to have evolved from the Proto-Austronesian "*paPil" and the Proto-Malayo-Polynesian "*paPil", both of which mean "to bind together".
Chinese (Simplified)In Chinese, "加入" also means to add to or participate in something.
Chinese (Traditional)加入 (jiārù) also means to "add to" or "put into".
CorsicanThe verb "raghjunghje" also means "to arrive" or "to get somewhere" in Corsican.
CroatianThe word 'pridružiti' is derived from the Proto-Slavic verb '*družiti' meaning 'to befriend'.
CzechThe word "připojit" comes from the Old Czech word "pojiti", which means "to connect".
DanishTil refers to 'to' and slutte to 'close' to mean 'to join'.
Dutch"Toetreden" is derived from the Middle Dutch word "toetreden," meaning "to step in" or "to approach."
EsperantoThe root of the Esperanto word “aliĝi” also appears in “alianco”, meaning alliance, and is related to the French word “allier” (to ally).
EstonianLiituma means to join but also to merge, or to blend together
FinnishThe word "liittyä seuraan" can mean "to join a club or society", and also "to come into contact with".
FrenchThe word "joindre" comes from the Latin word "jungere," meaning "to join" or "to unite."
FrisianThe Frisian word for "to join" is related to the Dutch word for "to braid", and the English "to meet".
Galician"Únete" can also mean "combine" or "merge".
GermanThe word "beitreten" can also mean "to contribute" or "to participate".
GreekΣυμμετοχή also means 'participation' and 'share'.
GujaratiThe Gujarati word "જોડાઓ" also means "to connect" or "to unite".
Haitian CreoleThe word 'rantre nan' in Haitian Creole is derived from the French phrase 'entrer en', meaning 'to enter into' or 'to join'.
HausaThe word "shiga" is also a term for a type of calabash or gourd, likely due to the process of crafting it, which involves fitting two or more parts together.
HawaiianThe word "hui pū" can also mean "to gather together", "to unite", or "to combine".
HebrewThe Hebrew verb "לְהִצְטַרֵף" derives from a Semitic verb meaning "to add" or "to attach."
HindiThe word "में शामिल होने के" can also mean "to participate" or "to take part".
HmongThe word "koom" in Hmong also refers to a gathering or assembly of people.
HungarianThe etymology of the word “csatlakozik” is unclear, but it may come from the Turkic word “çasmak” meaning “to meet”.
IcelandicThe word vera með comes from the words vera ("to be") and með ("with") as it translates to be "among", to be "with" someone.
IgboSonye literally translates to "connect". The word is often used as a greeting and as a good luck wish.
IndonesianThe word "Ikuti" in Indonesian also means "to follow" and is derived from the Proto-Austronesian word *ikud, meaning "tail".
IrishThe Irish word "páirt a ghlacadh" also means "to participate" and "to take part" in addition to its most common meaning, "to join".
ItalianThe word "aderire" in Italian comes from the Latin word "adhaerere", which means "to stick to" or "to cling to".
JapaneseIn Japanese, "参加する" can also mean to "come out" (as in "come out of the closet") or "make an appearance" (as in a TV show).
JavaneseThe Javanese word "gabung" can also mean "to meet" or "to come together".
KannadaThe word "ಸೇರಲು" also means "to meet" or "to be together".
KazakhThe word "қосылу" in Kazakh can also mean "to add" or "to unite".
KoreanThe verb 어울리다 is a compound word derived from the verbs 오다 (to come) and 우러리다 (to face or look toward), suggesting an action of gathering or aligning oneself.
KurdishThe Kurdish word 'bihevgirêdan' is derived from the Middle Persian compound verb 'ham-vigīr-', meaning 'to seize together'.
KyrgyzThe word "кошулуу" in Kyrgyz can also mean "connect" or "attach".
LatinThe Latin word "jungo" is the origin of "join," and also means "to attach, connect, yoke, unite, or link together."
LatvianThe word "pievienoties" is derived from the Proto-Baltic root *pie- ("to add").
LithuanianThe word "prisijungti" is derived from "jungti" meaning "to join" and the prefix "pri" meaning "to" or "near".
Macedonian**Alternate meanings:** associate, combine, merge, connect, unite, team up, ally, affiliate
MalagasyThe Malagasy word "anjara" also means "to unite" or "to gather".
MalayIn Malay, 'sertai' also means 'to follow' or 'to accompany'
MalayalamThe word 'ചേരുക' in Malayalam can also mean 'to be suitable' or 'to get along with someone'.
MalteseThe Maltese word "jingħaqdu" is derived from the Arabic word "inqaḍa", meaning "to meet" or "to come together."
MaoriThe word "hono atu" has multiple meanings, including "to join," "to connect," and "to attach."
MarathiThe word "सामील व्हा" can also mean "participate", "take part in", or "become a member of".
Mongolian"Нэгдэх" can also mean "to get married".
NepaliThe Nepali word 'जोड' (join) is derived from the Sanskrit word 'युज' (join) and also refers to the act of combining or uniting.
NorwegianAlso used figuratively with the meaning of to cooperate or participate in a venture
Nyanja (Chichewa)The word 'lowani' is a homophone with 'lovani' (to dance), suggesting a possible link between joining in a group and joining in dance.
PersianThe word "پیوستن" in Persian can also mean "attach" or "connect".
PolishIn Polish, the word "przystąpić" also means to approach, join in, and proceed to do something.
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)The verb `juntar-se` also means `to get married` and `to gather/assemble`.
PunjabiThe word 'ਜੁੜੋ' ('join') in Punjabi has additional meanings, such as 'unite' and 'connect'.
RomanianRomanian "a te alătura" is also used in the imperative and the third person singular form (with subject "you") of the auxiliary verb "a se alipi" ("to stick")
RussianThe word "присоединиться" also means to unite, merge, or attach.
SamoanThe word "auai" can also mean "mix" or "combine".
Scots GaelicThe term "gabh a-steach" originates from Scottish Gaelic and carries the additional meaning of "take possession of, occupy, or become part of something."
SerbianThe word "придружити" can also mean "accompany" or "escort".
SesothoThe word "ikopanya" is derived from the verb "kopanya", meaning "to gather or collect".
Shona"Joinha" can also mean "to be joined" or "to be connected".
SindhiThe word "شامل ٿيو" in Sindhi can also mean "to participate" or "to become a member of something."
Sinhala (Sinhalese)The word 'එක්වන්න' also means 'to associate', 'to relate' or 'to connect' in Sinhala
SlovakIn addition to "join," "pripojiť sa" can also mean "attach" or "connect."
SlovenianThe word "pridruži se" is derived from the Old Slavic word "družina", meaning "family" or "community".
SomaliThe Somali word "ku biir" also means "to participate" or "to become a member of a group."
SpanishThe Spanish word "unirse" derives from the Latin "unire", meaning "to make one", but also carries the sense of "to ally oneself with".
SundaneseNgiringan also means 'to accompany' or 'to follow' in Sundanese.
SwahiliThe word “jiunge” is Swahili for "join", borrowed from Portuguese "juntar" ("to join"), from Old Portuguese "juntar", from Latin "iungere" ("to fasten together").
SwedishThe verb was taken from the French word 's'ensuivre' and took on the meaning of 'to join' in the 18th century.
Tagalog (Filipino)The word "sumali ka" in Tagalog can also mean "to participate" or "to become a member of a group".
TajikThe verb ҳамроҳ шудан also means to "accompany" or "share the path of another".
Tamil"சேர" (cheara) in Tamil also means "assemble, combine, meet".
TeluguThe term 'చేరండి' also refers to the act of blending ingredients in Indian cuisine, highlighting its culinary usage.
ThaiThe Thai word “เข้าร่วม” (join) means “to assemble or gather” and is derived from the Sanskrit word “samāgama” (coming together).
Turkish"Katılmak" kelimesinin, "katmak" (eklemek) fiilinden geldiği ve "bir şeyi bir şeye ilave etmek" anlamına geldiği bilinmektedir.
Ukrainian“Join” (“приєднуватися”) likely derives from Ukrainian “join” (“з’єднувати”), sharing the Indo-European root *wey- (“to weave”).
UrduThe Urdu word “شامل ہوں” can also mean "to participate", "to include", "to take part in", or "to be involved in" an activity or event.
UzbekQo'shilish is similar to "qosh-" meaning "to put". This is related to qoshiq ("song"), qo'shimcha ("addition"), and qoshno ("neighbor") which all carry a notion of putting things together.
VietnameseThe word "tham gia" in Vietnamese can also mean "participate" or "take part in".
WelshThe Welsh word "ymuno" is derived from the Proto-Celtic stem *iom-bo-, meaning "to go". It is cognate with the Irish word "imigh", meaning "to go, to depart".
Xhosa"Joyina" can also mean "add (to)" or "include" in Xhosa.
YiddishYiddish "פאַרבינדן" derives from the German "verbinden" and Hebrew "חֶבֶר" (khevér; friend) from the root ח-ב-ר (khvr; connect).
YorubaDarapọ is also used to mean "participate" in Yoruba.
ZuluThe word 'ujoyine' originates from the root verb '-joyina', which carries connotations of uniting, merging, or associating.
EnglishThe word 'join' is derived from the Old French word 'joindre,' which means 'to bring together' or 'to unite'.

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