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 |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | "Sluit aan" is similar "slot in" in English, meaning to fit easily into a place. |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "bashkohen" is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "*bheg-", meaning "to unite" or "to come together." |
| Amharic | The 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" |
| Armenian | In Armenian, "միանալ" can also mean "to get married" or "to become unified". |
| Azerbaijani | The word qoşulmaq is also used in Azeri with the meanings of "to add" and "to be connected." |
| Basque | The Basque word "batu" can also mean "a gathering" or "a collection". |
| Belarusian | Belarusian “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. |
| Bengali | The 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." |
| Bulgarian | Bulgarian "присъединяване" comes from "сядам" (to sit down) and "съд" (court), and means "to take one's place at court". |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "unir-se" also means "to be united" in the sense of "to be married" or "to be in a relationship." |
| Cebuano | The 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". |
| Corsican | The verb "raghjunghje" also means "to arrive" or "to get somewhere" in Corsican. |
| Croatian | The word 'pridružiti' is derived from the Proto-Slavic verb '*družiti' meaning 'to befriend'. |
| Czech | The word "připojit" comes from the Old Czech word "pojiti", which means "to connect". |
| Danish | Til 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." |
| Esperanto | The root of the Esperanto word “aliĝi” also appears in “alianco”, meaning alliance, and is related to the French word “allier” (to ally). |
| Estonian | Liituma means to join but also to merge, or to blend together |
| Finnish | The word "liittyä seuraan" can mean "to join a club or society", and also "to come into contact with". |
| French | The word "joindre" comes from the Latin word "jungere," meaning "to join" or "to unite." |
| Frisian | The 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". |
| German | The word "beitreten" can also mean "to contribute" or "to participate". |
| Greek | Συμμετοχή also means 'participation' and 'share'. |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "જોડાઓ" also means "to connect" or "to unite". |
| Haitian Creole | The word 'rantre nan' in Haitian Creole is derived from the French phrase 'entrer en', meaning 'to enter into' or 'to join'. |
| Hausa | The 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. |
| Hawaiian | The word "hui pū" can also mean "to gather together", "to unite", or "to combine". |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew verb "לְהִצְטַרֵף" derives from a Semitic verb meaning "to add" or "to attach." |
| Hindi | The word "में शामिल होने के" can also mean "to participate" or "to take part". |
| Hmong | The word "koom" in Hmong also refers to a gathering or assembly of people. |
| Hungarian | The etymology of the word “csatlakozik” is unclear, but it may come from the Turkic word “çasmak” meaning “to meet”. |
| Icelandic | The word vera með comes from the words vera ("to be") and með ("with") as it translates to be "among", to be "with" someone. |
| Igbo | Sonye literally translates to "connect". The word is often used as a greeting and as a good luck wish. |
| Indonesian | The word "Ikuti" in Indonesian also means "to follow" and is derived from the Proto-Austronesian word *ikud, meaning "tail". |
| Irish | The Irish word "páirt a ghlacadh" also means "to participate" and "to take part" in addition to its most common meaning, "to join". |
| Italian | The word "aderire" in Italian comes from the Latin word "adhaerere", which means "to stick to" or "to cling to". |
| Japanese | In 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). |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "gabung" can also mean "to meet" or "to come together". |
| Kannada | The word "ಸೇರಲು" also means "to meet" or "to be together". |
| Kazakh | The word "қосылу" in Kazakh can also mean "to add" or "to unite". |
| Korean | The 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. |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word 'bihevgirêdan' is derived from the Middle Persian compound verb 'ham-vigīr-', meaning 'to seize together'. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "кошулуу" in Kyrgyz can also mean "connect" or "attach". |
| Latin | The Latin word "jungo" is the origin of "join," and also means "to attach, connect, yoke, unite, or link together." |
| Latvian | The word "pievienoties" is derived from the Proto-Baltic root *pie- ("to add"). |
| Lithuanian | The 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 |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word "anjara" also means "to unite" or "to gather". |
| Malay | In Malay, 'sertai' also means 'to follow' or 'to accompany' |
| Malayalam | The word 'ചേരുക' in Malayalam can also mean 'to be suitable' or 'to get along with someone'. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "jingħaqdu" is derived from the Arabic word "inqaḍa", meaning "to meet" or "to come together." |
| Maori | The word "hono atu" has multiple meanings, including "to join," "to connect," and "to attach." |
| Marathi | The word "सामील व्हा" can also mean "participate", "take part in", or "become a member of". |
| Mongolian | "Нэгдэх" can also mean "to get married". |
| Nepali | The Nepali word 'जोड' (join) is derived from the Sanskrit word 'युज' (join) and also refers to the act of combining or uniting. |
| Norwegian | Also 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. |
| Persian | The word "پیوستن" in Persian can also mean "attach" or "connect". |
| Polish | In 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`. |
| Punjabi | The word 'ਜੁੜੋ' ('join') in Punjabi has additional meanings, such as 'unite' and 'connect'. |
| Romanian | Romanian "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") |
| Russian | The word "присоединиться" also means to unite, merge, or attach. |
| Samoan | The word "auai" can also mean "mix" or "combine". |
| Scots Gaelic | The term "gabh a-steach" originates from Scottish Gaelic and carries the additional meaning of "take possession of, occupy, or become part of something." |
| Serbian | The word "придружити" can also mean "accompany" or "escort". |
| Sesotho | The 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". |
| Sindhi | The 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 |
| Slovak | In addition to "join," "pripojiť sa" can also mean "attach" or "connect." |
| Slovenian | The word "pridruži se" is derived from the Old Slavic word "družina", meaning "family" or "community". |
| Somali | The Somali word "ku biir" also means "to participate" or "to become a member of a group." |
| Spanish | The Spanish word "unirse" derives from the Latin "unire", meaning "to make one", but also carries the sense of "to ally oneself with". |
| Sundanese | Ngiringan also means 'to accompany' or 'to follow' in Sundanese. |
| Swahili | The word “jiunge” is Swahili for "join", borrowed from Portuguese "juntar" ("to join"), from Old Portuguese "juntar", from Latin "iungere" ("to fasten together"). |
| Swedish | The 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". |
| Tajik | The verb ҳамроҳ шудан also means to "accompany" or "share the path of another". |
| Tamil | "சேர" (cheara) in Tamil also means "assemble, combine, meet". |
| Telugu | The term 'చేరండి' also refers to the act of blending ingredients in Indian cuisine, highlighting its culinary usage. |
| Thai | The 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”). |
| Urdu | The Urdu word “شامل ہوں” can also mean "to participate", "to include", "to take part in", or "to be involved in" an activity or event. |
| Uzbek | Qo'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. |
| Vietnamese | The word "tham gia" in Vietnamese can also mean "participate" or "take part in". |
| Welsh | The 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. |
| Yiddish | Yiddish "פאַרבינדן" derives from the German "verbinden" and Hebrew "חֶבֶר" (khevér; friend) from the root ח-ב-ר (khvr; connect). |
| Yoruba | Darapọ is also used to mean "participate" in Yoruba. |
| Zulu | The word 'ujoyine' originates from the root verb '-joyina', which carries connotations of uniting, merging, or associating. |
| English | The word 'join' is derived from the Old French word 'joindre,' which means 'to bring together' or 'to unite'. |