Major in Different Languages
Discover 'Major' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Major
Afrikaans hoofvak | ||
Albanian i madh | ||
Amharic ዋና | ||
Arabic رائد | ||
Armenian մայոր | ||
Assamese প্ৰধান | ||
Aymara wakiskiri | ||
Azerbaijani böyük | ||
Bambara fanba | ||
Basque nagusia | ||
Belarusian маёр | ||
Bengali মেজর | ||
Bhojpuri बड़हन | ||
Bosnian majore | ||
Bulgarian майор | ||
Catalan major | ||
Cebuano major | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 重大的 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 重大的 | ||
Corsican maiò | ||
Croatian majore | ||
Czech hlavní, důležitý | ||
Danish major | ||
Dhivehi މައިގަނޑު | ||
Dogri मुक्ख | ||
Dutch majoor | ||
English major | ||
Esperanto majoro | ||
Estonian major | ||
Ewe ŋutɔŋutɔ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) major | ||
Finnish suuri | ||
French majeur | ||
Frisian majoar | ||
Galician maior | ||
Georgian მაიორი | ||
German haupt | ||
Greek μείζων | ||
Guarani momba'eguasu | ||
Gujarati મુખ્ય | ||
Haitian Creole pi gwo | ||
Hausa babba | ||
Hawaiian nui | ||
Hebrew גדול | ||
Hindi प्रमुख | ||
Hmong loj | ||
Hungarian jelentősebb | ||
Icelandic meiriháttar | ||
Igbo isi | ||
Ilocano kangrunaan | ||
Indonesian utama | ||
Irish móra | ||
Italian maggiore | ||
Japanese メジャー | ||
Javanese utama | ||
Kannada ಪ್ರಮುಖ | ||
Kazakh майор | ||
Khmer ធំ | ||
Kinyarwanda major | ||
Konkani मुखेल | ||
Korean 주요한 | ||
Krio men | ||
Kurdish serbaz | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) سەرەکی | ||
Kyrgyz майор | ||
Lao ທີ່ສໍາຄັນ | ||
Latin maior | ||
Latvian vairākums | ||
Lingala monene | ||
Lithuanian majoras | ||
Luganda kikukulu | ||
Luxembourgish grouss | ||
Macedonian мајор | ||
Maithili प्रमुख | ||
Malagasy lehibe | ||
Malay utama | ||
Malayalam പ്രധാന | ||
Maltese maġġuri | ||
Maori nui | ||
Marathi प्रमुख | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯃꯔꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ | ||
Mizo pui | ||
Mongolian хошууч | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ဗိုလ်မှူး | ||
Nepali प्रमुख | ||
Norwegian major | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) chachikulu | ||
Odia (Oriya) ପ୍ରମୁଖ | ||
Oromo angafa | ||
Pashto لوی | ||
Persian عمده | ||
Polish poważny | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) principal | ||
Punjabi ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ | ||
Quechua chaniyuq | ||
Romanian major | ||
Russian главный | ||
Samoan sili | ||
Sanskrit प्रधानः | ||
Scots Gaelic prìomh | ||
Sepedi kgolo | ||
Serbian главни | ||
Sesotho kholo | ||
Shona chikuru | ||
Sindhi ميجر | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) මේජර් | ||
Slovak major | ||
Slovenian major | ||
Somali waaweyn | ||
Spanish mayor | ||
Sundanese utama | ||
Swahili kuu | ||
Swedish större | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) major | ||
Tajik майор | ||
Tamil முக்கிய | ||
Tatar майор | ||
Telugu ప్రధాన | ||
Thai รายใหญ่ | ||
Tigrinya ዋና | ||
Tsonga lexikulu | ||
Turkish majör | ||
Turkmen maýor | ||
Twi (Akan) titire | ||
Ukrainian майор | ||
Urdu میجر | ||
Uyghur major | ||
Uzbek katta | ||
Vietnamese chính | ||
Welsh mawr | ||
Xhosa enkulu | ||
Yiddish הויפּט | ||
Yoruba pataki | ||
Zulu enkulu |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "hoofvak" is a compound of the words "hoof" and "vak", meaning "head" and "subject" respectively. |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "i madh" ("major") is related to the Latin word "magnus" ("great") and the Greek word "μέγας" ("large"). |
| Amharic | The word "ዋና" can also mean "main" or "primary" in Amharic. |
| Arabic | The word رائد can also mean 'pioneer' or 'leader' in Arabic. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "böyük" can also mean "great" or "large". |
| Basque | The term also refers to a chief or head figure in Basque society, and is cognate with the Latin "nasci" (to be born). |
| Belarusian | The word "маёр" can also refer to a type of military rank or a musical scale in Belarusian. |
| Bengali | In English, "major" can also refer to a field of academic study, a person with the highest rank in the military, or a scale in music. |
| Bosnian | "Major" in Bosnian is also used to refer to the oldest sibling in a family. |
| Bulgarian | The word "майор" can also mean "master" or "chief" in Bulgarian and derives from the Turkish word "büyük", meaning "big". |
| Catalan | In Catalan, "major" has a homonym that means "old" or "elder". |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano word 'mayor' derives from the Spanish word 'mayor', meaning 'greater' or 'senior', and is cognate with the English word 'mayor'. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 重大的' (zhòngdàyì) directly translates to mean 'significant' or 'weighty,' but its Chinese characters individually suggest 'weight' and 'great.' |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 重大的 is written with two characters signifying 'weight' and 'large', indicating something of great importance. |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "maiò" comes from the Latin word "major", and is also used to mean "elder", "firstborn", and "mayor". |
| Croatian | In Croatian, "majore" not only means "major", but also "drab" or "sombre". |
| Czech | In Czech, "hlavní" also means "main", related to the head and mind, and it has the same root as "hlava" (head) and "hlas" (voice). |
| Danish | In older Danish, "major" also meant an adult who was not married. |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "majoor" can also refer to a junior officer in the police force or to a type of sauce similar to mayonnaise. |
| Esperanto | A similar stem appears in “maĵori”, which derives from Latin “major” meaning either “larger” or “elder”. In the latter sense, a “maĵoro” in Esperanto was a high-ranking, elder community leader (like an abbot in a monastery). |
| Estonian | The word "major" in Estonian can also mean "main", "important", or "significant". |
| Finnish | The word "suuri" is etymologically related to "suuruus" (greatness) and "suureta" (to enlarge). |
| French | The French word "majeur" comes from the Latin word "maior", which means "greater" or "older", and has a range of meanings in French, including "major", "adult", and "important". |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "majoar" derives from the French "major", from the comparative degree of Latin "major", and can mean "majoor (soldier)" and "mayor of a village (informal)" in Dutch. |
| Galician | In Galician, "maior" can also mean "elder" or "senior," as in "my elder brother" or "senior citizen." |
| Georgian | In Georgian, the word "მაიორი" has the same meaning as in English but can also refer to a "chief" or "head" in general, especially in military or administrative contexts. |
| German | The word ''Haupt'' can also mean ''head'' or ''main'', as in ''Hauptstadt'' (capital city). |
| Greek | The term 'μείζων' in Greek is derived from the verb 'μείζω' (meizō), which means 'to increase' or 'to be greater'. |
| Gujarati | "મુખ્ય" is derived from the Sanskrit word "mukhya", meaning "chief" or "primary". |
| Haitian Creole | The word “pi gwo” also means “larger” but not in Haitian Creole, in French. |
| Hausa | In Bambara, "babba" also means "young man or slave". In Hausa, it means "the chief of the blacksmiths". |
| Hawaiian | "Nui" also means "very," and is often used as an intensifier. |
| Hebrew | "גדול" in Hebrew also means "big" or "tall" |
| Hindi | The word "प्रमुख" ("major") also means "chief", "important", "prominent", or "foremost" in Hindi. |
| Hmong | The word 'loj' also means 'chief' or 'head'. |
| Hungarian | In Hungarian, "Jelentősebb" also means "more important" or "more significant." |
| Icelandic | The word "meiriháttar" is derived from the Old Norse words *meiri* ("greater") and *háttur* ("rank, status"). |
| Igbo | "Isi" also means "head" or "top" in Igbo, indicating the superior position or significance of a major. |
| Indonesian | The word "utama" in Indonesian derives from the Sanskrit word "uttama" meaning "best" or "foremost". |
| Irish | In Irish, "móra" can also mean "great" or "large". |
| Italian | The Italian word "maggiore" can also refer to a military rank equivalent to "major" or a musical interval of a major third. |
| Japanese | メジャー (major) can also mean "measuring" or "meter" in the musical sense. |
| Javanese | The word 'utama' also means 'first' or 'primary' in Javanese, indicating its importance or prominence. |
| Kannada | "ಪ್ರಮುಖ" comes from the Sanskrit word "pra" (before) and "mukha" (face), meaning "first in order" or "leading." |
| Kazakh | In Kazakh, "майор" can also refer to the senior police officer of a district. |
| Khmer | "ធំ" also means to be old or wise in Khmer. |
| Korean | The Korean word "주요한" can also mean "important" or "significant" in the context of describing something's relevance or impact. |
| Kurdish | The word "serbaz" originates from Persian and has alternate meanings such as "soldier" or "army". |
| Kyrgyz | Kyrgyz "майор" (major) can also refer to a military rank lower than полковник (colonel). |
| Latin | Maior also denotes a superior or chief, such as a "mayor of a palace". |
| Latvian | The word "vairākums" also refers to "the greater part" or "the plurality" in Latvian language. |
| Lithuanian | Lithuanian word "majoras" is a loanword from Latin "maior" and means "greater" or "higher". |
| Luxembourgish | The term 'grouss', meaning 'major', is of Proto-Germanic origin and is cognate with English 'great', German 'groß', and Dutch 'groot'. |
| Macedonian | The word "мајор" ("major") in Macedonian can also mean "mayor". |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word 'LEHIBE' can also refer to a 'big tree'. |
| Malay | "Utama" also means "central" or "most important" in Malay and Indonesian. |
| Malayalam | The word "പ്രധാന" also refers to the head of an institution or organization. |
| Maltese | The word "maġġuri" in Maltese can also mean "elder" or "superior". |
| Maori | The Maori word "nui" can also refer to the "great" or "important" as in "rangatira nui" (great chief). |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "प्रमुख" can also refer to "prominent" or "leading" in English. |
| Mongolian | The word 'хошууч' in Mongolian also refers to a leader or a person in charge, and is derived from the verb 'хоших' meaning 'to lead' or 'to manage'. |
| Nepali | "प्रमुख" is a Nepali word that comes from the Sanskrit word "pra-mukha" meaning "foremost" or "chief". |
| Norwegian | In Norwegian, “major” (pronounced “mah-yoor”) means both “major” and “ant.” |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "chachikulu" also means "strong" or "powerful" in Nyanja, as well as "elder" or "leader" in certain contexts. |
| Pashto | لوی in Pashto can mean either a "major" or a "chieftain". |
| Persian | The Persian word "عمده" (major) also means "capital", "principal" and "essential". |
| Polish | The word "poważny" also means "important" or "serious" in Polish. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | "Princípio" (Portuguese) shares the same Latin root ("principium") as "principal" (English), meaning "beginning" or "foundation." |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "major" can also refer to a rank in the army or police. |
| Russian | The word “главный” can also mean “chief” or “primary”. |
| Samoan | Sili can also be used to describe something that is very big, strong, or powerful. |
| Scots Gaelic | The Gaelic word "prìomh" also means "first" or "chief". |
| Serbian | The word "главни" can also mean "chief", "main", or "principal" in Serbian. |
| Sesotho | The word "kholo" also means "elder" and is used as a respectful form of address for older people. |
| Shona | The word 'chikuru' (major) in Shona also refers to a type of bird called a 'bustard'. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "ميجر" not only means "major", but also "officer". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | "මේජර්" is used to denote the higher rank of a soldier, but is also used in the context of the most important subject in one's degree." |
| Slovak | In Slovak, the word "major" can also refer to a type of military unit (battalion) or to the title of mayor (starosta). |
| Slovenian | The word 'major' has multiple meanings, including 'large', 'important', 'significant', and a military rank. |
| Somali | Waaweyn is also a term for older people, especially in plural (waaweyn). |
| Spanish | "The word "mayor" in Spanish, meaning "major," is derived from the Latin word "maior," meaning "greater," indicating the elevated rank of the official." |
| Sundanese | The word 'utama' also means 'precious' or 'valuable' in Sundanese. |
| Swahili | The word "kuu" in Swahili can also mean "ripe" or "mature". |
| Swedish | The Swedish word "större" (major) is a comparative form of "stor" (large), and can also be used to mean "greater in size or quantity" or "more important or serious". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Major", when used as a noun, refers to the senior officer of a military or police force. |
| Tajik | В таджикском языке слово "майор" имеет значение "мэр". |
| Tamil | The word "முக்கிய" can also mean "important" or "significant" in Tamil. |
| Telugu | The word "ప్రధాన" (pradhāna) is derived from the Sanskrit word "pra" (chief) and "dhāna" (possession), meaning "possessing the chief position." |
| Thai | The word "รายใหญ่" also means "head office" in Thai. |
| Turkish | The Turkish word "majör" is derived from the French word "majeur", which ultimately comes from the Latin word "maior", meaning "greater". |
| Ukrainian | The word "майор" also means "major" in Russian, referring to a military rank. |
| Urdu | In Urdu, 'میجر' can also refer to a musical scale or a military rank equivalent to a major in the English-speaking world. |
| Uzbek | "Katta" can also mean "big", "great" or "tall" in Uzbek. |
| Vietnamese | "Chính" means "the main or important thing", and is often seen in Vietnamese compounds that describe the most important part of something. |
| Welsh | The word "mawr" also means "great" or "big" in Welsh. |
| Xhosa | Enkulu can also mean 'great', 'senior', 'elder', or 'respected'. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "הויפּט" (hoipt) is derived from the German word "Haupt" (head), and also means "main" or "chief" in Yiddish. |
| Yoruba | "Pataki" also means "to make great" in the Yoruba language. |
| Zulu | In Zulu, 'enkulu' is also used as a title for a village headman or as a respectful term for an older person. |
| English | "Major" can also refer to the chief or commanding officer in the military. |