Manage in different languages

Manage in Different Languages

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Manage


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Afrikaans
bestuur
Albanian
menaxhoj
Amharic
ያስተዳድሩ
Arabic
يدير
Armenian
կառավարել
Assamese
ব্যৱস্থাপনা কৰা
Aymara
apnaqaña
Azerbaijani
idarə etmək
Bambara
mara
Basque
kudeatu
Belarusian
кіраваць
Bengali
পরিচালনা
Bhojpuri
बंदोबस्त कईल
Bosnian
upravljati
Bulgarian
управлявам
Catalan
gestionar
Cebuano
pagdumala
Chinese (Simplified)
管理
Chinese (Traditional)
管理
Corsican
gestisce
Croatian
upravljati
Czech
spravovat
Danish
styre
Dhivehi
ބެލެހެއްޓުން
Dogri
प्रबंध करना
Dutch
beheren
English
manage
Esperanto
administri
Estonian
haldama
Ewe
kpɔ edzi
Filipino (Tagalog)
pamahalaan
Finnish
hallita
French
gérer
Frisian
beheare
Galician
xestionar
Georgian
მართვა
German
verwalten
Greek
διαχειρίζονται
Guarani
mongu'e
Gujarati
મેનેજ કરો
Haitian Creole
jere
Hausa
sarrafa
Hawaiian
hoʻokele
Hebrew
לנהל
Hindi
प्रबंधन
Hmong
tswj
Hungarian
kezelni
Icelandic
stjórna
Igbo
jikwaa
Ilocano
imanehar
Indonesian
mengelola
Irish
bhainistiú
Italian
gestire
Japanese
管理する
Javanese
ngatur
Kannada
ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸು
Kazakh
басқару
Khmer
គ្រប់គ្រង
Kinyarwanda
gucunga
Konkani
हाताळचें
Korean
꾸리다
Krio
manej
Kurdish
rêvebirin
Kurdish (Sorani)
بەڕێوەبردن
Kyrgyz
башкаруу
Lao
ຈັດການ
Latin
manage
Latvian
pārvaldīt
Lingala
kosala
Lithuanian
valdyti
Luganda
okusobola
Luxembourgish
managen
Macedonian
управува
Maithili
प्रबंध
Malagasy
hitantam-
Malay
mengurus
Malayalam
നിയന്ത്രിക്കുക
Maltese
tmexxi
Maori
whakahaere
Marathi
व्यवस्थापित करा
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯁꯦꯟꯅꯕ
Mizo
enkawl
Mongolian
удирдах
Myanmar (Burmese)
စီမံခန့်ခွဲ
Nepali
प्रबन्ध गर्नुहोस्
Norwegian
få til
Nyanja (Chichewa)
sungani
Odia (Oriya)
ପରିଚାଳନା କରନ୍ତୁ
Oromo
bulchuu
Pashto
سمبالول
Persian
مدیریت کردن
Polish
zarządzać
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
gerir
Punjabi
ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧ ਕਰਨਾ, ਕਾਬੂ ਕਰਨਾ
Quechua
kamachiy
Romanian
administra
Russian
управлять
Samoan
puleaina
Sanskrit
प्रबंधनं
Scots Gaelic
riaghladh
Sepedi
laola
Serbian
управљати
Sesotho
laola
Shona
maneja
Sindhi
انتظام ڪريو
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
කළමනාකරණය කරන්න
Slovak
spravovať
Slovenian
upravljati
Somali
maamul
Spanish
gestionar
Sundanese
ngatur
Swahili
dhibiti
Swedish
klara av
Tagalog (Filipino)
pamahalaan
Tajik
идора кардан
Tamil
நிர்வகிக்கவும்
Tatar
идарә итү
Telugu
నిర్వహించడానికి
Thai
จัดการ
Tigrinya
ኣተሓሕዛ
Tsonga
fambisa
Turkish
yönetmek
Turkmen
dolandyrmak
Twi (Akan)
toto
Ukrainian
управляти
Urdu
انتظام کریں
Uyghur
باشقۇرۇش
Uzbek
boshqarish
Vietnamese
quản lý
Welsh
rheoli
Xhosa
lawula
Yiddish
פירן
Yoruba
ṣakoso
Zulu
phatha

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansBestuur is derived from the Dutch word "besturen", which means "to govern" or "to rule".
AlbanianThe Albanian word "menaxhoj" originates from the Latin word "manus", meaning "hand" and "agere", meaning "to act".
AmharicThe term "ያስተዳድሩ" in Amharic can also refer to the concept of "being accountable".
ArabicThe Arabic word “يدير” also means “to turn around” or “to revolve”.
AzerbaijaniThe verb "idarə etmək" in Azerbaijani is derived from the Persian word "idare", meaning "administration", "government", or "management".
BasqueThe word “kudeatu” comes from the word “kudu”, which means “thing, object”, and the suffix “-tu”, which means “to make, to do”.
BelarusianThe word "кіраваць" can also mean "to drive" or "to govern."
BengaliThe Bengali word "পরিচালনা" can also refer to "handling" or "controlling" something.
Bosnian'Upravljati' comes from the Slavic verb 'upraviti' meaning to set upright, straighten or put into order, and 'upravljati' means to manage, direct or control something.
BulgarianThe Bulgarian word "управлявам" comes from the French "gouverner" (to govern), which itself comes from the Latin "gubernare" (to steer a ship).
CatalanThe Catalan word "gestionar" comes from the Latin word "gestio," which means "action" or "carrying out."
CebuanoPagdumala can also mean 'to control' or 'to govern'
Chinese (Simplified)管理 is composed of 管, meaning “taking care of”, and 理, meaning “sorting out or organizing”.
Chinese (Traditional)"管理" (manage) originally meant "to govern" in Chinese, but its meaning has since expanded to include the more general sense of "to manage or control."
CorsicanThe Corsican word gestisce comes from the Latin word gestio, which means "to carry out" or "to administer."
CroatianThe Croatian word "upravljati" ultimately derives from the Proto-Indo-European root "*werǵ-", which also gives rise to the English words "work" and "wright". It is cognate with the Russian word "управлять" (upravlyatʹ), which also means "manage".
CzechThe Czech word “spravovat” derives from a Proto-Slavic root *sъprāviti, meaning “to correct, rectify,” and is related to “justice.”
DanishThe word "styre" is also used in Danish to refer to the steering wheel of a vehicle.
DutchThe word "beheren" in Dutch also means "to guard" or "to protect".
EsperantoEsperanto's "administri" (manage) derives from the French "administrer" (to administer) and Latin "administrare" (to serve).
EstonianThe English word "haphazard" comes from "haldama" via Swedish, a word related to "halve" as in to cut something into two halves
FinnishThe word "hallita" comes from the Proto-Finnic verb *halda- which means "to own"
French"Gérer" derives from the Latin "gerere" (to carry), suggesting the carrying of burdens or responsibilities associated with management.
FrisianIn Old Frisian "beheare" also meant: to govern, to rule.
GalicianThe Galician word "xestionar" (manage) derives from the Latin "gestio" (carrying) and carries with it the connotation of 'handling' or 'administrating' resources.
GeorgianThe word "მართვა" also means "to steer" or "to govern" in Georgian.
GermanThe German word "verwalten" ultimately derives from the Latin word "valēre," meaning "to be strong or healthy"}
GreekThe Greek word "διαχειρίζονται" is derived from the root "χειρ" (hand), implying a literal sense of "handling" or "manipulating" something.
GujaratiThe word "મેનેજ કરો" in Gujarati originates from the French word "ménage" which means "household". This in turn stems from the Latin word "manere" meaning "to stay or remain".
Haitian CreoleIn Haitian Creole, the word "jere" can also mean "to get ready" or "to prepare".
Hausa'Sarrafa' in Hausa also refers to the occupation of a trader who buys and sells currency.
HawaiianHoʻokele also means to navigate or steer.
HebrewThe Hebrew word לנהל (manage) derives from the root נהל (path, channel), implying the act of guiding or directing along a specific course.
HindiThe word "प्रबंधन" also means "arrangement" or "organisation" in Hindi.
HmongThe word "tswj" may have once meant "to control or manipulate," as in the phrase "tswj neeb," which means "to control oneself."
HungarianThe word "kezelni" is derived from the Turkish word "kezel", meaning "to control".
IcelandicThe word "stjórna" originates from the Old Norse word "stýra" meaning "to direct" or "to rule".
IgboThe Igbo word 'jikwaa' has additional meanings of 'govern,' 'control,' 'rule,' and 'direct.'
IndonesianIn archaic Javanese, mengelola meant 'to hold or wield something', suggesting a sense of controlled possession or manipulation.
Irish"Bainistiú" is derived from the Old Irish word "bain", meaning "woman" or "wife", and "stíoghtha", meaning "steward" or "manager".
ItalianThe word "gestire" derives from the Latin word "gerere," which means "to bear" or "to carry."
Japanese管理する can also mean to govern, control, or supervise.
JavaneseThe word 'ngatur' originally meant 'to order' or 'to arrange', and can also refer to 'to organize' or 'to plan'.
KannadaThe word "ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸು" comes from the Sanskrit word "निर्वाह" (nirvāha), which means "sustenance" or "maintenance."
KazakhThe word "басқару" also means "to lead" or "to control".
Korean꾸리다 can also mean 'to arrange,' 'to gather up,' or 'to assemble'.
KurdishThe word 'rêvebirin' in Kurdish shares the same etymology with the Persian word 'ravandar' meaning 'leader' or 'guide'.
Laoຈັດການ can also mean 'organize', as in a plan that needs to be set up or a place that needs to be decluttered, in addition to 'manage'.
Latin"Manage" derives from Latin manu agere, "to lead or drive by the hand," hence to handle, manage, or guide.
LatvianThe Latvian word "pārvaldīt" has Germanic roots and is related to the English word "govern"
LithuanianThe Lithuanian word "valdyti" is derived from the Indo-European root *wel- which means "to turn, roll, command".
LuxembourgishIn Luxembourgish, "managen" can also mean "to negotiate" or "to handle difficult situations"}
MacedonianThe word "управува" can also refer to the act of governing or administering something.
MalagasyThe word "hitantan-" can also mean "to arrange" or "to organize".
MalayThis word can be used in the abstract sense of 'control' or the concrete sense of 'manage'.
MalteseThe word "tmexxi" may have originated from the Latin word "temerē", meaning "reckless", or from the Phoenician word "tāmak", meaning "to possess".
MaoriWhakahaere is related to haka, the ceremonial dance performed by the Māori people of New Zealand.
MarathiThe word "व्यवस्थापित करा" in Marathi is derived from the Sanskrit word "व्यवस्था" meaning "arrangement" or "system". It can also mean "to set in order", "to organize", "to provide for", or "to control".
MongolianThe word "удирдах" also means "to lead" or "to command".
Norwegian"Få til" literally means "bring to," like bringing a ship to shore.
Nyanja (Chichewa)The word "sungani" in Nyanja (Chichewa) also means "to put in order" or "to arrange."
PashtoThe word "سمبالول" can also mean "to handle" or "to control" in Pashto.
PersianThe English word "manage" also means to "tame" or "control" an animal
Polish"Zarządzać" comes from the word "rząd", which means "row" or "order" in Polish.
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)In addition to "manage," "gerir" can also mean "direct" or "control" in Portuguese.
PunjabiThe verb 'manage' comes from the Latin word 'manus', meaning 'hand', signifying control or handling.
Romanian"Administra" in Romanian also means "to feed" and ultimately derives from the Latin "ministrare," meaning "to serve".
RussianThe word управлять in Russian can also mean to steer or control a vehicle or machinery.
SamoanThe word "puleaina" in Samoan can also refer to governing or controlling.
Scots GaelicThe verb "riaghladh" can also refer to "controlling" or "governing".
SerbianThe verb "управљати" is also used to refer to driving a vehicle or controlling a mechanism.
SesothoThe word "laola" in Sesotho also means "to rule or to govern".
ShonaShona, the 'maneja' word derives from the verb 'kuzvarira', meaning 'to arrange' or 'to order'.
SindhiThe word "انتظام ڪريو" ("manage") comes from the Arabic word "نظم" (nizm), meaning "order". It can also mean to "control" or "organize".
SlovakThe word "spravovať" in Slovak is derived from the Proto-Slavic root *praviti, meaning "to rule, to govern".
SlovenianThe word "upravljati" can also mean "govern" or "administer".
SomaliSomali word maamul (manage) derives from the Arabic word ``'amal`'' (work).
Spanish"Gestionar" comes from the Latin "gestio, -onis," which means "act of carrying" or "administration of business."
Sundanese"Ngatur" can also mean to arrange or organize something.
Swahili"Dhibiti" is derived from the Arabic word "dhabata," meaning "to control" or "to restrain."
SwedishThe word 'klara av' can also mean 'to make headway' or 'to clear up'.
Tagalog (Filipino)"Pamahalaan" can refer to the act of administration, as well as the body that administers - i.e. the government.
TajikThe word "идора кардан" can also mean "to direct" or "to control".
Thaiจัดการ can also mean 'to fix', 'to repair', or 'to deal with'.
Turkish"Yönetmek" (manage) comes from the Persian word "rahna", meaning "way".
UkrainianThe Ukrainian word "управляти" can also mean "to rule" or "to govern".
UrduThe Urdu word انتظام کریں is derived from the Arabic word انتظام, which originally meant 'a string of pearls,' 'a pearl necklace,' and 'a row of beads or other objects'.
UzbekIn Uzbek, "boshqarish" (manage) derives from the verb "boshqa" (direct), signifying its role in guiding and controlling.
VietnameseThe Vietnamese word "quản lý" is derived from the Chinese characters "管" (to control) and "理" (to order), and also has the meanings of "to administer" and "to govern".
WelshThe word "rheoli" in Welsh also means "to control" or "to govern".
Xhosa"Lawula" also means "to guide, direct, or control something or someone."
Yiddish"פֿירן" comes from the German "führen" and is related to the English "fare" and "ferry"
YorubaṢakoso can also mean "to direct" or "to oversee" in Yoruba.
ZuluThe Zulu word 'phatha' can also mean 'to control'.
EnglishThe word "manage" comes from the Latin word "manus," meaning "hand," and originally referred to handling or controlling something with one's hands.

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