Management in different languages

Management in Different Languages

Discover 'Management' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.

Management


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Afrikaans
bestuur
Albanian
menaxhimi
Amharic
አስተዳደር
Arabic
إدارة
Armenian
կառավարում
Assamese
ব্যৱস্থাপনা
Aymara
mara
Azerbaijani
rəhbərlik
Bambara
mara kɛ cogo
Basque
kudeaketa
Belarusian
кіраванне
Bengali
ব্যবস্থাপনা
Bhojpuri
प्रबंधन
Bosnian
upravljanje
Bulgarian
управление
Catalan
gestió
Cebuano
pagdumala
Chinese (Simplified)
管理
Chinese (Traditional)
管理
Corsican
gestione
Croatian
upravljanje
Czech
řízení
Danish
ledelse
Dhivehi
މެނޭޖްމަންޓް
Dogri
प्रबंध
Dutch
beheer
English
management
Esperanto
administrado
Estonian
juhtimine
Ewe
dzikpɔkpɔ
Filipino (Tagalog)
pamamahala
Finnish
hallinto
French
la gestion
Frisian
behear
Galician
xestión
Georgian
მენეჯმენტი
German
management
Greek
διαχείριση
Guarani
viru sãmbyhykuaa
Gujarati
વ્યવસ્થાપન
Haitian Creole
jesyon
Hausa
gudanarwa
Hawaiian
hoʻokele
Hebrew
הַנהָלָה
Hindi
प्रबंध
Hmong
tswj
Hungarian
menedzsment
Icelandic
stjórnun
Igbo
njikwa
Ilocano
panangimaton
Indonesian
pengelolaan
Irish
bainistíocht
Italian
gestione
Japanese
管理
Javanese
manajemen
Kannada
ನಿರ್ವಹಣೆ
Kazakh
басқару
Khmer
ការគ្រប់គ្រង
Kinyarwanda
imiyoborere
Konkani
वेवस्थापन
Korean
조치
Krio
fɔ manɛj
Kurdish
serekî
Kurdish (Sorani)
بەڕێوەبردن
Kyrgyz
башкаруу
Lao
ການຄຸ້ມຄອງ
Latin
procuratio
Latvian
vadība
Lingala
kokamba
Lithuanian
valdymas
Luganda
akaiiko k'abakulu
Luxembourgish
gestioun
Macedonian
управување
Maithili
प्रबंधन
Malagasy
management
Malay
pengurusan
Malayalam
മാനേജുമെന്റ്
Maltese
ġestjoni
Maori
whakahaere
Marathi
व्यवस्थापन
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯁꯦꯟꯅꯔꯤꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ
Mizo
enkawltu
Mongolian
удирдлага
Myanmar (Burmese)
စီမံခန့်ခွဲမှု
Nepali
व्यवस्थापन
Norwegian
ledelse
Nyanja (Chichewa)
kasamalidwe
Odia (Oriya)
ପରିଚାଳନା
Oromo
hooggansa
Pashto
سمبالښت
Persian
مدیریت
Polish
zarządzanie
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
gestão
Punjabi
ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧਨ
Quechua
kamachiy
Romanian
management
Russian
управление
Samoan
pulega
Sanskrit
प्रबन्धनम्‌
Scots Gaelic
riaghladh
Sepedi
taolo
Serbian
управљање
Sesotho
tsamaiso
Shona
manejimendi
Sindhi
انتظاميا
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
කළමනාකරණය
Slovak
zvládanie
Slovenian
upravljanje
Somali
maaraynta
Spanish
administración
Sundanese
manajemén
Swahili
usimamizi
Swedish
förvaltning
Tagalog (Filipino)
pamamahala
Tajik
идоракунӣ
Tamil
மேலாண்மை
Tatar
идарә итү
Telugu
నిర్వహణ
Thai
การจัดการ
Tigrinya
ምሕደራ
Tsonga
vufambisi
Turkish
yönetim
Turkmen
dolandyryş
Twi (Akan)
ntotoeɛ
Ukrainian
управління
Urdu
انتظام
Uyghur
باشقۇرۇش
Uzbek
boshqaruv
Vietnamese
sự quản lý
Welsh
rheoli
Xhosa
ulawulo
Yiddish
פאַרוואַלטונג
Yoruba
isakoso
Zulu
ukuphathwa

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansThe word "bestuur" is derived from the Dutch word "besturen", meaning "to govern" or "to manage".
Albanian"Menaxhimi" is derived from the Latin word "manus", meaning "hand", and the suffix "-agere", meaning "to lead".
AmharicThe word
Arabicإدارة can also mean steering, governance, administration, controlling, directing, regulating, dealing with, and many more.
AzerbaijaniIn Persian, رهبری (rahbari) means "leadership".
BasqueThe word “kudeaketa” also refers to the physical act of handling something.
BelarusianThe word "кіраванне" can also refer to "steering" or "driving" a vehicle.
Bengaliব্যবস্থাপনা can also mean 'arrangement', 'administration', or 'system' in Bengali.
Bosnian"Upravljanje" derives from the verb "upravljati," meaning "to govern, to control, or to lead."
BulgarianThe word "управление" in Bulgarian can also mean "governance" or "administration."
CatalanThe Catalan word gestió derives from the Latin word gestio, meaning 'carrying out' or 'administration'.
CebuanoThe word "pagdumala" is said to have originated from the root word "dumala". In English, "dumala" means "to approach" or "to visit".
Chinese (Simplified)The Chinese word "管理" also means "control" or "administration".
Chinese (Traditional)管理 (guanli) is also used in Chinese to refer to managing a household, an office, or a region.
CorsicanIn Corsican, 'gestione' also refers to the task of managing a family or household.
CroatianUpravljanje is derived from the Slavic root "prav", meaning "right" or "correct", suggesting the idea of directing or controlling something in a proper or orderly manner.
CzechThe word "řízení" in Czech also means "driving" or "steering".
DanishThe Danish word 'ledelse' derives from the Proto-Germanic root *laidjaną, meaning "to lead" or "to cause to go".
DutchBeheer is derived from the Old Dutch word 'beheren', meaning 'to care for' or 'to look after', and is related to the German word 'bewahren', meaning 'to keep safe'.
EsperantoThe Esperanto word "administrado" also means "administration" or "ministry" in English.
EstonianWhile "juhtimine" primarily translates as "management" in English, it can also refer to "leadership" or "guidance" in certain contexts.
FinnishThe word "hallinto" in Finnish originally meant "control" or "administration" and is related to the word "hallita" ("to control" or "to govern").
FrenchThe French word "gestion" derives from the Latin word "gerere," meaning "to carry out" or "to administer."
FrisianThe word "behear" in Frisian is derived from the Old Frisian word "biher" or "biherre," meaning "guardian, administrator, or steward."
Galician"Xestión" derives from the Latin word "gestio", meaning "action". In Galician, "xestión" also denotes "administration" or "governance".
GermanIn German, "Management" can also refer to the act of leading or organizing something.
GreekThe word "διαχείριση" in Greek also means "handling" or "administration" and comes from the root word "χειρίζομαι," which means "to handle" or "to manage."
Haitian CreoleIn Haitian Creole, "jesyon" may refer to both "management" in general and to "project management" specifically.
HausaThe alternate meaning of "gudanarwa" is a manager who is the head of a department.
Hawaiian"Hoʻokele" also means "to steer," "to navigate," or "to guide" in Hawaiian.
HebrewThe Hebrew word 'הַנהָלָה' can also mean 'guidance' or 'leadership'.
HindiThe Hindi word "प्रबंध" comes from the Sanskrit word "प्रबंधः", which means "arrangement, management, or control".
HmongThe Hmong word "tswj" also has the meaning of "to control" and "to govern".
HungarianThe Hungarian word "menedzsment" comes from the German "Management", which in turn comes from the French "ménagement", meaning "care".}
IcelandicThe Icelandic word "stjórnun" comes from the Old Norse word "stýra" meaning "to steer".
Igbo"Njinkwa" in Igbo can also mean "nurturing" or "guiding".
Indonesian"Pengelolaan" comes from the Old Javanese word *pangalola*, meaning "to control" or "to administer."
IrishThe word "bainistíocht" in Irish also refers to the action of controlling or regulating something.
ItalianThe word "gestione" in Italian also derives from the Latin word "gestio," meaning "carrying" or "bearing."
JapaneseOriginally an accounting term, "kanri" also means managing a person or object and can carry connotations of control or manipulation.
JavaneseThe Javanese word 'manajemen' ('management') is derived from the Sanskrit word 'mantrana' (meaning 'consultation') and has connotations of leadership, advice, and deliberation.
KannadaThe term "nirvahane" in Kannada is derived from the Sanskrit words "Nir" and "Vaha", meaning "to execute or carry out efficiently or skillfully."
KazakhThe Kazakh word "басқару" comes from the verb "басқар-" meaning "to guide" or "to direct" and can also refer to "administration" or "governance".
KhmerThe word 'ការគ្រប់គ្រង' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'ग्राम' (grāma) meaning 'village', and originally referred to the administration of a village or district.
KoreanThe word 조치 (management) originally meant 'to regulate or control,' and is related to the Chinese word 治理 (zhìlǐ), which means 'to govern or rule'.
KurdishThe word "serekî" can also refer to "guiding" or "leadership" in Kurdish.
Kyrgyz'Башкаруу' is related to the word 'баш' meaning 'head' or 'leader', and also 'башка' meaning 'something different' or 'other'.
Laoคำนี้มาจากภาษาบาลี: "คเมน" แปลว่า "ดูแล" "อุปถัมภ์" "ป้องกัน"
LatinThe Latin word "procuratio" also means "provision" and "procurement".
Latvian"Vadība" in Latvian also means "conduit" and "plumbing".
LithuanianThe Lithuanian word "valdymas" is derived from the verb "valdyti" meaning "to govern, to manage, to control".
LuxembourgishThe word "Gestioun" is derived from the French word "gestion", meaning "administration" or "management".
MacedonianThe word "управување" (management) in Macedonian also refers to "control", "domination", or "governance"
MalagasyIn Malagasy, "fitantanana" (management) means "the act of governing or controlling" and "management" (in English).
MalayThe Malay word 'pengurusan' comes from the verb 'urus' meaning 'to handle' or 'to administer', and carries connotations of leadership, control, and organization.
MalayalamThe term 'മാനേജുമെന്റ്' (management) in Malayalam is derived from the French word 'ménagement,' which means 'management of a household.'
MaoriIn Maori, 'whakahaere' can also mean 'to conduct' or 'to lead'.
Marathiव्यवस्थापन originates from the Sanskrit word 'vyavastha', meaning a system or order.
MongolianThe Mongolian word "удирдлага" can also mean "leadership".
Nepaliव्यवस्थापन (vyavasthapan) is a Sanskrit term derived from 'sthā' (to stand) and 'āp' (to reach) and refers to the act of organizing, directing, and controlling an organization to achieve its goals.
NorwegianThe word "ledelse" can also refer to a specific type of Norwegian dance, known as "leik".
Nyanja (Chichewa)The word "kasamalidwe" derives from the root verb "ku-sama" meaning "to control, regulate, or govern."
PashtoIn Pashto, "management" can also refer to "handling" or "control".
PersianThe Persian word "مدیریت" comes from the Arabic word "مدار" which means "to revolve around" and refers to the idea of "guiding" and "controlling".
PolishThe word "zarządzanie" in Polish may derive from a verb meaning "to steer" or "to govern".
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)The Portuguese term 'gestão', which means 'management', can also mean 'pregnancy' in medical contexts.
PunjabiThe word "प्रबन्धन" is of Sanskrit origin, composed of the words "प्र" (pra), meaning "forward," and "बन्धन" (bandhana), meaning "binding," implying "organizing or arranging in a systematic way."
RomanianThe Romanian word "management" comes from the French word "ménagement", meaning "care" or "handling".
RussianThe word "управление" can also mean "control" or "governance" in Russian.
SamoanThe Samoan word "pulega" also means "authority" or "power".
Scots GaelicThe word 'riaghladh' in Scots Gaelic originates from the Old Norse word 'regla', meaning 'rule' or 'law'.
SerbianThe word 'управљање' comes from the same root as the word 'управа' meaning 'governance' and 'рука' meaning 'hand' suggesting notions of guidance, direction, and control.
Sesotho"Tsamaiso" is derived from the word "saamaisa", which means to arrange, prepare, provide or set up.
ShonaThe word "manejimendi" in Shona shares its root with the English word "manage" but can also refer to the act of controlling or directing.
SindhiThe Sindhi word "انتظاميا" (_intizāmiyā_) is cognate with the Urdu word _intizām_ ("order, management") and the Arabic word _nizām_ ("order, system").
Slovak"Zvládanie" also means "coping" or "handling".
SlovenianUpravljanje can also refer to the act of steering a vehicle.
Somali"Maaraynta" in Somali, meaning "management," may originate from the root "mara" ("to pass, to go through"), suggesting a process or progression.
SpanishIn Spanish, the noun «administración» derives from the Latin «administratio», meaning «conduct, direction», and it also refers to the action of managing an organization or a business.
SundaneseThe word "manajemén" comes from the Dutch word "management," and has the same meaning in Sundanese
SwahiliThe Swahili word "usimamizi" can also refer to "guidance" or "supervision".
SwedishThe word "förvaltning" is not solely used for "management", but also for "administration" and "stewardship" in Swedish.
Tagalog (Filipino)The word 'pamamahala' comes from 'pama' (to take care) and 'mahala' (price or value), and initially meant 'taking care of valuables'.
TajikThe word “идоракунӣ” comes from the Persian word “اداره”, which can also mean “office” or “administration”.
Tamil"மேலாண்மை" is derived from the Sanskrit word "मूलमान्" (mūlamān), meaning "root" or "foundation", indicating its role in providing the basis for effective organizational operations.
TeluguThe word "నిర్వహణ" (management) is derived from the Sanskrit root "√वह्" (to bear, to carry), and can also mean "sustenance" or "maintenance".
ThaiThe Thai word "การจัดการ" (pronounced "gaan-jaht-gaan") can also mean "to arrange" or "to organize".
TurkishThe Turkish word "yönetim" comes from the Arabic word "ummatun", meaning "people".
UkrainianThe word "управління" in Ukrainian can also refer to a government agency or department.
UrduThe Urdu word "انتظام" (management) originates from the Arabic word "نظم" (order), and also has the alternate meaning of "arrangement" or "organization".
UzbekThe word "boshqaruv" comes from the Persian word "boshan" and the Turkic suffix "-uv", and can also mean "dominion" or "control".
VietnameseThe word "sự quản lý" in Vietnamese can also refer to "control" or "administration".
WelshRheoli can also refer to a rule or regulation in Welsh.
XhosaUlawulo, derived from the verb 'lawula' ('to govern'), also carries the connotation of 'control' and 'administration'.
Yiddish'פאַרוואַלטונג' comes from German 'Verwaltung,' meaning management or administration, but can also refer to government or authority.
Yoruba'Isakoso' is a Yoruba word derived from the verb 'koso,' meaning 'to rule or govern,' and the prefix 'i,' which denotes an abstract noun.
ZuluThe term 'ukuphathwa' is derived from the Zulu word 'ukuphatha', meaning 'to hold or to control'.
EnglishThe word "management" originated from the Italian word "maneggiare", which means "to handle".

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