Afrikaans nominasie | ||
Albanian nominimi | ||
Amharic ሹመት | ||
Arabic ترشيح | ||
Armenian առաջադրումը | ||
Assamese মনোনয়ন | ||
Aymara nominación sata uñt’ayawi | ||
Azerbaijani namizədlik | ||
Bambara mɔgɔ tɔgɔladonni | ||
Basque izendapena | ||
Belarusian намінацыя | ||
Bengali মনোনয়ন | ||
Bhojpuri नामांकन के नाम दिहल गइल | ||
Bosnian nominacija | ||
Bulgarian номинация | ||
Catalan nominació | ||
Cebuano nominasyon | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 提名 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 提名 | ||
Corsican numinazione | ||
Croatian imenovanje | ||
Czech jmenování | ||
Danish nominering | ||
Dhivehi ނަން ހުށަހެޅުމެވެ | ||
Dogri नामांकन | ||
Dutch voordracht | ||
English nomination | ||
Esperanto nomumo | ||
Estonian nominatsioon | ||
Ewe ameyɔyɔ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) nominasyon | ||
Finnish nimitys | ||
French nomination | ||
Frisian nominaasje | ||
Galician nomeamento | ||
Georgian ნომინაცია | ||
German nominierung | ||
Greek υποψηφιότητα | ||
Guarani nominación rehegua | ||
Gujarati નામાંકન | ||
Haitian Creole nominasyon | ||
Hausa gabatarwa | ||
Hawaiian moho | ||
Hebrew הְתמַנוּת | ||
Hindi नामांकन | ||
Hmong kev xaiv tsa | ||
Hungarian jelölés | ||
Icelandic tilnefningu | ||
Igbo nhoputa | ||
Ilocano nominasion | ||
Indonesian pencalonan | ||
Irish ainmniúchán | ||
Italian nomina | ||
Japanese 指名 | ||
Javanese nominasi | ||
Kannada ನಾಮನಿರ್ದೇಶನ | ||
Kazakh номинация | ||
Khmer ការតែងតាំង | ||
Kinyarwanda nomination | ||
Konkani नामांकन दिवप | ||
Korean 지명 | ||
Krio nominashɔn | ||
Kurdish namzetbûn | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) کاندیدکردن | ||
Kyrgyz номинация | ||
Lao ນາມມະຍົດ | ||
Latin dictus | ||
Latvian nominācija | ||
Lingala nomination ya ba nominations | ||
Lithuanian nominacija | ||
Luganda okusunsulwamu | ||
Luxembourgish nominatioun | ||
Macedonian номинација | ||
Maithili नामांकन | ||
Malagasy fanendrena | ||
Malay pencalonan | ||
Malayalam നാമനിർദ്ദേശം | ||
Maltese nominazzjoni | ||
Maori tohunga | ||
Marathi नामनिर्देशन | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯅꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo nomination pek a ni | ||
Mongolian нэр дэвшүүлэх | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အမည်စာရင်းတင်သွင်း | ||
Nepali नामांकन | ||
Norwegian nominasjon | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) kusankhidwa | ||
Odia (Oriya) ନାମାଙ୍କନ | ||
Oromo kaadhimamaa ta’uu | ||
Pashto نومول | ||
Persian نامزدی | ||
Polish nominacja | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) nomeação | ||
Punjabi ਨਾਮਜ਼ਦਗੀ | ||
Quechua nominación nisqa | ||
Romanian numire | ||
Russian номинация | ||
Samoan sui filifilia | ||
Sanskrit नामाङ्कन | ||
Scots Gaelic ainmeachadh | ||
Sepedi go kgethwa | ||
Serbian номинација | ||
Sesotho kgetho | ||
Shona kudoma | ||
Sindhi نامزدگي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) නාමයෝජනා | ||
Slovak nominácia | ||
Slovenian nominacijo | ||
Somali magacaabid | ||
Spanish nominación | ||
Sundanese nominasi | ||
Swahili uteuzi | ||
Swedish utnämning | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) nominasyon | ||
Tajik пешбарӣ | ||
Tamil நியமனம் | ||
Tatar номинация | ||
Telugu నామినేషన్ | ||
Thai การเสนอชื่อ | ||
Tigrinya ሕጹይነት ምዃኑ’ዩ። | ||
Tsonga ku hlawuriwa | ||
Turkish adaylık | ||
Turkmen kandidaturasy | ||
Twi (Akan) nomination a wɔde bɛto gua | ||
Ukrainian номінація | ||
Urdu نامزدگی | ||
Uyghur نامزات | ||
Uzbek nomzodlik | ||
Vietnamese sự đề cử | ||
Welsh enwebiad | ||
Xhosa ukutyunjwa | ||
Yiddish נאמינאציע | ||
Yoruba yiyan | ||
Zulu ukuqokwa |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | In Afrikaans, the word "nominasie" can also refer to a proposal for marriage or a request for a dance. |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "nominimi" also means "proposal" or "motion". |
| Amharic | "ሹመት" can also refer to a person who is nominated for an office or position. |
| Arabic | In Arabic, "ترشيح" also means "filtering" or "sifting" liquids. |
| Armenian | The word can also mean "suggestion" or "proposal" in Armenian. |
| Azerbaijani | In Azerbaijani, the word "namizədlik" also means "candidacy." |
| Basque | The Basque word "izendapena" not only means "nomination", but also "appointment". |
| Bengali | The word "মনোনয়ন" can also mean "proposal" or "recommendation" |
| Bosnian | The word "nominacija" in Bosnian also means "nomination" in Serbian, Croatian, and Montenegrin. |
| Bulgarian | In Bulgarian, "номинация" can also refer to a person's first and last name or an official document confirming their personal details. |
| Catalan | The Latin origin, 'nominātiō', refers both to the act of appointing as well as the name or status given. |
| Cebuano | In Cebuano, the word "nominasyon" has the same meaning as "proposal" or "recommendation", akin to the English word "endorsement". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 提名在古文里指提出政见,唐代时指举荐有官职的人选 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The Chinese term 提名 (nomination) literally translates to "lifting and naming," alluding to the act of putting forward a candidate for consideration. |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "numinazione" has an additional meaning to "nomination": "name". |
| Croatian | The Croatian word "imenovanje" also means "appointment" or "designation", derived from the verb "imenovati" (to nominate, appoint, designate). |
| Czech | The word "jmenování" in Czech can also mean "appointment" or "naming" |
| Danish | The word "nominering" in Danish can also refer to an engagement ring. |
| Dutch | The etymology of the word 'voordracht' is unclear, but it also means 'recital'. |
| Esperanto | The word "nomumo" comes from the Esperanto word "nomo", meaning "name". |
| Estonian | Nominatsioon derives from the Latin 'nominatus', meaning 'named', and also refers to a 'name card' or 'ticket'. |
| Finnish | The word "nimitys" also means "term of office". |
| French | In France, the term « Nomination (m)» has several distinct meanings related to the appointment or recognition of individuals. |
| Frisian | Frisian "nominaasje" came from Old Frisian "nominiatsie" and originally meant "appointment", similar to its Dutch cognate "nominatie". |
| Galician | The word "nomeamento" in Galician can also refer to an appointment to a position or office. |
| Georgian | ნომინაცია (nomination) is derived from the Latin word |
| German | The German word "Nominierung" comes from the Latin word "nomen", meaning "name". |
| Greek | The word υποψηφιότητα is derived from the verb υποψήφιος, which means 'candidate'. |
| Haitian Creole | Haitian Creole nominasyon can also refer to a proposal or suggestion. |
| Hausa | The Hausa word "gabatarwa" can also mean "introduction" or "presentation" |
| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word "moho" can also refer to a priest of low rank or a chief of high rank. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "הְתמַנוּת" derives from the same root as "מִינוּי" (appointment), signifying appointment through a process or action. |
| Hindi | The word 'नामांकन' comes from Sanskrit and means 'to name' or 'to register'. |
| Hmong | The word "kev xaiv tsa" can mean "nomination", "chosen", or "picked" in Hmong. |
| Hungarian | Etymology: from the verb "jelöl" meaning "mark", "designate" and the suffix "-és" indicating the action or state. |
| Icelandic | In Icelandic, 'tilnefningu' can also mean 'name proposal' or 'naming' in certain contexts. |
| Igbo | The Igbo word 'nhoputa' is derived from the verb 'hopu', meaning to grab or take. |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "pencalonan" stems from the Malay word "calon", which can refer to both a "candidate" and "nomination". |
| Irish | In Irish, 'ainmniúchán' is derived from the word 'ainm', meaning 'name', and refers to the act of proposing or putting forward a name or a candidate for a particular position or role. |
| Italian | The Italian word "nomina" has roots in the Latin "nomen" (name) and is also used in the sense of "list of names" or "directory of names". |
| Japanese | 指名 (shimei) also means 'designation', 'calling', 'pick', or 'naming'. |
| Javanese | The Javanese word 'nominasi' can also refer to the process of choosing a leader through consensus. |
| Kannada | The word "ನಾಮನಿರ್ದೇಶನ" ("nomination") in Kannada has multiple meanings, including "appointment" and "suggestion". |
| Kazakh | "Номинация" по-казахски имеет и другие значения, такие как "представление" или "оценка". |
| Khmer | The word "ការតែងតាំង" can also refer to the act of appointing someone to a position of authority or responsibility. |
| Korean | 지명 is an abbreviation of 지방자치단체장선거 후보자명부 (list of local government chief election candidates). |
| Kurdish | In Kurdish, "namzetbûn" is derived from "namzet", meaning "candidate," and "bûn", meaning "to be," implying the status of being a candidate. |
| Kyrgyz | Kyrgyz "номинация" (nomination) comes from the Russian "номинация" which comes from the Latin "nominatio" meaning "naming". |
| Lao | The word "nomination" comes from the Latin word "nomen," meaning "name." |
| Latin | Dictus is also a past participle of the verb dicere, meaning "to say" or "to declare". |
| Latvian | In English, the word 'nomination' also refers to the act or ceremony of naming someone as a candidate for an office or award. |
| Lithuanian | In Lithuanian, the word "nominacija" can also mean "assignment" or "purpose". |
| Luxembourgish | Nominatioun is derived from the Latin word "nominatio," which means "the act of naming." |
| Macedonian | The word "номинација" is derived from the Latin word "nomen", meaning name, and originally referred to the act of giving a name to a person or thing, as well as to the person so named. |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word "fanendrena" can also mean "proposal", "election", and "designation". |
| Malay | The term originates from the Javanese word "pencalang", meaning "to nominate someone in a competition" |
| Malayalam | നാമനിർദ്ദേശം (nomination) is derived from the Sanskrit word नाम (nāma), meaning 'name', and the Latin suffix -tion, forming a noun that denotes the action or process. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "nominazzjoni" ultimately derives from the Latin word "nomen", meaning "name". |
| Maori | In Maori, "tohunga" originally referred to experts in various fields, such as medicine, fishing, and warfare. |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "नामनिर्देशन" comes from the Sanskrit word "नामानिर्देशन" and means "appointing someone to a position" or "proposing someone for an honor." |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word "nominee" originated from the Latin word "nominatus", meaning "named". |
| Nepali | The Nepali word 'नामांकन' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'नामकरण', meaning 'the act of naming' or 'the giving of a name'. |
| Norwegian | In Norwegian, "nominasjon" also means the act of naming a child or the person who named the child. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | "Kusankhidwa" comes from "kukankha" meaning to vote and implies an election will occur. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "nomul" can also refer to a promise, oath, or appointment. |
| Persian | نامزد may also mean "the chosen one," especially one seeking an office, "prospective spouse" in Persian. |
| Polish | The Polish word "nominacja" also means "appointment". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "nomeação" derives from the Latin "nominatio" (act of appointing) and also means "appointment, assignment, designation, investment"} |
| Punjabi | The word "ਨਾਮਜ਼ਦਗੀ" (nomination) comes from the Persian verb "naamad kardan" meaning "to announce". In addition to its literal meaning, it can also refer to a request for a candidate to run for an office. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "numire" also means "appointment", as in the appointment of a person to a position. |
| Russian | In Russian, this word also has the secondary meaning of "face value" |
| Samoan | The Samoan word 'sui filifilia' has two different meanings: 'nomination' and 'to be selected as a candidate'. |
| Scots Gaelic | "Ainmeachadh" can mean both "nomination" and "name" in Scots Gaelic, reflecting its Latin root "nomen". |
| Serbian | The word "номинација" in Serbian is derived from the Latin word "nominatio", meaning "a naming" or "a proposing". |
| Sesotho | The word kgetho is related to the verb 'ho khetha' ('to choose'). |
| Shona | The word "kudoma" is also used to refer to the process of selecting a candidate for a position. |
| Sindhi | The word "نامزدگي" also means "engagement" or "betrothal" in Sindhi. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | Its root, 'naama', refers to 'name'; thus, the literal meaning of this word is 'naming'. |
| Slovak | The word "nominácia" also means "designation" or "appointment" in Slovak. |
| Slovenian | Nominacija is a loan word from the Russian nominatsiya meaning "nomination, appointment"} |
| Somali | The Somali word "magacaabid" is derived from the Arabic word "naṣaba" which means "to set up, to erect, to establish". |
| Spanish | “Nominación” is an alternate form of the word “nombramiento”, which means “appointment” rather than “nomination”. |
| Sundanese | In Sundanese, "nominasi" is a loanword from Javanese, and also has the meaning of "registering or enrolling". |
| Swahili | The word "uteuzi" also means "selection" or "appointment" in Swahili. |
| Swedish | "Utnämning" can also refer to "appointment", especially to a public office. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "nominasyon" shares its root with the English word "nomination". |
| Tajik | The word "пешбарӣ" also means "advance payment" or "deposit" in Tajik. |
| Tamil | "நியமனம்" in Tamil can also refer to a religious vow, a rule or regulation, or an appointment to a position. |
| Telugu | The word 'nomination' comes from the Latin word 'nōminātiō', meaning 'to call by name'. |
| Thai | The word "การเสนอชื่อ" (nomination) in Thai also refers to the process of proposing someone for an award or position. |
| Turkish | In Turkish, "adaylık" not only means "nomination" but also "candidacy" or "running for an office". |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "номінація" also refers to a type of academic degree, similar to a doctorate. |
| Urdu | The word "nomination" in Urdu ultimately derives from the Arabic word "nazm", meaning "string of pearls". |
| Uzbek | "Nomzod" is also the Uzbek word for "candidate". |
| Vietnamese | "Sự đề cử" is derived from the Chinese word "提名", meaning "to put forward a name for a position or honor". |
| Welsh | The Welsh word 'enwebiad' comes from the Old Welsh 'enepbet' meaning 'a name-putting'. |
| Xhosa | In an alternate sense, "ukutyunjwa" can mean "election" or "the process of being chosen." |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish "נאמינאציע'' (nominatsie) can also mean 'announcement' |
| Yoruba | Although the term 'yiyan' primarily signifies 'nomination,' it also connotes 'choice' or 'selection' in the context of leadership and traditional governance. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word for "nomination", "ukuqokwa", comes from the stem "qok", meaning "speak, talk". |
| English | The word "nomination" comes from the Latin "nomen," or "name." |