Participation in different languages

Participation in Different Languages

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

Participation


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Afrikaans
deelname
Albanian
pjesëmarrja
Amharic
ተሳትፎ
Arabic
مشاركة
Armenian
մասնակցություն
Assamese
সহযোগ অংশ ভোগ
Aymara
participación ukampi chikachasiña
Azerbaijani
iştirak
Bambara
sendonko
Basque
parte hartzea
Belarusian
ўдзел
Bengali
অংশগ্রহণ
Bhojpuri
भागीदारी के बा
Bosnian
učešće
Bulgarian
участие
Catalan
participació
Cebuano
pag-apil
Chinese (Simplified)
参与
Chinese (Traditional)
參與
Corsican
participazione
Croatian
sudjelovanje
Czech
účast
Danish
deltagelse
Dhivehi
ބައިވެރިވުމެވެ
Dogri
भागीदारी
Dutch
deelname
English
participation
Esperanto
partopreno
Estonian
osalemine
Ewe
gomekpɔkpɔ le eme
Filipino (Tagalog)
pakikilahok
Finnish
osallistuminen
French
participation
Frisian
dielname
Galician
participación
Georgian
მონაწილეობა
German
beteiligung
Greek
συμμετοχή
Guarani
participación rehegua
Gujarati
ભાગીદારી
Haitian Creole
patisipasyon
Hausa
hallara
Hawaiian
komo pu ana
Hebrew
הִשׁתַתְפוּת
Hindi
भाग लेना
Hmong
kev koom tes
Hungarian
részvétel
Icelandic
þátttöku
Igbo
ikere òkè
Ilocano
pannakipaset
Indonesian
partisipasi
Irish
rannpháirtíocht
Italian
partecipazione
Japanese
参加
Javanese
partisipasi
Kannada
ಭಾಗವಹಿಸುವಿಕೆ
Kazakh
қатысу
Khmer
ការចូលរួម
Kinyarwanda
uruhare
Konkani
सहभाग घेवप
Korean
참여
Krio
patisipeshon
Kurdish
beşdarî
Kurdish (Sorani)
بەشداریکردن
Kyrgyz
катышуу
Lao
ການມີສ່ວນຮ່ວມ
Latin
participationem
Latvian
līdzdalība
Lingala
kosangana na yango
Lithuanian
dalyvavimas
Luganda
okwetabamu
Luxembourgish
participatioun
Macedonian
учество
Maithili
सहभागिता
Malagasy
fandraisana anjara
Malay
penyertaan
Malayalam
പങ്കാളിത്തം
Maltese
parteċipazzjoni
Maori
whai wāhitanga
Marathi
सहभाग
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ꯫
Mizo
telna tur a ni
Mongolian
оролцоо
Myanmar (Burmese)
ပါဝင်မှု
Nepali
सहभागिता
Norwegian
deltakelse
Nyanja (Chichewa)
kutenga nawo mbali
Odia (Oriya)
ଅଂଶଗ୍ରହଣ
Oromo
hirmaannaa
Pashto
ګډون
Persian
مشارکت
Polish
udział
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
participação
Punjabi
ਭਾਗੀਦਾਰੀ
Quechua
participación nisqa
Romanian
participare
Russian
участие
Samoan
auai
Sanskrit
सहभागिता
Scots Gaelic
com-pàirteachadh
Sepedi
go tšea karolo
Serbian
учешће
Sesotho
ho nka karolo
Shona
kutora chikamu
Sindhi
شرڪت
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
සහභාගීත්වය
Slovak
účasť
Slovenian
udeležba
Somali
ka qaybqaadashada
Spanish
participación
Sundanese
partisipasi
Swahili
ushiriki
Swedish
deltagande
Tagalog (Filipino)
pakikilahok
Tajik
иштирок
Tamil
பங்கேற்பு
Tatar
катнашу
Telugu
పాల్గొనడం
Thai
การมีส่วนร่วม
Tigrinya
ተሳትፎ ምግባር
Tsonga
ku nghenelela
Turkish
katılım
Turkmen
gatnaşmak
Twi (Akan)
kyɛfa a wonya
Ukrainian
участь
Urdu
شرکت
Uyghur
قاتنىشىش
Uzbek
ishtirok etish
Vietnamese
sự tham gia
Welsh
cyfranogiad
Xhosa
ukuthatha inxaxheba
Yiddish
אָנטייל
Yoruba
ikopa
Zulu
ukubamba iqhaza

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansThe word "deelname" in Afrikaans is derived from the Dutch word "deelneming", which means "participation" or "interest".
AlbanianThe Albanian word "pjesëmarrja" derives from the noun "pjesë" (part), thus literally meaning "taking part".
AmharicThe Amharic word ተሳትፎ can also mean "contribution" or "involvement" in addition to "participation."
Arabic"مشاركة" in Arabic can also mean 'sharing' or 'involvement'. Specifically, in the context of social media, it refers to the act of sharing content with others.
Azerbaijani"İştırak", Arapçada "katılma" anlamına gelir ve hukuk ve finans alanlarında kullanılır.
BasqueIn Basque, the word 'parte hartze' also means 'taking part in' or 'involvement'.
BelarusianIn Belarusian, "ўдзел" (participation) also refers to a share of property or land inheritance.
Bengali"অংশগ্রহণ" (Participation) comes from the Sanskrit word "अंश" (aṃśa), which means "part" or "share". Therefore, it literally means "taking part in something".
Bosnian"Učešće" is a Slavic word derived from the prefix "u-" meaning "in, into" and the root "češć-" meaning "honor, praise". In Bosnian, it can also mean "presence, attendance".
BulgarianIn Bulgarian, the word "участие" can also mean "taking part" or "engagement".
CatalanThe word participació is derived from the Latin word 'participatio', meaning 'taking part' or 'sharing'.
CebuanoPag-apil may also refer to "joining" someone in doing something.
Chinese (Simplified)"参与" also means "to involve" or "to get involved; to take part; to engage in".
Chinese (Traditional)The word "參與" can also mean "to partake in" or "to join in" something.
CorsicanIn Corsican, "participazione" derives from the Italian word for "participation" and can also refer to a specific type of song sung during traditional Corsican festivals.
CroatianThe word 'sudjelovanje' is derived from the Slavic root 'sud', meaning 'court' or 'judgement'. It originally referred to the act of taking part in a court proceeding, but has since expanded to mean 'participation' in a more general sense.
CzechV dávné češtině mělo slovo "účast" význam "společná podívaná"
DanishDanish "deltagelse" comes from two roots: "deltage" meaning "to take part" and "else" meaning "otherwise," so "deltagelse" could also be understood as "taking part even when otherwise"}
DutchThe Dutch word "deelname" originally meant "taking part in a division of property or goods" before it was adopted as a general term for participation.
EsperantoParticipo is a word created by Zamenhof that does not exist in any other Romance language, but it is a derivation of “partio”.
EstonianThe word "osalemine" is derived from the verb "osaleda", which means to take part or participate.
Finnish"Osallistuminen" comes from the word "osallinen" (participant, involved party) and the suffix "-minen" (derived from the verb "olla" (to be), indicating an ongoing process or a result)
FrenchIn French, "participation" can also refer to a stake in a company or a share in a prize.
FrisianThe word "dielname" comes from the Old Frisian word "dei", meaning "part" or "share", and the suffix "-neme", meaning "taking" or "receiving".
GermanThe German word “Beteiligung” can also refer to “holding company” and “interest” in the financial sense.
Greek"Συμμετοχή" is also the Greek word for "partnership" or "concurrence" deriving from "συν" (syn) "with" + "μέτοχος" (metochos) "a sharer, partner".
Haitian CreoleThe word "patikipasyon" (participation in Haitian Creole) can also refer to the act of sharing or participating in an activity.
HausaThe word 'hallara' in Hausa is also used to refer to a type of traditional gathering where people come together to socialize and share stories.
HawaiianIn Tahitian, "komo" can mean to "enter" or "to arrive at" a place.
HebrewThe Hebrew word "הִשׁתַתְפוּת" derives from the root ש.ת.ת, which means "to drink," and connotes the idea of sharing, contributing and receiving a portion.
HindiThe word "भाग लेना" in Hindi literally means "to take part" or "to participate" and can also be used to refer to "to join in" or "to be involved in".
HmongThe word "kev koom tes" has been loaned from Tai Nuea, or Northern Thai, and refers to a process of participating in an activity or event.
HungarianThe word "részvétel" can also mean "condolence"}
Icelandic"Þátttöku" is the Icelandic word for "participation", derived from the Old Norse word "þátt", meaning "share" or "part".
IgboThe word "ikere òkè" in Igbo also means "climbing on top" or "being on top".
IndonesianThe Indonesian term 'partisipasi' is borrowed from the Dutch language where it translates to 'participation' or 'contribution'.
IrishThe word "rannpháirtíocht" (participation) is derived from the words "rann" (part) and "páirt" (share), indicating the act of taking part or sharing in something.
ItalianIn the context of Italian grammar, "partecipazione" also refers to the "past participle" of "participare" ("to participate").
JapaneseThe second character of the compound word 参加 is also found in the verb 参る [mairu] which can have the meaning of “pay a visit or make an offering to a shrine” (神社に)
JavaneseThe Javanese word “partisipasi” is derived from the Sanskrit “prati”, meaning “toward,” and “sampada,” meaning “to reach”.
Kannadaಭಾಗವಹಿಸುವಿಕೆ originates from the Sanskrit word 'bhag,' meaning 'to divide,' indicating the act of sharing or taking part in something.
Kazakh"Қатысу" derives from the Kazakh verb "қатысу" (to join) and can also mean "participation" in the sense of taking part in a competition or activity.
KoreanThe word "참여" (participation) is derived from the Chinese characters "參與," which literally mean "to share in something."
Kurdish"Beşdarî" is derived from the Persian word "bašdar" (head) and means "contribution".
LatinParticipationem' is derived from the Latin 'participare', meaning 'to share' or 'to take part'.
LatvianLīdzdalība can also mean 'attendance' in Latvian.
LithuanianThe word "dalyvavimas" is derived from the root word "dalyti," which means "to distribute" or "to share"}
LuxembourgishThe Luxembourgish word "Participatioun" is derived from the Latin word "participatio", meaning "taking part" or "sharing".
MacedonianThe word "учество" in Macedonian originates from the word "учэ" meaning "student" or "disciple", indicating participation in the process of learning and developing.
MalagasyThe Malagasy word "fandraisana anjara" ("participation") literally means "the act of taking on a part of something". Its root "raisana" is related to the concept of carrying something
MalayThe word "penyertaan" can also mean "capital contribution" or "investment" in the context of business or finance.
MalayalamThe Malayalam word "പങ്കാളിത്തം" ("participation") originates from the Sanskrit word "भाग" ("part") and the suffix "-ता" ("ness"), implying a state of being involved or sharing.
MalteseThe Maltese word "parteċipazzjoni" is derived from the Latin word "participatio", which means "sharing" or "taking part in something."
Maori"Wha" in "whai wāhitanga" means "to seek," and "wāhi" means "place." So "whai wāhitanga" literally means "to seek a place." This suggests that participation is about finding one's place within a group or community.
Marathiसहभाग can also mean `contribution`, `part`, or `share`
MongolianThe word "оролцоо" can also mean "interference" or "intervention" in Mongolian.
NepaliThe word "सहभागिता" is derived from the Sanskrit word "सहभाग", which means "to have a part or share in something".
NorwegianThe word "deltakelse" is derived from the Old Norse word "taka", meaning "to take" or "to receive".
Nyanja (Chichewa)The word "kutenga nawo mbali" also means "taking part in something".
PashtoThe Pashto word "ګډون" comes from the Persian word "گدون" (gadun), meaning "confusion, disorder, or tumult"}
PersianThe Persian word "مشارکت" also has the alternate meaning of "partnership" or "cooperation".
Polish"Udział" comes from the Old Polish "udział" or "udaj", which meant "part".
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)Portuguese "participação" has a second meaning of "death notice" due to its origin as a participle of the verb "participar" (to make someone participate).
PunjabiThe Punjabi word "ਭਾਗੀਦਾਰੀ" has a secondary meaning of "partnership", implying a cooperative relationship between parties sharing similar interests and responsibilities.
RomanianThe verb 'participare' has several related synonyms ('a se asocia', 'a se alătura', 'a adera'), all meaning 'to join,' as well as the noun derivate 'participare' ('membership').
RussianThe word "участие" can also mean "taking part in something", "sharing in something", or "being involved in something."
Samoan"Auai" also means "to help someone in need" in Samoan.
SerbianThe term 'учешће' can also have connotations of ownership or taking part in something, as it derives from the verb 'учествовати', meaning 'to be involved'.
Sesotho"Ho nka karolo" literally means "to have a share," implying active participation in an activity or organization.
ShonaThe word 'kutora chikamu' can also mean 'to take part' or 'to be involved' in Shona.
SindhiThe Sindhi word "شرڪت" also means "partnership" and "company".
Sinhala (Sinhalese)සහභාගීත්වය is often used to refer to the act of being a member of a group or organization.
SlovakThe word "účasť" also has the meaning of "interest" or "concern" in Slovak.
SlovenianThe word "udeležba" originates from the Old Slavic verb "dĕliti"," to divide," implying an active and integral involvement in an event or activity.
SomaliThe word "ka qaybqaadashada" is derived from the root word "qayb" meaning "part" or "share"
SpanishThe word "participación" (participation in English) also means "share" in the context of a company's stock.
SundaneseThe term "partisipasi" in Sundanese may also refer to a ceremonial form of rice harvesting.
SwahiliThe word 'ushiriki' is derived from the Swahili root '-shir-' meaning 'to share' or 'to be involved' and can also refer to a 'partnership' or 'joint venture'.
SwedishDeltagande (Swedish) is derived from Latin "participare", meaning "to take part" or "to share in".
Tagalog (Filipino)The alternate meaning of "pakikilahok" is "engagement" or "involvement".
TajikИштирок (participation) also means "assistance" or "help" in Tajik.
TamilThe Tamil word "பங்கேற்பு" means "participation" but it can also refer to a "share" or a "portion".
TeluguThe word "పాల్గొనడం" is derived from the Sanskrit word "भाग" (bhāga), meaning "part, share, or portion". It can also mean "to take part in", "to join", or "to be involved in".
ThaiThe Thai word "การมีส่วนร่วม" comes from Sanskrit, and its root means "to join or take part in."
TurkishThe word 'katılım' in Turkish can also refer to a monetary contribution, such as membership fees or donations.
UkrainianThe Ukrainian word "участь" also means "fate" or "lot".
UrduIn Urdu, 'شرکت' can also refer to a business entity, such as a company or a firm.
UzbekIshtirok etish (participation) originates from the Arabic word "ishtirak" meaning "joining" or "connection". It also refers to the act of sharing or taking part in something.
Vietnamese"Sự tham gia" also means "presence" or "involvement".
WelshThe Welsh word "cyfranogiad" comes from the verb "cyfranog", meaning "to share" or "to communicate".
XhosaThe word "ukuthatha inxaxheba" can also mean "to take responsibility"}
YiddishThough Yiddish אָנטייל also means 'portion', it's ultimately rooted in the Hebrew 'share', so a connotation of partialness persists.
YorubaThe word 'ikopa' also means 'contribution' or 'assistance' in Yoruba.
ZuluThe term "ukubamba iqhaza" is derived from the verb "ukubamba" (to hold) and the noun "iqhaza" (weapon), implying the act of holding or wielding a weapon in battle, hence its figurative meaning of collective involvement.
EnglishIn law, participation can also refer to the act of taking part in a crime or illegal activity.

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