Partner in Different Languages
Discover 'Partner' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Partner
Afrikaans maat | ||
Albanian partneri | ||
Amharic አጋር | ||
Arabic شريك | ||
Armenian գործընկեր | ||
Assamese সংগী | ||
Aymara q'añu | ||
Azerbaijani ortaq | ||
Bambara jɛɲɔgɔn | ||
Basque bikotekidea | ||
Belarusian партнёр | ||
Bengali অংশীদার | ||
Bhojpuri संगी | ||
Bosnian partner | ||
Bulgarian партньор | ||
Catalan soci | ||
Cebuano kauban | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 伙伴 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 夥伴 | ||
Corsican cumpagnu | ||
Croatian partner | ||
Czech partner | ||
Danish partner | ||
Dhivehi ބައިވެރިޔާ | ||
Dogri भ्गाल | ||
Dutch partner | ||
English partner | ||
Esperanto partnero | ||
Estonian partner | ||
Ewe hati | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) partner | ||
Finnish kumppani | ||
French partenaire | ||
Frisian kompanjon | ||
Galician compañeiro | ||
Georgian პარტნიორი | ||
German partner | ||
Greek εταίρος | ||
Guarani irũ | ||
Gujarati જીવનસાથી | ||
Haitian Creole patnè | ||
Hausa abokin tarayya | ||
Hawaiian hoa hana | ||
Hebrew בת זוג | ||
Hindi साथी | ||
Hmong tus khub | ||
Hungarian partner | ||
Icelandic félagi | ||
Igbo onye gi | ||
Ilocano kaasmang | ||
Indonesian pasangan | ||
Irish pháirtí | ||
Italian compagno | ||
Japanese 相棒 | ||
Javanese mitra | ||
Kannada ಪಾಲುದಾರ | ||
Kazakh серіктес | ||
Khmer ដៃគូ | ||
Kinyarwanda umufatanyabikorwa | ||
Konkani भागीदार | ||
Korean 파트너 | ||
Krio patna | ||
Kurdish dost | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) هاوبەش | ||
Kyrgyz өнөктөш | ||
Lao ຄູ່ຮ່ວມງານ | ||
Latin socium | ||
Latvian partneris | ||
Lingala moninga | ||
Lithuanian partneris | ||
Luganda munno | ||
Luxembourgish partner | ||
Macedonian партнер | ||
Maithili साझेदार | ||
Malagasy mpiara-miasa | ||
Malay rakan kongsi | ||
Malayalam പങ്കാളി | ||
Maltese sieħeb | ||
Maori hoa | ||
Marathi भागीदार | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯈꯣꯡꯂꯣꯏ | ||
Mizo kawppui | ||
Mongolian түнш | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) လုပ်ဖော်ကိုင်ဖက် | ||
Nepali साथी | ||
Norwegian samboer | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) mnzake | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସାଥୀ | ||
Oromo miiltoo | ||
Pashto ملګری | ||
Persian شریک | ||
Polish partner | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) parceiro | ||
Punjabi ਸਾਥੀ | ||
Quechua masi | ||
Romanian partener | ||
Russian партнер | ||
Samoan paʻaga | ||
Sanskrit महभागी | ||
Scots Gaelic com-pàirtiche | ||
Sepedi molekane | ||
Serbian партнер | ||
Sesotho molekane | ||
Shona mumwe wako | ||
Sindhi ساٿي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) සහකරු | ||
Slovak partner | ||
Slovenian partner | ||
Somali lammaane | ||
Spanish compañero | ||
Sundanese pasangan | ||
Swahili mwenzio | ||
Swedish partner | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) kasosyo | ||
Tajik шарик | ||
Tamil கூட்டாளர் | ||
Tatar партнер | ||
Telugu భాగస్వామి | ||
Thai พันธมิตร | ||
Tigrinya መሳርሕቲ | ||
Tsonga mutirhisani | ||
Turkish ortak | ||
Turkmen hyzmatdaş | ||
Twi (Akan) hokani | ||
Ukrainian партнер | ||
Urdu پارٹنر | ||
Uyghur شېرىك | ||
Uzbek sherik | ||
Vietnamese cộng sự | ||
Welsh partner | ||
Xhosa iqabane | ||
Yiddish שוטעף | ||
Yoruba alabaṣiṣẹpọ | ||
Zulu umlingani |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word 'maat' originates from the Dutch word 'maat', which means 'friend', and is also related to the English word 'mate'. |
| Albanian | While deriving from the Italian "partner," the Albanian "partneri" can refer to one's spouse |
| Amharic | The word "አጋር" in Amharic can also refer to a spouse, close friend, or business associate. |
| Arabic | The word "شريك" can also mean "participant" or "associate". |
| Azerbaijani | In Azerbaijani, "ortaq" can also refer to a person's best friend, companion, or confidant. |
| Basque | Basque **bikotekidea** is a compound of **bidean** ('on/along the path') and **oteko** ('companion'). |
| Belarusian | The word "партнёр" comes from the German word "Partner", which originally meant "dance partner". |
| Bengali | The term "অংশীদার" also refers to a shareholder, participant or accomplice. |
| Bosnian | The word 'partner' is derived from the Late Latin word 'partire', meaning 'to divide' or 'to share'. |
| Bulgarian | The word "партньор" ultimately derives from the Latin word "pars" (meaning "part"), and can also refer to an accomplice or associate in Bulgarian. |
| Catalan | The term "soci" may also refer to a member of a company or a comrade in a political party in Catalan. |
| Cebuano | The word "kauban" can also refer to a spouse, a co-worker, a classmate, or a fellow member of a group or organization. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The word 伙伴 (huǒban), which literally means “companion” or “friend”, can also refer to a fellow student, a colleague, or a partner in a business or marriage. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 夥伴 means 'friend' or 'companion' in Japanese. |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "cumpagnu" is ultimately derived from the Latin word "comes", which means "companion" or "attendant." |
| Croatian | "Partner" is an English loanword in Croatian and a synonym for "husband" or "wife". |
| Czech | In Czech, "partner" can also refer to a business associate or a dance companion. |
| Danish | In Danish, "partner" also refers to a dance partner, especially in square dancing. |
| Dutch | The Dutch word 'partner' can also refer to a horse or (in plural) a pair of horses, or to a dance partner. |
| Esperanto | The word 'partnero' comes from the English word 'partner', which itself comes from the Old French word 'partenaire'. |
| Estonian | The Estonian word "partner" can also refer to a spouse or companion. |
| Finnish | The word "kumppani" originally referred to a companion or friend, and later came to mean "partner" in a business or romantic sense. |
| French | "Partenaire" is derived from the Latin word "partiri," meaning "to share" or "to divide," reflecting the sense of partnership as a shared journey or undertaking. |
| Frisian | The word 'kompanjon' can also mean 'cobbler' in Frisian. |
| Galician | The Galician word "compañeiro" is derived from the Latin "companiō", meaning "companion" or "comrade". |
| Georgian | The word "პარტნიორი" is derived from the Latin word "partire", meaning "to divide" or "to share". It can also refer to a spouse, a business associate, or a colleague. |
| German | Besides its meaning as "partner", the word "Partner" can also mean "stud" or "dance partner" in German. |
| Greek | The word 'εταίρος' (etairos) has an alternate meaning of 'companion', reflecting its use as a term of endearment between male friends in ancient Greece. |
| Gujarati | 'જીવનસાથી' is a Gujarati word meaning 'partner' and is derived from the Sanskrit word 'jīvana' (life) and 'satha' (companion). In Gujarati, it is also used to refer to one's spouse or significant other. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "patnè" ultimately derives from the French "partenaire" or the English "partner" via folk etymology. |
| Hausa | "Abokin tarayya" derives from "aboki" (friend) and "tarayya" (help), implying a comrade who provides assistance. |
| Hawaiian | Hoa hana literally means 'work companion' in Hawaiian. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word בת זוג means 'partner' literally as 'daughter of pair,' a reference to the biblical creation of woman from the rib taken from Adam's side |
| Hindi | The word 'साथी' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'सह' (saha), meaning 'together' or 'with'. |
| Hmong | The word "tus khub" in Hmong also means "a person who is like a sibling or a close friend." |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "partner" can also mean "dancer" or "business associate." |
| Icelandic | The word félagi in Icelandic can also mean 'association' or 'cooperation'. |
| Igbo | The word "onye gi" means "your partner" and is also used to mean "your mate" or "your spouse". |
| Indonesian | In Javanese, "pasangan" can also mean "spouse". |
| Italian | The term "compagno" comes from the Late Latin word "companio", meaning "bread-mate". |
| Japanese | 相棒 literally means "person who waits with you," with the kanji 相 meaning "mutually" and 棒 referring to a stick often carried by travelers for support. |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "mitra" also means "sun" or "moon" depending on the context. |
| Kannada | ಪಾಲುದಾರ is derived from the word 'ಪಾಲು' meaning 'share' and 'ದಾರ' meaning 'holder' or 'owner'. It refers to someone who shares a business or property with another person. |
| Kazakh | The word "серіктес" (partner) in Kazakh is etymologically related to the word "серік" (companion), ultimately derived from the Proto-Turkic word "*serik" with the same meaning. |
| Khmer | The Khmer word ដៃគូ (dai kou) literally means "joined hands" and can refer to a business partner, spouse, or close friend. |
| Korean | 파트너 is derived from the English word partner, but in Korean it can refer to a wide range of relationships, including romantic partners, business partners, and even friends. |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word "dost" is cognate with the Persian word "dust", which also means "friend" or "comrade". |
| Kyrgyz | "Өнөктөш" comes from the verb "өнөктө-" which means "to accompany" or "to keep company with someone."} |
| Latin | The word "socium" can also mean "ally" or "confederate" in Latin. |
| Latvian | The word “partneris” in Latvian also means an accomplice or associate in crime or wrongdoing. |
| Lithuanian | The word "partneris" comes from the German word "Partner" which in turn originates from the Latin word "pars". |
| Luxembourgish | The word "Partner" in Luxembourgish can also refer to a "spouse" or a "business associate". |
| Macedonian | The word "партнер" can also refer to the male partner in a dance or the player on the other team in a game. |
| Malagasy | The word "mpiara-miasa" in Malagasy can also mean "helper" or "assistant". |
| Malay | The word "rakan kongsi" is derived from the Arabic word "rakin", meaning "tie" or "bond", and the Chinese word "kongsi", meaning "company" or "association". |
| Malayalam | The word 'പങ്കാളി' can also mean 'spouse' or 'owner of a business'. |
| Maltese | The word "sieħeb" may also mean "colleague" or "friend" in Maltese, and is cognate with the Arabic word "ṣaḥīb". |
| Maori | The word "hoa" can also refer to a group of friends or a family, emphasizing the collective aspect of partnership. |
| Marathi | The word "भागीदार" can also mean "associate" or "accomplice" in Marathi. |
| Mongolian | 'Түнш' can also refer to marital partners or close friends. |
| Nepali | The word "साथी" in Nepalese can also mean "friend" or "companion". |
| Norwegian | The word "samboer" derives from the Old Norse "sambuá", meaning "to live together" or "to share a household." |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word 'mnazake' is also used to mean 'companion' or 'associate', and is derived from the verb 'ku-naza', meaning 'to stay with' or 'to associate with'. |
| Pashto | The word "ملګری" in Pashto can also mean "friend" or "comrade". |
| Persian | In Persian, "شرک" (sherk) originally meant "polytheism" or "associating deities with God," but over time, it acquired the additional meaning of "partnership." This shift highlights the cultural understanding of partnership as something that requires sharing and trust, similar to the relationship between God and his worshippers. |
| Polish | The word "partner" can also refer to a dance partner or a business associate. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "parceiro" can also refer to a friend, a peer, or a colleague, and comes from the Latin word "par" meaning equal. |
| Punjabi | The word "ਸਾਥੀ" can also mean "companion", "comrade", "ally", or "associate" in Punjabi. |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "partener" also refers to a game of cards, similar to the English game "rummy". |
| Russian | "Партнер" comes from the French word "partenaire" which originally meant "one who shares". In Russian, it can also refer to a person in a romantic relationship. |
| Samoan | The term "paʻaga" is derived from "faa" (two) and "aga" (to be united), implying a strong bond of companionship. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word 'com-pàirtiche' in Scots Gaelic, meaning 'partner', is composed of the elements 'comh' (meaning 'together, with') and 'pàirtiche' (meaning 'part, share'). |
| Serbian | Besides the main meaning "partner", the word "партнер" also means "co-producer", "performer", "participant" in Serbian. |
| Sesotho | Molekane's literal translation is "half of something," emphasizing a person's equal status in the partnership. |
| Shona | Mumwe wako's original literal meaning in Shona is 'one of your own', but it is now used as a general term for 'partner'. |
| Sindhi | The word "साٿी" (partner) in Sindhi is derived from the Sanskrit word "साथ" (association) and also means "companion" or "friend". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | සහකරු is derived from the Sanskrit word sahakāri, meaning one who works with others |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "partner" can also refer to a dance partner or a business associate. |
| Slovenian | The word "partner" in Slovenian can also refer to a dance partner or a business associate. |
| Somali | The word "lammaane" is used in Somali to describe a partnership or an alliance, and can also refer to a close friend or confidant. |
| Spanish | Originally, 'compañero' (companion) also meant 'field worker sharing bread' in Latin America |
| Sundanese | "Pasangan" in Sundanese means 'match' or 'pair', and refers not only to significant others but also to other types of matches and pairs. |
| Swahili | The word "mwenzio" in Swahili can also refer to a friend, comrade, or associate. |
| Swedish | The Swedish word "partner" derives from the French word "partenaire" and originally meant "dance partner". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "kasosyo" in Tagalog is derived from the Spanish word "socio," which comes from the Latin word "socius," meaning "companion" or "ally." |
| Tajik | 'Шарик' also means 'balloon' and 'sphere' in Russian, as well as 'little ball' and 'bullet' |
| Tamil | The word 'கூட்டாளர்' in Tamil can also refer to an associate, participant, or accomplice. |
| Telugu | The word "భాగస్వామി" is derived from the Sanskrit word "भागः" (part) and "स्वामि" (owner, lord), and can also refer to a shareholder or an associate. |
| Thai | The Thai word "พันธมิตร" (partner) is derived from the Sanskrit word "bandha" (bond) and "mittra" (friend). |
| Turkish | "Ortak" also means "common" or "shared". |
| Ukrainian | The word "партнер" in Ukrainian also has the meaning of "husband" or "wife". |
| Urdu | پارٹنر means both partner and a share, and is cognate with the English word "part". |
| Uzbek | "Sherik" is derived from the Persian word "shirik" which means "participant" and can also refer to a "companion" or "associate". |
| Vietnamese | The word "cộng sự" also means "associate" or "colleague" in Vietnamese. |
| Welsh | "Partner" in Welsh means many kinds of partners including friend, lover or business associate |
| Xhosa | The Xhosa word 'iqabane' is derived from the verb 'quba', meaning 'to accompany', and may also refer to a spouse or marriage partner. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "שוטעף" can also refer to a swindler or cheat. |
| Yoruba | Alá-bà-ṣiṣé-pọ is an agglomeration of four Yoruba words 'alá' (owner), 'bà' (person), 'ṣiṣé' (work), and 'pọ̀' (together), thus, 'partner' is an 'owner-who-works-with-you'. |
| Zulu | The word 'umlingani' can also mean 'a person who is equal to another in status or ability'. |
| English | Partner, in the legal sense, refers to a business relationship as opposed to a romantic one. |