Afrikaans voorlegging | ||
Albanian prezantim | ||
Amharic ማቅረቢያ | ||
Arabic عرض | ||
Armenian ներկայացում | ||
Assamese প্ৰস্তুতি | ||
Aymara uñacht'awi | ||
Azerbaijani təqdimat | ||
Bambara perezantasiyɔn | ||
Basque aurkezpena | ||
Belarusian прэзентацыя | ||
Bengali উপস্থাপনা | ||
Bhojpuri प्रस्तुति | ||
Bosnian prezentacija | ||
Bulgarian презентация | ||
Catalan presentació | ||
Cebuano presentasyon | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 介绍 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 介紹 | ||
Corsican prisentazione | ||
Croatian prezentacija | ||
Czech prezentace | ||
Danish præsentation | ||
Dhivehi ޕްރެޒެންޓޭޝަން | ||
Dogri पेशकश | ||
Dutch presentatie | ||
English presentation | ||
Esperanto prezento | ||
Estonian esitlus | ||
Ewe nunana | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) pagtatanghal | ||
Finnish esitys | ||
French présentation | ||
Frisian presintaasje | ||
Galician presentación | ||
Georgian პრეზენტაცია | ||
German präsentation | ||
Greek παρουσίαση | ||
Guarani hechauka | ||
Gujarati પ્રસ્તુતિ | ||
Haitian Creole prezantasyon | ||
Hausa gabatarwa | ||
Hawaiian hōʻike hōʻikeʻike | ||
Hebrew הַצָגָה | ||
Hindi प्रस्तुतीकरण | ||
Hmong kev nthuav qhia | ||
Hungarian bemutatás | ||
Icelandic kynningu | ||
Igbo ngosi | ||
Ilocano presentasion | ||
Indonesian presentasi | ||
Irish cur i láthair | ||
Italian presentazione | ||
Japanese プレゼンテーション | ||
Javanese presentasi | ||
Kannada ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತಿ | ||
Kazakh презентация | ||
Khmer បទបង្ហាញ | ||
Kinyarwanda kwerekana | ||
Konkani सादरीकरण | ||
Korean 표시 | ||
Krio ɛgzampul | ||
Kurdish pêşkêşî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) پێشکەش کردن | ||
Kyrgyz презентация | ||
Lao ການ ນຳ ສະ ເໜີ | ||
Latin praesentationem | ||
Latvian prezentācija | ||
Lingala kolakisa | ||
Lithuanian pristatymas | ||
Luganda okwolesa | ||
Luxembourgish presentatioun | ||
Macedonian презентација | ||
Maithili प्रस्तुतिकरण | ||
Malagasy fampahafantarana | ||
Malay persembahan | ||
Malayalam അവതരണം | ||
Maltese preżentazzjoni | ||
Maori whakaaturanga | ||
Marathi सादरीकरण | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯂꯥꯟꯊꯣꯛꯄ | ||
Mizo hrilhfiahna | ||
Mongolian танилцуулга | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) တင်ဆက်မှု | ||
Nepali प्रस्तुति | ||
Norwegian presentasjon | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) chiwonetsero | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଉପସ୍ଥାପନା | ||
Oromo dhiyyeessa | ||
Pashto پریزنټشن | ||
Persian ارائه | ||
Polish prezentacja | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) apresentação | ||
Punjabi ਪੇਸ਼ਕਾਰੀ | ||
Quechua riqsichiy | ||
Romanian prezentare | ||
Russian презентация | ||
Samoan ata | ||
Sanskrit प्रस्तुति | ||
Scots Gaelic taisbeanadh | ||
Sepedi tlhagišo | ||
Serbian презентација | ||
Sesotho nehelano | ||
Shona mharidzo | ||
Sindhi پيشڪش | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ඉදිරිපත් කිරීම | ||
Slovak prezentácia | ||
Slovenian predstavitev | ||
Somali bandhigid | ||
Spanish presentación | ||
Sundanese presentasi | ||
Swahili uwasilishaji | ||
Swedish presentation | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) pagtatanghal | ||
Tajik презентатсия | ||
Tamil விளக்கக்காட்சி | ||
Tatar презентация | ||
Telugu ప్రదర్శన | ||
Thai การนำเสนอ | ||
Tigrinya ገለጻ ምቕራብ | ||
Tsonga makanelwa | ||
Turkish sunum | ||
Turkmen prezentasiýa | ||
Twi (Akan) kasakyerɛ | ||
Ukrainian презентація | ||
Urdu پریزنٹیشن | ||
Uyghur presentation | ||
Uzbek taqdimot | ||
Vietnamese bài thuyết trình | ||
Welsh cyflwyniad | ||
Xhosa umboniso | ||
Yiddish פּרעזענטירונג | ||
Yoruba igbejade | ||
Zulu isethulo |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Voorlegging is derived from the Dutch word 'voordracht', which also means 'lecture' or 'speech'. |
| Albanian | The word "prezantim" in Albanian finds its roots in Latin, deriving from the term "presentatio" meaning "the act of exhibiting or making known. |
| Amharic | "ማቅረቢያ " can also mean a gift or an offering, derived from the verb "ማቅረብ" which means to present. |
| Arabic | The Arabic "عرض" (ʻarḍ) also means "exposition", "proposal"" |
| Azerbaijani | The word "təqdimat" (presentation) is derived from the Arabic word "taqdīm" which also means "to introduce" |
| Basque | The Basque word "aurkezpena" is a loanword from Spanish meaning "presentation of oneself", or "introduction to a topic". |
| Belarusian | The word "прэзентацыя" derives from the Latin word "praesentare", meaning "to present" or "to offer up". |
| Bengali | The word "উপস্থাপনা" also means "appearance" or "introduction" in Bengali. |
| Bosnian | Riječ "prezentacija" dolazi od latinske riječi "praesens", što znači "prisutan". |
| Bulgarian | The Bulgarian word "презентация" also means "representation" or "delegation". |
| Catalan | The word "presentació" in Catalan can also refer to the first performance of a play, film or other artistic work. |
| Cebuano | The word "presentasyon" in Cebuano does not have any other meanings and is solely used to refer to the act of presenting something. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The word "介绍" (presentation) is pronounced "jièshào" in Mandarin and is also used to mean "introduction" or "to introduce someone or something." |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 介紹 can also mean "an introduction (to a person)" or "an introduction (to a subject)". |
| Corsican | The Corsican word 'prisentazione' can also mean 'presentation' or 'performance' in English. |
| Croatian | The word 'prezentacija' can also refer to 'exposure' or 'showing'} |
| Czech | The word "prezentace" also means "show" in Czech. |
| Danish | The Danish word "præsentation" is derived from the Latin word "præsentare", meaning to present or introduce something to someone. |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "presentatie" also has the meanings "gift" and "introduction". |
| Esperanto | "Prezento" derives from the Latin word "praesentatio" and also means "present" in Esperanto. |
| Estonian | The word "esitlus" is cognate with the Finnish word "esitys" and both are derived from the Proto-Finno-Ugric verb *esi- ('to bring, to fetch'). |
| Finnish | The word "esitys" can also refer to a thesis or dissertation in Finnish. |
| French | The French word "présentation" derives from the Latin "praesentare", meaning "to make a show". |
| Frisian | The word "presintaasje" in Frisian is derived from the Dutch word "presentatie" and has the same meaning. |
| Galician | While a "presentación" is Spanish for "presentation", it's also the Galician word for the first meeting of a group, a gathering or reception, a display or showcase, a submission of a document, or a proposal. |
| German | In German, "Präsentation" also means "giving birth" or "performance" (e.g. on stage). |
| Greek | The Greek word "παρουσίαση" derives from the verb "παρουσιάζω" meaning "to present, show, or exhibit" and ultimately from the noun "παρουσία" meaning "presence". |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian Creole word "prezantasyon" derives from the French word "présentation" and also means "display". |
| Hausa | The word "gabatarwa" can also mean "introduction" or "submission" in Hausa. |
| Hawaiian | The term 'hōʻike hōʻikeʻike' also translates to 'demonstration' to describe actions like dancing or practicing a sport. |
| Hebrew | "הצגה" means also "performance" in the sense of a work of music, dance, or drama performed for an audience. |
| Hindi | This word is derived from the Sanskrit word |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "kev nthuav qhia" comes from the verb "thuav" meaning to spread or lay out, and thus "kev nthuav qhia" literally means "spreading out for display". |
| Hungarian | "Bemutatás" also means "introduction" or "premiere" in Hungarian. |
| Icelandic | Kynningu comes from kynna, meaning "to teach, to show, to expose". |
| Igbo | 'Ngosi' also means 'the act of offering' or 'the act of showing' something to someone. |
| Indonesian | While 'presentasi' translates to 'presentation', it can also refer to a 'gift' or 'offering' in some contexts. |
| Irish | Although literally meaning "in front of me", "cur i láthair" can also mean "in front of him/her/them" or "in front of us". |
| Italian | The Italian word "presentazione" also means "introduction" or "performance". |
| Japanese | The Japanese word "プレゼンテーション" is derived from the English word "presentation" via loanword translation, and can also refer to a gift. |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "presentasi" originally meant "to appear" or "to manifest", and is still used in this sense in certain contexts. |
| Kannada | The word "ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತಿ" is derived from the Sanskrit word "प्रस्तुत" meaning "present" or "introduced", and is often used to refer to a formal speech or performance. |
| Kazakh | The word "презентация" in Kazakh can also refer to a performance or demonstration. |
| Khmer | The term បទបង្ហាញ can also be used to refer to a performance or theatrical production in Khmer. |
| Korean | 표시 is a native Korean word meaning 'to let people see'. |
| Kurdish | Pêşkêşî, meaning "presentation," comes from Farsi, where it means "gift" and is also used as an expression of bribery or corruption. |
| Kyrgyz | Слово "презентация" в кыргызском языке имеет несколько значений, в том числе "подготовить" и "показать". |
| Latin | In Old French, the word "praesentere" referred to the act of introducing someone to a superior, while in 12th-century Latin, the word "praesentatio" could mean the act of introducing someone to a church or the act of giving someone a gift. |
| Latvian | The Latvian word “prezentācija” comes from the French word “présentation” (French for presentation), which in turn derives from the verb “présenter” (French for present). |
| Lithuanian | The word "pristatymas" in Lithuanian can also refer to the introduction of a new product or service, a performance, or a proposal. |
| Luxembourgish | The word "Presentatioun" can also refer to a religious procession or a festival held in honor of a saint. |
| Macedonian | The word 'презентација' derives from the Latin 'praesentare', meaning to make present, offer, or exhibit. |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word "fampahafantarana" is derived from the root word "fantatra," which means "to know" or "to understand." |
| Malay | Despite its current meaning in Malay, the word "persembahan" originates from the Sanskrit word "parshada" (presence, assembly) and once held similar connotations in Old Javanese. |
| Malayalam | The word 'അവതരണം' also means 'incarnation' in Malayalam, as it refers to the descent of a deity to the earth. |
| Maltese | The word "preżentazzjoni" derives from the Latin "praesentatio". It can also mean "gift, offering" or "introduction". |
| Maori | "Whakaaturanga" also has meanings like display, exhibition and performance that convey the wider range of meanings. |
| Marathi | In Marathi, the word "सादरीकरण" (sādarīkaraṇ) also means "submitting a proposal or application" or "introducing someone or something". |
| Mongolian | The word "танилцуулга" can also be used to refer to a performance or exhibition. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | This word can also mean the act of submitting a proposal or report. |
| Nepali | प्रस्तुति is a Sanskrit word that also means "representation, performance, or exhibition." |
| Norwegian | The word 'presentasjon' can also mean 'gift' or 'performance'. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word Chiwonetsero comes from the verb "Chiwonetsa" which means to reveal, expose or make known. |
| Pashto | The word "پریزنټشن" in Pashto has Persian origins and can also mean "introduction" or "proposal." |
| Persian | The word "ارائه" in Persian can also refer to "offering" or "display". |
| Polish | In Polish, the word "prezentacja" comes from the Latin word "praesentatio" which means "to display". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, the word "apresentação" can also refer to a person's formal introduction to society, typically at a debutante ball. |
| Romanian | The word "prezentare" is a derivative of the verb "a prezenta", which means "to introduce" or "to present" in Romanian. |
| Russian | The Russian word "презентация" can also mean "exposure", "demonstration", or "exhibition". |
| Samoan | "Ata" can also mean "the morning" or "the east", highlighting the connection between the east and the start of a new day. |
| Scots Gaelic | "Taisbeanadh" has alternate meanings of "display" and "exhibition". |
| Serbian | The word 'презентација' also means 'introduction' or 'disclosure' in Serbian. |
| Sesotho | The word "nehelano" in Sesotho also refers to a traditional dance performance that accompanies a presentation. |
| Shona | The word "mharidzo" in Shona can also refer to the act of giving evidence in court. |
| Sindhi | پيشڪش is also used figuratively to refer to a gift or offering given to a superior as a token of respect or gratitude |
| Slovak | "Prezentácia" can be used to refer to a performance of a play or concert as well. |
| Slovenian | The word "predstavitev" is derived from the Slavic root "pred-staviti", meaning "to place before" or "to represent." |
| Somali | The word "bandhigid" also means "advertisement" or "exhibition" in Somali. |
| Spanish | "Presentación" can also mean "introduction", "performance", or "show" depending on its context. |
| Sundanese | The word "presentasi" in Sundanese can also mean "introduction" or "offering", depending on the context. |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "uwasilishaji" also means "delivery", "conveyance", or "submission" depending on the context. |
| Swedish | "Presentation" can also mean "gift" in Swedish. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "pagtatanghal" literally means "act of showing" and is also used to refer to a stage performance or drama. |
| Tajik | Презентатсия (presentation) in Tajik is also a common way to refer to an official petition or plea submitted to a government authority. |
| Thai | "การนำเสนอ" in Thai can also mean "offering" or "proposal." |
| Turkish | "Sunum" in Turkish can also mean "offering" or "display". |
| Ukrainian | “Презентація” may also mean “representation”, “performance” or “introduction”, and it comes from the Latin “praesentatio”, meaning “to show”. |
| Urdu | "پریزنٹیشن" is derived from the Latin word "praesentatio," meaning "the act of presenting" or "the thing presented." |
| Uzbek | In Uzbek, "taqdimot" comes from the Arabic word "taqdim," meaning "to offer" or "to give," and it can also refer to "serving" or a "performance." |
| Vietnamese | The word "bài thuyết trình" literally means "a piece of writing that is read aloud" in Vietnamese. |
| Welsh | The Welsh word 'cyflwyniad' can also mean 'the act of setting out on a journey' or 'the act of giving a speech'. |
| Xhosa | "Imboniso" is the Xhosa word for the traditional gift exchange that takes place at weddings and other special occasions. |
| Yiddish | In the 1920s, the term presentation could refer to an act or a theatrical or musical production. |
| Yoruba | In Yoruba, 'igbejade' has a richer meaning, originating from 'gbejade' (to honor or to bestow) and connoting a ceremony where respect and appreciation are expressed. |
| Zulu | Isethulo can also mean "a gift or present". |
| English | The word "presentation" derives from the Latin "praesentare," meaning "to present" or "to offer." |