President in Different Languages
Discover 'President' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
President
Afrikaans president | ||
Albanian president | ||
Amharic ፕሬዚዳንት | ||
Arabic رئيس | ||
Armenian նախագահ | ||
Assamese ৰাষ্ট্ৰপতি | ||
Aymara jïlir irpiri | ||
Azerbaijani prezident | ||
Bambara jamakuntigi | ||
Basque presidentea | ||
Belarusian прэзідэнт | ||
Bengali রাষ্ট্রপতি | ||
Bhojpuri राष्ट्रपति | ||
Bosnian predsjednice | ||
Bulgarian президент | ||
Catalan president | ||
Cebuano presidente | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 总统 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 總統 | ||
Corsican presidente | ||
Croatian predsjednik | ||
Czech prezident | ||
Danish formand | ||
Dhivehi ރައީސް | ||
Dogri राश्ट्रीपति | ||
Dutch president | ||
English president | ||
Esperanto prezidanto | ||
Estonian president | ||
Ewe dukplɔla | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) presidente | ||
Finnish presidentti | ||
French président | ||
Frisian presidint | ||
Galician presidente | ||
Georgian პრეზიდენტი | ||
German präsident | ||
Greek πρόεδρος | ||
Guarani mburuvicha | ||
Gujarati રાષ્ટ્રપતિ | ||
Haitian Creole prezidan | ||
Hausa shugaban kasa | ||
Hawaiian pelekikena | ||
Hebrew נָשִׂיא | ||
Hindi अध्यक्ष | ||
Hmong tus thawj tswj hwm | ||
Hungarian elnök | ||
Icelandic forseti | ||
Igbo onye isi ala | ||
Ilocano presidente | ||
Indonesian presiden | ||
Irish uachtarán | ||
Italian presidente | ||
Japanese 大統領 | ||
Javanese presiden | ||
Kannada ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ | ||
Kazakh президент | ||
Khmer ប្រធានាធិបតី | ||
Kinyarwanda perezida | ||
Konkani अध्यक्ष | ||
Korean 대통령 | ||
Krio prɛsidɛnt | ||
Kurdish serok | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) سەرۆک | ||
Kyrgyz президент | ||
Lao ປະທານາທິບໍດີ | ||
Latin praeses | ||
Latvian prezidents | ||
Lingala prezida | ||
Lithuanian prezidentas | ||
Luganda omukulu w'eggwanga | ||
Luxembourgish president | ||
Macedonian претседател | ||
Maithili अध्यक्ष | ||
Malagasy filoha | ||
Malay presiden | ||
Malayalam പ്രസിഡന്റ് | ||
Maltese president | ||
Maori perehitini | ||
Marathi अध्यक्ष | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯔꯥꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯄꯇꯤ | ||
Mizo hotu | ||
Mongolian ерөнхийлөгч | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) သမ္မတ | ||
Nepali राष्ट्रपति | ||
Norwegian president | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) purezidenti | ||
Odia (Oriya) ରାଷ୍ଟ୍ରପତି | ||
Oromo pirezidaantii | ||
Pashto ولسمشر | ||
Persian رئيس جمهور | ||
Polish prezydent | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) presidente | ||
Punjabi ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ | ||
Quechua presidente | ||
Romanian președinte | ||
Russian президент | ||
Samoan peresitene | ||
Sanskrit राष्ट्रपति | ||
Scots Gaelic ceann-suidhe | ||
Sepedi mopresitente | ||
Serbian председник | ||
Sesotho mopresidente | ||
Shona mutungamiri wenyika | ||
Sindhi صدر | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) සභාපති | ||
Slovak prezident | ||
Slovenian predsednik | ||
Somali madaxweyne | ||
Spanish presidente | ||
Sundanese présidén | ||
Swahili rais | ||
Swedish president | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) pangulo | ||
Tajik президент | ||
Tamil ஜனாதிபதி | ||
Tatar президенты | ||
Telugu అధ్యక్షుడు | ||
Thai ประธาน | ||
Tigrinya ፕረዝደንት | ||
Tsonga phuresidente | ||
Turkish devlet başkanı | ||
Turkmen prezidenti | ||
Twi (Akan) ɔmanpanin | ||
Ukrainian президент | ||
Urdu صدر | ||
Uyghur president | ||
Uzbek prezident | ||
Vietnamese chủ tịch | ||
Welsh llywydd | ||
Xhosa umongameli | ||
Yiddish פּרעזידענט | ||
Yoruba aare | ||
Zulu umongameli |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "president" is derived from the Dutch "preses", meaning "chairman" or "judge." |
| Albanian | The word “president” (president) is commonly used in Albanian to refer to the head of a state or government, and originates from the Latin word praesidere, which means “to sit before”. |
| Amharic | The word ዞፍየድዚል, borrowed by Amharic through French “présidente”, was likely derived from Latin "prae-" and "sedere," meaning "to sit before," referring to ancient Roman military and civilian authorities who adjudicated disputes. |
| Arabic | The word "رئيس" in Arabic also means "head" or "chief" and can refer to a leader of a group or organization. |
| Armenian | The word "նախագահ" is derived from the Persian word "naxaghash" meaning "head painter" or "master craftsman." |
| Azerbaijani | In Azerbaijani, prezident can also refer to a type of melon. |
| Basque | The Basque word for "president" is "presidentea," which derives from the Latin "praesidens," meaning "one who sits before" |
| Belarusian | Прэзідэнт (“prezident”) comes from the Latin word “praesidens,” meaning “one who sits in front.” |
| Bengali | The Bengali word "রাষ্ট্রপতি" (rashtrapati) is derived from the Sanskrit words "rashtra" (nation) and "pati" (lord), so it can also refer to a "head of state" more broadly. |
| Bosnian | The word 'predsjednice' derives from the Proto-Slavic word 'prědsědeti', meaning 'to sit in front', which also gave rise to the Russian word 'председатель' (chairman). |
| Bulgarian | In Bulgarian, "президент" can also refer to an official elected by a group or organization and is also used in titles of certain officials. |
| Catalan | In Catalan, "president" also means "principal" or "head". |
| Cebuano | Despite sharing the spelling and pronunciation of the Spanish word "presidente," the Cebuano word "presidente" actually means "head of a religious organization" or "head of a group of people belonging to the same barangay." |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 总统 (zǒngtǒng), a Chinese word that originally referred to an elected leader of a club or other organization. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 總統 (tóngzǒng) is also used colloquially in Chinese to refer to the school principal. |
| Corsican | In the 16th century, "presidente" was a title used for the head of the Corsican republic. |
| Croatian | The word "predsjednik" shares its root "sjediti" with the word "sjedenje" (sitting), reflecting its original meaning of "the one who sits in front". |
| Czech | In Czech, the word "prezident" originated from the French word "président" in the 19th century. |
| Danish | Formand is derived from the Old Norse word formiro, meaning 'to preside, rule, or control' |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "president" also means "chairman" or "head of a meeting". |
| Esperanto | "Prezidanto" originally meant "one who sits before" in Latin, and in Esperanto it also means "chairman". |
| Estonian | The word "president" comes from the Latin word "praesidere", meaning "to sit before" or "to preside". |
| Finnish | It comes from the Latin word "praesidens", which means "one who sits before" or "one who presides." |
| French | The word "Président" in French also refers to the head of a court or tribunal. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word presidint shares an etymology with the English and French word 'president' and can also mean 'rector' of a church or 'chairman' |
| Galician | The Galician word "presidente" also means "chairman" or "principal". |
| Georgian | In the past the term was also used as the title for the highest officers in a medieval Georgian religious council (the archbishop or the head of the monastery). |
| German | The German word "Präsident" originates from the Latin word "praeses", meaning "one who sits in front". |
| Greek | The Greek word "Πρόεδρος" (Proedros) originally meant "one who sits in front" and was used to refer to the head of a committee or assembly. |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "રાષ્ટ્રપતિ" can also refer to "the presiding officer of an assembly" or "the head of a country". |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole, prezidan can refer to a president, a chief, or a director. |
| Hausa | The word "shugaban kasa" in Hausa also means "leader of the house" or "father of the house". |
| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word "pelekikena" is also used to mean "a chief who is like the king's shadow." |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word for "president," נָשִׂיא, originally meant "prince" or "ruler." |
| Hindi | As a noun, अध्यक्ष can also refer to the head of an organization, a judge, or the presiding officer of a meeting |
| Hmong | In Hmong, the word "tus thawj tswj hwm" not only refers to the position of "president" but also carries the meaning of "chief" or "leader" in a broader sense. |
| Hungarian | The term 'elnök' can also refer to the leader of an association or a committee. |
| Icelandic | The word "forseti" comes from the Old Norse word "forseti", meaning "one who speaks in the place of another". |
| Igbo | "Onye isi ala" can be literally translated to "owner of the headship position". |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word 'Presiden' also carries the meaning of a person with supernatural abilities in Javanese literature. |
| Italian | The word "Presidente" also means "chairman" or "principal" in Italian. |
| Japanese | The Japanese word "大統領" (daitouryou) literally means "great leader/commander". |
| Javanese | In Javanese, the word "presiden" can also refer to the leader of a farmers' organization or a village chief. |
| Kannada | The word "ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ" (adhyaksha) is related to the Sanskrit word "अध्यक्ष" (adhyaksha), meaning "one who is in charge" or "chief". It can also refer to a chairman, director, or head of an organization. |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word “президент” comes from the French word “président” and has the same meaning. |
| Korean | In Korean, the word "대통령" can be broken down into "대" (great), "통" (control), and "령" (head), collectively meaning "the great leader who controls the country." |
| Kurdish | Serok derives from the Persian word 'sar' meaning 'head', 'top', 'chief' |
| Kyrgyz | In Kyrgyz, the word "президент" can also refer to a "chairman" or "head of a meeting". |
| Latin | The word "praeses" in Latin refers to a person presiding over an assembly, meeting, or court; it has no connotation of executive leadership. |
| Latvian | "Prezidents" in Latvian originated from the German word "Präsident" and is used to refer to the President of Latvia, other presidents, and a chairman of a board or organisation. |
| Lithuanian | The word "prezidentas" comes from the Latin word "praesidens", meaning "one who sits before" or "leader". |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "president" can also refer to the leader of a sports club or association. |
| Macedonian | In Macedonian, the word "претседател" can also refer to a chairman or chairperson of a meeting or organization. |
| Malagasy | The word "filoha" can also refer to a chief or a leader in Malagasy society. |
| Malay | The word "presiden" in Malay originally meant "chief" or "leader" and was used to refer to the head of a village or community. |
| Malayalam | പ്രസിഡന്റ് (President) means the head of a state or an organization in Malayalam. |
| Maltese | In Maltese, "president" can also refer to a head of a religious order or a bishop. |
| Maori | Perehitini (president) derives from English through French and is related to the French word for 'president' (président), both ultimately deriving from Latin. |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "अध्यक्ष" comes from the Sanskrit word "अध्यक्ष्य", meaning "headship" or "superintendence." |
| Mongolian | In Mongolian, the word "ерөнхийлөгч" not only means "president" but also denotes a person who sits at the head of a table or gathering. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | သမ္မတ is a Pali term borrowed from Sanskrit that means 'foremost', 'best' or 'chief'. |
| Nepali | In Sanskrit, "राष्ट्रपति" may refer to a commander, ruler, or a head of state |
| Norwegian | Norwegian 'president' also means 'chairman' as in the chairman of a board or committee. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | Nyanja's "Purezidenti" is borrowed from English, but also means "leader", referring to a spiritual or religious group. |
| Pashto | The word "ولسمشر" has Arabic roots, with "ولس" meaning "ruler, chief" and "مر" meaning "leader, commander," conveying the notion of a powerful ruler. |
| Persian | President is derived from the Latin word "praesidens," meaning "one who sits in front." |
| Polish | In Polish, "prezydent" can also refer to leaders of regional or local administrative units. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | While both Portuguese and Spanish use "Presidente" for "president", the word also means "chairman" or "principal" in Portuguese. |
| Punjabi | The word "प्रधान" (president) in Punjabi is derived from the Sanskrit word "pradhāna" meaning "chief" or "principal." |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "președinte" derives from the French "président", but in Romanian, it can also refer to the head of an organization. |
| Russian | The word "президент" means "chairman" or "chief" in Russian. |
| Samoan | While it is often translated as "president," it originally referred to a chief who served as the leader of a village. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "ceann-suidhe", meaning "president" in Scots Gaelic, literally means "head of the seat". |
| Serbian | The word "председник" (president) in Serbian also means "chairman" or "head of a group or organization." |
| Sesotho | The Sesotho word "mopresidente" is derived from the English "Mr President". |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "صدر" can also mean "a person who sits in front" or "chief". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The Sinhala word "සභාපති" derives from the Sanskrit root "sabhā", meaning "gathering" or "assembly." |
| Slovak | Prezident comes from Latin "prae-", meaning "in front of" or "over" and "sedere" meaning "to sit". |
| Slovenian | The word "predsednik" is derived from the Slavic root "*sed-+", meaning "to sit" or "to occupy a seat". |
| Somali | The term "madaxweyne" is a compound word derived from "madax" (head) and "weyne" (big or great). |
| Spanish | The word "presidente" in Spanish ultimately derives from the Latin word for "to sit". |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word "présidén" also means "boss" or "head". |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "rais" evolved from the Arabic word "ra'īs" meaning "a commander, a chief", and also means "a headmaster" in Swahili. |
| Swedish | In Swedish, "president" refers not only to the Swedish head of government, but also an office chair or armchair. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "pangulo" in Tagalog originates from the Spanish word "cabeza" meaning "head" or "chief". |
| Tajik | The word "президент" in Tajik originates from French and Latin, and is cognate with English "president". |
| Tamil | The Tamil word "ஜனாதிபதி" is derived from the Sanskrit word "जनपति" which means "Lord of the People" or "King". |
| Telugu | The word "అధ్యక్షుడు" also means a chairman or head of an organization, society, or group. |
| Thai | In Thai, the word "ประธาน" can also refer to the chair of a meeting, the head of an organization, or the highest authority in a country. |
| Turkish | In Turkish, the word "Devlet Başkanı" also signifies "head of state" or "sovereign" rather than strictly denoting a role within a presidential system, capturing the wider concept of leadership authority. |
| Ukrainian | The word "президент" is derived from the Latin word "praeses", meaning "chief," and is often used in Ukrainian to refer to the leader of an organization or institution. |
| Urdu | The word “صدر” in Urdu also means the chief or the head of a department or a group, and is derived from the Arabic word “sadr” which means “chest” or “heart”. |
| Uzbek | In Uzbek, "Prezident" can also refer to a chairman or head of an organization or institution. |
| Vietnamese | The word "chủ tịch" also means "chairman" and is derived from the Sino-Vietnamese word "主席" (pronounced "zhǔxí" in Mandarin), meaning "master of ceremonies" or "leader of a meeting". |
| Welsh | The word "llywydd" also means "leader" or "chief" and is rooted in the Welsh word "llyw," meaning "to lead" or "to govern." |
| Xhosa | The word "umongameli" also means "shepherd" or "caretaker" in Xhosa. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "פּרעזידענט" can also mean a "chairman" or "leader" of an organization or group. |
| Yoruba | The term "Aare" has multiple meanings including "leader", "chieftain", "head", "captain", "commander", "general" and "ruler". |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "umongameli" is related to the verb "onga mela," meaning "to lead or control." |
| English | In French, 'president' originally denoted a presiding officer, while in English it originally meant 'overseer'. |