Professor in different languages

Professor in Different Languages

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

Updated on March 6, 2024

The word 'professor' holds a significant place in our society, symbolizing wisdom, knowledge, and expertise. Profoundly respected in various cultures, a professor is an individual who has dedicated their life to the pursuit of learning and teaching. They are the torchbearers of education, shaping young minds and contributing to the growth of human knowledge.

Moreover, understanding the translation of 'professor' in different languages can be an exciting exploration of cultural nuances and linguistic diversity. For instance, in Spanish, a professor is referred to as 'profesor/profesora,' while in German, it's 'Professor/Professorin.' In Japanese, the term 'kyōju' (教授) is used, and in Arabic, 'مُعَلِّم' (muʿallim) is the equivalent.

This linguistic journey not only enriches our vocabulary but also offers a glimpse into how different cultures perceive and respect the role of a professor. Stay tuned for a comprehensive list of 'professor' translations in various languages!

Professor


Professor in Sub-Saharan African Languages

Afrikaansprofessor
The Afrikaans word "professor" derives from the Latin word "professōr", meaning "one who professes".
Amharicፕሮፌሰር
The word "ፕሮፌሰር" is derived from Latin and it is sometimes used to refer to a teacher or a head of a department in a school or university.
Hausafarfesa
The word "farfesa" can also mean "scholar", "teacher", or "expert" in Hausa, and its root "fasa" means "to explain" or "to teach."
Igboprọfesọ
Prọfesọ is also the ụ̀gwù (honorific) for someone who has demonstrated excellence in a particular profession
Malagasympampianatra
The word "MPAMPIANATRA" means "professor" and is derived from the verb "ampiana", meaning "to teach". The "MP" prefix indicates a respectful form of address.
Nyanja (Chichewa)pulofesa
The word "pulofesa" originates from the Portuguese word "professor" during the colonial period in Malawi.
Shonamuzvinafundo
"Muzvinafundo" is derived from "kuzvinhura" (to understand) and "fundo" (wisdom), hence the alternate meaning "one who understands wisdom."
Somaliborofisar
"Borofisar" derives from the Arabic "barufisor," used to refer to teachers and scholars.
Sesothomoprofesa
The word 'moprofesa' in Sesotho is originally a corruption of the English word 'professor'.
Swahiliprofesa
The Swahili word "profesa" is ultimately of Latin origin, deriving from "professus", meaning "one who has declared publicly". It can also refer to religious vows or beliefs.
Xhosaunjingalwazi
"Unjingalwazi" in Xhosa also means "one who knows" or "one who is wise."
Yorubaọjọgbọn
The Yoruba word ọjọgbọn means 'wise one' and refers to a learned scholar with deep knowledge, not only in academic disciplines but also in traditional wisdom.
Zuluuprofesa
Uprofesa was adopted from the Portuguese word ‘professor,’ meaning one who professes, teaches, or explains.
Bambarakaramɔgɔ
Ewenufialagã
Kinyarwandaumwarimu
Lingalaprofesɛrɛ moko
Lugandapulofeesa
Sepedimoprofesara
Twi (Akan)ɔbenfo

Professor in North African & Middle Eastern Languages

Arabicدكتور جامعى
The word 'جامعى' in 'دكتور جامعى' (professor) means 'university' and is derived from the Arabic word 'جامعة' (university).
Hebrewפּרוֹפֶסוֹר
The word פּרוֹפֶסוֹר, meaning "professor," can also mean "one who gives instruction."
Pashtoپروفیسور
The word "پروفیسور" is borrowed from the English word "professor" and has the same meaning.
Arabicدكتور جامعى
The word 'جامعى' in 'دكتور جامعى' (professor) means 'university' and is derived from the Arabic word 'جامعة' (university).

Professor in Western European Languages

Albanianprofesor
The Albanian word "profesor" originates from Latin and also means "benefactor".
Basqueirakaslea
The Basque word 'irakaslea' comes from the verb 'irakatsi', meaning 'to teach' and the noun ira, meaning lesson.
Catalanprofessor
"Professor" in Catalan can also refer to a religious teacher or to a person who publicly confesses his or her faith (Catalan "professar").
Croatianprofesor
In Croatian, "profesor" also refers to high school teachers, while assistant professors are called "docent" or "asistent".
Danishprofessor
The Danish word "professor" originates from the Latin word "professor", meaning "one who makes a public declaration."
Dutchprofessor
In Dutch, "professor" can also refer to a university teacher in general, regardless of their rank.
Englishprofessor
The word 'professor' derives from Latin 'profiteri' meaning 'to declare oneself, to state publicly' and originally meant 'one who declares or teaches openly'.
Frenchprofesseur
In the Middle Ages, «professeur» (like its Latin root) referred to a religious figure, rather than an academic one
Frisianprofessor
The word "professor" in Frisian can also mean a university lecturer or a teacher in secondary education.
Galicianprofesor
In Galician, "profesor" refers to any higher or secondary education teacher (not only university professors, unlike in English), and the word is a masculine noun.
Germanprofessor
In German, the word "Professor" refers to the official academic title of a person who holds the highest academic rank at a university.
Icelandicprófessor
In medieval Iceland, "prófessor" meant someone who had the right to publicly express his opinions.
Irishollamh
The word "ollamh" derives from the Proto-Indo-European root *wel- "to perceive" and shares a common origin with the Latin word "volens" (meaning "willing").
Italianprofessore
"The Italian word "Professore" is derived from the Latin word "professor," which originally meant "one who professes something." Today, the word "professor" is still used in its original sense in Italian, but it can also refer to a university teacher."
Luxembourgishprofesser
Professer in Luxembourgish can also mean 'to teach', 'to give a lesson', or 'to lecture'.
Malteseprofessur
Maltese word "professur" is derived from the Late Latin word "professōr", meaning "a person who publicly speaks or makes a declaration."
Norwegianprofessor
The word "professor" originates from the Latin word "pro" meaning "forth" and "fateri" meaning "to confess".
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)professor
'Professor' is cognate with the French word 'professeur' that comes from the Latin 'professore', meaning one who teaches.
Scots Gaelicollamh
Though 'ollamh' means 'professor,' it originally designated all professional people (lawyers, physicians, historians, poets, etc.)
Spanishprofesor
The word `profesor` comes from the Latin verb `profiteri` meaning `to declare publicly` or `to teach`.
Swedishprofessor
The word professor comes from the Latin word profiteri, which means ``to declare publicly''
Welshathro
The word 'athro' also has connotations of expertise and scholarship.

Professor in Eastern European Languages

Belarusianпрафесар
The word "прафесар" comes from Latin "professor", meaning "one who professes publicly".
Bosnianprofesore
The word 'profesore' also means 'lecturer' in Bosnian.
Bulgarianпрофесор
Bulgarian "професор" comes from the French "professeur" (teacher), while Russian "профессор" means "professor".
Czechprofesor
In Czech, "profesor" can also refer to a high school teacher.
Estonianprofessor
The Estonian word "professor" comes from the Latin word "professōr", meaning "one who publicly declares or teaches".
Finnishprofessori
The Finnish word professor (professori) comes from the Latin word for 'one who declares', which in turn derives from the verb 'to speak out' or 'to teach'.
Hungarianegyetemi tanár
Egyetemi tanár is a word that can also mean 'university teacher' in Hungarian, as 'egyetem' means 'university'.
Latvianprofesors
"Profesors" is also a word for a professor in the historical region of Livonia.
Lithuanianprofesorius
The word "profesorius" is derived from the Latin "professor," meaning "one who professes". In the 14th century, it was first used in the context of academic teaching. It has also been used to refer to a religious teacher or a person with a doctorate degree.
Macedonianпрофесор
The word "професор" (professor) in Macedonian is derived from the Latin "professor", which means "one who professes or declares."
Polishprofesor
In Polish, "profesor" can also refer to a high school teacher or a musician who has achieved a certain level of mastery.
Romanianprofesor
Profesor derives from Italian 'professore', which in turn originates from the Latin 'preofessor' meaning 'one who professes'.
Russianпрофессор
The word "профессор" derives from the Latin "professor", meaning "one who professes" or "one who teaches."
Serbianпрофесор
Alternate meaning: in some contexts "професор" can designate a skilled professional whose craft brings social distinction
Slovakprofesor
Slovene word profesor can also mean a teacher in general, not just at a university.
Slovenianprofesor
The word "profesor" in Slovenian also means "teacher" or "instructor".
Ukrainianпрофесор
In Russian and Ukrainian the word is also used to refer to a person who holds the highest academic degree in a particular field of science, or to a member of the faculty of a higher educational institution.

Professor in South Asian Languages

Bengaliঅধ্যাপক
অধ্যাপক is also a respectful and formal way of addressing learned scholars.
Gujaratiપ્રોફેસર
The word 'प्रोफेसर' ('professor') is derived from the Latin word 'professus', meaning 'to declare publicly'.
Hindiप्रोफ़ेसर
The Hindi-Urdu word "प्रोफ़ेसर" or "پروفیسر" is ultimately derived from the Latin "professōr", meaning "one who professes".
Kannadaಪ್ರೊಫೆಸರ್
ಪ್ರೊಫೆಸರ್ (professor): From Latin 'professōr', present active participle of profiteri 'to profess', 'declare publicly'.
Malayalamപ്രൊഫസർ
The word 'പ്രൊഫസർ' ('professor') in Malayalam is derived from the Sanskrit word 'प्रोफेसर' ('professor'), which itself is derived from the Latin word 'professor', meaning 'one who teaches'.
Marathiप्राध्यापक
The Marathi word "प्राध्यापक" (professor) derives from Sanskrit "प्राध्याप" (teacher, master).
Nepaliप्राध्यापक
The word "प्राध्यापक" (professor) in Nepali is derived from the Sanskrit word "प्राध्यापक" (one who teaches), and literally means "teacher" or "preceptor".
Punjabiਪ੍ਰੋਫੈਸਰ
The word 'ਪ੍ਰੋਫੈਸਰ' comes from the Latin word 'professor', meaning 'one who professes'. In Punjabi, it is used to refer to a teacher or lecturer at a university or college.
Sinhala (Sinhalese)මහාචාර්ය
The term මහාචාර්ය was once used to refer to the chief monk of Buddhist temples.
Tamilபேராசிரியர்
The Tamil word பேராசிரியர் is derived from Sanskrit and literally means 'great teacher' or 'elder teacher'
Teluguప్రొఫెసర్
The word "ప్రొఫెసర్" can also refer to a teacher, scholar, or expert in any field, not just academia.
Urduپروفیسر
"پروفیسر" (professor) originates from the Latin word "professōr", meaning "one who teaches".

Professor in East Asian Languages

Chinese (Simplified)教授
In Chinese, 教授 (jiàoshòu) also means "teach" or "impart knowledge."
Chinese (Traditional)教授
教授 (jiào shòu) is a combination of the words 教 (jiào), meaning “to teach,” and 授 (shòu), meaning “to bestow.”
Japanese教授
The kanji in "教授" originally meant to "instruct" or "teach." It can also mean "to give a speech" or "to preach."
Korean교수
The word "교수" (professor) in Korean has a second meaning of "teaching and instructing."
Mongolianпрофессор
The Mongolian word "профессор" is borrowed from Russian and refers to a university teacher with the highest academic rank.
Myanmar (Burmese)ပါမောက္ခ

Professor in South East Asian Languages

Indonesianprofesor
In Indonesian, "profesor" also means "expert" or "master" in a particular field.
Javaneseprofesor
In Javanese, "profesor" can also informally mean "expert" or "specialist".
Khmerសាស្រ្តាចារ្យ
Laoອາຈານ
The word "ອາຈານ" can also refer to a teacher or an expert in any field.
Malayguru besar
"Guru besar" literally means 'big teacher', reflecting the traditional respect for teachers in Malay culture.
Thaiศาสตราจารย์
The word "ศาสตราจารย์" can also mean "scholar" or "master of a particular field of study" in Thai.
Vietnamesegiáo sư
"Giáo sư" in Vietnamese is literally translated to "teaching teacher", meaning that they also guide the disciples in addition to teaching them knowledge.
Filipino (Tagalog)propesor

Professor in Central Asian Languages

Azerbaijaniprofessor
In Azerbaijani,
Kazakhпрофессор
In Kazakh, the word "профессор" came from the Russian word "профессор", which in turn came from the Latin word "professor".
Kyrgyzпрофессор
The word "профессор" is derived from the Latin word "professor", meaning "one who professes".
Tajikпрофессор
The Tajik word "профессор" is derived from the Russian word "профессор", which in turn is derived from the Latin word "professor" meaning "one who professes or teaches."
Turkmenprofessor
Uzbekprofessor
Uyghurپروفېسسور

Professor in Pacific Languages

Hawaiianpolopeka
The word "polopeka" also means "to break something apart" in Hawaiian.
Maoriahorangi
The Maori word 'ahorangi' derives from 'ao', meaning 'world' or 'light' and 'rangatira', meaning 'chief' or 'aristocracy', signifying the high regard given to professors as leaders in their fields of knowledge.
Samoanpolofesa
The Samoan word "polofesa" is derived from the English word "professor" and has no alternate meanings.
Tagalog (Filipino)propesor
"Propesor" is ultimately derived from the Spanish word "profesor," which is itself derived from the Latin word "professor" meaning "one who professes".

Professor in American Indigenous Languages

Aymarayatichiriwa
Guaranimbo’ehára

Professor in International Languages

Esperantoprofesoro
"Profesoro" can also refer to a lecturer, academic, instructor, or teacher.
Latinprofessor
"Professor" comes from Latin and means "one who professes" and originally meant "one who declares publicly".

Professor in Others Languages

Greekκαθηγητής
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Hmongtus xibfwb
The word "tus xibfwb" in Hmong means "professor" and is derived from the Chinese word "tushi" meaning "teacher".
Kurdishprofesor
"Profesor" comes from Latin and means "one who professes."
Turkishprofesör
The word "profesör" in Turkish is ultimately derived from the Latin "professor" via French, meaning "one who professes or declares."
Xhosaunjingalwazi
"Unjingalwazi" in Xhosa also means "one who knows" or "one who is wise."
Yiddishפּראָפעסאָר
The Yiddish word "פּראָפעסאָר" may also refer to a spiritual teacher or a rabbi.
Zuluuprofesa
Uprofesa was adopted from the Portuguese word ‘professor,’ meaning one who professes, teaches, or explains.
Assameseঅধ্যাপক
Aymarayatichiriwa
Bhojpuriप्रोफेसर के रूप में काम कइले बानी
Dhivehiޕްރޮފެސަރެވެ
Dogriप्रोफेसर ने दी
Filipino (Tagalog)propesor
Guaranimbo’ehára
Ilocanopropesor
Krioprɔfɛsɔ
Kurdish (Sorani)پرۆفیسۆر
Maithiliप्रोफेसर
Meiteilon (Manipuri)ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯔ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯈꯤ꯫
Mizoprofessor a ni
Oromopiroofeesara
Odia (Oriya)ପ୍ରଫେସର
Quechuaprofesor
Sanskritप्राध्यापकः
Tatarпрофессор
Tigrinyaፕሮፌሰር
Tsongaprofesa

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