Afrikaans prominent | ||
Albanian të spikatur | ||
Amharic ጎልቶ የታየ | ||
Arabic مسطحة | ||
Armenian ականավոր | ||
Assamese বিশিষ্ট | ||
Aymara prumininti | ||
Azerbaijani görkəmli | ||
Bambara sɛ̀bɛlama | ||
Basque nabarmena | ||
Belarusian выбітны | ||
Bengali বিশিষ্ট | ||
Bhojpuri महत्वपूर्ण | ||
Bosnian istaknuto | ||
Bulgarian виден | ||
Catalan destacat | ||
Cebuano inila | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 突出 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 突出 | ||
Corsican prominente | ||
Croatian istaknuti | ||
Czech prominentní | ||
Danish fremtrædende | ||
Dhivehi މަޝްހޫރު | ||
Dogri मन्नेआ-परम्मनेआ | ||
Dutch prominent | ||
English prominent | ||
Esperanto elstara | ||
Estonian silmapaistev | ||
Ewe le ŋgɔ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) prominente | ||
Finnish näkyvä | ||
French important | ||
Frisian foaroansteand | ||
Galician destacado | ||
Georgian გამოჩენილი | ||
German prominent | ||
Greek διακεκριμένος | ||
Guarani heko yvatevéva | ||
Gujarati અગ્રણી | ||
Haitian Creole enpòtan | ||
Hausa shahararre | ||
Hawaiian kaulana | ||
Hebrew בולט | ||
Hindi प्रसिद्ध | ||
Hmong tseem ceeb | ||
Hungarian kiemelkedő | ||
Icelandic áberandi | ||
Igbo ndị a ma ama | ||
Ilocano prominente | ||
Indonesian menonjol | ||
Irish feiceálach | ||
Italian prominente | ||
Japanese 目立つ | ||
Javanese kondhang | ||
Kannada ಪ್ರಮುಖ | ||
Kazakh көрнекті | ||
Khmer លេចធ្លោ | ||
Kinyarwanda icyamamare | ||
Konkani प्रतिश्ठीत | ||
Korean 현저한 | ||
Krio impɔtant | ||
Kurdish balkêş | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) دیار | ||
Kyrgyz көрүнүктүү | ||
Lao ທີ່ໂດດເດັ່ນ | ||
Latin primus | ||
Latvian ievērojams | ||
Lingala ya lokumu | ||
Lithuanian žinomas | ||
Luganda okumakibwa | ||
Luxembourgish prominent | ||
Macedonian истакнати | ||
Maithili प्रसिद्ध | ||
Malagasy fanta-daza | ||
Malay terserlah | ||
Malayalam പ്രമുഖർ | ||
Maltese prominenti | ||
Maori rongonui | ||
Marathi प्रमुख | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯁꯛꯅꯥꯏꯕ | ||
Mizo pawimawh | ||
Mongolian алдартай | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ထင်ရှားတဲ့ | ||
Nepali प्रमुख | ||
Norwegian fremtredende | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) otchuka | ||
Odia (Oriya) ବିଶିଷ୍ଟ | ||
Oromo addatti ba'aa | ||
Pashto مهم | ||
Persian برجسته | ||
Polish wybitny | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) proeminente | ||
Punjabi ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ | ||
Quechua qapaq | ||
Romanian proeminent | ||
Russian видный | ||
Samoan taʻutaʻua | ||
Sanskrit प्रमुख्य | ||
Scots Gaelic follaiseach | ||
Sepedi tumilego | ||
Serbian истакнути | ||
Sesotho hlahelletseng | ||
Shona mukurumbira | ||
Sindhi ممتاز | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) කැපී පෙනෙන | ||
Slovak prominentný | ||
Slovenian vidno | ||
Somali caan ah | ||
Spanish prominente | ||
Sundanese pinunjul | ||
Swahili maarufu | ||
Swedish framträdande | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) kilalang tao | ||
Tajik намоён | ||
Tamil முக்கியமானது | ||
Tatar күренекле | ||
Telugu ప్రముఖ | ||
Thai โดดเด่น | ||
Tigrinya ጠቃሚ | ||
Tsonga nkoka | ||
Turkish belirgin | ||
Turkmen görnükli | ||
Twi (Akan) edi mu | ||
Ukrainian видатний | ||
Urdu ممتاز | ||
Uyghur گەۋدىلىك | ||
Uzbek taniqli | ||
Vietnamese nổi bật | ||
Welsh amlwg | ||
Xhosa obalaseleyo | ||
Yiddish באַוווסט | ||
Yoruba oguna | ||
Zulu okuvelele |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "prominent" can also mean "distinct" or "remarkable". |
| Albanian | "Të spikatur" also means "to stand out" or "to be visible" in Albanian. |
| Amharic | The word "ጎልቶ የታየ" in Amharic can also refer to something that is visible from afar or something that is very clear. |
| Arabic | The word "مسطحة" (prominent) in Arabic can also refer to a flat surface or a plane. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "görkəmli" in Azerbaijani can also mean "visible" or "conspicuous". |
| Basque | The word "nabarmena" can also refer to a type of Basque head covering worn by women. |
| Belarusian | In Belarusian, "выбітны" can also mean "excellent", "exceptional" or "outstanding". In the context of a person, it can mean "a prominent figure". |
| Bengali | "বিশিষ্ট" shares the same root as the Hindi word "विशेष" (vishesh) meaning "special". |
| Bosnian | The word "istaknuto" is derived from the Slavic word "iskati," meaning "to seek" or "to find." |
| Bulgarian | In Russian, the word "видный" also means "visible", while in Polish "widny" means "wide". |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "destacat" originally meant "outstanding" or "extraordinary". |
| Cebuano | The word "inila" can also mean "bright" or "clear" when referring to light or emotions. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | In geology, 突出 means the outcrop of a stratum or formation |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "突出" in Chinese can also mean "protrude" or "stand out". |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "prominente" can also mean "prominent" in the sense of "conspicuous" or "well-known." |
| Croatian | The word "istaknuti" in Croatian can also mean "chosen", "designated", or "appointed". |
| Czech | The word "prominentní" can also mean "conspicuous" or "noticeable" in Czech. |
| Danish | The word "fremtrædende" can also refer to a characteristic or trait that stands out in a person or thing. |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "prominent" also refers to the cheekbones and can mean "standing out on the face". |
| Esperanto | The word "elstara" is derived from the Latin word "extra," meaning "outside" or "beyond. |
| Estonian | The word "silmapaistev" originally referred to something that was easily visible or noticeable. |
| Finnish | Näkyvä derives from the word "näky" which means "appearance" or "sight" and the suffix "vä" which means "full of". Thus, näkyvä describes something that is full of appearance or prominence. |
| French | Import originates from the Latin word "importare", meaning “bring into a place,” and its derivatives have been used since the 16th century to refer to “that which is brought in,” “things of significant value,” and “things that matter.” |
| Frisian | The word "foaroansteand" is derived from the Old Frisian word "foeraenstiene", which means "in front of" or "before". |
| Galician | Though 'destacado' commonly means 'prominent', its root 'estar de pé' also connotes a 'standing' or 'upright' position in Galician. |
| German | The German word "prominent" can also mean "well-known" or "important". |
| Greek | "Διακεκριμένος" (prominent) can also mean "well-known" or "renowned". |
| Gujarati | The word "અગ્રણી" is derived from the Sanskrit word "अग्रणी" meaning "leading" or "foremost". It can also refer to a person who is well-known or respected in a particular field. |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole, "enpòtan" is derived from the French word "important" and can also refer to someone who is wealthy or influential. |
| Hausa | The word 'shahararre' is also used to refer to something that is very hot or bright. |
| Hawaiian | The term "kaulana" in Hawaiian also refers to a specific type of Hawaiian chant or song. |
| Hebrew | In Hebrew, "בולט" (bolet) can also refer to a stamp or a bowling ball, both of which are objects that stand out or are noticeable. |
| Hindi | In Hindi, the word "प्रसिद्ध" can also mean "famous" or "well-known". |
| Hmong | The word "tseem ceeb" can also refer to being "visible", "clear", or "distinct". |
| Hungarian | "Kiemelkedő" (prominent) originates from the verb "kiemel", which means "to lift out", "to elevate" or "to emphasize". |
| Icelandic | Áberandi is also used to describe something that is abnormal or unusual. |
| Igbo | The word "ndị a ma ama" can also mean "the people who are known" or "the people who are famous". |
| Indonesian | The word "menonjol" likely derives from either the Proto-Austronesian root word "*junjuŋ" or another Proto-Austronesian form meaning 'sharp'. |
| Irish | "Feiceálach" derives from the Old Irish word "fichiall", meaning "chess", indicating a person's strategic abilities. |
| Italian | In Italian, "prominente" can also mean "outstanding" or "remarkable". |
| Japanese | The character 目 in Japanese stands for eye, and when combined with 立つ, the verb meaning to stand, the word 目立つ can also mean to come to notice. |
| Javanese | The word "kondhang" in Javanese can also mean "famous" or "well-known". |
| Kannada | ಪ್ರಮುಖ means 'prominent' in Kannada, but is also used to refer to a 'minister' or 'head of an institution'. |
| Kazakh | Alternate meanings: 'noticeable,' 'remarkable,' 'conspicuous,' 'well-known' |
| Khmer | The Khmer word "លេចធ្លោ" can also mean "to emerge" or "to appear", suggesting a connotation of visibility and prominence. |
| Korean | 현저한 comes from the Chinese "顯著" which means "clear and noticeable". |
| Kurdish | The word 'balkêş' is also used in the sense of 'eye-catcher' |
| Latin | The Latin word "primus" originally referred to the first or foremost in a series or group. |
| Latvian | Latvian word "ievērojams" originally meant "marked by a sign, labelled". |
| Lithuanian | "Žinomas" in Lithuanian comes from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵneh₃- (“to know"). It is cognate with the English word "know" and the Latin word "cognosco." |
| Luxembourgish | The Luxembourgish "prominent" derives from Latin "prominere" meaning "to project" and is related to "promouvoir", "promesse" and "promotion". |
| Macedonian | The word "истакнати" in Macedonian originates from the Slavic root "stati", meaning "to stand", highlighting its association with standing out or being visible. |
| Malagasy | The word "fanta-daza" in Malagasy comes from the root word "daza," meaning "to stand out," and the prefix "fanta," which intensifies the meaning. |
| Malay | The word "terserlah" is derived from the Proto-Austronesian word *tariq, meaning "to protrude or stand out". In modern Malay, "terserlah" can also mean "evident" or "clear". |
| Malayalam | The word "പ്രമുഖർ" (prominent) in Malayalam is derived from the Sanskrit word "प्रमुख" meaning "chief" or "head". It can also refer to someone who has a high status or influence in a field or community. |
| Maltese | The word "prominenti" comes from the Latin word "prominentia", which means "protuberance" or "projection". It can also refer to something that is notable or conspicuous. |
| Maori | Rongo is the Maori god of peace, so rongonui implies 'one who makes peace throughout the realm'. |
| Marathi | In Marathi, 'प्रमुख' (prominent) derives from the Sanskrit root 'pra-mukha,' meaning 'facing forward.' |
| Mongolian | The word "алдартай" also means "famous" or "well-known". |
| Nepali | The word "प्रमुख" is derived from the Sanskrit word "प्रमुख" meaning "chief" or "leader". |
| Norwegian | "Fremtrædende" is derived from the Old Norse word "fremja," which means "to promote" or "to further." |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "otchuka" also means "chosen" or "important" in Nyanja. |
| Pashto | The word "مهم" in Pashto also means "important" or "crucial." |
| Persian | برجسته also means |
| Polish | "Wybitny" also means "outstanding" in Polish. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "proeminente" can also mean "outstanding" or "eminent". |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "proeminent" means "eminent" but also "protruding". |
| Russian | "Видное" in Russian can also refer to a city near Moscow or a person's appearance. |
| Samoan | Taʻutaʻua can also mean 'renowned' or 'celebrated' in Samoan. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "follaiseach" is derived from the Old Irish "follus", meaning "concealed" or "hidden", and can also mean "stealthy" or "discreet" in Scots Gaelic. |
| Serbian | The word "истакнути" is derived from the Old Church Slavonic "истъкнѫти", meaning "to thrust out" or "to raise up". |
| Sesotho | "Hlahelletseng" is derived from the verb "hlahela", meaning "to spread out" or "to make known" |
| Shona | The word "mukurumbira" can also mean "one who is well-known" or "a leader". |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word ممتاز is cognate with ممتاز in Urdu and Persian meaning 'prominent', and it has a second meaning, 'good'. |
| Slovak | The word "prominentný" in Slovak can also mean "eminent", "distinguished", or "conspicuous". |
| Slovenian | The word "vidno" can also refer to "visible" or "noticeable" in Slovenian. |
| Somali | The word "caan ah" can also mean "to be outstanding" or "to be noticeable." |
| Spanish | In Spanish, "prominente" can also refer to a person of great importance or influence. |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word 'pinunjul' can also refer to a protrusion or something that sticks out. |
| Swahili | 'Maarufu' is derived from the Arabic word 'ma'ruf', meaning 'well-known' or 'famous'. In Swahili, it can also refer to someone who is respected or influential. |
| Swedish | From the Old Swedish "fram" (forth) and "träda" (to step), thus "stepping forth". Hence used for "standing out" or being "prominent" in the modern sense. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The term "kilalang tao" can also refer to a "person who is well-known" or a "celebrity." |
| Tajik | The word “намоён” (“prominent”) comes from the word “намудан” (“to show”) and originally meant “exposed” or “open to view” before taking on its current meaning. |
| Telugu | The word "ప్రముఖ" ("prominent") also means "outstanding" or "notable" in Telugu. |
| Thai | โดดเด่น (dot-dèun) is derived from the Sanskrit word 'dhyotayati', meaning "to shine". It can also mean "extraordinary", "outstanding", or "remarkable". |
| Turkish | The word "belirgin" can also mean "certain" or "definite" in Turkish. |
| Ukrainian | "Видатний" also means "famous" or "well-known". |
| Urdu | The word ممتاز (mamtāz) derives from the Persian word ممتاز (momtāz), both ultimately deriving from the Arabic word امتیاز (imtiyāz), which also translates into English as "distinction" and "advantage." |
| Uzbek | "Taniqli" is also related to the Uzbek words "tan" - body or shape, and "tanimlik" - recognizable. |
| Vietnamese | "Nổi bật" also means "bright" or "shining" in Vietnamese. |
| Welsh | It derives from the Proto-Celtic word |
| Xhosa | The word 'obalaseleyo' can also be used to describe someone who is important or influential. |
| Yiddish | "באַוווסט" is borrowed from the German word "bekannt", which can also mean "known", "familiar", or "famous." |
| Yoruba | "Oguna" is a Yoruba word that is said to have been derived from "gúgún", meaning "large" or "great". |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "okuvelela" can also refer to the act of being proud, arrogant, or presumptuous. |
| English | The Latin word "prominere," which means "to stick out or project," is the root of the word "prominent." |