Afrikaans voorstel | ||
Albanian propozim | ||
Amharic ፕሮፖዛል | ||
Arabic اقتراح | ||
Armenian առաջարկություն | ||
Assamese প্ৰস্তাৱ | ||
Aymara amta | ||
Azerbaijani təklif | ||
Bambara poropozisiyɔn | ||
Basque proposamen | ||
Belarusian прапанова | ||
Bengali প্রস্তাব | ||
Bhojpuri प्रस्ताव | ||
Bosnian prijedlog | ||
Bulgarian предложение | ||
Catalan proposta | ||
Cebuano sugyot | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 提案 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 提案 | ||
Corsican pruposta | ||
Croatian prijedlog | ||
Czech návrh | ||
Danish forslag | ||
Dhivehi ހުށަހެޅުން | ||
Dogri मसौदा | ||
Dutch voorstel | ||
English proposal | ||
Esperanto propono | ||
Estonian ettepanek | ||
Ewe nyadoɖa | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) panukala | ||
Finnish ehdotus | ||
French proposition | ||
Frisian foarstel | ||
Galician proposta | ||
Georgian წინადადება | ||
German vorschlag | ||
Greek πρόταση | ||
Guarani mba'ekuave'ẽmby | ||
Gujarati દરખાસ્ત | ||
Haitian Creole pwopozisyon | ||
Hausa shawara | ||
Hawaiian noi | ||
Hebrew הצעה | ||
Hindi प्रस्ताव | ||
Hmong tswv yim | ||
Hungarian javaslat | ||
Icelandic tillaga | ||
Igbo amaghị | ||
Ilocano gakat | ||
Indonesian usul | ||
Irish togra | ||
Italian proposta | ||
Japanese 提案 | ||
Javanese proposal | ||
Kannada ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾಪ | ||
Kazakh ұсыныс | ||
Khmer សំណើរ | ||
Kinyarwanda icyifuzo | ||
Konkani प्रस्ताव | ||
Korean 신청 | ||
Krio aks | ||
Kurdish pêşnîyar | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) پێشنیار | ||
Kyrgyz сунуш | ||
Lao ການສະ ເໜີ | ||
Latin rogationem | ||
Latvian priekšlikumu | ||
Lingala likanisi | ||
Lithuanian pasiūlymas | ||
Luganda okiteeso | ||
Luxembourgish propositioun | ||
Macedonian предлог | ||
Maithili प्रस्ताव | ||
Malagasy tolo-kevitra | ||
Malay cadangan | ||
Malayalam നിർദ്ദേശം | ||
Maltese proposta | ||
Maori tono | ||
Marathi प्रस्ताव | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯋꯥꯍꯧꯗꯣꯛ | ||
Mizo duangchhin | ||
Mongolian санал | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အဆိုပြုချက် | ||
Nepali प्रस्ताव | ||
Norwegian forslag | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) pempholo | ||
Odia (Oriya) ପ୍ରସ୍ତାବ | ||
Oromo abuura | ||
Pashto وړاندیز | ||
Persian پیشنهاد | ||
Polish wniosek | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) proposta | ||
Punjabi ਪ੍ਰਸਤਾਵ | ||
Quechua munachiy | ||
Romanian propunere | ||
Russian предложение | ||
Samoan faatufugaga | ||
Sanskrit प्रस्ताव | ||
Scots Gaelic moladh | ||
Sepedi tšhišinyo | ||
Serbian предлог | ||
Sesotho tlhahiso | ||
Shona chirevo | ||
Sindhi تجويز | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) යෝජනාව | ||
Slovak návrh | ||
Slovenian snubitev | ||
Somali soo jeedin | ||
Spanish propuesta | ||
Sundanese usul | ||
Swahili pendekezo | ||
Swedish förslag | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) panukala | ||
Tajik пешниҳод | ||
Tamil திட்டம் | ||
Tatar тәкъдим | ||
Telugu ప్రతిపాదన | ||
Thai ข้อเสนอ | ||
Tigrinya ሕቶ | ||
Tsonga ringanyeta | ||
Turkish teklif | ||
Turkmen teklip | ||
Twi (Akan) deɛ yɛde ato anim | ||
Ukrainian пропозиція | ||
Urdu تجویز | ||
Uyghur تەكلىپ | ||
Uzbek taklif | ||
Vietnamese đề nghị | ||
Welsh cynnig | ||
Xhosa isindululo | ||
Yiddish פאָרשלאָג | ||
Yoruba imọran | ||
Zulu isiphakamiso |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "voorstel" in Afrikaans also means "proposition" or "statement". |
| Albanian | Propozim (in Albanian) derives from Latin prepositionem and Italian proposizione, meaning "proposition" or "statement". |
| Amharic | The word 'ፕሮፖዛል' ('proposal') is derived from the Greek word 'proponere', meaning 'to put forward'. |
| Arabic | The word "اقتراح" (iqtirāḥ) derives from the Arabic root q-r-ḥ, which means "to draw" or "to delineate". |
| Azerbaijani | "Təklif" also means "sacrifice" and is the origin of the name for the holy Muslim holiday, Gurban Bayrami (Feast of the Sacrifice). |
| Basque | There is a word "proposamen" in some northern dialects meaning "promise". |
| Bengali | The word "প্রস্তাব" can also mean "motion" or "resolution" in a formal setting. |
| Bosnian | The word "prijedlog" can also mean "preposition" in Bosnian. |
| Bulgarian | The Bulgarian word "предложение" also means "sentence" in grammar. |
| Catalan | In Catalan, "proposta" can also mean "an object put forward for consideration, a motion". |
| Cebuano | Sugyot can also mean "suggestion" or "recommendation" and is derived from the Spanish word "sugerir". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The word "提案" can also refer to a plan or a suggestion. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "提案" refers to a plan submitted to a higher authority for approval, and can also mean an offer or suggestion to someone. |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "pruposta" derives from the Latin "propositum", meaning "that which is set forth", and also refers to a "project" or "intention". |
| Croatian | A homonym with the word 'prijedlog' is the word 'prijedlog' meaning 'preposition' in Croatian. |
| Czech | In 18th and 19th-century Czech, "návrh" could refer not just to a draft, but also a formal complaint. |
| Danish | The Danish word "forslag" derives from the Old Norse word "framslag", meaning "a striking forward". |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "voorstel" also means a "presentation" or an "intention". |
| Esperanto | In Esperanto, propono also means "to put forward" or "to suggest". |
| Estonian | Ettepanek in Estonian originated from the word "ette" which means "in front" and "panek" which means "put", implying bringing something forward as a suggestion. |
| Finnish | The word 'ehdotus' is derived from the Finnish word 'ehto', meaning condition or term. |
| French | En français, le mot "proposition" peut aussi signifier une partie d'un discours ou un axiome mathématique. |
| Frisian | De foarstel kin ek net steunje - Ik kan het voorstel niet steunen. |
| Galician | In Galician, "proposta" can also mean "offer" or "proposition" and is derived from the Latin word "propositum," meaning "plan" or "intention." |
| German | The German word "Vorschlag" can also refer to an ornament or decoration, particularly in music. |
| Greek | Etymology: The word "πρόταση" also means "sentence" in Greek, derived from the verb "προτιθέναι" ("to put forward") and related to the noun "θέση" ("position"). |
| Gujarati | It came into use during the Mughal period, around the 16th century. |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole, "pwopozisyon" can also mean "proposition" or "statement". |
| Hausa | The Hausa word "shawara" can also refer to the process of seeking advice or counsel. |
| Hawaiian | In Hawaiian, 'noi' can also refer to a thought, idea, or intention. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "הצעה" ('proposal') also has the alternate meaning of "offer" or "suggestion". |
| Hindi | The term "प्रस्ताव" derives from the Sanskrit root "pra + stha", signifying establishment, placement, or submission. |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "tswv yim" can also refer to a traditional marriage negotiation process. |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "javaslat" not only means "proposal", but also relates to "advice", "suggestion" and "recommendation." |
| Icelandic | The word 'tillaga' (proposal) in Icelandic has its origins in the Old Norse words 'til' (meaning 'to, towards') and 'lag' (meaning 'law, agreement, provision'). |
| Igbo | "Amaghị" also means "agreement" and derives from "ma" (take) and "ghị" (thing). |
| Indonesian | "Usul" is derived from Arabic, where it means "foundation" or "base". |
| Irish | The word "togra" is a noun that can mean either a proposal or an opinion. |
| Italian | The term "proposta" can also refer to a musical exercise where a student prepares and then performs a piece for their teacher's evaluation. |
| Japanese | "提案" originally referred to "an official document" in the Imperial court, then later "an opinion". |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "proposal" can also refer to a "request" or "ask". |
| Kannada | The Kannada word "ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾಪ" (prastāpa) is borrowed from Sanskrit, where it means "mentioning, presentation, statement". |
| Kazakh | Although "ұсыныс" primarily means "proposal," it can also be used to refer to a "sentence" or a "statement" in the context of grammar. |
| Khmer | The Khmer word “សំណើរ” (proposal) originates from the Sanskrit word “సంప్రस्ताव” (samprastava), meaning “proposition, proposal, motion”. |
| Korean | The word "신청" comes from the Chinese characters "申" (to apply) and "請" (to request), and can also mean "application" or "request" in Korean. |
| Kurdish | In Persian, the word "pêşnîyar" also means "to recommend" or "to introduce". |
| Kyrgyz | "Сунуш" could also mean "offering" or "present" in Kyrgyz, derived from the verb "сунуу" meaning "to offer" or "to present." |
| Latin | "Rogatio" (proposal) comes from the Latin word "rogare" (to ask), and was used for any request to the Roman people, including laws. |
| Latvian | Latvian "priekšlikumu" also means "preposition" which is quite confusing as prepositions and proposals are totally different things. |
| Lithuanian | The word "pasiūlymas" in Lithuanian can also mean "an offer" or "a suggestion". |
| Luxembourgish | The Luxembourgish word “Propositioun” derives from the French word “proposition” and is used in the context of a proposal or a motion. |
| Macedonian | In Old Church Slavonic 'predlog' meant 'preposition' |
| Malagasy | The word "tolo-kevitra" in Malagasy is derived from the words "tolo" meaning "three" and "kevitra" meaning "idea". It suggests that a proposal is typically based on multiple ideas coming together. |
| Malay | The word "cadangan" can also mean "reserve", "stock", or "fund". |
| Malayalam | The Malayalam word "നിർദ്ദേശം" can also mean "recommendation", "suggestion", or "instruction". |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "proposta" originates from the Italian "proposta" meaning "proposition" or "offer". |
| Maori | The origin of the word "tono" in Maori could imply an invitation or agreement |
| Marathi | प्रस्ताव (proposal) refers to a proposal plan in Hindi, but also means "proposition, motion" in Marathi |
| Mongolian | The word "санал" can also refer to an idea, thought, or suggestion. |
| Nepali | Another meaning of प्रस्ताव is "a paragraph" or "a section". Its etymology also means "to spread out" or "to present". |
| Norwegian | The word "forslag" is derived from the Old Norse word "forslagr", meaning "plan" or "purpose". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "pempholo" can also refer to a "suggestion" or "advice" in Nyanja. |
| Pashto | In Pashto, "وړاندیز" also means "to put forward an idea" or "to suggest something" |
| Persian | The Persian word "پیشنهاد" can also mean "suggestion" or "offer" in English. |
| Polish | "Wniosek" derives from the Proto-Slavic word "vъniti", meaning "to bring in," and also shares a root with the Polish word "wniesienie", meaning "putting in, contributing, or introducing." |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | Portuguese 'proposta' comes from medieval Latin 'proposita', meaning 'an object set before one'. |
| Romanian | "Propune" comes from the Latin word "proponere," which means "to set forth, to offer, to make known." |
| Russian | В русском языке слово "предложение" также означает грамматическую конструкцию, состоящую из подлежащего и сказуемого. |
| Samoan | The word faatufugaga can also mean 'request', 'petition', or 'declaration'. |
| Scots Gaelic | The Gaelic word 'moladh' shares an etymology with the Irish word 'molaim', meaning 'to praise or recommend'. |
| Serbian | "Предлог" can also mean "preposition" in a grammatical sense |
| Sesotho | The word "tlhahiso" is also used in a legal context to describe a formal application or petition. |
| Shona | In Shona, 'chirevo' can also mean 'request' or 'plea'. |
| Sindhi | It derives from an Arabic word تجویز (tajwiz). The literal meaning in Arabic is 'to make lawful' |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word යෝජනාව "proposal" is derived from the Sanskrit word "yoga", meaning "union" or "connection". |
| Slovak | The noun "návrh" ("proposal") is also used in Czech and Polish with the same meaning. |
| Slovenian | The word "snubitev" also refers to a betrothal ceremony in Slovenian folklore. |
| Somali | The word "soo jeedin" has a double meaning, the original meaning is "a question to be asked", while the secondary meaning is "a proposal". |
| Spanish | In Spanish, "propuesta" can also refer to a bet or gamble. |
| Sundanese | The word "usul" in Sundanese can also refer to a request, a suggestion, or an idea. |
| Swahili | The noun 'pendekezo' (proposal) is derived from the root word 'pendekeza', which means 'to suggest' or 'to recommend'. |
| Swedish | The word "förslag" also has the meanings "suggestion" and "proposition". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | Panukala comes from the word “pamukala” which means a “shoot” or a “bud”. |
| Tajik | In Persian, the word "پیشنهاد" (peshnihād) means "proposal", but it can also mean "suggestion" or "recommendation". |
| Tamil | The word "திட்டம்" (proposal) in Tamil also means "scheme", "plan", or "project". |
| Telugu | ప్రతిపాదన or 'proposal' in Telugu can also refer to a formal offer, a plan of action, or a statement of intent. |
| Thai | The word "ข้อเสนอ" can also refer to a "suggestion" or an "offer". |
| Turkish | The word "teklif" in Turkish derives from the Arabic word "taqlīf" meaning "imposing a burden or obligation". |
| Ukrainian | The word "пропозиція" can also mean "offer" and "suggestion". |
| Urdu | The word "تجویز" can also mean "prescription" or "recommendation" in a medical context. |
| Uzbek | The word 'taklif' is derived from the Arabic word 'talab', meaning 'request' or 'demand' |
| Vietnamese | "Đề nghị" comes from the Chinese word "提議", which means "to propose," "to recommend," or "to bring up for discussion." |
| Welsh | The Welsh word 'cynnig' derives from the Proto-Celtic root '*kʷeni-g-', meaning 'to sing' or 'to chant'. |
| Xhosa | In Xhosa, "isindululo" also refers to a formal offer or statement of a plan or action, and can be used to discuss matters of business or diplomacy. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "פאָרשלאָג" (proposal) can also mean a "proposition" or "suggestion" in the context of a business or financial transaction. |
| Yoruba | The word "imọran" can also mean "advice" or "suggestion" in Yoruba. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word 'isiphakamiso' can also refer to a 'suggestion' or 'recommendation'. |
| English | The word "proposal" comes from the Late Latin word "propositum" meaning "a thing proposed, plan." |