Propose in different languages

Propose in Different Languages

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Propose


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Afrikaans
aanbiedinge
Albanian
ofertat
Amharic
አቅርቦቶች
Arabic
عروض
Armenian
առաջարկներ
Assamese
প্ৰস্তাৱ কৰা
Aymara
amuyt’aña
Azerbaijani
təkliflər
Bambara
proposer (fɔli) kɛ
Basque
eskaintzak
Belarusian
прапановы
Bengali
অফার
Bhojpuri
प्रस्ताव बा
Bosnian
ponude
Bulgarian
оферти
Catalan
ofertes
Cebuano
mga tanyag
Chinese (Simplified)
优惠
Chinese (Traditional)
優惠
Corsican
offerte
Croatian
ponude
Czech
nabídky
Danish
tilbud
Dhivehi
ހުށަހަޅަނީ
Dogri
प्रस्ताव देना
Dutch
aanbiedingen
English
propose
Esperanto
ofertoj
Estonian
pakkumisi
Ewe
do susua ɖa
Filipino (Tagalog)
magmungkahi
Finnish
tarjoaa
French
propose
Frisian
biedt
Galician
ofertas
Georgian
გთავაზობთ
German
bietet an
Greek
προσφορές
Guarani
opropone
Gujarati
તક આપે છે
Haitian Creole
ofri
Hausa
tayi
Hawaiian
hāʻawi
Hebrew
הצעות
Hindi
प्रस्तावों
Hmong
muaj
Hungarian
ajánlatok
Icelandic
tilboð
Igbo
rịọ
Ilocano
isingasing
Indonesian
penawaran
Irish
tairiscintí
Italian
offerte
Japanese
オファー
Javanese
nawakake
Kannada
ಕೊಡುಗೆಗಳು
Kazakh
ұсыныстар
Khmer
ការផ្តល់ជូន
Kinyarwanda
gusaba
Konkani
प्रस्तावीत करतात
Korean
제안
Krio
prɔpɔz
Kurdish
pêşkêşî dike
Kurdish (Sorani)
پێشنیار بکە
Kyrgyz
сунуштар
Lao
ຂໍ້ສະ ເໜີ
Latin
deals
Latvian
piedāvā
Lingala
proposer
Lithuanian
pasiūlymai
Luganda
okuteesa
Luxembourgish
offréiert
Macedonian
понуди
Maithili
प्रस्ताव करब
Malagasy
tolotra
Malay
tawaran
Malayalam
ഓഫറുകൾ
Maltese
offerti
Maori
tuku
Marathi
ऑफर
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯄ꯭ꯔꯄꯣꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯤ꯫
Mizo
rawtna siam rawh
Mongolian
санал болгож байна
Myanmar (Burmese)
ကမ်းလှမ်းမှုများ
Nepali
प्रस्तावहरु
Norwegian
tilbud
Nyanja (Chichewa)
zotsatsa
Odia (Oriya)
ପ୍ରସ୍ତାବ ଦିଅ
Oromo
yaada dhiyeessu
Pashto
وړاندیزونه
Persian
ارائه می دهد
Polish
oferuje
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
ofertas
Punjabi
ਪੇਸ਼ਕਸ਼ਾਂ
Quechua
proponer
Romanian
promoții
Russian
предложения
Samoan
ofo
Sanskrit
प्रस्तावति
Scots Gaelic
tairgsean
Sepedi
šišinya
Serbian
понуде
Sesotho
litefiso
Shona
zvinopihwa
Sindhi
آڇون
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
දීමනා
Slovak
ponuky
Slovenian
ponudbe
Somali
dalabyo
Spanish
ofertas
Sundanese
nawaran
Swahili
matoleo
Swedish
erbjudanden
Tagalog (Filipino)
mga alok
Tajik
пешниҳодҳо
Tamil
சலுகைகள்
Tatar
тәкъдим ит
Telugu
ఆఫర్‌లు
Thai
ข้อเสนอ
Tigrinya
ሓሳብ ኣቕሪቦም
Tsonga
ringanyeta
Turkish
teklifler
Turkmen
teklip et
Twi (Akan)
de nyansahyɛ ma
Ukrainian
пропозиції
Urdu
پیش کرتا ہے
Uyghur
تەكلىپ
Uzbek
takliflar
Vietnamese
đề nghị
Welsh
cynigion
Xhosa
unikezelo
Yiddish
אָפפערס
Yoruba
awọn ipese
Zulu
okunikezwayo

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansThe Afrikaans word "aanbiedinge" is cognate with the English "offer" and also has the alternate meaning "bid".
Albanian"Ofertat" comes from Latin "offerre", through Italian "offertare", and shares the same root with "present" in English. In Albanian, it also means "offer" or "provide".
Amharic'አቅርቦቶች' can also indicate a proposal made to the government regarding laws.
ArabicThe word "عروض" also has the meanings of "meter (in poetry)", "prosody", and "rhyme scheme" in Arabic
AzerbaijaniThe word "təkliflər" in Azerbaijani is cognate with "teklif" in Turkish, which means "offer" or "suggestion."
BasqueThe word "eskaintzak" can also mean "offering" or "petition" in Basque.
Belarusian"Прапановы" comes from the Proto-Slavic word "*prědlagati", meaning "to put in front". It is also related to the Russian word "предложение" (sentence).
BengaliThe word 'অফার' can trace its roots to the Sanskrit verb '√up-har', which means 'to present, offer, or propose'
BosnianThe word "ponude" in Bosnian shares its root with the word "ponuda" in Serbian, which means "offer".
Bulgarian"Оферти" (propose) in Bulgarian originally meant "take the veil" but now has broader meanings.
CatalanThe verb "ofertes" (propose) derives from the Latin "offerre" (to present), and is cognated with the English word "offer".
Chinese (Simplified)"优惠" means "propose" but also means "preferential treatment or price reduction".
Chinese (Traditional)優惠 originally meant "favorable conditions" and later came to mean "to propose".
CorsicanCorsican "offerte" can additionally mean "to dare".
CroatianThe Croatian word 'ponude' can also mean 'bids' or 'offers' in English.
Czech"Nabídky" comes from the verb "nabídnout," which originally meant "to carry on one's back" and is related to the archaic word "naba" (back, burden).
Danish"Tilbud" can also mean "offer".
DutchIn addition to its primary meaning of "propose", "aanbiedingen" can also mean "offer" or "discount" in Dutch.
EsperantoIn Esperanto, “ofertoj” is derived from the verb “oferti,” meaning to offer, and also refers to a formal proposal in the sense of a written document.
Estonian"Pakkumisi" is derived from the verb "pakkuma" which means "to offer" and can also be used to mean "to suggest" or "to propose".
FinnishThe word "tarjoaa" in Finnish is derived from the Proto-Finnic verb *tarjow-, which meant "to ask" or "to offer".
FrenchIn French, "propose" can mean "to take a sip" or "to offer a toast" in addition to "to propose".
FrisianIn German, the near-cognate 'bieten' originally meant 'offer'.
GalicianThe Galician word "ofertas" can also mean "offerings" in religious contexts.
GermanThe German verb "bietet an" can also mean "to offer" or "to provide."
GreekThe word "προσφορές" in Greek also means "offerings" or "donations" in a religious context.
Haitian Creole"Ofri" is likely a derivation of the French verb "offrir", meaning "to offer" or "to propose".
HausaThe noun `tayi` is derived from an archaic form of the verb, which originally meant “place,” “sit,” or “be in a position that covers or blocks”.
HawaiianThe word "hāʻawi" also means "to give" or "to offer" in Hawaiian.
HebrewThe Hebrew word "הצעות" ("propose") also refers to "suggestions" or "quotations".
Hindi"प्रस्तावों" also means a statement made by a government body that contains its policy for a particular area or issue.
HmongThe word "muaj" can also mean "to offer" or "to give" in Hmong.
HungarianThe word "ajánlatok" can also mean "offers" or "suggestions" in Hungarian, showcasing its versatility in conveying different meanings related to presenting ideas or opportunities.
IcelandicIn Old Norse, tilboð meant "to offer, present, or make available".
IgboThe Igbo word "rio" has several alternate meanings, including "ask", "beg", and "entreat."
IndonesianIn Indonesian, "penawaran" can also mean 'quotation'
IrishThe Irish word "tairiscintí" also means "to consider" or "to think of".
ItalianThe Italian word "offerte" originates from the Latin word "offero", meaning "to bring forward" or "to present".
Japanese"オファー" (offer) can also mean "a letter of invitation".
Javanese"Nawaka" shares its root with "waca" in Sanskrit, meaning "to speak", while "kake" implies a request or plea.
KannadaThe word "propose" comes from the Old English word "proponere", which means "to put forward".
KazakhThe word ұсыныстар can also mean "offer" or "suggestion" in Kazakh.
KhmerThe term 'ការផ្តល់ជូន' (propose) can also refer to putting something forward for consideration or an offer of something.
KoreanThe word "제안" can mean "to suggest" or "to offer" in Korean, and it is derived from the Chinese characters "제" (to submit) and "안" (a plan or proposal).
LatinIn Latin, "deals" also means "choose" or "distribute".
LatvianThe word "piedāvā" can also mean "to offer" or "to suggest".
LithuanianThe Lithuanian word "pasiūlymai" also means "offers" in English.
MacedonianThe verb "понуди" in Macedonian can also mean to offer or suggest something.
MalagasyThe word "tolotra" is derived from an old word meaning "to send out" and in modern usage can refer to sending messengers or proposing in marriage.
MalayThe word “tawaran” also refers to a form of negotiation in traditional Malay culture, where goods or services are exchanged through a process of bargaining.
MalayalamThe word "ഓഫറുകൾ" in Malayalam can also mean "to suggest" or "to offer something."
MalteseThe word “offerti” in Maltese can also mean “to present” or “to give”.
Maori"Tuku" is also used to refer to the offering of food or gifts, and the act of releasing or setting free.
MarathiThe word "ऑफर" in Marathi can also mean "to offer in exchange for something else".
NepaliThe Nepali word "प्रस्तावहरु" is derived from the Sanskrit word "prastaava", which means "plan",
NorwegianThe word "tilbud" can also refer to an offer or a sale, as in "Jeg fikk et godt tilbud på en ny bil" (I got a good offer on a new car).
Nyanja (Chichewa)In Malawian Nyanja (Chichewa), 'zotsatsa' also means to suggest, offer, or invite someone to do something.
PashtoThe word "وړاندیزونه" in Pashto can also mean "suggestion" or "proposal".
Polish"Oferuje" derives from the Latin "offero," meaning to present or bring forward.
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)In Portuguese, "ofertas" can also refer to "supplies" or "offerings" in a religious context.
RomanianThe Romanian verb "a promova" (to promote) derives from the Latin word "promovere" (to move forward, put forward, advance).
RussianThe Russian word "предложения" (propose) also means "sentence" (in grammar).
SamoanThe Samoan word "ofo" also means "to be worthy of consideration".
Scots GaelicThere is a connection between the Gaelic "tairgsean" and Welsh "t'angos" meaning to present or offer.
SerbianThe word "понуде" also means "offer" in Serbian.
SesothoThe word 'litefiso' has origins in a Sotho song titled 'Ka litefiso la hao' which translates to 'To your proposal'.
ShonaThe word "zvinopihwa" is also used in the context of making an offer, suggestion or request.
SindhiThe word "آڇون" has a feminine form: "آڇڻ" (proposing), which refers to the woman's acceptance of the proposal.
Sinhala (Sinhalese)දීමනා is a term used particularly in marriage proposals, and is also used to refer to a person who brings a proposal.
SlovakThe word "ponuky" is also used to refer to the presentation of a dish in a restaurant.
SlovenianThe word "ponudbe" in Slovenian also means "offer" or "suggestion".
SomaliThe word "dalabyo" can also refer to "to be equal".
Spanish"Ofertas" comes from the Latin word "offerre", meaning "to bring forward", and can also mean "to present for sale".
SundaneseThe word 'nawaran' originated from a Proto-Austronesian root and also means 'to ask for something'.
SwahiliThe Swahili word "matoleo" can also refer to "words".
SwedishThe Swedish word "erbjudanden" comes from the Old Norse word "erbjóðan", which means "an offer" or "a proposal."
Tagalog (Filipino)The word "mga alok" can also mean "an offer" in Tagalog.
TajikThe word "пешниҳодҳо" derives from the Persian phrase "پیشنهاد", sharing the same meaning of "suggestion" or "put forward an idea".
TamilThe Tamil word "சலுகைகள்" also means "facilities" or "concessions".
TeluguThe word "ఆఫర్‌లు" can also mean "to present" or "to offer" in Telugu.
Thaiข้อเสนอ" can also mean "suggestion" or "offer" depending on the context.
Turkish"Teklifler" in Turkish also means "offers" or "proposals".
UkrainianThe word "пропозиції" in Ukrainian can also mean "offers" or "suggestions".
UzbekTakliflar is derived from the Arabic word 'taqlif', meaning 'request' or 'order'.
VietnameseĐề nghị can also mean 'to suggest' or 'to recommend'
WelshThe word "cynigion" is cognate with Irish "cinnedh" (kinship), which suggests it may originally have meant "to become related by marriage".
Xhosa'Unikezelo' means 'proposition' or 'suggestion' in Xhosa, derived from the root 'kezel-' meaning 'to select' or 'choose'
Yiddishאָפפערס (offer) derives ultimately from the Biblical Hebrew term אוֹפְרָה (ofarah), used to denote the animal brought for sacrifice or offering.
YorubaThe verb "awọn ipese" derives from a Proto-Bantu verb meaning "to make a request".
ZuluThe word “okunikezwayo” (propose) etymologically stems from "ukunikela" - “to give” in Zulu and its root “-nika” means “to place" or “to set up" and “-ezwa-” means “to hear” or “to have heard."
EnglishThe word "propose" originally meant "to put forward for consideration or acceptance" and could refer to a variety of subjects, including laws, plans, or ideas.

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