Afrikaans werf | ||
Albanian rekrutojnë | ||
Amharic መመልመል | ||
Arabic تجنيد | ||
Armenian հավաքագրել | ||
Assamese নিযুক্তি দিয়া | ||
Aymara reclutañataki | ||
Azerbaijani işə götürmək | ||
Bambara recrute (baarakɛlaw) kɛ | ||
Basque kontratatu | ||
Belarusian завербаваць | ||
Bengali নিয়োগ | ||
Bhojpuri भर्ती करावल जाला | ||
Bosnian regrut | ||
Bulgarian вербувам | ||
Catalan reclutar | ||
Cebuano nagrekrut | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 招 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 招 | ||
Corsican ricrutà | ||
Croatian novak | ||
Czech rekrut | ||
Danish rekruttere | ||
Dhivehi ރިކްރޫޓް ކުރުން | ||
Dogri भर्ती कर दे | ||
Dutch rekruut | ||
English recruit | ||
Esperanto varbi | ||
Estonian värbama | ||
Ewe amewo xɔxɔ ɖe dɔ me | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) bagong kaanib | ||
Finnish rekrytoida | ||
French recruter | ||
Frisian rekrutearje | ||
Galician recrutar | ||
Georgian ახალწვეული | ||
German rekrutieren | ||
Greek νεοσύλλεκτος | ||
Guarani recluta rehegua | ||
Gujarati ભરતી | ||
Haitian Creole rekrite | ||
Hausa kurtu | ||
Hawaiian hoʻolimalima | ||
Hebrew לגיס | ||
Hindi रंगरूट | ||
Hmong nrhiav neeg ua haujlwm | ||
Hungarian újonc | ||
Icelandic ráða | ||
Igbo mbanye | ||
Ilocano rekrut | ||
Indonesian rekrut | ||
Irish earcú | ||
Italian reclutare | ||
Japanese リクルート | ||
Javanese ngrekrut | ||
Kannada ನೇಮಕಾತಿ | ||
Kazakh жұмысқа қабылдау | ||
Khmer ជ្រើសរើស | ||
Kinyarwanda gushaka | ||
Konkani भरती करप | ||
Korean 모집하다 | ||
Krio fɔ tek pipul dɛn fɔ wok fɔ dɛn | ||
Kurdish leşkerkirin | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) دامەزراندنی | ||
Kyrgyz жалдоо | ||
Lao ການທົດແທນທີ່ | ||
Latin tironem | ||
Latvian pieņemt darbā | ||
Lingala kozwa bato na mosala | ||
Lithuanian verbuoti | ||
Luganda okuwandiika abaserikale | ||
Luxembourgish rekrutéieren | ||
Macedonian регрутира | ||
Maithili भर्ती करब | ||
Malagasy miaramila vaovao | ||
Malay rekrut | ||
Malayalam റിക്രൂട്ട് ചെയ്യുക | ||
Maltese jirreklutaw | ||
Maori kaitautoko | ||
Marathi भरती | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯔꯤꯛꯔꯨꯏꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo recruit tur a ni | ||
Mongolian ажилд авах | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) စုဆောင်း | ||
Nepali भर्ती | ||
Norwegian rekruttere | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) lembani ntchito | ||
Odia (Oriya) ନିଯୁକ୍ତି | ||
Oromo qacaruu | ||
Pashto استخدامول | ||
Persian استخدام کردن | ||
Polish rekrut | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) recrutar | ||
Punjabi ਭਰਤੀ | ||
Quechua reclutamiento | ||
Romanian recruta | ||
Russian новобранец | ||
Samoan faʻafaigaluega | ||
Sanskrit भर्ती | ||
Scots Gaelic fastadh | ||
Sepedi go thwala bašomi | ||
Serbian регрутовати | ||
Sesotho thaotha | ||
Shona kutora | ||
Sindhi ڀرتي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) බඳවා ගන්න | ||
Slovak verbovať | ||
Slovenian novačiti | ||
Somali qorista | ||
Spanish recluta | ||
Sundanese ngarekrut | ||
Swahili kuajiri | ||
Swedish rekrytera | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) bagong kasapi | ||
Tajik ҷалб кардан | ||
Tamil ஆட்சேர்ப்பு | ||
Tatar рекрутинг | ||
Telugu నియామకం | ||
Thai รับสมัคร | ||
Tigrinya ምልመላ ምግባር | ||
Tsonga ku thola vatirhi | ||
Turkish işe almak | ||
Turkmen işe almak | ||
Twi (Akan) fa nnipa a wɔfa wɔn adwuma mu | ||
Ukrainian вербувати | ||
Urdu بھرتی کرنا | ||
Uyghur خىزمەتچى قوبۇل قىلىش | ||
Uzbek yollash | ||
Vietnamese tuyển dụng | ||
Welsh recriwtio | ||
Xhosa ukugaya | ||
Yiddish רעקרוט | ||
Yoruba gba omo ogun sise | ||
Zulu qasha |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "werf" also means "to enlist" and "to register". |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "rekrutojnë" is derived from the French word "recruter", which means to enlist or raise (troops or supplies). |
| Amharic | In Amharic, the root "መመለ" ('recruit, train') can mean 'make to change', "መልመལ་" ('change, vary') meaning to 'change one thing into another' and "መለምለም" ('make to become different'). |
| Arabic | The Arabic word "تجنيد" can also refer to the process of mobilizing troops or resources. |
| Armenian | In Armenian, հավաքագրել means 'to gather, collect, or assemble', and it can also refer to 'recruitment' in a military context. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "işə götürmək" in Azerbaijani, which means "recruit," derives from the verb "işə" (work) and the noun "götür" (take). In other contexts, it can also refer to "hiring" or "employing." |
| Basque | The word "kontratatu" in Basque originally meant "to hire" or "to sign a contract", and only later came to mean "to recruit". |
| Belarusian | The Belarusian word "завербаваць" is derived from the German word "werben", which originally meant "to ask" or "to apply. |
| Bengali | The word "নিয়োগ" also means "appointment" or "assigning a task" in Bengali. |
| Bosnian | The word "regrut" in Bosnian can also refer to a newbie or someone inexperienced. |
| Bulgarian | The word "вербувам" also has the meaning "to persuade or convince". |
| Catalan | The word "reclutar" in Catalan comes from the Latin "recruitare", meaning "to renew" or "to fill up". |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano word "nagrekrut" can also refer to someone who entices another to join a cause, group, or organization. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "招" originally referred to "calling people to come" and "inviting," and now also means "recruiting." |
| Chinese (Traditional) | This graph was written by the emperor, and therefore the two 'zhao' characters have special meanings. |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "ricrutà" derives from the Italian "reclutare", ultimately deriving from the Latin "recludere" meaning "to shut up", and in medieval Latin "to enlist". |
| Croatian | The word "Novak" can also mean "one who is newly arrived" or "a newcomer". |
| Czech | **Recruit** in Czech, rekrut, also means **conscript** or **draft**. |
| Danish | The Danish word "rekruttere" is derived from the French word "recruter", which in turn comes from the Latin word "recruitare", meaning "to fill up again". |
| Dutch | In the 16th and 17th century 'rekruteren' also implied 'to recover', 'to restore' or 'to bring back into service'. |
| Esperanto | The word “varbi” comes from German “werben” meaning “to recruit” or “to advertise” and is not related to the English “varnish”. |
| Estonian | In Estonian, "värbama" means "to recruit," but it can also mean "to hire" or "to enlist." |
| Finnish | The word "rekrytoida" is derived from the French word "recruter", which means "to recruit" or "to enlist." |
| French | "Recruter" means both "to recruit" and "to grow again", referencing the growth of new soldiers in an army. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "rekrutearje" is derived from the French word "recruter". It can also refer to the process of hiring someone for a job. |
| Galician | "Recrutar" is etymologically related to the Latin "re-crudescere" - grow strong again - and in its first meanings is related to recovering one's strength through rest." |
| German | The word "rekrutieren" derives from the French word "recruter", which in turn comes from the Latin word "recrutare", meaning "to reinforce". |
| Greek | The word νεοσύλλεκτος is derived from the Ancient Greek words νέος ('new') and συλλέγω ('to collect'). |
| Gujarati | The word "ભરતી" in Gujarati also means "high tide" or "the coming in of the sea," likely due to the influx of new recruits during the monsoon season. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "rekrite" in Haitian Creole can also mean "to hire" or "to employ". |
| Hausa | The word "kurtu" in Hausa can also refer to a young man who has not yet married. |
| Hawaiian | The word "hoʻolimalima" also means "to help" or "to support" in Hawaiian. |
| Hebrew | In Yiddish, the word 'לגיס' ('legis') means 'lazy'. |
| Hindi | रंगरूट शब्द संस्कृत के 'रंग' (रंगना) और 'रूट' (जड़) शब्दों से बना है, जिसका अर्थ है 'रंग से भरा हुआ'। |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "újonc" is of uncertain origin, although one theory suggests it might derive from the Turkish word "yeni çeri" meaning "new soldier". |
| Icelandic | The word "ráða" derives from the same root as the English word "ride". |
| Igbo | "Mbanye" can also mean "to enter" or "to join" in Igbo. |
| Indonesian | In Indonesian, "rekrut" also means "draft" when referred to legal matters. |
| Irish | The word "earcú" in Irish, while meaning "recruit", also relates to the verb "to hear" and has a military connotation of "one who is heeded". |
| Italian | The term "reclutare" derives from the Latin "recludere," meaning "to close or shut up," but its current meaning of "to gather, accumulate" emerged from its military usage, where it referred to enlisting new soldiers. |
| Japanese | In Japanese, the word リクルート (recruit) also refers to a temporary staffing agency. |
| Javanese | The word "ngrekrut" is derived from the Dutch word "recruter" and also means "to enlist, hire, or call forth." |
| Kannada | The word "ನೇಮಕಾತಿ" can also refer to the process of joining or enlisting in an organization or military service. |
| Kazakh | 'Жұмысқа қабылдау' means 'to hire' in Kazakh, and also refers to the process of enlisting people into the military. |
| Korean | 모집하다 originally meant 'to gather', but now mainly refers to 'recruitment' of people. |
| Kurdish | The word "leşkerkirin" in Kurdish is derived from the Persian word "lashkar" (army) and the Kurdish suffix "-kirin" (to become). |
| Kyrgyz | "Жалдоо" may also refer to a military unit led by a single commander. |
| Latin | "Tirones" is also a term for novice gladiators. |
| Latvian | The word “pieņemt darbā” derives from the German word “werben” which means to gather, to recruit or to advertise. |
| Lithuanian | "Verbuoti" in Lithuanian is related to "verb" and means to force or persuade, not just recruit. |
| Luxembourgish | The verb “rekrutéieren” in Luxembourgish is derived from the French verb “recruter”, which itself comes from the Latin verb “recrutare”, meaning “to fill up” or “to renew”. |
| Macedonian | The word "rekrutira" comes from French "recruter" and also has several other meanings in addition to "to recruit", including "to hire" and "to enlist". |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word "miaramila vaovao" literally means "young warrior" or "new soldier". |
| Malay | The Malay word 'rekrut' comes from the Portuguese word 'recruta', which in turn comes from the Latin word 'recruitus', meaning 'renewed' or 'refreshed'. |
| Malayalam | The word |
| Maltese | "Jirreklutaw" in Maltese comes from the Arabic word "jarrada", meaning "to try" or "to test". |
| Maori | Kaitautoko, meaning "recruit," also refers in New Zealand to a support assistant in a school. |
| Marathi | In Marathi, "भरती" (recruit) derives from "भरू" (to add or fill up) and is a cognate with "Bharat" (India) from Sanskrit, highlighting a shared root in the notion of bringing together or replenishing. |
| Nepali | The word "भर्ती" also means "hiring" or "admittance" in Nepali. |
| Norwegian | The word "rekruttere" in Norwegian is derived from the French word "recruter", meaning "to fill up" or "to supply with new men". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | This word could also refer to the recruiting of labor in general, and not just to military recruitment. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "استخدامول" also means "to engage, to hire, or to enlist" in Persian. |
| Persian | In addition to meaning 'recruit', 'استخدام کردن' can also mean 'employ' or 'hire'. |
| Polish | The Polish word 'rekrut' also means 'new or young animal'. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The Portuguese term "recrutar" is derived from the French verb "recruter," which is a derivative of the term used to describe new growths (as in plants), "crû." |
| Punjabi | "ਭਰਤੀ" (recruit) originates from the Persian word "barti", meaning "employment" or "selection for a job". |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "recruta" comes from the Medieval Latin word "recrūta," meaning "reinforcement" which is, in turn of ultimately Germanic origin |
| Russian | Новобранец means not only "recruit", but also "new member of the family, novice". In some ancient dialects of the Russian language the "о" (o) changed into "а" (a). |
| Samoan | Faʻafaigaluega is a Samoan word that comes from the root word faʻa meaning "to do" or "to make" and galuega meaning "work" or "job". |
| Scots Gaelic | The word 'fastadh' also has the meaning 'standing firm', and is used in this sense in the name of the 'Fastadh' mountain on the island of Skye. |
| Serbian | The Serbian word 'регрутовати' ('recruit') derives from the French 'recruter' (meaning 'to recruit'), of Latin origin, which in turn comes from the Late Latin term 'recrescere' (meaning 'to grow again'), referring to the idea of replenishing military forces, or in a wider sense, expanding any organization. |
| Sesotho | The word "thaotha" is a metaphor derived from the act of weaving, as military recruits are woven into the fabric of the army. |
| Shona | The word "kutora" in Shona is an extension of the word "kutora", meaning "to pull" or "to drag" which alludes to the process of getting someone to join. |
| Sindhi | The word "ڀرتي" ("recruit") in Sindhi also refers to an army contingent or a group of soldiers enrolled for a specific purpose. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | In Sinhala, 'recruit' can also mean 'to collect' or 'to gather', highlighting its broader application beyond military recruitment. |
| Slovak | The word "verbovať" is derived from the Proto-Slavic root *verbъ, meaning "to speak," and is related to the words "verb" and "verbal." |
| Slovenian | The verb 'novačiti' comes from the Latin word 'novus', meaning 'new', and in Old Slovenian it meant 'to give birth' or 'to renew'. |
| Somali | The word "qorista" is derived from the Somali verb "qor" (to write) and originally meant "enrollment". |
| Spanish | The Spanish word 'recluta' can also mean 'draft', 'conscription', or 'enlistment'. |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word "ngarekrut" is a loanword from the Dutch word "recruter", which in turn comes from the French word "recruter", meaning "to recruit or enlist soldiers" |
| Swahili | The word "kuajiri" in Swahili can also mean "to hire" or "to employ". |
| Swedish | The word 'rekrytera' comes from the French word 'recruter', which in turn comes from the Latin word 'recruitare', meaning 'to refill' or 'to replenish'. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | Bagong kasapi or recruit is derived from the Spanish word "casapi" which means "new member" while in Tagalog, kasapi means "to join". |
| Tajik | The word "ҷалб кардан" comes from the Persian word "jalb kardan" which means "to attract" or "to allure". |
| Tamil | In Tamil, the word "ஆட்சேர்ப்பு" refers to the recruitment of soldiers, as well as the enlistment of new members by organizations and political parties. |
| Telugu | The word "నియామకం" can also refer to the appointment or assignment of a person to a position. |
| Thai | รับสมัคร is derived from the Sanskrit word 'sambhāra', meaning 'provisions', and can also refer to 'hiring' or 'enrolling'. |
| Turkish | "İşe almak" means "to hire" in Turkish, but it also has the alternate meaning of "to start working". |
| Ukrainian | The word "вербувати" ultimately derives from Polish "werbować" and German "werben", both meaning "to hire". |
| Urdu | The word "بھرتی کرنا" (recruit) is derived from the French word "recruter", which means "to raise or gather new troops". |
| Uzbek | The word "yollash" is derived from the Old Turkic word "yol", meaning "direction" or "path", and is also related to the Persian word "rah", meaning "road" or "way". In addition to its literal meaning of "recruit", "yollash" can also figuratively mean "to send on a mission" or "to guide someone on their path." |
| Vietnamese | The word "tuyển dụng" can also refer to the process of choosing or selecting something, not just people. |
| Welsh | The Welsh word 'recriwtio' is derived from the English word 'recruit', and also means 'to enrol' or 'to enlist'. |
| Xhosa | In Xhosa, the word 'ukugaya' also means 'to call' or 'to summon'. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word “רעקרוט” comes from the German word “Rekrut,” ultimately originating from the French word “recruter,” meaning to fill, stock, or supply. |
| Zulu | Qasha also means "a new or small stick, such as a kindling stick" |
| English | "Recruit" derives from the Old French "recruire" (to restore, make fresh), from the Latin "recrescere" (to grow again). |