Afrikaans spesialis | ||
Albanian specialist | ||
Amharic ስፔሻሊስት | ||
Arabic متخصص | ||
Armenian մասնագետ | ||
Assamese বিশেষজ্ঞ | ||
Aymara especialista ukhamawa | ||
Azerbaijani mütəxəssis | ||
Bambara kɛrɛnkɛrɛnnenya la | ||
Basque espezialista | ||
Belarusian спецыяліст | ||
Bengali বিশেষজ্ঞ | ||
Bhojpuri विशेषज्ञ के ह | ||
Bosnian specijalista | ||
Bulgarian специалист | ||
Catalan especialista | ||
Cebuano espesyalista | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 专家 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 專家 | ||
Corsican spezialistu | ||
Croatian specijalista | ||
Czech specialista | ||
Danish specialist | ||
Dhivehi ސްޕެޝަލިސްޓެކެވެ | ||
Dogri विशेषज्ञ | ||
Dutch specialist | ||
English specialist | ||
Esperanto specialisto | ||
Estonian spetsialist | ||
Ewe eŋutinunyala bibi | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) espesyalista | ||
Finnish asiantuntija | ||
French spécialiste | ||
Frisian spesjalist | ||
Galician especialista | ||
Georgian სპეციალისტი | ||
German spezialist | ||
Greek ειδικός | ||
Guarani especialista rehegua | ||
Gujarati નિષ્ણાત | ||
Haitian Creole espesyalis | ||
Hausa gwani | ||
Hawaiian loea | ||
Hebrew מוּמחֶה | ||
Hindi specialist | ||
Hmong tshwj xeeb | ||
Hungarian szakember | ||
Icelandic sérfræðingur | ||
Igbo ọkachamara | ||
Ilocano espesialista | ||
Indonesian spesialis | ||
Irish speisialtóir | ||
Italian specialista | ||
Japanese スペシャリスト | ||
Javanese spesialis | ||
Kannada ತಜ್ಞ | ||
Kazakh маман | ||
Khmer ជំនាញ | ||
Kinyarwanda inzobere | ||
Konkani तज्ञ | ||
Korean 전문가 | ||
Krio spɛshal pɔsin | ||
Kurdish taybetzana | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) پسپۆڕ | ||
Kyrgyz адис | ||
Lao ຜູ້ຊ່ຽວຊານ | ||
Latin specialist | ||
Latvian speciālists | ||
Lingala monganga ya mayele | ||
Lithuanian specialistas | ||
Luganda omukugu | ||
Luxembourgish spezialist | ||
Macedonian специјалист | ||
Maithili विशेषज्ञ | ||
Malagasy manam-pahaizana manokana | ||
Malay pakar | ||
Malayalam സ്പെഷ്യലിസ്റ്റ് | ||
Maltese speċjalista | ||
Maori tohunga | ||
Marathi तज्ञ | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯁ꯭ꯄꯦꯁꯤꯑꯦꯂꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯤ꯫ | ||
Mizo specialist a ni | ||
Mongolian мэргэжилтэн | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အထူးကု | ||
Nepali विशेषज्ञ | ||
Norwegian spesialist | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) katswiri | ||
Odia (Oriya) ବିଶେଷଜ୍ଞ | | ||
Oromo ogeessa fayyaa | ||
Pashto متخصص | ||
Persian متخصص | ||
Polish specjalista | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) especialista | ||
Punjabi ਮਾਹਰ | ||
Quechua especialista nisqa | ||
Romanian specialist | ||
Russian специалист | ||
Samoan faʻapitoa | ||
Sanskrit विशेषज्ञः | ||
Scots Gaelic speisealaiche | ||
Sepedi setsebi | ||
Serbian специјалиста | ||
Sesotho setsebi | ||
Shona nyanzvi | ||
Sindhi ماهر | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) විශේෂ ist | ||
Slovak špecialista | ||
Slovenian specialist | ||
Somali takhasusle | ||
Spanish especialista | ||
Sundanese spesialis | ||
Swahili mtaalamu | ||
Swedish specialist | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) dalubhasa | ||
Tajik мутахассис | ||
Tamil நிபுணர் | ||
Tatar белгеч | ||
Telugu స్పెషలిస్ట్ | ||
Thai ผู้เชี่ยวชาญ | ||
Tigrinya ስፔሻሊስት | ||
Tsonga mutivi wa vutshila | ||
Turkish uzman | ||
Turkmen hünärmen | ||
Twi (Akan) ɔbenfo titiriw | ||
Ukrainian спеціаліст | ||
Urdu ماہر | ||
Uyghur مۇتەخەسسىس | ||
Uzbek mutaxassis | ||
Vietnamese chuyên gia | ||
Welsh arbenigwr | ||
Xhosa ingcali | ||
Yiddish מומכע | ||
Yoruba ojogbon | ||
Zulu uchwepheshe |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "spesialis" is derived from the Latin word "specialis", meaning "peculiar" or "particular". |
| Albanian | Albanian specialists refer specifically to doctors, not experts in a field. |
| Amharic | In Amharic, "ስፔሻሊስት" can also refer to an expert or someone highly skilled in a field. |
| Arabic | The word "متخصص" can also refer to an expert in a particular field of study or practice. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "mütəxəssis" in Azerbaijani is derived from the Persian word "mutakhassīs", meaning "one who is specially trained or skilled in a particular field." |
| Basque | The word "espezialista" comes from the Latin word "specialis", which means "belonging to a particular class or kind." |
| Belarusian | The word "спецыяліст" (specialist) in Belarusian originates from the Latin word "species" (appearance), signifying someone with specific knowledge or skills in a particular field. |
| Bengali | The word "বিশেষজ্ঞ" can also mean "expert" or "authority" in Bengali. |
| Bosnian | The word 'specijalista' is derived from Latin 'species' (species, kind), which is also the source word for the English term specialist. |
| Bulgarian | The word "специалист" is cognate with the English word "specialist", both descending from Latin "specialis", meaning "particular". It is also loosely related to the word "specie", meaning "kind" or "sort". |
| Catalan | "Especialista" can also mean someone who has a particular hobby or interest, similar to the English word "hobbyist." |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano word "espesyalista" is derived from the Spanish word "especialista," meaning "specialist" or "expert." |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 专家, "zhuanjia," literally means "people who are good at planning things". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The word 專家 is a combination of 專 (focus) and 家 (expert), meaning someone who specializes in a particular field. |
| Corsican | The word "spezialistu" comes from the Italian word "specialista", which means "specialist". |
| Croatian | Cognate with "specialist" in English and "специјалиста" in Serbian, "специјалист (specijalist)" in Croatian ultimately derives from the Latin "speciālis," meaning "peculiar" or "particular." |
| Czech | In Czech, specialista can also refer to a medical doctor specializing in an area other than general practice. |
| Danish | In Danish, "specialist" may also refer to a type of sausage, a specific type of coffee, or a particular kind of bread. |
| Dutch | In Dutch, the word "specialist" can also refer to a doctor who has completed a specialized training program. |
| Esperanto | The word "specialisto" can also refer to a person who is particularly skilled in a certain field. |
| Estonian | The word “spetsialist” is derived from the Russian word 'специалист' and in Estonian it can also refer to a secret agent, an intelligence officer or an expert who has received special training or education. |
| Finnish | The word "asiantuntija" comes from the words "asia" (matter, case, affair) and "tuntija" (one who knows, expert). |
| French | 'Spécialiste' originates from the Latin word 'species' meaning 'kind, sort'. This led to the specialized or specific meaning of the word. |
| Frisian | The word "spesjalist" in Frisian, derived from the Latin "specialis," can also refer to an expert or someone with a particular skill or knowledge. |
| Galician | "Especialista" in Galician also means "lawyer" in a legal context. |
| Georgian | The Georgian word "სპეციალისტი" is derived from the Latin word "species", meaning "kind" or "sort". This reflects the idea that a specialist is someone who has specialized knowledge or skills in a particular field. |
| German | German "Spezialist" is derived from Italian "specialista" via Old French and Latin "specialis", meaning "distinctive". |
| Greek | The Greek word "ειδικός" is derived from the verb "είδω" (to see or know) and thus also means "expert" or "knowledgeable." |
| Haitian Creole | The word "espesyalis" is derived from the French word "spécialiste", which means "specialist". |
| Hausa | "Gwani" also means "master" or "teacher" and is often used to refer to someone highly skilled in a particular field. |
| Hawaiian | The word "loea" in Hawaiian can also mean "expert" or "professional". |
| Hebrew | מוּמחֶה also means an expert or a sage in Hebrew, derived from the root "wisdom" חכם (hakham) |
| Hindi | The word 'SPECIALIST' originates from the Latin word 'specialis', meaning 'peculiar'. |
| Hmong | The word "tshwj xeeb" can also mean "expert" or "professional" in Hmong. |
| Hungarian | The word "szakember" derives from a Slavic word meaning "skilled worker" and is cognate with the Polish word "fachowiec" and the Czech word "odborník." |
| Icelandic | The word sérfræðingur in Icelandic is derived from the Old Norse words "sér" (separate) and "fræði" (knowledge), and it can also refer to an expert or a professional in a particular field. |
| Igbo | The Igbo word ọkachamara is derived from the verb kacha, meaning 'to surpass' or 'to be superior,' and the noun mmara, meaning 'knowledge' or 'expertise'. |
| Indonesian | Spesialis' originally meant 'a spy or secret agent' in Latin. |
| Italian | In medieval Latin, the word "specialista" referred to an expert in a particular field of knowledge. |
| Japanese | 「スペシャリスト」の語源は、ラテン語で「特別な」を意味する特殊なという意味を持つ「specialis」から来ています。 |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "spesialis" is derived from the Dutch "specialist", which itself is derived from the Latin "species" (specific, type). |
| Kannada | The word ತಜ್ಞ comes from the Sanskrit word "tatjna," meaning "one who knows" or "expert." |
| Kazakh | The word "маман" can also refer to "мама" meaning "mother" in Kazakh. |
| Khmer | The word "ជំនាញ" can also refer to expertise, proficiency, or skill. |
| Korean | "전문가" (specialist) consists of two roots "전문" and "가" and the former is a Sino-Korean word originating in Chinese "專門" meaning "special". |
| Kurdish | “Taybetzana” in Kurdish derives from the Arabic word “takhassus” which also means "specialization" in modern standard Arabic and other dialects. |
| Kyrgyz | "Адис" also means "master" in Arabic, Hebrew and Aramaic. |
| Latin | In medieval Latin, 'specialis' referred to the species within a genus. |
| Latvian | The word "speciālists" is derived from the Latin word "species", meaning "kind" or "type". |
| Lithuanian | The word "specialistas" in Lithuanian is derived from the Latin word "specialis," meaning "pertaining to a particular thing or group." |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "Spezialist" can also refer to a person with a disability |
| Macedonian | The word "специјалист" in Macedonian is derived from the Latin word "species", meaning "kind" or "class". |
| Malay | The Malay word "pakar" is derived from the Sanskrit word "pāka" meaning "to cook", hence its original meaning was "cook" or "expert in cooking". |
| Malayalam | The word 'ஸ்பேஷியலிஸ்ட்' ('specialist') is derived from the Latin word 'species', meaning 'kind' or 'sort'. |
| Maltese | As in English, "speċjalista" derives from the Latin "specialis" and denotes someone with "special" knowledge or skills. |
| Maori | The word tohunga in Maori can refer to experts in a wide range of areas, including healing, religion, and fishing. |
| Marathi | The word "तज्ञ" is derived from the Sanskrit word "तक्षन्", meaning "one who cuts or shapes wood". It is also used to refer to someone who has a high level of skill or knowledge in a particular field. |
| Mongolian | The word "мэргэжилтэн" can also refer to a "professional" or an "expert". |
| Nepali | The word `विशेषज्ञ` can mean "expert" but also "specialist", "learned person" or "one who possesses special knowledge or skill." |
| Norwegian | In Norwegian, "spesialist" also means "expert" or "professional". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "katswiri" used to mean "teacher". |
| Pashto | This word is derived from the word "میتون" (knowledgeable), which has the same root as the word "علم" (science) in Arabic. |
| Persian | The word “متخصص” literally means “separated-from” with possible origins in ancient Zoroastrian rituals in which the “expert of separating” would take responsibility for the dismemberment of sacrificial animals. |
| Polish | The Polish word 'specjalista' can trace its roots back to Latin, where 'species' signifies 'sort, kind,' and the suffix '-ista' implies an 'agent of'. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "especialista" in Portuguese can also refer to a person who is highly skilled in a particular field or activity. |
| Punjabi | The word "ਮਾਹਰ" can also refer to a "skilled worker" or "expert". |
| Romanian | The word "specialist" comes from the Latin word "specialis", which means "particular" or "specific". |
| Russian | In Russian, specialist can also mean professional, expert, or highly skilled worker. |
| Samoan | The word "faʻapitoa" also means "to make special" in Samoan. |
| Scots Gaelic | "Speisealaiche" is also the term for a particular type of bird in Scotland, the spotted flycatcher. |
| Serbian | The word 'специјалиста' ('specialist') comes from the Latin 'specialis', meaning 'belonging to a particular class or group'. |
| Sesotho | In Sesotho, "setsebi" can also mean "someone who is skilled in a particular area". |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word “ماهر” also means "expert" and "skillful". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "විශේෂ ist" is derived from the Sanskrit word "विशिष्ट" (visheshta), meaning "special" or "distinguished." |
| Slovak | In Slovak, the word "špecialista" can also be used to refer to a doctor or other medical professional. |
| Slovenian | In Slovenian, the word "specialist" ("specialist") is often used in a broader sense to refer to experts in any field, not just the medical one. |
| Somali | The Somali word "takhasusle" originates from the Arabic word "taḵaṣṣuṣ" meaning specialization or expertise. |
| Spanish | "Especialista" in Spanish can also refer to a person who is skilled or knowledgeable in a particular area, not necessarily a medical one. |
| Sundanese | "Spesialis" in Sundanese can also mean "expert" or "professional" |
| Swahili | The word "mtaalamu" also means "expert" or "professional" in Swahili. |
| Swedish | The Swedish word 'specialist' is also used to refer to a doctor who is a specialist in a particular field of medicine, such as a cardiologist or a neurologist. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Dalubhasa" is rooted in a Spanish term that initially meant "ability," but came to be interpreted as "expert" through Tagalog word-play. |
| Tajik | Мутахассис is derived from the Arabic word "mutahaṣṣiṣ", meaning "one who has acquired proficiency in a particular subject". |
| Tamil | நிபுணர் can also mean "skilled" or "expert" in Tamil. |
| Telugu | The word 'specialist' can also refer to someone who is in a particular field of study. |
| Thai | The word can also refer to an expert or a professional in a particular field. |
| Turkish | The word "uzman" is also used in Turkish to refer to a person skilled in a particular area, such as a craftsman or artisan. |
| Ukrainian | The word "спеціаліст" ultimately derives from the Latin word "species", meaning "kind" or "type", through Old French, Polish, and Russian. |
| Urdu | Urdu ماہر shares a root with Arabic ماہر, meaning "skilled, expert" and "to make skillful or expert" and further, "to become skilled or expert" in Arabic. |
| Uzbek | The word "mutaxassis" may also refer to a person who does work in a particular field. |
| Vietnamese | "Chuyên gia" is a combination of the words "chuyên" (specialized) and "gia" (person), and can be used to refer to a wide range of experts, from doctors to engineers. |
| Welsh | The word 'arbenigwr' in Welsh derives from 'arbenig' (special) and 'gŵr' (man), and was also formerly used to mean 'magician' or 'prophet'. |
| Xhosa | "Ingcali" derives from the verb "ukukala" meaning to filter, select, or specialize in something. |
| Yiddish | "מומכע" is related to the modern Hebrew word "מֻמְחֶה" (mûmkhê), meaning "expert" or "specialist." |
| Yoruba | Ojogbon relates etymologically to the words 'gbogbo' or 'gbogbon', which means 'all' or 'everything' |
| Zulu | The word "uchwepheshe" in Zulu comes from the root "chwepha", meaning "to cut through" or "to pierce through," indicating the specialist's ability to cut through complex issues or problems. |
| English | The term 'specialist' comes through Latin from Greek 'species' or specific type. |