Afrikaans beraad | ||
Albanian maja | ||
Amharic ከፍተኛ | ||
Arabic قمة | ||
Armenian գագաթնաժողով | ||
Assamese সন্মিলন | ||
Aymara apachita | ||
Azerbaijani zirvə | ||
Bambara kuncɛ | ||
Basque gailurra | ||
Belarusian саміт | ||
Bengali শিখর | ||
Bhojpuri शिखर | ||
Bosnian samit | ||
Bulgarian връх | ||
Catalan cim | ||
Cebuano summit | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 首脑 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 首腦 | ||
Corsican cima | ||
Croatian summita | ||
Czech vrchol | ||
Danish topmøde | ||
Dhivehi ސަމިޓް | ||
Dogri शिखर सम्मेलन | ||
Dutch top | ||
English summit | ||
Esperanto pintkunveno | ||
Estonian tippkohtumine | ||
Ewe takpekpegã | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) summit | ||
Finnish kokous | ||
French sommet | ||
Frisian top | ||
Galician cume | ||
Georgian სამიტი | ||
German gipfel | ||
Greek κορυφή | ||
Guarani tu'ã | ||
Gujarati સમિટ | ||
Haitian Creole somè | ||
Hausa taron koli | ||
Hawaiian piko | ||
Hebrew פִּסגָה | ||
Hindi शिखर सम्मेलन | ||
Hmong qhov ua siab tshaj | ||
Hungarian csúcstalálkozó | ||
Icelandic leiðtogafundur | ||
Igbo nzuko | ||
Ilocano tuktok | ||
Indonesian puncak | ||
Irish cruinniú mullaigh | ||
Italian vertice | ||
Japanese サミット | ||
Javanese puncak | ||
Kannada ಶೃಂಗಸಭೆಯಲ್ಲಿ | ||
Kazakh саммит | ||
Khmer កំពូល | ||
Kinyarwanda inama | ||
Konkani समीट | ||
Korean 정상 회담 | ||
Krio mitin | ||
Kurdish ser | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) لووتکە | ||
Kyrgyz саммит | ||
Lao ການປະຊຸມສຸດຍອດ | ||
Latin summa | ||
Latvian samits | ||
Lingala nsonge | ||
Lithuanian viršūnių susitikimas | ||
Luganda obusammambiro | ||
Luxembourgish sommet | ||
Macedonian самит | ||
Maithili शिखर सम्मेलन | ||
Malagasy vovonana | ||
Malay puncak | ||
Malayalam ഉച്ചകോടി | ||
Maltese samit | ||
Maori tihi | ||
Marathi कळस | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯆꯤꯡꯗꯣꯜ ꯃꯇꯣꯟ ꯂꯣꯝꯕ | ||
Mizo chhip | ||
Mongolian дээд хэмжээний уулзалт | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ထိပ်သီးအစည်းအဝေး | ||
Nepali शिखर | ||
Norwegian toppmøte | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) msonkhano | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଶିଖର ସମ୍ମିଳନୀ | | ||
Oromo galchuu | ||
Pashto غونډه | ||
Persian اجلاس - همایش | ||
Polish szczyt | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) cume | ||
Punjabi ਸੰਮੇਲਨ | ||
Quechua uma | ||
Romanian vârf | ||
Russian саммит | ||
Samoan tumutumu | ||
Sanskrit सम्मेलन | ||
Scots Gaelic mullach | ||
Sepedi sehloa | ||
Serbian самит | ||
Sesotho seboka | ||
Shona musangano | ||
Sindhi چوٽي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) සමුළුව | ||
Slovak vrchol | ||
Slovenian vrh | ||
Somali shir madaxeed | ||
Spanish cumbre | ||
Sundanese puncak | ||
Swahili mkutano wa kilele | ||
Swedish topp | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) tuktok | ||
Tajik саммит | ||
Tamil உச்சிமாநாடு | ||
Tatar саммит | ||
Telugu శిఖరం | ||
Thai การประชุมสุดยอด | ||
Tigrinya ዋዕላ | ||
Tsonga nhlonhlorhi | ||
Turkish toplantı | ||
Turkmen sammit | ||
Twi (Akan) nhyiamu | ||
Ukrainian саміт | ||
Urdu سمٹ | ||
Uyghur يىغىن | ||
Uzbek yig'ilish | ||
Vietnamese hội nghị thượng đỉnh | ||
Welsh copa | ||
Xhosa ingqungquthela | ||
Yiddish שפּיץ | ||
Yoruba ipade | ||
Zulu ingqungquthela |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "beraad" derives from the Dutch "beraed" and ultimately the Late Latin "deliberatum," indicating careful thought. |
| Albanian | Albanian "maja" is related to PIE "magh-", meaning "to reach" or "to rise". |
| Amharic | The word "ከፍተኛ" also means "high" or "lofty" in Amharic. |
| Arabic | The Arabic word "قمة" (summit) can also refer to the top of a mountain, the peak of a career, or a climax. |
| Azerbaijani | "Zirvə" also means "top" or "highest point" in Azerbaijani, and is cognate with the Persian word "zarv" meaning "gold". |
| Basque | The term "gailurra" is also used as a toponym, referring to the highest mountains in the Basque Country or Navarre |
| Belarusian | The Belarusian word "саміт" can also refer to a gathering of people, such as a conference or meeting. |
| Bengali | The word "শিখর" also means "the tip of a fire". This is because "শিখা" means "flame", and "শিখর" is the "tip of a flame". |
| Bosnian | "Samit" can also mean "agreement" or "understanding" in Bosnian. |
| Bulgarian | In addition to its primary meaning of "summit", the Bulgarian word "връх" can also refer to the peak of a wave or the climax of an event. |
| Catalan | In Occitan and Catalan, the word "cim" can also mean "top" or "end". |
| Cebuano | In Cebuano, "summit" can also refer to the "top of a tree" |
| Chinese (Simplified) | In Chinese, "首脑" can also refer to the leader of a country or organization. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | In Chinese, "首腦" can also mean "leader" or "head" in the context of an organization or government. |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "cima" also means "path" or "road". |
| Croatian | "Sumita" is also a variant of the name "Suzana" in Croatian. |
| Czech | The word "vrchol" is a cognate of the Proto-Slavic word "*verchъ", meaning "top" or "peak", and is related to the Russian word "вершина" (vershina) and the Polish word "wierch". |
| Danish | Ordet stammer fra gammeldansk ordet ``topmøte´´, som betyder ``møde på toppen''. |
| Dutch | Dutch 'top' can mean summit or roof, and ultimately comes from the Proto-Indo-European root *tep-, meaning 'elevation' or 'height'. |
| Esperanto | The word "pintkunveno" can also mean "meeting of experts" or "technical conference". |
| Estonian | The word "tippkohtumine" in Estonian originally meant "meeting at the top" but now also refers to any high-level meeting. |
| Finnish | The word "kokous" also means "meeting" in Finnish, and is derived from the same root as the word "kokea" (to experience). |
| French | In addition to its primary meaning of "summit," "sommet" can also refer to a meeting of high-ranking officials or a culmination of a series of events. |
| Frisian | In Frisian, "top" can also refer to a "cow's dug" or a "whipping top". |
| Galician | The word «cume» also means the male part of sheep's head. |
| Georgian | In Georgian, "სამიტი" also refers to the apex of a wave or the peak of a roof. |
| German | German "Gipfel" also means "small cake" due to its shape. |
| Greek | The word "κορυφή" comes from the verb "κορυφώ", meaning "to crown" or "to culminate." |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "સમિટ" also means "the highest point reached". |
| Haitian Creole | Haitian Creole word "somè" derives from the French "sommet", meaning "top" or "peak". |
| Hausa | The Hausa word "taron koli" literally means "head of a mountain", and is used figuratively to refer to the summit or highest point of a mountain or hill. |
| Hawaiian | Pīko, meaning "to reach the summit of a mountain," is also used metaphorically to describe the achievement of a goal |
| Hebrew | In Biblical Hebrew, "פִּסגָה" primarily refers to a "peak" or a "high place" but can also signify a "place of separation" in certain contexts |
| Hindi | The word "शिखर सम्मेलन" in Hindi can also mean "a meeting between high-level government officials." |
| Hmong | In Hmong, "qhov ua siab tshaj" can also refer to "the highest point of a mountain", "the peak", or "the zenith". |
| Hungarian | The word "csúcstalálkozó" literally means "peak meeting", referring to the highest level of diplomacy between leaders |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "leiðtogafundur" (summit) can also refer to a meeting where leaders discuss important issues. |
| Igbo | The word "nzuko" also means "union" or "unity" in Igbo, reflecting the idea of a summit as a place where different entities come together. |
| Indonesian | "Puncak" also means "the highest point of achievement or development" in Indonesian. |
| Irish | The word cruinniú mullaigh (summit) in Irish also means "gathering of the top or upper part" and was historically used in the context of religious festivals. |
| Italian | The Italian word "vertice" comes from the Latin "vertex," meaning "whorl" or "crown," and it can also refer to the vertex of an angle or the apex of a cone. |
| Japanese | The word "サミット" in Japanese can also refer to the highest point of a mountain range, or to a gathering of experts or leaders to discuss a particular issue. |
| Javanese | "Puncak" in Javanese can also mean "to climb" or "a place to climb to". |
| Kazakh | In Kazakh, "саммит" also means "meeting of experts". |
| Khmer | While commonly referring to a mountain's peak, "កំពូល" can also mean the highest point of achievement, prosperity or quality in abstract contexts. |
| Korean | 정상 회담 in Korean literally means "top talk" or "top meeting". |
| Kurdish | The word ser (summit) is also the root of other words, like serkeftin (raise to power) |
| Kyrgyz | In Kyrgyz, the word "саммит" can also refer to a "meeting of high-ranking officials" or a "conference". |
| Latin | The Latin word "summa" also means "the highest logical conclusion," and is the root of the term "summation". |
| Latvian | Samits also refers to a kind of silk fabric and a kind of plant. |
| Lithuanian | The Lithuanian word "viršūnių susitikimas" not only means "summit", but also "the meeting of the tops". |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "Sommet" is also a synonym for the "forehead" or the "top" of the head. |
| Macedonian | "Самит" could also mean "jacket" in Macedonian. |
| Malagasy | Vovonana comes from the Malagasy vohona 'to assemble', which is a homonym of vohona 'to be complete'. In this sense the mountain is a place of assembly of spirits. |
| Malay | Puncak is a Malay word, which means summit. It also means the highest point, or the peak. |
| Malayalam | The word "ഉച്ചകോടി" in Malayalam can also refer to the highest point reached by a star or planet |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "samit" has two meanings: "summit" and "a gathering of people for a common purpose", a meaning related to its Arabic root. |
| Maori | The Maori word "tihi" also means "top" or "peak", and is related to the Polynesian word "ti'i", meaning "to stand upright". |
| Marathi | The word "कळस" can also refer to a finial, a decorative ornament placed on the top of a temple or other structure. |
| Nepali | The term "शिखर" is also used to refer to a mountain peak or a person who holds a high position. |
| Norwegian | "Toppmøte" can also mean "meeting between heads of state". |
| Pashto | The etymology of "غونډه" is uncertain, and it may share a root with the English "ground". It can also refer to the top part of a mountain, a fort, or a roof. |
| Persian | The Persian word "اجلاس - همایش" can also refer to a meeting, conference, or assembly. |
| Polish | The word "szczyt" can also mean "peak" or "top" in the context of a mountain or hill. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The Portuguese word “cume” also has the meaning of “sum” (amount of money), or “highest point”. |
| Punjabi | ਸੰਮੇਲਨ' ('summit') originally meant 'the highest point of a mountain', but now it also refers to conferences involving leaders. |
| Romanian | Romanian "vârf" derives from Proto-Slavic *vьrxъ, also meaning 'highest point'. |
| Russian | In Russian, "саммит" (summit) derives from the Old Church Slavonic word "сьмати", meaning "to meet, assemble". |
| Samoan | The Samoan word 'tumutumu' shares an etymology with 'tumutumu', meaning 'elbow'. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "mullach" also means "top" or "crest" in Scots Gaelic and is related to the Irish word "mullach," which means "the crown of the head." |
| Serbian | The Serbian word 'самит' ('summit') can also mean 'self-assembly', 'self-government', and 'self-determination'. |
| Sesotho | "Seboka" also means "to worship" and is related to the word "seboko" (ancestor). |
| Shona | Musangano can also refer to a social gathering or meeting. |
| Sindhi | The word چوٽي (summit) is also used in the sense of 'top' or 'peak'. |
| Slovak | The word "vrchol" can also mean "peak" or "top", and is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *vьrchъ, meaning "height" or "top". |
| Slovenian | The word "vrh" also means "top" or "peak" in Slovenian, and is related to the words "vrhunec" (climax) and "vrhunski" (top-notch). |
| Somali | The Somali word "shir madaxeed" can also refer to a headache or a disagreement. |
| Spanish | The word "cumbre" is not related to the verb "cumplir" ("to fulfill") despite the similar spelling and pronunciation. |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word "puncak" can also refer to the peak or highest point of a roof or mountain, or to the top or crown of a tree. |
| Swahili | "Mkutano wa kilele" (literally "meeting at the top") can also refer to the highest point of a mountain. |
| Swedish | The word "topp" is derived from the Old Norse word "toppr", which means "head" or "top". |
| Tajik | The word "саммит" comes from the Russian word "саммит", meaning "summit". In Tajikistan, the word "саммит" is used to refer to the peak of a mountain, the top of a hill, or the highest point in a region. |
| Tamil | The word "உச்சிமாநாடு" in Tamil can also mean "the highest point of a mountain" and "the highest point of a wave" |
| Telugu | In Telugu, "శిఖరం" (shikharam) can also refer to a "crown" or "headdress", suggesting its towering and majestic qualities. |
| Thai | In the 1950s, "summit" began being used to refer to conferences between leaders of great powers, possibly influenced by the fact that the 1955 Geneva Summit was held at the summit of the Hotel des Bergues. |
| Turkish | The Turkish word "toplantı" also means "meeting" and is derived from the verb "toplamak," meaning "to gather" or "to assemble." |
| Ukrainian | The word "саміт" can also refer to a meeting or conference between high-ranking officials. |
| Urdu | "سمٹ" is also used in Urdu to refer to a gathering or meeting, particularly one involving high-level officials or dignitaries. |
| Uzbek | The Uzbek word "yig'ilish" also means "meeting" or "gathering". |
| Vietnamese | The Vietnamese word "hội nghị thượng đỉnh" is a direct translation of the English term "summit" but literally means "meeting at the top". In Vietnamese, "hội nghị thượng đỉnh" is specifically used to refer to meetings between important political figures or heads of state. |
| Welsh | Although it means "summit," "copa" also derives from the old Celtic word "kobaki," meaning "treetop" and referring to the shape of mountains. |
| Xhosa | It derives from the verb 'ingqunga', meaning 'to be high' or 'to tower over'. |
| Yiddish | "Shpits" can mean either "summit" or a "sharp point." |
| Yoruba | The word "ipade" in Yoruba can also mean "responsibility" or "obligation". |
| Zulu | The word 'ingqungquthela' can also mean 'the peak of a mountain' or 'the top of a hill'. |
| English | The word "summit" derives from the Latin "summus" meaning "top" or "highest point" and is also used figuratively to refer to the highest point of achievement or importance. |