Afrikaans belastingbetaler | ||
Albanian tatimpaguesi | ||
Amharic ግብር ከፋይ | ||
Arabic دافع الضرائب | ||
Armenian հարկ վճարող | ||
Assamese কৰদাতা | ||
Aymara impuesto payllañataki | ||
Azerbaijani vergi ödəyicisi | ||
Bambara takasibilabaga | ||
Basque zergaduna | ||
Belarusian падаткаплацельшчык | ||
Bengali করদাতা | ||
Bhojpuri करदाता के बा | ||
Bosnian poreski obveznik | ||
Bulgarian данъкоплатец | ||
Catalan contribuent | ||
Cebuano magbubuhis | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 纳税人 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 納稅人 | ||
Corsican contribuente | ||
Croatian porezni obveznik | ||
Czech poplatník | ||
Danish skatteyder | ||
Dhivehi ޓެކްސް ދައްކާ ފަރާތެވެ | ||
Dogri करदाता | ||
Dutch belastingbetaler | ||
English taxpayer | ||
Esperanto impostpaganto | ||
Estonian maksumaksja | ||
Ewe adzɔxela | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) nagbabayad ng buwis | ||
Finnish veronmaksaja | ||
French contribuable | ||
Frisian belestingbeteller | ||
Galician contribuínte | ||
Georgian გადასახადის გადამხდელი | ||
German steuerzahler | ||
Greek φορολογούμενος | ||
Guarani contribuyente rehegua | ||
Gujarati કરદાતા | ||
Haitian Creole kontribyab | ||
Hausa mai biyan haraji | ||
Hawaiian ʻauhau ʻauhau | ||
Hebrew משלם המסים | ||
Hindi करदाता | ||
Hmong neeg sau se | ||
Hungarian adófizető | ||
Icelandic skattgreiðandi | ||
Igbo onye ụtụ isi | ||
Ilocano agbayad iti buis | ||
Indonesian pembayar pajak | ||
Irish cáiníocóir | ||
Italian contribuente | ||
Japanese 納税者 | ||
Javanese wajib pajak | ||
Kannada ತೆರಿಗೆದಾರ | ||
Kazakh салық төлеуші | ||
Khmer អ្នកជាប់ពន្ធ | ||
Kinyarwanda umusoreshwa | ||
Konkani करदात्याक मेळटा | ||
Korean 납세자 | ||
Krio pɔsin we de pe taks | ||
Kurdish bacgir | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) باجدەری باج | ||
Kyrgyz салык төлөөчү | ||
Lao ຜູ້ເສຍພາສີ | ||
Latin arpinis purgantibus | ||
Latvian nodokļu maksātājs | ||
Lingala mofuti mpako | ||
Lithuanian mokesčių mokėtojas | ||
Luganda omuwi w’omusolo | ||
Luxembourgish steierzueler | ||
Macedonian даночен обврзник | ||
Maithili करदाता | ||
Malagasy mpandoa hetra | ||
Malay pembayar cukai | ||
Malayalam നികുതിദായകൻ | ||
Maltese kontribwent | ||
Maori kaiutu | ||
Marathi करदाता | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯇꯦꯛꯁꯄꯦꯌꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅꯤ꯫ | ||
Mizo chhiah petu a ni | ||
Mongolian татвар төлөгч | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အခွန်ထမ်း | ||
Nepali करदाता | ||
Norwegian skattyter | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) wokhometsa msonkho | ||
Odia (Oriya) କରଦାତା | ||
Oromo kaffalaa gibiraa | ||
Pashto مالیه ورکونکی | ||
Persian مpدی | ||
Polish podatnik | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) contribuinte | ||
Punjabi ਟੈਕਸਦਾਤਾ | ||
Quechua contribuyente nisqa | ||
Romanian contribuabil | ||
Russian налогоплательщик | ||
Samoan lafoga | ||
Sanskrit करदाता | ||
Scots Gaelic neach-pàighidh chìsean | ||
Sepedi molefela motšhelo | ||
Serbian порески обвезник | ||
Sesotho molefalekhetho | ||
Shona muteresi | ||
Sindhi ٽيڪس ڏيندڙ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) බදු ගෙවන්නා | ||
Slovak daňovník | ||
Slovenian davčni zavezanec | ||
Somali cashuur bixiye | ||
Spanish contribuyente | ||
Sundanese wajib pajak | ||
Swahili mlipa kodi | ||
Swedish skattebetalare | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) nagbabayad ng buwis | ||
Tajik андозсупоранда | ||
Tamil வரி செலுத்துவோர் | ||
Tatar салым түләүчесе | ||
Telugu పన్ను చెల్లింపుదారు | ||
Thai ผู้เสียภาษี | ||
Tigrinya ከፋሊ ግብሪ | ||
Tsonga muhakeri wa xibalo | ||
Turkish vergi mükellefi | ||
Turkmen salgyt töleýji | ||
Twi (Akan) towtuafo | ||
Ukrainian платник податків | ||
Urdu ٹیکس دہندہ | ||
Uyghur باج تاپشۇرغۇچى | ||
Uzbek soliq to'lovchi | ||
Vietnamese người đóng thuế | ||
Welsh trethdalwr | ||
Xhosa werhafu | ||
Yiddish טאַקספּייער | ||
Yoruba asonwoori | ||
Zulu umthelisi |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "belastingbetaler" is derived from the Dutch word "belastingen" meaning "taxes" and "betalen" meaning "to pay". |
| Albanian | The word "tatimpaguesi" in Albanian has an alternate meaning of "money changer". |
| Amharic | The term, etymologically derived from Geez ገብር (servant), originally meant, 'state vassal'; its current use dates from Emperor Menelik II |
| Arabic | In Persian, "دافع الضرائب" literally translates to "one who wards off taxes." |
| Azerbaijani | The word "vergi ödəyicisi" in Azerbaijani also means "contributor" or "provider." |
| Basque | The original meaning of "zergaduna" was "the head of the house" |
| Bengali | The Bengali word "করদাতা" is also used to refer to someone who pays rent, rather than just taxes. |
| Bosnian | The word 'poreski obveznik' is a compound that literally means 'tax obligated one'. |
| Bulgarian | The word "данъкоплатец" literally translates to "tax-payer". |
| Catalan | The word "contribuent" in Catalan comes from the Latin word "contribuere, |
| Cebuano | From the root word "buhis" which means tax, contribution, or duty. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 纳税人一词最早出现在商朝,意为“纳粟受爵”。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 「納稅人」一詞源自於「納粟受爵」的制度,意為以穀物繳納稅賦來換取爵位。 |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "contribuente" is derived from the Latin word "contribuere", meaning "to contribute". |
| Croatian | The Croatian word "porezni obveznik" literally means "tax obligationist". |
| Czech | "Poplatník" is derived from the Czech word "poplatek," meaning a fee or a charge. |
| Danish | The Danish word "skatteyder" originally meant "tax bearer" and also referred to a feudal peasant who was required to pay taxes. |
| Dutch | The word "belastingbetaler" in Dutch literally means "burden bearer". |
| Esperanto | The word "impostpaganto" in Esperanto comes from the root word "imposto", meaning "tax". |
| Estonian | The word "maksumaksja" comes from the Estonian words "maksma" (to pay) and "maksja" (payer). |
| Finnish | The Finnish word "veronmaksaja" does not have any alternate meanings or interesting etymologies. |
| French | The word "contribuable" in French also means "taxable". |
| Frisian | The term "belestingbeteller" in Frisian is a compound noun derived from "belesting", meaning "levies or taxes", and "beteller", meaning "payer". |
| Galician | The word "contribuínte" also means "contributor" or "donor". |
| German | The word 'Steuerzahler' is derived from the German words 'steuer' meaning 'tax' and 'zahlen' meaning 'to pay'. |
| Greek | Φορολογούμενος is also the participle of the verb "φορολογώ" (I tax), as in the phrase "οι φορολογούμενοι πολίτες" (the taxed citizens). |
| Gujarati | The word "કરદાતા" is derived from the Sanskrit words "कर" (tax) and "दाता" (giver), and its literal meaning is "one who gives taxes." |
| Haitian Creole | Kontribyab derives from the French "contribuable," meaning "one who is required to pay taxes." |
| Hausa | In Hausa, the word "mai biyan haraji" is derived from the verb "biyan" meaning "to pay" and the noun "haraji" meaning "tax". It can also be used to refer to a person who is responsible for collecting taxes. |
| Hawaiian | ʻAuhau ʻauhau contains the doubled word ʻauhau, which means 'tax' and is also the verb 'to tax' |
| Hebrew | The word "משלם המסים" ("taxpayer") also means "one who fulfills (religious) commandments". |
| Hindi | The Hindi word "करदाता" (taxpayer) derives from the Sanskrit words "कर" (tax) and "दाता" (giver). |
| Hmong | "Neeg sau se" is a compound of "neeg" (person) and "sau se" (paying tax). |
| Hungarian | The word "adófizető" also means "contributor" or "supporter" in Hungarian. |
| Icelandic | The word "skattgreiðandi" has a more literal meaning of "tax-payer". |
| Igbo | The word "onye ụtụ isi" can be used to refer to a person who pays taxes or a person who is responsible for collecting taxes. |
| Indonesian | "Pembayar pajak" (Indonesian for "taxpayer") literally means "one who pays taxes." |
| Irish | The term is a compound word made from the word |
| Italian | "Contribuente" comes from the Latin word "contribuere", meaning "to bring together" or "to share". |
| Japanese | The word 納税者 (nōzeisha) can also mean "contributor" in Japanese. |
| Javanese | The Javanese word 'wajib pajak', while literally meaning 'obliged to pay', carries a nuanced connotation of a privileged status within the community |
| Kannada | ತೆರಿಗೆದಾರ is also used as a term for the person who assesses or collects taxes. |
| Kazakh | The word "салық төлеуші" literally means "one who pays money or goods to the state" |
| Khmer | The term "អ្នកជាប់ពន្ធ" can also refer to a person who is liable for paying taxes or a person who is subject to taxation. |
| Korean | The word 레자(팔레)리, 레자(실꼈)리 is derived from 팔레(리이) which means 국축도 and 실꼈(리이) meaning 국축도. |
| Kurdish | The word "bacgir" in Kurdish is also used to refer to a person who pays a bribe or a protection fee. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "салык төлөөчү" originally meant "those who had to provide the Khan with milk from his herd as tax". |
| Lao | The word ຜູ້ເສຍພາສີ (phu seua phaa-sii) literally means "person who pays taxes". It is sometimes used to refer to any person who is subject to taxation, even if they do not actually pay taxes. |
| Latin | The term "Arpinis purgantibus" can also be translated as "expiatory offerings" or "atonement payments" in the context of religious rituals. |
| Latvian | The term "nodokļu maksātājs" in Latvian is derived from the word "nodeva," meaning "tax" or "duty," and the verb "maksāt," meaning "to pay." |
| Lithuanian | The word "mokesčių mokėtojas" can also refer to someone who pays taxes or someone who is subject to taxation. |
| Luxembourgish | The word "Steierzueler" (taxpayer) is derived from the Middle High German word "stiure" (bull), as cattle were often used to pay taxes in the Middle Ages. |
| Macedonian | The word "даночен обврзник" in Macedonian derives from the Proto-Slavic word *dolgъ, meaning "debt" or "obligation." |
| Malagasy | "Mpandoa hetra" can also mean "bearer of a burden, a responsibility, a duty" or "a person responsible for something." |
| Malay | The word "pembayar cukai" literally translates to "tax payer" in Malay and refers to individuals or entities who are obligated to pay taxes to the government. |
| Malayalam | Malayalam word 'നികുതിദായകൻ' also refers to people who pay taxes on behalf of others, as part of their business. |
| Maltese | The word "kontribwent" in Maltese ultimately derives from the Latin word "contribuere", meaning "to contribute". |
| Maori | The word "kaiutu" in Maori, meaning "taxpayer", derives from "kai" (consume) and "utu" (payment). |
| Marathi | The word "करदाता" (taxpayer) in Marathi comes from the Sanskrit word "कर्मकार" (worker) and means "one who pays taxes on their earnings or property." |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word "အခွန်ထမ်း" in Myanmar (Burmese) is derived from the Pali word "akkhara", meaning "letter", and the Burmese word "than", meaning "to hold" or "to bear". Therefore, the word literally means "one who holds letters" and refers to a person who is responsible for reading and paying taxes. |
| Nepali | The word "करदाता" is derived from the Sanskrit words "कर" (tax) and "दाता" (giver), and also means "debtor" in Nepali. |
| Norwegian | "Skatter" (taxes) in Norwegian derives from "skatt" (a coin, a tribute). |
| Persian | The word "مpدی" in Persian is derived from the Arabic word "فدا" (fidā), meaning "ransom" or "redemption". It is also used to refer to the act of sacrificing oneself for a cause or belief. |
| Polish | The word "podatnik" evolved from the word "podać" (to give), indicating that taxes were a gift of the subjects to the ruler. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, the word "contribuinte" can also refer to a member of a group or association who makes regular payments. |
| Punjabi | The word ਟੈਕਸਦਾਤਾ is also used figuratively in Punjabi to refer to someone who is taken advantage of or exploited, often without their knowledge. |
| Romanian | In older Romanian "contribuabil" could also refer to an associate member of a professional association. |
| Russian | The word "налогоплательщик" in Russian literally means "payer of duties" |
| Samoan | In Samoan, 'lafoga' also means 'to take by force' or 'to confiscate'. |
| Scots Gaelic | This term originally meant someone who paid a fee to the king as a form of taxation, and was not necessarily a person who paid taxes in the modern sense. |
| Serbian | The term "Порески обвезник" in Serbian comes from the Proto-Slavic word "*obvezъ", meaning "duty" or "obligation". |
| Sesotho | "Molefalekhetho" is also the name of the tax itself, and is used only in that context. |
| Shona | The word 'muteresi' in Shona can also refer to someone who has paid their taxes or who has the ability to pay taxes. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word ٽيڪس ڏيندڙ, which means "taxpayer," can also refer to a person who is responsible for paying taxes on behalf of others. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | "බදු ගෙවන්නා" (taxpayer) is not just an individual or an organisation that pays taxes; it may refer to a person or entity subject to taxation or an area or place subject to tax assessment. |
| Slovak | "Daňovník" can also refer to a person who makes taxable income, a person who owes taxes, or a person who files a tax return. |
| Slovenian | The term also refers to the person who is legally liable to pay tax. |
| Somali | Cashuur bixiye, meaning "taxpayer" in Somali, is derived from the Arabic word "kashaar" (to earn) and the Somali word "bixiye" (to give). |
| Spanish | The word "contribuyente" can also refer to someone who contributes to a non-profit organization or a political cause. |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese term "wajib pajak" is derived from two words: "wajib" (obligation) and "pajak" (tax). |
| Swahili | The word 'mlipa kodi' is a compound word made up of two words: 'mlipa' (payer) and 'kodi' (tax). |
| Swedish | The word 'skattebetalare' comes from the Old Norse word 'skattr', meaning 'treasure', and 'betalare', meaning 'payer'. |
| Thai | In Thai, "ผู้เสียภาษี" literally translates to "a person who gives to the treasury". |
| Turkish | The word "vergi mükellefi" has Persian origin. |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "платник податків" can also refer to the tax-paying population or to an individual's tax liability. |
| Uzbek | The word "soliq to'lovchi" in Uzbek derives from the Arabic word "sulh", meaning "peace", and "to'lovchi", meaning "payer". |
| Vietnamese | "Người đóng thuế" (taxpayer) literally means "contributor" in Vietnamese, as it can refer to anyone who provides anything to the public, such as donating money |
| Welsh | The word "trethdalwr" is derived from the Welsh words "treth" (tax) and "talwr" (payer), and literally means "tax payer". |
| Xhosa | The word 'werhafu' can refer to a taxpayer, a person who collects taxes, or a tax collection point. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word 'טאַקספּייער' is a loanword from English, and it can also refer to a 'tap', 'faucet', or 'spigot'. |
| Yoruba | "Asonwoori" in Yoruba also means "one who is wealthy enough to be taxed." |
| Zulu | The word "umthelisi" can also mean "one who pays allegiance" or "one who serves as a vassal." |
| English | The word 'taxpayer' originally referred to someone who paid taxes to the state or municipality, but now it can also refer to someone who pays taxes to the federal government. |