Chief
//t͡ʃiːf//
Translations of "chief" (89 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albanian | prijës(leader of group, etc.), pringj(leader of group, etc.), pringj(heraldic term) | — | |
| Aleut | tukux̂(leader of group, etc.) | — | |
| Ancient Greek | κεφάλαιος(primary; principal), προστάτης(leader of group, etc.), ὄρχαμος(leader of group, etc.) | kephálaios, prostátēs, órkhamos | |
| Arabic | رَئِيس(head of an organization), شَيْخ(leader of group, etc.), شَيْخ(head of an organization), قَائِد(leader of group, etc.), مُدِير(head of an organization) | raʔīs, šayḵ, šayḵ, qāʔid, mudīr | |
| Armenian | առաջնորդ(leader of group, etc.), ղեկավար(head of an organization), պետ(head of an organization), տնօրեն(head of an organization) | aṙaǰnord, ġekavar, pet, tnōren | |
| Bangi | mokonzi(leader of group, etc.) | — | |
| Belarusian | важа́к(leader of group, etc.), во́дца(leader of group, etc.), галава́(head of an organization), гало́ўны(leader of group, etc.), кіраўні́к(head of an organization), нача́льнiк(head of an organization), правады́р(leader of group, etc.), шэф(head of an organization) | važák, vódca, halavá, halówny, kirawník, načálʹnik, pravadýr, šef | |
| Bulgarian | водач(leader of group, etc.), вожд(leader of group, etc.), главата́р(leader of group, etc.), нача́лник(head of an organization), ръководи́тел(head of an organization), шеф(head of an organization) | vodač, vožd, glavatár, načálnik, rǎkovodítel, šef | |
| Catalan | principal(primary; principal), cap(leader of group, etc.), cap(head of an organization), cap(heraldic term) | — | |
| Central Sierra Miwok | hajá·po(leader of group, etc.), má·jyŋy(leader of group, etc.) | — | |
| Cherokee | ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ(leader of group, etc.) | ugvwiyuhi | |
| Chichewa | mfumu(leader of group, etc.) | — | |
| Chickasaw | minko'(leader of group, etc.) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 長 /长(head of an organization), 頭 /头(head of an organization), 頭子 /头子(leader of group, etc.) | zhǎng, tóu, tóuzi | |
| Church Slavic | вождь(leader of group, etc.) | voždĭ | |
| Czech | hlavní(primary; principal), hlava štítu(heraldic term), náčelník(leader of group, etc.), náčelník(head of an organization), šéf(leader of group, etc.), šéf(head of an organization) | — | |
| Dutch | directeur(head of an organization), directie(head of an organization), directrice(head of an organization), schildhoofd(heraldic term) | — | |
| Egyptian | wr:r-A1(leader of group, etc.) | wr | |
| Estonian | pealik(leader of group, etc.) | — | |
| Finnish | johtaja(leader of group, etc.), johtaja(head of an organization), johtaja(informal address), lakio(heraldic term), päällikkö(head of an organization) | — | |
| French | chef(leader of group, etc.), chef(head of an organization), chef(heraldic term) | — | |
| Friulian | cjâf(leader of group, etc.), dûs(leader of group, etc.) | — | |
| Galician | principal(primary; principal), bren(leader of group, etc.), cabedel(leader of group, etc.), caporal(leader of group, etc.), coudel(leader of group, etc.), xefe(leader of group, etc.), xefe(head of an organization), xefe(heraldic term), xefe(informal address) | — | |
| German | hauptsächlich(primary; principal), primär(primary; principal), Boss(head of an organization), Chef(head of an organization), Häuptling(leader of group, etc.), Oberhaupt(leader of group, etc.), Schildhaupt(heraldic term) | — | |
| Greek | κύριος(primary; principal), αρχηγός(leader of group, etc.), αρχηγός(head of an organization) | kýrios, archigós, archigós | |
| Hindi | प्रधान(primary; principal), प्रमुख(primary; principal), मुख्य(primary; principal), श्रेष्ठ(primary; principal), अध्यक्ष(head of an organization), प्रधान(leader of group, etc.), प्रधान(head of an organization), प्रमुख(leader of group, etc.), प्रमुख(head of an organization), मालक(leader of group, etc.), मालिक(leader of group, etc.), मुखिया(leader of group, etc.), मुखिया(head of an organization), मुख्य(leader of group, etc.), रईस(head of an organization), शेख(leader of group, etc.), शेख(head of an organization), श्रेष्ठ(leader of group, etc.), सरदार(leader of group, etc.), सरदार(head of an organization) | pradhān, pramukh, mukhya, śreṣṭh, adhyakṣ, pradhān, pradhān, pramukh, pramukh, mālak, mālik, mukhiyā, mukhiyā, mukhya, raīs, śekh, śekh, śreṣṭh, sardār, sardār | |
| Hungarian | főnök(leader of group, etc.) | — | |
| Icelandic | aðal(primary; principal), megin(primary; principal), foringi(leader of group, etc.), foringi(head of an organization), forstöðumaður(head of an organization), höfðingi(leader of group, etc.), leiðtogi(leader of group, etc.), meistari(informal address), yfirmaður(head of an organization) | — | |
| Ido | chefo(leader of group, etc.), chefo(head of an organization) | — | |
| Italian | capo(leader of group, etc.), capo(heraldic term), direzione(head of an organization) | — | |
| Japanese | チーフ(leader of group, etc.), 長(leader of group, etc.), 長(head of an organization) | chīfu, chō, chō | |
| Khmer | មេ(leader of group, etc.) | mei | |
| Kongo | mfumu(leader of group, etc.) | — | |
| Korean | 장(leader of group, etc.) | jang | |
| Kyrgyz | башчы(leader of group, etc.) | başcı | |
| Ladino | el gadol(leader of group, etc.), kapo(leader of group, etc.), kapu (Monastir)(leader of group, etc.), shef(leader of group, etc.) | — | |
| Lakota | itȟáŋčhaŋ(leader of group, etc.), itȟáŋčhaŋ(head of an organization), wičháša itȟáŋčhaŋ(leader of group, etc.), wičháša itȟáŋčhaŋ(head of an organization) | — | |
| Latin | potissimus(primary; principal), princeps(primary; principal), praepositus(leader of group, etc.), procer(leader of group, etc.), prīnceps(leader of group, etc.) | — | |
| Lingala | mokonzi(leader of group, etc.) | — | |
| Macedonian | водач(leader of group, etc.), главатар(leader of group, etc.), главешина(leader of group, etc.), поглавар(leader of group, etc.), старешина(leader of group, etc.), шеф(head of an organization) | vodač, glavatar, glavešina, poglavar, starešina, šef | |
| Malayalam | തലവൻ(leader of group, etc.), നേതാവ്(leader of group, etc.) | talavaṉ, nētāvŭ | |
| Manchu | ᡩᠠ(leader of group, etc.) | da | |
| Mansaka | dato(leader of group, etc.) | — | |
| Manx | ard-er(leader of group, etc.), ard-er(head of an organization), ard-ghooinney(leader of group, etc.), ard-ghooinney(head of an organization) | — | |
| Māori | matua(primary; principal), ariki(leader of group, etc.), poumatua(leader of group, etc.), rangatira(leader of group, etc.), rangatira(head of an organization), ringawhero(leader of group, etc.), ringawhero(head of an organization), whakataka(head of an organization) | — | |
| Mi'kmaq | saqama'sgw(leader of group, etc.), saqamaw(leader of group, etc.) | — | |
| Munsee | kíhkay(leader of group, etc.) | — | |
| Mwani | nfalume(leader of group, etc.) | — | |
| Nandi | olaitorio(leader of group, etc.) | — | |
| Navajo | naatʼáanii(leader of group, etc.) | — | |
| Ngarrindjeri | rupelli(leader of group, etc.) | — | |
| Norman | chef(leader of group, etc.), chef(head of an organization) | — | |
| Northern Kurdish | serok(leader of group, etc.) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | høvding(leader of group, etc.) | — | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | høvding(leader of group, etc.) | — | |
| Occitan | cap(leader of group, etc.) | — | |
| Ojibwe | ogimaa(leader of group, etc.), ogimaa(head of an organization) | — | |
| Old East Slavic | вожь(leader of group, etc.) | vožĭ | |
| Old Turkic | 𐰋𐰏(leader of group, etc.) | beg | |
| Ottawa | gimaa(leader of group, etc.) | — | |
| Ottoman Turkish | رئیس(leader of group, etc.), رئیس(head of an organization), قوجه(leader of group, etc.), قوجه(head of an organization) | reʼis, reʼis, koca, koca | |
| Pashto | ملک(leader of group, etc.) | malak | |
| Pawnee | reesaaruʼ(leader of group, etc.), riisaaruʼ(leader of group, etc.) | — | |
| Persian | رئیس(leader of group, etc.), سردسته(leader of group, etc.), سرگروه(leader of group, etc.), سریاک(leader of group, etc.), فرنشین(head of an organization), مدیر(head of an organization) | re'is, sardaste, sargoruh, saryāk, farnešin, modir | |
| Polish | głowica(heraldic term), kierownik(head of an organization), naczelnik(head of an organization), szef(head of an organization), wódz(leader of group, etc.) | — | |
| Portuguese | chefe(primary; principal), principal(primary; principal), chefe(leader of group, etc.), chefe(head of an organization), chefe(heraldic term), líder(leader of group, etc.), manda-chuva(head of an organization) | — | |
| Rapa Nui | 'ariki(leader of group, etc.) | — | |
| Romanian | căpetenie(leader of group, etc.), șef(leader of group, etc.), șef(head of an organization) | — | |
| Russian | гла́вный(primary; principal), основно́й(primary; principal), вождь(leader of group, etc.), гла́вный(leader of group, etc.), глава́(head of an organization), глава́(heraldic term), команди́р(informal address), нача́льник(head of an organization), руководи́тель(head of an organization), шеф(head of an organization) | glávnyj, osnovnój, voždʹ, glávnyj, glavá, glavá, komandír, načálʹnik, rukovodítelʹ, šef | |
| Samoan | matai(leader of group, etc.) | — | |
| Sanskrit | प्रधान(primary; principal), शिरस्(leader of group, etc.) | pradhāna, śíras | |
| Scottish Gaelic | ceannard(leader of group, etc.), ceannard(head of an organization) | — | |
| Serbo-Croatian | glàvār(leader of group, etc.), poglàvār(leader of group, etc.), pòglavica(leader of group, etc.), vȍđa(leader of group, etc.), šȅf(head of an organization), во̏ђа(leader of group, etc.), гла̀ва̄р(leader of group, etc.), по̀главица(leader of group, etc.), погла̀ва̄р(leader of group, etc.), ше̏ф(head of an organization) | — | |
| Slovak | náčelník(leader of group, etc.), náčelník(head of an organization), šéf(leader of group, etc.), šéf(head of an organization) | — | |
| Slovene | glavar(leader of group, etc.), načelnik(head of an organization) | — | |
| Spanish | principal(primary; principal), cacique(leader of group, etc.), curaca(leader of group, etc.), jefe(leader of group, etc.), jefe(head of an organization), jefe(heraldic term) | — | |
| Swahili | chifu(leader of group, etc.), jumbe(leader of group, etc.) | — | |
| Swedish | chef(head of an organization), chef(heraldic term), ginstam(heraldic term), hövding(leader of group, etc.), ledare(leader of group, etc.), sköldhuvud(heraldic term) | — | |
| Tagalog | puno(leader of group, etc.), puno(head of an organization) | — | |
| Talysh | رئیس(leader of group, etc.), رییس(leader of group, etc.) | rais, rais | |
| Tamil | தலைவன்(leader of group, etc.) | talaivaṉ | |
| Taos | tə̀otʼų́nena(leader of group, etc.), łòwaʼána(leader of group, etc.) | — | |
| Tocharian B | tāś(leader of group, etc.), tāś(head of an organization) | — | |
| Tok Pisin | bigman(leader of group, etc.) | — | |
| Tumbuka | fumu class 9/6(leader of group, etc.) | — | |
| Ukrainian | вождь(leader of group, etc.), голова́(head of an organization), головни́й(leader of group, etc.), керівни́к(head of an organization), нача́льник(head of an organization), проводи́р(leader of group, etc.), шеф(head of an organization) | voždʹ, holová, holovnýj, kerivnýk, načálʹnyk, provodýr, šef | |
| Western Apache | nantʼán(leader of group, etc.) | — | |
| Yiddish | הויפּט(leader of group, etc.), ראָש(leader of group, etc.), שעף(leader of group, etc.) | hoypt, rosh, shef | |
| Zulu | inhloko(head of an organization), inkosi class 9/6(leader of group, etc.) | — |
prijës, pringj, pringj
tukux̂
mokonzi
важа́к, во́дца, галава́, гало́ўны, кіраўні́к, нача́льнiк, правады́р, шэф
važák, vódca, halavá, halówny, kirawník, načálʹnik, pravadýr, šef
водач, вожд, главата́р, нача́лник, ръководи́тел, шеф
vodač, vožd, glavatár, načálnik, rǎkovodítel, šef
principal, cap, cap, cap
hajá·po, má·jyŋy
mfumu
minko'
hlavní, hlava štítu, náčelník, náčelník, šéf, šéf
directeur, directie, directrice, schildhoofd
pealik
johtaja, johtaja, johtaja, lakio, päällikkö
chef, chef, chef
cjâf, dûs
principal, bren, cabedel, caporal, coudel, xefe, xefe, xefe, xefe
hauptsächlich, primär, Boss, Chef, Häuptling, Oberhaupt, Schildhaupt
प्रधान, प्रमुख, मुख्य, श्रेष्ठ, अध्यक्ष, प्रधान, प्रधान, प्रमुख, प्रमुख, मालक, मालिक, मुखिया, मुखिया, मुख्य, रईस, शेख, शेख, श्रेष्ठ, सरदार, सरदार
pradhān, pramukh, mukhya, śreṣṭh, adhyakṣ, pradhān, pradhān, pramukh, pramukh, mālak, mālik, mukhiyā, mukhiyā, mukhya, raīs, śekh, śekh, śreṣṭh, sardār, sardār
főnök
aðal, megin, foringi, foringi, forstöðumaður, höfðingi, leiðtogi, meistari, yfirmaður
chefo, chefo
capo, capo, direzione
mfumu
el gadol, kapo, kapu (Monastir), shef
itȟáŋčhaŋ, itȟáŋčhaŋ, wičháša itȟáŋčhaŋ, wičháša itȟáŋčhaŋ
potissimus, princeps, praepositus, procer, prīnceps
mokonzi
водач, главатар, главешина, поглавар, старешина, шеф
vodač, glavatar, glavešina, poglavar, starešina, šef
dato
ard-er, ard-er, ard-ghooinney, ard-ghooinney
matua, ariki, poumatua, rangatira, rangatira, ringawhero, ringawhero, whakataka
saqama'sgw, saqamaw
kíhkay
nfalume
olaitorio
naatʼáanii
rupelli
chef, chef
serok
høvding
høvding
cap
ogimaa, ogimaa
gimaa
reesaaruʼ, riisaaruʼ
głowica, kierownik, naczelnik, szef, wódz
chefe, principal, chefe, chefe, chefe, líder, manda-chuva
'ariki
căpetenie, șef, șef
гла́вный, основно́й, вождь, гла́вный, глава́, глава́, команди́р, нача́льник, руководи́тель, шеф
glávnyj, osnovnój, voždʹ, glávnyj, glavá, glavá, komandír, načálʹnik, rukovodítelʹ, šef
matai
ceannard, ceannard
glàvār, poglàvār, pòglavica, vȍđa, šȅf, во̏ђа, гла̀ва̄р, по̀главица, погла̀ва̄р, ше̏ф
náčelník, náčelník, šéf, šéf
glavar, načelnik
principal, cacique, curaca, jefe, jefe, jefe
chifu, jumbe
chef, chef, ginstam, hövding, ledare, sköldhuvud
puno, puno
tə̀otʼų́nena, łòwaʼána
tāś, tāś
bigman
fumu class 9/6
вождь, голова́, головни́й, керівни́к, нача́льник, проводи́р, шеф
voždʹ, holová, holovnýj, kerivnýk, načálʹnyk, provodýr, šef
nantʼán
inhloko, inkosi class 9/6
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