Companioning

/kəmˈpænjənɪŋ/ verb

Definition

The act of accompanying, keeping company with, or being a companion to someone; providing companionship.

Etymology

From companion (from Latin com- 'with' + panis 'bread'—literally one who shares bread) + -ing. The verb form emphasizes the active role of being with someone.

Kelly Says

The root of 'companion' is 'sharing bread'—this shows that for most of human history, companionship meant the sacred act of eating together, which bonded people as deeply as family!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መንፈስ
men-fes
ARالعربية
رفقة
raf-qa
BNবাংলা
সঙ্গে থাকা
song-e-tha-ka
CACatalà
acompanyament
a-kom-pa-nya-men-t
CSČeština
spoluúčast
spo-lu-u-chast
DADansk
følge
foel-ge
DEDeutsch
Begleitung
be-glei-tung
ELΕλληνικά
συνοδεία
si-no-dei-a
ESEspañol
acompañamiento
a-kom-pa-nya-miento
FAفارسی
همراهی
ham-ra-hee
FISuomi
seurata
seu-ra-ta
FRFrançais
compagnonnage
kom-pa-nyo-nazh
GUGU
સહકાર
sa-ha-kaar
HAHA
kawo
ka-wo
HEעברית
ליווי
li-vi
HIहिन्दी
साथ
saath
HUMagyar
kíséret
ki-se-ret
IDBahasa Indonesia
mendampingi
men-dam-pa-ni
IGIG
nwanne
nwan-neh
ITItaliano
compagnia
kom-pa-nya
JA日本語
付き添い
tsu-ki-a-toi
KKKK
бірлестік
bir-les-tik
KMKM
ប្រជាជន
bra-che-a-chon
KO한국어
동반
dong-ban
MRMR
मित्र
mit-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
meneman
men-e-man
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-taw
NLNederlands
begeleiding
be-ge-lei-ding
NONorsk
følge
foel-ge
PAPA
ਸਾਥ
saath
PLPolski
towarzyszenie
to-v-ar-she-nie
PTPortuguês
acompanhamento
a-kom-pa-nya-men-to
RORomână
însoțire
in-so-ti-re
RUРусский
сопровождение
so-pro-vo-zhen-iye
SVSvenska
följsamhet
foel-j-sam-het
SWKiswahili
kutembea
ku-tem-bea
TAதமிழ்
சேர்ந்து
se-r-n-thu
TEతెలుగు
సాధ్యం
sa-ad-hya-m
THไทย
ไปด้วยกัน
pai-dhoo-gan
TLTL
kasama
ka-sa-ma
TRTürkçe
eşlik
esh-lik
UKУкраїнська
супроводження
su-pro-vod-zhen-nya
URاردو
ساتھ
sa-ath
VITiếng Việt
đồng hành
dong-hanh
YOYO
alafia
a-la-fee-ah
ZH中文
陪伴
pei-ban
ZUZU
umshayeli
oom-sha-ye-lee

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