Competence / Competency

| ˈkɒmpɪt(ə)ns | / | ˈkɒmpɪt(ə)nsi |

Definition

• noun [mass noun]
  • the ability to do sth. successfully or efficiently
    • the legal authority of a court or other body to deal with a particular matter
    • (in linguistics; also ‘linguistic competence’ or ‘language competence’) a person’s subconscious knowledge of the rules governing the formation of speech in their first language
    • (in biology and medicine) effective performance of the normal function
  • (dated) an income large enough to live on, typically unearned

Etymology (competent)

Late Middle English (“suitable”, “adequate”) from Latin competent-, from the verb competere in its earlier sense “to be fit or proper”.

In Other Languages

• Bahasa Indonesia: kompetensi, kemampuan, kesanggupan
• بهاس ملايو:
  • كچكڤن (kecekapan)
• Cebuano: katakus, kahanas
• Deutsch:
  • die Kompetenz (ability)
  • die Zuständigkeit (office)
• Español: la competencia, la aptitud
• Filipino: kagalingan, kakayahan, liksi
• Français: la compétence, la capacité
• 한국어: 능력 (neunglyeog)
• Italiano: la competenza, la capacità
• ភាសាខ្មែរ: សមត្ថកិច្ច (samotthakech)
• Latino: competentia
• မြန်မာဘာသာ: ကျွမ်းကျင်လိမ္မာမှု
• 日本語: 能力 (のうりょく), 適任 (てきにん)
• ພາສາລາວ: ສາມາດແຂ່ງຂັນ (samadaekhngkhan)
• ภาษาไทย:
  • ความสามารถ (khwām s̄āmārt̄h) (ability)
  • อำนาจ (xảnāc) (office)
• தமிழ்: ஈடுசெய் (īṭucey)
• Tiếng Việt:
  • thẩm quyền (ability)
  • chức vụ (office)
• 中文: 權限 / 权限 (quánxiàn)