stigma

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From Latin stigma, from Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma, “mark of slavery or disgrace”), from στίζω (stízō, “to mark”). Closely related to stigme, and distantly related to stick.

From Byzantine Greek στίγμα (stígma), likely coined by analogy with σίγμα (sígma).

112 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: وَصْمَة (waṣma) — indication of infamy or disgrace
• Bulgarian: позор (pozor) — indication of infamy or disgrace
• Bulgarian: дамга (damga) — indication of infamy or disgrace
• Catalan: estigma — indication of infamy or disgrace
• Chinese Mandarin: 恥辱 /耻辱 (chǐrǔ) — indication of infamy or disgrace
• Chinese Mandarin: 污名 (wūmíng) — indication of infamy or disgrace
• Danish: stigma — indication of infamy or disgrace
• Finnish: stigma — indication of infamy or disgrace
• Finnish: häpeämerkki — indication of infamy or disgrace
• French: stigmate — indication of infamy or disgrace
• Georgian: სტიგმა (sṭigma) — indication of infamy or disgrace
• Georgian: სამარცხვინო დაღი (samarcxvino daɣi) — indication of infamy or disgrace
• German: Stigma — indication of infamy or disgrace
• Greek: στίγμα (stígma) — indication of infamy or disgrace
• Hungarian: stigma — indication of infamy or disgrace
• Hungarian: szégyenbélyeg — indication of infamy or disgrace
• Hungarian: bélyeg — indication of infamy or disgrace
• Hungarian: szégyenfolt — indication of infamy or disgrace
• Irish: smál — indication of infamy or disgrace
• Italian: marchio — indication of infamy or disgrace
• Italian: stigma — indication of infamy or disgrace
• Japanese: 恥辱 (chijoku) — indication of infamy or disgrace
• Japanese: 汚点 (oten) — indication of infamy or disgrace
• Japanese: 汚名 (omei) — indication of infamy or disgrace
• Māori: poapoataunu — indication of infamy or disgrace
• Persian: ننگ (nang) — indication of infamy or disgrace
• Polish: piętno — indication of infamy or disgrace
• Portuguese: estigma — indication of infamy or disgrace
• Russian: клеймо́ (klejmó) — indication of infamy or disgrace
• Russian: позо́рное пятно́ (pozórnoje pjatnó) — indication of infamy or disgrace
• Sicilian: stigma — indication of infamy or disgrace
• Sicilian: stimma — indication of infamy or disgrace
• Sicilian: nciuria — indication of infamy or disgrace
• Sicilian: gnuria — indication of infamy or disgrace
• Spanish: estigma — indication of infamy or disgrace
• Spanish: sambenito — indication of infamy or disgrace
• Swedish: stigma — indication of infamy or disgrace
• Thai: มลทิน (mon-tin) — indication of infamy or disgrace
• Bulgarian: съигма (sǎigma) — Christianity: mark on the body corresponding to one of the wounds of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ
• Gothic: 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐍃 (staks) — Christianity: mark on the body corresponding to one of the wounds of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ
• Hungarian: stigma — Christianity: mark on the body corresponding to one of the wounds of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ
• Irish: stiogmata — Christianity: mark on the body corresponding to one of the wounds of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ
• Italian: stigma — Christianity: mark on the body corresponding to one of the wounds of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ
• Italian: stimma — Christianity: mark on the body corresponding to one of the wounds of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ
• Latin: stigma — Christianity: mark on the body corresponding to one of the wounds of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ
• Polish: stygmat — Christianity: mark on the body corresponding to one of the wounds of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ
• Portuguese: chaga — Christianity: mark on the body corresponding to one of the wounds of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ
• Welsh: stigma — Christianity: mark on the body corresponding to one of the wounds of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ
• Bulgarian: белег (beleg) — scar or birthmark
• Chinese Mandarin: 疤痕 (bāhén) — scar or birthmark
• Chinese Mandarin: 胎記 /胎记 (tāijì) — scar or birthmark
• Finnish: arpi — scar or birthmark
• Finnish: syntymämerkki — scar or birthmark
• French: stigmate — scar or birthmark
• German: Mal — scar or birthmark
• German: Muttermal — scar or birthmark
• Greek: στίγμα (stígma) — scar or birthmark
• Hungarian: sebhely — scar or birthmark
• Hungarian: forradás — scar or birthmark
• Irish: spota — scar or birthmark
• Irish: stiogma — scar or birthmark
• Japanese: 紅斑 (kōhan) — scar or birthmark
• Japanese: 傷 (kizu) — scar or birthmark
• Persian: داغ (dâġ) — scar or birthmark
• Polish: piętno — scar or birthmark
• Polish: znamię — scar or birthmark
• Russian: шрам (šram) — scar or birthmark
• Russian: роди́мое пятно́ (rodímoje pjatnó) — scar or birthmark
• Russian: роди́нка (rodínka) — scar or birthmark
• Spanish: antojo — scar or birthmark
• Spanish: marca de nacimiento — scar or birthmark
• Thai: ปาน (bpaan) — scar or birthmark
• Welsh: gwarthnod — scar or birthmark
• Welsh: haearnod — scar or birthmark
• Catalan: estigma — part of a flower
• Chinese Cantonese: 柱頭 /柱头 (cyu5 tau4) — part of a flower
• Chinese Mandarin: 柱頭 /柱头 (zhùtóu) — part of a flower
• Czech: blizna — part of a flower
• Dutch: stempel — part of a flower
• Esperanto: stigmo — part of a flower
• Finnish: luotti — part of a flower
• French: stigmate — part of a flower
• German: Narbe — part of a flower
• Greek: στίγμα (stígma) — part of a flower
• Hungarian: bibe — part of a flower
• Icelandic: fræni — part of a flower
• Irish: stiogma — part of a flower
• Italian: stigma — part of a flower
• Japanese: 柱頭 (chūtō) — part of a flower
• Korean: 주두 (judu) — part of a flower
• Northern Kurdish: kosp — part of a flower
• Latvian: drīksna — part of a flower
• Māori: tauhae — part of a flower
• Persian: کلاله (kolâle) — part of a flower
• Portuguese: estigma — part of a flower
• Romanian: stigmat — part of a flower
• Russian: ры́льце (rýlʹce) — part of a flower
• Spanish: estigma — part of a flower
• Swedish: märke — part of a flower
• Tagalog: patdahan — part of a flower
• Telugu: కీలాగ్రము (kīlāgramu) — part of a flower
• Thai: ยอดเกสรตัวเมีย (yɔ̂ɔt-gee-sɔ̌ɔn-dtuua-miia) — part of a flower
• Turkish: tepecik — part of a flower
• Welsh: stigma — part of a flower
• Esperanto: stigmo — ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau
• Finnish: stigma — ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau
• French: stigma — ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau
• Greek: στίγμα (stígma) — ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau
• Irish: stigme — ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau
• Japanese: スティグマ (sutiguma) — ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau
• Polish: stigma — ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau
• Russian: сти́гма (stígma) — ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau