Definition
A shortened, informal term for a collaboration, especially used in music, art, or online content creation when artists work together on a project.
Etymology
A 20th-21st century clipped form of 'collaboration,' reflecting modern English's tendency to shorten common words in informal settings and digital communication.
Kelly Says
The term 'collab' exploded with internet culture and streaming platforms—it's linguistic evidence of how digital native speakers create new vocabulary to match their collaborative, remix-heavy creative culture.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማስተዋወቅ (mastewawoke)
ma-ste-wa-woke
ARالعربية
التعاون (al-ta'āwun)
al-ta-a-woon
BNবাংলা
সহযোগ (sahyog)
sah-yog
CACatalà
col·laboració
koh-la-bo-rah-thee-oh
CSČeština
společná práce
spo-lech-na pra-ce
DADansk
samarbejde
sam-ar-beh-deh
DEDeutsch
Zusammenarbeit
tsu-zam-en-ar-bayt
ELΕλληνικά
συνεργασία (sinergasia)
see-ner-gas-ee-ah
ESEspañol
colaboración
koh-lah-bor-a-syohn
FAفارسی
همکاری (hamkarī)
ham-kar-ee
FISuomi
yhteistyö
yhte-i-styö
FRFrançais
collaboration
koh-lab-oh-rah-syohn
GUGU
સહકાર (sahkāra)
sah-ka-ra
HAHA
haɗin kai
ha-din kai
HEעברית
השתתפות (hishtatfut)
his-ta-fut
HIहिन्दी
सहयोग (sahayog)
sah-hay-og
HUMagyar
szabályozás
sha-ba-lyo-za-sh
IDBahasa Indonesia
kerjasama
ker-ja-sa-ma
IGIG
ọrụ ụwa
or-oo oo-wah
ITItaliano
collaborazione
koh-lab-oh-rah-syohn
JA日本語
協力 (kyōryoku)
kyo-ryo-ku
KKKK
협력 (hyopryŏk)
hyop-ryŏk
KMKM
កម្មវិធី (kammavithi)
kam-ma-vi-thee
KO한국어
협력 (hyopryŏk)
hyop-ryŏk
MRMR
सहयोग (sahayog)
sah-hay-og
MSBahasa Melayu
kerjasama
ker-ja-sa-ma
MYမြန်မာ
ပညာပေး (pyar-pe)
pyar-peh
NLNederlands
samenwerking
sa-men-wer-king
NONorsk
samarbeid
sam-ar-bee-id
PAPA
ਸਮਝ (samjha)
sam-jha
PLPolski
współpraca
s-vop-pra-ka
PTPortuguês
colaboração
koh-lah-bor-a-syohn
RORomână
colaborare
koh-la-bo-ra-reh
RUРусский
сотрудничество (sotrudnichestvo)
so-trood-ni-che-st-vo
SVSvenska
samarbete
sam-ar-beh-teh
SWKiswahili
ushirikiano
oo-shi-ri-kee-an-o
TAதமிழ்
ஒத்துழைப்பு (othuḻaippu)
o-thu-lai-ppu
TEతెలుగు
సహకారం (sahakāraṁ)
sa-ha-ka-ra-m
THไทย
ความร่วมมือ (khwam ruam meu)
kwan ruam meu
TLTL
pagtutulungan
pag-tu-tu-lun-gan
TRTürkçe
işbirliği
ish-bir-li-ghi
UKУкраїнська
співпраця (spivpratsia)
spiv-pra-t-sia
URاردو
सहयोग (sahayog)
sa-ha-yog
VITiếng Việt
sự hợp tác
su-hop-tac
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-lah