How to say “ass” in 30 languages
Every one of these is a word that turns up in ordinary speech, not a dictionary curiosity — the number beside it is where it ranks in that language.
It is commonest in Tamil, where கழுதை is the 260th most used word.
- Afrikaans esel donkey, ass #1,998
- Albanian bythën ass, butt #1,505
- Bengali গর্দভ #1,318
- Bosnian dupe #804
- Catalan rossa a horse, ass, or mule that is skinny, old,… #2,467
- Croatian dupe #1,162
- Czech prdel #1,092
- Danish røven bum, arse, ass #626
- English ass Synonym of -ass #593
- Estonian perse arse, ass #556
- French cul butt, bum, ass, arse #643
- Galician cu ass, arse, booty, rear, behind, butt, buttocks #902
- Hindi गधे donkey, ass #584
- Hungarian barom brute, ass, asshole, idiot #1,951
- Icelandic asni donkey, ass #643
- Indonesian pantat arse, ass #1,449
- Italian culo ass, bottom, buttocks, butt, anus #605
- Lithuanian šikną ass, arse, butt #1,390
- Macedonian газ bottom, buttocks, ass, anus #971
- Malay pantat arse, ass #1,993
- Norwegian rumpa arse, ass, butt, buttocks, bottom, bum #1,883
- Persian خر donkey, ass #1,150
- Polish de ass, arse, butt #1,763
- Portuguese cu buttocks; arse, ass, butt, bum #1,875
- Serbian dupe #861
- Slovenian rit ass; asshole #290
- Spanish culo ass, arse, booty, rear, behind, butt, buttocks #848
- Tamil கழுதை donkey, ass #260
- Turkish göt arse, ass #1,973
- Urdu گدھے jerk, ass! #1,281
Knowing the word is the easy half.
Using it with someone who speaks the language is the half that sticks.