How to say “known” in 34 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 Latvian, where protams is the 116th most used word.
- Afrikaans bekend #670
- Albanian dihet to be known #1,464
- Arabic أشهر to make known, to proclaim, to announce #355
- Armenian ծանոթ familiar, known #1,010
- Basque ezagun #1,020
- Bengali পরিচিত #459
- Bosnian poznat well-known, known #1,469
- Bulgarian известно #841
- Chinese 叫做 to be known as; to be called #500
- Croatian poznat well-known, known #1,495
- Czech známý #2,189
- Danish kendte #584
- Dutch bekend #764
- English public Able to be known or seen by everyone;… #908
- German halt Indicating that something is generally known,… #311
- Greek γνωστό known, familiar #1,891
- Hebrew ידע Knowledge: that which is known #514
- Hindi मालूम #1,124
- Indonesian data a fact known from direct observation #1,134
- Korean 주지 being generally known; especially in the… #421
- Latvian protams which can or should be known; indefinite… #116
- Lithuanian žinomas known; famous #1,392
- Macedonian познат known, familiar #951
- Malayalam പരസ്യം an overt information known to the general… #1,471
- Romanian cunoscut #570
- Russian известно it is known #900
- Serbian poznat well-known, known #1,478
- Slovenian poznan known, familiar #1,537
- Swedish bekant known, familiar #1,899
- Tagalog batid known; aware of; conscious of; with knowledge… #2,376
- Tamil கேடி known depredator, old offender, thug #1,630
- Turkish belli #514
- Ukrainian відомо known, well known #1,084
- Urdu معلوم #128
Knowing the word is the easy half.
Using it with someone who speaks the language is the half that sticks.