How to say “lawyer” in 39 different 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.
- abogado/aboˈɡado/ Spanish
- адвокат[ɐdvɐˈkat] Russian
- 변호사[ˈpjɘ(ː)nβo̞sʰa̠] Korean
- वकील/ʋəkiːl/ Hindi
- փաստաբան/pʰɑstɑˈbɑn/ Armenian
- উকিল/ukil/ Bengali
“lawyer” in Spanish: abogado · French: avocat · Italian: avvocato · Portuguese: advogado · Korean: 변호사 · Russian: адвокат · Hindi: वकील · Turkish: avukat
It is commonest in Tamil, where வழக்கறிஞர் is the 301st most used word.
Lawyer in other languages, A to Z
- Albanian avokat/avɔkat/ #1,112
- Armenian փաստաբան/pʰɑstɑˈbɑn/ lawyer, attorney, advocate, barrister, counsel #322
- Basque abokatu/abokatu/ #614
- Bengali উকিল/ukil/ lawyer, vakil #1,038
- Bosnian advokat/adʋǒkaːt/ advocate, attorney, lawyer #1,151
- Bulgarian адвокат[ɐdvoˈkat] male lawyer, advocate, attorney, counsel,… #734
- Catalan advocat[əd.buˈkat] #1,018
- Croatian odvjetnik/ǒdʋjetniːk/ lawyer, attorney #1,045
- Czech právník[ˈpraːvɲiːk] #1,579
- Danish advokat/aðvoˈkad/ lawyer, attorney #764
- Dutch advocaat/ɑdvoːˈkaːt/ attorney, lawyer #673
- English attorney/əˈtɜɹni/ A lawyer; one who advises or represents… #2,015
- Esperanto advokato/advoˈkato/ lawyer, barrister, attorney #1,955
- Estonian advokaat/ɑd̥vokˈkɑːt/ #1,080
- French avocat/a.vɔ.ka/ lawyer, attorney #733
- Galician avogado[aβoˈɣaðʊ] lawyer, attorney #922
- German anwalt/ˈanvalt/ attorney, lawyer #979
- Hindi वकील/ʋəkiːl/ #962
- Hungarian ügyvéd[ˈyɟveːd] lawyer, attorney, counsel #1,478
- Italian avvocato/av.voˈka.to/ lawyer, counsel, solicitor, barrister #697
- Korean 변호사[ˈpjɘ(ː)nβo̞sʰa̠] lawyer, solicitor, counsel, attorney,… #815
- Latvian advokāts/ˈadʋokaːts/ #1,137
- Lithuanian advokatas[ɐdʋɔ²ˈkɑːtɐs] #998
- Macedonian адвокат[advɔˈkat] #651
- Malay peguam[pə.ɡwam] A lawyer #861
- Malayalam വക്കീൽ/ʋɐkkiːl/ #1,237
- Norwegian advokat/ɑdvʊˈkɑːt/ a lawyer #929
- Persian وکیل[væ.kʰʲíːl̥] lawyer, attorney #1,685
- Portuguese advogado/a.d͡ʒi.voˈɡa.du/ #799
- Romanian avocat/a.voˈkat/ lawyer, attorney, barrister #920
- Russian адвокат[ɐdvɐˈkat] lawyer, attorney, barrister, solicitor,… #1,199
- Serbian advokat/adʋǒkaːt/ advocate, attorney, lawyer #1,074
- Slovak advokát/advɔkaːt/ advocate, lawyer #1,906
- Slovenian odvetnik/ɔdʋéːtnik/ lawyer, attorney #495
- Spanish abogado/aboˈɡado/ lawyer, solicitor, counsel #758
- Swedish advokat/advʊˈkɑːt/ a lawyer, an attorney #851
- Tamil வழக்கறிஞர்/ʋɐɻɐkːɐrɪɲɐɾ/ lawyer, attorney, advocate #301
- Turkish avukat/a.vuˈkat/ #966
- Ukrainian адвокат[ɐdwɔˈkat] #985
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