How to say “lord” in 35 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 Polish, where pani is the 73rd most used word.
- Albanian bej #432
- Arabic سيد master, lord, prince #106
- Armenian տիրակալ ruler, lord, governor, potentate #1,135
- Basque jaun #444
- Bengali খোদা God, Lord #289
- Bosnian gospodar master, lord #1,739
- Bulgarian господ lord, ruler #827
- Catalan senyor lord, master #95
- Croatian gospodar master, lord #1,763
- Danish herregud good lord; for Christ's sake #2,224
- Dutch heren a lord; master #647
- Estonian isand lord, master #650
- French seigneur #635
- Georgian უფლის The Lord #436
- German lord lord, Lord #1,695
- Hebrew אדוני sir, my lord #130
- Hindi श्री sir, lord, mister #220
- Icelandic herra lord, master #76
- Italian signora Lord, God #255
- Macedonian господар master, lord #1,174
- Malayalam പ്രഭു #841
- Persian آقا Mr., Sir, Lord #303
- Polish pani Lord, Sir #73
- Romanian lord #1,985
- Russian господи oh my God, oh my Lord #375
- Serbian gospodar master, lord #1,614
- Slovak pane #98
- Spanish señor mister, sir, lord #107
- Swedish herregud my God, good Lord #243
- Tagalog panginoon lord; master #429
- Tamil தலைவர் leader, chief, lord #226
- Telugu భర్త husband, lord, master #216
- Turkish lord English lord or nobleman #1,435
- Ukrainian пане lord, master, mister, sir #174
- Urdu رب Lord; An epithet for God #469
Knowing the word is the easy half.
Using it with someone who speaks the language is the half that sticks.