How to say “protection” in 32 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 பாதுகாப்பு is the 160th most used word.
- Afrikaans beskerming #1,009
- Albanian mbrojtje defence, protection #1,201
- Arabic حماية #652
- Bengali রক্ষা #283
- Bulgarian охрана guarding, protection, security #1,392
- Catalan protecció #1,368
- Danish beskyttelse #1,925
- Dutch beveiliging protection, security #1,560
- French protection #1,859
- Galician protección #1,815
- German schützen #1,287
- Greek προστασία protection, keeping safe #1,378
- Hebrew הגנה defense, protection #1,000
- Hindi रक्षा #496
- Icelandic vernd #1,833
- Indonesian perlindungan cover, protection #1,244
- Italian protezione #2,134
- Korean 보호 #1,244
- Lithuanian apsauga shield; defense; protection #843
- Macedonian заштита #828
- Malay kawalan guard, protection #617
- Malayalam സംരക്ഷണം #919
- Norwegian beskyttelse #2,061
- Persian محافظت protection, conservation #372
- Polish ochrony #1,628
- Slovenian zaščita #1,508
- Spanish protección #2,026
- Swedish skydda #625
- Tamil பாதுகாப்பு protection, guard, watch #160
- Telugu సంరక్షణ protection, sustaining, support, maintenance,… #366
- Ukrainian захист protection, aegis #1,654
- Urdu حفاظت #259
Knowing the word is the easy half.
Using it with someone who speaks the language is the half that sticks.