“Dwarf” is a term used across various cultures to describe a mythological creature, a person with a specific form of short stature, or in modern usage, often used figuratively or metaphorically. This word has different equivalents in languages worldwide, reflecting diverse mythologies and biological understandings.
Here is a list of how to say “dwarf” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Xhuxh | Pronunciation: Joo-j
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – قزم (Qazm) | Pronunciation: Kaz-m
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – գույնզ (Guynz) | Pronunciation: Gooy-nz
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Cırtdan | Pronunciation: Jir-tan
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Nanu | Pronunciation: Nah-noo
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Гном (Hnom) | Pronunciation: Gnom
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – বামন (Bāman) | Pronunciation: Ba-mon
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Patuljak | Pronunciation: Pa-too-ljak
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Джудже (Dzhudzhe) | Pronunciation: Ju-jeh
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Nan | Pronunciation: Nan
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Trpaslík | Pronunciation: Tr-pa-sleek
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Dværg | Pronunciation: Dverg
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Dwerg | Pronunciation: Dverg
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Dwarf | Pronunciation: Dworf
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Kääbik | Pronunciation: Kae-bik
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – کوتوله (Kootooleh) | Pronunciation: Koo-too-leh
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Kääpiö | Pronunciation: Kae-pee-oh
- French (🇫🇷) – Nain | Pronunciation: Nan
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – ჯუჯა (Juja) | Pronunciation: Joo-ja
- German (🇩🇪) – Zwerg | Pronunciation: Tsvairg
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Νάνος (Nános) | Pronunciation: Na-nos
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – גמד (Gamed) | Pronunciation: Ga-med
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – बौना (Bauna) | Pronunciation: Bao-na
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Törpe | Pronunciation: Ter-pe
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Dvergur | Pronunciation: Dver-gur
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Kurcaci | Pronunciation: Koor-cha-chee
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Abhaic | Pronunciation: Av-ick
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Nano | Pronunciation: Nah-no
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 小人 (Kobito) | Pronunciation: Ko-bee-to
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Ергежейлі (Yergezheyli) | Pronunciation: Yer-gez-hey-li
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ក្មេងតូច (Kmeng toch) | Pronunciation: Kmeng toch
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 난쟁이 (Nanjjaeng-i) | Pronunciation: Nan-jang-ee
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Keçel | Pronunciation: Keh-chel
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Эргежейлүү (Ergezheyluu) | Pronunciation: Er-gez-hey-loo
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ຄົນຕີນ (Khon tin) | Pronunciation: Khon teen
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Rūķis | Pronunciation: Roo-kis
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Nytis | Pronunciation: Nee-tis
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Zwerg | Pronunciation: Tsvairg
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Джуџе (Dzhudzhe) | Pronunciation: Ju-jeh
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Orang kerdil | Pronunciation: Or-ang ker-dil
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Nanu | Pronunciation: Na-noo
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 侏儒 (Zhūrú) | Pronunciation: Zhu-ru
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – बौना (Bauna) | Pronunciation: Bao-na
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Бага зэрэглэлийн хүн (Baga zeregeliin khün) | Pronunciation: Ba-ga ze-reg-le-leen khun
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – बामे (Bāme) | Pronunciation: Ba-me
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Dverg | Pronunciation: Dverg
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – کوتکی (Kotaki) | Pronunciation: Ko-ta-kee
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – کوتوله (Kootooleh) | Pronunciation: Koo-too-leh
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Krasnal | Pronunciation: Kras-nal
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Anão | Pronunciation: Ah-now
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Pitic | Pronunciation: Pee-tik
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Гном (Gnom) | Pronunciation: Gnom
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Патуљак (Patuljak) | Pronunciation: Pa-too-ljak
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – කුල්ලා (Kullā) | Pronunciation: Ku-lla
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Trpaslík | Pronunciation: Tr-pas-leek
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Palček | Pronunciation: Pal-check
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Aaran | Pronunciation: Aa-ran
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Enano | Pronunciation: E-na-no
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Kibete | Pronunciation: Ki-be-te
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Dvärg | Pronunciation: Dverg
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Кӯтоҳ қад (Kutoh qad) | Pronunciation: Koo-toh kad
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – குள்ளன் (Kuḷḷaṉ) | Pronunciation: Kul-lan
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – బొమ్మలాంటి వ్యక్తి (Bommalāṇṭi vyakti) | Pronunciation: Bom-ma-laan-ti vyak-ti
- Thai (🇹🇭) – คนแคระ (Khon khæro) | Pronunciation: Khon khae-ro
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Cüce | Pronunciation: Joo-je
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Гном (Hnom) | Pronunciation: Hnom
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – بونا (Bona) | Pronunciation: Bo-na
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Gnom | Pronunciation: Gnom
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Lùn | Pronunciation: Loon
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Corach | Pronunciation: Ko-rakh