The word “knight” evokes images of medieval warriors, chivalry, and valor. Understanding how this term is expressed in various languages highlights the rich cultural and historical tapestry of knightly traditions worldwide. In this article, we’ll explore how to say “knight” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Kalorës | Pronunciation: Ka-loh-res
- Arabic (🇸🇦) – فارس (Fāris) | Pronunciation: Fah-ris
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – ասպետ (Aspet) | Pronunciation: As-pet
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Cəngavər | Pronunciation: Jen-ga-ver
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Zaldun | Pronunciation: Zal-dun
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Рыцар (Rytsar) | Pronunciation: Ry-tsar
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – নাইট (Nā’iṭ) | Pronunciation: Na-it
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Vitez | Pronunciation: Vi-tez
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Рицар (Ritsar) | Pronunciation: Ri-tsar
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Cavaller | Pronunciation: Ka-va-lyer
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Rytíř | Pronunciation: Ri-tyir
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Ridder | Pronunciation: Rid-der
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Ridder | Pronunciation: Rid-der
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Knight | Pronunciation: Nyt
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Rüütel | Pronunciation: Ruu-tel
- Farsi (🇮🇷) – شوالیه (Shahvāliye) | Pronunciation: Sha-vah-lee-yeh
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Ritari | Pronunciation: Ri-ta-ri
- French (🇫🇷) – Chevalier | Pronunciation: She-va-lee-ay
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – რაინდი (Raindi) | Pronunciation: Rai-in-di
- German (🇩🇪) – Ritter | Pronunciation: Rit-ter
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Ιππότης (Ippótis) | Pronunciation: I-po-tis
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – אביר (Abir) | Pronunciation: Ah-beer
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – शूरवीर (Shoorveer) | Pronunciation: Shoor-veer
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Lovag | Pronunciation: Lo-vag
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Riddari | Pronunciation: Rid-da-ri
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Ksatria | Pronunciation: Ksa-tri-a
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Ridire | Pronunciation: Ri-dhe-re
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Cavaliere | Pronunciation: Ka-va-lye-re
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 騎士 (Kishi) | Pronunciation: Kee-shee
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Рыцарь (Rıtsar) | Pronunciation: Ri-tsar
- Khmer (🇰🇭) – អ្នកជើងខ្លាំង (Neak Cheung Khlang) | Pronunciation: Ne-ak Chung Khlang
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 기사 (Gisa) | Pronunciation: Gi-sa
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Şorî | Pronunciation: Sho-ree
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Рыцарь (Ritsar) | Pronunciation: Ri-tsar
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ອັດຊະລາວິໄນ (Atsala Vinai) | Pronunciation: At-sa-la Wi-nai
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Bruņinieks | Pronunciation: Bru-ni-nieks
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Riteris | Pronunciation: Ri-te-ris
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Ritter | Pronunciation: Rit-ter
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Витез (Vitez) | Pronunciation: Vi-tez
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Kesatria | Pronunciation: Ke-sa-tri-a
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Kavallier | Pronunciation: Ka-val-lyer
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 骑士 (Qíshì) | Pronunciation: Chi-shih
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – शूरवीर (Shūrvir) | Pronunciation: Shoor-veer
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Рыцарь (Ritsar) | Pronunciation: Ri-tsar
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – शूरवीर (Shoorveer) | Pronunciation: Shoor-veer
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Ridder | Pronunciation: Rid-der
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – نائټ (Nāiṭ) | Pronunciation: Na-it
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Rycerz | Pronunciation: Ry-tsersh
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Cavaleiro | Pronunciation: Ka-va-lay-ro
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Cavaler | Pronunciation: Ka-va-ler
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Рыцарь (Rytsar) | Pronunciation: Ry-tsar
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Витез (Vitez) | Pronunciation: Vi-tez
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – අධිරාජ්ය සෙබළා (Adhirajya Sebala) | Pronunciation: A-dhi-raj-ya Se-ba-la
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Rytier | Pronunciation: Ri-tyer
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Vitez | Pronunciation: Vi-tez
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Fardooley | Pronunciation: Far-doo-ley
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Caballero | Pronunciation: Ka-ba-lye-ro
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Shujaa | Pronunciation: Shu-jaa
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Riddare | Pronunciation: Rid-da-re
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Шаволие (Shavoliye) | Pronunciation: Sha-vo-lee-ye
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – குதிரைவீரன் (Kutiraiveeran) | Pronunciation: Ku-thi-rai-veeran
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – కవలిర్ (Kavalir) | Pronunciation: Ka-va-leer
- Thai (🇹🇭) – อัศวิน (Asawin) | Pronunciation: A-sa-win
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Şövalye | Pronunciation: Sho-va-lye
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Лицар (Lytsar) | Pronunciation: Ly-tsar
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – نائٹ (Nite) | Pronunciation: Na-it
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Ritsar | Pronunciation: Ri-tsar
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Hiệp sĩ | Pronunciation: Hee-ap si
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Marchog | Pronunciation: Mar-chog
- Yiddish (🇮🇱) – ריטער (Ritter) | Pronunciation: Rit-ter