Chieftain
//ˈt͡ʃiːf.tən//
Translations of "chieftain" (39 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albanian | prijës(A leader of a clan or tribe), pringj(A leader of a clan or tribe) | — | |
| Catalan | cabdill(A leader of a clan or tribe), cacic(A leader of a clan or tribe), cap(A leader of a clan or tribe) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 族長 /族长(A leader of a clan or tribe) | zúzhǎng | |
| Czech | náčelník(A leader of a clan or tribe) | — | |
| Danish | høvding(A leader of a clan or tribe) | — | |
| Dutch | bendeleider(A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain), opperhoofd(A leader of a clan or tribe), stamhoofd(A leader of a clan or tribe) | — | |
| Esperanto | tribestro(A leader of a clan or tribe) | — | |
| Estonian | pealik(A leader of a clan or tribe) | — | |
| Faroese | ættarhøvdingur(A leader of a clan or tribe) | — | |
| French | chef(A leader of a clan or tribe) | — | |
| German | Häuptling(A leader of a clan or tribe) | — | |
| Hungarian | törzsfőnök(A leader of a clan or tribe) | — | |
| Icelandic | höfðingi(A leader of a clan or tribe) | — | |
| Indonesian | kepala suku(A leader of a clan or tribe) | — | |
| Irish | ceann fine(A leader of a clan or tribe), taoiseach(A leader of a clan or tribe) | — | |
| Italian | capo(A leader of a clan or tribe), capo(A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain), capotribù(A leader of a clan or tribe) | — | |
| Japanese | 酋長(A leader of a clan or tribe) | shūchō | |
| Khmer | មេកន្ទ្រាញ(A leader of a clan or tribe), មេកន្ទ្រាញ(A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain) | me kon treanh, me kon treanh | |
| Korean | 족장(A leader of a clan or tribe), 추장(A leader of a clan or tribe) | jokjang, chujang | |
| Lakota | itȟáŋčhaŋ(A leader of a clan or tribe) | — | |
| Latin | procer(A leader of a clan or tribe) | — | |
| Macedonian | поглавар(A leader of a clan or tribe) | poglavar | |
| Māori | rangatira(A leader of a clan or tribe) | — | |
| Middle Korean | 어비〮ᄆᆞᆮ(A leader of a clan or tribe) | èpímòt | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | høvding(A leader of a clan or tribe) | — | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | høvding(A leader of a clan or tribe) | — | |
| Occitan | cap(A leader of a clan or tribe), cap(A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain), capmèstre(A leader of a clan or tribe) | — | |
| Old Tupi | morubixaba(A leader of a clan or tribe) | — | |
| Polish | wódz(A leader of a clan or tribe) | — | |
| Portuguese | cacique(A leader of a clan or tribe), chefe(A leader of a clan or tribe), chefe(A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain), manda-chuva(A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain), morubixaba(A leader of a clan or tribe), tuxaua(A leader of a clan or tribe) | — | |
| Russian | атама́н(A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain), вождь(A leader of a clan or tribe), глава́рь(A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain) | atamán, voždʹ, glavárʹ | |
| Samoan | ao(A leader of a clan or tribe), matai(A leader of a clan or tribe) | — | |
| Scots | chieftain(A leader of a clan or tribe) | — | |
| Scottish Gaelic | ceann-cinnidh(A leader of a clan or tribe) | — | |
| Slovak | náčelník(A leader of a clan or tribe), vodca(A leader of a clan or tribe) | — | |
| Spanish | cabecilla(A leader of a clan or tribe), cacique(A leader of a clan or tribe), caudillo(A leader of a clan or tribe), jefe(A leader of a clan or tribe), jefe(A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain), jeque(A leader of a clan or tribe), líder(A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain) | — | |
| Swedish | hövding(A leader of a clan or tribe), ledare(A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain) | — | |
| Tok Pisin | bigman(A leader of a clan or tribe) | — | |
| Turkish | kabile reisi(A leader of a clan or tribe) | — |
prijës, pringj
cabdill, cacic, cap
náčelník
høvding
bendeleider, opperhoofd, stamhoofd
tribestro
pealik
ættarhøvdingur
chef
Häuptling
törzsfőnök
höfðingi
kepala suku
ceann fine, taoiseach
capo, capo, capotribù
itȟáŋčhaŋ
procer
rangatira
høvding
høvding
cap, cap, capmèstre
morubixaba
wódz
cacique, chefe, chefe, manda-chuva, morubixaba, tuxaua
ao, matai
chieftain
ceann-cinnidh
náčelník, vodca
cabecilla, cacique, caudillo, jefe, jefe, jeque, líder
hövding, ledare
bigman
kabile reisi
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.