Layman
//ˈleɪmən//
Translations of "layman" (38 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | leek(someone who is not an ordained cleric) | — | |
| Bulgarian | лаик(someone who is not a professional in a given field), любител(someone who is not a professional in a given field), мирянин(someone who is not an ordained cleric) | laik, ljubitel, mirjanin | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 俗家(someone who is not an ordained cleric), 平信徒(someone who is not an ordained cleric) | sújiā, píngxìntú | |
| Czech | amatér(someone who is not a professional in a given field), laik(someone who is not an ordained cleric), laik(someone who is not a professional in a given field), laička(someone who is not an ordained cleric) | — | |
| Danish | lægfolk(someone who is not an ordained cleric), lægfolk(someone who is not a professional in a given field), lægmand(someone who is not an ordained cleric), lægmand(someone who is not a professional in a given field) | — | |
| Dutch | leek(someone who is not an ordained cleric), leek(someone who is not a professional in a given field) | — | |
| Esperanto | laiko(someone who is not an ordained cleric), laiko(someone who is not a professional in a given field) | — | |
| Estonian | ilmik(someone who is not an ordained cleric) | — | |
| Finnish | maallikko(someone who is not an ordained cleric), maallikko(someone who is not a professional in a given field) | — | |
| French | laïc(someone who is not an ordained cleric), profane(someone who is not a professional in a given field) | — | |
| German | Laie(someone who is not an ordained cleric), Laie(someone who is not a professional in a given field), Laiin(someone who is not an ordained cleric) | — | |
| Greek | ερασιτέχνης(someone who is not a professional in a given field), ερασιτέχνις(someone who is not a professional in a given field), λαϊκός(someone who is not an ordained cleric) | erasitéchnis, erasitéchnis, laïkós | |
| Hebrew | הדיוט(someone who is not a professional in a given field) | hedyot | |
| Hungarian | laikus(someone who is not an ordained cleric), laikus(someone who is not a professional in a given field) | — | |
| Icelandic | leikmaður(someone who is not an ordained cleric), leikmaður(someone who is not a professional in a given field) | — | |
| Indonesian | awam(someone who is not a professional in a given field) | — | |
| Irish | duine gan foghlaim(someone who is not a professional in a given field), gnáthdhuine(someone who is not a professional in a given field), neamheaglaiseach(someone who is not an ordained cleric), tuata(someone who is not an ordained cleric), tuata(someone who is not a professional in a given field) | — | |
| Italian | laico(someone who is not an ordained cleric), profano(someone who is not an ordained cleric), profano(someone who is not a professional in a given field) | — | |
| Japanese | 俗人(someone who is not an ordained cleric), 平信徒(someone who is not an ordained cleric) | zokujin, hirashinto | |
| Lithuanian | pasauliẽtis(someone who is not an ordained cleric), pasauliẽtė(someone who is not an ordained cleric) | — | |
| Macedonian | дилета́нт(someone who is not a professional in a given field), ла́ик(someone who is not a professional in a given field), ми́рјанин(someone who is not an ordained cleric), љу́бител(someone who is not a professional in a given field) | diletánt, láik, mírjanin, ljúbitel | |
| Malayalam | അൽമായൻ(someone who is not an ordained cleric) | almāyaṉ | |
| Manx | theayagh(someone who is not an ordained cleric), theayagh(someone who is not a professional in a given field) | — | |
| Māori | reimana(someone who is not an ordained cleric) | — | |
| Middle English | lay man(someone who is not an ordained cleric), lewed man(someone who is not an ordained cleric), lewed man(someone who is not a professional in a given field) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | lekmann(someone who is not an ordained cleric), lekmann(someone who is not a professional in a given field) | — | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | lekmann(someone who is not an ordained cleric), lekmann(someone who is not a professional in a given field) | — | |
| Old English | lǣwed(someone who is not an ordained cleric) | — | |
| Polish | laik(someone who is not an ordained cleric), laik(someone who is not a professional in a given field) | — | |
| Portuguese | laico(someone who is not an ordained cleric), leigo(someone who is not an ordained cleric), leigo(someone who is not a professional in a given field), profano(someone who is not a professional in a given field) | — | |
| Romagnol | làic(someone who is not an ordained cleric), lêic(someone who is not an ordained cleric) | — | |
| Russian | дилета́нт(someone who is not a professional in a given field), люби́тель(someone who is not a professional in a given field), миря́нин(someone who is not an ordained cleric), неспециали́ст(someone who is not a professional in a given field), профа́н(someone who is not a professional in a given field) | diletánt, ljubítelʹ, mirjánin, nespecialíst, profán | |
| Serbo-Croatian | làik(someone who is not an ordained cleric), làik(someone who is not a professional in a given field), svetovnjak(someone who is not an ordained cleric), ла̀ик(someone who is not an ordained cleric), ла̀ик(someone who is not a professional in a given field), световњак(someone who is not an ordained cleric) | — | |
| Slovak | amatér(someone who is not a professional in a given field), laik(someone who is not an ordained cleric), laik(someone who is not a professional in a given field), laička(someone who is not an ordained cleric), laička(someone who is not a professional in a given field) | — | |
| Spanish | aficionado(someone who is not a professional in a given field), laico(someone who is not an ordained cleric), lego(someone who is not an ordained cleric), lego(someone who is not a professional in a given field), profano(someone who is not a professional in a given field) | — | |
| Swedish | lekman(someone who is not an ordained cleric), lekman(someone who is not a professional in a given field) | — | |
| Tibetan | མི་སྐུ(someone who is not an ordained cleric) | mi sku | |
| Ukrainian | миря́нин(someone who is not an ordained cleric) | myrjányn |
leek
amatér, laik, laik, laička
lægfolk, lægfolk, lægmand, lægmand
leek, leek
laiko, laiko
ilmik
maallikko, maallikko
laïc, profane
Laie, Laie, Laiin
laikus, laikus
leikmaður, leikmaður
awam
duine gan foghlaim, gnáthdhuine, neamheaglaiseach, tuata, tuata
laico, profano, profano
pasauliẽtis, pasauliẽtė
theayagh, theayagh
reimana
lay man, lewed man, lewed man
lekmann, lekmann
lekmann, lekmann
lǣwed
laik, laik
laico, leigo, leigo, profano
làic, lêic
дилета́нт, люби́тель, миря́нин, неспециали́ст, профа́н
diletánt, ljubítelʹ, mirjánin, nespecialíst, profán
làik, làik, svetovnjak, ла̀ик, ла̀ик, световњак
amatér, laik, laik, laička, laička
aficionado, laico, lego, lego, profano
lekman, lekman
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.