Doctor in Different Languages
Discover 'Doctor' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Doctor
Afrikaans dokter | ||
Albanian doktor | ||
Amharic ዶክተር | ||
Arabic طبيب | ||
Armenian բժիշկ | ||
Assamese ডাক্তৰ | ||
Aymara qulliri | ||
Azerbaijani həkim | ||
Bambara dɔgɔtɔrɔ | ||
Basque medikua | ||
Belarusian урач | ||
Bengali ডাক্তার | ||
Bhojpuri डाक्टर | ||
Bosnian doktore | ||
Bulgarian лекар | ||
Catalan metge | ||
Cebuano doktor | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 医生 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 醫生 | ||
Corsican duttore | ||
Croatian liječnik | ||
Czech doktor | ||
Danish læge | ||
Dhivehi ޑޮކްޓަރު | ||
Dogri डाक्टर | ||
Dutch dokter | ||
English doctor | ||
Esperanto kuracisto | ||
Estonian arst | ||
Ewe ɖɔkta | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) doktor | ||
Finnish lääkäri | ||
French docteur | ||
Frisian dokter | ||
Galician doutor | ||
Georgian ექიმი | ||
German arzt | ||
Greek γιατρός | ||
Guarani pohãnohára | ||
Gujarati ડ doctorક્ટર | ||
Haitian Creole doktè | ||
Hausa likita | ||
Hawaiian kauka | ||
Hebrew דוֹקטוֹר | ||
Hindi चिकित्सक | ||
Hmong tus kws kho mob | ||
Hungarian orvos | ||
Icelandic læknir | ||
Igbo dibia | ||
Ilocano doktor | ||
Indonesian dokter | ||
Irish dochtúir | ||
Italian medico | ||
Japanese 医師 | ||
Javanese dhokter | ||
Kannada ವೈದ್ಯರು | ||
Kazakh дәрігер | ||
Khmer វេជ្ជបណ្ឌិត | ||
Kinyarwanda umuganga | ||
Konkani दोतोर | ||
Korean 박사님 | ||
Krio dɔktɔ | ||
Kurdish pizişk | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) پزیشک | ||
Kyrgyz дарыгер | ||
Lao ທ່ານ ໝໍ | ||
Latin medicus | ||
Latvian ārsts | ||
Lingala monganga | ||
Lithuanian gydytojas | ||
Luganda omusawo | ||
Luxembourgish dokter | ||
Macedonian доктор | ||
Maithili चिकित्सक | ||
Malagasy doctor | ||
Malay doktor | ||
Malayalam ഡോക്ടർ | ||
Maltese tabib | ||
Maori tākuta | ||
Marathi डॉक्टर | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯗꯥꯛꯇꯔ | ||
Mizo daktawr | ||
Mongolian эмч | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ဆရာဝန် | ||
Nepali चिकित्सक | ||
Norwegian doktor | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) dokotala | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଡାକ୍ତର | ||
Oromo dooktora | ||
Pashto ډاکټر | ||
Persian دکتر | ||
Polish lekarz | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) médico | ||
Punjabi ਡਾਕਟਰ | ||
Quechua hanpiq | ||
Romanian doctor | ||
Russian доктор | ||
Samoan fomaʻi | ||
Sanskrit चिकितसिक | ||
Scots Gaelic dotair | ||
Sepedi ngaka | ||
Serbian докторе | ||
Sesotho ngaka | ||
Shona chiremba | ||
Sindhi ڊاڪٽر | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) වෛද්යවරයා | ||
Slovak lekára | ||
Slovenian zdravnik | ||
Somali dhakhtar | ||
Spanish médico | ||
Sundanese dokter | ||
Swahili daktari | ||
Swedish läkare | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) doktor | ||
Tajik духтур | ||
Tamil மருத்துவர் | ||
Tatar табиб | ||
Telugu వైద్యుడు | ||
Thai หมอ | ||
Tigrinya ዶክቶር | ||
Tsonga dokodela | ||
Turkish doktor | ||
Turkmen lukman | ||
Twi (Akan) dɔkotani | ||
Ukrainian лікар | ||
Urdu ڈاکٹر | ||
Uyghur دوختۇر | ||
Uzbek shifokor | ||
Vietnamese bác sĩ | ||
Welsh meddyg | ||
Xhosa ugqirha | ||
Yiddish דאָקטער | ||
Yoruba dokita | ||
Zulu udokotela |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "dokter" can also refer to a traditional healer or a diviner in some African cultures. |
| Albanian | In Albanian, the word "doktor" has also been used to refer to "teacher" or "scholar" in the past, especially in religious contexts. |
| Amharic | The Amharic word "ዶክተር" can also mean "teacher" or "scholar". |
| Arabic | The Arabic word "طبيب" (doctor) has historically also been used with the meanings "wise," "sage," and "healer." |
| Armenian | "Բժիշկ" (doctor) is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "*bʰeh₁ǵ-," meaning "to care for, heal." |
| Azerbaijani | The word "həkim" is derived from the Arabic word "ḥakīm", which means "wise" or "learned". |
| Basque | The Basque word 'medikua' is derived from the Latin word 'medicus', meaning 'a physician' or 'a healer'. |
| Belarusian | The word "урач" is derived from the Latin word "medicus" and also means "healer" or "physician" in Belarusian. |
| Bengali | "ডাক্তার" শব্দটি "ডাকে" এবং "তার" শব্দের সন্ধি থেকে এসেছে, এবং এর অর্থ "যে ব্যক্তি ডাকে" |
| Bosnian | The word "doktore" in Bosnian also means "professor" or "learned person". |
| Bulgarian | The word "лекар" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "lěčiti", meaning "to heal". |
| Catalan | The term "metge" is derived from the Greek word "iatros," meaning "physician". |
| Cebuano | In Cebuano, doktor can also refer to a magical healer or a quack doctor. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 医生, literally meaning "one who heals people," also means "doctor" in modern usage. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The word 醫生 literally translates to “seeing life”, and in Chinese medicine often refers to a master of acupuncture and moxibustion. |
| Corsican | The word "duttore" in Corsican can refer both to a medical doctor and to a university professor. |
| Croatian | In Croatian, 'liječnik' originates from 'lijek', meaning 'cure' or 'medicine', signifying their role in healing. |
| Czech | "Doktor" also means "graduate" as it originated from the Latin word "docere," which means "to teach." |
| Danish | The word "læge" is related to the Dutch word "leggen", meaning "to lay", reflecting the historical role of doctors in setting bones, performing surgery, and midwifery. |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "dokter" can also refer to a veterinarian or a notary public. |
| Esperanto | Esperanto's "kuracisto" shares the root "kurac" ("to heal") with words for "courage" and "cure" in many Slavic languages. |
| Estonian | Arst is also a term for "wise person" and was formerly used for "priest" and "healer". |
| Finnish | Lääkäri may also mean "healer", denoting a wide range of roles within the medical field. |
| French | In its original meaning, the term |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "dokter" can also mean "preacher" or "teacher" in English. |
| Galician | In Galician, "doutor" also refers to a respected elder, while in Brazil it means someone with a PhD. |
| Georgian | The Georgian word "ექიმი" (doctor) derives from the Persian word "حکیم" (hakim), meaning "wise one" or "scholar." |
| German | The word "Arzt" originates from the Old High German word "ârast," meaning "one who assists," and shares its root with the English "artist." |
| Greek | The word "γιατρός" derives from the verb "γιαίνω" (to heal) and originally referred to a healer or magician. |
| Gujarati | The word "ડ doctorક્ટર" is derived from the Latin word "doctor", meaning "teacher". In Gujarati, it is also used to refer to a physician or a person with a PhD. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "doktè" in Haitian Creole can also refer to a sorcerer or a traditional healer. |
| Hausa | The Hausa word 'likita' is also used to refer to traditional healers who do not have formal medical training. |
| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word "kauka" can also refer to healers, sorcerers, or magicians. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew term "דוֹקטוֹר" also means "a teacher". |
| Hindi | The word "चिकित्सक" in Hindi can also refer to a healer or therapist who uses traditional or alternative medicine. |
| Hmong | In Hmong, the word "tus kws kho mob" also carries the alternate meanings of "priest" and "shaman." |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word 'orvos' comes from the Proto-Slavic word 'vъlkhvъ', which referred to pagan priests. |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "læknir" derives from the Proto-Germanic root *lekijaz, meaning "to heal," and is cognate with the English word "leech." |
| Igbo | The word "dibia" in Igbo, meaning "doctor" in English, is derived from the word "di" meaning "to heal" and "bia" meaning "person". |
| Indonesian | The word "dokter" originates from the Dutch "doctor", which in turn comes from Latin "doceo" meaning "to teach". |
| Irish | The Gaelic word "dochtúir" derives from the Latin "doctor", meaning "teacher" or "learned one". |
| Italian | The word 'medico' in Italian comes from the Latin word 'medicus', meaning 'healer' or 'physician'. |
| Japanese | The word "医師" can also refer to a veterinarian. |
| Javanese | Javanese word 'dhokter' also means 'astrologer', which relates to the historical role of doctors in Javanese court as astronomers. |
| Kannada | The term 'ವೈದ್ಯರು' (vaidyaru) is also used to refer to traditional practitioners of Ayurveda in Kannada. |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word "дәрігер" derives from the Persian word "داروگیر" ("dârugîr"), meaning "medicine-taker" or "healer". |
| Korean | 박사님 is also used as a title for experts in various fields such as law, literature, and engineering. |
| Kurdish | The word 'pizişk' derives from the Persian word 'pezešk', which originally meant 'learned man'. |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word "дарыгер" is thought to be derived from the Persian word "dārūgar", meaning "healer" or "apothecary". |
| Latin | The word "medicus" in Latin can also refer to a skilled practitioner in a specific field, such as a veterinarian or architect. |
| Latvian | Ārsts is derived from Old East Slavic вьрачи (vьрачи), which ultimately comes from Proto-Germanic *lêkezi, meaning "leech" or "healer." |
| Lithuanian | The word "gydytojas" is derived from the Lithuanian word "gydymas", meaning "healing". |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, the word "Dokter" can also refer to a university professor or a person with a high level of education. |
| Macedonian | The Macedonian word "доктор" (doctor) derives from the Greek word "διδάκτωρ" (didáktōr), meaning "teacher" or "instructor" |
| Malagasy | The word "Doctor" in Malagasy can also refer to a traditional healer or diviner. |
| Malay | The word "doktor" in Malay can also refer to someone who has a doctorate degree, or to a traditional healer. |
| Malayalam | In Malayalam, the word ഡോക്ടർ can also mean 'learned person' or 'scholar'. |
| Maltese | The ultimate origin of 'tabib' is thought to be the ancient Egyptian root 'db3' meaning 'to treat, to heal' and it is shared with related terms for 'medicines' from Morocco to India; 'tabib' also denotes a 'healer who employs magic, herbs, and prayer' |
| Marathi | डॉक्टर (डॉ.) शब्द संस्कृत से आता है जिसका अर्थ है "शिक्षित" या "विद्वान" और इसका उपयोग किसी भी व्यक्ति के लिए किया जा सकता है जिसके पास विशेष ज्ञान या कौशल हो। |
| Mongolian | The word "эмч" can also mean "healer" or "shaman" in Mongolian. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word ဆရာဝန် (doctor) in Myanmar (Burmese) is derived from Sanskrit and originally meant "teacher" or "professor". |
| Nepali | The word "चिकित्सक" is derived from the Sanskrit word "चिकित्सा" (chikitsā), meaning "healing" or "treatment". |
| Norwegian | Doktor is also a synonym for the word 'magister', meaning someone who teaches at a 'university' |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "dokotala" is derived from the Proto-Bantu root *-kotala, meaning "to cure" or "to heal". |
| Pashto | In Pashto, "ډاکټر" (doctor) derives from the Persian word "دكتور" (doktor), both ultimately originating from the Latin "doctor" (teacher). |
| Persian | The Persian word "دکتر" (doktor) comes from the Greek "δοκτωρ" (doktōr), which means "teacher" or "scholar." |
| Polish | In Polish, 'lekarz' can refer specifically to a medical doctor or to any person who heals or repairs. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "médico" derives from the Latin word "medicus," meaning "one who heals" and in some contexts it may also refer to an individual with specialized knowledge. |
| Punjabi | While in modern times ਡਾਕਟਰ (Doctor) is almost exclusively reserved for someone with a medical degree, historically it also referred to a scholar of religion. |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "doctor" can also refer to a person who has completed a doctoral degree, known as a Ph.D. |
| Russian | The word "доктор" can also refer to a PhD holder in Russian. |
| Samoan | In the past, 'fomaʻi' referred to traditional healers in Samoa, while 'totonu' referred to those trained in Western medicine. |
| Scots Gaelic | The term 'dotair' in Scots Gaelic originally meant 'learned one' and could refer to a doctor, teacher, or scholar. |
| Serbian | The term 'докторе' comes from the German word 'Doktor' and is commonly used as a formal address for medical professionals. |
| Sesotho | In Sesotho, "ngaka" can also refer to a traditional healer or diviner. |
| Shona | The word "chiremba" is also used to refer to a traditional healer, indicating the overlap between traditional and modern medicine in Shona society. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "ڊاڪٽر" ("doctor") ultimately derives from the Latin "docere" (to teach), reflecting the traditional role of doctors as medical educators. |
| Slovak | The word "lekár" in Slovak originates from the Proto-Slavic word "lěkari", meaning "healer". |
| Slovenian | The word "zdravnik" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *zъdravъ, meaning "healthy". |
| Somali | In some contexts, "dhakhtar" can also refer to a veterinarian or a dentist |
| Spanish | The Spanish word "médico" derives from the Latin "medicus," meaning both "physician" and "healer." |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word "dokter" also means "to cure" or "to heal". |
| Swahili | The word "daktari" has its origins in the Arabic word "daktur," meaning "one who knows". |
| Swedish | The word "läkare" is derived from the Old Swedish word "lækiare", which means "healer". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "doktor" comes from the Spanish word "doctor" which traces its roots to the Proto-Indo-European word "dok-" meaning "to show". |
| Tajik | The word "духтур" comes from the Persian word "dukhtar", meaning "daughter" or "female doctor". In Tajik, it can also refer to a male doctor, as well as a teacher or an expert in any field. |
| Telugu | The origin of the word వైద్యుడు can be traced back to a Sanskrit term meaning 'skilled' or 'one who has studied' and can also refer to 'an expert' or 'a teacher' in some contexts. |
| Thai | The word "หมอ" can also refer to a traditional Thai healer or a shaman. |
| Turkish | The Turkish word "doktor" is derived from the Greek word "doktor", meaning "scholar" or "teacher". |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "лікар" derives from the Proto-Slavic word "lěkarь", which originally meant "healer" or "herbalist". |
| Uzbek | In Zoroastrianism, shifokor was a priest who practiced healing and exorcism. |
| Vietnamese | "Bác sĩ" (doctor) in Vietnamese is a combination of two words: "bác" (uncle) and "sĩ" (scholar). It reflects the traditional respect for doctors in Vietnamese culture. |
| Welsh | The Welsh word 'meddyg' may derive from either 'meddu' ('to heal') or 'medd' ('physician'), but 'meddyg' specifically refers to a medical doctor. |
| Xhosa | The word "ugqirha" can also refer to a traditional healer or diviner. |
| Yiddish | In Yiddish, "דאָקטער" can also refer to a quack, a faith healer, or a veterinarian. |
| Yoruba | Dokita, in Yoruba, is a term derived from the Portuguese word 'doutor', meaning 'learned one'. |
| Zulu | The word "udokotela" has its roots in the Bantu language and is related to the concept of "healing" or "making well". |
| English | In Latin, "doctor" originally meant "teacher", and still retains this meaning in some contexts. |