a foolish person
used as a derogatory word

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  2. Indo-European languages
    1. European languages
    2. Indo-Iranian languages
  3. Dravidian languages
  4. Austronesian languages
  5. Ural-Altaic languages
  6. Afro-Asian languages
  7. Niger-Congo languages
  8. Amerindian languages

East-Asian languages

CodelanguagenounIPA
hua普通话
wu 吳語
yue粤语
hak客家
min閩方言
kor한국어 바보pabo
jpn日本語 バカ, アホbaka, aho
vieTiếng Việt
taiไทย คนโง่เง่า, ไอ้งั่ง, ตุ่นkʰon ŋo:ŋau, aiŋaŋ, tun
myaဗမာစာ

Indo-European languages

European languages

CodelanguagenounIPA
ellελληνικά
deuDeutsch Idiot, Dummkopfidiot, dumkopf
engEnglish idiot, fool, moronidiət, fu:l, mɔ:rɒn
frafrançais idiot, conidjo, kõ
itaitaliano idiota, tontoidiota, tonto
eslespañol idiota, tontoidiota, tonto
porportuguês idiota, bobo, palermaidiotə, bobu, pɐleɾmɐ
polpolski idiotaidiota
ukrукраїнська
rusрусский идиот, болван, дуракidiot, bolvan, durak

Indo-Iranian languages

CodelanguagenounIPA
benবাংলা বোকাboka
gujગુજરાતી gəbo, gəbi, murəkʰ
hinहिन्दी मूर्खmu:rəkʰ
marमराठी
panਪੰਜਾਬੀ
urdاردو
fasفارسی

Dravidian languages

CodelanguagenounIPA
kanಕನ್ನಡ
telతెలుగు
tamதமிழ்

Austronesian languages

CodelanguagenounIPA
indbahasa Indonesiaorang tolol, orang bodohoraŋ tolol, oraŋ bodoh
javbasa Jawa
tgltagalog

Ural-Altaic languages

CodelanguagenounIPA
finsuomi hölmö, tyhmä, typerys, pöljä, idiootti
hunmagyar idióta, mafla, ostobaidio:ta, mafla, ostoba
turTürkçe

Afro-Asian languages

CodelanguagenounIPA
araالعربية
amhአማርኛ
ormoromoo
hauhausa

Niger-Congo languages

CodelanguagenounIPA
manmandingo
fulfulfulde
yorYorùbá òmùgọ̀omugɔ
iboigbo ogoli, onuku, atụlụ, nzuzuogoli, onuku, atʊlʊ, nzuzu
konkikongo zobazoba
linlingála
rwakinyarwanda
swakiswahili mpumbavu, zuzumpumbavu, zuzu
zulisizulu

Amerindian languages

CodelanguagenounIPA
grnavañe'ẽ
querunasimi


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    Risto Kupsala:That's OK. The words don't have to be international, just common French words. I remember seeing a French movie where one dude said often "Quel con!" or something like that. :-)
    Florent Garet:It's difficult to translate such a word. I never use "idiot" in my daily life, despite I can understand it. The more widely used word for a "foolish person" is "con" (Jens certainly know it ;-) The problem is that "con" is not very international.
    Florent Garet:I found that the medical sense is now obsolete...
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