layman

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• /ˈleɪmən/
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From Middle English layman, lay man, equivalent to lay (“non-clergy”) + man. Cognate with Old Frisian lēkmann, lēkmonn (“layman”), obsolete Dutch leekeman (“layman”), Old High German leihman (“layman”), Danish lægmand (“layman”), Swedish lekman (“layman”), Norwegian lekmann (“layman”), Icelandic leikmaður (“layman”).

96 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: leek — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Bulgarian: мирянин (mirjanin) — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Chinese Mandarin: 俗家 (sújiā) — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Chinese Mandarin: 平信徒 (píngxìntú) — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Czech: laik — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Czech: laička — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Danish: lægmand — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Danish: lægfolk — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Dutch: leek — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Esperanto: laiko — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Estonian: ilmik — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Finnish: maallikko — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• French: laïc — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• German: Laie — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• German: Laiin — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Greek: λαϊκός (laïkós) — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Hungarian: laikus — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Icelandic: leikmaður — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Irish: tuata — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Irish: neamheaglaiseach — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Italian: laico — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Italian: profano — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Japanese: 俗人 (zokujin) — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Japanese: 平信徒 (hirashinto) — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Lithuanian: pasauliẽtis — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Lithuanian: pasauliẽtė — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Macedonian: ми́рјанин (mírjanin) — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Malayalam: അൽമായൻ (almāyaṉ) — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Manx: theayagh — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Māori: reimana — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Middle English: lay man — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Middle English: lewed man — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Norwegian Bokmål: lekmann — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Norwegian Nynorsk: lekmann — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Old English: lǣwed — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Polish: laik — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Portuguese: laico — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Portuguese: leigo — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Romagnol: làic — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Romagnol: lêic — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Russian: миря́нин (mirjánin) — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Serbo-Croatian: световњак — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Serbo-Croatian: ла̀ик — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Serbo-Croatian: svetovnjak — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Serbo-Croatian: làik — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Slovak: laik — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Slovak: laička — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Spanish: laico — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Spanish: lego — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Swedish: lekman — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Tibetan: མི་སྐུ (mi sku) — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Ukrainian: миря́нин (myrjányn) — someone who is not an ordained cleric
• Bulgarian: любител (ljubitel) — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• Bulgarian: лаик (laik) — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• Czech: laik — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• Czech: amatér — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• Danish: lægmand — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• Danish: lægfolk — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• Dutch: leek — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• Esperanto: laiko — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• Finnish: maallikko — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• French: profane — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• German: Laie — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• Greek: ερασιτέχνης (erasitéchnis) — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• Greek: ερασιτέχνις (erasitéchnis) — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• Hebrew: הדיוט (hedyot) — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• Hungarian: laikus — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• Icelandic: 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
• Irish: gnáthdhuine — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• Irish: tuata — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• Italian: profano — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• Macedonian: љу́бител (ljúbitel) — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• Macedonian: ла́ик (láik) — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• Macedonian: дилета́нт (diletánt) — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• Manx: theayagh — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• Middle English: lewed man — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• Norwegian Bokmål: lekmann — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• Norwegian Nynorsk: lekmann — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• Polish: laik — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• Portuguese: profano — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• Portuguese: leigo — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• Russian: люби́тель (ljubítelʹ) — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• Russian: дилета́нт (diletánt) — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• Russian: неспециали́ст (nespecialíst) — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• Russian: профа́н (profán) — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• Serbo-Croatian: ла̀ик — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• Serbo-Croatian: làik — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• Slovak: laik — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• Slovak: laička — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• Slovak: amatér — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• Spanish: profano — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• Spanish: lego — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• Spanish: aficionado — someone who is not a professional in a given field
• Swedish: lekman — someone who is not a professional in a given field