Over 100 Ways to Say Dragon in Other Languages

By Emily Davis •  Updated: 04/01/23 •  1 min read

How do you say dragon in other languages? An eternal question, like does my dog love me? Speaking dragon is definitely a useful skill to have! What happens if you’re touring Mexico and you see a ferocious, fire breathing dragon come charging towards you and your group? Well, you would shout ‘El Draque’ of course!

Or if you were in Sweden, sampling some delicious meatballs, when you felt the hot breath of a scaly demon on your neck? Shouting ‘Drake’ will either alert everybody to the presence of a dragon, or put people on high alert for Canadian rappers.

Read on to find out how to say ‘dragon’ in over 100 different languages!

LanguageDragon
Africannrgwenya
Afrikaansdraak
Alaskanmanchu
Albaniandragua
Arabicah-teen
Armenianթեվավոր մողես
Austriandrach`n
Azerbaijaniəjdəha
Basquedragoi
Belarusianцмок
Bengaliঘুড়ি বিশেষ
Bosnianzmaj
Bulgariandrakon
Catalandrac
Cebuanodragon
Chichewachinjoka
Chineselung
Croatianzmaj
Czechdrak
Danishtrække på
Draconiankhoth
Dutchdraak
Englishdragon
English (Middle)dragun
English (Old)draca
Enochianvovin
Esperantodrako
Estoniandraakon
Euskeraerensuge
Faeroeseeitt dreki
Filipinodragon
Finnishlohikäärme
Flambiankazyeeqen
Flemmishdraeke
Frenchdragon
Gaelicarach
Galiciandragón
Georgiandragon
Germandrachen
Greekδράκων
Gujaratiડ્રેગન
Haitian Creoledragon
Hausadragon
Hawaiiankelekona
Hebrewדְרָקוֹן
Hindiअजगर
Hmongzaj
Hungariansárkány
Icelandicdreki
Igbodragon
Indonesiannaga
Iranianejdeha
Irishdragon
Islamicth’uban
Italiandrago
Japaneseryu
Kannadaಡ್ರ್ಯಾಗನ್
Kazakhайдаһар
Khmerនាគ
Koreanyong
Laoມັງກອນ
Latindraco
Latvianpūķis
Lithuaniandrakonas
Luxembourgiandraach
Macedonianзмеј
Malagasydragona
Malaynaga
Malayalamഡ്രാഗൺ
Maltesedragun
Maoritarakona
Marathiड्रॅगन
Milanesedragh
Mongolianлуу
Myanmar (Burmese)နဂါး

Feel like you’ve learned something? Let’s kick on with the rest!

Nepaliड्रागन
Norseormr
Norskdrake
Norwegiandrage
Oppishdropagoponop
Ourainic Barbduxobum
Persianاژدها
Polishsmok
Portuguesedragão
Romanianbalaur
Russiandrakon
Sanskritnaga
Serbianzmaj
Sesothodrakone
Sinhalaමකරා
Slovakdrak
Sloveniazmaj
Somalimasduulaagii
Spanishel draque
Swahilijoka
Swedishdrake
Swedish (Ancient)flugdrake
Swiss Germandrachä
Tagalogdrakón
Tajikаждаҳор
Tamilடிராகன்
Teluguడ్రాగన్
Thaimung-korn
Tibetanbrug
Turkishejderha
Ukrainiandrakon
Uzbekajdar
Vietnameserồng
Welshddraig
Yiddishדראַקאָן
Yorubadragoni
Yugoslavzmaj
Zuluuzekamanzi
Emily Davis

Emily Davis

Emily is a 34-year-old graphic designer from Pennsylvania who has always been fascinated by dragons. She loves incorporating dragon-inspired artwork into her designs, and she often creates intricate dragon-themed illustrations in her free time. Emily also enjoys attending Renaissance fairs and participating in cosplay events, where she can dress up as her favorite dragon characters from movies and books.

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