Definition
A chief knave; the most wicked, dishonest, or dishonorable person; an arch-scoundrel.
Etymology
From 'archi-' (chief, principal) combined with 'knave' (originally a male servant, later meaning a dishonest or untrustworthy person). This follows the English tradition of using 'arch-' with negative character types.
Kelly Says
The word 'knave' is interesting because it started as just 'a young man' or 'servant' but gradually became an insult specifically for dishonest or disloyal people—probably because servants sometimes betrayed their masters—so an 'archknave' would be the ultimate traitor or scoundrel.
Translations
ARالعربية
أعظم الخبث
ah-zam al-khabth
BNবাংলা
প্রধান দুষ্ট
proh-dhah-n duh-sht
CACatalà
arximalvat
ar-chee-mal-vah-t
CSČeština
hlavní lotr
hlahv-nee loh-tr
DADansk
overbov
oh-vehr-bov
DEDeutsch
Erzbösewicht
ehr-tsoh-bay-seh-veekt
ELΕλληνικά
αρχικακός
ar-chee-kah-kohs
ESEspañol
arzobispo
ar-tho-bee-poh
FAفارسی
سردسته بدکاران
sor-das-teh bai-kah-rahn
FISuomi
arkipaholainen
ar-kee-pah-oh-lah-ee-neh
FRFrançais
archichancelier
ar-shi-shan-seh-lee-ehr
GUGU
મુખ્ય દુર્જન
moo-khyah doo-rah-jahn
HAHA
sarkin maza
sah-rkeen mah-zah
HEעברית
ראש הרשעים
rohsh hah-reh-shee-eem
HIहिन्दी
महापापी
mah-ah-pah-pee
HUMagyar
főgonosz
foo-goh-noh-s
IDBahasa Indonesia
penjahat utama
peh-njah-hat oo-tah-mah
IGIG
isi ọjọọ
ee-see oh-joh-oh
ITItaliano
arcimalvagio
ar-chee-mal-vah-jee-oh
KMKM
បុរសព្រះពិន្ទ
boo-roh-sah preh-pin
MRMR
मुख्य दुष्ट
moo-khyah doo-sht
MSBahasa Melayu
penjahat utama
peh-njah-hat oo-tah-mah
MYမြန်မာ
အကြီးဆုံးလူတို့
ah-kyee-soh-neh-loo-toh
NLNederlands
opperboef
oh-pehr-boof
NONorsk
overbov
oh-vehr-bov
PAPA
ਮੁਖੀ ਦੁਰਜਨ
moo-khee doo-rah-jahn
PLPolski
arcyzłoczyńca
ar-chee-zwoh-cheen-tsah
PTPortuguês
arqui-traiçoeiro
ar-kee-tray-soh-ehr-oh
RORomână
arhinebun
ar-hee-neh-boon
RUРусский
главный негодяй
glav-nee-ee neh-goh-dyay
SVSvenska
arkskurk
ar-ks-kurk
SWKiswahili
mkuu wa mashirika
m-koo-oo wah mah-shee-rah-kah
TAதமிழ்
முதன்மைக் கொடுமை
moo-thah-n-mai-k koh-doo-mai
TEతెలుగు
ప్రధాన దుర్మార్గుడు
prah-dhah-nah doo-rah-mah-rgoo-doo
TLTL
punong masama
poo-noh-ng mah-sah-mah
TRTürkçe
baş kötülük
bahsh koh-too-look
UKУкраїнська
головний лиходій
hoh-loh-vnee-ee lee-khoh-dee-y
URاردو
سربراہ بدکاران
sir-bah-rah bai-kah-rahn
VITiếng Việt
kẻ ác
keh ahk
YOYO
olú ìjà
oh-loo ee-jah
ZUZU
inkosana yezikhali
ee-n-koh-sah-nah yeh-zee-kah-lee