| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /klɛrk/ |
| Hyphenation | klerk |
| Plural | klerke |
| Danish | kontorist |
|---|---|
| Dutch | commies; klerk; schrijver |
| English | clerk; scribe |
| English (Old English) | bocere |
| Esperanto | skribisto |
| German | Angestellter; Kanzlist |
| Hungarian | író |
| Latin | amanuensis |
| Low German | klerk |
| Saterland Frisian | Anstoalde; Kanzlist |
| Swahili | karani |
| Swedish | skrivare |
| Turkish | kâtip |