Firefly
//ˈfaɪ.əˌflaɪ//
Translations of "firefly" (147 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adyghe | мэшӏуахь(Lampyridae) | mɛšʷʼaḥ | |
| Afrikaans | glimwurm(Lampyridae), vuurvlieg(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Aklanon | aninipot(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Alabama | hakchòmmapala(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Albanian | xixëllonjë(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Amis | 'alopaynay(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Antillean Creole | bowè(Lampyridae), bètafé(Lampyridae), klendenden(Lampyridae), klendendeng(Lampyridae), labèl(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Arabic | يَرَاعَة(Lampyridae) | yarāʕa | |
| Armenian | լուսատտիկ(Lampyridae), կայծոռիկ(Lampyridae), փոսուռա(Lampyridae) | lusattik, kaycoṙik, pʻosuṙa | |
| Assamese | জোনাকী(Lampyridae) | zünaki | |
| Azerbaijani | işıldaböcək(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Bashkir | баҙлауыҡ(Lampyridae) | baźlawıq | |
| Basque | euli ipurtargi(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Belarusian | светлячо́к(Lampyridae), святля́к(Lampyridae), сьвятля́к(Lampyridae) | svjetljačók, svjatlják, sʹvjatlják | |
| Bengali | খজ্যোতি(Lampyridae), খদ্যোত(Lampyridae), জুনি(Lampyridae), জুনিপোকা(Lampyridae), জোনাকি(Lampyridae), জ্যোতিরিঙ্গ(Lampyridae), জ্যোতিরিঙ্গণ(Lampyridae) | khojjōti, khoddōt, juni, junipōka, jōnaki, jōtiriṅgo, jōtiriṅgon | |
| Bikol Central | aninipot(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Breton | c'hwibu-luc'h(Lampyridae), preñv-lugern(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Brooke's Point Palawano | keninipet(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Bulgarian | свету́лка(Lampyridae) | svetúlka | |
| Burmese | ပိုးစုန်းကြူး(Lampyridae) | pui:cun:kru: | |
| Catalan | cuca de llum(Lampyridae), lluerna(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Cebuano | aninipot(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Chamicuro | puulo(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Cherokee | ᎤᏥᏍᏓᎷᎩ(Lampyridae) | utsisdalugi | |
| Cheyenne | vó'ho'kâsénoma'ne(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Chichewa | chiphaniphani(Lampyridae), kachiphaniphani(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Chinese | 火焰蛄(Lampyridae), 火螢 /火萤(Lampyridae), 火金蛄(Lampyridae) | hé-iām-ko͘, hér-iâⁿ, zh-min-nan | |
| Chinese Cantonese | 螢火蟲 /萤火虫(Lampyridae) | jing⁴ fo² cung⁴ | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 螢火蟲 /萤火虫(Lampyridae) | yínghuǒchóng | |
| Cree | ᑵᑵᑯᒌᐢ(Lampyridae) | kwekwekociis | |
| Czech | světluška(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Danish | ildflue(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Dupaningan Agta | lipat-lipat(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Dutch | glimworm(Lampyridae), vuurvlieg(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Eastern Mari | тулшукш(Lampyridae) | tulšukš | |
| Eastern Min Chinese | 藍尾星 /蓝尾星(Lampyridae) | làng-muōi-sĭng | |
| Esperanto | fulgoro(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Estonian | jaanimardikas(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Faroese | eldfluga(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Finnish | kiiltomato(Lampyridae), tulikärpänen(Lampyridae) | — | |
| French | luciole(Lampyridae), moiselle(Lampyridae), mouche à feu(Lampyridae), ver luisant(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Galician | lucecú(Lampyridae), lucerga(Lampyridae), lucerna(Lampyridae), lurcucú(Lampyridae), meiga(Lampyridae), vagalume(Lampyridae), voilus(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Georgian | ციცინათელა(Lampyridae) | cicinatela | |
| German | Glühwürmchen(Lampyridae), Johanniswürmchen(Lampyridae), Leuchtkäfer(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Greek | κωλοφωτιά(Lampyridae), πυγολαμπίδα(Lampyridae) | kolofotiá, pygolampída | |
| Guhu-Samane | qaata(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Gujarati | આગિયો(Lampyridae) | āgiyo | |
| Hadza | cinambo(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Haitian Creole | koukouy(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Hakka Chinese | 火焰蟲 /火焰虫(Lampyridae) | fó-yam-chhùng | |
| Hawaiian | nalo ʻuiʻuiki(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Hebrew | גַּחְלִילִית(Lampyridae) | gaẖlilít | |
| Hiligaynon | aninípot(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Hindi | खद्योत(Lampyridae), जुगनू(Lampyridae), ज्योतिरिंगण(Lampyridae) | khadyot, jugnū, jyotiriṅgaṇ | |
| Hungarian | szentjánosbogár(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Icelandic | blysbjalla(Lampyridae), eldfluga(Lampyridae), glætufluga(Lampyridae), glóbjalla(Lampyridae), ljósbjalla(Lampyridae), ljósormur(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Ido | luciolo(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Ilocano | kulalanti(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Indonesian | kunang-kunang(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Irish | lampróg(Lampyridae), tinechuileog(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Italian | lucciola(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Jamaican Creole | peenie wallie(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Japanese | ホタル(Lampyridae), 蛍(Lampyridae) | hotaru, hotaru | |
| Javanese | ꦏꦺꦴꦤꦁ(Lampyridae) | konang | |
| Kapampangan | alipatpat(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Karamojong | ŋamion(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Kavalan | klamlamu(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Kazakh | жарық қоңыз(Lampyridae) | jaryq qoñyz | |
| Khmer | អំពិលអំពែក(Lampyridae) | ampɨl-ɑmpɛɛk | |
| Kikuyu | njeneni(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Korean | 개똥벌레(Lampyridae), 반딧불(Lampyridae), 반딧불이(Lampyridae) | gaettongbeolle, banditbul, banditburi | |
| Lakota | uŋzéblinkblink(Lampyridae), waŋyéča(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Latin | cicindela(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Latvian | jāņtārpiņš(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Laz | მაპაზულე(Lampyridae), პაპაზულჲა(Lampyridae), პინჭკუ(Lampyridae), წიწინათერი(Lampyridae) | map̌azule, p̌ap̌azulya, p̌inç̌ǩu, ǯiǯinateri | |
| Ligurian | ciæbèlla(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Lingala | epela-mwinda(Lampyridae), tɛ́nitɛ́ni(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Lithuanian | jõnvabalis(Lampyridae), žibukas(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Macedonian | светулка(Lampyridae) | svetulka | |
| Madurese | ꦉꦤ꧀ꦤ(Lampyridae) | renna | |
| Malagasy | angamenavava(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Malay | kelip-kelip(Lampyridae), kunang-kunang(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Malayalam | ഇംഗണം(Lampyridae), ഖദ്യോതം(Lampyridae), മിന്നാമിനുങ്ങ്(Lampyridae) | iṅgaṇaṁ, khadyōtaṁ, minnāminuṅṅŭ | |
| Malecite-Passamaquoddy | possaqhessoss(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Māori | titiwai(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Marathi | काजवा(Lampyridae) | kājvā | |
| Mingrelian | მარწკინაია(Lampyridae) | marc̣ḳinaia | |
| Miyako | ヤーンブ(Lampyridae) | jaambu | |
| Mongolian | гэрэлтдэг цох(Lampyridae), ᠭᠡᠷᠡᠯᠲᠦᠳᠡᠭ ᠴᠣᠬᠤ(Lampyridae) | gereltdeg cox, gereltüdeg čoqu | |
| Nahuatl | copitl(Lampyridae), icpitl(Lampyridae), xoxotla(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Navajo | chʼosh bikǫʼí(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Neapolitan | luceluce(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Nheengatu | gagaluna(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Northern Catanduanes Bicolano | aninipot(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Northern Kurdish | gûstêrk(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | ildflue(Lampyridae), lysbille(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | lysbille(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Occitan | luciòla(Lampyridae), lucèrna(Lampyridae), luscambra(Lampyridae), luseta(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Okinawan | じんじん(Lampyridae), じーなー(Lampyridae) | jinjin, jīnā | |
| Okinoerabu | かんこ(Lampyridae) | kanko | |
| Oroqen | budunə(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Ottoman Turkish | آتش بوجكی(Lampyridae), یلدز بوجكی(Lampyridae) | ateş böceği, yıldız böceği | |
| Pazeh | aipuh(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Pennsylvania German | Feiervoggel(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Persian | کرم شبتاب(Lampyridae) | kerm-e šab-tâb | |
| Piedmontese | lusariòla(Lampyridae), lusentela(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Polish | świetlik(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Portuguese | pirilampo(Lampyridae), vaga-lume(Lampyridae), vagalume(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Punjabi | ٹٹیانا(Lampyridae), ਜੁਗਨੂਂ(Lampyridae) | ṭṭeyānā, jugnū̃ | |
| Quechua | inchipala(Lampyridae), nina-nina(Lampyridae), ninakuru(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Romanian | licurici(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Russian | светля́к(Lampyridae), светлячо́к(Lampyridae) | svetlják, svetljačók | |
| Samogitian | švėtravombuolė(Lampyridae), švėtvombuolė(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Sanskrit | खद्योत(Lampyridae), ज्योतिरिङ्गण(Lampyridae) | khadyota, jyotiriṅgaṇa | |
| Saterland Frisian | Fjuurfljooge(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Serbo-Croatian | kresnica(Lampyridae), krijesnica(Lampyridae), кресница(Lampyridae), кријесница(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Shan | ႁိင်ႇႁွႆႈ(Lampyridae) | hìng hāui | |
| Slovak | svetluška(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Slovene | kresnica(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Southern East Cree | ᐙᔥᑐᐌᔒᔥ(Lampyridae) | waashtoweshiish | |
| Spanish | luciérnaga(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Sranan Tongo | fayaworon(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Sundanese | ᮎᮤᮊ-ᮎᮤᮊ(Lampyridae) | cika-cika | |
| Svan | მჷჭკა̈მ(Lampyridae) | məč̣ḳäm | |
| Swahili | kimetameta(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Swedish | lysmask(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Tagalog | alitaptap(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Tajik | кирми шабтоб(Lampyridae) | kirm-i šabtob | |
| Tamil | கீடமணி(Lampyridae), ஞலவல்(Lampyridae), மின்மினி(Lampyridae), மின்மினிப்பூச்சி(Lampyridae) | kīṭamaṇi, ñalaval, miṉmiṉi, miṉmiṉippūcci | |
| Tày | hinh hỏi(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Telugu | మిణుగురుపురుగు(Lampyridae) | miṇugurupurugu | |
| Tetum | pirilampu(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Thai | หิ่งห้อย(Lampyridae) | hìng-hɔ̂i | |
| Tooro | enyunyuuzi class 9(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Turkish | ateş böceği(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Udmurt | ӝуасьнумыр(Lampyridae) | džuaśnumyr | |
| Ukrainian | світля́к(Lampyridae), світлячо́к(Lampyridae) | svitlják, svitljačók | |
| Unami | sasapis(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Urdu | جگنو(Lampyridae) | jugnū | |
| Vietnamese | huỳnh(Lampyridae), đom đóm(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Waray-Waray | aninipot(Lampyridae), bukatkat(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Wastek | pil(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Welsh | magïen(Lampyridae), pryf tân(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Yiddish | גליװאָרעם(Lampyridae) | glivorem | |
| Yucatec Maya | cocay(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Zhuang | ronghrib(Lampyridae) | — | |
| Zulu | ukhanyikhanyi class 1a/2a(Lampyridae) | — |
glimwurm, vuurvlieg
aninipot
hakchòmmapala
xixëllonjë
'alopaynay
bowè, bètafé, klendenden, klendendeng, labèl
işıldaböcək
euli ipurtargi
খজ্যোতি, খদ্যোত, জুনি, জুনিপোকা, জোনাকি, জ্যোতিরিঙ্গ, জ্যোতিরিঙ্গণ
khojjōti, khoddōt, juni, junipōka, jōnaki, jōtiriṅgo, jōtiriṅgon
aninipot
c'hwibu-luc'h, preñv-lugern
keninipet
cuca de llum, lluerna
aninipot
puulo
vó'ho'kâsénoma'ne
chiphaniphani, kachiphaniphani
světluška
ildflue
lipat-lipat
glimworm, vuurvlieg
fulgoro
jaanimardikas
eldfluga
kiiltomato, tulikärpänen
luciole, moiselle, mouche à feu, ver luisant
lucecú, lucerga, lucerna, lurcucú, meiga, vagalume, voilus
Glühwürmchen, Johanniswürmchen, Leuchtkäfer
qaata
cinambo
koukouy
nalo ʻuiʻuiki
aninípot
szentjánosbogár
blysbjalla, eldfluga, glætufluga, glóbjalla, ljósbjalla, ljósormur
luciolo
kulalanti
kunang-kunang
lampróg, tinechuileog
lucciola
peenie wallie
alipatpat
ŋamion
klamlamu
njeneni
uŋzéblinkblink, waŋyéča
cicindela
jāņtārpiņš
ciæbèlla
epela-mwinda, tɛ́nitɛ́ni
jõnvabalis, žibukas
angamenavava
kelip-kelip, kunang-kunang
possaqhessoss
titiwai
copitl, icpitl, xoxotla
chʼosh bikǫʼí
luceluce
gagaluna
aninipot
gûstêrk
ildflue, lysbille
lysbille
luciòla, lucèrna, luscambra, luseta
budunə
aipuh
Feiervoggel
lusariòla, lusentela
świetlik
pirilampo, vaga-lume, vagalume
inchipala, nina-nina, ninakuru
licurici
švėtravombuolė, švėtvombuolė
Fjuurfljooge
kresnica, krijesnica, кресница, кријесница
svetluška
kresnica
luciérnaga
fayaworon
kimetameta
lysmask
alitaptap
hinh hỏi
pirilampu
enyunyuuzi class 9
ateş böceği
sasapis
huỳnh, đom đóm
aninipot, bukatkat
pil
magïen, pryf tân
cocay
ronghrib
ukhanyikhanyi class 1a/2a
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