The bat, a fascinating creature of the night, is often associated with myths and legends across various cultures. Known for its echolocation ability and role in the ecosystem, particularly in controlling insect populations, bats are integral to the balance of nature. Just as intriguing as its nocturnal habits is the diversity of names it receives around the world. Here, we explore how the word “bat” is expressed in 70 different languages.
Here is a list of how to say “bat” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Lakuriq | Pronunciation: Lah-koo-reek
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – خفاش (Khafash) | Pronunciation: Kha-fash
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Բզեզ (Bzez) | Pronunciation: Bzehz
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Yarasa | Pronunciation: Ya-ra-sa
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Saguzar | Pronunciation: Sa-goo-zar
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Нетапыр (Netapyr) | Pronunciation: Ne-ta-peer
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – বাদুড় (Badur) | Pronunciation: Ba-door
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Šišmiš | Pronunciation: Sheesh-meesh
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Прилеп (Prilep) | Pronunciation: Pree-lep
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Ratpenat | Pronunciation: Rat-peh-nat
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Netopýr | Pronunciation: Ne-to-peer
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Flagermus | Pronunciation: Fla-ger-moos
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Vleermuis | Pronunciation: Vleer-mows
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Bat | Pronunciation: Bat
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Nahkhiir | Pronunciation: Nak-hiir
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – خفاش (Khafash) | Pronunciation: Kha-fash
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Lepakko | Pronunciation: Leh-pak-ko
- French (🇫🇷) – Chauve-souris | Pronunciation: Showv-soo-ree
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – ღრუბელი (Ghrubeli) | Pronunciation: Ghroo-belly
- German (🇩🇪) – Fledermaus | Pronunciation: Fleh-der-mouse
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Νυχτερίδα (Nyhterida) | Pronunciation: Neech-te-ree-da
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – עטלף (Atalef) | Pronunciation: A-ta-lef
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – चमगादड़ (Chamgadar) | Pronunciation: Chum-gaa-dur
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Denevér | Pronunciation: De-ne-vear
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Leðurblaka | Pronunciation: Leh-thur-bla-ka
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Kelelawar | Pronunciation: Ke-le-la-war
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Ialtóg | Pronunciation: Ee-al-tog
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Pipistrello | Pronunciation: Pee-pee-strel-lo
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 蝙蝠 (Koumori) | Pronunciation: Koh-mo-ree
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Көмей (Kömey) | Pronunciation: Ko-mey
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – យានជំនិះ (Yean chomnies) | Pronunciation: Yean chom-nees
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 박쥐 (Bak-ji) | Pronunciation: Bak-jee
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Mîrîk | Pronunciation: Mee-reek
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Көгүчкөн (Kögüçkön) | Pronunciation: Ko-gooch-kon
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ງົວ (Ngua) | Pronunciation: Ngua
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Sikspārnis | Pronunciation: Sik-spar-nis
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Šikšnosparnis | Pronunciation: Shiksh-no-spar-nis
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Fliedermaus | Pronunciation: Flee-der-maus
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Прилеп (Prilep) | Pronunciation: Pree-lep
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Kelawar | Pronunciation: Ke-la-war
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Friefet | Pronunciation: Free-fet
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 蝙蝠 (Biānfú) | Pronunciation: Bee-en-foo
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – वटवाघूळ (Vatvaghul) | Pronunciation: Vat-va-ghool
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Хөхтөн (Khökhtön) | Pronunciation: Ho-kh-ton
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – चमेरो (Chamero) | Pronunciation: Cha-me-ro
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Flaggermus | Pronunciation: Fla-ger-moos
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – خفاش (Khafash) | Pronunciation: Kha-fash
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – خفاش (Khafash) | Pronunciation: Kha-fash
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Nietoperz | Pronunciation: Nye-to-perz
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Morcego | Pronunciation: Mor-se-goh
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Liliac | Pronunciation: Lee-lee-ak
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Летучая мышь (Letuchaya mysh) | Pronunciation: Le-too-chai-a meesh
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Слепи миш (Slepi miš) | Pronunciation: Sle-pee meesh
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – වවුලා (Wawula) | Pronunciation: Wa-voo-la
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Netopier | Pronunciation: Ne-to-peer
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Netopir | Pronunciation: Ne-to-peer
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Fiidmeerta | Pronunciation: Fee-id-meer-ta
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Murciélago | Pronunciation: Mur-see-eh-lah-go
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Popo | Pronunciation: Po-po
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Fladdermus | Pronunciation: Flad-der-moos
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Хуфташ (Khuftash) | Pronunciation: Khooft-ash
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – வௌவால் (Vāvāl) | Pronunciation: Vow-val
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – గబ్బిలం (Gabbilam) | Pronunciation: Gab-bi-lam
- Thai (🇹🇭) – ค้างคาว (Khang khao) | Pronunciation: Khang-khao
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Yarasa | Pronunciation: Ya-ra-sa
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Кажан (Kazhan) | Pronunciation: Kaz-han
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – چمگادڑ (Chamgadar) | Pronunciation: Chum-ga-dar
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Ko’zi ko’r (Ko’zi kor) | Pronunciation: Ko-zee kor
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Dơi | Pronunciation: Doy
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Ystlum | Pronunciation: Ust-loom