Clouds, those ethereal formations that paint the sky with ever-changing beauty, inspire awe and wonder across cultures. From poets to meteorologists, people have marveled at their shapes, colors, and movements. But what do we call these celestial wonders in different languages? Join us on a linguistic journey as we explore how “cloud” is expressed in 70 diverse languages from around the globe.
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Re | Pronunciation: Reh
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – سحاب (Sahab) | Pronunciation: Sah-hab
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – ամպ (Amp) | Pronunciation: Amp
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Bulud | Pronunciation: Boo-lood
- Basque (🇪🇸) – laino | Pronunciation: Lye-no
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – хмара (Khmara) | Pronunciation: Khmara
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – মেঘ (Megh) | Pronunciation: Megh
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Oblak | Pronunciation: Oh-blak
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Облак (Oblak) | Pronunciation: Oh-blak
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Núvol | Pronunciation: Noo-vol
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Oblak | Pronunciation: Oh-blak
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Sky | Pronunciation: Skoo
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Wolk | Pronunciation: Volk
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Cloud | Pronunciation: Klowd
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Pilv | Pronunciation: Peelv
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – ابر (Abr) | Pronunciation: Ab-r
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Pilvi | Pronunciation: Peel-vee
- French (🇫🇷) – Nuage | Pronunciation: Nwahj
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – ღრმასახი (Ghrmasakhi) | Pronunciation: Gh-er-mah-sah-khee
- German (🇩🇪) – Wolke | Pronunciation: Vohl-kuh
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Σύννεφο (Sínnefo) | Pronunciation: Seen-neh-fo
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – ענן (Anan) | Pronunciation: Ah-nahn
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – बादल (Baadal) | Pronunciation: Bah-dal
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Felhő | Pronunciation: Fel-ho
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Ský | Pronunciation: Skee
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Awan | Pronunciation: Ah-wan
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Scamaill | Pronunciation: Skah-mal
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Nuvola | Pronunciation: Noo-vo-la
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 雲 (Kumo) | Pronunciation: Koo-moh
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Бұлт (Bult) | Pronunciation: Boolt
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ផ្កាយ (Pkaay) | Pronunciation: Pkay
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 구름 (Gureum) | Pronunciation: Goo-reum
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Pêl | Pronunciation: Pehl
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Бүлүт (Bülyut) | Pronunciation: Bool-yoot
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ດອກ (Dok) | Pronunciation: Dawk
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Mākoņi | Pronunciation: Mah-koh-nee
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Debesis | Pronunciation: De-beh-sis
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Wollef | Pronunciation: Vol-eff
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Облако (Oblako) | Pronunciation: Oh-blah-ko
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Awan | Pronunciation: Ah-wan
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Sahha | Pronunciation: Sa-ha
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 云 (Yún) | Pronunciation: Yoon
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – ढग (Dhaga) | Pronunciation: Dhah-gah
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Үүл (Üül) | Pronunciation: Uul
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – बादल (Baadal) | Pronunciation: Bah-dal
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Sky | Pronunciation: Skeey
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – غوند (Ghund) | Pronunciation: Ghund
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – ابر (Abr) | Pronunciation: Ab-r
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Chmura | Pronunciation: Hmoo-ra
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Nuvem | Pronunciation: Noo-vem
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Nor | Pronunciation: Nor
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Облако (Oblako) | Pronunciation: Oh-blah-ko
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Облако (Oblako) | Pronunciation: Oh-blah-ko
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – නිවැරදි (Niwāradi) | Pronunciation: Nee-wa-ra-dee
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Oblak | Pronunciation: Oh-blak
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Oblak | Pronunciation: Oh-blak
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Go’ | Pronunciation: Go
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Nube | Pronunciation: Noo-beh
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Wingu | Pronunciation: Wee-ngu
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Moln | Pronunciation: Mooln
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Об (Ob) | Pronunciation: Ohb
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – மேகம் (Mēkam) | Pronunciation: May-kam
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – మేఘం (Mēghaṁ) | Pronunciation: May-gham
- Thai (🇹🇭) – เมฆ (Mek) | Pronunciation: Mehk
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Bulut | Pronunciation: Boo-loot
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Хмара (Khmara) | Pronunciation: Khmara
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – بادل (Baadal) | Pronunciation: Bah-dal
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Bulut | Pronunciation: Boo-lut
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Mây | Pronunciation: Maay
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Cwmwl | Pronunciation: Koom-ool