“Daisy,” a symbol of purity and innocence, is a flower cherished around the globe. This makes its name, much like the flower itself, spread widely across different cultures and languages. Here we explore how the name “daisy” translates into 70 different languages, illustrating the linguistic diversity and cultural appreciation for this lovely bloom.
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Margaritar | Pronunciation: Mar-ga-ree-tar
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – قنفذ البحر (Qunfudh al-bahr) | Pronunciation: Qun-fudh al-bahr
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Մարգարիտ (Margarit) | Pronunciation: Mar-ga-reet
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Papatya | Pronunciation: Pa-pa-tya
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Margarita | Pronunciation: Mar-ga-ree-ta
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Маргарытка (Margarytka) | Pronunciation: Mar-gar-it-ka
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – ডেইজি (Deiji) | Pronunciation: Day-jee
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Margareta | Pronunciation: Mar-ga-re-ta
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Маргаритка (Margaritka) | Pronunciation: Mar-ga-rit-ka
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Margarida | Pronunciation: Mar-ga-ree-da
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Sedmikráska | Pronunciation: Sed-mee-krah-ska
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Tusindfryd | Pronunciation: Tus-ind-fryd
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Madeliefje | Pronunciation: Ma-de-lief-ye
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Daisy | Pronunciation: Day-zee
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Karikakar | Pronunciation: Ka-ree-ka-kar
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – دیزی (Deyzi) | Pronunciation: Deh-yzee
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Päivänkakkara | Pronunciation: Pai-van-kak-kara
- French (🇫🇷) – Marguerite | Pronunciation: Mar-guh-reet
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – მარგალიტი (Margaliti) | Pronunciation: Mar-ga-li-ti
- German (🇩🇪) – Gänseblümchen | Pronunciation: Gen-se-bluem-chen
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Μαργαρίτα (Margarita) | Pronunciation: Mar-ga-ree-ta
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – דייזי (Deyzi) | Pronunciation: Day-zee
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – गुलबहार (Gulbahar) | Pronunciation: Gul-ba-har
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Százszorszép | Pronunciation: Saaz-sor-szep
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Baldursbrá | Pronunciation: Bald-urs-braa
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Bunga aster | Pronunciation: Boon-ga as-ter
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Nóinín | Pronunciation: No-nee-n
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Margherita | Pronunciation: Mar-ge-ree-ta
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – デイジー (Deijī) | Pronunciation: Day-jee
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Папатя (Papatya) | Pronunciation: Pa-pa-tya
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ផ្កាស្មៅ (Phka smau) | Pronunciation: Phka smow
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 데이지 (Deiji) | Pronunciation: Day-jee
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Bêrîvan | Pronunciation: Bay-ree-van
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Папатя (Papatya) | Pronunciation: Pa-pat-ya
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ດອກໄມ້ (Dok mai) | Pronunciation: Dok-may
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Daisy | Pronunciation: Day-zee
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Ramunė | Pronunciation: Ra-moo-ne
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Gielechen | Pronunciation: Gee-le-chen
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Маргаритка (Margaritka) | Pronunciation: Mar-gar-it-ka
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Bunga aster | Pronunciation: Boon-ga as-ter
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Margerita | Pronunciation: Mar-je-ree-ta
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 雏菊 (Chújú) | Pronunciation: Choo-joo
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – डेझी (Dejhi) | Pronunciation: Day-zhee
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Цэцэг (Tsetseg) | Pronunciation: Tse-tseg
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – गुड़हल (Gudhal) | Pronunciation: Goo-dhal
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Tusenfryd | Pronunciation: Too-sen-freed
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – ګوانګوسې (Gwanguse) | Pronunciation: Gwan-goo-say
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – دیزی (Deyzi) | Pronunciation: Day-zee
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Stokrotka | Pronunciation: Sto-krot-ka
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Margarida | Pronunciation: Mar-ga-ree-da
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Margareta | Pronunciation: Mar-ga-re-ta
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Маргаритка (Margaritka) | Pronunciation: Mar-ga-rit-ka
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Маргарета (Margarita) | Pronunciation: Mar-ga-ri-ta
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – ඩේසි මල් (Deysi mal) | Pronunciation: Day-see mal
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Sedmokráska | Pronunciation: Sed-mo-kras-ka
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Marjetica | Pronunciation: Mar-yet-itsa
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Daisy | Pronunciation: Day-zee
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Margarita | Pronunciation: Mar-ga-ree-ta
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Daisy | Pronunciation: Day-zee
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Tusensköna | Pronunciation: Too-sen-shoo-na
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Маргарита (Margarita) | Pronunciation: Mar-ga-ree-ta
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – டெய்சி (Teyci) | Pronunciation: Tay-see
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – డెయిజీ (Deyjī) | Pronunciation: Day-jee
- Thai (🇹🇭) – ดอกเดซี่ (Dxk dezī) | Pronunciation: Dok dey-zee
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Papatya | Pronunciation: Pa-pa-tya
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Ромашка (Romashka) | Pronunciation: Ro-mash-ka
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – ڈیزی (Daisy) | Pronunciation: Day-zee
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Papatya | Pronunciation: Pa-pat-ya
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Cúc hoa | Pronunciation: Kook hwa
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Daili | Pronunciation: Day-lee