The color purple is associated with royalty, luxury, and creativity in various cultures. In this article, we’ll explore how the word for “purple” is expressed in different languages around the world.
Here is a list of how to say “purple” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Vjollcë | Pronunciation: VYOL-tsuh
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – أرجواني (Urjuwani) | Pronunciation: ur-ju-WAH-nee
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – մանուշակագույն (Manushakaguyn) | Pronunciation: ma-noo-shah-ka-GOON
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Bənövşəyi | Pronunciation: beh-NOV-shay-ee
- Basque (🇪🇸) – More | Pronunciation: MOH-reh
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Пурпурны (Purpurny) | Pronunciation: pur-POOR-nee
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – বেগুনি (Beguni) | Pronunciation: beh-GOO-nee
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Ljubičasta | Pronunciation: lyoo-bee-CHAS-tah
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Лилаво (Lilavo) | Pronunciation: LEE-lah-vo
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Porpra | Pronunciation: POR-prah
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Fialová | Pronunciation: fya-LOH-vah
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Lilla | Pronunciation: LEE-lah
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Paars | Pronunciation: pahrs
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Purple | Pronunciation: PUR-pul
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Lilla | Pronunciation: LEE-lah
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – بنفش (Banafsh) | Pronunciation: ba-NAFSH
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Violetti | Pronunciation: vee-oh-LET-tee
- French (🇫🇷) – Violet | Pronunciation: vee-oh-LAY
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – იასამნისფერი (Iasamnisperi) | Pronunciation: yah-sahm-nees-PEH-ree
- German (🇩🇪) – Lila | Pronunciation: LEE-lah
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Μωβ (Mov) | Pronunciation: mohv
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – סגול (Sagol) | Pronunciation: sah-GOHL
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – बैंगनी (Bainganee) | Pronunciation: BAIN-ga-nee
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Lila | Pronunciation: LEE-lah
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Fjólublár | Pronunciation: FYOH-loo-blar
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Ungu | Pronunciation: OON-goo
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Corcra | Pronunciation: KOR-kra
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Viola | Pronunciation: VYOH-lah
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 紫 (Murasaki) | Pronunciation: moo-rah-SAH-kee
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Күлгін (Külgin) | Pronunciation: kühl-GEEN
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ស្វាយ (Swai) | Pronunciation: swai
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 보라색 (Borasaek) | Pronunciation: boh-rah-SEHK
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Porfirî | Pronunciation: por-FEE-ree
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Кызгылт көк (Kyzgylt Kök) | Pronunciation: kyz-GILT kök
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ສີມ່ວງ (Si Muang) | Pronunciation: see moo-AHNG
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Violets | Pronunciation: VEE-oh-lehts
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Violetinė | Pronunciation: vee-oh-leh-TEE-neh
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Lila | Pronunciation: LEE-lah
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Виолетова (Violetova) | Pronunciation: vee-oh-LEH-toh-vah
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Ungu | Pronunciation: OON-goo
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Vjola | Pronunciation: VYOH-lah
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 紫色 (Zǐsè) | Pronunciation: dzuh-suh
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – जांभळा (Jambhala) | Pronunciation: JAM-bhah-lah
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Ягаан (Yagaan) | Pronunciation: yah-GAHN
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – बैजनी (Baijani) | Pronunciation: BAI-jah-nee
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Lilla | Pronunciation: LEE-lah
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – ارغواني (Arghwani) | Pronunciation: ar-ghwah-NEE
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – بنفش (Banafsh) | Pronunciation: ba-NAFSH
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Fioletowy | Pronunciation: fyoh-leh-TOH-vih
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Roxo | Pronunciation: ROH-shoo
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Violet | Pronunciation: vee-oh-LET
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Фиолетовый (Fioletovyy) | Pronunciation: fee-ah-LEH-tah-vih
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Љубичаста (Ljubičasta) | Pronunciation: lyoo-bee-CHAS-tah
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – දම් (Dham) | Pronunciation: dahm
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Fialová | Pronunciation: fya-LOH-vah
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Vijolična | Pronunciation: vee-yoh-LEECH-nah
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Guduudan | Pronunciation: goo-DOO-dahn
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Púrpura | Pronunciation: POOR-poo-rah
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Zambarau | Pronunciation: zahm-bah-RAU
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Lila | Pronunciation: LEE-lah
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Бунафш (Bunafsh) | Pronunciation: boo-NAFSH
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – ஊதா (Ūdha) | Pronunciation: OO-thah
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – ఊదా (Ūda) | Pronunciation: OO-dah
- Thai (🇹🇭) – สีม่วง (Si Muang) | Pronunciation: see moo-ANG
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Mor | Pronunciation: MOR
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Фіолетовий (Fioletovyy) | Pronunciation: fee-ah-LEH-toh-vih
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – جامنی (Jamni) | Pronunciation: JAM-nee
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Binafsha | Pronunciation: bee-NAHF-shah
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Màu tím | Pronunciation: mao teEM
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Porffor | Pronunciation: POR-fawr