A “swamp” is a type of wetland that is often forested and can be found in many parts of the world. Different cultures have their own terms for this unique ecosystem. In this article, we’ll explore how the word for “swamp” is expressed in 70 different languages:
Here is a list of how to say “swamp” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Moçal | Pronunciation: Mo-chal
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – مستنقع (Mustanqa) | Pronunciation: Mus-tan-qah
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – ճահիճ (Chahich) | Pronunciation: Cha-hich
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Bataqlıq | Pronunciation: Ba-taq-luq
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Zohikaztegi | Pronunciation: Zo-hi-kaz-te-gi
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Багна (Bahna) | Pronunciation: Bah-nah
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – জলাভূমি (Jalabhumi) | Pronunciation: Ja-la-bhoo-mee
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Močvara | Pronunciation: Moch-va-ra
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Блато (Blato) | Pronunciation: Bla-to
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Pantà | Pronunciation: Pan-tah
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Bažina | Pronunciation: Bah-zhi-na
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Sumpe | Pronunciation: Sum-peh
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Moeras | Pronunciation: Moo-ras
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Swamp | Pronunciation: Swomp
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Soo | Pronunciation: Soh
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – باتلاق (Batlaq) | Pronunciation: Bat-laq
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Suo | Pronunciation: Suo
- French (🇫🇷) – Marais | Pronunciation: Ma-ray
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – ჭაობი (Chaobi) | Pronunciation: Chao-bi
- German (🇩🇪) – Sumpf | Pronunciation: Sumpf
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Βάλτος (Valtos) | Pronunciation: Vahl-tos
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – ביצה (Beytzah) | Pronunciation: Bey-tsa
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – दलदल (Daldal) | Pronunciation: Duhl-duhl
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Mocsár | Pronunciation: Mo-char
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Fen | Pronunciation: Fen
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Rawa | Pronunciation: Rah-wah
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Portach | Pronunciation: Por-tahkh
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Palude | Pronunciation: Pa-loo-deh
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 沼 (Numa) | Pronunciation: Noo-mah
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Батпақ (Batpak) | Pronunciation: Bat-pak
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ដងស្ទឹង (Dong Stung) | Pronunciation: Dong Stung
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 늪 (Neup) | Pronunciation: Neup
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – بەتلاق (Batlaq) | Pronunciation: Bat-laq
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Баткак (Batkak) | Pronunciation: Bat-kak
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ທົ່ງນ້ຳ (Thong Nam) | Pronunciation: Thong Nam
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Purvs | Pronunciation: Purvs
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Pelkė | Pronunciation: Pel-keh
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Sumpf | Pronunciation: Sumpf
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Мочуриште (Mochurishte) | Pronunciation: Mo-chu-rish-teh
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Paya | Pronunciation: Pah-yah
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Moħħ | Pronunciation: Moh
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 沼泽 (Zhǎozé) | Pronunciation: Zhaow-zeh
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – दलदल (Daldal) | Pronunciation: Duhl-duhl
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Намаг (Namagh) | Pronunciation: Nah-mag
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – दलदल (Daldal) | Pronunciation: Duhl-duhl
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Myr | Pronunciation: Meer
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – ډنډ (Dand) | Pronunciation: Dand
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – باتلاق (Batlaq) | Pronunciation: Bat-laq
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Bagno | Pronunciation: Bahg-no
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Pântano | Pronunciation: Pan-tah-no
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Mlaștină | Pronunciation: Mla-shtee-nah
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Болото (Boloto) | Pronunciation: Bah-loh-toh
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Мочвара (Močvara) | Pronunciation: Moch-va-ra
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – වැව (Væva) | Pronunciation: Veh-va
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Močiar | Pronunciation: Mo-char
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Barje | Pronunciation: Bar-yeh
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Bac | Pronunciation: Bahk
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Pantano | Pronunciation: Pan-tah-no
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Bwawa | Pronunciation: Bwawa
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Kärr | Pronunciation: Shehr
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Талақ (Talaq) | Pronunciation: Ta-laq
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – சூழல் நிலம் (Sūḻal Nilam) | Pronunciation: Soo-zhal Nee-lam
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – చెరువు (Cheruvu) | Pronunciation: Cheh-roo-voo
- Thai (🇹🇭) – หนองน้ำ (Nong Nam) | Pronunciation: Nong Nam
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Bataklık | Pronunciation: Ba-tahk-luhk
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Болото (Boloto) | Pronunciation: Bah-loh-toh
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – دلدل (Daldal) | Pronunciation: Duhl-duhl
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Botqoqlik | Pronunciation: Bot-koqlik
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Đầm lầy | Pronunciation: Dum-lay
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Cors | Pronunciation: Kors