| Language (Country): |
Word: |
| Aja-Gbe (Benin, Togo) |
pkolinouhoin (PG) |
| Afrikaans (South Africa) |
skoenlapper, schärlink(?) |
| Albanian (Albania) |
flutura |
| Amharic (Ethiopia) |
birrabirro (PG) |
| Anglo Saxon |
fifoldara |
| Arabic (Standard) |
farasha, abu daqeek(?) |
| Arabic (Algeria) |
bofertoto, bu frtutu |
| Arabic (Morocco) |
fertito |
| Arabic (Tunisia) |
fartattu |
| Aragonese |
birabolas(?), pitazana(?) |
| Armenian (Eastern) |
teeter, titer, teeterneeg, teeternig
(PG) |
| Armenian (Western) |
teeterneeg, teeternig (PG) |
| Ayamara |
taparacu (?) (PG) |
| Baagandji (New South Wales, Australia) |
bilyululijga |
| Balinese (Indonesia) |
kupukupu (PG) |
| Bangla ('Bengali', Bangladesh) |
projapoti, prajapati (thanks
to Dr AA Rahmann, Melbourne, Australia) |
| Bambura |
dimago |
| Basque |
tximeleta, pinpirin, pinpilinpauxa |
| Bengali |
prajapathi |
| Berber (North Africa) |
tčfčtuth (PG) |
| Bulgarian (Bulgaria) |
peperooda, peperootka (PG) |
| Buli (Gur language in N. Ghana) |
kpalo? |
| Burmese (Burma) |
lapia (PG) |
| Byelorussian |
matylok |
| Cantonese |
woo deep |
| Cape Verdean Criolu |
gorgoleta |
| Catalan (Ancient) |
papalló |
| Catalan (Dialectical) |
paloma, palometa, babaiana |
| Cebuano (Philippines) |
Alibangbang/kaba-kaba |
| Central Carrier (Western Canada) |
tsangwelht'ah |
| Chamorro |
ababang (thanks to Diane Bachelder) |
| Cherokee (Native American) |
kamama |
| Cheyenne (Native American) |
hevavahkema |
| Chinese |
hu die |
| Croatian |
leptir |
| Czech |
motżl |
| Dagon |
peplim (pee plim´) |
| Danish (Denmark) |
sommerfugl (=summer bird) |
| Danish (N. Jutland) |
sommerflue |
| Danish (S. Jutland) |
skurvefugl |
| Deri (Afghanistan) |
showparak (PG) |
| Dhivehi (Maldives) |
kokaa |
| Djingli (Australian N.T.) |
marlimarlirni |
| Dutch (Netherlands) |
vlinder |
| English |
butterfly |
| English (Middle English) |
buterflie (PG) |
| English (Old English) |
buttorfleoge (PG) |
| Esperanto |
papilio |
| Estonian (Estonia) |
liblikas |
| Ewe (Togo) |
dyekpakpa (PG) |
| Farsi (Persian - Iran) |
parvanč or parvančh (stress on
final č-sound - PG) |
| Fijian (Fiji) |
bebe (pronounced mbeh-mbeh, 'eh'
elongated) from "A New Fijian Dictionary", 1968 (Thanks to
John Ragg) |
| Finnish (Finland) |
perhonen |
| Font (Benin) |
awadapepe (PG) |
| French |
papillon |
| Fulani |
lilldeh |
| Gaelic (Ireland) |
feileacan, follican (PG) |
| Gaelic (Scotland) |
dearbadan-de, dealan-dé (PG) |
| Galician |
volvoreta |
| Gen (Ghana) |
abčbe, abč, abey (PG) |
| Georgian (Georgia, former USSR
republic) |
pepela (PG) |
| German (Germany) |
schmetterling |
| German (poetic) |
falter (PG) |
| Greek (Modern) |
petalou'da |
| Greek (Ancient) |
psyche |
| Guarani (A dialect in Paraguay) |
panambi (XI) |
| Gujarati (India) |
patangeo, patangiyu (PG) |
| Gurage (Ethiopia) |
billambilloot (PG) |
| Hadiya (Ethiopia) |
birabira (PG) |
| Hausa (Nigeria) |
bude littafi, malam bu'de littafi
(PG) |
| Hawaiian (Hawaii) |
pulelehua |
| Hebrew (Israel) |
parpar |
| Hindi |
titli; thithili |
| Hmong (Vietnam) |
npau npaim |
| Hopi (Native American - United
States) |
masivie (PG) |
| Huastec (Mexico) |
lemtutu |
| Hungarian (Hungary) |
lepke
pillango, pillangok (pl) |
| Ibu (Nigeria) |
olookolombooka (PG) |
| Icelandic (Iceland) |
fidrildi |
| Ila (Zambia) |
inkongolo; sikapempenya |
| Ilocano
(Phillipines) |
kulibangbang |
| Indonesian |
kupu-kupu, rama rama |
| Inupiak (Alaskan native language) |
taqalukisaq |
| Italian (Italy) |
farfalla |
| Jacaltec (Mexico) |
nam |
| Japanese (Japan) |
choo; chou chou; chocho |
| Javanese |
kupu |
| Kamaba (Kenya) |
kimbalut'ya (PG) |
| Kambatenga (Ethiopia) |
bilatishu (PG) |
| Kannada (South India) |
chitta ("spots"), baruthe, barutha
(PG) |
| Karok (NW California, nearly
extinct) |
xatimniim |
| Kashmiri (India/Pakistan) |
titili (PG) |
| Kikongo (Congo Brazaville) |
lumbebeba (PG) |
| Kikuyu (Kenya) |
kihuruta (PG) |
| Kirwanda (Rwanda) |
ikinyugunyugu (PG) |
| Kitaita |
kifurute |
| Koasati (AL, LA, TX - United
States) |
hacokpalpa |
| Kokani (India) |
pakho (PG) |
| Konni (Gur language in N. Ghana) |
kpanjabi? |
| Korean (Korea) |
nahby; nabi |
| Kroboo (Ghana) |
kutuu (PG) |
| Kurdish (Turkey) |
sepirek, pürpüruk (PG) |
| Kwanyama (Namibia/Angola border) |
onanga |
| Kwara'įe: (a language of the
Pacific) |
bébe |
| Lakhotah Sioux (Native American) |
kimimila (key-me'-me-lah) |
| Lamba (Zambia) |
ici-pempele |
| Lan (a language of the Pacific) |
bébe |
| Lao |
meng kabeua; maingkabula |
| Latin |
papilio |
| Latvian (Latvia) |
taurins; tauriųš |
| Lihua (Sudan) |
ukulukula (PG) |
| Lingala (Democratic Republic
of Congo) |
kipouzala (PG); mpornboli |
| Lithuanian (Lithuania) |
drugelis; peteliske; petelishke |
| Lozi (Zambia) |
sipulumuki |
| Luo |
oguyo |
| Luxemburgish |
Päiperlek |
| Majang (Nilo-Saharan) |
bimbilo |
| Malayalam (Kerala-South India) |
poompatta (meaning insect like
a flower) |
| Malay |
kupukupu; ramarama |
| Malaysian |
rama-rama |
| Maltese |
farfett |
| Mandarin (China) |
hu-tieh |
| Mandingo (Ivory Coast) |
vrievran (PG) |
| Manobo (Philipines) |
kelivangbang |
| Maori |
pepeké |
| Mapudungun (Chile) |
llampüdken; llampüdkeń |
| Maracucho (Vicinity of Maracaibo, Venezuela) |
tara or tarita (XI) |
| Maranao (Philipines) |
paroparo |
| Marathi (India) |
phulpakhru, phoolpaharu (PG) |
| Masai |
osampurumpuri |
| Mayan |
pepen |
| Mayi-Kulan (Queensland, Aus.) |
pardirr |
| Mekeo (Austronesian lang. of
SE Papua) |
fefe; fefe-fefe |
| Mekeo (West) |
pepeo |
| Mende (Sierra Leone) |
buwa (PG) |
| Mongolian |
erbegekei |
| Mopan (Mexico) |
pempem |
| Moré (Burkina Faso) |
pilimpiko; abaga (PG) |
| Motu (Papua) |
kau-bebe |
| Mukuni (Zambia) |
limpempele |
| Nahuatl (Aztec) |
paplotl; papalotl (PG) |
| Navajo (Native American) |
k'aalogii (accent on "o"); ho'o
neno |
| Nepali (Nepal) |
putali |
| Neuro (Ethiopia) |
mantech (PG) |
| Ngaju Dayak (Indonesia) |
kakupo |
| Norwegian |
sommerfugl |
| Oriya (India) |
prajapati (PG) |
| Oromic (Ethiopia) |
billaacha (PG) |
| Paiute (Western USA) |
tsoapu |
| Paiwan (native to Taiwan) |
kalidungudungul |
| Pakistan (Northern region) |
palmandook |
| Patois of St. Thomas |
zanimo |
| Persian |
parvaneh |
| Peul (Guinée Conakry) |
pucharlar (PG) |
| Peul (Mauritania) |
bidilallah, bedelallah (PG) |
| Peul (Sierra Leone) |
palapala (PG) |
| Palauan |
bangikoi |
| Polish (Poland) |
motyl |
| Portuguese (Portugal) |
borboleta |
| Quechua (Bolivia, Peru) |
alińuahi(?), urubamba(?), pilpintu,
pillpintu, pirpintu, pilipintu, pilhpintu (PG) |
| Roma (Gypsy language, Slovakia) |
lepetka (PG) |
| Romanian (Romania) |
fluture, fluturi (PG) |
| Russian (Russia) |
bįbochka; babochka |
| Samoan (Samoa and American Samoa) |
Pepe (thanks to Ama Tuatoo) |
| Sardic (Sardinia, Italy) |
mariavolavola (PG) |
| Senegalese |
lupe lupe |
| Sepedi (South Africa) |
serurubele (PG) |
| Serbo-Croat |
leptir |
| Setwana (Botswana) |
serurubele (PG) |
| Shona |
shavishavi |
| Sidamo (Ethiopia) |
bilach'a (PG) |
| Sign Language |
interlocked thumbs, flapping
hands like wings |
| Sinhala (Sri Lanka) |
samanalaya |
| Sioux (Native American) |
kimimi |
| Slavic |
neveah (XI) |
| Slovak (Slovakia) |
motżl (Thanks to B. Uhrik) |
| Slovenian |
metulj |
| Somali (N.E. Africa) |
balanbaalis |
| Sotho |
sororomele; serurubele |
| Soussous (Guinée Conakry) |
chuani (PG) |
| Spanish |
mariposa |
| Spanish (Ancient and Dialectical) |
paloma, palomica ('dove') |
| Sranantongo (Surinam) |
kaperka (PG) |
| Sumatra Barat (Indonesia) |
angiak (PG) |
| Swahili |
kipepeo; kungu-urumu |
| Swazi (Swaziland) |
luvivane |
| Swedish (Sweden) |
fjäril |
| Swiss German |
Schmätterling |
| Tagalog (Philippines) |
paru-paro |
| Tatar (a Turkic language) |
kübelek |
| Taino |
tanama |
| Taiwanese (Taiwan) |
ya-a |
| Tamil (India) |
vannattuppucci; pattampoochi |
| Telegu (India) |
chetakoka chiluka; sitakoka chiluka
(PG) |
| Teso (Uganda, Kenya) |
eporiporit (PG) |
| Tewa (Native American) |
pojoaque |
| Thai (Thailand) |
meng peeseua; pi sugnya |
| Tigre (Ethiopia) |
tsenblale (PG) |
| Tigrigna (Ethiopia) |
tsimblalee'a (PG) |
| Tiwi (Melville & Bathurst Islands,
Aus.) |
kwarikwaringa |
| Tok Pisin (New Guinea) |
bataplai; bembe |
| Tshiluba (Congo-Zaire) |
bulubulu (PG) |
| Tok Pisin (Melanesian Pidgin) |
bataplai |
| Trukese |
nipwisipwis |
| Tshiluba (Zaire) |
bulubulu |
| Turkish (Turkey) |
kelebek |
| Turkmen (Turkmenistan) |
chuturast, kelebek (PG) |
| Twi (Ghana) |
afafranto (PG) |
| Ukrainian (Ukraine) |
metelyk |
| Urdu (Pakistan) |
titli |
| Urubu (Nigeria) |
iyenye, yenjč (PG) |
| Venda (South Africa) |
tshisusu |
| Vietnamese (Vietnam) |
buom buom; ho diep |
| Visayan (Philippines) |
kabakaba |
| Welsh (Wales) |
gloyn byw; bayboum; bili bala |
| Wik-Ngathan (Australia) |
kalpakalpay |
| Wolaytigna (Ethopia) |
mukaw (PG) |
| Xhosa (Eastern Cape) |
ibhabhathane |
| Xitchangani (Bantu lang. of Mozambique) |
phapharati |
| Yiddish |
schmetterling; zomerfeygele;
flaterl |
| Yoruba |
labalaba |
| Yup'ik (Alaskan native language) |
Caqelngataq |
| Zulu |
iveveshane; uvemvane |
| !Xu (Bushman language
of the Kalahari Desert |
Dhad'hama |
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