List of words meaning sword in various languages

Afro-Asiatic

 * Berber
 * Guanche: maγidaw / magido
 * Kabyle (Taqbaylit): asekkin / isekkin; aṭaɣan / aṭiɣan; flissa; lemca / llemca
 * Riff (Tarifit): ssif
 * Shilha (Tashelhit): taguba
 * Tamahaq - Tahaggart: ta-kub-a
 * Tamajeq - Tayart: tăkoba
 * Chadic
 * Hausa: bisalami; findi; kànsakàlī; tagomas; tákṑbī / takòòbii / tákwṑbīl; tsuuraa
 * Kera: kúbkúbì
 * Tumak: kúbkùb
 * Cushitic
 * Somali: bilawa, bilawai; seef, seif
 * Semitic
 * Akkadian: nams̩āru(m)
 * Ge'ez: 'afot; 'erag; matḥ; say
 * Amharic: አፋ afa; ቢላዋ bilawa; ጩቤ č'ub; ገጀራ gäǧära; ጊሌ gile; ጎራዴ gorade / gʷärade; ቆንጨራ qonč'ära; ሰንጢ sänt'i; ሰይፍ säyf; ሻሙላ šamula; ሾተል šotäl
 * Ugaritic: mams̩āru
 * Biblical Hebrew: חרב / khérev
 * Hebrew: חרב / khérev; סיף / sayif
 * Egyptian: ḫpš / khopesh; mšw; sf.t
 * Arabic: سيف sayf
 * Andalusian Arabic: sayf, șimșam(ah)
 * Maltese: sejf, xabla

Ainu

 * Ainu: エムㇱ / emus

Austro-Asiatic

 * Khasi-Khmuic
 * Riang: wac.2
 * Konto: laŋ.2-, vac.2
 * Samtao: vac.2
 * U: viaic
 * Lawa: vec
 * Mon-Khmer
 * Vietnamese: gươm, kiếm

Austronesian

 * Malayo-Polynesian
 * Cebuano: espada
 * Filipino / Tagalog: espada / ispada; kris; sable; tabak
 * Hiligaynon (Ilonggo): espada
 * Ilongot: espadaI
 * Ivatan: ispada; tuturuk
 * Kapampangan: espada / ispada; kris; tabak; talibung
 * Tausug: barung; kalis; kampilan; puddang
 * Waray-Waray: espada
 * Malay: mandau; pedang
 * Indonesian: mandau; pedang
 * Tetum: surik
 * Chuukese: kkátinaas / kketinaas
 * Fijian: seletà
 * Gilbertese (Kiribati): te kabang
 * Hawaiian: pahi kaua pālahalaha
 * Maori: hani; hoari; maipi; pouwhenua; taiaha
 * Motu: ilapa
 * Nauruan: ipudutubwin
 * Tongan: heleta

Basque

 * Basque: ezpata

Dravidian

 * Northern
 * Brahui: pâD / páđ
 * Central
 * Telugu: కత్తి / katti; ఖడ్గము / khadgamu; vālu
 * Southern
 * Tamil: அருவாள் / aruval; வாள் / vāḷ
 * Malayalam: വാൾ / vāḷ
 * Kodava: bāḷɨ katti
 * Kota: vāḷ
 * Toda: pōɫ̣
 * Kannada: bāḷ(u); ಕತ್ತಿ / katti
 * Badaga: bāļu; pațțekatti
 * Tulu: bāḷụ / bālụ

Hmong-Mien

 * Miao-Bunu
 * Hmong: ntaj

Indo-European

 * Proto Indo-European: *nsis-
 * Albanian: jatagan; kordhë; pallë; shpatë
 * Armenian: սուսեր / suser; թքուր / t’k’ur; թուր / t’ur; խոցասուսեր / xoc’asowser
 * Balto-Slavic
 * Old Prussian: kalabian
 * Sudovian: kalavian
 * Latvian: durklis; zobens
 * Lithuanian: kalavijas; kardas; špaga
 * Samogitian: kalavėjs
 * Proto-Slavic: *mьčь / *mečь
 * Old Church Slavonic: ⰏⰅⰝⰠ / мєчь / mečĭ
 * Bosnian: mač
 * Croatian: mač
 * Serbian: мач / mač
 * Slovenian: meč
 * Bulgarian: меч / meč; рапира / rapiera; сабя / sabr; шпага / špaga
 * Macedonian: меч / meč
 * Polish: kord; miecz; oręż; pałasz; szabla; szpada
 * Kashubian: miecz
 * Lower Sorbian: mjac
 * Upper Sorbian: mječ
 * Czech: kord; meč; šavle
 * Slovak: kord; meč; šabľa
 * Old East Slavic: мечь / mečĭ
 * Belarusian: меч / mieč; сабля / shablya
 * Russian: меч / mech; палаш / palash; рапира / rapira; сабля / sablya; шашка / shashka; шпага / shpaga
 * Ukrainian: меч / mech; шпага / shpaha
 * Celtic
 * Proto-Celtic: *kladimo- / *kladyos
 * Cisalpine Gaulish: *kladyos
 * Old Irish: claideb; colg; dubchend
 * Irish: claíomh
 * Manx: cliwe
 * Scottish Gaelic: claidheamh
 * Welsh: cledd / cleddau / cleddyf; glaif
 * Cornish: cledhe / gledhe / glethe / kledhe
 * Breton: klezeñv
 * Germanic
 * Proto-Germanic: *mēkijaz; *swerdą
 * Old High German: swert
 * German: Degen; Klinge; Säbel; Schwert
 * Yiddish: שווערד / shverd
 * Old English: bil; heoru; mēċe; secg; sweord
 * English: sword
 * Scots: swuird
 * Old Frisian: swerd
 * East Frisian: swid
 * West Frisian: swurd
 * Old Saxon: māki; swert
 * Low German: Sweert
 * Old Dutch: swert
 * Dutch: degen; sabel; zwaard
 * Afrikaans: saber; swaard
 * Old Norse: mækir; sverð
 * Danish: kaarde; sabel; sværd
 * Faroese: svørð
 * Icelandic: sverð
 * Norwegian: sverd
 * Swedish: svärd
 * Gothic: hairus; 𐌼𐌴𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃 / mēkeis / 𐌼𐌴𐌺𐌹 / mēki
 * Crimean Gothic: mycha
 * Hellenic
 * Greek: κοπίς / kopís; σπάθη / spáth; ξίφος / xífos
 * Indo-Iranian
 * Classical Sanskrit: असि / asi; खड्ग / khaḍga / khaṅga
 * Bengali: অসি / asi
 * Gujarati: તલવાર / talavāra
 * Hindi: खड्ग / khaḍga; कृपाण / kr̥pāṇa; पट / pata; सैनिक शक्ति / sainika śakti; तलवार / talavāra
 * Punjabi: ਭਗਉਤੀ / bhaga'utī; ਚੰਡੀ / caḍī; ਖੜਗ / khadag; ਖੰਡਾ / khaṇḍā; ਕਿਰਪਾਨ / kirapāna; ਸੈਫ਼ / saifa; ਸਾਰੰਗ / sāraga; ਸਰੋਹੀ / sārohī; ਤਲਵਾਰ / talavāra; ਤੇਗ਼ / tegh
 * Romani: kardo
 * Urdu: تلوار / talvār
 * Old Persian: akīnaka(h)
 * Pahlavi: šmšyl
 * Kurdish - Kurmanji: şimşûr; şûr
 * Kurdish - Sorani: شێر / shaer; شمشێر / shimshaer
 * Persian: شمشیر / shamshīr
 * Dari: شمشير / shamshīr
 * Shughni - Rushani: nemo
 * Italic
 * Latin: acinaces; ēnsis; gladius; harpe; machaera; spatha
 * Italian: sciabola; spada
 * Corsican: sciàbula; spada; stoccu
 * Sicilian: spata
 * Old French: espee
 * Anglo-Norman: espee; glaive
 * French: épée; espade; glaive; sabre
 * Cajun French: glaive; sabre
 * Arpitan - Forézien: ligoussa; ragueiri
 * Occitan: espasa
 * Aragonese: espata
 * Asturian: espada
 * Catalan: espasa; glavi; sabre
 * Spanish: espada; estoque; sabre
 * Galician: espada
 * Portuguese: espada; gládio; sabre
 * Romanian: paloş; sabie; spadă / spadã
 * Paleo-Balkan
 * Thracian: rhomphaia; skálmē
 * Tocharian
 * Tocharian A (Turfanian): kāre
 * Tocharian B (Kuchean): apsāl*; kertte

Japonic

 * Japanese: 刀 / katana; 太刀 / tachi; 剣 / tsurugi
 * Sino-Japanese: 刀 / -tō; 太刀 / daitō; 剣 / ken
 * Okinawan: katana

Kartvelian

 * Karto-Zan
 * Georgian: ხმალი / khmali

Korean

 * Korean: 칼 / (MR) kal / (YR) gal; 검 / (MR) kem / (YR) geom; 무력 / (MR) mwulyŏk / (YR) mulyeog

Mongolic

 * Central
 * Mongolian: илд / ild; сэлэм / selem

Niger-Congo

 * Atlantic-Congo
 * Bena: ilimage / limage; lipanga
 * Bondei: kahamba / uhamba; jambia; upanga
 * Bungu: ipanga
 * Chewa: lupanga
 * Dawida: ifumu; lufu
 * Doe: panga; sime
 * Embu: kIviU; njUra
 * Ewe: klante adekpui; yi
 * Fipa: insiinge; uupanga
 * Ganda: kiso; kitaba
 * Gikuyu: panga; sime
 * Gweno: ipanga; ngalu
 * Gwere: kipanga; kisso
 * Gusii: omoyio obirende
 * Hangaza: inkota
 * Haya: embanda
 * Hehe: ilimaage; ilipaanga
 * Ikizu: esarara; risabha
 * Ikoma: nyamutangara; omoiryo
 * Iramba: sime; umupanga
 * Jita: echimali
 * Kamba - Kitu: kavyU
 * Kamba - Machakos: UvyU
 * Kara (Kilegi): liyalo
 * Kibosho: kyandu
 * Kiga: ekisyo; rurara
 * Kimbu: inguviluu; ulupanga
 * Kinga: imundu
 * Kinyarwanda: inkota
 * Kirundi: inkota
 * Kwere: panga; sime
 * Lambya: sime; umupanga
 * Lozi: mukwale; sabule
 * Luhya - Bukusu: eembaluM
 * Machame: usu / usuu
 * Makonde: sambala; upanga
 * Malila: ishipanga
 * Matengo: upanga
 * Matumbi: lipanga
 * Meru: ipanga; rubiu; shombo
 * Mpoto: lipanga
 * Mwanga: u-lupanga
 * Mwera: chikwanje; limaje; upanga
 * Ndengereko: mpunga; nnunda
 * Ngindo: lipanga
 * Ngoni: upanga
 * Nyakyusa: ulubo
 * Nyambo: echisyo; embanda
 * Nyamwezi: lUpAngA
 * Nyaturucha: ng'engo; sime
 * Nyaturuwil: ifaango; ufaanga
 * Nyiha: umfu
 * Nyoro: ekiso
 * Pangwa: lipanga
 * Pimbwe: ulupanga; umnunda
 * Pogolo: lipanga; shihimbi
 * Rungwa: ensinge; ulupanga
 * Shubi: igipaanga; inkota
 * Siha: obanga; shobo
 * Sonjo: bogwE-ne; ruruba
 * Sukuma: panga
 * Swahili: upanga; shime; vikitara
 * Taabwa: lupanga
 * Tharaka: kajiu; rujiu
 * Toro: empirima
 * Tumbuka: upanga
 * Vinza: ikisyu; ulupanga
 * Vunjo: isinge; ushu
 * Vwanji: limaghe
 * Wanda: chiweko; lupanga
 * Yao: lipanga / wu-paanga; nkalo
 * Yoruba: agada; agẹdẹmgbẹ; idà; ogbó
 * Zanaki: ehazi; embazo; erisaba
 * Zaramo: sengo; sime
 * Zigula: sime
 * Zinza: embaanda / embanda; orupaanga
 * Zulu: kemba

Nilo-Saharan

 * Eastern
 * Dongolawi: síwıd
 * Maasai: olalim; seme
 * Shillul: gochi / goji
 * Fur
 * Fur: saar
 * Saharan
 * Kanuri: kashaar
 * Songhay
 * Zarma: takuba

Northeast Caucasian

 * Nakh
 * Chechen: тур / tur

Pama-Nyungan

 * Yuin-Kuric
 * Awabakal: yir-ra / yirra

Sino-Tibetan

 * Sinitic
 * Old Chinese: 刀 / *tāw
 * Mandarin Chinese: 刀 / dāo; 劍 / jiàn
 * Tibeto-Burman
 * Kachin: nthu1

Tai-Kadai

 * Tai
 * Bouyei: ša.4
 * Saek: tha.4
 * Zhuang - Longzhou: pja.4
 * Thai: ดาบ / dāb / daab / darb; กระบี่ / krabī̀
 * Ahom: hengdang

Turkic

 * Kipchak
 * Kazakh: қылыш / qılış; шашка / šaška
 * Oghuz
 * Azerbaijani: qılınc; şəmşir
 * Gagauz: kılıç
 * Turkish: kılıç; pala; yatağan
 * Siberian
 * Sakha (Yakut): болот / bolot; кылыс / kılıs
 * Uyghuric
 * Old Turkic: kılıç
 * Uyghur: قىلىچ / қилич / qilich
 * Uzbek: qilich

Uralic

 * Finnic
 * Estonian: mõõk
 * Võro: mõõk
 * Finnish: kalpa; miekka; säilä; sapeli
 * Votic: mõõka
 * Mordvinic
 * Moksha: тор / tor
 * Ugric
 * Hungarian (Magyar): handzsár; kard; pallo(s)
 * Permian
 * Komi: шыпурт / shipurt

Algic

 * Algonquian
 * Ojibwe: ajaweshk

Chinookan

 * Chinook
 * opitsah

Mayan

 * Tzotzil: ʔespara

Muskogean

 * Western
 * Choctaw: bạshpo falaia

Quechua

 * Quechua: khillaychuki

Uto-Aztecan

 * Nahuatl: espada; tepozmaquahuitl / tepuzmacquahuitl
 * Yaqui: ejpaam

Conlangs

 * Eldar: iarstill
 * Esperanto: glavo
 * Interlingua: gladio; spada
 * Quenya: ecet; macil
 * Romulan: u'ra
 * Sindarin: crist; l(h)ang; magol / megil
 * Slovio: mecx