How to Say Purple in Other Languages

Afrikaans: Pers (pehrs)

Albanian: Vjollcë (vee-OHL-tsuh)

Amharic: ነጭ ወርቅ (nech werq)

Arabic: أرجواني (ur-joo-wah-nee)

Armenian: Մանուշակագույն (ma-noo-shak-a-gooyn)

Azerbaijani: Bənövşəyi (buh-NOV-shay-ee)

Basque: More (moh-reh)

Belarusian: Пурпурны (pur-POOR-nee)

Bengali: বেগুনি (begoo-nee)

Bosnian: Ljubičasta (lyoo-bee-CHAH-stah)

Bulgarian: Лилаво (lee-LA-voh)

Catalan: Porpra (POHR-prah)

Cebuano: Ubus (oo-BOOS)

Chichewa: Chipewa (chee-PEH-wah)

Chinese (Mandarin): 紫色 (zǐ sè)

Croatian: Ljubičasta (lyoo-bee-CHAH-stah)

Czech: Fialová (fee-ah-loh-VAH)

Danish: Lilla (LIL-ah)

Dutch: Paars (parss)

Esperanto: Purpura (poor-POO-rah)

Estonian: Lilla (LIL-lah)

Filipino: Lila (LEE-lah)

Finnish: Violetti (vee-oh-LEHT-tee)

French: Violet (vee-oh-LAY)

Galician: Morado (moh-RAH-doh)

Georgian: იასამნისფერი (yasamnisperi)

German: Lila (LEE-lah)

Greek: Μωβ (mo-v)

Gujarati: જામણી (jaamaNi)

Haitian Creole: Vyolet (vyoh-let)

Hausa: Launi mai kyau (la-oo-nee my kyow)

Hebrew: סָגוֹל (sah-GOL)

Hindi: बैंगनी (baiNGnee)

Hungarian: Lila (LEE-lah)

Icelandic: Fjólublár (FYOH-loo-blar)

Igbo: Ugo (oo-GOH)

Indonesian: Ungu (OONG-goo)

Irish: Corcra (KOR-krah)

Italian: Viola (VEE-oh-lah)

Japanese: (murasaki)

Javanese: Wungu (WOON-goo)

Kannada: ನೇರಳೆ (neeraLe)

Kazakh: Күлгін (kool-GEEN)

Khmer: ពណ៌ស្វាយ (poar svei)

Korean: 보라색 (boh-rah-sehk)

Kurdish: Morî (mor-EE)

Kyrgyz: Күлгүн (Kool-GOON)

Lao: ສີມ່ວງ (see-moo-ANG)

Latvian: Violets (vee-oh-LEHTS)

Lithuanian: Violetinė (vee-oh-LEH-tee-nay)

Luxembourgish: Lila (LEE-lah)

Macedonian: Виолетова (VEE-oh-leh-toh-vah)

Malagasy: Mavokely (ma-VOH-kay-lee)

Malay: Ungu (OONG-goo)

Malayalam: നീലച്ചാവ് (nee-la-chaavu)

Maltese: Vjola (vee-oh-lah)

Maori: Papura (pah-POO-rah)

Marathi: जांभळा (jaaM-baLa)

Mongolian: Нил ягаан (nil YAH-gahn)

Nepali: बैजनी (baijani)

Norwegian: Lilla (LIL-lah)

Odia: ବାଇଗଣୀ (baiganee)

Pashto: ارغوانی (ur-GHAH-nee)

Persian: بنفش (ba-nafsh)

Polish: Fioletowy (fee-oh-leh-TOH-vih)

Portuguese: Roxo (ROH-shoo)

Punjabi: ਬੈਗਨੀ (bai-ga-nee)

Quechua: Kulli (koo-LEE)

Romanian: Violet (vee-oh-LEHT)

Russian: Фиолетовый (fee-ah-LEH-toh-vih)

Samoan: Lanu moaga (lah-noo MOH-ah-gah)

Sanskrit: नीलक (neelaka)

Serbian: Љубичаста (lyoo-bee-CHAH-stah)

Sesotho: Pherese (peh-reh-seh)

Shona: Pepuru (peh-POO-roo)

Sindhi: واڱڻائي (waangNi)

Sinhala: දුම් පැහැ (doom peha)

Slovak: Fialová (fee-ah-LOH-vah)

Slovenian: Vijolična (vee-yoh-LEECH-nah)

Somali: Guduudan (goo-doo-DAN)

Spanish: Púrpura (PUR-poo-rah)

Sundanese: Wungu (WOON-goo)

Swahili: Zambarau (zam-bah-RAU)

Swedish: Lila (LEE-lah)

Tajik: Бунафш (boo-NAF-sh)

Tamil: ஊதா (oo-tha)

Telugu: ఊదా (oo-tha)

Thai: สีม่วง (see-moo-ang)

Tibetan: སེར་པོ་ (serpo)

Tigrinya: ሐምራዊ (hamrawi)

Turkish: Mor (mohr)

Turkmen: Gülgun (gool-goon)

Ukrainian: Фіолетовий (fee-oh-LEH-toh-vih)

Urdu: جامنی (jaamnee)

Uzbek: Binafsha (bee-naf-sha)

Vietnamese: Màu tím (mow teem)

Welsh: Porffor (Porr-for)

Xhosa: Phephuli (pheph-OO-lee)

Yoruba: Pupa ibora (poo-pa ee-bo-ra)

Zulu: Okusansundu (oh-koo-sahn-SOON-doo)

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