Amharic አማርኛ am
አንበሳ
Ahn-beh-sah
Use 'Anbessa' to refer to the animal.
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How to say
Lion
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Arabic العربية ar
أسد
Ah-sad
Use 'ʾAsad' to refer to the animal, and it's a common name.
Bangla বাংলা bn
সিংহ
Shin-go
Use 'Singho' to refer to the animal.
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Catalan català ca
Lleó
Lyay-OH
Use 'Lleó' to refer to the animal.
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Czech čeština cs
Lev
Lev
Use 'Lev' to refer to the animal, or as a zodiac sign.
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Danish dansk da
Løve
LUR-veh
Use 'Løve' to refer to the animal.
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German Deutsch de
Löwe
LUR-veh
In German, 'Löwe' is the standard term for lion, and is also a zodiac sign.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Λιοντάρι
Lee-on-TAH-ree
Use 'Liontári' to refer to the animal.
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Spanish Español es
León
leh-OHN
Use 'León' when referring to the animal, a constellation, or a person with lion-like qualities.
Estonian eesti et
Lõvi
LUR-vee
Use 'Lõvi' to refer to the animal.
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Basque Basque eu
Lehoi
Leh-oy
Use 'Lehoi' to refer to the animal.
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Persian فارسی fa
شیر
Sheer
Use 'Shir' to refer to the animal, or as a symbol of courage.
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Finnish suomi fi
Leijona
Lay-yoh-nah
Use 'Leijona' to refer to the animal.
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French Français fr
Lion
lee-OH
The word 'Lion' is used in French to refer to the animal, and is often used metaphorically to describe a brave person.
Galician Galician gl
León
leh-OHN
Use 'León' to refer to the animal.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
સિંહ
Sinh
Use 'Sinh' to refer to the animal.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Zaki
Zah-kee
Use 'Zaki' to refer to the animal.
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Hebrew עברית he
אריה
Ah-RYEH
Use 'Aryeh' to refer to the animal, or as a name.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
शेर
Sher
Use 'Sher' to refer to the animal, or as a symbol of strength.
Hungarian magyar hu
Oroszlán
O-rosh-LAHN
Use 'Oroszlán' to refer to the animal, or as a symbol of strength.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Singa
Sing-ah
Use 'Singa' to refer to the animal.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Ljón
Lyown
Use 'Ljón' to refer to the animal.
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Italian Italiano it
Leone
leh-OH-neh
Use 'Leone' to refer to the animal, or the zodiac sign Leo.
Japanese 日本語 ja
ライオン
Rye-ohn
Use 'Raion' to refer to the animal.
Korean 한국어 ko
사자
Sah-jah
Use 'Saja' to refer to the animal.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Liūtas
Lee-oo-tahs
Use 'Liūtas' to refer to the animal.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Lauva
Low-vah
Use 'Lauva' to refer to the animal.
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Marathi मराठी mr
सिंह
Sinh
Use 'Sinh' to refer to the animal, or as a surname.
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Malay Melayu ms
Singa
Sing-ah
Use 'Singa' to refer to the animal.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Leeuw
LAY-oo
Use 'Leeuw' to refer to the animal, or as a symbol of strength.
Norwegian norsk no
Løve
LUR-veh
Use 'Løve' to refer to the animal.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਸ਼ੇਰ
Sher
Use 'Sher' to refer to the animal.
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Polish polski pl
Lew
Lev
Use 'Lew' to refer to the animal, or as a symbol of courage.
Portuguese Português pt
Leão
leh-OW
Use 'Leão' to refer to the animal, or the zodiac sign Leo.
Romanian română ro
Leu
Leh-oo
Use 'Leu' to refer to the animal, or as a symbol of courage.
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Russian русский ru
Лев
Lyef
Use 'Lev' to refer to the animal, the zodiac sign Leo, or as a surname.
Swedish svenska sv
Lejon
Lay-yon
Use 'Lejon' to refer to the animal.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Simba
Sim-bah
Use 'Simba' to refer to the animal.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
சிங்கம்
Sing-gum
Use 'Singam' to refer to the animal.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
సింహం
Sim-hum
Use 'Simham' to refer to the animal.
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Thai ไทย th
สิงโต
Sing-dto
Use 'Singto' to refer to the animal.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Leon
Leh-ohn
Use 'Leon' to refer to the animal.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Aslan
As-LAHN
Use 'Aslan' to refer to the animal, or as a name.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Лев
Lyev
Use 'Lev' to refer to the animal, or as a symbol of power.
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Urdu اردو ur
شیر
Sher
Use 'Sher' to refer to the animal, or as a symbol of courage.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Sư tử
Su tu
Use 'Sư tử' to refer to the animal.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Kìnnìún
Kee-nee-oon
Use 'Kìnnìún' to refer to the animal.
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Chinese 中文 zh
狮子
Shr-dzuh
Use 'Shīzi' to refer to the animal.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
獅子
See dzih
Use 'Si1 zi2' to refer to the animal.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Ibhubesi
Ee-boo-beh-see
Use 'Ibhubesi' to refer to the animal.
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