Do you want to know what the word for lion or cub is in different languages? We cover an extensive list of countries and how they spell lion and cub.
Lion |
Cub |
|
| Afrikaans | Leeu | Welpie |
| Albanian | Luani | Këlysh |
| Amharic | Anibesa | Kabi |
| Arabic | Asad | Alshabl |
| Armenian | Arryuts | Dzaguk |
| Azerbaijani | Aslan | Balası |
| Bangla | Sinha | Paśuśābaka |
| Basque | Lehoia | Kumea |
| Belarusian | Lieŭ | Dziciania |
| Bosnian | Lav | Cub |
| Bulgarian | Lŭv | Cub |
| Burmese | Hkyin sae | Sarrngaal |
| Catalan | Lleó | Cadell |
| Cebuano | Leon | Cub |
| Chinese (simplified) | Shīzi | Yòu shòu |
| Corsican | Leone | Cub |
| Croation | Lav | Mladunče |
| Czech | Lev | Mládě |
| Danish | Løve | Cub |
| Dutch | Leeuw | Welp |
| Esperanto | Leono | Ido |
| Estonian | Lõvi | Cub |
| Filipino | Leon | Cub |
| Finnish | Leijona | Cub |
| French | Lionne (F), Lion (M) | Lionceau |
| Galacian | León | Cachorro |
| Georgian | Lomi | Beli |
| German | Löwin (F), Löwe (M) | Jungtier |
| Greek | Liontári | Neognó zóou |
| Gujarati | Sinha | Baccā |
| Hausa | Zaki | Kuta |
| Hawaiin | Liona | Cub |
| Hindi | Sinh | Pashushaavak |
| Hmong | Tsov | Cub |
| Hungarian | Oroszlán | Kölyök |
| Igbo | Ọdụm | Kub |
| Indonesian | Singa | Anak |
| Irish | Leon | Cub |
| Italian | Leonessa (F), Leone (M) | Cucciola (F), Cucciolo (M) |
| Japanese | Raion | Kabu |
| Javanese | Singa | Cub |
| Kannada | Sinha | Mari |
| Kazakh | Arıstan | Balapan |
| Khmer | Tao | Kaunko |
| Kinyarwanda | Intare | Cub |
| Korean | Saja | Gyeonseubsaeng |
| Kurdish | Şêr | Cub |
| Krygyz | Lion | Balası |
| Lao | Sang | Luk |
| Latin | Leo | Cub |
| Lativan | Lauva | Cub |
| Lithuanian | Liūtas | Cub |
| Luxembourgish | Léiw | Wëllefchen |
| Macedonian | Lav | Mladenče |
| Malagasy | Lion | Cub |
| Malay | Singa | Cub |
| Malayalam | Sinhaṁ | Mr̥gakkuṭṭi |
| Maltese | Iljun | Cub |
| Māori | Raiona | Cub |
| Marathi | Sinha | Śāvaka |
| Mongolian | Arslan | Bambaruush |
| Nepali | Sinha | Śāvaka |
| Norwegian | Løve | Cub |
| Nyanja | Mkango | Mwana |
| Polish | Lew | Młode |
| Portuguese | Leoa (F), Leão (M) | Filhote |
| Punjabi | Śēra | Kaba |
| Romanian | Leu | Pui |
| Russian | Lev | Detenysh |
| Samoan | Leona | Tama |
| Scottish Gaelic | Leòmhann | Ciùb |
| Serbian | Lav | Žutokljunac |
| Shona | Shumba | Cub |
| Sinhala | Siṁhayā | Pæṭiyā |
| Slovac | Lev | Mláďa |
| Slovenian | Lev | Mladič |
| Somali | Libaax | Cub |
| Southern Sotho | Tau | Ngoana |
| Spanish | León | Cachorro |
| Sudanese | Singa | Cub |
| Swahili | Simba | Mtoto |
| Swedish | Lejon | Valp |
| Tajik | Şer | Baca |
| Tamil | Ciṅkam | Kuṭṭi |
| Telugu | Sinhaṁ | Pilla |
| Thai | S̄ingto | Lūk |
| Turkish | Aslan | Yavru |
| Turkmen | Lionolbars | Kub |
| Ukranian |
Lev |
Dytynchata |
| Uzbek | Sher | Kub |
| Vietnamese | Sư tử | Khối |
| Welsh | Llew | Cyb |
| Western Frisian | Liuw | Cub |
| Xhosa | Ingonyama | Intshontsho |
| Yiddish | Leyb | Kab |
| Yoruba | Kiniun | Kubu |
| Zulu | Ibhubesi | Intshontsho |
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