| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /kaˈnɑːl/ |
| Hyphenation | ka·naal |
| Plural | kanale |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| kanaaltjie | kanaaltjies |
| Albanian | kanal |
|---|---|
| Catalan | canal |
| Czech | kanál; průplav |
| Danish | kanal |
| Dutch | gracht; kanaal; vaart |
| English | canal; channel |
| Esperanto | kanalo |
| Finnish | kanava |
| French | canal |
| German | Graben; Kanal; Wassergraben |
| Greek | διώρυγα; κανάλι |
| Hungarian | csatorna |
| Italian | canale |
| Jamaican Patois | kianal |
| Latin | canalis; via |
| Low German | kanaal; kanål |
| Malay | terusan |
| Norwegian | kanal |
| Papiamento | kanal |
| Portuguese | canal |
| Romanian | canal |
| Russian | канал |
| Saterland Frisian | Grääfte; Kanoal |
| Spanish | canal |
| Sranan | kanari |
| Swahili | njia ya maji |
| Swedish | grav; kanal |
| Tagalog | kanál |
| Thai | คลอง |
| Turkish | kanal |
| West Frisian | djip; kanaal |