| Part of speech | unknown part of speech |
|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bambuo | bambuoj |
| Accusative | bambuon | bambuojn |
| Catalan | bambú |
|---|---|
| Czech | bambus |
| Danish | bambus |
| Dutch | bamboe; Indisch riet |
| English | bamboo |
| Faeroese | bambus |
| French | bambou |
| German | Bambus |
| Greek | καλάμι; μπαμπού |
| Icelandic | bambus |
| Italian | bambù |
| Papiamento | bambu |
| Portuguese | bambu; cana‐brava; taboca; taquara |
| Russian | бамбук |
| Saterland Frisian | Bambus |
| Spanish | bambú |
| Sranan | bambu |
| Swedish | bambu |
| Thai | ไม้ไผ่ |
| Turkish | bambu; İngiliz kamışı |