| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Gender | feminine |
| Catalan | seda |
|---|---|
| Czech | hedvábí |
| Danish | silke |
| Dutch | zij; zijde |
| English | silk |
| Esperanto | silko |
| Faeroese | silki |
| French | soie |
| German | Seide |
| Hungarian | selyem |
| Icelandic | silki |
| Norwegian | silke |
| Portuguese | seda |
| Saterland Frisian | Siede |
| Sranan | sekrosi |
| Swedish | siden; silke |
| Thai | ไหม |
| West Frisian | side |