| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɔkmeʋ/ |
| Hyphenation | kok·meeuw |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | kokmeeuwen |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| kokmeeuwtje | kokmeeuwtjes |
| Catalan | gavina riallera; gavina vulgar |
|---|---|
| Czech | racek chechtavý |
| Danish | hættemåge |
| English | black‐headed gull |
| Esperanto | ridmevo |
| Faeroese | fransaterna |
| Finnish | naurulokki |
| French | mouette rieuse |
| German | Lachmöwe |
| Hungarian | dankasirály |
| Icelandic | hettumáfur |
| Italian | gabbiano comune |
| Malay | burung camar kepala hitam; burung camar topeng hitam |
| Norwegian | hettemåke |
| Polish | mewa śmieszka; śmieszka |
| Portuguese | guincho‐comum |
| Russian | обыкновенная чайка; озёрная чайка |
| Spanish | gaviota reidora |
| Swedish | skrattmås |
| Thai | นกนางนวลหัวดำ |
| Turkish | karabaş martı |
| Welsh | gwylan benddu |
| West Frisian | kob |