| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Class | n‐class |
| Plural | nyati |
| Czech | buvol |
|---|---|
| Danish | bøffel |
| Dutch | buffel; karbouw |
| English | buffalo |
| Esperanto | bubalo |
| Faeroese | búffil |
| French | bubale; buffle |
| German | Büffel |
| Greek | βουβάλι |
| Italian | bufalo |
| Jamaican Patois | bofaluo |
| Latin | bubalus |
| Malay | kerbau |
| Portuguese | búfalo |
| Russian | буйбол; буйвол |
| Saterland Frisian | Buffel |
| Spanish | búfalo |
| Swedish | buffel |
| Thai | ควาย |
| Turkish | manda |
| West Frisian | buffel |