Synonyms: baton, cane, stick
| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /stɑːf/ |
| Hyphenation | staff |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑕𐑑𐑭𐑓 |
| Plural | staffs |
| Afrikaans | staf; stok |
|---|---|
| Albanian | shkop |
| Catalan | pal |
| Czech | hůl; tyč; klacek; prut |
| Dutch | stok |
| English (Old English) | stæf |
| Esperanto | bastono |
| Faeroese | stavur |
| Finnish | keppi |
| French | bâton; canne |
| German | Stab |
| Hawaiian | lāʻau |
| Hungarian | bot; husáng |
| Italian | bastone |
| Latin | arundo; baculum; baculus; hasta; palus |
| Luxemburgish | Bengel |
| Malay | batang; ranting |
| Norwegian | stokk |
| Papiamento | bastòn; baston; palu; takon; takòn |
| Polish | laska |
| Portuguese | bordão |
| Russian | палка |
| Saterland Frisian | Stikke; Stoab; Stok |
| Scottish Gaelic | maide; bata |
| Spanish | bastón |
| Sranan | tiki |
| Swedish | stav; stång |
| West Frisian | stôk; stok |
| Yiddish | דרענגל; שטעקן |