Synonyms: stream, brook, creek, rill, beck, rivulet
| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /bɜːn/ |
| Hyphenation | burn |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑚𐑻𐑯 |
| Plural | burns |
| Afrikaans | beek |
|---|---|
| Catalan | rierol |
| Czech | potok |
| Danish | bæk |
| Dutch | beek |
| English (Old English) | broc; stream; burne |
| Esperanto | rivereto; rojo |
| Finnish | joki |
| French | ruisseau |
| German | Bach |
| Greek | ρυάκι; ρέμα |
| Hawaiian | kahawai |
| Icelandic | lækur |
| Italian | ruscello |
| Low German | beake; bekke |
| Norwegian | å |
| Papiamento | roi |
| Portuguese | riacho; ribeiro |
| Saterland Frisian | Siepe |
| Scottish Gaelic | allt |
| Spanish | arroyo |
| Sranan | kriki |
| Swahili | kijito |
| Swedish | bäck; å |
| Thai | ห้วย; ลำธาร |
| Welsh | nant |
| West Frisian | streamke |