| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Gender | feminine |
| Catalan | palla |
|---|---|
| Czech | sláma |
| Dutch | stro |
| English | straw |
| English (Old English) | streaw |
| Esperanto | pajlo |
| Faeroese | strá; hálmur |
| French | paille |
| German | Stroh |
| Luxemburgish | Stréi |
| Portuguese | colmo; palha |
| Saterland Frisian | Sträi |
| Scots | strae |
| Spanish | paja |
| Swedish | halm; strå |
| Thai | ฟาง |
| Turkish | hasırdan yapılmış; saman |
| West Frisian | strie |
| Yiddish | שטרױ |