| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Standard | Malaysian, Indonesian |
| Dutch | waterspinazie; waterwinde |
|---|---|
| English | water spinach; river spinach; water morning glory; water convolvulus; Chinese convolvulus |
| Esperanto | akva ipomeo |
| Finnish | pinaattielämänlanka |
| French | liseron d’eau |
| German | Wasserspinat |
| Italian | spinaci d’acqua |
| Polish | wilec wodny |
| Russian | ипомея водяная; водяной шпинат |
| Swedish | sallatsipomea |
| Thai | ผักบุ้ง |
| Ukrainian | берізка водяна; іпомея водяна; кангконг |