| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Standard | Malaysian, Indonesian |
| Afrikaans | piesang |
|---|---|
| Albanian | banane |
| Catalan | banana; plàtan |
| Danish | banan |
| Dutch | banaan |
| English | banana |
| Esperanto | banano; pizango |
| Faeroese | banan |
| French | banane |
| German | Banane |
| Greek | μπανάνα |
| Hungarian | banán |
| Icelandic | banani; bjúgaldin |
| Italian | banana |
| Jamaican Patois | banaana |
| Norwegian | banan |
| Papiamento | bakoba; banana |
| Polish | banan |
| Portuguese | banana |
| Russian | банан |
| Saterland Frisian | Banane |
| Spanish | banana; plátano; plátano guineo |
| Sranan | bakba |
| Swahili | ndizi |
| Swedish | banan |
| Thai | กล้วย |
| Turkish | muz |