| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Class | m/mi‐class |
| Plural | mirija |
| Catalan | palla; canya |
|---|---|
| Czech | slámka |
| Danish | sugerør |
| Dutch | rietje; schalmei |
| English | straw; drinking‐straw |
| Esperanto | ŝalmo; trinkŝalmo |
| Finnish | pilli |
| French | paille |
| German | Schalmei; Trinkhalm; Strohhalm |
| Greek | καλαμάκι πόσης; καλαμάκι |
| Hungarian | szívószál |
| Italian | cannuccia |
| Luxemburgish | Stréihallem; Schallimo |
| Malay | sedotan; penyedot; pipet; penyedut minuman; penghisap; peleting |
| Norwegian | sugerør |
| Polish | słomka |
| Portuguese | chamarela; palinha |
| Russian | соломинка |
| Spanish | chirimía; dulzaina; gaita salmantina; pajilla |
| Swedish | sugrör |
| Thai | หลอดดูด; หลอด |
| Turkish | pipet; kamış |
| Ukrainian | соломинка |
| Welsh | gwelltyn yfed; gwelltyn; strô |