| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Class | n‐class |
| Plural | punda |
| Catalan | ase |
|---|---|
| Czech | osel |
| Danish | æsel |
| Dutch | ezel |
| English | ass; donkey |
| English (Old English) | assa |
| Esperanto | azeno |
| Faeroese | asni; ásin |
| Finnish | aasi |
| French | âne; baudet |
| German | Esel |
| Greek | γάϊδαρος; γάιδαρος; γαϊδούρι |
| Hungarian | szamár |
| Italian | asino; ciuco |
| Jamaican Patois | dangki |
| Kabylian | aɣyul (ⴰⵖⵢⵓⵍ) |
| Latin | asinus |
| Luxemburgish | Iesel |
| Norwegian | esel |
| Papiamento | buriko; buriku; buro |
| Portuguese | asno; besta; burro; jumento |
| Russian | осел |
| Saterland Frisian | Iezel |
| Spanish | asno; burro; borrico |
| Sranan | buriki |
| Swedish | åsna |
| Tagalog | buriko |
| Thai | ลา |
| Turkish | eşek |
| West Frisian | ezel |
| Yiddish | אײזל |