| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /kwaːŋmûːt/ |
| Afrikaans | eland |
|---|---|
| Catalan | ant; dant |
| Czech | los |
| Danish | elg |
| Dutch | eland |
| English | elk; moose |
| English (Old English) | elh; eolh |
| Esperanto | alko |
| Faeroese | elgur |
| Finnish | hirvi |
| French | élan |
| German | Elch |
| Greek | άλκυ |
| Hungarian | jávorszarvas |
| Icelandic | elgur |
| Italian | alce |
| Kabylian | amezzirez (ⴰⵎⴻⵣⵣⵉⵔⴻⵣ) |
| Latin | alces |
| Malay | rusa besar |
| Norwegian | elg |
| Polish | łoś |
| Portuguese | alce; grã‐besta |
| Romanian | elan |
| Russian | лось; сохатый |
| Saterland Frisian | Elch |
| Scots | elk |
| Spanish | alce; ante |
| Swahili | elki |
| Swedish | älg |
| Turkish | sıgın |
| Ukrainian | лось |
| Yiddish | לאָס |