| Language | Gloss |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | potlood |
| Catalan | llapis |
| Danish | blyant |
| Dutch | potlood |
| English | pencil |
| Finnish | lyijykynä |
| German | Bleistift |
| Modern Greek | μολύβι |
| Modern Hebrew | iparon |
| Hungarian | ceruza |
| Icelandic | blýantur |
| Irish | peann luaidhe |
| Italian | matita |
| Lithuanian | pieštukas |
| Moselle Franconian | Bläistëft |
| Maltese | lapes |
| Polish | ołówek |
| Russian | карандаш |
| Serbian Standard | olovka |
| Slovak | ceruzka |
| Southern African English | pencil |
| Spanish | lápiz |
| Swedish | penna |
| Turkish | kurşun kalem |
| Xhosa | ipensile |