| Language | Gloss |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | kers |
| Catalan | espelma |
| Danish | stearinlys |
| Dutch | kaars |
| English | candle |
| Finnish | kynttilä |
| German | Kerze |
| Modern Greek | κερί |
| Modern Hebrew | ner |
| Hungarian | gyertya |
| Icelandic | kerti |
| Irish | coinneal |
| Italian | candela |
| Lithuanian | žvakė |
| Moselle Franconian | Käerz |
| Maltese | xemgħa |
| Polish | świeczka |
| Russian | свечка |
| Serbian Standard | sveća |
| Slovak | sviečka |
| Southern African English | candle |
| Spanish | vela |
| Swedish | ljus |
| Turkish | mum |
| Xhosa | ikhandlela |