| Language | Gloss |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | waai |
| Catalan | saludar |
| Danish | vinker |
| Dutch | zwaaien |
| English | wave |
| Finnish | vilkuttaa |
| German | winken |
| Modern Greek | χαιρετάει |
| Modern Hebrew | lenofef |
| Hungarian | integet |
| Icelandic | kveðja |
| Irish | (ag) croith le |
| Italian | salutare |
| Lithuanian | sveikintis |
| Moselle Franconian | wénken |
| Maltese | ixxejjer |
| Polish | machać |
| Russian | приветствовать |
| Serbian Standard | mahati |
| Slovak | mávať |
| Southern African English | wave |
| Spanish | saludar |
| Swedish | hälsa |
| Turkish | el sallamak |
| Xhosa | bulisa |