"The vampire superstition is still general in the Levant. The Romaic term is, "Vardoulacha." I recollect a whole family being terrified by the scream of a child, which they imagined must proceed from such a visitation. The Greeks never mention the word without horror."
- Notes to The Giaour, Lord Byron
Below is a list of English words pertaining to vampires and their translations into other languages.
Vampire:
Vampir (German)
Vampire (French)
Vampiro (Italian/Spanish)
Lamia/Vardoulacha (Greek)
Vampir (Turkish)
Coffin :
Sarg (German)
Cercueil (French)
Ataud (Spanish)
Bara (Italian)
Tabut (Turkish)
Night :
Nacht (German)
Nuit (French)
Noche (Spanish)
Notte (Italian)
Wanshan (Mandarin Chinese-Pinyin)
Gece (Turkish)
Darkness :
Dunkelheit/ Finstern (German)
Tenenbres (French)
Obscuridad (Spanish)
Obscuro (Italian)
Hei (Mandarin Chinese-Pinyin)
Karanlık (Turkish)
Blood :
Blut (German)
Sang (French)
Sangre (Spanish)
Sangue (Italian)
Kan (Turkish)
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