The Greek that is translated (or transliterated) in English as «sponge» is translated in Chol as «water absorber,» in Huehuetla Tepehua as «that which is like a big piece of cotton» (source: John Beekman in Notes on Translation, March 1965, p. 2-20)
in Mairasi as «coral flower» (source: Enggavoter 2004), in Bariai as «sea sponge» (source: Bariai Back Translation), and in Cherokee as «mushroom» (source: Bender / Belt 2025, p. 16).