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).