a leaf is 'une feuille' (fem.) in French
French word for leaf is "feuille".
Une feuille means either a leaf (of a tree), or a sheet of paper.
The word leaf is a noun. Leaf can also be a verb as in to leaf through a book.
Another word for leaf is foliage
The scientific word for leaf is "phyll."
The word root for "leaf" is "foli-".
You say "maple leaf" in French as "feuille d'érable."
Feuille
The word "leaf" has one syllable.
These are called Phyllium (in latin and French, I don't know the English word but I think it is Phyllium too)
The Japanese word for 'leaf' is 'ha'. =D Hope you got an answer!
The word leaf is primarily a noun, but it can also be used as a verb, as in "to leaf through a book."