Bone in 1157 languages

1157 languages

One bone, citation form. A single bone of the skeleton, and where a language has only a mass word for bone as material, that word. Not a fishbone specifically, not cartilage, not a named bone (rib, skull, femur), and not the bone-white colour.

Major languages

English

bone

/boʊn/

10 readings of the same spelling

Chinese

骨头

/ku˨˩˦ tʰou/

4 different spellings

骨头

/ku˨˩˦ tʰou/

Mandarin Chinese

/kuəʔ˥ dɤ˩˧/

Shanghai Wu

/kuʔ˥˥ tʰəu˧˥/

Jianghuai Mandarin

/kuəʔ˨ tʰəu˩/

Jin

/kut˩ tʰeu˩˩/

Hakka Chinese

/ku˨˦ tʰəu˩˧/

Xiang

/kut˥ tʰɛu˨˦/

Gan

/ku˧˩˧ tʰou/

Northeastern Mandarin

/ko˨˦ tʰe˧˧/

Northern Min

/ku˩˧ tʰou/

Tianjin Mandarin

/ku˨˩˧ tʰou˨˩˧/

Wuhan Mandarin

/ku˨˦ tʰou˦˨/

Zhongyuan Mandarin

/kut˥ tʰau˨˦/

Quanzhou Hokkien

/kuəʔ˥ døʏ˨˨˧/

Suzhou Wu

/ku˩˧ tʰəu˥˧/

Lanyin Mandarin

/kuəʔ˥˥ dɤu/

Ningbo Wu

/ku˥ tʰiu˦˦/

Hui Chinese

/kɔʔ˨˩ tʰau˩˧/

Pu-Xian Min

/kut˨ xɛu˨˦/

Fuzhou Gan

/kuəʔ˥ dei˨˩˧/

Hangzhou Wu

/kuəʔ˦ tʰəu˥˥/

Hefei Mandarin

/ku˨˨ təu˩˩˨/

Hengyang Xiang

/kuəʔ˥ de˧˩/

Jiaxing Wu

/ku˨˩˧ tʰəu˦˨/

Jinan Mandarin

/kuəʔ˦ diu˧˩˧/

Jinhua Wu

/ku˧˧˦ tʰɛu˩˩/

Jiʼan Gan

/ku˨˦ tʰəu˦˨/

Kaifeng Mandarin

/ku˧˩ tʰəu˧˩/

Kunming Mandarin

/kuəʔ˦ tʰʌu˦˦/

Lüliang Jin

/kuʔ˥ tʰəu˨˦/

Nanjing Mandarin

/ku˨˩ tʰəu˨˦/

Xi'an Mandarin

/kut̚˧˨ tʰau˨˦/

Xiamen Hokkien

/kuəʔ˦˧ tʰəu˧˩/

Xinzhou Jin

/kuiʔ˦ tʰeu˧˧/

Yichun Gan

/kut̚˧˨ tʰau˩˧/

Zhangzhou Hokkien

骨頭

/kut˧˨ tʰau˨˦/

Taiwanese

/kut˨ tʰeu˩˩/

Taiwanese Hakka

/kut˥ tʰeu˥˥/

Hailu Hakka

/kut˥ tʰau˨˦/

Philippine Hokkien

/ku˧˥ tʰou/

Taiwan Mandarin

гўдў

/ku˨˦ tu/

Dungan

Hindi

हड्डी

/həɖːiː/

Urdu

ہڈی

/həɖːiː/

Persian

استخوان

/ostoˈxɒːn/

Tamil

எலும்பு

/elumbu/

East Asia (59)

Hmong

pob txha

/pɔ˥ tsʰa˧/

Yi

ꃷꅍ

/vu˨˩du˧˧/

Hani

saqyyuq

/sa˧˩jø˧˩/

Akha

sha ye

/ʃa˧je˧/

Azhe

vuka

/vu˨˩ka˥˥/

Manchu

ᡤᡳᡵᠠᠩᡤᡳ

/ɡiraŋɡi/

Sui

laak7

/laːk˧˥/

Mulam

hɣa:k7

/hɣaːk˦˨/

Blang

sa31 ʔaŋ33

/sa˧˩ ʔaŋ˧˧/

Tsou

cʉehʉ

/tsɨehɨ/

Tao

toang

/toaŋ/

Tày

đúc

/ɗʊwk͡p̚˧˥/

Southeast Asia (90)

Khmer

ឆ្អឹង

/cʰʔəŋ/

Zaiwa

showui

/ʃŏ˨˩ʋui˨˩/

Achang

a31ʐau31

/a˧˩ʐau˧˩/

Adi

along

/aloŋ/

Lao

ກະດູກ

/ka˧˥duːk˧˩/

Khmu

cʼaaŋ

/tʃʔaːŋ/

Shan

လုပ်ႇ

/lup˩/

Wa

si-ang

/siʔaŋ/

Mon

ဇုတ်

/cùt/

Pa'O

ဆွတ်

/cʰut˨˩/

Thai

กระดูก

/kra˨˩duːk˨˩/

2 different spellings

กระดูก

/kra˨˩duːk˨˩/

Thai

ดูก

Isan

ดูก

/duːk˨˩/

Kuy

hŋaːŋ

/ŋ̊aːŋ/

South Asia (75)

Dari

استخوان

/ustuˈxɑːn/

Odia

ହାଡ଼

/haːɽɔ/

Magahi

हड्डी

/həɖːiː/

Bhili

हाड़कुं

/haːɖkũ/

Bagri

हाड़

/haːɽ/

Dogri

हड्डी

/həɖːiː/

Kurukh

खोचोल

/kʰotʃol/

Bodo

बेगें

/beɡeŋ/

Ho

jang

/dʒaŋ/

Kangri

हड्डी

/həɖːiː/

Kullui

हड्का

/həɖkaː/

Gondi

पनेका

/paneka/

Tharu

हड्डा

/həɖːaː/

Limbu

ᤕᤧ᤺ᤵᤐᤠ

/jɛːppa/

Lhomi

རུས་པ

/ryːpa˥/

Balti

རུས་པ

/ruspa/

Middle East & Central Asia (82)

Udi

уъкъеън

/uˤqʼeˤn/

Budukh

кӏерепӏ

/kʼerepʼ/

Kryts

kʼərəpʼ

/kʼæræpʼ/

Sibe

ᡤᡳᡵᠠᠩᡤᡳ

/ɡirɑŋ/

Tigre

ዓጽም

/ʕatsʼəm/

Svan

ჯიჯუ̂

/dʒidʒw/

Avar

ракьа

/ratɬʼa/

Adyghe

къупшъхьэ

/qʷəpʂħa/

Lak

ттаркӏ

/tːarkʼ/

Tsez

лӏуза

/tɬuza/

Andi

рокьи

/rotɬʼi/

Rutul

кьырыб

/qʼɨrɨb/

Tajik

устухон

/ustuˈxon/

Laz

ყვილი

/qʼvili/

Europe (128)

Greek

κόκαλο

/ˈkokalo/

Erzya

ловажа

/lovaʒa/

Ido

osto

/ˈosto/

Africa (175)

Fula

ƴiʼal

/ʄiʔal/

Taa

ǂàã

/ǂãã/

Dii

nɛng

/nɛŋ/

Hdi

ghudzif

/ɣudzif/

Daba

gengirizl

/ɡeŋɡiriɮ/

Kera

kəskəŋ

/kəskəŋ/

Luhya

eshikumba

/eʃikumba/

Luo

chogo

/tʃoɡo/

Meru

mwĩndĩndĩ

/mwendende/

Embu

ĩvĩndĩ

/evende/

Yao

liupa

/liupa/

Sena

gogodo

/ɡoɡodo/

Nama

ǂkhōb

/ǂkʰoːb/

Igbo

ọkpụkpụ

/ɔkpʊkpʊ/

Efik

ọkpọ

/ɔkpɔ/

Edo

ùgbòlòkò

/ùɡbòlòkò/

Zulu

ithambo

/itʰambo/

Venda

ḽirambo

/l̪irambo/

Bari

kuyutio

/kujutio/

Asu

ivindi

/ivindi/

Soga

eigumba

/eiɡumba/

North America (105)

Cree

ᒥᐢᑲᐣ

/miskan/

Cayuga

ohsgyę́ʼda:ʼ

/ohskjɛ̃́ʔdaːʔ/

Oneida

ostyʌ́ʼtaʼ

/ostjʌ̃́ʔtaʔ/

Hupa

-tsʼinʼ

/-tsʼinʔ/

Latin America (64)

Toba

piʔinek

/piʔinek/

Hup

gʼɛg

/ɡʼɛɡ/

Oceania & the Pacific (70)

Olkol

elgnggel

/elɡŋɡel/

Hote

lokwaŋ

/lɔkwaŋ/

Siberia & North Asia (24)

Evenki

гирамна

/ɡiramna/

Even

икери

/ikeri/

Nanai

гирмакса

/ɡirmaksa/

Koryak

гʼытгʼым

/ʕətʕəm/

Ket

аʼт

/aʔt/

Shor

сӧӧк

/søːk/

Tofa

сөөк

/søːk/

Ancient & historical (115)

Sumerian

31–21cBCE

𒄊𒉻𒁺

/ŋiripadra/

Akkadian

25–6cBCE

𒂊𒍢𒅎𒌅

/esˤemtu/

Hittite

17–12cBCE

𒄩𒀸𒋫𒄿

/xastaːi/

Luwian

16–8cBCE

ḫāssa-

/ˈxaːsːa/

Sanskrit

15cBCE–21cCE

अस्थि

/astʰi/

Ugaritic

14–12cBCE

𐎓𐎑𐎎

/ʕaðˤmu/

Aramaic

10cBCE–13cCE

ܓܪܡܐ

/ɡarmaː/

Sabaean

10cBCE–6cCE

𐩲𐩼𐩣

/ʕaðˤm/

Punic

8cBCE–6cCE

𐤏𐤑𐤌

/ʕasˤm/

Pali

5–1cBCE

अट्ठि

/aʈːʰi/

Ge'ez

1–10c

ዐፅም

/ʕasˤm/

Mandaic

3–21c

ࡂࡉࡓࡌࡀ

/ɡerma/

Pyu

5–12c

ru

/ru(C)/

Jurchen

12–16c

giranggi

/ɡiraŋɡi/

Yugh

18–20c

аʼт

/aʔt/

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