Book in 989 languages

989 languages

A book, a bound written or printed work — the general everyday word for a volume, not a booklet or pamphlet, not a notebook for writing in, and not the verb "to book".

Major languages

Chinese

书

/ʂu˥/

5 different spellings

书

/sz̩˥˧/

Shanghai Wu

/su˩/

Jin

/su˦˦/

Hakka Chinese

/ɕy˦˨/

Gan

/tsɯ˧˧/

Teochew

/tsy˥˥/

Eastern Min

/sy˥˦/

Northern Min

/ɕy˥˥/

Wuhan Mandarin

/sʮ˦˦/

Suzhou Wu

/ʃy˥˧/

Pinghua

/sɿ˥˧/

Ningbo Wu

/sɿ˧˧/

Wenzhou Wu

/si˧˧/

Taishanese

/ɕy˩˩/

Hui Chinese

/si˥˨/

Huazhou Yue

/ʃy˨˧/

Dongguan Yue

/su˩˩/

Fuzhou Gan

/sʮ˧˧/

Hangzhou Wu

/ʂʉ˨˩˨/

Hefei Mandarin

/ɕy˦˦˥/

Hengyang Xiang

/sʮ˥˩/

Jiaxing Wu

/ʂu˨˩˧/

Jinan Mandarin

/ɕy˧˧˦/

Jinhua Wu Jiʼan Gan

/su˨˦/

Lüliang Jin

/ʃy˥˥/

Nanning Yue

/ɕy˦˦/

Wuyuan Hui

/su˧˩˧/

Xinzhou Jin

/ʃy˧˥/

Yichun Gan

冊

/tsʰeʔ˧˨/

Taiwanese

/tsʰɛʔ˧/

Penang Hokkien

/tsʰeʔ˥/

Philippine Hokkien

册

/tsʰeʔ˥/

Quanzhou Hokkien

/sɛ˥˥/

Hainanese

/tsʰa˩˩/

Pu-Xian Min

/tsʰeʔ˧˨/

Xiamen Hokkien

/tsʰɛʔ˧˨/

Zhangzhou Hokkien

фу

/fu˨˦/

Dungan

Hindi

किताब

/kɪˈtaːb/

Urdu

کتاب

/kɪˈtaːb/

Marathi

पुस्तक

/ˈpustək/

Telugu

పుస్తకం

/ˈpustakam/

Tamil

புத்தகம்

/ˈput̪t̪aɡam/

East Asia (50)

Hmong

phau ntawv

/pʰau˧ ⁿdaɨ˨˦/

Yi

ꄯꒉ

/tʰɯ˨˩ʑɿ˧˧/

Hani

soqhhaq

/so˧˩ɣa˧˩/

Tujia

cipu

/tsʰi˥˥pʰu˥˥/

Naxi

tei'ee

/tʰe˧ɰɯ˧/

Ersu

ndʒondzɿpu

/ndʒo˥˥ndzɿ˥˥pu˧˧/

Blang

ka31 nak33

/ka˧˩ nak˧˧/

Jino

a33pjo33

/a˧˧pjo˧˧/

Ainu

カㇺビソㇱ

/kambisoʃ/

Tao

vakong

/vakoŋ/

Thao

patashan

/pataʃan/

Tày

xéc

/sɛk̚˧˥/

Southeast Asia (76)

Khmer

សៀវភៅ

/siəwpʰɨw/

Lisu

tho-uh

/tʰo˧˩ɣɯ˧˩/

Drung

dʑiɟe

/dʑi˥˥ɟe˥˥/

Zaiwa

laiká bùk

/lai˨˩ka̱˥˥puk˨˩/

Ha Hlai

bui1 tshia3

/bui˥˧ tsʰia˩˩/

Achang

a31pʐo55

/a˧˩pʐo˥˥/

Nusu

uɔʴ55su35ɑ55

/uɔ˞˥˥su˧˥ɑ˥˥/

Meitei

ꯂꯥꯏꯔꯤꯛ

/lairik/

Mizo

lehkhabu

/leʔkʰabu/

Adi

kitab

/kitab/

Lao

ປຶ້ມ

/pɯm˥˨/

Burmese

စာအုပ်

/sàʔoʊʔ/

Shan

ပပ်ႉ

/pap˦˨ˀ/

Rakhine

စာအုပ်

/sàʔouʔ/

Wa

phuk lai

/pʰuk lai/

Mon

လိက်အုပ်

/lòik up/

Thai

หนังสือ

/naŋ˩˩˦sɯː˩˩˦/

2 readings of the same spelling

/naŋ˩˩˦sɯː˩˩˦/

Thai

/naŋ˩˧sɯː˩˧/

Northern Thai Southern Thai

Isan

หนังสือ

/naŋ˩˧sɯː˩˧/

Bahnar

sơ̆p hla bơar

/səp hlaː bəar/

South Asia (62)

Dari

کتاب

/kiˈtɑːb/

Kannada

ಪುಸ್ತಕ

/ˈpustaka/

Odia

ବହି

/bɔhi/

Awadhi

किताब

/kitaːb/

Magahi

केताब

/keːtaːb/

Angika

किताब

/kitaːb/

Bagri

किताब

/kitaːb/

Dogri

कताब

/kətaːb/

Konkani

पुस्तक

/ˈpustək/

Kurukh

किताब

/kitaːb/

Tulu

ಪುಸ್ತಕ

/pustaka/

Bodo

बिजाब

/bidʒab/

Ho

puti

/puti/

Garo

ki·tap

/kiʔtap/

Gondi

पुस्तकम

/pustakam/

Kodava

ಪುಸ್ತಕ

/pustaka/

Nepali

किताब

/kiˈtab/

Tharu

किताब

/kitaːb/

Limbu

ᤛᤠᤵᤐᤴ

/sappan/

Balti

ཤོག་བུ

/ʃoɡbu/

Middle East & Central Asia (69)

Abkhaz

ашәҟәы

/aʂʷqʷʼə/

Udi

гирк

/ɡirk/

Sibe

ᠪᡳᡨᡥᡝ

/bitʰə/

Svan

ლა̈ირ

/læir/

Avar

тӏехь

/tʼex/

Archi

къонкъ

/qʼonqʼ/

Andi

хуча

/χutʃa/

Laz

სუპარა

/supʼara/

Ubykh

ʃʷəqʼa

/ʃʷəqʼa/

Europe (122)

Greek

βιβλίο

/viˈvlio/

Irish

leabhar

/ˈlʲauəɾˠ/

Polish

książka

/ˈkɕɔ̃ʂka/

Votic

tširjõ

/ˈtʃirjɤ/

Rusyn

книга

/ˈknɪha/

Catalan

llibre

/ˈʎiβɾə/

2 readings of the same spelling

/ˈʎiβɾə/

Catalan

/ˈʎibɾe/

Valencian

Ido

libro

/ˈlibro/

Africa (157)

Fula

deftere

/deftere/

Fon

wémà

/wémà/

Meta'

ə̀ŋwàʼnɨ̀

/ə̀ŋwàʔnɨ̀/

Dii

debtere

/debtere/

Hdi

deftera

/deftera/

Daba

beftere

/beftere/

Aghem

mwàʼsò

/mwàʔsò/

Dan

sʌ́ʌdhɛ̋bȅ

/sʌ́ːɗɛ̋bȅ/

Swazi

incwadzi

/iŋǀʷadzi/

Ewe

agbalẽ

/aɡbalẽ/

Ga

wolo

/wolo/

Bassa

céè-ɖɛ̀

/tʃéèɖɛ̀/

Vai

ꕺꖃ

/kpɔlɔ/

Yao

chitabu

/tʃitabu/

Nama

ǂkhanis

/ǂkʰanis/

Igbo

akwụkwọ

/akʷʊkʷɔ/

Tiv

takerada

/takerada/

Zulu

incwadi

/iŋˈǀʷaːdi/

Xhosa

incwadi

/iŋˈǀʷaːdi/

Asu

kitabu

/kitabu/

Rwa

kitabu

/kitabu/

Sangu

ilitaafili

/ilitaːfili/

Gen

wémà

/wémà/

Soga

ekitabo

/ekitabo/

North America (87)

Cree

ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᐣ

/masinahikan/

Ojibwe

mazinaʼigan

/mazinaʔiɡan/

Mohawk

kahiatónhsera

/kahjatṹhsera/

Haida

ḵugíin

/qʰuɡíːn/

Mam

uʼjbʼil

/uʔxɓil/

Cora

liibru

/ˈliːbɾu/

Sumo

wauhtaya

/wauhtaja/

Cheyenne

mȯxeʼėstooʼo

/moxeʔestoːʔo/

Aleut

каликах̆

/kalikaχ/

Hopi

tutuveni

/tɨtɨveni/

Oneida

kahyatúhsliʼ

/kahjatṹhsliʔ/

Crow

baawaalaáche

/baːwaːláːtʃe/

Latin America (56)

Terena

koyuhópeti

/kojuˈhopeti/

Hup

cugʼæ̌t

/tʃuɡʼæ̌t/

Wayuu

karaloukta

/karaloukta/

Tuyuca

paperatuti

/paˈpeɾatuti/

Bribri

ayë́jkuö

/ajə́hkuø/

Nivaclé

watkʼisxajanatʃ

/watkʼisxajanatʃ/

Oceania & the Pacific (56)

Siberia & North Asia (21)

Sakha

кинигэ

/kiniɡe/

Even

книга

/kniɡa/

Mansi

кнӣга

/kniːɣa/

Ket

книга

/kɲiɡa/

Ancient & historical (67)

Sanskrit

15cBCE–21cCE

पुस्तक

/ˈpustɐkɐ/

Aramaic

10cBCE–13cCE

ܟܬܒܐ

/ktaːβaː/

Latin

7cBCE–6cCE

liber

/ˈlɪbɛr/

Pali

5–1cBCE

पोत्थक

/potːʰaka/

Sogdian

4cBCE–11cCE

npʾyk

/nipeːk/

Ge'ez

1–10c

መጽሐፍ

/mɐtsʼħɐf/

Mandaic

3–21c

ࡃࡓࡀࡔࡀ

/draʃa/

Coptic

3–17c

ϫⲱⲙ

/tʃoːm/

Gothic

3–8c

𐌱𐍉𐌺𐍉𐍃

/ˈboːkoːs/

Pazeh

18–21c

babizu

/babizu/

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