Cat in 1054 languages

1054 languages

Generic domestic cat (Felis catus); use the normal generic/citation form for that language, and note gender (in wordEvidence.note) if it matters.

Major languages

English

cat

/kæt/

9 readings of the same spelling

Chinese

猫

/maʊ̯˥/

9 different spellings

猫

/mɔ˥/

Shanghai Wu

/miau˧˧/

Xiang

/mau˦˥/

Gan

/ŋiau˧˧/

Teochew

/niãu˧˧/

Quanzhou Hokkien

/mɐ˨˨˧/

Suzhou Wu

/mɛu˥˥/

Pinghua Nanning Yue

/niau˧˥/

Hainanese

/mau˥˧/

Lanyin Mandarin

/mɔ˦˦/

Ningbo Wu

/ʔmuɔ˧˧/

Wenzhou Wu

/miau˨˨/

Taishanese

/mə˩˩/

Hui Chinese

/me̯ɛw˥˨/

Huazhou Yue

/mau˥˥/

Dongguan Yue

/mɔ˨˩˧/

Hangzhou Wu

/mɔ˨˩˨/

Hefei Mandarin

/mau˦˦˥/

Hengyang Xiang

/mɑu˧˩˧/

Jinhua Wu

/miau˧˧˦/

Jiʼan Gan

/mʌo˦˦/

Kunming Mandarin

/mou˦˦/

Lüliang Jin

/miɑ̃˦˦/

Wuyuan Hui

/mau˧˥/

Yichun Gan

猫儿

/mau˩ ɚ˩/

Jin

/məɹ˥˥/

Chengdu Mandarin

/mau˥ ɚ˨˩/

Chongqing Mandarin

/mɚ˩˩/

Xinzhou Jin

猫公

/miau˥˧ kuŋ˦/

Hakka Chinese

猫囝

/mai˥˧ kiaŋ˧˧/

Eastern Min

猫唧

/miau˧˧ tsi˨˦/

Northern Min

猫子

/mau˥˥ tsɨ/

Wuhan Mandarin

/mɒ˩˧ tsi˦˥˧/

Pu-Xian Min

貓仔

/meu˨˦ e˧˩/

Taiwanese Hakka

/ŋiau˩˩ ɤ˥˥/

Hailu Hakka

мор

/mɔɻ˨˦/

Dungan

Hindi

बिल्ली

/bɪlːiː/

Urdu

بلی

/bɪlːiː/

Marathi

मांजर

/maːndzəɾ/

Telugu

పిల్లి

/pɪlːɪ/

Tamil

பூனை

/puːnaj/

East Asia (49)

Yi

ꀉꑐ

/a˧˦ɲɛ˧˧/

Hani

almil

/a˥˥mi˥˥/

Lahu

maˇ-niˆ

/mâníʔ/

Naxi

hual'leiq

/xwɑ˥le˨˩/

Azhe

anɛ

/a˥˥nɛ˧˧/

Ersu

m̩tsɿ

/m̩tsɿ/

Manchu

ᡴᡝᠰᡳᡴᡝ

/kəsikə/

Jino

jɔ31mɛ44

/jɔ˧˩mɛ˦˦/

Ainu

チャペ

/tɕape/

Jeju

고냉이

/konɛŋi/

Bunun

ngingiyaw

/ŋiŋijaw/

Tao

koving

/koviŋ/

Southeast Asia (85)

Mru

tamin

/təmɪn/

Khmer

ឆ្មា

/cʰmaː/

Nusu

mɯ35ȵɛ31

/mɯ˧˥ɲɛ˧˩/

Meitei

ꯍꯧꯗꯣꯡ

/hə́udoŋ/

Musi

kucing

/kutʃiŋ/

Gayo

kucing

/kutʃiŋ/

Lao

ແມວ

/mɛːw˧˥/

Burmese

ကြောင်

/tɕàuɴ/

Shan

မႅဝ်း

/mɛw˥/

Wa

miao:

/miau/

Mon

ဗဂဲ

/həkòa/

Pa'O

မောက်း

/mɔk/

Isan

แมว

/mɛːw˥/

Kuy

chhlɔːk

/tʃʰlɔːk/

South Asia (69)

Gujarati

બિલાડી

/bɪlaːɖiː/

Bhojpuri

बिलाड़ी

/bɪlaːɽiː/

Odia

ବିଲେଇ

/bilei/

Awadhi

बिलारि

/bilaːri/

Magahi

बिलाई

/bilaːi/

Bhili

मीनी

/miːniː/

Angika

बिलार

/bilaːr/

Bagri

मीनी

/miːniː/

Lambadi

बिल्ली

/bilːiː/

Dogri

बिल्ली

/bilːiː/

Kurukh

बिल्ली

/bilːiː/

Tulu

ಪುಚ್ಚೆ

/puttʃeː/

Bodo

मावजि

/maodʒi/

Ho

bile

/bile/

Kangri

बिल्ली

/bilːiː/

Kullui

बिल्ली

/bilːiː/

Gondi

वेर्काड़

/ʋeɾkaːɖ/

Nepali

बिरालो

/biɾaːlo/

Tharu

बिलार

/bilaːɾ/

Newari

भौंचा

/bʱaũtʃa/

Dotyali

बिरालो

/biɾaːlo/

Balti

བྱི་ལ

/bjila/

Middle East & Central Asia (74)

Udi

пӏшу

/pʼʃu/

Sibe

ᡴᡝᠰᡳᡴᡝ

/kəsikə/

Svan

ციცუ̂

/tsitsw/

Bats

ციცო

/tsitso/

Lak

ччиту

/tʃːitu/

Aghul

къурмев

/qurmew/

Tsez

кӏетӏу

/kʼetʼu/

Beja

kabsoot

/kabsoːt/

Zaza

pısıng

/pɨsɨŋɡ/

Laz

კატუ

/kʼatʼu/

Europe (128)

Rusyn

мачка

/ˈmatʃka/

Ido

kato

/ˈkato/

Africa (169)

Fula

ullundu

/ulːundu/

Bulu

esinga

/esiŋɡa/

Dii

ngwā

/ŋɡwa/

Hdi

ùvá

/ùvá/

Daba

mbə̀va

/mbə̀va/

Dan

gwa̋n

/ɡwã̋/

Konso

aturraata

/aturːaːta/

Akan

agyinamoa

/adʑinamoa/

Ga

adi

/adi/

Nzima

agyinamoa

/adʑinamoa/

Susu

nyɛɛsu

/ɲɛːsu/

Vai

ꖷꖬ

/musu/

Igbo

nwamba

/ŋʷamba/

Tiv

anyam

/aɲam/

Efik

nyabudaha

/ɲabudaha/

Isoko

ọtọmha

/ɔtɔmha/

Edo

apusi

/apusi/

North America (99)

Cree

ᒥᓅᐢ

/minoːs/

Ojibwe

gaazhagens

/ɡaːʒaɡens/

Mam

wiix

/wiːʃ/

Aleut

кошкаах̆

/koʃkaːχ/

Crow

iishpíiwishke

/iːʃpíːwiʃke/

Osage

įgðǫíka

/ĩɡðũíka/

Latin America (57)

Toba

miitʃa

/miitʃa/

Hup

picána

/pitʃána/

Oceania & the Pacific (55)

Tiwi

pussycat

/pusikat/

Mian

til busi

/til busi/

Siberia & North Asia (22)

Sakha

куоска

/kuoska/

Buryat

миисгэй

/miːsɡej/

Even

кэркэ

/kərkə/

Ket

кошка

/koʂka/

Shor

кӧшке

/køʃke/

Ancient & historical (76)

Elamite

26–4cBCE

𒋾𒅗𒊏

/tiɡra/

Akkadian

25–6cBCE

𒋗𒊏𒉡

/ʃuraːnu/

Hurrian

23–11cBCE

𒊭𒉿𒍣

/ʃawazi/

Sanskrit

15cBCE–21cCE

मार्जारः

/maːɾdʑaːɾaɦ/

Aramaic

10cBCE–13cCE

ܫܘܢܪܐ

/ʃunnaːraː/

Latin

7cBCE–6cCE

fēlēs

/ˈfeːleːs/

Pali

5–1cBCE

बिळाल

/biɭaːla/

Ge'ez

1–10c

ድሙ

/dəmmu/

Mandaic

3–21c

ࡔࡅࡍࡀࡓࡀ

/ʃunara/

Coptic

3–17c

ⲉⲙⲟⲩ

/emu/

Tocharian B

5–10c

𑀫𑀸𑀭𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀭𑁂

/maːrdʑaːre/

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