Earth in 1113 languages

1113 languages

Earth as soil / ground underfoot — the physical substance, not the planet.

Major languages

English

earth

/ɜːθ/

6 readings of the same spelling

Chinese

土

/tʰu˧˩˧/

5 different spellings

泥

/nai˧˧/

Northern Min

/ⁿdai˨˨/

Taishanese

/nɔi˧˩/

Dongguan Yue

/nɐi˥˩/

Zhongshan Yue

塗

/tʰɔ˨˧/

Penang Hokkien

涂

/tʰou˥˥/

Teochew

/tʰu˥˧/

Eastern Min

/hɔu˧˩/

Hainanese

/tʰɔu˩˧/

Pu-Xian Min

/tʰɔ˩˧/

Zhangzhou Hokkien

тў

/tʰu˥˩/

Dungan

Hindi

मिट्टी

/mɪʈːiː/

Urdu

مٹی

/mɪʈːiː/

Telugu

మట్టి

/maʈːi/

East Asia (59)

Yi

ꊖ

/tsa˧˧/

Hani

mil caq

/mi˥˥tsʰa˧˩/

Manchu

ᠪᠣᡳᡥᠣᠨ

/boihon/

Sui

hum5

/hum˧˥/

Blang

ka31 tɛ51

/ka˧˩ tɛ˥˩/

Jino

mi31tsha33

/mi˧˩tsʰa˧˧/

Daur

gaǯiri

/ɡadʒiri/

Mongolian

ᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ

/ɢɑdʒɑr/

2 different spellings

ᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ

/ɢɑdʒɑr/

Inner Mongolian

газар

/ɡazar/

Mongolian

Southeast Asia (90)

Lisu

mi-nae

/mi˦˦nɛ˦˦/

Zaiwa

myi-tse

/mji˥˥tse̱˨˩/

Nusu

mɹi35ɑ55

/mɹi˧˥ɑ˥˥/

Meitei

ꯂꯩꯕꯥꯛ

/ləibak/

Adi

among

/amoŋ/

Lao

ດິນ

/din˩˧/

Shan

လိၼ်

/lin˨˦/

Wa

tiex

/tɛʔ/

Mon

တိ

/tɔeʔ/

Pwo Karen

ၯင်းခေါဟ်

/ɣáɴkʰʊ́/

Pa'O

ဟံႏ

/ham˥˥/

Isan

ดิน

/din˥/

Kuy

ktɛːʔ

/ktɛːʔ/

South Asia (71)

Odia

ମାଟି

/maːʈi/

Bhili

माटी

/maːʈiː/

Bagri

मिट्टी

/miʈːiː/

Dogri

मिट्टी

/mɪʈːiː/

Kurukh

ख़ेख़ेल

/xeːxel/

Tulu

ಮಣ್ಣ್

/maɳɳ/

Ho

hasa

/hasa/

Kangri

चिक्क

/tʃikː/

Kullui

धरती

/dʱərtiː/

Badaga

மண்ணு

/maɳɳɯ/

Kodava

ಮಣ್ಣ್

/maɳɳɨ/

Tharu

माटी

/maːʈiː/

Middle East & Central Asia (79)

Udi

кӏул

/kʼul/

Bats

ჲობსტ

/jobstʼ/

Kazakh

топырақ

/topəraq/

Kyrgyz

топурак

/topuɾɑk/

Avar

ракь

/ratɬʼ/

Kumyk

топуракъ

/topuraq/

Lak

аьрщи

/aˤrɕːi/

Abaza

адгьыл

/adɡʲəl/

Aghul

наькьв

/næqʼʷ/

Tsez

ракь

/ratɬʼ/

Andi

онщи

/onʃːi/

Laz

ლეტა

/letʼa/

Ubykh

tɕʰʷaʁˤʷə

/tɕʰʷaʁˤʷə/

Europe (127)

Tatar

туфрак

/tufraq/

Rusyn

земля

/ˈzemlʲa/

Catalan

terra

/ˈtɛrə/

2 readings of the same spelling

/ˈtɛrə/

Catalan

/ˈtɛra/

Valencian

Ido

tero

/ˈtero/

Africa (163)

Fon

ayǐkúngban

/ajǐkṹɡbã/

Aja

nyigban

/ɲiɡbã/

Taa

ǂkxʼûm

/ǂkxʼum/

Dii

hág

/haɡ˥/

Hdi

xàɗík

/xàɗík/

Dan

sɛ̋

/sɛ̋/

Swazi

umhlabatsi

/umɬaɓatsi/

Ewe

anyigba

/aɲiɡba/

Ga

shikpɔŋ

/ʃikpɔŋ/

Kamba

muthanga

/muθaŋɡa/

Luo

lowo

/loːwo/

Meru

mũthetu

/moðɛtu/

Embu

mũthetu

/moðɛtu/

Mano

sɛ́lɛ́

/sɛ́lɛ́/

Yao

litaka

/litaka/

Nama

ǃhūb

/ǃʰuːp/

Zulu

inhlabathi

/inɬaɓatʰi/

Xhosa

umhlabathi

/umɬaɓatʰi/

Fur

sùːrù

/sùːrù/

Asu

isanga

/isaŋɡa/

Rwa

uteri

/uteɾi/

Sangu

ililongo

/ililoŋɡo/

Hadza

yamuabee

/ʔiamuʔabeʔe/

Gen

anyigbã

/aɲiɡbã/

North America (99)

Cree

ᐊᓯᐢᑭᕀ

/asiskij/

Kwak'wala

a̱wiʼnak̕wa̱s

/ʔəwiʔnakʷʼəs/

Mam

txʼotxʼ

/tʃʼotʃʼ/

Ixil

txʼavaʼ

/tʃʼaʋaʔ/

Aleut

танах̆

/tanaχ/

Hopi

tutskwa

/ˈtɨtskʷa/

Oneida

ohwʌ́tsyaʼ

/ohwʌ̃́tsjaʔ/

Osage

mąðį́hka

/mãðĩ́hka/

Latin America (62)

Hup

ɟʼáh

/ɟʼáh/

Ticuna

waixü̃mü

/waiʔɨ̃mɨ/

Wayuu

mmoo-ľuʼu

/mmoo-ľuʔu/

Oceania & the Pacific (63)

Tiwi

kiluwarti

/kiluwaɾti/

Siberia & North Asia (21)

Tuvan

довурак

/doβuˈrak/

Khakas

тобырах

/tobɯrax/

Koryak

нучельӄын

/nutʃeʎqən/

Ket

баʼӈ

/baʔŋ/

Ancient & historical (110)

Elamite

26–4cBCE

𒈬𒊒𒌦

/murun/

Akkadian

25–6cBCE

𒅕𒍢𒌅

/ˈersˤetu/

Hittite

17–12cBCE

𒋼𒂊𒅗𒀭

/teːkan/

Luwian

16–8cBCE

tiyamma-

/tijamma/

Sanskrit

15cBCE–21cCE

भूमि

/bʱuːmi/

Ugaritic

14–12cBCE

𐎀𐎗𐎕

/ʔarsˤu/

Aramaic

10cBCE–13cCE

ܐܪܥܐ

/ʔarʕaː/

Sabaean

10cBCE–6cCE

𐩱𐩧𐩳

/ʔardˤ/

Punic

8cBCE–6cCE

𐤀𐤓𐤑

/ʔarsˤ/

Latin

7cBCE–6cCE

humus

/ˈhumus/

Oscan

6cBCE–1cCE

teras

/teras/

Pali

5–1cBCE

पठवी

/pɐʈʰɐʋiː/

Sogdian

4cBCE–11cCE

zamāk

/zamaːk/

Ge'ez

1–10c

ምድር

/mədr/

Gothic

3–8c

𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰

/ɛrθa/

Pazeh

18–21c

daxe

/daxəʔ/

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