Eye in 1171 languages

1171 languages

Eye (organ of sight); singular form preferred.

Major languages

English

eye

/aɪ/

7 readings of the same spelling

Chinese

眼睛

/jɛn˧˩˧ tɕiŋ/

8 different spellings

眼睛

/jɛn˧˩˧ tɕiŋ/

Mandarin Chinese

/ŋan˨˩˧ tɕin˥/

Sichuan Mandarin

/ŋɛ˩ tɕin˥/

Shanghai Wu

/niɛ˥˧ tɕi˩/

Jin

/ŋan˦˩ tɕin˧/

Xiang

/an˨˩˧ tɕiaŋ˦˨/

Gan

/jɛn˨˩˧ tɕiŋ/

Tianjin Mandarin

/iɛn˦˨ tɕin˥˥/

Wuhan Mandarin

/ŋᴇ˩ tsin˧/

Suzhou Wu

/jɛn˦˦˨ tɕin/

Lanyin Mandarin

/ŋɛ˨˧ tɕiɴ˦˦/

Ningbo Wu

/ŋɔ˨˦ tsɛ˩˩/

Hui Chinese

/ŋan˥˧ tɕin˥˥/

Chengdu Mandarin

/ŋian˦˨ tɕin˥/

Chongqing Mandarin

/ʔiᴇ̃˥˧ tɕiŋ˧˧/

Hangzhou Wu

/ɦɛ˨˩˨ tɕiŋ˥˩/

Jiaxing Wu

/ɑ˥˧˥ tsiŋ˧˧˦/

Jinhua Wu

/ŋan˥˧ tɕiaŋ˧˧˦/

Jiʼan Gan

/iɛ̃˥˧ tɕĩ˦˦/

Kunming Mandarin

/niæ˧˩˨ tsɿ˨˦/

Lüliang Jin

/iɛn˨˩˨ tɕin˧˩/

Nanjing Mandarin

/ŋɐin˧˩ tsɔ̃˦˦/

Wuyuan Hui

/ŋæ˥˧ tɕiŋ˨˩/

Xi'an Mandarin

眼

/ŋaːn˩˧/

Cantonese

/jɛn˨˩˦/

Jianghuai Mandarin

/ȵan˨˦/

Pinghua

/ŋaːn˧˧/

Taishanese

/ŋaːn˨˩˦/

Huazhou Yue

/ŋɛŋ˧˦/

Dongguan Yue

/ŋan˧˥/

Fuzhou Gan

/jĩ˨˦/

Hefei Mandarin

/iɛ̃˥˥/

Jinan Mandarin

/ŋɛn˨˦/

Nanning Yue

/niɑ̃˧˩˧/

Xinzhou Jin

/ŋan˨˩/

Yichun Gan

/ŋã˥˥/

Yongzhou Xiang

/ŋan˨˩˧/

Zhongshan Yue

目睭

/bak˦ tsiu˦˦/

Taiwanese

/mu˦˨ tsiu˥˦/

Northern Min

/maʔ˦ tsiu˥˧˧/

Pu-Xian Min

/bak̚˦ tsiu˦˦/

Xiamen Hokkien

/bak̚˩˨˩ tsiu˦˦/

Zhangzhou Hokkien

眼乌珠

/ŋa˧˦ ʔvu˧˧ tsɿ˧˧/

Wenzhou Wu

目珠

/muk˨ tsu˨˦/

Taiwanese Hakka

/muk˥ tʃu˥˧/

Hailu Hakka

нянҗин

/niæ̃˥˩tɕiŋ˨˦/

Dungan

眼珠

/ŋan˧˧ tɕy˦˦˥/

Hengyang Xiang

Urdu

آنکھ

/ãːkʰ/

Telugu

కన్ను

/kənːu/

East Asia (61)

Hmong

qhov muag

/qʰɔ˨˦ mua˧˩/

Yi

ꑓ

/ɲɔ˧˧/

Azhe

ȵɪdu

/ȵɪ˧˧du˨˩/

Sui

ⁿda1

/ⁿda˩˩/

Jino

mja42tsi44

/mja˦˨tsi˦˦/

Southeast Asia (92)

Khmer

ភ្នែក

/pʰnɛːk/

Achang

nʲɔʔ55 tsiʔ31

/nʲɔʔ˥˥ tsiʔ˧˩/

Nusu

miɑ53dʑi31

/miɑ˥˧dʑi˧˩/

Lao

ຕາ

/taː˩˧/

Burmese

မျက်စိ

/mjɛʔ sḭ/

Shan

တႃ

/taː˨˦/

Rakhine

မျက်စိ

/mjɔʔsḭ/

Wa

ngai

/ŋai/

Mon

မတ်

/mòt/

Pa'O

မဲ့

/mɛʔ˦˥/

Kuy

mɜ̤t

/mɜt/

South Asia (76)

Odia

ଆଖି

/aːkʰi/

Awadhi

आँखी

/ãːkʰiː/

Dogri

अक्ख

/akːʰ/

Tulu

ಕಣ್ಣ್

/kaɳɳ/

Bodo

मेगन

/meɡon/

Ho

med

/meɖ/

Kodava

ಕಣ್ಣ್

/kaɳɳɨ/

Lepcha

ᰣᰦᰕᰧᰭᰶ

/ʔamik/

Nepali

आँखा

/ãːkʰaː/

Tharu

आँखी

/ãːkʰiː/

Middle East & Central Asia (82)

Sibe

ᠶᠠᠰᠠ

/jɑs/

Bats

ბჵარკ

/bħarkʼ/

Tsez

озури

/ozuri/

Andi

гьаркӏо

/harkʼo/

Laz

თოლი

/tʰoli/

Europe (128)

Moksha

сельме

/sʲelʲmʲe/

Erzya

сельме

/sʲelʲmʲe/

Ido

okulo

/oˈkulo/

Africa (175)

Fon

nukún

/nukṹ/

Aja

ŋkuvi

/ŋkuvi/

Taa

ǃʼûĩ

/ǃʼũĩ/

Dii

nɔ́ɔ́

/nɔɔ/

Hdi

ìrí

/ìrí/

Dan

ya̋n

/jã̋/

Ga

hiŋmɛi

/hiŋmɛi/

Luo

wangʼ

/waŋ/

Meru

riitho

/ɾiːðɔ/

Embu

riitho

/ɾiːθɔ/

Degema

ụnwo ạḍu

/ʊŋʷɔ aɗʊ/

Fur

nʉ́ŋɨ́

/nʊ́ŋɪ́/

Rwa

iriso

/iɾiso/

Hadza

akhwako

/ʔakʷʰako/

Gen

ŋkuvi

/ŋkuvi/

Soga

eriiso

/eɾiːso/

North America (105)

Cree

ᒥᐢᑮᓯᐠ

/miskiːsik/

Ojibwe

oshkiinzhig

/oʃkiːnʒiɡ/

Thompson

nk̓ʷətƛ̓ustn

/nkʼʷətɬʼustn/

Hupa

-na:ʼ

/-nɑːʔ/

Latin America (64)

Toba

lʔaite

/lʔaite/

Hup

kǝwǝ̌g

/kəwə̌ɡ/

Oceania & the Pacific (70)

Tiwi

pijara

/pidʒaɾa/

Lardil

k'uu

/kʼuː/

2 different spellings

k'uu

/kʼuː/

Damin

kuwa

/kuwa/

Lardil

Hote

madaluk

/madaluk/

Siberia & North Asia (24)

Koryak

лылалӈын

/ləlalŋən/

Shor

қарақ

/qɑrɑq/

Tofa

карак

/karak/

Ancient & historical (122)

Hittite

17–12cBCE

𒊭𒆪𒉿

/sakuwa/

Avestan

15–5cBCE

𐬗𐬀𐬱𐬨𐬀𐬥

/tʃaʃman/

Sanskrit

15cBCE–21cCE

नेत्रम्

/neːtɾam/

Aramaic

10cBCE–13cCE

ܥܝܢܐ

/ʕajnaː/

Sabaean

10cBCE–6cCE

𐩲𐩺𐩬

/ʕajn/

Punic

8cBCE–6cCE

𐤏𐤍

/ʕajin/

Latin

7cBCE–6cCE

oculus

/ˈokulus/

Pali

5–1cBCE

चक्खु

/tɕakːʰu/

Ge'ez

1–10c

ዐይን

/ʕajn/

Gothic

3–8c

𐌰𐌿𐌲𐍉

/ɑuɣoː/

Khotanese

5–10c

𑀘𑁂𑀰𑁆𑀫𑀦𑁆

/tʃʰeʃman/

Pazeh

18–21c

daurik

/dauɾik/

Yugh

18–20c

ден

/den/

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