Father in 1175 languages

1175 languages

Male parent — neutral/citation form. Same register convention as mother.

Major languages

English

father

/ˈfɑːðə/

2 different spellings

Chinese

爸爸

/pa˥˩ pa/

13 different spellings

爸爸

/paː˨˩ paː˥/

Cantonese

/pa˧˩ pa/

Shanghai Wu

/pa˨˦ pa/

Xiang

/paʔ˥ pa/

Gan

/pɑ˧˧ pɑ˧˧/

Hangzhou Wu

/pa˩˩˨ pa˩˩˨/

Hengyang Xiang

/pa˧˧˦ pa˧˧˦/

Jiʼan Gan

爹爹

/tie˩ tie/

Jin

/tiɑ˥ tiɑ˨˩/

Suzhou Wu

/tiɑ˥˩ tiɑ˥˩/

Jiaxing Wu

/tiɛ˨˦ tiɛ/

Lüliang Jin

老爸

/lau˧˧ pe˧˧/

Taiwanese Philippine Hokkien

/lau˨˨ pɛ˨˨/

Zhangzhou Hokkien

阿爸

/a˦ pa˦/

Hakka Chinese

/a˧˧ pa˥˥/

Teochew Taishanese

/a˥˥ pa˥˥/

Pinghua

/aʔ˦˦ pa/

Ningbo Wu

/a˧˩ pa˧˧/

Wenzhou Wu

/a˨˦ pa˨˦/

Taiwanese Hakka

/ʔaː˧˧ ɓaː˥˨/

Huazhou Yue

/a˧˧ pa˥˧/

Hailu Hakka

/a˧˧ pa˧˧/

Penang Hokkien

/ʔa˨˧ pa˧˩/

Dongguan Yue

/əʔ˦ pɑ˥˥/

Jinhua Wu

依爸

/i˥˥ pa˥˥/

Eastern Min

爹

/ta˥˦/

Northern Min

/tie˨˩˨/

Hefei Mandarin

/tiɛ˨˩˧/

Jinan Mandarin

/tiɛ̃˩˩/

Xinzhou Jin

老父

/lɒ˩˩ pɒ˩˩/

Pu-Xian Min

дада

/ta˦ta/

Dungan

老汉

/lau˦˨ xan˨˩˧/

Chongqing Mandarin

老窦

/lu˨˦ tɐu˨˨/

Nanning Yue

老豆

/lou˨˩˧ tɐu˧˧/

Zhongshan Yue

Hindi

पिता

/pɪtaː/

Urdu

والد

/ʋaːlɪd/

Telugu

నాన్న

/naːnːə/

Tamil

அப்பா

/appaː/

East Asia (61)

Yi

ꀉꄉ

/a˧˦ta˧˧/

Hani

aqda

/a˧˩da˧˧/

Naxi

eqbba

/ə˨˩bɑ˧/

Azhe

atɪ

/a˧˧tɪ˨˨/

Blang

kɨiŋ51 ʔe51

/kɨiŋ˥˩ ʔe˥˩/

Jino

a33pu33

/a˧˧pu˧˧/

Daur

ečige

/etʃiɡe/

Ainu

アチャ

/atɕa/

Southeast Asia (91)

Nusu

iɑ55bɑ31

/iɑ˥˥bɑ˧˩/

Lao

ພໍ່

/pʰɔː˧/

Shan

ပေႃႈ

/pɔː˧˨/

Wa

keeing

/kɯɲ/

Mon

အပါ

/ʔəpa/

Pa'O

ဖာ

/pʰa̤˧˩/

Isan

พ่อ

/pʰɔː˨˩/

South Asia (76)

Odia

ବାପା

/baːpaː/

Bhili

बाबू

/baːbuː/

Dogri

बापू

/baːpuː/

Tulu

ಅಮ್ಮೆ

/amːe/

Bodo

आफा

/apʰa/

Ho

apu

/apu/

Gondi

तप्पे

/tappe/

Kodava

ಅಪ್ಪಯ್ಯ

/appajja/

Kachhi

અબ્બા

/əbbɑː/

Limbu

ᤀᤠᤶᤒᤠ

/amba/

Lhomi

ཨ་པ་

/ʔapa˩/

Sinhala

තාත්තා

/taːtːaː/

Middle East & Central Asia (82)

Udi

бабо

/babo/

Sibe

ᠠᠮᠠ

/ɑmɘ/

Blin

እኽር

/ʔɨxɨr/

Lak

ппу

/pːu/

Laz

ბაბა

/baba/

Europe (128)

Greek

πατέρας

/paˈteɾas/

Rusyn

отець

/oˈtɛtsʲ/

Catalan

pare

/paɾə/

2 readings of the same spelling

/paɾə/

Catalan

/ˈpaɾe/

Valencian

Ido

patro

/ˈpatro/

Africa (175)

Dan

dʌ̄

/dʌ̄/

Ga

tsɛ

/tsɛ/

Yao

atati

/atati/

Nama

ǁgûb

/ǁɡũːb/

Edo

érhá

/eɾa/

North America (104)

Cree

ᓄᐦᑖᐎᕀ

/noːhtaːwij/

Mohawk

rakeʼníha

/rakeʔníha/

Navajo

shizhéʼé

/ʃiʒéʔé/

Aleut

адаах̆

/aðaːχ/

Hopi

naʼat

/nɑʔɑt/

Crow

iilápxe

/iːlápχe/

Latin America (64)

Hup

ʔíp

/ʔíp/

Rapanui

matuʻa tāne

/matuʔa taːne/

Oceania & the Pacific (70)

Tiwi

rringani

/ɾiŋani/

Yapese

chiitamoog

/tʃiːtamoːɡ/

Niuean

matua taane

/matua taːne/

Enga

takange

/takaŋɡe/

Siberia & North Asia (24)

Chukchi

ытԓыгын

/ətɬəɣən/

Ancient & historical (129)

Hurrian

23–11cBCE

𒀜𒋫𒀀𒄿

/attai/

Luwian

16–8cBCE

𔐞𔑣𔓯𔗔

/ˈtadis/

Avestan

15–5cBCE

𐬞𐬌𐬙𐬀𐬭

/pitar/

Sanskrit

15cBCE–21cCE

पिता

/pitaː/

Aramaic

10cBCE–13cCE

ܐܒܐ

/ʔabbaː/

Punic

8cBCE–6cCE

𐤀𐤁

/ʔav/

Latin

7cBCE–6cCE

pater

/ˈpater/

Oscan

6cBCE–1cCE

patír

/patiːr/

Pali

5–1cBCE

पिता

/pitaː/

Coptic

3–17c

ⲉⲓⲱⲧ

/ejoːt/

Gothic

3–8c

𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰

/ɑtːɑ/

Yugh

18–20c

оп

/op/

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