Green in 966 languages

966 languages

The basic colour term for green — the hue of grass and fresh leaves, lying between yellow and blue. The ordinary colour word; where a language has a single 'grue' term covering both green and blue, that shared word is given here (and also appears under 'blue').

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Major languages

English

green

/ɡɹiːn/

4 readings of the same spelling

Chinese

绿

/ly˥˩/

5 different spellings

绿

/ly˥˩/

Mandarin Chinese Northeastern Mandarin

/nu˨˩/

Sichuan Mandarin Chengdu Mandarin

/loʔ˩˨/

Shanghai Wu Ningbo Wu

/luʔ˥˥/

Jianghuai Mandarin

/luəʔ˨/

Jin

/liuk̚˥/

Hakka Chinese

/ləu˨˦/

Xiang

/liuʔ˥/

Gan

/luoʔ˥/

Eastern Min

/ly˦˨/

Northern Min

/ly˥˧/

Tianjin Mandarin

/nou˨˩˧/

Wuhan Mandarin

/ly˨˦/

Zhongyuan Mandarin Kaifeng Mandarin

/liak˨˦/

Quanzhou Hokkien

/loʔ˧/

Suzhou Wu

/lœk˨˦/

Pinghua

/liak˧/

Hainanese

/lu˩˧/

Lanyin Mandarin

/lo˨˩˧/

Wenzhou Wu

/lɵk̚˨˨/

Taishanese

/liu˩˩/

Hui Chinese

/lɒʔ˦/

Pu-Xian Min

/lʊk̚˨˨/

Huazhou Yue

/lu˨˩/

Chongqing Mandarin

/lok˧/

Dongguan Yue

/tiuʔ˨/

Fuzhou Gan

/loʔ˨/

Hangzhou Wu

/luəʔ˦/

Hefei Mandarin

/lu˩˩˨/

Hengyang Xiang Yongzhou Xiang

/loʔ˥/

Jiaxing Wu

/ly˨˩/

Jinan Mandarin

/loʔ˨˩˨/

Jinhua Wu

/ly˧˧˦/

Jiʼan Gan

/lu˧˩/

Kunming Mandarin

/luəʔ˨˧/

Lüliang Jin

/luʔ˥/

Nanjing Mandarin

/lʊk˨/

Nanning Yue

/lɑ˥˩/

Wuyuan Hui

/liɤu˨˩/

Xi'an Mandarin

/lik̚˦/

Xiamen Hokkien

/luəʔ˦˧/

Xinzhou Jin

/luʔ˦/

Yichun Gan

/liɪk̚˩˨˩/

Zhangzhou Hokkien

綠

/lʊk˨/

Cantonese Cantonese Classical Chinese

/liɪk˦/

Taiwanese

/liuk˥/

Taiwanese Hakka

/liu/

Early Mandarin (Zhongyuan Yinyun)

/*pə.rok/

Old Chinese

/ly˥˩/

Taiwan Mandarin

/luawk/

Middle Chinese

/lʊk˧/

Zhongshan Yue

青色

/tsʰẽ˧˧ sek˨/

Teochew

/tsʰẽ˧˧ sek˧/

Penang Hokkien

/tsʰĩ˧˧ siak˥/

Philippine Hokkien

青

/tsʰiaŋ˥˧/

Hailu Hakka

/tʰaɲ˧˧/

Vietnamese Hán văn

лю

/liou˨˦/

Dungan

Hindi

हरा

/ɦəˈraː/

Urdu

ہرا

/ɦəˈraː/

Russian

зелёный

/zʲɪˈlʲonɨj/

Telugu

ఆకుపచ్చ

/aːkupatʃːa/

Tamil

பச்சை

/patːɕai/

East Asia (55)

Yi

ꀈꆧ

/a˥ɬo˨˩/

Ersu

zizɑ

/zi˥˥zɑ˥˥/

Manchu

ᠨᡳᠣᠸᠠᠩᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ

/niowaŋɡijan/

Sui

ȶhu1

/ȶʰu˩˩/

Ho Ne She

ka35 pʰɤ54 kʰun31

/ka˧˥ pʰɤ˥˦ kʰun˧˩/

Jino

a33ny55

/a˧˧ny˥˥/

Ainu

シウニン

/siwnin/

Mongolian

ᠨᠣᠭᠤᠭᠠᠨ

/nɔɡɔːŋ/

2 different spellings

ᠨᠣᠭᠤᠭᠠᠨ

/nɔɡɔːŋ/

Inner Mongolian

ногоон

/nɔɡɔːŋ/

Mongolian

Udege

исэмпэ

/isəmpə/

Amis

kangdaway

/kaŋdawaj/

Bunun

masanglav

/masaŋlav/

Tsou

enghova

/eŋxova/

Tao

mogaraw

/moɡaraw/

Thao

madishlum

/madiʃlum/

Rukai

salesese

/saləsəsə/

Tày

kheo

/kʰɛw˧˧/

Southeast Asia (80)

Khmer

បៃតង

/ɓajtɑːŋ/

Lisu

ni-chi

/ni˧˥tʃʰɿ˦˩/

Nusu

ȵɯ35ȵɯ31

/ɲɯ˧˥ɲɯ˧˩/

Meitei

ꯑꯁꯡꯕ

/əsəŋbə/

Adi

yaying

/jajiŋ/

Nias

owugeʼe

/owuɡeʔe/

Mandar

mekurarraq

/mekurarːaʔ/

Lao

ຂຽວ

/kʰiːəw˩˧/

Shan

ၶဵဝ်

/kʰew˨˦/

Wa

klai

/klai/

Mon

ဍာပ်ဍဴ

/ɗap ɗao/

Isan

เขียว

/kʰiaw˩˧/

South Asia (63)

Tibetan

ལྗང་ཁུ

/tɕəŋ˩˧ku˥/

Odia

ସବୁଜ

/sɔbudʒɔ/

Awadhi

हरिअर

/həriər/

Magahi

हरियर

/ɦərijər/

Assamese

সেউজীয়া

/xeuzia/

Angika

हरियर

/ɦərijər/

Santali

ᱦᱟᱹᱨᱭᱟᱹᱲ

/hərijəɽ/

Bagri

हरियो

/hərijo/

Kurukh

हरियर

/haɾijaɾ/

Tulu

ಪಚ್ಚೆ

/pattʃe/

Bodo

गोथां

/ɡɯtʰaŋ/

Garo

tangsek

/taŋsek/

Ladakhi

སྔོན་པོ

/ŋonpo/

Kodava

ಪಚ್ಚೆ

/patʃtʃe/

Nepali

हरियो

/ɦəɾijo/

Sherpa

ལྗང་སྨུ

/dʑaŋmu/

Middle East & Central Asia (75)

Abkhaz

аиаҵәа

/ajatsʼʷa/

Udi

йаьшил

/jæʃil/

Kryts

çʼukʼni

/tʃʼukʼni/

Sibe

ᠨᡳᠣᠸᠠᠩᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ

/nyŋɲiɑn/

Tigre

ሰዐርሰዕሮ

/saʕarsaʕəro/

Saho

andharh

/anɖaɽ/

Blin

ቍጣን

/kʷʼɨtʼan/

Afar

anxaxiní

/anɖaɖini/

Svan

ჲჷრჟი

/jərʒi/

Chechen

баьццара

/bætsːara/

Avar

гӏурччинаб

/ʕurtʃːinab/

Adyghe

уцышъо

/wətsəʂʷa/

Ingush

баьццара

/bætsːara/

Lak

щюлисса

/ɕːjulisːa/

Abaza

удзышва

/udzəʃʷa/

Aghul

гъазеф

/ʁazef/

Tsez

цӏицӏира

/tsʼitsʼira/

Archi

оӏловттут

/oˤlowtːut/

Andi

хочи

/χotʃi/

Beja

sootaay

/soːtaːj/

Laz

ხანჭელი

/xantʃʼeli/

Ubykh

ʁˤaqʼa

/ʁˤaqʼa/

Europe (126)

Czech

zelený

/ˈzɛlɛniː/

Võro

rohilinõ

/rohilinɤ/

Greek

πράσινο

/ˈprasino/

Nenets

илебей

/ilʲebʲej/

Veps

vihand

/ˈvihand/

Rusyn

зеленый

/zeˈlenɨj/

Catalan

verd

/bɛrt/

2 readings of the same spelling

/bɛrt/

Catalan

/vɛɾt/

Valencian

Ido

verda

/ˈverda/

Africa (105)

Fula

haakoojo

/haːkoːdʒo/

Fon

amamǔ

/amamǔ/

Taa

ᶢǀa̤ʕi

/ᶢǀa̤ʕi/

Dyula

binkɛnɛman

/binkɛnɛman/

Kirundi

akatsi gatoto

/akatsi ɡatoto/

Hdi

kùzún-kùzún

/kùzún kùzún/

Sango

ngûngunzä

/ŋɡuŋɡunza/

Dan

gblȅeyi̋dhē

/ɡblȅːji̋ɗē/

Lingala

lángi la mpɔndú

/láŋɡi la mpɔndú/

Kikongo

langi ya matiti

/laŋɡi ja matiti/

Oromo

magariisa

/maɡariːsa/

Amharic

አረንጓዴ

/arənˈɡʷade/

Akan

ahahammono

/ahahammono/

Ewe

gbemumu

/ɡbemumu/

Ga

ŋoli

/ŋoli/

Nzima

asuomenle

/asuomenle/

Mano

béìzɛ̀

/be˥i˩zɛ˩/

Chewa

wobiriwira

/wobiriwira/

Makhuwa

ekori ya mathapa

/ekoɾi ja matʰapa/

Yoruba

àwọ̀ ewé

/àwɔ̀ ewé/

Igbo

ndụndụ

/ndʊndʊ/

Berom

gwim-gwim

/ɡwimɡwim/

Izii

oyingo-oyingo

/ojiŋɡo ojiŋɡo/

Urhobo

ọgiọgiọ

/ɔɡiɔɡiɔ/

Edo

ebeebe

/ebeebe/

Zulu

luhlaza

/luˈɬaːza/

Xhosa

luhlaza

/luˈɬaːza/

Zande

nvutanvuta

/nvutanvuta/

Fur

kirro

/kirːo/

Hadza

nxawejjene

/ᵑǁawetʃʼene/

Gen

amamu

/amamu/

Chiga

kinyaasi

/tʃiɲaːsi/

North America (89)

Cree

ᐊᐢᑭᐦᑕᒁᐤ

/askihtakwaːw/

Ojibwe

ozhaawashkwaa

/oʒaːwaʃkwaː/

Mi'kmaq

stoqonamuʼk

/əstoxonamuːɡ/

Cayuga

onráhda̱ʼę:ʼ

/onráhdḁʔɛ̃ːʔ/

Haida

sg̱inuwáa

/sɢinuwɑ́ː/

Mam

txaʼx

/tʃaʔʃ/

Ixil

chaʼx

/tʃaʔʃ/

Otomi

kʼantsʼi

/kʼantsʼi/

Chol

yäjyäx

/jɨhjɨʃ/

Cora

jamuámua

/haˈmwamwa/

Navajo

dootłʼizh

/tòːtɬʼìʒ/

Arapaho

cenéeteeyóó

/tʃenéːteːjóː/

Aleut

чидг̆ааюлих

/tʃiðɣaːjulix/

Oneida

awʌ:lá:

/awʌ̃ːláː/

Hupa

łitsow

/ɬitsow/

Osage

mąhį́ htóho

/mãhĩ́ htóho/

Latin America (59)

Terena

hononoʼiti

/hononoʔiti/

Hup

pɔ̃pɔ̃h

/pɔ̃pɔ̃h/

Dâw

mɨ̃̂

/mɨ̃̂/

Wayuu

wüitüsü

/wɨitɨsɨ/

Bribri

tsipátsipà

/tsipátsipa/

Nawat

shushuwik

/ʃuʃuwik/

Oceania & the Pacific (47)

Noongar

nodjam dordong

/nodʒam doɖoŋ/

Fijian

drokadroka

/ndrokandroka/

Nalca

sugulamla

/suɡulamla/

Māori

kākāriki

/kaːkaːɾiki/

Niuean

lanu laukou

/lanu laukou/

Enga

sakapae

/sakapae/

Motu

gadokagadoka

/ɡadokaɡadoka/

Hote

saŋgek

/saŋɡɛk/

Mian

itanasit

/itanasit/

Komba

gwolâ gwolâ

/ɡwolɐ ɡwolɐ/

Samoan

lanumeamata

/lanumeamata/

Siberia & North Asia (23)

Tuvan

ногаан

/noɣaːn/

Buryat

ногоон

/noˈɡoːŋ/

Altai

јажыл

/ɟaˈʒɯl/

Evenki

чуларин

/tʃularin/

Even

чӯлбаня̄

/tʃuːlbaɲaː/

Chukchi

нывытэчгытрыӄэн

/nəwətetʃɣətrəqen/

Nanai

нёӈгиан

/nʲoŋɡian/

Koryak

нывʼтэлгыяӄэн

/nəwtelɣəjaqen/

Mansi

няртпумоспа

/ɲartpumospa/

Nivkh

ньлайсвала

/ɲlajsvala/

Ket

съʼнь

/səʔnʲ/

Shor

чажыл

/tʃaˈʒɯl/

Ancient & historical (75)

Sanskrit

15cBCE–21cCE

हरितः

/haritaɦ/

Aramaic

10cBCE–13cCE

ܝܘܪܩܐ

/jaroːqaː/

Latin

7cBCE–6cCE

viridis

/ˈwɪrɪdɪs/

Pali

5–1cBCE

हरित

/harita/

Sogdian

4cBCE–11cCE

zarγōnē

/zarɣoːneː/

Ge'ez

1–10c

ሐመልሚል

/ħamalmiːl/

Coptic

3–17c

ⲟⲩⲟⲧⲟⲩⲉⲧ

/uotuet/

Chibcha

9–18c

chysquyco

/tʃɨskɨko/

Jurchen

12–16c

burha boco

/burxa botʃo/

Pazeh

18–21c

tululik

/tululik/

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