Hand in 1170 languages

1170 languages

Hand (distal upper limb); not "arm". Some languages do not distinguish hand vs arm.

Major languages

English

hand

/hænd/

7 readings of the same spelling

Chinese

手

/ʂoʊ̯˧˩˧/

2 different spellings

手

/sɤ˧˥/

Shanghai Wu

/səu˨˩˦/

Jianghuai Mandarin

/səu˥˧/

Jin

/ʂəu˦˩/

Xiang

/siu˨˩˧/

Gan Hainanese

/tsʰiu˥˨/

Teochew

/tsʰieu˧˧/

Eastern Min

/siu˨˩/

Northern Min

/ʂoʊ˩˧/

Tianjin Mandarin

/sou˦˨/

Wuhan Mandarin

/søʏ˥˩/

Suzhou Wu

/ʃɐu˧˧/

Pinghua

/sou˦˦˨/

Lanyin Mandarin

/ɕiʏ˧˨˥/

Ningbo Wu

/ɕɤu˧˥/

Wenzhou Wu

/ɬiu˧˧/

Taishanese

/ɕiu˧˩/

Hui Chinese

/tsʰiu˦˥˧/

Pu-Xian Min

/ʃiu˨˦/

Hailu Hakka

/tsʰiu˦˦˥/

Penang Hokkien

/ʃau˧˥/

Dongguan Yue

/ɕiu˧˥/

Fuzhou Gan

/shǝ́w/

Han Chinese

/sei˥˧/

Hangzhou Wu

/ʂəu˨˦/

Hefei Mandarin

/ɕiu˧˧/

Hengyang Xiang

/se˦˦/

Jiaxing Wu

/ʂou˥˥/

Jinan Mandarin

/ɕiu˥˧˥/

Jinhua Wu

/ɕiu˥˧/

Jiʼan Gan

/ʂəu˥˧/

Kunming Mandarin

/sʌu˧˩˨/

Lüliang Jin

/ʂəɯ˨˩˨/

Nanjing Mandarin

/ʃɐu˧˥/

Nanning Yue

/*n̥uʔ/

Old Chinese

/sɑ˨/

Wuyuan Hui

/ʂɤu˥˧/

Xi'an Mandarin

/ʂəu˧˩˧/

Xinzhou Jin

/ʂəu̯˧˧/

Yichun Gan

/ɕiəɯ˥˥/

Yongzhou Xiang

/sɐu˨˩˧/

Zhongshan Yue

шу

/ʂou˥˩/

Dungan

Urdu

ہاتھ

/haːtʰ/

East Asia (61)

Yi

ꇇ

/lo˥/

Hani

aqlavq

/a˧˩la˧˩/

Ersu

lɛpʰɛ

/lɛpʰɛ/

Sui

mjə1

/mjə˩˩/

Jino

la33pu33

/la˧˧pu˧˧/

Tao

kamay

/kamaj/

Southeast Asia (92)

Nusu

ʔlɑ53

/ʔlɑ˥˧/

Lao

ມື

/mɯː˧˥/

Shan

မိုဝ်း

/mɯː˥/

Wa

taix

/taiʔ/

Isan

มือ

/mɯː˥/

South Asia (76)

Odia

ହାତ

/haːtɔ/

Dogri

हत्थ

/hatːʰ/

Kurukh

खेखा

/xekːʰaː/

Bodo

आखाइ

/akʰai/

Lhomi

ལག་པ་

/lakpa˩/

Middle East & Central Asia (82)

Sibe

ᡤᠠᠯᠠ

/ɡɑl/

Lak

бартка

/bartka/

Tsez

рекьа

/retɬʼa/

Andi

рекьа

/rekʼa/

Europe (128)

Ido

manuo

/ˈmanuo/

Africa (175)

Fula

junngo

/dʒuŋːɡo/

Taa

ǀkxʼàa

/ǀkxʼaː/

Hdi

dzvú

/dzvú/

Dan

kɔ̏

/kɔ̏/

Ga

nine

/nine/

Susu

belexɛ

/belexɛ/

Luo

lwedo

/lwɛdo/

Embu

kĩvoko

/keβɔkɔ/

Vai

ꗃꗏ

/ɓolo/

Yao

nkono

/nkono/

Nama

ǃom-mi

/ǃomːi/

Tiv

uwegh

/uweɣ/

Zulu

isandla

/isandɮa/

Venda

tshanḓa

/tʃʰan̪d̪a/

Fur

dóŋá

/dóŋá/

Asu

mkono

/mkono/

Soga

omukono

/omukono/

North America (105)

Cree

ᒥᒋᐦᒋᕀ

/mitʃihtʃij/

Haida

stláay

/stɬɑ́ːj/

Mam

qʼobʼ

/qʼoɓ/

Yuchi

weʼothæ

/weʔotʰæ/

Hopi

maaʼt

/mɑːʔt/

Latin America (64)

Xavante

danhibʼrada

/daɲibʔɾaˈda/

Hup

dʼapṹh

/dʼapṹh/

Oceania & the Pacific (69)

Siberia & North Asia (24)

Chukchi

мынгыԓгын

/mənɣəɬɣən/

Koryak

мынгылӈын

/mənɣəlŋən/

Ket

тыр

/tɯr/

Ancient & historical (124)

Hittite

17–12cBCE

𒆠𒅖𒊭𒅈

/kesːar/

Luwian

16–8cBCE

𔑁𔓯𔑶𔖸

/ˈistri/

Avestan

15–5cBCE

𐬰𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬀

/zasta/

Sanskrit

15cBCE–21cCE

हस्तः

/hastaɦ/

Aramaic

10cBCE–13cCE

ܐܝܕܐ

/ʔiːðaː/

Punic

8cBCE–6cCE

𐤉𐤃

/jad/

Latin

7cBCE–6cCE

manus

/ˈmanus/

Oscan

6cBCE–1cCE

manim

/manim/

Pali

5–1cBCE

हत्थ

/hatːʰa/

Ge'ez

1–10c

እድ

/ʔəd/

Gothic

3–8c

𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃

/hɑndus/

Yugh

18–20c

хы

/xɨ/

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