Head in 1102 languages

1102 languages

Head — the top part of the body, carrying the eyes, ears, nose and mouth. The body part only: not 'chief' or 'leader', not the head of an object, and not a verb.

Major languages

Chinese

头

/tʰoʊ̯˧˥/

10 different spellings

头

/dɤ˨˧/

Shanghai Wu

/tʰəu˧˥/

Jianghuai Mandarin

/tʰəu˩/

Jin

/tʰɛu˨˦/

Gan

/tʰau˥˥/

Teochew

/tʰau˥˧/

Eastern Min

/tʰe˧˧/

Northern Min

/tʰou˨˩˧/

Wuhan Mandarin

/døʏ˨˨˧/

Suzhou Wu

/tɐu˨˩/

Pinghua

/tʰəu˥˧/

Lanyin Mandarin

/dɤu˨˩˧/

Ningbo Wu

/dɤu˧˩/

Wenzhou Wu

/heu˨˨/

Taishanese

/tʰiu˦˦/

Hui Chinese

/tʰəu˨˩/

Chongqing Mandarin

/tʰau˧˩/

Dongguan Yue

/xɛu˨˦/

Fuzhou Gan

/dei˨˩˧/

Hangzhou Wu

/tʰəu˥˥/

Hefei Mandarin

/de˧˩/

Jiaxing Wu

/diu˧˩˧/

Jinhua Wu

/tʰɛu˩˩/

Jiʼan Gan

/tʰəɯ˨˦/

Nanjing Mandarin

/tʰɐu˨˩/

Nanning Yue

/tʰɑ˩˩/

Wuyuan Hui

/tʰəu˨˦/

Xi'an Mandarin

/tʰəu˧˩/

Xinzhou Jin

/tʰeu˧˧/

Yichun Gan

脑壳

/lɒu̯˦˩ kʰo˨˦/

Xiang

/nau˧˧ kʰo˨˨/

Hengyang Xiang

/nʌo˥˧ kʰo˧˩/

Kunming Mandarin

頭

/tʰɐu˨˩/

Cantonese

/tʰau˨˧/

Penang Hokkien

/tʰoʊ̯˧˥/

Taiwan Mandarin

/tʰɐu˥˩/

Zhongshan Yue

头那

/tʰeu˩˩ na˩˩/

Hakka Chinese

脑袋

/nau˩˧ tai/

Tianjin Mandarin

/nau˥˥ tai/

Jinan Mandarin

头颅

/hau˧˩ lɛ˧˩/

Hainanese

頭那

/tʰeu˩˩ na˩˩/

Taiwanese Hakka

/tʰeu˥˥ na˥˥/

Hailu Hakka

ту

/tʰou˨˦/

Dungan

脑

/nou˦˦/

Lüliang Jin

East Asia (59)

Hmong

taub hau

/tau˥ hau˧/

Yi

ꀂꏾ

/i˧˧tɕʰi˧˧/

Hani

wuqduq

/u˧˩du˧˩/

Tujia

kuoba

/kʰo˥˥pa˥˥/

Akha

u du

/u˨˩du˨˩/

Naxi

gu'liu

/ku˧ly˧/

Azhe

ɪkɯ

/ɪ˥˥kɯ˧˧/

Ersu

vili

/vi˧˧li˥˥/

Blang

ka31 tɔŋ33

/ka˧˩ tɔŋ˧˧/

Ho Ne She

kuaŋ35 kʰɤ11

/kuaŋ˧˥ kʰɤ˩˩/

Jino

vu33khɛ33

/vu˧˧kʰɛ˧˧/

Mongolian

ᠲᠣᠯᠤᠭᠠᠢ

/tɔlɡɔi/

2 different spellings

ᠲᠣᠯᠤᠭᠠᠢ

/tɔlɡɔi/

Inner Mongolian

толгой

/tɔlɡɔj/

Mongolian

Southeast Asia (87)

Khmer

ក្បាល

/kbaːl/

Lisu

o-du

/o˥˥du˧˧/

Zaiwa

ulhum

/u˨˩lu̱m˨˩/

Achang

nă31kuaŋ31

/nă˧˩kuaŋ˧˩/

Nusu

u31phu55

/u˧˩pʰu˥˥/

Adi

dumpo

/dumpo/

Lao

ຫົວ

/hua˩˧/

Khmu

kəmpoŋ

/kəmpoŋ/

Burmese

ဦးခေါင်း

/ʔú ɡáʊɰ̃/

Shan

ႁူဝ်

/hoː˨˦/

Rakhine

ဦးခေါင်း

/ʔú ɡáuɴ/

Wa

kaing:

/kaɲ/

Mon

ဍိုပ်

/ɗɒp/

Pa'O

ကတူႏ

/kəʔ˨˩ tu˥˥/

Isan

หัว

/hua˩˧/

Kuy

plɑː

/plɑː/

South Asia (71)

Odia

ମୁଣ୍ଡ

/muɳɖɔ/

Awadhi

मूँड़

/mũːɽ/

Magahi

माथा

/maːtʰaː/

Bhili

माथो

/maːtʰo/

Angika

माथा

/maːtʰaː/

Bagri

माथो

/maːtʰo/

Ho

boʼ

/boʔ/

Kullui

मुँडी

/mũɖiː/

Gondi

तल्ला

/talla/

Lepcha

ᰣᰦᰋᰤᰦᰭ

/ʔatʰjak/

Nepali

टाउको

/ʈaːuko/

Tharu

मूड़

/muːɽ/

Limbu

ᤌᤧᤃᤣ᤺ᤰ

/tʰɛɡeːk/

Middle East & Central Asia (75)

Sibe

ᡠᠵᡠ

/udʐo/

Svan

თხუ̂იმ

/tʰxwim/

Bats

ქორთო

/korto/

Avar

бетӏер

/betʼer/

Lak

бакӏ

/bakʼ/

Tsez

къиӏм

/qˤʼim/

Archi

картӏи

/kaɾtʼi/

Andi

мийар

/mijar/

Laz

თი

/tʰi/

Europe (126)

Greek

κεφάλι

/ceˈfali/

Rusyn

голова

/hoˈlova/

Fala

cabeza

/kaˈbeθa/

Ido

kapo

/ˈkapo/

Africa (168)

Taa

ǀnàn

/ǀnã/

Hdi

ghəŋ

/ɣəŋ/

Daba

tə̀ləŋ

/tə̀ləŋ/

Kera

cəərə

/tʃəːɾə/

Dan

gɔ̏

/ɡɔ̏/

Ga

yitso

/jitso/

Embu

kĩongo

/keɔŋɡɔ/

Mano

wũ-kèlè

/wũkèlè/

Vai

ꖴꘋ

/kuŋ/

Tarifit

ⴰⵣⴻⴵⵉⴼ

/azədʒːif/

Tiv

ityough

/itjouɣ/

Edo

uhunmwu

/uhũmwũ/

Zulu

ikhanda

/iˈkʰanda/

Fur

tàbù

/tàbù/

North America (88)

Cree

ᒥᐢᑎᒁᐣ

/mistikwaːn/

Ojibwe

oshtigwaan

/oʃtiɡwaːn/

Cayuga

onǫ́ʼa:ʼ

/onṍʔaːʔ/

Navajo

atsiitsʼiin

/atsiːtsʼiːn/

Arapaho

hóókuhúʼee

/hóːkuhúʔeː/

Yurok

mohlkwoh

/mɔlkʷɔh/

Crow

aashúua

/aːʃúːa/

Latin America (64)

Nawat

tzuntekun

/tsuntekun/

Oceania & the Pacific (66)

Tiwi

pungintaga

/puŋintaɡa/

Huli

haguane

/haɡuane/

Hote

wakadôk

/wakadok/

Siberia & North Asia (24)

Ket

къе

/kəjɛ/

Tofa

баъш

/baʔʃ/

Ancient & historical (107)

Hittite

17–12cBCE

𒄩𒅈𒊭𒅈

/xarsar/

Luwian

16–8cBCE

ḫarmaḫi-

/ˈxarmaxi/

Avestan

15–5cBCE

𐬯𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬵

/sarah/

Sanskrit

15cBCE–21cCE

शिरः

/ɕiɾaɦ/

Ugaritic

14–12cBCE

𐎗𐎛𐎌

/raʔʃu/

Aramaic

10cBCE–13cCE

ܪܝܫܐ

/reːʃaː/

Sabaean

10cBCE–6cCE

𐩧𐩱𐩪

/raʔs/

Punic

8cBCE–6cCE

𐤓𐤀𐤔

/ruːʃ/

Latin

7cBCE–6cCE

caput

/ˈkaput/

Pali

5–1cBCE

सीस

/siːsa/

Ge'ez

1–10c

ርእስ

/rəʔs/

Gothic

3–8c

𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌸

/ˈhɔːβiθ/

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