Honey in 971 languages

971 languages

Honey — the thick sweet food bees make from flower nectar. Indo-European had two words for it: one gave Latin mel and Greek méli, the other Sanskrit madhu and English mead.

Major languages

English

honey

/ˈhʌni/

5 readings of the same spelling

Chinese

蜂蜜

/fɤŋ˥ mi˥˩/

6 different spellings

蜂蜜

/foŋ˥˧ miɪʔ˩˨/

Shanghai Wu Ningbo Wu

/fə̃˧˩ miʔ˥˥/

Jianghuai Mandarin

/fəŋ˩ miəʔ˨/

Jin

/pʰaŋ˦˦ bit˦/

Taiwanese

/fəŋ˧˧ mi˨˦/

Xiang

/fuŋ˦˨ mit˥/

Gan

/pʰaŋ˧˧ bik˦/

Teochew

/pʰuŋ˥˥ miʔ˥/

Eastern Min

/fəŋ˨˩ mi˥˧/

Tianjin Mandarin

/foŋ˥˥ mi˨˩˧/

Wuhan Mandarin

/fœŋ˥˧ mɐt˨˦/

Pinghua

/fəŋ˧˩ mi˩˧/

Lanyin Mandarin

/fan˩˩ mi˩˩/

Hui Chinese

/foŋ˥ mi˨˩/

Chongqing Mandarin

/fuŋ˩˩ mit˥/

Fuzhou Gan

/foŋ˧˧ mieʔ˨/

Hangzhou Wu

/fəŋ˨˩˨ miʔ˦/

Hefei Mandarin

/xəŋ˦˦˥ mi˩˩˨/

Hengyang Xiang

/foŋ˥˩ mieʔ˥/

Jiaxing Wu

/fəŋ˨˩˧ mi˨˩/

Jinan Mandarin

/foŋ˧˧˦ miəʔ˨˩˨/

Jinhua Wu

/foŋ˦˦ mi˧˩/

Kunming Mandarin

/xuʌŋ˨˦ miəʔ˨˧/

Lüliang Jin

/fən˧˩ miʔ˥/

Nanjing Mandarin

/fɔm˦˦ mi˥˩/

Wuyuan Hui

/fəŋ˨˩ mi˨˩/

Xi'an Mandarin

/pʰaŋ˦˦ bit̚˦/

Xiamen Hokkien

/fəŋ˧˩ miəʔ˦˧/

Xinzhou Jin

/xoŋ˧˧ mi˩˩˨/

Yongzhou Xiang

/pʰaŋ˦˦ bit̚˩˨˩/

Zhangzhou Hokkien

蜜糖

/mɐt˨ tʰɔːŋ˨˩/

Cantonese

/miɪʔ˧ dɑ̃˨˨˧/

Suzhou Wu

/mit˨ hɔŋ˨˨/

Taishanese

/mɐt̚˨˨ tʰu̯ɔŋʷ˨˩˦/

Huazhou Yue

/bit˦ tʰŋ̍˨˧/

Penang Hokkien

/mak˧ tʰɔŋ˧˩/

Dongguan Yue

/mɐt˨ tʰɔŋ˨˩/

Nanning Yue

/mɐt˧ tʰɔŋ˥˩/

Zhongshan Yue

蜂糖

/fuŋ˦ tʰoŋ˩˩/

Hakka Chinese

/pʰɔŋ˥˦ tʰɔŋ˧˧/

Northern Min

/faŋ˨˧ ho˧˩/

Hainanese

/pʰuŋ˨˦ tʰoŋ˩˩/

Taiwanese Hakka

/pʰuŋ˥˧ tʰoŋ˥˥/

Hailu Hakka

冬蜜

/taŋ˥˧˧ piʔ˦/

Pu-Xian Min

фынми

/fəŋ˨˦mi˦/

Dungan

Hindi

शहद

/ʃəɦəd/

Urdu

شہد

/ʃəɦəd/

Tamil

தேன்

/t̪eːn/

East Asia (39)

Zhuang

dangzrwi

/taːŋ˧˩ɣɯi˨˦/

Hmong

zib ntab

/ʐi˥ ⁿda˥/

Yi

ꐚꒉ

/dʑi˧˧ʑɿ˧˧/

Hani

biaqeel

/bja˧˩ɯ˥˥/

Tujia

cece

/tsʰe˧˥tsʰe˥˥/

Lahu

pehˇ gʼuiˬ

/pɛʔɣɯ/

Tai Lue

ᦓᧄᧉᦕᦹᧂᧉ

/nam pʰɯŋ/

Akha

bya bya ui

/bja˨˩bja˨˩ɯ˥/

Iu Mien

mueiz-dorngh

/muei˨˧tɔŋ˧˩/

Sui

taaŋ2 luk8

/taːŋ˧˩ luk˧˩/

Blang

ʔum51 pheh31

/ʔum˥˩ pʰeh˧˩/

Amis

waneng no ʼodal

/waneŋ no ʔoðal/

Atayal

buq na hzing

/buq na hziŋ/

Tsou

sʉhsʉ

/sɨxsɨ/

Thao

fulhia wa madahun

/fuɬia wa madahun/

Tày

thương phjẩng

/tʰɨəŋ˧˥ pʰʲəŋ˨˩˧/

Southeast Asia (63)

Khmer

ទឹកឃ្មុំ

/tɨk kʰmum/

Ha Hlai

nom3 ko:i1

/nom˩˩ koːi˥˧/

Meitei

ꯈꯣꯏꯍꯤ

/kʰoihi/

Mizo

khuaizu

/kʰuaizu/

Nias

we wani

/we wani/

Lao

ນ້ຳເຜິ້ງ

/naːm˥˨ pʰɤŋ˧˩/

Iban

ai manyi

/ai maɲi/

Burmese

ပျားရည်

/pjá jè/

Shan

ၼမ်ႉၽိုင်ႈ

/nam˦˨ˀ pʰɯŋ˧˨/

Rakhine

ပျားရည်

/pjá ɹì/

Wa

rawm hia

/rɔm hia/

Mon

ဍာ်သဲာ

/ɗaik sai/

Jingpo

lagat ntsin

/ləkat˧˩ n̩tsin˧/

Thai

น้ำผึ้ง

/nam˦˥ pʰɯŋ˥˩/

2 readings of the same spelling

/nam˦˥ pʰɯŋ˥˩/

Thai Northern Thai

/nam˧˥ pʰɯŋ˥˩/

Southern Thai

Isan

น้ำผึ้ง

/nam˦˥ pʰɯŋ˥˩/

Thai Song

น้ำผึ้ง

/nam˦˧ pʰɯŋ˧/

Tetum

bani-been

/bani-beːn/

South Asia (57)

Tibetan

སྦྲང་རྩི

/ʈʂaŋ˩˧ tsi˥/

Odia

ମହୁ

/mɔɦu/

Santali

ᱧᱮᱞᱮ ᱨᱟᱥᱟ

/ɲele rasa/

Dogri

शैहद

/ʃɛːɦəd/

Kurukh

तिनी रसी

/tiniː ɾasiː/

Tulu

ತಿಗತನೆಯಿ

/tiɡataneji/

Ho

lele rasi

/lele rasi/

Kangri

मखीर

/məkʰiːr/

Garo

bija bitchi

/bidʒa bitʃi/

Kullui

मखीर

/məkʰiːr/

Ladakhi

རང་རྩི

/raŋ tsi/

Limbu

ᤛᤰᤘᤠᤄᤢ

/sakwaːɡu/

Sinhala

මී පැණි

/miː pæɳi/

Middle East & Central Asia (73)

Udi

уч̍

/utʃʼ/

Sibe

ᡥᡳᠪᠰᡠ

/xibsu/

Bats

მოწ

/motsʼ/

Avar

гьоцӏцӏо

/hotsʼːo/

Lak

ницӏ

/nitsʼ/

Andi

гьунцӏцӏи

/huntsʼːi/

Zaza

hıngımên

/hɨŋɡɨmen/

Laz

თოფური

/tʰopʰuri/

Europe (123)

Ido

mielo

/ˈmi̯elo/

Africa (161)

Fula

njuumri

/ndʒuːmri/

Fon

wǐin

/wǐĩ/

Aja

enyishi

/eɲiʃi/

Hdi

zuɗum

/zuɗum/

Daba

ɓùɓum

/ɓùɓum/

Aghem

fə̀dɔ̂ŋ

/fə̀dɔ̂ŋ/

Kera

son bə tum

/son bə tum/

Comorian

ndjizi ya nyoshi

/ndʒizi ja ɲoʃi/

Dan

zɔ̋yɔ̋n

/zɔ̋jɔ̃̋/

Lingala

mafuta ya nzoi

/mafuta ja nzoi/

Ewe

anyitsi

/aɲitsi/

Luo

mor kich

/mor kitʃ/

Meru

nainchũ

/naintʃo/

Samburu

naicho ee lotoro

/naitʃo eː lotoro/

Sesotho

mahe a dinotshi

/mahe a dinotsʰi/

Mano

zɔ́ɔ́ nyɔ́nɔ́

/zɔ́ː ɲɔ́nɔ́/

Vai

ꖴꖷ

/kumu/

Kpelle

kwɛ̃ŋ-wulɔ

/kwɛ̃ŋ wulɔ/

Tarifit

ⵜⴰⵎⵎⵏⵜ

/θamːənt/

Ndonga

omagadhi goonyushi

/omaɡaði ɡoːɲuʃi/

Kuanyama

omaadi eenyiki

/omaːdi eːɲiki/

Igbo

mmanụ aṅụ

/mːanʊ aŋʊ/

Tiv

iyough

/ijouɣ/

Ibibio

adan akwọk

/adan akwɔk/

Efik

aranọkwọk

/aranɔkwɔk/

Izii

manụ ẹnwu

/manʊ ɛŋwu/

Ekpeye

oga ogbenyi

/ɔɡa ɔɡbɛɲɨ/

Edo

owọn

/owɔ̃/

Bari

siwatat

/siwatat/

Anuak

maar kïc

/maːr kitʃ/

Asu

nzoke

/nzoke/

Gen

anyisi

/aɲisi/

Luganda

omubisi gwʼenjuki

/omubisi ɡweɲdʒuki/

Soga

omudheenene

/omud̪eːnene/

North America (77)

Cree

ᐋᒨᓰᐦᒋᑲᐣ

/aːmoːsiːhtʃikan/

Ojibwe

aamoo-ziinzibaakwad

/aːmoː ziːnzibaːkwad/

Carrier

tsʼihnatlʼuz

/tsʼihnatɬʼuz/

Cayuga

otséhsdaʼ

/otséhsdaʔ/

Algonquin

àmòsizibàkwad

/aːmɔːsizibaːkwad/

Mam

taʼl xiiʼ

/taʔl ʃiːʔ/

Mazahua

õtʼapjü ngüjnü

/õtʼapʰɨ ŋɡɨhnɨ/

Navajo

tsísʼná bitłʼizh

/tsʰísʔnɑ́ pìtɬʼìʒ/

Lakota

tȟuȟmáǧa čhaŋháŋpi

/tʰuχmáɣa tʃʰaŋháŋpi/

Cheyenne

háhnomápanoʼėhasēōʼo

/háhnomápanoʔehaseoʔo/

Arapaho

koohóʼokuukóúhuyooʼ

/koːhóʔokuːkóúhujoːʔ/

Hopi

momospala

/momospala/

Ho-Chunk

heezík tanįžú

/heːˈzik tanĩˈʒu/

Lojban

bicysakta

/biʃəˈsakta/

Latin America (61)

Pilagá

maʔage liʔi

/maʔaɡe liʔi/

Bororo

meiawe eweguru

/meiawe eweɡuɾu/

Hup

nǽŋ

/nǽŋ/

Páez

çxhiʼdx mil

/tʃʰiʔdʒ mil/

Tuyuca

bũbĩã oko

/bũbĩã oko/

Achuar

wapasa yumiri

/wapasa jumiɾi/

Yanesha

pets poʼmoñ

/pets poʔmoɲ/

Oceania & the Pacific (51)

Tiwi

yingwati

/jiŋwati/

Chuukese

chönün chunen

/tʃənɨn tʃunen/

Huli

mone ibane

/mone ibane/

Kalam

bojm magi

/bodʒim maɡi/

Motu

bada ranuna

/bada ɾanuna/

Hote

bio thôk

/biɔ tʰok/

Abau

eirpow-hu

/eiɾpow hu/

Yele

mty:aa

/mtʲãː/

Siberia & North Asia (15)

Tuvan

ары чигири

/arɯ tɕiɡiri/

Chukchi

ръорамытӄымыт

/rʔoramətqəmət/

Nanai

киаксо

/kiaksɔ/

Koryak

ёӄъямыткымыт

/joqʔjamətkəmət/

Ket

меʼт

/mʲɛʔt/

Tofa

мёот

/mʲoːt/

Ancient & historical (83)

Hittite

17–12cBCE

𒈪𒇷𒀉

/milit/

Luwian

16–8cBCE

malli-

/ˈmalːi/

Sanskrit

15cBCE–21cCE

मधु

/mɐdʱu/

Aramaic

10cBCE–13cCE

ܕܒܫܐ

/deβʃaː/

Punic

8cBCE–6cCE

𐤍𐤐𐤕

/nofet/

Latin

7cBCE–6cCE

mel

/mel/

Pali

5–1cBCE

मधु

/madʱu/

Sogdian

4cBCE–11cCE

ʾnkwpyn

/aŋɡupeːn/

Ge'ez

1–10c

መዓር

/maʕaːr/

Coptic

3–17c

ⲉⲃⲓⲱ

/ebioː/

Gothic

3–8c

𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌸

/miliθ/

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