Milk in 1024 languages

1024 languages

Milk — the drink from a cow or a mother. Indo-European has no single inherited word for it; the Greek one, gála, is why galaxies are named after it.

Major languages

Chinese

牛奶

/njoʊ˧˥ naɪ˨˩˦/

3 different spellings

牛奶

/ȵiəu˨˩ nai˥˧/

Sichuan Mandarin Chengdu Mandarin

/ŋɐu˨˩ naːi˩˧/

Cantonese

/ɲiɤ˨˧ na˨˧/

Shanghai Wu

/liəɯ˧˥ lɛ˨˩˦/

Jianghuai Mandarin

/niəu˩ nai˥˧/

Jin

/ɡu˨˦ nĩ˦˦/

Taiwanese Xiamen Hokkien

/ŋiu˩˩ nen˥˧/

Hakka Chinese

/ȵiəu˩˧ lai˦˩/

Xiang

/ȵiu˦˥ lai˨˩˧/

Gan

/ɡu˥˥ ni˧˥/

Teochew

/ŋu˥˧ nɛiŋ˥˧/

Eastern Min

/niu˧˧ naiŋ˧˧/

Northern Min

/njoʊ˦˥ nai˩˧/

Tianjin Mandarin

/niou˨˩˧ nai˦˨/

Wuhan Mandarin

/ȵiʏ˨˨˧ nɑ˨˧˩/

Suzhou Wu

/ȵɐu˨˩ nai˨˦/

Pinghua

/ku˧˩ ne˨˧/

Hainanese

/niou˥˧ nɛ˦˦˨/

Lanyin Mandarin

/ȵiʏ˨˩˧ na˩˩˧/

Ningbo Wu

/ŋau˧˩ na˧˦/

Wenzhou Wu

/ŋeu˨˨ nai˨˩/

Taishanese

/ȵiu˦˦ ȵiɛ˩˩/

Hui Chinese

/ku˩˧ nɛŋ˥˧˧/

Pu-Xian Min

/ŋiu˩˩ nen˥˥/

Taiwanese Hakka

/ŋiu˥˥ nen˩˩/

Hailu Hakka

/ɡu˨˧ leŋ˧˧/

Penang Hokkien

/niəu˨˩ nai˦˨/

Chongqing Mandarin

/ŋau˧˩ nai˧˦/

Dongguan Yue

/ŋɛu˨˦ lai˧˥/

Fuzhou Gan

/ȵiəu˥˥ le˨˦/

Hefei Mandarin

/niu˩˩˨ nai˦˦˥/

Hengyang Xiang

/ȵiəu˧˩ nɑ˨˩˨/

Jiaxing Wu

/niou˦˨ nai˥˥/

Jinan Mandarin

/ȵiu˧˩˧ nɑ˥˧˥/

Jinhua Wu

/ȵiu˩˩ lai˥˧/

Jiʼan Gan

/niəu˧˩ næ˥˧/

Kunming Mandarin

/niʌu˦˦ niɛ˧˩˨/

Lüliang Jin

/liəɯ˨˦ lɛ˨˩˨/

Nanjing Mandarin

/ŋɐu˨˩ nai˨˦/

Nanning Yue

/niɤu˨˦ næ˥˧/

Xi'an Mandarin

/niəu˧˩ næ˧˩˧/

Xinzhou Jin

/ȵiəɯ˩˩˨ næ˥˥/

Yongzhou Xiang

/ɡu˩˧ liɪŋ˦˦/

Zhangzhou Hokkien

/ŋɐu˥˩ nai˨˩˧/

Zhongshan Yue

нэзы

/nɛ˥˩tsɹ̩/

Dungan

Urdu

دودھ

/duːdʱ/

East Asia (46)

Hmong

kua mis

/kua˧ mi˨˩/

Hani

aqqul

/a˧˩tɕʰu˥˥/

Tujia

mangcie

/man˨˩tsʰie˨˩/

Lahu

cú-g̈ɨ̀

/tsúɣɯ̀/

Tai Lue

ᦓᧄᧉᦓᦳᧄᧉ

/nam nom/

Akha

a coe

/a˨˩tɕø˥/

Naxi

eeno

/ɰɯ˧no˧/

Ersu

ȵoȵo

/ɲo˥˥ɲo˥˥/

Sui

tiu4

/tiu˥˩/

Blang

ʔum51 pə31

/ʔum˥˩ pə˧˩/

Jino

mɛ44ji33

/mɛ˦˦ji˧˧/

Tao

mizoko

/mizoko/

Tày

nặm nồm

/nam˧˨ʔ nom˧˨/

Southeast Asia (77)

Khmer

ទឹកដោះគោ

/tɨk ɗɑh koː/

Lisu

achi

/ɑ˥˥tʃɿ˧˥/

Ha Hlai

nom3 tshei1

/nom˩˩ tsʰei˥˧/

Nusu

nɯ55nɯ31

/nɯ˥˥nɯ˧˩/

Meitei

ꯁꯡꯒꯣꯝ

/səŋɡom/

Mizo

hnute tui

/hnute tui/

Adi

anyun

/aɲun/

Lao

ນົມ

/nom˧˥/

Iban

ai tusu

/ai tusu/

Shan

ၼမ်ႉၼူမ်း

/nam˦˨ˀ nom˥/

Wa

teeh

/tɯih/

Mon

ဍာ်တှ်

/ɗaik tɔh/

South Asia (70)

Odia

ଦୁଧ

/dudʱɔ/

Dogri

दुद्ध

/dudːʱ/

Kurukh

दूधी

/duːdʱiː/

Tulu

ಪೇರ್

/peːr/

Bodo

गाखिर

/ɡakʰir/

Ho

towa

/towa/

Middle East & Central Asia (76)

Udi

муч̍анакъ

/mutʃʼanaqʼ/

Svan

ლჷჯე

/lɨdʒe/

Lak

накӏ

/nakʼ/

Archi

наӏкь

/naʕkɬʼ/

Laz

ბჯა

/bdʒa/

Europe (123)

Manx

bainney

/ˈbanʲə/

Rusyn

молоко

/moloˈko/

Ido

lakto

/ˈlakto/

Africa (166)

Fon

anɔ̌sin

/anɔ̌sĩ/

Aja

anɔshu

/anɔʃu/

Taa

gǂqhèẽ

/ɡǂqʰeẽ/

Bulu

menyaŋ

/meɲaŋ/

Dii

va̧a̧

/vãː/

Aghem

kəmēlē

/kəmēlē/

Sango

ngû tî mê

/ŋɡu ti mɛ/

Dan

dhɔ̋ndhɔ̋n

/nɔ̃̋nɔ̃̋/

Fang

menyang

/meɲaŋ/

Ewe

notsi

/notsi/

Ga

fufɔ

/fufɔ/

Nzima

nyɛfonzule

/ɲɛfonzule/

Bassa

nɛɛ̀-nì

/nɛɛ̀nì/

Mano

nyɔ́-yíí

/ɲɔ́jíː/

Vai

ꖬꖬ

/susu/

Yao

maŵele

/maβele/

Igbo

mmiri ara

/mːiɾi aɾa/

Tiv

atumba

/atumba/

Ibibio

mmọñ eba

/m̩mɔŋ eba/

Efik

mmọñeba

/m̩mɔŋeba/

Edo

ewẹn

/ewɛ̃/

Asu

mavee

/maveː/

Rwa

maruva

/maɾuva/

Hadza

iribabii

/ʔiɺibabiʔi/

Gen

nyinɔsi

/ɲinɔsi/

North America (89)

Cree

ᑐᐦᑑᓵᐳᕀ

/tohtoːsaːpoj/

Ojibwe

doodooshaaboo

/doːdoːʃaːboː/

Cayuga

onǫ́ʼgwaʼ

/onṍʔɡwaʔ/

Haida

masmúus tlʼánuwaay

/masmúːs tɬʼánuwaːj/

Algonquin

tòdòshànàbò

/tɔːdɔːʃaːnaːbɔː/

Mam

taʼl imaj

/taʔl imax/

Ixil

chʼuʼ

/tʃʼuʔ/

Cora

léechi

/ˈleːtʃi/

Aleut

мулуках̆

/mulukaχ/

Crow

áachiwile

/áːtʃiwile/

Osage

paazénii

/paːzéniː/

Latin America (56)

Toba

ltʃiʔ

/ltʃiʔ/

Bororo

mokuru kuru

/mokuɾu kuɾu/

Makuxi

paaka manatɨ yekku

/paaka manatɨ jekːu/

Hup

puděh

/puděh/

Oceania & the Pacific (52)

Tiwi

pularti

/pulaɾti/

Siberia & North Asia (23)

Khanty

эсам йиңк

/esam jiŋk/

Even

өкэнь

/økəɲ/

Chukchi

ԓывээръын

/ɬəweːrʔən/

Nanai

молоко

/mɔlɔkɔ/

Mansi

сяквит

/ɕakwit/

Ket

мамуль

/mamuʎ/

Ancient & historical (81)

Avestan

15–5cBCE

𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬵

/pajah/

Sanskrit

15cBCE–21cCE

क्षीर

/kʂiːrɐ/

Ugaritic

14–12cBCE

𐎈𐎍𐎁

/ħalabu/

Aramaic

10cBCE–13cCE

ܚܠܒܐ

/ħalbaː/

Sabaean

10cBCE–6cCE

𐩢𐩡𐩨

/ħalab/

Punic

8cBCE–6cCE

𐤇𐤋𐤁

/ħalab/

Latin

7cBCE–6cCE

lac

/lak/

Pali

5–1cBCE

खीर

/kʰiːra/

Ge'ez

1–10c

ሐሊብ

/ħaliːb/

Coptic

3–17c

ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉ

/eroːte/

Gothic

3–8c

𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌿𐌺𐍃

/miluks/

Tocharian B

5–10c

𑀫𑀮𑁆𑀓𑁆𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆

/malkwer/

Pazeh

18–21c

nunuh

/nunuh/

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