Red in 1157 languages

1157 languages

Basic colour adjective "red"; attributive/citation form preferred. The colour itself — not "red" in the political sense (communist/left-wing), not red hair, and not "ripe". Where a language has no basic red term, the everyday descriptive word is used.

Major languages

English

red

/ɹɛd/

6 readings of the same spelling

Chinese

红

/xʊŋ˧˥/

4 different spellings

红

/ɦoŋ˨˧/

Shanghai Wu

/xuŋ˩/

Jin

/xən˩˧/

Xiang

/fuŋ˦˥/

Gan

/aŋ˥˥/

Teochew

/øyŋ˥˧/

Eastern Min

/ɔŋ˨˩/

Northern Min

/xʊŋ˦˥/

Tianjin Mandarin

/xoŋ˨˩˧/

Wuhan Mandarin

/ɦoŋ˨˨˧/

Suzhou Wu Ningbo Wu

/hœŋ˨˩/

Pinghua

/aŋ˧˩/

Hainanese

/xuŋ˥˧/

Lanyin Mandarin

/huŋ˨˨/

Taishanese

/xan˦˦/

Hui Chinese

/hoŋ˧˩/

Dongguan Yue

/fuŋ˨˦/

Fuzhou Gan

/ɦoŋ˨˩˧/

Hangzhou Wu

/xəŋ˥˥/

Hefei Mandarin

/xəŋ˩˩˨/

Hengyang Xiang

/oŋ˧˩˧/

Jinhua Wu

/xuəŋ˦˨/

Kaifeng Mandarin

/xoŋ˧˩/

Kunming Mandarin

/xuʌŋ˦˦/

Lüliang Jin

/xoŋ˨˦/

Nanjing Mandarin

/hʊŋ˨˩/

Nanning Yue

/xɔm˩˩/

Wuyuan Hui

/xuoɣ̃˨˦/

Xi'an Mandarin

/xuəŋ˧˩/

Xinzhou Jin

/fɤŋ˧˧/

Yichun Gan

/ɣoŋ˩˩˨/

Yongzhou Xiang

хун

/xuŋ˨˦/

Dungan

赤

/khiak/

Han Chinese

/*[t-qʰ](r)Ak/

Old Chinese

/cʰiajk/

Middle Chinese

Telugu

ఎర్రని

/erːani/

Tamil

சிவப்பு

/sivappu/

East Asia (61)

Yi

ꀊꅪ

/a˧˧n̥i˧˧/

Tujia

mianjie

/mian˥˥tɕie˥˥/

Manchu

ᡶᡠᠯᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ

/fulɡijan/

Sui

haan3

/haːn˧˧/

Mulam

l̥a:n3

/l̥aːn˥˧/

Blang

sa31 khak33

/sa˧˩ kʰak˧˧/

Jino

a33nɯ44

/a˧˧nɯ˦˦/

Mongolian

ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨ

/ʊɮaːn/

2 different spellings

ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨ

/ʊɮaːn/

Inner Mongolian

улаан

/ʊˈɮaːŋ/

Mongolian

Udege

хулалиғи

/xulaliɣi/

Jeju

뻘겅ᄒᆞ다

/p͈ʌlɡʌŋhʌda/

Amis

kahengangay

/kahəŋaŋaj/

Bunun

madanghas

/madaŋhas/

Tsou

fʉhŋoya

/fɨxŋoja/

Tao

mivalah

/mivalah/

Thao

mashinaw

/maʃinaw/

Rukai

dirərələ

/diɾəɾələ/

Tày

đeng

/ɗɛŋ˧˥/

Southeast Asia (91)

Khmer

ក្រហម

/krɑhɑːm/

Nusu

xɹi35ɑ55

/xɹi˧˥ɑ˥˥/

Meitei

ꯑꯉꯥꯡꯕ

/əŋáŋbə/

Adi

lelen

/lelen/

Ngaju

bahandang

/bahandaŋ/

Lao

ແດງ

/dɛːŋ˩˧/

Shan

လႅင်

/lɛŋ˨˦/

Wa

raoh

/rauh/

Mon

ဗ္ကေတ်

/həket/

Pa'O

တနျာႏ

/tə nja˥˥/

Isan

แดง

/dɛːŋ˧/

Kuy

kəsaw

/kəsaw/

South Asia (76)

Tibetan

དམར་པོ

/mar˥po˥/

Odia

ନାଲି

/naːli/

Konkani

तांबडो

/taːmbɖo/

Tulu

ಕೆಂಪು

/kempu/

Bodo

गोजा

/ɡɯdʒa/

Ho

jenga

/dʒeŋɡa/

Garo

gitchak

/ɡittʃak/

Gondi

एर्रा

/erra/

Newari

ह्याउँ

/hjãũ/

Limbu

ᤜᤧ᤺ᤳᤋᤠᤱᤒᤠ

/hɛːttaŋba/

Lhomi

དམར་པོ

/mar˥pu˩/

Balti

དམར་པོ

/marpo/

Middle East & Central Asia (81)

Abkhaz

аҟаҧшь

/ɑqʼɑpʰʃ/

Udi

чоча

/tʃʼotʃʼa/

Kryts

qırmızı

/qɨrmɨzɨ/

Sibe

ᡶᡠᠯᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ

/fɘlɡiɑn/

Tigre

ቀይሕ

/qajːəħ/

Blin

ሳራዅ

/saraxʷ/

Svan

წჷრნი

/tsʼərni/

Bats

წეგეჼ

/tsʼeɡẽ/

Avar

багӏараб

/baʕarab/

Adyghe

плъыжьы

/pɬəʑə/

Dargwa

хӏунтӏена

/ħuntʼena/

Kumyk

къызыл

/qɯˈzɯl/

Lak

ятӏулсса

/jatʼulsːa/

Nogai

кызыл

/qɯˈzɯl/

Abaza

къапщы

/qʼapɕə/

Tsez

цӏуда

/tsʼuda/

Archi

йаӏтӏаннут

/jaʕtʼanːut/

Andi

гьири

/hiri/

Beja

adaroob

/adaroːb/

Laz

მჭითა

/mtʃʼitʰa/

Ubykh

pɬaʒʲa

/pɬaʒʲa/

Europe (128)

Czech

červený

/ˈtʃɛrvɛniː/

Greek

κόκκινο

/ˈkocino/

Irish

dearg

/ˈdʲaɾˠəɡ/

Gagauz

kırmızı

/kɯrmɯˈzɯ/

Polish

czerwony

/tʂɛrˈvɔnɨ/

Tatar

кызыл

/qɯˈzɯl/

Moksha

якстерь

/ˈjakstʲerʲ/

Erzya

якстере

/ˈjakstere/

Nenets

няръяна

/nʲarjana/

Veps

rusked

/ˈrusked/

Slovak

červený

/ˈtʃɛrvɛniː/

Rusyn

червеный

/tʃerˈvenɨj/

Catalan

vermell

/bərˈmeʎ/

2 different spellings

vermell

/bərˈmeʎ/

Catalan

roig

/rɔtʃ/

Valencian

Fala

vermellu

/beɾˈmeʎu/

Ido

reda

/ˈreda/

Africa (175)

Fula

boɗeejo

/boɗeːdʒo/

Fon

vɔvɔ

/vɔvɔ/

Aja

ejun

/edʒũ/

Taa

ǀàa

/ǀàa/

Dii

yȩ́ȩ́

/jẽː/

Daba

mèpɨ̀rriŋ

/mèpɨ̀rːiŋ/

Kera

kəəli

/kəːli/

Dan

tɛ̋ɛn

/tɛ̃̋ː/

Akan

kɔkɔɔ

/kɔkɔː/

Ewe

dzĩ

/dziː̃/

Ga

tsuru

/tsuru/

Nzima

kɔkɔlɛ

/kɔkɔlɛ/

Susu

gbeeli

/ɡbeːli/

Luo

makwar

/makwar/

Meru

ntuune

/ntuːnɛ/

Mano

gbɛlɛ

/ɡbɛlɛ/

Chewa

chofiira

/tʃofiːra/

Tamasheq

ⴰⵣⴰⴳⴳⴰⵖ

/azaɡːaɣ/

Tarifit

ⴰⵣⴻⵡⵡⴰⵖ

/azewːaɣ/

Yao

cheejewu

/tʃeːdʒewu/

Igbo

ọbara ọbara

/ɔbaɾa ɔbaɾa/

Tiv

nyian

/ɲian/

Efik

ndandat

/ndandat/

Fur

fùkká

/fùkːá/

Asu

nkundu

/nkundu/

Rwa

nkundu

/nkundu/

Gen

jɛ̃

/dʒɛ̃/

Ateso

lokarengan

/lokareŋan/

North America (105)

Cree

ᒥᐦᒁᐤ

/mihkwaːw/

Mohawk

onekwènhtara

/oneɡwʌ̃̀htara/

Cayuga

otgwę́hji̱ʼa:ʼ

/otɡwɛ̃́hdʒi̥ʔaːʔ/

Chol

chächäk

/tʃɨtʃɨk/

Navajo

łichííʼ

/ɬitʃʰíːʔ/

Aleut

улуудалих

/uluːdalix/

Yuchi

tshyathla

/tsʰjaɬa/

Hopi

paalangpu

/paːlaŋpɨ/

Oneida

onikwʌ́htalaʼ

/onikwʌ̃́htalaʔ/

Onondaga

otkwę́ʼtaʼ

/otkwɛ̃́ʔtaʔ/

Crow

hísshe

/híʃːe/

Hupa

łitsʼ

/ɬitsʼ/

Latin America (64)

Terena

hararáʼiti

/haɾaˈɾaʔiti/

Wayuu

ishoʼusü

/iʃoˈʔusɨ/

Oceania & the Pacific (71)

Tiwi

yaringa

/jaɾiŋa/

Olkol

elbmbelbmben

/elbmbelbmben/

Huli

daramabi

/daɾamabi/

Motu

kakakaka

/kakakaka/

Hote

thalaleŋ

/tʰalalɛŋ/

Yele

mtyemtye

/mtʲemtʲe/

Siberia & North Asia (24)

Sakha

кыһыл

/kɯˈhɯl/

Tuvan

кызыл

/qɯˈzɯl/

Altai

кызыл

/qɯˈzɨl/

Evenki

хо̄лбама

/xoːlbama/

Even

хуларин

/hularin/

Chukchi

чеԓгыԓьын

/tʃeɬɣəɬʔən/

Nanai

сэ̄гден

/səːɡdʲən/

Koryak

ныйыччыӄэн

/nəjətʃːəqen/

Mansi

вы̄гыр

/wɪːɣɪr/

Ket

сюлем

/sjulem/

Itelmen

чʼачʼалаҳ

/tʃʔatʃʔalaχ/

Shor

қызыл

/qɯˈzɯl/

Tofa

кызыл

/qɯˈzɯl/

Ancient & historical (111)

Hittite

17–12cBCE

𒈪𒄿𒋾𒅖

/miːtis/

Avestan

15–5cBCE

𐬯𐬎𐬑𐬭𐬀

/suxra/

Sanskrit

15cBCE–21cCE

रक्तः

/raktaɦ/

Aramaic

10cBCE–13cCE

ܣܘܡܩܐ

/sumqaː/

Punic

8cBCE–6cCE

𐤀𐤃𐤌

/ʔadom/

Latin

7cBCE–6cCE

ruber

/ˈrubɛr/

Pali

5–1cBCE

रत्त

/ratta/

Ge'ez

1–10c

ቀይሕ

/qajːəħ/

Mandaic

3–21c

ࡎࡅࡌࡒࡀ

/sumqa/

Coptic

3–17c

ⲧⲣⲟϣⲣⲉϣ

/troʃreʃ/

Gothic

3–8c

𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃

/rɔːθs/

Khitan

4–13c

𘱄𘱹𘰹

/ljauqu/

Khotanese

5–10c

𑀭𑁆𑀭𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀢

/rːusta/

Chibcha

9–18c

hychen mague

/hɨtʃen maɡwe/

Babuza

17–20c

makakas

/makakas/

Pazeh

18–21c

lubahing

/lubahiŋ/

Yugh

18–20c

сулʲ

/sulʲ/

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