Rice in 807 languages

807 languages

Rice as the grain and staple food — the seed of Oryza sativa. The word for the raw grain in general; where a language separates raw or husked rice from cooked rice, the general or raw-grain word is taken, not the word for the cooked dish or the growing plant.

Major languages

English

rice

/ɹaɪs/

6 readings of the same spelling

Chinese

米

/mi˧˩˧/

2 different spellings

ми

/mi˥˩/

Dungan

Hindi

चावल

/ˈtʃaːʋəl/

Urdu

چاول

/ˈtʃaːʋəl/

Marathi

तांदूळ

/taːnduːɭ/

Telugu

బియ్యం

/ˈbijjam/

Tamil

அரிசி

/ariɕi/

East Asia (45)

Yi

ꍯ

/tʂʰɯ˧˧/

Tujia

zihhe

/tsi˨˩ɣɯe˨˩/

Lahu

cà-qha

/tsàqʰa/

Naxi

chua

/ʈʂʰwɑ˧/

Ersu

ntʃhɛ

/ntʃʰɛ˥˥/

Salar

tüturğan

/tyturʁɑn/

Sui

ʔau4

/ʔau˥˩/

Jino

tɕhe31

/tɕʰe˧˩/

Mongolian

ᠪᠤᠳᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ

/pʊtaː/

2 different spellings

ᠪᠤᠳᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ

/pʊtaː/

Inner Mongolian

будаа

/pʊˈtaː/

Mongolian

Jeju

ᄊᆞᆯ

/s͈ʌl/

Tsou

fʉesʉ

/fɨesɨ/

Tao

mogis

/moɡis/

Tày

khẩu

/kʰəw˨˩˧/

Nùng

khảu

/kʰaːw˨˩˧/

Southeast Asia (70)

Khmer

អង្ករ

/ʔɑŋˈkɑː/

Lisu

dza-phu

/dzɑ˧˧pʰu˧˧/

Drung

ɑmbɯtɕe˞

/ɑm˥˥bɯ˥˥tɕe˞˥˥/

Nusu

mɛ35mɛ31

/mɛ˧˥mɛ˧˩/

Lao

ເຂົ້າ

/kʰaw˧˩/

Khmu

ʰŋɔʔ

/ʰŋɔʔ/

Shan

ၶဝ်ႈ

/kʰaw˧˨/

Wa

gaox

/ɡauʔ/

Mon

သ္ၚု

/haoʔ/

Isan

ข้าว

/kʰaːw˧/

Kuy

ŋkaːw

/ŋkaːw/

South Asia (52)

Dari

برنج

/birindʒ/

Odia

ଚାଉଳ

/tʃauɭɔ/

Bhili

चोखा

/tʃoːkʰaː/

Bagri

चावळ

/tʃaːʋəɭ/

Konkani

तांदुळ

/taːnduɭ/

Kurukh

तिखिल

/tikʰil/

Bodo

मायरं

/mairoŋ/

Ho

chauli

/tʃauli/

Sindhi

چانور

/tʃaːnʋəru/

Middle East & Central Asia (61)

Abkhaz

абрынџь

/abrɨndʑ/

Udi

бириндз

/birindz/

Sibe

ᠪᡝᠯᡝ

/bələ/

Avar

пиринчӏ

/pirintʃʼ/

Lak

ппиринж

/pːirinʒ/

Abaza

прунджь

/prundʑ/

Aghul

бириндж

/birindʒ/

Archi

биринж

/biɾinʒ/

Andi

пиринчӏи

/pirintʃʼi/

Hunzib

биринжи

/birinʒi/

Tajik

биринҷ

/biˈrindʒ/

Laz

ბრინჯი

/brindʒi/

Europe (105)

Catalan

arròs

/əˈros/

2 readings of the same spelling

/əˈros/

Catalan

/aˈrɔs/

Valencian

Ido

rizo

/ˈrizo/

Africa (112)

Fon

mɔ̌likún

/mɔ̌likṹ/

Aja

mɔlu

/mɔlu/

Dii

tʉ́d hó̧d

/tʉd hõd/

Dan

bhlɯ̏n

/ɓlɯ̃̏/

Ewe

mɔlu

/mɔlu/

Ga

omɔ

/omɔ/

Luhya

omucheele

/omutʃeːle/

Luo

ochele

/otʃele/

Yao

mpunga

/mpuŋɡa/

Ndau

mupunga

/mupuŋɡa/

Sena

mpunga

/mpuŋɡa/

Hausa

shinkafa

/ʃinˈkafa/

Igbo

osikapa

/osikapa/

Zulu

irayisi

/iɾaˈjiːsi/

Xhosa

irayisi

/iraˈjiːsi/

Soga

omutyele

/omutjele/

Chiga

omukyeeri

/omutʃeːri/

Ateso

emuceeri

/emutʃeeri/

Bemba

umupunga

/umupuŋɡa/

North America (60)

Cree

ᐚᐸᔫᒥᐣ

/waːpajoːmin/

Ojibwe

waabi-manoomin

/waːbi manoːmin/

Mi'kmaq

tuliʼjeweieʼl

/duliːdʒewejeːl/

Mohawk

onatsakén:ra

/onatsakʌ̃́ːra/

Blackfoot

áísskssíinainikimm

/áísːksːíinainikimː/

Oneida

watnʌʼʌ́:kwas

/watnʌ̃ʔʌ̃́ːkwas/

Crow

bisheetchichée

/biʃeːttʃitʃéː/

Latin America (46)

Hup

ʔarócu

/ʔarótʃu/

Oceania & the Pacific (32)

Tiwi

pirraja

/piɾadʒa/

Siberia & North Asia (7)

Buryat

сагаан будаа

/saɡaːn budaː/

Khakas

ах тараан

/ax taraːn/

Nivkh

мандюраӄ

/mandʲuraq/

Ancient & historical (50)

Sanskrit

15cBCE–21cCE

तण्डुल

/tɐɳɖulɐ/

Aramaic

10cBCE–13cCE

ܪܘܙܐ

/ruzzaː/

Latin

7cBCE–6cCE

oryza

/oˈryːza/

Pali

5–1cBCE

तण्डुल

/taɳɖula/

Sogdian

4cBCE–11cCE

ryzʾkh

/reːzaːk/

Ge'ez

1–10c

ራዛ

/raːzaː/

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