Salt in 1096 languages

1096 languages

Salt — the mineral used to season and preserve food. The Latin word paid Roman soldiers, which is why a wage is still a salary.

Major languages

English

salt

/sɔːlt/

6 readings of the same spelling

Chinese

盐

/jɛn˧˥/

3 different spellings

盐

/iɛn˨˩/

Sichuan Mandarin

/ɦi˨˧/

Shanghai Wu

/iɛ˩/

Jin

/iam˩˩/

Hakka Chinese

/jɛn˩˧/

Xiang

/iɛn˦˥/

Gan

/iam˥˥/

Teochew

/sieŋ˥˧/

Eastern Min

/iŋ˧˧/

Northern Min

/jɛn˦˥/

Tianjin Mandarin

/iɛn˨˩˧/

Wuhan Mandarin

/ɦiɪ˨˨˧/

Suzhou Wu

/iam˧˩/

Hainanese

/jɛn˥˧/

Lanyin Mandarin

/ɦi˨˨˧/

Ningbo Wu

/ɦi˧˩/

Wenzhou Wu

/jiam˨˨/

Taishanese

/iɛ˦˦/

Hui Chinese

/iɛŋ˩˧/

Pu-Xian Min

/jin˧˩/

Dongguan Yue

/iɛm˨˦/

Fuzhou Gan

/ɦiᴇ̃˨˩˧/

Hangzhou Wu

/iĩ˥˥/

Hefei Mandarin

/ien˩˩˨/

Hengyang Xiang

/ɦie˧˩/

Jiaxing Wu

/iɛ̃˦˨/

Jinan Mandarin

/ie˧˩˧/

Jinhua Wu

/iɛn˩˩/

Jiʼan Gan

/iɪ˦˦/

Lüliang Jin

/iɛn˨˦/

Nanjing Mandarin

/ĩ˩˩/

Wuyuan Hui

/jã˨˦/

Xi'an Mandarin

/ien˧˧/

Yichun Gan

/iẽ˩˩˨/

Yongzhou Xiang

ян

/iæ̃˨˦/

Dungan

Tamil

உப்பு

/uppu/

East Asia (59)

Yi

ꋂ

/tsʰɯ˧˧/

Hani

caqdevq

/tsʰa˧˩dɤ˧˩/

Lahu

á-lɛ̀

/álɛ̀/

Azhe

tsʰo

/tsʰo˨˩/

Manchu

ᡩᠠᠪᠰᡠᠨ

/dabsun/

Sui

ʔdwə1

/ʔdwə˩˩/

Jino

tsha55kha31

/tsʰa˥˥kʰa˧˩/

Ainu

シッポ

/ʃippo/

Mongolian

ᠳᠠᠪᠤᠰᠤ

/dabusu/

2 different spellings

ᠳᠠᠪᠤᠰᠤ

давс

/davs/

Mongolian

Southeast Asia (85)

Khmer

អំបិល

/ʔɑmbəl/

Lisu

tsha-bo

/tsʰɑ˧˩bo˧˧/

Nusu

tshɑ55

/tsʰɑ˥˥/

Lao

ເກືອ

/kɯa˩˧/

Shan

ၵိူဝ်

/kɤː˨˦/

Wa

kih

/kih/

Mon

ၜဵု

/ɓɜ/

Pa'O

တသာႏ

/tə sa˥˥/

Isan

เกือ

/kɯa˥/

Kuy

phɑ̤ːh

/pʰɑːh/

South Asia (71)

Odia

ଲୁଣ

/luɳɔ/

Tulu

ಉಪ್ಪು

/uppu/

Bodo

संख्रि

/sɯŋkʰri/

Ho

bulung

/buluŋ/

Gondi

होव्वोर

/hoʋʋoɾ/

Middle East & Central Asia (77)

Sibe

ᡩᠠᠪᠰᡠᠨ

/dɑvsun/

Svan

ჯიმ

/dʒim/

Bats

თუჲხი̆

/tujxi/

Avar

цӏам

/tsʼam/

Lak

цӏву

/tsʼʷu/

Abaza

джькӏа

/dʑkʼa/

Archi

орхьӏи

/oɾχˤi/

Andi

цӏцӏон

/tsʼːon/

Laz

მცუმუ

/mtsumu/

Europe (127)

Irish

salann

/ˈsˠalˠən̪ˠ/

Ido

salo

/ˈsalo/

Africa (168)

Fula

lamɗam

/lamɗam/

Fon

jɛ̀

/dʒɛ̀/

Meta'

fɨ̀ŋgwaŋ

/fɨ̀ŋɡwaŋ/

Hdi

hlùghúl

/ɬùɣúl/

Oromo

soogidda

/soːɡidːa/

Konso

sookitta

/soːkitːa/

Ga

ŋo

/ŋo/

Luo

chumbi

/tʃumbi/

Meru

chumbĩ

/tʃumbe/

Yao

njete

/ndʒete/

Edo

umwẹ

/umwɛ̃/

Zulu

usawoti

/usaˈwoti/

Fur

kerra

/kɛrːa/

Asu

munyu

/muɲu/

Rwa

munyu

/muɲu/

Soga

omuunhu

/omuːɲu/

North America (98)

Cree

ᓰᐑᐦᑖᑲᐣ

/siːwiːhtaːkan/

Ojibwe

zhiiwitaagan

/ʒiːwitaːɡan/

Cayuga

ojikeʼdaʼ

/odʒikeʔdaʔ/

Mam

atzʼan

/atsʼan/

Ixil

atzʼam

/atsʼam/

Chol

atsʼam

/atsʼam/

Cheyenne

vóhpomaʼȯhtse

/vóhpomaʔohtse/

Arapaho

niicooʼowuʼ

/niːtʃoːʔowuʔ/

Hopi

öönga

/ʔøːŋa/

Oneida

teyohyó:tsis

/tejohjóːdʒis/

Crow

awaxóose

/awaχóːse/

Hupa

łehqʼonchʼ

/ɬehqʼontʃʼ/

Osage

niskúðe

/niskúðe/

Latin America (62)

Hup

bʼǒh

/bʼǒh/

Oceania & the Pacific (58)

Tiwi

kirririka

/kiɾiɾika/

Hote

ŋgwêk

/ŋɡwek/

Siberia & North Asia (21)

Evenki

турукэ̄

/turukəː/

Chukchi

тъэютъэй

/tʔejutʔej/

Nanai

даосон

/daoson/

Koryak

чольчоль

/tʃoʎtʃoʎ/

Mansi

солвал

/solwal/

Ket

тъʼ

/təʔ/

Ancient & historical (101)

Sanskrit

15cBCE–21cCE

लवण

/lɐʋɐɳɐ/

Ugaritic

14–12cBCE

𐎎𐎍𐎈𐎚

/milħatu/

Aramaic

10cBCE–13cCE

ܡܠܚܐ

/melħaː/

Sabaean

10cBCE–6cCE

𐩣𐩡𐩢

/milħ/

Latin

7cBCE–6cCE

sal

/sal/

Pali

5–1cBCE

लोण

/loɳa/

Sogdian

4cBCE–11cCE

nmʾšk

/namaʃk/

Ge'ez

1–10c

ጼው

/sˤeːw/

Mandaic

3–21c

ࡌࡉࡄࡋࡀ

/mihla/

Gothic

3–8c

𐍃𐌰𐌻𐍄

/salt/

Tocharian B

5–10c

𑀲𑀮𑁆𑀬𑀺𑀬𑁂

/saʎije/

Old Khmer

7–15c

អំប្យល

/ʔamɓiəl/

Pazeh

18–21c

pahah

/pahah/

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