743 languages
Silk as the fibre and the cloth — the fine thread spun by the mulberry silkworm and the fabric woven from it. A Silk-Road Wanderwort: most of these words descend from Chinese sī 絲 by way of Greek and Latin, though a few families (Persian abrišam, Arabic ḥarīr, Sanskrit-borrowed sutra) took their own routes.
Englishsilk
/sɪlk/
/sɪlk/
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Welsh English West Country English
/səlk/
/sɪwk/
Chinese丝
/sɹ̩˥/
丝
/sz̩˥˧/
/sɹ̩˧˩/
/sɹ̩˩/
/sɨ˦˦/
/sɹ̩˧˧/
/sɿ˦˨/
/si˧˧/
/si˥˥/
/si˥˦/
/sɹ̩˨˩/
/sɿ˥˥/
/sz̩˦˦/
/ɬi˥˧/
/ti˨˧/
/sz̩˧˩/
/ɬu˧˧/
/sɿ˩˩/
/ɬi˥˧˧/
/ɬɛj˥˨/
/sz̩˥˥/
/sz̩˥/
/ʃɐi˨˧/
/sz̩˨˩˨/
/sɿ˦˦˥/
/sɿ˥˩/
/sz̩˨˩˧/
/sɿ˧˧˦/
/sz̩˨˦/
/sɿ˦˦/
/ʃi˥˥/
/sɿ˨˩/
/sɿ˧˩˧/
/sɿ˧˥/
絲
/si˦˦/
/sɨ˨˦/
/sɨ˥˧/
/*[s]ə/
/sɿ˥/
/sɨ/
/ti˧˧/
/si˥˥/
сычу
/sɹ̩˨˦tʂʰou˨˦/
Hindiरेशम
/ˈreːʃəm/
Modern Standard Arabicحرير
/ħaˈriːr/
/ħaˈriːr/
Modern Standard Arabic 
Sudanese Arabic 
Gulf Arabic 
Lebanese Arabic 
Syrian Arabic 
Yemeni Arabic
/ħaˈɾiːɾ/
/ħaˈɾiːr/
/ħriːr/
Frenchsoie
/swa/
Bengaliরেশম
/ˈreʃom/
Urduریشم
/ˈreːʃəm/
Portugueseseda
/ˈsedɐ/
Russianшёлк
/ʂolk/
Indonesiansutra
/ˈsutra/
Punjabiਰੇਸ਼ਮ
/ˈreːʃəm/
Spanishseda
/ˈseða/
GermanSeide
/ˈzaɪdə/
Japanese絹
/kinɯ/
Persianابریشم
/æbriːˈʃæm/
Swahilihariri
/haˈriri/
Javanesesutra
/ˈsutrɔ/
Vietnameselụa
/luə˧˨ʔ/
Turkishipek
/iˈpec/
Marathiरेशीम
/ˈɾeːʃiːm/
Teluguపట్టు
/ˈpaʈʈu/
Tagalogsutla
/sutˈlaʔ/
Korean비단
/pidan/
Tamilபட்டு
/ˈpaʈːu/
Zhuangseicouz
/θei˨˦ɕou˧˩/
Hmongntaub mag
/ⁿdau˥ ma˧˩/
Yiꁮꑟ
/bu˧˧ɕi˧˧/
Tujiasacie
/sa˥˥tsʰie˨˩/
Lahupu-pha
/pupʰa/
Naxichuq
/ʈʂʰu˨˩/
Northern Qiangku xtʃan
/ku xtʃan/
Ersukohtʃɛ
/ko˧˧htʃɛ˥˥/
Iu Mienfei
/fei˧/
Manchuᠰᡳᡵᡤᡝ
/sirɡə/
Southern Qiangʁueχto
/ʁue˧˧χto˧˧/
Situ rGyalrongkho ʃtʃən
/kʰoʃtʃən/
Central Baitsʰotsi
/tsʰo˥˥tsi˧˩/
Monguortiriga
/tiriɡa/
Southern Dongɕu212
/ɕu˨˩˨/
Suimin2
/min˧˩/
Maonantɕɔn5
/tɕɔn˦˦/
Mulamtsau2
/tsau˩˨˩/
Northern Pumithiɛ35
/tʰiɛ˧˥/
Okinawan絹
/ʔiːtɕu/
Ainuサランペ
/saɾampe/
Macanese Portugueseseda
/ˈsedɐ/
Mongolianᠲᠣᠷᠭᠠ
/tɔrɡɔ/
ᠲᠣᠷᠭᠠ
/tɔrɡɔ/
торго
/ˈtɔrɡɔ/
Ivatansida
/sida/
Bununkaiku
/kaiku/
Tsoukinu
/kinu/
Rukaikadhupu
/kaðupu/
Tàyphải lụa
/pʰaːj˨˩˧ luə˧˨ʔ/
Khmerសូត្រ
/soːt/
Drungɡuceɟɔ̆ʔ
/ɡu˥˥ce˥˥ɟɔ̆ʔ˥˥/
Ha Hlaidiu3
/diu˩˩/
Achangphe55
/pʰe˥˥/
Nusuɑ55ɕi31tɕhe53ɑ31
/ɑ˥˥ɕi˧˩tɕʰe˥˧ɑ˧˩/
Idu Mishmitʂhu35tsi53
/tʂʰu˧˥tsi˥˧/
Meiteiꯀꯕ꯭ꯔꯡ
/kəbrəŋ/
Nagameseresham
/reʃam/
Mizomaimaw
/maimɔ/
Tangkhul Nagakaprangku
/kapraŋku/
Ao Nagalota sü
/lota sə/
Sundanesesutra
/ˈsutra/
Maduresesotra
/sɔtra/
Minangkabausuto
/suto/
Buginesesabbe
/sabːe/
Acehnesesutra
/sutɾa/
Banjarsutra
/sutra/
Balinesesutra
/sutra/
Sasaksutre
/sutrə/
Toba Bataksurta
/surta/
Makassaresesaʼbe
/ˈsaʔbe/
North Moluccan Malaysutra
/sutra/
Ambon Malaysutra
/sutra/
Lampungsutra
/sutʁa/
Simalungun Bataksitora
/sitora/
Gorontalosutera
/suˈtera/
Ngajusutra
/sutra/
Niassotöra
/sotɤɾa/
Batak Angkolasurto
/surto/
Toraja-Sa'dansaʼbe
/saʔbe/
Atonisutra
/sutra/
Ma'anyansutera
/sutera/
Betawisutra
/sutra/
Laoໄໝ
/maj˩˧/
Malaysutera
/suˈtəra/
Ibansutera
/sutəra/
Kadazan-Dusunsutaraʼ
/sutaraʔ/
sutaraʼ
/sutaraʔ/
sutala
/sutala/
Malaysian Englishsilk
/sɪlk/
Burmeseပိုး
/pó/
Shanလၢႆႈ
/laːj˧˨/
Rakhineပိုး
/pó/
Wapre
/pre/
Western Pwo Karenထိ
/tʰʊ/
Sgaw Karenသတိၢ်
/θato/
Monသုတ်
/sɔt/
Pwo Karenထောဝ်ႋ
/tʰʊ̄/
Jingpolai
/lai˧/
Hakha Chinpu
/pu/
Parauk Waman brēi
/man pre̤/
Cebuanosida
/ˈsida/
Ilocanoseda
/ˈseda/
Hiligaynonseda
/ˈseda/
Bikol Centralseda
/ˈseda/
Kapampangansutla
/ˈsutləʔ/
Waraysida
/siˈda/
Pangasinansida
/sida/
Maranaosotraʼ
/ˈsotraʔ/
Maguindanaosutra
/ˈsutɾa/
Tausugsutlaꞌ
/sutlaʔ/
Chavacanoseda
/ˈseda/
Thaiไหม
/maj˩˩˦/
/maj˩˩˦/
/maj˩˧/
Isanไหม
/maj˩˧/
Northern Khmerសូត្រ
/soːt/
Kuysoːt
/soːt/
Tetumseda
/seda/
Eastern Brudai
/daj/
Pashtoورېښم
/wreːˈʂəm/
Dariابریشم
/abreːʃam/
Hazaragiابریشم
/abreːˈʃam/
Chittagonianরেশম
/reʃom/
Sylhetiরেশম
/reʃɔm/
Dzongkhaའབུ་རས
/burɛː/
Tibetanདར
/tʰaː˩˧/
Dakpa Monpatʂuk13tsi53
/tʂuk˩˧tsi˥˧/
Gujaratiરેશમ
/ˈreːʃəm/
Bhojpuriरेशम
/ˈreːʃam/
Kannadaರೇಷ್ಮೆ
/ˈreːʃme/
Maithiliरेशम
/reːʃəm/
Malayalamപട്ട്
/ˈpaʈːɨ/
Odiaପାଟ
/paʈɔ/
Awadhiरेसम
/reːsəm/
Marwariरेसम
/reːsəm/
Chhattisgarhiरेसम
/reːsəm/
Assameseৰেচম
/ɹesɔm/
Haryanviरेशम
/reːʃəm/
Angikaरेशम
/reːʃəm/
Santaliᱨᱮᱥᱚᱢ
/resɔm/
Bagriरेसम
/reːsəm/
Dogriरेशम
/reːʃəm/
Konkaniरेशीम
/ˈɾeʃiːm/
Tuluರೇಶ್ಮೆ
/reːʃme/
Khasirusom
/rusom/
Mundarilumang
/lumaŋ/
Kangriरेशम
/reːʃəm/
Garoresom
/resom/
Kulluiरेशम
/reːʃəm/
Gondiरेसिम
/reːsim/
Dhivehiފަށުއި
/faʂui/
Rohingyarecóm
/reʃom/
Nepaliरेशम
/ˈresʌm/
Newariरेसम
/resʌm/
Dotyaliरेशम
/ɾeʃam/
Thulungरेशम
/resəm/
Western Punjabiریشم
/reːʃəm/
Sindhiپٽ
/paʈu/
Saraikiریشم
/reːʃəm/
Balochiآبریشم
/aːbreːʃum/
Brahuiاربیشم
/arbeːʃum/
Sinhalaසේද
/seːdə/
Abkhazабырфын
/abərfən/
Armenianմետաքս
/meˈtɑkʰs/
Azerbaijaniipək
/iˈpæc/
Talyshavşim
/avʃim/
Udiабришӏум
/abriʃˤum/
Budukhбарама
/barama/
Khinalugипаьг
/ipʰæɡ/
Krytsipeg
/ipeɡ/
Uyghurيىپەك
/jiˈpæk/
Khams Tibetanདར
/tar/
Sibeᠰᡳᡵᡤᡝ
/ɕirɡə/
Tigrinyaሃሪ
/hari/
Georgianაბრეშუმი
/abreˈʃumi/
Mingrelianაბრეშუმი
/abreʃumi/
Svanყა̈ჭ
/qʼætʃʼ/
South Azerbaijaniایپک
/iˈpæk/
Lurishاوریشم
/uriʃem/
Mazandaraniابریشم
/abriʃem/
Gilakiابریشم
/abriʃəm/
Southern Kurdishهەوریشم
/hæwɾiʃɪm/
Bakhtiariاوریشم
/awriʃem/
Sorani Kurdishئاوریشم
/ʔaːu̯ɾiːʃəm/
Assyrian Neo-Aramaicܐܒܪܝܣܡ
/abriːsim/
Hebrewמשי
/ˈmeʃi/
Ladinoseda
/ˈseða/
Jordanian Arabicحرير
/ħaˈriːr/
Kazakhжібек
/ʒɘˈbek/
Kyrgyzжибек
/dʒiˈbek/
Western Armenianմետաքս
/mɛˈdakʰs/
Palestinian Arabicحرير
/ħaˈriːr/
Qatari Arabicحرير
/ħariːr/
Chechenдари
/daːri/
Kabardianдарий
/darij/
Avarдарай
/daraj/
Lezgianпек
/pek/
Adygheданэ
/daːna/
Ossetianзӕлдаг
/zældaɡ/
Dargwaдарай
/daraj/
Kumykйибек
/jibek/
Ingushдаьри
/dæri/
Karachay-Balkarдарий
/daˈrij/
Lakсими
/simi/
Tabasaranкӏаз
/kʼaz/
Nogaiйибек
/jibek/
Abazaчыльа
/tɕəɮa/
Aghulипак
/ipak/
Tsezдарай
/daraj/
Tsakhurипак
/ipak/
Archiдарай
/daɾaj/
Andiчиллай
/tʃilːaj/
Hunzibдарай
/daraj/
Khvarshiдарай
/daraj/
Rutulйипак
/jipak/
Hijazi Arabicحرير
/ħariːr/
Bejahariir
/hariːr/
Tajikабрешим
/abreˈʃim/
Yaghnobibirišim
/biriˈʃim/
Turkmenýüpek
/jyˈpek/
Kurdishhevirmiş
/hɛvɪɾˈmɪʃ/
Zazabirîsim
/biɾiːˈsim/
Lazმეტაქსი
/metʼakʰsi/
Turoyoܫܐܪܐ
/ʃiro/
Ubykhbˤafəm
/bˤafəm/
Crimean Tataripek
/iˈpek/
Uzbekipak
/iˈpak/
Karakalpakjipek
/ʒipek/
Albanianmëndafsh
/mənˈdafʃ/
Algerian Arabicحرير
/ħriːr/
Kabylelḥrir
/lħriɾ/
BavarianSeidn
/ˈsaɪdn̩/
Belarusianшоўк
/ʂou̯k/
Walloonsoye
/sõj/
Bosniansvila
/ˈsʋila/
Bulgarianкоприна
/koˈprinɐ/
Croatiansvila
/ˈsʋila/
Czechhedvábí
/ˈɦɛdvaːbiː/
Danishsilke
/ˈsilɡə/
Estoniansiid
/siːd/
Võrosiiď
/siːdʲ/
Romanisvila
/svila/
Faroesesilki
/ˈsɪltʃɪ/
Finnishsilkki
/ˈsilkːi/
Finnish Romaniphar
/pʰar/
Inari Sámisilkke
/ˈsilkːe/
Skolt Sámišolkk
/ʃolkː/
Picardsoé
/swɛ/
Occitanseda
/ˈsedɔ/
Bretonseiz
/sɛjs/
Corsicanseta
/ˈseta/
Arpitansèya
/ˈsɛja/
Low GermanSied
/ziː/
Upper Sorbianžida
/ˈʒida/
North Frisiansiisen
/ˈsiːsən/
Lower Sorbianžyźe
/ˈʒɨʑɛ/
Greekμετάξι
/meˈtaksi/
Aromanianmãtasi
/məˈtasi/
Megleno-Romanianmătasi
/məˈtasi/
Hungarianselyem
/ˈʃɛjɛm/
Icelandicsilki
/ˈsɪlkɪ/
Irishsíoda
/ˈʃiːd̪ˠə/
Manxsheeidey
/ˈʃiːðə/
Italianseta
/ˈseːta/
Neapolitanseta
/ˈsetə/
Siciliansita
/ˈsita/
Venetianseda
/ˈseda/
Lombardseda
/ˈseːda/
Emilianséda
/ˈseda/
Piedmonteseseda
/ˈseda/
Sardinianseda
/ˈsɛða/
Friuliansede
/ˈsede/
Liguriansæa
/ˈsɛːa/
Ladinseida
/ˈseida/
Latvianzīds
/ziːds/
Livonianzīḑõz
/ˈziːɟəz/
Lithuanianšilkas
/ˈʃʲɪlkɐs/
Samogitianšėlks
/ʃʲeːlks/
Luxembourg Frenchsoie
/swa/
Luxembourgish GermanSeide
/ˈzaɪdə/
LuxembourgishSeid
/zɑɪ̯t/
Gagauzipek
/iˈpek/
Dutchzijde
/ˈzɛidə/
/ˈzɛidə/
Limburgishziej
/ziː/
West Frisianside
/ˈsidə/
Macedonianсвила
/ˈsviɫa/
Norwegiansilke
/ˈsɪlkə/
Norwegian Nynorsksilke
/ˈsɪlkə/
Northern Samisilki
/ˈsilki/
Southern Sámisilhke
/silʰke/
Kven Finnishsilkki
/ˈsilkːi/
Polishjedwab
/ˈjɛdvap/
Silesianjedwŏb
/ˈjɛdvɔp/
Kashubianjedwôb
/ˈjɛdvɞp/
Wymysoryszajd
/zajd/
Mirandeseseda
/ˈseðɐ/
Romanianmătase
/məˈtase/
Tatarефәк
/jeˈfæk/
Bashkirебәк
/jeˈbæk/
Chuvashпурҫӑн
/ˈpurɕən/
Meadow Mariпорсын
/ˈporsən/
Udmurtбуртчин
/burtɕin/
Mokshaпарьхци
/parʲxtsi/
Komi-Zyrianшӧвк
/ʃɘvk/
Erzyaпарсей
/parsej/
Kalmykторһн
/torˈɣən/
Komi-Permyakшёлк
/ʃolk/
Hill Mariпарсын
/parsən/
Karelianšulku
/ˈʃulku/
Livvi-Karelianšulku
/ˈʃulku/
Vepsšuuk
/ʃuːk/
Kildin Sámiцуӆӆк
/tsuɬːk/
Voticšolkkõ
/ˈʃolkːɤ/
Serbianсвила
/ˈsʋila/
Slovakhodváb
/ˈɦɔdʋaːb/
Rusynшовк
/ʃou̯k/
Sloveniansvila
/ˈsʋiːla/
Catalanseda
/ˈsɛðə/
Galicianseda
/ˈseðɐ/
Basquezeta
/ˈset̪a/
Extremaduranseda
/ˈseða/
Asturianseda
/ˈseða/
Aragoneseseda
/ˈseda/
Swedishsilke
/ˈsɪlkɛ/
Lule Sámisilkki
/silkːi/
Meänkielisilkki
/ˈsilkːi/
Swiss GermanSiide
/ˈsiːdə/
Romanshsaida
/ˈsai̯da/
Normansouaie
/swɛ/
Ukrainianшовк
/ʃɔu̯k/
Scotssilk
/sɪlk/
Welshsidan
/ˈsɪdan/
Scottish Gaelicsìoda
/ˈʃiət̪ə/
Jèrriaissouaie
/swɛ/
Esperantosilko
/ˈsilko/
Volapüksadin
/saˈdin/
Interlingueseta
/ˈseta/
Idosilko
/ˈsilko/
Umbunduoseta
/oseta/
Kimbunduseda
/seda/
Fonsɛ́da
/sɛ́da/
Tswanasilika
/silika/
Kirundiihariri
/ihariri/
Cape Verdean Creoleseda
/ˈsedɐ/
Ewondosilik
/silik/
Diisìlíkì
/siliki/
Cameroonian Frenchsoie
/swa/
Lingalaswa
/swa/
Kikongoseda
/seda/
Luba-Kasaiswa
/swa/
Swazisilika
/silika/
Oromoarrii
/arːiː/
Amharicሐር
/ħar/
Sebat Bet Gurageኻር
/xar/
Akanserekye
/seretɕe/
Eweseda
/seda/
Dagbanisinichi
/sinitʃi/
Adangmeseda
/seda/
Gaseda
/seda/
Nzimaselekye
/seletɕe/
Ghanaian Englishsilk
/sɪlk/
Kikuyuhariri
/haɾiɾi/
Kalenjinaririt
/aririt/
Luolas
/las/
Meruhariri
/haɾiɾi/
Embuhariri
/haɾiɾi/
Sesothosilika
/silika/
Bassasékè
/sékè/
Malagasylandy
/landʲ/
Chewasilika
/silika/
Tumbukasiliki
/siliki/
Bambarahadiri
/hadiri/
Soninkesoyi
/soji/
Tamasheqⵍⵅⵔⴻⵔⵏ
/ələxərerən/
Koyraboro Sennialharru
/alharru/
Malteseħarir
/ħaˈriːr/
Hassaniya Arabicحرير
/ħariːr/
Mauritian Creolelaswa
/laswa/
Maore Comorianhariri
/hariri/
Tashelhitⵍⵃⵔⵉⵔ
/lħriɾ/
Tarifitⵔⴻⵃⵔⵉⵔ
/rəħriɾ/
Central Atlas Tamazightⵍⵃⵔⵉⵔ
/lħriɾ/
Standard Moroccan Tamazightⴰⵎⵟⵟⴰⵍⴼⵓ
/amtˤːalfu/
Makhuwaseda
/seda/
Yaohalili
/halili/
Ndausirika
/siɾika/
Senaseda
/seda/
Ndongaofeyi
/ofeji/
Kuanyamaosilki
/osilki/
Namasaib
/saib/
Hausaalharini
/alhaˈriːni/
Nigerian Pidginsilk
/silk/
Yorubaṣẹ́dà
/ʃɛ́dà/
Kanurisəleki
/səleki/
Tivshiliti
/ʃiliti/
Beromsilikyi
/silikʲi/
Isokosilki
/silki/
Urhoboesada
/esada/
Kinyarwandahariri
/hariri/
Wolofsooy
/soːj/
Mandinkasooyoo
/soːjoː/
Serersuwaa
/suwaː/
Seychellois Creolelaswa
/laswa/
Kriosilk
/silk/
Mendesiki
/siki/
Somalixariir
/ħaˈriːr/
Zuluusilika
/usiˈliːka/
Xhosaisilika
/isiˈliːka/
Tsongasilika
/silika/
Afrikaanssy
/səi/
Northern Sothosilika
/silika/
Vendasiliga
/siliɡa/
Southern Ndebeleisilika
/isiˈlika/
Barikaririat
/kaririat/
Sukumahalili
/halili/
Makondehalili
/halili/
Shambalahalili
/halili/
Nyaturuhariri
/haɾiɾi/
Asuhariri
/hariri/
Rwahariri
/haɾiɾi/
Sanguhaliili
/haliːli/
Kabiyesotu
/sotu/
Genseda
/seda/
Lugandaliiri
/liːri/
Sogaliiri
/liːri/
Runyankoleriiri
/riːri/
Chigariiri
/riːri/
Atesoaliri
/aliri/
Acholiaridi
/aridi/
Nyoroliiri
/liːri/
Tooroliiri
/liːri/
Bembashiliki
/ʃiliki/
Lozisiliki
/siliki/
Luvaleshiliki
/ʃiliki/
Kaondeshilika
/ʃilika/
Shonasirika
/sirika/
Manyikasiriki
/siriki/
Northern Ndebeleisilika
/isiˈlika/
Garifunaséda
/ˈseda/
Belize Kriolsilk
/sɪlk/
Creeᓭᓂᐹᓀᑭᐣ
/seːnipaːneːkin/
Ojibwezenibaawegin
/zenibaːweɡin/
Plains Creeᓭᓂᐹᓀᑭᐣ
/seːnipaːneːkin/
Mi'kmaqlapliʼsikn
/labəliːsiɡən/
Atikamekwtaripanekin
/taɾipanekin/
Mohawkkà:nheks
/kaːnheks/
Carrierluswe
/luswe/
Western Abenakisilki
/silki/
Haidasálg
/sálɡ/
Chipewyanlasué
/lasué/
Greenlandicsiiliki
/siːliki/
Guadeloupean Creoleswa
/swa/
Kʼicheʼxela
/ʃela/
Qʼeqchiʼseda
/seda/
Mamseda
/seda/
Kaqchikelseda
/ˈseda/
Ixilseda
/ˈseda/
Haitian Creoleswa
/swa/
Honduran Spanishseda
/ˈseða/
Yiddishזײַד
/zaɪd/
Jamaican Patoissilk
/sɪlk/
Yucatec Mayaseda
/seda/
Tzeltalseda
/seda/
Western Huasteca Nahuatlseda
/ˈseda/
Zapotecseda
/seda/
Tzotzilxela
/ʃela/
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatlseda
/ˈseda/
PlautdietschSied
/ziːt/
Otomiseda
/seda/
Cholseda
/seda/
Central Huasteca Nahuatlseda
/ˈseda/
Guerrero Nahuatlseda
/ˈseda/
Mazahuaseda
/ˈseda/
Tojolabalseda
/seda/
Wixarikatsera
/tsera/
Coyutla Totonacseda
/seda/
Tabasco Chontalseda
/ˈseda/
Isthmus Nahuatlseda
/seda/
San Mateo del Mar Huaveseda
/seda/
Tlacolula Zapotecsed
/sed/
Saint Lucian Creoleswa
/swa/
Choctawsilik
/silik/
Central Alaskan Yupiksuukuyaq
/suːkujaq/
CherokeeᏏᎵᎩ
/siliɡi/
Cheyenneséokaevėšéʼhóno
/séokaeveʃéʔhóno/
Arapahoniixóosooʼ
/niːxóːsoːʔ/
Oneidakaʼnhehsatʌ́sha
/kaʔnhehsatʌ̃́sha/
Ho-Chunkzeeną́ba
/zeːˈnãba/
Lojbansilka
/ˈsilka/
Klingonmanta' ma'lI'
/mantaʔ maʔlɪʔ/
Interlinguaseta
/ˈseta/
Wichíseda
/seda/
Papiamentoseda
/ˈseda/
Aymaraseda
/seda/
Bolivian Spanishseda
/ˈseða/
Terenasêta
/ˈseːta/
Mbyá Guaraníseda
/ˈseda/
Kaingangseda
/seda/
Makuxiseeta
/seeta/
Mapudungunseza
/seða/
Rapanuisea
/sea/
Wayuuseera
/seːra/
Northern Emberaseda
/seda/
Misakseda
/ˈseda/
Bribriseda
/seda/
Costa Rican Spanishseda
/ˈseða/
Shuarséta
/ˈseta/
Achuarseda
/seda/
Salvadoran Spanishseda
/ˈseða/
Nicaraguan Spanishseda
/ˈseða/
Ngäbereseda
/seda/
San Blas Kunaseda
/seda/
Panamanian Spanishseda
/ˈseða/
Guaraníséda
/ˈseda/
Paraguayan Spanishseda
/ˈseða/
Quechuaseda
/ˈseda/
Cusco Quechuaseda
/ˈseda/
Ayacucho Quechuaseda
/seda/
Aguarunaseda
/seda/
Shipibo-Coniboseda
/seda/
Caribbean Javanesesutra
/sutrɔ/
Torres Strait Creolesilk
/silk/
Cook Islands Māoritīrika
/tiːɾika/
Pukapukantilika
/tilika/
Fijiansilika
/silika/
Rotumansilika
/silika/
Chamorroseda
/ˈseda/
Gilbertesetirika
/siɾika/
Marshallesejelōk
/tʲelək/
Chuukesesilik
/silik/
Pohnpeiansilik
/silik/
Kosraeansilk
/silk/
Māorihiraka
/hiɾaka/
Niueansilika
/silika/
Tok Pisinslika
/slika/
Hiri Motusiliki
/siliki/
Abauslika
/slika/
Samoansilika
/silika/
Pijinsilk
/silk/
Tokelauanhilika
/hilika/
Tongansilika
/silika/
Tuvaluansilika
/silika/
Hawaiian Creolesilk
/sɪlk/
Hawaiiankilika
/kilika/
Bislamasilik
/silik/
Wallisiansilika
/silika/
Sanskrit15cBCE–21cCE
कौशेय
/kɐuɕeːjɐ/
Biblical Hebrew12–3cBCE
מֶשִׁי
/ˈmɛːʃiː/
Ancient Greek8cBCE–6cCE
σηρικόν
/sɛːrikón/
Latin7cBCE–6cCE
sericum
/ˈseːrɪkum/
Pali5–1cBCE
कोसिय
/kosija/
Pedagogical Pali5cBCE–21cCE
kosiya
/kosija/
Sogdian4cBCE–11cCE
cγnh
/tʃaɣnaː/
Middle Persian3cBCE–9cCE
𐭠𐭯𐭫𐭩𐭱𐭥𐭬
/abreːʃom/
Classical Syriac1–13c
ܩܙ
/qaz/
Ge'ez1–10c
ሐሪር
/ħariːr/
Mishnaic Hebrew1–2c
שיריים
/ʃiraˈjim/
Classical Armenian5–11c
մետաքս
/metɑkʰs/
Old English5–12c
seolc
/seolk/
Proto-Ryukyuan5–10c
*ito
/ito/
Classical Tibetan7–11c
དར
/dar/
Liturgical Classical Tibetan7–21c
དར
/tʰaː/
Old Irish7–9c
síta
/ˈsʲiːda/
Old Khmer7–15c
សូត្រ
/suːt/
Old Turkic7–13c
𐰸𐰆𐱃𐰖
/qutaj/
Quranic Arabic7–21c
حرير
/ħariːr/
Heian-period Japanese8–12c
絹
/kinu/
Japanese Kanbun Reading8–21c
絹
/kinɯ/
Old East Slavic8–14c
шелкъ
/ʃelkŭ/
Old High German8–11c
sīda
/ˈsiːda/
Old Norse8–14c
silki
/silki/
Old French9–14c
soie
/ˈsojə/
Old Hungarian9–16c
selyem
/ʃɛʎɛm/
Old Javanese9–15c
ꦱꦸꦠꦿ
/sutra/
Classical Persian10–18c
ابریشم
/abreːˈʃam/
Middle Irish10–12c
síta
/ˈsʲiːdə/
Old Spanish10–15c
seda
/ˈseða/
Karakhanid11–13c
torqu
/torqu/
Middle High German11–14c
sîde
/ˈsiːdə/
Middle English12–15c
silk
/silk/
Middle Japanese12–16c
絹
/kinu/
Chữ Nôm Vietnamese13–20c
縷
/luə˧˨ʔ/
Luther-era German14–17c
Seide
/ˈzaɪdə/
Golden Age Spanish15–17c
seda
/ˈseða/
Late Middle Korean15–16c
:깁
/kip/
Ottoman Turkish15–20c
ایپك
/iˈpek/
Early Modern English16–17c
silke
/sɪlk/
Classical French17–18c
soie
/swɛ/
Classical Mongolian17–19c
ᠲᠣᠷᠭᠠ
/torɣa/
Early Modern Korean17–19c
비단
/pidan/
Edo-period Japanese17–19c
絹
/kinɯ/
Katharevousa Greek19–20c
μέταξα
/ˈmetaksa/
Modern Spoken Sanskrit20–21c
कौशेयम्
/kauɕejam/
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