Snow in 913 languages

Zhuang

𱁣

/nai˨˦/

Hmong

daus

/dau˨˩/

Bouyei

nail

/nɐi˨˦/

Yi

ꃰ

/vo˧˧/

Hani

haqju

/xa˧˩dʑu˧˧/

Tujia

susu

/su˧˥su˥˥/

Tai Lue

ᦵᦖᧀᦉᦏᦱᧇ

/mɤj satʰaːp/

Akha

ngeh

/ŋɛ˥/

Naxi

nbei

/mbe˧/

Mongghul

qasi

/ʨasə/

Northern Qiang

pe

/pe/

Azhe

ɣo

/ɣo˨˩/

Ersu

zɿ

/zɿ/

Iu Mien

sorng

/sɔŋ˧/

Manchu

ᠨᡳᠮᠠᠩᡤᡳ

/nimaŋɡi/

Amdo Tibetan

ཁངས

/kʰaŋ/

Southern Qiang

məpɑ

/mə˧˩pɑ˥˥/

Situ rGyalrong

ta-jpa

/tajpa/

Central Bai

sue

/sui˦˦/

Salar

qar

/qɑr/

Western Yugur

qar

/qar/

Monguor

qasi

/tɕasɿ/

Dongxiang

chasun

/tʂasun/

Southern Dong

nui55

/nui˥˥/

Sui

ʔnui1

/ʔnui˩˩/

Maonan

tɕu5

/tɕu˦˦/

Mulam

nui1

/nui˦˨/

Central Gelao

nai31

/nai˧˩/

Bonan

ʥasɵŋ

/dʑasɵŋ/

Jino

njɛ33ji44

/ɲɛ˧˧ji˦˦/

Northern Pumi

pu̵53

/pʉ˥˧/

Daur

čas

/tʃas/

Okinawan

雪

/jutɕi/

Ainu

ウパㇱ

/upas/

Macanese Portuguese

neve

/ˈnɛvɨ/

Mongolian

ᠴᠠᠰᠤ

/tsas/

Udege

има̄

/imaː/

Jeju

눈

/nun/

Amis

soleda^

/soləðaʔ/

Paiwan

sulja

/suʎa/

Atayal

hlaqiy

/hlaqij/

Bunun

paav

/paav/

Truku/Seediq

huda

/huda/

Tsou

yuho

/juho/

Puyuma

urelra

/uɾəla/

Sakizaya

sulda

/sulda/

Thao

ulhza

/uɬða/

Rukai

pasaabu

/pasaːbu/

Kavalan

suRna

/suʁna/

Mường

tuyết

/twiət/

Nùng

nai

/nai˧˧/

Khmer

ព្រិល

/priːl/

Lisu

wa

/wɑ˧˩/

Drung

tɯwɑn

/tɯwɑn/

Zaiwa

kyoq

/kjoʔ˨˩/

Achang

xan31 ʑai55

/xan˧˩ ʑai˥˥/

Nusu

vɑ55

/vɑ˥˥/

Idu Mishmi

poŋ35

/poŋ˧˥/

Meitei

ꯎꯟ

/un/

Nagamese

borop

/bɔɾɔp/

Mizo

vur

/vur/

Adi

tapam

/tapam/

Tangkhul Naga

horam

/horam/

Bishnupriya Manipuri

বরফ

/bɔrof/

Zeme Naga

kebun

/kebun/

Ao Naga

rürjep

/ɹɯtʃɯp/

Sundanese

salju

/saldʒu/

Madurese

salju

/saldʒu/

Minangkabau

salju

/saldʒu/

Buginese

salejju

/salədʒːu/

Acehnese

salju

/saldʒu/

Banjar

salju

/saldʒu/

Balinese

salju

/saldʒu/

Sasak

salju

/saldʒu/

Toba Batak

salju

/saldʒu/

North Moluccan Malay

salju

/saldʒu/

Simalungun Batak

salju

/saldʒu/

Gorontalo

salju

/ˈsaldʒu/

Ngaju

salju

/saldʒu/

Nias

teu asio

/tɛu asio/

Batak Angkola

salju

/saldʒu/

Toraja-Sa'dan

ambun makko

/ambun makːo/

Betawi

salju

/saldʒu/

Lao

ຫິມະ

/hi˧˥maʔ˧/

Malay

salji

/saldʒi/

Iban

seleju

/səledʒu/

Kadazan-Dusun

salju

/saldʒu/

Malaysian English

snow

/snoː/

Burmese

နှင်း

/n̥ɪ́ɴ/

Shan

ႁီႉမႃႉ

/hiː˦˨ˀ maː˦˨ˀ/

Rakhine

နှင်း

/n̥ɪɴ/

Wa

rhax

/r̥aʔ/

Western Pwo Karen

မူၭခိၪဖီၫ

/mouʔ kʰo pʰau/

Sgaw Karen

မူခိၣ်ဖီ

/mukʰopʰɔ/

Jingpo

hkyen

/kʰjen˧/

Hakha Chin

hawhra

/hawhra/

Parauk Wa

hra

/rʰa/

Cebuano

niyebe

/niˈjebe/

Ilocano

niebe

/ˈnjebe/

Hiligaynon

niyebe

/niˈjebe/

Bikol Central

niyebe

/niˈjebe/

Kapampangan

niebe

/ˈnjebe/

Waray

niyebe

/niˈjebe/

Pangasinan

yilo

/ˈjilo/

Maranao

oran a ilo

/ʔoran a ilo/

Chavacano

nieve

/ˈnjebe/

Thai

หิมะ

/hi˨˩maʔ˦˥/

Isan

หิมะ

/hi˨˩maʔ˦˥/

Tetum

neve

/ˈnɛvɛ/

Eastern Bru

prễl príl

/prel pril/

Pashto

واوره

/wɑːwra/

Dari

برف

/barf/

Hazaragi

برف

/barf/

Pashai

ہیم

/hiːm/

Tregami

źim

/dzim/

Rangpuri

বরফ

/bɔɾɔf/

Chittagonian

বরফ

/bɔrɔf/

Sylheti

বরফ

/bɔɾɔf/

Dzongkha

ཁ་བ

/kʰawa/

Kurtöp

ka

/ka/

Tshangla

phom

/pʰom/

Tibetan

ཁ་བ

/kʰawa˥/

Dakpa Monpa

khᴀ55ru53

/kʰᴀ˥˥ru˥˧/

Gujarati

બરફ

/bəɾəf/

Bhojpuri

बरफ

/bəɾəf/

Kannada

ಹಿಮ

/hima/

Maithili

बरफ

/bərəf/

Malayalam

മഞ്ഞ്

/maɲːɨ/

Odia

ବରଫ

/bɔrɔpʰɔ/

Awadhi

बरफ

/bəɾəf/

Marwari

बरफ

/bəɾəf/

Magahi

बरफ

/bərəf/

Chhattisgarhi

बरफ

/bəɾəf/

Assamese

বৰফ

/bɔɹɔf/

Haryanvi

बरफ

/bəɾəf/

Bhili

बरफ

/bəɾəpʰ/

Angika

बरफ

/bərəf/

Santali

ᱦᱤᱢ

/him/

Kashmiri

شیٖن

/ʃiːn/

Bagri

बरफ

/bərəf/

Dogri

बरफ

/bəɾəf/

Garhwali

ह्यूं

/hjũː/

Konkani

बर्फ

/bərəf/

Kurukh

कीबा

/kiːbaː/

Kumaoni

ह्यूं

/hjũː/

Tulu

ಹಿಮ

/ˈhima/

Khasi

ïor

/jɔr/

Ho

aril

/aril/

Garo

borop

/borop/

Braj Bhasha

बरफ

/bərəf/

Kullui

हिंऊँ

/hĩũ/

Ladakhi

ཁ

/kʰa/

Sikkimese

ཁ་བོ

/kʰau/

Gondi

बर्प

/baɾp/

Kodava

ಮಂಜ್

/maɲdʒɨ/

Kachhi

બરફ

/bəɾəpʰ/

Hajong

borof

/bɔrof/

Lepcha

ᰠᰦᰍᰩᰰ

/sanɔn/

Dhivehi

ސްނޯ

/snoː/

Rohingya

boróf

/boˈrof/

Nepali

हिउँ

/hiũ/

Tharu

बरफ

/bərəpʰ/

Newari

च्वापु

/tswaːpu/

Dotyali

हिउँ

/ɦiũ/

Limbu

ᤏᤠ᤺ᤱ

/naːŋ/

Sherpa

ཁ་བ

/kʰawa/

Thulung

फोमु

/pʰomu/

Kusunda

yaq

/jaq/

Lhomi

ཁ་བ

/kʰawa˥/

Western Punjabi

برف

/bəɾəf/

Sindhi

برف

/bərfə/

Saraiki

برف

/bəɾəf/

Balochi

برف

/barf/

Hindko

برف

/bərəf/

Brahui

برف

/barf/

Balti

ཁ་བ

/kʰawa/

Khowar

ہیم

/hiːm/

Sinhala

හිම

/himə/

Abkhaz

асы

/asə/

Armenian

ձյուն

/dzjun/

Azerbaijani

qar

/ɡɑɾ/

Talysh

voə

/voə/

Udi

иъжӏ

/iˤdʒ/

Budukh

йиз

/jiz/

Khinalug

ккыза

/kːɨza/

Kryts

yiz

/jiz/

Bahrani Arabic

ثلج

/θalʒ/

Uyghur

قار

/qɑr/

Khams Tibetan

ཁ་བ

/kʰawa/

Sibe

ᠨᡳᠮᠠᠩᡤᡳ

/nimɑŋ/

Eastern Yugur

tʃasən

/tʃasən/

Sarikoli

zmun

/zmun/

Tigrinya

ውርጪ

/wɨrtʃʼi/

Tigre

ዕጥብ በረድ

/ʕətʼəb barad/

Georgian

თოვლი

/tʰovli/

Mingrelian

თირი

/tʰiri/

Svan

მუს

/mus/

Bats

ლავ

/law/

South Azerbaijani

قار

/ɡɑɾ/

Lurish

برف

/barf/

Mazandarani

ورف

/vərf/

Gilaki

ورف

/varf/

Southern Kurdish

بەفر

/bɛfr/

Bakhtiari

برف

/barf/

Southern Luri

barf

/barf/

Qashqai

qar

/ɡar/

Sorani Kurdish

بەفر

/bæfr/

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܬܲܠܓܵܐ

/talɡa/

Hebrew

שלג

/ˈʃeleɡ/

Judeo-Persian

ברף

/bæɾf/

Ladino

inyeve

/iˈɲeve/

Domari

xiif

/xiːf/

Jordanian Arabic

تلج

/talʒ/

Kazakh

қар

/qɑr/

Kyrgyz

кар

/qɑr/

Western Armenian

ձիւն

/tsjun/

Burushaski

ge

/ɡe/

Palestinian Arabic

تلج

/talʒ/

Qatari Arabic

ثلج

/θaldʒ/

Chechen

ло

/lo/

Kabardian

уэс

/was/

Avar

гӏазу

/ʕazu/

Lezgian

жив

/ʒiv/

Adyghe

осы

/wasə/

Ossetian

мит

/mit/

Dargwa

дяхӏи

/daˤħi/

Kumyk

къар

/qar/

Ingush

лоа

/lɔ̯ɑ/

Karachay-Balkar

къар

/qar/

Lak

марххала

/marxːala/

Tabasaran

йиф

/jif/

Nogai

кар

/qar/

Abaza

сы

/sə/

Aghul

ибхь

/ibħ/

Tsez

иси

/isi/

Tsakhur

йиз

/jiz/

Archi

марххала

/marxːala/

Andi

анзи

/anzi/

Hunzib

əᴴз

/ə̃z/

Khvarshi

иса

/isa/

Rutul

йиз

/jiz/

Hijazi Arabic

ثلج

/taldʒ/

Nobiin

telgi

/telɡi/

Western Neo-Aramaic

ܬܠܟܐ

/ˈθelka/

Tajik

барф

/barf/

Yaghnobi

vafr

/vafr/

Turkmen

gar

/ɡar/

Kurdish

berf

/bɛɾf/

Zaza

vor

/voɾ/

Laz

მთვირი

/mtviri/

Turoyo

ܬܠܓܐ

/talɡo/

Ubykh

źʷadzə

/ʑʷadzə/

Crimean Tatar

qar

/qɑr/

Uzbek

qor

/qɒr/

Karakalpak

qar

/qɑr/

Albanian

borë

/bɔːɾə/

Gheg Albanian

borë

/boːɾ/

Algerian Arabic

تلج

/telʒ/

Kabyle

adfel

/adfəl/

Bavarian

Schnee

/ʃneː/

Belarusian

снег

/sʲnʲex/

Walloon

nîve

/niːf/

West Flemish

snêeuw

/sneːw/

Bosnian

snijeg

/snijeɡ/

Bulgarian

сняг

/snʲak/

Croatian

snijeg

/sniːjeɡ/

Czech

sníh

/sɲiːx/

Danish

sne

/sneːˀ/

Estonian

lumi

/lumi/

Võro

lumi

/ˈlumi/

Romani

iv

/iv/

Faroese

kavi

/ˈkɛaːvɪ/

Finnish

lumi

/lumi/

Finnish Romani

iiv

/iːv/

Inari Sámi

muotâ

/muotɐ/

Skolt Sámi

muõtt

/muɔtt/

Picard

nèges

/nɛʒ/

Occitan

nèu

/nɛw/

Breton

erc'h

/ɛrx/

Corsican

neve

/ˈneve/

Arpitan

nê

/neː/

Alsatian

Schnee

/ʃneː/

East Franconian

Schnee

/ʃneː/

Low German

Snee

/sneː/

Swabian

Schnee

/ʃneː/

Kölsch

Schnei

/ʃnaɪ/

Upper Sorbian

sněh

/snɪ/

North Frisian

snii

/sniː/

Lower Sorbian

sněg

/sɲɪk/

Saterland Frisian

Snee

/sneː/

Greek

χιόνι

/çoni/

Pontic Greek

χιόν

/çon/

Aromanian

neauã

/ˈne̯awə/

Megleno-Romanian

neauă

/ˈne̯awə/

Hungarian

hó

/hoː/

Icelandic

snjór

/snjouːr/

Irish

sneachta

/ʃnʲaxt̪ˠə/

Manx

sniaghtey

/ˈsnʲaxðə/

Italian

neve

/neːve/

Neapolitan

neve

/ˈneːvə/

Sicilian

nivi

/ˈniːvi/

Venetian

neve

/neve/

Lombard

nev

/nɛf/

Emilian

naiv

/najv/

Piedmontese

fiòca

/ˈfjɔka/

Romagnol

név

/neːv/

Sardinian

nie

/nie/

Friulian

nêf

/neːf/

Ligurian

néie

/ˈnejje/

Arbëresh

zborë

/ˈzbɔɾə/

Ladin

nëif

/nəif/

Tabarchino

neive

/ˈnejve/

Latvian

sniegs

/sniɛks/

Livonian

lum

/lum/

Latgalian

snīgs

/sniːks/

Lithuanian

sniegas

/ˈsʲnʲiɛɡɐs/

Samogitian

sniegs

/snʲɛɡs/

Luxembourg French

neige

/nɛʒ/

Luxembourgish German

Schnee

/ʃneː/

Luxembourgish

Schnéi

/ʃnɜɪ̯/

Gagauz

kaar

/kaːr/

Dutch

sneeuw

/sneːw/

Limburgish

sjnee

/ʃneː/

West Frisian

snie

/sniə/

Macedonian

снег

/snɛk/

Norwegian

snø

/snøː/

Norwegian Nynorsk

snø

/snøː/

Northern Sami

muohta

/muohta/

Southern Sámi

lopme

/ˈlopme/

Kven Finnish

lumi

/ˈlumi/

Polish

śnieg

/ɕɲɛk/

Silesian

śniyg

/ɕɲɪk/

Kashubian

sniég

/sɲik/

Wymysorys

śnej

/ʃnej/

Mirandese

niebe

/ˈnjeβɨ/

Romanian

zăpadă

/zəpadə/

Vlax Romani

iv

/iv/

Tatar

кар

/qɑr/

Bashkir

ҡар

/qɑr/

Chuvash

юр

/jur/

Meadow Mari

лум

/lum/

Udmurt

лымы

/lɨmɨ/

Moksha

лов

/lov/

Komi-Zyrian

лым

/lɨm/

Erzya

лов

/lov/

Kalmyk

цасн

/tsasn/

Komi-Permyak

лым

/lɨm/

Hill Mari

лум

/lum/

Karelian

lumi

/lumi/

Nenets

сыра

/sɨra/

Livvi-Karelian

lumi

/ˈlumi/

Veps

lumi

/lumi/

Kildin Sámi

вэ̄дз

/veːdz/

Votic

lumi

/ˈlumi/

Serbian

снег

/sneːɡ/

Slovak

sneh

/sɲɛx/

Rusyn

сніг

/snʲiɡ/

Slovenian

sneg

/sneːk/

Catalan

neu

/nɛw/

Galician

neve

/ˈneβe/

Basque

elur

/elur/

Extremaduran

ñevi

/ˈɲeβi/

Asturian

nieve

/njeβe/

Fala

nevi

/ˈnebi/

Aragonese

nieu

/ˈnjew/

Swedish

snö

/snøː/

Lule Sámi

muohtta

/muɔhtta/

Meänkieli

lumi

/ˈlumi/

Swiss German

Schnee

/ʃneː/

Romansh

naiv

/naif/

Walser

Schnee

/ʃneː/

Walliser German

Schnee

/ʃneː/

Norman

né

/ne/

Ukrainian

сніг

/snʲiɦ/

Scots

snaw

/snɑː/

Welsh

eira

/əɨra/

Scottish Gaelic

sneachda

/ʃɲɛxkə/

Cornish

ergh

/ɛrx/

Jèrriais

né

/ne/

Esperanto

neĝo

/ˈnedʒo/

Volapük

nif

/nif/

Interlingue

nive

/ˈnive/

Ido

nivo

/ˈnivo/

Shawiya

adfel

/adfəl/

Umbundu

oneve

/oneve/

Kimbundu

neve

/neve/

Tswana

semathana

/semaˈtʰana/

Dyula

nɛzi

/nɛzi/

Mooré

sa-ko-gĩsdim

/sakoɡĩsdim/

Kirundi

shelegi

/ʃeleɡi/

Cape Verdean Creole

nevi

/ˈnevi/

Aghem

fùuŋ

/fùːŋ/

Cameroonian French

neige

/nɛʒ/

Sango

neze

/neze/

Lingala

neje

/neʒe/

Kikongo

mvula ya mpembe

/mvula ja mpembe/

Luba-Kasai

neje

/neʒe/

Tetela

loonge

/looŋɡe/

Swazi

lichwa

/liǀʰwa/

Oromo

cabbii

/tʃabːiː/

Amharic

በረዶ

/bərədo/

Sidamo

bullaame kaade

/bulːaːme kaːde/

Wolaytta

suuppa shachcha

/suːpːa ʃatʃːa/

Sebat Bet Gurage

በረጀ

/bɐrɐdʒɐ/

Konso

fuuttota

/fuːtːota/

Akan

sukyerɛmma

/sutɕɪrɛmma/

Ewe

sno

/sno/

Adangme

snoo

/snoː/

Ga

snoo

/snoː/

Nzima

ezukɔtweaba

/ezukɔtweaba/

Ghanaian English

snow

/snoː/

Guinea-Bissau Kriol

nevi

/ˈnɛvi/

Kikuyu

ira

/ˈiɾa/

Luhya

itsaluchi

/itsalutʃi/

Kalenjin

teluchi

/telutʃi/

Kamba

ĩa

/ĩa/

Luo

theluji

/θeluʒi/

Meru

nkamia

/ŋkamia/

Maasai

empaso

/empaso/

Bukusu

ebarafu

/ebarafu/

Embu

îra

/iːɾa/

Sesotho

lehloa

/lɛˈɬwa/

Mano

laa-wɛ́lɛ́

/laːwɛ́lɛ́/

Libyan Arabic

ثلج

/talʒ/

Malagasy

oram-panala

/uramˈpanala/

Chewa

chipale chofewa

/tʃipale tʃofewa/

Tumbuka

chiwuvi

/tʃiwuvi/

Bambara

nɛzi

/nɛzi/

Soninke

nesi

/nesi/

Koyraboro Senni

neeži

/neːʒi/

Maltese

borra

/bɔrra/

Hassaniya Arabic

ثلج

/θɛlʒ/

Mauritian Creole

lanez

/lanez/

Tashelhit

ⴰⴷⴼⵍ

/adfl/

Tarifit

ⴰⴷⴼⴻⵔ

/aðfəɾ/

Central Atlas Tamazight

ⴰⴷⴼⵍ

/adfəl/

Standard Moroccan Tamazight

ⴰⴷⴼⵍ

/adfəl/

Makhuwa

nxotte

/nʃotːe/

Lomwe

mucharapo

/mutʃʰaɾapo/

Ndau

chando

/tʃando/

Sena

neve

/neve/

Ndonga

olumi

/olumi/

Kuanyama

olumi

/olumi/

Nama

tsâmaros

/tsãːmaros/

Herero

ovitutukende

/ovitutukende/

Hausa

dusar ƙanƙara

/dusaɾ kʼankʼara/

Nigerian Pidgin

snow

/sno/

Yoruba

yìnyín

/jĩ̀jĩ́/

Igbo

snoo

/sinoː/

Tiv

senou

/senou/

Ibibio

sino

/sino/

Izii

aka-mini-sunoo

/aka mini sunoː/

Isoko

ekpalekpa-ame

/ekpalekpaame/

Edo

isonorhọ

/isonoɾɔ/

Kinyarwanda

shelegi

/ʃeleɡi/

Réunion Creole

nèj

/nɛʒ/

Seychellois Creole

lannez

/lanez/

Krio

sno

/sno/

Somali

baraf

/baraf/

Zulu

iqhwa

/iǃʰwa/

Xhosa

ikhephu

/ikʰepʰu/

Tsonga

gamboko

/ɡamboko/

Afrikaans

sneeu

/snɪu/

Northern Sotho

lehlwa

/leˈɬwa/

Venda

mahaḓa

/mahad̪a/

Southern Ndebele

iliqhwa

/iliǃʰwa/

Korana

abas

/abas/

Bari

luru lo lilik

/luru lo lilik/

Sukuma

seluji

/seludʒi/

Nyamwezi

theluji

/θeluʒi/

Nyaturu

seluji

/seludʒi/

Asu

chasheru

/tʃaʃeru/

Machame

kyaamwi

/kjaːmwi/

Rwa

mboṛongo

/mboɾoŋɡo/

Luganda

omuzira

/omuzira/

Nyoro

ebirika

/eβirika/

Tooro

ebirika

/eβirika/

Bemba

ubunga bwa mfula

/ubuŋɡa bwa mfula/

Zambian Tonga

caanda

/tʃaːnda/

Lozi

litwa

/ˈlitwa/

Luvale

mbundu

/mbundu/

Kaonde

sino

/sino/

Shona

sinoo

/sinoː/

Northern Ndebele

iliqhwa

/iliǃʰwa/

Bahamian Creole

snow

/snoʊ/

Garifuna

niewe

/niewe/

Belize Kriol

snoa

/snoː/

Cree

ᑰᓇ

/koːna/

Ojibwe

goon

/ɡoːn/

Inuktitut

ᐊᐳᑦ

/aput/

Plains Cree

ᑰᓇ

/koːna/

Mi'kmaq

wastew

/wastew/

Atikamekw

kon

/kon/

Mohawk

óniehte

/ónjehte/

Carrier

yus̲

/jus/

Kwak'wala

neʼ

/neʔ/

Coast Tsimshian

maadm

/maːdm̩/

Thompson

swúxwt

/swuxʷt/

Cayuga

oʼgraʼ

/oʔɡraʔ/

Western Abenaki

wazôli

/wazɔ̃li/

Squamish

máḵa7

/maqaʔ/

Munsee

koon

/koːn/

Blackfoot

kóónssko

/kóːnsːko/

Haida

tʼaʼáaw

/tʼaʔɑ́ːw/

Chipewyan

yath

/jaθ/

Nuxalk

pqʼʷ

/pqʷʼ/

Algonquin

kòn

/kɔːn/

Greenlandic

aput

/aput/

Guadeloupean Creole

lannèj

/lanɛʒ/

Kʼicheʼ

saq tew

/saq tew/

Qʼeqchiʼ

xchuʼi keh

/ʃtʃuʔi keh/

Mam

txa cheʼw

/tʃa tʃeʔw/

Kaqchikel

nieve

/ˈnjebe/

Q'anjob'al

chew

/tʃew/

Ixil

txuncheʼv

/tʃuntʃeʔv/

Poqomchi'

miik

/miːk/

Uspanteko

chun tew

/tʃun tew/

Haitian Creole

nèj

/nɛʒ/

Honduran Spanish

nieve

/ˈnjeβe/

Yiddish

שניי

/ʃnej/

Jamaican Patois

sunuo

/sunuo/

Yucatec Maya

nieve

/njebe/

Western Huasteca Nahuatl

sitlal setl

/sitɬal setɬ/

Zapotec

nieve

/njebe/

Tzotzil

taiv

/taiv/

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

citlal cetl

/sitɬal setɬ/

Plautdietsch

Schnee

/ʃneː/

Otomi

xija

/ʃiha/

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

sital set

/sital set/

Guerrero Nahuatl

nieve

/ˈnjebe/

Mazahua

xitsji

/ʃitsʰi/

Tarahumara

kiparí

/kipaɾi/

Tojolabal

sakal kʼinal

/sakal kʼinal/

Wixarika

ʼɨwi

/ʔɨwi/

Tabasco Chontal

nieve

/ˈnjebe/

Querétaro Otomi

tꞌaxtse̱

/tʼaʃtsɛ/

Metlatónoc Mixtec

nieve

/njeβe/

Cora

seeri

/seːɾi/

San Mateo del Mar Huave

nieve

/nʲebe/

Mixtepec Mixtec

yuva

/jùvá/

Purépecha

iéjta

/ˈjexta/

Sumo

mukus pihni

/mukus pihni/

Saint Lucian Creole

lannèj

/lãnɛʒ/

Pennsylvania German

Schnee

/ʃneː/

Navajo

yas

/jɑ̀s/

Western Apache

zas

/zas/

Choctaw

oktosha

/oktoʃa/

Central Alaskan Yupik

qanikcaq

/qaniktʃaq/

Muscogee

hetute

/hitoti/

Cherokee

ᎤᎾᏥ

/unatsi/

Lakota

wá

/wá/

Cheyenne

héstaʼse

/héstaʔse/

Central Siberian Yupik

анигу

/aniɣu/

Arapaho

híií

/híːi/

Maliseet-Passamaquoddy

wast

/wast/

Dakota

wá

/wá/

Yurok

roreer

/ɹɔɹiɹ/

Aleut

каниих̆

/qaniːχ/

Koyukon

tseetl

/tsʰiːtɬʰ/

Kiowa

tʼól

/tʼól/

Yuchi

sta

/sta/

Hopi

nuva

/nɨva/

Comanche

tahkabi

/tahkabi/

Oneida

onyʌ́hteʼ

/onjʌ̃́hteʔ/

Onondaga

óʼgęʼ

/óʔɡɛ̃ːʔ/

Ho-Chunk

waa

/waː/

Crow

bíia

/bíːa/

Chickasaw

oktiʼ

/oktiʔ/

Inupiaq

apun

/apun/

Nez Perce

méeqeʼ

/méːqeʔ/

Northern Paiute

nɨbabi

/nɨpapi/

Hupa

nundil

/nʊndɪl/

Menominee

kōn

/koːn/

Osage

pá

/pá/

Potawatomi

gon

/ɡon/

Wichita

hiraːʔa

/hiɾaːʔa/

Lojban

snime

/ˈsnime/

Klingon

chal chuch

/tʃɑl tʃutʃ/

Interlingua

nive

/nive/

Toba

aloɲi

/aloɲi/

Pilagá

loɲi

/loɲi/

Mocoví

loɲi

/loɲi/

Chorote

fʷijit injuneʔ

/fʷijit injuneʔ/

Papiamento

sneu

/sneu/

Aymara

khunu

/kʰunu/

Bolivian Spanish

nieve

/ˈnjeβe/

Mbyá Guaraní

yroʼy apĩgue

/ɨɾoʔɨ apĩŋɡwe/

Kaingang

kukryr kó

/kukɾɨɾ ko/

Mapudungun

pire

/piɾe/

Páez

yãdx

/jãdʲ/

Costa Rican Spanish

nieve

/ˈnjeβe/

Salvadoran Spanish

nieve

/ˈnjeβe/

French Guianese Creole

lanèj

/lanɛʒ/

Akawaio

sino

/sino/

Nicaraguan Spanish

nieve

/ˈnjeβe/

Panamanian Spanish

nieve

/ˈnjeβe/

Guaraní

yrypyʼa veve

/ɨɾɨpɨʔa veve/

Paraguayan Spanish

nieve

/ˈnjeβe/

Nivaclé

jekleʃe

/jekleʃe/

Quechua

ritʼi

/ɾitʼi/

Cusco Quechua

ritʼi

/ritʼi/

Ayacucho Quechua

rasu

/ɾasu/

Aguaruna

nieve

/ˈnjebe/

Asháninka

sharaka

/ʃaɾaka/

Jaqaru

khunu

/kʰunu/

Sranan Tongo

snew

/sneu/

Caribbean Hindustani

baraf

/bəɾəf/

Caribbean Javanese

salju

/saldʒu/

Cook Islands Māori

kiona

/kiona/

Pukapukan

kīona

/kiːona/

Fijian

uca vulavula

/uða βulaβula/

Fiji Hindi

baraf

/bərəf/

Tahitian

hiona

/hiona/

Chamorro

niebe

/ˈnjebe/

Papuan Malay

salju

/saldʒu/

Gilbertese

tinoo

/siˈnoː/

Marshallese

jiṇo

/tʲinˠo/

Chuukese

sno

/sno/

Pohnpeian

sinoh

/sinoː/

Māori

hukarere

/hukaɾeɾe/

Niuean

kiona

/kiona/

Tok Pisin

ais

/ais/

Hiri Motu

sinou

/sinou/

Mapos Buang

beggob

/ᵐbəɣoᵐb/

Samoan

kiona

/kiona/

Pijin

snou

/snou/

Tokelauan

kiona

/kiona/

Tongan

sinou

/sinou/

Tuvaluan

kiona

/kiona/

Hawaiian Creole

snow

/snoʊ/

Hawaiian

hau

/hau/

Bislama

sno

/sno/

Wallisian

nive

/nive/

East Futunan

nive

/nive/

Oroqen

ɪmana

/ɪmana/

Sakha

хаар

/xaːr/

Tuvan

хар

/xar/

Buryat

саһан

/sahaŋ/

Altai

кар

/kar/

Khakas

хар

/xar/

Khanty

ӆоньсь

/ɬoɲsʲ/

Evenki

иманна

/imanˈna/

Even

иманра

/imanˈra/

Chukchi

ыʼԓьыԓ

/əʔɬəɬ/

Nanai

симата

/simata/

Koryak

гʼылгʼыл

/ʕəlʕəl/

Selkup

сыры

/sɨrɨ/

Mansi

тӯйт

/tuːjt/

Tundra Yukaghir

эримэ

/erime/

Nivkh

ӈаӄр

/ŋaqr/

Nganasan

сирү

/sʲiry/

Ket

тик

/tik/

Itelmen

ӄәллал

/qəllal/

Kolyma Yukaghir

пукөльэ

/pukøʎə/

Forest Enets

syra

/sɨra/

Shor

қар

/qar/

Dolgan

каар

/kaːr/

Tofa

ӄар

/qar/

Proto-Sino-Tibetan

55–35cBCE

*s-pʷal

/s-pʷal/

Proto-Indo-European

45–26cBCE

*sneygʷʰ-

/sneiɡʷʰ/

Proto-Austronesian

40–30cBCE

*SuReNa

/SuReNa/

Proto-Uralic

40–20cBCE

*lume

/lume/

Proto-Semitic

38–30cBCE

*ṯalg-

/θalɡ/

Ancient Egyptian

32cBCE–4cCE

𓐠𓏤𓂋𓏤𓈎𓅱𓇲𓏥

/sarakuː/

Proto-Kartvelian

30–20cBCE

*towl-

/towl/

Akkadian

25–6cBCE

𒊭𒀠𒄖

/ʃalɡu/

Avestan

15–5cBCE

𐬬𐬀𐬟𐬭𐬀

/wafra/

Sanskrit

15cBCE–21cCE

हिम

/ɦimɐ/

Vedic Sanskrit

15–7cBCE

हिम

/ɦímɐ/

Ugaritic

14–12cBCE

𐎂𐎍𐎘

/ɡalθu/

Biblical Hebrew

12–3cBCE

שֶׁלֶג

/ʃɛlɛɡ/

Aramaic

10cBCE–13cCE

ܬܠܓܐ

/talɡaː/

Old Aramaic

10–8cBCE

𐡕𐡋𐡂

/talɡ/

Ancient Greek

8cBCE–6cCE

χιών

/kʰiɔ̌ːn/

Latin

7cBCE–6cCE

nix

/niks/

Pali

5–1cBCE

हिम

/himɐ/

Pedagogical Pali

5cBCE–21cCE

hima

/himə/

Proto-Japonic

5cBCE–5cCE

*yoki

/joki/

Proto-Turkic

5cBCE–1cCE

*kar

/kaːr/

Sogdian

4cBCE–11cCE

wafrā

/wafraː/

Middle Persian

3cBCE–9cCE

𐭥𐭯𐭫

/wafr/

Parthian

3cBCE–6cCE

wafr

/wafr/

Maharastri Prakrit

1cBCE–13cCE

हिम

/hima/

Proto-Koreanic

1cBCE–7cCE

*nun

/nun/

Proto-Tungusic

1cBCE–5cCE

*imana

/imana/

Classical Syriac

1–13c

ܬܠܓܐ

/talɡaː/

Ge'ez

1–10c

ሐመዳ

/ħamadaː/

Mishnaic Hebrew

1–2c

שלג

/ˈʃeleɡ/

Mandaic

3–21c

ࡕࡀࡋࡂࡀ

/talɡa/

Coptic

3–17c

ⲭⲓⲱⲛ

/xioːn/

Gothic

3–8c

𐍃𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍃

/snɛːws/

Classical Armenian

5–11c

ձիւն

/dziwn/

Khotanese

5–10c

𑀩𑁅𑀭

/baura/

Old English

5–12c

snāw

/snɑːw/

Proto-Ryukyuan

5–10c

*yuki

/juki/

Classical Tibetan

7–11c

ཁ་བ

/kʰaba/

Liturgical Classical Tibetan

7–21c

ཁ་བ

/kʰawa/

Old Irish

7–9c

snechtae

/sʲnʲexte/

Old Japanese

7–8c

雪

/juki/

Old Turkic

7–13c

𐰴𐰺

/qar/

Quranic Arabic

7–21c

ثلج

/θaldʒ/

Heian-period Japanese

8–12c

雪

/juki/

Japanese Kanbun Reading

8–21c

雪

/jɯki/

Old East Slavic

8–14c

снѣгъ

/snʲeɡŭ/

Old High German

8–11c

snēo

/sneːo/

Old Norse

8–14c

snjór

/snjoːr/

Old Saxon

8–12c

snēo

/ˈsneːo/

Chibcha

9–18c

hichu

/hitʃu/

Old Church Slavonic

9–11c

снѣгъ

/snæɡʊ/

Old French

9–14c

noif

/nɔif/

Old Hungarian

9–16c

hó

/hoː/

Proto-Mongolic

9–13c

*časun

/tʃasun/

Classical Persian

10–18c

برف

/barf/

Goryeo Korean

10–14c

嫩

/*nwun/

Middle Irish

10–12c

snechta

/sʲnʲextə/

Old Spanish

10–15c

nieve

/ˈnjeβe/

Karakhanid

11–13c

qar

/qar/

Middle High German

11–14c

snē

/sneː/

Tangut

11–16c

𗎆

/wji˧/

Jurchen

12–16c

imanggi

/imaŋɡi/

Middle English

12–15c

snow

/snɔu/

Middle Japanese

12–16c

雪

/juki/

Dante-era Italian

13–14c

neve

/ˈneve/

Middle Mongol

13–15c

ᠴᠠᠰᠤᠨ

/tʃasun/

Old Frisian

13–16c

snē

/sneː/

Chữ Nôm Vietnamese

13–20c

雪

/twiət˧˥/

Luther-era German

14–17c

Schnee

/ʃneː/

Old Prussian

14–18c

snaygis

/snaiɡis/

Classical Quechua

15–17c

ritʼi

/ɾitʼi/

Golden Age Spanish

15–17c

nieve

/ˈnjeve/

Late Middle Korean

15–16c

눈

/nun/

Ottoman Turkish

15–20c

قار

/kaɾ/

Classical Nahuatl

16–17c

cepayahuitl

/sepaˈjawitɬ/

Early Modern English

16–17c

snow

/snoː/

Tupinambá

16–18c

amanarypyʼoka

/ãmãnaɾɨpɨˈʔɔka/

Classical French

17–18c

neige

/nɛʒə/

Classical Mongolian

17–19c

ᠴᠠᠰᠤ

/tʃasu/

Early Modern Korean

17–19c

눈

/nun/

Edo-period Japanese

17–19c

雪

/jɯki/

Pazeh

18–21c

hahela

/hahela/

Yugh

18–20c

тик

/tik/

Katharevousa Greek

19–20c

χιών

/çiˈon/

Modern Spoken Sanskrit

20–21c

हिम

/ɦimə/