Star in 1157 languages

1157 languages

NOUN "star" = a celestial star in the night sky. Not "movie star" (celebrity) and not a shape/asterisk.

Major languages

English

star

/stɑːɹ/

8 readings of the same spelling

Chinese

星星

/ɕiŋ˥ ɕiŋ/

9 different spellings

星星

/ɕiŋ˥ ɕiŋ/

Mandarin Chinese

/ɕin˥ ɕin/

Sichuan Mandarin

/ɕiŋ˦ ɕiŋ/

Northeastern Mandarin

/ɕiŋ˨˩ ɕiŋ/

Tianjin Mandarin

/ɕiŋ˨˦ ɕiŋ/

Zhongyuan Mandarin

/ɕiŋ˧˩ ɕiŋ/

Lanyin Mandarin

/ɕin˥˥ ɕin˥˥/

Chengdu Mandarin

/ɕiəŋ˨˦ ɕiəŋ/

Kaifeng Mandarin

/ɕiŋ˥ ɕiŋ˥/

Taiwan Mandarin

/ɕiɣ̃˨˩ ɕiɣ̃/

Xi'an Mandarin

星

/tsʰẽ˧˧/

Teochew Penang Hokkien

/siŋ˥˥/

Eastern Min

/ɕin˥˥/

Wuhan Mandarin

/sin˦˦/

Suzhou Wu

/sɛ˨˧/

Hainanese

/seŋ˧˧/

Wenzhou Wu

/ɬaŋ˧˧/

Taishanese

/sɛ˩˩/

Hui Chinese

/tsʰa˥˧˧/

Pu-Xian Min

/ʃœŋ˥˥/

Dongguan Yue

/ɕiaŋ˩˩/

Fuzhou Gan

/shiēŋ/

Han Chinese

/ɕiŋ˧˧/

Hangzhou Wu

/ɕiən˨˩˨/

Hefei Mandarin

/ɕiŋ˥˩/

Jiaxing Wu

/ɕiŋ˨˩˧/

Jinan Mandarin

/siŋ˧˧˦/

Jinhua Wu

/ɕiŋ˧˩/

Nanjing Mandarin

/*s-tsʰˤeŋ/

Old Chinese

/sɔ̃˦˦/

Wuyuan Hui

/tsʰɛ̃˦˦/

Zhangzhou Hokkien

星宿

/ɕi˩ ɕiəu˦˥/

Jin

/saiŋ˥˦ siu˧˧/

Northern Min

/ɕĩ˦˦ ɕieu˨˩˨/

Kunming Mandarin

/sɿ˨˦ ɕiʌu˥˨/

Lüliang Jin

/ɕiəŋ˧˩˧ ɕiəu˥˨/

Xinzhou Jin

星仔

/sen˦ ne˧˩/

Hakka Chinese

/sen˨˦ e˧˩/

Taiwanese Hakka

/siaŋ˥˧ ɤ˥˥/

Hailu Hakka

星子

/ɕin˧˧ tsɿ/

Xiang

/ɕiaŋ˦˨ tsɿ/

Gan

/ɬeŋ˥˧ tʃi˧˧/

Pinghua

/ɕin˦˦˥ tsɿ/

Hengyang Xiang

/siaŋ˧˥ tsɿ/

Yichun Gan

/ɕĩ˧˧ tsɿ˥˥/

Yongzhou Xiang

天星

/tʰin˥˨ ɬiŋ˥˨/

Huazhou Yue

/tʰin˥˥ ɬɛŋ˥˥/

Nanning Yue

/tʰin˥˥ siaŋ˥˥/

Zhongshan Yue

щинщю

/ɕiŋ˨˦ɕiou˨˦/

Dungan

星星儿

/ɕin˥ ɕiəɹ˥/

Chongqing Mandarin

星光

/ɕiaŋ˧˧˦ kuɔŋ˧˧˦/

Jiʼan Gan

Hindi

तारा

/taːɾaː/

Urdu

ستارہ

/sɪtaːɾaː/

Telugu

నక్షత్రం

/nakʂat̪ram/

Tamil

நட்சத்திரம்

/naʈɕat̪t̪iɾam/

East Asia (60)

Zhuang

ndaundeiq

/ɗaːu˨˦ɗei˧˥/

Hmong

hnub qub

/n̥u˥ qu˥/

Yi

ꃅꏸ

/mu˧˧tɕɿ˧˧/

Hani

aqgeel

/a˧˩ɡɯ˥˥/

Lahu

mvuh-keu

/mɯ̀ kɯ̂/

Akha

aqgeu

/a˨˩ɡɯ˥/

Azhe

kɛzo

/kɛ˧˧zo˨˩/

Manchu

ᡠᠰᡳᡥᠠ

/usiˈχa/

Sui

zət7

/zət˥˥/

Mulam

la:k8 m̥ət7

/laːk˩˩ m̥ət˥˥/

Blang

sa31 məiŋ51

/sa˧˩ məiŋ˥˩/

Jino

pu33ke33

/pu˧˧ke˧˧/

Ainu

ノチウ

/notɕiw/

Udege

ваикта

/ˈwaikta/

Tsou

congroha

/tsoŋɾoxa/

Tao

vituen

/vituən/

Thao

fituʼish

/fituʔiʃ/

Tày

đao

/ɗaːw˧˧/

Southeast Asia (92)

Khmer

ផ្កាយ

/pkaːj/

Lisu

akw

/a˧˧ kwɿ˧˧/

Jiamao

tsaptsin

/tsap˩tsin˥˧/

Nusu

kɹe31lɔ35

/kɹe˧˩lɔ˧˥/

Idu Mishmi

ɑ55nde55kɹu55

/ɑ˥˥ⁿde˥˥kɹu˥˥/

Meitei

ꯊꯋꯥꯟꯃꯤꯆꯥꯛ

/tʰəwanmitʃak/

Adi

takar

/takar/

Musi

bintang

/bintaŋ/

Gayo

bintang

/bintaŋ/

Lao

ດາວ

/daːw˩˧/

Khmu

sərmeɲ

/sərmeɲ/

Iban

bintang

/bintaŋ/

Shan

လၢဝ်

/laːw˨˦/

Wa

simuing

/simʔuɲ/

Mon

သၞံၚ်

/hnɔŋ/

Pa'O

ဆာႏ

/cʰa˥˥/

Isan

ดาว

/daːw˧/

Kuy

ntar

/ntaːr/

South Asia (76)

Dari

ستاره

/setɑːˈɾa/

Kannada

ನಕ್ಷತ್ರ

/nakʂat̪ra/

Malayalam

നക്ഷത്രം

/nakʂat̪ram/

Odia

ତାରା

/taːɾaː/

Bhili

तारो

/taːɾo/

Bagri

तारो

/taːro/

Dogri

तारा

/taːraː/

Konkani

नखेत्र

/nəkʰetr/

Kurukh

बिनको

/binkoː/

Tulu

ನಕ್ಷತ್ರ

/nakʂat̪ra/

Bodo

हाथोरखि

/hatʰɯrkʰi/

Ho

ipil

/ipil/

Irula

naṭčattiram

/naʈtʃatːiɾam/

Sora

tujtuj

/tudʒtudʒ/

Gondi

सुक्कुम

/sukkum/

Kodava

ನಕ್ಷತ್ರ

/nakʂatra/

Tharu

तारा

/taːraː/

Limbu

ᤂᤣ᤺ᤶᤛᤡᤰᤐᤠ

/kʰeːmsikpa/

Thulung

सोर्लुङ

/sorluŋ/

Lhomi

སྐར་མ

/karma˥/

Balti

སྐར་མ

/skarma/

Khowar

استاری

/isˈtaːɾi/

Middle East & Central Asia (80)

Udi

хабунах

/xabunax/

Sibe

ᡠᠰᡳᡥᠠ

/usxɑ/

Blin

ሽንግርዋ

/ʃɨnɡrɨwa/

Georgian

ვარსკვლავი

/varskvlavi/

Svan

ამტყუ̂ა̈სგ

/amtʼqʼwæsɡ/

Lurish

ستاره

/esˈtɒːɾe/

Gilaki

ستاره

/setɑːˈɾe/

Kazakh

жұлдыз

/ʒʊɫˈdəz/

Kyrgyz

жылдыз

/dʒɯɫˈdɯz/

Avar

цӏва

/tsʼʷa/

Adyghe

жъуагъо

/ʐʷaːʁʷa/

Lak

цӏуку

/tsʼuku/

Abaza

айачӏва

/ajatʃʷʼa/

Archi

хоӏлошхъаӏн

/χoˤloʃqaˤn/

Andi

цӏцӏа

/tsʼːa/

Tajik

ситора

/sitoˈra/

Zaza

astare

/asˈtaːre/

Laz

მურუცხი

/murutsxi/

Ubykh

tʃʷʼakʲ

/tʃʷʼakʲʼ/

Europe (128)

Czech

hvězda

/ˈɦvjɛzda/

Breton

steredenn

/steˈreːdɛn/

Greek

αστέρι

/aˈsteri/

Irish

réalta

/ˈɾˠeːl̪ˠt̪ˠə/

Manx

rollage

/ˈrolaːɡ/

Tatar

йолдыз

/jolˈdɤz/

Moksha

тяште

/ˈtʲæʃtʲe/

Erzya

теште

/ˈtʲeʃtʲe/

Veps

tähtaz

/ˈtæhtaz/

Rusyn

звізда

/ˈzvʲizda/

Catalan

estrella

/əsˈtɾeʎə/

2 readings of the same spelling

/əsˈtɾeʎə/

Catalan

/esˈtɾeʎa/

Valencian

Fala

estrela

/esˈtɾela/

Ido

stelo

/ˈstelo/

Africa (175)

Fula

hoodere

/hoːdeɾe/

Fon

sunví

/sṹví/

Aja

wlecivi

/wletʃivi/

Taa

ǃqʰái

/ǃqʰái/

Bulu

ôtɛtɛ

/ɔtɛtɛ/

Meta'

fɨtəmɨ

/fɨtəmɨ/

Dii

zoo waa

/zoo waː/

Hdi

tekwatsa

/tekwatsa/

Daba

gəməzla

/ɡəməɮa/

Aghem

sə̀ghàbəlà

/sə̀ɣàbəlà/

Dan

sűsʌ̄nŋ́

/sűsʌ̃̄ŋ́/

Fang

ótéteŋ

/ótéteŋ/

Swazi

inkhanyeti

/iŋkʰaɲeti/

Konso

hikkitta

/hikːitːa/

Akan

nsoromma

/n̩sòròmmá/

Ewe

ɣletivi

/ɣletivi/

Ga

ŋulami

/ŋùlámi/

Nzima

nzonlenle

/nzɔnlɛnlɛ/

Luhya

engʼiningʼini

/eŋiniŋini/

Luo

sulwe

/sulwɛ/

Bukusu

eng'enieesi

/eŋeɲeːsi/

Mano

sĩ̄ã́ŋēlè

/sĩ̄ã́ŋēlè/

Vai

ꗋꗏ

/tólò/

Kpelle

pɛmɛlɛŋ-kao

/pɛmɛlɛŋ kao/

Yao

ndondwa

/ndondwa/

Lomwe

etheneri

/etʰeneɾi/

Ndau

nyeredzi

/ɲeredzi/

Sena

nyenyezi

/ɲeɲezi/

Nama

ǀgamiros

/ǀɡamiros/

Zarma

handariya

/handarija/

Igbo

kpakpando

/kpakpando/

Tiv

ishan

/iˈʃan/

Ibibio

ntantaafiọñ

/ntantaːfiɔŋ/

Efik

ntantaọfiọn̄

/n̩tantaˈɔfiɔŋ/

Berom

taŋaten

/taŋaˈten/

Izii

kpokpode

/kpokpode/

Ekpeye

opipinyenye

/ɔpipiˈɲeɲe/

Edo

orhọnmwẹ

/oɾɔ̃mwɛ̃/

Zulu

inkanyezi

/iŋkaˈɲeːzi/

Xhosa

inkwenkwezi

/iŋkʷeŋkʷezi/

Venda

ṋaledzi

/n̪aledzi/

Zande

kerekuru

/kɛɾɛkuɾu/

Bari

kaserokoti

/kaserokoti/

Fur

wírí

/wírí/

Asu

nyenyeri

/ɲeɲeri/

Rwa

nyinyiri

/ɲiɲiɾi/

Sandawe

hĩǀáwã

/hĩ́ǀáwã̀ː/

Gen

wetrivi

/wetrivi/

Soga

emuunienie

/emuːɲeɲe/

Chiga

enyonyoozi

/eɲoɲoːzi/

Lango

lakalatwe

/lakalatwɛ/

Ateso

akanyeret

/akaɲeret/

Nyoro

enyunyuunzi

/eɲuɲuːnzi/

Tooro

enyunyunzi

/eɲuɲuːnzi/

Luvale

tanganyeka

/taŋɡaˈɲeka/

North America (105)

Cree

ᐊᒑᐦᑯᐢ

/atʃaːhkos/

Mohawk

otsistohkwaʼ

/otsistohkwaʔ/

Cayuga

ojihsǫ́:da:ʼ

/odʒihsṍːdaːʔ/

Haida

kʼaayhltʼáa

/kʼaːjɬtʼáː/

Mam

cheʼw

/tʃeʔw/

Ixil

chumiil

/tʃumiːl/

Cora

sɨɨrabe

/sɨːˈrabe/

Sumo

sirihma

/siɾihma/

Lakota

wičháȟpi

/witʃʰáχpi/

Oneida

otsistóhkwaʼ

/odʒistóhkwaʔ/

Onondaga

otsistoʼgwaʼ

/odʒistoʔɡwaʔ/

Hupa

tsingʼ

/tsiŋʔ/

Osage

mikákʼe

/mikákʔe/

Wichita

hiːkwirikʔa

/hiːkʷiɾikʔa/

Latin America (62)

Toba

waqahɲi

/waqahɲi/

Hup

wædhɔmʼæ̌h

/wædhɔmʼæ̌h/

Dâw

mʼæ̃̌h

/mʼæ̃̌h/

Oceania & the Pacific (71)

Tiwi

japalinga

/dʒapaliŋa/

Olkol

el idnban

/el ˈidnban/

Lardil

kuwa thungal

/kuwa θuŋal/

Yangkaal

miburlda thungalda

/mibuɭda t̪uŋalda/

Huli

yapibiya

/japibija/

Mian

awitnîn

/awitnin/

Komba

sâŋgelak

/sɐŋɡelak/

Siberia & North Asia (23)

Tuvan

сылдыс

/sɯlˈdɯs/

Altai

јылдыс

/dʲɯlˈdɯs/

Khakas

чылтыс

/tʃɯlˈtɯs/

Even

осикат

/oˈsikat/

Nanai

хосикта

/xosikta/

Koryak

лыляпычгʼын

/ləʎapətʃʕən/

Nivkh

уньғр̌

/uɲɣr̥/

Ket

ӄоʼ

/qoʔ/

Shor

чылтыс

/tʃɯltɯs/

Tofa

сылтыс

/sɯltɯs/

Ancient & historical (114)

Hittite

17–12cBCE

𒄩𒀸𒋼𒅕𒍝

/xasterts/

Avestan

15–5cBCE

𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬭

/star/

Sanskrit

15cBCE–21cCE

तारा

/taːraː/

Ugaritic

14–12cBCE

𐎋𐎁𐎋𐎁

/kabkabu/

Aramaic

10cBCE–13cCE

ܟܘܟܒܐ

/koːχβaː/

Sabaean

10cBCE–6cCE

𐩫𐩨𐩫𐩨

/kabkab/

Punic

8cBCE–6cCE

𐤊𐤊𐤁

/koːkab/

Latin

7cBCE–6cCE

stella

/ˈstɛlːa/

Pali

5–1cBCE

तारा

/taːraː/

Sogdian

4cBCE–11cCE

stāre

/staːre/

Parthian

3cBCE–6cCE

astārag

/asˈtaːraɡ/

Ge'ez

1–10c

ኮከብ

/kokab/

Mandaic

3–21c

ࡊࡅࡊࡁࡀ

/ˈkukba/

Coptic

3–17c

ⲥⲓⲟⲩ

/siu/

Gothic

3–8c

𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐍉

/stɛrnoː/

Khotanese

5–10c

𑀲𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀭

/staːra/

Tocharian B

5–10c

𑀰𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀭𑁆𑀬𑁂

/ɕtɕirje/

Pazeh

18–21c

mintol

/mintol/

Yugh

18–20c

алаӈ

/alaŋ/

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