Sugar in 690 languages

690 languages

Sugar — the sweet crystalline substance used to sweeten food and drink. The everyday household word: not 'sweet' the adjective, not honey, not syrup, not the chemical sense (blood sugar, sugars in general), and not sugar cane the plant.

Major languages

English

sugar

/ˈʃʊɡə/

4 readings of the same spelling

Chinese

糖

/tʰɑŋ˧˥/

2 different spellings

糖

/dɑ̃˨˧/

Shanghai Wu

/tʰaŋ˧˥/

Jianghuai Mandarin

/tʰɒ̃˩/

Jin

/tʰɔŋ˨˦/

Gan

/tʰəŋ˥˥/

Teochew

/tʰouŋ˥˧/

Eastern Min

/tʰɔŋ˧˧/

Northern Min

/tʰɑŋ˦˥/

Tianjin Mandarin

/tʰaŋ˨˩˧/

Wuhan Mandarin

/dɑ̃˨˨˧/

Suzhou Wu

/ho˧˩/

Hainanese

/tʰaŋ˥˧/

Lanyin Mandarin

/duɔ˧˩/

Wenzhou Wu

/hɔŋ˨˨/

Taishanese

/tʰau˦˦/

Hui Chinese

/tʰɒŋ˩˧/

Pu-Xian Min

/tʰu̯ɔŋʷ˨˩˦/

Huazhou Yue

/tʰoŋ˥˥/

Hailu Hakka

/tʰŋ̍˨˧/

Penang Hokkien

/tʰɑŋ˨˩/

Chongqing Mandarin

/tʰɔŋ˧˩/

Dongguan Yue

/xɔŋ˨˦/

Fuzhou Gan

/dæ̃˨˩˧/

Hangzhou Wu

/tʰɑ̃˥˥/

Hefei Mandarin

/dɑ̃˧˩/

Jiaxing Wu

/tʰɑŋ˦˨/

Jinan Mandarin

/dɑŋ˧˩˧/

Jinhua Wu

/tʰᴀ̃˧˩/

Kunming Mandarin

/tʰɔ˦˦/

Lüliang Jin

/tʰaŋ˨˦/

Nanjing Mandarin

/tʰɔŋ˨˩/

Nanning Yue

/ɗɨəŋ˨˩/

Vietnamese Hán văn

/tʰɑ̃˩˩/

Wuyuan Hui

/tʰɑɣ̃˨˦/

Xi'an Mandarin

/tʰɑ̃˧˩/

Xinzhou Jin

/tʰoŋ˧˧/

Yichun Gan

/tʰŋ̍˩˧/

Zhangzhou Hokkien

/tʰɔŋ˥˩/

Zhongshan Yue

тон

/tʰɑŋ˨˦/

Dungan

Hindi

चीनी

/tʃiːniː/

Urdu

چینی

/tʃiːniː/

Telugu

చక్కెర

/tʃakkeɾa/

Tamil

சர்க்கரை

/sarkkaɾai/

East Asia (32)

Hmong

piam thaj

/piã˨˩ˀ tʰa˥˨/

Naxi

beftaiq

/pɤ˩˧tʰa˨˩/

Manchu

ᡧᠠᡨᠠᠨ

/ʃaˈtan/

Sui

taaŋ2

/taːŋ˧˩/

Mulam

ta:ŋ2

/taːŋ˩˨˩/

Blang

ʔum51 mɛʔ33

/ʔum˥˩ mɛʔ˧˧/

Mongolian

элсэн чихэр

/ˈelsəŋ tʃʰixər/

Tày

thương

/tʰɨəŋ˧˥/

Southeast Asia (56)

Khmer

ស្ករ

/skɑː/

Ha Hlai

nom3 tha:ŋ3

/nom˩˩ tʰaːŋ˩˩/

Achang

năm31muai31

/năm˧˩muai˧˩/

Mizo

chithlum

/tʃitʰlum/

Lao

ນ້ຳຕານ

/naːm˥˨ taːn˩˧/

Shan

ၵိူဝ်ဝၢၼ်

/kɤː˨˦ waːn˨˦/

Wa

nam oi:

/nam ʔɔi/

Mon

သဂြာ

/həkrɛ̀a/

Jingpo

jum dwi

/tʃum˧˩ tui˧˩/

Thai

น้ำตาล

/nam˦˥ taːn˧/

2 readings of the same spelling

/nam˦˥ taːn˧/

Thai

/nam˧˥ taːn˥/

Southern Thai

Kuy

ŋʔɑːj

/ŋʔɑːj/

Tetum

masin-midar

/masin-midar/

South Asia (30)

Dari

بوره

/boːˈɾa/

Kannada

ಸಕ್ಕರೆ

/sakkaɾe/

Malayalam

പഞ്ചസാര

/paɲtʃasaːɾa/

Odia

ଚିନି

/tʃini/

Kurukh

चीनी

/tʃiːniː/

Tulu

ಸಕ್ಕರೆ

/sakkare/

Bodo

सिनि

/sini/

Ho

chini

/tʃini/

Khowar

شوکھور

/ʃoˈkʰor/

Middle East & Central Asia (61)

Udi

къаънд

/qʼaˤnd/

Afar

sokkár

/sokːar/

Svan

შაქარ

/ʃakʰar/

Bats

შაქარ

/ʃaːkar/

Avar

чакар

/tʃakar/

Adyghe

шъоущыгъу

/ʃʷawɕəʁʷ/

Lak

качар

/katʃar/

Aghul

шаккар

/ʃakːar/

Tsez

чакар

/tʃakar/

Andi

чакар

/tʃakar/

Tajik

шакар

/ʃaˈkar/

Zaza

şeker

/ʃeˈkɛr/

Laz

შექერი

/ʃekʰeri/

Ubykh

šakʲar

/ʃakʰʲar/

Europe (108)

Greek

ζάχαρη

/ˈzaxari/

Irish

siúcra

/ˈʃuːkɾˠə/

Manx

shugyr

/ˈʃuɡər/

Dutch

suiker

/ˈsœʏkər/

2 readings of the same spelling

/ˈsœʏkər/

Dutch

/ˈsœykər/

Belgian Dutch

Tatar

шикәр

/ʃiˈkær/

Votic

suukkuri

/ˈsuːkːuri/

Rusyn

цукор

/ˈtsukor/

Catalan

sucre

/ˈsukɾə/

2 readings of the same spelling

/ˈsukɾə/

Catalan

/ˈsukɾe/

Valencian

Scots

shuggar

/ˈʃʌɡər/

Ido

sukro

/ˈsukro/

Africa (97)

Fon

suklè

/suklè/

Aja

sukle

/sukle/

Bulu

minkôk

/miŋkɔk/

Dii

ta̧m zɨ́gɨd

/tãm zɨɡɨd/

Hdi

súkùr

/súkùr/

Oromo

sukkaara

/sukːaːra/

Ewe

sukli

/sukli/

Ga

sikli

/sikli/

Nzima

asikyɛlɛ

/asikjɛlɛ/

Luo

sukari

/sukari/

Tarifit

ⵙⵙⴻⴽⴽⵯⴰⵔ

/sːəkːʷaɾ/

Yao

sukali

/sukali/

Tiv

shogar

/ʃoɡar/

Zulu

ushukela

/uʃuˈkɛːla/

Xhosa

iswekile

/isweˈkiːle/

North America (63)

Cree

ᓰᐏᓂᑲᐣ

/siːwinikan/

Ojibwe

ziinzibaakwad

/ziːnzibaːkwad/

Mohawk

otsikhè:ta

/otsiˈkʰɛːta/

Cayuga

nawę́ʼdaʼ

/nawɛ̃́ʔdaʔ/

Mam

azúcar

/aˈsukar/

Ixil

asukaal

/asukaːl/

Otomi

tʼaxu̲tʼafi

/tʼaʃutʼafi/

Navajo

áshįįh łikan

/ʔáʃĩːh ɬikɑn/

Choctaw

hapi champuli

/hapi tʃampoli/

Lakota

čhaŋháŋpi

/tʃʰãhã́pi/

Arapaho

niisiscooʼ

/niːsistʃoːʔ/

Dakota

čaŋhaŋpi

/tʃaŋhaŋpi/

Oneida

onutákliʼ

/onũtákliʔ/

Latin America (36)

Toba

ʔasooka

/ʔasooka/

Chorote

titsojinlamak

/titsojinlamak/

Hup

ʔacúka

/ʔatʃúka/

Páez

suulʼkal

/suːlʔkal/

Oceania & the Pacific (33)

Tiwi

tingati

/tiŋati/

Siberia & North Asia (11)

Sakha

саахар

/ˈsaːxar/

Tuvan

чигир

/tʃiˈɣir/

Altai

чикир

/tʃiˈkir/

Mansi

са̄ккар

/saːkːar/

Ket

саар

/saːr/

Shor

сакер

/saker/

Ancient & historical (6)

Sanskrit

15cBCE–21cCE

शर्करा

/ɕɐrkɐraː/

Latin

7cBCE–6cCE

saccharum

/ˈsakkʰarum/

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