Sun in 1166 languages

1166 languages

The Sun (our star) seen from Earth; "the sun in the sky".

Major languages

English

sun

/sʌn/

6 readings of the same spelling

Chinese

太阳

/tʰaɪ̯˥˩ jɑŋ˧˥/

7 different spellings

太阳

/tʰaɪ̯˥˩ jɑŋ˧˥/

Mandarin Chinese

/tʰa˧ ɦiã˩/

Shanghai Wu

/tʰai˦˥ ian˩˧/

Xiang

/tʰaɪ̯˥˩ jɑŋ˩/

Northeastern Mandarin

/tʰai˧˥ iaŋ˨˩˧/

Wuhan Mandarin

/tʰai˧˩˨ iaŋ˦˨/

Zhongyuan Mandarin

/tʰɑ˥ ɦiã˨˩/

Suzhou Wu

/tʰai˨˩ iaŋ˦˨/

Jinan Mandarin

/tʰæ˨˩˨ iᴀ̃˧˩/

Kunming Mandarin

/tʰɛ˦ iaŋ˩˧/

Nanjing Mandarin

/tʰæ˥˨ iɑ̃˧˩/

Xinzhou Jin

/tʰæ˨˦ iã˩˩˨/

Yongzhou Xiang

太陽

/tʰaːi˧ jœːŋ˨˩/

Cantonese

/tʰaɪ̯˥˩ jɑŋ˧˥/

Taiwan Mandarin

日头

/ʐəʔ˦˦ tʰəu˨˦/

Jianghuai Mandarin

/zəʔ˨ tʰəu˩/

Jin

/ŋit˩ tʰeu˩˩/

Hakka Chinese

/ȵit˥ tʰɛu/

Gan

/dzik˦ tʰau˥˥/

Teochew

/niʔ˥ tʰau˥˧/

Eastern Min

/mi˦˨ tʰe˧˧/

Northern Min

/ʐʅ˥˧ tʰoʊ˦˥/

Tianjin Mandarin

/lit˨˦ tʰau˨˦/

Quanzhou Hokkien

/ȵɐt˨˦ tɐu˨˩/

Pinghua

/zit˧ hau˧˩/

Hainanese

/ʐɨ˩˧ tʰəu˥˧/

Lanyin Mandarin

/ɲiʔ˩˨ dɤu/

Ningbo Wu

/ȵi˨˩˧ dɤu˧˩/

Wenzhou Wu

/ɲit˨˨ heu˧˧/

Taishanese

/ȵie˩˩ tʰiu˦˦/

Hui Chinese

/tiʔ˦ tʰau˩˧/

Pu-Xian Min

/jak˧ tʰau˧˩/

Dongguan Yue

/ȵit˥ xɛu˨˦/

Fuzhou Gan

/zəʔ˨ dei˨˩˧/

Hangzhou Wu

/ʐəʔ˦ tʰəu˥˥/

Hefei Mandarin

/ɕi˩˩˨ təu˩˩˨/

Hengyang Xiang

/ȵieʔ˥ de˧˩/

Jiaxing Wu

/ȵiəʔ˨˩˨ diu˧˩˧/

Jinhua Wu

/lɛ˧˧˦ tʰɛu˩˩/

Jiʼan Gan

/ʐəɻ˧˩˨ tʰou˦˨/

Kaifeng Mandarin

/zəʔ˨˧ tʰʌu˦˦/

Lüliang Jin

/jɐt˨ tʰɐu˨˩/

Nanning Yue

/ȵi˥˩ tʰɑ˩˩/

Wuyuan Hui

/ʐɿ˥˥ tʰou˨˦/

Xi'an Mandarin

/lit̚˦ tʰau˨˦/

Xiamen Hokkien

/dzit̚˩˨˩ tʰau˩˧/

Zhangzhou Hokkien

日頭

/lit˦ tʰau˨˦/

Taiwanese

/ŋit˨ tʰeu˩˩/

Taiwanese Hakka

/ŋit˥ tʰeu˥˥/

Hailu Hakka

/dzit˦ tʰau˨˧/

Penang Hokkien

/lit˨˦ tʰau˨˦/

Philippine Hokkien

жәту

/ɻə˨˦tʰou˨˦/

Dungan

熱頭

/ŋit˧ tʰɐu˥˩/

Zhongshan Yue

Hindi

सूरज

/suːɾədʒ/

Urdu

سورج

/suːɾədʒ/

Telugu

సూర్యుడు

/suːɾjuɖu/

Tamil

சூரியன்

/suːɾijan/

East Asia (60)

Bouyei

ngonzbyaaiz

/ŋon˩˩pjaːi˩˩/

Yi

ꉘꁮ

/ho˧˧bu˧˧/

Hani

naolma

/nɔ˥˥ma˧˧/

Tujia

laoci

/lau˨˩tsʰi˨˩/

Lahu

mvuhˇ-nyiˉ

/muʔ ɲí/

Akha

nah ma

/nɔ˥ma˧/

Naxi

ni-mei

/ɲi˧me˧/

Azhe

lodʐi

/lo˨˩dʐi˨˨/

Sui

ⁿda1 van1

/ⁿda˩˩ van˩˩/

Maonan

la:k8 van1

/laːk˨˦ van˦˨/

Mulam

thəu5 fan1

/tʰəu˦˦ fan˦˨/

Blang

ŋai31 sa31 ŋi51

/ŋai˧˩ sa˧˩ ŋi˥˩/

Jino

ȵɔ35

/ɲɔ˧˥/

Ainu

チュプ

/tɕup/

Thao

fitulha

/fituʎa/

Tày

tha vằn

/tʰaː˧˧ van˧˨/

Nùng

tha vằn

/tʰaː˧˧vən˨˩/

Tai Dam

ꪔꪱꪹꪫꪸꪙ

/taː˨ven˥/

Southeast Asia (92)

Khmer

ព្រះអាទិត្យ

/prĕəh ʔaːtɨt/

Jiamao

touvɔːn

/tou˥vɔːn˥/

Ha Hlai

tsha1 hwan1

/tsʰa˥˧ hwan˥˧/

Achang

ni31 mɔ31

/ni˧˩ mɔ˧˩/

Nusu

ȵi35ɑ55

/ɲi˧˥ɑ˥˥/

Adi

donyi

/doɲi/

Musi

matahari

/matahari/

Ngaju

matanandau

/matanandau/

Gayo

matanlo

/matanlo/

Lao

ຕາເວັນ

/taː˩˧ ven˧˥/

Khmu

mat briʔ

/mat briʔ/

Iban

mata-ari

/mataari/

Shan

ဝၼ်း

/wan˥/

Wa

singaix

/siŋaiʔ/

Mon

တ္ၚဲ

/ŋoa/

Pa'O

မွူး

/mɨ˥˧/

Thai

ดวงอาทิตย์

/duaŋ˧ʔaː˧tʰit˦˥/

2 different spellings

ดวงอาทิตย์

/duaŋ˧ʔaː˧tʰit˦˥/

Thai

ตะวัน

Isan

ตะเว็น

/ta˨˩wen˥/

Kuy

tʰaj

/tʰaj/

South Asia (76)

Dari

خورشید

/xoɾʃed/

Odia

ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ

/suːɾjɔ/

Awadhi

सूरज

/suːrədʒ/

Magahi

सूरज

/suːrədʒ/

Bhili

सूरज

/suːraj/

Angika

सूरज

/suːrədʒ/

Bagri

सूरज

/suːrədʒ/

Dogri

सूरज

/suːraj/

Tulu

ಸೂರ್ಯೆ

/suːɾje/

Ho

singi

/siŋɡi/

Irula

čūriyen

/tʃuːɾijen/

Kullui

सूरज

/suːɾədʒ/

Gondi

पोड़्द

/poːɽd/

Kuvi

wēḍa

/ʋeːɖa/

Kodava

ಸೂರ್ಯ

/suːrja/

Kachhi

સૂરજ

/suːɾədʒ/

Nepali

सूर्य

/suːɾjə/

Tharu

सूरज

/suːrədʒ/

Thulung

नेप्सुङ

/nepsuŋ/

Lhomi

ཉི་མ་

/ɲi˥ma˩/

Middle East & Central Asia (82)

Udi

бех

/beχ/

Tigre

ጸሓይ

/tsʼəħaj/

Bats

მათხ

/matx/

Lak

баргъ

/barʁ/

Andi

миллӏи

/milːi/

Rutul

варагъ

/waraʁ/

Laz

მჟორა

/mʒora/

Europe (128)

Irish

grian

/ɟɾʲiən̪ˠ/

Ladin

surëdl

/suˈrəːdl/

Veps

päiväine

/ˈpæivæine/

Rusyn

сонце

/ˈsontse/

Ido

suno

/ˈsuno/

Africa (174)

Fula

naange

/naːŋɡe/

Taa

ǁʼân

/ǁʼã/

Meta'

nyùmə̀

/ɲùmə̀/

Dii

zá̧ga̧

/zãɡã/

Hdi

fìtík

/fìtík/

Kera

cəwa

/tʃə́wá/

Dan

yʌ́nŋ̏

/jʌ̃́ŋ̏/

Ga

hulu

/hulu/

Luo

chiengʼ

/tʃiɛŋ/

Mano

ɲɛ́nɛ́

/ɲɛ˥nɛ˥/

Vai

ꔎꔒ

/tele/

Yao

lyuwa

/ʎuwa/

Igbo

anyanwụ

/aɲaŋʷʊ/

Tiv

iyange

/ijaŋɡe/

Edo

ovẹn

/oʋɛ̃/

Zulu

ilanga

/ilaŋɡa/

Fur

dùlé

/dùlé/

Asu

idhuva

/iðuʋa/

Soga

endhuba

/end̪uba/

North America (105)

Cree

ᐲᓯᒼ

/piːsim/

Thompson

sk̓ʷák̓ʷest

/skʼʷakʼʷest/

Cayuga

gá:gwa:ʼ

/ɡáːɡwaːʔ/

Haida

juuyáay

/dʒuːjɑ́ːj/

Mam

qʼij

/qʼih/

Cora

tahaapuá

/tahaːpwa/

Navajo

jóhonaaʼéí

/tʃóhònàːʔéí/

Dakota

aŋpétuwí

/aŋpétuwí/

Aleut

агадгих̆

/aɡaðɣiχ/

Crow

áxxaashe

/áχːaːʃe/

Latin America (64)

Hup

wædhɔ́

/wædhɔ́/

Dâw

xɨtɨ̂m

/xɨtɨ̂m/

Ticuna

üa̱xcü

/ɨ˧a̰˩kɨ˧/

Oceania & the Pacific (71)

Tiwi

warnarringa

/waɾnaɾiŋa/

Komba

mirâsiŋ

/miɾɐsiŋ/

Yele

kââdî

/kaːdɨ/

Siberia & North Asia (24)

Even

нөлтэн

/nølten/

Koryak

тийкытий

/tijkətij/

Mansi

хо̄тал

/xoːtal/

Ancient & historical (120)

Elamite

26–4cBCE

𒀭𒈾𒄴𒄭𒌅

/nahhunte/

Hattic

25–16cBCE

eštan

/ɛʃtan/

Hurrian

23–11cBCE

𒅆𒈨𒄀

/ʃimeɡi/

Luwian

16–8cBCE

𔖖𔓚

/ˈtiwad/

Avestan

15–5cBCE

𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆

/huwarə/

Sanskrit

15cBCE–21cCE

सूर्यः

/suːɾjaɦ/

Aramaic

10cBCE–13cCE

ܫܡܫܐ

/ʃemʃaː/

Sabaean

10cBCE–6cCE

𐩦𐩣𐩪

/ʃams/

Punic

8cBCE–6cCE

𐤔𐤌𐤔

/ʃameʃ/

Latin

7cBCE–6cCE

sōl

/soːl/

Pali

5–1cBCE

सुरिय

/surija/

Ge'ez

1–10c

ፀሐይ

/sˤaħaj/

Mandaic

3–21c

ࡔࡀࡌࡔࡀ

/ʃamʃa/

Gothic

3–8c

𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌽𐍉

/sunːoː/

Old Khmer

7–15c

ព្រះអាទិត្យ

/wrah ʔaˈdɪt/

Pazeh

18–21c

rizax

/ɾizax/

Yugh

18–20c

ыга

/ɨɣa/

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