Tooth in 1162 languages

1162 languages

One tooth, citation form. The singular noun for an ordinary tooth — not the collective "teeth", not a tusk or fang, and not a compound naming one kind (molar, incisor). Where a language splits the front teeth from the back, the general or front-tooth word is taken.

Major languages

English

tooth

/tuːθ/

7 readings of the same spelling

Chinese

牙

/ja˧˥/

7 different spellings

喙齒

/tsʰui˩˩ kʰi˥˧/

Taiwanese

/tsʰui˦˩ kʰi˥˥˦/

Philippine Hokkien

齿

/kʰi˥˨/

Teochew

/xi˨˩˧/

Hainanese

/kʰi˦˥˧/

Pu-Xian Min

牙齿

/ŋa˧˧ tsʰi˨˩/

Northern Min

喙齿

/tsʰui˦˩ kʰi˥˥˦/

Quanzhou Hokkien

/tsʰui˨˩ kʰi˥˧/

Xiamen Hokkien Zhangzhou Hokkien

牙子

/ŋɑ˨˨˧ tsɿ˥˩/

Suzhou Wu

я

/ia˨˦/

Dungan

Hindi

दाँत

/dãːt/

Urdu

دانت

/dãːt/

East Asia (61)

Yi

ꎐꂷ

/dʐɿ˧˧ma˧˧/

Sui

vjən1

/vjən˩˩/

Jino

a33tʃɯ33

/a˧˧tʃɯ˧˧/

Ainu

ニマキ

/nimaki/

Tao

nepen

/nəpən/

Tày

khẻo

/kʰɛw˨˩˧/

Nùng

khẻo

/kʰɛːw˧˩/

Southeast Asia (92)

Khmer

ធ្មេញ

/tʰmɨɲ/

Lisu

sichi

/sɿ˧˩tɕʰi˧˧/

Nusu

shua55

/sʰua˥˥/

Adi

yipung

/jipuŋ/

Lao

ແຂ້ວ

/kʰɛːw˧˩/

Iban

ngeliʼ

/ŋeliʔ/

Shan

ၶဵဝ်ႈ

/kʰew˧˨/

Wa

rhang

/r̥aŋ/

Mon

ၚေက်

/ŋɛ̀ak/

Pa'O

တငါ

/tə ŋa/

Isan

ฟัน

/fan˧/

Kuy

kaneːŋ

/kəneːŋ/

South Asia (76)

Dari

دندان

/dandɑːn/

Odia

ଦାନ୍ତ

/daːntɔ/

Bhili

दांत

/dãːt/

Bagri

दांत

/dãːt/

Tulu

ಕೂಲಿ

/kuːli/

Bodo

हाथाइ

/hatʰai/

Ho

data

/daʈa/

Limbu

ᤜᤠᤒᤥ᤹

/haboʔ/

Middle East & Central Asia (82)

Abkhaz

ахаҧыц

/aχapʰɨtsʰ/

Wakhi

дандак

/dandak/

Udi

улух

/ulux/

Sibe

ᠸᡝᡳᡥᡝ

/vix/

Blin

እርኲ

/ʔɨrkʷi/

Afar

boddiná

/bodːina/

Svan

შდიკ

/ʃdik/

Bats

ცარკ

/tsarkʼ/

Lak

ккарччи

/kːartʃːi/

Tsez

кӏицу

/kʼitsu/

Tajik

дандон

/dandon/

Zaza

dından

/dɨndan/

Laz

კიბირი

/kʼibiri/

Europe (128)

Greek

δόντι

/ˈðondi/

Irish

fiacail

/ˈfʲiəkəlʲ/

Manx

feeackle

/fiaxəl/

Veps

hambaz

/ˈhɑmbɑz/

Fala

diente

/ˈðjente/

Ido

dento

/ˈdento/

Africa (175)

Hdi

sliʼiŋ

/ɬiʔiŋ/

Kera

kəsəŋ

/kəsəŋ/

Dan

sɔ̋n

/sɔ̃̋/

Ga

nyɛnyoŋ

/ɲɛɲoŋ/

Bassa

nyɛ́nɛ́-ɓò

/ɲɛ́nɛ́ɓò/

Vai

ɲiŋ

/ɲiŋ/

Tarifit

ⵜⵉⵖⵎⴻⵙⵜ

/θiɣməst/

Yao

liino

/liːno/

Nama

ǁgûb

/ǁɡũːb/

Hausa

haƙori

/hakʼoːriː/

Tiv

inyigh

/iɲiɣ/

Edo

akọn

/akɔ̃/

Mende

ngongou

/ŋɡoŋɡou/

Asu

jino

/dʒino/

North America (105)

Cree

ᒦᐱᐟ

/miːpit/

Cayuga

onóʼjaʼ

/onóʔdʒaʔ/

Aleut

агалух̆

/aɡaloχ/

Oneida

onawi:lá:

/onawiːláː/

Latin America (64)

Hup

tǝ́g

/tə́ɡ/

Oceania & the Pacific (71)

Tiwi

yingkana

/jiŋkana/

Lardil

kadma leman

/kadma leman/

Hote

kalalaŋ

/kalalaŋ/

Siberia & North Asia (24)

Chukchi

рынныԓгын

/rənːəɬɣən/

Koryak

вʼаннылӈын

/wanːəlŋən/

Ancient & historical (113)

Hittite

17–12cBCE

𒅗𒀀𒂵

/kaːɡa/

Avestan

15–5cBCE

𐬛𐬀𐬧𐬙𐬀𐬥

/dantan/

Sanskrit

15cBCE–21cCE

दन्तः

/dantaɦ/

Aramaic

10cBCE–13cCE

ܫܢܐ

/ʃenːaː/

Sabaean

10cBCE–6cCE

𐩦𐩬

/ʃinː/

Punic

8cBCE–6cCE

𐤔𐤍

/ʃen/

Latin

7cBCE–6cCE

dēns

/deːns/

Pali

5–1cBCE

दन्त

/danta/

Ge'ez

1–10c

ስን

/sənː/

Mandaic

3–21c

ࡔࡉࡍࡀ

/ʃinːa/

Coptic

3–17c

ⲛⲁϫϩⲉ

/nadʒhe/

Gothic

3–8c

𐍄𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌿𐍃

/tunθus/

Pazeh

18–21c

lepeng

/ləpəŋ/

Yugh

18–20c

ит

/it/

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