Water in 1177 languages

1177 languages

Drinkable water (H₂O); the basic substance, not a body of water.

Major languages

English

water

/ˈwɔːtə/

15 readings of the same spelling

Chinese

水

/ʂweɪ̯˧˩˧/

2 different spellings

水

/sz̩˧˥/

Shanghai Wu

/suei˨˩˦/

Jianghuai Mandarin

/ɕyei˦˩/

Xiang

/sui˨˩˧/

Gan

/tsui˥˨/

Teochew

/tsui˧˧/

Eastern Min

/sy˨˩/

Northern Min

/suei˩˧/

Tianjin Mandarin

/sʮ˥˩/

Suzhou Wu

/ʃui˧˧/

Pinghua

/tui˨˩˧/

Hainanese

/fei˦˦˨/

Lanyin Mandarin

/sɿ˧˨˥/

Ningbo Wu

/sɿ˧˥/

Wenzhou Wu

/ɬui˧˧/

Taishanese

/ɕy˧˩/

Hui Chinese

/tsui˦˥˧/

Pu-Xian Min

/sʋ̩j˧˥/

Huazhou Yue

/ʃui˨˦/

Hailu Hakka

/tsui˦˦˥/

Penang Hokkien

/ʃɵ˧˥/

Dongguan Yue

/suøi˧˥/

Fuzhou Gan

/ćwǝ́j/

Han Chinese

/sʮei˥˧/

Hangzhou Wu

/ʂueɪ˨˦/

Hefei Mandarin

/ɕy˧˧/

Hengyang Xiang

/sɿ˦˦/

Jiaxing Wu

/ʂwei˥˥/

Jinan Mandarin

/ɕy˥˧˥/

Jinhua Wu

/ʂuəe˥˧/

Kunming Mandarin

/su˧˩˨/

Lüliang Jin

/ʂueɪ˨˩˨/

Nanjing Mandarin

/ʃui˧˥/

Nanning Yue

/*s.turʔ/

Old Chinese

/tʰwi˧˩˧/

Vietnamese Hán văn

/ɕy˨/

Wuyuan Hui

/fei˥˧/

Xi'an Mandarin

/suei˧˩˧/

Xinzhou Jin

/ʃy˨˩/

Yichun Gan

/sueɪ˥˥/

Yongzhou Xiang

/sɵy˨˩˧/

Zhongshan Yue

фи

/fi˥˩/

Dungan

Hindi

पानी

/paːniː/

Urdu

پانی

/paːniː/

Telugu

నీళ్ళు

/niːɭːu/

Tamil

நீர்

/niːɾ/

East Asia (61)

Yi

ꒉ

/ʑɿ˧˧/

Hani

wulquvq

/u˥˥tɕʰu˧˩/

Akha

i cuq

/i˥tɕṵ˨˩/

Azhe

ʐitɕɪ

/ʐi˨˨tɕɪ˧˧/

Sui

nam3

/nam˧˧/

Jino

ji31tʃho55

/ji˧˩tʃʰo˥˥/

Ainu

ワッカ

/wakka/

Tao

ranom

/ranom/

Tày

nặm

/nam˧˨ʔ/

Southeast Asia (92)

Nusu

ɹi31gɹɑ53

/ɹi˧˩ɡɹɑ˥˧/

Lao

ນ້ຳ

/naːm˥˨/

Shan

ၼမ်ႉ

/nam˦˨ˀ/

Wa

rawm

/rɔm/

Mon

ဍာ်

/ɗaik/

Pa'O

ထီ

/tʰi̤˧˩/

Isan

น้ำ

/nam˦˥/

Kuy

diaʔ

/diaʔ/

South Asia (76)

Odia

ପାଣି

/paːɳi/

Bhili

पाणी

/paːɳi/

Bagri

पाणी

/paːɳiː/

Dogri

पानी

/paːniː/

Tulu

ನೀರ್

/niːɾ/

Ho

daʼ

/daʔ/

Kachhi

પાણી

/pɑːɳiː/

Tharu

पानी

/paːniː/

Limbu

ᤆᤫᤠ᤺ᤳ

/tʃwaːt/

Middle East & Central Asia (82)

Sibe

ᠮᡠᡣᡝ

/mukʰu/

Blin

ዓቍ

/ʕakʷʼ/

Svan

ლიც

/litsʼ/

Lak

щин

/ɕːin/

Laz

წკარი

/tsʼkari/

Europe (128)

Manx

ushtey

/ˈuʃtʲə/

Dutch

water

/ʋaːtər/

2 readings of the same spelling

/ʋaːtər/

Dutch

/waːtər/

Belgian Dutch

Catalan

aigua

/ajɣwə/

2 readings of the same spelling

/ajɣwə/

Catalan

/ˈajɣwa/

Valencian

Ido

aquo

/ˈakwo/

Africa (175)

Taa

ǃqhàa

/ǃqʰaː/

Hdi

ìmí

/ìmí/

Meru

rũũjĩ

/ɾoːdʒe/

Embu

manjĩ

/maɲdʒe/

Nama

ǁgam-i

/ǁɡamːi/

Tiv

mngerem

/mŋɡɛɾɛm/

Efik

mmọñ

/m̩mɔŋ/

Edo

amẹ

/amɛ̃/

Fur

kòrò

/kòrò/

Asu

mende

/mende/

Soga

amaadhi

/amaːd̪i/

North America (105)

Cree

ᓂᐱᕀ

/nipij/

Mohawk

ohné:kanos

/ohnéːɡanos/

Cayuga

ohneganóhs

/ohneɡanóhs/

Aleut

таӈах̆

/taŋaχ/

Oneida

one:kánus

/oneːkánũs/

Hupa

taʼna:n

/taʔnaːn/

Latin America (64)

Toba

ʔetaʁat

/ʔetaʁat/

Oceania & the Pacific (70)

Lardil

n!2u

/ŋ͡ǃŋ͡ǃu/

2 different spellings

n!2u

/ŋ͡ǃŋ͡ǃu/

Damin

nguka

/ŋuka/

Lardil

Siberia & North Asia (24)

Ket

уьл

/ulʲ/

Ancient & historical (128)

Hittite

17–12cBCE

𒉿𒀀𒋻

/waːtar/

Sanskrit

15cBCE–21cCE

जलम्

/dʑalam/

Aramaic

10cBCE–13cCE

ܡܝܐ

/majjaː/

Punic

8cBCE–6cCE

𐤌𐤌

/meːm/

Latin

7cBCE–6cCE

aqua

/ˈakʷa/

Pali

5–1cBCE

उदक

/udaka/

Ge'ez

1–10c

ማይ

/maːj/

Coptic

3–17c

ⲙⲟⲟⲩ

/moːu/

Gothic

3–8c

𐍅𐌰𐍄𐍉

/wɑtoː/

Pyu

5–12c

tduṃ

/t.du(j)/

Pazeh

18–21c

dalum

/dalum/

Yugh

18–20c

хур

/xur/

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