Wheel in 821 languages

821 languages

Wheel — the turning disc. Indo-European shares an inherited word for it, which means the family cannot have broken up before wheels existed.

Major languages

English

wheel

/wiːl/

4 readings of the same spelling

Chinese

轮子

/lwən˧˥ tsɨ/

18 different spellings

轮子

/lwən˨˩ tsɨ/

Sichuan Mandarin

/luŋ˩ tsəʔ/

Jin

/lwən˦˥ tsɨ/

Tianjin Mandarin

/luən˦˨ tsɿ/

Zhongyuan Mandarin

/lwən˥˧ tsɨ/

Lanyin Mandarin

/tyn˨˦ tsɿ˧˥/

Fuzhou Gan

/luən˩˩˨ tsɿ/

Hengyang Xiang

/lwən˦˨ tsɨ/

Kaifeng Mandarin

/luə̃ĩ˧˩ tsɿ/

Kunming Mandarin

/luʌŋ˦˦ tsəʔ˦/

Lüliang Jin

/lun˧˧ tsɿ˨˩/

Yichun Gan

/lə̃˩˩˨ tsɿ˥˥/

Yongzhou Xiang

轆

/lʊk˥/

Cantonese

轮盘

/lən˨˧ be˨˧/

Shanghai Wu

/lwən˧˥ pʰaŋ˧˥/

Jianghuai Mandarin

/lən˨˨˧ bø˨˨˧/

Suzhou Wu

/ləŋ˨˩˧ bũ˨˩˧/

Ningbo Wu

/laŋ˧˩ bø˧˩/

Wenzhou Wu

/ləŋ˨˩˧ buõ˨˩˧/

Hangzhou Wu

/ləŋ˧˩ bɤə˧˩/

Jiaxing Wu

/ləŋ˧˩˧ bɤ˧˩˧/

Jinhua Wu

/lwən˨˦ pʰɑŋ˨˦/

Nanjing Mandarin

車輪

/tsʰia˦˦ lun˨˦/

Taiwanese

车轮

/tsʰa˦˦ lun˩˩/

Hakka Chinese

/tsʰia˥˥ luŋ˥˧/

Eastern Min

滚盘

/kuən˦˩ põ˩˧/

Xiang

车砣

/tsʰa˦˨ tʰo˨˦/

Gan

轮

/luŋ˥˥/

Teochew

/lœyŋ˧˧/

Northern Min

滚砣

/kuən˦˨ tʰo˨˩˧/

Wuhan Mandarin

辇

/liɛn˥˥˦/

Quanzhou Hokkien

/lœŋ˦˥˧/

Pu-Xian Min

车辘

/tsʰia˧˧ lɵk̚˥˥/

Taishanese

/tʃʰɛ˥˥ lʊk˥/

Nanning Yue

гўлў

/ku˨˦lu˥˩/

Dungan

轱轮儿

/ku˨˩˧ luɚ/

Jinan Mandarin

輪子

/lwən˧˥ tsɨ/

Taiwan Mandarin

车轱辘子

/tʂʰɤ˨˩ ku˨˩ lu tsɿ/

Xi'an Mandarin

车辇

/tsʰia˦˦ liɛn˥˧/

Xiamen Hokkien Zhangzhou Hokkien

車轆

/tsʰɛ˥˥ lʊk˥/

Zhongshan Yue

Hindi

पहिया

/pəɦijaː/

Urdu

پہیہ

/pəɦijaː/

Telugu

చక్రం

/tʃakram/

Tamil

சக்கரம்

/tʃakkaram/

East Asia (32)

Tujia

cielunzi

/tsʰie˥˥luən˨˩tsi˨˩/

Lahu

gaˉ yaw

/ɡa jɔ/

Tai Lue

ᦖᦱᧅᦟᦸᧉ

/maːk lɔː/

Manchu

ᠮᡠᡥᡝᡵᡝᠨ

/muxərən/

Sui

quk8 luk8 tshə3

/quk˧˩ luk˧˩ tsʰə˧˧/

Maonan

lun6 tsha1

/lun˨˩˧ tsʰa˦˨/

Mulam

lan2 tshja1

/lan˩˨˩ tsʰja˦˨/

Blang

tɔm31 puk51

/tɔm˧˩ puk˥˩/

Ainu

シカリプ

/ɕikaɾip/

Mongolian

ᠬᠦᠷᠳᠦ

/xʉrdʉ/

2 different spellings

ᠬᠦᠷᠳᠦ

/xʉrdʉ/

Inner Mongolian

дугуй

/duɡuj/

Mongolian

Udege

монторокто

/montorokto/

Paiwan

tjukutjuku

/tʲukutʲuku/

Puyuma

mutralatralaw

/muʈalaʈalaw/

Rukai

palridingi

/paɭiˈdiŋi/

Tày

bảnh

/ɓajŋ̟˨˩˧/

Southeast Asia (59)

Ha Hlai

pai3 tshia1

/pai˩˩ tsʰia˥˧/

Meitei

ꯀꯥꯡꯈꯣꯡ

/kaŋkʰoŋ/

Mizo

tawlailîr ke

/tɔlailiːr ke/

Sasak

gegiling

/ɡəɡiliŋ/

Nias

gaolo-gaolo

/ɡaoloɡaolo/

Lao

ລໍ້

/lɔː˥˨/

Iban

peruda

/pəˈruda/

Shan

မၢၵ်ႇလေႃႉ

/maːk˩ lɔː˦˨ˀ/

Wa

ling:

/liɲ/

Mon

ခလှာ

/həla/

Isan

ล้อ

/lɔː˦˥/

Kuy

kɑŋ

/kɑŋ/

Bahnar

tang-wang

/taːŋ waːŋ/

South Asia (48)

Tibetan

འཁོར་ལོ

/kʰorlo˥/

Odia

ଚକ

/tʃɔkɔ/

Awadhi

पहिया

/pəɦijaː/

Marwari

चक्कौ

/ˈtʃəkːɔ/

Magahi

पहिया

/pəɦijaː/

Angika

पहिया

/pəɦijaː/

Bagri

चक्को

/tʃəkːo/

Dogri

पेहिया

/peːɦijaː/

Kurukh

चाका

/tʃaːkaː/

Tulu

ಚಕ್ರ

/tʃakra/

Khasi

ka shalyntem

/ka ʃalntem/

Bodo

साखा

/sakʰa/

Ho

cakka

/tʃakka/

Sora

sakkaɖin

/sakkaɖin/

Nepali

पाङ्ग्रा

/paːŋɡraː/

Newari

घःचाः

/ɡʱʌtʃaː/

Dotyali

पाङ्ग्रा

/ˈpaːŋɡɾa/

Limbu

ᤁᤠᤵᤗᤥ᤺ᤰ

/kaploːk/

Sherpa

འཁོར་ལུ

/kʰorlu/

Middle East & Central Asia (65)

Udi

таькаьр

/tækær/

Tigre

ዕንክሎሎ

/ʕənkəlolo/

Svan

ბარბელ

/barbel/

Bats

ბორბალ

/borbal/

Kazakh

дөңгелек

/døŋɡelek/

Kyrgyz

дөңгөлөк

/døŋɡøløk/

Avar

гьакибер

/hakiber/

Kumyk

дёгерчик

/døɡertʃik/

Lak

нигь

/nih/

Nogai

тынъыршык

/tɯŋɯrʃɯk/

Tsez

аӏгъур

/aˤʁur/

Archi

гвениши

/ɡʷeniʃi/

Andi

чӏуриги

/tʃʼuriɡi/

Laz

ბარბალი

/barbali/

Uzbek

gʻildirak

/ɣildirak/

Europe (121)

Tatar

тәгәрмәч

/tæɡærmætɕ/

Bashkir

тәгәрмәс

/tæɡærmæs/

Udmurt

питыран

/pitɨran/

Rusyn

колесо

/ˈkolɛso/

Catalan

roda

/ˈrɔðə/

2 readings of the same spelling

/ˈrɔðə/

Catalan

/ˈrɔða/

Valencian

Ido

roto

/ˈroto/

Africa (116)

Fon

kɛkɛ́fɔ

/kɛkɛ́fɔ/

Dyula

mɔbilisen

/mɔbilisen/

Dii

kɨ̀ɨ̀kɨ́ɨ́

/kɨːkɨː/

Daba

ngaz mota

/ŋɡaz mota/

Dan

gɛ̏n

/ɡɛ̃̏/

Swazi

lisondvo

/liˈsondvo/

Oromo

geengoo

/ɡeːnɡoː/

Akan

ntwahonan

/ntwahonan/

Ewe

afɔti

/afɔti/

Adangme

tlɔɔke nane

/tlɔːke nane/

Ga

shwiili

/ʃwiːli/

Kikuyu

kĩgaragari

/keɣaraɣari/

Luhya

omukurutumu

/omukurutumu/

Luo

nyange

/ɲaŋe/

Embu

nthugũ

/nðuɡo/

Tarifit

ⵜⴰⵊⴰⵔⵔⴰⵔⵜ

/θaʒarːaɾt/

Ndonga

okugulutemba

/okuɡulutemba/

Tiv

ikyaver

/ikjaver/

Somali

giraangir

/ɡiɾaːnɡiɾ/

Zulu

isondo

/iˈsondo/

Zande

ngbagida

/ŋɡbaɡida/

Gen

afɔku

/afɔku/

Chiga

enyamuziga

/eɲamuziɡa/

Nyoro

enyamuziga

/eɲamuziɡa/

Tooro

enyamuziga

/eɲamuziɡa/

North America (64)

Cree

ᐅᑎᐦᑎᐱᐸᔨᐤ

/otihtipipajiw/

Cayuga

węʼníhsga:ʼ

/wẽʔníhsɡaːʔ/

Blackfoot

oʼtakáínakaʼsi

/oʔtakáːínakaʔsi/

Haida

ḵán ḵʼíiyunaangw

/qʰán qʼíːjunaːŋw/

Cheyenne

onéstȧhké-mȧhtseʼko

/onéstahkémahtseʔko/

Dakota

čhaŋhdéska

/tʃʰaŋhdéska/

Crow

baaiihulé

/baːiːhulé/

Latin America (35)

Toba

lasaʁanna

/lasaʁanna/

Makuxi

tararan pisaʔsaʔ

/tararan pisaʔsaʔ/

Hup

pǝpǝ́dpɔt

/pəpə́dpɔt/

Nivaclé

tononontax ɬafoʔ

/tononontax ɬafoʔ/

Oceania & the Pacific (40)

Huli

garo ge

/ɡaɾo ɡe/

Motu

ava-keikei

/avakeikei/

Siberia & North Asia (14)

Sakha

көлөһө

/køløhø/

Altai

тегелик

/teɡelik/

Khakas

теерпек

/teːrpek/

Evenki

хоролиӈки

/xoroliŋki/

Even

колӯэ̄хэ

/koluːəːxə/

Nanai

нириан

/nirian/

Koryak

кувʼлычгʼын

/kuwlətʃʕən/

Nivkh

кулкус

/kulkus/

Ket

илтәп

/iltəp/

Shor

тегелек

/teɡelek/

Tofa

һольсоо

/holʲsoː/

Ancient & historical (68)

Akkadian

25–6cBCE

𒈠𒃻𒊒

/maɡarru/

Hittite

17–12cBCE

𒄷𒌨𒆠𒅖

/xurkis/

Avestan

15–5cBCE

𐬗𐬀𐬑𐬭𐬀

/tʃaxra/

Sanskrit

15cBCE–21cCE

चक्र

/tɕɐkrɐ/

Ugaritic

14–12cBCE

𐎀𐎔𐎐

/ʔaːpanu/

Aramaic

10cBCE–13cCE

ܓܝܓܠܐ

/ɡiɡlaː/

Latin

7cBCE–6cCE

rota

/ˈrota/

Pali

5–1cBCE

चक्क

/tʃakka/

Ge'ez

1–10c

መንኰራኵር

/mankʷaraːkʷər/

Tangut

11–16c

𘚢

/dʑiej˧˥/

Tupinambá

16–18c

ybyrapararanga

/ɨβɨɾapaɾaˈɾãŋa/

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