White in 1133 languages

1133 languages

White — the lightest colour, that of snow or milk; the basic colour term, not a skin-colour label.

Major languages

English

white

/waɪt/

5 readings of the same spelling

Chinese

白

/pai˧˥/

2 different spellings

白

/paːk̚˨/

Cantonese Taishanese

/baʔ˩˨/

Shanghai Wu

/pɛʔ˥˥/

Jianghuai Mandarin

/piəʔ˥˦/

Jin

/pʰak̚˥/

Hakka Chinese

/pə˨˦/

Xiang

/pʰaʔ˨/

Gan

/paʔ˥/

Eastern Min

/pa˥˥/

Northern Min

/pɤ˨˩˧/

Wuhan Mandarin

/bɐʔ˧/

Suzhou Wu

/piɐk˨/

Pinghua

/ɓɛ˧˧/

Hainanese

/pə˥˧/

Lanyin Mandarin

/bɐʔ˩˨/

Ningbo Wu

/ba˨˩˧/

Wenzhou Wu

/pʰa˩˩/

Hui Chinese

/pa˩˧/

Pu-Xian Min

/pʰak˥/

Taiwanese Hakka

/ɓak̚˨˨/

Huazhou Yue

/pʰak˨/

Hailu Hakka

/pɛʔ˦/

Penang Hokkien

/pɛk˧/

Dongguan Yue

/pʰaʔ˥/

Fuzhou Gan

/brāk/

Han Chinese

/baʔ˨/

Hangzhou Wu

/pɐʔ˦/

Hefei Mandarin

/pe˩˩˨/

Hengyang Xiang

/bɑʔ˩˨/

Jiaxing Wu

/pei˦˨/

Jinan Mandarin

/bəʔ˨˩˨/

Jinhua Wu

/pʰa˨˩˦/

Jiʼan Gan

/pʰiəʔ˨˧/

Lüliang Jin

/pak˨/

Nanning Yue

/*bˤrak/

Old Chinese

/pʰɔ˥˩/

Wuyuan Hui

/pei˨˦/

Xi'an Mandarin

/pæ˧˩/

Xinzhou Jin

/pʰaʔ˦/

Yichun Gan

/ue˩˩˨/

Yongzhou Xiang

/pɛʔ˩˨˩/

Zhangzhou Hokkien

бый

/pei˨˦/

Dungan

Hindi

सफ़ेद

/səˈfeːd/

Urdu

سفید

/səˈfeːd/

Punjabi

ਚਿੱਟਾ

/tʃɪtːaː/

Marathi

पांढरा

/paːɳɖʱɾaː/

Telugu

తెలుపు

/t̪elupu/

Tamil

வெள்ளை

/ʋeɭːai/

East Asia (59)

Yi

ꀊꐎ

/a˧˧tɕʰu˧˧/

Manchu

ᡧᠠᠩᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ

/ʃaŋɡijan/

Sui

paak8

/paːk˦˨/

Jino

a33phɹo33

/a˧˧pʰɹo˧˧/

Daur

čigān

/tʃiɡaːn/

Ainu

レタㇻ

/retar/

Mongolian

ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨ

/tsʰaɡaːn/

2 different spellings

ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨ

/tsʰaɡaːn/

Inner Mongolian

цагаан

/tsʰaɡaːn/

Mongolian

Udege

чалиги

/tʃaliɡi/

Jeju

허영ᄒᆞ다

/hʌjʌŋhʌda/

Amis

fohecalay

/fohətsalaj/

Tsou

fʉecʉʼia

/fɨetsɨʔia/

Tao

malavang

/malavaŋ/

Tày

khao

/kʰaːw˧˧/

Southeast Asia (89)

Nusu

bɑ55bɑ31

/bɑ˥˥bɑ˧˩/

Meitei

ꯑꯉꯧꯕ

/əŋəubə/

Adi

yalun

/jalun/

Lao

ຂາວ

/kʰaːw˩˧/

Khmu

klɔɔk

/klɔːk/

Shan

ၶၢဝ်

/kʰaːw˨˦/

Wa

paing

/paɲ/

Mon

ဗု

/pùʔ/

Pa'O

ဗွာ

/bwa̤˧˩/

Isan

ขาว

/kʰaːw˩˧/

Kuy

buaʔ

/buaʔ/

South Asia (74)

Dari

سفید

/safeːd/

Tibetan

དཀར་པོ

/kar˥ po˥/

Malayalam

വെളുപ്പ്

/ʋeɭuppɨ/

Odia

ଧଳା

/dʱɔɭa/

Magahi

उज्जर

/udʒːar/

Bhili

धोळु

/dʱoːɭu/

Angika

उज्जर

/udʒdʒər/

Bagri

धोळो

/dʱoːɭo/

Dogri

चिट्टा

/tʃɪʈːaː/

Kurukh

पंड्रू

/paɳɖɾuː/

Tulu

ಬೊಲ್ದು

/boldu/

Bodo

गुफुर

/ɡupʰur/

Ho

pundi

/puɳɖi/

Kangri

चिट्टा

/tʃɪʈːaː/

Gondi

तेल्लाग

/tellaɡ/

Kodava

ಬೊಳ್ತದ್

/boɭtadɨ/

Tharu

सफेद

/səpʰeːd/

Limbu

ᤑᤍᤠᤱᤒᤠ

/pʰadaŋba/

Sherpa

དཀར་རུ

/karu/

Lhomi

དཀར་པོ

/kar˥pu˩/

Balti

དཀར་པོ

/kar po/

Khowar

اِشپیرو

/iʃpeːru/

Middle East & Central Asia (80)

Abkhaz

ашкәакәа

/aʃʷakʷa/

Udi

мацӏи

/matsʼi/

Sibe

ᡧᠠᠨᠶᠠᠨ

/ʃanjan/

Tigre

ጸዓዳ

/tsʼaʕada/

Blin

ጫዕዳዅ

/tʃʼaʕɨdaxʷ/

Svan

თუ̂ეთუ̂ნე

/tʰwetʰwne/

Bats

კʼუჲნ

/kʼujĩ/

Avar

хъахӏаб

/qaħab/

Lak

кӏяласса

/kʼjalasːa/

Abaza

шкӏвокӏва

/ʃkʷʼokʷʼa/

Aghul

джагварф

/dʒaɡvarf/

Tsez

алукӏа

/alukʼa/

Tsakhur

джагваран

/dʒaɡʷaran/

Archi

чӏуӏбаттут

/tʃʼuʕbatːut/

Andi

гьацӏа

/hatsʼa/

Rutul

джагварды

/dʒaɡʷardɨ/

Beja

eeraab

/eːraːb/

Laz

ქჩე

/kʰtʃe/

Europe (128)

Veps

vauged

/ˈvɑuɡed/

Rusyn

білый

/ˈbilɨj/

Catalan

blanc

/blaŋ/

2 readings of the same spelling

/blaŋ/

Catalan

/blaŋk/

Valencian

Fala

branco

/bɾaŋko/

Norman

blianc

/bljɑ̃/

2 different spellings

blianc

/bljɑ̃/

Norman

bllànc

/bʎɑ̃/

Guernésiais

Ido

blanka

/ˈblanka/

Africa (169)

Fula

daneejo

/daneːdʒo/

Fon

wéwé

/wéwé/

Bulu

éfumulu

/efumulu/

Hdi

ŋúhlín

/ŋúɬín/

Daba

màbɨ̀rrɨn

/màbɨ̀rːɨn/

Harari

näčiḥ

/nətʃʼiːħ/

Ga

yɛŋ

/jɛŋ/

Luo

rachar

/ratʃar/

Meru

njerũ

/ndʒɛɾo/

Embu

njeru

/ndʒɛɾu/

Tarifit

ⴰⵛⴻⵎⵔⴰⵔ

/aʃəmɾaɾ/

Yao

cheswela

/tʃeswela/

Izii

ọchaa

/ɔtʃaː/

Isoko

ọfuafụ

/ɔfuafʊ/

Zulu

mhlophe

/ˈmɬɔːpʰe/

Xhosa

mhlophe

/mɬɔːpʰe/

Fur

fàttá

/fàtːá/

Asu

jewa

/dʒewa/

Rwa

sheelwa

/ʃeːlwa/

Kabiye

kʋhʋlʋmɩŋ

/kʊhʊlʊmɪŋ/

Soga

ndheru

/nd̪eɾu/

Lunda

chitooka

/tʃitoːka/

North America (98)

Cree

ᐚᐱᐢᑳᐤ

/waːpiskaːw/

Ojibwe

waabishkaa

/waːbiʃkaː/

Cayuga

gę́ʼgę:

/ɡɛ̃́ʔɡɛ̃ː/

Haida

g̱adáang

/ɢadɑ́ːŋ/

Chol

säsäk

/sɨsɨk/

Cora

cuaiina

/kʷaiˈina/

Aleut

к̆умалих

/qumalix/

Hopi

qöötsa

/qøːtsa/

Onondaga

owę:héʼsdaʼ

/owɛ̃ːhéʔstaʔ/

Hupa

łiqay

/ɬɪqɑj/

Latin America (64)

Toba

japagaq

/japaɡaq/

Hup

tohó

/tohó/

Ticuna

cómüxü̃

/kómɨʔɨ̃/

Oceania & the Pacific (66)

Tiwi

turtiyangini

/tuɾtijaŋini/

Palauan

becheleleu

/bəʔɛlɛˈlɛw/

Motu

kurokuro

/kurokuro/

Yele

kpaapîkpaapî

/kpaːpɨkpaːpɨ/

Siberia & North Asia (24)

Evenki

багдарин

/baɡdarin/

Even

нё̄бати

/ɲoːbati/

Chukchi

иԓгыԓьын

/iɬɣəɬʔən/

Nanai

ча̄гдян

/tʃaːɡdʲan/

Koryak

нилгыӄин

/nilɣəqin/

Mansi

войкан

/wojkan/

Ket

тагым

/taɡɨm/

Ancient & historical (111)

Hittite

17–12cBCE

𒄯𒆠𒅖

/xarkis/

Avestan

15–5cBCE

𐬯𐬞𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀

/spaeta/

Sanskrit

15cBCE–21cCE

श्वेत

/ɕʋetɐ/

Aramaic

10cBCE–13cCE

ܚܘܪܐ

/ħewwaːraː/

Punic

8cBCE–6cCE

𐤋𐤁𐤍

/laban/

Latin

7cBCE–6cCE

albus

/ˈalbus/

Pali

5–1cBCE

सेत

/setɐ/

Sogdian

4cBCE–11cCE

ʾspʾyt

/ispeːt/

Ge'ez

1–10c

ጸዓዳ

/sˤaʕaːdaː/

Mandaic

3–21c

ࡄࡉࡅࡀࡓࡀ

/hiwara/

Coptic

3–17c

ⲟⲩⲟⲃϣ

/uobʃ/

Gothic

3–8c

𐍈𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃

/ʍiːts/

Khotanese

5–10c

𑀰𑁆𑀰𑀻𑀢

/ɕːiːta/

Tocharian B

5–10c

𑀆𑀭𑁆𑀓𑁆𑀯𑀺

/aːrkwi/

Old Mon

6–12c

ဗ္တာၚ်

/bətaiŋ/

Chibcha

9–18c

apquyhyzyn mague

/apkɨhɨzɨn maɡwe/

Babuza

17–20c

mabukkas

/mabukas/

Pazeh

18–21c

risilaw

/ɾisilaw/

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