How to say “leaf” around the world

5,257 languages · 333 in their own spelling

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Dots of one colour begin with a similar sound. Colours group words by the class of their first consonant (a sound-class method used in linguistics): words that begin alike share a colour. This shows resemblance, not common origin — proving relationship needs case-by-case comparison. Readable forms come from Wiktionary translation tables; many smaller languages come from the ASJP word lists, in ASJP’s simplified transcription.

Language	Word	Romanization	Family
Chinese	叶子	yèzi	Sino-Tibetan
English	leaf		Indo-European
Spanish	hoja		Indo-European
Hindi	पत्ता	pattā	Indo-European
Arabic	وَرَقَة	waraqa	Afro-Asiatic
Bengali	পাতা	pata	Indo-European
Indonesian	daun		Austronesian
Portuguese	folha		Indo-European
French	feuille		Indo-European
Russian	лист	list	Indo-European
Japanese	葉	ha	Japonic
Marathi	पर्ण	parṇa	Indo-European
Swahili	jani		Atlantic-Congo
Turkish	yaprak		Turkic
Telugu	ఆకు	āku	Dravidian
Wu Chinese	叶	⁸yiq	Sino-Tibetan
Korean	잎	ip	Koreanic
German	Blatt		Indo-European
Vietnamese	lá		Austroasiatic
Tamil	இலை	ilai	Dravidian
Cantonese	葉	jip⁶	Sino-Tibetan
Urdu	پَتّی	pattī	Indo-European
Italian	foglia		Indo-European
Gujarati	પાન	pān	Indo-European
Western Farsi	بَرْگ	barg	Indo-European
Min Nan Chinese	葉	ia̍p	Sino-Tibetan
Hakka Chinese	葉	ya̍p	Sino-Tibetan
Jinyu Chinese	叶子	ieh⁴ zeh	Sino-Tibetan
Hausa	ganye		Afro-Asiatic
Kannada	ಎಲೆ	ele	Dravidian
Polish	liść		Indo-European
Yoruba	ewé		Atlantic-Congo
Xiang Chinese	叶子	ie⁶ zr	Sino-Tibetan
Malayalam	ഇല	ila	Dravidian
Odia	ପତ୍ର	patra	Indo-European
Burmese	အရွက်	a.rwak	Sino-Tibetan
Igbo	akwụkwọ		Atlantic-Congo
Ukrainian	лист	lyst	Indo-European
Uzbek	yaproq		Turkic
Sindhi	پَنُ	panu	Indo-European
Romanian	frunză		Indo-European
Dutch	blad		Indo-European
Gan Chinese	叶子	iet⁶ zi	Sino-Tibetan
Amharic	ቅጠል	ḳəṭäl	Afro-Asiatic
Thai	ใบไม้	bai-máai	Tai-Kadai
Lingala	nkásá		Atlantic-Congo
Serbian-Croatian-Bosnian	ли̑ст		Indo-European
Khmer	ស្លឹក	slək	Austroasiatic
Somali	caleen		Afro-Asiatic
Turkmen	ýaprak		Turkic
Cebuano	dahon		Austronesian
Nepali	पात	pāt	Indo-European
Assamese	পাত	pat	Indo-European
Sinhala	කොළේ	koḷē	Indo-European
Greek	φύλλο	fýllo	Indo-European
Kurdish	belg		Indo-European
Hijazi Arabic	وَرَقة	waraga	Afro-Asiatic
Tajik	барг	barg	Indo-European
Kazakh	жапырақ	japıraq	Turkic
Hungarian	levél		Uralic
Zulu	ikhasi		Atlantic-Congo
Nyanja	tsamba		Atlantic-Congo
Southern Pashto	پاڼه	pâṇa	Indo-European
Czech	list		Indo-European
Uighur	يوپۇرماق	yopurmaq	Turkic
Afrikaans	blaar		Indo-European
Min Dong Chinese	箬箬	niŏh-niŏh	Sino-Tibetan
Haitian	fèy		Indo-European
Swedish	blad		Indo-European
Azerbaijani	yarpaq		Turkic
Iloko	bulong		Austronesian
Bulgarian	лист	list	Indo-European
Shona	shizha		Atlantic-Congo
Hiligaynon	dahon		Austronesian
Xhosa	igqabi		Atlantic-Congo
Belarusian	ліст	list	Indo-European
Central Kurdish	گەڵا	gella	Indo-European
Kikuyu	ithangũ		Atlantic-Congo
Danish	blad		Indo-European
Slovak	list		Indo-European
Minangkabau	daun		Austronesian
Finnish	lehti		Uralic
Lao	ໃບ	bai	Tai-Kadai
Norwegian	blad		Indo-European
Tatar	яфрак	yafraq	Turkic
Buginese	daung		Austronesian
Catalan	fulla		Indo-European
Guarani	togue		Tupian
Sicilian	fogghia		Indo-European
Kirghiz	жалбырак	jalbırak	Turkic
Swiss German	Blatt		Indo-European
Riffian	afar		Afro-Asiatic
Armenian	տերեւ	terew	Indo-European
Ganda	ekikoola		Atlantic-Congo
Balinese	don		Austronesian
S'gaw Karen	သ့ၣ်လၣ်	thaỳ là	Sino-Tibetan
Lithuanian	lapas		Indo-European
Tok Pisin	lip		Indo-European
Lombard	foeuja		Indo-European
Georgian	ფოთოლი	potoli	Kartvelian
Goan Konkani	पाल्लो	pāllo	Indo-European
Acehnese	ôn		Austronesian
Waray	dáhon		Austronesian
Albanian	gjethe		Indo-European
Ewe	aŋgba		Atlantic-Congo
Southern Kurdish	گِڵا	gilla	Indo-European
Shan	မႂ်	mǎue	Tai-Kadai
Mongolian	навч	navč	Mongolic-Khitan
Gilaki	ولگ		Indo-European
Galician	folla		Indo-European
Pampanga	bulung		Austronesian
Slovenian	list		Indo-European
Esperanto	folio		Artificial Language
Macedonian	лист	list	Indo-European
Piedmontese	feuja		Indo-European
Tulu	ಅಡಿಪಿರೆ	aḍipire	Dravidian
Venetian	foja		Indo-European
Zhuang	mbaw		Tai-Kadai
Fon	ama		Atlantic-Congo
Rohingya	fata		Indo-European
Afar	dalaa		Afro-Asiatic
Limburgan	louf		Indo-European
Laki	گِڵا	gilla	Indo-European
Latvian	lapa		Indo-European
Quechua	raphi		Quechuan
Tày	bâư		Tai-Kadai
Chechen	гӏа	ğa	Nakh-Daghestanian
Estonian	leht		Uralic
Bashkir	япраҡ	yapraq	Turkic
Tibetan	ལོ་མ།	lo ma	Sino-Tibetan
Muong	lả		Austroasiatic
Maguindanao	laun		Austronesian
Romagnol	fója		Indo-European
Tausug	dahun		Austronesian
Central Okinawan	葉	fā	Japonic
Kachin	lap		Sino-Tibetan
Khasi	sla		Austroasiatic
Mon	သၠ	hlaˀ	Austroasiatic
Western Frisian	blêd		Indo-European
Iu Mien	normh		Hmong-Mien
Maranao	ra'on		Austronesian
Talysh	livə		Indo-European
Basque	hosto		Isolates
Chuvash	ҫулҫӑ	śulś̬ă	Turkic
Welsh	dail		Indo-European
Lü	ᦺᦢ	ḃay	Tai-Kadai
Tai Nüa	ᥛᥬ	maue	Tai-Kadai
Morisyen	fey		Indo-European
Walloon	foye		Indo-European
Adyghe	тхьэпкӏэ	tḥɛpkʼɛ	Abkhaz-Adyge
Classical Syriac	ܛܪܦܐ	ṭarpā	Afro-Asiatic
Maltese	werqa		Afro-Asiatic
Crimean Tatar	yapraq		Turkic
Occitan	fuèlha		Indo-European
Vlax Romani	patrin		Indo-European
Ligurian	féuggia		Indo-European
Mizo	hnah		Sino-Tibetan
Mari	лышташ	lyštaš	Uralic
Tetum	roo		Austronesian
Asturian	fueya		Indo-European
Yakut	сэбирдэх	sebirdex	Turkic
Chavacano	ohas		Indo-European
Kumyk	япыракъ	yapıraq	Turkic
Samoan	lau		Austronesian
Fijian	drau		Austronesian
Papiamento	foya		Indo-European
Icelandic	lauf		Indo-European
Friulian	fuee		Indo-European
Saho	dharhaa		Afro-Asiatic
Udmurt	куар	kuar	Uralic
Jarai	hla		Austronesian
Plautdietsch	Blaut		Indo-European
Enga	yoko		Nuclear Trans New Guinea
Zeelandic	blad		Indo-European
Buriat	набша	nabša	Mongolic-Khitan
Māori	rau		Austronesian
Dongxiang	lachin		Mongolic-Khitan
Abkhaz	абӷьы	abğʲə	Abkhaz-Adyge
Tonga (Tonga Islands)	lau		Austronesian
Hiri Motu	raurau		Pidgin
Navajo	atʼąąʼ		Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit
Bahnar	hla		Austroasiatic
Corsican	foglia		Indo-European
Bantoanon	rahon		Austronesian
Pennsylvania German	Blatt		Indo-European
Irish	duilleog		Indo-European
Ladino	foja		Indo-European
Aromanian	frãndzã		Indo-European
Kashubian	lëst		Indo-European
Breton	delienn		Indo-European
Erzya	лопа	lopa	Uralic
Atayal	abau		Austronesian
Võro	leht'		Uralic
Faroese	blað		Indo-European
Tahitian	rau		Austronesian
Komi-Permyak	кор	kor	Uralic
Scottish Gaelic	duille		Indo-European
Southern Altai	јалбырак	ǰalbïrak	Turkic
Sanskrit	पर्ण	parṇá	Indo-European
Yaeyama	葉	pā	Japonic
Argobba	ቅጠል	qəțäl	Afro-Asiatic
Dungan	еезы	iəiəzɨ	Sino-Tibetan
Romansh	fegl		Indo-European
Ashkun	pār		Indo-European
Motu	rau		Austronesian
Karelian	lehti		Uralic
Plains Cree	nīpiy		Algic
Higaonon	dahon		Austronesian
Hawaiian	lau		Austronesian
North Saami	lasta		Uralic
Katë	por		Indo-European
Palauan	llel		Austronesian
Evenki	авданна	awdanna	Tungusic
Mirandese	fuolha		Indo-European
Drung	vng'lvp		Sino-Tibetan
Upper Sorbian	list		Indo-European
Kikai	葉	pā	Japonic
Tuvalu	lau		Austronesian
Cherokee	ᎤᎦᎶᎬ	ugalogv	Iroquoian
Nuristani Kalasha	poṭ		Indo-European
Northern Amami-Oshima	葉	hā	Japonic
Niuean	lau		Austronesian
Semai	sela		Austroasiatic
Aragonese	fuella		Indo-European
Prasun	pārag		Indo-European
Udi	хазал	ꭓazal	Nakh-Daghestanian
Hopi	nàapi		Uto-Aztecan
Lower Sorbian	list		Indo-European
Even	эбдэнрэ	əʙdənrə	Tungusic
Jejueo	섭	seop	Koreanic
Kunigami	葉	phā	Japonic
Megleno-Romanian	frunză		Indo-European
Rapanui	rua		Austronesian
Moksha	лопа	lopa	Uralic
Lakota	wahpe		Siouan
Mòcheno	lap		Indo-European
Manx	duillag		Indo-European
Southern Amami-Oshima	葉	hā	Japonic
Interlingua	folio		Artificial Language
Nanai	хабдата	habdata	Tungusic
Veps	leht		Uralic
Pipil	iswat		Uto-Aztecan
Northern Mansi	лӯпта	lūpta	Uralic
Tregami	påṭ		Indo-European
Tlingit	kayaaní		Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit
Taos Northern Tiwa	ə̂na		Kiowa-Tanoan
Gwichʼin	chʼatʼan		Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit
Cornish	delen		Indo-European
Pela	a³¹ faʔ⁵⁵		Sino-Tibetan
Yonaguni	葉	hā	Japonic
Ingrian	lehti		Uralic
Korur	dau		Austronesian
Wymysorys	błot		Indo-European
Votic	lehto		Uralic
Oneida	ónlahteʼ		Iroquoian
Manchu	ᠠᠪᡩᠠᡥᠠ	abdaha	Tungusic
Ainu	ハㇺ	ham	Ainu
Abaga	azag̶aʔe		Nuclear Trans New Guinea
Chamicuro	chijpana		Arawakan
Aklanon	dahon		Austronesian
Aymara	laphi		Aymaran
Bobangi	zasa		Atlantic-Congo
Bole	kumi rewe		Afro-Asiatic
Butuanon	dahon		Austronesian
Central Atlas Tamazight	ⵉⴼⵔ	ifr	Afro-Asiatic
Eastern Cham	ꨈꨶꨮꩉ		Austronesian
Min Bei Chinese	箬	niò̤	Sino-Tibetan
Dalmatian	fualja		Indo-European
Arpitan	fôlye		Indo-European
Old French	fueille		Indo-European
Saterland Frisian	Blääd		Indo-European
Pular	haako		Atlantic-Congo
Fuyug	hutu		Isolates
Geez	ቈጽል	ḳʷäṣl	Afro-Asiatic
Ancient Greek	φύλλον	phúllon	Indo-European
Kalaallisut	pilu		Eskimo-Aleut
Mbyá Guaraní	ogue		Tupian
Hebrew	עָלֶה	alé	Afro-Asiatic
Hmong Daw	nplooj		Hmong-Mien
Hunsrik	plaat		Indo-European
Ineseño	qap		Chumashan
Inuktitut	ᐊᑭᕈᐊᕈᖅ	akiroaroq	Eskimo-Aleut
Iranun	raun		Austronesian
Javanese	godhong		Austronesian
Kawi	ron		Austronesian
Kiput	dun		Austronesian
Latin	folium		Indo-European
Linngithigh	thondh		Pama-Nyungan
Low German	Blatt		Indo-European
Bukusu	lisafu		Atlantic-Congo
Lautu	hnaa		Sino-Tibetan
Moselle Franconian	Blat		Indo-European
Malagasy	ravina		Austronesian
Malay	daun		Austronesian
Brunei	daun		Austronesian
Western Mari	ӹлӹштӓш	ÿlÿštäš	Uralic
Central Melanau	daun		Austronesian
Middle English	leef		Indo-European
Lake Miwok	ṣáanim		Miwok-Costanoan
Miyako	葉	pā	Japonic
Classical Nahuatl	izhuatl		Uto-Aztecan
Central Nicobarese	dai		Austroasiatic
Ojibwa	aniibiish		Algic
Oki-No-Erabu	葉	fā	Japonic
Church Slavic	листъ	listŭ	Indo-European
Old Russian	листъ	listŭ	Indo-European
Old English	lēaf		Indo-European
Omaha-Ponca	'ábe		Siouan
Osage	žąąpé		Siouan
Iron Ossetian	сыф	syf	Indo-European
Pacoh	ula		Austroasiatic
Pali	paṇṇa		Indo-European
Potawatomi	bëk		Algic
Eastern Panjabi	ਪੱਤਾ	pattā	Indo-European
Quapaw	apé		Siouan
Sardinian	fògia		Indo-European
Sundanese	daun		Austronesian
Tagalog	dahon		Austronesian
Muslim Tat	vəlg		Indo-European
Tauya	wemo		Nuclear Trans New Guinea

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