How to say “nose” around the world
5,684 languages · 375 in their own spelling
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 | 鼻子 | bízi | Sino-Tibetan |
| English | nose | Indo-European | |
| Spanish | nariz | Indo-European | |
| Hindi | नाक | nāk | Indo-European |
| Arabic | أَنْف | ʔanf | Afro-Asiatic |
| Bengali | নাক | nak | Indo-European |
| Indonesian | hidung | Austronesian | |
| Portuguese | nariz | Indo-European | |
| French | nez | Indo-European | |
| Russian | нос | nos | Indo-European |
| Japanese | 鼻 | hana | Japonic |
| Marathi | नाक | nāk | Indo-European |
| Swahili | pua | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Turkish | burun | Turkic | |
| Telugu | ముక్కు | mukku | Dravidian |
| Wu Chinese | 鼻头 | ⁸beq-deu | Sino-Tibetan |
| Korean | 코 | ko | Koreanic |
| German | Nase | Indo-European | |
| Vietnamese | mũi | Austroasiatic | |
| Tamil | மூக்கு | mūkku | Dravidian |
| Cantonese | 鼻 | bei⁶ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Urdu | ناک | nāk | Indo-European |
| Italian | naso | Indo-European | |
| Egyptian Arabic | مناخير | manaḵīr | Afro-Asiatic |
| Gujarati | નાક | nāk | Indo-European |
| Western Farsi | بِینِی | bīnī | Indo-European |
| Min Nan Chinese | 鼻仔 | phīⁿ-á | Sino-Tibetan |
| Hakka Chinese | 鼻 | phi | Sino-Tibetan |
| Jinyu Chinese | 鼻子 | bieh⁵ zeh | Sino-Tibetan |
| Levantine Arabic | منخار | minḵār | Afro-Asiatic |
| Hausa | hanci | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Kannada | ಮೂಗು | mūgu | Dravidian |
| Polish | nos | Indo-European | |
| Yoruba | imú | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Xiang Chinese | 鼻子 | bi⁶ zr | Sino-Tibetan |
| Malayalam | മൂക്ക് | mūkkŭ | Dravidian |
| Odia | ନାକ | nāka | Indo-European |
| Burmese | နှာခေါင်း | hnahkaung: | Sino-Tibetan |
| Moroccan Arabic | نيف | nīf | Afro-Asiatic |
| Ukrainian | ніс | nis | Indo-European |
| Uzbek | burun | Turkic | |
| Sindhi | نڪ | naku | Indo-European |
| Romanian | nas | Indo-European | |
| Dutch | neus | Indo-European | |
| Gan Chinese | 鼻公 | pit⁷ gung | Sino-Tibetan |
| Amharic | አፍንጫ | ʾäfnəč̣a | Afro-Asiatic |
| Thai | จมูก | jà-mùuk | Tai-Kadai |
| Saraiki | نَک | nak | Indo-European |
| Lingala | zolo | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Serbian-Croatian-Bosnian | но̑с | Indo-European | |
| Khmer | ច្រមុះ | crɑɑmoh | Austroasiatic |
| Somali | san | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Turkmen | burun | Turkic | |
| Cebuano | ilong | Austronesian | |
| Nepali | नाक | nāk | Indo-European |
| Assamese | নাক | nak | Indo-European |
| Sinhala | නහය | nahaya | Indo-European |
| Greek | μύτη | mýti | Indo-European |
| Kurdish | poz | Indo-European | |
| Hijazi Arabic | خشم | ḵušum | Afro-Asiatic |
| Tajik | бинӣ | bini | Indo-European |
| Sylheti | ꠘꠣꠇ | nax | Indo-European |
| Kazakh | мұрын | murın | Turkic |
| Hungarian | orr | Uralic | |
| Kinyarwanda | izuru | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Zulu | ikhala | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Nyanja | mphuno | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Akan | ɛhwene | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Southern Pashto | پزه | pozá | Indo-European |
| Czech | nos | Indo-European | |
| Uighur | بۇرۇن | burun | Turkic |
| Afrikaans | neus | Indo-European | |
| Min Dong Chinese | 鼻 | pé | Sino-Tibetan |
| Haitian | nen | Indo-European | |
| Kanuri | kǝnza | Saharan | |
| Swedish | näsa | Indo-European | |
| Azerbaijani | burun | Turkic | |
| Iloko | agong | Austronesian | |
| Bulgarian | нос | nos | Indo-European |
| Hiligaynon | ilong | Austronesian | |
| Tachelhit | tinzar | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Belarusian | нос | nos | Indo-European |
| Tigrinya | ኣንፈተ | ʾanfätä | Afro-Asiatic |
| Central Kurdish | لووت | lût | Indo-European |
| Santali | ᱢᱩ | mu | Austroasiatic |
| Tumbuka | mpuno | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Danish | næse | Indo-European | |
| Slovak | nos | Indo-European | |
| Southern Sotho | nko | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Wolaytta | siiriya | Ta-Ne-Omotic | |
| Finnish | nenä | Uralic | |
| Lao | ດັງ | dang | Tai-Kadai |
| Norwegian | nese | Indo-European | |
| Tatar | борын | borın | Turkic |
| Catalan | nas | Indo-European | |
| Guarani | tĩ | Tupian | |
| Sicilian | nasu | Indo-European | |
| Kirghiz | мурун | murun | Turkic |
| Swiss German | Nase | Indo-European | |
| Riffian | anzar | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Armenian | քիթ | kʻitʻ | Indo-European |
| Lithuanian | nosis | Indo-European | |
| Tok Pisin | nus | Indo-European | |
| Lombard | nas | Indo-European | |
| Georgian | ცხვირი | cxviri | Kartvelian |
| Acehnese | idông | Austronesian | |
| Mazanderani | ونی | veni | Indo-European |
| Waray | irong | Austronesian | |
| Albanian | hundë | Indo-European | |
| Luo | um | Nilotic | |
| Shan | ၶူႈလင် | khūu lǎng | Tai-Kadai |
| Mongolian | хамар | xamar | Mongolic-Khitan |
| Bikol | dungo | Austronesian | |
| Galician | naris | Indo-European | |
| Pampanga | arung | Austronesian | |
| Slovenian | nọ̑s | Indo-European | |
| Batak Toba | igung | Austronesian | |
| Esperanto | nazo | Artificial Language | |
| Macedonian | нос | nos | Indo-European |
| Sichuan Yi | ꅳꁖ | hnap bbit | Sino-Tibetan |
| Piedmontese | nas | Indo-European | |
| Venetian | naxo | Indo-European | |
| Zhuang | ndaeng | Tai-Kadai | |
| Rohingya | nak | Indo-European | |
| Sidamo | sano | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Afar | san | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Latvian | deguns | Indo-European | |
| Quechua | sinq'a | Quechuan | |
| Chechen | мара | mara | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Mandinka | nuŋo | Mande | |
| Emilian | nèṡ | Indo-European | |
| Estonian | nina | Uralic | |
| Bashkir | танау | tanaw | Turkic |
| Tibetan | སྣ | sna | Sino-Tibetan |
| Beja | ginúuf | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Muong | mũi | Austroasiatic | |
| Maguindanao | ngirung | Austronesian | |
| Pangasinan | eleng | Austronesian | |
| Romagnol | nêş | Indo-European | |
| Tausug | ilung | Austronesian | |
| Nuer | wum | Nilotic | |
| Kabuverdianu | naris | Indo-European | |
| Khasi | khmut | Austroasiatic | |
| Mon | မိုဟ် | Austroasiatic | |
| Western Frisian | noas | Indo-European | |
| Frafra | yõorɛ | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Iu Mien | mba'zorng | Hmong-Mien | |
| Nupe-Nupe-Tako | eyè | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Kalmyk | хамр | xamr | Mongolic-Khitan |
| Maranao | ngirong | Austronesian | |
| Avar | мегӏер | meʻer | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Talysh | vıni | Indo-European | |
| Basque | sudur | Isolates | |
| Chuvash | сӑмса | săms̬a | Turkic |
| Welsh | trwyn | Indo-European | |
| Lü | ᦡᧂ | ḋang | Tai-Kadai |
| Picard | nuch | Indo-European | |
| Lezghian | нер | ner | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Rusyn | нос | nos | Indo-European |
| Morisyen | nene | Indo-European | |
| Réunion Creole French | né | Indo-European | |
| Walloon | nez | Indo-European | |
| Kara-Kalpak | murın | Turkic | |
| Adyghe | пэ | pɛ | Abkhaz-Adyge |
| Classical Syriac | ܢܚܝܪܐ | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Maltese | mnieħer | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Crimean Tatar | burun | Turkic | |
| Occitan | nas | Indo-European | |
| Vlax Romani | nakh | Indo-European | |
| Ligurian | naso | Indo-European | |
| Tetum | inus | Austronesian | |
| Silesian | sznupa | Indo-European | |
| Asturian | ñariz | Indo-European | |
| Yakut | мурун | murun | Turkic |
| Kumyk | бурун | burun | Turkic |
| Sranan Tongo | noso | Indo-European | |
| Ibanag | igung | Austronesian | |
| Dhivehi | ނޭފަތް | nēfat̊ | Indo-European |
| Ingush | мераж | meraž | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Papiamento | nanishi | Indo-European | |
| Icelandic | nef | Indo-European | |
| Karachay-Balkar | бурун | burun | Turkic |
| Friulian | nâs | Indo-European | |
| Tuvinian | думчук | dumçuk | Turkic |
| Khowar | نسکار | naskár | Indo-European |
| Saho | san | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Udmurt | ныр | nyr | Uralic |
| Ao Naga | teni | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Plautdietsch | Näs | Indo-European | |
| Nama | ǂguis | Khoe-Kwadi | |
| Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | ܢܲܚܝܼܪܵܐ | naḥīrā | Afro-Asiatic |
| Zeelandic | neuze | Indo-European | |
| Buriat | хамар | xamar | Mongolic-Khitan |
| Māori | ihu | Austronesian | |
| West Coast Bajau | urung | Austronesian | |
| Extremaduran | narís | Indo-European | |
| Dongxiang | khawa | Mongolic-Khitan | |
| Abkhaz | аҧынҵа | apəncʼa | Abkhaz-Adyge |
| Navajo | áchį́į́h | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | |
| Bahnar | muh | Austroasiatic | |
| Komi | ныр | nyr | Uralic |
| Gagauz | burnu | Turkic | |
| Pennsylvania German | Naas | Indo-European | |
| Irish | srón | Indo-European | |
| Aromanian | nari | Indo-European | |
| Yakan | ūng | Austronesian | |
| Kashubian | nos | Indo-European | |
| Breton | fri | Indo-European | |
| Erzya | судо | sudo | Uralic |
| Seselwa Creole French | nennen | Indo-European | |
| Turoyo | ܢܚܝܪܐ | nḥiro | Afro-Asiatic |
| Võro | nõna | Uralic | |
| Faroese | nøs | Indo-European | |
| Chamorro | gui'eng | Austronesian | |
| Komi-Permyak | ныр | nyr | Uralic |
| Zou | na | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Scottish Gaelic | sròn | Indo-European | |
| Mansaka | ilong | Austronesian | |
| Aguaruna | nuhi | Chicham | |
| Southern Altai | тумчук | tumčuk | Turkic |
| Sanskrit | नस् | nas | Indo-European |
| Khakas | пурун | purun | Turkic |
| Ternate | ngunu | North Halmahera | |
| Dungan | бизы | bizɨ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Romansh | nas | Indo-European | |
| Sandawe | ɳǀáti̥ | Isolates | |
| Chepang | नेह् | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Karelian | nenä | Uralic | |
| Higaonon | idung | Austronesian | |
| Aghul | хъехъв | qeqʷ | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Bau-Jagoi Bidayuh | ndung | Austronesian | |
| Hawaiian | ihu | Austronesian | |
| North Saami | njunni | Uralic | |
| Andi | магьар | mahar | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Yogad | igung | Austronesian | |
| Evenki | оңокто | Tungusic | |
| Western Bukidnon Manobo | izung | Austronesian | |
| Svan | ნეფხვნა | nepxvna | Kartvelian |
| Tabaru | ngununu | North Halmahera | |
| Drung | svna | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Western Apache | bichį́h | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | |
| Upper Sorbian | nós | Indo-European | |
| Cherokee | ᎠᏴᏐᎵ | ayvsoli | Iroquoian |
| Yagnobi | нес | nes | Indo-European |
| Northern Frisian | nöös | Indo-European | |
| Aragonese | naso | Indo-European | |
| Chitral Kalasha | nast | Indo-European | |
| Abau | kasan | Sepik | |
| Lower Sorbian | nos | Indo-European | |
| Even | оӈат | oŋat | Tungusic |
| Megleno-Romanian | nas | Indo-European | |
| Rapanui | ihu | Austronesian | |
| Pitjantjatjara | mulya | Pama-Nyungan | |
| Bats | მარლʻო̆ | marlˢŏ | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Mrassu Shor-Tutal | пурун | purun | Turkic |
| Warlpiri | mulyu | Pama-Nyungan | |
| Tiwi | yirringintamura | Isolates | |
| Moksha | шалхка | šalxka | Uralic |
| Manx | stroin | Indo-European | |
| Bororo | eno | Bororoan | |
| Nanai | вакса | waksa | Tungusic |
| Hunzib | мару | maru | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Istro-Romanian | nås | Indo-European | |
| Khinalug | кӏыты́р | ḳɨtɨ́r | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Kala Lagaw Ya | piti | Pama-Nyungan | |
| Hadza | ʔìntʰàwè- | Isolates | |
| Taos Northern Tiwa | phə́yna | Kiowa-Tanoan | |
| Cornish | tron | Indo-European | |
| Southern Sami | njuenie | Uralic | |
| Kildin Saami | нюннҍ | njunn’ | Uralic |
| Skolt Sami | njuuʹnn | Uralic | |
| Narrinyeri | kopi | Pama-Nyungan | |
| Inari Sami | njune | Uralic | |
| Budukh | меъел | meʔel | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Amur Nivkh | вих | vix | Nivkh |
| Nganasan | ӈүӈкә | ŋüŋkə | Uralic |
| Ingrian | nenä | Uralic | |
| Udihe | ŋühɵ | Tungusic | |
| Chickasaw | ibichchala' | Muskogean | |
| Wymysorys | noos | Indo-European | |
| Maricopa | iihuu | Cochimi-Yuman | |
| Manchu | ᠣᡶᠣᡵᠣ | oforo | Tungusic |
| Alawa | gujumur | Mangarrayi-Maran | |
| Ainu | エトゥ | ’etu | Ainu |
| Abaga | anogofa | Nuclear Trans New Guinea | |
| Chamicuro | kulu | Arawakan | |
| Abu | mutu | Ramu | |
| Central Cagayan Agta | igung | Austronesian | |
| Aklanon | ilong | Austronesian | |
| Ama (Papua New Guinea) | amu | Left May | |
| Gulf Arabic | خشم | ḵešim | Afro-Asiatic |
| Gilit Mesopotamian Arabic | خشم | ḵašim | Afro-Asiatic |
| Classical-Middle Armenian | քիթ | kʻitʻ | Indo-European |
| Eastern Arrernte | alhe | Pama-Nyungan | |
| Western Arrarnta | alhe | Pama-Nyungan | |
| Aymara | nasa | Aymaran | |
| Western Balochi | پونز | ponz | Indo-European |
| Bobangi | zolo | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Central Atlas Tamazight | ⵜⵉⵏⵣⴰⵔ | tinzar | Afro-Asiatic |
| Chichimeca-Jonaz | kanu | Otomanguean | |
| Khumi Chin | nawryng | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Tedim Chin | naak | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Min Bei Chinese | 鼻 | pī | Sino-Tibetan |
| Coptic | ϣⲁⲓ | šai | Afro-Asiatic |
| Dalmatian | nuos | Indo-European | |
| Arpitan | nâs | Indo-European | |
| Saterland Frisian | Noose | Indo-European | |
| Ancient Greek | ῥίς | rhís | Indo-European |
| Achaean Greek | 𐀩𐀀 | re-a | Indo-European |
| Kalaallisut | qingaq | Eskimo-Aleut | |
| Mbyá Guaraní | xĩ | Tupian | |
| Hebrew | אַף | af | Afro-Asiatic |
| Hmong Daw | ntswg | Hmong-Mien | |
| Hunsrik | Naas | Indo-European | |
| Inuktitut | ᕿᖓᖅ | qingaq | Eskimo-Aleut |
| Iranun | ngirung | Austronesian | |
| Isnag | ixong | Austronesian | |
| Javanese | irung | Austronesian | |
| Kawi | hirung | Austronesian | |
| Southern Dong | maengl | Tai-Kadai |