How to say “tooth” around the world
5,693 languages · 358 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 | 牙齿 | yáchǐ | Sino-Tibetan |
| English | tooth | Indo-European | |
| Spanish | diente | Indo-European | |
| Hindi | दाँत | dā̃t | Indo-European |
| Arabic | سِنّ | sinn | Afro-Asiatic |
| Bengali | দাঁত | dãt | Indo-European |
| Indonesian | gigi | Austronesian | |
| Portuguese | dente | Indo-European | |
| French | dent | Indo-European | |
| Russian | зуб | zub | Indo-European |
| Japanese | 歯 | ha | Japonic |
| Marathi | दात | dāt | Indo-European |
| Swahili | jino | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Turkish | diş | Turkic | |
| Telugu | పన్ను | pannu | Dravidian |
| Wu Chinese | 牙齿 | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Korean | 이 | i | Koreanic |
| German | Zahn | Indo-European | |
| Vietnamese | răng | Austroasiatic | |
| Tamil | பல் | pal | Dravidian |
| Cantonese | 牙 | ngaa⁴ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Urdu | دان٘ت | dā̃t | Indo-European |
| Italian | dente | Indo-European | |
| Egyptian Arabic | سن | senn | Afro-Asiatic |
| Gujarati | દાંત | dā̃t | Indo-European |
| Western Farsi | دَنْدَان | dandān | Indo-European |
| Min Nan Chinese | 喙齒 | chhùi-khí | Sino-Tibetan |
| Hakka Chinese | 牙齒 | ngà-chhṳ́ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Hausa | haƙori | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Kannada | ಹಲ್ಲು | hallu | Dravidian |
| Polish | ząb | Indo-European | |
| Yoruba | eyín | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Malayalam | പല്ല് | pallŭ | Dravidian |
| Odia | ଦାନ୍ତ | dānta | Indo-European |
| Burmese | သွား | swa: | Sino-Tibetan |
| Moroccan Arabic | سنة | sanna | Afro-Asiatic |
| Ukrainian | зуб | zub | Indo-European |
| Uzbek | tish | Turkic | |
| Romanian | dinte | Indo-European | |
| Dutch | tand | Indo-European | |
| Amharic | ጥርስ | ṭərs | Afro-Asiatic |
| Thai | ฟัน | fan | Tai-Kadai |
| Lingala | lǐno | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Serbian-Croatian-Bosnian | зу̑б | Indo-European | |
| Khmer | ធ្មេញ | thmɨñ | Austroasiatic |
| Somali | ilig | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Turkmen | diş | Turkic | |
| Cebuano | ngipon | Austronesian | |
| Nepali | दाँत | dā̃t | Indo-European |
| Assamese | দাঁত | dãt | Indo-European |
| Sinhala | දත | data | Indo-European |
| Greek | δόντι | dónti | Indo-European |
| Northeastern Thai | แข้ว | khaew | Tai-Kadai |
| Kurdish | didan | Indo-European | |
| Tajik | дандон | dandon | Indo-European |
| Sylheti | ꠖꠣꠔ | dat | Indo-European |
| Kazakh | тіс | tis | Turkic |
| Hungarian | fog | Uralic | |
| Zulu | izinyo | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Nyanja | dzino | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Akan | ɛse | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Southern Pashto | غاښ | ǧāx̌ | Indo-European |
| Czech | zub | Indo-European | |
| Uighur | چىش | chish | Turkic |
| Afrikaans | tand | Indo-European | |
| Min Dong Chinese | 牙 | ngà | Sino-Tibetan |
| Haitian | dan | Indo-European | |
| Kanuri | timí | Saharan | |
| Swedish | tand | Indo-European | |
| Azerbaijani | diş | Turkic | |
| Iloko | ngipen | Austronesian | |
| Bulgarian | зъб | zăb | Indo-European |
| Xhosa | izinyo | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Belarusian | зуб | zub | Indo-European |
| Tigrinya | ስኒ | səni | Afro-Asiatic |
| Neapolitan | dente | Indo-European | |
| Central Kurdish | دان | dan | Indo-European |
| Santali | ᱰᱟᱴᱟ | ḍaṭa | Austroasiatic |
| Tumbuka | jino | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Kikuyu | igego | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Danish | tand | Indo-European | |
| Slovak | zub | Indo-European | |
| Wolaytta | achchaa | Ta-Ne-Omotic | |
| Kabyle | tuɣmest | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Minangkabau | gigih | Austronesian | |
| Finnish | hammas | Uralic | |
| Lao | ແຂ້ວ | khǣu | Tai-Kadai |
| Norwegian | tann | Indo-European | |
| Tatar | теш | teş | Turkic |
| Buginese | isi | Austronesian | |
| Catalan | dent | Indo-European | |
| Guarani | tãi | Tupian | |
| Sicilian | denti | Indo-European | |
| Kirghiz | тиш | tiş | Turkic |
| Riffian | tiɣmest | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Armenian | ատամ | atam | Indo-European |
| Ganda | erinnyo | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Balinese | gigi | Austronesian | |
| Lithuanian | dantis | Indo-European | |
| Tok Pisin | tis | Indo-European | |
| Lombard | dent | Indo-European | |
| Georgian | კბილი | ḳbili | Kartvelian |
| Acehnese | gigoe | Austronesian | |
| Waray | ta-ngo | Austronesian | |
| Albanian | dhëmb | Indo-European | |
| Luo | lak | Nilotic | |
| Mongolian | шүд | šüd | Mongolic-Khitan |
| Gilaki | دندن | dëndan | Indo-European |
| Galician | dente | Indo-European | |
| Pampanga | ipan | Austronesian | |
| Slovenian | zob | Indo-European | |
| Esperanto | dento | Artificial Language | |
| Macedonian | заб | zab | Indo-European |
| Sichuan Yi | ꎐ | rry | Sino-Tibetan |
| Piedmontese | dent | Indo-European | |
| Venetian | dénte | Indo-European | |
| Zhuang | heuj | Tai-Kadai | |
| Rohingya | dat | Indo-European | |
| Sidamo | hinko | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Afar | boddiná | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Makasar | gigi | Austronesian | |
| Gun | Gungbé:Adoū | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Latvian | zobs | Indo-European | |
| Quechua | kiru | Quechuan | |
| Scots | tuith | Indo-European | |
| Chechen | церг | cerg | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Estonian | hammas | Uralic | |
| Bashkir | теш | teş | Turkic |
| Tibetan | སོ | so | Sino-Tibetan |
| Maguindanao | ngipen | Austronesian | |
| Pangasinan | ngipen | Austronesian | |
| Romagnol | dént | Indo-European | |
| Tausug | ipun | Austronesian | |
| Garo | wa-gam | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Gorontalo | dungito | Austronesian | |
| Central Okinawan | 歯 | hā | Japonic |
| Western Frisian | tosk | Indo-European | |
| Kalmyk | шүдн | şüdn | Mongolic-Khitan |
| Maranao | ngipen | Austronesian | |
| Avar | ца | ca | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Talysh | dandon | Indo-European | |
| Basque | hortz | Isolates | |
| Chuvash | шӑл | šăl | Turkic |
| Welsh | dant | Indo-European | |
| Rusyn | зуб | zub | Indo-European |
| Morisyen | ledan | Indo-European | |
| Réunion Creole French | dan | Indo-European | |
| Walloon | dint | Indo-European | |
| Kara-Kalpak | tis | Turkic | |
| Classical Syriac | ܫܢܐ | šennā | Afro-Asiatic |
| Maltese | sinna | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Crimean Tatar | tiş | Turkic | |
| Occitan | dent | Indo-European | |
| Vlax Romani | dand | Indo-European | |
| Ligurian | dénte | Indo-European | |
| Mari | пӱй | püj | Uralic |
| Khmu | ຫຣາງ | Austroasiatic | |
| Komering | ipon | Austronesian | |
| Tetum | nehan | Austronesian | |
| Asturian | diente | Indo-European | |
| Yakut | тиис | tiis | Turkic |
| Kumyk | тиш | tiş | Turkic |
| Samoan | nifo | Austronesian | |
| Sranan Tongo | tifi | Indo-European | |
| Mingrelian | კიბირი | ḳibiri | Kartvelian |
| Fijian | bati | Austronesian | |
| Dhivehi | ދައިޔ | daiy | Indo-European |
| Ingush | царг | carg | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Papiamento | djente | Indo-European | |
| Icelandic | tönn | Indo-European | |
| Karachay-Balkar | тиш | tiş | Turkic |
| Friulian | dint | Indo-European | |
| Mapuche | ülnga | Araucanian | |
| Saurashtra | ꢣꢵꢡ꣄ | dāt | Indo-European |
| Tuvinian | диш | diş | Turkic |
| Saho | iko | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Udmurt | пинь | piń | Uralic |
| Ao Naga | tepu | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Plautdietsch | Tän | Indo-European | |
| Laz | კიბირი | ǩibiri | Kartvelian |
| Zeelandic | tand | Indo-European | |
| Buriat | шүдэ | šüde | Mongolic-Khitan |
| Māori | niho | Austronesian | |
| West Coast Bajau | impon | Austronesian | |
| Dongxiang | shidun | Mongolic-Khitan | |
| Abkhaz | ахаԥыц | axapəc | Abkhaz-Adyge |
| Tonga (Tonga Islands) | nifo | Austronesian | |
| Central Dusun | nipon | Austronesian | |
| Navajo | awooʼ | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | |
| Komi | пинь | piń | Uralic |
| Corsican | dente | Indo-European | |
| Solu-Khumbu Sherpa | ས | sa | Sino-Tibetan |
| Gagauz | diş | Turkic | |
| Pennsylvania German | Zung | Indo-European | |
| Irish | fiacail | Indo-European | |
| Ladino | diente | Indo-European | |
| Mambae | nifan | Austronesian | |
| Aromanian | dinti | Indo-European | |
| Kashubian | ząb | Indo-European | |
| Breton | dant | Indo-European | |
| Mwani | rino | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Erzya | пей | pej | Uralic |
| Torwali | دان | Indo-European | |
| Nogai | тис | tis | Turkic |
| Tabasaran | силиб | silib | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Burji | irka | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Faroese | tonn | Indo-European | |
| Tahitian | niho | Austronesian | |
| Shughni | д̌инду̊н | δindū̊n | Indo-European |
| Komi-Permyak | пинь | piń | Uralic |
| Zou | ha | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Scottish Gaelic | fiacaill | Indo-European | |
| Mansaka | onto | Austronesian | |
| Southern Altai | тиш | tiš | Turkic |
| Chuukese | ngii | Austronesian | |
| Sanskrit | दन्त | danta | Indo-European |
| Argobba | ስን | sǝn | Afro-Asiatic |
| Khakas | тіс | tìs | Turkic |
| Ternate | ingi | North Halmahera | |
| Dungan | я | ia | Sino-Tibetan |
| Romansh | daint | Indo-European | |
| Chepang | साय्क् | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Bau-Jagoi Bidayuh | jupon | Austronesian | |
| Hawaiian | niho | Austronesian | |
| North Saami | bátni | Uralic | |
| Central Yupik | keggun | Eskimo-Aleut | |
| Evenki | иктэ | iktə | Tungusic |
| Svan | შდიქ | šdik | Kartvelian |
| Tabaru | 'ingiri | North Halmahera | |
| Leh Ladakhi | སོ | so | Sino-Tibetan |
| Drung | sa | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Western Apache | iwoo | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | |
| Upper Sorbian | zub | Indo-European | |
| Cherokee | ᎦᏅᏙᎬ | ganvdogv | Iroquoian |
| Yagnobi | диндак | dindak | Indo-European |
| Fala | denti | Indo-European | |
| Northern Frisian | tus | Indo-European | |
| Aragonese | dient | Indo-European | |
| Udi | улух | uluꭓ | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Abau | nays | Sepik | |
| Lower Sorbian | zub | Indo-European | |
| Even | ӣт | īt | Tungusic |
| Jejueo | 니 | ni | Koreanic |
| Megleno-Romanian | dinti | Indo-European | |
| Rapanui | niho | Austronesian | |
| Dolgan | тиис | tiis | Turkic |
| Pitjantjatjara | kaṯiṯi | Pama-Nyungan | |
| Yami | ngepen | Austronesian | |
| Koryak | вʼаннылӈын | wannəlŋən | Chukotko-Kamchatkan |
| Mrassu Shor-Tutal | тиш | tiş | Turkic |
| Warlpiri | kartirdi | Pama-Nyungan | |
| Moksha | пей | pej | Uralic |
| Lakota | hi | Siouan | |
| Interlingua | dente | Artificial Language | |
| Bororo | o | Bororoan | |
| Nanai | хуктэ | hukte | Tungusic |
| Oroqen | iktə | Tungusic | |
| Istro-Romanian | dinte | Indo-European | |
| Khinalug | цулоз | culoz | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Krymchak | чыш | Turkic | |
| Cornish | dans | Indo-European | |
| Southern Sami | baenie | Uralic | |
| Skolt Sami | pää´nn | Uralic | |
| Inari Sami | pääni | Uralic | |
| Ingrian | hammas | Uralic | |
| Wymysorys | con | Indo-European | |
| Votic | ammõz | Uralic | |
| Manchu | ᠸᡝᡳᡥᡝ | weihe | Tungusic |
| Ainu | ニマキ | nimaki | Ainu |
| Kanakanavu | anisi | Austronesian | |
| N||ng | ǁhâisi | Tuu | |
| Chamicuro | ajsi | Arawakan | |
| Aklanon | ngipon | Austronesian | |
| Ama (Papua New Guinea) | i | Left May | |
| Aramaic | שִׁנָּא | šinnā | Afro-Asiatic |
| Eastern Arrernte | artitye | Pama-Nyungan | |
| Atong (India) | wa | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Western Balochi | دنتان | dantán | Indo-European |
| Bobangi | lino | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Bonkiman | ŋgen | Nuclear Trans New Guinea | |
| Brunei Bisaya-Dusun | nipon | Austronesian | |
| Butuanon | ngipon | Austronesian | |
| Central-Southern Timbira | xwa | Nuclear-Macro-Je | |
| Dalmatian | diant | Indo-European | |
| Dargwa | цула | cula | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Hawkesbury | dharra | Pama-Nyungan | |
| Fataluku | vahinu | Timor-Alor-Pantar | |
| Arpitan | dent | Indo-European | |
| Old French | dent | Indo-European | |
| Yuwaalaraay-Gamilaraay | yira | Pama-Nyungan | |
| Middle High German | zan | Indo-European | |
| Old High German | zan | Indo-European | |
| Gothic | 𐍄𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌿𐍃 | tunþus | Indo-European |
| Ancient Greek | ὀδούς | odoús | Indo-European |
| Kalaallisut | kigut | Eskimo-Aleut | |
| Hebrew | שֵׁן | shen | Afro-Asiatic |
| Hmong Daw | hniav | Hmong-Mien | |
| Hunsrik | Zaan | Indo-European | |
| Iranun | nipan | Austronesian | |
| Javanese | untu | Austronesian | |
| Kawi | huntu | Austronesian | |
| Kaingang | jã | Nuclear-Macro-Je | |
| Kambaata | inke | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Kimaragang | nipon | Austronesian | |
| Kituba (Democratic Republic of Congo) | dinu | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Klamath-Modoc | dot | Isolates | |
| South-Central Koongo | dinu | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Latin | dēns | Indo-European | |
| Lotud | nipon | Austronesian | |
| Low German | Tähn | Indo-European | |
| Bukusu | liliino | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Northern Lushootseed | dᶻədis | Salishan | |
| Lautu | haa | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Moselle Franconian | Zant | Indo-European | |
| Makasae-Makalero | wasi | Timor-Alor-Pantar | |
| Malagasy | nify | Austronesian | |
| Malay | gigi | Austronesian | |
| Mbabaram | dirra | Pama-Nyungan | |
| Central Melanau | nyipen | Austronesian | |
| Middle English | tothe | Indo-European |