How to say “wind” around the world
391 languages · 391 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 | 风 | fēng | Sino-Tibetan |
| English | wind | Indo-European | |
| Spanish | viento | Indo-European | |
| Hindi | हवा | havā | Indo-European |
| Arabic | رِيح | rīḥ | Afro-Asiatic |
| Bengali | বাতাস | batas | Indo-European |
| Indonesian | angin | Austronesian | |
| Portuguese | vento | Indo-European | |
| French | vent | Indo-European | |
| Russian | ве́тер | véter | Indo-European |
| Japanese | 風 | kaze | Japonic |
| Marathi | वारा | vārā | Indo-European |
| Swahili | upepo | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Turkish | rüzgâr | Turkic | |
| Telugu | పవనము | pavanamu | Dravidian |
| Wu Chinese | 风 | ¹fon | Sino-Tibetan |
| Korean | 바람 | baram | Koreanic |
| German | Wind | Indo-European | |
| Vietnamese | gió | Austroasiatic | |
| Tamil | காற்று | kāṟṟu | Dravidian |
| Cantonese | 風 | fung¹ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Urdu | ہَوا | havā | Indo-European |
| Italian | vento | Indo-European | |
| Egyptian Arabic | ريح | rīḥ | Afro-Asiatic |
| Gujarati | પવન | pavan | Indo-European |
| Western Farsi | بَاد | bād | Indo-European |
| Min Nan Chinese | 風 | hong | Sino-Tibetan |
| Hakka Chinese | 風 | fûng | Sino-Tibetan |
| Jinyu Chinese | 风 | feng¹ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Hausa | iska | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Kannada | ಗಾಳಿ | gāḷi | Dravidian |
| Polish | wiatr | Indo-European | |
| Yoruba | afẹ́fẹ́ | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Xiang Chinese | 风 | hong¹ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Malayalam | കാറ്റ് | kāṟṟŭ | Dravidian |
| Odia | ବାତ | bāta | Indo-European |
| Burmese | လေ | le | Sino-Tibetan |
| Moroccan Arabic | ريح | rīḥ | Afro-Asiatic |
| Ukrainian | ві́тер | víter | Indo-European |
| Uzbek | shamol | Turkic | |
| Sindhi | هوا | havā | Indo-European |
| Romanian | vânt | Indo-European | |
| Dutch | wind | Indo-European | |
| Gan Chinese | 风 | fung¹ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Amharic | ነፋስ | näfas | Afro-Asiatic |
| Thai | ลม | lom | Tai-Kadai |
| Serbian-Croatian-Bosnian | ве̏тар | Indo-European | |
| Khmer | ខ្យល់ | khyɑl | Austroasiatic |
| Somali | dabayl | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Turkmen | ýel | Turkic | |
| Cebuano | hangin | Austronesian | |
| Nepali | हावा | hāwā | Indo-European |
| Assamese | বতাহ | botah | Indo-European |
| Sinhala | හුළඟ | huḷaⁿga | Indo-European |
| Greek | άνεμος | ánemos | Indo-European |
| Kurdish | ba | Indo-European | |
| Hijazi Arabic | رياح | riyāḥ | Afro-Asiatic |
| Tajik | бод | bod | Indo-European |
| Kazakh | жел | jel | Turkic |
| Hungarian | szél | Uralic | |
| Kinyarwanda | umuyaga | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Zulu | umoya | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Nyanja | mphepo | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Akan | mframa | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Southern Pashto | باد | bād | Indo-European |
| Czech | vítr | Indo-European | |
| Uighur | شامال | shamal | Turkic |
| Afrikaans | wind | Indo-European | |
| Min Dong Chinese | 風 | hŭng | Sino-Tibetan |
| Haitian | van | Indo-European | |
| Swedish | vind | Indo-European | |
| Azerbaijani | külək | Turkic | |
| Iloko | angin | Austronesian | |
| Bulgarian | вя́тър | vjátăr | Indo-European |
| Shona | mhepo | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Hiligaynon | hangin | Austronesian | |
| Xhosa | umoya | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Tachelhit | aḍu | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Belarusian | ве́цер | vjécjer | Indo-European |
| Tigrinya | ንፋስ | nəfas | Afro-Asiatic |
| Neapolitan | viento | Indo-European | |
| Central Kurdish | با | ba | Indo-European |
| Tumbuka | mphepo | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Kashmiri | واو | vāv | Indo-European |
| Northern Thai | ᩃᩫ᩠ᨾ | Tai-Kadai | |
| Danish | vind | Indo-European | |
| Slovak | vietor | Indo-European | |
| Southern Sotho | moya | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Minangkabau | angin | Austronesian | |
| Finnish | tuuli | Uralic | |
| Lao | ລົມ | lom | Tai-Kadai |
| Norwegian | vind | Indo-European | |
| Tatar | җил | cil | Turkic |
| Buginese | anging | Austronesian | |
| Catalan | vent | Indo-European | |
| Guarani | yvytu | Tupian | |
| Sicilian | ventu | Indo-European | |
| Kirghiz | жел | jel | Turkic |
| Armenian | քամի | kʻami | Indo-European |
| Ganda | embuyaga | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Balinese | angin | Austronesian | |
| S'gaw Karen | ကလံၤ | ka leē | Sino-Tibetan |
| Lithuanian | vėjas | Indo-European | |
| Tok Pisin | win | Indo-European | |
| Lombard | vent | Indo-European | |
| Georgian | ქარი | kari | Kartvelian |
| Acehnese | angèn | Austronesian | |
| Waray | hangin | Austronesian | |
| Albanian | erë | Indo-European | |
| Ewe | aya | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Southern Kurdish | وا | wa | Indo-European |
| Shan | လူမ်း | lúum | Tai-Kadai |
| Mongolian | салхи | salxi | Mongolic-Khitan |
| Bikol | paros | Austronesian | |
| Galician | vento | Indo-European | |
| Pampanga | angin | Austronesian | |
| Slovenian | veter | Indo-European | |
| Iban | angin | Austronesian | |
| Bouyei | ndumx | Tai-Kadai | |
| Esperanto | vento | Artificial Language | |
| Macedonian | ветер | veter | Indo-European |
| Sichuan Yi | ꃅꆳ | mu hly | Sino-Tibetan |
| Piedmontese | vent | Indo-European | |
| Tulu | ಗಾಳಿ | gāḷi | Dravidian |
| Venetian | vent | Indo-European | |
| Zhuang | rumz | Tai-Kadai | |
| Rohingya | boyyar | Indo-European | |
| Afar | caacay | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Makasar | anging | Austronesian | |
| Laki | ڤا | va | Indo-European |
| Latvian | vējš | Indo-European | |
| Quechua | wayra | Quechuan | |
| Tày | lồm | Tai-Kadai | |
| Chechen | мох | mox | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Emilian | vänt | Indo-European | |
| Estonian | tuul | Uralic | |
| Bashkir | ел | yel | Turkic |
| Tibetan | རླུང | rlung | Sino-Tibetan |
| Beja | alal | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Muong | xỏ | Austroasiatic | |
| Maguindanao | endu | Austronesian | |
| Pangasinan | dagem | Austronesian | |
| Romagnol | vènt | Indo-European | |
| Tausug | hangin | Austronesian | |
| Newari | phē | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Central Okinawan | 風 | kazi | Japonic |
| Kachin | nbung | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Kabuverdianu | vent' | Indo-European | |
| Mon | ကျာ | Austroasiatic | |
| Western Frisian | wyn | Indo-European | |
| Iu Mien | nziaaux | Hmong-Mien | |
| Kalmyk | салькн | salʹkn | Mongolic-Khitan |
| Maranao | ndo' | Austronesian | |
| Avar | гьури | huri | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Basque | haize | Isolates | |
| Chuvash | ҫил | śil | Turkic |
| Welsh | awel | Indo-European | |
| Yucatec Maya | iik’ | Mayan | |
| Lü | ᦟᦳᧄ | lum | Tai-Kadai |
| Picard | vint | Indo-European | |
| Tai Nüa | ᥘᥨᥛᥰ | löm | Tai-Kadai |
| Lezghian | гар | gar | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Rusyn | вѣ́тор | vjítor | Indo-European |
| Morisyen | labriz | Indo-European | |
| Réunion Creole French | van | Indo-European | |
| Walloon | vint | Indo-European | |
| Adyghe | жьыбгъэ | źəbğɛ | Abkhaz-Adyge |
| Maltese | riħ | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Crimean Tatar | yel | Turkic | |
| Occitan | vent | Indo-European | |
| Vlax Romani | balval | Indo-European | |
| Mari | мардеж | mardež | Uralic |
| Tetum | anin | Austronesian | |
| Silesian | wiater | Indo-European | |
| Asturian | vientu | Indo-European | |
| Yakut | тыал | tïal | Turkic |
| Kumyk | ел | yel | Turkic |
| Samoan | matagi | Austronesian | |
| Sranan Tongo | winti | Indo-European | |
| Mingrelian | ბორია | boria | Kartvelian |
| Fijian | cagi | Austronesian | |
| Dhivehi | ވައި | vai | Indo-European |
| Ingush | мух | mux | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Papiamento | bientu | Indo-European | |
| Icelandic | vindur | Indo-European | |
| Ngazidja Comorian | upepo | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Karachay-Balkar | жел | jel | Turkic |
| Friulian | vint | Indo-European | |
| Mapuche | kvrvf | Araucanian | |
| Tuvinian | салгын | salgın | Turkic |
| Saho | xaaxa | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Udmurt | тӧл | töl | Uralic |
| Ao Naga | mopung | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Plautdietsch | Wint | Indo-European | |
| Laz | ixi | Kartvelian | |
| Dzongkha | རླུང་མ | rlung ma | Sino-Tibetan |
| Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | ܦܵܘܚܵܐ | pawḳa | Afro-Asiatic |
| Zeelandic | wind | Indo-European | |
| Buriat | һалхи | halxi | Mongolic-Khitan |
| Māori | hau | Austronesian | |
| West Coast Bajau | beriu | Austronesian | |
| Extremaduran | vientu | Indo-European | |
| Dongxiang | kai | Mongolic-Khitan | |
| Abkhaz | аԥша́ | apŝá | Abkhaz-Adyge |
| Tonga (Tonga Islands) | matangi | Austronesian | |
| Navajo | níłchʼi | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | |
| Bahnar | kial | Austroasiatic | |
| Komi | тӧв | töv | Uralic |
| Lak | марч | Nakh-Daghestanian | |
| Corsican | ventu | Indo-European | |
| Central Guerrero Nahuatl | ajakatl | Uto-Aztecan | |
| Gagauz | lüzgär | Turkic | |
| Irish | gaoth | Indo-European | |
| Ladino | ayre | Indo-European | |
| Aromanian | vimtu | Indo-European | |
| Kashubian | wiater | Indo-European | |
| Breton | avel | Indo-European | |
| Mwani | mepo | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Erzya | варма | varma | Uralic |
| Seselwa Creole French | labriz | Indo-European | |
| Zapotec | bi | Otomanguean | |
| Võro | tuul' | Uralic | |
| Tabasaran | микӏ | miḳ | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Faroese | vindur | Indo-European | |
| Tahitian | matai | Austronesian | |
| Komi-Permyak | тӧв | töv | Uralic |
| Marshallese | an̄ | Austronesian | |
| Scottish Gaelic | gaoth | Indo-European | |
| Caló | barbán | Indo-European | |
| Southern Altai | салкын | salkïn | Turkic |
| Sanskrit | वात | vāta | Indo-European |
| Abaza | пша | pša | Abkhaz-Adyge |
| Argobba | ነፋስ | näfas | Afro-Asiatic |
| Khakas | чил | çil | Turkic |
| Ternate | kore | North Halmahera | |
| Dungan | фын | fɨn | Sino-Tibetan |
| Romansh | vent | Indo-European | |
| Tlaxcala-Puebla-Central Nahuatl | ehecatl | Uto-Aztecan | |
| Chepang | मारुः | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Karelian | tuuli | Uralic | |
| Higaonon | kalamag | Austronesian | |
| Bau-Jagoi Bidayuh | sobak | Austronesian | |
| Hawaiian | makani | Austronesian | |
| North Saami | biegga | Uralic | |
| Kajtak | букӏум | buḳum | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Evenki | эдын | ədin | Tungusic |
| Western Bukidnon Manobo | keramag | Austronesian | |
| Mirandese | biento | Indo-European | |
| Svan | ბიქუ̂ | bikû | Kartvelian |
| Drung | nvmbeung | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Upper Sorbian | wětřik | Indo-European | |
| Cherokee | ᎦᏃᎸᎥᏍᎬ | ganolvvsgv | Iroquoian |
| Yagnobi | шамол | šamol | Indo-European |
| Fala | airi | Indo-European | |
| Bislama | win | Indo-European | |
| Northern Frisian | winj | Indo-European | |
| Niuean | matagi | Austronesian | |
| Aragonese | viento | Indo-European | |
| Nheengatu | iwitú | Tupian | |
| Udi | муш | muš | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Lower Sorbian | wětš | Indo-European | |
| Even | хунӊэ | Tungusic | |
| Rapanui | tokerau | Austronesian | |
| Dolgan | тыал | tıal | Turkic |
| Pitjantjatjara | waḻpa | Pama-Nyungan | |
| Koryak | кытэг | kəteɣ | Chukotko-Kamchatkan |
| Mohawk | ówera | Iroquoian | |
| Tetelcingo Nahuatl | yejyecatl | Uto-Aztecan | |
| Dakota | tate | Siouan | |
| Mrassu Shor-Tutal | салғын | salğın | Turkic |
| Moksha | варма | varma | Uralic |
| Kven Finnish | tuuli | Uralic | |
| Mòcheno | bint | Indo-European | |
| Manx | geay | Indo-European | |
| Interlingua | vento | Artificial Language | |
| Nanai | хэдун | hedun | Tungusic |
| Veps | tullei | Uralic | |
| Pipil | ejekat | Uto-Aztecan | |
| Istriot | vento | Indo-European | |
| Northern Mansi | во̄т | vōt | Uralic |
| Taos Northern Tiwa | wǫ́nemą | Kiowa-Tanoan | |
| Apalaí | tyryrykane | Cariban | |
| Cornish | awel | Indo-European | |
| Southern Sami | bïegke | Uralic | |
| Kildin Saami | пӣӈӈк | pīŋŋk | Uralic |
| Pukapuka | matangi | Austronesian | |
| Pela | ləi⁵⁵ | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Narrinyeri | mayi | Pama-Nyungan | |
| Paumari | sirisiri | Arawan | |
| Aleut | slagux | Eskimo-Aleut | |
| Ulch | хэду | Tungusic | |
| Ket | бей | bej | Yeniseian |
| Ingrian | tuuli | Uralic | |
| Straits Salish | SPW̱ELO¸ | Salishan | |
| Udihe | эди | Tungusic | |
| Alabama | mahli | Muskogean | |
| Karaim | йэль | yel' | Turkic |
| Chickasaw | mahli | Muskogean | |
| Negidal | эдын | Tungusic | |
| Votic | tuuli | Uralic | |
| Prussian | wetro | Indo-European | |
| Orok | хэдун | hədun | Tungusic |
| Manchu | ᡝᡩᡠᠨ | edun | Tungusic |
| Ainu | レラ | rera | Ainu |
| Chamicuro | timili | Arawakan | |
| Aghwan | 𐕌𐕒𐕡𐕐 | muš | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Dupaninan Agta | paras | Austronesian | |
| Ahom | 𑜎𑜤𑜪 | luṃ | Tai-Kadai |
| Aklanon | hangin | Austronesian | |
| Classical-Middle Armenian | հողմ | hołm | Indo-European |
| Eastern Arrernte | rlke | Pama-Nyungan | |
| Avestan | 𐬬𐬁𐬙𐬀 | vāta | Indo-European |
| Aymara | saxra | Aymaran | |
| Bactrian | οαδο | oado | Indo-European |
| Western Balochi | گوات | gwát | Indo-European |
| Baure | vir | Arawakan | |
| Brunei Bisaya-Dusun | angin | Austronesian | |
| Central Atlas Tamazight | ⴰⴹⵓ | aḍu | Afro-Asiatic |
| Eastern Cham | angin | Austronesian | |
| Min Bei Chinese | 風 | hó̤ng | Sino-Tibetan |