(interjection) ah, oh, ha, eh, um, oy; (particle) [placed after something for emphasis or emotion]

See also: kin

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onomatopoeia

reptile, amphibian, scaly creature, crawling creature

core · pu · 99%

Dutch: hagedis - lizard

not, nothing, no; (particle) [negates a word or phrase]; (particle) [forms a yes-no question]; (number) zero

core · pu · 100%

Georgian: არა (ara) - no

hunt, forage, search, attempt; (preverb) try to

See also: lukin

core · pu · 99%

Acadian French: à la chasse - hunting, (literally) on the hunt

all, every, everything, entirety, universe; (number) one hundred

See also: ali

core · pu · 93%

Dutch: alle - all

bottom, underside; below, beneath; defeated, humble, lowly

See also: noka

core · pu · 99%

Acadian French: en bas - below

different, altered; modify, change; other; difference

See also: sama

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Dutch: ander - other, different

(particle) [separates multiple possibilities, replacing another particle], or

core · pu · 99%

Georgian: ან (an) - or

stay, remain, wait, pause; protect, keep safe; continue; (preverb) continue to

core · pu · 100%

Dutch: houden - keep, care for, hold (in a particular state)

(particle) [marks the start of a direct object]

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a priori

(particle) [separates multiple subjects]

core · pu · 99%

Dutch: en - and

trade, barter, exchange, swap, buy, sell; market, shop, fair, bazaar, place of business

See also: mani, pana, jo

core · pu · 99%

Akan: edwamu - at market

thing, object, entity, being, matter, phenomenon

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Esperanto: io - something; Romance: i- - (relative pronoun root)

negative quality, e.g. bad, unpleasant, harmful, unneeded

core · pu · 100%

Finnish: ilkeä - bad, mean, wicked

tool, implement, machine, device

core · pu · 100%

Esperanto: ilo - tool; German: -el - (agent suffix)

inside, center, between, middle, midpoint, internal

core · pu · 100%

Tok Pisin: insait - inside, center, stomach; English: inside - inside

disgusting, unclean, unsanitary, toxic, repulsive, rotten

core · pu · 100%

English: yucky - yucky

human being, person, somebody

core · pu · 100%

Cantonese: 人 (jan) - person

yellow, amber, golden, lime yellow, yellowish orange

core · pu · 100%

English: yellow - yellow

hold, carry, possess, contain, own

See also: lon, poki, lanpan

core · pu · 99%

Mandarin: 有 (yǒu) - have

fish, marine animal, sea creature, swimming creature

core · pu · 99%

Finnish: kala - fish

to produce sound; sound, e.g. sing, thunder, drum, clap, laugh, beep

core · pu · 100%

Serbo-Croatian: галама (galama) - noise (of the human voice)

arriving, coming, future, summoned; (preverb) to become, manage to, succeed in

core · pu · 100%

Tok Pisin: kamap - event, arrive, happen, become, bring about, summon

plant, vegetation; herb, leaf

core · pu · 100%

Finnish: kasvi - plant

can, may, ability, permission; possibility, maybe; allow, enable; (preverb) to be able to

core · pu · 100%

Tok Pisin: ken - can; English: can - can

(preposition) using, by means of

core · pu · 99%

Dutch: gebruiken - to use

raccoon, kinkajou; any procyonid; any musteloid

common · ku suli · 75%

Finnish: kierteishäntäkarhu - kinkajou

fruit, vegetable, mushroom

See also: kasi, moku, soko

core · pu · 100%

Georgian: ხილი (xili) - fruit

(particle) [after phrase or at sentence start] too, also, as well, additionally

See also: a

common · ku suli · 83%

Finnish: -kin - too, also, still

split, cut, slice; piece, part; sharp, pointy

See also: tu, wan, pakala, mute

common · ku suli · 71%

Inuktitut: kipisi - to cut (intransitive)

hard object e.g. metal, stone, wood

core · pu · 100%

Finnish: kiven - stone (genitive case)

semi-solid, e.g. paste, powder, goo, sand, soil, clay; squishy, moldable; sticky

core · pu · 99%

Cantonese: 膏 (gou) - cream, paste

air, breath, wind; essence, spirit, soul, ghost; unseen agent

core · pu · 99%

Mandarin: 空氣 (kōngqì) - air, atmosphere, ambience, opinion

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See also: pu, su

common · ku suli · 67%

a priori

color, pigment; category, genre, flavor; colorful, diverse

core · pu · 99%

Acadian French: couleur - color

group, community, society, company, nation, collection, team, crowd

core · pu · 100%

Tongan: kulupu - group; English: group - group

ear, hearing organ; hear, listen, pay attention to, obey

core · pu · 100%

Acadian French: écouter - listen

(particle) [mark the previous statement as context to the following statement]

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Esperanto: la - (definite article); Romance: la - (feminine singular definite article); Acadian French: -la - (proximal & topical suffix)

sleep, rest, break from an activity or work

core · pu · 100%

Dutch: slapen - sleep

turquoise, blue, green, cyan, indigo, lime green

core · pu · 100%

Welsh: glas - blue, inexperienced; Proto-Brythonic: glas - green, blue

head, mind, brain; control, lead, guide; government, leader; rule, law

core · pu · 100%

Serbo-Croatian: glava (глава) - head

square, cube, block, blocky object e.g. bricks, stairs

See also: sike

common · ku suli · 69%

English: Lego - Lego; Danish: leg godt - play well; Finnish: lohko - block, section

cloth, clothing, fabric, textile; covered, hidden, secret, private

core · pu · 100%

Acadian French: linge - clothing

cold, cool, frozen; freeze, chill; raw, uncooked

See also: seli

core · pu · 99%

Acadian French: frette - cold; Old French: freit - cold

(particle) [marks the start of an indicative verb (statement)]

See also: o

core · pu · 100%

Esperanto: li - he; Latin: ille - he; Tok Pisin: i - he; English: he - he

small, short, young; few; piece, part

See also: suli

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Tok Pisin: liklik - small, little; Ramoaaina: liklik - small, little

long, flexible thing, e.g. rope, yarn, hair, fur, line, strand

See also: palisa

core · pu · 100%

Finnish: linja - line; Old Swedish: linia - line

flat and bendable object, e.g. paper, card, leaf; written text or document, e.g. book, website, clay tablet

core · pu · 100%

Finnish: lippu - flag, banner, ticket

red, magenta, scarlet, pink, rust-colored, reddish orange

core · pu · 100%

Dutch: rooie - red (inflected)

present, existing, real, true; (preposition) located at, in, during, in the context of

See also: tenpo, ma

core · pu · 100%

Tok Pisin: long - at, in, on, (spacial particle); English: along - along

hand, arm, tactile limb, grasping limb; to grasp, interact with, feel using touch; (number) five

See also: noka

core · pu · 100%

Serbo-Croatian: рука (ruka) - hand, arm

see, look, view, examine, read, watch; visual; eye, seeing organ; (preverb) try to

See also: oko, alasa

core · pu · 99%

Tok Pisin: lukim - see, look at; English: look - look; English: him - him

hole, pit, cave, doorway, window, portal

core · pu · 99%

Lojban: clupa - loop; Mandarin: 圈 (quān) - loop; English: loop - loop; Hindi: पाश (pāś) - loop; Arabic: أنشوطة‏ (anšūṭa) - loop

earth, land, soil; country, territory, world; outdoors

core · pu · 100%

Finnish: maa - earth, land

parent, ancestor; creator, originator; caretaker, sustainer, guardian

core · pu · 100%

Georgian: მამა (mama) - father

money, currency; thing of value e.g. gold, investment, livestock

See also: esun

core · pu · 99%

English: money - money; Proto-Germanic: fehu - livestock; Latin: pecū - cattle

woman, female, feminine person, wife, girlfriend

See also: mije, tonsi

common · pu · 82%

Tok Pisin: meri - woman, wife, feminine; Tolai: mari - pretty; English: Mary - Mary

(pronoun) I, me, we, us

core · pu · 100%

Esperanto: mi - I, me; Romance: m- - (1st person singular oblique)

man, male, masculine person, husband, boyfriend

See also: meli, tonsi

common · pu · 82%

Finnish: mies - man, husband

medical item or practice e.g. prescriptions, meditation, exercise, bandages, therapy

See also: moku, pona

common · ku suli · 63%

Ojibwe: mashkiki - medicine, drug

eat, drink, consume, swallow, ingest; food, edible thing

core · pu · 100%

Japanese: モグモグ (mogumogu) - munching

death, dead, die, dying; kill, murder

See also: pini

core · pu · 100%

Acadian French: mourir - die

back, behind, rear

See also: sinpin

core · pu · 99%

Acadian French: mon tchu - my ass (vulgar)

fear, nervousness, dread; scary, frightening; scary thing e.g. predator, threat, danger

See also: pilin, ike, nasa

common · ku suli · 84%

Japanese: モンスター (monsutā) - monster; English: monster - monster

(animal noise or communication, onomatopoeia)

See also: kalama

core · pu · 98%

onomatopoeia

moon, night sky object, star, celestial body

See also: suno

core · pu · 99%

English: moon - moon

fun, game, entertainment, art, play, amusing, interesting, comical, silly

See also: pona

core · pu · 100%

Esperanto: amuzi - amuse, entertain; French: amuser - amuse, entertain

many, several, very; quantity; (number) twenty

See also: wan, tu, ale

core · pu · 100%

Esperanto: multe - a lot; Latin: multus - a lot

(interjection) hm, uh, mm, er, umm, [indicate thinking or pause]

See also: a

common · ku suli · 73%

onomatopoeia

spice, ornament, adornment; extra, additional

See also: sin

common · ku suli · 72%

Hindi: नमक (namak) - salt; Persian: نمک (namak) - salt

number; (particle) [ordinal number], -th

core · pu · 100%

Tok Pisin: namba - number; English: number - number

strange, unusual, silly, abnormal, unexpected; drunk, intoxicated

core · pu · 100%

Tok Pisin: nasau - dunderhead

method, doctrine, tradition; path, road, way

core · pu · 100%

Serbo-Croatian: начин (način) - way, method

protuberances e.g. bump, button, hill, nose

core · pu · 99%

Finnish: nenä - nose

this, that, these, those

See also: ona

core · pu · 100%

Cantonese: 呢 (ni) - this; Tai: 哩 (le) - (continuation of a state/action)

word, name

core · pu · 100%

Finnish: nimi - name

foot, leg, organ of locomotion, roots

See also: luka

core · pu · 99%

Serbo-Croatian: нога (noga) - foot, leg

(particle) [marks the end of a vocative (who is being spoken to)], [marks the start of an imperative (command, wish, instruction)], should

See also: li

core · pu · 100%

Georgian: -ო (-o) - (vocative suffix)

to have a strong emotional bond with, e.g. affection, appreciation, compassion, respect; platonic, romantic, or familial relationships

core · pu · 100%

Serbo-Croatian: волим (volim) - I love

(third-person pronoun) he, she, it, they

See also: ni

core · pu · 100%

Serbo-Croatian: она (ona) - she

begin, start, open, turn on; beginning

See also: kama

core · pu · 100%

English: open - open

damaged, broken, botched, harmed, messed up; mistake

See also: pini, kipisi

core · pu · 100%

Tok Pisin: bagarap - accident; English: bugger up - bugger up

work, activity; create, build, design; put effort toward, take action on

core · pu · 100%

Esperanto: fari - do, make

long and hard thing e.g. branch, pole, rod, stick, spine, mast

See also: linja

core · pu · 100%

Serbo-Croatian: палица (palica) - bat, rod, cane

grains, starchy foods, baked goods e.g. rice, sorghum, bread, noodles, masa, porridge, injera

See also: moku, kili

core · pu · 99%

Romance: pan - bread; Japanese: パン (pan) - bread; Portuguese: pão - bread

give, send, emit, provide, put, release

core · pu · 100%

Finnish: panna - put, set, place; Swahili: pana - give to each other

(particle) [group the following words into one modifier for the previous word]

core · pu · 100%

Tok Pisin: bilong - of; English: belong - belong

experience e.g. emotion, feeling, touch; heart (physical or emotional)

core · pu · 100%

Tok Pisin: pilim - feel; English: -im - him; English: him - him

dark, unlit; dark color, e.g. black, purple, brown

See also: suno, walo

core · pu · 100%

Finnish: pimeä - dark

finish, stop, prevent; close, disable, turn off; ended, past; edge, end, conclusion

See also: open, kama

core · pu · 100%

Acadian French: fini - finished, completed; Tok Pisin: pinis - finish (perfective aspect); English: finish - finish

insect, bug, spider, tiny crawling creature

core · pu · 99%

Acadian French: bibitte - bug

hip, side; next to, nearby, vicinity

See also: lon

core · pu · 99%

Serbo-Croatian: boka (бока) - side, flank (genitive)

container e.g. bag, bowl, box, cup, cupboard, drawer, folder

core · pu · 99%

Tok Pisin: bokis - box, female genitalia (vulgar); English: box - box

positive quality, e.g. good, pleasant, helpful, friendly, useful, peaceful

See also: ike

core · pu · 100%

Esperanto: bona - good

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See also: ku, su

core · pu · 95%

Mandarin: 樸 (pǔ) - unworked wood, sincere, honest, inherent quality, simple; English: book - book

same, similar, alike; (adjective) peer, fellow, each other; (preposition) similar to, same as

See also: ante

core · pu · 100%

Finnish: sama - same; Proto-Germanic: *samaz - same, alike; Esperanto: sama - same; English: same - same

hot, warm; heat, fire, flame; burn

See also: lete

core · pu · 100%

Georgian: ცხელი (cxeli) - hot

outer layer, e.g. skin, peel, shell, bark; outer shape, outer form, boundary

core · pu · 99%

Esperanto: ŝelo - skin, peel; German: schale - peel, husk, shell

(particle) [indicate a question by marking missing info in a sentence]; what, which, who

core · pu · 100%

Mandarin: 什麼 (shénme) - what, something

up, top, above, highest part; divine, sacred, supernatural; awesome, inspiring, excelling

See also: anpa

core · pu · 100%

Georgian: ზევით (zevit) - upwards

body, shape, physical state, torso, substance, form

core · pu · 99%

Serbo-Croatian: тијело (tijelo) - body

circle, sphere, spiral, round thing e.g. ball, wheel; repeating thing e.g. cycle, orbit, loop

See also: leko

core · pu · 100%

English: circle - circle

new, fresh, update; repeat, do again

See also: namako

core · pu · 100%

Mandarin: 新 (xīn) - new, fresh

(pronoun) you, y'all

core · pu · 100%

Finnish: sinä - (pronoun) you, y'all

vertical surface e.g. wall, board; front of something e.g. face

See also: monsi

core · pu · 99%

Cantonese: 前邊 (tsin bin) - in front

image, picture, representation, symbol, mark, writing

core · pu · 100%

Dutch: schilderen - paint

mushroom, fungus, lichen

See also: kasi, kili

common · ku suli · 65%

Georgian: სოკო (sok’o) - mushroom

knowledge, information, data; know, be skilled in, be wise about; (preverb) know how to

core · pu · 100%

Georgian: ცოდნა (codna) - knowledge

fuzzy creature, land animal, beast

core · pu · 100%

Georgian: ცხოველი (cxoveli) - beastly animal, lively, passionate

big, heavy, large, long, tall, wide; important, relevant

See also: lili

core · pu · 100%

Finnish: suuri - big, large, great

light, shine, glow, radiance; sun, light source; brightness

See also: mun, pimeja

core · pu · 100%

Esperanto: suno - sun

flat horizontal surface, especially to put or rest things on e.g. bed, floor, desk, plate, table, platform, stage

See also: sinpin

core · pu · 99%

Esperanto: surfaco - surface; Acadian French: surface - surface; English: surface - surface

sweet, fragrant; cute, adorable

See also: pona

core · pu · 100%

Tok Pisin: swit - sweet; English: sweet - sweet

(preposition) from, because of; cause, origin

core · pu · 100%

Cantonese: 從 (tsung) - from

only, exclusively; (particle) [marks a sentence as qualifying or contradictory], but, however

core · pu · 100%

Tok Pisin: tasol - just, only, but, however; English: that’s all - that’s all

motion, e.g. walking, shaking, flight, travel; (preposition) to, for, going to, from the perspective of

See also: awen, kama

core · pu · 100%

English: toward - toward

liquids e.g. water, gasoline, soda, lava, soup, oil, ink

core · pu · 100%

Acadian French: de l’eau - (some) water

time, event, situation, moment, period, duration

See also: lon

core · pu · 100%

Esperanto: tempo - time; Latin: tempus - time

communicate, say, think; conversation, story; language

core · pu · 100%

Tok Pisin: tok - talk; English: talk - talk

indoor space or shelter e.g. room, building, home, tent, shack

See also: poki

core · pu · 100%

Esperanto: domo - house; Polish: dom - house; Latin: domus - house; Ancient Greek: δόμος - house

nonbinary, gender nonconforming, genderqueer, transgender*

See also: meli, mije, kule

common · ku suli · 82%

Mandarin: 同志 (tóngzhì) - comrade (same will/purpose), LGBT+

(number) two; separate, divide, split

See also: kipisi

core · pu · 100%

English: two - two; Esperanto: du - two

sex, to have sex with

core · pu · 98%

onomatopoeia

mouth, lips, throat, consuming orifice

core · pu · 99%

Serbo-Croatian: уста (usta) - mouth

fight, compete, battle; competition, challenge; struggle, strive

See also: ike, anpa

core · pu · 100%

Serbo-Croatian: ударати (udarati) - strike, hit, beat

light-colored, white, pale, light gray, cream

See also: pimeja

core · pu · 99%

Finnish: valko - white

(number) one; singular; combine, join, mix, fuse

See also: tu, mute

core · pu · 100%

English: one - one

bird, flying creature, winged animal

core · pu · 100%

Acadian French: oiseau - bird

power, energy, strength; confident, intense, forceful; amazing, impressive

core · pu · 100%

Finnish: vahva - strong, powerful, thick

absent, away, distant; remove, get rid of

See also: pini

core · pu · 100%

Dutch: weg - away, gone

want, desire, wish, require; (preverb) want to

core · pu · 100%

Dutch: willen - want, desire