townin world languages

LanguageWordPronunciationGenderActions
Japanese 町まち machi —
French ville /vil/ feminine
Italian città /tʃitˈta/ feminine
Spanish ciudad /θjuˈðað/ feminine
German Stadt /ʃtat/ feminine
Korean 마을 maeul —
Chinese 小镇Traditional 小鎮 xiǎozhèn —

Japanese is romanized in Hepburn, Chinese in pinyin, Korean in Revised Romanization; the rest in IPA (Castilian Spanish). Notation

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We found no well-known slang or unwanted meanings for this word in these languages (regional slang is not fully covered).

Language notes

  • French (ville)Also means “city”.
  • Spanish (ciudad)IPA shows Castilian Spanish; in Latin America [θ] (like English “th”) is pronounced [s].
  • Korean (마을)A city is 도시 (dosi).