jaunein world languages

LanguageWordPronunciationGenderActions
Japanese 黄色きいろ kiiro —
English yellow /ˈjel.oʊ/ —
Italian giallo /ˈdʒal.lo/ masculine
Spanish amarillo /a.maˈɾi.ʎo/ masculine
German Gelb /ɡɛlp/ neuter
Korean 노란색 noransaek —
Chinese! 黄色Traditional 黃色 huángsè —

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

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  • Chinese “黄色”: Also means “pornographic” (黄色电影 = porn film).

Language notes

  • Italian (giallo)Also the name of a crime/thriller genre.
  • Spanish (amarillo)The ll sound varies by region — it can sound like “y”, “ly”, “j” or “sh”.