polmonein world languages

LanguageWordPronunciationGenderActions
Japanese 肺はい hai —
English lung /lʌŋ/ —
French poumon /pu.mɔ̃/ masculine
Spanish pulmón /pulˈmon/ masculine
German Lunge /ˈlʊŋ.ə/ feminine
Korean 폐Hanja 肺 pye —
Chinese 肺Same in traditional fèi —

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

  • Japanese (肺)Sounds the same as はい (hai, “yes”).
  • English (lung)Usually used in the plural, “lungs”, since there are two.
  • Korean (폐)Pronounced close to “pe” (ㅖ sounds like ㅔ here).