hair
The meaning (definition) of the word hair
the soft thin strands that grow on top of your head
The word hair used in a sentence
“My hair is brown and goes down to my shoulders.”
How the word hair is said around the world
| French | cheveux (shuh-VER) |
| Spanish | cabello (kah-VAY-lyoh) |
| Mandarin | 头发 (toh fah) |
| Hindi | बाल (bahl) |
| Arabic | شعر (SHAH-r) |
| Russian | волосы (VOH-lu-si) |
| Portuguese (EU) | cabelo (kuh-BAY-luu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | cabelo (kah-BAY-luu) |
| Japanese | 髪 (KAH-mee) |
| German | Haar (hahr) |
| Urdu | بال (bahl) |
| Punjabi | ਵਾਲ (vahl) |
| Korean | 머리카락 (MU-ree-kah-rahg) |
| Hebrew | שֵׂעַר (SAY-ahr) |
| Greek | μαλλιά (mah-LYAH) |
| Dutch | haar (hahr) |
| Tagalog | buhok (BOO-hk) |
| Vietnamese | tóc (TAW-urk) |
| Turkish | saç (sahch) |
| Persian | مو (moo) |
| Polish | włosy (VWAW-si) |
| Ukrainian | волосся (voh-LOHSS-yah) |
| Bengali | চুল (chool) |
| Swedish | hår (hohr) |
| Italian | capelli (kah-PAYL-li) |
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