v. to work (perform a job)
n. work, job
For the meaning of "it doesn't work," see function.
East-Asian languages
| Code | language | verb | IPA | noun | IPA |
| hua | 普通话 | 工作 | kuŋtsuo | 工作 | kuŋtsuo |
| wu | 吳語 | 工作 | kuŋtso | 工作 | kuŋtso |
| yue | 粤语 | 工、做嘢 | kuŋ, tsouje | 工作 | kuŋtsok |
| hak | 客家 | 工 | kuŋ | 工 | kuŋ |
| min | 閩方言 | 工 | kɔŋ | 工 | kɔŋ |
| kor | 한국어 | 노무 | nomu | ||
| jpn | 日本語 | 仕事 | ʃigoto | 働く | hataɾakɯ |
| vie | Tiếng Việt | công | koŋ | ||
| tai | ไทย | ทำ | tʰam | งาน, การ | ŋa:n, ka:n |
| mya | ဗမာစာ |
Indo-European languages
European languages
| Code | language | verb | IPA | noun | IPA |
| ell | ελληνικά | ||||
| deu | Deutsch | arbeiten | aʀbaitn | Arbeit | aʀbait |
| eng | English | work | wɜ:k | work, labour, job | wɜ:k, leibə, dʒɒb |
| fra | français | travailler | tʁavaje | travail | tʁavaj |
| ita | italiano | lavorare | lavorare | lavoro | lavoro |
| esl | español | trabajar | trabaxaɾ | trabajo | trabaxo |
| por | português | trabalhar | trabaʎaɾ | trabalho | trabaʎu |
| pol | polski | pracować | pratsovatʃ | praca, robota | pratsa, robota |
| ukr | українська | працювати | pratsjuvati | праця, робота | pratsja, robota |
| rus | русский | работать | rabotatʲ | работа | rabota |
Indo-Iranian languages
| Code | language | verb | IPA | noun | IPA |
| ben | বাংলা | ||||
| guj | ગુજરાતી | kam | |||
| hin | हिन्दी | काम करना | kam kərna | काम, परिश्रम | kam, pəriʃrəmə |
| fas | فارسی | ||||
| mar | मराठी | ||||
| pan | ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ||||
| urd | اردو | kam kərna | kam |
Dravidian languages
| Code | language | verb | IPA | noun | IPA |
| kan | ಕನ್ನಡ | ||||
| tel | తెలుగు | ||||
| tam | தமிழ் | வேலை | ve:lai |
Austronesian languages
| Code | language | verb | IPA | noun | IPA |
| ind | bahasa Indonesia | sejak | pekerjaan | ||
| jav | basa Jawa | kerjo |
tgltagalog maggawa, magtrabahogawa, trabahogawa, trabaho
Ural-Altaic languages
| Code | language | verb | IPA | noun | IPA |
| fin | suomi | tehdä työtä, työskennellä | työ | ||
| hun | magyar | ||||
| tur | Türkçe | çalışmak | tʃalɯʃmak | çalışma, çaba, iş | tʃalɯʃma, tʃaba, iʃ |
Afro-Asian languages
| Code | language | verb | IPA | noun | IPA |
| ara | العربية | عمل | ʕamila | عَمَل | ʕamal |
| amh | አማርኛ | ሠራ | sər:a | ሥራ | sɨra |
| orm | oromoo | ||||
| hau | hausa | aiki | aiki |
Niger-Congo languages
| Code | language | verb | IPA | noun | IPA |
| man | mandingo | ||||
| ful | fulfulde | ||||
| yor | Yorùbá | iṣẹ́, wàhálà | iʃɛ, wahala | ||
| ibo | igbo | ||||
| kon | kikongo | kusala | kusala | kisalu | kisalu |
| lin | lingala | kosala | kosala | mosala | mosala |
| rwa | kinyarwanda | gukora (akazi) | gukora (akazi) | akazi | akazi |
| swa | kiswahili | fanya kazi | faɲa kazi | kazi | kazi |
| zul | isizulu | kusebenza | kuseɓenza | umsebenzi | umseɓenzi |
Amerindian languages
| Code | language | verb | IPA | noun | IPA |
| grn | avañe'ẽ | ||||
| que | runasimi | llank'ay | ʎankʰai | llank'ana | ʎankʰana |
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