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English

Noun

Translations

part of the body

Abau: makwe
Abkhaz: ахы (axə)
Acehnese: ulèe
Adnyamathanha: vapardla, ngundi
Adyghe: шъхьэ (ŝḥɛ)
Afar: amo
Afrikaans: kop (af)
Aguaruna: buuk
Ahom: 𑜍𑜥 (rū)
Ainu: サパ (sapa), パケ (pake)
Akan: ti
Akawaio: puꞌpɨ
Akkadian: 𒊕 (rēšu)
Aklanon: ueo
Alabama: isbakko
Alawa: guɽuguɽu, guɽuguɽu
Albanian: kokë (sq) f, krye (sq) n, kaptinë (sq) f
Amharic: ራስ (ras)
Angaataha: mɨtɨho
Apalaí: upuhpo
Arabic: رَأْس (ar) m (raʔs)
Chadian Arabic: راس (rās)

Egyptian Arabic: راس f (rās), دماغ f (demāḡ)

Gulf Arabic: راس m (rās)

Hijazi Arabic: راس m (rās)

Iraqi Arabic: راس m (rās)

Moroccan Arabic: راس m (rās)

North Levantine Arabic: راس m (rās)
Aragonese: capeza (an)
Aramaic: רישא (rēšā)
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܪܹܝܫܵܐ (rēšā)

Turoyo: ܪܝܫܳܐ (rišo), ܪܶܫܳܐ (rešo)

Classical Syriac: ܪܝܫܐ (rēšā)
Archi: картӏи (kartʼi)
Armenian: գլուխ (hy) (glux)
Aromanian: cap
Assamese: মূৰ (mur), মাথা (matha)
Asturian: cabeza (ast) f, tiesta (ast) f
Avar: бекӏер (bekʼer), бетӏер (betʼer)
Azerbaijani: baş (az)
Bakhtiari: سر (sar)
Balantak: takala'
Balinese: endas
Baluchi: سر (sar), سرگ (sarag)
Bambara: kun, kunkolo
Barngarla: gaga
Bashkir: баш (baş)
Basque: buru (eu), kasko, gazta (eu)
Bauwaki: awara
Belarusian: галава́ (be) f (halavá)
Bengali: মাথা (bn) (matha)
Berber:
Tashelhit: agayyu m, ixf
Bhojpuri: कपार (kapār), मुड़ी (muṛī)
Big Nambas: pət
Bikol Central: payo (bcl)
Bole: ko, koyi
Borôro: aora
Bouyei: jauc, ndagtjauc
Breton: penn (br) m, pennoù (br) pl
Budukh: кьыл (qʼıl)
Buginese: mene
Bulgarian: глава́ (bg) f (glavá)
Burmese: ခေါင်း (my) (hkaung:)
Buryat: толгай (tolgaj)
Cappadocian Greek: κιφάλ (kifál)
Carpathian Rusyn: голова́ f (holová)
Catalan: cap (ca) m, testa (ca) f (literary), closca (ca) f (colloquial)
Cebuano: ulo
Central Atlas Tamazight: ⴰⵇⵕⵕⵓ (aqṛṛu)
Central Masela: oke
Central Melanau: ulew
Chamicuro: kashki
Chechen: корта (korta)
Chepang: तालाङ्
Cherokee: ᎠᏍᎪᎵ (asgoli)
Chichewa: mutu
Chickasaw: ishkobo
Chinese:
Cantonese: 頭／头 (tau⁴)

Dungan: ту (tu)

Eastern Min: 頭／头 (tàu)

Gan: 頭／头 (teu²)

Hakka: 頭那／头那 (thèu-nà)

Hokkien: 頭／头 (zh-min-nan) (thâu)

Mandarin: 頭／头 (zh) (tóu), 頭腦／头脑 (zh) (tóunǎo), 腦袋／脑袋 (zh) (informal)

Wu: 頭／头

Xiang: 腦殼／脑壳 (lau³ ko⁶)
Chuabo: murru
Chuvash: пуҫ (puś)
Classical Nahuatl: cuāitl, tzontecomatl
Coptic:
Bohairic: ⲁⲫⲉ f (aphe), ⲁⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ f pl (aphēoui), ϫⲁϫ m (čač), ϫⲱ m (čō), ⲕⲁⲣⲁ f (kara), ⲕⲉⲫⲁⲗⲏ f (kephalē)

Sahidic: ⲁⲡⲉ f (ape)
Cornish: penn m
Corsican: capu (co)
Crimean Tatar: baş
Czech: hlava (cs) f
Dalmatian: cup m
Danish: hoved (da) n
Darkinjung: kamburung
Dharug: gabara
Dolgan: бас (bas)
Doromu-Koki: ada
Drung: u, vng'u
Dutch: (of person or horse) hoofd (nl) n, (of an animal) kop (nl) m
Egyptian:

(tp m),

(ḏꜣḏꜣ m)
Elfdalian: ovuð n, skolle m
Enga: ayomba
Erzya: пря (pŕa)
Esperanto: kapo (eo)
Estonian: pea (et)
Even: дыл (dil)
Evenki: дыл (dil)
Ewe: ta
Farefare: zuugo
Faroese: høvd (fo) n, høvur (fo) n
Fataluku: cau
Finnish: lanttu (fi) (informal), pää (fi)
Finongan: kaligubang
French: tête (fr) f
Friulian: cjâf m, čhâv m
Fula: hoore
Gagauz: baş
Galician: cabeza (gl) f, testa (gl) f, cachola (gl) f, crisma m
Ge'ez: ርእስ (rəʾs)
Georgian: თავი (ka) (tavi)
German: Kopf (de) m, Haupt (de) n (rarely used)
Alemannic German: Chopf m, Näggel m
Geser-Gorom: iloe
Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌸 n (haubiþ)
Greek: κεφάλι (el) n (kefáli)
Ancient: κεφαλή f (kephalḗ), κάρα f (kára) (poetic)
Greenlandic: niaqoq
Guaraní: akã (gn)
Guugu Yimidhirr: ngaabaay, gambuugu, gudyiir
Haitian Creole: tèt
Hanga: zu
Harsusi: ḥerih
Hausa: kai (ha)
Hawaiian: poʻo
Hebrew: רֹאשׁ (he) m (rosh)
Higaonon: ulo
Hiligaynon: ulo
Hindi: सिर (hi) m (sir), सर (hi) m (sar), खोपड़ी (hi) f (khopṛī), कपाल (hi) f (kapāl)
Hungarian: fej (hu)
Hunsrik: Kopp m
Icelandic: höfuð (is) n, (less formal) haus (is) m
Ido: kapo (io)
Ilocano: ulo
Indonesian: kepala (id), hulu (id)
Ingrian: pää
Ingush: корта (korta)
Interlingua: capite
Inuktitut: ᓂᐊᖁᖅ (niaqoq)
Iranun: ulu
Irish: ceann m
Old Irish: cenn n
Istriot: capo m, tiesta f
Italian: testa (it) f, capo (it) m
Iu Mien: m'nqorngv
Japanese: 頭 (ja) (あたま, atama), 頭 (ja) (かしら, kashira), 頭部 (ja) (とうぶ, tōbu) (formally), 頭 (ja) (こうべ, kōbe) (archaic)
Jarai: akŏ
Javanese: endhas (jv), sirah (jv), mustaka (jv)
Jeju: 머리 (meori)
Kabuverdianu: kabesa
Kaingang: krĩ
Kaki Ae: aro
Kalmyk: толһа (tolğa)
Kamasau: ngawu
Kannada: ತಲೆ (kn) (tale)
Kanuri: kǝlâ
Kapampangan: ulu, buntuk
Karachay-Balkar: баш (baş)
Kashubian: głowa f
Kaurna: mukarta
Kazakh: бас (kk) (bas), кәллә (källä)
Ket: kajga
Khakas: пас (pas)
Khinalug: микӏир (miḳir)
Khmer: ក្បាល (km) (kbaal)
Khoekhoe: danas
Kikuyu: kĩongo, mũtwe
Komi-Permyak: юр (jur)
Komi-Zyrian: юр (jur)
Konkani: मात्ते (mātte)
Korean: 머리 (ko) (meori)
Koryak: лэвʼыт (lewət)
Kumyk: баш (baş)
Kunigami: ちぶる (chiburu)
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: سەر (ckb) (ser)

Northern Kurdish: ser (ku)
Kyrgyz: баш (ky) (baş)
Lao: ຫົວ (hūa)
Latgalian: golva f
Latin: caput (la) n
Latvian: galva (lv) f
Lautu Chin: luv
Laz: თი (ti)
Lezgi: кьил (q̇il)
Ligurian: tésta f
Limburgish: kop (li) m
Lingala: motó class 3/4
Linngithigh: aran
Lithuanian: galvà (lt) f
Lombard: testa (lmo) f
Lomwe: muru
Low German: Höövd n, Kopp (nds) m
Dutch Low Saxon: kop (nds)

German Low German: Kopp (nds) m, Kupp (nds) m
Lü: ᦷᦠ (ḣo)
Luhya: kumurwe
Luo: wich
Lushootseed: sx̌əy̓us
Maasai: elukunya
Macedonian: глава (mk) f (glava)
Maguindanao: ulu
Mailu: moru
Makasae: da'e
Makasar: ulu
Makhuwa: muru
Malagasy: loha (mg)
Malay: kepala (ms), hulu (ms)
Malayalam: തല (ml) (tala)
Maltese: ras (mt)
Manchu: ᡠᠵᡠ (uju)
Mandinka: kuŋo
Mansaka: oro
Manx: kione m
Maori: upoko, uru, māhunga, māhuna, mātenga, pane (mi)
Mapudungun: logko
Maranao: kapala, olo
Marathi: डोके n (ḍoke)
Mari:
Eastern Mari: вуй (vuj)
Maria: ada
Mbyá Guaraní: akã
Megleno-Romanian: cap
Middle English: heed
Minangkabau: kapalo
Mingrelian: დუდი (dudi)
Miyako: カナマい (kanamay)
Moksha: пря (pŕa)
Mongolian:
Cyrillic: толгой (mn) (tolgoj)

Mongolian: ᠲᠣᠯᠤᠭᠠᠢ (toluɣai)
Moore: zúgù
Muinane: nígaɨ
Mwani: kiswa
Nafaanra: ndra
Nahuatl:
Classical: tzontecomatl, cuāitl
Nanai: дили (ʒili)
Nanticoke: neelahammon
Navajo: bitsiiʼ, atsiiʼ, atsiitsʼiin
Neapolitan: capa f, capuzzèlla, capucchióne, càpa
Nepali: टाउको (ṭāuko), शिर (ne) (śira)
Ngadjuri: akadi
Ngarrindjeri: kuli
Nheengatu: akanga
Nivkh: тёӈр̌ (țoŋř)
Nkonya: nwun
Nogai: бас (bas)
Norman: tête f
North Frisian: (Föhr-Amrum) hood n, Haur (Sylt)
Northern Amami Ōshima: 頭 (つぃぶる, tsiburu)
Northern Emberá: boro
Northern Khanty: ^{(please verify)} өк (øk)
Northern Thai: ᩉ᩠ᩅᩫ (hua)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: hode (no) n

Nynorsk: hovud n
Nottoway-Meherrin: setarake
Nukunu: kakarti
Nuosu: ꀂꏾ (i qi)
Occitan: cap (oc) m, tèsta (oc) f
Odia: ଶିର (or) (śira)
Ojibwe: (my head) nishtigwaan
Okinawan: 頭 (ちぶる, chiburu)
Okinoerabu: 頭 (ちぶる, chiburu)
Old Church Slavonic:
Cyrillic: глава f (glava)

Glagolitic: ⰳⰾⰰⰲⰰ f (glava)
Old Czech: hlava f
Old Dutch: hōvit n
Old East Slavic: голова f (golova)
Old English: hēafod n, hafela m
Old French: teste, chief
Old Frisian: hāved n, hāfd n
Old High German: houbit
Old Norse: hǫfuð n
Old Prussian: gallū f, galwo f
Old Tupi: akanga, 'a
Oromo: mataa (om)
Ossetian: сӕр (sær)
Ottoman Turkish: باش (baş), رأس (re’s), سر (ser), كله (kelle), قفا (kafâ)
Pacoh: plô
Pangasinan: olo
Pannonian Rusyn: глава f (hlava)
Papiamentu: kabes
Pawnee: paksuʼ
Pennsylvania German: Kopp m
Persian:
Dari: سَر (fa) (sar)

Iranian Persian: سَر (fa), کَلِّه (fa) (kalle) (derogatory)
Phoenician: 𐤓𐤀𐤔 (rʾš /⁠ra'š⁠/)
Pijin: hed
Pitjantjatjara: kata
Plautdietsch: Kopp (nds) m, Haupt n
Polabian: glåvă f
Polish: głowa (pl) f
Pontic Greek: τσουφάλι (tsoufáli)
Portuguese: cabeça (pt) f
Powhatan: mendabuccah
Purepecha: éjpu
Quechua: uma (qu)
Rejang Kayan: kuhung
Rohingya: matá
Romani: śero m
Romanian: cap (ro) n
Russian: голова́ (ru) f (golová), глава́ (ru) f (glavá) (archaic or poetic), башка́ (ru) f (bašká) (derogatory, informal)
Rwanda-Rundi: umutwe class 3/4, imitwe pl
Saanich: S₭OṈI¸, S₭ELOṈI¸
Saho: amo
Sami:
Inari: uáivi

Northern: oaivi

Skolt: vuei´vv

Southern: åejjie
Samogitian: galva f
Sango: li (sg)
Sanskrit: शिरस् (sa) n (śíras), शिर (sa) m (śira)
Santali: ᱵᱚᱦᱚᱜ (bôhôk’)
Sardinian: conca f
Scots: heid, pow
Scottish Gaelic: ceann m, cinn m pl, sgrog m, sgrogan m pl
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: гла́ва f

Roman: gláva (sh) f
Shan: ႁူဝ် (shn) (hǒ)
Sherpa: མགོའ (mgo')
Shor: паш (paş)
Sicilian: testa (scn) f, capa (scn) f
Sidamo: umo
Sindhi: سر (siru)
Sinhalese: ඔළුව (si) (oḷuwa)
Slovak: hlava (sk) f
Slovene: glava (sl) f, buča (sl)
Somali: madax
Sorbian:
Lower Sorbian: głowa f

Upper Sorbian: hłowa f
Sotho: hlooho
Southern Altai: баш (baš)
Southern Amami Ōshima: 頭 (つぃぶる, tsiburu)
Spanish: cabeza (es) f, chola (es) f (colloquial), coco (es) m (colloquial), maceta (es) f (Guatemala, Nicaragua), marote m (Argentina, Uruguay), melón (es) m (colloquial), sabiola f (Uruguay), sesera f (informal), tarro (es) m (colloquial), testa (es) f (upper rear part of the head), colodrillo (es) m (rear part of the head)
Old Spanish: cabeça
Sranan Tongo: ede
Stoney: pa
Sumerian: 𒊕 (SAG)
Sundanese: mastaka (su)
Svan: თხვიმ (txvim)
Swahili: kichwa (sw) class 7/8
Swedish: huvud (sv) n, skalle (sv) c
Sylheti: ꠝꠣꠕꠣ (matá)
Tagalog: ulo (tl)
Tai Dam: ꪬꪺ (hua)
Tai Dón: ꪬꪺ (ho)
Tajik: сар (tg) (sar), калла (kalla)
Tajio: vaꞌi
Talysh: sə
Asalemi: سر (sar)
Tamil: தலை (ta) (talai)
Taos: pʼínemą
Tarantino: capa
Tarifit: ixf m, azeǧǧif m, azellif m
Tat: sər, kəllə
Tatar: баш (tt) (baş)
Tausug: ū
Tedim Chin: lu
Telugu: తల (te) (tala)
Ternate: dopolo
Tetum: ulun
Thai: หัว (th) (hǔua), ศีรษะ (th) (sǐi-sà)
Tibetan: མགོ (mgo), དབུ (dbu) (honorific)
Tigrinya: ርእሲ (rəʾsi)
Tîrî: ô
Tocharian B: āśce
Tofa: баъш (bàş)
Tok Pisin: het
Tsakonian: τζουφά (tzoufá)
Tuareg: eɣăf m
Tumbuka: mutu
Tupinambá: akanga
Turkish: baş (tr), kafa (tr)
Turkmen: kelle baş (tk)
Tutelo: pasui
Tuvan: баш (baş)
Tzotzil: jolol
Udi: бул (bul)
Udmurt: йыр (jyr)
Ugaritic: 𐎗𐎛𐎌 (rỉš /⁠raʾšu⁠/)
Ukrainian: голова́ f (holová)
Unami: wil
Urdu: سِر (ur) m (sir), سَر (ur) m (sar)
Uyghur: باش (ug) (bash)
Uzbek: bosh (uz), kalla (uz)
Venetan: testa (vec) f, cao m, cavo m
Vietnamese: đầu (vi) (頭 (vi))
Volapük: kap (vo)
Walloon: tiesse (wa)
Warlpiri: walu
Welsh: pen (cy) m
West Coast Bajau: tekook
West Frisian: holle c, kop c
White Hmong: taub haub
Winnebago: nąąsu
Wolof: boopa
Wutunhua: dolo
Xhosa: intloko
Yaeyama: 頭 (つぶり, tsuburi, つぃぶる, tsiburu, つぃぶるぃ, tsiburi)
Yagnobi: сар (sar)
Yakut: бас (bas), тебе (tebe)
Yiddish: קאָפּ m (kop)
Yonaguni: みんぶる (minburu)
Yoron: 頭 (ちぶる, chiburu), ふらじ (furazi)
Yoruba: orí
Yucatec Maya: ho'ol
Yurok: mohlkwoh
Zazaki: sere (diq)
Zealandic: 'oôd n
Zhuang: gyaeuj, gyəuз
Zou: lu
Zulu: (human) ikhanda (zu) class 5/6, (animal) inhloko class 9/10
ǃXóõ: nàn

mental aptitude or skill

Basque: buru (eu)
Berber:
Tashelhit: agayyu m
Catalan: seny (ca) m, cap (ca) m
Finnish: pää (fi), nenä (fi), vainu (fi) (for business)
French: , dispositions (fr) f pl, aptitudes (fr) f pl
Galician: cabeza (gl) f
Greek: κεφάλι (el) n (kefáli), μυαλό (el) n (myaló)
Italian: testa (it) f
Japanese: 頭 (ja) (あたま, atama), 頭脳 (ja) (ずのう, zunō)
Kabuverdianu: kabesa
Korean: 머리 (ko) (meori), 두뇌(頭腦) (ko) (dunoe)
Marathi: डोके n (ḍoke)
Neapolitan: capa f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: hode (no) n, evne (no) m
Polish: głowa (pl) f
Portuguese: cabeça (pt) f
Russian: голова́ (ru) f (golová), мозг (ru) m (mozg)
Slovak: hlava (sk) f, bunky pl
Swedish: huvud (sv) n, förmåga (sv) c

mind; one's own thoughts

Catalan: cap (ca) m
Finnish: pää (fi), mieli (fi)
Marathi: डोके n (ḍoke)
Mari:
Eastern Mari: вуй (vuj)
Middle English: heed
Polish: głowa (pl) f
Slovak: hlava (sk) f

headache — see headache

headdress — see headdress

individual person

Albanian: krye (sq) m
Arabic: رَئِيس m (raʔīs), رَئِيسَة f (raʔīsa)
Belarusian: галава́ (be) m or f (halavá)
Bulgarian: глава́ (bg) m or f (glavá)
Catalan: cap (ca) m
Czech: hlava (cs) m or f
Finnish: pää (fi)
Middle English: heed
Ottoman Turkish: رئیس (reʼis), قوجه (koca)
Persian:
Dari: رَئِیس (fa)

Iranian Persian: رَئیس (fa) (ra'is)
Russian: глава́ (ru) m or f (glavá)
Slovak: hlava (sk) m or f
Tajik: сардор (sardor)
Ukrainian: голова́ m or f (holová)
Urdu: رَئِیس m

measure word for livestock and game

Catalan: cap (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 頭／头 (zh) (tóu)
Finnish: pää (fi)
Ingrian: pää
Japanese: 頭 (ja) (かしら, kashira)
Korean: 마리 (ko) (mari)
Ottoman Turkish: رأس (res)
Polish: pogłowie (pl) n
Russian: голова́ (ru) f (golová), поголо́вье (ru) n (pogolóvʹje) (collectively)
Vietnamese: con (vi) (a common counter)

population of game

Catalan: cap (ca) m
Finnish: kanta (fi)

antler of a deer — see antler

topmost or leading part

Arabic: رَأْس (ar) m or f (raʔs)
Armenian: գլուխ (hy) (glux)
Belarusian: вяршы́ня f (vjaršýnja), вярху́шка f (vjarxúška), верх m (vjerx)
Bulgarian: го́рница (bg) f (górnica)
Catalan: punta (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 開頭／开头 (zh) (kāitóu)
Dutch: hoofd (nl)
Farefare: zuugo
Finnish: pää (fi), yläosa (fi), etuosa (fi), kärki (fi)
French: bout (fr) m
German: Spitze (de) f, Oberende n, Kopf (de) m, Dach (de) n (figuratively)
Greek: κεφαλή (el) f (kefalí), κεφάλι (el) n (kefáli)
Hindi: शीर्ष (hi) m (śīrṣ)
Japanese: 頭 (ja) (あたま, atama), 冒頭 (ja) (ぼうとう, bōtō)
Low German:
German Low German: Topp m (tree, mast, bag, cloth), Tipp m, Tippel m, Tippen m
Maori: hukitau (of a valley)
Middle English: heed
Norwegian:
Bokmål: topp (no) m
Persian:
Iranian Persian: سَر (fa) (sar), فَراز (fa) (farâz), نوک (fa) (nuk)
Portuguese: cabeça (pt) f
Russian: верши́на (ru) f (veršína), верх (ru) m (verx), верху́шка (ru) f (verxúška)
Sanskrit: शिरस् (sa) n (śíras), शिर (sa) m (śira)
Spanish: punta (es) f
Swedish: spets (sv) c, topp (sv) c, övre (sv) ända (sv) c, huvud (sv) n
Telugu: శీర్షము (te) (śīrṣamu)
Ukrainian: верши́на f (veršýna), верхови́на (uk) f (verxovýna), верхі́вка (uk) f (verxívka), верхі́в'я n (verxívʺja), верх m (verx)
Zazaki: šersıq

end of a table

Catalan: cap (ca) m
Finnish: pää (fi)
Polish: szczyt (pl) m
Russian: глава́ (ru) f (glavá)
Yiddish: אויבנאָן m (oybnon)

end of a rectangular table furthest from the entrance

Finnish: pää (fi)

billiards: the end of a pool table opposite the end where the balls have been racked

principal operative part of a machine or tool

Finnish: pää (fi)
Middle English: heed

end of hammer, axe, golf club etc.

Basque: buru (eu)
Belarusian: гало́ўка f (halóŭka)
Catalan: cap (ca) m
Dutch: kop (nl) m
Finnish: pää (fi) (blunt), terä (fi) (sharp)
French: tête (fr) f
German: Kopf (de) m
Hindi: माथा (hi) m (māthā)
Japanese: 頭 (ja) (あたま, atama)
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: سەر (ckb) (ser)

Northern Kurdish: ser (ku)
Lithuanian: galva (lt) f
Maori: kiko
Middle English: heed
Norwegian:
Bokmål: hode (no) n
Polish: główka (pl) f, bijak (pl) m
Portuguese: cabeça (pt) f
Russian: голо́вка (ru) f (golóvka)
Spanish: cabeza (es) f
Swedish: huvud (sv) n
Ukrainian: голо́вка f (holóvka)

blunt end of a nail, screw etc.

Belarusian: гало́ўка f (halóŭka)
Catalan: cabota (ca) f
Czech: hlava (cs) f
Finnish: kanta (fi)
French: tête (fr) f
German: Kopf (de) m
Hebrew: שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (he) f (shoshaná)
Hindi: माथा (hi) m (māthā)
Icelandic: höfuð (is) n
Japanese: 頭 (ja) (あたま, atama)
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: سەر (ckb) (ser)

Northern Kurdish: ser (ku)
Lithuanian: galvutė f
Maori: peru
Middle English: heed
Norwegian:
Bokmål: hode (no) n
Polish: główka (pl) f
Portuguese: cabeça (pt) f
Romanian: cap (ro) n
Russian: голо́вка (ru) f (golóvka)
Slovak: hlavička (sk) f
Spanish: cabeza (es) f
Swedish: huvud (sv) n
Ukrainian: голо́вка f (holóvka)
Yiddish: קאָפּ m (kop)

sharp end of an arrow, spear, or pointer

Belarusian: накане́чнік m (nakanjéčnik), вастрыё n (vastryjó)
Catalan: punta (ca) f
Finnish: kärki (fi)
Middle English: heed
Polish: grot (pl) m
Russian: наконе́чник (ru) m (nakonéčnik), остриё (ru) n (ostrijó)
Ukrainian: наконе́чник m (nakonéčnyk), ві́стря n (vístrja)

top part of a lacrosse stick that holds the ball

Finnish: lapa (fi)

music: drum head — see drum head

element which reads or writes electromagnetic signals to or from a storage medium

Belarusian: гало́ўка f (halóŭka)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 磁頭／磁头 (zh) (cítóu)
Finnish: pää (fi)
Polish: głowica (pl) f
Russian: голо́вка (ru) f (golóvka)
Slovak: hlavička (sk) f
Ukrainian: голо́вка f (holóvka)

computing: part of a disk drive responsible for reading and writing data

Belarusian: гало́ўка f (halóŭka)
Catalan: capçal (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 磁頭／磁头 (zh) (cítóu)
Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: pää (fi), kirjoituspää (fi) (writing head), lukupää (reading head)
French: please add this translation if you can
German: Magnetkopf m
Japanese: ヘッド (ja) (heddo)
Korean: please add this translation if you can
Polish: głowica (pl) f
Romanian: please add this translation if you can
Russian: голо́вка (ru) f (golóvka)
Slovak: hlavička (sk) f
Thai: please add this translation if you can
Ukrainian: голо́вка f (holóvka)

cylinder head — see cylinder head

foam on carbonated beverages

Chinese:
Mandarin: 泡泡 (zh) (pàopao), 泡沫 (zh) (pàomò)
Dutch: schuim (nl) n
Finnish: vaahto (fi)
French: mousse (fr) f, chapeau de mousse m
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: Blume (de) f, Krone (de) f, Schaumkrone (de) f
Icelandic: froða (is) f
Japanese: 泡 (ja) (あわ, awa)
Manchu: ᠣᠪᠣᠩᡤᡳ (obonggi)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: skum (no) n
Portuguese: colarinho (pt) m
Spanish: giste (es) m (cerveza)
Swedish: bornyr (sv) c, fradga (sv) c, skum (sv) n

end cap of a cylindrically-shaped pressure vessel

Finnish: kansi (fi)
Polish: dennica (pl) f

geology: deposits near the top of a geological succession

medicine: the end of an abscess where pus collects

Finnish: pää (fi)
Slovak: hlavička (sk) f

music: headstock of a guitar — see headstock

nautical: top edge of a sail

Finnish: yläliikki
French: point de drisse (fr) m
German: Top (de) n

bow of a vessel — see bow

headland — see headland

place of honour, or of command; the most important or foremost position

Finnish: kärki (fi), kunniapaikka (place of honour)
Middle English: heed
Yiddish: אויבנאָן m (oybnon)

leader, chief, mastermind

Arabic: رَئِيس m (raʔīs)
Armenian: գլխավոր (hy) (glxavor), ղեկավար (hy) (ġekavar), պետ (hy) (pet), գլուխ (hy) (glux)
Baluchi: سروک (sarok)
Basque: buruzagi (eu), buru (eu), nagusi
Belarusian: кіраўні́к m (kiraŭník), кіраўні́ца f (kiraŭníca), кіраўні́чка f (kiraŭníčka)
Breton: penn (br) m, pennoù (br) pl
Bulgarian: шеф (bg) m (šef), ръководи́тел (bg) m (rǎkovodítel), глава́ (bg) m or f (glavá)
Catalan: cap (ca) m, líder (ca) m or f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 領袖／领袖 (zh) (lǐngxiù)
Crimean Tatar: baş
Czech: hlava (cs) m or f
Dutch: hoofd (nl) n, baas (nl) m, bazin (nl) f, leider (nl) m, leidster (nl) f, chef (nl) m, cheffin (nl) f (not used often)
Finnish: päällikkö (fi), johtaja (fi)
French: chef (fr) m
Friulian: cjâf m
German: Oberhaupt (de) n, Haupt (de) n, Kopf (de) m, Chef (de) m, Chefin (de) f
Greek: κεφαλή (el) f (kefalí), κεφάλι (el) n (kefáli), αρχηγός (el) m (archigós)
Ancient: προστάτης m (prostátēs)
Guaraní: mburuvicha
Hindi: मुखिया (hi) m (mukhiyā), प्रमुख (hi) m (pramukh), प्रधान (hi) m (pradhān)
Icelandic: yfirmaður (is) m, höfuð (is) n
Indonesian: kepala (id), pemimpin (id)
Interlingua: chef, leader
Italian: capo (it) m
Japanese: 指導者 (ja) (しどうしゃ, shidōsha), 頭 (ja) (かしら, kashira)
Kabuverdianu: kabesa
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: سەرۆک (ckb) (serok), سەرگەورە (sergewre)

Northern Kurdish: serok (ku)
Kyrgyz: башчы (ky) (başcı)
Ladino: bash, kapo
Latin: caput (la), praepositus
Lithuanian: galva (lt) f, vadovas m, vadovė f
Low German:
Dutch Low Saxon: baas m

German Low German: Baas (nds) m (male or female), Boos (nds) m (male or female), Böverste m or f, Bövelste m or f, Leidsmann m, Leidsfro f, Vörsitter m, Vörsitterin f, Vörsittersch f, Vörsittersche f, Vörstaher m, Vörstoher m, Vörstaherin f, Vörstoherin f, Vörstahersch f, Vörstahersche f, Vörstohersch f, Vörstohersche f, Chef (nds) m, Chefin (nds) f
Malay: ketua (ms)
Maltese: kap m, kapa f
Maori: tumuaki
Mapudungun: logko
Marathi: प्रमुख m (pramukh)
Meru: munene
Middle English: heed
Norwegian:
Bokmål: leder (no) m, sjef (no) m
Persian:
Iranian Persian: رَهْبَر (fa) (rahbar), سالار (fa) (sâlâr), سَر (fa) (sar), رَئیس (fa)
Polish: kierownik (pl) m pers, kierowniczka (pl) f, głowa (pl) m or f
Portuguese: chefe (pt) m or f, cabeça (pt) m, líder (pt) m or f
Romanian: șef (ro) m, cap (ro) m, lider (ro) m, căpetenie (ro) f
Russian: глава́ (ru) m or f (glavá), руководи́тель (ru) m (rukovodítelʹ), руководи́тельница (ru) f (rukovodítelʹnica)
Sanskrit: शिरस् (sa) n (śíras), शिर (sa) m (śira)
Slovak: hlava (sk) m or f
Slovene: poglavar (sl), vodja (sl) m
Spanish: cabeza (es) f, jefe (es) m, líder (es) m
Swahili: mkuu (sw) class 1/2
Swedish: ledare (sv) c, chef (sv) c, direktör (sv) c, föreståndare (sv) c
Tajik: сардор (sardor)
Tamil: தலைவர் (ta) (talaivar)
Tatar: баш (tt) (baş)
Telugu: నాయకుడు (te) (nāyakuḍu)
Tupinambá: porubixaba, ubixaba
Ukrainian: голова́ m or f (holová), керівни́к (uk) m (kerivnýk), керівни́ця f (kerivnýcja)
Welsh: pen (cy) m
Yoruba: olórí
Zazaki: šeroğ
Zulu: inhloko class 9/10

headmaster, headmistress

Arabic: رَئِيس m (raʔīs)
Belarusian: дырэ́ктар m (dyréktar), дырэ́ктарка f (dyréktarka)
Bulgarian: дире́ктор (bg) m (diréktor), дире́кторка f (diréktorka)
Catalan: director (ca) m, directora (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 校長／校长 (zh) (xiàozhǎng), 導演／导演 (zh) (dǎoyǎn)
Crimean Tatar: baş
Czech: ředitel (cs) m, ředitelka (cs) f
Dutch: hoofdmeester (nl) m
Finnish: rehtori (fi), johtajaopettaja
French: directeur (fr) m, directrice (fr) f
German: Leiter (de) m, Leiterin (de) f, Rektor (de) m, Rektorin (de) f, Direktor (de) m, Direktorin (de) f
Greek: διευθυντής (el) m (diefthyntís), διευθύντρια (el) f (diefthýntria)
Hindi: प्रधानाचार्य m (pradhānācārya)
Japanese: 校長 (ja) (こうちょう, kōchō), 監督 (ja) (かんとく, kantoku)
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: serperişt (ku)
Macedonian: дире́ктор (mk) m (diréktor), дире́кторка f (diréktorka)
Maltese: surmast (mt) m, madam f
Maori: tumuaki
Marathi: मुख्याध्यापक (mr) m (mukhyādhyāpak), हेडमास्तर m (heḍmāstar)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: rektor m
Polish: dyrektor (pl) m pers, dyrektorka (pl) f
Portuguese: director (pt) m, directora f, (Brazilian Portuguese) diretor (pt) m, (Brazilian Portuguese) diretora f
Russian: дире́ктор (ru) m (diréktor)
Slovak: riaditeľ m, riaditeľka f
Spanish: director (es) m, directora (es) f
Swedish: rektor (sv) c
Tamil: தலைமை ஆசிரியர் (talaimai āciriyar), தலைவர் (ta) (talaivar)
Telugu: ప్రధానోపాధ్యాయుడు (te) (pradhānōpādhyāyuḍu), ప్రధానోపాధ్యాయురాలు (pradhānōpādhyāyurālu)
Ukrainian: дире́ктор m (dyréktor), дире́кторка f (dyréktorka)

slang: person with extensive knowledge of hip hop

significant or important part

Finnish: pääosa (fi)
Middle English: heed

beginning or end, protuberance

Finnish: pää (fi)
Middle English: heed

source of a river; the end of a lake where a river flows into it

Catalan: capçalera (ca) f
Finnish: lähde (fi) (source of river), laskukohta, joensuu (fi) (where river flows into a lake)
Middle English: heed

clump of seeds, leaves or flowers

Bulgarian: глава́ (bg) f (glavá)
Catalan: capça (ca) f
Dutch: krop (nl)
Finnish: pää (fi) (cabbage, lettuce, artichoke etc.), mykerö (fi) (of flowers as in Asteraceae)
French: capitule (fr) m
Ingrian: pää (cabbage, lettuce)
Irish: ceann m, tor m
Japanese: 頭状花 (ja) (とうじょうか, tōjōka)
Korean: 통 (ko) (tong) (cabbage)
Middle English: heed
Polish: pseudancjum n, główka (pl) f
Slovak: hlávka (sk) f
Spanish: capítulo (es) m

ear of cereal

Finnish: tähkä (fi)

leafy top part of a tree

Bulgarian: коро́на (bg) f (koróna)
Catalan: capçada (ca) f
Finnish: latvus (fi), latva (fi)
German: Krone (de) f
Hebrew: נוֹף (he) m (nof)
Maori: karamata
Polish: korona (pl) f
Russian: кро́на (ru) f (króna)
Slovak: koruna f
Spanish: copa (es) f
Swedish: krona (sv) c

anatomy: rounded part of a bone

Finnish: pää (fi)
Middle English: heed

toilet of a ship

Finnish: käymälä (fi), vessa (fi)
French: tinettes (fr) f pl, cabinet de toilettes m
German: Abtritt (de) m (military)
Russian: галью́н (ru) m (galʹjún)

tiles laid at the eaves of a house

Finnish: pää (fi)

jazz: principal melody or theme of a piece

linguistics: morpheme that determines the category of a compound

Finnish: perusosa (fi), jälkiosa
French: noyau (fr) m
German: Kopf (de) m
Japanese: 主要部 (ja) (しゅようぶ, shuyōbu)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: kjerne (no) m
Portuguese: núcleo (pt) m

headway; progress

Finnish: edistys (fi)

topic; subject

Finnish: kohta (fi)

denouement; crisis

Finnish: kriisi (fi)

buildup of fluid pressure

Finnish: paine (fi)

fluid dynamics: difference in elevation in a column of fluid, and the resulting pressure

Finnish: putouskorkeus (elevation), paine-ero, hydrostaattinen paine (pressure)
German: Fallhöhe (de) f (elevation), Potential (de) n (pressure)

energy in a mass of fluid divided by its weight

slang: oral sex

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Dutch: hoofd (geven) (literally “(to give) head”) (slang)
Finnish: suihinotto (fi)
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Romanian: muie (ro), mumu
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slang: glans penis

Catalan: fava (ca) f
Finnish: herkkumutteri
Slovak: žaluď m

slang: heavy or habitual user of drugs

Finnish: narkkari (fi)

power; armed force

Finnish: joukot (fi) pl, voimat (fi) pl

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