English Etymology Pronunciation IPA: /bəʊn/ Noun bone (plural bones) (uncountable) A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates. (countable) Any of the components of a skeleton. Translations Breton: askorn m, eskern plural Bulgarian: кост f Chinese (traditional): 骨頭 Chinese (simplified): 骨头 Czech: kost f Dutch: bot n, been n Finnish: luu French: os m German: Knochen m Greek: οστούν, κόκαλο Guarani: kangue Hebrew: עצם (EH-tzem) Icelandic: bein Indonesian: tulang Interlingua: osso Italian: osso m Japanese: 骨 (ほね, hone) Korean: 뼈 (bbyeo) Latin: os Lojban: bongu Low Saxon: knaoken, bunken, been Manchu: (giranggi) Polish: kość f Portuguese: osso m Romanian: os n Russian: кость f {kost'} Spanish: hueso m Tupinambá: kanga (in the body), kangûera (outside the body) Vietnamese: xương Yiddish: בּײן (bayn) Related terms bone marrow bone structure bony
