Galaxy in Different Languages
Discover 'Galaxy' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Galaxy
Afrikaans sterrestelsel | ||
Albanian galaktikë | ||
Amharic ጋላክሲ | ||
Arabic المجرة | ||
Armenian գալակտիկա | ||
Assamese তাৰকাৰাজ্য | ||
Aymara galaxia satawa | ||
Azerbaijani qalaktika | ||
Bambara galaxie (fila-fila). | ||
Basque galaxia | ||
Belarusian галактыка | ||
Bengali ছায়াপথ | ||
Bhojpuri आकाशगंगा के बा | ||
Bosnian galaksija | ||
Bulgarian галактика | ||
Catalan galàxia | ||
Cebuano galaksiya | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 星系 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 星系 | ||
Corsican galassia | ||
Croatian galaksija | ||
Czech galaxie | ||
Danish galakse | ||
Dhivehi ގެލެކްސީ އެވެ | ||
Dogri आकाशगंगा | ||
Dutch heelal | ||
English galaxy | ||
Esperanto galaksio | ||
Estonian galaktika | ||
Ewe ɣletivihatsotso | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) galaxy | ||
Finnish galaksi | ||
French galaxie | ||
Frisian stjerrestelsel | ||
Galician galaxia | ||
Georgian გალაქტიკა | ||
German galaxis | ||
Greek γαλαξίας | ||
Guarani galaxia rehegua | ||
Gujarati ગેલેક્સી | ||
Haitian Creole galaksi | ||
Hausa galaxy | ||
Hawaiian galaxy | ||
Hebrew גָלַקסִיָה | ||
Hindi आकाशगंगा | ||
Hmong galaxy | ||
Hungarian galaxis | ||
Icelandic vetrarbraut | ||
Igbo ụyọkọ kpakpando | ||
Ilocano galaksi | ||
Indonesian galaksi | ||
Irish réaltra | ||
Italian galassia | ||
Japanese 銀河 | ||
Javanese galaksi | ||
Kannada ನಕ್ಷತ್ರಪುಂಜ | ||
Kazakh галактика | ||
Khmer កាឡាក់ស៊ី | ||
Kinyarwanda galaxy | ||
Konkani आकाशगंगेचो आस्पाव जाता | ||
Korean 은하 | ||
Krio galaksi we dɛn kɔl galaksi | ||
Kurdish galaksî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) گەلەئەستێرە | ||
Kyrgyz галактика | ||
Lao ກາລັກຊີ | ||
Latin galaxy | ||
Latvian galaktika | ||
Lingala galaksi ya monene | ||
Lithuanian galaktika | ||
Luganda ekibinja ky’emmunyeenye | ||
Luxembourgish galaxis | ||
Macedonian галаксија | ||
Maithili आकाशगंगा | ||
Malagasy vahindanitra | ||
Malay galaksi | ||
Malayalam ഗാലക്സി | ||
Maltese galaxie | ||
Maori galaxy | ||
Marathi आकाशगंगा | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯒꯦꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤ ꯂꯩ꯫ | ||
Mizo galaxy a ni | ||
Mongolian галактик | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) နဂါးငွေ့တန်း | ||
Nepali ग्यालक्सी | ||
Norwegian galakse | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) mlalang'amba | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଗାଲାକ୍ସି | ||
Oromo galaaksii jedhamuun beekama | ||
Pashto کهکشان | ||
Persian کهکشان | ||
Polish galaktyka | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) galáxia | ||
Punjabi ਗਲੈਕਸੀ | ||
Quechua galaxia nisqa | ||
Romanian galaxie | ||
Russian галактика | ||
Samoan aniva | ||
Sanskrit आकाशगङ्गा | ||
Scots Gaelic galaxy | ||
Sepedi molalatladi wa dinaledi | ||
Serbian галаксија | ||
Sesotho sehlopha sa linaleli | ||
Shona renyeredzi | ||
Sindhi ڪهڪشان | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) මන්දාකිණිය | ||
Slovak galaxia | ||
Slovenian galaksija | ||
Somali galaxy | ||
Spanish galaxia | ||
Sundanese galaksi | ||
Swahili galaxy | ||
Swedish galax | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) kalawakan | ||
Tajik галактика | ||
Tamil விண்மீன் | ||
Tatar галактика | ||
Telugu గెలాక్సీ | ||
Thai กาแล็กซี่ | ||
Tigrinya ጋላክሲ | ||
Tsonga xirimela | ||
Turkish gökada | ||
Turkmen galaktika | ||
Twi (Akan) nsoromma kuw | ||
Ukrainian галактика | ||
Urdu کہکشاں | ||
Uyghur galaxy | ||
Uzbek galaktika | ||
Vietnamese ngân hà | ||
Welsh galaeth | ||
Xhosa umnyele | ||
Yiddish גאַלאַקסי | ||
Yoruba ajọọrawọ | ||
Zulu umthala |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "sterrestelsel" literally means "star system" and is related to the Dutch word "sterrenstelsel". |
| Albanian | Galaktikë derives from the ancient Greek word |
| Amharic | The term "ጋላክሲ" in Amharic is derived from the Greek word "γᾰλᾰξίας" (galaxias), which refers to a milky band of light in the night sky that we now know to be the Milky Way galaxy. |
| Arabic | المجرة: مجمع الماء، أو نهر عظيم |
| Armenian | The Armenian word “Գալակտիկա” (galaxy) derives from the Greek “γαλαξίας κύκλος” (milky circle), which in turn comes from “γάλα” (milk) due to its milky appearance in the night sky. |
| Azerbaijani | The Azerbaijani word "qalaktika" originates from the Greek "galaxias" (γαλαξίας) and the Latin "galactica" and refers to the Milky Way, the name of our home galaxy. |
| Basque | Galaxy in Basque is “Esne Bidea” (Milky Way in English), but it also means “Milky Sea”. |
| Bengali | "ছায়াপথ" (Galaxy) literally means 'path of shadows' in Bengali, referring to its appearance as a faint, nebulous band of light in the night sky. |
| Bosnian | The word galaksija originates from Greek γαλαξίας /galaxías/, meaning „milky“, from γάλα /γάla/, meaning „milk“. |
| Bulgarian | “Галактика” идва от старогръцката дума γαλαξίας (galaktos), което означава „млечен път“. |
| Catalan | In Greek, "galàxia" means "milky", referring to the Milky Way galaxy. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 星系一词源自古希腊语，意为“乳状的圆盘”，因其在夜空中呈现的模糊光晕形状而得名。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The Chinese character for galaxy, "星系", is also used to refer to a constellation. |
| Corsican | Corsican "galassia", like English "galaxy", derives ultimately from the Greek word "gala", "milk", and was coined to describe the Milky Way (Italian "Via Lattea") |
| Croatian | The word "galaksija" is derived from the Greek "galaxias", meaning "milky" or "milky way". |
| Czech | The word "galaxie" in Czech also means "Milky Way" and "universe". |
| Danish | Galakse is derived from the Greek word kuklos, meaning "wheel" or "circle" |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "heelal" also refers to the "universe" or "cosmos". |
| Esperanto | The root of the Esperanto word "galaksio" is the Greek word "galaxias", which means "milky". |
| Estonian | "Galaktika" is related to the word "galaktoi" (milk) and derives from the Milky Way's appearance as a milky band across the night sky. |
| Finnish | The Finnish word "galaksi" is also used to refer to the Milky Way, which is the galaxy containing our solar system. |
| French | 'Galaxie' can also mean 'milky way' in French, referring to the Milky Way galaxy visible from Earth. |
| Frisian | In astronomy, the term "stjerrestelsel" refers to both a galaxy or a galaxy cluster. |
| Galician | In Galician, galaxia also means "milky way" and "spiral galaxy". |
| Georgian | The word 'გალაქტიკა' (galaxy) in Georgian is derived from the Greek word 'galaxias', which means 'milky' or 'like milk', referring to the Milky Way galaxy. |
| German | The word 'Galaxis' is the German form of the Greek term 'galaxias', which originally referred to a milky liquid and the Milky Way. |
| Greek | The Greek word "γαλαξίας" (galaxy) derives from "γάλα" (milk), referring to the Milky Way's perceived milky appearance. |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "ગેલેક્સી" can also refer to a large group of people with a common interest or purpose. |
| Haitian Creole | "Galaksi" is also an archaic term for the Milky Way galaxy in Haitian Creole. |
| Hausa | The Hausa word "burtaniya" is sometimes used to refer to "the United Kingdom." |
| Hawaiian | In Hawaiian, 'galaxy' translates to 'hōkū `ī, which also means 'starry heavens' or 'milky way'. |
| Hebrew | השם 'גָלַקסִיָה' נגזר מהמילה היוונית 'גאלקטיאס' שמשמעותה 'חלבי', בשל מראה היקום שדומה לנהר חלב. |
| Hindi | The word "आकाशगंगा" is derived from the Sanskrit words "आकाश" (sky) and "गंगा" (river), and can also mean "celestial river" or "Milky Way". |
| Hmong | The Milky Way is called "hàv txiv nplej" in Hmong, which literally means "field of star rice". |
| Hungarian | In Hungarian, "galaxis" can also refer to the Milky Way galaxy, specifically, or the galactic system as a whole, more generally. |
| Icelandic | "Vetrarbraut" is an Old Norse term meaning "bride of winter," referring to the Milky Way's appearance in the winter sky. |
| Indonesian | Galaksi berasal dari bahasa Yunani 'gala' (susu) dan 'kyklos' (lingkaran), merujuk pada pita cahaya putih bercahaya yang terlihat di langit. |
| Irish | The Irish word 'réaltra' evolved from 'realt' (star), also deriving from Latin 'stella' (star). |
| Italian | The word "galassia" derives from the Greek "galaxias kyklos", meaning "milky circle", referring to the Milky Way. |
| Japanese | "銀河" (ginga) is also used to refer to the Milky Way, the galaxy that contains our solar system. |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "galaksi" can also mean "group of celestial bodies" or "a large collection of stars and planets". |
| Kazakh | In Turkic languages, the root word |
| Khmer | The word "កាឡាក់ស៊ី" (galaxy) in Khmer can also refer to a group of stars, planets, and nebulae that form a celestial system. |
| Korean | "은하" originally referred to the Milky Way, but now encompasses all large, gravitationally bound systems of stars, gas, and dust in the universe. |
| Kurdish | The word 'galaksî' originally meant 'milky way' in Kurdish, similar to its Greek origin 'galaxias'. |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word “галактика” comes from the Russian language, which in turn originated from the Greek “galaxias”, referring to the Milky Way. |
| Lao | The word ກາລັກຊີ is derived from the Sanskrit word "kakṣa," meaning "wheel" or "circle." |
| Latin | The word “galaxy” originates from the Greek word “γᾰλαξίας” (galaxίας), meaning “milky”, referring to the Milky Way |
| Latvian | The word “galaktika” ultimately comes from the Ancient Greek word “galaxías” meaning “milky”. |
| Lithuanian | The Lithuanian word "galaktika" (galaxy) derives from the Greek "galaxias κύκλος" and means "milky circle" or "milky way". |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "Galaxis" can also refer to a "milky way" or a "galaxy of stars. |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word "vahindanitra" literally means "a thousand stars". |
| Malay | The word 'galaksi' in Malay also shares the same root as the Malay word 'galak', meaning 'fierce' or 'aggressive'. |
| Malayalam | The Malayalam word for 'galaxy' ('ഗാലക്സി'), may also refer to a galaxy shaped hairstyle or a kind of garland made from flowers. |
| Maltese | Maltese 'galaxie' comes from the Greek word 'galaxias', meaning 'milky'. |
| Maori | The word "whetū" can be used to refer to both "stars" and "galaxies" |
| Marathi | The Sanskrit word आकाशगंगा, meaning 'Milky Way' or 'Galaxy', is also used in Marathi to denote 'Sky' |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word “галактик” also means "galactic", in the sense of relating to our galaxy, the Milky Way. |
| Nepali | Galaxy comes from the Greek word "galaxias," which means "milky," referring to the Milky Way galaxy. |
| Norwegian | In Norwegian, "galakse" can also refer to a whirlpool or an organized system or group |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word `mlalang'amba` also refers to a large open plain without any houses. |
| Pashto | The word "کهکشان" is derived from the Arabic word "كوكبة" (kawkabah), which means "constellation". |
| Persian | کهکشان derives from the Arabic word مجرة meaning 'milky way' and is an alternate term for the same concept of galaxy. |
| Polish | "Galaktyka" also refers to milkiness or cloudy liquid in Polish, likely due to the visual similarity of a galaxy to spilled milk. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | A palavra "galáxia" deriva do grego "galaxías", que significa "leitoso" ou "branco como leite". |
| Punjabi | The word "ਗਲੈਕਸੀ" (galaxy) originally referred to the Milky Way as seen from Earth and is derived from the Greek word "gala" meaning "milk". |
| Romanian | The word "galaxie" in Romanian comes from the Greek "galaxias", meaning "milky", and refers to the Milky Way galaxy.} |
| Russian | In addition to meaning "galaxy", "галактика" also means the Milky Way galaxy and, in some dialects, the universe. |
| Samoan | In Samoan, "aniva" is also used with the additional meanings, "space", and "sky". |
| Scots Gaelic | The Gaelic word “clach-shluaigh” (galaxy) can also mean “stone crowd” or “heap of stones,” likely referring to the Milky Way’s dusty appearance. |
| Serbian | The word 'галаксија' (galaxy) is derived from the Greek word 'galaxias', which means 'milky way'. |
| Sesotho | The word "sehlopha sa linaleli" is derived from the root word "sehlopha" which means "cluster" and "linaleli" which means "stars", hence "cluster of stars." |
| Shona | "Renyeredzi" in Shona is derived from the word "nyeredzi" meaning "star" and commonly refers to the Milky Way galaxy. |
| Sindhi | It is derived from the Persian word "کهکشان" (kahkashan), meaning "milky way". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The term is also used in Sinhala poetry to denote 'heavenly river'. |
| Slovak | V slovenčine je galaxia (po grécky 'mliečna cesta') nazývaná tiež mliečna dráha. |
| Slovenian | The word "galaksija" in Slovenian derives from the Greek word "galaxias", meaning "milky", referring to the Milky Way galaxy. |
| Somali | The word 'galaxy' in the Somali language is 'Jidhka Dhalaal', which translates to 'body of light'. |
| Spanish | In Spanish, "galaxia" can also refer to a type of rock or a kind of marble. |
| Sundanese | In Sundanese, the word "galaksi" also means "a long time ago". |
| Swahili | In Swahili, 'galaxy' can also refer to a large group of people or things. |
| Swedish | "Galax" is the Swedish word for "galaxy". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "kalawakan" in Tagalog (Filipino) originally meant "empty space" or "vast emptiness". |
| Tajik | В таджикском языке |
| Tamil | While the term "விண்மீன்" literally means "star" in Tamil, it also carries the connotation of "a multitude of stars" and hence refers to a "galaxy". |
| Telugu | The word "గెలాక్సీ" (galaxy) is derived from the Greek word "galaxias", which means "milky way". |
| Thai | The Thai word "กาแล็กซี่" (galaxy) is derived from the Greek word "γᾰλαξίας" (galaxias), meaning "milky circle", referring to the Milky Way galaxy. |
| Turkish | The word "gökada" is a compound of "gök" (sky) and "ada" (island), referring to a cluster of stars in the night sky that looks like an island from afar. |
| Ukrainian | The word "галактика" comes from the Greek "galaxias", which means "milky". |
| Urdu | The word "کہکشاں" (kahkashan) in Urdu derives from the Persian words "kah" (straw) and "kash" (drawing), referring to the Milky Way's resemblance to a straw spread across the sky. |
| Uzbek | The word "galaktika" comes from the Greek word "galaxias" which means "milky circle". |
| Vietnamese | The word "ngân hà" literally means "the Milky Way" in Vietnamese, but is also often used figuratively to refer to the entire universe. |
| Welsh | Galaeth derives from 'caled' ('hard'), and '-aeth' (a suffix indicating an assembly or collection), so galaxy literally means a 'collection of hardness'. |
| Xhosa | In Xhosa culture, 'Umnyele' also refers to the Milky Way, a path traversed by ancestral spirits. |
| Yiddish | In Yiddish, "גאַלאַקסי" can also refer to a "great tumult" or "commotion". |
| Yoruba | The Yoruba word "ajọọrawọ" also means "group of stars" or "starry sky" |
| Zulu | The Zulu word 'Umthala' originally meant 'the Milky Way' and is also used figuratively to describe large gatherings or numbers. |
| English | The word galaxy is derived from the Greek word 'galaktos', meaning 'milky' |