Moon in Different Languages
Discover 'Moon' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Moon
Afrikaans maan | ||
Albanian hëna | ||
Amharic ጨረቃ | ||
Arabic القمر | ||
Armenian լուսին | ||
Assamese চন্দ্ৰ | ||
Aymara phaxsi | ||
Azerbaijani ay | ||
Bambara kalo | ||
Basque ilargia | ||
Belarusian месяц | ||
Bengali চাঁদ | ||
Bhojpuri चाँद | ||
Bosnian moon | ||
Bulgarian луна | ||
Catalan lluna | ||
Cebuano bulan | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 月亮 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 月亮 | ||
Corsican luna | ||
Croatian mjesec | ||
Czech měsíc | ||
Danish måne | ||
Dhivehi ހަނދު | ||
Dogri चन्न | ||
Dutch maan | ||
English moon | ||
Esperanto luno | ||
Estonian kuu | ||
Ewe dzinu | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) buwan | ||
Finnish kuu | ||
French lune | ||
Frisian moanne | ||
Galician lúa | ||
Georgian მთვარე | ||
German mond | ||
Greek φεγγάρι | ||
Guarani jasy | ||
Gujarati ચંદ્ર | ||
Haitian Creole lalin | ||
Hausa wata | ||
Hawaiian mahina | ||
Hebrew ירח | ||
Hindi चांद | ||
Hmong lub hli | ||
Hungarian hold | ||
Icelandic tungl | ||
Igbo ọnwa | ||
Ilocano bulan | ||
Indonesian bulan | ||
Irish ghealach | ||
Italian luna | ||
Japanese 月 | ||
Javanese rembulan | ||
Kannada ಚಂದ್ರ | ||
Kazakh ай | ||
Khmer ព្រះច័ន្ទ | ||
Kinyarwanda ukwezi | ||
Konkani चंद्रीम | ||
Korean 달 | ||
Krio mun | ||
Kurdish hêv | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) مانگ | ||
Kyrgyz ай | ||
Lao ເດືອນ | ||
Latin luna | ||
Latvian mēness | ||
Lingala sanza | ||
Lithuanian mėnulis | ||
Luganda omwezi | ||
Luxembourgish mound | ||
Macedonian месечина | ||
Maithili चंद्रमा | ||
Malagasy volana | ||
Malay bulan | ||
Malayalam ചന്ദ്രൻ | ||
Maltese qamar | ||
Maori marama | ||
Marathi चंद्र | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯊꯥ | ||
Mizo thla | ||
Mongolian сар | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) လ | ||
Nepali चन्द्रमा | ||
Norwegian måne | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) mwezi | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର | ||
Oromo addeessa | ||
Pashto سپوږمۍ | ||
Persian ماه | ||
Polish księżyc | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) lua | ||
Punjabi ਚੰਦ | ||
Quechua killa | ||
Romanian luna | ||
Russian луна | ||
Samoan masina | ||
Sanskrit शशांक | ||
Scots Gaelic ghealach | ||
Sepedi ngwedi | ||
Serbian месец | ||
Sesotho khoeli | ||
Shona mwedzi | ||
Sindhi چنڊ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) සඳ | ||
Slovak mesiac | ||
Slovenian luna | ||
Somali dayax | ||
Spanish luna | ||
Sundanese bulan | ||
Swahili mwezi | ||
Swedish måne | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) buwan | ||
Tajik моҳ | ||
Tamil நிலா | ||
Tatar ай | ||
Telugu చంద్రుడు | ||
Thai ดวงจันทร์ | ||
Tigrinya ወርሒ | ||
Tsonga n'weti | ||
Turkish ay | ||
Turkmen aý | ||
Twi (Akan) ɔsrane | ||
Ukrainian місяць | ||
Urdu چاند | ||
Uyghur ئاي | ||
Uzbek oy | ||
Vietnamese mặt trăng | ||
Welsh lleuad | ||
Xhosa inyanga | ||
Yiddish לבנה | ||
Yoruba oṣupa | ||
Zulu inyanga |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | While maan means 'moon' in Afrikaans, it can also refer to a blemish on someone's face. |
| Albanian | While 'hëna' in Albanian means 'moon', in many Slavic languages, it originally meant 'woman', and the word for 'moon' was 'měsíc' - from 'měriti', meaning 'to measure', as the moon was the calendar of the ancient Slavs. |
| Amharic | The Amharic word 'ጨረቃ' is derived from the Proto-Semitic root *qmr, meaning 'bright' or 'shine'. |
| Arabic | In Arabic, "القمر" is not only the celestial body we know as "moon", but also refers to "beauty" or "beloved". |
| Armenian | The word "լուսին" is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "*lewk-", meaning "to shine". |
| Azerbaijani | The word "ay" is also used in Azerbaijani to refer to the "month" or a "period". |
| Basque | Ilargia's origin is uncertain, but may be related to Basque 'il(h)ar' ('light') or Latin 'luna' ('moon'). |
| Belarusian | The word "Месяц" can also refer to the period of time equivalent to one full lunar cycle, i.e. a month. |
| Bengali | The word "চাঁদ" (moon) in Bengali is derived from the Sanskrit word "चंद्र" (candra), which also means "moon" or "shining". |
| Bosnian | The word "moon" (mjesec) in Bosnian is cognate with the Latin word "mensis" (month), both derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "*meh₁nseh₂-" (to measure). |
| Bulgarian | "Луна" in Bulgarian may come from the ancient Indo-European root "leuk-" meaning "light" or "shine" |
| Catalan | The Catalan word lluna (moon) is related to the Latin word luna, which also means moon. |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano word "bulan" can also refer to months of the year or a full moon. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 月亮, also an idiom, means the bright spot on an object, e.g. the bright spot in a black pupil, the white in a black nail, the moon in a starry sky. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 月亮 derives from two ancient Chinese words, one representing light and one representing month. |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "luna" can also refer to a kind of fog or mist that envelops mountains. |
| Croatian | The word "mjesec" comes from the Proto-Slavic word "měsęc", which also means "month". |
| Czech | The word "měsíc" also means "month" in Czech. |
| Danish | Although "måne" (moon) in Danish comes from the same Proto-Germanic root as "moon" in English, it can also refer to a "lunar month". |
| Dutch | ''Maan'' is also used figuratively to mean a period of time that is typically a month (e.g., ''deze maan'', this month). |
| Esperanto | "Luno" is an Esperanto word that has additional connotations of "lunatic," "eccentric," and "dreamy." |
| Estonian | "Kuu" is also the archaic Estonian word for "month" and "time". |
| Finnish | The word "kuu" may be related to the Proto-Uralic word *koj, meaning "lightbulb." |
| French | The noun "lune" in French also refers to the crescent shape formed by the curved edges of a fingernail. |
| Frisian | 'Moanne', Frisian for 'moon', is a cognate to 'mana', a Polynesian word that means 'supernatural ability' and to 'moon' in many Indo-European and Finno-Ugric languages. Its root, PIE *meh₁n-s, also meant 'month', suggesting a lunar calendar. |
| Galician | In some old documents 'lúa' also refers to a type of bread and 'lúa nova' (new moon) to the new wheat harvested in summer. |
| Georgian | The Georgian word "მთვარე" for "moon" is derived from the Old Georgian word "mtvari", meaning "night light". |
| German | Mond shares the same Germanic root as the English word 'month', as the moon cycle was used to track time. |
| Greek | The Greek word 'φεγγάρι' originally meant 'something that lightens' or 'something that shines' and referred to any celestial body. |
| Gujarati | The word 'ચંદ્ર' (moon) in Gujarati is derived from the Sanskrit word 'चंद्र' (chandra), which means 'bright' or 'shining'. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "lalin" in Haitian Creole is derived from the French word "la lune" and also means "mirror" or "reflection". |
| Hausa | In Hausa, 'wata' also denotes a period of 7 days or a week. |
| Hawaiian | The word "mahina" can also refer to a lunar month or a woman's menstrual cycle in Hawaiian. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "ירח" can also refer to the month or a menstrual cycle. |
| Hindi | The Hindi word "चांद" (moon) shares its root with the Indo-Iranian word meaning "to shine" or "to be bright." |
| Hmong | The Hmong word for 'moon,' lub hli, is similar to the word 'lub hli,' meaning 'flower,' referencing their similar beauty. |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "hold" can also refer to the hollow of a tree or a ship's cargo hold. |
| Icelandic | The word "tungl" in Icelandic derives from the Old Norse word "tungl" and has no alternate meanings. |
| Igbo | Ọnwụ (moon) is derived from the Igbo word "ọnwụ" meaning "that which dies and returns to life," referring to the moon's waxing and waning. |
| Indonesian | "Bulan" is also used to refer to the menstrual cycle or a month, as it is related to the moon's phases. |
| Irish | Ghealach may originate from Proto-Celtic *ǵel- 'to shine', indicating it once meant 'the shining one' |
| Italian | The Italian word 'Luna' comes from the Latin word 'Luna,' which is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root 'leuk-,' meaning 'bright.' |
| Japanese | In Japanese, the word for moon, 月 (pronounced tsuki), can also be translated as "month" or "the tenth". |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "rembulan" (moon) is also used to refer to a "month" or a "full moon". |
| Kannada | The word ಚಂದ್ರ originates from the Sanskrit word चंद्र which means 'shining'. In Kannada, it can also refer to a spot or blemish on the skin. |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word "ай" ("moon") can indicate "calendar months" and "the moon's age" depending on the context. |
| Khmer | The word ព្រះច័ន្ទ originates from the Sanskrit word 'candrah' and also refers to the 'white' day in astronomy. |
| Korean | The Korean word '달' for 'moon' derives from 'Tal' which meant 'fire' or 'sun', reflecting the perception of the moon as a glowing orb. |
| Kurdish | In Kurdish, the word "hêv" originally meant "night" but later shifted to mean "moon" due to the moon's association with the night. |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word "ай" for "moon" is related to the Turkish word "ay" and the Mongolian word "sar". |
| Lao | The word ເດືອນ also means "month" in Lao, as the Lao lunar calendar is based on the moon's phases. |
| Latin | In Latin, 'luna' is related to 'luc,' meaning 'light,' and referred to both the moon and a goddess personifying it. |
| Latvian | The word "mēness" in Latvian is related to the word "mēnešu", meaning "month". |
| Lithuanian | The name 'mėnulis' was used in ancient Baltic culture to refer to the phases of the moon. |
| Luxembourgish | The Luxembourgish word "Mound" derives its origin not only from the Latin word "Mensis", meaning month, but also potentially shares a root with "Mond" in German and "Máninn" in Proto-Germanic. |
| Macedonian | The word "месечина" shares the same root with the word "measure" in English, as it was originally used to mark the passage of time based on the moon's phases. |
| Malagasy | The word "volana" also means "month" in Malagasy, as the lunar cycle determines the length of a month. |
| Malay | The Malay word "bulan" not only means "moon", but also "month" because traditional Malay calendars were based on the cycles of the moon. |
| Malayalam | The word 'ചന്ദ്രൻ' is also used as a male name in Malayalam, referring to the moon-like qualities of beauty and serenity. |
| Maltese | The word "qamar" ('moon') in Maltese, originates from the Arabic word "qamar", meaning "orb, circle". |
| Maori | Marama, beyond its literal meaning of "moon," also denotes "light," "radiance," and "halo" in Maori. |
| Marathi | The name 'Chandra' also refers to a lunar day in the Hindu calendar and a specific phase of the moon, the full moon. |
| Mongolian | "Сар" is a Turkic word that also means "yellow" or "pale" |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word "လ" also denotes the number "8" in traditional Burmese numerology. |
| Nepali | "चन्द्रमा" is the Sanskrit word for the Moon, but in Nepali, it can also refer to the day of the full moon or a month, which in the lunar calendar would begin on that day. |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "måne" is cognate with the English word "moon" and is derived from the Proto-Germanic word "*mēnōn". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "mwezi" can also refer to a month or a menstrual period in the Nyanja (Chichewa) language. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "سپوږمۍ" can also refer to beautiful, bright, shiny, or fair women. |
| Persian | The word "ماه" (moon) in Persian is cognate with the Sanskrit word "masa" (month), and also means "time" in some contexts. |
| Polish | "Księżyc" derives from the Proto-Slavic word "*měsęcь" which also meant "month". Hence the word "miesiąc" ("month") in modern Polish. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "lua" is derived from the Latin word "luna" and also means "madness" in Portuguese. |
| Punjabi | ਚੰਦ derives from Sanskrit 'chandra', meaning 'luminous', 'shining' or 'beautiful'. |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "luna" can also refer to the month, derived from the Latin word "luna" meaning "moonlight." |
| Russian | The Russian word "Луна" shares etymological roots with "light" in many languages such as Sanskrit, Latin, and Old English, suggesting its ancient association with illumination. |
| Samoan | The word "masina" also means "light" in Samoan. |
| Scots Gaelic | In addition to its literal meaning, "ghealach" can also refer to a month or a lunar cycle in Scots Gaelic. |
| Serbian | In Old Church Slavonic the word "měsęcь" originally referred to both "moon" and "month". |
| Sesotho | The word "khoeli" in Sesotho is also a term of endearment for a sweetheart or lover. |
| Shona | The Shona word for 'moon', 'mwedzi', also refers to the concept of time, as in 'mwedzi wegore' (month of the year). |
| Sindhi | The word "چنڊ" in Sindhi is derived from the Sanskrit word "candra" and also refers to the name of the Hindu moon god. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The Sinhala word 'සඳ' (moon) is ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱel- ('to shine'). |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "mesiac" also means "month" or "the period of one full rotation of the Moon around the Earth." |
| Somali | The word "dayax" also means "light" in Somali. |
| Spanish | "Luna" is the Latin word for "moon" and is also a common feminine name in Spanish-speaking countries. |
| Sundanese | In Sundanese, "bulan" also refers to the lunar month, menstruation, and the menstrual period. |
| Swahili | In some Bantu languages, "mwezi" is used to denote the month rather than the lunar object because its cycle determines the length of the month. |
| Swedish | The word "måne" may derive from the Proto-Germanic "*mǣnōn", believed to stem from the Proto-Indo-European root "*meh₂-n". However, in a poetic context, the word may also refer to the month of January. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Buwan" also refers to a month or a calendar month. |
| Tajik | The Tajik word "моҳ" is thought to derive from an ancient Iranian language, and is related to the word for "month" in English, suggesting its association with the concept of time. |
| Tamil | "நிலா" also refers to the first menses and the phase of the moon at which the first menses occurs. |
| Telugu | The word may come from the Sanskrit word 'candra' meaning 'shining'. In Hindu mythology, 'Chandra' is often personified as the moon god who married 27 daughters of the celestial sage Daksha. |
| Thai | The word "ดวงจันทร์" (duang chan) is derived from the Sanskrit word candra (moon) and has the alternate meaning of a "person's destiny" in Thai folklore. |
| Turkish | The word "ay" also means "month" in Turkish, reflecting the connection between the lunar cycle and timekeeping. |
| Ukrainian | The word "місяць" also means "month" in Ukrainian. |
| Urdu | چاند also means 'a piece of cloth' or 'a piece of paper' in Hindi and Sanskrit. |
| Uzbek | The word "oy”, meaning "moon" in Uzbek, is possibly derived from the Proto-Turkic “oy”, which also meant "month." |
| Vietnamese | "Mặt trăng" literally means "the water surface face" in Sino-Vietnamese. In modern Vietnamese, "nước" can mean "water" or "country". Therefore, "mặt trăng" can also mean "the country's face". |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "lleuad" may also refer to the concept of "illumination" or "splendor". |
| Xhosa | The Xhosa word 'inyanga' also means 'traditional healer' or 'a person who is trained in traditional medicine'. |
| Yiddish | "לבנה" means "moon" in Yiddish and also refers to a woman's "period". |
| Yoruba | "Oṣupa" also means "the one that counts" in Yoruba, because it is used to measure time. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "inyanga" also refers to a traditional healer or herbalist. |
| English | The word "moon" originates from the Old English word "mona," which may be derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "me(n)-", meaning "to measure." |