Star in Different Languages
Discover 'Star' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Star
Afrikaans ster | ||
Albanian yll | ||
Amharic ኮከብ | ||
Arabic نجمة | ||
Armenian աստղ | ||
Assamese তৰা | ||
Aymara wara wara | ||
Azerbaijani ulduz | ||
Bambara dolo | ||
Basque izarra | ||
Belarusian зорка | ||
Bengali তারা | ||
Bhojpuri तारा | ||
Bosnian zvijezda | ||
Bulgarian звезда | ||
Catalan estrella | ||
Cebuano bituon | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 星 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 星 | ||
Corsican stella | ||
Croatian zvijezda | ||
Czech hvězda | ||
Danish stjerne | ||
Dhivehi ތަރި | ||
Dogri तारा | ||
Dutch ster | ||
English star | ||
Esperanto stelo | ||
Estonian täht | ||
Ewe ɣletivi | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) bituin | ||
Finnish tähti | ||
French étoile | ||
Frisian stjer | ||
Galician estrela | ||
Georgian ვარსკვლავი | ||
German star | ||
Greek αστέρι | ||
Guarani mbyja | ||
Gujarati તારો | ||
Haitian Creole etwal | ||
Hausa tauraro | ||
Hawaiian hōkū | ||
Hebrew כוכב | ||
Hindi सितारा | ||
Hmong lub hnub qub | ||
Hungarian csillag | ||
Icelandic stjarna | ||
Igbo kpakpando | ||
Ilocano bituen | ||
Indonesian bintang | ||
Irish réalta | ||
Italian stella | ||
Japanese 星 | ||
Javanese lintang | ||
Kannada ನಕ್ಷತ್ರ | ||
Kazakh жұлдыз | ||
Khmer ផ្កាយ | ||
Kinyarwanda inyenyeri | ||
Konkani नखेत्र | ||
Korean 별 | ||
Krio sta | ||
Kurdish stêrk | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ئەستێرە | ||
Kyrgyz жылдыз | ||
Lao ດາວ | ||
Latin stella | ||
Latvian zvaigzne | ||
Lingala monzoto | ||
Lithuanian žvaigždė | ||
Luganda emmunyeenye | ||
Luxembourgish stär | ||
Macedonian ѕвезда | ||
Maithili तारा | ||
Malagasy kintana | ||
Malay bintang | ||
Malayalam നക്ഷത്രം | ||
Maltese stilla | ||
Maori whetu | ||
Marathi तारा | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯊꯋꯥꯟꯃꯤꯆꯥꯛ | ||
Mizo arsi | ||
Mongolian од | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ကြယ်ပွင့် | ||
Nepali तारा | ||
Norwegian stjerne | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) nyenyezi | ||
Odia (Oriya) ତାରା | ||
Oromo urjii | ||
Pashto ستوری | ||
Persian ستاره | ||
Polish gwiazda | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) estrela | ||
Punjabi ਤਾਰਾ | ||
Quechua quyllur | ||
Romanian stea | ||
Russian звезда | ||
Samoan fetu | ||
Sanskrit नक्षत्र | ||
Scots Gaelic rionnag | ||
Sepedi naledi | ||
Serbian звезда | ||
Sesotho naleli | ||
Shona nyeredzi | ||
Sindhi تارو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) තරුව | ||
Slovak hviezda | ||
Slovenian zvezda | ||
Somali xiddig | ||
Spanish estrella | ||
Sundanese bentang | ||
Swahili nyota | ||
Swedish stjärna | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) bituin | ||
Tajik ситора | ||
Tamil நட்சத்திரம் | ||
Tatar йолдыз | ||
Telugu నక్షత్రం | ||
Thai ดาว | ||
Tigrinya ኮኾብ | ||
Tsonga nyeleti | ||
Turkish star | ||
Turkmen ýyldyz | ||
Twi (Akan) nsoroma | ||
Ukrainian зірка | ||
Urdu ستارہ | ||
Uyghur star | ||
Uzbek yulduz | ||
Vietnamese ngôi sao | ||
Welsh seren | ||
Xhosa inkwenkwezi | ||
Yiddish שטערן | ||
Yoruba irawọ | ||
Zulu inkanyezi |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "ster" also refers to a type of firework and to someone who excels in a particular activity. |
| Albanian | In Albanian, the word "yll" can also mean "fate" or "destiny." |
| Amharic | The word 'ኮከብ' can also refer to a pupil of the eye, a flower, or one who excels. |
| Arabic | The root of the Arabic word "نجمة" (star) means "to gleam" or "to glitter," and it also refers to a "mark" or "a dot." |
| Armenian | "Աստղ" in Armenian comes from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂ster-, which also gives us the English word "star". |
| Azerbaijani | The word "ulduz" also means "luck" or "fate" in Azerbaijani. |
| Basque | The Basque word “izarra” for “star” likely comes from the Proto-Basque root *eizar-, meaning “light” or “brightness”. |
| Belarusian | In Belarusian, зорка ("star") can also refer to the pupil of an eye or a prominent person. |
| Bengali | The word " তারা " (tara) in Bengali can also mean "they" in the sense of a group of people. |
| Bosnian | The Bosnian word for "star" ("zvijezda") derives from the Proto-Slavic word "zvệzda", meaning "light" or "heavenly body". |
| Bulgarian | In Bulgarian a "звезда" can be a star in the sky, the pupil of a cat's eye, a celebrity, or a snowflake. |
| Catalan | In Catalan, "estrella" can also refer to a person who excels in their field or a type of firework. |
| Cebuano | "Bituon" in Cebuano is used to describe not only stars, but also gemstones and the iris of an eye, reflecting its diverse meanings in various contexts." |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The word "星" (star) in Chinese also refers to a mark on a person's face, such as a beauty mark or a mole. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 星 can also signify a specific number (ten), a type of tree, or even a surname |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "stella" also refers to a type of traditional polyphonic singing associated with shepherds. |
| Croatian | The Croatian word 'zvijezda' also refers to a type of flower known as the 'morning star' or 'day lily'. |
| Czech | The word "hvězda" is cognate with the Latin "stella" and the Greek "astēr", meaning "star". |
| Danish | The term "stjerne" is derived from the Old Norse word "stjarna", meaning "scattered lights in the sky". |
| Dutch | In Dutch, “ster” means not only a celestial body, but also a leading figure in the field of culture or entertainment. |
| Esperanto | The term is borrowed from Greek στῆλος or Latin stelos, and has been used as a synonym for "star" since the 16th century. |
| Estonian | The word "täht" in Estonian can also mean "letter" or "dot." |
| Finnish | Finnish |
| French | The French word "étoile" derives from the Latin word "stella", meaning "star", and is also used to refer to a geometrical shape or a famous dancer or performer. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word “stjergə”, meaning “steer” or “bull,” may share a Proto-Germanic root with “star”. |
| Galician | In Galician, "estrela" can also refer to an anchor's fluke or a type of shellfish. |
| Georgian | The word "ვარსკვლავი" is derived from the Old Georgian word "varsḳwla" meaning "star" or "heavenly body" and is related to the Armenian word "varsk" meaning "bright". |
| German | In German "der Star" also refers to a popular artist or celebrity. |
| Greek | The word 'αστέρι' is derived from the Proto-Indo-European word 'h₂ster-' meaning 'star', which is also the origin of the English word 'star'. The word 'αστέρι' can also refer to a person's fate or destiny. |
| Gujarati | "તારો" also means "thread" or "fine silver wire" in Gujarati. |
| Haitian Creole | "Etwal" in Haitian Creole can also refer to a person's luck, or to the star anise spice. |
| Hausa | In Hausa, the word "tauraro" can also mean "a leader" or "a guide", reflecting the importance of stars in navigation and direction-finding. |
| Hawaiian | The word 'hōkū' can also refer to a celestial body, such as a planet or moon. |
| Hebrew | In modern Hebrew, "כוכב" (star) can also refer to a famous person or a planet. |
| Hindi | The word "सितारा" (star) in Hindi likely originates from the Sanskrit word "sitara," which can also refer to a piece of jewelry or an ornamental button used on clothing. |
| Hmong | The word "lub hnub qub" (star) in Hmong literally means "heavenly eye fire". |
| Hungarian | The word "csillag" in Hungarian derives from the Proto-Uralic word *kilta, meaning "moon". |
| Icelandic | The word "stjarna" (star) evolved from the Proto-Norse "sternon", an alteration of the Proto-Germanic "starnon" meaning "a shining one". |
| Igbo | In the Igbo language, the word "kpakpando" refers not only to a celestial body but also to a type of firework or a decorative accessory resembling a star. |
| Indonesian | Bintang, meaning 'star' in Indonesian, derives from the Proto-Austronesian word *bituŋ, also meaning 'star' or 'sky'. |
| Irish | The term 'réalta' also refers to a particular class of spirits in Irish folklore, who are said to live in the sky. |
| Italian | The word "stella" originates from the Latin word "stella" and can also refer to a famous or influential person. |
| Japanese | The character "星" can also mean "fate" or "destiny" in Japanese. |
| Javanese | "lintang" is also used to refer to a person's fortune or destiny. |
| Kannada | The Kannada word "ನಕ್ಷತ್ರ" (nakṣatra) comes from the Sanskrit term "nakṣatram," and can also refer to a lunar mansion in Vedic astronomy. |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word "жұлдыз" is of Persian origin and can also refer to a constellation or an asteroid. |
| Khmer | The word "ផ្កាយ" is also used in Khmer to refer to a gun or firearm. |
| Korean | 별 is often used figuratively as a metaphor for something outstanding, such as a renowned celebrity or a student that performs exceptionally well on exams |
| Kurdish | The Kurmanji word "stêrk" (star) is used in names with the meaning of hope; it is thought that the word's primary root is of Iranian origin, and similar forms also appear in other Iranian languages. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "жылдыз" is also used to refer to "luck" or "fate" in Kyrgyz. |
| Lao | The Lao word "ດາວ" can also refer to a person of high rank or a celebrity. |
| Latin | The Latin word "stella" also meant "light", "brightness" or "constellation". |
| Latvian | The Latvian word "zvaigzne" for "star" is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "h₂stḗr", which also gave rise to the English word "star", the Greek word "ἀστήρ (astḗr)", and the Sanskrit word "stara". |
| Lithuanian | The Lithuanian word "žvaigždė" cognate with Russian "звезда" and Sanskrit "तारा" ( |
| Macedonian | The word "ѕвезда" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *zvězda, which also means "star" and is related to the Sanskrit word "dhruva", meaning "fixed point". |
| Malagasy | In astronomy, the name "kintana" is also used to refer to planets and satellites. |
| Malay | The word "bintang" also has the meaning of "a person who excels in a field" in Malay, derived from the Sanskrit word "bintangka" with the same meaning. |
| Malayalam | "നക്ഷത്രം" means "star", and is also used to mean "constellation" or "a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern in the night sky." |
| Maltese | It is an Arabic loanword, cognate to the Italian word "stella" and the Spanish word "estrella". |
| Maori | The word "whetu" in Maori can also refer to a comet or a constellation |
| Marathi | The word "तारा" also means "pupil of the eye" in Marathi. |
| Mongolian | The word "од" also means "heaven", "fate", or "luck" in Mongolian. |
| Nepali | In Sanskrit, the word "तारा" also means "pupil of the eye" or "iris". |
| Norwegian | The name "stjerne" derives from the Proto-Nordic word "sternon" which has cognates in all other Germanic language branches except English. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "nyenyezi" can also refer to the image of a star made from flour paste that is placed on a person's forehead at a funeral ceremony. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "ستوري" also has alternate meanings such as "luck" or "destiny". |
| Persian | The Persian word "ستاره" (star) is also used to refer to planets and other celestial bodies, as well as to the eyes of a beautiful person. |
| Polish | The word 'gwiazda' comes from the Proto-Slavic word 'gvězda' meaning 'star', and is also related to the words 'gawęda' (tale) and 'gwiazdka' (Christmas star). |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The Portuguese word "Estrela" derives from the Latin word "stella," meaning "star," and is also used in Brazilian Portuguese to refer to a type of beer. |
| Punjabi | The word "ਤਾਰਾ" in Punjabi can also refer to a musical string, a rope, or a thread. |
| Romanian | "Stea" is etymologically related to the Slavic word "světlo" and the Latin word "stella", all meaning "star". |
| Russian | The name 'звезда' also refers to a fortress with radial walls, most common in the Russian far north and Siberia. |
| Samoan | The word "fetu" is a common noun for "star" but can also mean "heavenly body" like a planet or "the light of a star" |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "rionnag" also means "small knob or protuberance" in some contexts. |
| Serbian | In astronomy, the term "звезда" can refer to any celestial body, including planets, moons, asteroids, and comets. |
| Sesotho | Besides representing the concept of "star", the phrase "hobane haleli" (literally the house or residence of the stars) often refers to the evening after the sunset when there are still some shining stars. |
| Shona | The word "nyeredzi" is also used to refer to a type of mineral that is used in traditional medicine. |
| Sindhi | "تارو" (tārū) is also a poetic way to refer to "night" or "darkness" in Sindhi. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The Sinhala word තරුව (star) is cognate with the Sanskrit word तारा (star) and the Proto-Indo-European word *h₂stḗr (star). |
| Slovak | The word "hviezda" derives from the Proto-Slavic word "gvězda", which means both "star" and "luminary", suggesting its importance in Slavic mythology. |
| Slovenian | "Zvezda" is also a popular Slovenian beer brand (Zvezda "Gold" lager in particular) with a 160-year-long tradition. |
| Somali | The Somali word for "star" "xiddig" is related to the Arabic word "siddiq" meaning "honest", "truthful" and can also refer to something that is "clear" or "evident". |
| Spanish | The word "estrella" in Spanish stems from the Latin "stella", which referred to both celestial bodies and one's destiny or fortune. |
| Sundanese | In Sundanese, the word "bentang" also means "to spread out" or "to extend". |
| Swahili | In Swahili, "nyota" also refers to a person with exceptional talent or brilliance, commonly known as a "shining star". |
| Swedish | Stjärna is likely derived from Old Norse 'stjarna', meaning shining. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "bituin" in Tagalog is derived from the Proto-Austronesian word *bituŋ, which also means "star." |
| Tajik | "Ситора" can also be used as a female name in Tajiki. |
| Tamil | The word "நட்சத்திரம்" (star) in Tamil is derived from the Sanskrit word "nakshatra", which originally meant "night station" or "celestial body". |
| Telugu | The word "నక్షత్రం" can also refer to a deity associated with stars in Hindu mythology. |
| Thai | ดาว (Thai) is a homophone and cognate with the Sanskrit word 'tara', which also means 'star'. |
| Turkish | The word "star" is also used in Turkish to indicate "celebrity" |
| Ukrainian | The word "зірка" can also mean "a famous person" in Ukrainian. |
| Urdu | "سِتارہ" is a Persian word that has also been adopted into Urdu and is cognate with the Hindi word "तारा" (taara). |
| Uzbek | The Uzbek word "Yulduz" is etymologically related to the Turkic word "yuldiz", meaning "a guiding light" or "a landmark", and also refers to the North Star in Uzbek folklore. |
| Vietnamese | "Ngôi sao" (literally "sit down") in Vietnamese refers to the idea of a "resting place" in the sky. |
| Welsh | "Seren," meaning "star" in Welsh, is thought to derive from the Proto-Celtic word "sterno" or "stera," which also translates to "star". |
| Xhosa | 'Inkwenkwezi' derives from the verb 'ukukwenkweza,' meaning 'to gleam' or 'to flash,' referring to the radiant nature of stars. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "שטערן" also means "forehead" and is the origin of the English word "stern" meaning "back" or "posterior" |
| Yoruba | Yoruba word irawọ may derive from the root ìràn, meaning "to shine" or "luminous" |
| Zulu | The word "inkanyezi" (star) in Zulu also refers to a person who is exceptional or outstanding in their field. |
| English | The word "star" derives from the Proto-Indo-European root "h₂ster-". Related words include "stare", "stella", "astr-," and "asterisk" |