Summary
Moon in Different Languages: The brightest and largest object that shines in the sky at night is moon. Moon is the only natural satellite that revolves around the earth. It is the fifth largest satellite in the world. The moon is said to be 4.51 billion years old. The proper name MOON is derived from English language. But what is the origin of word moon?
Moon in All Languages
Translation of word Moon in almost 100+ different languages of the world.
| Different Languages | Word Moon |
|---|---|
| Albanian | hënë |
| Basque | ilargia |
| Belarusian | месяц |
| Bosnian | mjesec |
| Bulgarian | луна |
| Catalan | lluna |
| Croatian | mjesec |
| Czech | měsíc |
| Danish | måne |
| Dutch | maan |
| Estonian | Kuu |
| Finnish | kuu |
| French | lune |
| Galician | lúa |
| German | Mond |
| Greek | φεγγάρι (fengári) |
| Hungarian | hold |
| Icelandic | Tungl |
| Irish | moon |
| Italian | Luna |
| Latvian | mēness |
| Lithuanian | mėnulis |
| Macedonian | месечината |
| Maltese | qamar |
| Norwegian | måne |
| Polish | księżyc |
| Portuguese | lua |
| Romanian | lună |
| Russian | Луна (Luna) |
| Serbian | месец (mesec) |
| Slovak | mesiac |
| Slovenian | luna |
| Spanish | Luna |
| Swedish | måne |
| Ukrainian | місяць (misyats') |
| Welsh | lleuad |
| Yiddish | לעוואָנע |
| Armenian | լուսին |
| Azerbaijani | ay |
| Bengali | চাঁদ |
| Chinese Simplified | 月亮 (yuèliàng) |
| Chinese Traditional | 月亮 (yuèliàng) |
| Georgian | მთვარე |
| Gujarati | ચંદ્ર |
| Hindi | चांद |
| Hmong | hli |
| Japanese | 月 |
| Kannada | ಚಂದ್ರನ |
| Kazakh | ай |
| Khmer | ព្រះច័ន្ទ |
| Korean | 달 (dal) |
| Lao | ເດືອນ |
| Malayalam | ചന്ദ്രൻ |
| Marathi | चंद्र |
| Mongolian | сар |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | လ |
| Nepali | चन्द्र |
| Sinhala | සඳ |
| Tajik | моҳ |
| Tamil | சந்திரன் |
| Telugu | చంద్రుడు |
| Thai | ดวงจันทร์ |
| Turkish | ay |
| Urdu | چاند |
| Uzbek | oy |
| Vietnamese | mặt trăng |
| Arabic | القمر (alqamar) |
| Hebrew | ירח |
| Persian | ماه |
| Afrikaans | maan |
| Chichewa | mwezi |
| Hausa | watã |
| Igbo | ọnwa |
| Sesotho | khoeli |
| Somali | moon |
| Swahili | mwezi |
| Yoruba | oṣupa |
| Zulu | inyanga |
| Cebuano | bulan |
| Filipino | buwan |
| Indonesian | buwan |
| Javanese | buwan |
| Malagasy | volana |
| Malay | volana |
| Maori | marama |
| Esperanto | luno |
| Haitian Creole | lalin |
| Latin | luna |
Moon in European Languages
Translation of word Moon in almost 42 European languages.
| Different Languages | Word Moon |
|---|---|
| Albanian | hënë |
| Basque | ilargia |
| Belarusian | месяц |
| Bosnian | mjesec |
| Bulgarian | луна |
| Catalan | lluna |
| Corsican | luna |
| Croatian | mjesec |
| Czech | měsíc |
| Danish | måne |
| Dutch | maan |
| Estonian | Kuu |
| Finnish | kuu |
| French | lune |
| Frisian | moanne |
| Galician | lúa |
| German | Mond |
| Greek | φεγγάρι [fengári] |
| Hungarian | hold |
| Icelandic | Tungl |
| Irish | moon |
| Italian | Luna |
| Latvian | mēness |
| Lithuanian | mėnulis |
| Luxembourgish | Mound |
| Macedonian | месечината |
| Maltese | qamar |
| Norwegian | måne |
| Polish | księżyc |
| Portuguese | lua |
| Romanian | lună |
| Russian | Луна [Luna] |
| Scots Gaelic | ghealach |
| Serbian | месец [mesec] |
| Slovak | mesiac |
| Slovenian | luna |
| Spanish | Luna |
| Swedish | måne |
| Tatar | ай |
| Ukrainian | місяць [misyats'] |
| Welsh | lleuad |
| Yiddish | לעוואָנע |
Moon in Asian Languages
Translation of word Moon in almost 36 Asian languages.
| Different Languages | Word Moon |
|---|---|
| Armenian | լուսին |
| Azerbaijani | ay |
| Bengali | চাঁদ |
| Chinese Simplified | 月亮 [yuèliàng] |
| Chinese Traditional | 月亮 [yuèliàng] |
| Georgian | მთვარე |
| Gujarati | ચંદ્ર |
| Hindi | चांद |
| Hmong | hli |
| Japanese | 月 |
| Kannada | ಚಂದ್ರನ |
| Kazakh | ай |
| Khmer | ព្រះច័ន្ទ |
| Korean | 달 [dal] |
| Kyrgyz | ай |
| Lao | ເດືອນ |
| Malayalam | ചന്ദ്രൻ |
| Marathi | चंद्र |
| Mongolian | сар |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | လ |
| Nepali | चन्द्र |
| Odia | ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର |
| Pashto | سپوږمۍ |
| Punjabi | ਚੰਦ |
| Sindhi | چنڊ |
| Sinhala | සඳ |
| Tajik | моҳ |
| Tamil | சந்திரன் |
| Telugu | చంద్రుడు |
| Thai | ดวงจันทร์ |
| Turkish | ay |
| Turkmen | Aý |
| Urdu | چاند |
| Uyghur | ئاي |
| Uzbek | oy |
| Vietnamese | mặt trăng |
Moon in Middle East Languages
Translation of word Moon in 4 middle eastern languages.
| Different Languages | Word Moon |
|---|---|
| Arabic | القمر [alqamar] |
| Hebrew | ירח |
| Kurdish (Kurmanji) | hêv |
| Persian | ماه |
Moon in African Languages
Translation of word Moon in almost 13 African languages.
| Different Languages | Word Moon |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | maan |
| Amharic | ጨረቃ |
| Chichewa | mwezi |
| Hausa | watã |
| Igbo | ọnwa |
| Kinyarwanda | ukwezi |
| Sesotho | khoeli |
| Shona | mwedzi |
| Somali | moon |
| Swahili | mwezi |
| Xhosa | inyanga |
| Yoruba | oṣupa |
| Zulu | inyanga |
Moon in Austronesian Languages
Translation of word Moon in almost 10 Austronesian languages.
| Different Languages | Word Moon |
|---|---|
| Cebuano | bulan |
| Filipino | buwan |
| Hawaiian | mahina |
| Indonesian | bulan |
| Javanese | rembulan |
| Malagasy | volana |
| Malay | bulan |
| Maori | marama |
| Samoan | masina |
| Sundanese | bulan |
Moon in Other Foreign Languages
| Different Languages | Word Moon |
|---|---|
| Esperanto | luno |
| Haitian Creole | lalin |
| Latin | luna |
Video Translation of Moon in 10 Other Languages
More Information about Moon
The word moon came from a Latin word “luna”. It is an ancient personification of moon. The moon has been known since prehistoric times different names were given to it in start.
The Romans named Luna, Selene and Athena, and the Greeks gave many more names. The moonlight is not the actual light of moon, it is the reflection of sunlight.
Moon is the second bright thing we see in sky after sun. Due to its size it is classified as a terrestrial planet along with Earth, Mars Venus etc.
I AM THE SHADOW ON THE MOON AT NIGHT /FILLING YOUR DREAMS TO THE BRIM WITH FRIGHT. (Tim Burton)
The gravitational forces between earth and moon causes interesting effects most obvious of which is tides. Tides are seen in oceans. The moon’s gravitational force rises the level of ocean and vice versa.
This energy is used to produce electricity. See how beneficial our natural world is! Some of us have seen eclipse.
The nature of gravitational forces is also responsible for a definite distance line between earth and the moon. Moon rotates synchronously; it is locked in place and follows a definite axis.
Moon is a wobble shape it is not actually round. Moon has no actual atmosphere, but some evidences suggest that many deep craters near the South Pole of Moon could have water ice.
There are many ways to say moon in different languages. Like star on the sky, moon is also illuminated object visible clearly at night.
Every civilisation in the world has its own name for the MOON. It is personified with different things. They named it after observing certain qualities and the type of material it was made of. Nomenclature varies from place to place and language to language.
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