The Moon In Different Languages: How To Say 'Moon' As A Multi-linguist!

How is the Moon in the sky spelled in foreign languages like African languages, Middle Eastern languages, European languages, or Asian languages?

What do the words måne dutch, Mahina Hebrew, luna Croatian, oy Vietnamese, kuu french, or lune Frisian entail? Well, all these words translate into words that have some connection with the Moon in one way or the other.

There are many languages in use across the world. It is very interesting to note the translation of the word Moon in other languages like the African languages, Middle Eastern languages, European languages, and Asian languages. In Tamil, translation of the word "சந்திரன்" leads to the word "Moon". Just like in Tamil, in Telugu "చంద్రుడు" means the word "Moon".

It is interesting to note how the word "moon" is spelled in Arabic and Turkish. In Turkish, it's called "ay". In Arabic, the word "القمر" means "the Moon".

In Arabic, it is pronounced as "alqamar". In Spanish, the word "Luna" means the "moon". In Dutch, "maan" means the "Moon".

In the Macedonian language, the term for the Moon is "месечината". In the Portuguese language, the term is "Lua". In the Polish language, it is "księżyc". "φεγγάρι" is the term in Greek.

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How do you say moon in Korean?

How is the word used to denote the Moon in Korean different from that of English? In Korean, the word "moon" is spelled as 달 (dal).

In some cases, people confuse it with ‘딸’. However, in the beginning, ‘딸’ has a stronger pronunciation. 달 (dal) is a monosyllable term. It is used to teach beginners.

Also, it is easy to pronounce. 달 (dal) is the only term used to describe the Moon in Korean. 보름달 (bo-reum-dal) means a full Moon in Korean. Moonlight is called 달빛 in Korean.

What gender is the Moon in different languages?

How is the Moon regarded in different languages? Is it a male or a female? In some languages, the Moon is feminine while the Sun is masculine. In many other languages, it is the opposite. The Moon is masculine while the Sun is feminine.

In Spanish, the Sun is masculine while the Moon is feminine. There is a reversal in trend in the German language.

In the German language, the Sun (Die Sonne) is feminine while the Moon (Der Mond) is masculine. In Dutch and Polish, the Moon is masculine. In French, the Moon is feminine while the Sun is masculine.

In Africa, according to an old ethnic group, the Tiv, the Sun is a male god while the Moon is his daughter. The Aztecs do not recognize the existence of the Moon. They believe in only the Sun God.

According to Chinese mythology, the Sun and the Moon are both males. Amongst Hindus, the Sun God and the Moon God are both masculines.

In Latvian, the Sun is the female while the Moon is the male. In old Gothic mythology, the Sun is the woman while the Moon is the man.

It is very interesting to note that Sanskrit-related languages have always considered the Moon to be feminine. Languages like Portuguese, Latin, French, Italian, and Greek consider the Moon to be a female while the Sun is a male. In Egyptian, the Moon is a male.

How to say half-moon in different languages?

Half Moon is the phase of the Moon when only half of it is seen from the surface of the Earth. It is usually the first or the last quarter.

The Sun and the Moon are considered to be at right angles to the Earth when such a phenomenon occurs. How is the word "Half Moon" spelled in foreign languages in countries across the world? How is it spelled in Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Norwegian, Hebrew, or Swedish languages?

In other languages, the Half Moon is spelled differently than in English. In Swedish, the translation of the word "halvmåne" leads to the word "Half Moon". In Italian, it is called "mezzaluna". In Irish, the word is "leath gealaí".

In Korean, "반달" (ban-dal)  means the Half Moon. ‘반’  means half. It is added with "달". In Norwegian, the term is "Halvmåne".

In Greek, it is "μισοφέγγαρο". In Hungarian, the term is "félhold". In Icelandic, it is "hálfmáni". In German, it is "Halbmond".

In Hindi, the word is "आधा चंद्रमा". In Gujrati, it is "અર્ધચંદ્ર". In Chinese Traditional, it is "半月". In Chinese Simplified, the translation of the word "半月" leads to the word "Half Moon". In Armenian, the word is "կիսալուսին".

In Japanese, it is "半月". In Lao, it is "ເຄິ່ງວົງເດືອນ". The Half Moon is called "അർധ ചന്ദ്രൻ" in Malayalam. In Mongolian, it is called "хагас сар".

In Sinhala, the term is "අඩ සඳ". In Thai, the word is "พระจันทร์ครึ่งซีก". In Turkmen, the term is "ýarym aý". "yarım ay" is the term in Turkish.

"bán nguyệt" is the term in Vietnamese. In Hebrew, the term is "חצי ירח". In Kurdish or Kurmanji, the term is "nîv-heyv". In Persian, the word that is used to denote the Half Moon is "نیم ماه".

What is the Japanese name for the Moon?

Does the Japanese language have a different word for the Moon like Hebrew? Yes, it does. The Japanese name for the moon is 月 (tsuki).

Though the Japanese name for the Moon is 月 (tsuki), the kanji used to represent it is a pictograph of a Moon in its crescent form that is hidden behind the beautiful clouds. Also, "月光" is used to denote moonlight in Japan.

Did You Know...

Moonlight is called "clair de lune" in French while the light of the Moon is called "月光" in Chinese. In German, the term used is "Mondschein". The term "luz de la luna" is used in European Spanish to denote moonlight.

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