Moon in 1171 languages

1171 languages

Earth's natural satellite; not the calendar month.

Major languages

Chinese

月亮

/ɥɛ˥˩ ljɑŋ/

6 different spellings

月亮

/ɥɛ˥˩ ljɑŋ/

Mandarin Chinese

/ye˨˩ liaŋ˨˩˧/

Sichuan Mandarin

/ɲyəʔ˩˨ liã˩/

Shanghai Wu

/yeʔ˥˥ liaŋ˦˦/

Jianghuai Mandarin

/yəʔ˨ liɔ̃˩/

Jin

/ye˨˦ liæn˨˩/

Xiang

/ɥɛ˥˩ ljɑŋ˩/

Northeastern Mandarin

/ɥɛ˥˧ ljaŋ/

Tianjin Mandarin

/ye˨˩˧ niaŋ/

Wuhan Mandarin

/yɛ˨˦ liaŋ/

Zhongyuan Mandarin

/ŋəʔ˧ liã˥˩/

Suzhou Wu

/yɛ˩˧ ljaŋ/

Lanyin Mandarin

/ɲyəʔ˩˨ liaŋ/

Ningbo Wu

/ŋɪt̚˨˨ le̯ɛŋ˨˩/

Huazhou Yue

/ye˨˩ lia̠ŋ˨˩˧/

Chengdu Mandarin

/yo˨˩ liaŋ˨˩˧/

Chongqing Mandarin

/ɦyeʔ˨ liæ̃˩˧/

Hangzhou Wu

/yɛʔ˦ liaŋ˥˧/

Hefei Mandarin

/yeʔ˥ liã˩˩˦/

Jiaxing Wu

/yɛ˨˩ liaŋ˨˩/

Jinan Mandarin

/yɛ˦˨ liaŋ˧˩˨/

Kaifeng Mandarin

/ie˧˩ liᴀ̃˨˩˨/

Kunming Mandarin

/yʔ˥ liaŋ˦/

Nanjing Mandarin

/ɥɛ˥˩ ljɑŋ˥˩/

Taiwan Mandarin

/ye˥˥ liaŋ˨˩/

Xi'an Mandarin

/ye˩˩˨ liã˨˦/

Yongzhou Xiang

月光

/jyːt˨ kʷɔːŋ˥/

Cantonese

/ŋiat˥ kuoŋ˦/

Hakka Chinese

/ȵyot˨ kuɔŋ˦˨/

Gan

/ŋuoʔ˥ kuoŋ˥˥/

Eastern Min

/ȵyt˨˦ koŋ˥˧/

Pinghua

/ȵy˨˩˧ kuɔ˧˧/

Wenzhou Wu

/ɲut˧˧ kwɔŋ˨˨/

Taishanese

/ȵyɛ˩˩ kau˩˩/

Hui Chinese

/ŋiet˥ koŋ˨˦/

Taiwanese Hakka

/ŋiet˨ koŋ˥˧/

Hailu Hakka

/jɵt˧ kʷɔŋ˨˧/

Dongguan Yue

/ȵyɔt˥ kuɔŋ˩˩/

Fuzhou Gan

/ye˩˩˨ kuan˦˦˥/

Hengyang Xiang

/ȵyɤ˩˦ kuɑŋ˧˧˦/

Jinhua Wu

/yɛ˧˧˦ kuɔŋ˧˧˦/

Jiʼan Gan

/jyt˨ kɔŋ˥˥/

Nanning Yue

/ȵiø˥˩ kuɑ̃˦˦/

Wuyuan Hui

/ŋyt˧ kɔŋ˥˥/

Zhongshan Yue

月娘

/ɡeʔ˦ niũ˨˦/

Taiwanese Xiamen Hokkien

/ɡueʔ˦ niõ˥˥/

Teochew

/ɡəʔ˨˦ niũ˨˦/

Quanzhou Hokkien

/ɡueʔ˦ niau˨˧/

Penang Hokkien

/ɡeʔ˨˦ niũ˨˦/

Philippine Hokkien

/ɡueʔ˩˨˩ niɔ̃˩˧/

Zhangzhou Hokkien

月

/ŋyɛ˦˨/

Northern Min

/vue˧˧/

Hainanese

/kuei˩˧/

Pu-Xian Min

/ŋwat/

Han Chinese

/*[ŋ]ʷat/

Old Chinese

/ŋwiət˨˩/

Vietnamese Hán văn

/yɔʔ˦˧/

Xinzhou Jin

/ȵyøʔ˦/

Yichun Gan

йүәлён

/yə˨˦liɑŋ˦/

Dungan

月明

/yəʔ˨˧ mɿ˦˦/

Lüliang Jin

Hindi

चाँद

/tʃãːd/

Urdu

چاند

/tʃãːd/

Marathi

चंद्र

/tʃəndɾə/

Telugu

చంద్రుడు

/tʃəndɾuɖu/

Tamil

நிலா

/nilaː/

East Asia (61)

Yi

ꆪ

/ɬɯ˨˩/

Hani

bala

/ba˧˧la˧˧/

Naxi

hei-mei

/he˧me˧/

Azhe

lobo

/lo˨˨bo˨˨/

Ersu

ɬapʰɛ

/ɬapʰɛ/

Sui

njen2

/njen˧˩/

Maonan

ni4 njen2

/ni˨˦ njen˨˧˩/

Mulam

kɣa:ŋ1 njen2

/kɣaːŋ˦˨ njen˩˨˩/

Blang

kaŋ33 khi51

/kaŋ˧˧ kʰi˥˩/

Ho Ne She

paŋ44 kɔ44 le11

/paŋ˦˦ kɔ˦˦ le˩˩/

Jino

pu33ɬa44

/pu˧˧ɬa˦˦/

Daur

sarūla

/saruːla/

Ainu

クンネチュプ

/kunnetɕup/

Tao

vehan

/vehan/

Southeast Asia (92)

Khmer

ព្រះចន្ទ

/prĕəh cɑn/

Zaiwa

lhamó

/lŏ̱˥˥mo˥˥/

Achang

pʰă31 lɔʔ31

/pʰă˧˩ lɔʔ˧˩/

Nusu

ɬɑ31

/ɬɑ˧˩/

Lao

ດວງເດືອນ

/duaŋ˩˧ dɯːan˩˧/

Shan

လိူၼ်

/lɤn˨˦/

Wa

khix

/kʰiʔ/

Mon

ဂိတု

/hətaoʔ/

Pa'O

လာ

/la̤˧˩/

Thai

ดวงจันทร์

/duaŋ˧tɕan˧/

2 different spellings

ดวงจันทร์

/duaŋ˧tɕan˧/

Thai

เดือน

/dɯːan˥/

Northern Thai

/dɯan˥/

Southern Thai

Isan

เดือน

/dɯan˥/

Kuy

luəŋ

/luəŋ/

South Asia (76)

Pashto

سپوږمۍ

/spoːʐmaj/

Odia

ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର

/tʃɔndɾɔ/

Bhili

चांद

/tʃãːd/

Bagri

चंदो

/tʃando/

Dogri

चन्न

/tʃanː/

Konkani

चंद्र

/tʃəndɾə/

Kurukh

चांदो

/tʃaːndoː/

Tulu

ತಿಂಗೊಳು

/tiŋɡoɭu/

Bodo

अखाफोर

/ɔkʰapʰɯr/

Ho

chanduʼ

/tʃanɖuʔ/

Garo

jajong

/dʒadʒoŋ/

Gondi

नेलेंज

/nelːeːndʒ/

Kuvi

lēnʒu

/leːndʒu/

Kodava

ನೆಲಚಿ

/nelatʃi/

Kachhi

ચન્દ્ર

/tʃəndɾə/

Nepali

चन्द्रमा

/tsəndɾəmaː/

Tharu

जोनी

/dʒoːniː/

Newari

तिमिला

/timila/

Limbu

ᤗᤠᤒᤠ

/laːba/

Thulung

ख्लो़मु

/kʰlɵmu/

Lhomi

ཟླ་བ་

/dawa˩/

Middle East & Central Asia (82)

Sibe

ᠪᡳᠶᠠ

/biɑ/

Blin

አርባ

/ʔarba/

Svan

დოშდულ

/doʃdul/

Bats

ბუთთ

/butː/

Avar

моцӏ

/motsʼ/

Lak

барз

/barz/

Andi

борцӏцӏо

/bortsʼːo/

Zaza

aşmî

/aʃˈmiː/

Laz

თუთა

/tʰutʰa/

Europe (128)

Czech

měsíc

/ˈmɲɛsiːts/

Greek

φεγγάρι

/feˈŋɡaɾi/

Polish

księżyc

/ˈkɕɛ̃ʐɨts/

Silesian

miesiōnczek

/mʲɛˈɕɔ̃tʂɛk/

Rusyn

місяць

/ˈmʲisʲatsʲ/

Catalan

lluna

/ʎunə/

2 readings of the same spelling

/ʎunə/

Catalan

/ˈʎuna/

Valencian

Ido

luno

/ˈluno/

Africa (175)

Taa

ǃqhàn

/ǃqʰã/

Dii

sȩȩ

/sẽː/

Akan

ɔsrane

/ɔsrane/

Ewe

ɣleti

/ɣleti/

Ga

ŋɔɔŋmɔ

/ŋɔɔŋmɔ/

Vai

ꕪꖃ

/kalo/

Yao

mwesi

/mwesi/

Nama

ǁkhâb

/ǁkʰãːb/

Tiv

uwer

/uwɛɾ/

Efik

ọfiọñ

/ɔfiɔŋ/

Zulu

inyanga

/iɲaŋɡa/

Xhosa

inyanga

/iɲaːŋɡa/

Fur

dʋ́àl

/dʊ́àl/

Asu

mwezi

/mwezi/

Rwa

mwiri

/mwiɾi/

Gen

wetri

/wetri/

North America (105)

Cree

ᑎᐱᐢᑳᐏ ᐲᓯᒼ

/tipiskaːwi piːsim/

Ojibwe

dibik-giizis

/dibik ɡiːzis/

Plains Cree

ᑎᐱᐢᑳᐃᐧᐲᓯᒼ

/tipiskaːwi piːsim/

Carrier

ʼulhdzis oozaʼ

/ʔuɬdzis oːzaʔ/

Cayuga

ęhníʼda:ʼ

/ẽhníʔdaːʔ/

Navajo

tłʼéhonaaʼéí

/tɬʼéhònɑ̀ːʔéí/

Cherokee

ᏅᏓ ᏒᏃᏱ

/nə̃daː sə̃noji/

Lakota

haŋhépi wí

/haŋhépi wí/

Cheyenne

taaʼéešeʼhe

/taːʔéeʃeʔhe/

Dakota

haŋyétuwí

/haŋjétuwí/

Yurok

wonewsleg

/wonewsleɡ/

Aleut

тугидах̆

/tuɣiðaχ/

Tuscarora

hęhts uri:węh

/hɛ̃hts uɾiːwɛ̃h/

Hopi

muuyaw

/muːjɑw/

Oneida

wʌhní:taleʼ

/wʌ̃hníːtaleʔ/

Onondaga

gaehʼkwa enitha

/ɡaehʔkwa enitha/

Crow

bilítaache

/bilítaːtʃe/

Nez Perce

cikʼetpemeyéeye híisemtuks

/tsikʼetpemejéːje híːsemtuks/

Hupa

hwa-ʼaŋʼ

/hwaʔɑŋʔ/

Osage

mį́ hǫ́bre

/mĩ́ hṍbɾe/

Latin America (64)

Toba

kaʔagoʁoik

/kaʔaɡoʁoik/

Hup

wædhɔ́

/wædhɔ́/

Dâw

xɨtɨ̂m

/xɨtɨ̂m/

Ticuna

tauemacü

/tau̯˨e˧ma˩kɨ˧/

Tuyuca

ñami makʉ̃

/ɲami makɨ̃/

Matsés

inchëshën uëshë

/intʃɨʃɨn wɨʃɨ/

Oceania & the Pacific (69)

Tiwi

japarra

/dʒapaɾa/

Siberia & North Asia (24)

Koryak

ягʼылгын

/jaʕəlɣən/

Mansi

э̄тпос

/eːtpos/

Ancient & historical (124)

Hurrian

23–11cBCE

𒆪𒋢𒄴

/kuʃuh/

Hittite

17–12cBCE

𒀀𒅈𒈠

/arma/

Luwian

16–8cBCE

𔓜𔒄𔗦

/ˈarmas/

Avestan

15–5cBCE

𐬨𐬁𐬵

/maːh/

Sanskrit

15cBCE–21cCE

चन्द्रः

/tɕandɾaɦ/

Vedic Sanskrit

15–7cBCE

चन्द्रमाः

/tɕɐndrɐ́maːɦ/

Ugaritic

14–12cBCE

𐎊𐎗𐎈

/jaːriχ/

Aramaic

10cBCE–13cCE

ܣܗܪܐ

/sahraː/

Sabaean

10cBCE–6cCE

𐩥𐩧𐩭

/warχ/

Punic

8cBCE–6cCE

𐤉𐤓𐤇

/jeraħ/

Latin

7cBCE–6cCE

lūna

/ˈluːna/

Pali

5–1cBCE

चन्द

/tɕanda/

Ge'ez

1–10c

ወርኅ

/warχ/

Gothic

3–8c

𐌼𐌴𐌽𐌰

/meːnɑ/

Khotanese

5–10c

𑀫𑀸𑀲𑁆𑀢

/maːsta/

Old Mon

6–12c

ဂျိုၚ်

/klɔŋ/

Yugh

18–20c

хып

/xɨp/

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