Christmas

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• General-American, Received-Pronunciation: krĭsʹməs
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• General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪsməs/
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gher- Proto-Indo-European *ghrey-der. Ancient Greek χρίω (khríō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek χρῑστός (khrīstós) ▲ Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mašīaḥ)sl. ▲ Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʿ)sl. Ancient Greek Χρῑστός (Khrīstós)der. Latin Chrīstusder. Old English Crist Proto-Germanic *-as Proto-West Germanic *-as Old English -es Old English mæsse Old English Cristes mæsse Middle English Cristemasse English Christmas The proper noun is derived from Middle English Cristemasse, Criste-mas (“Christmas Day; season of Christmas; Christmas festivities”) [and other forms], from Old English Cristes mæsse (“Christmas”, literally “Christ’s mass”), from Crist (“Christ”) + -es (possessive marker) + mæsse (“a mass (celebration of the Eucharist)”). The English word is analysable as Christ + -mas (suffix denoting a holiday or sacred day). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Kristmisse (“Christmas”), West Frisian Krystmis (“Christmas”), Dutch Kerstmis (“Christmas”), German Low German Karstmis (“Christmas”). The noun, adjective, and verb are derived from the proper noun. Adjective etymology 1, adjective sense 1 (“red and green in color”) refers to these colors being traditionally associated with Christmas.

Short for Jiminy Christmas, probably a variant of Jiminy Cricket or Jiminy Crickets, a euphemism for Jesus Christ.

297 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Finnish: punavihreä — red and green in color
• Finnish: punaista ja vihreää chiliä sisältävä — of a dish: having a sauce made with red and green chili peppers
• Abkhaz: Қьырса ныҳәа (Kjərsa nəḥwa) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Abkhaz: Қьы́рса (Kjə́rsa) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Afrikaans: Kersfees — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Albanian: Krishtlindja — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Albanian: kërshëndella — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Alutiiq: Aʀusistuaq — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Amharic: ገና (gäna) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Arabic: الْكْرِيسْمَاس (al-krīsmās) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Arabic: الْمِيلَاد (al-mīlād) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Arabic: عِيد الْمِيلَاد (ʕīd al-mīlād) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Arabic: عيد الميلاد (ʕīd il-milād) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Arabic: كْرِسْمَس (krismas) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Arabic: عيد الميلاد (ʕīd al-mīlād) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Arabic: عيد الميلاد (ʕīd il-mīlād) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܥܹܐܕܵܐ ܕܡܵܘܠܵܕܵܐ (ˁēdā dmāwlādā) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܥܹܐܕܵܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ (ˁēdā zˁōrā) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Armenian: Սուրբ Ծնունդ (Surb Cnund) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Aromanian: Crãciun — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Assamese: বৰদিন (borodin) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Asturian: navidá — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Asturian: ñavidá — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Azerbaijani: Milad — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Balinese: Natal — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Basque: Eguberri — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Belarusian: каля́ды (kaljády) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Belarusian: Раство́ (Rastvó) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Belarusian: Ражджаство́ (Raždžastvó) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Belarusian: Ражаство́ (Ražastvó) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Belarusian: Нараджэ́нне Хрысто́ва (Naradžénnje Xrystóva) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Bengali: বড়দিন (boṛodin) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Central Bikol: Pasko — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Breton: Nedeleg — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Bulgarian: Ко́леда (Kóleda) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Bulgarian: Рождество́ Христо́во (Roždestvó Hristóvo) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Bulgarian: Рождество́ (Roždestvó) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Burmese: ခရစ္စမတ် (hka.racca.mat) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Burmese: နာတာလူးပွဲ (natalu:pwai:) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Carpathian Rusyn: Ріство́ (Ristvó) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Carpathian Rusyn: Різдво (Rizdvo) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Carpathian Rusyn: Руздво (Ruzdvo) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Carpathian Rusyn: Рождество (Roždestvo) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Carpathian Rusyn: Кере́чун (Keréčun) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Catalan: Nadal — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Cebuano: Pasko — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Cherokee: ᏓᏂᏍᏓᏲᎯᎲ (danisdayohihv) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Chichewa: Khirisimasi — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Chinese Cantonese: 聖誕節 /圣诞节 (sing3 daan3 zit3) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Hakka Chinese: 聖誕節 /圣诞节 (Sṳn-tan-chiet) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Chinese: 聖誕 /圣诞 (zh-min-nan) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Chinese: 耶誕 /耶诞 (zh-min-nan) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Chinese Mandarin: 聖誕節 /圣诞节 (Shèngdànjié) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Chinese Mandarin: 耶誕節 /耶诞节 (Yēdànjié, Yédànjié) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Chuukese: Kirisimas — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Chuvash: Раштав (Raštav) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Cimbrian: Boinichtn — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Cornish: Nadelik — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Corsican: Natale — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Czech: Boží hod — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Czech: Vánoce — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Danish: jul — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Dutch: Kerstmis — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Dutch: kerst — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Dzongkha: ཡེ་ཤུའི་འཁྲུངས་སྟོན (ye shu'i 'khrungs ston) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Esperanto: kristnasko — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Estonian: jõulud — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Ewe: Blunya — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Faroese: jól — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Finnish: joulu — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Franco-Provençal: Chalendes — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• French: Noël — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• French: jour de Noël — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• French: Christmas — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• North Frisian: jul — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• North Frisian: jül (Karrharde) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• North Frisian: Wiinachen — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• North Frisian: Jööl — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• West-Frisian: Krysttiid — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Friulian: Nadâl — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Galician: Nadal — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Georgian: შობა (šoba) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Georgian: ქრისტეშობა (krisṭešoba) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Georgian: ქრისტეს შობა (krisṭes šoba) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• German: Weihnachten — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• German: Wiehnachte — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Bavarian German: Weihnåchtn — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Central Franconian: Weihnachte — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• German: Woihnachde — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• German: Weihnachta — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• German: Weihnachten — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Greek: Χριστούγεννα (Christoúgenna) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Greenlandic: juulli — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Gujarati: નાતાલ (nātāl) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Hausa: Kir̃sìmatì — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Hawaiian: Kalikimaka — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Hawaiian: Kalikamaka — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Hebrew: חַג הַמּוֹלָד (khag ha'molad) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Hindi: क्रिसमस (krismas) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Hindi: क्रिस्मस (krismas) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Hindi: बड़ा दिन (baṛā din) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Hindi: ईद-ए-तवल्लुद (īd-e-tavallud) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Hindi: ईद-ए-विलादत (īd-e-vilādat) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Hungarian: karácsony — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Hunsrik: Weinachte — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Icelandic: jól — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Ido: Kristonasko — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Igala: Íkéléchìmáchì — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Igbo: Ekeresìmeèsì — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Ilocano: Paskua — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Indonesian: Natal — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Ingrian: Joulu — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Irish: Nollaig — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Old Irish: Notlaic — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Italian: Natale — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Japanese: クリスマス (Kurisumasu) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Japanese: 聖誕祭 (Seitansai) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Japanese: 聖誕節 (Seitansetsu) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Javanese: Natal — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Kannada: ಕ್ರಿಸ್ಮಸ್ (krismas) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Karelian: Rastavu — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Kashubian: Gòdë — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Kazakh: Рождество (Rojdestvo) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Khmer: ណូអែល (nouʼael) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Khmer: បុណ្យណូអែល (bon nouʼael) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Komi-Zyrian: Рӧштво (Röštvo) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Konkani: नाताळ (nātāḷ) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Korean: 크리스마스 (Keuriseumaseu) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Korean: 성탄절 (Seongtanjeol) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Northern Kurdish: krismas — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Northern Kurdish: gaxan — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Northern Kurdish: noel — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Kyrgyz: Рождество (Rojdestvo) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Ladin: Nadel — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Ladino: Noel — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Lakota: Wóšpipi — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Lakota: Wóšpipi Káǧapi — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Lao: ຄິດສະມາດ (khit sa māt) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Lao: ໂນແອນ (nō ʼǣn) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Lao: ບົນໂນແອນ (bon nō ʼǣn) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Latin: Christi Natalis — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Latin: festum Nativitatis Domini — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Latin: Nātīvitās — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Latvian: Ziemassvētki — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Latvian: Ziemsvētki — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Ligurian: Dënâ — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Lithuanian: Kalėdos — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Lombard: Nedal — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Low German: Wiehnachten — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Luxembourgish: Chrëschtdag — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Macedonian: Божиќ (Božiḱ) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Malay: Hari Natal — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Malay: Krismas — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Malayalam: ക്രിസ്തുമസ് (kristumasŭ) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Malayalam: തിരുപ്പിറവി (tiruppiṟavi) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Malayalam: പിറവിത്തിരുനാൾ (piṟavittirunāḷ) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Maltese: Milied — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Manx: Nollick — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Manx: Nollick Vooar — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Māori: Kirihimete — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Marathi: नाताळ (nātāḷ) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Eastern Mari: Рошто (Rošto) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Western Mari: Шартял (Šartal) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Marshallese: Kūrijm̧ōj — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Middle English: Cristemasse — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Mingrelian: ქირსე (kirse) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Mòcheno: Bainechtn — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Mòcheno: bainechtn — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Mon: တ္ၚဲခရေတ်သမာတ် — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Mon: ခရေတ်သမာတ် — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Mongolian: Зул сар (Zul sar) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Mongolian: Христосын мэндэлсэн өдөр (Xristosyn mendelsen ödör) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Navajo: Késhmish — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Nepali: क्रिसमस (krisamas) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Nheengatu: misa-pituna — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Nigerian Pidgin: Krismas — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Norman: Noué — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Norman: Nouel — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Norwegian Bokmål: jul — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Norwegian Nynorsk: jol — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Norwegian Nynorsk: jul — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Occitan: Nadal — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Odia: ବଡ଼ ଦିନ (baṛa dina) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Odia: କିସ୍ମସ୍ (kismas) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Ofo: nonˊpi — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Northwestern Ojibwa: niibaa-anama'e-giizhigad — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Ojibwe: niibaanamom — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Church Slavic: рождьство (roždĭstvo) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Church Slavic: ⱃⱁⰶⰴⱐⱄⱅⰲⱁ (roždĭstvo) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Old English: ġēol — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Old English: Cristes mæsse — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Old English: midwinter — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Old Norse: jól — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Old Tupi: missa-pytuna — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Pannonian Rusyn: Крачун (Kračun) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Pannonian Rusyn: Рождество (Roždestvo) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Papiamentu: Pasku — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Pashto: کرسمس (kresmas) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Iranian Persian: کِریسْمَس (kerismas) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Iranian Persian: نوئِل (no'el) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Iranian Persian: عِیدِ میلادِ مَسیح (eyd-e milâd-e masih) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Iranian Persian: عِیدِ نوئِل ('eyd-e no'el) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Plautdietsch: Wienachten — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Polabian: tribĕ — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Polish: Boże Narodzenie — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Portuguese: Natal — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Punjabi: ਵੱਡਾ ਦਿਨ (vaḍḍā din) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Punjabi: ਕ੍ਰਿਸਮਸ (krismas) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Quechua: Nawirat — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Rapa Nui: Nōere — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Romagnol: Nadêl — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Romanian: Crăciun — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Romanian: Nașterea lui Isus Cristos — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Romanian: Nașterea Domnului — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Russian: Рождество́ Христо́во (Roždestvó Xristóvo) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Russian: Рождество́ (Roždestvó) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Russian: Кри́стмас (Krístmas) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Inari-Sami: juovlah — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Lule-Sami: javlla — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Northern Sami: juovllat — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Pite Sami: jåvvlå — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Skolt-Sami: rosttov — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Southern Sami: jåvlh — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Ume-Sami: juvlla — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Santali: ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱢᱟᱦᱟᱸ (maraṅ mahã) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Scots: Yule — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Scottish Gaelic: Nollaig — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Serbo-Croatian: Бо̀жић — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Serbo-Croatian: Рождество — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Serbo-Croatian: Bòžić — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Serbo-Croatian: Roždestvo — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Sicilian: Natali — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Silesian: Gody — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Sindhi: ڪرسمس (krsms) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Sinhalese: නත්තල (nattala) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Slovak: Vianoce — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Slovene: bôžič — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Lower Sorbian: gódy — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Upper Sorbian: hody — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Sotho: Kresemese — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Spanish: Navidad — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Spanish: Crismes — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Sranan Tongo: Bedaki — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Sranan Tongo: kresneti — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Swahili: Krismasi — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Swedish: jul — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Tagalog: Pasko — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Tajik: Мавлуди Исо (Mavlud-i Iso) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Tajik: Кристмас (Kristmas) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Tamil: கிசிமிசி (kicimici) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Tamil: கிறிஸ்மஸ் (kiṟismas) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Tamil: கிறித்துமசு (kiṟittumacu) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Tamil: கிறிஸ்துமஸ் (kiṟistumas) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Tamil: நத்தார் (nattār) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Tatar: Раштуа (Raştuwa) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Telugu: క్రిస్మస్ (krismas) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Tokelauan: Kilihimahi — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Thai: คริสต์มาส (krís-mâas) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Thai: คริสตสมภพ (krít-dtà-sǒm-póp) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Tibetan: ཡེ་ཤུའི་འཁྲུངས་སྐར (ye shu'i 'khrungs skar) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Turkish: Noel — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Turkmen: Isanyň dogluşy — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Turkmen: roždestwo — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Turkmen: milad — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Udmurt: Толсур (Tolsur) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Udmurt: Ымусьтон (Ymuśton) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Ukrainian: Різдво́ (Rizdvó) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Ukrainian: Різдво́ Христо́ве (Rizdvó Xrystóve) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Urdu: کِرِسْمَس (kirismas) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Urdu: کْرِسْمَس (krismas) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Urdu: بَڑا دِن (baṛā din) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Urdu: عِیدِ تَوَلُّد ('īd-i tavallud) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Urdu: عِیدِ وِلادَت ('īd-i vilādat) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Urdu: عِیدِ میلادِ مَسِیح ('īd-i melād-i masīh) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Uyghur: روجدېستۋو (rojdëstwo) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Uyghur: روجىستىۋا (rojistiwa) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Uzbek: Mavlud — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Uzbek: Rojdestvo — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Vietnamese: Nô-en — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Vietnamese: Giáng sinh — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Vilamovian: Waeinahta — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Vilamovian: Wajnaochta — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Volapük: kritid — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Volapük: kritidazäl — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Walloon: Noyé — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Welsh: Nadolig — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• West Flemish: Kestdag — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Yiddish: ניטל (nitl) — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Yoruba: Kérésìmesì — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Yup'ik: Alussistuaq — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Yup'ik: Selavi — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Zulu: Ukhisimuzi — festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 in most places
• Finnish: oksa joulukoristeena — sprigs of holly and other evergreen plants used as Christmas decorations
• Finnish: joulukoristeet — any Christmas decorations
• Finnish: koristella joulukoristein — to decorate (a place) with Christmas decorations
• Finnish: viettää joulua — to celebrate Christmas
• Finnish: viettää joulua — to spend Christmas or the Christmas season in some place