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The Moon as it appears early in its first quarter or late in its last quarter, when only a small arc-shaped section of the visible portion is illuminated by the Sun.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Across languages
Translations
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
sekelmaan
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Arabic:
هِلَال
(hilāl)
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Arabic:
هلال
(hilāl)
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Burmese:
လခြမ်း
(la.hkram:)
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Chinese Mandarin:
新月
(xīnyuè)
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Danish:
halvmåne
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Dutch:
wassenaar
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Esperanto:
lunarko
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Finnish:
kuunsirppi
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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French:
croissant de lune
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Galician:
lúa crecente
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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German:
Mondsichel
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Greek:
μισοφέγγαρο
(misoféngaro)
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Haitian Creole:
lalin kwasan
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Icelandic:
skarður máni
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Indonesian:
bulan sabit
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Irish:
corrán gealaí
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Italian:
luna crescente
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Italian:
fase di novilunio
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Italian:
congiunzione
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Japanese:
弦月
(gengetsu)
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Japanese:
三日月
(mikazuki)
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Koasati:
niłahasí hahpá
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Korean:
초승(初生)달
(choseungdal)
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Korean:
신월
(sinwol)
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Korean:
현월
(hyeonwol)
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Lakota:
wílečhala
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Latin:
luna corniculata
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Middle English:
bente mone
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Norwegian:
månesigd
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Norwegian:
halvmåne
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Papiamentu:
luna kresiente
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Persian:
هلال افزاینده
(helâl-e afzâyande)
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Polish:
pierwsza kwadra
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Portuguese:
lua crescente
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Russian:
полумесяц
(polumesjac)
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Spanish:
luna creciente
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Sumerian:
𒌓𒊬
(usakar)
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Swedish:
månskära
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Tagalog:
bulang gasuklay
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Tamil:
பிறை
(piṟai)
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Turkish:
hilal
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Turkish:
ayça
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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Ugaritic:
𐎅𐎍𐎍
(hll)
— the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter