noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈl(j)uːnəˈkæl.ən.də/
General-American:/ˈlunɚˈkæləndɚ/
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noun
Meaning 1
A calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon, as opposed to the revolution of the earth around the sun; a calendar of the lunar year.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
a calendar based on lunar cycles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: calendar
Narrower terms: Roman calendar, Islamic calendar, Muhammadan calendar, Mohammedan calendar, Moslem calendar, Muslim calendar
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
50 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
maankalender
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Arabic:
تقويم قمري
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Azerbaijani:
ay təqvimi
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Bengali:
চন্দ্র পঞ্জিকা
(condro ponjika)
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Bulgarian:
лунен календар
(lunen kalendar)
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Chinese Cantonese:
陰曆 /阴历
(jam1 lik6)
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Chinese Cantonese:
太陰曆 /太阴历
(taai3 jam1 lik6)
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Chinese:
陰曆 /阴历
(im-le̍k)
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Chinese Mandarin:
陰曆 /阴历
(yīnlì)
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Chinese Mandarin:
太陰曆 /太阴历
(tàiyīnlì)
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Czech:
lunární kalendář
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Dutch:
maankalender
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Esperanto:
luna kalendaro
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Finnish:
kuukalenteri
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
French:
calendrier lunaire
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Galician:
calendario lunar
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Georgian:
მთვარის კალენდარი
(mtvaris ḳalendari)
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
German:
Mondkalender
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
German:
Lunarkalender
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Greek:
σεληνιακό ημερολόγιο
(seliniakó imerológio)
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Hindi:
चन्द्र पंचांग
(candra pañcāṅg)
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Hungarian:
holdnaptár
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Irish:
féilire na gealaí
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Italian:
calendario lunare
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Japanese:
太陰暦
(taiinreki)
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Japanese:
陰暦
(inreki)
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Kazakh:
ай күнтізбесі
(ai küntızbesı)
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Korean:
음력
(eumnyeok)
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Macedonian:
месечев календар
(mesečev kalendar)
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Malay:
takwim qamari
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Māori:
maramataka
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Mongolian:
билгийн тоолол
(bilgiin toolol)
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Nepali:
चन्द्रमासिक सम्वत्
(candramāsik samvat)
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Norwegian:
månekalender
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Persian:
گاهشماری قمری
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Polish:
kalendarz księżycowy
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Portuguese:
calendário lunar
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Russian:
лу́нный календа́рь
(lúnnyj kalendárʹ)
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Serbo-Croatian:
lunarni kalendar
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Serbo-Croatian:
лунарни календар
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Slovak:
lunárny kalendár
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Spanish:
calendario lunar
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Swedish:
månkalender
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Tamil:
சந்திர நாட்காட்டி
(cantira nāṭkāṭṭi)
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Telugu:
చాంద్రమానము
(cāndramānamu)
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Thai:
ปฏิทินจันทรคติ
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Turkish:
ay takvimi
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Ukrainian:
мі́сячний календа́р
(mísjačnyj kalendár)
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Uzbek:
oy taqvimi
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
Vietnamese:
âm lịch
— a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon
