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mŭnth
/mʌnθ/
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rhymes with -ʌnθ
CMU ARPABET:M AH1 N TH
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
July is my favourite month.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A period of 30 days, 31 days, or some alternation thereof.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Broader terms: time period, period of time, period
Narrower terms: date, Revolutionary calendar month, Gregorian calendar month, Jewish calendar month, Islamic calendar month, Hindu calendar month
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh1-? Proto-Indo-European *mḗh1n̥sder. Proto-Germanic *mēnōþs Proto-West Germanic *mānōþ Old English mōnaþ Middle English mon(e)th English month From Middle English mon(e)th, from Old English mōnaþ, from Proto-West Germanic *mānōþ, from Proto-Germanic *mēnōþs (“month”), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh1n̥s (“moon, month”), probably derived from *meh1- (“measure”) with moon-cycles being used to measure time. Related to moon. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Mound (“month”), Dutch maand (“month”), German Low German Maand (“month”), German Monat (“month”), Danish måned (“month”), Swedish månad (“month”), Icelandic mánuður (“month”). Eclipsed non-native Old English calend (“month”), borrowed from Latin calendae.
Across languages
Translations
287 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Abkhaz:
амза
(amza)
— period into which a year is divided
Afrikaans:
maand
— period into which a year is divided
Akan:
abosome
— period into which a year is divided
Albanian:
muaj
— period into which a year is divided
Southern Altai:
ай
(ay)
— period into which a year is divided
Amharic:
ወር
(wär)
— period into which a year is divided
Guerrero Amuzgo:
chi'
— period into which a year is divided
Arabic:
شَهْر
(šahr)
— period into which a year is divided
Arabic:
شهر
(šahr)
— period into which a year is divided
Arabic:
شهر
(šahar)
— period into which a year is divided
Arabic:
شهر
(šahar)
— period into which a year is divided
Arabic:
شهر
(šhar)
— period into which a year is divided
Arabic:
شهر
(šáher)
— period into which a year is divided
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܝܲܪܚܵܐ
(yārḳa)
— period into which a year is divided
Aramaic:
ܝܪܚܐ
(yarḥā)
— period into which a year is divided
Aramaic:
יַרְחָא
(yarḥā)
— period into which a year is divided
Armenian:
ամիս
(amis)
— period into which a year is divided
Old Armenian:
ամիս
(amis)
— period into which a year is divided
Aromanian:
mes (roa-rup)
— period into which a year is divided
Aromanian:
lunã
— period into which a year is divided
Assamese:
মাহ
(mah)
— period into which a year is divided
Asturian:
mes
— period into which a year is divided
Avar:
моцӏ
(mocʼ)
— period into which a year is divided
Azerbaijani:
ay
— period into which a year is divided
Balinese:
bulan
— period into which a year is divided
Balinese:
sasi
— period into which a year is divided
Baluchi:
ماہ
(máh)
— period into which a year is divided
Bashkir:
ай
(ay)
— period into which a year is divided
Basque:
hil
— period into which a year is divided
Basque:
hilabete
— period into which a year is divided
Belarusian:
ме́сяц
(mjésjac)
— period into which a year is divided
Bengali:
মাস
(maś)
— period into which a year is divided
Bengali:
মাহ
(maho)
— period into which a year is divided
Central Bikol:
bulan
— period into which a year is divided
Bouyei:
ndianl
— period into which a year is divided
Breton:
miz
— period into which a year is divided
Breton:
mizvezh
— period into which a year is divided
Bulgarian:
ме́сец
(mésec)
— period into which a year is divided
Burmese:
လ
(la.)
— period into which a year is divided
Buryat:
һара
(hara)
— period into which a year is divided
Carpathian Rusyn:
мі́сяць
(mísjacʹ)
— period into which a year is divided
Catalan:
mes
— period into which a year is divided
Cebuano:
bulan
— period into which a year is divided
Central Atlas Tamazight:
ⵢⵓⵔ
(yur)
— period into which a year is divided
Chamorro:
pulan
— period into which a year is divided
Chechen:
бутт
(butt)
— period into which a year is divided
Cherokee:
ᏏᏅᏙ
(sinvdo)
— period into which a year is divided
Cherokee:
ᎧᎸᎢ
(kalvi)
— period into which a year is divided
Chichewa:
mwezi
— period into which a year is divided
Chinese Cantonese:
月
(jyut6)
— period into which a year is divided
Chinese:
йүә
(yüə)
— period into which a year is divided
Chinese:
月
(zh-min-nan)
— period into which a year is divided
Chinese Mandarin:
月
(yuè)
— period into which a year is divided
Chinese Mandarin:
月份
(yuèfèn)
— period into which a year is divided
Chuvash:
уйӑх
(ujăh)
— period into which a year is divided
East Circassian:
мазэ
(mazɛ)
— period into which a year is divided
West Circassian:
мазэ
(mazɛ)
— period into which a year is divided
Coptic:
ⲁⲃⲟⲧ
(ɑouːt)
— period into which a year is divided
Coptic:
ⲉⲃⲟⲧ
(aouːt)
— period into which a year is divided
Coptic:
ⲁⲃⲏⲧ
(ɑouat)
— period into which a year is divided
Coptic:
ⲉⲃⲁⲧⲉ
(aouɑda)
— period into which a year is divided
Cornish:
mis
— period into which a year is divided
Corsican:
mese
— period into which a year is divided
Crimean Tatar:
ay
— period into which a year is divided
Czech:
měsíc
— period into which a year is divided
Dalmatian:
mais
— period into which a year is divided
Danish:
måned
— period into which a year is divided
Central Dusun:
wulan
— period into which a year is divided
Dutch:
maand
— period into which a year is divided
Erzya:
ков
(kov)
— period into which a year is divided
Esperanto:
monato
— period into which a year is divided
Estonian:
kuu
— period into which a year is divided
Ewe:
dzinu
— period into which a year is divided
Ewe:
ɣleti
— period into which a year is divided
Faroese:
mánaður
— period into which a year is divided
Finnish:
kuukausi
— period into which a year is divided
Finnish:
kuu
— period into which a year is divided
French:
mois
— period into which a year is divided
North Frisian:
moune
— period into which a year is divided
North Frisian:
muun
— period into which a year is divided
Saterland Frisian:
Mound
— period into which a year is divided
West-Frisian:
moanne
— period into which a year is divided
Friulian:
mês
— period into which a year is divided
Galician:
mes
— period into which a year is divided
Georgian:
თვე
(tve)
— period into which a year is divided
German:
Monat
— period into which a year is divided
Godoberi:
пурццу
— period into which a year is divided
Gothic:
𐌼𐌴𐌽𐍉𐌸𐍃
(mēnōþs)
— period into which a year is divided
Greek:
μήνας
(mínas)
— period into which a year is divided
Ancient Greek:
μήν
(mḗn)
— period into which a year is divided
Mycenaean Greek:
𐂵
(LUNA)
— period into which a year is divided
Gujarati:
મહિનો
(mahino)
— period into which a year is divided
Haitian Creole:
mwa
— period into which a year is divided
Hausa:
wata
— period into which a year is divided
Hawaiian:
mahina
— period into which a year is divided
Hebrew:
חֹדֶשׁ
(khódesh)
— period into which a year is divided
Hiligaynon:
bulan
— period into which a year is divided
Hindi:
महीना
(mahīnā)
— period into which a year is divided
Hindi:
मास
(mās)
— period into which a year is divided
Hindi:
माह
(māh)
— period into which a year is divided
White Hmong:
hli
— period into which a year is divided
Hungarian:
hónap
— period into which a year is divided
Icelandic:
mánuður
— period into which a year is divided
Ido:
monato
— period into which a year is divided
Ilocano:
bulan
— period into which a year is divided
Indonesian:
bulan
— period into which a year is divided
Ingrian:
kuu
— period into which a year is divided
Ingrian:
kuukaus
— period into which a year is divided
Ingush:
бутт
(butt)
— period into which a year is divided
Interlingua:
mense
— period into which a year is divided
Inuktitut:
ᑕᖅᕿᖅ
(taqqiq)
— period into which a year is divided
Irish:
mí
— period into which a year is divided
Istriot:
miz
— period into which a year is divided
Italian:
mese
— period into which a year is divided
Japanese:
月
(tsuki)
— period into which a year is divided
Japanese:
月間
(gekkan)
— period into which a year is divided
Javanese:
sasi
— period into which a year is divided
Kabyle:
ayyur
— period into which a year is divided
Kaitag:
бацц
(bacc)
— period into which a year is divided
Kalasha:
mastrúk
— period into which a year is divided
Kalmyk:
сар
(sar)
— period into which a year is divided
Kannada:
ಮಾಸ
(māsa)
— period into which a year is divided
Kannada:
ತಿಂಗಳು
(tiṅgaḷu)
— period into which a year is divided
Kaqchikel:
ikʼ
— period into which a year is divided
Karelian:
kuu
— period into which a year is divided
Pa'o Karen:
လာ
— period into which a year is divided
S'gaw Karen:
လါ
(lah)
— period into which a year is divided
Kashmiri:
رؠتھ
(ryath)
— period into which a year is divided
Kashubian:
miesąc
— period into which a year is divided
Kazakh:
ай
(ai)
— period into which a year is divided
Eastern Khanty:
тыԓәс
(tyłəs)
— period into which a year is divided
Khmer:
ខែ
(khae)
— period into which a year is divided
Khmu:
ເນື່ອນ
— period into which a year is divided
Kikuyu:
mweri
— period into which a year is divided
Korean:
달
(dal)
— period into which a year is divided
Korean:
월
(wol)
— period into which a year is divided
Korean:
월간
(wolgan)
— period into which a year is divided
Central Kurdish:
مانگ
(mang)
— period into which a year is divided
Northern Kurdish:
meh
— period into which a year is divided
Northern Kurdish:
heyv
— period into which a year is divided
Northern Kurdish:
hîv
— period into which a year is divided
Kyrgyz:
ай
(ay)
— period into which a year is divided
Ladin:
meis
— period into which a year is divided
Ladin:
mens
— period into which a year is divided
Ladin:
mëns
— period into which a year is divided
Lao:
ເດືອນ
(dư̄an)
— period into which a year is divided
Latin:
mensis
— period into which a year is divided
Latvian:
mēnesis
— period into which a year is divided
Lezgi:
варз
(varz)
— period into which a year is divided
Ligurian:
méize
— period into which a year is divided
Lithuanian:
mėnuo
— period into which a year is divided
Livonian:
kū
— period into which a year is divided
Lombard:
mes
— period into which a year is divided
Low German:
Maand
— period into which a year is divided
Low German:
Monat
— period into which a year is divided
Luganda:
omweezi
— period into which a year is divided
Luxembourgish:
Mount
— period into which a year is divided
Macedonian:
месец
(mesec)
— period into which a year is divided
Malay:
bulan
— period into which a year is divided
Malay:
purnama
— period into which a year is divided
Brunei Malay:
bulan
— period into which a year is divided
Malayalam:
മാസം
(māsaṁ)
— period into which a year is divided
Malecite-Passamaquoddy:
kisuhs
— period into which a year is divided
Maltese:
xahar
— period into which a year is divided
Manchu:
ᠪᡳᠶᠠ
(biya)
— period into which a year is divided
Manipuri:
ꯊꯥ
(thā)
— period into which a year is divided
Māori:
marama
— period into which a year is divided
Maranao:
bolan
— period into which a year is divided
Marathi:
महिना
(mahinā)
— period into which a year is divided
Western Mari:
тӹлзӹ
(tÿlzÿ)
— period into which a year is divided
Marshallese:
allōn̄
— period into which a year is divided
Mauritian Creole:
mwa
— period into which a year is divided
Megleno-Romanian:
mes
— period into which a year is divided
Middle English:
moneth
— period into which a year is divided
Mongolian:
сар
(sar)
— period into which a year is divided
Mongolian:
ᠰᠠᠷᠠ
(sara)
— period into which a year is divided
Mwani:
mwezi
— period into which a year is divided
Classical Nahuatl:
mētztli
— period into which a year is divided
Nandi:
arawa
— period into which a year is divided
Navajo:
náhidizídígíí
— period into which a year is divided
Navajo:
náhidizííd
— period into which a year is divided
Navajo:
yiził
— period into which a year is divided
Nepali:
महिना
(mahinā)
— period into which a year is divided
Norman:
mais
— period into which a year is divided
Norwegian Bokmål:
måned
— period into which a year is divided
Norwegian Nynorsk:
månad
— period into which a year is divided
Occitan:
mes
— period into which a year is divided
Odia:
ମାସ
(māsa)
— period into which a year is divided
Southern Ohlone:
hemetscha char
— period into which a year is divided
Ojibwe:
giizis
— period into which a year is divided
Church Slavic:
мѣсѧць
(měsęcĭ)
— period into which a year is divided
Old East Slavic:
мѣсѧць
(měsęcĭ)
— period into which a year is divided
Old English:
mōnaþ
— period into which a year is divided
Oromo:
baatii
— period into which a year is divided
Ossetian:
мӕй
(mæj)
— period into which a year is divided
Pannonian Rusyn:
мешац
(mešac)
— period into which a year is divided
Papiamentu:
luna
— period into which a year is divided
Pashto:
مياشت
(myāšt)
— period into which a year is divided
Pela:
la̠35
— period into which a year is divided
Pela:
lɛ̠̃35ma31
— period into which a year is divided
Dari:
مَاه
(māh)
— period into which a year is divided
Iranian Persian:
ماه
(mâh)
— period into which a year is divided
Pipil:
metzti
— period into which a year is divided
Plautdietsch:
Moonat
— period into which a year is divided
Polish:
miesiąc
— period into which a year is divided
Portuguese:
mês
— period into which a year is divided
Punjabi:
ਮਾਹ
(māh)
— period into which a year is divided
Punjabi:
ਮਹੀਨਾ
(mahīnā)
— period into which a year is divided
Punjabi:
ਮਾਸ
(mās)
— period into which a year is divided
Punjabi:
مَان٘ہہ m مَہِینَہ
(māṉh)
— period into which a year is divided
Punjabi:
مَاہ
(māh)
— period into which a year is divided
Punjabi:
مَاس
(mās)
— period into which a year is divided
Rapa Nui:
'āva'e
— period into which a year is divided
Romani:
masek
— period into which a year is divided
Romani:
ćhon
— period into which a year is divided
Romanian:
lună
— period into which a year is divided
Romansh:
mais
— period into which a year is divided
Russian:
ме́сяц
(mésjac)
— period into which a year is divided
Inari-Sami:
mánuppaje
— period into which a year is divided
Northern Sami:
mánotbadji
— period into which a year is divided
Skolt-Sami:
mään
— period into which a year is divided
Skolt-Sami:
määnpââ ́jj
— period into which a year is divided
Sanskrit:
मास
(māsa)
— period into which a year is divided
Sardinian:
mese
— period into which a year is divided
Sardinian:
mesi
— period into which a year is divided
Scottish Gaelic:
mìos
— period into which a year is divided
Serbo-Croatian:
ме̏се̄ц
— period into which a year is divided
Serbo-Croatian:
мје̏се̄ц
— period into which a year is divided
Serbo-Croatian:
mȅsēc
— period into which a year is divided
Serbo-Croatian:
mjȅsēc
— period into which a year is divided
Sherpa:
ལའ
(la')
— period into which a year is divided
Sicilian:
misi
— period into which a year is divided
Silesian:
mjeśůnc
— period into which a year is divided
Sindhi:
مهنو
(mhno)
— period into which a year is divided
Sinhalese:
මාසය
(māsaya)
— period into which a year is divided
Slovak:
mesiac
— period into which a year is divided
Slovene:
mésec
— period into which a year is divided
Somali:
bil
— period into which a year is divided
Lower Sorbian:
mjasec
— period into which a year is divided
Upper Sorbian:
měsac
— period into which a year is divided
Sotho:
kgwedi
— period into which a year is divided
Spanish:
mes
— period into which a year is divided
Sundanese:
sasih
— period into which a year is divided
Swahili:
mwezi
— period into which a year is divided
Swedish:
månad
— period into which a year is divided
Tabasaran:
ваз
(vaz)
— period into which a year is divided
Tagalog:
buwan
— period into which a year is divided
Tajik:
моҳ
(moh)
— period into which a year is divided
Tamil:
மாதம்
(mātam)
— period into which a year is divided
Tamil:
மாசம்
(mācam)
— period into which a year is divided
Tamil:
திங்கள்
(tiṅkaḷ)
— period into which a year is divided
Tatar:
ай
(ay)
— period into which a year is divided
Tày:
bươn
— period into which a year is divided
Telugu:
నెల
(nela)
— period into which a year is divided
Telugu:
మాసము
(māsamu)
— period into which a year is divided
Tetum:
fulan
— period into which a year is divided
Thai:
เดือน
(dʉʉan)
— period into which a year is divided
Thai:
มาส
(mâat)
— period into which a year is divided
Tibetan:
ཟླ
(zla)
— period into which a year is divided
Tigrinya:
ወርሒ
(wärḥi)
— period into which a year is divided
Tocharian A:
mañ
— period into which a year is divided
Tocharian B:
meñe
— period into which a year is divided
Tok Pisin:
mun
— period into which a year is divided
Turkish:
ay
— period into which a year is divided
Turkmen:
aý
— period into which a year is divided
Tuvan:
ай
(ay)
— period into which a year is divided
Ugaritic:
𐎊𐎗𐎃
(yrḫ)
— period into which a year is divided
Ukrainian:
мі́сяць
(mísjacʹ)
— period into which a year is divided
Urdu:
مَہِینا
(mahīnā)
— period into which a year is divided
Urdu:
مَہِینَہ
(mahīna)
— period into which a year is divided
Urdu:
ماہ
(māh)
— period into which a year is divided
Urdu:
ماس
(mās)
— period into which a year is divided
Uyghur:
ئاي
(ay)
— period into which a year is divided
Uzbek:
oy
— period into which a year is divided
Venetan:
méxe
— period into which a year is divided
Veps:
ku
— period into which a year is divided
Vietnamese:
tháng
— period into which a year is divided
Volapük:
mul
— period into which a year is divided
Welsh:
mis
— period into which a year is divided
Yaghnobi:
моҳ
(moh)
— period into which a year is divided
Yakut:
ый
(ïy)
— period into which a year is divided
Yiddish:
חודש
(khóydesh)
— period into which a year is divided
Yiddish:
מאָנאַט
(monat)
— period into which a year is divided
Zazaki:
mang
— period into which a year is divided
Zazaki:
menge (diq)
— period into which a year is divided
Zhuang:
ndwen
— period into which a year is divided
Zulu:
inyanga
— period into which a year is divided