Standard Lemma guide

monthly

adj · adv · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈmʌnθli/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʌnθli
  • CMU ARPABET: M AH1 N TH L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Occurring every month.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • It's time give the dog its monthly bath.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

Every month.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Rent must be paid monthly.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A publication that is published once a month.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The menstrual period.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: euphemistic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

of or occurring or payable every month

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • monthly payments
  • the monthly newsletter

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adverb

Meaning 6

occurring once a month

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they meet monthly

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: series, serial, serial publication

History

Etymology

From month + -ly (adjectival suffix), perhaps via Middle English *monethly (attested only adverbially), from Old English mōnaþlīċ (“monthly”), from Proto-West Germanic *mānōþlīk, from Proto-Germanic *mēnōþlīkaz (“monthly”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian moundelk (“monthly”), German monatlich (“monthly”), Danish månedlig (“monthly”), Swedish månatlig (“monthly”), Norwegian Bokmål månedlig (“monthly”), Icelandic mánaðarlegur (“monthly”).

From Middle English monethly, equivalent to month + -ly (adverbial suffix). Cognate with Saterland Frisian moundelk (“monthly”), Dutch maandelijks (“monthly”), German monatlich (“monthly”), Swedish månatligen (“monthly”).

Across languages

Translations

130 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: mujor — occurring every month
  • Arabic: شَهْرِيّ (šahriyy) — occurring every month
  • Armenian: ամսական (amsakan) — occurring every month
  • Assamese: মাহিলি (mahili) — occurring every month
  • Assamese: মাহেকীয়া (mahekia) — occurring every month
  • Basque: hileroko — occurring every month
  • Belarusian: штоме́сячны (štomjésjačny) — occurring every month
  • Bhojpuri: मासिक (māsik) — occurring every month
  • Central Bikol: bulanan — occurring every month
  • Bulgarian: ежеме́сечен (ežemésečen) — occurring every month
  • Burmese: လစဉ် (la.cany) — occurring every month
  • Catalan: mensual — occurring every month
  • Cebuano: binulan — occurring every month
  • Cebuano: binuwan — occurring every month
  • Chinese Mandarin: 每月的 (měiyuè de) — occurring every month
  • Czech: měsíční — occurring every month
  • Dutch: maandelijks — occurring every month
  • Esperanto: monata — occurring every month
  • French: mensuel — occurring every month
  • Galician: mensual — occurring every month
  • Georgian: ყოველთვიური (q̇oveltviuri) — occurring every month
  • German: monatlich — occurring every month
  • Greek: μηνιαίος (miniaíos) — occurring every month
  • Ancient Greek: μηνιαῖος (mēniaîos) — occurring every month
  • Hindi: मासिक (māsik) — occurring every month
  • Hungarian: havi — occurring every month
  • Hungarian: havonkénti — occurring every month
  • Indonesian: bulanan — occurring every month
  • Irish: míosúil — occurring every month
  • Italian: mensile — occurring every month
  • Italian: mensuale — occurring every month
  • Japanese: 毎月の (maigetsu no) — occurring every month
  • Japanese: 毎月の (maitsuki no) — occurring every month
  • Kazakh: айлық (ailyq) — occurring every month
  • Korean: 매달의 (maedarui) — occurring every month
  • Latin: mēnstruus — occurring every month
  • Latin: mēnstruālis — occurring every month
  • Latin: mēnsuālis — occurring every month
  • Macedonian: месечен (mesečen) — occurring every month
  • Malay: bulanan — occurring every month
  • Norwegian Bokmål: månedlig — occurring every month
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: månadleg — occurring every month
  • Polish: comiesięczny — occurring every month
  • Polish: miesięczny — occurring every month
  • Portuguese: mensal — occurring every month
  • Portuguese: mensual — occurring every month
  • Punjabi: ਮਹੀਨੇਵਾਰ (mahīnevār) — occurring every month
  • Russian: ежеме́сячный (ježemésjačnyj) — occurring every month
  • Spanish: mensual — occurring every month
  • Spanish: mensil (disused) — occurring every month
  • Swedish: månatlig — occurring every month
  • Thai: ทุกเดือน (túk-dʉʉan) — occurring every month
  • Thai: รายเดือน (raai-dʉʉan) — occurring every month
  • Thai: ประจําเดือน (bprà-jam-dʉʉan) — occurring every month
  • Turkish: aylık — occurring every month
  • Ukrainian: щомі́сячний (ščomísjačnyj) — occurring every month
  • Welsh: misol — occurring every month
  • Yiddish: חודשלעך (khoydeshlekh) — occurring every month
  • Arabic: شَهْرِيًّا (šahriyyan) — occurring every month
  • Belarusian: штоме́сяц (štomjésjac) — occurring every month
  • Belarusian: штоме́сячна (štomjésjačna) — occurring every month
  • Bulgarian: ежеме́сечно (ežemésečno) — occurring every month
  • Catalan: mensualment — occurring every month
  • Chinese Mandarin: 按月 (ànyuè) — occurring every month
  • Czech: měsíčně — occurring every month
  • Esperanto: ĉiumonate — occurring every month
  • Finnish: kuukausittain — occurring every month
  • French: mensuellement — occurring every month
  • Galician: mensualmente — occurring every month
  • Georgian: ყოველთვიურად (q̇oveltviurad) — occurring every month
  • Hindi: मासकालिक (māskālik) — occurring every month
  • Hungarian: havonta — occurring every month
  • Hungarian: havonként — occurring every month
  • Interlingua: mensual — occurring every month
  • Interlingua: mensualmente — occurring every month
  • Italian: mensilmente — occurring every month
  • Japanese: 毎月 (maigetsu) — occurring every month
  • Japanese: 月次 (getsuji) — occurring every month
  • Kazakh: ай сайын (ai saiyn) — occurring every month
  • Central Kurdish: مانگانە (mangane) — occurring every month
  • Malayalam: പ്രതിമാസം (pratimāsaṁ) — occurring every month
  • Pannonian Rusyn: мешачно (mešačno) — occurring every month
  • Polish: miesięcznie — occurring every month
  • Polish: co miesiąc — occurring every month
  • Portuguese: mensalmente — occurring every month
  • Romanian: lunar — occurring every month
  • Romanian: mensual — occurring every month
  • Russian: ме́сячно (mésjačno) — occurring every month
  • Russian: ежеме́сячно (ježemésjačno) — occurring every month
  • Spanish: mensualmente — occurring every month
  • Swedish: månadsvis — occurring every month
  • Thai: เดือนละครั้ง (dʉʉan-lá-kráng) — occurring every month
  • Ukrainian: щомі́сяця (ščomísjacja) — occurring every month
  • Ukrainian: щомі́сячно (ščomísjačno) — occurring every month
  • Volapük: muliko — occurring every month
  • Basque: hileroko — a publication that is published once a month
  • Bulgarian: ме́сечно списа́ние (mésečno spisánie) — a publication that is published once a month
  • Chinese Mandarin: 月刊雜誌 /月刊杂志 (yuèkān zázhì) — a publication that is published once a month
  • Czech: měsíčník — a publication that is published once a month
  • Dutch: maandblad — a publication that is published once a month
  • Finnish: kuukausijulkaisu — a publication that is published once a month
  • Georgian: ყოველთვიური გამოცემა (q̇oveltviuri gamocema) — a publication that is published once a month
  • Georgian: ყოველთვიური პუბლიკაცია (q̇oveltviuri ṗubliḳacia) — a publication that is published once a month
  • German: Monatsblatt — a publication that is published once a month
  • German: Monatsheft — a publication that is published once a month
  • German: Monatsschrift — a publication that is published once a month
  • Hindi: मासपत्रिका (māspatrikā) — a publication that is published once a month
  • Hindi: मासिक (māsik) — a publication that is published once a month
  • Japanese: 月刊誌 (gekkanshi) — a publication that is published once a month
  • Korean: 월간지 (wolganji) — a publication that is published once a month
  • Macedonian: месечник (mesečnik) — a publication that is published once a month
  • Malayalam: മാസിക (māsika) — a publication that is published once a month
  • Polish: miesięcznik — a publication that is published once a month
  • Russian: ежеме́сячник (ježemésjačnik) — a publication that is published once a month
  • Slovak: mesačník — a publication that is published once a month
  • Telugu: మాసపత్రిక (māsapatrika) — a publication that is published once a month
  • Thai: รายเดือน (raai-dʉʉan) — a publication that is published once a month
  • Turkish: aylık — a publication that is published once a month
  • Vietnamese: nguyệt báo — a publication that is published once a month
  • Vietnamese: nguyệt san — a publication that is published once a month
  • Bulgarian: менструа́ция (menstruácija) — (euphemism) the menstrual period
  • Czech: měsíčky — (euphemism) the menstrual period
  • Esperanto: monataĵo — (euphemism) the menstrual period
  • Finnish: kuukautiset — (euphemism) the menstrual period
  • Georgian: თვიური (tviuri) — (euphemism) the menstrual period
  • German: Monatsblutung — (euphemism) the menstrual period
  • Polish: miesiączka — (euphemism) the menstrual period
  • Russian: ме́сячные (mésjačnyje) — (euphemism) the menstrual period
  • Thai: ประจําเดือน (bprà-jam-dʉʉan) — (euphemism) the menstrual period
  • Turkish: aylık — (euphemism) the menstrual period
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