The words “full moon” in many languages
It is said that there are more than 6,000 languages worldwide (this is hard to imagine) and it is a fascinating concept to think, there are probably as many words for “full moon”.
We would like to start a compilation and would ask for all visitors to please help to correct or add (especially spelling and capitalisation rules). Together we will create the world’s largest collection of this kind. If you would like to contribute, please send us an e-mail. We are happy about any information.
The languages are in alphabetical order.
| Afrikaans | Volmaan |
| Albanian | hënë e plotë |
| Arabic | بدر كامل |
| Asturian | Lluna enllena |
| Basque | ilbete |
| Bulgarian | ПЪЛНОЛУНИЕ |
| Catalan | lluna plena pleniluni |
| Chinese (traditional) | 滿月 [mǎn yuè, mǎnyuè] |
| Chinese (simple) | 满月 [mǎn yuè, mǎnyuè] |
| Croatian | Pun mjesec |
| Czech | úplněk |
| Danish | fuldmåne |
| Dutch | volle maan |
| English | full moon |
| Esperanto | plenluno |
| Estonian | täiskuu |
| Filipino | kabilugan ng buwan |
| Finnish | täysikuu |
| French | pleine lune |
| Georgian | სავსე მთვარე |
| German | Vollmond |
| Greek | πανσέληνος |
| Guarani | jasy renyhẽ |
| Hebrew | ירח מלא [jareach male] |
| Hindi | Purnima Poornima |
| Hungarian | telihold |
| Icelandic | fullt tungl |
| Indonesian | bulan purnama |
| Irish | gealach lán |
| Italian | luna piena plenilunio |
| Japanese | 満月 [mangetsu] |
| Korean | 보름달 |
| Kurdish – Kurmanji | hîva tijî |
| Latin | luna plena |
| Lettish | pilnsmēness |
| Lithuanian | pilnatis |
| Luxembourgish | Vollmound |
| Malay | bulan purnama |
| Maltese | qamar kwinta |
| Macedonian | Полна Месечина [Polna Mesecina] |
| Norwegian | fullmåne |
| Persian | بدر |
| Polish | pełnia |
| Portuguese | lua cheia |
| Punjabi | Chand Mama |
| Quechua | killapura |
| Rhaeto-Romanic | glüna plaina glina plaina |
| Rumanian | lună plină |
| Russian | полнолуние [polnolunie] |
| Sanskrit | Purnima Poornima |
| Serbian | pun mesec |
| Slovakian | spln |
| Slovenian | Polna luna |
| Spanish | luna llena plenilunio |
| Swahili | mwezi mpevu mwezi mwangavu |
| Swedish | fullmåne |
| Thai | วันเพ็ญ |
| Tok Pisin | raunpela mun bikpela mun |
| Turkish | dolunay |
| Ukrainian | повнолуння |
| Vietnamese | trăng tròn |
And here as an addition, different dialects (the corresponding standard language in brackets):
| Bavarian (German) | Voimond |
| Bernese German (German) | Voumond |
| Hessian (German) | Follmoond |
| Low German (German) | Vullmaand |
You forgot the tamil language! One of the oldest living languages.