Dictionary

half-moon en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree English half- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s Proto-Germanic *mēnô Proto-West Germanic *mānō Old English mōna Middle English mone English moon English half-moon From half- + moon.

Meanings

1. The moon in its first or last quarter when only half the visible face is illuminated; a quarter moon.
2. Anything shaped like a crescent, especially the base of a fingernail.
3. A semicircular or crescent-shaped Filipino butter cookie.
4. Synonym of black and white (“type of cookie”).

Forms

Coordinates

demilune · crescent · semicircle

Deriveds

half-mooned

Synonyms

black and white

Translations (81)

sh по̏лумесе̄ц (the moon in its first or last quarter) · uk півмі́сяць (anything shaped like a crescent) · ko 반달 (anything shaped like a crescent) · sl polmesec (anything shaped like a crescent) · ar تَرْبِيع (the moon in its first or last quarter) · et poolkuu (the moon in its first or last quarter) · it mezzaluna (anything shaped like a crescent) · pl półksiężyc (the moon in its first or last quarter) · mk полумесец (anything shaped like a crescent) · tl medya luna (the moon in its first or last quarter) · bg полуме́сец (the moon in its first or last quarter) · pt meia-lua (anything shaped like a crescent) · cmn 半月 (anything shaped like a crescent) · it mezzaluna (the moon in its first or last quarter) · ru полуме́сяц (anything shaped like a crescent) · eo duonluno (the moon in its first or last quarter) · es medialuna (the moon in its first or last quarter) · ja 半月 (anything shaped like a crescent) · nl halvemaan (the moon in its first or last quarter) · mk полумесец (the moon in its first or last quarter) · pdt Haulfmon (the moon in its first or last quarter) · sh pȍlumjesēc (the moon in its first or last quarter) · fa نیمپری (the moon in its first or last quarter) · eo krescento (the moon in its first or last quarter) · fa چارک (the moon in its first or last quarter) · fi puolikuu (anything shaped like a crescent) · sh по̏лумјесе̄ц (anything shaped like a crescent) · te చంద్రవంక (the moon in its first or last quarter) · fa نیمبرید (the moon in its first or last quarter) · sh pȍlumjesēc (anything shaped like a crescent) · nb halvmåne (the moon in its first or last quarter) · fa نیمماه (the moon in its first or last quarter) · taa sro ch'enghon' (the moon in its first or last quarter) · sl polmesec (the moon in its first or last quarter) · sw nusu mwezi (the moon in its first or last quarter) · pl półksiężyc (anything shaped like a crescent) · kyh kusráh'aachip (the moon in its first or last quarter) · ga leathchiorcal (anything shaped like a crescent) · cmn 半月 (the moon in its first or last quarter) · sh по̏лумесе̄ц (anything shaped like a crescent) · ga leathghealach (anything shaped like a crescent) · tr yarım ay (the moon in its first or last quarter) · uk півмі́сяць (the moon in its first or last quarter) · cs půlměsíc (anything shaped like a crescent) · my လခြမ်း (the moon in its first or last quarter) · be паўме́сяц (anything shaped like a crescent) · cs půlměsíc (the moon in its first or last quarter) · de Halbmond (anything shaped like a crescent) · pt meia-lua (the moon in its first or last quarter) · kne gawan di beksa (the moon in its first or last quarter) · da halvmåne (anything shaped like a crescent) · my လခြမ်း (anything shaped like a crescent) · bg полуме́сец (anything shaped like a crescent) · ro semilună (the moon in its first or last quarter) · alt јарым ай (anything shaped like a crescent) · ca mitjalluna (anything shaped like a crescent) · fr demi-lune (anything shaped like a crescent) · la luna dimidiata (the moon in its first or last quarter) · fi puolikuu (the moon in its first or last quarter) · sh pȍlumesēc (the moon in its first or last quarter) · tr hilâl (the moon in its first or last quarter) · hu félhold (the moon in its first or last quarter) · sh pȍlumesēc (anything shaped like a crescent) · es medialuna (anything shaped like a crescent) · alt јарым ай (the moon in its first or last quarter) · sk polmesiac (anything shaped like a crescent) · be паўме́сяц (the moon in its first or last quarter) · tl kalahatian-ng-buwan (the moon in its first or last quarter) · da halvmåne (the moon in its first or last quarter) · sv halvmåne (the moon in its first or last quarter) · de Halbmond (the moon in its first or last quarter) · fo hálvmáni (the moon in its first or last quarter) · ja 半月 (the moon in its first or last quarter) · ru полуме́сяц (the moon in its first or last quarter) · nn halvmåne (the moon in its first or last quarter) · ga leathghealach (the moon in its first or last quarter) · sk polmesiac (the moon in its first or last quarter) · fr demi-lune (the moon in its first or last quarter) · ga leath gealaí (the moon in its first or last quarter) · sh по̏лумјесе̄ц (the moon in its first or last quarter) · ko 반달 (the moon in its first or last quarter)