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moon en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/muːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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/mun/ (General-American)
/mʉn/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s Proto-Germanic *mēnô Proto-West Germanic *mānō Old English mōna Middle English mone English moon From Middle English mone, from Old English mōna (“moon”), from Proto-West Germanic *mānō, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô (“moon”), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon; month”), probably from *meh₁- (“to measure”). Cognates Cognate with Scots muin, mune (“moon”), Yola mona, moone (“moon”), North Frisian moune, muun (“moon”), Saterland Frisian Moune (“moon”), West Frisian moanne (“moon”), Alemannic German Maan, manä, manòd, mànund, meini, moanu, Mond (“moon”), Bavarian mone (“moon”), Central Franconian Mond (“moon”), Cimbrian ma, maano, må (“moon”), Dutch maan, maen (“moon”), German Mond (“moon”), Limburgish maon, maond, moan, mond, Moën, Mǫnt, Mǫe̩nt, Mǫǫnt (“moon”), Luxembourgish Mound (“moon”), Mòcheno mu' (“moon”), Vilamovian mönd, mönt (“moon”), West Flemish moane (“moon”), Yiddish מאָנט (mont, “moon”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish måne (“moon”), Faroese and Icelandic máni (“moon”), Norn måni (“moon”), Crimean Gothic mine (“moon”), Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌽𐌰 (mēna, “the Moon”); also Cornish and Welsh mis (“month”), Irish mí (“month”), Manx mee (“month”), Scottish Gaelic mìos (“moon; month”), Latin mēnsis (“month”), Umbrian 𐌌𐌄𐌍𐌆𐌍𐌄 (menzne, “Moon”), Greek μήνας (mínas, “month”), Albanian muaj (“month”), Latvian mēnesis (“month”), mēness (“moon”), Lithuanian mėnuo (“moon; month”), Belarusian and Russian ме́сяц (mésjac, “moon; month”), Bulgarian and Macedonian ме́сец (mésec, “moon; month”), Czech měsíc (“moon; month”), Polish miesiąc, mięsiąc, mniesiąc, niesiąc (“moon; month”), Serbo-Croatian ме̏се̄ц, мје̏се̄ц, mȅsēc, mjȅsēc (“moon; month”), Slovak mesiac (“moon; month”), Slovene mesec (“moon; month”), Ukrainian мі́сяць (mísjacʹ, “moon; month”), Armenian ամիս (amis, “month”), Avestan 𐬨𐬃𐬢𐬵 (mā̊ŋh, “month”), 𐬨𐬂𐬢𐬵𐬀 (måŋha, “moon”), Bactrian μαο (mao), μαυο (mauo, “month”), Central Kurdish and Southern Kurdish مانگ (mang, “moon; month”), Northern Kurdish meh (“month”), Ossetian мӕй (mæj, “moon; month”), Pashto مياشت (myâšt, “month”), Persian مه (mah), ماه (māh / mâh, “moon; month”), Tajik моҳ (moh, “moon; month”), Tocharian A mañ (“moon; month”), Tocharian B meñe (“moon; month”), Sanskrit मस् (mas), मास् (mās, “moon; month”). See also month, a related term within Indo-European. The usage of "moon" to refer to the act reflected its use as a metaphor for the buttocks since 1743. It was popularised from American student slang in the 1960s.

Meanings

(broadly, informal, of Moon) Any natural satellite of a planet.
- Temperatures at Neptune are so low that Triton, its only major moon, revealed landscapes of nitrogen and methane ice. 1990 August, Bradford A. Smith, “Voyage of the Century”, in National Geographic, volume 178, number 2, page 63:
- That's no moon, you idiot... it's a space station!
- The field’s practitioners believe that as they learn to read the universe using neutrinos, they could make new, unexpected discoveries — much as the lensmakers who first developed the telescope could not have imagined that Galileo would later use it to discover the moons of Jupiter. 2021 March 30, Anton Troianovski, “Hunting Ghost Particles Beneath the World’s Deepest Lake”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2021:
- The stargazer observed the moons of Jupiter for over a year.
(literary) A month, particularly a lunar month.
- Many moons had waxed and waned when on the afternoon of a lovely summer day a lusty broad-boned knight was riding through the forest of Sherwood. 1822, Thomas Love Peacock, Maid Marian, page 238:
- “From whence came the yellow metal, Busuli?” he asked. The black pointed toward the southeast. “A moon’s march away—maybe more,” he replied. 1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 128:
- 2002, Russell Allen, "Incantations of the Apprentice", on Symphony X, The Odyssey. Through eerie reach of ancient woods / Where lumbering mists arise / I journey for nines moons of the year / To where a land of legend lies
- They stayed with their aunt and uncle for many moons.
- For since these arms of mine had seven years' pith, Till now some nine moons wasted, they have used Their dearest action in the tented field… 1603, William Shakespeare, Othello:
- They number their age by Moons or Winters, and say a Woman or a Man is so many Moons old, and so they do with all memorable Actions in life, accounting it to be so many Moons or Winters since such or such a thing happened. 1737, John Brickell, The natural history of North-Carolina, pages 308–309:
A representation of the moon, usually as a crescent or as a circle with a face; a crescent-shaped shape, symbol, or object.
- The wizard costume was decorated with stars and moons.
A crescent-like outwork in a fortification.
- The moons surrounding the city walls were built in the sixteenth century.
The eighteenth trump/major arcana card of the tarot.
The thirty-second Lenormand card.
In hearts, the action of taking all the point cards in one hand.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
moons	Number=Plur		lexicographic
moone		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic

Synonyms

satellite (natural satellite of a planet) · calendar month (month) · lunar month (month) · ☽ · month (month) · ☾ · Moon (Earth's sole natural satellite) · moon

Translations (799)

cy lloer (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · tpi mun (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ast lluna (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · zh 月亮 (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ur سَیَّارْچَہ (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · swb mwezi (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · vec łuna (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · be сатэлі́т (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · sgs mienolis (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ml ചന്ദ്രമാസം (month) · tr uydu (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · vi mặt trăng (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · fi kuu (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · blk လာ (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · br loarenn (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · br loariad (month) · ms bulan (month) · fo máni (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · kdr къамар (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · eo luno (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · ebk foran (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · mn сар (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · ka თანამგზავრი (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · hi महताब (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · id bulan (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · ee ɣleti (month) · ar قَمَر (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · te చందమామ (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · nds Maand (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · shu قمر (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · tft ara (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · da måne (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · chg آی (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · sw mwezi (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ilk buan (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · oj dibiki-giizis (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ja 衛星 (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · tzm ⴰⵢⵓⵔ (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · zh йүәлён (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · kca-eas тыԓәс (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · mas olapa (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ach dwee (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · pjt kiṉaṟa (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · vo mun (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · te చందమామ (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · irn wirapu (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · bg спъ́тник (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · mrc xalyaa (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · lez варз (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ill ulan (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · hix nuno (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · zh 月 (month) · it luna (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ce беттса (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ln sánzá (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · rif taziri (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ko 달 (month) · kbd мазэ (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ba ай (month) · yai маҳтоб (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · rue мі́сяць (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · gu ચંદ્ર (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ta நிலா (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · sh mȅsēc (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · mwp moelpal (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · wyi mirnian (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · th ดวงจันทร์ (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · cst kónmei (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · kdr ай (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · jv sasi (month) · cy lleuad (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · zza mehtab (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · nl maand (month) · es luna (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · pl miesiąc (month) · got 𐌼𐌴𐌽𐌰 (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · kl qaammat (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · he יָרֵחַ (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · sne buran (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · wao hín (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · km ចន្ទា (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ta துணைக்கோள் (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · pt satélite (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · bfg bulaːn (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ta மதி (month) · hu hónap (month) · shn လိူၼ် (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · gun jaxy (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · my သော်တာ (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · cst ṯar (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · is tungl (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · ktv c'xêê (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ttj okwezi class 15 (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · mww hli (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · zh 月娘 (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · rom ćhon (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · wyi yampuk (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · rif ayur (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · ceb bulan (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ru луна́ (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · sl lúna (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · gl lúa (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · fo máni (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · cs měsíc (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · pam bulan (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · lv mēness (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · de Monat (month) · lv mēness (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · ar قمر (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · sv måne (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · de mond (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · lb Mound (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · pau buil (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · iso abugo (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ota پیك (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · fy moanne (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · oj giizis (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · kmr meh (month) · apw tł'é'gona'áí (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ayz snie (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · tg маҳтоб (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · cu мѣсѧць (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · phn 𐤉𐤓𐤇 (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · id bulan (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ne चन्द्रमा (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · lzz tuta (month) · lmw koméenawa (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · sce sara (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · zea maene (month) · hsb měsačk (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · sh mjȅsēc (month) · kaw śaśi (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · roa-opt lũa (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · cic hashi' ninak a̠a' (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · zu inyanga (month) · lut sɬukʷálb (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · wal aginaa (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · jv rembulan (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · lb Mound (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · jv sasi (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · hi उपग्रह (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · to māhina (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · haw mahina (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · nn måne (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · tyz bẳng bươn (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · de Mond (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · vi trăng (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · akk 𒌚 (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · gv eayst (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · de Mond (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · kaw wulan (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ryu 月 (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ar قمر (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · dsb mjasec (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · cic hashi' ninak (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · tt ай (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ur مَہْتاب (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · zh 月 (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · mdf ков (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · be спадаро́жнік (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · nrf leune (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · mhn mu' (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · nci mētztli (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · sib beliliek (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · fy moanne (month) · kqe bulan (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · sh ме̏се̄ц (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · mn ᠰᠠᠷᠠ (month) · hi चन्द्रमा (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · knb buyan (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ru ме́сяц (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · kmr heyv (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · be ме́сяц (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ms kamar (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · nah mētztli (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · udi хаш (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · st kgwedi (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · kmr heyv (month) · ja 月 (month) · bn মাহতাব (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · nn månad (month) · enm mone (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ga éasca (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · gv giallagh (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · bxd la̠³⁵ (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · cu ⰿⱑⱄⱔⱌⱐ (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ny mwezi (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · sv månvarv (month) · pqm nipawset (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · mn сар (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · kuz ckamur (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · tyv ай (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · tih sila' (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ru ме́сяц (month) · ga gealach (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · new तिमिला (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · fr mois (month) · sa चन्द्र (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · si චන්ද්රයා (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · fa مَهْتاب (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ltg mienesnīks (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ii ꆪ (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · aqc бац (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · sq hënë (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · te మాసము (month) · hak 月華 /月华 (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · hov arit (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · tew pʼóe (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · grc σελήνη (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ml തിങ്കൾ (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · fur lune (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ta நிலவு (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · lb Äerdmound (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · yrl yasi (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · it satellite (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · wca peripo (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · pdt Mon (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · sh mjȅsēc (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · sh ме̏се̄ц (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ps سپوږمۍ (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · mel bulan (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ace buleuën (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ovd tunggel (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · bdr buan (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · hi हिमांशु (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · wyi tra-bujeen (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · id bulan (month) · tab ваз (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · kxd bulan (month) · is tungl (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · pri parui (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · is fylgihnöttur (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · hy ամիս (month) · ale tugidax (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · ja 月 (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · mrw olan (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · fo mánaður (month) · seh mwezi class 3 (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · gld биа (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · fj vula (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · he יָרֵחַ (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · bg луна́ (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ms bulan (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · gug jasy (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · oj giizis (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · kmr heyv (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · cs měsíc (month) · fy maand (month) · lmo luna (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · udm толэзь (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · mdh ulan-ulan (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ca lluna (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · srn mun (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · twf pʼóna (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · mn ᠰᠠᠷᠠ (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · ak bosome (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · cak ikʼ (month) · xal сар (month) · kqr wulan (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · zza meng (diq) (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · he יֶרַח (month) · csb miesąc (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · trv idas (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · zza aşm (diq) (month) · so dayax (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · mk месечина (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · kg ngonde (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · sc luna (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ps سپوږمۍ (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · sit-bok poŋlo (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · uk мíсяць (month) · pt mês (month) · kpv тöлысь (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · iso amara (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ta மதி (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · uz oy (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ru луна́ (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · bn চাঁদ (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ain チュㇷ゚ (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · av моцӏ (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · yua uj (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · cme cɛiŋo (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · tly oşım (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · lt palydovas (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · frr muun (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ssy alsa (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · zun yachunne (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · luy kumwesi (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · amu chi' (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · fa مَاه (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ett 𐌕𐌉𐌖𐌓 (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · bg месец (month) · ar قَمَر (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · iso ọvẹ (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · et kuu (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · pap luna (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · mn дагуул (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · djo buɣatn (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · mi marama (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · sw mwezi (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · my လ (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · fa قَمَر (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · quc ikʼ (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ka მთვარე (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · bor ari (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · tr peyk (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · hi सुधांशु (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · km ខែ (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · zh 衛星 /卫星 (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · trw یُن (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · nl maan (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · nap luna (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · cy lleuad (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · tao vehan (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · fa قَمَر (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · com mʉa (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · cic hashi' naka̠a' (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ckt йъиԓгын (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · mr चंद्र (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · my စန်း (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ngh ǂoro (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · xdq бацц (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · pl księżyc (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ddg uru (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · kab ayyur (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ia luna (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · iu ᑕᖅᕿᖅ (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · hu hold (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · tg қамар (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · qu killa (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · roa-tar lune (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · hi सोम (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · nb måne (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · tg моҳ (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · orv мѣсꙗць (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · hni ba'la (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · kk ай (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · nb måned (month) · kw loor (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · de Satellit (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · xal сар (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ml ഉപഗ്രഹം (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · ny mwezi (month) · fr lune (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · af maan (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · hi मास (month) · sk mesiac (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · hy լուսին (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ota آی (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ktb agancho (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · mnc ᠪᡳᠶᠠ (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · mn сар (month) · kls mastrúk (month) · mtq măt tlăng (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · nxq heimei (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · th เดือน (month) · kdn mwezi class 3 (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · akl buean (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · hi इंदु (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · lij lünn-a (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · peo 𐎶𐎠𐏃 (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · hi चांद (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · msk boran (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · wuu 月亮 (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · pt lua (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · bru casâi (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · raw shvlá (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · arc ܣܗܪܐ (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · fr lune (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ood mashath (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · hi विधु (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · el φεγγάρι (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · ebk sorag (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ady мазэ (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · pl miesiąc (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ro lună (month) · grc μήνη (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · oc luna (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · kdd piṟa (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · sco muin (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · xmz wula (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · frp lena (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ibg vulan (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · la lūna (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · aa alsá (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · drg vullan (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · yue 月亮 (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · cv уйӑх (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · br loarennoù (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · rhg san (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · sw mwezi (month) · gor hula (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ur قَمَر (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ro lună (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · jje ᄃᆞᆯ (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · yol moone (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · is máni (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · hi शशांक (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · sd چَنڊُ (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · eve бяг (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ar قَمَر (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ood maṣad (month) · nus pay (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · hy արբանյակ (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · zu inyanga (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ckb مانگ (month) · lis ꓦ ꓐꓻ (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · et kuu (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · lkt haŋwí (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · gmw-cfr Moond (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · sai-cat nam (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · jv wulan (month) · yue 衛星 /卫星 (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · ko 월 (month) · zza mung (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ms cendera (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ast lluna (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · sai-col nag (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · sh мје̏се̄ц (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · sl lúna (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · mvv sila' (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · uga 𐎊𐎗𐎃 (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · es mes (month) · rsk мешац (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · es satélite (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · mvi ツキシュ (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · el σεληνιακός μήνας (month) · id candra (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · pal 𐭡𐭩𐭥𐭧 (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · pqm kisuhs (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · okm ᄃᆞᆯ (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ru спу́тник (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · xul kubbadang (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · hi चन्द्रमा (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · enm moone (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · amf árpi (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ota قمر (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · sh мје̏се̄ц (month) · wa beaté (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · brg kiher (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · sv måne (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · os мӕй (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · et kuu (month) · eu ilargi (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · te చంద్రుడు (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · om ji'a (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · mni ꯊꯥ (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · kuf ເກີແຊ (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · fy moanne (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · rup lunã (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · yue 月球 (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ha wata (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · tk aý (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · min bulan (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · niq arawa (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · yue 月 (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · kag buɬan (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · xwo ᠰᠠᠷᠠ (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ksw လါ (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · eu ilargi (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · zh йүә (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · th ดวงจันทร์ (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ami folad (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · txg 𗷉 (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · gd gealach (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · bal ماہ (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · pqm nipa-kisuhs (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · mnc ᠪᡳᠶᠠ (month) · te నెల (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · th เดือน (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · uk супу́тник (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · ak ɔsram (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ki mweri (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · eya qAXah (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · wa bele (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · el φεγγάρι (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · myv ков (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ojp 月 (month) · nyu mwezi class 3 (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · tay byacing (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · mh allōn̄ (month) · wo weer wi (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · zza mung (month) · yi לבֿנה (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · km ចន្ទ្រ (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · dtr wulan (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · uk сателі́т (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) · arc ܝܪܚܐ (month) · km ព្រះច័ន្ទ (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · fa آیِشْم (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · zh 太陰 /太阴 (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · es luna (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ce бутт (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · bsb ulan (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · non máni (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · te శశాంకుడు (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · km ចន្ទ្រា (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · ur چانْد (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · tay bzyacing (the natural satellite of planet Earth) · wmw mwezi (the natural satellite of planet Earth)

wikidata: Q2537

moon en · PROPN

Pronunciation

/muːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
(General-American) audio
/mun/ (General-American)
/mʉn/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
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(Received-Pronunciation) audio
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s Proto-Germanic *mēnô Proto-West Germanic *mānō Old English mōna Middle English mone English moon From Middle English mone, from Old English mōna (“moon”), from Proto-West Germanic *mānō, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô (“moon”), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon; month”), probably from *meh₁- (“to measure”). Cognates Cognate with Scots muin, mune (“moon”), Yola mona, moone (“moon”), North Frisian moune, muun (“moon”), Saterland Frisian Moune (“moon”), West Frisian moanne (“moon”), Alemannic German Maan, manä, manòd, mànund, meini, moanu, Mond (“moon”), Bavarian mone (“moon”), Central Franconian Mond (“moon”), Cimbrian ma, maano, må (“moon”), Dutch maan, maen (“moon”), German Mond (“moon”), Limburgish maon, maond, moan, mond, Moën, Mǫnt, Mǫe̩nt, Mǫǫnt (“moon”), Luxembourgish Mound (“moon”), Mòcheno mu' (“moon”), Vilamovian mönd, mönt (“moon”), West Flemish moane (“moon”), Yiddish מאָנט (mont, “moon”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish måne (“moon”), Faroese and Icelandic máni (“moon”), Norn måni (“moon”), Crimean Gothic mine (“moon”), Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌽𐌰 (mēna, “the Moon”); also Cornish and Welsh mis (“month”), Irish mí (“month”), Manx mee (“month”), Scottish Gaelic mìos (“moon; month”), Latin mēnsis (“month”), Umbrian 𐌌𐌄𐌍𐌆𐌍𐌄 (menzne, “Moon”), Greek μήνας (mínas, “month”), Albanian muaj (“month”), Latvian mēnesis (“month”), mēness (“moon”), Lithuanian mėnuo (“moon; month”), Belarusian and Russian ме́сяц (mésjac, “moon; month”), Bulgarian and Macedonian ме́сец (mésec, “moon; month”), Czech měsíc (“moon; month”), Polish miesiąc, mięsiąc, mniesiąc, niesiąc (“moon; month”), Serbo-Croatian ме̏се̄ц, мје̏се̄ц, mȅsēc, mjȅsēc (“moon; month”), Slovak mesiac (“moon; month”), Slovene mesec (“moon; month”), Ukrainian мі́сяць (mísjacʹ, “moon; month”), Armenian ամիս (amis, “month”), Avestan 𐬨𐬃𐬢𐬵 (mā̊ŋh, “month”), 𐬨𐬂𐬢𐬵𐬀 (måŋha, “moon”), Bactrian μαο (mao), μαυο (mauo, “month”), Central Kurdish and Southern Kurdish مانگ (mang, “moon; month”), Northern Kurdish meh (“month”), Ossetian мӕй (mæj, “moon; month”), Pashto مياشت (myâšt, “month”), Persian مه (mah), ماه (māh / mâh, “moon; month”), Tajik моҳ (moh, “moon; month”), Tocharian A mañ (“moon; month”), Tocharian B meñe (“moon; month”), Sanskrit मस् (mas), मास् (mās, “moon; month”). See also month, a related term within Indo-European. The usage of "moon" to refer to the act reflected its use as a metaphor for the buttocks since 1743. It was popularised from American student slang in the 1960s.

Meanings

(alt-of, singular, singular-only, with-definite-article) Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”).
alt of Moon
- "I suppose I may have leave to do that!" Yes, she could do that, he said, but there was no road to that place; it lay east of the sun and west of the moon, and she could never find her way there. 1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 233:
- Immediatly after the tribulacions off thoſe dayes / ſhall the ſun be derkeneth: and the mone ſhall not geve her light / and the ſtarrꝭ ſhall fall from heven / and the powers of hevẽ ſhall move 1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Matthew xxiiij:[29], folio xxxiiij, verso:

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Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
moone		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic

wikidata: Q405

moon en · VERB

Pronunciation

/muːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
(General-American) audio
/mun/ (General-American)
/mʉn/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
(Received-Pronunciation) audio
(Received-Pronunciation) audio
(General-American) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s Proto-Germanic *mēnô Proto-West Germanic *mānō Old English mōna Middle English mone English moon From Middle English mone, from Old English mōna (“moon”), from Proto-West Germanic *mānō, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô (“moon”), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon; month”), probably from *meh₁- (“to measure”). Cognates Cognate with Scots muin, mune (“moon”), Yola mona, moone (“moon”), North Frisian moune, muun (“moon”), Saterland Frisian Moune (“moon”), West Frisian moanne (“moon”), Alemannic German Maan, manä, manòd, mànund, meini, moanu, Mond (“moon”), Bavarian mone (“moon”), Central Franconian Mond (“moon”), Cimbrian ma, maano, må (“moon”), Dutch maan, maen (“moon”), German Mond (“moon”), Limburgish maon, maond, moan, mond, Moën, Mǫnt, Mǫe̩nt, Mǫǫnt (“moon”), Luxembourgish Mound (“moon”), Mòcheno mu' (“moon”), Vilamovian mönd, mönt (“moon”), West Flemish moane (“moon”), Yiddish מאָנט (mont, “moon”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish måne (“moon”), Faroese and Icelandic máni (“moon”), Norn måni (“moon”), Crimean Gothic mine (“moon”), Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌽𐌰 (mēna, “the Moon”); also Cornish and Welsh mis (“month”), Irish mí (“month”), Manx mee (“month”), Scottish Gaelic mìos (“moon; month”), Latin mēnsis (“month”), Umbrian 𐌌𐌄𐌍𐌆𐌍𐌄 (menzne, “Moon”), Greek μήνας (mínas, “month”), Albanian muaj (“month”), Latvian mēnesis (“month”), mēness (“moon”), Lithuanian mėnuo (“moon; month”), Belarusian and Russian ме́сяц (mésjac, “moon; month”), Bulgarian and Macedonian ме́сец (mésec, “moon; month”), Czech měsíc (“moon; month”), Polish miesiąc, mięsiąc, mniesiąc, niesiąc (“moon; month”), Serbo-Croatian ме̏се̄ц, мје̏се̄ц, mȅsēc, mjȅsēc (“moon; month”), Slovak mesiac (“moon; month”), Slovene mesec (“moon; month”), Ukrainian мі́сяць (mísjacʹ, “moon; month”), Armenian ամիս (amis, “month”), Avestan 𐬨𐬃𐬢𐬵 (mā̊ŋh, “month”), 𐬨𐬂𐬢𐬵𐬀 (måŋha, “moon”), Bactrian μαο (mao), μαυο (mauo, “month”), Central Kurdish and Southern Kurdish مانگ (mang, “moon; month”), Northern Kurdish meh (“month”), Ossetian мӕй (mæj, “moon; month”), Pashto مياشت (myâšt, “month”), Persian مه (mah), ماه (māh / mâh, “moon; month”), Tajik моҳ (moh, “moon; month”), Tocharian A mañ (“moon; month”), Tocharian B meñe (“moon; month”), Sanskrit मस् (mas), मास् (mās, “moon; month”). See also month, a related term within Indo-European. The usage of "moon" to refer to the act reflected its use as a metaphor for the buttocks since 1743. It was popularised from American student slang in the 1960s.

Meanings

(colloquial, transitive) To display one's buttocks to, typically as a jest, insult, or protest.
- It was ill-advised of Sam to moon the photographer during the shoot.
- The hooligans mooned the riot police.
(colloquial, intransitive) To gaze at lovingly or in adoration.
- To completely back down now would be as unnatural as mooning in front of your girlfriend's parents. 2009, Tim Thornton, The Alternative Hero, Random House, →ISBN, page 9:
- Bradly stood bewitched, mooning at the moon. Betimes he bent in a grotesque posture and looked at it between his legs, which was to rid his mind of preconceived colour values by seeing them upside down. 1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 164:
(colloquial, followed by over or after, intransitive, usually) To fuss over something adoringly; to be infatuated with someone.
- Sarah mooned over Sam's photograph for months.
- On some level, the filmmakers behind Monster Trucks must have recognized the ill fit of Till playing a teenager, because they cast Jane Levy, a 27-year-old who can pass for younger but not a decade younger, as Meredith, a nerdy classmate of Tripp’s who moons over him as she insists on making an appointment to tutor him in biology. 2017 January 12, Jesse Hassenger, “A literal monster truck is far from the stupidest thing about Monster Trucks”, in The Onion AV Club:
- You've been mooning after her forever; why not just ask her out?
To spend time idly, absent-mindedly.
- I mooned around. I was mighty sick of the room by then. 2001, Stephen King, The Death of Jack Hamilton:
- We were only three on board. The poor old skipper mooned in the cabin. 1898, Joseph Conrad, Youth:
(transitive) To expose to the rays of the Moon.
(transitive) To adorn with moons or crescents.
(of a coin or token) To rise in price rapidly or suddenly. (from to the moon)
- “It was like nothing I ever saw. Just complete murder and carnage.” “Everything seemed calm at first but then this guy in a suit shows up talking about investment opportunities. Next thing you know these people over here started chanting, "Hoddle, Hoddle," and their NFTs started mooning. And then, these guys over here started saying those guys right there right-clicked 'em and-and called for a pump-and-dump, which made these guys beat the living hell out of anyone who said it was just FOMO and died screaming that is was the flippening. Luckily I came out of it ok. I got this little miniature donkey with a lit-up sombrero.” “Did you see where the guy in the suit went afterwards?” “Nah, he just waltzed right away like nothin' happened.” “Chief, you better come take a look at this. We got a small turtle with wings, could be a great investment opportunity.” “Excuse me, gentlemen.” 2021 December 16, Trey Parker, “South Park: Post COVID: The Return of COVID” (29:23 from the start), in South Park, spoken by Fire Chief (Trey Parker):
- I've followed several of the most popular crypto pundits on Twitter and discovered they constantly brag about their one big Hail Mary pick that mooned but neglect to mention – or delete – their numerous fumbles. 2019, Mark Grabowski, Cryptocurrencies: A Primer on Digital Money, Routledge, →ISBN:
- It is impractical if a currency moons and plummets often.
To shoot the moon.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
mooning	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
moone		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
moons	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
mooned	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
mooned	Tense=Past		lexicographic

Coordinates

streak · flash

Relateds

moonsick · Moonie · Selene · month · lunar

Translations (18)

fi pyllistää (to display one's buttocks to) · es hacer un calvo (to display one's buttocks to) · mi whakapohane (to display one's buttocks to) · de den nackten Hintern zeigen (to display one's buttocks to) · eo tagrevi obsede Literally (spend time idly) · ru пока́зывать го́лую за́дницу (to display one's buttocks to) · da moone (to display one's buttocks to) · fr montrer sa lune (to display one's buttocks to) · sv moona (to display one's buttocks to) · nl aanbidden (to fuss over adoringly) · eo postaĵumadi (to display one's buttocks to) · mi whakaene (to display one's buttocks to) · uk показати голу попу (to display one's buttocks to) · fi näyttää persettä (to display one's buttocks to) · fi haikailla (to fuss over adoringly) · nl moonen (to display one's buttocks to) · nl het naakte achterwerk tonen (to display one's buttocks to) · fo at vísa reyv (to display one's buttocks to)

moon en · NOUN

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moon en · PROPN

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moon en · VERB

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