月球

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Chinese

moon; month globe
simp. and trad.
(月球)
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Etymology

Coined by Matteo Ricci (Huang, 2003).

Pronunciation


Proper noun

月球

  1. (astronomy) the Moon (referring to the astronomical object)

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Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
げつ > げっ
Grade: 1
きゅう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(げっ)(きゅう) (gekkyūげつきゆ (getukyu)?

  1. (astronomy) the Moon (referring to the astronomical object)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

月球 (wolgu) (hangeul 월구)

  1. hanja form? of 월구 (the Moon)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

月球

  1. chữ Hán form of nguyệt cầu (the Moon).