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English
The constellation Libra
Etymology
From Latin lībra ( “ scales, balance ” ) .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Libra (symbol ♎ ︎)
( astronomy ) A constellation of the zodiac , supposedly shaped like a set of scales .
( astrology ) The astrological sign for the scales , ruled by Venus and covering September 24 - October 23 (tropical astrology ) or October 16 - November 16 (sidereal astrology ).
Derived terms
Translations
constellation
Arabic: بُرْج اَلْمِيزَان m ( burj al-mīzān ) , اَلْمِيزَان m ( al-mīzān )
Armenian: Կշեռք ( Kšeṙkʻ )
Azerbaijani: Tərəzi
Breton: Balañs (br) f
Bulgarian: Везни́ pl ( Vezní )
Catalan: Balança (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 天秤座 (zh) ( Tiānchèngzuò )
Cornish: an Vantol f
Danish: Vægten
Dutch: Weegschaal (nl) f
Finnish: Vaaka (fi)
French: Balance (fr) f
Galician: Balanza (gl) , Libra (gl)
German: Waage (de) f
Greek: Ζυγός (el) m ( Zygós )
Ancient: Ζυγόν n ( Zugón )
Hebrew: מֹאזְנַיִם (he) ( moznáim )
Hindi: तुला (hi) f ( tulā ) , तराज़ू m ( tarāzū ) , मीज़ान m ( mīzān ) , मीजान (hi) m ( mījān )
Hungarian: Mérleg (hu)
Irish: an Mheá f
Italian: Bilancia (it) f
Japanese: 天秤座 (ja) ( てんびんざ, tenbinza ) , てんびん座 (ja) ( てんびんざ, tenbinza )
Kazakh: Таразы ( Tarazy ) , Мизам ( Mizam )
Korean: 천칭 자리 ( cheonching jari )
Latin: Lībra (la) f
Macedonian: Вага f ( Vaga ) , Терезија f ( Terezija )
Malay: Mizan , Neraca , Libra
Maltese: Libra
Manx: Ny Meihaghyn m pl
Nepali: तुला (ne) f ( tulā )
Norwegian:
Bokmål: Vekten (no) m , Vekta f
Nynorsk: Vekta f
Ottoman Turkish: ترازو ( terazi ) , میزان ( mizan )
Polish: Waga (pl) f
Portuguese: Libra (pt) f , Balança (pt) f ( Portugal )
Romanian: Balanța f
Russian: Весы́ (ru) m pl ( Vesý )
Sanskrit: तुला (sa) f ( tulā ) , वणिज् (sa) m ( vaṇij )
Scottish Gaelic: Meidh
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Вага f
Roman: Vaga f
Slovene: Tehtnica (sl) f
Spanish: Libra (es) f
Tagalog: Talaro
Telugu: తులారాశి (te) ( tulārāśi ) , తుల (te) ( tula )
Turkish: Terazi (tr)
Ukrainian: Терези́ pl ( Terezý )
Urdu: ترازو m ( tarāzū ) , تلا f ( tulā ) , میزان m ( mīzān )
Welsh: y Fantol f
astrological sign
Afrikaans: Weegskaal (af)
Albanian: Peshorja f
Arabic: بُرْج اَلْمِيزَان m ( burj al-mīzān ) , اَلْمِيزَان m ( al-mīzān )
Armenian: Կշեռք ( Kšeṙkʻ )
Asturian: Llibra , Balanza f , Balancia
Azerbaijani: Tərəzi
Breton: Mentell
Bulgarian: Везни́ pl ( Vezní )
Burmese: တူ (my) ( tu )
Catalan: Balança (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 天秤座 (zh) ( tiānchènzuò ) , 天秤宮 / 天秤宫 (zh) ( tiānchèngōng )
Cornish: an Vantol f
Czech: Váhy (cs) f pl
Danish: Vægten
Dutch: Weegschaal (nl) f
Finnish: Vaaka (fi)
French: Balance (fr)
Galician: Balanza (gl) , Libra (gl)
Georgian: სასწორი ( sasc̣ori )
German: Waage (de) f
Greek: Ζυγός (el) m ( Zygós )
Ancient: Ζυγόν n ( Zugón )
Hebrew: מֹאזְנַיִם (he) ( moznáim )
Hindi: तुला (hi) f ( tulā ) , तराज़ू m ( tarāzū ) , मीज़ान m ( mīzān ) , मीजान (hi) m ( mījān )
Hungarian: Mérleg (hu)
Icelandic: vog (is) f
Irish: an Mheá f
Italian: Bilancia (it) f
Japanese: 天秤宮 (ja) ( てんびんきゅう, tenbinkyū )
Kazakh: Таразы ( Tarazy ) , Мизам ( Mizam )
Khmer: តុលា (km) ( tolaa )
Lao: ຕຸລາ (lo) ( tu lā )
Latin: Lībra (la) f
Latvian: Svari
Luxembourgish: Wo (lb) f
Macedonian: вага f ( vaga ) , терезија f ( terezija )
Malay: Neraca , Mizan , Libra
Malayalam: തുലാം (ml) ( tulāṁ )
Maltese: Libra , Miżien
Manx: Ny Meihaghyn m pl
Marathi: तूळ f ( tūḷ )
Nepali: तुला (ne) f ( tulā )
Norwegian:
Bokmål: Vekten (no) m , Vekta f
Nynorsk: Vekta f
Ottoman Turkish: ترازو ( terazi ) , میزان ( mizan )
Persian: ترازو (fa) ( tarâzu )
Polish: Waga (pl) f
Portuguese: Libra (pt) f
Romanian: Balanță (ro) f
Russian: Весы́ (ru) m pl ( Vesý )
Sanskrit: तुला (sa) f ( tulā ) , वणिज् (sa) m ( vaṇij )
Scottish Gaelic: Meidh
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Вага f
Roman: Vaga f
Slovene: Tehtnica (sl) f
Spanish: Libra (es) f
Swahili: Mizani
Swedish: Vågen (sv)
Tagalog: Talaro
Telugu: తులారాశి (te) ( tulārāśi ) , తుల (te) ( tula )
Thai: ตุล ( dtun )
Turkish: Terazi (tr)
Ukrainian: Терези́ pl ( Terezý )
Welsh: y Fantol f
See also
Noun
Libra (plural Libras )
Someone with a Libra star sign
Antonyms
Translations
Someone with a Libra star sign
See also
Anagrams
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
Libra f
( astrology ) Libra ( astrological sign )
( astronomy ) Libra ( constellation )
Related terms
See also
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈlibɾa/
Rhymes: -ibɾa
Syllabification: Li‧bra
Proper noun
Libra f
( astronomy , astrology ) Libra ( constellation )
( astrology ) Libra ( astrological sign )
Related terms
See also
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Libra , from Latin lībra ( “ scales, balance ” ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈlibɾa/ ,
Hyphenation: Li‧bra
Noun
Libra (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜊ᜔ᜇ )
( astronomy ) Libra ( constellation )
Synonyms: Timbangan , ( neologism ) Talaro
( astrology ) Libra ( zodiac sign )
Synonyms: Timbangan , ( neologism ) Talaro
See also
Zodiac signs in Tagalog · signo ng sodyako (layout · text )
Aryes , Tupa
Tauro , Damulag
Heminis , Kambal
Kanser , Alimango
Leo , Halimaw
Birgo , Dalaga
Libra , Timbangan
Eskorpiyo , Alakdan
Sahitaryo , Mamamana
Kaprikorniyo , Kambing
Akwaryo , Manunubig
Pisis , Isda
Further reading
“Libra ”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph , Manila, 2018