2006-09-28 03:33:17 · 28 answers · asked by Silkie1 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
There seems to be repetition between languages. What do these words actually mean - is Luna an original name or do planets have Lunas orbiting about them?
2006-09-29 02:13:01 · update #1
I think that terra does actually mean earth.
2006-09-29 02:14:48 · update #2
In Polish it's "Ziemia" and "Księżyc" (Earth and Moon respectively)
2006-09-28 09:00:17 · answer #1 · answered by ~ B ~ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ofcourse there are specific words for moon and earth in each different language. For the simple reason that people named these before the very existance of English language. But you can tell that some languages of neighbouring countries sound quite similar.
Dutch:
earth = aarde
moon = maan
German
earth = erde
moon = mond
Indonesian
earth = bumi
moon = bulan
Tetum (Timor)
earth = rai
moon = fulan
2006-09-29 13:09:13 · answer #2 · answered by Chesare 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Earth Moon
Tierra Luna = spanish
Terra Luna = italian
Terra Lua = portuguese
Erde Mond = german
Föld Hold = hungarian
Terre Lune = french
2006-09-28 12:21:23 · answer #3 · answered by brujadel31 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my language we have the equal nouns yes: Earth = Art, Moon = Qamar. It. Earth = Terra, Moon = Luna.
I can't imagine any language without names for the Earth and the Moon! Though we interpreted other names of stars with the Scientific names as they are called.
2006-09-28 04:11:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No! They are called different things in every language!
Spanish: Moon=Luna
Earth=la Tierra
2006-09-28 03:35:57 · answer #5 · answered by lorgurus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, - all languages have words for the Earth and the Moon... The spelling is a little different, though:
Jord - Måne, Jorden - Mån, Erde - Mon; these are the words in Danish, Swedish, and German
2006-09-28 03:39:38 · answer #6 · answered by Malene P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my language Luna-Mtvare Earth-dedamica I dont think so if that saounds like English
2006-10-01 01:21:11 · answer #7 · answered by hazy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Hebrew
Moon = Yareach (most common), at times the moon is called Levana, or Sahar (half moon)
Earth = Adama
In Arabic
Moon= Amar
Earth = Ard
2006-09-28 08:44:55 · answer #8 · answered by NY gal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Hindi
Earth = Prithvi, Dharti, Bhoomi, Dharaa
Moon = Chandrma,Chand
2006-09-28 03:43:03 · answer #9 · answered by Ashish Samadhia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the reason the word "luna" is quite common for "moon", is that it is latin, as terra is for earth.
the "romance" languages all derive from latin - french, spanish, italian, portuguese,so all of these will sound like the latin. (the countries of the old roman empire)
other languages, with no latin influence, will have completely different words.
there was no "original" words for these, the prevalence of latinate words is just an accident of the roman empire.
the english words derive from the german - that is from the anglo-saxon, invaders of britain from the fifth century c.e.
i hope that clears it up for you.
2006-10-04 00:25:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In Italian :
Earth : Terra
Moon : Luna .
2006-09-28 07:21:38 · answer #11 · answered by citizen high 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋