waning gibbous moon
waning gibbous moon meaning
The waning gibbous moon — past full, and beginning to shrink. Waning means diminishing, and it is the counterpart to waxing, which means growing. The pair are among the few genuinely useful words English has kept from Old English, and most people only ever encounter them in connection with the moon.
Meaning
The waning gibbous moon — past full, and beginning to shrink. Waning means diminishing, and it is the counterpart to waxing, which means growing. The pair are among the few genuinely useful words English has kept from Old English, and most people only ever encounter them in connection with the moon.
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- Past full, and shrinking again 🌖
- Waxing and waning are Old English, and we kept only these 🌖
- On the way back down 🌖
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | afnemende bolmaan |
| አማርኛ | በቀኝ በኩል ትንሽ የጠቆረች ግማሽ ጨረቃ |
| العربية | قمر أحدب متناقص |
| অসমীয়া | ক্ষীয়মান অৰ্ধাধিক চন্দ্ৰ |
| azərbaycan | sönən böyüyən ay |
| башҡорт | кәмеүсе тулы ай |
| беларуская | змяншэнне гарба |
| български | намаляваща полупълна Луна |
| বাংলা | ক্ষীয়মাণ অর্ধাধিক চাঁদ |
| bosanski | padajući mjesec |
| català | lluna gibosa minvant |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎩᏄᏘᏗ ᎠᏟᎵᏒ ᏅᏓ ᎤᏒ ᎡᎯ |
| čeština | ubývající měsíc po úplňku |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | чакакан уйӑх |
| Cymraeg | lleuad amgrwm ar ei chil |
| Deutsch | drittes Mondviertel |
| dolnoserbšćina | južo njepołny mjaseck |
| Ελληνικά | φθίνων αμφίκυρτος |
| English | waning gibbous moon |
| español | luna gibosa menguante |
| eesti | kahanev kuu |
| euskara | ilbehera-hasiera |
| فارسی | کوژماه کاهنده |
| suomi | vähenevä puolikuu |
| Filipino | waning gibbous moon |
| føroyskt | stórur minkandi hálvmáni |
| français | lune gibbeuse décroissante |
| Gaeilge | gealach scothlán atá ag caitheamh |
| Gàidhlig | gealach chrotach a’ traoghadh |
| galego | lúa xibosa minguante |
| ગુજરાતી | ઘટતો ચંદ્ર |
| Hausa | wata wucewa rabi mai ragewa |
| עברית | ירח מתחיל להתרוקן |
| हिन्दी | घटता चाँद |
| hrvatski | padajući izbočeni mjesec |
| hornjoserbšćina | nic wjace połny měsačk |
| magyar | fogyó domború hold |
| հայերեն | նվազող ուռուցիկ լուսին |
| Indonesia | bulan cembung akhir |
| íslenska | minnkandi tungl (meira en hálft) |
| italiano | luna gibbosa calante |
| 日本語 | 寝待月 |
| Jawa | bulan ilang seprapat |
| ქართული | მცხრალი განათებული მთვარე |
| қазақ тілі | кішірейіп жатқан дөңес ай |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | كىشىرەيىپ جاتقان دوڭەس اي |
| ខ្មែរ | ព្រះចន្ទបាត់មួយចំនិត |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಕ್ಷೀಣಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಚಂದ್ರ |
| 한국어 | 하현달 |
| कोंकणी | उणावपी चंद्रकळेचो अर्दचंद्र |
| кыргызча | бөксөрүп баштаган ай |
| ລາວ | ເດືອນດັບສ້ຽວດວງ |
| lietuvių | delčia |
| latviešu | izliekts dilstošs mēness |
| македонски | прва фаза на затемнување |
| മലയാളം | തെളിഞ്ഞുവരുന്ന ചന്ദ്രക്കല |
| монгол | бүтэн сарын дараах сар |
| मराठी | पाऊण प्रकाशित होणारा चंद्र |
| Melayu | bulan hampir purnama memalap |
| မြန်မာ | လဆုတ် |
| नेपाली | घट्दो गिबस चन्द्रमा |
| Nederlands | afnemende maan |
| norsk | avtakende fullmåne |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ୱେନିଂରେ ଥିବା ବହିର୍ବର୍ତ୍ତ ହେଉଥିବା ଅପୁର୍ଣଚନ୍ଦ୍ର |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਘੱਟਦਾ ਚੰਦ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Mun Dọ́n Stát To Go |
| polski | zanikający księżyc między pełnią a ostatnią kwadrą |
| پښتو | کمېدونکې شاټوغې سپوږمۍ |
| português | lua minguante convexa |
| rumantsch | glina digren per trais quarts plaina |
| română | lună convexă în descreștere |
| русский | убывающая луна |
| سنڌي | ويننگ گبوس چنڊ |
| တႆး | လိူၼ်လွင်ႈ |
| සිංහල | අවපක්ෂයේ අටවක සඳ |
| slovenčina | ubúdajúci mesiac |
| slovenščina | več kot polovično osvetljen zadnji krajec |
| Soomaali | gaabinta wayninka dayaxa |
| shqip | hënë e ngrënë më shumë se gjysma |
| српски | месец после пуног месеца |
| srpski | mesec posle punog meseca |
| svenska | måne i tredje kvarteret |
| Kiswahili | mwezi ulioangazwa zaidi ya nusu unaofifia |
| தமிழ் | கால்பகுதி தேய்பிறை |
| తెలుగు | తరుగుతున్న చంద్రుడు |
| ไทย | ข้างแรม |
| ትግርኛ | እናነከየት ትኸይድ ዘላ ጊቦስ ወርሒ |
| türkmen dili | kiçelýän aý |
| lea fakatonga | māhina lekeleka |
| Türkçe | küçülen ay |
| українська | місяць у третій чверті |
| اردو | گھٹتا ہوا آدھے سے زیادہ چاند |
| o‘zbek | kichiklashib borayotgan qavariq oy |
| Tiếng Việt | trăng khuyết cuối tháng |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Títàn Kíkún Oṣùpá |
| 粵語 | 虧凸月 |
| 粤语 | 亏凸月 |
| 中文 | 亏凸月 |
| 繁體中文 | 虧凸月 |
| isiZulu | inyanga ebheke emuva enciphile |
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