Etymology
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From Latin lībra (“scales, balance”).
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
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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).
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Translations
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constellation
- Arabic: بُرْج اَلْمِيزَان m (burj al-mīzān), اَلْمِيزَان m (al-mīzān)
- Armenian: Կշեռք (Kšeṙkʿ)
- 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
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astrological sign
- Afrikaans: Weegskaal (af)
- Albanian: Peshorja f
- Arabic: بُرْج اَلْمِيزَان m (burj al-mīzān), اَلْمِيزَان m (al-mīzān)
- Armenian: Կշեռք (Kšeṙkʿ)
- 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
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See also
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Libra (plural Libras)
- Someone with a Libra star sign
Antonyms
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Someone with a Libra star sign
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Etymology
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Borrowed from Spanish Libra, from Latin lībra (“scales, balance”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: Li‧bra
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- IPA(key): /ˈlibɾa/, [ˈlib.ɾɐ]
Libra (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜊ᜔ᜇ)
- (astronomy) Libra (constellation)
- Synonyms: Timbangan, (neologism) Talaro
- (astrology) Libra (zodiac sign)
- Synonyms: Timbangan, (neologism) Talaro
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Zodiac signs in Tagalog · signo ng sodyako (layout · text)
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Aryes, Tupa
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Tauro, Damulag
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Heminis, Kambal
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Kanser, Alimango
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Leo, Halimaw
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Birgo, Dalaga
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Libra, Timbangan
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Eskorpiyo, Alakdan
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Sahitaryo, Mamamana
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Kaprikorniyo, Kambing
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Akwaryo, Manunubig
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Pisis, Isda
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Further reading
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- “Libra”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018