There are several names for the number 0 in different languages.
Language | Name and pronunciation or transliteration | Notes |
---|---|---|
Arabic | صفر (sifr) | |
Chinese | 零 | ![]() Look up 零 in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
Czech | nula | |
Dutch | nul /nyl/ | |
English | zero | There are many other names |
French | zéro /zeʁo/ | |
German | Null/null | Whether or not the first letter of number names is be capitalized – like all nouns are – depends on the sense in which they are used.[2] |
Greek | μηδέν /miːðɛn/ | Literally meaning "not even one" |
Gujarati | શૂન્ય (Śūn'ya) | |
Haitian Creole | zewo | |
Hindi | शून्य | |
Hebrew | אֶפֶס (efes) | |
Indonesian | nol /nɔl/ | Adopted from the Dutch word nul. In addition, people often pronounce it as "kosong" /kɔsɔŋ/, literally meaning 'empty', when spelling telephone numbers. |
Japanese | 零 (read rei) | The character 零 (read rei) means "zero" in Japanese, although 〇 is also common. However, in common usage, ゼロ/ぜろ (read zero) is preferred, as it is a direct adaptation of the English equivalent. |
Korean | Korean: 영; Hanja: 零; RR: yeong or Korean: 공; Hanja: 空; RR: gong | |
Lojban | no | |
Malayalam | പൂജ്യം (poojyam) | |
Polish | zero /'zɛɾɔ/ | |
Portuguese | zero /zæro/ | |
Romanian | zero | |
Russian | ноль or нуль | |
Spanish | cero | |
Tamil | சுழியம் (sūḻiyam), பூஜ்ஜியம் (poojyam), or சைவர் (saivar) | |
Telugu | సున్న or ౦ (sunna) | |
Turkish | sıfır[3] |
References
edit- ^ Chinese character etymology
- ^ "Duden | Groß- oder Kleinschreibung von Grundzahlen". www.duden.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ Çoker, Doğan, and Timur Karaçay. Matematik Terimleri Sözlüğü. Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları, 1983. Print.
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