sun
The meaning (definition) of the word sun
the bright star that lights our day
The word sun used in a sentence
“The sun is bright and warm on my face.”
How the word sun is said around the world
| French | soleil (soh-LEY) |
| Spanish | sol (sohl) |
| Mandarin | 太阳 (ty yahng) |
| Hindi | सूरज (SOO-ruhgy) |
| Arabic | شمس (shahms) |
| Russian | солнце (SOHLN-tsi) |
| Portuguese (EU) | sol (sawl) |
| Portuguese (BR) | sol (sawl) |
| Japanese | 太陽 (ty-OHU) |
| German | Sonne (ZAW-nuh) |
| Urdu | سورج (SOO-rahgy) |
| Punjabi | ਸੂਰਜ (SOO-ruhgy) |
| Korean | 해 (he) |
| Hebrew | שֶׁמֶש (SHAY-maysh) |
| Greek | ήλιος (EE-lyohs) |
| Dutch | zon (zawn) |
| Tagalog | araw (AH-row) |
| Vietnamese | mặt trời (maht chury) |
| Turkish | güneş (gyew-NESH) |
| Persian | خورشید (KHOHR-sheed) |
| Polish | słońce (SWOHN-tseh) |
| Ukrainian | сонце (SOHN-tse) |
| Bengali | সূর্য (SHOOR-raw) |
| Swedish | solen (SOO-luhn) |
| Italian | sole (SOH-lay) |
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