English · Word Candidate

month

/mʌnθ/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: months

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

khoảng thời gian trong năm dựa trên chu kỳ mặt trăng

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Noun

Examples

July is my favourite month.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A period of 30 days, 31 days, or some alternation thereof.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

khoảng thời gian 30 hoặc 31 ngày

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Noun

Examples

Holonyms: bimester < trimester < quadrimester < semester < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “month” mean?

A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.

Is “month” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.