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Names of the Wind - Compass Directions in 7 Languages
 
PUSULA
(Arapça)

PUSULA
(Türkçe)

COMPASS
(English)

BUSSOLA
(Italiano)

Der Kompass (Deutsch)

In Hawaiian [1]

BOUSSOLE
(Français)

00

Kutbu cah

Yildiz

North

Tramontana

Nord

Akau

Nord

11015"

Matlai Firkadeyn

Yildiz kerte poyraz

North by East

Tramontana quarta-Greco

Nord zu Ost

Haka Ko'olau

Nord quart Nord-Est

220 0"

Matlai Nais

Yildiz poyraz

North-North-East

Greco-Tramontana

Nordnordost

Na Leo Ko'olau

Nord-Nord-Est

33045"

Matlai Naka

Poyraz kerte yildiz

North-East by North

Greco quarta-Tramontana

Nordost zu Nord

Nalani Ko'olau

Nord-Est quart Nord

450

Matlai Ayyuk

Poyraz

North-East

Greco

Nordost

Manu Ko'olau

Nord-Est

56015"

Matlai Vaki

Poyraz kerte gündogusu

North-East by East

Greco quarta-Levante

Nordost zu Ost

Noio Ko'olau

Nord-Est quart Eat

67030"

Matlai Semmak

Gündogusu poyraz

East-North East

Greco-Levante

Ostnordost

Aina Ko'olau

Est-Nord-Est

78045"

Matlai Süreyya

Gündogusu kerte poyraz

East by North

Levante quarta-Greco

Ost zu Nord

La Ko'olau

Est quart Nord-Est

900

Matlai Tair ve Matlai Asli

Gündogusu

East

Levante

Ost

Hikina

Est

101015"

Matlai Cevza

Gündogusu kerte kesisleme

East by South

Levante quarta-Sirocco

Ost zu Süd

La Malanai

Est quart Sud-Est

112030"

Matlai Tir

Gündogusu kesisleme

East-South-East

Sirocco-Levante

Ostsüdost

Aina Malanai

Est-Sud-Est

123045"

Matlai Eklil

Kesisleme kerte gün dogusu

South-East by East

Sirocco quarta-Levante

Südost zu Ost

Noio Malanai

Sud-Est quart Est

1350

Matlai Akrep

Kesisleme

South-East

Sirocco

Südost

Manu Malanai

Sud-Est

146015"

Matlai Humareyn

Kesisleme kerte kible

South-East by South

Sirocco quarta-Mezzo-giorno

Südost zu Süd

Nalani Malanai

Sud-Est quart Sud

157030"

Matlai Süheyl

Kible kesisleme

South South-East

Mezzo-giorno-Sirocco

Südsüdost

Na Leo Malanai

Sud-Sud-Est

168045"

Matlai Sülbar

Kible kerte kesisleme

South by East

Mezzo-giorno quarta Sirocco

Süd zu Ost

Haka Malanai

Sud quart Sud-Est

1800

Kutbu Süheyl

Kible

South

Mezzo-giorno

Süd

Hema

Sud

191015"

Magyibi Sülbar

Kible kerte lodos

South by West

Mezzo-giorno quarta-Libeccio

Süd zu West

Haka Kona

Sud quart Sud-Ouest

202030"

Magyibi Süheyl

Kible lodos

South-South-West

Mezzo-giorno-Libeccio

Südsüdwest

Na Leo Kona

Sud-Sud-Ouest

213045"

Magyibi Humareyn

Lodos kerte kible

South-West by South

Libeccio quarta-Mezzo-gior no

Südwest zu Süd

Nalani Kona

Sud-Ouest quart Sud

2250

Magyibi Akrep

Lodos

South-West

Libeccio

Südwest

Manu Kona

Sud-Ouest

236015"

Magyibi Eklil

Lodos kerte bati

South-West by West

Libeccio quarta-Ponente

Südwest zu West

Noio Kona

Sud-Ouest quart Ouest

247030"

Magyibi Tir

Bati lodos

West-South-West

Ponente-Libeecio

Wstsüdwest

Aina Kona

Ouest-Sud-Ouest

258045"

Magyibi Cevza

Bati kerte lodos

West by South

Ponente quarta-Libeccio

West zu Süd

La Kona

Ouest quart Sud-Ouest

2700

Magyibi Tair ve Magyibi Asli

Bati

West

Ponente

West

Komohana

Ouest

281015"

Magyibi Süreyya

Bati kerte karayel

West by North

Ponente quarta-Maestro

West zu Nord

La Ho'olua

Ouest quart Nord-Ouest

292030"

Magyibi Semmak

Bati karayel

West-North-West

Ponente-Maestro

Westnordwest

Aina Ho'olua

Ouest-Nord-Ouest

303045"

Magyibi Vaki

Karayel kerte bati

North-West by West

Maestro quarta-ponente

Nordwest zu West

Noio Ho'olua

Nord-Ouest quart Ouest

3150

Magyibi Ayyuk

Karayel

North-West

Maestro

Nordwest

Manu Ho'olua

Nord-Ouest

326015"

Magyibi Naka

Karayel kerte yildiz

North-West by North

Maestro quarta-Tramontana

Nordwest zu Nord

Nalani Ho'olua

Nord-Ouest quart Nord

337030"

Magyibi Nais

Yildiz karayel

North-North-West

Tramontana-Maestro

Nordnordwest

Na Leo Ho'olua

Nord-Nord-Ouest

348045"

Magyibi Firkadeyn

Yildiz kerte karayel

North by West

Tramontana quarta-Maestro

Nord zu West

Haka Ho'olua

Nord quart Ouest


Yildiz

"The Star", meaning the Pole Star

Poyraz

 From the Greek wind god "Boreas"

Gün Dogusu

"The rise of the day"

Kesisleme

"The hermit's winda". As from Istanbul it is the direction of the Mysic Olymp, known as Kesis Dag (today Uludag)

Kible

"Towards Mecca", from preislamic local mother goddess "kybele" (private communication prof. Mustafa Pultar)

Lodos

 From Greek "Notos" meaning "south"

Bati

"Sunset"

Karayel

"The black wind" Meaning the grim wind


[1] By Nainoa Thompson in http://leahi.kcc.hawaii.edu/org/pvs/navigate/stars.html
last update: 13.07.2004
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