"Charon" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈkɛəɹɒn/ [UK], /ˈkɛːrən/ [UK], /ˈkɛəɹən/ [US], /ˈʃɛəɹɑn/ [US], /ˈkɛəɹɑn/ [US], /-ɹən/ [US]
Rhymes: -ɛəɹən, -ɛəɹɒn Etymology: From Ancient Greek Χάρων (Khárōn). The name of the moon was coined by American astronomer James W. Christy in 1978, in reference to a fictional moon of Pluto in a novel by Edmond Hamilton but also influenced by its similarity to Char, a pet name for Charlene, his wife's name — hence the alternative American pronunciation, which is used at NASA. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|Χάρων}} Ancient Greek Χάρων (Khárōn), {{coin|en|James W. Christy|in=1978|nat=American|nobycat=1|nocap=1|occ=astronomer}} coined by American astronomer James W. Christy in 1978, {{m|en|Char}} Char, {{m|en|Charlene}} Charlene Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Charon
  1. (Greek mythology) The ferryman of Hades, who rowed the shades of the dead across the river Styx. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology, Afterlife, Gods Translations (the ferryman of Hades): Χάρων (Khárōn) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), ⁧خَارُون⁩ (ḵārūn) (Arabic), Քարոն (Kʿaron) (Armenian), Karon (Basque), C'haron (Breton), Харо́н (Harón) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Caront [masculine] (Catalan), ᎧᎶᏂ (kaloni) (Cherokee), 卡戎 (Kǎróng) (Chinese Mandarin), Caronti (Corsican), Charón [animate, masculine] (Czech), Charon [animate, masculine] (Czech), Karon (Danish), Kharon (Finnish), Caronte (Galician), ქარონი (karoni) (Georgian), Χάρων (Cháron) [masculine] (Greek), Χάρος (Cháros) [masculine] (Greek), Charoni (Greenlandic), ⁧כארון⁩ (Hebrew), Charon (Hungarian), Kharón (Hungarian), Kharon (Indonesian), ᖄᕈᓐ (qaaron) (Inuktitut), Carón (Irish), カローン (Japanese), 카론 (Karon) (Korean), Caronte (Ligurian), Charu (Ligurian), Charun (Ligurian), Charonas (Lithuanian), Харон (Haron) [masculine] (Macedonian), Kharon (Norwegian), ⁧خارون⁩ (Persian), Charon [masculine] (Polish), Caronte (Portuguese), Харо́н (Xarón) [masculine] (Russian), Ха̑рон [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Hȃron [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Carunti [masculine] (Sicilian), Charón (Slovak), Cháron (Slovak), Haron (Slovene), Caronte (Spanish), แครอน (Thai), Kharoon (Turkish), Харо́н (Xarón) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-Charon-en-name-PiA5kAlt Disambiguation of Afterlife: 76 16 8 Disambiguation of Gods: 69 26 5 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'the ferryman of Hades': 93 7
  2. (astronomy) The largest of the five moons of Pluto. Categories (topical): Astronomy Categories (place): Moons of Pluto Translations (a moon of Pluto): ⁧شَارُون⁩ (šarūn) [masculine] (Arabic), ᎧᎶᏂ (kaloni) (Cherokee), 冥衛一 (Chinese Mandarin), 冥卫一 (Míngwèiyī) (Chinese Mandarin), Charon [inanimate, masculine] (Czech), Charon (Danish), Kharon (Finnish), Charon (French), Caronte (Galician), Charon [masculine] (German), Χάρων (Cháron) [masculine] (Greek), Χάροντας (Chárontas) [masculine] (Greek), Charoni (Greenlandic), Kharón (Hungarian), Caronte [masculine] (Italian), カロン (Karon) (Japanese), シャロン (english: Sharon) (Japanese), 카론 (Karon) (Korean), Харон (Haron) [masculine] (Macedonian), kūwata (Maori), Charon [masculine] (Polish), Caronte (Portuguese), Харо́н (Xarón) [masculine] (Russian), Haron [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Carunti [masculine] (Sicilian), Caronte (Spanish), Charon (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Charon-en-name-z18KNDxo Disambiguation of Moons of Pluto: 17 79 4 Categories (other): Pluto Disambiguation of Pluto: 20 75 5 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'a moon of Pluto': 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: [astronomy, natural-sciences] Derived forms: Charonian, Charonic Related terms: Styx, Nix, Kerberos, Hydra

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɛəɹɒn/ [UK], /ˈkɛːrən/ [UK], /ˈkɛəɹən/ [US], /ˈʃɛəɹɑn/ [US], /ˈkɛəɹɑn/ [US], /-ɹən/ [US] Forms: Charons [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛəɹən, -ɛəɹɒn Etymology: From Ancient Greek Χάρων (Khárōn). The name of the moon was coined by American astronomer James W. Christy in 1978, in reference to a fictional moon of Pluto in a novel by Edmond Hamilton but also influenced by its similarity to Char, a pet name for Charlene, his wife's name — hence the alternative American pronunciation, which is used at NASA. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|Χάρων}} Ancient Greek Χάρων (Khárōn), {{coin|en|James W. Christy|in=1978|nat=American|nobycat=1|nocap=1|occ=astronomer}} coined by American astronomer James W. Christy in 1978, {{m|en|Char}} Char, {{m|en|Charlene}} Charlene Head templates: {{en-noun}} Charon (plural Charons)
  1. (poetic) Any ferryman. Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-Charon-en-noun-IrjEMV-G

Inflected forms

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      "word": "ᖄᕈᓐ"
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      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Karon",
      "sense": "the ferryman of Hades",
      "word": "카론"
    },
    {
      "code": "lij",
      "lang": "Ligurian",
      "sense": "the ferryman of Hades",
      "word": "Caronte"
    },
    {
      "code": "lij",
      "lang": "Ligurian",
      "sense": "the ferryman of Hades",
      "word": "Charu"
    },
    {
      "code": "lij",
      "lang": "Ligurian",
      "sense": "the ferryman of Hades",
      "word": "Charun"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "the ferryman of Hades",
      "word": "Charonas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Haron",
      "sense": "the ferryman of Hades",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Харон"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "the ferryman of Hades",
      "word": "Kharon"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "the ferryman of Hades",
      "word": "⁧خارون⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the ferryman of Hades",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Charon"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the ferryman of Hades",
      "word": "Caronte"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Xarón",
      "sense": "the ferryman of Hades",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Харо́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "the ferryman of Hades",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ха̑рон"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "the ferryman of Hades",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hȃron"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "the ferryman of Hades",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Carunti"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "the ferryman of Hades",
      "word": "Charón"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "the ferryman of Hades",
      "word": "Cháron"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "the ferryman of Hades",
      "word": "Haron"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the ferryman of Hades",
      "word": "Caronte"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "the ferryman of Hades",
      "word": "แครอน"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the ferryman of Hades",
      "word": "Kharoon"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Xarón",
      "sense": "the ferryman of Hades",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Харо́н"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Edmond Hamilton",
    "NASA"
  ],
  "word": "Charon"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "en:Afterlife",
    "en:Gods",
    "en:Moons of Pluto",
    "en:Pluto"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "Χάρων"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek Χάρων (Khárōn)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "James W. Christy",
        "in": "1978",
        "nat": "American",
        "nobycat": "1",
        "nocap": "1",
        "occ": "astronomer"
      },
      "expansion": "coined by American astronomer James W. Christy in 1978",
      "name": "coin"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Char"
      },
      "expansion": "Char",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Charlene"
      },
      "expansion": "Charlene",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek Χάρων (Khárōn). The name of the moon was coined by American astronomer James W. Christy in 1978, in reference to a fictional moon of Pluto in a novel by Edmond Hamilton but also influenced by its similarity to Char, a pet name for Charlene, his wife's name — hence the alternative American pronunciation, which is used at NASA.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Charons",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Charon (plural Charons)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Char‧on"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English poetic terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any ferryman."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "poetic",
          "poetic"
        ],
        [
          "ferryman",
          "ferryman"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(poetic) Any ferryman."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "poetic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɛəɹɒn/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɛːrən/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɛəɹən/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃɛəɹɑn/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɛəɹɑn/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-ɹən/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛəɹən"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛəɹɒn"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Edmond Hamilton",
    "NASA"
  ],
  "word": "Charon"
}

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