Halcyon — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher

a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈælsɪən/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈalsɪən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈalsɪən/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈælsɪən/.

Examples

a halcyon atmosphere
a golden era
the halcyon days of the clipper trade

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

prosperous Alcyone genus Halcyon golden

Parts of Speech

noun	(Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher
noun	a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World
noun	a mythical bird said to breed at the time of the winter solstice in a nest floating on the sea and to have the power of calming the winds and waves
adjective	idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity “a halcyon atmosphere”
adjective	marked by peace and prosperity “a golden era”

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

alcyon

(Mythologie grecque) une femme transformée en martin-pêcheur

🇪🇸Spanish

martín pescador

(mitología griega) una mujer que se convirtió en martín pescador

🇮🇹Italian

alcione

(mitologia greca) una donna che fu trasformata in un martin pescatore

🇵🇹Portuguese

tranquilo

(mitologia grega) uma mulher que foi transformada em martim-pescador

🇷🇺Russian

безмятежный

(греческая мифология) женщина, превратившаяся в зимородка.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धीर

(ग्रीक पौराणिक कथा) एक महिला जिसे किंगफिशर में बदल दिया गया था

🇧🇩Bengali

হ্যালসিয়ন

(গ্রীক পৌরাণিক কাহিনী) একজন মহিলা যিনি কিংফিশারে পরিণত হয়েছিল

🇮🇳Tamil

ஹால்சியன்

(கிரேக்க புராணம்) ஒரு கிங்ஃபிஷராக மாற்றப்பட்ட ஒரு பெண்

🇮🇳Telugu

హల్సియోన్

(గ్రీకు పురాణం) కింగ్‌ఫిషర్‌గా మారిన స్త్రీ

🇮🇳Gujarati

હેલ્સિયન

(ગ્રીક પૌરાણિક કથા) એક સ્ત્રી જે કિંગફિશરમાં ફેરવાઈ હતી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಾಲ್ಸಿಯಾನ್

(ಗ್ರೀಕ್ ಪುರಾಣ) ಮಿಂಚುಳ್ಳಿಯಾಗಿ ಪರಿವರ್ತನೆಗೊಂಡ ಮಹಿಳೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹാൽസിയോൺ

(ഗ്രീക്ക് മിത്തോളജി) ഒരു കിംഗ്ഫിഷറായി മാറിയ ഒരു സ്ത്രീ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੈਲਸੀਓਨ

(ਯੂਨਾਨੀ ਮਿਥਿਹਾਸ) ਇੱਕ ਔਰਤ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਕਿੰਗਫਿਸ਼ਰ ਬਣ ਗਈ ਸੀ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

宁静

（希腊神话）变成翠鸟的女人

🇯🇵Japanese

ハルシオン

（ギリシャ神話）カワセミに変えられた女性

🇰🇷Korean

쇠새

(그리스 신화) 물총새로 변한 여자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chim sa

(thần thoại Hy Lạp) người phụ nữ bị biến thành chim bói cá

🇹🇭Thai

ความเงียบงัน

(เทพนิยายกรีก) หญิงผู้กลายเป็นนกกระเต็น

🇮🇩Indonesian

tenang

(Mitologi Yunani) seorang wanita yang berubah menjadi burung pekakak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الهالسيون

(الأساطير اليونانية) امرأة تحولت إلى الرفراف

🇮🇷Persian

هالسیون

(اساطیر یونانی) زنی که تبدیل به شاه ماهی شد

🇮🇱Hebrew

חלציון

(מיתולוגיה יוונית) אישה שהפכה לשלדג

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