English [edit]
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A Japanese depiction of Santa Claus circa 1914.
Etymology [edit]
From the Dutch folk tale of Sinterklaas based on the historical figure Saint Nicholas, a bishop from Myra in Asia Minor.
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) IPA: /ˈsæn.təˌklɔːz/
- (US) IPA: /ˈsæn.təˌklɑz/, /ˈsæn.təˌklɔz/
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Proper noun [edit]
Santa Claus
- A mythological figure who traditionally is believed to bring presents to people (especially children) at Christmas time.
Synonyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
A modern mythological figure
- Albanian: Baba Dimri (sq)
- Arabic: بابا نويل (ar) (bābā nuyīl) m
- Armenian: Ձմեռ Պապ (hy) (Jmeṙ Pap), Կաղանդ Պապ (hy) (Kaġand Pap)
- Azeri: Santa Klaus (az), Şaxta baba (az)
- Bashkir: Ҡыш бабай (Qïš babay)
- Belarusian: Дзед Мароз (be) (Dzed Maróz) m (Slavic style), Санта-Клаус (be) (Sánta-Kláus) m (Western style)
- Bulgarian: Дядо Мраз (bg) (Djádo Mraz) m
- Catalan: Pare Noel (ca) m
- Cherokee: ᏗᎭᏄᎧᎯ (chr) (Dihanukahi)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 聖誕老人 (cmn), 圣诞老人 (cmn) (Shèngdàn laǒrén)
- Czech: Santa Claus m, Ježíšek m
- Danish: julemanden, sankt Nikolaus
- Dutch: Kerstman m (Christmas), Sinterklaas m (5-6 December), Sint-Nicolaas m (5-6 December)
- Esperanto: Avo Frosto (eo) (Father Frost) (Christmas), Sankta Nikolao (eo) (Saint Nicholas) (6 December)
- Estonian: jõuluvana (et)
- Faroese: jólamaður (fo) m
- Finnish: joulupukki (fi)
- French: Saint Nicolas (fr) m (6 December), Père Noël (fr) m (Christmas)
- Georgian: თოვლის ბაბუა (ka) (t'ovlis babua), თოვლის პაპა (ka) (t'ovlis p'ap'a) m
- German: Sankt Nikolaus (de) m, Weihnachtsmann (de) m, Christkind (de) n (Austria), Samichlaus (de) m (Switzerland)
- Greek: Άγιος Βασίλης (el) (Áyios Vasílis)
- Hawaiian: Kanakaloka
- Hebrew: סנטה קלאוס (he)
- Hindi: सांता क्लॉस (hi) (sāntā klŏs) m
- Hungarian: Mikulás (hu)
- Icelandic: jólasveinninn (is) m
- Ido: please add this translation if you can
- Irish: Daidí na Nollag (ga), San Nioclás (ga)
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Catalan [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Santa Claus m
- Santa Claus
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