Names for the number 0

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For English names, see Names for the number 0 in English.

There are several names for the number 0 in different languages.

Language | Name and pronunciation
or transliteration | Notes

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Arabic | صفر (sifr)
Chinese | 零 | The character 零 (pinyin: líng) means "zero" in Chinese, although 〇 is also common. Etymologically 零 is an onomatopoeic word for "light rain". The upper part of the character is 雨, meaning "rain", and the lower part is 令 (lìng), for the sound.[1]
Czech | nula  |
Dutch | nul /nyl/
English | zero | There are many other names
French | zéro /zeʁo/
German | Null/null | Whether or not the first letter of number names is capitalized – like all nouns are – depends on the sense in which they are used.[2]
Greek | μηδέν /miːðɛn/ | Literally meaning "not even one"
Gujarati | શૂન્ય (Śūn'ya)
Haitian Creole | zewo |
Hindi | शून्य |
Hebrew | אֶפֶס (efes) |
Indonesian | nol /nɔl/ | Adopted from the Dutch word nul. In addition, people often pronounce it as "kosong" /kɔsɔŋ/, literally meaning 'empty', when spelling telephone numbers.
Japanese | 零 (read rei) | The character 零 (read rei) means "zero" in Japanese, although 〇 is also common. However, in common usage, ゼロ/ぜろ (read zero) is preferred, as it is a direct adaptation of the English equivalent.
Kannada | ಸೊನ್ನ (sonne)
Korean | Korean: 영; Hanja: 零; RR: yeong

Korean: 공; Hanja: 空; RR: gong
Lojban | no |
Malayalam | പൂജ്യം (poojyam) |
Polish | zero /'zɛɾɔ/ |
Portuguese | zero /zɛɾu/ |
Romanian | zero |
Russian | ноль |
Spanish | cero |
Tamil | சுழியம் (sūḻiyam), பூஜ்ஜியம் (poojyam), or சைவர் (saivar) |
Telugu | సున్న or ౦ (sunna) |
Turkish | sıfır[3]
Ukrainian | нуль |

## References

1. ↑ Chinese character etymology
2. ↑ "Duden | Groß- oder Kleinschreibung von Grundzahlen" (in de). https://www.duden.de/sprachwissen/sprachratgeber/Gross-oder-Kleinschreibung-von-Grundzahlen.
3. ↑ Çoker, Doğan, and Timur Karaçay. Matematik Terimleri Sözlüğü. Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları, 1983. Print.

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