Names of the days of the week
The names of the days of the week in many languages are derived from the names of the classical planets in Hellenistic astrology, which were in turn named after contemporary deities, a system introduced by the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity. In some other languages, the days are named after corresponding deities of the regional culture, either beginning with Sunday or with Monday. In the international standard ISO 8601, Monday is treated as the first day of the week.
Days named after planets
Greco-Roman tradition
Between the 1st and 3rd centuries, the Roman Empire gradually replaced the eight-day Roman nundinal cycle with the seven-day week.The earliest evidence for this new system is a Pompeiian graffito referring to 6 February of the year AD 60 as dies solis.
Another early witness is a reference to a lost treatise by Plutarch, written in about AD 100, which addressed the question of: "Why are the days named after the planets reckoned in a different order from the 'actual' order?"..
The Ptolemaic system of planetary spheres asserts that the order of the heavenly bodies, from the farthest to the closest to the Earth is: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon, or, objectively, the planets are ordered from slowest to fastest moving as they appear in the night sky.
The days were named after the planets of Hellenistic astrology, in the order: Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn.
The seven-day week spread throughout the Roman Empire in Late Antiquity.
By the 4th century, it was in wide use throughout the Empire, and it had also reached India and China.
The Greek and Latin names are as follows:
| Day: | Sunday Sōl or Helios | Monday Luna or Selene | Tuesday Mars or Ares | Wednesday Mercurius or Hermes | Thursday Jove or Zeus | Friday Venus or Aphrodite | Saturday Saturnus or Kronos |
| Greek | ἡμέρᾱ Ἡλίου | ἡμέρᾱ Σελήνης | ἡμέρᾱ Ἄρεως | ἡμέρᾱ Ἑρμοῦ | ἡμέρᾱ Διός | ἡμέρᾱ Ἀφροδῑ́της | ἡμέρᾱ Κρόνου |
| Latin | :la:Dies Solis|diēs Sōlis | :la:Dies Lunae|diēs Lūnae | :la:Dies Martis|diēs Mārtis | :la:Dies Mercurii|diēs Mercuriī | :la:Dies Iovis|diēs Iovis | :la:Dies Veneris|diēs Veneris | :la:Dies Saturni|diēs Saturnī |
Romance languages
Except for modern Portuguese and Mirandese, the Romance languages preserved the Latin names, except for the names of Sunday, which was replaced by Dominicus , i.e. "the Lord's Day" and of Saturday, which was named for the Sabbath. Modern Portuguese uses numbered weekdays, but retains 'Sábado' and 'Domingo' for weekends.| Day: | Sunday Sōl | Monday Luna | Tuesday Mars | Wednesday Mercurius | Thursday Jove | Friday Venus | Saturday Saturnus |
| Italian | :it:Domenica|domenica | :it:Lunedì|lunedì | :it:Martedì|martedì | :it:Mercoledì|mercoledì | :it:Giovedì|giovedì | :it:Venerdì|venerdì | :it:Sabato|sabato |
| Old Portuguese | :pt:Domingo|domingo | lues | martes | mércores | joves | vernes | :pt:Sábado|sábado |
| Galician | :gl:Domingo|domingo | :gl:Luns|luns | :gl:Martes|martes | :gl:Mércores|mércores | :gl:Xoves|xoves | :gl:Venres|venres | :gl:Sábado|sábado |
| Spanish | :es:Domingo|domingo | :es:Lunes|lunes | :es:Martes|martes | :es:Miércoles|miércoles | :es:Jueves|jueves | :es:Viernes|viernes | :es:Sábado|sábado |
| Romanian | :ro:Duminică|duminică | :ro:Luni|luni | :ro:Marți|marți | :ro:Miercuri|miercuri | :ro:Joi|joi | :ro:Vineri|vineri | :ro:Sâmbătă|sâmbătă |
| French | :fr:Dimanche|dimanche | :fr:Lundi|lundi | :fr:Mardi|mardi | :fr:Mercredi|mercredi | :fr:Jeudi|jeudi | :fr:Vendredi|vendredi | :fr:Samedi|samedi |
| Occitan | :oc:Dimenge|dimenge | :oc:Diluns|diluns | :oc:Dimars|dimars | :oc:Dimècres|dimècres | :oc:Dijòus|dijòus | :oc:Divendres|divendres | :oc:Dissabte|dissabte |
| Catalan | :ca:Diumenge|diumenge | :ca:Dilluns|dilluns | :ca:Dimarts|dimarts | :ca:Dimecres|dimecres | :ca:Dijous|dijous | :ca:Divendres|divendres | :ca:Dissabte|dissabte |
| Asturian | :ast:Domingu|domingu | :ast:Llunes|llunes | :ast:Martes|martes | :ast:Miércoles|miércoles | :ast:Xueves|xueves | :ast:Vienres|vienres | :ast:Sábadu|sábadu |
| Lombard | :lmo:Domenega|domenega | lunedì | martedì | mercoldì | giovedì | venerdì | sabet |
| Lombard | duminica | lunedé | martedé | mercoldé | gioedé | venerdé | sabot |
| Ligurian | :lij:Doménga|doménga | lunedì | mâtesdì | mâcordì | zéuggia | venardì | sàbbo |
| Venetian | :vec:Domenega|domenega | :vec:Luni|luni | :vec:Marti|marti | :vec:Mercore|mèrcore | :vec:Zobia|zobia | :vec:Venare|vénare | :vec:Sabo|sabo |
| Friulian | :fur:Domenie|domenie | :fur:Lunis|lunis | :fur:Martars|martars | :fur:Miercus|miercus | :fur:Joibe|joibe | :fur:Vinars|vinars | :fur:Sabide|sabide |
| Neapolitan | dummeneca | lunnerì | marterì | miercurì | gioverì | viernarì | sàbbatu |
| Sardinian | dominiga | lunis | martis | mercuris | iobia | chenabura | Sappadu |
| Sicilian | :scn:Duminica|dumínica | :scn:Luni|luni | :scn:Marti|marti | :scn:Mercuri|mércuri | :scn:Juvi|juvi | :scn:Vénniri|vénniri | :scn:Sabbatu|sábbatu |
| Corsican | :co:Dumenica|dumenica | :co:Luni|luni | :co:Marti|marti | :co:Marcuri|màrcuri | :co:Ghjovi|ghjovi | :co:Vennari|vènnari | :co:Sabatu|sàbatu or :co:Sadorn|sadorn |
Celtic languages
Early Old Irish adopted the names from Latin, but introduced separate terms of Norse origin for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, then later supplanted these with terms relating to church fasting practices.| Day: | Sunday Sōl | Monday Luna | Tuesday Mars | Wednesday Mercurius | Thursday Iuppiter | Friday Venus | Saturday Saturnus |
| Old Irish | Diu srol Dies scrol | Diu luna | Diu mart | Diu iath | Diu eathamon | Diu triach | Diu saturn |
| Old Irish | Diu domnica | Diu luna | Diu mart | Diu cétaín | Diu eter dib aínib | Diu aíne | Diu saturn |
| Irish | :ga:An Domhnach|An Domhnach :ga:Domhnach|Dé Domhnaigh | :ga:An Luan|An Luan :ga:Luan|Dé Luain | :ga:An Mháirt|An Mháirt :ga:Máirt|Dé Máirt | :ga:An Chéadaoin|An Chéadaoin :ga:Céadaoin|Dé Céadaoin | :ga:Déardaoin|An Déardaoin :ga:Déardaoin|Déardaoin | :ga:An Aoine|An Aoine :ga:Aoine|Dé hAoine | :ga:An Satharn|An Satharn :ga:Satharn|Dé Sathairn |
| Scottish Gaelic | :gd:Di-Dòmhnaich|Di-Dòmhnaich / Didòmhnaich | :gd:Di-Luain|Di-Luain / Diluain | :gd:Di-Màirt|Di-Màirt / Dimàirt | :gd:Di-Ciadain|Di-Ciadain / Diciadain | :gd:Di-Ardaoin|Di-Ardaoin / Diardaoin | :gd:Di-hAoine|Di-hAoine / Dihaoine | :gd:Di-Sathairne|Di-Sàthairne / Disathairne |
| Welsh | :cy:Dydd Sul|dydd Sul | :cy:Dydd Llun|dydd Llun | :cy:Dydd Mawrth|dydd Mawrth | :cy:Dydd Mercher|dydd Mercher | :cy:Dydd Iau|dydd Iau | :cy:Dydd Gwener|dydd Gwener | :cy:Dydd Sadwrn|dydd Sadwrn |
| Cornish | :kw:Dy' Sul|Dy' Sul | :kw:Dy' Lun|Dy' Lun | :kw:Dy' Meurth|Dy' Meurth | :kw:Dy' Mergher|Dy' Mergher | :kw:Dy' Yow|Dy' Yow | :kw:Dy' Gwener|Dy' Gwener | :kw:Dy' Sadorn|Dy' Sadorn |
| Breton | :br:Sul |Disul | :br:Lun |Dilun | :br:Meurzh |Dimeurzh | :br:Merc'her |Dimerc’her | :br:Yaou |Diriaou | :br:Gwener |Digwener | :br:Sadorn |Disadorn |
| Manx | :gv:Jedoonee|Jedoonee | :gv:Jelune|Jelune | :gv:Jemayrt|Jemayrt | :gv:Jecrean|Jecrean | :gv:Jerdein|Jerdein | :gv:Jeheiney|Jeheiney | :gv:Jesarn|Jesarn |
Adoptions from Romance
Albanian adopted the Latin terms for Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, adopted translations of the Latin terms for Sunday and Monday, and kept native terms for Thursday and Friday. Other languages adopted the week together with the Latin names for the days of the week in the colonial period. Some constructed languages also adopted the Latin terminology.| Day: | Sunday Sōl | Monday Luna | Tuesday Mars | Wednesday Mercurius | Thursday Iuppiter | Friday Venus | Saturday Saturnus |
| Albanian | :sq:E diel|E diel | :sq:E hënë|E hënë | :sq:E martë|E martë | :sq:E mërkurë|E mërkurë | :sq:E enjte|E enjte | :sq:E premte|E premte | :sq:E shtunë|E shtunë |
| Filipino | Linggó Domínggo in most other Philippine languages | Lúnes | Mártes | Miyérkules | Huwebes or colloquially Webes | Biyernes | Sábado |
| Chamorro | Damenggo | Lunes | Mattes | Metkoles | Huebes | Betnes | Sabalu |
| Māori | Rāhina | Rātū | Rāapa | Rāpare | Rāmere | ||
| Interlingua | :ia:Dominica|Dominica | :ia:Lunedi|Lunedi | :ia:Martedi|Martedi | :ia:Mercuridi|Mercuridi | :ia:Jovedi|Jovedi | :ia:Venerdi|Venerdi | :ia:Sabbato|Sabbato |
| Ido | :io:Sundio|Sundio | :io:Lundio|Lundio | :io:Mardio|Mardio | :io:Merkurdio|Merkurdio | :io:Jovdio|Jovdio | :io:Venerdio|Venerdio | :io:Saturdio|Saturdio |
| Esperanto | :eo:Dimanĉo|dimanĉo | :eo:Lundo|lundo | :eo:Mardo|mardo | :eo:Merkredo|merkredo | :eo:Ĵaŭdo|ĵaŭdo | :eo:Vendredo|vendredo | :eo:Sabato|sabato |
| Lingua Franca Nova | :lfn:soldi|soldi | :lfn:lundi|lundi | :lfn:martedi|martedi | :lfn:mercurdi|mercurdi | :lfn:jovedi|jovedi | :lfn:venerdi|venerdi | :lfn:saturdi|saturdi |
Germanic tradition
The Germanic peoples adapted the system introduced by the Romans by substituting the Germanic deities for the Roman ones in a process known as interpretatio germanica.The date of the introduction of this system is not known exactly, but it must have happened later than AD 200 but before the introduction of Christianity during the 6th to 7th centuries, i.e., during the final phase or soon after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. This period is later than the Common Germanic stage, but still during the phase of undifferentiated West Germanic. The names of the days of the week in North Germanic languages were not calqued from Latin directly, but taken from the West Germanic names.
- Sunday: Old English Sunnandæg, meaning "sun's day". This is a translation of the Latin phrase dies Solis. English, like most of the Germanic languages, preserves the day's association with the sun. Many other European languages, including all of the Romance languages, have changed its name to the equivalent of "the Lord's day". In both West Germanic and North Germanic mythology, the Sun is personified as Sunna/Sól.
- Monday: Old English Mōnandæg, meaning "Moon's day". This is equivalent to the Latin name dies lunae. In North Germanic mythology, the Moon is personified as Máni.
- Tuesday: Old English Tīwesdæg, meaning "Tiw's day". Tiw was a one-handed god associated with single combat and pledges in Norse mythology and also attested prominently in wider Germanic paganism. The name of the day is also related to the Latin name dies Martis, "Day of Mars".
- Wednesday: Old English Wōdnesdæg meaning the day of the Germanic god Woden, and a prominent god of the Anglo-Saxons in England until about the seventh century. It is also vaguely related to the Latin counterpart dies Mercurii, "Day of Mercury". The Icelandic Miðviku, German Mittwoch, Low German Middeweek and Finnish keskiviikko all mean mid-week.
- Thursday: Old English Þūnresdæg, meaning 'Þunor's day'. Þunor means thunder or its personification, the Norse god known in Modern English as Thor. Similarly Dutch donderdag, German Donnerstag, Finnish torstai, and Scandinavian Torsdag. Thor's day corresponds to Latin dies Iovis, "day of Jupiter".
- Friday: Old English Frīgedæg, meaning the day of the Anglo-Saxon goddess Fríge. The Norse name for the planet Venus was Friggjarstjarna, 'Frigg's star'. It is based on the Latin dies Veneris, "Day of Venus".
- Saturday: named after the Roman god Saturn associated with the Titan Cronus, father of Zeus and many Olympians. Its original Anglo-Saxon rendering was Sæturnesdæg. In Latin, it was dies Saturni, "Day of Saturn". The Scandinavian Lørdag/Lördag deviates significantly as it has no reference to either the Norse or the Roman pantheon; it derives from old Norse laugardagr, literally "washing-day". The German Sonnabend and the Low German words Sünnavend mean "Sunday Eve", the German word Samstag derives from the name for Shabbat.
| Day: | Sunday Sunna/Sól | Monday Mona/Máni | Tuesday Tiw/Tyr | Wednesday Woden/Odin | Thursday Thunor/Thor | Friday Frige or Freya | Saturday Saturn |
| Proto-Germanic | *Sunnōniz dagaz | *Mēniniz dagaz | *Tīwas dagaz, *Þingsas dagaz | *Wōdanas dagaz | *Þunras dagaz | *Frijjōz dagaz | *Saturnas dagaz, *Laugōz dagaz |
| Old English | Sunnandæg | Mōnandæg | Tīwesdæg | Wōdnesdæg | Þunresdæg | Frīgedæg | Sæternesdæg |
| Old Saxon | Sunnundag | *Mānundag | *Tiuwesdag, *Thingesdag | Wōdanesdag | *Thunaresdag | Frīadag | *Sunnunāƀand, *Satarnesdag |
| Old High German | Sunnûntag | Mânetag | Zîestag | Wuotanestag | Donarestag | Frîjatag | Sunnûnâband, Sambaztag |
| Middle Low German | Sunnedag | Manedag | Dingesdag | Wodenesdag | Donersdag | Vrīdag | Sunnenavend, Satersdag |
| German | :de:Sonntag|Sonntag | :de:Montag|Montag | :de:Dienstag|Dienstag, :de:Ziestag|Ziestag | :de:Mittwoch|Mittwoch | :de:Donnerstag|Donnerstag | :de:Freitag|Freitag | :de:Sonnabend|Sonnabend, :de:Samstag|Samstag |
| Yiddish | Zuntik – :yi:זונטיק|זונטיק | Montik – :yi:מאנטיק|מאנטיק | Dinstik – :yi:דינסטיק|דינסטיק | Mitvokh – :yi:מיטוואך|מיטוואך | Donershtik – :yi:דאנערשטיק|דאנערשטיק | Fraytik – :yi:פרייטיק|פרײַטיק | Shabbes – :yi:שבת|שבת |
| Scots | Saubath, Sunday | Monanday | Tysday | Wadensday | Fuirsday | Friday | Seturday |
| Dutch | :nl:Zondag|zondag | :nl:Maandag|maandag | :nl:Dinsdag|dinsdag | :nl:Woensdag|woensdag | :nl:Donderdag|donderdag | :nl:Vrijdag|vrijdag | :nl:Zaterdag|zaterdag |
| Afrikaans | :af:Sondag|Sondag | :af:Maandag|Maandag | :af:Dinsdag|Dinsdag | :af:Woensdag|Woensdag | :af:Donderdag|Donderdag | :af:Vrydag|Vrydag | :af:Saterdag|Saterdag |
| Luxembourgish | Sonndeg | Méindeg | Dënschdeg | Mëttwoch | Donneschdeg | Freideg | Samschdeg |
| West Frisian | :fy:Snein|Snein | :fy:Moandei|Moandei | :fy:Tiisdei|Tiisdei | :fy:Woansdei|Woansdei | :fy:Tongersdei|Tongersdei | :fy:Freed|Freed | :fy:Sneon|Sneon, :fy:Sneon|Saterdei |
| Low Saxon | Sünndag | Maandag | Dingsdag | Middeweek, Goonsdag | Dünnerdag | Freedag | Sünnavend, Saterdag |
| Old Norse | sunnudagr | mánadagr | tysdagr | óðinsdagr | þórsdagr | frjádagr | laugardagr, sunnunótt |
| Faroese | :fo:Sunnudagur|sunnudagur | :fo:Mánadagur|mánadagur | :fo:Týsdagur|týsdagur | :fo:Mikudagur|mikudagur, :fo:Ónsdagur|ónsdagur | :fo:Hósdagur|hósdagur/ :fo:Tórsdagur|tórsdagur | :fo:Fríggjadagur|fríggjadagur | :fo:Leygardagur|leygardagur |
| Icelandic | :is:Sunnudagur|sunnudagur | :is:Mánudagur|mánudagur | :is:Þriðjudagur|þriðjudagur | :is:Miðvikudagur|miðvikudagur | :is:Fimmtudagur|fimmtudagur | :is:Föstudagur|föstudagur | :is:Laugardagur|laugardagur |
| Norwegian Bokmål | :no:Søndag|søndag | :no:Mandag|mandag | :no:Tirsdag|tirsdag | :no:Onsdag|onsdag | :no:Torsdag|torsdag | :no:Fredag|fredag | :no:Lørdag|lørdag |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | :nn:Sundag|sundag/søndag | :nn:Måndag|måndag | :nn:Tysdag|tysdag | :nn:Onsdag|onsdag | :nn:Torsdag|torsdag | :nn:Fredag|fredag | :nn:Laurdag|laurdag |
| Danish | :da:Søndag|søndag | :da:Mandag|mandag | :da:Tirsdag|tirsdag | :da:Onsdag|onsdag | :da:Torsdag|torsdag | :da:Fredag|fredag | :da:Lørdag|lørdag |
| Swedish | :sv:Söndag|söndag | :sv:Måndag|måndag | :sv:Tisdag|tisdag | :sv:Onsdag|onsdag | :sv:Torsdag|torsdag | :sv:Fredag|fredag | :sv:Lördag|lördag |
| Elfdalian | sunndag | mondag | tisdag | ųosdag | tųosdag | frjådag | lovdag |
Adoptions from Germanic
| Day: | Sunday Sunna/Sól | Monday Mona/Máni | Tuesday Tiw/Tyr | Wednesday Woden/Odin | Thursday Thunor/Thor | Friday Frige or Freya | Saturday Saturn |
| Finnish | :fi:Sunnuntai|sunnuntai | :fi:Maanantai|maanantai | :fi:Tiistai|tiistai | :fi:Keskiviikko|keskiviikko | :fi:Torstai|torstai | :fi:Perjantai|perjantai | :fi:Lauantai|lauantai |
| Estonian | :et:pühapäev|pühapäev | esmaspäev | teisipäev | kolmapäev | neljapäev | reede | :et:laupäev|laupäev |
| Maori | Wiki; Rātapu | Mane; Rāhina | Tūrei; Rātū | Wenerei; Rāapa | Tāite; Rāpare | Paraire; Rāmere | Hāterei; Rāhoroi |
Hindu tradition
uses the concept of days under the regency of a planet under the term vāsara, the days of the week being called āditya-, soma-, maṅgala-, budha-, guru-, śukra-, and śani-vāsara. śukrá is a name of Venus ; guru is here a title of Bṛhaspati, and hence of Jupiter; budha "Mercury" is regarded as a son of Soma, i.e. the Moon. Knowledge of Greek astrology existed since about the 2nd century BC, but references to the vāsara occur somewhat later, during the Gupta period, i.e. at roughly the same period the system was introduced in the Roman Empire.In languages of Indian subcontinent
Southeast Asian languages
The Southeast Asian tradition also uses the Hindu names of the days of the week. Hindu astrology adopted the concept of days under the regency of a planet under the term vāra, the days of the week being called āditya-, soma-, maṅgala-, budha-, guru-, śukra-, and śani-vāra. śukrá is a name of Venus ; guru is here a title of Bṛhaspati, and hence of Jupiter; budha "Mercury" is regarded as a son of Soma, i.e. the Moon.| Sunday the Sun | Monday the Moon | Tuesday Mars | Wednesday Mercury | Thursday Jupiter | Friday Venus | Saturday Saturn | |
| Burmese | | | Rahu | ||||
| Mon | from Sans. āditya | from Sans. candra | from Sans. aṅgāra | from Sans. budhavāra | from Sans. bṛhaspati | from Sans. śukra | from Sans. śani |
| Khmer | ថ្ងៃអាទិត្យ | ថ្ងៃចន្ទ | ថ្ងៃអង្គារ | ថ្ងៃពុធ | ថ្ងៃព្រហស្បត្ណិ | ថ្ងៃសុក្រ | ថ្ងៃសៅរ៍ |
| Lao | ວັນອາທິດ | ວັນຈັນ | ວັນອັງຄານ | ວັນພຸດ | ວັນພະຫັດ | ວັນສຸກ | ວັນເສົາ |
| Cham | Adit | Thôm | Angar | But | jip | Suk | Thanưchăn |
| Shan | |||||||
| Thai | วันอาทิตย์ Wan Āthit | วันจันทร์ Wan Chan | วันอังคาร Wan Angkhān | วันพุธ Wan Phut | วันพฤหัสบดี Wan Phruehatsabodi | วันศุกร์ Wan Suk | วันเสาร์ Wan Sao |
| Javanese | ꦫꦢꦶꦠꦾ Raditya | ꦱꦺꦴꦩ Soma | ꦲꦁꦒꦫ Anggara | ꦧꦸꦢ Buda | ꦉꦱ꧀ꦥꦠꦶ Respati | ꦱꦸꦏꦿ Sukra | ꦠꦸꦩ꧀ꦥꦼꦏ꧀ Tumpek |
| Balinese | ᬋᬤᬶᬢᭂ Redite | ᬲᭀᬫ Soma | ᬳᬂᬕᬭ Anggara | ᬩᬸᬤ Buda | ᬯ᭄ᬭᭂᬲ᭄ᬧᬢᬶ Wrespati | ᬲᬸᬓ᭄ᬭ Sukra | ᬲᬦᬶᬲ᭄ᬘᬭ Saniscara |
| Sundanese | ᮛᮓᮤᮒᮨ Radite | ᮞᮧᮙ Soma | ᮃᮀᮌᮛ Anggara | ᮘᮥᮓ Buda | ᮛᮨᮞ᮪ᮕᮒᮤ Respati | ᮞᮥᮊᮢ Sukra | ᮒᮥᮙ᮪ᮕᮨᮊ᮪ Tumpek |
| Toba Batak | Artia | Suma | Anggara | Muda | Boraspati | Singkora | Samisara |
| Angkola-Mandailing Batak | Arita | Suma | Anggara | Muda | Boraspati | Sikkora | Samisara |
| Simalungun Batak | Aditia | Suma | Anggara | Mudaha | Boraspati | Sihora | Samisara |
| Karo Batak | Aditia | Suma | Nggara | Budaha | Beraspati | Cukra | Belah Naik |
| Pakpak Batak | Antia | Suma | Anggara | Budaha/Muda | Beraspati | Cukerra | Belah Naik |
Northeast Asian languages
| Sunday the Sun | Monday the Moon | Tuesday Mars | Wednesday Mercury | Thursday Jupiter | Friday Venus | Saturday Saturn | |
| Mongolian | :mn:адъяа|адъяа ad'yaa | :mn:сумъяа|сумъяа sum'yaa | :mn:ангараг|ангараг angarag | :mn:буд|буд bud | :mn:бархабадь|бархабадь barhabad' | :mn:сугар|сугар sugar | :mn:санчир|санчир sanchir |
| Kalmyk | :xal:адъян өдр ad'yan ödr | :xal:сумъян өдр sum'yan ödr | :xal:мингъян өдр ming'yan ödr | :xal:будан өдр budan ödr | :xal:гуръян өдр gur'yan ödr | :xal:шикрян өдр shikr'yan ödr | :xal:шанун өдр shanun ödr |
East Asian tradition
The East Asian naming system for the days of the week closely parallels that of the Latin system and is ordered after the "Seven Luminaries", which consists of the Sun, Moon and the five planets visible to the naked eye.The Chinese had apparently adopted the seven-day week from the Hellenistic system by the 4th century, although by which route is not entirely clear. It was again transmitted to China in the 8th century by Manichaeans, via the country of Kang.
The 4th-century date, according to the Cihai encyclopedia, is due to a reference to Fan Ning, an astrologer of the Jin Dynasty. The renewed adoption from Manichaeans in the 8th century is documented with the writings of the Chinese Buddhist monk Yijing and the Ceylonese Buddhist monk Bu Kong.
The Chinese transliteration of the planetary system was soon brought to Japan by the Japanese monk Kobo Daishi; surviving diaries of the Japanese statesman Fujiwara no Michinaga show the seven-day system in use in Heian Period Japan as early as 1007. In Japan, the seven-day system was kept in use until its promotion to a full-fledged calendrical basis during the Meiji era. In China, with the founding of the Republic of China in 1911, Monday through Saturday in China are now named after the luminaries implicitly with the numbers.
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | |
| Celestial Object | Sun First Star – Sun | Moon Second Star – Moon | Mars Third Star – Fire | Mercury Fourth Star – Water | Jupiter Fifth Star – Wood | Venus Sixth Star – Metal or Gold | Saturn Seventh Star – Earth or Soil |
| Classical Chinese | :zh:日曜日|日曜日 Rìyàorì | :zh:月曜日|月曜日 Yuèyàorì | :zh:火曜日|火曜日 Huǒyàorì | :zh:水曜日|水曜日 Shuǐyàorì | :zh:木曜日|木曜日 Mùyàorì | :zh:金曜日|金曜日 Jīnyàorì | :zh:土曜日|土曜日 Tǔyàorì |
| Japanese | :ja:日曜日|日曜日 Nichiyōbi | :ja:月曜日|月曜日 Getsuyōbi | :ja:火曜日|火曜日 Kayōbi | :ja:水曜日|水曜日 Suiyōbi | :ja:木曜日|木曜日 Mokuyōbi | :ja:金曜日|金曜日 Kin'yōbi | :ja:土曜日|土曜日 Doyōbi |
| Korean | :ko:일요일|일요일 日曜日 Ilyoil | :ko:월요일|월요일 月曜日 Wolyoil | :ko:화요일|화요일 火曜日 Hwayoil | :ko:수요일|수요일 水曜日 Suyoil | :ko:목요일|목요일 木曜日 Mogyoil | :ko:금요일|금요일 金曜日 Geumyoil | :ko:토요일|토요일 土曜日 Toyoil |
| Mongolian | :mn:наран өдөр|наран өдөр naraŋ ödör | :mn:саран өдөр|саран өдөр saraŋ ödör | :mn:гал өдөр|гал өдөр gal ödör | :mn:усан өдөр|усан өдөр usaŋ ödör | :mn:модон өдөр|модон өдөр modoŋ ödör | :mn:төмөр өдөр|төмөр өдөр, :mn:алтан өдөр|алтан өдөр tömör ödör, altaŋ ödör | :mn:шороон өдөр|шороон өдөр shorooŋ ödör |
| Mongolian | :mn:Ням|ням nyam | :mn:Даваа|даваа davaa | :mn:Мягмар|мягмар myagmar | :mn:Лхагва|лхагва lhagva | :mn:Пүрэв|пүрэв pürev | :mn:Баасан|баасан baasan | :mn:Бямба|бямба byamba |
| Tibetan | :bo:sa nyima|གཟའ་ཉི་མ། Nyima | :bo:sa dawa|གཟའ་ཟླ་བ། Dawa | :bo:sa mimar|གཟའ་མིག་དམར། Mikmar | :bo:sa lhakba|གཟའ་ལྷག་པ། Lhakpa | :bo:sa phurbu|གཟའ་ཕུར་བུ། Purbu | :bo:sa basang|གཟའ་པ་སངས། Pasang | :bo:sa benba|གཟའ་སྤེན་པ། Penba |
Numbered days of the week
Days numbered from Monday
The ISO prescribes Monday as the first day of the week with ISO-8601 for software date formats.The Slavic, Baltic and Uralic languages adopted numbering but took Monday rather than Sunday as the "first day". This convention is also found in some Austronesian languages whose speakers were converted to Christianity by European missionaries.
In Slavic languages, some of the names correspond to numerals after Sunday: compare Russian vtornik "Tuesday" and vtoroj "the second", chetverg "Thursday" and chetvjortyj "the fourth", pyatnitsa "Friday" and pyatyj "the fifth"; see also [|the Notes].
| Day Number From One | Day One | Day Two | Day Three | Day Four | Day Five | Day Six | Day Seven |
| ISO 8601 # | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Russian | :ru:понедельник|понедельник ponedel'nik | :ru:вторник|вторник vtornik | :ru:среда|среда sreda | :ru:четверг|четверг chetverg | :ru:пятница|пятница pyatnitsa | :ru:суббота|суббота subbota | :ru:воскресенье|воскресенье voskresen'ye |
| Belarusian | панядзелак panyadzelak | аўторак awtorak | серада serada | чацвер chats'ver | пятніца pyatnitsa | субота subota | нядзеля nyadzelya |
| Ukrainian | :uk:Понеділок|понедiлок ponedilok | :uk:Вівторок|вiвторок vivtorok | :uk:Середа|середа sereda | :uk:Четвер|четвер chetver | :uk:П'ятниця|п'ятниця p'yatnitsya | :uk:Субота|субота subota | :uk:Неділя|недiля nedilya |
| Bulgarian | :bg:Понеделник|понеделник ponedelnik | :bg:Вторник|вторник vtornik | :bg:Сряда|сряда sryada | :bg:Четвъртък|четвъртък chetvărtăk | :bg:Петък|петък petăk | :bg:Събота|събота săbota | :bg:Неделя|неделя nedelya |
| Polish | :pl:Poniedziałek|poniedziałek | :pl:Wtorek|wtorek | :pl:Środa|środa | :pl:Czwartek|czwartek | :pl:Piątek|piątek | :pl:Sobota|sobota | :pl:Niedziela|niedziela |
| Kashubian | pòniedzôłk | wtórk | strzoda | czwiôrtk | piątk | sobòta | niedzela |
| Upper Sorbian | :hsb:Póndźela|póndźela | :hsb:Wutora|wutora | :hsb:Srjeda|srjeda | :hsb:Štwórtk|štwórtk | :hsb:Pjatk|pjatk | :hsb:Sobota|sobota | :hsb:Njedźela|njedźela |
| Slovak | :sk:Pondelok|pondelok | :sk:Utorok|utorok | :sk:Streda|streda | :sk:Štvrtok|štvrtok | :sk:Piatok|piatok | :sk:Sobota|sobota | :sk:Nedeľa|nedeľa |
| Czech | :cs:Pondělí|pondělí | :cs:Úterý|úterý | :cs:Středa|středa | :cs:Čtvrtek|čtvrtek | :cs:Pátek|pátek | :cs:Sobota|sobota | :cs:Neděle|neděle |
| Slovene | :sl:Ponedeljek|ponedeljek | :sl:Torek|torek | :sl:Sreda|sreda | :sl:Četrtek|četrtek | :sl:Petek|petek | :sl:Sobota|sobota | :sl:Nedelja|nedelja |
| Bosnian | :hr:Ponedjeljak|ponedjeljak | :hr:Utorak|utorak | :hr:Srijeda|srijeda | :hr:Četvrtak|četvrtak | :hr:Petak|petak | :hr:Subota|subota | :hr:Nedjelja|nedjelja |
| Croatian | :hr:Ponedjeljak|ponedjeljak | :hr:Utorak|utorak | :hr:Srijeda|srijeda | :hr:Četvrtak|četvrtak | :hr:Petak|petak | :hr:Subota|subota | :hr:Nedjelja|nedjelja |
| Serbian | :sr:Понедељак|понедељак ponedeljak | :sr:Уторак|уторак utorak | :sr:Среда|среда sreda | :sr:Четвртак|четвртак četvrtak | :sr:Петак|петак petak | :sr:Субота|субота subota | :sr:Недеља|недеља nedelja |
| Macedonian | :mk:понеделник|понеделник ponedelnik | :mk:вторник|вторник vtornik | :mk:среда|среда sreda | :mk:четврток|четврток chetvrtok | :mk:петок|петок petok | :mk:сабота|сабота sabota | :mk:недела|недела nedela |
| Interslavic | ponedělok | vtorok | srěda | četvrtok | petok | subota | nedělja |
| Lithuanian | :lt:Pirmadienis|pirmadienis | :lt:Antradienis|antradienis | :lt:Trečiadienis|trečiadienis | :lt:Ketvirtadienis|ketvirtadienis | :lt:Penktadienis|penktadienis | :lt:Šeštadienis|šeštadienis | :lt:Sekmadienis|sekmadienis |
| Latvian | :lv:Pirmdiena|pirmdiena | :lv:Otrdiena|otrdiena | :lv:Trešdiena|trešdiena | :lv:Ceturtdiena|ceturtdiena | :lv:Piektdiena|piektdiena | :lv:Sestdiena|sestdiena | :lv:Svētdiena|svētdiena |
| Hungarian | :hu:Hétfő|hétfő | :hu:Kedd|kedd | :hu:Szerda|szerda Slavic | :hu:Csütörtök|csütörtök Slavic | :hu:Péntek|péntek Hellenic | :hu:Szombat|szombat Hebrew | :hu:Vasárnap|vasárnap |
| Estonian | :et:Esmaspäev|esmaspäev | :et:Teisipäev|teisipäev | :et:Kolmapäev|kolmapäev | :et:Neljapäev|neljapäev | :et:Reede|reede | :et:Laupäev|laupäev | :et:Pühapäev|pühapäev |
| Mongolian | :mn:нэг дэх өдөр|нэг дэх өдөр neg dekh ödör | :mn:хоёр дахь өдөр|хоёр дахь өдөр hoyor dahi ödör | :mn:гурав дахь өдөр|гурав дахь өдөр gurav dahi ödör | :mn:дөрөв дэх өдөр|дөрөв дэх өдөр döröv dekh ödör | :mn:тав дахь өдөр|тав дахь өдөр tav dahi ödör | :mn:хагас сайн өдөр|хагас сайн өдөр hagas sayn ödör | :mn:бүтэн сайн өдөр|бүтэн сайн өдөр büten sayn ödör |
| Luo | Wuok tich | Tich ariyo | Tich adek | Tich ang'uen | Tich abich | Chieng' ngeso | Juma pil |
| Tok Pisin | mande | tunde | trinde | fonde | fraide | sarere | sande |
| Apma | ren bwaleh / mande | ren karu | ren katsil | ren kavet | ren kalim | lesaare | sande |
In Standard Chinese, the week is referred to as the "Stellar Period" or "Cycle".
The modern Chinese names for the days of the week are based on a simple numerical sequence. The word for "week" is followed by a number indicating the day: "Monday" is literally the "Stellar Period One"/"Cycle One", i.e. the "First day of the Stellar Period/Cycle", etc. The exception is Sunday, where 日, "day" or "Sun", is used instead of a number. A slightly informal and colloquial variant to 日 is 天 "day", "sky" or "heaven".
Accordingly, the notational abbreviation of the days of the week uses the numbers, e.g. 一 for "M" or "Mon", "Monday". Note that the abbreviation of Sunday uses exclusively 日 and not 天. Attempted usage of 天 as such will not be understood.
Colloquially, the week is also known as the "Prayer", with the names of the days of the week formed accordingly.
The following is a table of the Mandarin names of the days of the weeks. Note that standard Taiwan Mandarin pronounces 期 as qí, so 星期 is instead xīngqí. While all varieties of Mandarin may pronounce 星期 as xīngqi and 禮拜/礼拜 as lǐbai, the second syllable with the neutral tone, this is not reflected in the table either for legibility.
| Day | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Standard Modern Chinese | :zh:星期一|星期一 Xīngqīyī | :zh:星期二|星期二 Xīngqī'èr | :zh:星期三|星期三 Xīngqīsān | :zh:星期四|星期四 Xīngqīsì | :zh:星期五|星期五 Xīngqīwǔ | :zh:星期六|星期六 Xīngqīliù | :zh:星期日|星期日 Xīngqīrì |
| Standard Modern Chinese | :zh:星期一|週一 Zhōuyī | :zh:星期二|週二 Zhōu'èr | :zh:星期三|週三 Zhōusān | :zh:星期四|週四 Zhōusì | :zh:星期五|週五 Zhōuwǔ | :zh:星期六|週六 Zhōuliù | :zh:星期日|週日 Zhōurì |
| Standard Modern Chinese | :zh:星期一|禮拜一 Lǐbàiyī | :zh:星期二|禮拜二 Lǐbài'èr | :zh:星期三|禮拜三 Lǐbàisān | :zh:星期四|禮拜四 Lǐbàisì | :zh:星期五|禮拜五 Lǐbàiwǔ | :zh:星期六|禮拜六 Lǐbàiliù | :zh:星期日|禮拜天 Lǐbàitiān |
Days numbered from Sunday
Sunday comes first in order in calendars shown in the table below. In the Judeo-Christian or Abrahamic tradition, the first day of the week is Sunday. Biblical Sabbath, when God rested from, made the day following Sabbath the first day of the week. Seventh-day Sabbaths were sanctified for celebration and rest. After the week was adopted in early Christianity, Sunday remained the first day of the week, but also gradually displaced Saturday as the day of celebration and rest, being considered the Lord's Day.Saint Martin of Dumio, archbishop of Braga, decided not to call days by pagan gods and to use ecclesiastic terminology to designate them. While the custom of numbering the days of the week was mostly prevalent in the Eastern Church, Portuguese and Galician, due to Martin's influence, are the only Romance languages in which the names of the days come from numbers rather than planetary names.
Icelandic is a special case within the Germanic languages, maintaining only the Sun and Moon, while dispensing with the names of the explicitly heathen gods in favour of a combination of numbered days and days whose names are linked to pious or domestic routine. The "washing day" is also used in other North Germanic languages, but otherwise the names correspond to those of English.
| Day Number From One | Day One | Day Two | Day Three | Day Four | Day Five | Day Six | Day Seven |
| Icelandic | :is:Sunnudagur|sunnudagur | :is:Mánudagur|mánudagur | :is:Þriðjudagur|þriðjudagur | :is:Miðvikudagur|miðvikudagur | :is:Fimmtudagur|fimmtudagur | :is:Föstudagur|föstudagur | :is:Laugardagur|laugardagur |
| Faroese | :fo:Sunnudagur|sunnudagur | :fo:MánAdagur|mánadagur | :fo:Týsdagur|týsdagur | :fo:Mikudagur|mikudagur | :fo:Hósdagur|hósdagur | :fo:Fríggjadagur|fríggjadagur | :fo:Leygardagur|leygardagur |
| Hebrew | :he:ראשון| rishon | :he:שני| sheyni | :he:שלישי| shlishi | :he:רביעי| revi'i | :he:חמישי| khamishi | :he:שישי| shishi | :he:שבת| Shabbat |
| Ecclesiastical Latin | Dominica | feria secunda | feria tertia | feria quarta | feria quinta | feria sexta | sabbatum |
| Portuguese | :pt:Domingo|domingo | :pt:Segunda-feira|segunda-feira | :pt:Terça-feira|terça-feira | :pt:Quarta-feira|quarta-feira | :pt:Quinta-feira|quinta-feira | :pt:Sexta-feira|sexta-feira | :pt:Sábado|sábado |
| Galician | :gl:Domingo|domingo | :gl:Luns|segunda feira | :gl:Martes|terza feira :gl:Martes|terceira feira | :gl:Mércores|corta feira :gl:Mércores|quarta feira | :gl:Xoves|quinta feira | :gl:Venres|sexta feira | :gl:Sábado|sábado |
| Mirandese | :mwl:Demingo|demingo | :mwl:Segunda|segunda-feira | :mwl:Terça|terça-feira | :mwl:Quarta|quarta-feira | :mwl:Quinta|quinta-feira | :mwl:Sesta|sesta-feira | :mwl:Sábado|sábado |
| Tetum | loron-domingu | loron-segunda | loron-tersa | loron-kuarta | loron-kinta | loron-sesta | loron-sábadu |
| Greek | Κυριακή Kyriakí | Δευτέρα Deftéra | Τρίτη Tríti | Τετάρτη Tetárti | Πέμπτη Pémpti | Παρασκευή Paraskeví | Σάββατο Sávato |
| Georgian | კვირა k'vira | ორშაბათი oršabati | სამშაბათი samšabati | ოთხშაბათი otxšabati | ხუთშაბათი xutšabati | პარასკევი p'arask'evi | შაბათი šabati |
| Armenian | Կիրակի Kiraki | Երկուշաբթի Yerkushabti | Երեքշաբթի Yerekshabti | Չորեքշաբթի Chorekshabti | Հինգշաբթի Hingshabti | Ուրբաթ Urbat | Շաբաթ Shabat |
| Vietnamese | chủ nhật/chúa nhật 主日 | thứ hai 次? | thứ ba 次? | thứ tư 次四 | thứ năm 次? | thứ sáu 次? | thứ bảy 次? |
| Somali | Axad | Isniin | Talaado | Arbaco | Khamiis | Jimco | Sabti |
| Amharic | እሑድ əhud | ሰኞ säñño | ማክሰኞ maksäñño | ረቡዕ, ሮብ räbu, rob | ሐሙስ hamus | ዓርብ arb | ቅዳሜ ḳədame الأحد) الإثنين) الثُّلَاثاء) الأَرْبعاء) الخَمِيس) الجُمْعَة) السَّبْت) as-sabt |
| Maltese | :mt:il-Ħadd|il-Ħadd | :mt:it-Tnejn|it-Tnejn | :mt:it-Tlieta|it-Tlieta | :mt:l-Erbgħa|l-Erbgħa | :mt:il-Hamis|il-Ħamis | :mt:il-Gimgħa|il-Ġimgħa | :mt:is-Sibt|is-Sibt |
| Malay | :ms:Ahad|Ahad :id:Minggu|Minggu | :ms:Isnin|Isnin or :id:Senin|Senin | :ms:Selasa|Selasa | :ms:Rabu|Rabu | :ms:Khamis|Kamis | :ms:Jumaat|Jumat | :ms:Sabtu|Sabtu |
| Javanese | :jv:Minggu|Ngahad, :jv:Minggu|Ngakad, :jv:Minggu|Minggu | :jv:Senèn|Senèn | :jv:Selasa|Selasa | :jv:Rebo|Rebo | :jv:Kemis|Kemis | :jv:Jemuwah|Jemuwah | :jv:Setu|Setu |
| Sundanese | :su:Minggu|Minggu / Minggon | :su:Senén|Senén | :su:Salasa|Salasa | :su:Rebo|Rebo | :su:Kemis|Kemis | :su:Jumaah|Jumaah | :su:Saptu|Saptu |
| Persian | :fa:|یکشنبه yekšanbe Mehr ruz :fa:مهرروز|مهرروز | :fa:دوشنبه|دوشنبه došanbe Māh ruz :fa:ماه روز|ماه روز | :fa:سه شنبه|سه شنبه sešanbe Bahrām ruz :fa:بهرام روز|بهرام روز | :fa:چهارشنبه|چهارشنبه čāhāršanbe Tir ruz :fa:تیر روز|تیر روز | :fa:پنجشنبه|پنجشنبه panjšanbe Hormazd ruz :fa:هرمزد روز|هرمزد روز | :fa:آدینه|آدینه or :fa:جمعه|جمعه ādine or djome Nāhid ruz :fa:ناهید روز|ناهید روز | :fa:شنبه|شنبه šanbe Keyvān ruz :fa:کیوان روز|کیوان روز |
| Kazakh | :kk:Жексенбі|Жексенбі Jeksenbi | :kk:Дүйсенбі|Дүйсенбі Dúısenbi | :kk:Сейсенбі|Сейсенбі Seısenbi | :kk:Сәрсенбі|Сәрсенбі Sársenbi | :kk:Бейсенбі|Бейсенбі Beısenbi | :kk:Жұма|Жұма Juma | :kk:Сенбі|Сенбі Senbi |
| Khowar | یک شمبے yak shambey | دو شمبے du shambey | سہ شمبے sey shambey | چار شمبے char shambey | پچھمبے pachhambey | آدینہ adina | شمبے shambey |
| Kurdish | :ku:Yekşem|Yekşem | :ku:Duşem|Duşem | :ku:Sêşem|Sêşem | :ku:Çarşem|Çarşem | :ku:Pêncşem|Pêncşem | :ku:În|În | :ku:Şemî|Şemî |
| Old Turkic | birinç kün | ikinç kün | üçünç kün | törtinç kün | beşinç kün | altınç kün | yetinç kün |
| Turkish | :tr:Pazar|Pazar | :tr:Pazartesi|Pazartesi | :tr:Salı|Salı | :tr:Çarşamba|Çarşamba | :tr:Perşembe|Perşembe | :tr:Cuma|Cuma | :tr:Cumartesi|Cumartesi |
| Uzbek | :uz:Yakshanba|Yakshanba | :uz:Dushanba|Dushanba | :uz:Seshanba|Seshanba | :uz:Chorshanba|Chorshanba | :uz:Payshanba|Payshanba | :uz:Juma|Juma | :uz:Shanba|Shanba |
| Navajo | Sunday has ended | Sunday +2 × sunrise | Sunday +3 × sunrise | Sunday +4 × sunrise | It ends/done for the week | sunrise Sunday |
Days numbered from Saturday
In Swahili, the day begins at sunrise, unlike in the Arabic and Hebrew calendars where the day starts at sunset, and unlike in the Western world where the day starts at midnight. Saturday is therefore the first day of the week, as it is the day that includes the first night of the week in Arabic.Etymologically speaking, Swahili has two "fifth" days. The words for Saturday through Wednesday contain the Bantu-derived Swahili words for "one" through "five". The word for Thursday, Alhamisi, is of Arabic origin and means "the fifth". The word for Friday, Ijumaa, is also Arabic and means "gathering" for the Friday noon prayers in Islam.
| Day Number from One | Day One | Day Two | Day Three | Day Four | Day Five | Day Six | Day Seven |
| Swahili | jumamosi | jumapili | jumatatu | jumanne | jumatano | alhamisi | ijumaa |
Mixing of numbering and astronomy
In the Žejane dialect of Istro-Romanian, lur and virer follow the Latin convention, while utorek, sredu, and četrtok follow the Slavic convention.| Day | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Istro-Romanian, Žejane dialect | lur | utorek | sredu | četrtok | virer | simbota | dumireca |
There are several systems in the different Basque dialects.
| Day | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Standard Basque, Guipuscoan Basque | astelehena | asteartea | asteazkena | osteguna | ostirala | larunbata, neskenegun | igandea |
| Biscayne Basque | astelena, ilen | martitzena | eguaztena | eguena | barikua, egubakotx | zapatua | domeka |
In Judaeo-Spanish, which is mainly based on a medieval version of Spanish, the five days of Monday–Friday closely follow the [|Spanish names]. Sunday uses the Arabic name, which is based on numbering, because a Jewish language was not likely to adapt a name based on "Lord's Day" for Sunday. As in Spanish, the Ladino name for Saturday is based on Sabbath. However, as a Jewish language—and with Saturday being the actual day of rest in the Jewish community—Ladino directly adapted the Hebrew name, Shabbat.
| Day | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| Judaeo-Spanish | Alhadh | Lunes | Martes | Miércoles | Juğeves | Viernes | Shabat |
The days of the week in the Bishnupriya Manipuri and Meitei languages originate from the Sanamahi creation myth.
| Sunday the Hill | Monday King's Climb | Tuesday Earth's Birth | Wednesday Houses Built | Thursday Horses Rode | Friday Blood Flood | Saturday Swords Washed | |
| Bishnupriya Manipuri | Lamboishing | Ninthoapa | Leipakpa | Imsha Imsha | Shakolsher | Erei | Thanksha |
| Meitei | Nongmaiching/Langmaiching | Ningthoukaba | Leibakpokpa | Yumsakeisa | Sagonsen | Eerai | Thangcha |
Sunday
From Latin DominicusHoly Day and First-Day of the Week
Resurrection
Bazaar Day
Market Day
No Work
Full good day
Borrowed from English week''
From an Old Burmese word, not of Indic origin.
Monday
After No Work. In Russian also "Day After Week" – see :wikt:понедельник|понедельникAfter Bazaar
Head of Week
Master
From an Old Burmese word, not of Indic origin.
Tuesday
, of which god Tyr/Ziu was the patron.Second day of the week
Third day of the week.
From Arabic "ath-Thalaathaaʼ"
Wednesday
Mid-week or MiddleThe First Fast
Thursday
Five
Fifth day of the week.
Fourth day of the week.
Friday
or Fasting DayJumu'ah
Gathering/Assembly/Meeting – in Malta with no Islamic connotations
Fifth day of the week
Saturday
ShabbatWash or Bath day
Sun-eve
After the Gathering
End of the Week
Week
Half good day