Definition
The most important or climactic moment of something, or the act of placing a crown on someone's head to make them a ruler.
Etymology
From Old French 'corone,' derived from Latin 'corona' meaning 'garland or crown.' The -ing suffix marks it as a present participle or gerund. Originally referred to the literal act of placing a crown during coronation ceremonies.
Kelly Says
The word 'crowning' literally means topping something off—like the crown is the final piece—which is why we use it for the best moment of someone's career or achievement, even when there's no actual crown involved!
Translations
BNবাংলা
পরিধান
pa-ri-dha-an
CACatalà
coronació
ko-ro-na-syo
CSČeština
korunovace
ko-ro-no-va-ce
DADansk
kronding
kro-nding
DEDeutsch
Krönung
kroh-nong
ELΕλληνικά
στέφανο
ste-fa-no
ESEspañol
coronación
ko-ro-na-syon
FAفارسی
تاجگذاری
taaj-ghola-yee
FISuomi
kruununsaanti
kru-nu-n-sa-an-ti
FRFrançais
couronnement
ku-ro-nə-mɑ̃
HAHA
karkashin
kar-ka-shin
HUMagyar
koronázás
ko-ro-na-za-s
IDBahasa Indonesia
penobatan
pe-no-ba-tan
ITItaliano
incoronazione
in-ko-ro-na-syon-e
MSBahasa Melayu
penobatan
pe-no-ba-tan
NLNederlands
krooningsceremonie
kroo-nin-gs-tse-re-mo-nee
PLPolski
koronacja
ko-ro-na-tsya
PTPortuguês
coroação
ko-ro-a-syon
RORomână
incoronare
in-ko-ro-na-re
RUРусский
коронование
koron-o-vaniye
SVSvenska
kröningsceremoni
kro-nings-tse-re-mo-nee
SWKiswahili
kuulwa
ku-ul-wa
THไทย
การสวมมงกุฎ
gaan-swo-m-ong-kut
TLTL
pagtataas
pa-g-ta-ta-as
TRTürkçe
taç giyme
tach-gi-yme
UKУкраїнська
коронація
korona-tsiya
VITiếng Việt
lễ đăng quang
le-de-dang-quang