Memento mori

/məˌmɛntoʊ ˈmɔːri/ noun

Definition

An object or symbol serving as a reminder of death; the medieval practice of reflecting on mortality.

Etymology

Latin for 'remember that you will die.' In ancient Rome, a slave would whisper this to generals during victory parades to keep them humble: 'You are mortal.'

Kelly Says

Roman generals had a SLAVE whose entire job was to whisper 'REMEMBER YOU WILL DIE' in their ear during victory parades! Not to be gloomy — to be GRATEFUL! Every second is precious because they end! 💀⏳

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሞትን ይቅር
motn yikr
ARالعربية
تذكرة الموت
tadhkirat al-mawt
BNবাংলা
মৃত্যুর স্মৃতি
mrityur smriti
CACatalà
record de la mort
reh-KOHR-deh lah MOHR-teh
CSČeština
pamatuj si na smrt
pah-MAH-tuy si nah smert
DADansk
memento mori
/mɛmɛnto moʁi/
DEDeutsch
Memento mori
/ˈmɛmɛnto ˈmoːʁi/
ELΕλληνικά
ύμνηση του θανάτου
ymnisi tou thanatou
ESEspañol
recuerdo de la muerte
reh-KWEHR-thoh deh lah MWEHR-theh
FAفارسی
یادآوری مرگ
yādāvari-ye marg
FISuomi
kuoleman muistutus
KUO-leh-man MUY-stoo-tus
FRFrançais
memento mori
/mɛmɛnto moʁi/
GUGU
મૃત્યુની યાદ
mrityuni yaad
HAHA
tambaya mutuwa
tahm-BAH-yah moo-TWO-ah
HEעברית
זיכרון המוות
zikaron ha-mavet
HIहिन्दी
मृत्यु की स्मृति
mrityu ki smriti
HUMagyar
halálra emlékezés
HAH-lal-reh EH-meh-leh-kez
IDBahasa Indonesia
peringatan kematian
peh-RING-ah-tahn kuh-MAH-tee-uhn
IGIG
ihu na ọnwụ
ee-hoo nah ohn-woo
ITItaliano
memento mori
/meˈmɛnto ˈmɔri/
JA日本語
死を想うこと
shi wo omou koto
KKKK
өлімге еске сал
ölimghe eske sal
KMKM
ការរំលឹកដល់ការស្លាប់
kaar romlik dell kaar slab
KO한국어
죽음을 생각하는 것
jugeumeul saeng-gag-haneun geos
MRMR
मृत्यूची आठवण
mrityuchi aathavan
MSBahasa Melayu
peringatan kematian
peh-RING-ah-tahn kuh-MAH-tee-uhn
MYမြန်မာ
သေခြင်းကို အောက်မေ့ချက်
thay hkrang: kui auk myit chet
NLNederlands
memento mori
/mɛmɛnto moːri/
NONorsk
memento mori
/mɛmɛnto moːri/
PAPA
ਮੌਤ ਦੀ ਯਾਦ
mauth dee yaad
PLPolski
pamiętaj o śmierci
pah-MYEN-tah-y o SHMYER-tsee
PTPortuguês
lembrança da morte
leh-MBRAN-sah dah MOR-teh
RORomână
amintește-ți de moarte
ah-MEEN-tehsh-teh dee MOHR-teh
RUРусский
помни о смерти
pomni o smerti
SVSvenska
memento mori
/mɛmɛnto moːri/
SWKiswahili
kumbukumbu ya kifo
koo-mboo-koo-mboo yah kee-foh
TAதமிழ்
மரணத்தை நினை
maranathai ninai
TEతెలుగు
మరణాన్ని గుర్తుంచుకో
maranan-ni gurthunchuko
THไทย
การระลึกถึงความตาย
gaan raluek thueng khwam tai
TLTL
alala sa kamatayan
ah-LAH-lah sah kah-MAH-tah-yahn
TRTürkçe
ölümü hatırla
ölümü hatırla
UKУкраїнська
пам'ятай про смерть
pah-MYAH-tay proh smert
URاردو
موت کی یاد
mout ki yaad
VITiếng Việt
nhắc nhở về cái chết
nhắc nhở về cái chết
YOYO
nkan ti ku
n-kahn tee koo
ZH中文
死亡纪念
sǐ wáng jì niàn
ZUZU
ukubingelela ukufa
oo-koo-bee-NGEH-leh-lah oo-KOO-fah

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