🎶 The Names of the Notes

Language Notation Type Whole Note Half Note Quarter Note Eighth Note 16th Note 32nd Note
English (US) Fractional Whole note Half note Quarter note Eighth note 16th note 32nd note
English (UK, Australia, South Africa) British/Latin Semibreve Minim Crotchet Quaver Semiquaver Demisemiquaver
Mandarin Chinese Fractional 全音符 (whole note) 二分音符 (half note) 四分音符 (quarter note) 八分音符 (eighth note) 十六分音符 (16th note) 三十二分音符 (32nd note)
Hindi Fractional पूर्ण स्वर (whole note) अर्ध स्वर (half note) चतुर्थांश स्वर (quarter note) अष्टमांश स्वर (eighth note) षोडशांश स्वर (16th note) द्वात्रिंशांश स्वर (32nd note)
Spanish Shape-based Redonda (round) Blanca (white) Negra (black) Corchea (hook) Semicorchea (semi-hook) Fusa (spindle)
French Shape-based Ronde (round) Blanche (white) Noire (black) Croche (hook) Double croche (double hook) Triple croche (triple hook)
Arabic Fractional نوتة كاملة (whole note) نصف نوتة (half note) ربع نوتة (quarter note) ثمن نوتة (eighth note) سدس عشر نوتة (16th note) اثنان وثلاثون نوتة (32nd note)
Bengali Fractional পূর্ণ স্বর (whole note) অর্ধ স্বর (half note) চতুর্থাংশ স্বর (quarter note) অষ্টমাংশ স্বর (eighth note) ষোড়শাংশ স্বর (16th note) দ্বাত্রিংশাংশ স্বর (32nd note)
Portuguese Italian-derived Semibreve (whole breve) Mínima (minimal) Semínima (semi-minimal) Colcheia (hook) Semicolcheia (semi-hook) Fusa (spindle)
Russian Fractional Целая нота (whole note) Половинная (half) Четвертная (quarter) Восьмая (eighth) Шестнадцатая (16th) Тридцать вторая (32nd)
Urdu Fractional مکمل نوٹ (whole note) نصف نوٹ (half note) چوتھائی نوٹ (quarter note) آٹھواں نوٹ (eighth note) سولہواں نوٹ (16th note) بتیسواں نوٹ (32nd note)
Indonesian/Malay Fractional Not penuh (whole note) Not separuh (half note) Not suku (quarter note) Not seperlapan (eighth note) Not seperenambelas (16th note) Not sepertigapuluhdua (32nd note)
Japanese Fractional 全音符 (whole note) 二分音符 (half note) 四分音符 (quarter note) 八分音符 (eighth note) 十六分音符 (16th note) 三十二分音符 (32nd note)
German Fractional Ganze Note (whole note) Halbe Note (half note) Viertelnote (quarter note) Achtelnote (eighth note) Sechzehntelnote (16th note) Zweiunddreißigstelnote (32nd note)
Javanese Fractional Not wutuh (whole note) Not setengah (half note) Not seprapat (quarter note) Not seprewolu (eighth note) Not sepralas nem (16th note) Not sepratelungdasa loro (32nd note)
Wu Chinese Fractional 全音符 (whole note) 二分音符 (half note) 四分音符 (quarter note) 八分音符 (eighth note) 十六分音符 (16th note) 三十二分音符 (32nd note)
Turkish Fractional Tam nota (whole note) Yarım nota (half note) Dörtlük nota (quarter note) Sekizlik nota (eighth note) Onaltılık nota (16th note) Otuzikilik nota (32nd note)
Korean Fractional 온음표 (whole note) 2분음표 (half note) 4분음표 (quarter note) 8분음표 (eighth note) 16분음표 (16th note) 32분음표 (32nd note)
Marathi Fractional पूर्ण स्वर (whole note) अर्ध स्वर (half note) चतुर्थांश स्वर (quarter note) अष्टमांश स्वर (eighth note) षोडशांश स्वर (16th note) द्वात्रिंशांश स्वर (32nd note)
Telugu Fractional పూర్తి స్వరం (whole note) సగం స్వరం (half note) నాల్గవ భాగం (quarter note) ఎనిమిదవ భాగం (eighth note) పదహారవ భాగం (16th note) ముప్పై రెండవ భాగం (32nd note)
Tamil Fractional முழு குறிப்பு (whole note) அரை குறிப்பு (half note) கால் குறிப்பு (quarter note) எட்டாம் குறிப்பு (eighth note) பதினாறாம் குறிப்பு (16th note) முப்பத்திரண்டாம் குறிப்பு (32nd note)
Yue Chinese (Cantonese) Fractional 全音符 (whole note) 二分音符 (half note) 四分音符 (quarter note) 八分音符 (eighth note) 十六分音符 (16th note) 三十二分音符 (32nd note)
Vietnamese Shape-based Nốt tròn (round note) Nốt trắng (white note) Nốt đen (black note) Nốt móc đơn (single hook) Nốt móc kép (double hook) Nốt móc ba (triple hook)
Italian Italian-derived Semibreve (whole breve) Minima (minimal) Semiminima (semi-minimal) Croma (chrome) Semicroma (semi-chrome) Biscroma (double-chrome)
Egyptian Arabic Fractional نوتة كاملة (whole note) نصف نوتة (half note) ربع نوتة (quarter note) ثمن نوتة (eighth note) سدس عشر نوتة (16th note) اثنان وثلاثون نوتة (32nd note)
Hausa Fractional Cikakkiyar sauti (whole note) Rabin sauti (half note) Kwatar sauti (quarter note) Takwas sauti (eighth note) Na sha shida (16th note) Na talatin da biyu (32nd note)
Thai Fractional โน้ตเต็ม (whole note) โน้ตครึ่ง (half note) โน้ตตัว (quarter note) โน้ตหัว (eighth note) โน้ตสิบหก (16th note) โน้ตสามสิบสอง (32nd note)
Gujarati Fractional સંપૂર્ણ સ્વર (whole note) અર્ધ સ્વર (half note) ચોથા ભાગનો સ્વર (quarter note) આઠમા ભાગનો સ્વર (eighth note) સોળમા ભાગનો સ્વર (16th note) બત્રીસમા ભાગનો સ્વર (32nd note)
Polish Fractional Cała nuta (whole note) Półnuta (half note) Ćwierćnuta (quarter note) Ósemka (eighth) Szesnastka (16th) Trzydziestodwójka (32nd)
Persian/Farsi Fractional کامل (whole) نیم (half) یک چهارم (quarter) یک هشتم (eighth) یک شانزدهم (16th) یک سی و دوم (32nd)
Kannada Fractional ಪೂರ್ಣ ಸ್ವರ (whole note) ಅರ್ಧ ಸ್ವರ (half note) ಕಾಲು ಸ್ವರ (quarter note) ಎಂಟನೆಯ ಭಾಗ (eighth note) ಹದಿನಾರನೆಯ ಭಾಗ (16th note) ಮೂವತ್ತೆರಡನೆಯ ಭಾಗ (32nd note)
Pashto Fractional بشپړ نوټ (whole note) نيم نوټ (half note) څلورمه نوټ (quarter note) اتمه نوټ (eighth note) شپاړسمه نوټ (16th note) دوه دېرشمه نوټ (32nd note)
Sundanese Fractional Not pinuh (whole note) Not satengah (half note) Not saparapat (quarter note) Not sapadalapan (eighth note) Not sagenep belas (16th note) Not satilu puluh dua (32nd note)
Ukrainian Fractional Ціла нота (whole note) Половинна (half) Чвертна (quarter) Восьма (eighth) Шістнадцята (16th) Тридцять друга (32nd)
Bhojpuri Fractional पूरा स्वर (whole note) आधा स्वर (half note) चौथाई स्वर (quarter note) आठवाँ स्वर (eighth note) सोलहवाँ स्वर (16th note) बत्तीसवाँ स्वर (32nd note)
Tagalog/Filipino Fractional Buong nota (whole note) Kalahating nota (half note) Ikaapat na nota (quarter note) Ikawalo na nota (eighth note) Ikalabinganim na nota (16th note) Ikatatlumpu’t dalawa (32nd note)
Yoruba Fractional Ohun kikun (whole note) Idaji ohun (half note) Idamerin ohun (quarter note) Idamejo ohun (eighth note) Eerindilogun (16th note) Mejidinlogun (32nd note)
Maithili Fractional पूर्ण स्वर (whole note) अर्ध स्वर (half note) चतुर्थांश स्वर (quarter note) अष्टमांश स्वर (eighth note) षोडशांश स्वर (16th note) द्वात्रिंशांश स्वर (32nd note)
Uzbek Fractional To’liq nota (whole note) Yarim nota (half note) Chorak nota (quarter note) Sakkizdan bir (eighth note) O’n oltidan bir (16th note) O’ttiz ikkidan bir (32nd note)
Sindhi Fractional مڪمل نوٽ (whole note) اڌ نوٽ (half note) چوٿون نوٽ (quarter note) اٺون نوٽ (eighth note) سورھون نوٽ (16th note) ٻتيهون نوٽ (32nd note)
Amharic Fractional ሙሉ ማስታወሻ (whole note) ግማሽ ማስታወሻ (half note) አራተኛ ማስታወሻ (quarter note) ስምንተኛ ማስታወሻ (eighth note) አስራ ስድስተኛ (16th note) ሰላሳ ሁለተኛ (32nd note)
Fula Fractional Note timme (whole note) Note ɗimmere (half note) Note nayi (quarter note) Note joweyi (eighth note) Note sappo e joyi (16th note) Note cappande e ɗiɗi (32nd note)
Romanian Fractional Întreagă (whole) Doime (half) Pătrime (quarter) Optime (eighth) Șaisprezecime (16th) Treizecișidoime (32nd)
Oromo Fractional Sagalee guutuu (whole note) Walakkaa sagalee (half note) Kurmaana sadii (quarter note) Saddeettii (eighth note) Kudha ja’a (16th note) Soddoma lama (32nd note)
Igbo Fractional Olu zuru ezu (whole note) Ọkara olu (half note) Otu ụzọ n’ụzọ anọ (quarter note) Otu ụzọ n’ụzọ asatọ (eighth note) Otu n’iri na isii (16th note) Otu n’iri atọ na abụọ (32nd note)
Azerbaijani Fractional Tam nota (whole note) Yarım nota (half note) Dörddə bir nota (quarter note) Səkkizdə bir (eighth note) On altıda bir (16th note) Otuz ikidə bir (32nd note)
Awadhi Fractional पूरा स्वर (whole note) आधा स्वर (half note) चौथाई स्वर (quarter note) आठवाँ स्वर (eighth note) सोलहवाँ स्वर (16th note) बत्तीसवाँ स्वर (32nd note)
Gan Chinese Fractional 全音符 (whole note) 二分音符 (half note) 四分音符 (quarter note) 八分音符 (eighth note) 十六分音符 (16th note) 三十二分音符 (32nd note)
Cebuano Fractional Tibuok nota (whole note) Tunga nota (half note) Ikaupat nga nota (quarter note) Ikawalo nga nota (eighth note) Ika-16 nga nota (16th note) Ika-32 nga nota (32nd note)
Dutch Fractional Hele noot (whole note) Halve noot (half note) Kwartnoot (quarter note) Achtste noot (eighth note) Zestiende noot (16th note) Tweeëndertigste noot (32nd note)
Kurdish Fractional Nota tev (whole note) Nîv nota (half note) Çaryek nota (quarter note) Heştek nota (eighth note) Şazdehyek (16th note) Sih û duyekyek (32nd note)
Serbo-Croatian Fractional Cela nota (whole note) Polovina note (half note) Četvrtina note (quarter note) Osmina note (eighth note) Šesnaestina (16th note) Trideset druga (32nd note)
Malagasy Fractional Feo feno (whole note) Antsasaky ny feo (half note) Ampahefatry ny feo (quarter note) Ampahavalony (eighth note) Ampaha-16 (16th note) Ampaha-32 (32nd note)
Saraiki Fractional مکمل نوٹ (whole note) اڌ نوٹ (half note) چوتھائی نوٹ (quarter note) اٹھواں نوٹ (eighth note) سولھواں نوٹ (16th note) بتیسواں نوٹ (32nd note)
Nepali Fractional पूर्ण स्वर (whole note) अर्ध स्वर (half note) चौथाई स्वर (quarter note) आठौं स्वर (eighth note) सोह्रौं स्वर (16th note) बत्तीसौं स्वर (32nd note)
Sinhala Fractional සම්පූර්ණ නෝට්ටුව (whole note) අර්ධ නෝට්ටුව (half note) හතරෙන් එක (quarter note) අටෙන් එක (eighth note) දහසයෙන් එක (16th note) තිස් දෙකෙන් එක (32nd note)
Chittagonian Fractional পূর্ণ স্বর (whole note) আধা স্বর (half note) চৌথাংশ স্বর (quarter note) আটমাংশ স্বর (eighth note) ষোলমাংশ স্वর (16th note) বত্তিশমাংশ স্বর (32nd note)
Zhuang Fractional 全音符 (whole note) 二分音符 (half note) 四分音符 (quarter note) 八分音符 (eighth note) 十六分音符 (16th note) 三十二分音符 (32nd note)
Khmer Fractional កំណត់សំឡេងពេញ (whole note) កំណត់សំឡេងពាក់កណ្តាល (half note) កំណត់សំឡេងមួយភាគបួន (quarter note) កំណត់សំឡេងមួយភាគប្រាំបី (eighth note) កំណត់សំឡេងមួយភាគដប់ប្រាំមួយ (16th note) កំណត់សំឡេងមួយភាគសាមសិបពីរ (32nd note)
Turkmen Fractional Doly nota (whole note) Ýarym nota (half note) Çärýek nota (quarter note) Sekizde bir (eighth note) On altyny (16th note) Otuz ikide bir (32nd note)
Assamese Fractional সম্পূৰ্ণ স্বৰ (whole note) আধা স্বৰ (half note) চতুৰ্থাংশ স্বৰ (quarter note) অষ্টমাংশ স্বৰ (eighth note) ষোড়শাংশ স্বৰ (16th note) দ্বাত্ৰিংশাংশ স্বৰ (32nd note)
Madures Fractional Not sapolo (whole note) Not satangnga (half note) Not saopat (quarter note) Not salapan (eighth note) Not saolas (16th note) Not satelolos (32nd note)
Somali Fractional Codka buuxa (whole note) Nus codka (half note) Rubuc codka (quarter note) Sideed cod (eighth note) Lix iyo toban (16th note) Laba iyo soddon (32nd note)
Marwari Fractional पूरो स्वर (whole note) आधो स्वर (half note) चौथाई स्वर (quarter note) आठवां स्वर (eighth note) सोलहवां स्वर (16th note) बत्तीसवां स्वर (32nd note)
Magahi Fractional पूरा स्वर (whole note) आधा स्वर (half note) चौथाई स्वर (quarter note) आठवाँ स्वर (eighth note) सोलहवाँ स्वर (16th note) बत्तीसवाँ स्वर (32nd note)
Haryanvi Fractional पूरा स्वर (whole note) आधा स्वर (half note) चौथाई स्वर (quarter note) आठवां स्वर (eighth note) सोलहवां स्वर (16th note) बत्तीसवां स्वर (32nd note)
Hungarian Fractional Egész hangjegy (whole note) Fél hangjegy (half note) Negyed hangjegy (quarter note) Nyolcad hangjegy (eighth note) Tizenhatod hangjegy (16th note) Harmincketted hangjegy (32nd note)
Chhattisgarhi Fractional पूरा स्वर (whole note) आधा स्वर (half note) चौथाई स्वर (quarter note) आठवाँ स्वर (eighth note) सोलहवाँ स्वर (16th note) बत्तीसवाँ स्वर (32nd note)
Greek Fractional Ολόκληρη (whole) Μισή (half) Τέταρτη (quarter) Όγδοη (eighth) Δέκατη έκτη (16th) Τριακοστή δεύτερη (32nd)
Chewa Fractional Nyimbo yonse (whole note) Theka la nyimbo (half note) Gawo limodzi mwa zinayi (quarter note) Gawo limodzi mwa zisanu ndi zitatu (eighth note) Gawo limodzi mwa khumi ndi zisanu ndi chimodzi (16th note) Gawo limodzi mwa makumi atatu ndi ziwiri (32nd note)
Deccan Fractional مکمل نوٹ (whole note) آدھا نوٹ (half note) چوتھائی نوٹ (quarter note) آٹھواں نوٹ (eighth note) سولہواں نوٹ (16th note) بتیسواں نوٹ (32nd note)
Akan Fractional Dwom pa ara (whole note) Dwom fa (half note) Dwom nkyɛmu ɛnan (quarter note) Dwom nkyɛmu nwɔtwe (eighth note) Nkyɛmu dunan (16th note) Nkyɛmu aduasa abien (32nd note)
Kazakh Fractional Толық нота (whole note) Жарты нота (half note) Ширек нота (quarter note) Сегіз нота (eighth note) Он алты нота (16th note) Отыз екі нота (32nd note)
Northern Min Fractional 全音符 (whole note) 二分音符 (half note) 四分音符 (quarter note) 八分音符 (eighth note) 十六分音符 (16th note) 三十二分音符 (32nd note)
Sylheti Fractional পূর্ণ স্বর (whole note) আধা স্বর (half note) চৌথাংশ স্বর (quarter note) আটমাংশ স্বর (eighth note) ষোলমাংশ স্বর (16th note) বত্তিশমাংশ স্বর (32nd note)
Zulu Fractional Inothi ephelele (whole note) Isiqamu senothi (half note) Ikota yenothi (quarter note) Isishiyagalombili (eighth note) Isishumi nesithupha (16th note) Amashumi amathathu nambili (32nd note)
Czech Fractional Celá nota (whole note) Půlová nota (half note) Čtvrťová nota (quarter note) Osminová nota (eighth note) Šestnáctinová nota (16th note) Dvaatřicetinová nota (32nd note)
Kinyarwanda Fractional Ijwi ryose (whole note) Igice cy’ijwi (half note) Igice cya kane (quarter note) Igice cya munani (eighth note) Igice cya cumi na gatandatu (16th note) Igice cya mirongo itatu na bibiri (32nd note)
Dhundhari Fractional पूरो स्वर (whole note) आधो स्वर (half note) चौथाई स्वर (quarter note) आठवां स्वर (eighth note) सोलहवां स्वर (16th note) बत्तीसवां स्वर (32nd note)
Haitian Creole Fractional Nòt konplè (whole note) Mwatye nòt (half note) Ka nòt (quarter note) Uit nòt (eighth note) Sèz nòt (16th note) Trant de nòt (32nd note)
Eastern Min Fractional 全音符 (whole note) 二分音符 (half note) 四分音符 (quarter note) 八分音符 (eighth note) 十六分音符 (16th note) 三十二分音符 (32nd note)
Ilocano Fractional Nalinteg a nota (whole note) Kagudua ti nota (half note) Maika-uppat a nota (quarter note) Maika-walo a nota (eighth note) Maika-16 a nota (16th note) Maika-32 a nota (32nd note)
Quechua Fractional Hunt’a tono (whole note) Chawpi tono (half note) Tawa kuti (quarter note) Pusaq kuti (eighth note) Chunka suqta (16th note) Kimsa chunka iskay (32nd note)
Kirundi Fractional Ijwi ryose (whole note) Igice cy’ijwi (half note) Igice cya kane (quarter note) Igice cya munani (eighth note) Igice cya cumi na gatandatu (16th note) Igice cya mirongo itatu na bibiri (32nd note)
Swedish Fractional Helnot (whole note) Halvnot (half note) Fjärdedelsnot (quarter note) Åttondelsnot (eighth note) Sextondelsnot (16th note) Trettiotvåondelsnot (32nd note)
Hmong Fractional Suab tag (whole note) Ib nrab suab (half note) Ib feem plaub (quarter note) Ib feem yim (eighth note) Ib feem kaum rau (16th note) Ib feem peb caug ob (32nd note)
Shona Fractional Muridzo wose (whole note) Hafu yemuridzo (half note) Chikamu chechina (quarter note) Chikamu chesere (eighth note) Chikamu chegumi nematanhatu (16th note) Chikamu chemakumi matatu nembiri (32nd note)
Uyghur Fractional تولۇق نوتا (whole note) يېرىم نوتا (half note) تۆتتىن بىر نوتا (quarter note) سەككىزدىن بىر (eighth note) ئون ئالتىدىن بىر (16th note) ئوتتۇز ئىككىدىن بىر (32nd note)
Hiligaynon Fractional Bug-os nga nota (whole note) Tunga sang nota (half note) Ikaapat nga nota (quarter note) Ikawalo nga nota (eighth note) Ika-16 nga nota (16th note) Ika-32 nga nota (32nd note)
Mossi Fractional Tond peelem (whole note) Tond wubri (half note) Naaba ned (quarter note) Naaba sɩɩgã (eighth note) Naaba pʋg nin yo (16th note) Naaba pʋg nin piiga (32nd note)
Xhosa Fractional Inowuthi epheleleyo (whole note) Isiqingatha senowuthi (half note) Ikota yenowuthi (quarter note) Isibhozo senowuthi (eighth note) Ishumi elinesithandathu (16th note) Amashumi amathathu anesibini (32nd note)