Definition
The mythical period of creation in Aboriginal Australian spirituality; also, any period of time devoted to dreaming or dreamlike states.
Etymology
From dream + time. 'Dreamtime' is the English translation of Indigenous Australian concepts (such as the Arrernte altyerre), literally meaning the mythological era when ancestral beings created the world.
Kelly Says
Dreamtime in Aboriginal Australian culture isn't metaphorical—it's a living spiritual reality where past, present, and future exist simultaneously, and the land itself is a map of dreams written by creation ancestors; Western anthropologists initially dismissed it as mere mythology.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የነிகች ጊዜ
ye-neekich gize
ARالعربية
وقت الأحلام
waqt al-ahlam
BNবাংলা
স্বপ্নের সময়
swapner somoy
CACatalà
temps dels somnis
temps dels som-nis
CSČeština
čas snů
čas sno-v
DADansk
drømmetid
drøm-me-tid
DEDeutsch
Traumzeit
tʁaʊmˌt͡saɪt
ELΕλληνικά
ώρα των ονείρων
ora ton oniron
ESEspañol
tiempo de sueños
tjem-po deh sueh-nyos
FAفارسی
زمان خواب
zaman khāb
FISuomi
unen aika
une-n aika
FRFrançais
temps du rêve
tãp du rv
GUGU
સપનાનો સમય
sa-pana-no sa-may
HAHA
Lokacin al'aura
lo-ka-cin al-au-ra
HEעברית
זמן החלומות
zman ha-chalomot
HIहिन्दी
स्वप्न काल
swapn kaal
HUMagyar
álom ideje
a-lom ide-je
IDBahasa Indonesia
waktu mimpi
waktu mimpi
IGIG
oge n'anya
o-ge n'a-nya
ITItaliano
tempo dei sogni
tem-po dei sogn-i
KKKK
күйім уйқысы
kyyim uykysy
KMKM
ពេលបានស្នាក់
pehl baan snaak
KO한국어
꿈의 시간
kkum-ui si-gan
MRMR
स्वप्नांचा वेळ
swapna-an-chaa ve-la
MSBahasa Melayu
masa mimpi
masa mimpi
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းခြင်း ခေါ်
pyawng-ching kau
NLNederlands
dromentijd
droem-en-tied
NONorsk
drømmetid
drøm-me-tid
PAPA
ਸੁਪਨੇ ਦਾ ਸਮય
sup-ne da sa-may
PLPolski
czas snów
czas sno-v
PTPortuguês
tempo dos sonhos
tem-po dohs sohn-os
RORomână
timpul visurilor
timp-ul vi-su-rilor
RUРусский
время снов
vremya snov
SVSvenska
drömtid
dröm-tid
SWKiswahili
muda wa ndoto
moo-da wa n-do-to
TAதமிழ்
கனவின் நேரம்
kanavin nearam
TEతెలుగు
కలల సమయం
kala la samayam
TLTL
panahong pangarap
pa-nahong pan-ga-rap
TRTürkçe
rüya zamanı
rü-ya zamaan-i
UKУкраїнська
час мрій
chas mriy
URاردو
خواب کا وقت
khaab ka waqt
VITiếng Việt
thời gian mơ
thoi gian mo
ZH中文
梦的时间
mèng de shíjiān
ZUZU
i-thuba le-ndaba
i-thoo-ba le-n-da-ba