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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries笑
Pronunciation / Transliteration: xiào
"她听到笑话后开始笑。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To make the spontaneous sounds and movements of the face and body that are the instinctive expressions of lively amusement.
"She couldn't help but laugh at the funny joke."
- 1
The act of laughing; a sound made when one laughs.
"His laugh was contagious, making everyone around him smile."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'hlahhan', of Germanic origin, which is ultimately imitative of the sound of mirth and laughter. Cognates include Old High German 'hlahan' and Dutch 'lachen', preserving its phonetic nature across centuries of linguistic evolution.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Laugh" is said worldwide
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笑
Transliteration: xiào
"她听到笑话后开始笑。"
reír
Transliteration: reh-eer
"Ella empezó a reírse al escuchar el chiste."
rir
Transliteration: heer
"Ele começou a rir ao ouvir a piada."
rire
Transliteration: ree
"Elle a commencé à rire en entendant la blague."
lachen
Transliteration: lah-khen
"Er musste lachen, als er den Witz hörte."
ridere
Transliteration: ree-deh-reh
"Ha cominciato a ridere per la battuta."
हंसना
Transliteration: hansna
"वह मजेदार चुटकुले पर हंसने लगी।"
웃다
Transliteration: utda
"그녀는 농담을 듣고 웃기 시작했다."
笑う
Transliteration: warau
"彼女はジョークを聞いて笑い始めた。"
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