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Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhòuyǔ
"女巫念了一个咒语。"
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A form of words used as a magical charm or to cast a magical effect.
"The witch cast a spell on the prince."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'spellian' meaning to tell, recite, or announce, originating from Proto-Germanic *spellą (speech, story). Over time, the meaning shifted from narrating or recounting words to naming the specific letters that form a word, and also acquired a secondary sense relating to magical incantations.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Spell" is said worldwide
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sort
Transliteration: sort
"La sorcière a jeté un sort."
Zauberspruch
Transliteration: Zauberspruch
"Die Hexe sprach einen Zauberspruch."
incantesimo
Transliteration: incantesimo
"La strega ha fatto un incantesimo."
hechizo
Transliteration: hechizo
"La bruja lanzó un hechizo."
feitiço
Transliteration: feitiço
"A bruxa lançou um feitiço."
मंत्र
Transliteration: mantra
"जादूगर ने एक मंत्र पढ़ा।"
咒语
Transliteration: zhòuyǔ
"女巫念了一个咒语。"
주문
Transliteration: jumun
"마녀가 주문을 외웠다."
呪文
Transliteration: jumon
"魔女が呪文を唱えた。"
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