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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFlame
/fleɪm/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The visible, gaseous part of a fire.
"The candle's flame flickered in the dark room."
- 1
To burn with a bright flame.
"The campfire flamed brightly against the night sky."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French word 'flame', which traces back to the Latin 'flamma', meaning a burning fire or blaze. It is likely related to the Latin verb 'flagrare', meaning to burn or blaze, originating from Proto-Indo-European *bhel- ('to shine, flash, burn').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Flame" is said worldwide
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flamme
Transliteration: flam
"La flamme de la bougie vacillait dans la pièce sombre."
Flamme
Transliteration: flah-meh
"Die Flamme der Kerze flackerte im Dunkeln."
fiamma
Transliteration: fyahm-mah
"La fiamma della candela tremolava nella stanza buia."
llama
Transliteration: yah-mah
"La llama de la vela titilaba en la habitación oscura."
chama
Transliteration: sha-mah
"A chama da vela tremulava na sala escura."
आग की लपट
Transliteration: aag ki lapat
"मोमबत्ती की आग की लपट अंधेरे कमरे में झिलमिलाती थी।"
火焰
Transliteration: huǒyàn
"蜡烛的火焰在黑暗的房间里摇曳。"
불꽃
Transliteration: bulkkot
"촛불의 불꽃이 어두운 방에서 흔들리고 있었다."
炎
Transliteration: honō
"ろうそくの炎が暗い部屋で揺れていた。"
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