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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFoot
/fʊt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The lower extremity of the leg below the ankle, on which a person stands or walks.
"After a long day of hiking, my feet were sore." - 2
A unit of measurement equal to 12 inches.
"The room is 10 feet long."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Proto-Germanic *fōts, with roots in Proto-Indo-European *pṓds, relating to the lower extremity of the leg. Throughout Old English (fōt) and Middle English, the term has historically maintained both its anatomical function and its use as a standard unit of linear measurement.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Foot" is said worldwide
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pied
Transliteration: pied
"Après une longue journée de randonnée, mes pieds étaient douloureux."
Fuß
Transliteration: Fuß
"Nach einem langen Tag beim Wandern taten mir die Füße weh."
piede
Transliteration: piede
"Dopo una lunga giornata di escursioni, i miei piedi erano doloranti."
pie
Transliteration: pie
"Después de un largo día de senderismo, mis pies estaban adoloridos."
pé
Transliteration: pé
"Depois de um longo dia de caminhada, meus pés estavam doloridos."
पैर
Transliteration: pair
"लंबे दिन की पैदल यात्रा के बाद, मेरे पैर दुख रहे थे।"
脚
Transliteration: jiǎo
"经过长时间的徒步旅行，我的脚很疼。"
발
Transliteration: bal
"오랜 하이킹 후에 내 발이 아팠다."
足
Transliteration: ashi
"長いハイキングの後、私の足は痛かった。"
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