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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHoney
/ˈhʌn.i/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A sweet, sticky, yellowish-brown fluid made by bees from the nectar of flowers.
"She sweetened her herbal tea with a spoonful of organic honey."
- 1
Sweet, or having the color of honey.
"The room was filled with a warm, honey light from the afternoon sun."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Proto-Germanic *hunangam meaning 'honey', with roots in Indo-European languages where it often related to a golden or brownish-yellow color. It has been used in English since the Old English period ('hunig') and shares cognates across Germanic languages.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Honey" is said worldwide
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miel
Transliteration: /mjɛl/
"Il aime tartiner du miel sur son pain."
Honig
Transliteration: /ˈhoːnɪç/
"Bienen produzieren Honig aus Blütennectar."
miele
Transliteration: /ˈmjɛ.le/
"Il miele è un dolcificante naturale."
miel
Transliteration: /mjel/
"Las abejas hacen la miel en la colmena."
mel
Transliteration: /mɛw/
"O mel é conhecido pelas suas propriedades medicinais."
शहद
Transliteration: shahad
"गर्म पानी में नींबू और शहद मिलाना अच्छा होता है।"
蜂蜜
Transliteration: fēngmì
"我每天早上喝一杯蜂蜜水。"
꿀
Transliteration: kkul
"꿀은 건강에 매우 좋습니다."
蜂蜜
Transliteration: hachimitsu
"トーストに蜂蜜をかけて食べました。"
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