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10 Language-to-English DictionariesKing
/kɪŋ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The male ruler of an independent state, especially one who inherits the position by right of birth.
"The king addressed the nation from his palace."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'cyning', tracing back to Proto-Germanic 'kuningaz', meaning 'son of the family or tribe'. Historically, it evolved from tribal chieftains to absolute monarchs holding sovereign power over a nation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "King" is said worldwide
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roi
Transliteration: roi
"Le roi a signé le décret royal."
König
Transliteration: König
"Der König sprach zu seinem Volk."
re
Transliteration: re
"Il re regna sulla nazione."
rey
Transliteration: rey
"El rey saludó a la multitud desde el balcón."
rei
Transliteration: rei
"O rei governou o país com sabedoria."
राजा
Transliteration: raja
"राजा अपने महल में बैठा था।"
国王
Transliteration: guówáng
"国王管理着整个国家。"
왕
Transliteration: wang
"왕이 궁전에서 백성들을 맞이했습니다."
王
Transliteration: ō
"その王は国を治めました。"
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