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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPearl
/pɜːrl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A hard, shiny object produced within the soft tissue of a living shelled mollusk, often used in jewelry.
"She wore a beautiful pearl necklace that shimmered in the light." - 2
Something precious or valuable, often used metaphorically.
"The insights he shared were pearls of wisdom."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English word 'perle', originating from Old French and likely from the Vulgar Latin 'pernula', meaning a sea-mussel or pearl. Historically associated with purity, wealth, and precious rarity across maritime trading cultures.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pearl" is said worldwide
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perle
Transliteration: pɛʁl
"Elle portait une belle perle autour du cou."
Perle
Transliteration: ˈpɛʁlə
"Sie trug eine wunderschöne Perlenkette."
perla
Transliteration: ˈpɛrla
"Indossava una bellissima collana di perle."
perla
Transliteration: ˈpeɾla
"Llevaba un hermoso collar de perlas."
pérola
Transliteration: ˈpeɾolɐ
"Ela usava um lindo colar de pérolas."
मोती
Transliteration: moti
"उसने मोती की एक सुंदर हार पहना था।"
珍珠
Transliteration: zhēnzhū
"她佩戴了一条美丽的珍珠项链。"
진주
Transliteration: jinju
"그녀는 아름다운 진주 목걸이를 하고 있었다."
真珠
Transliteration: shinju
"彼女は美しい真珠のネックレスを身に着けていた。"
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