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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSomniloquy
/sɒmˈnɪl.ə.kwi/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of talking or uttering words in one's sleep.
"His somniloquy often involved complex debates with unseen colleagues during the night." - 2
Vocalizations or utterances produced unconsciously while sleeping.
"The sleep study recorded several instances of somniloquy ranging from unintelligible murmurs to clear sentences."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin roots 'somnus' meaning 'sleep' and 'loqui' meaning 'to speak', combined with the English suffix '-y'. Coined in the 19th century within medical and psychological terminology to formally describe the phenomenon of talking during sleep.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Somniloquy" is said worldwide
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somniloquie
Transliteration: som-ni-lo-ki
"La somniloquie est un phénomène généralement inoffensif."
Somniloquie
Transliteration: zɔmniːloˈkviː
"Seine Somniloquie störte oft den Schlaf seiner Partnerin."
somniloquia
Transliteration: som-ni-ˈlɔ-kwi-a
"La somniloquia può verificarsi in qualsiasi fase del sonno."
somniloquia
Transliteration: som-ni-ˈlo-kja
"La somniloquia es más común en niños que en adultos."
somniloquiação
Transliteration: sõm-ni-lo-ki-a-ˈsãw
"A somniloquiação dele às vezes assustava quem estava no quarto."
नींद में बोलना
Transliteration: neend mein bolna
"नींद में बोलना एक आम parasomnia विकार हो सकता है।"
梦话
Transliteration: mènghuà
"他经常在半夜说梦话。"
잠꼬대
Transliteration: jamkkodae
"그의 심한 잠꼬대가 아내를 깨웠다."
寝言
Transliteration: negoto
"彼は昨夜、大きな寝言を言っていた。"
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