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10 Language-to-English DictionariesYonder
/ˈjɒn.dər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
At or in a place indicated; over there.
"The old cabin stands yonder, nestled among the pines."
- 1
Situated at some distance in that direction; being that or those over there.
"He pointed toward yonder hills where the sun was setting."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'geond' meaning 'beyond, across', combined with the demonstrative suffix '-er'. Historically rooted in Proto-Germanic geographic indicators, it has evolved to poetically or regionally describe something situated at a distance, corresponding directly to French 'là-bas'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Yonder" is said worldwide
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là-bas
Transliteration: la ba
"Il fait beau là-bas."
dort drüben
Transliteration: dort dryben
"Das Haus dort drüben ist sehr alt."
laggiù
Transliteration: ladʒu
"La nave è laggiù all'orizzonte."
allá
Transliteration: aˈʎa
"Mis abuelos viven allá en el campo."
lá
Transliteration: la
"O tesouro está escondido lá."
वहाँ
Transliteration: vahaṁ
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"मेरा घर वहाँ है।"
那边
Transliteration: nà biān
Script: 中文汉字
"请把那边的书拿给我。"
저기
Transliteration: jeogi
Script: 한국어 한글
"저기에 아름다운 정원이 있습니다."
あそこ
Transliteration: asoko
Script: 日本語
"私の車があそこに止まっています。"
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