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Pronunciation / Transliteration: nain
"Il y a un arbre nain dans le jardin."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A person, plant, or animal that is much smaller than the usual size.
"The gardener planted a dwarf fruit tree in the small courtyard."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'dweorg', of Germanic origin; related to Old High German 'twerg'. Historically associated with mythological subterranean humanoid beings, the term later expanded in biology and astronomy to describe unusually small organisms or celestial bodies.
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nain
Transliteration: nain
"Il y a un arbre nain dans le jardin."
Zwerg
Transliteration: Zwerg
"Im Märchen lebt der Zwerg im Wald."
nano
Transliteration: nano
"Il giardino è decorato con un gnomo e un nano."
enano
Transliteration: enano
"Compraron un naranjo enano para la terraza."
anão
Transliteration: anao
"Ele leu uma história sobre um reino de anões."
बौना
Transliteration: bauna
"यह एक बौना पौधा है।"
侏儒
Transliteration: zhūrú
"花园里种着一棵矮化果树。"
난쟁이
Transliteration: nanjaengi
"그들은 정원에 난쟁이 나무를 심었다."
小人
Transliteration: kobito
"庭に矮性の木を植えました。"
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