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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespapier
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pa-pye
"Elle a écrit ses notes sur une feuille de papier."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A material made from cellulose pulp, used for writing, printing, or packaging.
"She wrote her notes on a sheet of paper." - 2
A scholarly article or report, especially one presented at a conference.
"He presented his research paper at the international symposium."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English word 'papir', which came from Old French 'papier', ultimately originating from the Latin 'papyrus'. This Latin word traces back to the ancient Greek 'papyros', denoting the papyrus reed used by ancient Egyptians to manufacture writing material.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Paper" is said worldwide
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papier
Transliteration: pa-pye
"Elle a écrit ses notes sur une feuille de papier."
Papier
Transliteration: pa-pee-er
"Sie hat ihre Notizen auf ein Blatt Papier geschrieben."
carta
Transliteration: kar-ta
"Ha scritto le sue note su un foglio di carta."
papel
Transliteration: pa-pel
"Escribió sus notas en una hoja de papel."
papel
Transliteration: pa-pel
"Ela escreveu suas anotações em uma folha de papel."
कागज़
Transliteration: kaagaz
"उसने कागज़ पर अपने नोट्स लिखे।"
纸
Transliteration: zhǐ
"她在一张纸上写下了她的笔记。"
종이
Transliteration: jong-i
"그녀는 종이에 자신의 메모를 썼다."
紙
Transliteration: kami
"彼女は紙にメモを書いた。"
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