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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHand
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /hant/
"Sie gab mir ihre Hand zur Begrüßung."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The end part of a person's arm beyond the wrist, including the palm and fingers.
"She held the warm cup of tea in both hands."
- 1
To pick up and give something to someone using one's hands.
"Please hand me that book from the shelf."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English hand, hond, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hand and German Hand. Ultimately traces back to the Proto-Indo-European root *man-, meaning 'hand', which also produced the Italian word 'mano'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hand" is said worldwide
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main
Transliteration: /mɛ̃/
"Il a levé la main pour poser une question."
Hand
Transliteration: /hant/
"Sie gab mir ihre Hand zur Begrüßung."
mano
Transliteration: /ˈma.no/
"Mi ha preso per mano."
mano
Transliteration: /ˈma.no/
"Llevaba las llaves en la mano."
mão
Transliteration: /mɐ̃w̃/
"Ele acenou com a mão."
हाथ
Transliteration: haath
"उसने अपना हाथ आगे बढ़ाया।"
手
Transliteration: shǒu
"他举起手来回答问题。"
손
Transliteration: son
"그는 따뜻한 커피 잔을 두 손으로 감쌌다."
手
Transliteration: te
"彼女は優しく私の手を取った。"
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