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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWegmarke
Pronunciation / Transliteration: veːkˌmaʁkə
"Jede Wegmarke hilft den Wanderern auf dem richtigen Pfad zu bleiben."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A mark or sign set up to show a path or road, especially for hikers or travelers.
"The trail was clearly indicated by a series of yellow waymarks painted on the trees."
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To mark a path, route, or trail with directional signs or symbols.
"Volunteers spent the weekend trying to waymark the new nature reserve trail."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English nouns 'weg' (road, path) and 'mearc' (boundary, sign, limit), dating back to the late Old English or early Middle English period. It originally functioned to denote physical boundary markers or directional signs placed along established pathways and trails.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Waymark" is said worldwide
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balise
Transliteration: baliz
"Suivez les balises pour rester sur le sentier."
Wegmarke
Transliteration: veːkˌmaʁkə
"Jede Wegmarke hilft den Wanderern auf dem richtigen Pfad zu bleiben."
segnavia
Transliteration: seɲˈɲaːvja
"Il sentiero è ben segnalato con vari segnavia rossi e bianchi."
mojón
Transliteration: moˈxon
"El caminante buscaba un mojón para orientarse en la niebla."
marco
Transliteration: ˈmaɾku
"O marco na trilha indicava que estávamos no caminho certo."
मार्गदर्शक चिह्न
Transliteration: margdarshak chihn
"पहाड़ की चढ़ाई पर रास्ते का मार्गदर्शन करने के लिए कई मार्गदर्शक चिह्न थे।"
路标
Transliteration: lùbiāo
"沿着路标走，你就不会在森林里迷路。"
이정표
Transliteration: ijeongpyo
"등산로를 따라 설치된 이정표 덕분에 길을 찾기 쉬웠습니다."
道標
Transliteration: dōhyō
"登山道には迷わないように道標が立てられています。"
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