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Native Script:हिंदी देवनागरी
Pronunciation / Transliteration: anand
"उसकी सफलता देखकर मेरे मन में आनंद भर गया।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A feeling of great pleasure and happiness.
"She felt a surge of joy when she saw her family again." - 2
A thing or person that causes a feeling of great pleasure or happiness.
"Playing with her grandchildren is her greatest joy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French word 'joie', which traces back to the Latin 'gaudia', plural of 'gaudium' meaning joy or delight. It entered the English language during the Middle English period in the 13th century and has since remained a fundamental term expressing deep emotional happiness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Joy" is said worldwide
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joie
Transliteration: zhwa
"Le spectacle a apporté beaucoup de joie aux enfants."
Freude
Transliteration: froy-duh
"Sie strahlte vor Freude."
gioia
Transliteration: joy-ah
"La notizia ci ha riempito il cuore di gioia."
alegría
Transliteration: ah-leh-gree-ah
"Su llegada trajo mucha alegría a la casa."
alegria
Transliteration: ah-leh-gree-ah
"O festival foi uma celebração de pura alegria."
आनंद
Transliteration: anand
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसकी सफलता देखकर मेरे मन में आनंद भर गया।"
快乐
Transliteration: kuài lè
Script: 中文汉字
"孩子们在公园里尽情地享受快乐。"
기쁨
Transliteration: gi-ppeum
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 소식을 들었을 때 말할 수 없는 기쁨을 느꼈다."
喜び
Transliteration: yorokobi
Script: 日本語
"彼女の顔には大きな喜びがあふれていた。"
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