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Native Script:हिंदी देवनागरी
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bechaini
"हम नतीजों का इंतज़ार करते हुए बेचैनी में थे।"
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A state of painful suspense, strained attention, or anxious anticipation.
"The whole audience was kept on tenterhooks waiting for the final election results."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'tenter', a frame used since the 14th century to stretch cloth (from Latin 'tentare', meaning to stretch), combined with 'hook'. The figurative idiom 'on tenterhooks' emerged in the early 19th century, reflecting the stretched, strained condition of fabric kept taut on hooks during manufacturing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tenterhooks" is said worldwide
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sur des charbons ardents
Transliteration: sur de charbon ardan
"Nous étions sur des charbons ardents en attendant les résultats."
wie auf Kohlen sitzen
Transliteration: vi auf kohlen sitzen
"Wir saßen wie auf Kohlen, während wir auf die Nachricht warteten."
sulle spine
Transliteration: sulle spine
"Eravamo sulle spine in attesa del verdetto."
en ascuas
Transliteration: en askwas
"Estábamos en ascuas esperando la decisión final."
como a carvão em brasa
Transliteration: como a carvao em braza
Script: em pulgas
"Ficamos em pulgas à espera dos resultados."
बेचैनी
Transliteration: bechaini
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"हम नतीजों का इंतज़ार करते हुए बेचैनी में थे।"
如坐针毡
Transliteration: rú zuò zhēn zhān
Script: 中文汉字
"等待结果的时候，我们大家都如坐针毡。"
조마조마한
Transliteration: jomajomahan
Script: 한국어 한글
"우리는 결과를 기다리며 조마조마해 했다."
気が気でない
Transliteration: ki ga ki denai
Script: 日本語
"私たちは結果を待つ間、気が気ではなかった。"
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