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Pronunciation / Transliteration: burāī
"सत्य हमेशा बुराई पर जीत हासिल करता है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Profoundly immoral and malevolent.
"The villain hatched an evil plan to take over the city."
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Profound immorality, wickedness, and depravity, especially when regarded as a supernatural force.
"Throughout history, humanity has struggled against the forces of evil."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'yfel', meaning 'bad, vicious, grievous', originating from Proto-Germanic '*ubilaz'. Cognate with Old High German 'ubil' and German 'übel', carrying the historical semantic sense of exceeding proper limits or causing severe moral and physical harm.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Evil" is said worldwide
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Mal
Transliteration: /mal/
"Le combat entre le bien et le mal est un thème classique."
Böse
Transliteration: /ˈbøːzə/
"Er hat eine Abneigung gegen das Böse."
Male
Transliteration: /ˈmaː.le/
"La storia racconta la lotta tra il bene e il male."
Malvado
Transliteration: /malˈβa.ðo/
"El personaje malvado fue derrotado al final."
Mal
Transliteration: /ˈmaw/
"Devemos lutar contra o mal no mundo."
बुराई
Transliteration: burāī
"सत्य हमेशा बुराई पर जीत हासिल करता है।"
邪恶
Transliteration: xié'è
"正义终将战胜邪恶。"
악
Transliteration: ak
"선과 악의 대결은 오래된 주제이다."
悪
Transliteration: aku
"正義は必ず悪に勝つ。"
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