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Pronunciation / Transliteration: gayab
"मेरी घड़ी गायब है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not present or included when expected; lost or absent.
"Several pages were missing from the old manuscript." - 2
Of a person: whose whereabouts are unknown.
"The police launched a search operation for the missing hiker."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English verb 'missian' meaning to fail to hit, go astray, or lack, originating from Proto-Germanic *missijaną. Over centuries, the participle evolved to describe things or persons that are absent, lost, or cannot be found.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Missing" is said worldwide
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Manquant
Transliteration: /mɑ̃.kɑ̃/
"Il manque une pièce à ce puzzle."
Fehlend
Transliteration: /ˈfeːlənt/
"Mir fehlt noch eine Unterschrift."
Mancante
Transliteration: /manˈkante/
"C'è una pagina mancante nel libro."
Desaparecido
Transliteration: /desaɾaθeˈðiðo/
"El niño fue reportado como desaparecido."
Faltando
Transliteration: /falˈtɐ̃du/
"Falta uma chave no chaveiro."
गायब
Transliteration: gayab
"मेरी घड़ी गायब है।"
失踪的
Transliteration: shīzōng de
"警方正在寻找失踪儿童。"
실종된
Transliteration: siljongdoen
"그는 실종된 등산객을 찾고 있습니다."
行方不明の
Transliteration: yukuefumei no
"警察は行方不明者を捜索しています。"
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