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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesकभी-कभार
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kabhi-kabhaar
"हम कभी-कभार बाहर खाना खाने जाते हैं।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Occurring infrequently and irregularly; now and then.
"We make occasional trips to the city to visit art galleries." - 2
Designed or created for a particular, special occasion.
"The committee prepared an occasional paper addressing the sudden market shift."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'occasionalis', relating to an 'occasio' (opportunity or occasion), entering Middle English via Old French in the late 14th century. Over time, it evolved from signifying events happening as consequences of specific occasions to describing events that happen irregularly or at infrequent intervals.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Occasional" is said worldwide
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occasionnel
Transliteration: /ɔ.ka.zjɔ.nɛl/
"Il fait de rares voyages occasionnels à Paris."
gelegentlich
Transliteration: /ɡəˈleːɡəntْلɪç/
"Wir machen gelegentliche Spaziergänge im Park."
occasionale
Transliteration: /ok.ka.zjoˈna.le/
"Ho solo un occasionale interesse per la pittura."
ocasional
Transliteration: /o.ka.sjoˈnal/
"Tengo dolores de cabeza ocasionales."
ocasional
Transliteration: /o.ka.zi.uˈnaw/
"Fazemos visitas ocasionais aos meus avós."
कभी-कभार
Transliteration: kabhi-kabhaar
"हम कभी-कभार बाहर खाना खाने जाते हैं।"
偶尔的
Transliteration: ǒu'ěr de
"我只是偶尔去那里。"
가끔의
Transliteration: gakkeum-ui
"우리는 가끔씩 영화를 보러 간다."
時々の
Transliteration: tokidoki no
"私は時々その美術館に行きます。"
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