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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesलांस नायक
Pronunciation / Transliteration: laans nayak
"कॉर्पोरल ने सैनिकों को आवश्यक प्रशिक्षण प्रदान किया।"
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A non-commissioned officer in the army or marine corps ranking above a private first class and below a sergeant.
"The corporal led the squad through the obstacle course with precision."
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Relating to or affecting the human body; bodily.
"He faced severe corporal punishment for breaking the strict school rules."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin word corporalis, meaning 'of or belonging to the body', stemming from corpus meaning 'body'. It entered the English language in the 14th century through Old French, initially relating to the physical body and later branching into a military rank through etymological confusion with caporal (from Italian capo, 'head').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Corporal" is said worldwide
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caporal
Transliteration: /ka.pɔ.ʁal/
"Le caporal a donné les ordres à la troupe."
Korporal
Transliteration: /kɔʁpoˈʁaːl/
"Der Korporal inspizierte die Ausrüstung der Soldaten."
caporale
Transliteration: /kapoˈrale/
"Il caporale ha guidato la pattuglia durante la ricognizione."
cabo
Transliteration: /ˈka.βo/
"El cabo organizó la guardia nocturna en el campamento."
cabo
Transliteration: /ˈka.bu/
"O cabo deu instruções claras aos novos recrutas."
लांस नायक
Transliteration: laans nayak
"कॉर्पोरल ने सैनिकों को आवश्यक प्रशिक्षण प्रदान किया।"
下士
Transliteration: xiàshì
"这位下士因出色的表现获得了晋升。"
상병
Transliteration: sangbyeong
"그 상병은 분대원들을 성실하게 이끌었다."
伍長
Transliteration: gochō
"伍長が小隊の点検を行った。"
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