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Pronunciation / Transliteration: surag
"पुलिस को चोर का कोई सुराग नहीं मिला।"
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A piece of evidence or information used in the detection of a crime or the solution of a mystery.
"Police are still looking for clues in the disappearance of the valuable painting."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'clew' or 'clow', meaning a ball of thread or yarn. The modern semantic shift originates from the mythological thread of Ariadne used to navigate the labyrinth, eventually coming to mean any guiding piece of information that leads out of a puzzle or mystery.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Clue" is said worldwide
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indice
Transliteration: indice
"La police a trouvé un nouvel indice sur la scène du crime."
Hinweis
Transliteration: Hinweis
"Die Polizei sucht nach Hinweisen auf den Täter."
indizio
Transliteration: indizio
"Questo è un indizio importante per risolvere il mistero."
pista
Transliteration: pista
"El detective siguió cada pista para encontrar al sospechoso."
pista
Transliteration: pista
"A polícia está seguindo uma nova pista no caso."
सुराग
Transliteration: surag
"पुलिस को चोर का कोई सुराग नहीं मिला।"
线索
Transliteration: xiànsuǒ
"警方正在寻找破案的重要线索。"
단서
Transliteration: danseo
"경찰은 사건을 해결할 단서를 찾고 있다."
手がかり
Transliteration: tegarakari
"事件を解決するための手がかりが見つかった。"
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