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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessomniloquio
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /somniˈlɔkwjo/
"Il suo somniloquio è iniziato proprio a metà della notte."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of speaking aloud while asleep, varying from mumbled murmurs to coherent monologues without conscious awareness.
"His chronic sleep-talking often reveals snippets of whatever bizarre dreams he is experiencing." - 2
A medically recognized parasomnia characterized by vocalization during any stage of sleep.
"Clinical evaluations sometimes monitor sleep-talking alongside other nocturnal movements."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound formed from the native Old English word 'slēp' (sleep) combined with 'talkian' (to speak, converse), which emerged in Middle English. Formally documented in the late 19th century as medical and psychological terminology, it describes the parasomnia involving vocalization during sleep.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sleep-talking" is said worldwide
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somniloquie
Transliteration: /sɔm.ni.lɔ.ki/
"Sa somniloquie amusait beaucoup toute sa famille."
Sprechparaphrenie
Transliteration: /ˈʃpʁɛçpaʁaˌfʁeːni̯ə/
Script: Schlafreden
"Schlafreden ist ein harmloses Phänomen während der Nacht."
somniloquio
Transliteration: /somniˈlɔkwjo/
"Il suo somniloquio è iniziato proprio a metà della notte."
somniloquia
Transliteration: /somniˈlokja/
"La somniloquia de Juan a veces asusta a su esposa."
sonilóquio
Transliteration: /soniˈlɔkiu/
"O sonilóquio dele costuma acontecer durante o sono REM."
नींद में बोलना
Transliteration: neend mein bolna
"उसकी नींद में बोलने की आदत से सब हैरान हैं।"
梦话
Transliteration: mènghuà
"他昨天晚上的梦话把大家都吵醒了。"
잠꼬대
Transliteration: jamkkodae
"남편의 심한 잠꼬대 때문에 잠을 설쳤다."
寝言
Transliteration: negoto
"彼女は寝言で同僚の名前を呼んでいた。"
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