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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfiglia
Pronunciation / Transliteration: feel-ya
"Lei è mia figlia."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A female child or offspring in relation to her parents.
"She is my daughter and she loves to play soccer." - 2
A term used to describe a female descendant.
"The family has three daughters."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'doughter', from Old English 'dohtor', tracing back through Proto-Germanic '*dohtriz' to Proto-Indo-European '*dhughater'. Cognates include German 'Tochter' and Sanskrit 'duhitar', reflecting an ancient kinship term originally related to milking or nurturing.
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fille
Transliteration: feel
"Elle est ma fille."
Tochter
Transliteration: toh-ter
"Sie ist meine Tochter."
figlia
Transliteration: feel-ya
"Lei è mia figlia."
hija
Transliteration: ee-ha
"Ella es mi hija."
filha
Transliteration: feel-ya
"Ela é minha filha."
बेटी
Transliteration: beti
"वह मेरी बेटी है।"
女儿
Transliteration: nǚ'ér
"她是我的女儿。"
딸
Transliteration: ttal
"그녀는 내 딸입니다."
娘
Transliteration: musume
"彼女は私の娘です。"
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