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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessveglia
Native Script:Sveglia
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈzveʎ.ʎa/
"Sveglia, è ora di alzarsi!"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A cheerful or playful exclamation used to wake someone up or tell them it is time to get out of bed.
"Wakey-wakey, rise and shine! We have a big day ahead of us." - 2
Used colloquially to urge someone to become alert, aware, or attentive to a situation.
"Wakey-wakey, time to pay attention to what is happening around you."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in early 20th-century British military slang, this reduplicated expression is a playful variation of the verb 'wake'. The phonetic doubling (ablaut reduplication) creates a nursery-rhyme cadence traditionally used by authority figures or parents to rouse sleeping individuals cheerfully or insistently.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Wakey-wakey" is said worldwide
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debout les theux
Transliteration: /də.bu le zø/
Script: Debout les theux
"Debout les theux, c'est l'heure de se lever !"
Hopp, hopp
Transliteration: /hɔp hɔp/
"Hopp, hopp, raus aus den Federn!"
sveglia
Transliteration: /ˈzveʎ.ʎa/
Script: Sveglia
"Sveglia, è ora di alzarsi!"
arriba
Transliteration: /aˈri.βa/
Script: Arriba
"¡Arriba, arriba, a levantarse!"
acorda
Transliteration: /aˈkɔɾ.dɐ/
Script: Acorda
"Acorda, menino, já vai ser tarde!"
उठो उठो
Transliteration: /ʊ.ʈʰo ʊ.ʈʰo/
"उठो उठो, सुबह हो गई है!"
醒醒啦
Transliteration: /xǐng xǐng la/
"醒醒啦，该起床了！"
일어나
Transliteration: /i.ɾo.na/
"일어나, 일어날 시간이야!"
起きろ起きろ
Transliteration: /o.ki.ro o.ki.ro/
"起きろ起きろ、朝だよ！"
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