World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionariesブックマーク
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /bukkumāku/
"お気に入りのページをブックマークに登録した。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A strip of leather, paper, or other material used to mark a place in a book so that it may be easily found again.
"She used a beautiful silk ribbon as a bookmark for her novel." - 2
A saved shortcut to a website stored in a web browser for quick access.
"I added the news website to my browser bookmarks so I can check it daily."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'book' (from Old English 'bōc') and 'mark' (from Old English 'mearc', meaning a boundary or sign). Originally referring to a physical marker placed between pages, its usage has expanded significantly in the digital age to represent saved web pages or reference points.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bookmark" is said worldwide
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signet
Transliteration: /siɲɛ/
"Il a placé un signet dans son livre."
Lesezeichen
Transliteration: /ˈleːzəˌçaɪ̯çn̩/
"Ich habe die Internetseite als Lesezeichen gespeichert."
segnalibro
Transliteration: /seɲɲaˈlibro/
"Usa un segnalibro per non perdere la pagina."
marcador
Transliteration: /maɾkaˈdoɾ/
"Guardé el sitio web en mis marcadores."
favorito
Transliteration: /favoˈɾitu/
"Adicionei a página aos meus favoritos."
बुकमार्क
Transliteration: bukmaark
"मैंने इस पेज को बुकमार्क कर लिया है।"
书签
Transliteration: /shū qiān/
"我在浏览器里添加了一个书签。"
책갈피
Transliteration: /t͡ɕʰɛk̚.ka̠l.pʰi/
"웹사이트를 책갈피에 추가했습니다."
ブックマーク
Transliteration: /bukkumāku/
"お気に入りのページをブックマークに登録した。"
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