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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries物体
Pronunciation / Transliteration: buttai
"この物体は木製です。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A material thing that can be seen and touched.
"The table is an object made of wood." - 2
A person or thing to which a specified action or feeling is directed.
"She is the object of his affection."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from medieval Latin 'objectum' meaning 'thing put before', from the past participle of 'obicere' (to throw against, oppose), combining 'ob-' (against) and 'jacere' (to throw). In the late 14th century, it entered English via Old French to describe a material thing that can be seen and touched.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Object" is said worldwide
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objet
Transliteration: ob-zheh
"Cet objet est en bois."
Objekt
Transliteration: ob-jekt
"Dieses Objekt ist aus Holz."
oggetto
Transliteration: od-djet-to
"Questo oggetto è di legno."
objeto
Transliteration: ob-he-to
"Este objeto es de madera."
objeto
Transliteration: ob-zhe-to
"Este objeto é de madeira."
वस्तु
Transliteration: vastu
"यह वस्तु लकड़ी की है।"
物体
Transliteration: wùtǐ
"这个物体是木制的。"
물체
Transliteration: mulche
"이 물체는 나무로 만들어졌습니다."
物体
Transliteration: buttai
"この物体は木製です。"
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