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Pronunciation / Transliteration: jū san
"クラスには十三人の生徒がいます。"
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The cardinal number equivalent to the sum of ten and three.
"There are thirteen chapters in this introductory textbook."
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A symbol or digit representing the number thirteen, such as 13 or XIII.
"His lucky jersey number was thirteen."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'þēorfīene' or more directly 'þrēotīne', a compound of 'þrēo' (three) and 'tīen' (ten). It belongs to the common Germanic heritage, sharing roots with Old High German 'drīzehan', which is the phonetic origin of the German search term 'drai-tsay-len'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Thirteen" is said worldwide
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treize
Transliteration: trez
"Il y a treize personnes dans la salle."
dreizehn
Transliteration: drai-tsayn
"Das Buch hat dreizehn Kapitel."
tredici
Transliteration: tre-di-chi
"Oggi è il tredici di maggio."
trece
Transliteration: tre-se
"El equipo ganó trece partidos."
treze
Transliteration: tre-ze
"Faltam treze dias para o evento."
तेरह
Transliteration: terah
"इस डिब्बे में तेरह किताबें हैं।"
十三
Transliteration: shí sān
"房间里有十三个人。"
열셋
Transliteration: yeol-set
"상자 안에 사과가 열셋 들어 있어요."
十三
Transliteration: jū san
"クラスには十三人の生徒がいます。"
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