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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kōrin
"昨晩、月は美しい光輪に囲まれていました。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A circle of light appearing to surround the sun or moon.
"The moon was surrounded by a beautiful halo last night." - 2
A representation of a halo in art, often depicted as a glowing circle around the head of a holy figure.
"The painting featured a halo above the saint's head, symbolizing divinity."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'halo' originates from the Greek word 'halōs', meaning 'threshing floor' or 'disk'. It evolved in Latin as 'halo', referring to a circle of light around the sun or moon, and has been used in English since the 14th century to denote a similar luminous ring around a saint's head in religious art.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Halo" is said worldwide
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halo
Transliteration: halo
"La lune était entourée d'un beau halo hier soir."
Heiligenschein
Transliteration: haɪlɪɡənʃaɪn
"Der Heiligenschein um den Kopf des Heiligen war sehr auffällig."
aureola
Transliteration: aureola
"L'aureola sopra la testa del santo simboleggiava la sua divinità."
halo
Transliteration: halo
"La luna estaba rodeada de un hermoso halo anoche."
halo
Transliteration: halo
"A lua estava cercada por um lindo halo ontem à noite."
हेलो
Transliteration: helo
"चाँद कल रात एक सुंदर हेलो से घिरा हुआ था।"
光环
Transliteration: guānghuán
"昨晚月亮被美丽的光环包围。"
후광
Transliteration: hugwang
"어젯밤 달은 아름다운 후광으로 둘러싸여 있었다."
光輪
Transliteration: kōrin
"昨晩、月は美しい光輪に囲まれていました。"
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