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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries空白
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kūhaku
"空白のページに名前を書いてください。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not written on, printed on, or filled; empty or unmarked.
"Please sign your name at the bottom of the blank page."
- 1
A space left to be filled in a document or form.
"Fill in the blanks with the correct vocabulary words."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English word 'blank', meaning white, bare, or shining, coming from the Old French 'blank' (modern 'blanc'), of Germanic origin. Ultimately traced back to the Proto-Indo-European root *bhel-, meaning 'to shine, flash, burn, or be bright/white'. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from a physical bright or white appearance to something empty, unmarked, or lacking content.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Blank" is said worldwide
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blanc
Transliteration: blɑ̃
"Veuillez signer sur la page blanche."
leer
Transliteration: leːɐ̯
"Bitte schreiben Sie auf das leere Papier."
vuoto
Transliteration: ˈvwɔto
"Il modulo ha diversi spazi vuoti."
en blanco
Transliteration: en ˈblaŋko
"Deje la última página en blanco."
em branco
Transliteration: ẽ ˈbɾãku
"Preencha os espaços em branco."
खाली
Transliteration: khālī
"कृपया खाली पृष्ठ पर हस्ताक्षर करें।"
空白
Transliteration: kòngbái
"请在空白处填写您的姓名。"
빈
Transliteration: bin
"빈칸을 올바른 답으로 채우세요."
空白
Transliteration: kūhaku
"空白のページに名前を書いてください。"
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