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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kotoba
"彼女は黒板に言葉を書いた。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing.
"She wrote a word on the board." - 2
A command or promise.
"He gave his word that he would help her."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Proto-Germanic *wurdam, meaning 'word' or 'speech', ultimately originating from the Proto-Indo-European root *wer- meaning 'to speak'. It has cognates across all Germanic languages, such as German Wort and Dutch woord. Over centuries, its semantic scope expanded from oral utterance to written text, computer data, and abstract conceptual meaning.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Word" is said worldwide
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mot
Transliteration: mo
"Elle a écrit un mot sur le tableau."
Wort
Transliteration: vɔʁt
"Sie hat ein Wort an die Tafel geschrieben."
parola
Transliteration: paˈrɔːla
"Ha scritto una parola sulla lavagna."
palabra
Transliteration: paˈlaβɾa
"Escribió una palabra en la pizarra."
palavra
Transliteration: paˈlavɾɐ
"Ela escreveu uma palavra no quadro."
शब्द
Transliteration: shabd
"उसने बोर्ड पर एक शब्द लिखा।"
词
Transliteration: cí
"她在黑板上写了一个词。"
단어
Transliteration: daneo
"그녀는 칠판에 단어를 썼다."
言葉
Transliteration: kotoba
"彼女は黒板に言葉を書いた。"
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