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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesきょうだい
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kyoudai
"私にはきょうだいが二人います。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A brother or sister.
"She has four siblings, two brothers and two sisters."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'sibling', combining 'sib' (meaning relative, kinsman, from Proto-Germanic *sibjō) and the diminutive suffix '-ling'. Historically, it referred to a blood relative in general before narrowing in modern English to specifically denote a brother or sister.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sibling" is said worldwide
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frère ou sœur
Transliteration: frère ou sœur
"J'ai trois frères et sœurs."
Geschwister
Transliteration: Geschwister
"Hast du Geschwister?"
fratello o sorella
Transliteration: fratello o sorella
"Ho due fratelli e una sorella."
hermano/a
Transliteration: hermano/a
"Mis hermanos viven en Madrid."
irmão/irmã
Transliteration: irmão/irmã
"Eu não tenho irmãos."
भाई-बहन
Transliteration: bhai-behan
"मेरे दो भाई-बहन हैं।"
兄弟姐妹
Transliteration: xiōng dì jiě mèi
"我有两个兄弟姐妹。"
형제자매
Transliteration: hyeongjejamae
"저는 형제자매가 없어요."
きょうだい
Transliteration: kyoudai
"私にはきょうだいが二人います。"
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