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Pronunciation / Transliteration: nagare
"川の流れが速いので注意してください。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The movement of a fluid in a continuous and directed course.
"The heavy rain increased the water flow in the river."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English verb 'flōwan', of Germanic origin, sharing a root with the Proto-Germanic '*flōwą' and the Latin 'pluere' (to rain) and 'fluere' (to flow). Over centuries, the meaning broadened from the literal movement of liquids to encompass abstract continuity, current, and optimal psychological states.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Flow" is said worldwide
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flux
Transliteration: flux
"Le flux de la rivière est très fort aujourd'hui."
Fluss
Transliteration: Fluss
"Der Fluss des Wassers wurde durch den Damm gestoppt."
flusso
Transliteration: flusso
"Il flusso del traffico è rallentato a causa della pioggia."
flujo
Transliteration: flujo
"El flujo de ideas durante la reunión fue excelente."
fluxo
Transliteration: fluxo
"O fluxo de caixa da empresa está estável."
प्रवाह
Transliteration: pravah
"नदी का प्रवाह बहुत तेज है।"
流动
Transliteration: liúdòng
"空气流动使房间凉爽。"
흐름
Transliteration: heureum
"강물의 흐름이 매우 빠릅니다."
流れ
Transliteration: nagare
"川の流れが速いので注意してください。"
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