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Pronunciation / Transliteration: shinigami
"西洋の死神は黒いマントを着て大鎌を持っている。"
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A personification of death in the form of a skeletal figure carrying a large scythe and wearing a dark, hooded cloak.
"In medieval morality plays and modern pop culture alike, the Grim Reaper is depicted as collecting mortal souls."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'grim' (from Old English 'grimm', meaning fierce, cruel, or severe) and 'reaper' (from Old English 'rīpan', meaning to harvest crops). First appearing in English folklore during the 17th century, the persona personified Death as a harvester cutting down human lives with a scythe just as grain is reaped.
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La Grande Faucheuse
Transliteration: la ɡʁɑ̃d fo.ʃøz
"La légende raconte que la Grande Faucheuse vient chercher les âmes."
Gevatter Tod
Transliteration: ɡəˈfatɐ toːt
"In vielen Geschichten wird der Tod als Gevatter Tod personifiziert."
Tristo falciatore
Transliteration: ˈtristo faltʃaˈtore
"Il tristo falciatore è l'emblema della morte."
La Parca
Transliteration: la ˈpaɾ.ka
"La Parca se lleva a todos por igual sin importar su riqueza."
Ceifador
Transliteration: sej.fɐˈdoɾ
Script: O Ceifador
"O mito do Ceifador assusta gerações há séculos."
मृत्यु का देवता
Transliteration: mrityu ka devta
"कथाओं में मृत्यु के देवता को एक कंकाल के रूप में दिखाया जाता है।"
死神
Transliteration: sǐ shén
"传说中，死神会穿着黑色的斗篷并手持镰刀。"
저승사자
Transliteration: jeoseung saja
"그는 마치 저승사자를 본 것처럼 하얗게 질려 있었다."
死神
Transliteration: shinigami
"西洋の死神は黒いマントを着て大鎌を持っている。"
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