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Pronunciation / Transliteration: shiro
"雪は白いです。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Of the color of milk or fresh snow, the opposite of black.
"She wore a white dress to the party."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Old English hwīt, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wit and German weiß.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "White" is said worldwide
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blanc
Transliteration: blanc
"La neige est blanche."
weiß
Transliteration: weiss
"Der Schnee ist weiß."
bianco
Transliteration: bianco
"La neve è bianca."
blanco
Transliteration: blanco
"La nieve es blanca."
branco
Transliteration: branco
"A neve é branca."
सफ़ेद
Transliteration: safed
"बर्फ़ सफ़ेद है।"
白
Transliteration: bái
"雪是白色的。"
하얀색
Transliteration: hayansek
"눈은 하얗다."
白
Transliteration: shiro
"雪は白いです。"
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