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Pronunciation / Transliteration: balgul
"고고학적 발굴 작업이 성공적으로 끝났다."
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The action of excavating something, especially an archaeological site.
"The archaeological excavation revealed ancient Roman ruins."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb 'excavare', formed by combining 'ex-' (out) and 'cavare' (to hollow out, from 'cavus' meaning hollow). Entering the English language in the late 16th century, the term initially referred to the physical action of digging out earth or material, and later expanded into the fields of archaeology and engineering.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Excavation" is said worldwide
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fouilles
Transliteration: fouilles
"Les fouilles archéologiques ont duré tout l'été."
Ausgrabung
Transliteration: Ausgrabung
"Die Ausgrabung brachte antike Artefakte zutage."
scavo
Transliteration: scavo
"Lo scavo archeologico ha portato alla luce importanti reperti."
excavación
Transliteration: excavación
"La excavación en el sitio duró varios meses."
escavação
Transliteration: escavação
"A escavação revelou ruínas de uma civilização antiga."
उत्खनन
Transliteration: utkhanan
"पुरातात्विक उत्खनन से कई रहस्य सामने आए।"
发掘
Transliteration: fājué
"这次考古发掘工作发现了许多珍贵文物。"
발굴
Transliteration: balgul
"고고학적 발굴 작업이 성공적으로 끝났다."
発掘
Transliteration: hakkutsu
"遺跡の発掘調査が現在行われている。"
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