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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries빨간색
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ppalgan-saek
"빨간색은 매우 눈에 띄는 색입니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A color at the end of the spectrum next to orange and opposite violet.
"The red of the sunset was breathtaking."
- 1
Of a color resembling that of blood, fire, or rubies.
"She wore a red dress to the party."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'rēad', tracing back to Proto-Germanic '*raudaz' and ultimately to the Proto-Indo-European root '*reudh-', meaning 'red' or 'ruddy'. It is one of the oldest color terms in the Indo-European language family, appearing consistently across ancient Germanic, Italic, and Slavic branches.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Red" is said worldwide
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赤
Transliteration: aka
"赤は非常に目立つ色です。"
Rouge
Transliteration: rooʒ
"La couleur rouge est très vive."
Rot
Transliteration: ʁoːt
"Die rote Farbe ist sehr auffällig."
Rosso
Transliteration: ˈros.so
"Il rosso è un colore caldo."
Rojo
Transliteration: ˈro.xo
"El rojo es un color vibrante."
Vermelho
Transliteration: veʁˈmeʎu
"O vermelho é uma cor intensa."
लाल
Transliteration: lāl
"लाल रंग बहुत आकर्षक है।"
红色
Transliteration: hóngsè
"红色是一个非常明亮的颜色。"
빨간색
Transliteration: ppalgan-saek
"빨간색은 매우 눈에 띄는 색입니다."
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