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Pronunciation / Transliteration: isanghan
"밤에 이상한 소리가 들렸다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Unusual or surprising in a way that is unsettling or hard to understand.
"The strange noise coming from the attic kept me awake all night." - 2
Not previously known or encountered; unfamiliar.
"She felt strange in a city where she had never been before."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'strange' originates from the Latin 'extraneus', meaning 'foreign' or 'external'. It evolved through Old French 'estrange' in the Middle Ages, which carried the connotation of something unfamiliar or unusual.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Strange" is said worldwide
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étrange
Transliteration: eh-trahnj
"Il y avait un bruit étrange dans la nuit."
seltsam
Transliteration: zel-tsahm
"Es gab ein seltsames Geräusch im Haus."
strano
Transliteration: strah-no
"C'era un suono strano nella notte."
extraño
Transliteration: eh-strah-nyo
"Había un ruido extraño en la casa."
estranho
Transliteration: es-trah-nyo
"Havia um barulho estranho à noite."
अजीब
Transliteration: ajeeb
"रात में एक अजीब आवाज़ थी।"
奇怪
Transliteration: qíguài
"晚上有一个奇怪的声音。"
이상한
Transliteration: isanghan
"밤에 이상한 소리가 들렸다."
奇妙な
Transliteration: kimyōna
"夜に奇妙な音がした。"
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