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Pronunciation / Transliteration: mok
"그녀는 목에 목걸이를 하고 있다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The part of the body that connects the head to the shoulders.
"She wore a beautiful necklace around her neck." - 2
A narrow part of an object, often used to describe the part of a bottle or container.
"The bottle has a long neck that makes it easy to pour."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'hnecca', meaning the nape of the neck, which traces back to Proto-Germanic '*hnakkon-'. Cognates include Old Norse 'hnakkr' and Dutch 'nek'. Over centuries, the meaning broadened from exclusively referring to the back of the neck to encompassing the entire narrow connection between the head and the torso.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Neck" is said worldwide
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cou
Transliteration: ku
"Elle porte un collier autour de son cou."
Hals
Transliteration: hals
"Sie trägt eine Kette um ihren Hals."
collo
Transliteration: kɔllo
"Indossa una collana attorno al collo."
cuello
Transliteration: kweʎo
"Ella lleva un collar alrededor de su cuello."
pescoço
Transliteration: pesˈkɔsu
"Ela usa um colar ao redor do pescoço."
गर्दन
Transliteration: gardan
"उसने अपनी गर्दन के चारों ओर एक हार पहना है।"
脖子
Transliteration: bózi
"她在脖子上戴着项链。"
목
Transliteration: mok
"그녀는 목에 목걸이를 하고 있다."
首
Transliteration: kubi
"彼女は首にネックレスをしています。"
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