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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries문자 메시지
Pronunciation / Transliteration: munja meseji
"친구에게 문자 메시지를 보냈습니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An electronic communication sent and received by cellular phone or other mobile device.
"She sent me a text message to let me know she was running late."
- 1
To send an electronic message via mobile phone.
"Please text message me when you arrive at the airport."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'text', derived from the Latin 'textus' meaning 'cloth or style of a work' (via Old French), and 'message', from the Late Latin 'missaticum' meaning 'something sent'. It emerged in the late 20th century alongside the development of the Short Message Service (SMS) protocol for mobile telecommunications.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Text message" is said worldwide
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message texte
Transliteration: meh-saj tek-st
"Il m'a envoyé un message texte ce matin."
Kurznachricht
Transliteration: koort-nah-khri-kht
"Ich habe eine Kurznachricht von ihm erhalten."
messaggio di testo
Transliteration: mes-saj-jo di tes-to
"Ho ricevuto un messaggio di testo sul telefono."
mensaje de texto
Transliteration: men-sa-xe de teks-to
"Le envié un mensaje de texto para confirmar la cita."
mensagem de texto
Transliteration: men-zaj-ẽ ji teks-tu
"Ela me mandou uma mensagem de texto ontem."
पाठ संदेश
Transliteration: paath sandesh
"उसने मुझे एक पाठ संदेश भेजा।"
短信
Transliteration: duǎnxìn
"我收到了一条手机短信。"
문자 메시지
Transliteration: munja meseji
"친구에게 문자 메시지를 보냈습니다."
テキストメッセージ
Transliteration: tekisuto messeji
"彼女からテキストメッセージが届いた。"
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