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Pronunciation / Transliteration: san
"우 우리는 주말에 산에 갔습니다."
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A large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill.
"We climbed to the top of the mountain to watch the sunrise."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French 'montaine', based on the Vulgar Latin 'montania', which traces back to the Latin root 'mons' meaning mountain. It entered the English language in the Middle English period, replacing native Old English terms like 'beorg'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mountain" is said worldwide
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montagne
Transliteration: montagne
"Les Alpes sont une grande chaîne de montagnes."
Berg
Transliteration: Berg
"Der Berg ist im Winter mit Schnee bedeckt."
montagna
Transliteration: montagna
"Mi piace fare escursioni in montagna."
montaña
Transliteration: montaña
"La cima de la montaña está cubierta de nieve."
montanha
Transliteration: montanha
"Eles escalaram a montanha mais alta do país."
पर्वत
Transliteration: parvat
"हिमालय एक बहुत बड़ा पर्वत है।"
山
Transliteration: shān
"这座山非常高，爬上去很难。"
산
Transliteration: san
"우 우리는 주말에 산에 갔습니다."
山
Transliteration: yama
"富士山は日本で一番高い山です。"
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