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Pronunciation / Transliteration: seomgwang
"번개의 섬광이 밤하늘을 밝혔다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
A sudden, brief burst of bright light.
"A sudden flash of lightning illuminated the dark sky."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English (in the senses 'to dash, splash' and 'burst of flame'): probably of imitative origin.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "flash" is said worldwide
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éclair
Transliteration: eclair
"Un éclair a illuminé la nuit."
Blitz
Transliteration: Blitz
"Ein Blitz erhellte den Himmel."
lampo
Transliteration: lampo
"Un lampo ha tagliato il cielo buio."
destello
Transliteration: destello
"Un destello de luz cegó al conductor."
relâmpago
Transliteration: relampago
"Um relâmpago cortou o céu."
चमक
Transliteration: chamak
"बिजली की एक चमक ने आसमान को रोशन कर दिया।"
闪光
Transliteration: shǎnguāng
"一道闪光划破了夜空。"
섬광
Transliteration: seomgwang
"번개의 섬광이 밤하늘을 밝혔다."
閃光
Transliteration: senkō
"鋭い閃光が夜空を走った。"
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