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Pronunciation / Transliteration: sigan
"시간은 모든 상처를 치료한다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
"Time heals all wounds and brings new perspectives." - 2
A designated instance, point, or period of time; a unit of temporal duration.
"It took a long time to complete the architectural project."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'time' originates from the Old English 'tima', which is related to the Proto-Germanic '*tīmaz'. Historically, it has evolved to encompass various meanings related to the measurement and perception of duration.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Time" is said worldwide
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temps
Transliteration: /tɑ̃/
"Le temps passe vite quand on s'amuse."
Zeit
Transliteration: /tsaɪt/
"Die Zeit heilt alle Wunden."
tempo
Transliteration: /ˈtɛm.po/
"Il tempo vola quando ci si diverte."
tiempo
Transliteration: /ˈtjem.po/
"El tiempo es oro en nuestra vida diaria."
tempo
Transliteration: /ˈtẽ.pu/
"O tempo cura todas as feridas."
समय
Transliteration: samay
"समय किसी के लिए नहीं रुकता।"
时间
Transliteration: shíjiān
"时间就是金钱。"
시간
Transliteration: sigan
"시간은 모든 상처를 치료한다."
時間
Transliteration: jikan
"時は金なりという。"
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