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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries손가방
Pronunciation / Transliteration: son-ga-bang
"그는 여행용 손가방을 챙겼습니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A small traveling bag or suitcase; a carpetbag.
"He packed his few belongings into a worn leather gripsack and boarded the evening train."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived as a blend of the verb 'grip' (from Old English grippan) and 'sack' (from Old English sacc or Germanic roots). It emerged in the United States in the mid-19th century, originally referring to a small traveling bag that could be firmly grasped in the hand.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gripsack" is said worldwide
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valise
Transliteration: va-liz
"Il a préparé sa valise pour le voyage."
Reisetasche
Transliteration: Rai-se-ta-sche
"Er packte seine kleine Reisetasche."
valigia
Transliteration: va-li-ja
"Ha chiuso la valigia ed è uscito."
valija
Transliteration: ba-li-ha
"Llevaba toda su ropa en una pequeña valija."
maleta
Transliteration: ma-le-ta
"Ele colocou seus documentos na maleta."
छोटा सूटकेस
Transliteration: chhota suitcase
"उसने अपना छोटा सूटकेस उठाया और चल दिया।"
手提旅行袋
Transliteration: shǒutí lǚxíngdài
"他提起手提旅行袋上了火车。"
손가방
Transliteration: son-ga-bang
"그는 여행용 손가방을 챙겼습니다."
手提げかばん
Transliteration: tese-ge-kaban
"彼は手提げかばんを持って駅に向かった。"
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