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Pronunciation / Transliteration: bo-tão
"Ela girou o botão para abrir a porta."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A rounded handle or control on a door, drawer, or piece of equipment.
"She turned the knob to open the door." - 2
A small rounded protuberance or bump.
"The knob on the surface of the rock caught her attention."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'knob' originates from the Middle English 'knobbe', which is of uncertain origin but may be related to the Old Norse 'knobbi' meaning 'a lump' or 'a protuberance'. The term has evolved to refer to a rounded handle or a rounded part of an object.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Knob" is said worldwide
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bouton
Transliteration: bu-ton
"Elle a tourné le bouton pour ouvrir la porte."
Knopf
Transliteration: knopf
"Sie drehte den Knopf, um die Tür zu öffnen."
manopola
Transliteration: ma-no-po-la
"Ha girato la manopola per aprire la porta."
perilla
Transliteration: pe-ri-lla
"Giró la perilla para abrir la puerta."
botão
Transliteration: bo-tão
"Ela girou o botão para abrir a porta."
गेंद
Transliteration: gend
"उसने दरवाज़ा खोलने के लिए गेंद को घुमाया।"
旋钮
Transliteration: xuán niǔ
"她转动旋钮打开门。"
손잡이
Transliteration: sonjabi
"그녀는 문을 열기 위해 손잡이를 돌렸다."
ノブ
Transliteration: nobu
"彼女はドアを開けるためにノブを回した。"
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