World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English DictionariesUrôboro
Pronunciation / Transliteration: uˈɾɔ.bo.ɾu
"O urôboro é frequentemente associado ao conceito de eternidade."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A circular symbol depicting a serpent or dragon devouring its own tail, representing infinity and the continuous cycle of life, death, and rebirth.
"Ancient alchemical manuscripts frequently illustrated the ouroboros to signify the unity of all things material and spiritual." - 2
Something that is self-referential or turns back upon itself to create an endless loop.
"Modern bureaucracy often resembles an ouroboros, endlessly consuming its own resources to maintain its structure."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from ancient Greek ouros meaning tail and boros meaning devouring, entering modern European languages through Latin alchemical texts. The term graphically describes the ancient symbolic serpent or dragon biting its own tail, representing eternity, cyclic renewal, and the eternal return.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ouroboros" is said worldwide
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Ouroboros
Transliteration: u.ʁɔ.bɔ.ʁɔs
"L'ouroboros est un symbole ancien représentant l'éternité."
Ouroboros
Transliteration: ˈʊʁoˌboːʁɔs
"Der Ouroboros symbolisiert den ewigen Kreislauf der Natur."
Uroboro
Transliteration: uˈrɔ.bo.ro
"L'uroboro è l'emblema alchemico dell'infinito."
Uróboro
Transliteration: uˈɾo.βo.ɾo
"El uróboro representa la naturaleza cíclica del tiempo."
Urôboro
Transliteration: uˈɾɔ.bo.ɾu
"O urôboro é frequentemente associado ao conceito de eternidade."
ओुरोबोरोस
Transliteration: ouroboros
"ओुरोबोरोस अनंत काल का एक प्राचीन प्रतीक है।"
衔尾蛇
Transliteration: xián wěi shé
"衔尾蛇象征着永恒和循环。"
우로보로스
Transliteration: uroboroseu
"우로보로스는 영원과 순환을 상징하는 고대의 상징입니다."
ウロボロス
Transliteration: uroborosu
"ウロボロスは永遠や循環を象徴する蛇のデザインです。"
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