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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesleprosos
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /leˈpɾo.sos/
"El hospital atendía a los leprosos de la región."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Persons affected by leprosy, a chronic infectious disease affecting the skin, peripheral nerves, and mucous membranes.
"Historical sanitariums were established to isolate and care for lepers." - 2
Persons who are systematically avoided, rejected, or ostracized by society.
"After the corporate scandal, the former CEO became a social leper."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English lepre, via Old French from Late Latin lepra, ultimately from Ancient Greek lepra (scaly disease), stemming from lepros (scaly). Historically used to describe individuals afflicted with leprosy, the term evolved to carry strong connotations of social ostracization and marginalization.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lepers" is said worldwide
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lépreux
Transliteration: /le.pʁø/
"La colonie isolait les lépreux du reste de la population."
Aussätzige
Transliteration: /ˈaʊ̯sˌzɛtsɪɡə/
"Früher wurden die Aussätzigen außerhalb der Stadtmauern untergebracht."
lebbrosi
Transliteration: /lebˈbro.zi/
"San Francesco si prese cura dei lebbrosi."
leprosos
Transliteration: /leˈpɾo.sos/
"El hospital atendía a los leprosos de la región."
leprosos
Transliteration: /leˈpɾu.zɐs/
"Antigamente, os leprosos eram banidos da sociedade."
कोढ़ी
Transliteration: koṛhī
"समाज ने कुष्ठ and related कोढ़ी व्यक्तियों को दूर रखा।"
麻风病人
Transliteration: máfēng bìngrén
"历史上的麻风病人经常受到隔离。"
나병환자
Transliteration: nabyeonghwanja
"과거에는 나병환자들이 사회로부터 격리되었습니다."
ハンセン病患者
Transliteration: hansenbyō kanja
"ハンセン病患者への偏見をなくす努力が続けられている。"
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