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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescolgante
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kol-ˈɡan-te
"Había una lámpara colgante en medio de la sala."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Suspended from above so as to allow free movement below, or drooping downwards.
"The hanging plant added a touch of vibrant green to the balcony corner."
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A piece of fabric, such as tapestry or wallpaper, hung on a wall for decoration.
"Antique wall hangings adorned the corridors of the historic castle."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English verb 'hōn' (past tense 'heng'), meaning to suspend or be suspended. Over centuries, the participle form evolved to describe objects that are suspended or attached from above without support from below, directly aligning with descriptive Hindi transliterations like 'latakta-hua'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hanging" is said worldwide
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suspendu
Transliteration: sus-pɑ̃-dy
"Il y avait un lustre suspendu au plafond."
hängend
Transliteration: hɛŋənt
"An der Decke befand sich eine hängende Lampe."
pendente
Transliteration: pen-dèn-te
"C'era una pianta pendente sul balcone."
colgante
Transliteration: kol-ˈɡan-te
"Había una lámpara colgante en medio de la sala."
pendurado
Transliteration: pẽ-du-ˈɾa-du
"Havia um vaso pendurado na varanda."
लटकता हुआ
Transliteration: latakta hua
"छत से एक लटकता हुआ पंखा बंधा था।"
悬挂的
Transliteration: xuánguà de
"天花板上有一盏悬挂的灯。"
매달려 있는
Transliteration: maedallyeo inneun
"천장에 매달려 있는 전등이 밝게 빛났다."
垂れ下がっている
Transliteration: taresagatteiru
"天井から垂れ下がっている植物が美しい。"
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