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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslanza
Pronunciation / Transliteration: lantsa
"El cazador arrojó la lanza con precisión."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A weapon consisting of a long pole with a sharp, usually metal point at the end, designed for throwing or thrusting.
"The ancient hunter raised his spear to throw it at the approaching deer."
- 1
To pierce or strike something with a spear or similar pointed instrument.
"He used a sharp stick to spear a fish in the shallow river."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'spere', of Germanic origin, and related to the Proto-Germanic 'speru' and Latin 'sparus' (a kind of hunting spear). Throughout history, it has consistently referred to a long-shafted weapon with a pointed tip used for thrusting or throwing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Spear" is said worldwide
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lance
Transliteration: lãs
"Il a lancé sa lance avec une grande force."
Speer
Transliteration: shpeer
"Der Krieger hielt einen langen Speer in der Hand."
lancia
Transliteration: lantʃa
"Il soldato prese la sua lancia per difendersi."
lanza
Transliteration: lantsa
"El cazador arrojó la lanza con precisión."
lança
Transliteration: lãsa
"Ele segurava uma lança afiada."
भाला
Transliteration: bhala
"शिकारी ने जानवर पर भाला फेंका।"
长矛
Transliteration: cháng máo
"士兵手里拿着一支长矛。"
창
Transliteration: chang
"사냥꾼이 사슴을 향해 창을 던졌다."
槍
Transliteration: yari
"武士は鋭い槍を持っていた。"
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