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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespluma
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ploo-mah
"El sombrero estaba adornado con una pluma vibrante."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A feather or a cluster of feathers, especially when used for decoration.
"The hat was adorned with a vibrant plume that swayed gently in the breeze." - 2
A long, thin shape or column of something, such as smoke or water.
"A plume of smoke rose from the distant forest fire."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, originating from Old French 'plume' meaning feather, pen, or plume, which traces back to Latin 'pluma' meaning a soft feather or down. Over centuries, the semantic scope expanded from literal feathers to refer to any large, feather-like or spreading shape, smoke, or column of fluid rising into the air or water.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Plume" is said worldwide
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plume
Transliteration: ploom
"Elle a décoré son chapeau avec une belle plume."
Feder
Transliteration: feh-der
"Der Hut war mit einer bunten Feder geschmückt."
piuma
Transliteration: pyoo-mah
"Il cappello era decorato con una piuma colorata."
pluma
Transliteration: ploo-mah
"El sombrero estaba adornado con una pluma vibrante."
pena
Transliteration: peh-nah
"O chapéu estava decorado com uma pena colorida."
पंख
Transliteration: pankh
"उसकी टोपी पर एक सुंदर पंख था।"
羽毛
Transliteration: yǔmáo
"她的帽子上装饰着一根美丽的羽毛。"
깃털
Transliteration: git-teol
"모자는 아름다운 깃털로 장식되어 있었다."
羽
Transliteration: hane
"彼女の帽子には美しい羽が飾られていた。"
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