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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPeal
/piːl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A loud, ringing sound, typically of a series of bells, thunder, or laughter.
"The children's laughter echoed in a merry peal across the playground."
- 1
To ring or resound in a loud, resonant peal.
"The church bells began to peal across the valley to celebrate the wedding."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'apelen', an aphetic short form of Old French 'appeler', meaning to call or appeal. Over centuries, the meaning shifted via folk etymology associated with church bells to denote a loud ringing sound, closely mirroring the semantic evolution found in Romance languages like Portuguese 'repique'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Peal" is said worldwide
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carillon
Transliteration: ka.ʁi.jɔ̃
"Un joyeux carillon de cloches a résonné dans tout le village."
Geläut
Transliteration: ɡəˈlɔɪt
"Das Geläut der Kirchenglocken war weithin zu hören."
scampanio
Transliteration: skampaˈnjo
"Il festoso scampanio ha annunciato la festa patronale."
repique
Transliteration: reˈpike
"El repique de las campanas despertó al pueblo por la mañana."
retinido
Transliteration: ʁetiˈnidu
"O retinido dos sinos encheu o ar de alegria."
घंट ों की गूंज
Transliteration: ghanton ki goonj
Script: घंटों की गूंज
"मंदिर के घंटों की गूंज दूर तक सुनाई दी।"
洪亮的声音
Transliteration: hóng liàng de shēng yīn
"远处传来了阵阵清脆的笑声。"
울림
Transliteration: ullim
"교회 종소리가 골짜기에 울려 퍼졌다."
響き
Transliteration: hibiki
"鐘の音が遠くまで響き渡った。"
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