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Pronunciation / Transliteration: clairon
"Le soldat a sonné du clairon."
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A brass musical instrument like a small trumpet, typically without valves, used for military signal calls.
"The soldier sounded the bugle to wake the camp."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French bugle 'wild ox' (because the horn was originally made of horn), later transferred to the brass instrument.
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clairon
Transliteration: clairon
"Le soldat a sonné du clairon."
Signalhorn
Transliteration: Signalhorn
"Der Soldat blies das Signalhorn."
tromba
Transliteration: tromba
"Il soldato ha suonato la tromba."
clarín
Transliteration: clarín
"El soldado tocó el clarín."
clarim
Transliteration: clarim
"O soldado tocou o clarim."
तुरahi
Transliteration: turahi
Script: तुरही
"सैनिक ने तुरही बजाई।"
军号
Transliteration: jūnhào
"士兵吹响了军号。"
나팔
Transliteration: napal
"병사가 나팔을 불었다."
ラッパ
Transliteration: rappa
"兵士がラッパを吹いた。"
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