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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfille
Pronunciation / Transliteration: feel
"Elle est ma fille."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A female child or offspring in relation to her parents.
"She is my daughter and she loves to play soccer." - 2
A term used to describe a female descendant.
"The family has three daughters."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'daughter' originates from Old English 'dohtor', which is derived from Proto-Germanic '*duhter', and further traced back to Proto-Indo-European '*dʰugh₂tēr'. Over centuries, the term has retained its meaning related to a female offspring.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Daughter" is said worldwide
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fille
Transliteration: feel
"Elle est ma fille."
Tochter
Transliteration: toh-ter
"Sie ist meine Tochter."
figlia
Transliteration: feel-ya
"Lei è mia figlia."
hija
Transliteration: ee-ha
"Ella es mi hija."
filha
Transliteration: feel-ya
"Ela é minha filha."
बेटी
Transliteration: beti
"वह मेरी बेटी है।"
女儿
Transliteration: nǚ'ér
"她是我的女儿。"
딸
Transliteration: ttal
"그녀는 내 딸입니다."
娘
Transliteration: musume
"彼女は私の娘です。"
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