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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfalaise
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fa.lɛz
"Le sentier longeait la base d'une grande falaise rocheuse."
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A prominent sheer cliff face or rocky wall, particularly one formed by an outcrop of hard rock strata in South African topography.
"The hikers navigated carefully along the steep path beneath the towering sandstone krans." - 2
A wreath or garland made of flowers or leaves, primarily used in historical or regional Germanic contexts.
"She wove a traditional krans of wildflowers to honor the midsummer festival."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Afrikaans and Dutch, originating from the Middle Dutch word 'krans', meaning a garland or wreath. Historically adopted into South African English to describe specific geological formations such as a prominent cliff face or rocky ledge.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Krans" is said worldwide
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falaise
Transliteration: fa.lɛz
"Le sentier longeait la base d'une grande falaise rocheuse."
Felswand
Transliteration: ˈfɛlsˌvant
"Die Bergsteiger kletterten vorsichtig an der steilen Felswand hoch."
fal
Transliteration: paˈre.te roccjoˈza
Script: parete rocciosa
"La parete rocciosa dominava l'intera valle sottostante."
riscal
Transliteration: risˈkal
"El sendero pasa justo debajo del empinado riscal."
penhasco
Transliteration: peˈɲaʃ.ku
"Eles avistaram as aves marinhas no topo do penhasco rochoso."
चट्टान
Transliteration: chattān
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"यात्री ऊंची चट्टान के नीचे से गुजरे।"
绝壁
Transliteration: juébì
Script: 中文汉字
"探险者们沿着陡峭的绝壁艰难前行。"
절벽
Transliteration: jeolbyeok
Script: 한국어 한글
"등산객들은 가파른 절벽 아래로 걸어갔습니다."
崖
Transliteration: gake
Script: 日本語
"登山者たちは険しい崖のふもとを進んだ。"
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