World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslicorne
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ly-KORN
"La légende raconte que la licorne possède des pouvoirs magiques."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A mythical animal typically depicted as a horse with a single straight horn growing from the middle of its forehead.
"In fairy tales, the unicorn is often a symbol of purity and grace." - 2
A startup company valued at over $1 billion.
"The fintech company officially became a unicorn after its latest round of venture capital funding."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin words 'unus' (one) and 'cornu' (horn), entering English in the early 13th century via Old French. It originally referred to the mythical single-horned beast described in ancient accounts of India and Africa, later expanding in modern business contexts to describe a privately held startup company valued at over one billion dollars.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unicorn" is said worldwide
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licorne
Transliteration: ly-KORN
"La légende raconte que la licorne possède des pouvoirs magiques."
Einhorn
Transliteration: INE-horn
"Das Einhorn ist ein Fabelwesen aus alten Geschichten."
liocorno
Transliteration: lee-o-KOR-no
"Il liocorno è apparso nel bosco incantato."
unicornio
Transliteration: oo-nee-KOR-nyo
"Los niños dibujaron un unicornio de colores brillantes."
unicórnio
Transliteration: oo-nee-KOR-nyoo
"O unicórnio é uma criatura mítica muito popular em livros infantis."
एकसिंगी घोड़ा
Transliteration: ek-singi ghoda
"कहानियों में एकसिंगी घोड़ा बहुत सुंदर होता है।"
独角兽
Transliteration: dú jiǎo shòu
"这家科技初创公司已经成为了一只独角兽企业。"
유니콘
Transliteration: yu-ni-kon
"그 스타트업은 창립 몇 년 만에 유니콘이 되었습니다."
ユニコーン
Transliteration: yuni-kōn
"ファンタジー小説にはよくユニコーンが登場します。"
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