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10 Language-to-English DictionariesZeh
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tsay
"Er hat sich den Zeh gestoßen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Any of the five digits at the end of the human foot.
"She stubbed her toe on the coffee table." - 2
A similar digit in the foot of an animal.
"The dog has four toes on each paw."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'toe' originates from the Old English 'tā', which is related to the Proto-Germanic '*taizō' and the Proto-Indo-European '*deyḱ-', meaning 'to show'. Over time, the term evolved to refer specifically to the digits of the foot.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Toe" is said worldwide
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orteil
Transliteration: or-tay
"Elle s'est cogné l'orteil contre la table."
Zeh
Transliteration: tsay
"Er hat sich den Zeh gestoßen."
dito del piede
Transliteration: dee-toh del pee-eh-deh
"Si è fatto male al dito del piede."
dedo del pie
Transliteration: deh-doh del pee-eh
"Se golpeó el dedo del pie."
dedo do pé
Transliteration: deh-doo doo peh
"Ele bateu o dedo do pé."
उंगली
Transliteration: ungli
"उसने अपनी उंगली को चोट पहुंचाई।"
脚趾
Transliteration: jiǎozhǐ
"他撞到了脚趾。"
발가락
Transliteration: balgarak
"그는 발가락을 다쳤다."
足の指
Transliteration: ashi no yubi
"彼は足の指をぶつけた。"
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