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Pronunciation / Transliteration: bandī
"उसे उसकी बंदियों से मुक्त किया गया।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A chain or shackle for the feet.
"The prisoner was released from his fetters after serving his sentence."
- 1
To restrain with chains or shackles.
"The dictator fettered the opposition to maintain control over the country."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'fetter' originates from the Old English 'feter', which is related to the Proto-Germanic '*fetrō', meaning 'to bind'. It has evolved through Middle English, retaining its meaning of a shackle or restraint, often used metaphorically to describe limitations on freedom or progress.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fetter" is said worldwide
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entrave
Transliteration: ɑ̃tʁav
"Il a été libéré de ses entraves après des années."
Fessel
Transliteration: ˈfɛsl̩
"Er wurde von seinen Fesseln befreit."
vincolo
Transliteration: ˈviŋkolo
"È stato liberato dai vincoli della prigione."
grillete
Transliteration: ɡriˈjete
"Fue liberado de sus grilletes después de años."
grilhão
Transliteration: ɡɾiˈʎɐ̃w
"Ele foi libertado de seus grilhões."
बंदी
Transliteration: bandī
"उसे उसकी बंदियों से मुक्त किया गया।"
束缚
Transliteration: shùfù
"他被从束缚中解放出来。"
족쇄
Transliteration: jokswae
"그는 족쇄에서 풀려났다."
足枷
Transliteration: あしかせ
"彼は足枷から解放された。"
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