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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesगुदा मैथुन
Native Script:हिंदी देवनागरी
Pronunciation / Transliteration: guda maithun
"ऐतिहासिक रूप से इसे एक गंभीर अपराध माना जाता था।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Anal intercourse, traditionally defined under common law as an unnatural sexual act between men or between a human and an animal.
"Historically, buggery was classified as a capital felony in many legal jurisdictions." - 2
An act of sodomy or a general term of abuse or annoyance.
"He muttered about the sheer buggery of trying to fix the old engine."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'buggery', borrowing from Old French 'bougrerie', referencing the Bulgars (associated with the Bogomils, a medieval Christian sect accused of heresy and perceived sodomy). Historically used in legal and religious contexts to criminalize anal intercourse or bestiality.
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sodomie
Transliteration: sodomi
"Ce terme juridique désignait autrefois la sodomie."
Sodomie
Transliteration: zodoˈmiː
"Der Begriff war historisch im Strafrecht verankert."
sodomia
Transliteration: sodoˈmiːa
"Il reato di sodomia è stato depenalizzato nel tempo."
sodomía
Transliteration: soðoˈmi.a
"La sodomía era castigada severamente en el pasado."
sodomia
Transliteration: sodoˈmi.a
"O termo era frequentemente usado em códigos penais antigos."
गुदा मैथुन
Transliteration: guda maithun
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"ऐतिहासिक रूप से इसे एक गंभीर अपराध माना जाता था।"
鸡奸
Transliteration: jījiān
Script: 中文汉字
"这个词在历史上曾是一个严重的法律罪名。"
소도미
Transliteration: sodomi
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 용어는 역사적 법률 문헌에서 주로 발견됩니다."
ソドミー
Transliteration: sodomī
Script: 日本語
"この言葉は歴史的な法律用語として使われていました。"
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