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Native Script:हिंदी देवनागरी
Pronunciation / Transliteration: aadi
"हमें सेब, केले, आदि खरीदने की जरूरत है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
And other similar things; and so on.
"We need to buy fruits, vegetables, dairy, et cetera."
- 1
A variety of unspecified additional things.
"The contract covers maintenance, repairs, et ceteras, and cleaning."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived directly from Latin, combining 'et' meaning 'and' and 'cetera' meaning 'the rest' or 'other things'. It has been adopted into English virtually unchanged since the late 14th century to indicate continuation in a series.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Et cetera" is said worldwide
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et cætera
Transliteration: ɛt sɛ.tɛ.ʁa
"Il achète des pommes, des poires, et cætera."
usw.
Transliteration: ʊnt zɔ fɔʁt
Script: und so weiter
"Wir brauchen Äpfel, Birnen usw."
eccetera
Transliteration: etˈtʃɛː.te.ra
"Comriamo mele, pere, eccetera."
etcétera
Transliteration: etˈse.te.ɾa
"Compramos manzanas, peras, etcétera."
etcetera
Transliteration: etˈse.tɛ.ɾɐ
Script: etcétera
"Compramos maçãs, peras, etcetera."
आदि
Transliteration: aadi
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"हमें सेब, केले, आदि खरीदने की जरूरत है।"
等等
Transliteration: děng děng
Script: 中文汉字
"我们需要买苹果、梨子等等。"
등등
Transliteration: deung-deung
Script: 한국어 한글
"우리는 사과, 배 등을 사야 합니다."
等
Transliteration: nado
Script: 日本語
"りんごやナシなどを買う必要があります。"
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