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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesअद्भुत
Native Script:हिंदी देवनागरी
Pronunciation / Transliteration: adbhut
"यह एक अद्भुत नज़ारा था।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Strange, wondrous, marvelous, or unexpected.
"The travelers stood in awe at the ferly sight of the glowing subterranean cavern."
- 1
A wonder, marvel, or strange occurrence.
"Many came from neighboring villages just to witness the winter ferly."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'ferly', stemming from Old English 'fǣrlīce' meaning suddenly or unexpectedly, and related to 'fǣr' meaning sudden peril or fear. Over centuries, the term evolved from denoting suddenness to describing something strange, wondrous, or marvelous, primarily surviving in regional British dialects and archaic or poetic literature.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ferly" is said worldwide
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merveille
Transliteration: merl-vey
"Cette chose est une véritable merveille."
Wunder
Transliteration: voon-der
"Das war ein seltsames Wunder."
meraviglia
Transliteration: me-ra-vi-glia
"Quella vista era una vera meraviglia."
maravilla
Transliteration: ma-ra-vi-ya
"El paisaje era una gran maravilla."
maravilha
Transliteration: ma-ra-vi-lya
"Aquilo foi uma verdadeira maravilha."
अद्भुत
Transliteration: adbhut
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"यह एक अद्भुत नज़ारा था।"
奇观
Transliteration: qí guān
Script: 中文汉字
"这是一个罕见的奇观。"
경이
Transliteration: gyeong-i
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 광경은 하나의 경이였다."
驚異
Transliteration: kyōi
Script: 日本語
"その景色はまさに驚異でした。"
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