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Native Script:घोंघा
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ghongha
"बारिश के बाद बगीचे में एक घोंघा दिखाई दिया।"
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A small mollusk with a spiral shell, in which the whole body can safely withdraw, moving very slowly on a muscular foot.
"The garden snail left a shimmering trail of slime across the patio stones." - 2
A person or thing that moves or operates at an extremely slow pace.
"Traffic was moving at a snail's pace during the morning rush hour."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'snægl', which originates from Proto-Germanic '*snagilaz' meaning 'snail' or 'creeping thing', ultimately stemming from the Proto-Indo-European root '*sneg-' meaning 'to crawl' or 'to creep'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Snail" is said worldwide
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escargot
Transliteration: es.kaʁ.ɡo
"L'escargot avance lentement dans le jardin."
Schnecke
Transliteration: ˈʃnɛkə
"Die Schnecke kriecht über das feuchte Gras."
chiocciola
Transliteration: kˈjɔtʃola
"La chiocciola porta sempre con sé la sua casa."
caracol
Transliteration: ka.ɾaˈkol
"El caracol dejó un rastro brillante en la hoja."
caracol
Transliteration: ka.ɾaˈkɔw
"O caracol caminha devagar após a chuva."
घonga
Transliteration: ghongha
Script: घोंघा
"बारिश के बाद बगीचे में एक घोंघा दिखाई दिया।"
蜗牛
Transliteration: wō niú
"雨后草地上有很多蜗牛。"
달팽이
Transliteration: dal-paeng-i
"달팽이가 정원의 풀잎 위를 기어갑니다."
カタツムリ
Transliteration: katatsumuri
"雨上がりに庭でカタツムリを見つけました。"
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