🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

लंबा शब्द

Pronunciation / Transliteration: lamba shabd

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Long word/ˈlɔŋ wɜːd/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #15000 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"यह एक बहुत लंबा शब्द है।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A word consisting of a relatively large number of letters, syllables, or morphemes.

    "Children often find it challenging to pronounce a long word correctly on their first try."
  2. 2

    In technical linguistic contexts, a lexical item characterized by complex morphological compounding or derivation.

    "Polysynthetic languages are famous for constructing a single long word that conveys an entire English sentence."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English 'lang' (meaning spanning a great distance or duration) combined with 'word' from Proto-Germanic '*wurdą' (speech, utterance). The compounding of these elements dates back to the early medieval period to describe linguistic units consisting of many letters or syllables.

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