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Pronunciation / Transliteration: mrigtrishna
"रे रेगिस्तान में पानी दिखना एक मृगतृष्णा है।"
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An optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions, especially the appearance of a sheet of water in a desert or on a hot road.
"The travelers saw a distant lake, but it was only a mirage."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed from French mirage, from se mirer 'to be reflected', from Latin mirari 'to wonder at'.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Mirage"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Mirage" is said worldwide
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mirage
Transliteration: mirage
"Dans le désert, nous avons vu un mirage."
Fata Morgana
Transliteration: Fata Morgana
"Die Oase in der Wüste erwies sich als Fata Morgana."
miraggio
Transliteration: miraggio
"Quella piscina nel deserto era solo un miraggio."
espejismo
Transliteration: espejismo
"El agua en la carretera era un espejismo debido al calor."
miragem
Transliteration: miragem
"O lago no horizonte não passava de uma miragem."
मृगतृष्णा
Transliteration: mrigtrishna
"रे रेगिस्तान में पानी दिखना एक मृगतृष्णा है।"
海市蜃楼
Transliteration: hǎishìshènlóu
"沙漠中的湖泊实际上是一个海市蜃楼。"
신기루
Transliteration: singiru
"사막에서 본 물은 신기루였다."
蜃気楼
Transliteration: shinkirō
"砂漠で見えた湖は蜃気楼だった。"
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