🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

दर्द

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dard

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pain/peɪn/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"मुझे अपने घुटने में तेज दर्द महसूस हो रहा है।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage.

    "She felt a sharp pain in her lower back after lifting the heavy box."
  2. 2

    Mental or emotional suffering or distress.

    "He tried to hide the deep pain of losing his longtime companion."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'pain' originates from the Latin 'poena', meaning 'penalty' or 'punishment', which evolved through Old French 'peine' before entering Middle English. Over time, its meaning shifted from a sense of punishment to the physical and emotional discomfort we associate with pain today.

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