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Pronunciation / Transliteration: poorv
"सूरज पूर्व से उगता है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The direction toward the point of the horizon where the sun rises.
"In the morning, the sun rises in the east." - 2
The eastern part of the world or a specific region.
"Many cultures in the East have rich traditions and histories."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'East' originates from the Old English 'ēast', which is derived from the Proto-Germanic '*austra', meaning 'toward the dawn'. Historically, it has been associated with the direction of sunrise and has evolved to denote the eastern part of the world.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "East" is said worldwide
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Est
Transliteration: ɛst
"Le soleil se lève à l'est."
Osten
Transliteration: ˈɔstn̩
"Die Sonne geht im Osten auf."
Est
Transliteration: est
"Il sole sorge a est."
Este
Transliteration: es.te
"El sol sale por el este."
Leste
Transliteration: ˈlɛʃtʃi
"O sol nasce no leste."
पूर्व
Transliteration: poorv
"सूरज पूर्व से उगता है।"
东
Transliteration: dōng
"太阳从东边升起。"
동쪽
Transliteration: dongjjok
"태양은 동쪽에서 뜹니다."
東
Transliteration: higashi
"太陽は東から昇ります。"
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