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Pronunciation / Transliteration: skūbā ḍāiviṅg
"अंडमान में स्कूबा डाइविंग बहुत प्रसिद्ध है।"
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2 senses- 1
A sport or method of swimming underwater with a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus.
"They went scuba diving in the crystal-clear waters of the Great Barrier Reef." - 2
The activity of exploring underwater ecosystems while wearing a breathing apparatus.
"Scuba diving allows marine biologists to observe coral reefs up close."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'scuba' (an acronym coined in 1952 for 'Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus', developed by Christian J. Lambertsen and popularized by Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Émile Gagnan) with 'diving', an old Germanic root related to dipping and plunging into water.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Scuba diving" is said worldwide
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plongée sous-marine
Transliteration: plon-ʒe su-ma-rin
"Nous avons fait de la plongée sous-marine en Égypte."
Gerätetauchen
Transliteration: ɡəˈʁɛːtəˌtaʊxn̩
"Gerätetauchen ist eine beliebte Sportart im Urlaub."
immersione subacquea
Transliteration: immerˈsione subˈakkwea
"faremo un'immersione subacquea domani."
buceo
Transliteration: buˈseo
"El buceo en la isla fue una experiencia inolvidable."
mergulho autônomo
Transliteration: meʁˈɡuʎu awˈtõmu
"O mergulho autônomo revela a vida marinha."
स्कूबा डाइविंग
Transliteration: skūbā ḍāiviṅg
"अंडमान में स्कूबा डाइविंग बहुत प्रसिद्ध है।"
水肺潜水
Transliteration: shuǐ fèi qián shuǐ
"我们在三亚体验了水肺潜水。"
스쿠버 다이빙
Transliteration: seukubeo daibing
"제주도에서 스쿠버 다이빙을 배웠습니다."
スキューバダイビング
Transliteration: sukyūba daibingu
"沖縄でスキューバダイビングを楽しみました。"
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