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Pronunciation / Transliteration: choosna
"बच्चा अपनी चुस्की पर चूसने लगा।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To draw into the mouth by creating a vacuum.
"The baby began to suck on its pacifier."
- 1
The act of sucking.
"The suck of the vacuum cleaner was surprisingly loud."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'suck' originates from the Old English 'sūcan', which is derived from Proto-Germanic '*sūkaną'. The term has evolved over centuries, maintaining its core meaning related to drawing in or extracting, but has also developed various colloquial and metaphorical uses in modern English.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Suck" is said worldwide
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Sucer
Transliteration: sy-say
"Le bébé a commencé à sucer sa tétine."
Saugen
Transliteration: zow-gen
"Das Baby begann, am Schnuller zu saugen."
Succhiare
Transliteration: sook-kee-ah-ray
"Il bambino ha iniziato a succhiare il ciuccio."
Chupar
Transliteration: choo-par
"El bebé comenzó a chupar su chupete."
Chupar
Transliteration: choo-par
"O bebê começou a chupar a chupeta."
चूसना
Transliteration: choosna
"बच्चा अपनी चुस्की पर चूसने लगा।"
吸
Transliteration: xī
"宝宝开始吸奶嘴。"
빨다
Transliteration: ppalda
"아기가 젖꼭지를 빨기 시작했다."
吸う
Transliteration: suu
"赤ちゃんはおしゃぶりを吸い始めた。"
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