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Pronunciation / Transliteration: alag karnā
"इस घटना ने दोनों देशों को अलग कर दिया।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To split apart or sever, especially violently, forcibly, or in a way that creates a permanent division.
"A single tragic event threatened to sunder the ancient alliance between the two kingdoms." - 2
To divide or part from each other.
"Fate would sunder the lifelong friends, sending them to opposite corners of the globe."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English verb 'sundrian', meaning 'to separate or sever', originating from Proto-Germanic '*sundrōjaną'. Over centuries, it has retained its poetic and formal connotations of forcefully breaking or parting something apart.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sunder" is said worldwide
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déchirer
Transliteration: de-shee-ray
"Un gouffre semblait sunder les deux rives."
trennen
Transliteration: tren-nən
"Nichts konnte ihre Freundschaft trennen."
dividere
Transliteration: di-vi-de-re
"Un muro alto divideva la città."
partir
Transliteration: par-tir
"El rayo logró partir el roble en dos."
separar
Transliteration: se-pa-rar
"A distância acabou por separar a família."
अलग करना
Transliteration: alag karnā
"इस घटना ने दोनों देशों को अलग कर दिया।"
割裂
Transliteration: gē liè
"战争彻底割裂了这个国家。"
찢다
Transliteration: jjit-da
"그들은 영원히 갈라지게 되었다."
引き離す
Transliteration: hiki-hanasu
"運命が二人を引き離した。"
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