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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesqui
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /kwi/
"Vieni qui, per favore."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To or toward this place; in this direction.
"Come hither and listen to the tale."
- 1
Situated on this side.
"The travelers camped on the hither bank of the river."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'hider', of Germanic origin and related to Old High German 'hidar' and Latin 'cis'. Historically used to indicate movement toward the speaker's location, it has evolved into a chiefly literary or archaic term, largely replaced in modern spoken English by phrases like 'to here' or 'over here'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hither" is said worldwide
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ici
Transliteration: /i.si/
"Venez ici, s'il vous plaît."
hierher
Transliteration: /ˈhiːɐ̯ˌheːɐ̯/
"Komm bitte hierher."
qui
Transliteration: /kwi/
"Vieni qui, per favore."
aquí
Transliteration: /aˈki/
"Ven aquí, por favor."
cá
Transliteration: /ka/
"Venha cá."
यहाँ
Transliteration: yahān
"कृपया यहाँ आइए।"
这里
Transliteration: zhè lǐ
"请到这里来。"
여기로
Transliteration: yeo-gi-ro
"이리로 오세요."
こちらへ
Transliteration: kochira e
"こちらへどうぞ。"
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