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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSelvaggio
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sel-vah-joh
"Gli animali selvaggi vivono nella foresta."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Describing something that is wild, untamed, or not domesticated.
"The forest is home to many sauvage animals that roam freely."
- 1
A person who lives in a wild state; a savage.
"In historical contexts, explorers often referred to indigenous peoples as sauvages."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'sauvage' originates from the Latin 'silvaticus', meaning 'of the woods' or 'wild'. It evolved through Old French, where it retained the connotation of being untamed or wild, reflecting a connection to nature and the wilderness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sauvage" is said worldwide
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Sauvage
Transliteration: so-vah-zh
"Les animaux sauvages vivent dans la forรชt."
Wild
Transliteration: vilt
"Die Wildtiere leben im Wald."
Selvaggio
Transliteration: sel-vah-joh
"Gli animali selvaggi vivono nella foresta."
Salvaje
Transliteration: sal-vah-he
"Los animales salvajes viven en el bosque."
Selvagem
Transliteration: sel-vah-jem
"Os animais selvagens vivem na floresta."
เคเคเคเคฒเฅ
Transliteration: jangli
"เคเคเคเคฒเฅ เคเคพเคจเคตเคฐ เคเคเคเคฒ เคฎเฅเค เคฐเคนเคคเฅ เคนเฅเคเฅค"
้็
Transliteration: yฤ shฤng
"้็ๅจ็ฉ็ๆดปๅจๆฃฎๆไธญใ"
์ผ์
Transliteration: yasaeng
"์ผ์ ๋๋ฌผ์ ์ฒ์์ ์ฝ๋๋ค."
้็
Transliteration: yasei
"้็ๅ็ฉใฏๆฃฎใซไฝใใงใใพใใ"
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