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Pronunciation / Transliteration: Netakiri
"手術後、彼は寝たきりになった。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Confined to bed due to illness or disability.
"After the surgery, she was bedridden for several weeks." - 2
Unable to leave one's bed, typically due to health issues.
"The bedridden patient required constant care from nurses."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'bedridden' originates from the combination of 'bed', which comes from Old English 'bedda', meaning a place for sleeping, and 'ridden', derived from Old English 'ridan', meaning to ride or to be confined. The term evolved in the 19th century to describe someone who is unable to leave their bed due to illness or disability.
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卧床不起
Transliteration: Wò chuáng bù qǐ
"手术后他卧床不起。"
Alité
Transliteration: A-li-té
"Il est alité après son opération."
Bettruhe
Transliteration: Bettruhe
"Nach der Operation musste er Bettruhe halten."
Costretto a letto
Transliteration: Cos-tret-to a let-to
"Dopo l'intervento, è stato costretto a letto."
Postrado en la cama
Transliteration: Pos-tra-do en la ca-ma
"Después de la cirugía, estuvo postrado en la cama."
Imóvel na cama
Transliteration: I-mó-vel na cam-a
"Após a cirurgia, ele ficou imóvel na cama."
बिस्तर पर रहने वाला व्यक्ति
Transliteration: Bistar par rahne wala vyakti
"सर्जरी के बाद वह बिस्तर पर रहने वाला व्यक्ति बन गया।"
침대에 누워 있는
Transliteration: Chimdae-e nuwo itneun
"수술 후 그는 침대에 누워 있었다."
寝たきり
Transliteration: Netakiri
"手術後、彼は寝たきりになった。"
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