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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries水仙
Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: suisen
"庭に黄色い水仙が咲いています。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A bulbous perennial plant (Narcissus pseudonarcissus) having solitary yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central corona.
"Bright yellow daffodils bloomed across the garden, signaling the arrival of spring." - 2
The flower of the daffodil plant, typically featuring six petal-like tepals surrounding a contrasting trumpet.
"She picked a fresh bunch of daffodils to brighten up the living room."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the earlier English word 'affodell', a variant of asphodel, influenced by the Dutch article 'de' or simply a folk corruption. The initial 'd' was likely accreted from the phrase 'the asphodel' or misheard forms like 't'affodell' during the 16th century. It ultimately traces back through Latin and Greek to ancient botanical terms for bulbous flowering plants.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Daffodil" is said worldwide
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jonquille
Transliteration: zhon-keel
"Les jonquilles annoncent le retour du printemps."
Narzisse
Transliteration: nar-TSI-suh
"Im Frühling blühen überall gelbe Narzissen."
narciso
Transliteration: nar-ˈtʃiː.zo
"I narcisi gialli riempiono il prato."
narciso
Transliteration: nar-ˈθi.so
"Los narcisos florecen al comienzo de la primavera."
narciso
Transliteration: naɾˈsi.zu
"Os narcisos amarelos enfeitavam o jardim."
नरगिस
Transliteration: nargis
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"बगीचे में पीले नरगिस के फूल खिल गए हैं।"
水仙花
Transliteration: shuǐ xiān huā
Script: 中文汉字
"春天一到，金黄色的水仙花就开放了。"
수선화
Transliteration: suseonhwa
Script: 한국어 한글
"봄이 되면 노란 수선화가 피어납니다."
水仙
Transliteration: suisen
Script: 日本語
"庭に黄色い水仙が咲いています。"
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