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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries大叔母
Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ooba
"大叔母はいつも優しくしてくれます。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The sister of one's father or mother.
"My great-aunt sent me a wonderful birthday card with a handwritten note inside." - 2
The wife of one's great-uncle.
"We always visit my great-aunt and great-uncle during the summer holidays."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the modifier 'great-' (used in kinship terminology to denote an extra step of removal across generations, derived from Old English and Germanic roots) with 'aunt' (originating from Old French 'ante', from Latin 'amita', meaning paternal aunt). It has been used in English since the late Middle Ages to explicitly distinguish the sibling of a grandparent from a parent's sister.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Great-aunt" is said worldwide
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grand-tante
Transliteration: ɡʁɑ̃t.ɑ̃t
"Ma grand-tante habite dans une jolie maison à la campagne."
Großtante
Transliteration: ˈɡʁoːsˌtantə
"Meine Großtante hat mir zum Geburtstag gratuliert."
pronipote
Transliteration: pro.niˈpɔ.te
"La mia prozia è molto affettuosa."
tía abuela
Transliteration: ˈti.a aˈβwe.la
"Mi tía abuela nos cuenta historias de cuando era joven."
tia-avó
Transliteration: ˈti.ɐ aˈvɔ
"A minha tia-avó faz os melhores bolos do mundo."
बड़ी बुआ
Transliteration: badi bua
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"मेरी बड़ी बुआ हमसे मिलने आ रही हैं।"
姑姥姥
Transliteration: gū lǎolao
Script: 中文汉字
"我的姑姥姥今年已经八十岁了。"
고모할머니
Transliteration: gomo-halmeoni
Script: 한국어 한글
"고모할머니께서 저에게 선물을 주셨습니다."
大叔母
Transliteration: ooba
Script: 日本語
"大叔母はいつも優しくしてくれます。"
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