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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries針
Pronunciation / Transliteration: hari
"彼女は針に糸を通した。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A very thin, small, sharp-pointed piece of steel or other metal with an eye for thread, used in sewing.
"She threaded the needle carefully before starting to mend the garment." - 2
A slender, pointed instrument used for medical purposes, such as administering injections or drawing blood.
"The nurse prepared the syringe with a fine needle."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'nēdles', tracing back to Proto-Germanic '*nēþlō' (meaning sewing tool) and ultimately to the Proto-Indo-European root '*neh₁-' meaning 'to sew, spin'. Historically, it has maintained both its physical tool sense and metaphorical uses related to thin, pointed objects.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Needle" is said worldwide
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aiguille
Transliteration: eh-gwee
"Elle a perdu son aiguille dans le tapis."
Nadel
Transliteration: nah-del
"Sie stach sich mit einer Nadel in den Finger."
ago
Transliteration: ah-go
"Ho bisogno di un ago e del filo."
aguja
Transliteration: ah-goo-hah
"Encontró la aguja en el pajar."
agulha
Transliteration: ah-goo-lyah
"A costureira usou uma aguja nova."
सुई
Transliteration: sui
"उसने धागा सुई में डाला।"
针
Transliteration: zhēn
"她用针缝补衣服。"
바늘
Transliteration: baneul
"그녀는 바늘에 실을 꿰었다."
針
Transliteration: hari
"彼女は針に糸を通した。"
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