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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries端
Pronunciation / Transliteration: hashi
"彼はベッドの端に座った。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The outside limit of an object, area, or surface; a place farthest from the center.
"He sat on the edge of the bed."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'edge' originates from the Old English 'ecg', which meant 'edge, sword, or blade'. It has roots in Proto-Germanic '*agwiz', which also referred to a sharp or cutting edge, and has evolved to encompass both physical and metaphorical meanings over centuries.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Edge" is said worldwide
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bord
Transliteration: bord
"Il était au bord de la falaise."
Kante
Transliteration: Kante
"Er saß am Rand des Bettes."
bordo
Transliteration: bordo
"Si sedette sul bordo del letto."
borde
Transliteration: borde
"Se sentó en el borde de la cama."
borda
Transliteration: borda
"Ele sentou-se na borda da cama."
किनारा
Transliteration: kinara
"वह बिस्तर के किनारे पर बैठा था।"
边缘
Transliteration: biānyuán
"他坐在床边缘。"
가장자리
Transliteration: gajangjari
"그는 침대 가장자리에 앉았다."
端
Transliteration: hashi
"彼はベッドの端に座った。"
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