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Pronunciation / Transliteration: chōshō
"遠くから弔鐘の音が聞こえた。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The sound of a bell, especially when rung solemnly for a death or funeral.
"The slow, heavy knell of the cathedral bell echoed across the quiet town."
- 1
To ring a bell slowly and solemnly, especially for a death or to announce an ending.
"The distant bell began to knell as the procession approached the gates."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'cnyll' (meaning the sound of a bell) and related to Old Norse 'knell' and Middle High German 'knellen', all stemming from an imitative Germanic root. Historically, it specifically denoted the ringing of a church bell to announce a death or funeral, evolving metaphorically to signify an ominous sign of failure or the end of something.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Knell" is said worldwide
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glas
Transliteration: glas
"Le glas a sonné pour la monarchie."
Sterbeglöckchen
Transliteration: Sterbegloeckchen
"Die Totenglocke ertönte in der Ferne."
rintocco funebre
Transliteration: rintocco funebre
"Si udiva il rintocco funebre della campana."
doble
Transliteration: doble
Script: doble de campanas
"El doble de las campanas anunció la triste noticia."
finados
Transliteration: finados
"O sino bateu o sino de finados."
मृत्यु घंटी
Transliteration: mrityu ghanti
"दूर मंदिर की घंटी बज रही थी।"
丧钟
Transliteration: sàngzhōng
"这敲响了该项目的丧钟。"
조종
Transliteration: jojong
"그것은 오랜 전통의 종말을 알리는 조종이었다."
弔鐘
Transliteration: chōshō
"遠くから弔鐘の音が聞こえた。"
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