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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries深夜
Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: shinya
"彼は深夜まで働いた。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night.
"The fireworks began to light up the sky right at midnight."
- 1
Occurring at or happening around twelve o'clock at night.
"She woke up craving a midnight snack."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'midniht', combining 'mid' (middle) and 'neaht' (night), referring to the middle of the dark hours. It has Germanic roots cognate with Old High German 'mittinâht' and Old Norse 'miðniótt'. Over centuries, it has maintained its literal structural meaning while gaining cultural significance as the transition point between calendar days.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Midnight" is said worldwide
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minuit
Transliteration: minɥi
"Le train est arrivé à minuit."
Mitternacht
Transliteration: ˈmɪtɐˌnaxt
"Der Film endet um Mitternacht."
mezzanotte
Transliteration: /med.dzaˈnɔt.te/
"Siamo tornati a casa a mezzanotte."
medianoche
Transliteration: /me.ðjaˈno.tʃe/
"La fiesta terminó a la medianoche."
meia-noite
Transliteration: /ˌmɐj.aˈnɔj.tʃi/
"Ele dorme sempre antes de meia-noite."
आधी रात
Transliteration: aadhi raat
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वे आधी रात को घर पहुंचे।"
午夜
Transliteration: wǔ yè
Script: 中文汉字
"他们在午夜时分出发了。"
자정
Transliteration: jajeong
Script: 한국어 한글
"행사는 자정에 시작됩니다."
深夜
Transliteration: shinya
Script: 日本語
"彼は深夜まで働いた。"
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