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Pronunciation / Transliteration: yoru
"夜空に星が輝いている。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
"Die Nacht war kalt und klar." - 2
An evening or night associated with a specific event or activity.
"Wir verbrachten eine schöne Nacht im Theater."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old High German 'naht', tracing back to Proto-Germanic '*nahts' and ultimately to the Indo-European root '*nókʷts'. It has been a core Germanic vocabulary item denoting the dark period between sunset and sunrise for millennia.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Nacht" is said worldwide
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Nuit
Transliteration: /nɥi/
"La nuit est tombée rapidement."
Nacht
Transliteration: /naxt/
"Gute Nacht, schlaf gut."
Notte
Transliteration: /ˈnɔt.te/
"La notte è silenziosa."
Noche
Transliteration: /ˈno.tʃe/
"Buenas noches a todos."
Noite
Transliteration: /ˈnɔj.tʃi/
"A noite está estrelada."
रात
Transliteration: raat
"रात बहुत ठंडी है।"
夜晚
Transliteration: yèwǎn
"夜晚的星空非常美丽。"
밤
Transliteration: bam
"밤에는 조용히 해야 합니다."
夜
Transliteration: yoru
"夜空に星が輝いている。"
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