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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries年鑑
Pronunciation / Transliteration: nenkan
"農家は最適な播種日を決定するために年鑑を参照しました。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A book or pamphlet containing a calendar of days, months, and years, along with various statistical information.
"The farmer consulted the alman to determine the best planting dates." - 2
A publication that provides a variety of information, often including weather forecasts, astronomical data, and other useful facts.
"The annual alman was filled with interesting facts about the upcoming year."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'alman' originates from the Arabic word 'al-manāh', which refers to a calendar or a record. It was adopted into European languages during the Middle Ages, evolving in meaning to encompass various forms of calendars and almanacs used for agricultural and astronomical purposes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Alman" is said worldwide
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almanach
Transliteration: al-ma-nak
"L'agriculteur a consulté l'almanach pour déterminer les meilleures dates de plantation."
Almanach
Transliteration: al-ma-nah
"Der Landwirt konsultierte den Almanach, um die besten Pflanztermine zu bestimmen."
almanacco
Transliteration: al-ma-nak-ko
"L'agricoltore ha consultato l'almanacco per determinare le migliori date di semina."
almanaque
Transliteration: al-ma-na-ke
"El agricultor consultó el almanaque para determinar las mejores fechas de siembra."
almanaque
Transliteration: al-ma-na-ke
"O agricultor consultou o almanaque para determinar as melhores datas de plantio."
पंचांग
Transliteration: panchang
"किसान ने बुवाई की तारीखें निर्धारित करने के लिए पंचांग देखा।"
年鉴
Transliteration: niánjiàn
"农民查阅年鉴以确定最佳播种日期。"
연감
Transliteration: yeongam
"농부는 최적의 파종 날짜를 결정하기 위해 연감을 참조했습니다."
年鑑
Transliteration: nenkan
"農家は最適な播種日を決定するために年鑑を参照しました。"
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