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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesナイトスタンド
Pronunciation / Transliteration: naito sutando
"彼女はナイトスタンドの上に目覚まし時計を置いた。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small low table placed beside a bed.
"He placed his glasses and a book on the nightstand before turning off the lamp." - 2
A small cabinet or chest of drawers designed to stand next to a bed.
"She opened the drawer of her nightstand to retrieve her journal."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'night' (from Old English 'niht') and 'stand' (from Old English 'standan'), originally referring to a piece of furniture placed beside a bed for convenience during the night. The term emerged in American English during the late 19th and early 20th centuries to describe small bedside tables.
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table de chevet
Transliteration: ta-blə də ʃə-vɛ
"Il a posé sa montre sur la table de chevet."
Nachttisch
Transliteration: naxt.tɪʃ
"Ihr Buch lag auf dem Nachttisch."
comodino
Transliteration: ko.moˈdi.no
"La lampada era accesa sul comodino."
mesita de noche
Transliteration: meˈsi.ta ðe ˈno.tʃe
"Dejó su teléfono en la mesita de noche."
mesa de cabeceira
Transliteration: ˈmɛ.zɐ dʒi ka.beˈsej.ɾɐ
"O livro estava sobre a mesa de cabeceira."
बेडसाइड टेबल
Transliteration: bedsāiḍ ṭebal
"उसने अपना चश्मा बेडसाइड टेबल पर रखा।"
床头柜
Transliteration: chuáng tóu guì
"闹钟放在床头柜上。"
협탁
Transliteration: hyeop-tak
"그는 협탁 위에 스마트폰을 올려놓았다."
ナイトスタンド
Transliteration: naito sutando
"彼女はナイトスタンドの上に目覚まし時計を置いた。"
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