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Pronunciation / Transliteration: shōzō
"棚には古いブロンズの小像が飾られている。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small statue or miniature figurine, typically made of bronze, marble, or ceramic.
"She displayed a delicate jade statuette on the mantelpiece." - 2
A small trophy fashioned in the shape of a figure, often awarded in creative arts or competitions.
"The acclaimed director proudly held the golden statuette in his hands."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French word statuette, itself a diminutive of statue, which originates from the Latin statua (an image or figure), from statuere (to set up). Entering English in the mid-17th century, the term has historically described small-scale sculptural representations of human or animal figures.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Statuette" is said worldwide
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statuette
Transliteration: statuɛt
"Il a sculpté une petite statuette en bois."
Statuette
Transliteration: ʃtatziluˈɛtə
"Sie gewann einen goldenen Oscar als Statuette."
statuetta
Transliteration: statuˈetta
"La statuetta antica era esposta nel museo."
estatuilla
Transliteration: estatwiʝa
"Colocó la estatuilla de bronce sobre el escritorio."
estatueta
Transliteration: estatuˈeta
"O artista esculpiu uma bela estatueta."
मूर्ति
Transliteration: mūrti
"मेज पर एक छोटी मूर्ति रखी हुई थी।"
小雕像
Transliteration: xiǎo diāoxiàng
"他收藏了许多精美的小雕像。"
작은 상
Transliteration: jageun sang
"그녀는 선반 위에 작은 상을 올려놓았다."
小像
Transliteration: shōzō
"棚には古いブロンズの小像が飾られている。"
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