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Pronunciation / Transliteration: koeda
"鳥が巣作りのために小さな小枝を拾った。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A small, thin shoot or branch growing from a main branch or stem of a tree or shrub.
"The bird used a small twig to build its nest."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Old English 'twīge', related to 'twice' and 'two', originally denoting a fork of a branch into two parts.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Twig"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Twig" is said worldwide
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brindille
Transliteration: brindille
"L'oiseau a ramassé une petite brindille."
Zweig
Transliteration: Zweig
"Der Vogel trug einen kleinen Zweig im Schnabel."
ramoscello
Transliteration: ramoscello
"Raccolse un ramoscello da terra."
ramita
Transliteration: ramita
"El pájaro llevó una ramita al nido."
galhinho
Transliteration: galhinho
"Ele pisou em um galhinho seco."
टहनी
Transliteration: tahni
"चिड़िया ने घोंसले के लिए एक छोटी टहनी उठाई।"
细枝
Transliteration: xì zhī
"小鸟用一根细枝来筑巢。"
잔가지
Transliteration: jangaji
"새가 둥지를 짓기 위해 작은 잔가지를 물어왔다."
小枝
Transliteration: koeda
"鳥が巣作りのために小さな小枝を拾った。"
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