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Pronunciation / Transliteration: yoku
"彼女は日本語をよく話します。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
In a good, acceptable, or satisfactory way.
"She speaks English very well."
- 1
In a good state of health; healthy.
"After resting for a few days, he felt quite well again."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'wel', meaning 'gladly, well, thoroughly', stemming from Proto-Germanic '*welō'. It has historically functioned across Germanic languages to denote positivity, correctness, or satisfactory conditions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Well" is said worldwide
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잘
Transliteration: jal
"그는 영어를 아주 잘한다."
bien
Transliteration: /bjɛ̃/
"Elle travaille bien."
gut
Transliteration: /ɡuːt/
"Das hast du gut gemacht."
bene
Transliteration: /ˈbɛ.ne/
"Parla italiano molto bene."
bien
Transliteration: /ˈbjen/
"Todo va muy bien."
bem
Transliteration: /ˈbɐ̃j̃/
"Ele canta muito bem."
अच्छा
Transliteration: achchha
"वह बहुत अच्छा गाता है।"
好
Transliteration: hǎo
"她汉语说得很好。"
よく
Transliteration: yoku
"彼女は日本語をよく話します。"
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