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Pronunciation / Transliteration: allam
"아침 7시에 알람을 맞춰 놓았어요."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An anxious awareness of danger.
"The sudden noise caused a brief moment of alarm." - 2
An automatic device that warns of danger or wakes someone up.
"He set his alarm for 6:00 AM."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French alarme, from Italian all'arme 'to arms!' (from ad 'to' + il 'the' + arma 'arms').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "alarm" is said worldwide
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alarme
Transliteration: alarme
"Le réveil a sonné à sept heures."
Alarm
Transliteration: Alarm
"Der Rauchmelder schlug Alarm."
allarme
Transliteration: allarme
"Ho impostato la sveglia per le sette."
alarma
Transliteration: alarma
"Sonó la alarma de incendios."
alarme
Transliteration: alarme
"O alarme disparou no meio da noite."
अलार्म
Transliteration: alarm
"सुबह मेरा अलार्म सात बजे बजा।"
警报
Transliteration: jǐngbào
"火灾警报器突然响了。"
알람
Transliteration: allam
"아침 7시에 알람을 맞춰 놓았어요."
アラーム
Transliteration: arāmu
"朝7時にアラームをセットしました。"
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