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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries담그다
Pronunciation / Transliteration: damgeuda
"나는 콩을 하룻밤 담그는 것을 좋아한다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To immerse something in liquid for a period of time.
"I like to soak the beans overnight before cooking them."
- 1
The act of soaking or the state of being soaked.
"After a long soak in the tub, I felt completely relaxed."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'soak' originates from the Old English 'sōcan', which means 'to draw in, absorb'. It has Germanic roots, related to the Old Norse 'súka' and the Dutch 'soeken', reflecting the action of absorbing liquid, which has remained consistent through its evolution.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Soak" is said worldwide
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tremper
Transliteration: tremper
"Je vais tremper les haricots toute la nuit."
einweichen
Transliteration: ain-vai-chen
"Ich lasse die Bohnen über Nacht einweichen."
immergere
Transliteration: immergere
"Mi piace immergere i fagioli per tutta la notte."
remojar
Transliteration: remojar
"Me gusta remojar los frijoles durante la noche."
deixar de molho
Transliteration: deixar de molho
"Gosto de deixar os feijões de molho durante a noite."
भिगोना
Transliteration: bhigona
"मुझे रात भर सेम भिगोना पसंद है।"
浸泡
Transliteration: jìnpào
"我喜欢把豆子浸泡一夜。"
담그다
Transliteration: damgeuda
"나는 콩을 하룻밤 담그는 것을 좋아한다."
浸す
Transliteration: shitasu
"私は豆を一晩浸すのが好きです。"
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