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Pronunciation / Transliteration: changgong
"밤하늘의 창공에 별들이 반짝였다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
The heavens or the sky, regarded as a vast dome.
"The stars sparkled across the dark firmament."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'firmamentum', meaning a support or strengthening, which originates from 'firmare' (to make firm or stable). In medieval cosmology, it translated the ancient Greek 'stereōma' (solid expanse), referring to the celestial sphere or vault of heaven thought to hold up the upper waters.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Firmament" is said worldwide
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firmament
Transliteration: firmament
"Les étoiles brillent dans le firmament."
Firmament
Transliteration: Firmament
"Die Sterne funkelten am nächtlichen Firmament."
firmamento
Transliteration: firmamento
"Le stelle brillavano nel vasto firmamento."
firmamento
Transliteration: firmamento
"Las estrellas brillaban en el firmamento nocturno."
firmamento
Transliteration: firmamento
"As estrelas brilhavam no firmamento."
नभमंडल
Transliteration: nabh-mandal
"तारे नभमंडल में चमक रहे थे।"
苍穹
Transliteration: cāngqióng
"繁星点缀着夜空苍穹。"
창공
Transliteration: changgong
"밤하늘의 창공에 별들이 반짝였다."
大空
Transliteration: oozora
"満天の星が大空にきらめいていた。"
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