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Pronunciation / Transliteration: gaksong
"봄에 자연이 깨어나는 것은 아름답다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action of waking up from sleep or the process of becoming conscious or aware.
"The gentle wakening of dawn brought a sense of fresh possibilities."
- 1
Causing to become awake or rousing into activity; beginning to awaken.
"She felt a wakening realization that her career path needed to change."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English verb 'wacian', meaning to be awake or become watchful, combined with the participial suffix '-ing'. It shares roots with Proto-Germanic *wakjaną and has evolved over centuries to describe both the physical act of waking up and metaphorical revivals or consciousness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Wakening" is said worldwide
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réveil
Transliteration: /ʁe.vɛj/
"Le réveil de la nature au printemps est magnifique."
Erwachen
Transliteration: /ɛɐ̯ˈvaxn̩/
"Das Erwachen der Natur im Frühling ist wunderschön."
risveglio
Transliteration: /rizˈveʎ.ʎo/
"Il risveglio della natura in primavera è meraviglioso."
despertar
Transliteration: /des.peɾˈtaɾ/
"El despertar de la naturaleza en primavera es hermoso."
despertar
Transliteration: /deʃ.peɾˈtaɾ/
"O despertar da natureza na primavera é maravilhoso."
जागरण
Transliteration: jaagran
"वसंत ऋतु में प्रकृति का जागरण सुंदर होता है।"
觉醒
Transliteration: juéxǐng
"春天大自然的觉醒是美好的。"
각성
Transliteration: gaksong
"봄에 자연이 깨어나는 것은 아름답다."
目覚め
Transliteration: mezame
"春の自然の目覚めは美しい。"
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