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Pronunciation / Transliteration: gyun-yeol
"벽에 균열이 생겼다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking apart.
"There was a crack in the wall that needed to be repaired."
- 1
To break something so that it does not separate into pieces.
"He tried to crack the code to unlock the safe."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'crack' originates from the Middle English 'cracchen', which is derived from the Old English 'cracian', meaning to break or shatter. The term has evolved over centuries, initially referring to a physical break and later expanding to metaphorical uses in various contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Crack" is said worldwide
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fissure
Transliteration: fis-yeur
"Il y avait une fissure dans le mur."
Riss
Transliteration: riss
"Es gab einen Riss in der Wand."
crepa
Transliteration: cre-pa
"C'era una crepa nel muro."
grieta
Transliteration: gri-e-ta
"Había una grieta en la pared."
fissura
Transliteration: fis-su-ra
"Havia uma fissura na parede."
दरार
Transliteration: daraar
"दीवार में एक दरार थी।"
裂缝
Transliteration: lièfèng
"墙上有一个裂缝。"
균열
Transliteration: gyun-yeol
"벽에 균열이 생겼다."
亀裂
Transliteration: kiretsu
"壁に亀裂があった。"
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