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Pronunciation / Transliteration: yak-tal
"마을은 침략군의 약탈로 고통받았다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of robbing a place or person, especially during a war.
"The village suffered greatly from the pillage carried out by the invading army."
- 1
To rob a place or person violently or forcefully.
"The soldiers were ordered not to pillage the towns they passed through."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'pillage' originates from the Middle French 'piller', which means 'to plunder', derived from the Latin 'pīllāre', meaning 'to plunder or rob'. The term has evolved over centuries to denote the act of looting or stealing, especially during times of war or conflict.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pillage" is said worldwide
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pillage
Transliteration: pee-yazh
"Le village a souffert du pillage par l'armée envahissante."
Plünderung
Transliteration: plün-deh-rung
"Das Dorf litt unter der Plünderung durch die eindringende Armee."
saccheggio
Transliteration: sah-keh-joh
Script: saccheggio
"Il villaggio ha sofferto a causa del saccheggio dell'esercito invasore."
saqueo
Transliteration: sah-keh-oh
"El pueblo sufrió por el saqueo llevado a cabo por el ejército invasor."
saque
Transliteration: sah-keh
"A aldeia sofreu com o saque realizado pelo exército invasor."
लूट
Transliteration: loot
"गाँव ने आक्रमणकारी सेना द्वारा लूट का सामना किया।"
掠夺
Transliteration: lüè duó
"村庄遭受了侵略军的掠夺。"
약탈
Transliteration: yak-tal
"마을은 침략군의 약탈로 고통받았다."
略奪
Transliteration: ryakudatsu
"村は侵略軍による略奪に苦しんだ。"
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