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Pronunciation / Transliteration: bi
"비가 밤새 내렸다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Water that falls from the clouds in droplets.
"The rain fell heavily, soaking the ground."
- 1
To fall as water droplets from the atmosphere.
"It started to rain just as we left the house."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'rain' originates from the Old English 'regn', which is derived from Proto-Germanic '*regna' and further traced back to Proto-Indo-European '*reg-', meaning 'to moisten'. Over time, its usage has evolved to encompass various forms of precipitation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Rain" is said worldwide
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pluie
Transliteration: plwee
"La pluie est tombée toute la nuit."
Regen
Transliteration: ray-gen
"Der Regen hat den Boden durchnässt."
pioggia
Transliteration: pyoh-jah
"La pioggia è caduta tutta la notte."
lluvia
Transliteration: yoo-vyah
"La lluvia cayó durante toda la noche."
chuva
Transliteration: shoo-vah
"A chuva caiu a noite toda."
बारिश
Transliteration: baarish
"बारिश रात भर होती रही।"
雨
Transliteration: yǔ
"雨整晚都在下。"
비
Transliteration: bi
"비가 밤새 내렸다."
雨
Transliteration: ame
"雨は一晩中降り続いた。"
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