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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries쏘다
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ssoda
"벌에게 쏘이지 않도록 조심하세요."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To wound or pierce with a sharp-pointed structure, such as a venomous organ of an insect.
"A wasp can sting multiple times because its stinger is smooth."
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A sharp, smarting pain caused by or as if by a puncture.
"He felt the sharp sting of antiseptic on his scraped knee."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'stingan', meaning 'to pierce, goad, or sting', of Germanic origin. It is related to Old Norse 'stinga' and Old High German 'stingan', evolving through Middle English to denote both physical piercing by insects and plants, and metaphorically, sharp emotional pain or a police operation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sting" is said worldwide
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piqûre
Transliteration: pi-kyr
"La piqûre de l'abeille est très douloureuse."
Stich
Transliteration: ʃtɪç
"Der Stich der Biene schmerzte sofort."
puntura
Transliteration: punˈtu.ra
"Ho una puntura di zanzara sulla gamba."
picadura
Transliteration: pi.kaˈdu.ɾa
"La picadura de la avispa me causó hinchazón."
picada
Transliteration: piˈka.dɐ
"A picada do inseto coça muito."
डंक
Transliteration: dank
"मधु मक्खी का डंक बहुत तेज़ दर्द करता है।"
叮咬
Transliteration: dīng yǎo
"小心蜜蜂的叮咬。"
쏘다
Transliteration: ssoda
"벌에게 쏘이지 않도록 조심하세요."
刺す
Transliteration: sasu
"ハチに刺されると痛いです。"
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