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Pronunciation / Transliteration: suaek
"봄이 되면 나무에서 수액이 채취됩니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The fluid circulating in the vascular system of a plant, consisting chiefly of water with dissolved sugars and mineral salts.
"Maple sap is collected in the spring and boiled down to make syrup."
- 1
To gradually weaken or deprive a person or thing of strength, power, or resources.
"The relentless heat began to sap their energy during the long desert trek."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'sæpe', meaning juice or liquid, originating from Proto-Germanic *sapom. Historically, it evolved to refer both to the fluid circulating in plants and, by extension in the 19th century, to a foolish or gullible person whose vitality has been drained.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sap" is said worldwide
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sève
Transliteration: sɛv
"La sève monte dans les arbres au printemps."
Pflanzensaft
Transliteration: ˈpflant͡sn̩ˌzaft
"Der Saft fließt durch den Stamm des Baumes."
linfa
Transliteration: ˈlinfa
"La linfa nutre la pianta durante la crescita."
savia
Transliteration: ˈsabja
"La savia es esencial para la nutrición del árbol."
seiva
Transliteration: ˈsejvɐ
"A seiva transporta nutrientes por toda a planta."
पेड़ का रस
Transliteration: ped ka ras
"वसंत ऋतु में पेड़ों से रस निकाला जाता है।"
树液
Transliteration: shùyè
"早春时节，枫树会流出甜美的树液。"
수액
Transliteration: suaek
"봄이 되면 나무에서 수액이 채취됩니다."
樹液
Transliteration: jueki
"カブトムシが木の樹液に集まっています。"
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