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Pronunciation / Transliteration: wonsung-i
"원숭 한 마리가 나무 위를 올라갔습니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small to medium-sized primate that typically has a long tail, most kinds of which live in trees in tropical countries.
"A curious monkey swung effortlessly from branch to branch in the jungle canopy." - 2
A mischievous or playful child.
"Stop climbing on the furniture, you little monkey!"
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word originates from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch, appearing as 'moneken' or 'gezijde' around the 16th century, likely derived from an old fable character named Moneke. Over time, the term shifted from referring specifically to a character in European folklore to becoming the general English term for non-human primates of higher taxonomic ranks.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Monkey" is said worldwide
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singe
Transliteration: /sɛ̃ʒ/
"Le singe mangeait une banane dans l'arbre."
Affe
Transliteration: /ˈafə/
"Der Affe kletterte geschickt auf den Baum."
scimmia
Transliteration: /ˈʃimmja/
"La scimmia saltava da un ramo all'altro."
mono
Transliteration: /ˈmono/
"El mono comía frutas en la selva tropical."
macaco
Transliteration: /maˈkaku/
"O macaco balançava-se nos cipós da floresta."
बंदर
Transliteration: bandar
"पेड़ पर एक बंदर कूद रहा था।"
猴子
Transliteration: hóuzi
"树上一只猴子正在吃香蕉。"
원숭이
Transliteration: wonsung-i
"원숭 한 마리가 나무 위를 올라갔습니다."
猿
Transliteration: saru
"サルが木から木へと飛び移っていました。"
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