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Pronunciation / Transliteration: yasanggok
"그는 피아노로 감미로운 야상곡을 연주했다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A short composition of a romantic or pensive character, typically for piano.
"The pianist played a sensitive Chopin nocturne that filled the quiet room with melancholy beauty." - 2
A picture depicting a night scene.
"The art gallery featured Whistler's famous atmospheric nocturne of the Thames river at twilight."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French word nocturne, originating from the Latin nocturnus, meaning 'of the night' (from nox, noct- meaning 'night'). It entered English usage in the 19th century primarily as a musical term popularized by composers like John Field and Frédéric Chopin to describe a dreamy, pensive composition suitable for night.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Nocturne" is said worldwide
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nocturne
Transliteration: nɔk.tyʁn
"Il a joué un nocturne de Chopin au piano."
Nokturne
Transliteration: nɔkˈtʊʁnə
"Die Pianistin spielte eine wunderschöne Nokturne."
notturno
Transliteration: notˈturno
"Ascoltare un notturno di Chopin di notte è rilassante."
nocturno
Transliteration: nokˈtuɾno
"El músico interpretó un nocturno melancólico."
noturno
Transliteration: nuˈtuɾnu
"Ele compôs um belo noturno para piano."
नैक्टर्न
Transliteration: naiktern
"उसने पियानो पर एक सुंदर नैक्टर्न बजाया।"
夜曲
Transliteration: yèqǔ
"肖邦的夜曲世界闻名。"
야상곡
Transliteration: yasanggok
"그는 피아노로 감미로운 야상곡을 연주했다."
夜想曲
Transliteration: yasōkyoku
"ショパンの夜想曲は静かな夜によく合います。"
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