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Pronunciation / Transliteration: galmanghada
"그는 진정한 자유를 갈망했다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To have a strong intense longing or yearning for something, typically something that is lost or hard to attain.
"She continued to yearn for the quiet simplicity of her childhood home." - 2
To feel a intense tender affection or pity.
"His heart would yearn whenever he saw stray animals on the streets."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'giernan', meaning to strive for, desire, or beg, originating from the Proto-Germanic '*gernijaną' (to be eager). Over centuries, the meaning shifted from general eagerness or striving to a deep, often melancholic emotional longing or yearning for someone or something.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Yearn" is said worldwide
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aspirer
Transliteration: as-pi-rer
"Elle aspire à vivre une vie plus paisible."
sehnen
Transliteration: zeh-nen
"Er sehnt sich nach Freiheit und Abenteuer."
struggersi
Transliteration: strug-ger-si
"Continuava a struggersi per la sua mancanza."
anhelar
Transliteration: an-he-lar
"Muchos jóvenes anhelan encontrar un buen trabajo."
anseiar
Transliteration: an-sei-ar
"Ela anseia por dias melhores."
तरसना
Transliteration: tarasna
"वह अपने परिवार से मिलने के लिए तरस रही थी।"
渴望
Transliteration: kěwàng
"人们总是渴望和平与稳定。"
갈망하다
Transliteration: galmanghada
"그는 진정한 자유를 갈망했다."
切望する
Transliteration: setsubou suru
"彼は故郷への帰省を切望している。"
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