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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesamaldiçoado
Pronunciation / Transliteration: a-mal-dee-soo-a-do
"O tesouro amaldiçoado trouxe apenas infortúnio."
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Under a curse; afflicted with misfortune or evil.
"The cursed treasure brought nothing but sorrow to its owners."
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Past tense of curse; to have invoked a curse upon someone or something.
"He cursed the day he made that decision."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'cursed' originates from the Old English 'cursian', which means to invoke a curse. It has roots in the Proto-Germanic '*kursōną', which is related to the act of cursing or invoking evil. Over time, the meaning has evolved to encompass both the act of cursing and the state of being cursed.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cursed" is said worldwide
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maudit
Transliteration: mo-dee
"Le trésor maudit a apporté que des malheurs."
verflucht
Transliteration: fer-flookt
"Der verfluchte Schatz brachte nur Unglück."
maledetto
Transliteration: ma-le-de-to
"Il tesoro maledetto portò solo sfortuna."
maldito
Transliteration: mal-dee-to
"El tesoro maldito trajo solo desgracia."
amaldiçoado
Transliteration: a-mal-dee-soo-a-do
"O tesouro amaldiçoado trouxe apenas infortúnio."
शापित
Transliteration: shaapit
"शापित खजाना केवल दुर्भाग्य लाया।"
被诅咒的
Transliteration: bèi zǔzhòu de
"被诅咒的宝藏只带来了不幸。"
저주받은
Transliteration: jeojubadeun
"저주받은 보물은 불행만 가져왔다."
呪われた
Transliteration: norowareta
"呪われた宝は不幸しかもたらさなかった。"
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