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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessonolento
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sonuˈlentu
"O remédio para tosse me deixou sonolento."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Half asleep; feeling tired and ready to fall asleep.
"The warm afternoon sun made the cat feel lazy and drowsy." - 2
Slow-moving or sluggish; inducing sleep or dullness.
"The gentle hum of the air conditioner created a drowsy atmosphere in the room."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in the late Middle English period, 'drowsy' derives from the verb 'drowzen', meaning to slumber or doze, which itself stems from Old English 'drūsian', meaning to droop or become sluggish. Over centuries, the suffix '-y' was added to form the adjective, shifting the meaning toward a state of semi-consciousness or readiness for sleep.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Drowsy" is said worldwide
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somnolent
Transliteration: somnɔlɑ̃
"Il se sentait somnolent après un si gros repas."
schläfrig
Transliteration: ˈʃlɛːfʁɪç
"Die warme Milch machte das Kind schläfrig."
sonnolento
Transliteration: sonnoˈlento
"I medicinali lo facevano sentire molto sonnolento."
somnoliento
Transliteration: somnolenˈtjo
"Empecé a sentirme somnoliento durante la larga conferencia."
sonolento
Transliteration: sonuˈlentu
"O remédio para tosse me deixou sonolento."
उ-नीसा
Transliteration: unīsa
Script: उनीसा
"दवा खाने के बाद मुझे उनीसा महसूस हो रहा था।"
昏昏欲睡的
Transliteration: hūn hūn yù shuì de
"温暖的房间让人感到昏昏欲睡。"
졸린
Transliteration: jollin
"따뜻한 방에 들어가니 졸린 기분이 들었다."
眠い
Transliteration: menui
"彼は薬のせいで少し眠そうだった。"
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