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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbastón
Pronunciation / Transliteration: basˈton
"El abuelo camina con un bastón."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A short stick used as a walking aid or for punishment.
"The elderly gentleman relied on his wooden cane to maintain his balance." - 2
The hollow or solid jointed stem of a tall grass, especially bamboo, rattan, or sugar cane.
"He walked with a polished rattan cane that he bought during his travels."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French 'cane', stemming from Latin 'canna', and ultimately from ancient Semitic roots meaning a reed or stalk. Historically, it evolved to refer both to the slender, flexible stems of certain plants like rattan and bamboo (often used for walking sticks or imported from Malacca) and to the tools or punishments fashioned from them.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cane" is said worldwide
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canne
Transliteration: kan
"Il marche avec une canne."
Stock
Transliteration: shtok
"Er geht mit einem Gehstock."
bastone
Transliteration: baˈstone
"Usa un bastone per camminare."
bastón
Transliteration: basˈton
"El abuelo camina con un bastón."
bengala
Transliteration: bẽˈɡalɐ
"Ele apoia-se numa bengala."
छड़ी
Transliteration: chhari
"वह चलने के लिए छड़ी का उपयोग करता है।"
手杖
Transliteration: shǒuzhàng
"他拄着手杖走路。"
지팡이
Transliteration: jipangi
"그는 지팡이를 짚고 걸었습니다."
杖
Transliteration: tsue
"彼は杖をついて歩いています。"
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