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Pronunciation / Transliteration: estuˈdjante
"El escolar llegó temprano a la clase."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A boy who attends school.
"The schoolboy carried a heavy backpack filled with textbooks." - 2
Used to describe behavior or qualities characteristic of a young, inexperienced school-aged boy.
"He made a schoolboy error by failing to check his calculations."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound formed from the Old English 'scōl' (ultimately derived from Latin 'schola' and Greek 'scholē') combined with the Middle English 'boye' of uncertain origin. It emerged in late Middle English during the 15th century to describe a male child who attends school.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Schoolboy" is said worldwide
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écolier
Transliteration: ekolje
"L'écolier court vers la sortie de l'école."
Schüler
Transliteration: schyːlɐ
"Der Schüler liest ein Buch in der Bibliothek."
scolaro
Transliteration: skolaɾo
"Lo scolaro ha dimenticato il quaderno a casa."
estudiante
Transliteration: estuˈdjante
"El escolar llegó temprano a la clase."
aluno
Transliteration: aˈlunu
"O aluno vestia o uniforme escolar."
छात्र
Transliteration: chhatra
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"छात्र स्कूल जाने के लिए तैयार हो रहा है।"
男学生
Transliteration: nán xuéshēng
Script: 中文汉字
"那个男学生背着书包上学去。"
남학생
Transliteration: namhaksaeng
Script: 한국어 한글
"남학생들이 운동장에서 축구를 하고 있다."
男子生徒
Transliteration: danshi seito
Script: 日本語
"その男子生徒は毎日自転車で通学しています。"
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