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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessudario
Pronunciation / Transliteration: suˈdaɾjo
"El cuerpo fue cubierto con un sudario."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial.
"The body was carefully wrapped in a linen shroud before the ceremony."
- 1
To envelop or hide completely; to wrap or cover so as to conceal from view.
"The mountain peak was shrouded in thick morning fog."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'scrūd', meaning 'garment, clothing, or piece of cloth', of Germanic origin. Over centuries, the meaning shifted specifically toward a cloth used to wrap a dead body for burial, and later figuratively to describe anything that covers, conceals, or envelops.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Shroud" is said worldwide
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linceul
Transliteration: lœsyl
"Le corps était enveloppé dans un linceul."
Leichentuch
Transliteration: laɪ̯çn̩ˌtuːx
"Der Verstorbene wurde in ein Leichentuch gehüllt."
sudario
Transliteration: suˈdaːrjo
"La salma fu coperta da un sudario."
sudario
Transliteration: suˈdaɾjo
"El cuerpo fue cubierto con un sudario."
sudário
Transliteration: suˈdaɾju
"O corpo estava envolto em um sudário."
कफ़न
Transliteration: kafan
"मृतak को कफ़न में लपेटा गया था।"
裹尸布
Transliteration: guǒ shī bù
"尸体被包裹在裹尸布里。"
수의
Transliteration: su-ui
"시신을 수의로 감쌌습니다."
経帷子
Transliteration: kyōkatabira
"遺体は白い経帷子で包まれていた。"
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